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Hillsborough County Schools Appeal New FHSAA Football Assignments
Posted By Nick Williams at Jan 07, 2009 at 02:38 PM
Updated Jan 07, 2009 at 02:46 PM

Hillsborough County School’s athletic director Lanness Robinson submitted an appeal to the Florida High School Athletic Association Wednesday morning regarding the state’s new football district assignments.

On Dec. 15, the FHSAA released the football districts for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. A number of county schools were placed in new districts, some with opponents several miles apart. For example, Wharton was placed in Class 6A District 6, which includes North Port High, a school 95 miles away.

“We have schools in districts that require major travel,” Robinson said. “We’ll appeal so district assignments are based on geographic alignment.”

Robinson said the appeal could affect seven county public schools.

Regarding the two public schools opening in the county this fall – George Steinbrenner High School in Lutz and Strawberry Crest in Dover, Robinson said the FHSAA “is considering them in district play.”

Berkeley Prep athletic director Bobby Reinhart said the school will appeal being placed in Class 2B-District 5, which includes two Orlando teams and Cocoa Beach High. Tampa Catholic was also placed in District 5, but TC head football coach Bob Henriquez said the school will not petition the change. Cambridge Christian will not appeal its reassignment as well.

Schools will have until noon Friday to submit written requests for reassignment to a different classification and/or district. The final district football assignments will be announced later this month.

Tentative Hillsborough County Football District Assignments as of Dec. 15:

CLASS 6A (2363 or more students)

DISTRICT 6
Bloomingdale (Valrico)
Brandon
North Port
Riverview (Sarasota)
Sarasota
Wharton (Tampa)

CLASS 5A (2015 to 2362 students)

DISTRICT 6
Alonso (Tampa)
Chamberlain (Tampa)
Gaither (Tampa)
Newsome (Lithia)
Plant City

DISTRICT 7
Freedom (Tampa)
Plant (Tampa)
Riverview
Tampa Bay Tech

CLASS 4A (1740 to 2014 students)

DISTRICT 10
Armwood (Seffner)
Durant (Plant City)
East Bay (Gibsonton)
Hillsborough (Tampa)
King (Tampa)
Leto (Tampa)
Sickles (Tampa)

CLASS 3A (1391 to 1739 students)

DISTRICT 8
Blake (Tampa)
Jefferson (Tampa)
Lakewood (St. Petersburg)
Osceola (Seminole)
Spoto (Riverview)

CLASS 2A (1015 to 1390 students)

DISTRICT 5
George Steinbrenner (Lutz) [new school]
Jesuit (Tampa)
Lennard (Ruskin)
Middleton (Tampa)
Robinson (Tampa)
Strawberry Crest (Dover) [new school]

CLASS 2B (522 to 1014 students)

DISTRICT 5
Berkeley Prep (Tampa)
Clearwater Central Catholic
Cocoa Beach
Frostproof
Lake Highland Prep (Orlando)
Lake Nona (Orlando) [new school]
Mulberry
Tampa Catholic

CLASS 1B (258 or less students)

DISTRICT 5

Agape Christian (Orlando)

All Saints’ (Winter Haven)

Cambridge (Tampa)

Central Florida Christian (Ocoee)

Santa Fe Catholic (Lakeland)

Vanguard (Lake Wales)

Victory Christian (Lakeland)

Send Us Your Comments

Posted by Quit Hating, Tampa on 01/08 at 10:45 AM

Tech is MUCH better than sorry Gaither or mediocre Alonso. Chamberlain loses a hell of a lot. The best two teams in 5A from HC next year will be Plant and Tech. Plant would probably much prefer to be in district with Gaither and Alonso then Tech. Now granted, Riverview is down and Freedom is middle of the road.

Posted by Ec South, tampa on 01/08 at 07:34 AM

Jimmy; stop whining. Plant plays the toughest schedule every year. Last yr they were in class 4A but played 3 or 4 5A teams. Stop with the recruiting crap, its getting old. players all over the state and country play for schools they want to but they move into their district. lets move on. we have the best football in the state here in florida, enjoy it and stop being a little Bi@#&%.

Posted by Jimmy, on 01/08 at 12:14 AM

When I say “they” I mean the people at FHSAA. Is that better for ya kid. I don’t care if they have ties or not, they do know about Plant I bet with all the recruiting complaints they receive on a yearly bases.

Posted by Silly Rabbitt, on 01/07 at 10:36 PM

THEY? Who is they? The people up there at the FHSAA office that have absolutely no ties to Plant HS whatsoever?

use your common sense idiot: Based on these appeals, Alonso Chamberlain Gaither and Plant will end up in the same district. Freedom Riverview Tech Newsome Plant City will Hillsborough County’s conservative bureaucrats will ensure that Plant and others travel as little as possible.

Posted by Scott, Lutz on 01/07 at 10:28 PM

With the recent announcement of budget cuts in education, I wonder how much more it will cost for buses, gas and drivers for these far away games? This is just another example of the idiots we have running things. Cut teachers pay or the amount of money spent on a student and then turn around and pay more for a football game? The 3 stooges must be running the FHSAA

Posted by Jimmy, on 01/07 at 09:55 PM

Let’s take a look at the Class 5A.
How in the he11 did Plant get in such an EASY district? Freedom, Riverview, and TBT? Are you kidding me? Then you have Chamberlain, Alonso, and Gaither all in the other district? I guess the want Plant to have a cake walk every year to win the districts. What a joke.