Manatee football may head to New Jersey or Texas

Manatee's run to the Class 5A state championship game put the storied program back on the national radar.
It may have put the program on the road, too.
Hurricanes assistant coach Chris Conboy said Manatee is in talks to possibly head to New Jersey next season to play either traditional Garden State powers Don Bosco Prep or Bergen Catholic.
Don Bosco not only won the state's Non-Public Group 4 State Championship, but the Ironmen, who hail from Ramsey, also won the national championship by finishing first in the RivalsHigh 100 final poll.
Helping the Ironmen's cause was the Hurricanes knocking off then-No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas in the Class 5A state semifinals. Manatee finished the year ranked 26th, while Aquinas, the national champ in 2008, was 27th.
The Canes could also head to Texas to face Abilene, which went 15-0 and won Texas' Division II state championship. The Eagles finished fifth in the nation.
Manatee went 13-2, reaching the state title game for the first time since 1993 and sixth time overall.