Here’s the current playoff picture for South Florida high school football teams
The high school football playoffs are set to begin in just over two weeks with the regular season concluding this week.
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 (9-0, 1); 2. DeLand (8-0, 5); 3. Port Orange Spruce Creek (7-1, 21); 4. Orlando Boone (9-0, 26).
REGION 4-7A
1. Miami Palmetto (7-2, 68): District 16 champions.
2. Boca Raton Spanish River (6-3, 162): District 14 champions
3. Goleman (5-4, 185): District 15 at-large
4. Lantana Santaluces (6-3, 193): District 13 champions
5. South Dade (5-4, 201): District 16 at-large
6. Columbus (3-7, 209): District 16 at-large
7. Western (4-5, 213): District 15 champions
8. Cypress Bay (5-4, 283): District 15 at-large
On the cusp: Coral Glades (6-4, 294), Boca Raton (4-5, 318), Coral Gables (3-5, 320).
CLASS 6A
Top 4 seeds (overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Gainesville Buchholz (8-1, 6); 2. Seffner Armwood (9-0, 8); 3. Jacksonville Mandarin (8-1, 10); 4. Palmetto (8-1, 18).
REGION 4-6A
1. Southridge (8-1, 34): District 16 champions.
2. West Broward (7-2, 56): District 15 champions.
3. Flanagan (7-2, 124): District 15 at-large
4. Monarch (5-4, 130): District 13 champions
5. Doral Academy (5-3, 188): District 16 at-large
6. South Plantation (6-3, 239): District 14 champions
7. Piper (5-4, 241): District 13 at-large
8. South Broward (3-6, 295): District 14 at-large
On the cusp: Cooper City (5-4, 303), Nova (4-5, 311).
CLASS 5A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Lakeland (8-1, 4); 2. Delray Beach Atlantic (9-0, 15); 3. Orlando Edgewater (9-0, 24); 4. St. Thomas Aquinas (8-1, 24).
REGION 4-5A
1. Delray Beach Atlantic (9-0, 15): District 14 champions
2. St. Thomas Aquinas (8-1, 24): District 15 champions
3. Coconut Creek (7-2, 95): District 14 at-large
4. Mater Academy (7-2, 103): District 16 champions
5. McArthur (7-2, 109): District 15 at-large
6. Stuart Martin County (7-2, 114): District 13 champions
7. North Miami (6-3, 189): District 16 at-large
8. Miramar (4-5, 195): District 16 at-large
On the cusp: Palm Bay Heritage (3-6, 220).
CLASS 4A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (9-0, 12): 2. St. Augustine (9-0, 13): 3. Orlando Jones (7-2, 22): 4. Archbishop McCarthy (7-2, 27).
REGION 4-4A
1. Archbishop McCarthy (7-2, 27): District 15 champions
2. American Heritage (4-5, 59): District 15 at-large
3. Dillard (9-0, 67): District 14 champions
4. Jensen Beach (8-1, 87): District 13 champions
5. Norland (5-5, 96): District 15 at-large
6. Fort Pierce John Carroll (7-2, 116): District 13 at-large
7. Plantation (5-4, 127): District 15 at-large
8. Hialeah (7-3, 170): District 16 champions
CLASS 3A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Miami Northwestern (9-0, 3); 2. Jacksonville Raines (8-0, 11): 3. Sarasota Booker (8-1, 16); 4. Orlando Bishop Moore (9-0, 25).
REGION 4-3A
1. Northwestern (9-0, 3): District 16 champions
2. Central (7-1, 42): District 15 champions
3. Key West (6-3, 137): District 16 at-large
4. Naples Lely (6-3, 146): District 14 champions
5. Fort Myers Cypress Lake (6-3, 174): District 13 champions
6. Estero (6-3, 211): District 13 at-large
7. St. Brendan (4-5, 244): District 16 at-large
8. Somerset Academy (4-5, 279): District 15 at-large
CLASS 2A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (8-1, 2); 2. Jacksonville Bolles (8-1, 14); 3. Starke Bradford (9-1, 30);.4. St. Pete Lakewood (8-1, 31).
REGION 3-2A
1. Cardinal Mooney (8-1, 2): District 9 champions
2. St. Pete Lakewood (8-1, 31): District 9 at-large
3. Calvary Christian (7-2, 76): District 12 champions
4. Belle Glade Glades Central (8-1, 83): District 10 champions
5. Fort Myers Bishop Verot (4-5, 141): District 10 at-large
6. West Palm Beach Kings Academy (5-4, 180): District 11 at-large
7. Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons (4-5, 227): District 11 champions
8. North Broward Prep (5-5, 275): District 12 at-large
REGION 4-2A
1. La Salle (9-0, 53): District 15 champions
2. Cardinal Gibbons (6-3, 74): District 13 champions
3. Killian (6-2, 89): District 16 at-large
4. Gulliver (5-3, 133): District 16 champions
5. Ransom Everglades (5-4, 165): District 15 at-large
6. Carol City (6-3, 185): District 14 at-large
7. Monsignor Pace (4-5, 179): District 14 at-large
8. Somerset Academy (6-3, 217): District 16 at-large
On the cusp: North Miami Beach (4-5, 234).
CLASS 1A
Top 4 seeds (Record, overall ranking and class ranking): 1. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (7-1, 7); 2. Tampa Carrollwood Day (8-0, 9); 3. St. Pete Catholic (9-0, 17): 4. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (7-2, 20).
REGION 4-1A
1. Chaminade (7-1, 7): District 14 champions
2. True North (6-2, 44): District 15 co-leader, can clinch with wins over Westminster Christian (Friday) and Archbishop Carroll (Nov. 3).
3. Boca Raton St. Andrews (8-1, 64): District 13 champions
4. Edison (4-4, 143): District 14 at-large
5. Westminster Christian (8-1, 173): District 15 at-large
6. Archbishop Carroll (6-1-1, 183): District 15 co-leader, can clinch with win over True North (Nov. 3).
7. Palmer Trinity (6-2, 254): District 16 champions
8. Boca Raton St. John Paul II (3-4, 309): District 13 at-large
This story was originally published October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM.
