The top high school football teams in Central Florida, as selected by the Bright House Sports Network staff:

1. Cocoa – Tigers open the regular season Sunday on ESPN against nationally ranked Trinity Christian from Jacksonville.

2. Apopka – Blue Darters committed four turnovers in a 24-21 Kickoff Classic loss to 7A state ranked Lake City Columbia.

3. Dr. Phillips – UCF commit Marvin Washington accounted for three touchdowns as the Panthers downed Jones 21-6.

4. Mainland – Bucs blasted Lake Mary in Kickoff Classic and start the regular season with a trip to rival DeLand.

5. Bishop Moore – Reigning 5A state champs have three quarterbacks vying for the starting job heading into the ‘Battle of College Park’ against Edgewater.

6. Orange City University – Titans backfield duo of Lorenzo Lingard and Marquis Mickens was impressive against DeLand with both rushing for over 100 yards.

7. West Orange – Transfer quarterback Austin Burton shredded Osceola’s secondary for 233 yards and three touchdowns as the Warriors outscored the Kowboys 57-35.

8. Osceola – In their third meeting with West Orange in the last 12 months, Kowboys defense surrendered 57 points in a 22-point loss.

9. Viera – Defense should be a strength for the Hawks this season and it showed with a 57-0 shutout against Eau Gallie.

10. Seminole – First year coach Don Stark hopes to lead the ‘Noles to the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

11. Palm Bay – Pirates are among a handful of teams throughout the state that will not play a regular season game this week.

12. Timber Creek – Wolves blasted Winter Springs and face Oviedo, another Seminole County opponent, this Friday.

13. Winter Park – Wildcats raced to a quick 21-0 lead on Edgewater and cruised to a 35-6 win.

14. Merritt Island – Mustangs managed only one touchdown against Sebastian River but it was enough for a 7-6 victory.

15. Lake Brantley – Patriots committed four turnovers and struggled to find an offensive rhythm in a 17-7 loss to Spruce Creek.

16. Oviedo – Lions were unable to dig out of an early hole in a 34-27 loss to Wekiva.

17. Hagerty – Huskies are off this week and will begin their regular season Sep. 2 against Winter Springs.

18. South Sumter – Raiders, who open with Leesburg, have won 40 of their last 42 regular season games.

19. Heritage – Panthers struggled against Vero Beach in the Kickoff Classic and host No. 14 Merritt Island this week.  

20. Boone – Braves put forth an impressive performance against Oak Ridge in a 20-6 win.

Austin Lyon can be reached at austin.lyon@charter.com. Follow him on Twitter, @AustinRLyon