Coaches at Lakeland High School were preparing for spring training last month when they suddenly noticed several of their football helmets were missing.

Football schedules for the 2025 season are starting to be announced all across the Sunshine State and SBLive Sports Florida will share these as we see them.

Lakeland Football Coach Marvin Frazier talks with Lakeland High School quarterbacks Zander Smith (left) and Chad Williams during their first day of practice at Bryant Stadium in Lakeland Florida ...

Lakeland High School announced Tuesday that head coach Bill Castle will hang up his headset after 52 years with the school's football program.

LAKELAND — There’s one more game left for Polk County high school football teams, and it will be the last game. Lakeland meets Venice at 8 p.m. on Saturday in the 2023 FHSAA Class 4S Football ...

A handful of recent state football champions or perennial playoff teams will have a new head coach on the sidelines during the 2023 high school season.

The Lakeland High School football team (9-0) begins an important week of practice leading up to Friday’s first-round Class 4A playoff game against Lake Gibson.

There are rivalry games, district games and just good matchups between top powers on the high school football schedule this year.

Lakeland grabbed a 28-13 victory at the expense of Armwood on Aug. 18 in Florida football. Defense ruled the first quarter as Lakeland and Armwood were both scoreless.

Pelham dug itself out of a first-quarter hole and pulled away a 40-23 win over Lakeland Lanier County in Georgia high school football on Sept. 29.