FHSAA State Football Playoffs
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It is one of the most anticipated date on the high school sports calendar.
Welcome to the 2022 high school football state playoffs – and after months of preparation and games over the past 11 weeks, this Thursday and Friday will kick off nine classifications that will crown champions in Tallahassee and Fort Lauderdale.
With many programs sliding in over the past two weeks, this year promises to be exciting – with anticipated matchups unfolding as quick as the second round.
Here is a look at Round 1 across the Sunshine State:
METRO PLAYOFFS
Class 4-Metro, Region 1
No. 1 Sanford Seminole (8-2) at No. 8 Jacksonville Mandarin (5-4)
No. 5 Oviedo Hagerty (8-2) at No. 4 Lake Mary (6-3)
No. 2 Apopka (7-3) at No. 7 Orlando Boone (6-4)
No. 6 Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley (5-5) at No. 3 Winter Park (9-1)
Class 4-Metro, Region 2
No. 8 Orlando Olympia (6-4) at No. 1 Tarpon Springs East Lake (9-1)
No. 5 Riverview Sumner (8-2) at No. 4 Tampa Plant (8-2)
No. 7 Lutz Steinbrenner (6-4) at No. 2 Winter Garden West Orange (6-4)
No. 3 Ocoee (6-4) at No. 6 Plant City Durant (8-2)
Class 4-Metro, Region 3
No. 8 Jupiter (5-5) at No. 1 Wellington Palm Beach Central (9-1)
No. 5 Parkland Stoneman Douglas (7-3) at No. 4 Lantana Santaluces (7-2)
No. 7 Boca Raton (6-4) at No. 2 Coconut Creek Monarch (7-2)
No. 6 Wellington (6-4) at No. 3 Palm Beach Gardens (7-3)
Class 4-Metro, Region 4
No. 8 Miami High (4-6) at No. 1 Miami Christopher Columbus (9-1)
No. 5 Pembroke Pines West Broward (6-4) at No. 4 Miami Palmetto (5-5)
No. 7 Weston Cypress Bay (7-3) at No. 2 Davie Western (6-3)
No. 6 Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (6-4) at No. 3 Doral Academy (6-4)
Class 3-Metro, Region 1
No. 8 Jacksonville First Coast (6-3) at No. 1 Orlando Edgewater (9-0)
No. 5 Tampa Bay Tech (8-2) at No. 4 Neptune Beach Fletcher (8-2)
No. 7 Apopka Wekiva (5-5) at No. 2 Orlando Jones (8-2)
No. 6 Tampa Wharton (8-2) at No. 3 Oviedo (9-1)
Class 3-Metro, Region 2
No. 8 St. Petersburg (7-3) at No. 1 Tampa Jesuit (6-4)
No. 4 Tampa Gaither (6-4) at No. 5 Pinellas Park (6-4)
No. 7 St. Petersburg Northeast (5-5) at No. 2 Largo (7-2)
No. 6 Seminole Osceola (7-3) at No. 3 Gibsonton East Bay (9-1)
Class 3-Metro, Region 3
No. 8 Coconut Creek (6-4) at No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0)
No. 5 Plantation (7-3) at No. 4 Delray Beach Atlantic (7-3)
No. 7 Fort Lauderdale (6-4) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Dillard (5-4)
No. 6 Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer (7-3) at No. 3 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (9-0)
Class 3-Metro, Region 4
No. 1 Homestead (7-2) at No. 8 North Miami (5-5)
No. 4 Miami Belen Jesuit (5-5) at No. 5 Miami Dr. Krop (6-4)
No. 7 Pembroke Pines Charter (6-3) at No. 2 Miramar (8-1)
No. 6 Hollywood South Broward (5-4) at No. 3 Miami Southridge (6-4)
Class 2-Metro, Region 1
No. 8 Jacksonville Riverside (4-6) at No. 1 Jacksonville Andrew Jackson (8-2)
No. 5 Jacksonville Raines (7-2) at No. 4 Jacksonville Ed White (7-2)
No. 7 Orlando Bishop Moore (7-3) at No. 2 Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (8-2)
No. 6 Jacksonville Episcopal (8-2) at No. 3 Jacksonville Bolles (6-4)
Class 2-Metro, Region 2
No. 8 Tampa King (3-7) at No. 1 Tampa Catholic (8-1)
No. 5 Clearwater (4-6) at No. 4 St. Petersburg Lakewood (6-4)
No. 7 Tampa Blake (7-3) at No. 2 Clearwater Calvary Christian (8-2)
