Week 10 Sentinel Super 16 Coaches Poll: Jones unanimous No. 1 again; TFA moves to No. 2

For the fourth straight week, Jones (7-0) is the unanimous No. 1 choice by the 16 voters in the Sentinel’s Super 16 Coaches Poll following a week during which teams scrambled to squeeze in makeup games due to Hurricane Milton.

Jones, which has been No. 1 since the start of the season, captured the Class 4A, District 7 crown Friday night with a 31-19 win over Lake Wales.

There was quite a bit of jostling among the rest of the Top 10 from last week, thanks to then-No. 4 Orlando First Academy’s 36-25 victory over No. 5 Seminole and No. 6 Edgewater’s 44-18 dismantling of No. 2 Dr. Phillips.

The victory by TFA (7-1) was impressive enough to move the Royals into the No. 2 spot. Lake Mary (6-2) remained at No. 3 after a 31-6 victory over No. 11 Evans. Edgewater (7-2) moved up to No. 4. Osceola (6-2) advanced to No. 5 after beating No. 16 Apopka 14-6. Dr. Phillips (6-1) dropped to No. 6.

Seminole (6-2), which lost back-to-back games for the first time since losing seven straight in 2013, fell to No. 7

Four teams in the Super 16 clinched district titles last week and, so far, Jones, TFA, Lake Mary, Edgewater, Osceola and Bishop Moore have assured themselves of home games in the first round of the state playoffs, which open Nov. 15.

No. 13 West Orange (7-1) and No. 14 Ocoee (5-3) will settle the 7A-5 title Thursday at West Orange. A West Orange victory would give the Warriors the district title outright. An Ocoee victory would force a three-way tie with Apopka, and the district winner would be determined by FHSAA power rankings. This past week, West Orange had the upper hand as No. 8 in 7A. Apopka was No. 19 and Ocoee was No. 20.

No. 12 Evans (5-3) will host No. 11 Oviedo (6-2) for the 6A-4 crown Thursday. Evans has not won six games in a season or a district title since 2012.

No. 14 DeLand (4-3) will host No. 9 OC-University on Friday in a key 7A-3 game. It will not determine the district outcome with games still left on the schedules for both teams. University hasn’t beaten rival DeLand in seven tries. The Titans’ only two losses last season were to the Bulldogs. DeLand made the state semifinals in 2023 before losing to eventual champion Venice.

Super 16 Coaches Poll

Teams are listed with records and first-place votes in parentheses. Voting: 1st-place vote = 1 point, 2nd = 2 points, etc. There were 16 coaches voting this week. Coaches cannot vote for their own team. All times 7 p.m. unless noted:

1. Jones (7-0) 15 (15): def. Lake Wales 31-19. Next: Friday at Lake Region, 7:30 p.m.
2. The First Academy (7-1) 44 (1): def. No. 6 Seminole 36-25. Next: Oct. 28 at Melbourne Holy Trinity, 6 p.m.
3. Lake Mary (6-2)  49: def. No. 11 Evans 31-6. Next: Friday vs. Lake Brantley
4. Edgewater (7-2) 53: def. No. 2 Dr. Phillips 44-18. Next: Nov. 1 vs. Boone
5. Osceola (6-2) 79: def. No. 16 Apopka 14-6. Next: Friday at Lake Wales, 7:30 p.m.
6. Dr. Phillips (6-1) 82: lost to No. 6 Edgewater 44-18. Next: Friday at Celebration
7. Seminole (6-2) 84: lost to No. 4 TFA 36-25. Next: Friday at Hagerty
8. Bishop Moore (7-1) 109: def. Tavares 41-14. Next: Friday at Port Orange Atlantic
9. Orange City University (7-1) 129: de. No. 10 Oviedo 30-20. Next: Friday at No. 14 DeLand
10. Winter Park (4-3) 164: def. No. 12 Ocoee 31-15. Next: Thursday vs. Timber Creek
11. Oviedo (6-2) 166: lost to No. 9 OC-University 30-20. Next: Thursday at No. 12 Evans
12. Evans (5-3) 171: lost to No. 3 Lake Mary 31-6. Next, Thursday vs. No. 11 Oviedo
13. West Orange (7-1) 173: def. Olympia 35-0. Next, Thursday vs. No. 16 Ocoee
14. DeLand (4-3) 186: lost to Daytona Beach Mainland 42-27. Next: Friday vs. No. 9 OC-University
15. Apopka (3-4) 191: lost to No. 7 Osceola 14-6. Next: Friday at Madison County, 7:30 p.m.
16. Ocoee (5-3) 193: lost to No. 13 Winter Park 31-15. Next: Thursday at No. 13 West Orange

Others receiving votes: Boone 203, Leesburg 212, Windermere 221, Mount Dora 230, and 1 vote each for Master’s Academy, Hagerty and Winter Springs.

Voting coaches: Orange County: Jim Buckridge (Timber Creek), Cameron Duke (Edgewater), Travis Gabriel (Olympia), Matt Hedrick (Bishop Moore), Karlos Odum (Evans), Tim Shifflet (Winter Park), Dennis Thomas (Horizon), Elijah Williams (Jones), Riki Smith (Windermere). Seminole County: Karl Calhoun (Seminole), Greg Odierno (Oviedo), Scott Perry (Lake Mary). Osceola County: Eric Pinellas (Osceola), Anthony Paradiso (Tohopekaliga). Lake County: Brad Lord (South Lake).