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After a quarterfinal round of the state football playoffs, most of the favorites advanced. Only a few underdogs pulled some surprises in a round that began on Thursday and ended Monday night – due to Hurricane Nicole, who slammed her…
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Continue ReadingAfter a quarterfinal round of the state football playoffs, most of the favorites advanced.
Only a few underdogs pulled some surprises in a round that began on Thursday and ended Monday night – due to Hurricane Nicole, who slammed her way into the state – causing power outages and flooding.
As you look at this week’s matchups you will find that we will have some quality games – not like next week, the day after Thanksgiving, but still a round that will see some impressive games.
With that said, here is a look at the Region Semifinal Round:
METRO PLAYOFFS
Class 4-Metro, Region 1
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Sanford Seminole 30, No. 8 Jacksonville Mandarin 28
No. 4 Lake Mary 28, No. 5 Oviedo Hagerty 0
No. 2 Apopka 17, No. 7 Orlando Boone 3
No. 3 Winter Park 31, No. 6 Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley 0
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Lake Mary (7-3) at No. Sanford Seminole (9-2)
No. 3 Winter Park (10-1) at No. 2 Apopka (9-2)
Class 4-Metro, Region 2
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Tarpon Springs East Lake 31, No. 8 Orlando Olympia 20
No. 4 Tampa Plant 37, No. 5 Riverview Sumner 34
No. 2 Winter Garden West Orange 35, No. 7 Lutz Steinbrenner 0
No. 3 Ocoee 42, No. 6 Plant City Durant 27
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Tampa Plant (9-2) at No. 1 Tarpon Springs East Lake (9-1)
No. 3 Ocoee (7-4) at No. 2 Winter Garden West Orange (7-4)
Class 4-Metro, Region 3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Wellington Palm Beach Central 46, No. 8 Jupiter 7
No. 5 Parkland Stoneman Douglas 48, No. 4 Lantana Santaluces 44
No. 2 Coconut Creek Monarch 56, No. 7 Boca Raton 21
No. 3 Palm Beach Gardens 30, No. 6 Wellington 13
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Parkland Douglas (8-3) at No. 1 Wellington Palm Beach Central (10-1)
No. 3 Palm Beach Gardens (8-3) at No. 2 Coconut Creek Monarch (9-2)
Class 4-Metro, Region 4
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Miami Christopher Columbus 63, No. 8 Miami High 0
No. 4 Miami Palmetto 37, No. 5 Pembroke Pines West Broward 13
No. 2 Davie Western 38, No. 7 Weston Cypress Bay 17
No. 3 Doral Academy 50, No. 6 Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 25
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Miami Palmetto (6-5) at No. 1 Miami Christopher Columbus (10-1)
No. 3 Doral Academy (7-4) at No. 2 Davie Western (7-3)
Class 3-Metro
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Orlando Edgewater 57, No. 8 Jacksonville First Coast 6
No. 5 Tampa Bay Tech 34, No. 4 Neptune Beach Fletcher 3
No. 2 Orlando Jones 29, No. 7 Apopka Wekiva 14
No. 3 Oviedo 22, No. 6 Tampa Wharton 21
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Tampa Bay Tech (9-2) at No. 1 Orlando Edgewater (11-0)
No. 3 Oviedo (10-1) at No. 2 Orlando Jones (9-2)
Class 3-Metro, Region 2
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Tampa Jesuit 52, No. 8 St. Petersburg 0
No. 4 Tampa Gaither 27, No. 5 Pinellas Park 6
No. 2 Largo 22, No. 7 St. Petersburg Northeast 0
No. 3 Gibsonton East Bay 14, No. 6 Seminole Osceola 12
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Tampa Gaither (7-4) at No. 1 Tampa Jesuit (7-4)
No. 2 Largo (8-2) at No. 3 Gibsonton East Bay (10-1)
Class 3-Metro, Region 3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 59, No. 8 Coconut Creek 14
No. 4 Delray Beach Atlantic 34, Plantation 12
No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Dillard 45, No. 7 Fort Lauderdale 20
No. 3 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 28, No. 6 Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer 0
