Week 5 live report: nine area teams enter undefeated, one has won again
Tonight’s No. 1 at Edgewater at No. 2 Apopka game highlights a solid Week 5 high school football schedule.
This is your live report for a weekend that sees nine unbeaten teams put their perfect records on the line.
Before play began with three Thursday night games in the Orlando area, the Florida High School Athletic Association made big news by announcing via social media that all nine of this year’s football state championship games will be played over three days at Bragg Stadium on the campus of Florida A&M University, Dec. 7-9.
That marks a return to Tallahassee, which hosted all of the 2020 finals at FSU before the FHSAA shifted the larger-classification games to Fort Lauderdale’s DRV PNK Stadium for the past two years.
In 2021, the top five class finals (4A-8A) were in Fort Lauderdale and the bottom three (1A-3A) were at Gene Cox Stadium, a city venue, in Tallahassee.
In 2022, the FHSAA expanded to nine classification in a new Metro and Suburban classification system and played five finals in Fort Lauderdale (2M, 3M, 3S, 4M and 4S) and four at Gene Cox Stadium (1R, 1S, 1M and 2M) a week earlier.
Moving on to this week’s play, please refresh frequently for SentinelVarsity.com updates as Friday games unfold.
One of the unbeatens, Orange City University (5-0), rallied to win on Thursday night.
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All games are 7 p.m. kickoffs unless noted otherwise. Bolded rankings are from the Sentinel Super 16 rankings:
Super 16 Friday matchups
No. 1 Edgewater (4-0) at No. 2 Apopka (3-0)
Coverage by J.C. Carnahan
Two physical powerhouses collide in the clear-cut game of the week.
MaxPreps ranks Edgewater No. 2 in 3M (Metro).
Apopka is No. 4 in 4M.
Edgewater won the past two meetings since this rivalry resumed but they are 8-8 in their past 16 collisions – dating to 2004.
The Eagles won 28-19 at home last year and 16-7 on the road in 2021.
Week 5 Football: Edgewater, Apopka among 9 undefeated Orlando area teams
No. 6 Jones (1-3) at No. 13 West Orange (1-3)
Coverage by Nate Marrero
Jones is 6-0 vs. the Warriors since but it was a slim 17-14 margin last season.
Jones, ranked No. 4 in 3M, played top 10 teams in its first four games.
West Orange is No. 13 in 4M.
No. 14 Evans (2-2) at No. 8 Winter Park (3-0)
Coverage by Max Gamarra
This game is at Showalter Field.
Winter Park has won decisively in the past four clashes between storied Metro Conference rivals. It was 37-10 in 2022.
The Wildcats are No. 8 in 4M.
Evans was competitive in losses to ranked Seminole and Ocoee.
No. 16 Boone (2-2) at No. 15 Dr. Phillips (2-2)
Coverage by Chris Hays
These teams are also side-by-side in the MaxPreps 4M rankings – with DP No. 14 and Boone No. 15.
DP has beaten the Braves nine times in a row but the differential in the past three games was just 18 points. That included the Panthers 34-24 last season.
Orlando area Week 5 high school football scoreboard – Monday, Thursday, Friday games
More games with ranked teams
No. 3 Sanford Seminole (3-1) at Vero Beach (3-0)
Seminole is No. 3 in 4M.
Vero is No. 5 in 4S.
No. 4 Lake Mary (3-0) at Spruce Creek (4-0)
The Rams, stingy on defense since their 76-60 season opening win vs. Dr. Phillips, shut the Hawks out 19-0 last season.
Lake Mary is No. 5 in 4M.
Lake Mary sophomore QB Noah Grubbs is third in the state with 17 touchdown passes according to MaxPreps.
Senior receiver Carson Hinshaw is tied for the state lead with 8 TD receptions.
Seabreeze (0-3) at No. 5 DeLand (2-1)
The Bulldogs, No. 10 in 4S, host this game at Spec Martin Stadium.
Before DeLand won the past nine meetings since 2014, this Volusia County rivalry was dead even at 32-32-2.
No. 9 Orange City University d. Flagler Palm Coast 29-28 (final)
Coverage by Chris Hays
Thanks to the poise of junior quarterback Malachi Walters and the athleticism of Mr. Everything, Jermaine Hayes, the Titans survived a scare. .
The host Titans (5-0) trailed 28-13 with seven minutes to go but rallied to pull out a pulsating victory in a Thursday night game.
Walters engineered two late scoring drives, the second culminating in a two-point conversion pass to Anthony Mays to give University a 29-28 lead. Then Hayes stepped up, as he had all game, and blocked a 29-yard FPC field goal attempt with 26 seconds remaining to seal the victory.
