A look at the South Florida high school football playoff picture heading into week 9
As more district championships are decided and South Florida’s top high school football teams are solidifying their spots in the upcoming playoffs.
So here’s a region-by-region look at where Miami-Dade and Broward teams stand in the current playoff picture heading into week 9 of the regular season.
The top eight teams in each region in Classes 4M-2M qualify for the postseason. In Class 1M, the top four teams advance. District champions automatically earn a playoff berth regardless of their FHSAA ranking and would earn a spot ahead of an at-large qualifier with a higher ranking.
NOTES: Teams listed in order by FHSAA ranking. Team rankings listed in parentheses, along with which district team plays in; x-denotes current district leader.
REGION 3-4M
x-Palm Beach Central (24) (7-0, 2-0 in D10)
x-Coconut Creek Monarch (64) (6-1, 2-0 in D12)
x-Boca Raton (103) (5-2, 2-0 in D11 champ)
x-Jupiter (149) (6-1, 2-0 in D9)
Lantana Santaluces (182) (5-2, 1-1 in D11)
Palm Beach Gardens (231) (4-3, 2-0 in D9)
Boca Raton Spanish River (249) (6-2, 2-1 in D11)
Lake Worth Park Vista (289) (3-4, 1-1 in D11)
On the cusp: Coral Springs (300) (4-3, 1-1 in D12); Parkland Douglas (325) (2-5, 1-1 in D12); Palm Beach Lakes (341) (4-4, 0-2 in D9); West Palm Beach Forest Hill (346) (3-4, 1-1 in D10); Wellington (394) (2-5, 1-1 in D10).
REGION 4-4M
x-Miami Columbus (19) (7-1, 2-0 in D15)
x-Miami Palmetto (31) (6-1, 2-0 in D16 champ)
x-Davie Western (89) (4-3, 2-0 in D13)
Homestead South Dade (138) (5-2, 0-1 in D16)
Weston Cypress Bay (150) (6-2, 2-1 in D13)
x-West Broward (163) (4-3, 1-0 in D14)
Hialeah Goleman (201) (4-2, 1-1 in D15)
Doral Academy (205) (4-3, 1-1 in D15)
On the cusp: Coral Gables (263) (4-3, 0-1 in D16); Miami High (302) (3-4, 0-2 in D15); Pembroke Pines Flanagan (354) (2-4-1, 1-0 in D14); Cooper City (405) 2-6, 1-1 in D14).
REGION 3-3M
x-St. Thomas Aquinas (7) (7-1, 2-0 in D11)
x-Delray Beach Atlantic (22) (6-1, 0-0 in D9)
x-Coconut Creek (33) (6-2, 2-0 in D10 champ)
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (72) (6-1, 1-1 in D10)
Fort Lauderdale Dillard (90) (3-3, 0-0 in D11)
x-Plantation (136) (5-2, 2-0 in D12)
Sunrise Piper (175) (5-3, 2-0 in D12)
Loxahatchee Seminole Ridge (198) (5-2, 0-1 in D9)
On the cusp: West Boca Raton (205) (5-2, 1-1 in D10); Fort Lauderdale (290) (1-5, 0-1 in D11); Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer (340) (2-5, 0-0 in D9); South Plantation (344) (4-3, 0-2 in D12); Deerfield Beach (352) (2-5, 0-2 in D10); Davie Nova (397) (2-5, 0-2 in D12); Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson (403) (0-6, 0-2 in D11).
REGION 4-3M
x-Homestead (25) (6-1, 2-0 in D16)
x-Hollywood South Broward (57) (6-1, 2-0 in D13 champ)
Miami Southridge (77) (5-2, 1-1 in D16)
x-Miramar (146) (4-3, 2-0 in D14)
Miami Belen Jesuit (192) (3-4, 1-1 in D16)
x-Hialeah (194) (6-1, 3-0 in D15 champ)
Hialeah American (207) (4-3, 1-1 in D14)
Miramar Everglades (211) (5-2, 1-1 in D14)
On the cusp: Miami Dr. Krop (213) (4-3, 1-1 in D13); Hollywood McArthur (256) (3-3-1, 1-1 in D13); Pembroke Pines Charter (282) (4-3, 0-2 in D14); North Miami (378) (2-6, 2-1 in D15); Hollywood Hills (393) (3-4, 0-2 in D13).
REGION 3-2M
x-Plantation American Heritage (4) (5-1, 2-0 in D12 champ)
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (32) (5-2, 1-1 in D12)
x-Boca Raton St. Andrews (75) (7-1, 2-0 in D10)
x-West Palm Beach Kings Academy (99) (6-1, 2-0 in D9)
x-Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (148) (6-2, 2-0 in D11)
Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons (172) (5-2, 2-0 in D10)
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (246) (3-4, 1-1 in D12)
Delray American Heritage (260) (3-4, 0-2 in D10)
On the cusp: Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest (337) (2-6, 1-1 in D11); Coconut Creek North Broward Prep (345) (2-5, 0-1 in D11); Boynton Beach (371) (1-6, 0-2 in D10); Belle Glade Glades Central (377) (1-5, 1-1 in D9); Hallandale (380) (0-6, 0-2 in D12); Riviera Beach Inlet Grove (392) (2-5, 1-1 in D9).
REGION 4-2M
x-Miami Norland (3) (7-0, 3-0 in D13 champ)
Miami Central (47) (3-3, 1-1 in D13)
x-Miami Booker T. Washington (85) (6-2, 4-0 in D14 champ)
x-Miami Gulliver (124) (5-2, 2-0 in D16 champ)
Miami Monsignor Pace (135) (4-3, 1-2 in D13)
Miami Edison (181) (4-3, 2-1 in D14)
x-Miami St. Brendan (185) (6-2, 2-0 in D15 champ)
North Miami Beach (193) (2-5, 2-1 in D13)
On the cusp: Miami Springs (239) (6-2, 1-1 in D15); Miami Northwestern (254) (2-6, 1-2 in D14); Miami La Salle (258) (4-3, 1-2 in D14); Somerset Silver Palms (301) (3-4, 1-1 in D16); Miami Killian (318) (1-6, 1-1 in D16); Miami Carol City (349) (1-6, 0-3 in D13); Miami Jackson (406) (1-6, 0-3 in D14).
REGION 3-1M
Hollywood Chaminade (1) (7-0, 0-0 in D6)
x-North Palm Beach Benjamin (34) (6-1, 0-0 in D5)
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (37) (6-1, 0-0 in D5)
x-Hollywood Avant Garde (315) (5-3, 1-0 in D6)
On the cusp: Deerfield Beach Somerset Key (408) (1-5, 0-0 in D6).
REGION 4-1M
x-Miami True North (62) (6-1, 2-0 in D7)
Miami Archbishop Carroll (119) (6-1, 2-1 in D8)
Miami Palmer Trinity (195) (5-2, 3-1 in D8)
x-Miami Westminster Christian (280) (4-4, 3-0 in D8)
On the cusp: Somerset South Homestead (321) (4-4, 1-3 in D8); Miami Everglades Prep (371) (2-4, 2-0 in D7); BridgePrep Village Green (391) (1-4, 0-2 in D7).
