Brevard County has a long History of being in and winning HS Football State Championships in the State of Florida. With the start of the 2016 Season underway we took a look back at this storied History.

Melbourne 1965 2A State Runner Up:  Miami High Coach Bobby Carlton vs Melbourne Coach Byrd Whigham. Melbourne Loss 44-12 at the Orange Bowl Miami, FL     1965 CLASS 2A Semifinals: Melbourne 7, Wolfson (Jacksonville) 0; Miami 7, Plant (Tampa) 6. Championship: Miami 44, Melbourne 12.

Melbourne 1966 2A State Champion: Melbourne Coach Byrd Whigham vs Fort Lauderdale Coach Loren Maltby. Melbourne Won 31-12 at Fort Lauderdale High School 1966 CLASS 2A Semifinals: Melbourne 40, Englewood (Jacksonville) 14; Fort Lauderdale 20, Winter Haven 14. Championship:Melbourne 31, Fort Lauderdale 12 RECORD:#51 All Time Scoring 3 TDs Bill Green, Melbourne, 1966 (2A)

Merritt Island 1972 4A State Champions: Merritt Island Coach Eddie Feely  vs Leon (Tallahassee) Coach Gene Cox. Merritt Island Won 40-21 at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee 1972 CLASS 4A District Playoffs: Leon 62 (Tallahassee), Raines(Jacksonville) 21; Merritt Island 24, Winter Park 7; Seminole 20, King (Tampa) 13; Hollywood Hills 31, Miami Central 7.Semifinals: Leon 21, Seminole 17; Merritt Island 29, Hollywood Hills 22. Championship: Merritt Island 40, Leon 21.

Merritt Island 1978 4A State Champions: Merritt Island Coach Gerald Odom vs Pine Forest (Pensacola) Coach Roy Roberts. Merritt Island Won 20-06 at Pine Forest High, Pensacola  1978 CLASS 4A District Playoffs: Pine Forest (Pensacola) 27, Fort Walton Beach 14; Wolfson (Jacksonville) 28, Robert E. Lee(Jacksonville) 20; Edgewater (Orlando) 14, King (Tampa) 0; Plant (Tampa) 28, Clearwater 6; Merritt Island 21, Gainesville 14; Deerfield Beach 14, Lake Worth 12; Hialeah Miami Lakes 23, Hollywood Hills 21; Miami Springs 27, South Miami 20.
Regional Playoffs: Pine Forest 34, Wolfson 6; Plant 15, Edgewater 13; Merritt Island 30, Deerfield Beach 12; Hialeah Miami Lakes 14, Miami Springs 7. Sectional Playoffs: Pine Forest 14, Plant 7; Merritt Island 9, Hialeah Miami Lakes 7. Championship:Merritt Island 20, Pine Forest 6.

Merritt Island 1979 4A State Champions: Merritt Island Coach Gerald Odom vs Pine Forest(Pensacola) Coach Roy Roberts. Merritt Island Won 20-06 at Merritt Island   1979 CLASS 4A District Playoffs: Pine Forest(Pensacola) 27, Choctawhatchee(Fort Walton Beach) 14; Fletcher(Neptune Beach) 16, Raines(Jacksonville) 7; Lakeland 14, Evans(Orlando) 11; Merritt Island 35, Seminole(Sanford) 16; Plant(Tampa) 26, Dunedin 8; Lake Worth 6, Piper(Sunrise) 3; Miramar 28, Hialeah 27; Miami Southridge 12, Miami Springs 12.Regional Playoffs: Pine Forest 29, Fletcher 0; Lakeland 13, Plant 12; Merritt Island 20, Lake Worth 0; Miami Southridge 31, Miramar 7. Sectional Playoffs: Pine Forest 26, Lakeland 14; Merritt Island 21, 1, Miami Southridge 20. Championship: Merritt Island 19, Pine Forest 14.

