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Nine area baseball teams finish Top 10 in ThePrepZone.com rankings

State runner-up Timber Creek finished No. 2 in Class 9A while Bishop Moore ranks fifth in 5A and Mount Dora Christian ranks fifth in 2A.
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State runner-up Timber Creek finished No. 2 in Class 9A while Bishop Moore ranks fifth in 5A and Mount Dora Christian ranks fifth in 2A.
J.C. Carnahan, Orlando Sentinel staff portrait in Orlando, Fla., Tuesday, July 19, 2022. (Willie J. Allen Jr./Orlando Sentinel)
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Three area baseball teams wrapped up the season in the top five of their respective classifications in ThePrepZone.com’s final rankings.

State runner-up Timber Creek finished No. 2 in Class 9A while Bishop Moore ranks fifth in 5A and Mount Dora Christian ranks fifth in 2A.

Nine teams from the Sentinel’s six-county coverage area landed in the Top 10 of the ThePrepZone.com classification rankings.

Region finalists Lake Mary is No. 6 and state semifinalist Dr. Phillips is No. 8 in 9A.

Hagerty finished No. 8 in 8A and The First Academy finished No. 10 in 4A. Orangewood Christian ranks No. 10 in 3A and Kissimmee City of Life is No. 9 in 2A.

Area teams are highlighted in bold print.

ALL-CLASSIFICATION

1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (8A) (27-3)

2. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (4A) (17-15)

3. Clearwater Calvary Christian (4A) (30-1)

4. Lakeland George Jenkins (8A) (26-4)

5. Venice (7A) (24-8)

6. Miami Monsignor Pace (5A) (24-6)

7. Tampa Jefferson (6A) (22-8)

8. Jupiter (9A) (20-11)

9. Fort Myers Canterbury (3A) (27-5)

10. Jacksonville Bolles (5A) (24-6)

CLASS 9A

1. Jupiter (20-11)

2. Orlando Timber Creek (22-8)

3. Pembroke Pines Flanagan (24-2)

4. Miami Columbus (22-6)

5. Vero Beach (26-3)

6. Lake Mary (22-5)

7. Parkland Stoneman Douglas (19-7)

8. Orlando Dr. Phillips (18-14)

9. Miami Palmetto (23-5)

10. Lantana Santaluces (23-4)

Honorable mention: Jacksonville Mandarin (20-6), Lake Worth Park Vista (20-8), Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley (18-10), Kissimmee Gateway (17-7), Kissimmee Osceola (19-7), Port Orange Spruce Creek (17-9), Coral Springs Taravella (17-10), Orlando Boone (17-9), Weston Cypress Bay (12-8-1), Pembroke Pines West Broward (18-5), Orlando Cypress Creek (20-5).

CLASS 8A

1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (27-3)

2. Lakeland George Jenkins (26-4)

3. Sarasota (19-13)

4. Tampa Plant (23-6)

5. Tampa Sickles (22-5)

6. Davie Nova (22-4)

7. Dover Strawberry Crest (19-9)

8. Oviedo Hagerty (23-7)

9. Bradenton Lakewood Ranch (20-8-1)

10. Lakeland (19-10)

Honorable mention: Wellington (20-6), Gainesville Buchholz (21-7), Tampa Wharton (17-9), Valrico Bloomingdale (18-8), Westland Hialeah (18-10), Tarpon Springs East Lake (20-8), Tallahassee Chiles (15-11), Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (16-7), Ocala Forest (18-8), Windermere High (18-10).

CLASS 7A

1. Venice (24-8)

2. Pace (24-7)

3. Doral Academy (23-7-1)

4. Niceville (24-3)

5. Tampa Leto (24-5)

6. Naples Gulf Coast (24-6)

7. Cantonment Tate (21-7)

8. Winter Haven (22-7)

9. St. Johns Creekside (21-8)

10. New Port Richey Mitchell (23-8)

Honorable mention: Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer (19-9), Viera (20-8), New Smyrna Beach (19-9), Punta Gorda Charlotte (18-9), Naples Palmetto Ridge (17-10), St. Augustine (18-12), Bradenton Braden River (18-11), Stuart Martin County (18-7), Pembroke Pines Charter (18-10), Melbourne (18-11).

