Florida Spotlight: Wildwood 41, Citrus 7 (PHOTO GALLERY)
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Sykotyk | August 17, 2026
In Florida, the football season starts with a plethora of “Kickoff Classic” games. These Kickoff Classic games don’t count toward playoff points ranking to determine playoff participation and seeding. Though they’re not scrimmages, they aren’t always played with full emphasis on winning. Some teams schedule these games as warm-ups, while others see them as another game. Not much different than PA non-conference/league/region games as they have zero bearing on the playoffs.
In this one, two central Florida schools about 30 minutes apart were set to square off to open their respective seasons. Wildwood sits on I-75 at the northern terminus of the Florida Turnpike. While Citrus hails from the town of Inverness, along route 44 to the west. Slated for a 7pm kickoff, the finicky Florida weather had a say in the matter, and the game couldn’t kickoff until almost 8pm.
But once it did, the threat of rain and lightning subsided. Staying just to the north as the game took place on Rocker Field on the sprawling Wildwood Middle High School campus.
To see more, and larger, photos from these games, click HERE.
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