The FHSAA state championship contests were held at two different cities for the second time in three years. The first weekend had games of Class 3A, Class 2A and Class 1A happened at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee. Five state title games from Class 4A up to Class 8A were held at DRV PNK Stadium at Fort Lauderdale in the following week.
It was the first time since 2006 that the South Florida region hosted the FHSAA football state championships. It was held in Miami at what is now known as Hard Rock Stadium.
Three Broward County schools ended up winning state titles. St. Thomas Aquinas easily handled Tampa Bay Tech 42-14 for the FHSAA Class 7A state championship. The Raiders captured their state-record 13th state football title. STA won their third straight title which matched what they did from 2014 to 2016. It was their sixth title in eight seasons and 10th title in 15 years for STA.
Cardinal Gibbons was able to edge Cocoa 21-19 for the FHSAA Class 4A state title. The Chiefs won back-to-back titles and made it three state championships in four seasons.
Chaminade-Madonna returned to the top of the mountain as they blanked Berkeley Prep 21-0 for the Class 3A crown. The Lions won their fourth state title in the last five years. They reached the state championship game for the sixth consecutive season.
Dade County only saw just one state championship team. Miami Central dropped in classification defeated Merritt Island 49-14 in the FHSAA Class 5A state title game for their third straight championship. The Rockets had won the Class 6A state title in 2019 and 2020. They now top all Dade County high schools with eight state football championships.
Only one local high school lost in the football finals. Champagnat Catholic could not get their third straight Class 2A state title and lost to Trinity Christian Academy 41-23. The Lions appeared in their sixth straight title game.
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