A look at the playoff picture for South Florida high school football teams
The high school football playoffs are set to begin in just over three weeks.
As South Florida’s best vie for a chance to win state championships, here’s a region-by-region look at where things stand in each of the seven classifications involving Miami-Dade and Broward County teams with their records and spots entering the week in the Florida High School Athletic Association’s power rankings.
CLASS 7A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking): 1. Vero Beach (8-0, 1); 2. DeLand (7-0, 3); 3. Orlando Boone (8-0, 19); 4. Port Orange Spruce Creek (6-1, 27).
REGION 4-7A
1. Palmetto (6-2, 70): District 16 champions.
2. Boca Raton Spanish River (5-3, 174): District 14 leader, can clinch with win over Boca Raton.
3. Goleman (4-4, 198): District 15 at-large
4. Lantana Santaluces (5-3, 208): District 13 leader, can clinch with win over Lake Worth
5. Columbus (3-6, 217): District 16 at-large
6. South Dade (4-4, 231): District 16 at-large
7. Western (3-5, 242): District 15 champions
8. Coral Glades (6-3, 262): District 14 at-large
On the cusp: Coral Gables (3-4, 302), Boca Raton (4-4, 314), Cypress Bay (4-4, 315).
CLASS 6A
Top 4 seeds (overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Gainesville Buchholz (7-1, 4); 2. Seffner Armwood (8-0, 6); 3. Santa Rosa Pace (7-1, 14); Jacksonville Mandarin (7-1, 18).
REGION 4-6A
1. Southridge (8-1, 35): District 16 champions.
2. West Broward (6-2, 44): District 15 champions.
3. Flanagan (6-2, 130): District 15 at-large
4. Monarch (4-4, 152): District 13 co-leader, can clinch with win over Piper
5. Doral Academy (4-3, 189): District 16 at-large
6. South Plantation (6-2, 218): District 14 champions
7. Piper (5-3, 224): District 13 co-leader, can clinch with win over Monarch
8. South Broward (3-5, 277): District 14 at-large
On the cusp: Cooper City (5-3, 278), Nova (3-5, 322).
CLASS 5A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Lakeland (7-1, 5); 2. Orlando Edgewater (8-0, 20); 3. Delray Beach Atlantic (8-0, 22); 4. Tampa Gaither (7-1, 25).
REGION 4-5A
1. Delray Beach Atlantic (8-0, 22): District 14 champions
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (7-1, 45): District 15 champions
3. Mater Academy (7-1, 81): District 16 champions
4. Coconut Creek (6-2, 96): District 14 at-large
5. Stuart Martin County (6-2, 120): District 13 leader, can clinch with win over Palm Bay Heritage
6. McArthur (6-2, 128): District 15 at-large
7. North Miami (6-3, 177): District 16 at-large
8. Miramar (3-5, 207): District 16 at-large
On the cusp: Palm Bay Heritage (3-5, 210): Can clinch District 13 with win over Martin County.
CLASS 4A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. St. Augustine (8-0, 7): 2. Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (8-0, 10): 3. Orlando Jones (6-2, 17): 4. Tampa Jesuit (7-1, 34).
REGION 4-4A
1. Archbishop McCarthy (6-2, 36): District 15 leader, can clinch with win over Calvary Christian.
2. American Heritage (4-4, 52): District 15 at-large, needs win and McCarthy loss to clinch district title on power ranking tiebreaker
3. Dillard (8-0, 78): District 14 champions
4. Jensen Beach (7-1, 87): District 13 champions
5. Plantation (5-3, 110): District 15 at-large
6. Norland (4-5, 115): District 15 at-large
7. Fort Pierce John Carroll (6-2, 127): District 13 at-large
8. Hialeah (6-3, 186): District 16 champions
On the cusp: Wellington Dr. Joaquin Garcia (5-3, 211); Boynton Beach (5-3, 259).
CLASS 3A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Sarasota Booker (7-1, 11): 2. Miami Northwestern (7-1, 12); 3. Jacksonville Raines (7-0, 13): 4. Orlando Bishop Moore (8-0, 24).
REGION 4-3A
1. Northwestern (7-1, 12): District 16 champions
2. Central (6-1, 46): District 15 co-leader, can clinch district title with win over Somerset Academy.
3. Naples Lely (5-3, 141): District 14 champions
4. Key West (5-3, 142): District 16 at-large
5. Fort Myers Cypress Lake (5-3, 194): District 13 leader, can clinch with win over Lemon Bay
6. Estero (5-3, 223): District 13 at-large
7. St. Brendan (4-4, 255): District 16 at-large
8. Somerset Academy (4-4, 270): District 15 co-leader, can clinch district title with win over Central.
On the cusp: Englewood Lemon Bay (3-5, 355).
CLASS 2A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (7-1, 2); 2. Jacksonville Bolles (7-1, 8); 3. St. Pete Lakewood (8-1, 31): 4. Starke Bradford (8-1, 33).
REGION 3-2A
1. Cardinal Mooney (7-1, 2): District 9 leader, can clinch with win over Tarpon Springs.
2. St. Pete Lakewood (8-1, 31): District 9 at-large
3. Calvary Christian (7-1, 59): District 12 champions
4. Belle Glade Glades Central (7-1, 89): District 10 champions
5. Fort Myers Bishop Verot (4-4, 122): District 10 at-large
6. West Palm Beach Kings Academy (5-3, 151): District 11 at-large
7. North Broward Prep (5-4, 229): District 12 at-large
8. Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons (3-5, 232): District 11 champions
On the cusp: None
REGION 4-2A
1. Cardinal Gibbons (6-2, 63): District 13 champions
2. La Salle (8-0, 65): District 15 champions
3. Gulliver (5-2, 105): District 16 champions
4. Killian (5-2, 106): District 16 at-large
5. Carol City (6-3, 185): District 14 at-large
6. Ransom Everglades (4-4, 190): District 15 at-large
7. Monsignor Pace (4-5, 199): District 14 at-large
8. Somerset Academy (6-2, 202): District 16 at-large, but needs NMB loss to clinch playoff berth
On the cusp: North Miami Beach (4-4, 222): Can clinch District 14 title with win over Pace.
CLASS 1A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Tampa Carrollwood Day (7-0, 9); 2. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (6-1, 15); 3. St. Pete Catholic (8-0, 16): 4. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (6-2, 26).
REGION 4-1A
1. Chaminade (6-1, 15): District 14 champions
2. True North (5-2, 51): District 15 co-leader, can clinch with wins over Westminster Christian (Friday) and Archbishop Carroll (Nov. 3).
3. Boca Raton St. Andrews (7-1, 76): District 13 champions
4. Archbishop Carroll (6-0-1, 134): District 15 co-leader, can clinch with win over True North (Nov. 3).
5. Edison (3-4, 162): District 14 at-large
6. Westminster Christian (7-1, 170): District 15 at-large
7. Palmer Trinity (5-2, 283): District 16 champions
8. Boca Raton St. John Paul II (2-4, 307): District 13 at-large
On the cusp: None
