FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 23, 1999


Dr. Phillips, St. Thomas Aquinas, Cardinal Gibbons, Bolles, Lake Highland Prep, St. Johns Country Day lead Dodge Sunshine Cup All-Sports Award standings through winter sports competition

GAINESVILLE – Dr. Phillips, St. Thomas Aquinas, Cardinal Gibbons, Bolles, Maclay and St. John’s Country Day lead their respective classifications following winter sports competition in the Dodge Sunshine Cup Floyd E. Lay All-Sports Award standings.

Dr. Phillips (Orlando), with 63.5 points, holds a slim one-point advantage over Spanish River (Boca Raton) in Class 6A. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) has Class 5A all but wrapped up with 134.5 points, almost double that of second place Fort Myers which has 75 points. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) leads Class 4A with 110 points, 20 points ahead of second-place Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville). Bolles (Jacksonville), with 121 points, leads Class 3A by 13 points over Gulliver Prep (Miami), which has 108 points. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) holds a sizeable lead, 105 to 89.5, over Maclay (Tallahassee) in Class 2A. Finally, St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), with 88 points, leads Class A over second-place Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg) with 72.5 points.

The Dodge Floyd E. Lay Sunshine Cup is named in honor of Commissioner-Emeritus Floyd E. Lay, who lead the Association from 1963 through 1980. It is sponsored by The New Dodge, the official vehicle of the Florida High School Activities Association.

Points are awarded to member schools based on their finish in the FHSAA State Series in each sport in which they field a team. Twenty points are awarded for first place, 18 for second place, 16 for third place, 14 for fourth place, 12 for fifth place, and 11 through 1 for sixth through 16th places respectively.

Winners will be honored at the FHSAA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and Awards Banquet on June 17.

Here are the top 10 teams in the overall standings, as well as girls program and boys program standings:

Overall Standings

CLASS 6A
1. Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 63.5
2. Spanish River (Boca Raton), 62.5
3. Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 54.0
4. (tie) Vero Beach, 49.0
4. (tie) Winter Park, 49.0
6. Boone (Orlando), 45.0
7. Douglas (Parkland), 44.0
8. Gaither (Tampa), 43.0
9. (tie) Lake Mary, 41.5
9. (tie) Olympic Heights (Boca Raton), 41.5

CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 134.5
2. Fort Myers, 75.0
3. Washington (Pensacola), 62.0
4. Gainesville, 59.0
5. Durant (Plant City), 58.0
6. Satellite (Satellite Beach), 57.5
7. Flagler Palm Coast (Bunnell), 56.0
8. Leon (Tallahassee), 49.0
9. Estero, 48.0
10. Nease (St. Augustine), 46.5

CLASS 4A
1. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 110.0
2. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 90.0
3. Bishop Moore (Orlando), 82.0
4. Jesuit (Tampa), 75.5
5. Astronaut (Titusville), 72.5
6. Suncoast (Riviera Beach), 62.0
7. Eastside (Gainesville), 56.5
8. Lecanto, 52.0
9. Palm Harbor University, 48.5
10. Pace, 46.5

CLASS 3A
1. Bolles (Jacksonville), 121.0
2. Gulliver Prep (Miami), 108.0
3. Pensacola Catholic, 88.5
4. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 83.5
5. Clearwater Central Catholic, 81.5
6. Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 75.5
7. Winter Springs, 70.0
8. Episcopal (Jacksonville), 64.5
9. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 63.5
10. Pope John Paul (Boca Raton), 59.5

CLASS 2A
1. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 105.0
2. Maclay (Tallahassee), 89.5
3. Tampa Prep, 85.5
4. Trinity Prep (Winter Park), 74.5
5. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 73.0
6. St. Edward's (Vero Beach), 69.5
7. American Heritage (Plantation), 56.0
8. Benjamin (North Palm Beach), 53.0
9. Father Lopez (Daytona Beach), 43.0
10. Dade Christian (Miami), 42.0

CLASS A
1. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 88.0
2. Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 72.5
3. First Academy (Orlando), 67.0
4. Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg), 64.0
5. Orangewood Christian (Maitland), 55.0
6. Indian Rocks Christian (Largo), 38.5
7. Northwest Christian (Miami), 35.0
8. Malone, 33.0
9. Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg), 30.0
10. Warner Christian (South Daytona), 28.5


Girls Standings

CLASS 6A
1. Spanish River (Boca Raton), 59.5
2. Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 43.0
3. (tie) Fort Walton Beach, 36.0
3. (tie) Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs), 36.0
5. Douglas (Parkland), 33.0
6. Boone (Orlando), 30.0
7. Lake Mary, 28.0
8. Niceville, 26.5
9. Gaither (Tampa), 23.5
10. Wellington, 24.5

CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 68.5
2. Washington (Pensacola), 51.0
3. Durant (Plant City), 44.0
4. Nease (St. Augustine), 34.5
5. Satellite (Satellite Beach), 31.0
6. (tie) Sarasota, 27.0
6. (tie) Spruce Creek (Port Orange), 27.0
8. (tie) Our Lady of Lourdes (Miami), 24.5
9. (tie) Venice, 24.5
10. Gainesville, 24.0