CLASS 6A

1. Tampa Jefferson (22-8)

2. Merritt Island (23-7)

3. Plantation American Heritage (24-4)

4. Green Cove Springs Clay (24-7)

5. Lynn Haven Mosley (22-6)

6. Rockledge (25-4)

7. Naples Barron Collier (19-13)

8. Lake Wales (23-6)

9. Tampa Jesuit (19-10)

10. Dunnellon (20-7)

Honorable mention: Land O’ Lakes (21-7), Naples Lely (21-7), Panama City Beach Arnold (18-10), Spring Hill Springstead (18-11), Miami Springs (19-7), Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (16-12-1), Citra North Marion (16-10), Pensacola West Florida (18-10), Jacksonville Stanton (19-6), Dunedin (19-11), Ponte Vedra (16-13).

CLASS 5A

1. Miami Monsignor Pace (24-6)

2. Jacksonville Bolles (24-6)

3. Brooksville Nature Coast (26-5)

4. Avon Park (21-5-1)

5. Orlando Bishop Moore (25-4)

6. North Broward Prep (22-9)

7. Melbourne Central Catholic (21-9)

8. Tallahassee Rickards (19-11)

9. Fort Pierce Lincoln Park Academy (18-10)

10. Miami Mater Lakes Academy (18-10)

Honorable mention: Yulee (19-9), Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (18-9), Pompano Beach (18-8), Satellite Beach Satellite (20-7), Key West (17-10), Marianna (19-10), LaBelle (18-9), Pierson Taylor (19-7), Live Oak Suwannee (16-12), Englewood Lemon Bay (20-10), Brooksville Hernando (22-7), Glen St. Mary Baker County (19-7), Bushnell South Sumter (18-7), Fernandina Beach (18-7).

CLASS 4A

1. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (17-15)

2. Clearwater Calvary Christian (30-1)

3. Palm Beach Gardens Benjamin (24-5)

4. Jacksonville Trinity Christian (19-9)

5. Jacksonville Providence (24-6)

6. Ocala Trinity Catholic (17-6)

7. Delray Beach American Heritage (22-7)

8. Miami Florida Christian (20-9)

9. Pensacola Catholic (19-8)

10. Orlando The First Academy (19-9)

Honorable Mention: Tampa Berkeley Prep (17-11), Kissimmee Gateway Charter (18-10), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (17-9), Miami Westminster Christian (18-11), Clearwater Central Catholic (16-9).

CLASS 3A

1. Fort Myers Canterbury (27-5)

2. Tallahassee North Florida Christian (25-4)

3. Tampa Carrollwood Day (23-4)

4. Fort Pierce John Carroll Catholic (19-8)

5. St. Petersburg Northside Christian (20-7)

6. Jacksonville University Christian (19-10)

7. Fort Myers Southwest Florida Christian (22-7)

8. Lakeland Christian (19-11)

9. Weston Sagemont (18-11)

10. Maitland Orangewood Christian (17-10)

Honorable Mention: Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic (20-7), Tampa Cambridge Christian (18-6), Bradenton St. Stephens Academy (17-5), Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin (19-7), West Palm Beach Berean Christian (16-6), Oviedo Master’s Academy (18-8), Sarasota Out-of-Door Academy (16-8), St. Petersburg Catholic (17-11), Miami Archbishop Carroll (13-9).

CLASS 2A

1. Miami Christian (24-5)

2. Crawfordville Wakulla Christian School (18-6)

3. Lecanto Seven Rivers Christian (19-7)

4. Naples Seacrest Country Day (20-9)

5. Mount Dora Christian Academy (19-10)

6. Lake Worth Trinity Christian Academy (17-10)

7. Jacksonville Christ’s Church Academy (17-8)

8. Fort Pierce St. Andrews Episcopal Academy (19-5)

9. Kissimmee City of Life Christian Academy (19-7)

10. St. Petersburg Keswick Christian (15-10)

Honorable Mention: South Daytona Warner Christian (16-10), Lake Worth Christian (14-9), St. Petersburg Canterbury (14-9), Miami Brito (13-13).

CLASS 1A

1. Port St. Joe (18-12)

2. Madison County (17-12)

3. Trenton (21-7)

4. Panama City Bozeman (25-4)

5. Blountstown (18-11)

6. Paxton (19-5)

7. Williston (16-8)

8. Mayo Lafayette (15-9)

9. Lake Butler Union County (18-9)

10. Sneads (20-5)

Honorable Mention: Freeport (16-8), Branford (14-6), Bratt Northview (14-9), Jay (12-7), Fort Meade (15-14), Ponce De Leon (14-13), Chiefland (12-12).