Florida High School Football Pre-Season Practice Begins August 10th

by Jeff Fisher

Florida High School Football Huddle

Welcome to our new look for the 2010 Florida high school football season!

With the first day of practice beginning August 10th, I wanted to take the time to thank all of my readers, who have made this blog successful over the past three years.  I have bigger-and-better things planned this year with more original content.

Also, don't forget to check-out High School Football America for great high school football stories from around the country.  If you have story ideas that I should know about, please feel free to email me.

Here's a look at important dates for the 2010 season...

First Practice - August 10th

Regular Season Begins - August 27th (Classic Games & Jamborees); September 4th (Regular Season)

Playoffs Begin - November 20th

Championships - December 11th-12th (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B); December 18th-19th (5A, 4A, 3A)

Jeff Fisher is Founder/Editor-in-Chief of High School Football America

Flagler Palm Coast HS Football Coach Resigns

by Jeff Fisher
Florida High School Football Huddle

Flagler Palm Coast High has some work in front of it in light of Monday's resignation by head football coach Steve Allen.

The Dayton Beach News-Journal reports that Allen is stepping down after eight seasons for personal reasons.  Allen leaves the school as its winningest coach with a 51-35 record.

Parkway Academy Hit With Record Fine by Florida High School Athletic Associatiion

by Jeff Fisher
Florida High School Football Huddle

The Florida High School Athletic Association has fined Parkway Academy in Miramar a record $260,800 for 32 rules violations by its Class 1A football team.

Parkway is appealing the ruling, and will get a chance to defend itself at a July 27th hearing.

Reporter Brandt Merritt of The Ledger takes a closer look at the investigation that began during the 2008-09 school year.

Former NFL Quarterback Named Florida Head High School Football Coach

by Jeff Fisher
Florida High School Football Huddle

Jackson High School has hired former Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Quinn Gray as its new head coach.

The Times-Union reports that Gray always wanted to get into coaching when his NFL career ended.  Gray takes-over for Kevin Sullivan, who left to take the head coaching job at Atlantic Coast after back-to-back 11-1 seasons.

In six NFL seasons (5 yrs. with Jacksonville, 1 yr. with Kansas City), Gray started four games, completed 57% of his passes, threw 13 touchdown passes and ran for two others.