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JACKSONVILLE -- Miami Booker T. Washington (4A) claims the top spot in the FlaVarsity.com Top 25 - edging out rival Miami Central (6A) and the only unbeaten team in Florida - University School (3A).

The Tornados collected four first place votes - and collected a total of 333 points to edge the Rockets, who picked up four first place votes and received a total of 328 points. University School received six first place votes but only totaled 326 total points.

Balloting was close down to the final ballot received - showing there was no clear-cut team to designate as 'The best in Florida' - which was not the case for 14 of the 16 weeks of balloting.

Bradenton Manatee (7A) finished sixth behind St. Thomas Aquinas (7A - 314 points) and Apopka (8A - 291 points). The Hurricanes were the nearly unanimous choice as Florida's top team throughout the season, but lost to St. Thomas Aquinas 35-18 in the state semi-finals.

Tallahassee Godby (5A, 267 points) finished seventh after winning the 5A state title. Gainesville (6A) was the highest runner-up team - finishing eighth. Tallahassee Lincoln (7A) was ninth and Dr. Phillips (8A) finished 10th.

The FlaVarsity Top 25 is voted on by sportswriters who cover high school football throughout Florida. Started in 1995, it is Florida's longest-running all-classification poll.

PREVIOUS WINNERS: 1995 - Jacksonville Bolles (14-0) - Class 4A Champs – ranked in top 15 of USA Today 1996 - Lake Butler-Union County (14-0) -Class 3A Champs – third straight title and won 52 straight before losing. 1997 - Miami Carol City (14-1) - Class 6A Champs – defeated unbeaten Lake City-Columbia. 1998 - Miami Northwestern (15-0) - Class 6A Champs – held Southeast to -6 yards rushing. Led by Antonio Bryant. 1999 - Lakeland (15-0) - Class 5A Champs – beat Springfield Rutherford 41-14. Went on to win 60 straight regular-season games. 2000 - Belle Glade Glades Central (15-0) -Class 3A Champs – won three straight 3A titles and made four straight championship game appearances – won 47 straight before losing in third round of the playoffs in 2001. 2001 - Tallahassee Lincoln (14-0-1) – Class 4A champs, beat St. Thomas Aquinas. Only tie was to Valdosta. 2002 - Pompano Beach Ely (14-1) - Class 5A Champs – beat Tampa Wharton 2003 – Chaminade Prep Lions (13-1) - Class 2A Champs – beat #1 Madison Co. 27-0 in title game. Only loss was to Bolles. 2004 - Armwood (Seffner) (14-0) - Class 4A Champs – wire-to-wire. Second straight 4A title. Scored more points than any team in FHSAA history. 2005 - Lakeland (15-0) - Class 5A Champs – second straight year – ranked #1 in USA Today Currently on a 30-game winning streak. 2006 – Co-champions – Lakeland (15-0) and Miami Northwestern (15-0) – Lakeland entered the weekend almost a unanimous #1 but a surprising rally by St. Thomas Aquinas and a dominant performance by Northwestern resulted in the first-ever tie for the #1 trophy. 2007 – Miami Northwestern (15-0) – The Bulls left no doubt as to who the top program was, winning the national #1 ranking as well. 2008 – St. Thomas Aquinas (15-0) – The Raiders rolled over Lakeland 56-7 en route to a national championship – the fourth year in a row that Florida won the title. 2009 – William T. Dwyer (14-1) – The Dwyer Panthers won the class 4A title easily over #2 Niceville to clinch the Top 25. 2010 - St. Thomas Aquinas (15-0) - Raiders win their second trophy in three years with a dominating 2011 - Armwood (15-0)* - Hawks win the trophy after winning the 6A championship over Miami Central *later vacated all victories due to violation of FHSAA rules.
 