CLASS 4A
1. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), 76.0
2. Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville), 67.0
3. Bishop Moore (Orlando), 55.0
4. Palm Harbor University, 46.5
5. Astronaut (Titusville), 43.5
6. Suncoast (Riviera Beach), 39.5
7. Seabreeze (Daytona Beach), 35.0
8. Pace, 31.5
9. Eastside (Gainesville), 31.0
10. Winter Haven, 21.0

CLASS 3A
1. Bolles (Jacksonville), 68.0
2. Clearwater Central Catholic, 58.0
3. Pensacola Catholic, 53.0
4. Gulliver Prep (Miami), 51.0
5. Winter Springs, 49.0
6. Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 42.5
7. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 40.5
8. Melbourne Central Catholic, 31.0
9. Episcopal (Jacksonville), 30.0
10. (tie) Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 25.5
10. (tie) Williston, 25.5

CLASS 2A
1. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 62.5
2. St. Edward's (Vero Beach), 46.5
3. Maclay (Tallahassee), 44.5
4. Dade Christian (Miami), 42.0
5. Trinity Prep (Winter Park), 38.5
6. Tampa Prep, 36.5
7. Benjamin (North Palm Beach), 34.5
8. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 32.0
9. American Heritage (Plantation), 22.0
10. Freeport, 21.0

CLASS A
1. Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg), 64.0
2. First Academy (Orlando), 62.5
3. Indian Rocks Christian (Largo), 38.5
4. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 36.0
5. Orangewood Christian (Maitland), 35.0
6. Oak Hall (Gainesville), 22.5
7. St. Joseph (St. Augustine), 21.0
8. Bayshore Christian (Tampa), 20.0
9. Malone, 18.0
10. Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 16.0


Boys Standings

CLASS 6A
1. Vero Beach, 48.0
2. Winter Park, 31.0
3. Miami Northwestern, 30.5
4. (tie) Miami Southridge, 29.0
4. (tie) Plantation, 29.0
6. Miami Coral Park, 25.0
7. Deerfield Beach, 24.5
8. Christopher Columbus (Miami), 22.5
9. Olympic Heights (Boca Raton), 21.5
10. (tie) Dr. Phillips (Orlando), 20.5
10. (tie) South Miami, 20.5

CLASS 5A
1. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale), 66.0
2. Fort Myers, 60.5
3. Flagler Palm Coast (Bunnell), 39.5
4. Estero, 38.0
5. Gainesville, 35.0
6. (tie) Ridgewood (New Port Richey), 32.0
6. (tie) Woodham (Pensacola), 32.0
8. Boca Raton, 31.0
9. Osceola (Kissimmee), 30.5
10. Leon (Tallahassee), 29.0

CLASS 4A
1. Jesuit (Tampa), 75.5
2. Monsignor Pace (Miami), 42.0
3. New Smyrna Beach, 34.0
4. Lecanto, 32.0
5. (tie), Astronaut (Titusville), 29.0
5. (tie) Osceola (Seminole), 29.0
7. Sebring, 28.5
8. Bishop Moore (Orlando), 27.0
9. (tie) Eastside (Gainesville), 25.5
9. (tie) Santa Fe (Alachua), 25.5

CLASS 3A
1. Gulliver Prep (Miami), 57.0
2. Bolles (Jacksonville), 53.0
3. Marianna, 49.5
4. Pope John Paul (Boca Raton), 47.0
5. Berkeley Prep (Tampa), 43.0
6. Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach), 38.0
7. Pensacola Catholic, 35.5
8. Clewiston, 35.0
9. Episcopal (Jacksonville), 34.5
10. Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale), 33.0

CLASS 2A
1. Tampa Prep, 49.0
2. Maclay (Tallahassee), 45.0
3. Lake Highland Prep (Orlando), 42.5
4. Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale), 41.0
5. Pensacola Christian, 38.0
6. Trinity Prep (Winter Park), 36.0
7. American Heritage (Plantation), 34.0
8. (tie) Father Lopez (Daytona Beach), 32.0
8. (tie) Santa Fe Catholic (Lakeland), 32.0
10. Port St. Joe, 30.5

CLASS A
1. Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg), 56.5
2. St. Johns Country Day (Orange Park), 52.0
3. Warner Christian (South Daytona), 28.5
4. Canterbury (Fort Myers), 26.5
5. (tie) Northwest Christian (Miami), 20.0
5. (tie) Orangewood Christian (Maitland), 20.0
5. (tie) Palmer Trinity (Miami), 20.0
8. (tie) Champagnat Catholic (Miami), 18.0
8. (tie) Temple Heights Christian (Tampa), 18.0
8. (tie) Upperroom Christian (Lauderhill), 18.0


Contact:
Robert Hernberger
Assistant Director of Communications, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 190
roberth@fhsaa.org