Titusville High 1980 3A State Runner Up: Gainesville Coach James F. Niblack vs Titusville Coach Al Werneke. Titusville High Loss 21-10 at Draa Field, Titusville 2000 CLASS 3A District Playoffs: Milton 43, Taylor County (Perry) 26; Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 30, Palatka 7; Gainesville 23,Forest (Ocala) 0; St. Cloud 20, Tarpon Springs 8; Titusville 19, Bartow 0; Venice 32, Cape Coral 6; Glades Central(Belle Glade) 46, Fort Pierce Westwood 14; St. Thomas Aquinas(Fort Lauderdale) 55, Miami Edison 6. Regional Playoffs: Lee 26,Milton 0; Gainesville 41, St. Cloud 7; Titusville 31, Venice 0; Glades Central 28, St. Thomas Aquinas 24. Sectional Playoffs: Gainesville 21, Lee 15; Titusville 13, Glades Central 6. Championship: Gainesville 21, Titusville 15

Titusville High 1982 3A State Champion: Titusville Coach Al Werneke vs Osceola (Kissimmee) Coach Ken Baker. Titusville High Won at 33-0 Draa Field, Titusville 1982 CLASS 3A District Playoffs: Leon (Tallahassee) 35, Crestview 7; Palatka 14, Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 10; Forest (Ocala) 28, Buchholz (Gainesville) 10; Osceola (Kissimmee) 28, Jesuit (Tampa) 7; Titusville 33, Lake Wales 0; Naples 24, Lakewood(St. Petersburg) 6; Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) 34, Fort Pierce Westwood 33 (3 OT); Homestead 32, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 28. Regional Playoffs: Palatka 14, Leon 7; Osceola 16, Forest 7; Titusville 21, Naples 14; Homestead 7, Cardinal Newman 0. Sectional Playoffs: Osceola 14, Palatka 7; Titusville 29, Homestead 0. Championship: Titusville 33, Osceola 0.

Titusville High 1983 3A State Champion: Titusville Coach Al Werneke vs Palatka Coach Jim McCool. Titusville High Won 28-21 Draa Field, Titusville   1983 CLASS 3A District Playoffs: Milton 21, Leon (Tallahassee) 10; Palatka 27, Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 7; Jones (Orlando) 26, Vanguard (Ocala) 7; Pasco (Dade City) 36, Bartow 27; Titusville 29, Fort Pierce Westwood 0; Southeast (Bradenton) 12, Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) 7; Northeast (Oakland Park) 28, Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) 6; St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 10, Homestead 7. Regional Playoffs: Palatka 28, Milton 27 (3 OT) ; Pasco 29, Jones 13; Titusville 36, Southeast 0; St. Thomas Aquinas 22, Northeast 3. Sectional Playoffs: Palatka 18, Pasco 13; Titusville 33, St. Thomas Aquinas 7. Championship: Titusville 28, Palatka 21.

Merritt Island 4A State Runner Up: Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) Otis Gray vs  Merritt Island Gerald Odom. Merritt Island Loss 40-14 at Daytona Beach Municipal Stadium. 1989 CLASS 4A District Playoffs: Leon (Tallahassee) 28, Escambia(Pensacola) 15; Buchholz (Gainesville) 21, Raines (Jacksonville) 7; Merritt Island 24, Palatka 22; Seminole (Sanford) 14, Tarpon Springs 7; Auburndale 24, Dixie Hollins (St.Petersburg) 13; Southeast (Bradenton) 38, Barron Collier(Naples) 18; Ely (Pompano Beach) 24, Fort Pierce Westwood 8; Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 28, McArthur (Hollywood) 7. Regional Playoffs: Buchholz 28, Lincoln 21; Merritt Island 14, Seminole 7; Auburndale 16, Southeast 13; Dillard 21, Ely 19. Sectional Playoffs: Merritt Island 8, Buchholz 7; Dillard 27, Auburndale 7. Championship: Dillard 40, Merritt Island 14.

