The Rural Class in Florida high school football took years to orchestrate. It has gone away in a flash, at least temporarily. The Florida High School Athletic Association voted Thursday, Jan. 29, to ...

The Florida High School Athletic Association voted Thursday, Jan. 29, to merge the Rural and Class 1A football classifications for the 2026 and 2027 seasons during an emergency meeting of its Board of ...

Half of the Class 1A state tournament field consists of returning teams this week, led by top-ranked and No. 1 seed St. Edmond. Joining the Gaels from a year ago is their quarterfinal round opponent, ...

Why did the FHSAA merge the Rural football into Class 1A? The Florida High School Athletic Association voted on Jan. 29 to merge the Rural Class football into Class 1A. Here's what that means.

The FHSAA voted to merge the Rural and Class 1A football classifications for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. This classification change only applies to football, with other sports remaining unchanged.