South Florida high school football teams finished with four FHSAA state championships in 2025. The tri-county region won seven state titles in 2019, five state titles in 2020, four state titles in 2021, four state titles in 2022, three state titles in 2023 and five state titles in 2024.
Seven state championship contests were held on South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium on the Florida International University campus. The FHSAA Football Finals were held at that venue for the second straight year. South Florida hosted the state title games for the fourth time in the past five seasons.
Palm Beach County high schools picked up two state championships. It was the first time there were multiple champions from that county since 2009.
The West Boca Raton Bulls shut out the West Broward Bobcats 31-0 for the FHSAA Class 6A state championship. It was the second straight year that the Bulls prevailed. They became the first Palm Beach County team to win back-to-back state titles since Glades Day in 2009 and 2010.
The Cardinal Newman Crusaders won their first state crown in school history. They upset the four-time reigning state champs the Chaminade-Madonna Lions 17-14 in the FHSAA Class 1A state championship game.
Broward County ended up with two state championship teams. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders blanked the Lakeland Dreadnaughts 29-0 in the FHSAA Class 5A state championship game. STA captured their state-record 17th state championship and extended their reign to a state-record seven consecutive state title crowns. They have won 14 state championships in the past 19 seasons. The Raiders now have a state-record 35-game postseason winning streak.
The American Heritage Patriots repeated as FHSAA Class 4A state champions with a 33-28 victory over the Jones Tigers. The Patriots ended up with their seventh state title in school history.
Dade County had one high school representing the host county of the FHSAA Football Finals. The Miami Northwestern Bulls fell to the Raines Vikings 23-22 in the FHSAA Class 3A state title contest. It was the first time since 2009 that Dade County did not win a state title.
Indian River County saw a high school as the Vero Beach Indians appeared in the state title game for the first time since 1981. They lost the FHSAA Class 7A state championship to the Lake Mary Rams 28-27 on the final play of the game.
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