There will be less South Florida high schools to play in the FHSAA Playoffs in football this year. Schools had a deadline in late September to give notice that they would participate in the postseason. South Florida high schools won seven of the eight FHSAA classifications in 2019.
Class 8A has only one local tri-county school with Miami Palmetto hosting Dr. Phillips for a play-in game at Traz Powell Stadium on Saturday night. The classification mainly has high schools north of Palm Beach County. The winner of the Fort Pierce Central and Centennial play-in game on Friday will take on Vero Beach in a regional quarterfinal next week. Treasure Coast goes to Orlando and takes on Cypress Creek this week.
St. Thomas Aquinas will get to defend their Class 7A state championship and be at home for a regional quarterfinal game on October 20. Homestead will host Gulf Coast on Friday and the winner will challenge Doral Academy next week in a regional quarterfinal.
The reigning Class 6A state champions Miami Central got a forfeit victory over Immokalee and a forfeit win over Archbishop McCarthy in their play-in contests. They will face the winner of the Ida Baker and Lely game on October 20 at Traz Powell Stadium in a regional quarterfinal match.
There will be three Class 5A play-in games to be played in the South Florida region on Friday. Palm Bay will be in Plantation to take on American Heritage while Key West hosts defending state champion Miami Northwestern. Jensen Beach will stay at home in Martin County against Sebring.
Class 4A has three regional quarterfinal clashes. Clewiston heads to Cardinal Gibbons, Gulliver Prep is at Monsignor Pace and American Heritage travels to Avon Park.
The three-time defending Class 3A state champions Chaminade-Madonna tangles with Somerset Academy Silver Palms at home in a regional quarterfinal. Calvary Christian Academy defeated King's Academy last week in a play-in game and takes on Palm Glades Prep this week. Benjamin downed Westminster Christian in a play-in game and challenges Edison at Traz Powell Stadium on Friday afternoon. St. John Paul II handled Everglades Prep Academy last week in a play-in game and next takes on Cardinal Newman.
Defending Class 2A state champion Champagnat Catholic pounded Glades Day last week in a play-in game and now heads for First Baptist Academy in Naples for a regional quarterfinal contest. Westminster Academy got by Evangelical Christian in a play-in game and won by forfeit against Miami Christian this week. Class 1A will have no local high schools participate in the postseason.
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