Ian disrupts this week’s schedule
The anticipated arrival of Hurricane Ian along Florida’s Gulf Coast has postponed nearly all high school football contests during Week 6 of the regular season.
Orange County Public Schools was the last to announce the cancellation of after-school activities through the end of the week. OCPS joined Seminole, Osceola, Lake and Volusia school districts in making that decision.
The Lake Highland Prep at Bishop Moore game scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. was postponed on late Tuesday with hopes that it could be played Monday. It would be the first meeting between the schools since 2014.
The Highlanders, the defending Sunshine State Athletic Conference champions, are on a 15-game win streak dating to the start of last season. Bishop Moore has lost two of its past three outings.
Among postponed games Friday are Sentinel Super 16 district matchups between No. 1 Edgewater at No. 10 Wekiva, No. 2 Sanford Seminole at No. 7 Apopka and No. 8 Ocoee at No. 14 West Orange.
Seminole and Apopka have met in the playoffs each of the past three years. The ’Noles won 28-24 at Apopka in a state semifinal in 2020 before winning the FHSAA largeclass championship. The Blue Darters won 20-0 in 2019 and 28-27 in 2021 en route to state runner-up finishes.
Make-up dates have yet to be determined for those games.
No. 13 Hagerty at No. 5 Winter Park was moved to Monday, Oct. 17, as was the Mount Dora Christian at The Master’s Academy game that was originally scheduled for Thursday.
Other Thursday games postponed to a date to be determined include Orlando Christian Prep at The First Academy and Deltona Pine Ridge at Daytona Mainland.
No. 3 Jones had its game canceled at national power IMG Academy in Bradenton. Legacy Charter at Hollywood Avant Garde (3-1) is also canceled, according to Legacy athletic director Russell Hunt.
Harmony coach Don Simon confirmed that the Longhorns are tentatively scheduled to host Melbourne on Saturday.
Seven other games have been moved to Monday, including No. 4 Kissimmee Osceola at St. Cloud, East River at No. 12 Oviedo and Port Orange Spruce Creek at No. 15 DeLand.
Faith Christian will host River View Bell Creek on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.
The Florida High School Athletic Association informed schools Monday that it will allow
football teams to practice this Sunday.
Week 6 schedule
Friday, Sept. 30
Lake Highland Prep (4-0) at Bishop Moore (2-3), 7 Cornerstone Charter (1-3) at First Academy-Leesburg (0-5), 7# Jacksonville Zarephath (1-4) at West Oaks (1-3), 6#
Saturday, Oct. 1
Melbourne (3-2, 0-0) at Harmony (3-1, 0-0), 7
Monday, Oct. 3
No. 4 Osceola (2-2, 0-0) at
St. Cloud (3-2, 0-1), 6 Umatilla (2-2, 0-0) at Mount Dora (2-2, 0-0), 6
Clermont East Ridge (0-4) at Hudson Fivay (1-3), 6:30
Port Orange Spruce Creek (1-3, 0-0) at No. 15 DeLand (2-2, 0-0), 6:30# Liberty (0-4, 0-1) at Gateway (1-2, 0-1), 7
East River (2-3, 1-0) at
No. 12 Oviedo (4-1, 0-0), 7 Deltona (5-0, 0-0) at Daytona Beach Seabreeze (0-4, 0-0), 7# Tohopekaliga (4-0, 1-0) at Celebration (0-5, 0-0), 7:30 Tuesday, Oct. 4
River View Bell Creek (1-3) at Faith Christian (2-2), 4:30
Monday, Oct. 10
Ocala Forest (1-3, 0-0) at Groveland South Lake (0-5, 0-1), 6 Ocala West Port (3-2, 1-0) at No. 9 Lake Minneola (4-1, 1-0), 7 Monday, Oct. 17
No. 13 Hagerty (4-0, 1-0) at No. 5 Winter Park (5-0, 1-0), 7# Mount Dora Christian (2-2) at The Master’s Academy (1-3), 7 Monday, Oct. 31
New Smyrna Beach (2-1, 0-0) at Orange City University (3-2, 0-0), 6 Postponed, dates to be determined
No. 1 Edgewater (5-0, 1-0) at No. 10 Wekiva (2-3, 0-0)
No. 2 Seminole (4-1, 1-0) at
No. 7 Apopka (2-2, 0-0)
No. 6 Lake Brantley (4-1, 1-0) at Evans (0-5, 0-1)
No. 8 Ocoee (4-1, 1-0) at
No. 14 West Orange (2-3, 0-0) Jacksonville Mandarin (3-2) at No. 11 Lake Mary (3-1) LakeNona(2-2,1-0)atBoone(3-2,1-0) Timber Creek (2-3, 0-1) at Colonial (0-4, 0-0) Windermere High (2-2, 0-1) at Olympia (2-2, 0-1)
Oak Ridge (1-3, 0-0) at Freedom (2-3, 0-1)
Lake Buena Vista (0-5) at Horizon (4-0)
Eustis (1-3) at The Villages (2-2) Leesburg (1-4, 0-1) at Tavares (0-5, 0-0)
Lyman (3-2, 1-0) at
Winter Springs (0-5, 0-1) Deltona Trinity (1-3) at Jacksonville Eagle’s View (1-3) Orangewood Christian (0-4, 0-2) at Trinity Prep (0-5, 0-1)
Foundation Academy (3-2) at Central Florida Christian (3-0) Orlando Christian Prep (2-3, 2-0) at The First Academy (4-0, 1-0) Deltona Pine Ridge (0-5, 0-0) at Daytona Beach Mainland (3-1, 0-0)#
Canceled
No. 3 Jones (2-2) at Bradenton IMG Academy (3-1) Legacy Charter (3-1) at Hollywood Avant Garde (3-1) #Home site: DeLand at Spec Martin Stadium; First Academy-Leesburg at Sleepy Hollow Sports Complex; Mainland at Daytona Stadium; Seabreeze at Daytona Stadium; West Oaks at Northwest Recreation Complex, Apopka; Winter Park at Showalter Field.
Off this week: No. 16 Dr. Phillips (2-3), Cypress Creek (4-1), Lake Howell (3-2), Poinciana (3-2), Orlando University (1-4), Windermere Prep (4-1).