High School Sports

This new alignment allows Mainland to "rejoin familiar foes" not just for bragging rights, but for district hardware. Mainland has maintained fierce non-district rivalries with these schools—often playing them in packed regular-season finales

he Mainland High School Buccaneers have burst back onto the Florida high school football scene, cracking the MaxPreps Florida top 25 rankings.

For two quarters, it looked like business as usual. The Miami Norland Vikings, a gridiron dynasty from the 305, were doing what they do best: dominating. They raced to a 29-7 halftime lead against the Lake Mary Rams, and it seemed another Central Florida team was about to learn a tough lesson from a South Florida powerhouse.

In a notable matchup on Friday night, the Spruce Creek Hawks football team secured a 25-22 victory over the Avon Eagles from Ohio. The Avon Eagles, who are the defending Ohio Division II state champions