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The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 19, 2008

Armwood No. 2 In Rivals' National Rankings

The Armwood football team picked up another national ranking on Monday, and the latest is perhaps the biggest in the program's history.

Rivals.com listed the Hawks as the No. 2 team in the RivalsHigh 100, ranking Armwood behind only Texas' Trinity High in the national rankings. It is the first time Armwood has been ranked No. 2 in a national poll, according to Armwood coach Sean Callahan.

Armwood has previously been ranked in the PrepNation.com Preseason National Prep Poll (No.8) and the ESPNRISE.com FAB 50 preseason national rankings (No. 14).

"I think it's a compliment to my assistant coaches and a compliment to all of my football players, because guys like Ryne [Giddins'] name is always popping up there," Callahan said of the national rankings. "It's a compliment to what we've done and the amount of people we have coming back."

Plant was the only other local team ranked in the RivalsHigh 100, with the Panthers coming in at No. 54.

VENUE CHANGE: Plant City coach Jason Strunk will have to wait a bit longer than expected to trot the Raiders out on their home field for the first time.

Strunk said Plant City's Kickoff Classic against Tampa Bay Tech scheduled for Aug. 29 has been moved to TBT because of some problems with new sod being laid down on the Raiders' home field.

Strunk said he wanted new sod because Plant City's field was the "worst playing surface I'd seen. I wasn't letting my guys out on that."

During the process of replacing the sod an error was made, Strunk said, and it could not be corrected before the scheduled game against the Titans.

Strunk said everything will be completed before Plant City's first scheduled home game of the 2008 regular season, which is against Riverview on Sept.19.Plant City opens the season with consecutive road games, at Durant and Blake.

Adam Adkins

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