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2025

SEASON PREVIEW

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Niche used data from Department of Education among other sources to compile list of best athletic schools.

State-by-state look at where every pick in the 2025 NFL Draft played high school football

Zack Poff•Apr 26, 2025

State-by-state look at where every pick in the 2025 NFL Draft played high school football

Texas finishes with the most picks for the first time since 2022 with 36.

State-by-state look at high schools of NFL Draft first-round picks over last 10 years

Zack Poff•Apr 23, 2025

State-by-state look at high schools of NFL Draft first-round picks over last 10 years

Florida has had the most first round selections over the last decade.

IMG Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas headline high schools with most NFL Draft selections over last decade

Zack Poff•Apr 22, 2025

IMG Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas headline high schools with most NFL Draft selections over last decade

Just four schools have produced 10 or more draft picks over the last 10 years.

State-by-state look at every player selected in the NFL Draft over last 10 years

Zack Poff•Apr 21, 2025

State-by-state look at every player selected in the NFL Draft over last 10 years

Florida, Texas, California, Georgia have combined for over 40 percent of selections since 2015.

High school football teams with most MaxPreps Top 25 finishes over last 10 years

Zack Poff•Apr 14, 2025

High school football teams with most MaxPreps Top 25 finishes over last 10 years

IMG Academy, St. John Bosco, Mater Dei and St. Thomas Aquinas are the only schools that have finished ranked at least eight times since 2015.

Where every Super Bowl LIX player was rated coming out of high school

Zack Poff•Feb 4, 2025

Where every Super Bowl LIX player was rated coming out of high school

Chris Jones, Jalen Carter, Nolan Smith and Trey Smith among 12 five-stars set to take the field for Chiefs and Eagles.

Where Super Bowl LIX participants from the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles played high school football

Zack Poff•Feb 3, 2025

Where Super Bowl LIX participants from the Kansas City Chiefs, Philadelphia Eagles played high school football

Thirty-one different states represented led by Florida with 14.

Where Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills players were rated coming out of high school

Zack Poff•Jan 24, 2025

Where Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills players were rated coming out of high school

Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins, Dalton Kincaid, Christian Benford, Hollywood Brown, Bryan Cook among 30 players unranked coming out of high school.

Football Recap: Columbus Falls Short of Venice in the Playoffs

Team Reports•Dec 9, 2024

Football Recap: Columbus Falls Short of Venice in the Playoffs

Football Recap: Columbus Explorers vs. Venice Indians

MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 6 North Shore beats No. 20 Atascocita 49-21 to advance to 6A Division 1 semifinals

Zack Poff•Dec 7, 2024

MaxPreps Top 25 high school football scores: No. 6 North Shore beats No. 20 Atascocita 49-21 to advance to 6A Division 1 semifinals

Julian Lewis leads No. 5 Carrollton to 30-17 win over No. 10 Buford in Georgia 6A semifinals.

Stats have been entered for the Columbus vs. Venice on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

On Friday, Dec 6, 2024, the Columbus Varsity Boys Football team lost their game against Venice High School by a score of 27-33.

Tournament Game

2024 FHSAA Football State Championships 7A FHSAA Football

Columbus27

Venice33

Final

Football Recap: Columbus Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

Team Reports•Dec 5, 2024

Football Recap: Columbus Picks Up Sixth Straight Win at Home

Football Recap: Columbus Explorers vs. Western Wildcats

Football Recap: Columbus Finds Playoff Glory Versus South Dade

Team Reports•Dec 5, 2024

Football Recap: Columbus Finds Playoff Glory Versus South Dade

Football Recap: Columbus Explorers vs. South Dade Buccaneers

Football Game Preview: Columbus Explorers vs. Venice Indians

Team Reports•Dec 2, 2024

Football Game Preview: Columbus Explorers vs. Venice Indians

Football Preview: Columbus Explorers vs. Venice Indians

Stats have been entered for the Columbus vs. Western on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.