High School Sports

The high school football playoff picture is set. Here are the matchups for South Florida

Norland Vikings kicker Noah Sidan (30) runs on the field after scoring the game winning field goal against the Central Rockets during overtime of a high school football game at Traz Powell Stadium in Miami Florida, Friday, October 13, 2023.
Norland Vikings kicker Noah Sidan (30) runs on the field after scoring the game winning field goal against the Central Rockets during overtime of a high school football game at Traz Powell Stadium in Miami Florida, Friday, October 13, 2023. Special for the Miami Herald

The playoff brackets are out!

Here’s a region-by-region look at where Miami-Dade and Broward teams will begin their quests to reach the state championships, which will be held Dec. 7-9 at Florida A&M University’s Bragg Stadium in Tallahassee.

The regional quarterfinals for Classes 4M-2M begin this coming week and the regional semifinals for Class 1M begin the week of Nov. 16-18. In Classes 4M-2M, the winners of the 8 v. 1 matchups will face the winners of the 4 v. 5 matchups in the second round and the winners of the 2 v. 7 matchups will face the winners of the 3 v. 6 matchups in the second round, which will be played the week of Nov. 16-18.

NOTE: Dates, sites and times for the first round matchups are expected to be released beginning Monday; x-denotes a lower seed that is hosting because they won their district and their opponent is an at-large qualifier.

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REGION 3-4M

8. Parkland Douglas vs. 1. Coconut Creek Monarch

5. Palm Beach Gardens at 4. Lantana Santaluces

7. Boca Raton Spanish River at 2. Palm Beach Central

6. Boca Raton at 3. Jupiter

REGION 4-4M

8. Hialeah Goleman at 1. Miami Columbus

7. Doral Academy at 2. Miami Palmetto

4. Homestead South Dade at x-5. Pembroke Pines West Broward

6. Weston Cypress Bay at 3. Davie Western

REGION 3-3M

8. Plantation at 1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

5. Fort Lauderdale Dillard at 4. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely

7. West Boca Raton at 2. Delray Beach Atlantic

6. Sunrise Piper at 3. Coconut Creek

REGION 4-3M

8. Hollywood McArthur vs. 1. Homestead

5. Hialeah at 4. Miami Southridge

7. Miami Belen at 2. Hollywood South Broward

6. Hialeah American at 3. Miramar

REGION 3-2M

8. Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at 1. Plantation American Heritage

5. Boca Raton Somerset Canyons at 4. West Palm Beach Kings Academy

7. Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at 2. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons

6. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at 3. Boca Raton St. Andrews

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REGION 4-2M

8. Miami St. Brendan vs. 1. Miami Norland

4. Miami Monsignor Pace at x-5. Miami Gulliver Prep

7. Miami Edison vs. 2. Miami Central

6. North Miami Beach vs. 3. Miami Booker T. Washington

REGION 3-1M

4. Hollywood Avant Garde Academy at 1. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

3. North Palm Beach Benjamin at 2. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman

REGION 4-1M

3. Miami Palmer Trinity at 2. Miami Archbishop Carroll

4. Miami Westminster Christian at 1. Miami True North

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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