Foundation Academy announces its football program to leave FHSAA

The Lions will joins Legacy Charter and Winderemere Prep as members of the Sunshine State Athletic Conference.

By Sam Albuquerque
| 12:00 p.m. July 29, 2024

Sports
High Schools

Foundation Academy has announced its football program has been accepted into the Sunshine State Athletic Association and will not compete in the FHSAA in the sport starting this fall.

“This move is aimed at placing the program in a conference with like-minded schools, fostering a more competitive and supportive environment for our team,” school officials said in a prepared statement.

The Lions will join Windermere Prep and Legacy Charter as other local programs that compete in the SSAA football league.

Last season Foundation finished 7-3 as part of the FHSAA, competing in Class 1M, District 2.

Foundation will open its inaugural season in the SSAC against its reigning state champions, The Master's Academy.

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Sam Albuquerque

A native of João Pessoa, Brazil, Sam Albuquerque moved in 1997 to Central Florida as a kid. After earning a communications degree in 2016 from the University of Central Florida, he started his career covering sports as a producer for a local radio station, ESPN 580 Orlando. He went on to earn a master’s degree in editorial journalism from Northwestern University, before moving to South Carolina to cover local sports for the USA Today Network’s Spartanburg Herald-Journal. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his lovely wife, Sarah, newborn son, Noah, and dog named Skulí.