{"id":5013,"date":"2018-12-21T12:38:00","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2018-12-21T12:38:00","modified_gmt":"2018-12-21T17:38:00","slug":"mandarin-high-school-makes-history-first-state-championship-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/mandarin\/mandarin-high-school-makes-history-first-state-championship-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandarin High School makes history with first state championship win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By Angela Higginbotham<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">angela@floridanewsline.com<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Mandarin High School Mustangs recently brought home their first 8A State Championship trophy in history \u2014 an exciting end to their 11 \u2013 4 season. The Mustangs won the title by defeating Columbus of Miami in a nail biting 37 \u2013 35 final score. The team\u2019s head coach, Bobby Ramsay, has now been with Mandarin High School for two seasons. <\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Looking into the future of Mustang football, focus will be on training well from January to April, while becoming stronger and more mature as a whole. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe are not focused on a repeat and we are not going to put that pressure on ourselves,\u201d said Mandarin High School Athletic Director Brian Rado. \u201cRight now we are starting back at the bottom and our focus needs to be on building our team, developing chemistry and improving our special teams and our running game.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rado credits Coach Ramsey for knowing exactly what to do to have the athletes and staff fully prepared for the caliber of teams that they faced throughout the season. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHe put a huge emphasis on off-season conditioning. He increased the time devoted in the weight room and our young men were a much stronger and more physical team because of it,\u201d Rado said. \u201cI also firmly believe the character of these young men was a big factor in their success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Photo courtesy Mandarin High School<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The MHS Mustangs are 8A State Champions!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Angela Higginbotham angela@floridanewsline.com The Mandarin High School Mustangs recently brought home their first 8A State Championship trophy in history \u2014 an exciting end to their 11 \u2013 4 season. The Mustangs won the title by defeating Columbus of Miami in a nail biting 37 \u2013 35 final score. 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