#20 Lakeland Needs Overtime To Set New Florida High School Football Win Streak

Lakeland needed two overtimes Friday night to beat Ridge Community 22-19, but the extra quarters didn't diminish the accomplishment of the Dreadnaughts, who can now claim Florida's longest win streak at 53 straight wins.

Actually for three quarters it looked like Ridge, which is playing only its third year of varsity football, controlled everything Lakeland (8-0) tried to do. Ridge owned a 10-0 third quarter lead and held the Dreadnaughts to only 51-yards of total offense.

In the fourth quarter, Lakeland stormed back with 74-yards for a field goal, an on-side kick and then a 40-yard touchdown run by T.K. Lamb to send the game into overtime.

Ridge also had chances to win it in the first overtime. Lakeland scored first to take a 16-10 lead, but a missed extra point let the door open for Ridge. Ridge scored in OT, but also missed the extra point so the game went to a second overtime.

After Ridge grabbed the lead back on a second OT field goal, Lakeland quarterback Jarred Haggins tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to James Campbell for the win.

To read more on the game, please click here.

#1 Northwestern Wins Battle of Miami

Over 22,000 fans turned out to watch Northwestern extend its win streak to 23-game with a 24-12 win over crosstown rival Central. Both teams entered the game undefeated, and both will enter the post-season, with a possible second match-up possible.

Once again Northwestern, the #1 team in the USA Today Super 25, was led by quarterback Jacory Harris, who completed 14 of 23 passes of 198 yards and two touchdowns.

To read a complete game recap, click here.

Florida High School Football Scoreboard - Week 8

Florida High School Football Scores
Friday, October 26, 2007

Agape Christian 34, Santa Fe Catholic 9
Auburndale 19, Winter Haven 17
Barron Collier 49, Cypress Lake 48
Bay 21, Rickards 13
Bell 27, St. Joseph 21
Bishop Verot 31, Lake Placid 0
Blountstown 42, Chipley 26
Bradenton Prep 40, Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 3
Bradenton Southeast 27, Bradenton Bayshore 7
Bradford 43, Interlachen 7
Cape Coral 30, Wauchula Hardee 0
Chiefland 18, Gainesville P.K. Yonge 10
Clay 21, Palatka 14
Clewiston 27, Riviera Beach Inlet Grove 23
Crescent City 55, Winter Park Trinity Prep 16
Daytona Beach Father Lopez 39, All Saints 7
DeSoto County 41, Avon Park 0
FAMU High 63, John Paul II 0
Florida High 17, Navarre 10
Fort Meade 39, Indian Rocks Christian 7
Fort Myers 44, North Fort Myers 24
Frostproof 24, Haines City 8
Green Cove Springs Clay 21, Palatka 14
Groveland South Lake 31, Lake Region 28
Hernando 51, St. Francis 0
Immokalee 48, Estero 13
Jay 40, Wewahitchka 6
Key West 56, Reagan 8
LaBelle 49, Riverdale 23
Lafayette 41, Hillard 0
Lake Gibson 41, Gainesville 18
Lake Wales 27, Palmetto 20 (OT)
Lakeland Lakeland 22, Ridge Community 19 (2 OT)
Lakewood Ranch 37, Punta Gorda Charlotte 17
Lehigh 28, East Lee County 0
Leon 34, Rutherford 7 (Thursday)
Liberty County 21, Sneads 14
Lincoln 52, Chiles 12
Madison County 28, Godby 26
Manatee County Venice 21, Bradenton Manatee 7
Marathon 26, Ransom Everglades 7
Mariner 12, Ida Baker 6
Moore Haven 38, Miami Christian 6
Mulberry 41, St. Petersburg Catholic 21
Naples 43, Golden Gate 7
Newberry 23, Ocala Trinity Catholic 20 (2OT)
North Florida Christian 28, Taylor County 23
North Marion 33, Williston 23
North Port 28, Port Charlotte 7
Palmetto Ridge 34, Gulf Coast 23
Port St. Joe 55, Freeport 10
Providence 41, Bronson 0
Sebring 23, Bradenton Braden River 0
South Fort Myers 30, Lemon Bay 0
St. John Neumann 21, Tavernier Coral Shores 19
St. Pete Shorecrest Prep 27, Gateway Charter 20
St. Petersburg Keswick Christian 56, Sarasota Out-of-Door Academy 0
St. Petersburg Northside Christian 27, Lakeland Christian 7
Tampa Berkeley Prep 41, Evangelical Christian 6
Tampa Catholic 10, Ruskin Lennard 0
Trenton 61, Hawthorne 28
Union County 34, Dixie County 28
Venice 21, Bradenton Manatee 7
Victory Christian 48, Foundation Academy 0
Wakulla 21, East Gadsden 7
Westlake Prep 48, Maclay 7

#8 Pahokee Clinches District Title

Pahokee clinched a District 7-2B title Monday by beating John Carroll 47-0. The Blue Devils were led by quarterback Anthony Sheppard who threw for two touchdowns and ran for another.

Pahokee is now 7-0 and has two games left with Melbourne Central Catholic and Vero Beach-St. Edward's.