MIXED BAG FOR LOCAL RANKED PREP FOOTBALL TEAMS

I always like to say that Polk County is in "the center of it all", and that includes the prep football universe around Florida. Several local teams are ranked --- as usual --- in the Florida Sports Writers Association weekly poll. Here's where they are, and how they did last night:

CLASS 5A
1 - Lakeland (3-0)*: Defeated Winter Haven 34-7
6- Lakeland Lake Gibson (1-1): Lost to Tampa Riverview 19-13

CLASS 4A
Also Receiving Votes - Winter Haven (2-1): Lost to Lakeland 34-7

CLASS 3A
9 - Kathleen (2-1): Defeated Lakeland George Jenkins 45-0

CLASS 1A
3 - Fort Meade (1-2): Lost to Avon Park 14-10

CLASS 1B
4T - Lakeland Victory Christian (1-2): Defeated Admiral Farragut 61-0