Varsity notes cover baseball, football, track, softball
West Orange (27-2) goes into its Class 9A baseball state semifinal game today firmly affixed in all the national polls.
The Warriors are ranked No. 6 by USA Today, No. 9 by MaxPreps.com; No. 19 by PerfectGame.org; and No. 23 by BaseballAmerica.com.
But their final four opponent, Parkland Douglas (25-2), is even more highly acclaimed. The Eagles are rated No. 1 by Perfect Game, No. 3 by Baseball America and No. 10 by USA Today.
Central Florida Christian named Chris Cook as its new head football coach as it was concluding spring practice. He was formerly a football assistant and head basketball coach for Wauchula Hardee.