We’re heading into the final month of the regular season for high school football, and there is only one undefeated team remaining in the Mainstreet Daily News coverage area.

This past Friday night, three of the four unbeaten area teams lost their first game of the season.

Santa Fe (Alachua) lost to University Christian (Jacksonville), 49-17, at home.

The Raiders (4-1) trailed 28-0 late in the first half but scored 17 unanswered points to get back in the game late in the third quarter.

“We got down early, spotted them two touchdowns,” Santa Fe coach Earnest Graham told Mainstreet’s Cam Parker after the game. “Offense wasn’t doing great early, and we came back, and we got a spark in the second half through big plays. I’m really proud of the way they fought. I really am.”

The Christians (5-1), ranked No. 11 in Class 1A, scored the final 21 points of the game in the fourth quarter to pull away from the Class 2A Raiders.

Class 4A No. 5 Columbia (Lake City) had arguably the toughest matchup against Class 4A No. 1 St. Augustine.

University of Miami commit Somourian Wingo scored three touchdowns and added an interception as the host Yellow Jackets (6-0) defeated the Tigers, 41-21, in the 4A-District 3 opener for both teams.

It was the first loss of the season for Columbia (5-1), which will host Manatee (Bradenton) this Friday night.

Trenton lost at Chiefland, 41-0, in a matchup of top 10 teams in the FHSAA Rural classification.

“We played well in the first quarter and then we sustained a few key injuries early in the second quarter and some of our key players were unable to come back into the game,” said first-year head coach Bryant Frye. “The game was physical on both sides, and unfortunately, we never got our offense going and gave up some big plays in the passing game.”

Frye was complimentary of the No. 3 Indians (5-1), who won their fourth straight game, while also remaining optimistic for his Tigers (4-1), who were ranked sixth in the first FHSAA rankings of the season.

“They are a good football team, and we hope to keep grinding and finish out this season and hopefully make the FHSAA playoffs,” he said. “We’ve got a tough schedule in our back part of the schedule.”

After victories at Bell (26-7), Dixie County (Cross City), 48-0, and Jefferson County (Monticello), 28-8, plus a home win against Aucilla Christian (Monticello), 21-20, the Tigers suffered their first defeat of the season.

“The players were upset a little afterwards, being it was a rival, but they are resilient and will bounce back,” Frye said. “It’s a long season and we’re only halfway through the season. But the players are now ready to play in their own stadium in front of all of our fans.”

It’s homecoming this week for Trenton, which will host the last remaining undefeated area team.

Oak Hall School, which competes in the Sunshine State Athletic Association (SSAA), improved to 5-0 with a 44-0 win at home against FHSAA Class 1A P.K. Yonge last Thursday.

“Very happy with the way our kids are playing and being dialed in,” said OHS coach R.J. Fuhr. “Keeping focus is always a concern with a young team. Our offense has looked good so far, led by our senior quarterback, Aaron Akins. We’ve had good success with our run game and also have mixed in success in the air.”

The Eagles are averaging 40.4 points per game thanks to a rushing attack that has grinded out 289.4 yards per game.

Junior Tyler Peera leads the team with 399 yards on 56 carries, followed by junior Darius Medley (24 carries for 362 yards) and freshman Jeremiah Taylor (34 carries for 346 yards). Peera and Taylor have five rushing touchdowns apiece and Medley has four TDs.

Akins (20 carries for 123 yards) has added four touchdowns on the ground and is 12-of-26 through the air for 334 yards with five touchdowns and two interceptions.

“Oak Hall is a good team and is very well coached,” Frye said. “Coach Fuhr does a great job, and we will have to be ready and prepared for them this week.”

Frye said the key to winning this week for his team “will be to stick to what has gotten us where we are now and keep focusing on what is in front of us and not worry about the things behind us.”

“Through the first half of the season, we have been able to win some games and that is what we want to do in the back half of the season and hopefully get into the FHSAA playoffs,” he said.

The shutout of the Blue Wave was the second this season for the Eagles, who blanked Bronson, 50-0, in the season opener.

“Our defense has been playing well,” Fuhr said. “We will have to defend Trenton’s run game Friday night. They have some good, strong backs and we will see a lot of gap scheme runs out of their Wing-T offense. They are a very well-coached team on both sides of the ball.”

This Friday’s Oak Hall at Trenton game will be broadcast on 106.9 FM “I am Country” beginning at 7 p.m. Kickoff is at 7:30 p.m.

“I told the kids after our PK game that we will need to have a great week of practice preparing for Trenton,” Fuhr said. “This will be a very tough test on the road. This game will be won in the trenches for sure.”

Oak Hall is seeking its first unbeaten regular season since finishing 7-0 in 2022.

“Being undefeated at this point of the season is a testament of our kids’ hard work and buy-in to our systems,” Fuhr said. “We are taking things one week at a time.”