Preseason No. 10 – Kissimmee Osceola

Team: Osceola Kowboys
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 10
Head Coach: Doug Nichols
2014 Record: 13-2

Osceola which is coming off its best season since 2007 finds itself facing some new challenges coming into the 2015 season… Read More

Preseason No. 9 – Apopka

Team: Apopka Blue Darters
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 9
Head Coach: Rick Darlington
2014 Record: 11-4

Same gun, new bullets as head coach Rick Darlington usually says… Read More

Preseason No. 8 – Plantation American Heritage

Team: Plantation American Heritage Patriots
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 8
Head Coach: Mike Rumph
2014 Record: 12-3

After winning their second straight championship, the American Heritage Patriots know the standard of what success brings clearly. Could that change this year? Depends who you ask in South Florida… Read More

Preseason No. 7 – Miami Booker T. Washington

Team: Booker T. Washington Tornadoes
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 7
Head Coach: Earl Tillman
2014 Record: 14-0

After a coaching change for the second straight season, the Tornadoes are still not laying off the gas pedal of the being the top dog in Class 4A… Read More

Preseason No. 6 – Cocoa

Team: Cocoa Tigers
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 6
Head Coach: John Wilkinson
2014 Record: 11-2

With a reported 29 to 30 only on the roster the Cocoa Tigers will be about averaged in size for a Class 4A team, but that is not a worry at all for the Tigers… Read More

Preseason No. 5 – Jacksonville Trinity Christian

Team: Trinity Christian Conquerors
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 5
Head Coach: Verlon Dorminey
2014 Record: 12-2

Trinity Christian graduated their biggest senior class with the team hitting double-digits in Division I signees. However, not all is lost for the Conquerors… Read More

Preseason No. 4 – Mainland

Team: Mainland Buccaneers
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 4
Head Coach: Scott Wilson
2014 Record: 13-1

The bar is at the all-time highest high for the Mainland Buccaneers after two consecutive trips to the state semifinals with three overall appearances in the state semifinals in the last four seasons… Read More

Preseason No. 3 – Flanagan

Team: Flanagan Falcons
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 3
Head Coach: Devin Bush, Sr.
2014 Record: 13-1

Flanagan is not known for its tradition, but don’t tell anyone that there. The tradition they have is the one that is currently being built under the watchful eye of Head Coach Devin Bush, Sr… Read More

Preseason No. 2 – St. Thomas Aquinas

Team: St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 2
Head Coach: Roger Harriott
2014 Record: 14-1

Usually when teams have a changing of the guard, usually the transition process could take a year for it to finally complete itself… Read More

Preseason No. 1 – Miami Central

Team: Miami Central Rockets
Sunshine State 25 Preseason Ranking: No. 1
Head Coach: Roland Smith
2014 Record: 14-1

Most teams don’t usually ever get a chance to four-peat as state champions. Miami Central will be one of the rare ones along with rival Booker T. Washington to have a chance to do that this season… Read More