New football districts for Florida high schools

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Major changes are in store for local high school football districts according to the most resent realignment plan released by the Florida High School Athletic Association.

Around twenty schools are currently proposed to either drop or rise in district status.

Notable changes include Baldwin joining the Class 4A district 3 with Bolles, Raines, and Andrew Jackson; and Raines and Ribault being put in different classes.

Schools have until January 18^th to file an appeal about the new football districts.
 
Class 8A
DISTRICT 1
(7 schools)
DeLand
First Coast (Jacksonville)
Flagler Palm Coast (Palm Coast)
Mandarin (Jacksonville)
Sandalwood (Jacksonville)
Spruce Creek (Port Orange)
West Port (Ocala)

Class 7A
DISTRICT 3
(5 schools)
Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville)
Fletcher (Neptune Beach)
Fleming Island (Orange Park)
New Smyrna Beach
Oakleaf (Orange Park)


Class 6A
DISTRICT 3
(7 schools)
Columbia (Lake City)
Ed White (Jacksonville)
Englewood (Jacksonville)
Middleburg
Orange Park
Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville)
Terry Parker (Jacksonville)


DISTRICT 4
(5 schools)
Bartram Trail (St. Johns)
Creekside (St. Johns)
Nease (Ponte Vedra)
Matanzas (Palm Coast)
St. Augustine 


Class 5A
DISTRICT 3 
(8 schools)
Baker County (Glen St. Mary)
Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville)
Forrest (Jacksonville)
Paxon (Jacksonville)
Ribault (Jacksonville)
Stanton (Jacksonville)
Wolfson (Jacksonville)
Yulee
DISTRICT 4
(5 schools)
Clay (Green Cove Springs)
Menendez (St. Augustine)
Palatka
Ponte Vedra
Ridgeview (Orange Park)

Class 4A
DISTRICT 2 
(5 schools)
Fernandina Beach 
Fort White
Madison County (Madison)
Taylor County (Perry)
West Nassau (Callahan)

DISTRICT 3 
(4 schools)
Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville)
Baldwin
Bolles (Jacksonville)
Raines (Jacksonville)

DISTRICT 4 
(5 schools)
Bradford (Starke)
Interlachen
Keystone Heights
Umatilla
Villages


Class 3A
DISTRICT 1 
(6 schools)
Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville)
Episcopal (Jacksonville)
Pensacola Catholic
Providence (Jacksonville)
St. Joseph (St. Augustine)
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)


Class 2A
DISTRICT 2 
(5 schools)
Cedar Creek (Jacksonville)
Duval Charter (Jacksonville)
Eagle's View (Jacksonville)
Harvest Community (Jacksonville)
University Christian (Jacksonville) 


Class 1A
DISTRICT 1 
(4 schools)
Baker
Freeport
Jay
Northview (Bratt)


DISTRICT 6 
(4 schools)
Bell
Bronson
Hawthorne
Trenton 

DISTRICT 7 
(5 schools)
Chiefland
Dixie County (Cross City)
Newberry
Union County (Lake Butler) 
Williston