2023-11-28 07:49:40
Only the elite remain in the Florida high school football playoffs.
36 teams are still standing in pursuit of a state championship at the end of November across the FHSAA’s four metro, four suburban and rural classifications.
The USA Today Florida Network spans markets across the Sunshine State to provide local coverage of Florida’s best high school football programs.
Here are previews for each of the state semifinals on tap for this week:
No. 4 Plant at No. 1 Columbus
No. 3 Mandarin at No. 2 Monarch
Breakdown: Class 4M state semifinal preview
No. 4 Gaither at No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 3 Jones at No. 2 Homestead
Breakdown: Class 3M state semifinal preview
No. 4 Bolles at No. 1 Norland
No. 3 Berkeley Prep at No. 2 American Heritage (Plantation)
Breakdown: Class 2M state semifinal preview
No. 4 Archbishop Carroll at No. 1 Chaminade-Madonna
No. 3 Trinity Christian vs. No. 2 Clearwater Central Catholic
Breakdown: Class 1M state semifinal preview
No. 4 Lakeland at No. 1 Buchholz
No. 3 DeLand at No. 2 Venice
Breakdown: Class 4S state semifinal preview
No. 4 Dunbar at No. 1 St. Augustine
No. 3 Vanguard at No. 2 Mainland
Breakdown: Class 3S state semifinal preview
No. 4 Booker at No. 1 Cocoa
No. 3 Pensacola Catholic at No. 2 Bradford
Breakdown: Class 2S state semifinal preview
No. 4 Trinity Catholic at No. 1 First Baptist (Naples)
No. 3 North Florida Christian vs. No. 2 Cardinal Mooney
Breakdown: Class 1S state semifinal preview
No. 4 Blountstown at No. 1 Hawthorne
No. 3 Bozeman at No. 2 Madison County
Breakdown: Class 1R state semifinal preview
Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post and Treasure Coast Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].
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