High School Sports

Miami Herald sportswriters make their state championship predictions for 2022 season

Chaminade-Madonna shutout Berkeley Prep 21-0 to claim the 3A State Championship title at Gene Cox Stadium on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.
Chaminade-Madonna shutout Berkeley Prep 21-0 to claim the 3A State Championship title at Gene Cox Stadium on Friday, Dec. 10, 2021.

Here’s a look at who each of the Miami Herald’s sportswriters covering high school football this season think will come home with state championships:

CHAMPIONSHIP PICKS BY CLASS

Deputy Sports Editor Andre Fernandez

4M: Miami Columbus over Apopka

3M: Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas over Tampa Jesuit

2M: Miami Central over Plantation American Heritage

1M: Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna over Jacksonville Trinity Christian

4S: Lakeland over Venice

3S: Naples over Tallahassee Lincoln

2S: Cocoa over Tallahassee Florida High

1S: Lakeland Christian over Fort Pierce John Carroll

1R: Hawthorne over Madison County

Sportswriter David Wilson

4M: Miami Palmetto over Apopka

3M: St. Thomas Aquinas over Orlando Jones

2M: Central over American Heritage

1M: Chaminade-Madonna over Tampa Carrollwood Day

4S: Lakeland over Venice

3S: Naples over Lake City Columbia

2S: Cocoa over Pensacola Catholic

1S: Quincy Munroe over John Carroll Catholic

1R: Hawthorne over Pahokee



Sportswriter Jordan McPherson

4M: Sanford Seminole over Davie Western

3M: St. Thomas Aquinas Aquinas over Tampa Jesuit

2M: Central over American Heritage

1M: Chaminade-Madonna over Trinity Christian

4S: Lakeland over Venice

3S: Naples over Pensacola Pine Forest

2S: Cocoa over Florida High

1S: Ocala Trinity Catholic over Lakeland Christian

1R: Madison County over Hawthorne

This story was originally published August 29, 2022 at 8:00 AM.

Andre C. Fernandez
Miami Herald
Andre Fernandez is the Deputy Sports Editor of the Miami Herald and has covered a wide variety of sports during his career including the Miami Marlins, Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins, University of Miami athletics, and high school sports.
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