Baylor Boyers

We’ve been quiet about the SSAA situation until now, but we’re done staying silent. The SSAA royally messed up this season—and the damage may have consequences for 2027 and beyond. First: the SSAA reassigned Gage Brown from football administration to oversee basketball, and Zack Shank became the football administrator. For five years, Gage worked his tail off building the 11-man, 8-man and Atlantic leagues into respected programs across the state. He worked hard, communicated with schools and the media, and used @SSAAFootball to keep people informed. Gage was a major reason SSAA football was growing. Since the reassignment, communication has been practically nonexistent. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Second: communication from Zack Shank has been horrid. @ByCoreyDavis at the Palatka Daily News wrote about these communication concerns a few weeks ago. Coaches also contacted us during the season asking about the playoff format and which rankings would be used. We had no answers because nothing had been clearly released to the public—not even to the teams and coaches who needed the information. That is a red flag. Third: the rankings and playoff format. For years, the SSAA used the CCI, combining MaxPreps rankings, win percentage and strength of schedule. It was simple, and Gage explained it to schools each year. Then the SSAA switched to GoBound—a system that had never been adequately tested or explained to the schools and, in our view, has serious fundamental flaws. Test a new system if you want, but why throw out the CCI without showing schools why the change was needed? The failures of the past 48 hours are what happens when a major change is made without clear communication or a process people can trust. SSAA teams have every right to be furious. Coaches, fans and communities have made their frustration loud and clear. You don’t grow an organization by making major changes to a system that was working without clearly explaining why or communicating what comes next. The damage is done. It’s a shame to see something that was working handled this way—and to see what appears to be one explanation at 9:30 a.m. and another at 5:30 p.m. Would it surprise anyone if SSAA football teams decide to return to the FHSAA in 2027? It shouldn’t. #flhsfb @FHS7v7A @FHS7v7ACollLink @HSFBamerica @MikeReno65 @chrislyke @Dwight_XOS @PatB5153 @PrepRedzoneFL @RealNews102 @LawrenceBl83397 @CenFLAPreps @HSSportsFL @offsidepreps @H2_Recruiting @polk_way @football305407 @bighitslive @MISTER_F00TBALL @Prep_Gridiron @Top25PublicHSFB @Andy_Villamarzo @Benjamin_Report @countypolk @792FlSportspod

A great read — and one that really hits home for us. Covering high school football and girls flag football is becoming increasingly difficult, and it is not just a newspaper issue. It is an industry-wide issue. The interest is still there. The athletes are still there. The communities are still there. But the model for supporting experienced, independent local sports coverage is changing quickly. This piece could not have come at a better time for us to read and share. At FloridaHSFootball.com, we have been doing a lot of thinking about what the next chapter should look like — how we can continue serving the entire state, preserve the history of the game, provide useful information, and build something sustainable for the future. We’ll have more to announce soon about the future direction of FloridaHSFootball.com. #flhsfb

25 years. It is hard to believe a quarter-century has passed since September 11, 2001. Today, we remember the lives lost, the families forever changed, the first responders who ran toward danger, and all those whose lives were impacted by that day. We will never forget. 🇺🇸 #NeverForget #September11

💥🥥 NAPLES DOMINATES IN THE COCONUT BOWL! #164 Naples 63 #249 Lely 0 Naples improves to 1-2. Lely falls to 0-3. Naples leads the series 38-15, and has won 17 straight. floridahsfootball.com/head-t… Follow scores statewide: floridahsfootball.com/scoreb… #flhsfb

🏈 The Countdown to Kickoff is underway—and a new era is beginning at FloridaHSFootball.com. 📊 Free statewide rankings 📋 Top 100 previews 📱 Live scoreboards 🏆 Probabilities, Playoff Central, Pick’ems, Discord and more See what’s coming: floridahsfootball.com/2026/0… #flhsfb @FHS7v7A @FHS7v7ACollLink @HSFBamerica @MikeReno65 @chrislyke @Dwight_XOS @PatB5153 @PrepRedzoneFL @RealNews102 @LawrenceBl83397 @CenFLAPreps @HSSportsFL @offsidepreps @H2_Recruiting @football305407 @bighitslive @MISTER_F00TBALL @Prep_Gridiron @Top25PublicHSFB @Andy_Villamarzo @JonSantucci

OFF THE GRID NOTICE: Myself (@ByJoshuaWilson) is off the grid this weekend for a wedding so updates tonight will be light. Our team with @BaylorBoyers & @chrislyke will be on deck to get @SSAAFootball Playoff scores in and on our scoreboards on FloridaHSFootball.com! Any messages will not be answered during this time as well. I will be back early next week ready full scale for the #FHSAA playoffs. #flhsfb