No. 6 Tampa Robinson (6-4) at No. 3 Tampa Berkeley Prep (7-3)
Class 2-Metro, Region 3
No. 8 Riviera Beach Inlet Grove (7-2) at No. 1 Plantation American Heritage (9-1)
No. 5 West Palm Beach The King's Academy (8-2) at No. 4 Boynton Beach (8-2)
No. 7 Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest (8-2) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (9-1)
No. 6 Boca Raton St. Andrew's (7-3) at No. 3 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (7-2)
Class 2-Metro, Region 4
No. 8 Miami St. Brendan (7-3) at No. 1 Miami Central (9-0)
No. 5 Miami Gulliver Prep (5-3) at No 4 Miami Northwestern (5-4)
No. 7 Miami Carol City (5-5) at No. 2 Miami Booker T. Washington (8-2)
No. 6 Miami Jackson (7-3) at No. 3 Miami Norland (7-2)
Class 1-Metro, Region 1
No. 4 Orlando Christian Prep (6-4) at No. 1 Jacksonville Trinity Christian (10-0)
No. 3 Orlando The First Academy (8-2) at No. 2 Jacksonville University Christian (9-1)
Class 1-Metro, Region 2
No. 4 Largo Indian Rocks Christian (9-1) at No. 1 Clearwater Central Catholic (9-1)
No. 3 Tampa Carrollwood Day (5-3) at No. 2 St. Petersburg Northside Christian (8-1)
Class 1-Metro, Region 3
No. 4 Hollywood Avant Garde (6-3) at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-0)
No. 3 North Palm Beach Benjamin (5-4) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Newman (10-0)
Class 1-Metro, Region 4
No. 4 Miami Palmer Trinity (5-5) vs No. 1 Miami Archbishop Carroll (8-2)
No. 2 Miami Westminster Christian (6-2) at No. 3 Miami True North (7-3)
SUBURBAN PLAYOFF MATCHUPS IN EVERY REGION
Class 4-Suburban, Region 1
No. 8 Flagler Palm Coast (4-6) at No. 1 St. John's Bartram Trail (10-0)
No. 4 St. John's Creekside (8-2) at No. 5 Navarre (8-2)
No. 7 Crestview (6-4) at No. 2 Niceville (9-1)
No. 6 Pace (7-3) at No. 3 Gainesville Buchholz (7-2)
Class 4-Suburban, Region 2
No. 8 Lakeland Lake Gibson at No. 1 Lakeland (9-0)
No. 5 New Port Richey Mitchell (7-3) at No. 4 Spring Hill Springstead (9-1)
No. 7 Bartow (5-5) at No. 2 Lake Minneola (8-1)
No. 6 Winter Haven (7-3) at No. 3 Land O' Lakes (9-1)
Class 4-Suburban, Region 3
No. 8 Harmony (6-4) at No. 1 Vero Beach (9-1)
No. 5 Port St. Lucie Centennial (6-4) at No. 4 Melbourne (8-2)
No. 7 DeLand (6-4) at No. 2 Kissimmee Osceola (7-3)
No. 6 Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast (3-6) at No. 3 Stuart Martin County (8-2)
Class 4-Suburban, Region 4
No. 8 Fort Myers Riverdale (4-3) at No. 1 Venice (5-3)
No. 5 Lehigh (4-3) at No. 4 Palmetto (6-3)
No. 7 Sarasota Riverview (3-6) at No. 2 Naples Gulf Coast (8-2)
No. 6 Sarasota (4-4) at No. 3 Bradenton Manatee (6-3)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 1
No. 8 Tallahassee Rickards (4-6) at No. 1 Pensacola Pine Forest (9-0)
No. 5 Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (5-5) at No. 4 St. Augustine (7-3)
No. 7 Middleburg (5-5) at No. 2 Pensacola Escambia (7-3)
No. 6 Tallahassee Lincoln (5-5) at No. 3 Lake City Columbia (6-3)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 2
No. 8 Auburndale (5-4) at No. 1 Lake Wales (10-0)
No. 5 New Port Richey River Ridge (6-4) at No. 4 Ocala Vanguard (7-3)
No. 7 Lecanto (7-3) at No. 2 Dade City Pasco (9-1)
No. 6 New Port Richey Gulf (7-3) at No. 3 Zephyrhills (7-3)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 3
No. 8 Satellite (5-5) at No. 1 Rockledge (8-2)
No. 5 Melbourne Eau Gallie (7-2) at No. 4 Daytona Beach Mainland (7-3)
No. 7 Port St. Lucie (5-4) at No. 2 Jensen Beach (8-2)