“I’m really proud,” first-year University head coach Justin Roberts said. “We’ve been fortunate. We’ve had, maybe some not-as-contested games, so we kind of wanted to find out what we were made of with our backs against the wall and I was really proud.
“They got up off the mat in the second half, nobody panicked and they just went back to their basics.”
The Titans, ranked No. 15 in Class 4S, followed FPC’s fourth touchdown with a scoring drive that ended with a 17-yard TD run by Jabaileyt Morris. The Titans converted a two-point try to make it 28-21.
UHS forced a punt and Walters passed deep to Barrett Schulz for a 48-yard TD. The Titans went for the win and got it when Walters threw to May for the two-point conversion.
Walters threw a touchdown pass to Isaiah Baker for a 13-7 lead but FPC (2-2) then scored three unanswered TDs.
Hayes scored on a 21-yard run in the first quarter for UHS. He was all over the field, playing both ways.
University eked out a 21-19 win at FPC last year.
The Titans travel next week to face New Smyrna Beach, which is 3-0 going into its Friday game.
No. 10 Ocoee (2-2) at Freedom (1-3)
Ocoee is No. 10 in 4M.
The Knights won 47-12 lst season to take a 5-4 lead in a series that dates to the Knights’ 2004 debut season.
No. 11 Lake Minneola (1-2) at Mainland (4-0)
Mainland is top-ranked in 3S going into this game at Daytona Stadium. The Buccaneers beat the Hawks 39-26 last season.
Lake Minneola, No. 20 in 4S, faced its third top 10 team.
Lake Brantley (1-3) at No. 12 Wekiva (2-2)
Wekiva is No. 12 in 3M.
Lake Brantley beat the Mustangs 17-12 last season in Altamonte Springs.
Other games
Rockledge d. Kissimmee Osceola 19-16 (final)
Osceola’s brutal schedule continued to take a toll as Rockledge scored on a touchdown pass in the final minute to win at home.
This was the fifth top 10 opponent for the Kowboys (0-5), who are No. 11 in 4S.
Rockledge (3-2) is No. 8 in 3S.
Osceola ran past Rockledge 30-7 a year ago when both made playoff runs.
John Carroll (0-4) at Bishop Moore (1-3)
BM is No. 13 in 2M.
Melbourne (0-4) at Tohopekaliga (3-0)
Sophomore Sabby Meassick is 95-for-120 passing for 1,340 yards, 19 TDs and one interception for Toho. His TD total is tied for tops in Florida according to MaxPreps.
Pine Ridge (3-0) at Lake Howell (1-2)
Pine Ridge (3-0) is chasing its fourth win in a single season for the first time since finishing 9-2 in 2008. Host Lake Howell (1-2), which won 14-12 last year, stands in the way.
Horizon (3-1) at New Smyrna Beach (3-0)
The Hawks suffered their first loss, 28-27, to Poinciana on Monday night.
Oviedo (2-2) at Timber Creek (1-3)
Oviedo is No. 17 in 3M.
Orlando Christian Prep (4-0) at Union County (2-1), 7:30
OCP is No. 8 in 1M.
Bronson (0-4) at The First Academy (3-1)
TFA is No. 16 in 1M.
The Villages (1-2) at Leesburg (3-1)
Leesburg is No. 19 in 3S.
Eustis (2-2) at Foundation Academy (2-2)
Foundation is No. 17 in 1M.
Other games
Lyman (3-1) at Lakewood Ranch (1-3)
Ridge Community (1-3) at East Ridge (2-0)
Thursday
Liberty (0-4) at Celebration (1-3)
More Friday games
Hagerty (2-1) at East River (1-3)
Windermere High (3-1) at Lake Buena Vista (1-1)
Wiregrass Ranch (2-1) at Harmony (1-2)
West Port (2-2) at Gateway (0-3)
St. Cloud (1-2) at Winter Springs (0-4)
Cypress Creek (0-3) at Colonial (0-3)
Mount Dora Christian (2-2) at Tavares (2-1)
Mount Dora (2-1) at South Lake (0-3)
Legacy Charter (1-3) at Windermere Prep (0-3)
Poinciana (1-2) at Tenoroc (0-3):30
Out-of-Door (1-2) at Faith Christian (2-1)
Keswick Christian (1-3) at Deltona Trinity Christian (1-2)
Saint Francis Catholic (0-3) at First Academy-Leesburg (1-3)
Lake Highland Prep (2-1) at Berean Christian (0-3)
West Oaks (2-2) at Clearwater American Collegiate (2-1)
Orangewood Christian (1-3) at Bishop McLaughlin (4-0)
Cornerstone Charter (1-3) at Seven Rivers Christian (2-2), 7:30
Varsity Content Editor Buddy Collings can be reached by email at bcollings@orlandosentinel.com
