Florida High School Football Playoffs: State Semifinal Previews and Local Coverage

2023-11-28 07:49:40

Only the elite remain in the Florida high school football playoffs.

36 teams are still standing in pursuit of a state championship at the end of November across the FHSAA’s four metro, four suburban and rural classifications.

The USA Today Florida Network spans markets across the Sunshine State to provide local coverage of Florida’s best high school football programs.

Here are previews for each of the state semifinals on tap for this week:

No. 4 Plant at No. 1 Columbus

No. 3 Mandarin at No. 2 Monarch

Breakdown: Class 4M state semifinal preview

No. 4 Gaither at No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas

No. 3 Jones at No. 2 Homestead

Breakdown: Class 3M state semifinal preview

No. 4 Bolles at No. 1 Norland

No. 3 Berkeley Prep at No. 2 American Heritage (Plantation)

Breakdown: Class 2M state semifinal preview

No. 4 Archbishop Carroll at No. 1 Chaminade-Madonna

No. 3 Trinity Christian vs. No. 2 Clearwater Central Catholic

Breakdown: Class 1M state semifinal preview

No. 4 Lakeland at No. 1 Buchholz

No. 3 DeLand at No. 2 Venice

Breakdown: Class 4S state semifinal preview

No. 4 Dunbar at No. 1 St. Augustine

No. 3 Vanguard at No. 2 Mainland

Breakdown: Class 3S state semifinal preview

No. 4 Booker at No. 1 Cocoa

No. 3 Pensacola Catholic at No. 2 Bradford

Breakdown: Class 2S state semifinal preview

No. 4 Trinity Catholic at No. 1 First Baptist (Naples)

No. 3 North Florida Christian vs. No. 2 Cardinal Mooney

Breakdown: Class 1S state semifinal preview

No. 4 Blountstown at No. 1 Hawthorne

No. 3 Bozeman at No. 2 Madison County

Breakdown: Class 1R state semifinal preview

Eric J. Wallace is deputy sports editor for The Palm Beach Post and Treasure Coast Newspapers. He can be reached at [email protected].

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