The game of the week takes us to St. Augustine Florida where the Yellow Jackets will face Ocala North Marion in an early season match-up between two of the top teams in the state.

It may have been a regular pre-season classic game that doesn't count on the record book, but you couldn't tell Manatee as they quickly exorcised the demons of last year state finals lost to Plant with a thumping over defending 5A champions Tampa Plant Panthers.

The Football season is finally here and not a moment to soon. There are many great games this week but only one could get the game of the week honors. This week the top game of the week takes us to Bradenton Florida.

Last year, Jacksonville First Coast had its best ever year in boys basketball. The team reached new heights in wins and almost made it to the final four. With several players returning, the Buccaneers, are poised to make another run. Their success this year will be keyed by the play of rising senior Ambrose Mosley.

Heart, Courage, Determination. Those are three words that you want from an athlete. Those three words signifies that a player will give everything he has for his coach and team. Those three words describes Wekiva High guard/forward Cornell Gunter.

Tampa Plant five-star athlete and possibly the best player in the nation James Wilder Jr. ended one of the most intense recruiting battles early when he selected to attend Florida State. University.

Going into the 2009 season Wekiva guard D’Andre Bullard was a relatively unknown prospect. Unlike many of the top players in his area, Bullard didn’t have any Varsity experience and wasn’t expected to play a major role. But with a solid junior campaign and an excellent summer, Bullard has proven that he is one of the better players in the Central Florida area.

About two years ago I wrote on a blog about a Golden Era of Boys Basketball talking about some of the top talent in the state has. In that blog we mention many players including former Gator Basketball player Nick Calathes, current Gator players Kenny Boynton, and Chandler Parsons.

Built as the most anticipated finals match-up in the championship brackets, the Jacksonville Arlington Country Day Apaches played against the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors for the1A state championship. With seven state championships between the two teams over the past seven years, the Orlando Christian Prep Warriors were able to hold off a late charge by ACD to win the 1A state title.

At the end of the 2009 basketball season, the South Broward Bulldogs were in prime position to be one of the best teams if not the best team in the state of Florida. They had their entire team returning and were poised to make a state title run.

It wasn’t pretty or the type of game Miami Norland Lady Vikings is accustomed to playing but at the end of the day the Lady Vikings got the same result, a victory and another state championship defeating Pensacola 43-38 in overtime for the 4A state championship.

The Boca Ciega Lady Pirates jumped out to an early 9-0 lead against the Dillard Lady Panthers in the 5A title game causing the Panthers to call a time-out. After the time-out the Panthers woke up led by senior Dawn Maye as they defeated the Lady Pirates 53-44 to win the 5A state championship.

The Rock Lions came into the class 1A state final looking to win the first state Girls Basketball Title in the Gainesville area since 1997. The Lions had to wait until the final second of the game to accomplish their goal defeating the Hollywood Christian Eagles 51-48.

Jacksonville Arlington Country Day Forward John Brown is your basic case of Rags to Riches story. A relatively unknown player coming into his junior year, Brown has become one of the best players in the state and is a major reason why many feel Jacksonville ACD will win their sixth consecutive state title.

Orlando Dr. Phillips came into Tuesday night Regional semifinals game looking to advance to its school first regional final since 1992 and to avenge their only defeat of the season against the Apopka Lady Blue Darters.

Winter Springs basketball program has been one of the most dominant programs in the Central Florida area over the past four years. With three district titles and four playoff appearances, the Bears are one of the favorites to contend for a state title this year. One big reason for their success has been the play of senior forward Luis Jacobo.

After losing their first game of the year in the district finals to Apopka, the Lady Panthers of Orlando Dr. Phillips was ready to get back on the court and start a new winning streak. It didn’t take them long to start the streak as they easily defeated the Vero Beach Lady Indians 59-34 in the first round of the 6A state playoffs.

With the playoff starting this week for the 2009 football year, Florida Prospects takes a look back at what has been a very exciting year of football in the state of Florida.

After months of looking at different schools throughout the nation, Winter Springs Forward Luis Jacobo made his decision of where he will spend his next four years.

Week five is slated to be the most exciting week of football to date. With so many marquee games across the state, Florida Prospects couldn’t just highlight one. Today we will highlight two top games in the state and tomorrow we will highlight the big one between Byrnes and St. Thomas Aquinas. This is a premium story that you are getting for free. Join floridaprospects.com and realize why we are the Best Source for High School Sports

After losing their opening game to Tampa Bay Tech, the defending 4A state champions, Tampa Plant Panthers came into their Thursday night match-up against Tampa Jefferson looking to make a statement. With a 46-13 beat down of the Dragons, the Panthers sent a statement to the rest of the state that they are ready to defend their championship.

Week three of the high school football season is filled with great games from across the state. This week Florida Prospects showcases what should be one of the best games in Palm Beach this year when the fourth ranked Pahokee Blue Devils plays host to tenth ranked Palm Beach Dwyer.

After starting the 2009 AAU season off slow, the 17U Florida Prospects Boys Basketball team has started to show the state that they belong in the discussion of top AAU teams in the state.

The Gainesville Hurricanes boys basketball team had to wait one year to erase memories of last year’s final four performance. The Hurricanes lost in the 5A state semifinal game to eventual state champions Ft. Lauderdale Dillard, then proceeded to lose their coach. The one thing they didn’t lose was their focus as the Hurricanes completed their quest winning the 5A state championship over the Clearwater Tornadoes 53-46.

Pine Crest senior forward Ed Waite, predicted a 15 point victory against Orlando Jones in Friday’s 3A state championship final. He said that because of the way his team had prepared all year. Well for once he was wrong. They actually won by 16 as the Ft. Lauderdale Pine Crest Panthers repeated as 3A state champions with a dominating 60-44 victory over the Orlando Jones High Tigers.