THE BOX

District 6A-6 Preseason Glance

Class 6A, Region 2, District 6

Teams: (2014 record)
Land O’Lakes Gators (4-6)
Mitchell Mustangs (6-5)
Pasco Pirates (6-4)
Springstead Eagles (6-4)
Sunlake Seahawks (9-3)

2015 Outlook:
One of the toughest districts in the region in 2015, the two berths for the postseason could come down to another tiebreaker such as the one last season between Sunlake, Mitchell and Springstead in which the Seahawks came out as champs and the Mustangs finished as runners-up. Add Pasco to the mix moving up from Class 5A last season and their weapons and things could be absolutely chaotic come seasons’ end. If you want offense, there’s plenty of that at Pasco and Mitchell and if smash-mouth defense and play in the trenches then you can find that at Sunlake and Springstead. Don’t count out the Gators, either. They can turn this into a nightmare for prognosticators if they can knock off any of the big dogs unexpectedly along the way. Buckle up for 2015 if you’re a fan of these squads.

Keep your eyes peeled for:
Land O’Lakes: (S)-Douglas Farmer, (QB)-Spencer Childress
Mitchell: (DL)-Devontay Taylor, (QB)-Larry DallaBetta
Pasco: (QB)-Michael Penix Jr., (ATH)-Jayvaughn Myers
Springstead: (T)-Hunter Hramika, (RB/OLB)-Demetrius Barry

Fall Classic Schedules:
8/20
Springstead at Hudson
8/21
Land O’Lakes at Zephyrhills
Mitchell at Palm Harbor University
Pasco vs. Ridgewood
Sunlake vs. East Lake

District Schedule:
9/18
Land O’Lakes at Sunlake
Springstead at Mitchell

10/2
Mitchell at Pasco
Sunlake at Springstead

10/9
Land O’Lakes at Springstead
Pasco at Sunlake

10/23
Pasco at Land O’Lakes
Sunlake at Mitchell

10/30
Mitchell at Land O’Lakes
Springstead at Pasco

Opposite District: 6A-5 (Ocala-Forest, Ocala-Vanguard, Gainesville, Lake Weir, Leesburg)
Biggest Roadblocks in 6A North: Armwood, Ed White, Lake Gibson, Niceville