FHSAA Sets Tentative New Football Assignments

The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) has released tentative football state series assignments for the 2013-24 and 2014-15 seasons.

The new assignments call for Newsome and Durant to play in different regions and districts. The Durant Cougars are assigned to Class 7A (Region 2, District 7), along with Freedom, Gaither, Steinbrenner, Sickles, Tampa Bay Tech and Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel).

The Newsome Wolves are in Class 8A (Region 1, District 6), along with Alonso, Bloomingdale, Plant, Riverview and Wharton.

The Cougars, in undefeated regular season play, defeated Newsome this past season, only to lose to the Wolves in the second round of playoff action. It was the Cougars' sole loss in a record-breaking season to remember.

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Below is a chart of tentatives assignments for Hillsborough's 27 public high schools. Also, a chart that shows the overall number of schools in each of the seven classes. For a full list of who plays where, visit the FHSAA online.

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2013-14, 2014-15 Tentative Football State Series Assignments 

CLASS 8A  Region 2 - District 6 Alonso Tampa Bloomingdale Valrico Newsome Lithia Plant Tampa Riverview Riverview Wharton Tampa CLASS 7A Region 2 - District 7 Freedom Tampa Gaither Tampa Steinbrenner Lutz Sickles Tampa Tampa Bay Tech Tampa Wiregrass Ranch Wesley Chapel Region 2 - District 8 Brandon Brandon Durant Plant City East Bay Gibsonton Plant City Plant City Strawberry Crest Seffner CLASS 6A Region 2 - District 8 Armwood Seffner Blake Tampa Chamberlain Tampa Hillsborough Tampa Jefferson Tampa Leto Tampa Lennard Ruskin Robinson Tampa CLASS 5A Region 3 - District 9 Jesuit Tampa Middleton Tampa Spoto Riverview Source: Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)

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FHSAA Football Classes

CLASS Number of
Schools Fall 2012
Student Population    8A      84    2,243 to 4,368    7A      87    1,872 to 2,240    6A      84    1,574 to 1,871    5A      83    1,049 TO 1,573    4A      41    637 to 1,033    3A      43    228 to 636       2A      43    1 to 227    1A      36    1 to 600 Source: Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA)