Blountstown named top Class 1A athletic program

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WMBB) – Blountstown High School earned the Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award, signifying them as the top Class 1A athletic program in Florida for 2023-2024.

The Florida High School Athletic Association presents the award each year to a school in every classification.

Blountstown was the only Class 1A high school in the News 13 coverage area inside the top five.

School Boys Total Girls Total Overall
Blountstown 29.10 29.00 58.10
Williston 36.25 19.25 55.50
Hawthorne 29.00 24.00 53.00
Jay 30.00 21.00 51.00
Trenton 19.25 30.00 49.25

Points are awarded to a school based on its finish in the FHSAA State Series competition in each sport in the classification in which it has been assigned to compete.

The top 16 places are scored. In all sports with team scores, points are awarded as follows: 20 for the state champion, 12 for the state runner-up, 9 for the state semifinalists, 6 for 5-8th places, and 3 for 9-16th places.

In sports where 16 or less schools qualify for the state tournament bracket, points will only be awarded to the 1st through 8th place finishers using the same scoring system.

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