The countdown has begun.
Who holds the edge in the Mandarin vs. Raineshigh school football matchup, set for 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18 at The Graveyard?
The Times-Union takes you inside the tale of the tape, through both the present and the past of this Jacksonville gridiron series.
| Mandarin | Tale of the Tape | Raines |
| 3-0 | 2026 record | 4-0 |
| Toby Bullock | Head coach | Donovan Masline |
| 1990 | School opened | 1965 |
| The Corral | Home field | The Graveyard |
| Green and orange | Team colors | Cardinal red and silver gray |
| 2-5A | District | 3-3A |
| 1 | FHSAA titles | 4 |
| 5 | Wins in series | 13 |
| 3 | Active win streak | 18 |
| 20 | Gateway streak (games) | 22 |
| 1,779 | Gateway streak (days) | 1,422 |
| 120 | Points scored | 137 |
| 35 | Points allowed | 41 |
| No. 11 | USA TODAY Super 25 | No. 22 |
| DT Kindrid Outland | Super 11 player | DE Troy Butler |
| Knox Annis (418) | Top passer | Sa’Mon Ellison-Morgan (423) |
| Shaunqueze Foster (482) | Top rusher | TJ Williamson (390) |
| Brysen Wright (311) | Top receiver | Tristan Stevenson (98) |
| Jerel Stephens (18) | Top tackler | Johdeem Jones (25) |
| Carson Beck (2018) | Mr. Football winners | None |
| None | Pro Football HOF | Brian Dawkins, Harold Carmichael |
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: How do Mandarin, Raines stack up? Inside the tale of the tape