Top 10 team rankings
| Rank/team | Record | Last spot |
| 1. Robinson | 2-0 | No. 1 |
| 2. Newsome | 2-0 | No. 2 |
| 3. Alonso | 2-0 | No. 3 |
| 4. Lennard | 1-0 | No. 4 |
| 5. Bloomingdale | 2-0 | No. 5 |
| 6. Hillsborough | 2-0 | No. 6 |
| 7. Plant | 1-0 | Unranked |
| 8. Gibbs | 3-0 | Unranked |
| 9. Steinbrenner | 0-1 | No. 7 |
| 10. Riverview | 1-1 | No. 8 |
Elite 11 camp
The Elite 11 camp put together an event for flag football players from Florida and Georgia during a showcase in Orlando this past weekend. The Tampa Bay area was well-represented among the 28 quarterbacks who participated.
Newsome’s Devyn Silvestri, the reigning 1A player of the year who led the program to its first state title last season, was named the Flag MVP and accuracy challenge winner.
Wednesday night rewind (March 9)
Scoreboard
Lennard 24, Lakewood Ranch 0
Classical Prep 6, Central 0
Robinson 25, Riverview 0
Plant 20, Steinbrenner 12
Tarpon Springs 6, Countryside 0
Prime time team of the night
Plant
After going 4-8 last season, including a 28-0 loss to Steinbrenner, the Panthers are showing signs of turning things around. In Wednesday’s season opener, Plant exacted revenge with a 20-12 win over the Warriors.
Prime time player of the night
Abby Elwell, So., Lennard
The quarterback completed 24 of 39 passes for 300 yards and four touchdowns to lead the Longhorns to a 24-0 season-opening victory over Lakewood Ranch.
Thursday night rewind (March 10)
Scoreboard
Largo 14, Seminole 7
Osceola 21, Dunedin 12
Sickles 20, Leto 6
Gibbs 13, Pinellas Park 0
Spoto 13, Strawberry Crest 12
Freedom 13, Tampa Bay Tech 12
Blake 26, Middleton 0
Alonso 61, Wharton 0
Bloomingdale 26, Sumner 7
St. Petersburg 26, Hollins 0
Newsome 32, Plant City 12
Hillsborough 36, Gaither 0
Durant 40, Brandon 0
Riverview 39, East Bay 6
Palm Harbor University 6, Clearwater 0
Prime time team of the night
Alonso
The Ravens, who won consecutive state titles in 2018-19, missed out on their chance to three-peat with a loss to eventual state champion Newsome in last year’s region semifinals. But Alonso appears poised to contend again, especially after an impressive 61-0 win over Wharton in the season opener. Mieke Rowe was nearly perfect, completing 20 of 23 passes for 257 yards and six touchdowns. Her top target was Makenna Sturgis, who had catches for 106 yards and a touchdown. On defense, Isansa Bonga led the way with two interceptions.
Prime time player of the night
Nekiya King, Fr., Durant
The edge rusher had a memorable high school debut, registering seven tackles and six sacks to lead the Cougars in a 40-0 win over Brandon.
Friday night rewind (March 11)
Scoreboard
Robinson 33, Wharton 0
Gibbs 34, Classical Prep 0
Prime time team of the night
Robinson
The five-time defending state champion Knights are an overwhelming favorite to repeat. They started the season strong, beating Riverview and Wharton by a combined 58-0. Sydney Hall and Brianna Stearns each threw for a pair of touchdowns and Christal Rolack had two touchdown receptions and returned an interception for another score in Friday’s 33-0 win over the Wildcats.
Prime time player of the night
Destiny Lockett, Sr., Gibbs
The veteran playmaker threw for two touchdowns, ran for two more scores and had a team-leading 10 tackles in a 34-0 win over Classical Prep.