Palm Bay 2000 6A State Champion: Palm Bay Coach Dan Burke Dillard vs (Fort Lauderdale) Coach Joseph Redmond. Palm Bay Won 10-6 at University of Florida 2000 CLASS 6A Regional Quarterfinals: Evans (Orlando) 42, Sandalwood(Jacksonville) 20; Apopka 53, Winter Park 34; LakeBrantley (Altamonte Springs) 21, Edgewater (Orlando) 14; Lincoln (Tallahassee) 56, Dr. Phillips (Orlando) 7; Palm Bay(Melbourne) 10, Riverview (Sarasota) 0; Santaluces (Lantana) 39, Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach) 6; Atlantic (Delray Beach) 49, Vero Beach 28; Gaither (Tampa) 33, Spanish River (Boca Raton) 3; Deerfield Beach 27, Hialeah Miami Lakes 22; Plantation 10, Miami Carol City 6; Boyd Anderson(Lauderdale Lakes) 22, American (Hialeah) 9; Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 51, North Miami Beach 7; Miami Central 22, Miami Palmetto 21; Miami Jackson 56, Columbus (Miami)14; Miami 28, Miami Northwestern 21; Miami Southridge 45, Coral Gables 34. Regional Semifinals: Evans 19, Apopka 8; Lincoln 47, Lake Brantley 14; Palm Bay 28, Santaluces 0; Gaither 34, Atlantic 25; Plantation 32, Deerfield Beach 7; Dillard 18, Boyd Anderson 14; Miami Jackson 30, Miami Central 15; Miami 20, Miami Southridge 13. Regional Finals: Lincoln 24, Evans 7; Palm Bay 28, Gaither 7; Dillard 14, Plantation 7;
Miami Jackson 43, Miami 18. Semifinals: Palm Bay 21, Lincoln 20 (OT); Dillard 6, Miami Jackson. Finals: Palm Bay 10, Dillard 6.

Astronaut 2000 3A State Runner Up: Glades Central (Belle Glade) Coach Willie Bueno vs Astronaut (Titusville) Coach Randy Hallock. Astronaut Loss  20-10 Univ. of Florida (Gainesville)

Rockledge 2001 3A State Champion: Rockledge Coach Charles Wood vs St. Augustine Coach Joey Wiles. Rockledge Won 38-6 Florida State Univ. (Tallahassee)  2001 CLASS 3A Regional Quarterfinals: Milton 66, Dunnellon 14; Crystal River 35, Suwannee (Live Oak) 23; North Marion (Citra) 20, Woodham (Pensacola) 14; Pace 25, Rickards (Tallahassee)15; Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 21, Bartram Trail(Jacksonville) 14; Bradford (Starke) 45, Astronaut (Titusville)22; St. Augustine 18, Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 0; Palatka 37, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 30; Jesuit (Tampa)34, Zephyrhills 14; Bartow 23, Booker (Sarasota) 21; Hardee (Wauchula) 35, Wesley Chapel 22; Lake Wales 17, Southeast(Bradenton) 0; Glades Central (Belle Glade) 37, Barron Collier(Naples) 0; Immokalee 34, Cocoa 13; Rockledge 10, Hallandale 7; Lemon Bay (Englewood) 34, Fort Pierce Westwood 21.Regional Semifinals: Milton 36, Crystal River 12; Pace 35, North
Marion 34 (OT); Bradford 30, Baker County 14; St. Augustine 24, Palatka 0; Jesuit 44, Bartow 26; Lake Wales 35, Hardee 17; Glades Central 40, Immokalee 14; Rockledge 35, Lemon Bay 6. Regional Finals: Milton 30, Pace 19; St. Augustine 31, Bradford 7; Lake Wales 36, Jesuit 6; Rockledge 21, Glades Central 14. Semifinals: St. Augustine 24, Milton 20; Rockledge 28, Lake Wales 19. Championship: Rockledge 38, St. Augustine 6.