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Delray Beach Atlantic (8-3) at No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (10-0)
No. 3 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (10-0) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Dillard (7-3)
Class 3-Metro, Region 4
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Homestead 40, No. 8 North Miami 0
No. 5 Miami Dr. Krop 23, No. 4 Miami Belen Jesuit 17
No. 2 Miramar 48, No. 7 Pembroke Pines Charter 0
No. 3 Miami Southridge 20, No. 6 Hollywood South Broward 14
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Miami Dr. Krop (7-4) at No. 1 Homestead (8-2)
No. 3 Miami Southridge (7-4) at No. 2 Miramar (9-1)
Class 2-Metro, Region 1
QUARTERFINALS
No. 8 Jacksonville Riverside (4-6) at No. 1 Jacksonville Andrew Jackson (8-2)
Jacksonville Raines (7-2) at No. 4 Jacksonville Ed White (7-2)
No. 7 Orlando Bishop Moore (7-3) at No. 2 Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (8-2)
No. 6 Jacksonville Episcopal (8-2) at No. 3 Jacksonville Bolles (6-4)
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 8 Jacksonville Riverside (5-6) at No. 5 Jacksonville Raines (8-2)
No. 7 Orlando Bishop Moore (8-3) at No. 3 Jacksonville Bolles (7-4)
Class 2-Metro, Region 2
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Tampa Catholic 47, No. 8 Tampa King 12
No. 4 St. Petersburg Lakewood 42, No. 5 Clearwater 13
No. 2 Clearwater Calvary Christian 56, No. 7 Tampa Blake 13
No. 3 Tampa Berkeley Prep 42, No. 6 Tampa Robinson 13
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 St. Petersburg Lakewood (7-4) at No. 1 Tampa Catholic (9-1)
No. 3 Tampa Berkeley Prep (8-3) at No. 2 Clearwater Calvary Christian (9-2)
Class 2-Metro, Region 3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Plantation American Heritage 43, No. 8 Riviera Beach Inlet Grove 7
No. 4 Boynton Beach 29, No. 5 West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 26
No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 45, No. 7 Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 0
No. 3 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian 49, No. 6 Boca Raton St. Andrew’s 34
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 3 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy (8-2) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (10-1)
No. 4 Boynton Beach (9-2) at No. 1 Plantation American Heritage (10-1)
Class 2-Metro, Region 4
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Miami Central 60, No. 8 Miami St. Brendan
No 4 Miami Northwestern 39, No. 5 Miami Gulliver Prep 0
No. 2 Miami Booker T. Washington 27, No. 7 Miami Carol City (5-5) 13
No. 3 Miami Norland 37, No. 6 Miami Jackson 6
REGION SEMIFINALS
No 4 Miami Northwestern (6-4) at No. 1 Miami Central (10-0)
No. 3 Miami Norland (8-2) at No. 2 Miami Booker T. Washington (9-2)
Class 1-Metro, Region 1
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Orlando Christian Prep (6-4) at No. 1 Jacksonville Trinity Christian (10-0)
No. 3 Orlando The First Academy (8-2) at No. 2 Jacksonville University Christian (9-1)
Class 1-Metro
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Largo Indian Rocks Christian (9-1) at No. 1 Clearwater Central Catholic (9-1)
No. 3 Tampa Carrollwood Day (5-3) at No. 2 St. Petersburg Northside Christian (8-1)
Class 1-Metro, Region 3
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Hollywood Avant Garde (6-3) at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-0)
No. 3 North Palm Beach Benjamin (5-4) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Newman (10-0)
Class 1-Metro, Region 4
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Miami Palmer Trinity (5-5) at No. 1 Miami Archbishop Carroll (8-2)
No. 3 Miami True North Classical Academy (7-3) at No. 2 Miami Westminster Christian (6-2)
SUBURBAN PLAYOFF MATCHUPS
Class 4-Suburban, Region 1
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 St. John’s Bartram Trail 50, No. 8 Flagler Palm Coast 20
