Here we go again. Lakeland and St. Thomas, back again playing each other in the state championship game. St. Thomas Aquinas is the most successful football program in Florida with 16 state titles, ...

Football players from just one area high school team that began playing practicing in early August for their fall season are still playing in the first week of December, and those athletes play ...

The Florida high school football season reaches its climax Thursday night when defending state champion St. Thomas Aquinas (13-1) faces Lakeland (12-2) in a highly-anticipated rematch of last year’s ...

Ball control and defense was the winning formula for Lakeland against Tampa Gaither on Friday night. Although Lakeland didn’t officially clinch its 15-8 victory in the Class 5A, Region 2 semifinals at ...

It was the most unexpected football moment ever for Lakeland junior wide receiver Joseph Howard. But the road to recovery ultimately taught him some lessons just like his Polk County coaches. On ...

The Lakeland Dreadnaughts secondary has easily been one of the more reliable Florida high school football units in the 2025 FHSAA Football State Championships. And there is one unsung hero who ...