Palm Bay 2002 4A State Champion: Palm Bay Coach Dan Burke Jefferson vs (Tampa) Coach Mike Simmonds. Palm Bay Won 19-10 at Florida State University 2002 CLASS 4A Regional Quarterfinals: Columbia (Lake City) 22, Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) 16; Pensacola 19, Raines (Jacksonville) 14; Niceville 34, Ribault (Jacksonville)10; Lincoln (Tallahassee) 31, Fort Walton Beach 7; Belleview 48, Ridgewood (New Port Richey) 6; Palm Bay (Melbourne)47, Mitchell (New Port Richey) 14; Merritt Island 49, Forest(Ocala) 27; Land O’Lakes 14, Vanguard (Ocala) 6; Lake Gibson (Lakeland) 21, Dunedin 7; Armwood (Seffner) 52, Countryside (Clearwater) 17; Jefferson (Tampa) 42, George Jenkins (Lakeland) 24; Lakewood (St.Petersburg) 21, Lake Region (Eagle Lake) 17; Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) 18, Fort Myers 17; St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 31, Port Charlotte 14; Washington (Miami) 34, Lehigh (Lehigh Acres) 14; Charlotte (Punta Gorda) 42, Fort Pierce Central 21. Regional Semifinals: Columbia 48, Pensacola 6; Lincoln 45, Niceville 28; Palm Bay 42, Belleview 0; Land O’Lakes 20,
Merritt Island 14; Lake Gibson 17, Armwood 14; Jefferson 31, Lakewood 25; St. Thomas Aquinas 23, Lakewood Ranch 0; Charlotte 20, Washington 12. Regional Finals: Lincoln 35, Columbia 26; Palm Bay 49, Land O’Lakes 14; Jefferson 35, Lake Gibson 21; Charlotte 28, St. Thomas Aquinas 21. Semifinals:Palm Bay 44, Lincoln 21; Jefferson 26, Charlotte 14. Championship: Palm Bay 19, Jefferson 10. RECORD:Longest Interception Return 99 yards––Devin Giles, Jefferson (Tampa) vs. Palm Bay (Melbourne), 2002 (4A); RECORD:Longest Interception Return for Touchdown 99 yards––Devin Giles, Jefferson (Tampa) vs. Palm Bay (Melbourne), 2002 (4A)

Rockledge 2002 3A State Champions: Rockledge Coach Charles Wood vs Crestview Coach Matt Brunson. Rockledge Won 22-0 Florida State Univ. (Tallahassee) 2002 CLASS 3A Regional Quarterfinals: Suwannee (Live Oak) 35, Pace 31; Crestview 17, North Marion (Citra) 13; Milton 27, Rickards (Tallahassee) 18; Wakulla (Crawfordville) 49, Dunnellon 14; Palatka 33, Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 28; Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) 58, Bartram Trail (Jacksonville) 22; Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) 28, Astronaut (Titusville) 21; St. Augustine 33, Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) 0; Jesuit(Tampa) 57, Pasco (Dade City) 14; Zephyrhills 15, Bartow 14; Southeast (Bradenton) 40, Wesley Chapel 20; Hardee (Wauchula) 28, Hernando (Brooksville) 7; Fort Pierce Westwood 21, Barron Collier (Naples) 13; Suncoast (Riviera Beach) 31, Sebastian River (Sebastian) 23; Hallandale 28, Immokalee 27(OT); Rockledge 35, Jupiter 7. Regional Semifinals: Crestview 17, Suwannee 14; Milton 49, Wakulla 21; Seabreeze 40, Palatka 33 (OT); St. Augustine 45, Bishop Kenny 0; Jesuit 41, Zephyrhills 14; Southeast 21, Hardee 16; Fort Pierce Westwood 21, Suncoast 7; Rockledge 47, Hallandale 6. Regional Finals: Crestview 30, Milton 27 (OT); St. Augustine 49, Seabreeze 21; Jesuit 27, Southeast 6; Rockledge 23, Fort Pierce Westwood 12. Semifinals: Crestview 20, St. Augustine 10; Rockledge 34, Jesuit 13. Championship: Rockledge 22, Crestview 0. RECORD: #12 All Time Receiving Laurent Robinson, Rockledge 2002(3A) vs Crestview,( 8 Receptions ,128 Yards, 16.0 Yard Average) ;RECORD: POINTS SCORED BY KICKING Most Points Scored by Kicking, Individual, Game 16––Clint Wright, Rockledge vs. Crestview, 2002 (3A) (5FGs, 1 PAT); RECORD: FIELD GOALS Most Field Goals, Individual, Game 5––Clint Wright, Rockledge vs. Crestview, 2002 (3A) (23, 26, 27, 30, 25 yards); RECORD: FIELD GOALS Most Field Goals, Team 5––Rockledge vs. Crestview, 2002 (3A) (23, 26, 27, 30, 25)