No. 4 St. John’s Creekside 47, No. 5 Navarre 20
No. 7 Crestview 26, No. 2 Niceville 21
No. 3 Gainesville Buchholz 35, No. 6 Pace 34
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 St. John’s Creekside (9-2) at No. 1 St. John’s Bartram Trail (11-0)
No. 7 Crestview (7-4) at No. 3 Gainesville Buchholz (8-2)
Class 4-Suburban, Region 2
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Lakeland 49, No. 8 Lakeland Lake Gibson 0
No. 5 New Port Richey Mitchell 35, No. 4 Spring Hill Springstead 21
No. 2 Lake Minneola 63, No. 7 Bartow 20
No. 6 Winter Haven 32, No. 3 Land O’ Lakes 14
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 New Port Richey Mitchell (8-3) at No. 1 Lakeland (10-0)
No. 6 Winter Haven (8-3) at No. 2 Lake Minneola (9-1)
Class 4-Suburban, Region 3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Vero Beach 24, No. 8 Harmony 14
No. 4 Melbourne 28, No. 5 Port St. Lucie Centennial 16
No. 2 Kissimmee Osceola 30, No. 7 DeLand 28
No. 6 Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 35, No. 3 Stuart Martin County 7
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Melbourne (9-2) at No. 1 Vero Beach (10-1)
No. 6 Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast (4-6) at No. 2 Kissimmee Osceola (8-3)
Class 4-Suburban, Region 4
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Venice 87, No. 8 Fort Myers Riverdale 20
No. 5 Lehigh 31, No. 4 Palmetto 24
No. 7 Sarasota Riverview 29, No. 2 Naples Gulf Coast 7
No. 6 Sarasota 30, No. 3 Bradenton Manatee 20
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Lehigh (5-3) at No. 1 Venice (6-3)
No. 7 Sarasota Riverview (4-6) at No. 6 Sarasota (5-4)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 1
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Pensacola Pine Forest 35, No. 8 Tallahassee Rickards 15
No. 5 Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee 42, No. 4 St. Augustine 35
No. 2 Pensacola Escambia 42, No. 7 Middleburg 18
No. 3 Lake City Columbia 29, No. 6 Tallahassee Lincoln 6
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (6-5) at No. 1 Pensacola Pine Forest (10-0)
No. 3 Lake City Columbia (7-3) at No. 2 Pensacola Escambia (8-3)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 2
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Lake Wales 34, No. 8 Auburndale 10
No. 4 Ocala Vanguard 35, No. 5 New Port Richey River Ridge 0
No. 7 Lecanto 35, No. 2 Dade City Pasco 14
No. 3 Zephyrhills 56, No. 6 New Port Richey Gulf 27
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Ocala Vanguard (8-3) at No. 1 Lake Wales (11-0)
No. 7 Lecanto (8-3) at No. 3 Zephyrhills (8-3)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Rockledge 13, No. 8 Satellite 12
No. 4 Daytona Beach Mainland (7-3) 28, No. 5 Melbourne Eau Gallie 14
No. 2 Jensen Beach 51, No. 7 Port St. Lucie 12
No. 3 Sebring 31, No. 6 Merritt Island 13
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Daytona Beach Mainland (8-3) at No. 1 Rockledge (9-2)
No. 3 Sebring (8-2) at No. 2 Jensen Beach (9-2)
Class 3-Suburban, Region 4
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Naples 42, No. 8 Bradenton Braden River 6
No. 4 Port Charlotte 40, No. 5 Fort Myers 14
No. 2 Fort Myers Dunbar 21, No. 7 Naples Lely 7
No. 3 North Fort Myers 49, No. 6 Naples Barron Collier 13
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Port Charlotte (7-2) at No. 1 Naples (8-2)
No. 3 North Fort Myers (7-1) at No. 2 Fort Myers Dunbar (7-1)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 1
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Tallahassee FSU High 63, No. 8 Santa Rosa Beach South Walton 44
No. 4 Pensacola Catholic 45, No. 5 Crawfordville Wakulla 21
No. 2 Live Oak Suwannee 39, No. 7 DeFuniak Springs Walton 15
No. 3 Pensacola West Florida 35, No. 6 Panama City Bay 0
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Pensacola Catholic (10-1) at No. 1 Tallahassee FSU High (11-0)
