Super 16 High School matchups in Orlando

District champions could be crowned and career records broken Friday night in Week 9 of the high school football regular season.

Tavares hosts Eustis in a Class 5A battle of Lake County rivals who have gone nearly two decades without a district title. The Bulldogs can claim the trophy outright for the first time since 2004 with a win.

Eustis, district champs in 2005, likely needs a win Friday and another next week vs. Mount Dora to end its drought. The Eagles won four in a row against Tavares from 2015-18 before the Bulldogs scored a 22-20 win in 2019.

Four district matchups between Sentinel Super 16 teams will help paint the postseason picture moving forward.

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Edgewater RB Baxter ‘shocked’ by Alabama offer

Junior adds prized offer after monster 249-yard, 4-TD OT performance

Orlando Edgewater junior running back Cedric “C.J.” Baxter already was a hot commodity among college football recruiters, but his popularity has grown exponentially in the past two weeks.

When Alabama comes to town, something must be going right.

The Crimson Tide’s interest in Baxter, a 6-foot-2, 220-pound prospect, took off after his performance in a four-overtime 52-49 victory over rival Jones High.

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