	Team	City	Record	Pvs.	Next Game	Prev Game
1	Booker T. Washington	Miami	13-1	3	@ State 4A champions	vs def. #14 Bolles 35-7
	Dominating performance. Team has won 11 straight.
2	Miami Central	Miami	12-2	6	@	vs def. #3T Gainesville 37-14
	Rockets win second title in three years. Arguably the best team in Florida
3	University School	Fort Lauderdale	12-0	2	@ State 3A champions	vs def. #10 Madison County 24-17
	The only unbeaten team in Florida - loaded with talent.
4	St. Thomas Aquinas	Ft Lauderdale	13-2	13	vs	vs def. #8 Lincoln 41-25
	Arguments for this team to be the 'top team' are growing. Dominating down the stretch with wins over #1 Manatee and #8 Lincoln. Controversial call away from being 14-1
5	Apopka	Apopka	13-2	16	@	@ def. #17 Cypress Bay 53-50 - 8A state champs
	Apopka started 1-2 - finished 13-2 behind jr. QB Zack Darlington's herculean effort
6	Manatee	Bradenton	13-1	1	@ SEASON OVER	vs LOST to #13 St. Thomas Aquinas 35-18
	Superman meets Kryptonite - in the form of Brian Piccolo Stadium
7	Godby	Tallahassee	14-1	12	@	@ Def. #20 Immokalee 21-20
	Road warriors did it again, winning fourth state crown in school history 21-20
8	Gainesville	Gainesville	14-1	4	vs	vs LOST to #6 Miami Central 37-14
	Gainesville never got closer than six points in the second quarter - and had no answer for Yearby and Cook.
9	Lincoln	Tallahassee	12-2	8	@	vs LOST to #13 St. Thomas Aquinas 41-25
	Started with a bang - jumping to 6-0 lead, but St. Thomas Aquinas picked apart the secondary in the fourth quarter.
10	Dr. Phillips	Orlando	13-1	5	vs	vs LOST to #16 Apopka 38-19
11	Cypress Bay	Weston	11-3	17	vs	@ LOST to Apopka 53-50 State runner-up
	Lightning offense lit them up - defense not so much. Controversial call hurt Cypress Bay, but a last-minute interception in the end zone did them in
12	Naples	Naples	12-1	7	vs	@ LOST to #6 Miami Central 48-33
13	Madison	Madison	12-2	10	vs	vs LOST to #2 University School 24-17
	Madison County jumped to a 17-0 lead but could not withstand the U-School rally
14	American Heritage School	Delray Beach	11-1	15	@ SEASON OVER	vs LOST to #2 University School 34-17
15	Robinson	Tampa	12-2	9	vs	vs LOST to #12 Godby 24-20
	Lost to Godby 24-20 as time ran out.
16	Osceola	Kissimmee	13-1	11	vs	vs LOST to #8 Lincoln 24-17
	Kowboys had four interceptions - and the last one cost them the game.
17	Immokalee	Immokalee	11-4	20	@	@ LOST TO #12 Godby 21-20 season over - state runner
	Immokalee scored on the last play of the game - but muffed the extra point.
18	Bolles	Jacksonville	12-1	14	@	@ LOST to #3T Booker T. Washington 35-7
	Booker T. dominated the game from start to finish 35-7.
19	Navarre	Navarre	12-2	18	vs SEASON OVER	vs LOST to #3T Gainesville 62-26
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20	Columbia	Lake City	11-2	19	@ SEASON OVER	@ LOST to #18 Navarre 28-21
21	Wakulla	Crawfordville	11-1	25	vs SEASON OVER	vs LOST to #15 Godby
22	Plant	Tampa	10-2	22	@ SEASON OVER	@ LOST to #5 Dr. Phillips 24-7
23	Columbus	Miami	9-5	24	@ SEASON OVER	@ LOST to #17 Cypress Bay
24	Fort Pierce Central	Fort Pierce	11-1	21	vs SEASON OVER	vs LOST TO #1 Manatee 51-0
25	Pasco	Dade City	12-1	23	@ SEASON OVER	@ LOST to #14 Robinson 49-21

ALSO RECEIVING VOTES: University Christian (2A, 13-1) 26; Cocoa (4A, 10-3) 18; Miami Jackson (5A, 8-5)14; Fletcher (8A, 11-2)11; First Coast (7A,10-1)10; Miami Northwestern (6A, 8-3) 8; Oviedo (7A, 11-2) 6; Winter Haven (6A, 10-2) 3; Largo (6A, 10-1) 3; Boyd Anderson (7A, 8-5) 3; East Lake (8A, 11-2) 3; Mainland (6A, 9-4) 2; Dade Christian (2A, 13-1) 1; Northview (1A, 11-3) 1; South Sumter (4A, 11-1) 1

PANELISTS: - Mike Ridaught - Prepzoneonline.com; PJ Smith - Orlando-area Correspondent - FlaVarsity; Andre Fernandez - Miami Herald; Doug Pugh - FlaVarsity Senior Correspondent; John Patton - Ocala Star-Banner; Laurel Pfahler - Treasure Coast newspapers; Naji Tobias - Palm Beach Correspondent; Ryan Bonifant - ESPN Radio Pensacola; Steve Berrey - Publisher - FlaVarsity; Joe Dayan - Tampa Bay correspondent; Corey Davis - Northeast Florida correspondent; Corey Long - ESPN High School Florida analyst; Adam Fisher - Naples Daily News