BY CLIFF SMELLEY
Telegraph Staff Writer
The Florida High School Athletic Association released its inaugural power rankings for football on Sept. 26, with Bradford sitting at fourth in Class 2S.
Bradford (4-0) trails Fort Meade (4-0), Walton (4-0) and Bishop Verot (5-0).
The rest of the top 10 in 2S consists of Suwannee (4-0), Wakulla (5-0), Cocoa (3-1), Titusville (5-0), Pensacola Catholic (3-1) and Marianna (4-0).
Each classification is made up of four regions. Bradford is the top-ranked team in Region 2, with the rest of the top 10 as follows: Yulee (3-1), Palatka (4-0), Eastside (2-2), Baldwin (3-2), Fernandina Beach (2-2), Baker County (1-3), North Marion (1-2), Lake Weir (2-2) and Keystone Heights (2-2).
Keystone is ranked 42nd in 2S as a whole.
In Class 1R, Union County (2-2) is ranked 16th. The Tigers are ranked fourth in Region 3 behind Lafayette (3-1), Fort White (4-1) and Madison County (2-1).
Region 3 consists of seven teams in all, with Branford (3-1), Hilliard (2-2) and Hamilton County (2-2) ranked behind Union.
The top team in Class 1R as a whole is Williston, coached by Robby Pruitt, who led Union to state titles in 1994, 1995 and 1996.
The season’s final power rankings will determine at-large playoff qualifiers as well as postseason seeding.
