The Florida High School Athletic Association power rankings list four District 3 teams in the top 10 of 7A, led by Dr. Phillips at No. 2. And this week proved that No. 6 Olympia, No. 8 West Orange and No. 9 Apopka will also have a say in who earns the two region playoff berths that will be available and hotly contested in what has long been labeled the “District of Death.”
And those aren’t the only dangerous teams in what is, based on the power ratings, easily the deepest district in the large-school classification. Evans has spent most of the season alongside the top four in the Sentinel Super 16 area rankings and Ocoee and Lake Brantley are capable of pulling off a shocker.