No. 3 Pensacola West Florida (8-2) at No. 2 Live Oak Suwannee (9-2)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 2
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Starke Bradford County 48, No. 8 Crescent City 0
No. 5 Gainesville Eastside 27, No. 4 Citra North Marion 14
No. 2 Baldwin 29, No. 7 Palatka 12
No. 3 Glen St. Mary Baker County 16, No. 6 Yulee 6
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Gainesville Eastside (8-2) at No. 1 Starke Bradford County (9-1)
No. 3 Glen St. Mary Baker County (6-3) at No. 2 Baldwin (9-2)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 3
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Bushnell South Sumter 63, No. 8 Eustis 13
No. 4 Hudson 34, No. 5 Brooksville Nature Coast 21
No. 2 Cocoa 52, No. 7 Dunnellon 6
No. 3 Melbourne Palm Bay 44, No. 6 Titusville 27
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Hudson (9-2) at No. 1 Bushnell South Sumter (11-0)
No. 3 Melbourne Palm Bay (8-3) at No. 2 Cocoa (6-4)
Class 2-Suburban, Region 4
QUARTERFINALS
No. 1 Fort Myers Bishop Verot 42, No. 8 Mulberry 0
No. 5 Clewiston 29, No. 4 Fort Meade 27
No. 2 Frostproof 34, No. 7 Sarasota Booker 31
No. 6 Arcadia DeSoto County 34, No. 3 Estero 7
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Clewiston (5-4) at No. 1 Fort Myers Bishop Verot (8-2)
No. 6 Arcadia DeSoto County (7-3) at No. 2 Frostproof (9-2)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 1
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Tallahassee Maclay (4-6) at No. 1 Tallahassee North Florida Christian (10-0)
No. 3 Quincy Munroe (4-6) at No. 2 Tallahassee St. John Paul II (7-2)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 2
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. Daytona Beach Father Lopez (6-4) at No. 1 Ocala Trinity Catholic (6-2)
No. 3 Gainesville P.K. Yonge (3-7) at No. 2 Melbourne Holy Trinity Episcopal (6-4)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 3
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (4-6) at No. 1 Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-1)
No. 3 Lakeland Victory Christian (6-4) at No. 2 Lakeland Christian (7-1)
Class 1-Suburban, Region 4
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Community School of Naples (4-3) at No. 1 Naples First Baptist (6-2)
No. 3 Moore Haven (7-3) at No. 2 Fort Myers Evangelical Christian (8-0)
RURAL PLAYOFF MATCHUPS IN EVERY REGION
Class 1-Rural, Region 1
No. 1 Bratt Northview (10-0 – BYE)
No. 2 Chipley (10-0 – BYE)
QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Bonifay Holmes County 49, No. 4 Freeport 20
No. 3 Baker 33, No. 6 Panama City Bozeman 14
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Bonifay Holmes County (7-4) at No. 1 Century Northview (10-0 – BYE)
No. 6 Panama City Bozeman at (5-5) No. 3 Baker (7-3) at Chipley (10-0)
Class 1-Rural, Region 2
No. 1 Sneads (10-0 – BYE)
No. 2 Port St. Joe (8-2 – BYE)
QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Cottondale 54, No. 4 Monticello Aucilla Christian 40
No. 3 Blountstown 42, No. 6 Wewahitchka 0
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Cottondale (7-3) at No. 1 Sneads (10-0)
No. 3 Blountstown (7-4) at No. 2 Port St. Joe (8-2)
Class 1-Rural, Region 3
No. 1 Lake Butler Union County (6-2 – BYE)
No. 2 Hilliard (8-2 – BYE)
QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Madison County 36, No. 4 Fort White 0
No. 3 Mayo Lafayette 35, No. 6 Branford 7
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Madison County (4-6) at No. 1 Lake Butler Union County (6-2)
No. 3 Mayo Lafayette (9-2) at Hilliard (8-2)
Class 1-Rural, Region 4
No. 1 Hawthorne (8-0 – BYE)
No. 2 Pahokee (8-2 – BYE)
QUARTERFINALS
No. 5 Wildwood (7-2) at No. 4 Williston (10-0)
No. 6 Newberry (6-3) at No. 3 Chiefland(6-2)
REGION SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Wildwood (8-2) at No. 1 Hawthorne (8-0)
No. 2 Pahokee (8-2) at No. 3 Chiefland (7-2)
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