Vanguard-Forest, plus more Ocala-area Week 11 football updates

Bold. Underlined. Italic. Circled.As Forest football began stacking up wins throughout 2026, all eyes in Marion County focused even harder on the season finale between the Wildcats and Vanguard as a battle for county supremacy.That game has finally arrived. The district-champion Knights and Wildcats give it a go to wrap up the Florida high school football regular season Friday, Oct. 30.The stats bear out an expected tight matchup. Final score comparisons are pretty equal, and Forest's win vs. Oakleaf in Week 9 legitimized its close loss to Buchholz a couple of weeks prior. Vanguard has steamrolled seven foes and had two narrow losses, in OT to Buchholz and a last-minute field goal at Jesuit. There is more intracounty football tonight as well: South Marion is at Belleview, with Trinity Catholic at Lake Weir. The Bears had their second loss by less than a touchdown last week, while Lake Weir hopes to bounce back after its first loss of 2026 last week to Vanguard.Also on the docket is a sneaky good game up the road a bit. Undefeated Dunnellon travels to small-school powerhouse Hawthorne, which is also unbeaten so far. Stick around here tonight for updates and live scores from games across Marion County.Week 11 Ocala Florida high school football scores .oembed-frame {width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;border:0;}