I didn't watch much of this one as neither team is elite. But, it was a remarkable 2nd half. Lake Mary was down 21-3 at the half, and 27-19 with seconds remaining and Vero Beach taking knees. VB took ~ 8 yard losses on shotgun snap kneel-downs. They then took a safety to make it 27-21. Free kick was returned inside the 45 of Vero with 8 seconds left. Noah Grubbs threw the Hail Mary, which was deflected and then caught by a WR, who was surrounded by defenders at the 2...but he had one teammate to his left and he handed it to the kid who was spun around into the endzone. Walk-off EP produced a 28-27 win. Wow!
Now this was an upset and a crazy play.
Saw the highlights on twitter.
Raines beat Lake Mary 51-3 this year.
There's not much doubt in my mind Raines is a Top 5 Florida team this year.
Quote from: DreadnaughtAlum on Dec 13, 2025, 08:03 PMI didn't watch much of this one as neither team is elite. But, it was a remarkable 2nd half. Lake Mary was down 21-3 at the half, and 27-19 with seconds remaining and Vero Beach taking knees. VB took ~ 8 yard losses on shotgun snap kneel-downs. They then took a safety to make it 27-21. Free kick was returned inside the 45 of Vero with 8 seconds left. Noah Grubbs threw the Hail Mary, which was deflected and then caught by a WR, who was surrounded by defenders at the 2...but he had one teammate to his left and he handed it to the kid who was spun around into the endzone. Walk-off EP produced a 28-27 win. Wow!
Just for the record.
(14-1, now) Vero Beach was #8 in Florida and #83 Nationally per MaxPreps. MaxPreps has proven to have some flaws....... Vero Beach was highly regarded in Florida nonetheless.
Elite? No one really knows who's elite....
Quote from: Redzone on Dec 13, 2025, 11:36 PMMaxPreps has proven to have some flaws
After the top 25, MaxPreps rankings are computer based. This is the first year that they are not using CalPreps/HSRatings for their computer rankings and they are... not great.
Quote from: TheCompPoll on Dec 13, 2025, 11:43 PMAfter the top 25, MaxPreps rankings are computer based. This is the first year that they are not using CalPreps/HSRatings for their computer rankings and they are... not great.
I did not know this information.
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Quote from: TheCompPoll on Dec 13, 2025, 11:43 PMAfter the top 25, MaxPreps rankings are computer based. This is the first year that they are not using CalPreps/HSRatings for their computer rankings and they are... not great.
Human poll not great either.
Quote from: DreadnaughtAlum on Dec 13, 2025, 08:03 PMI didn't watch much of this one as neither team is elite. But, it was a remarkable 2nd half. Lake Mary was down 21-3 at the half, and 27-19 with seconds remaining and Vero Beach taking knees. VB took ~ 8 yard losses on shotgun snap kneel-downs. They then took a safety to make it 27-21. Free kick was returned inside the 45 of Vero with 8 seconds left. Noah Grubbs threw the Hail Mary, which was deflected and then caught by a WR, who was surrounded by defenders at the 2...but he had one teammate to his left and he handed it to the kid who was spun around into the endzone. Walk-off EP produced a 28-27 win. Wow!
Worst coaching I've seen in a while. Why were they kneeling when the other team had TO's left. And 8 yd losses per knee down, can't say I understand that new system. And you shouldn't be talking a safety up 8 unless you can run the clock out completely.
This is just like the game from Louisiana two nights ago, a team botched a very simple end of game situation and 8 yard kneel downs were a big part of it.