No. 6 Merritt Island (6-4) at No. 3 Sebring (7-2)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 4
No. 8 Bradenton Braden River (5-4) at No. 1 Naples (7-2)
No. 5 Fort Myers (6-3) at No. 4 Port Charlotte (6-2)
No. 7 Naples Lely (6-4) at No. 2 Fort Myers Dunbar (6-1)
No. 6 Naples Barron Collier (6-3) at No. 3 North Fort Myers (6-1)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 1
No. 8 Santa Rosa Beach South Walton (6-4) at No. 1 Tallahassee FSU High (10-0)
No. 5 Crawfordville Wakulla (7-3) at No. 4 Pensacola Catholic (9-1)
No. 7 DeFukiak Springs Walton (7-3) at No. 2 Live Oak Suwannee (8-2)
No. 6 Panama City Bay (8-2) at No. 3 Pensacola West Florida (7-2)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 2
No. 8 Crescent City (4-6) at No. 1 Starke Bradford County (8-1)
No. 4 Citra North Marion (7-3) at No. 5 Gainesville Eastside (7-2)
No. 7 Palatka (7-3) at No. 2 Baldwin (8-2)
No. 6 Yulee (6-4) at No. 3 Glen St. Mary Baker County (6-3)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 3
No. 8 Eustis (5-5) vs No. 1 Bushnell South Sumter (10-0)
No. 4 Hudson (8-2) at No. 5 Brooksville Nature Coast (7-3)
No. 7 Dunnellon (5-5) vs No. 2 Cocoa (5-4)
No. 6 Titusville (7-3) vs No. 3 Melbourne Palm Bay (7-3)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 4
No. 8 Mulberry (6-4) at No. 1 Fort Myers Bishop Verot (7-2)
No. 4 Fort Meade (7-3) at No. 5 Clewiston (4-4)
No. 7 Sarasota Booker (6-4) at No. 2 Frostproof (8-2)
No. 3 Estero (8-1) at No. 6 Arcadia DeSoto County (6-3)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 1
No. 4 Tallahassee Maclay (4-6) at No. 1 Tallahassee North Florida Christian (10-0)
No. 3 Quincy Munroe (4-6) at No. 2 Tallahassee St. John Paul II (7-2)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 2
No. Daytona Beach Father Lopez (6-4) at No. 1 Ocala Trinity Catholic (6-2)
No. 3 Gainesville P.K. Yonge (3-7) at No. 2 Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal (6-4)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 3
No. 4 Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (4-6) at No. 1 Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-1)
No. 3 Lakeland Victory Christian (6-4) at No. 2 Lakeland Christian (7-1)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 4
No. 4 Community School of Naples (4-3) at No. 1 Naples First Baptist (6-2)
No. 3 Moore Haven (7-3) at No. 2 Fort Myers Evangelical Christian (8-0)
RURAL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS IN EVERY REGION
Class 1-Rural, Region 1
No. 1 Century Northview (10-0 - BYE)
No. 2 Chipley (10-0 - BYE)
No. 5 Bonifay Holmes County (6-4) vs No. 4 Freeport (5-5)
No. 6 Panama City Bozeman at (5-5) No. 3 Baker (7-3)
Class 1-Rural, Region 2
No. 1 Sneads (10-0 - BYE)
No. 2 Port St. Joe (8-2 - BYE)
No. 5 Cottondale (6-3) at No. 4 Monticello Aucilla Christian (7-2)
No. 6 Wewahitchka at (6-4) No. 3 Blountstown (6-4)
Class 1-Rural, Region 3
No. 1 Lake Butler Union County (6-2 - BYE)
No. 2 Hilliard (8-2 - BYE)
No. 4 Fort White (6-4) at No. 5 Madison County (3-6)
No. 6 Branford (7-3) at No. 3 Mayo Lafayette (8-2)
Class 1-Rural, Region 4
No. 1 Hawthorne (8-0 - BYE)
No. 2 Pahokee (8-2 - BYE)
No. 5 Wildwood (7-2) at No. 4 Williston (10-0)
No. 6 Newberry (6-3) at No. 3 Chiefland(6-2)
CLASS OF 2023 RANKINGS. https://prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2023-rankings/
CLASS OF 2024 RANKINGS. https://prepredzone.com/2022/08/updated-2024-florida-rankings/
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