Cocoa 2008 3A State Champions: Cocoa Coach John Wilkinson vs Godby (Tallahassee) Coach Shelton Crews. Cocoa High Won  7-6 in(OT) at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. 2008 CLASS 3A Regional Quarterfinals: Arnold (Panama City Beach) 44, Wakulla (Crawfordville) 7; Godby (Tallahassee) 40, Pensacola 0; Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) 42, Menendez(St.Augustine) 13; St. Augustine 20, Baker County (Glen St.Mary) 0; North Marion 42, Crystal River 0; Williston (bye,bracket vacated); Gulf (New Port Richey) 49, St. Cloud 35;
Pasco (Dade City) 37, Bishop Moore (Orlando) 20; Cocoa 41, Lake Wales 7; Ridge Community (Davenport) 19, SpaceCoast (Cocoa) 9; Braden River (Bradenton) 30, Palmetto 17; DeSoto County (Arcadia) 24, Spoto (Riverview) 6; Dunbar(Fort Myers) 39, Lely (Naples) 30; Naples 61, Riverdale (Fort Myers) 23; Glades Central (Belle Glade) 25, Belen Jesuit(Miami) 6; Monsignor Pace (Miami) 35, Cardinal Gibbons(Fort Lauderdale) 21. Regional Semifinals: Godby 48, Arnold 6; St. Augustine 27, Andrew Jackson 14; North Marion 49,Williston 7; Pasco 50, Gulf 0; Cocoa 17, Ridge Community 0; DeSoto County 14, Braden River 7; Naples 17, Dunbar 14; Monsignor Pace 13, Glades Central 6. Regional Finals: Godby 10, St. Augustine 9; Pasco 13, North Marion 12; Cocoa 35,
DeSoto County 7; Monsignor Pace 38, Naples 21. State Semifinals: Godby 28, Pasco 14; Cocoa 20, Monsignor Pace 17. State Championship: Cocoa 7, Godby 6 (OT). RECORD: Most Passes Intercepted, Individual 3––E.J. Johnson, Cocoa vs. Godby (Tallahassee), 2008(3A)

Cocoa 2009 2A State Champions: Cocoa Coach John WIlkinson vs Glades Central (Belle Glade) Coach Jessie Hester. Cocoa High Won 27-13 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. 2009 CLASS 2A Regional Semifinals: Baker County (Glen St. Mary) 26, Madison County (Madison) 17; Godby (Tallahassee) 27, Ribault (Jacksonville) 14; Astronaut (Titusville) 44, Bishop
Moore (Orlando) 14; Cocoa 35, Jones (Orlando) 6; Hardee (Wauchula) 49, Jesuit (Tampa) 21; Robinson (Tampa) 42, DeSoto County (Arcadia) 21; American Heritage (Plantation)
34, Boynton Beach 13; Glades Central (Belle Glade) 27, Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 3. Regional Finals: Godby 26, Baker County 19; Cocoa 29, Astronaut 0; Robinson 41,
Hardee 18; Glades Central 46, American Heritage 20. State Semifinals: Cocoa 17, Godby 16; Glades Central 33, Robinson 0. State Championship: Cocoa 27, Glades Central 13 RECORD: #21 All Time Rushing Yards Chevelle Buie, Cocoa, 2009 (2A) (27 carries 208yards 7.7 average)

