Prep football: Rivals ranks Manatee third in the nation



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 Last but not least, the folks of Rivals have weighed in on the 2012 Manatee Hurricanes.
The website unveiled Nos. 5-2 of its RivalsHigh 100 today, and listed Manatee third in the nation and tops in the state of Florida.
"The team will be well coached and knows how to win," writes Dallas Jackson, Rivals' high school football analyst. "It has earned the preseason hype and will have to fight hard to maintain the top spot in one of the best states in the country."
Rivals ranked Dallas' Skyline No.2 and will unveil its No. 1 team Wednesday.
Manatee was ranked No. 1 in the nation by MaxPreps and third by USA Today.