Cocoa 2010 2A State Champions: Cocoa Coach John Wilkinson vs Glades Central (Belle Glade) Coach Jessie Hester . Cocoa High Won 14-13 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl. 2010 CLASS 2A Regional Semifinals: Godby (Tallahassee) 20, Ribault (Jacksonville) 13; Madison County (Madison) 43, Raines (Jacksonville) 6; Bishop Moore (Orlando) 25, Astronaut (Titusville)
7; Cocoa 14, Jones (Orlando) 9; Robinson (Tampa) 42, Immokalee 7; Jesuit (Tampa) 24, Hardee (Wauchula) 13; American Heritage (Plantation) 33, Suncoast (Riviera Beach) 8; Glades Central (Belle Glade) 28, Cardinal Gibbons (Ft.Lauderdale) 14. Regional Finals: Madison County 26, Godby 0; Cocoa 14, Bishop Moore 7; Robinson 21, Jesuit 7; Glades Central 31, American Heritage 19. State Semifinals: Cocoa 17, Madison County 15; Glades Central 35, Robinson 10. State Championship: Cocoa 14, Glades Central 13 RECORD:Fewest Passes Attempted, Team 1––Cocoa vs. Glades Central (Belle Glade), 2010 (2A);

Viera 2015 7A State Runner-Up: Viera Coach Kevin Mays vs St Thomas Aquinas Coach Roger Harriet. STA 45 Viera 10 at the Orlando Citrus Bowl

2015 CLASS 7A Regional Quarterfinals: Lincoln(Tallahassee) 41 Robert E. Lee(Jacksonville) 38; Columbia(Lake City) 42 Chiles(Tallahassee)27; Buchholz(Gainesville) 36 Edgewater(Orlando) 33; Hagerty(Oviedo) 21 Bartram Trail 28; St Cloud 31 Martin County 48; Viera 38 Harmony 06; Lakeland 55 Sickles(Tampa) 26; Plant(Tampa) 35 Kathleen(Lakeland) 24; Plant City 47 East Lake (Tarpon Springs) 34; Countryside(Clearwater) 21 Tampa Bay Tech 31; Braden River(Bradenton) 37 Gulf Coast(Naples) 14; South Fort Myers 14 Venice 35; Dwyer(Palm Beach Gardens) 16 Blanche Ely 14; St. Thomas Aquinas(Ft. Laurderdale) 29 Royal Palm Beach 00; Nova(Davie) 34 Mater Academy(Hialeah Gardens) 35(7-6 OT); Miami Sunset 36 West Broward(Pembroke Pines) 28; REGIONAL SEMIFINALS: Lincoln 20 Columbia 57; Buchholz 21 Bartram Trail 35; Martin County 17 Viera 47; Lakeland 21 Plant 11; Plant City 35 Tampa Bay Tech 15; Braden River 17 Venice 00; St.Thomas Aquinas 24 Dwyer 07; Mater Academy 42 Miami Sunset 19; REGIONAL FINALS: Columbia 51 Bartram Trail 14; Viera 42 Lakeland 23; Plant City 07 Braden River 17; St.Thomas Aquinas 60 Mater Academy 07; STATE SEMIFINALS: Columbia 23 Viera 42, ST.Thomas Aquinas 27 Braden River 10; STATE CHAMPIONSHIP: Viera 10 ST.Thomas Aquinas 42 RECORD: #29 Passing based on Completions, Individual 17–Hayden Kingston, Viera vs ST.Thomas Aquinas(17-29, 117yards)

Courtesy of FHSAA Record Books, August 2016