Five Must-See Round 2 Playoff Games

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The time for high school football is back and Prep Redzone will be on the move this fall providing some of the best and up-to-date coverage in the country. Let's kick Game Week off with a preview of some top Round 2 Playoff Matchups around Polk and the Central Florida area. *Below are matchups with notable players to watch for our readers! Most of these games will be played on Friday – 11/17.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px"><strong>Bartow vs. Lakeland&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Yellow Jackets: </strong>Jaydon Williams <strong>DB</strong> - DJ Galva <strong>DB</strong> - Tavares Murray Jr <strong>DB</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1230944' first='Amari' last='Turner'] <strong>QB</strong> - Cory Butler <strong>WR</strong> - Jayson Williams <strong>TE</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='292088' first='Quavion' last='Bird'] <strong>DT</strong> - Joshod Hampton <strong>DB</strong> - Jeremiah Martin <strong>DE</strong> - Janie's Taylor <strong>ATH</strong> - Brett Tyree <strong>OL</strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Dreadnaughts: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='827385' first='Zander' last='Smith'] <strong>QB, </strong>Rick Penick <strong>WR, </strong>Dee Rucker <strong>RB, </strong>Jamar Taylor <strong>WR, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1247490' first='Malik' last='Morris'] <strong>LB, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1123185' first='Jameson' last='Young'] <strong>DB, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1127045' first='Keon' last='Young'] <strong>DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>A must-see matchup in a Polk County heavyweight showdown to prove who's at the top for Big schools in the area. Lakeland gave the Yellow Jackets their first defeat in the regular season in a stunner blowout win. Bartow has gained its momentum back with a 7-0 round one win over Winter Haven. The offense will have to put it together to keep up with a talented Dreadnaught squad.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px"><strong>Leesburg vs. Lake Wales</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Yellow Jackets: </strong>Salmon Georges <strong>QB</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1249169' first='Demetrice' last='McCray'] <strong>WR</strong>, Lavoctris Patterson <strong>RB</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1132452' first='Evan' last='James'] <strong>WR</strong>, Aiden Hall <strong>LB</strong>, Dajleon Ward <strong>DB</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='928363' first='Izayia' last='Williams'] <strong>LB</strong>, Jaedon Mickens <strong>LB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Highlanders: </strong>Levidiotis Bryce <strong>QB</strong> - Johnquae Richardson <strong>LB</strong> - Messiah Marlow <strong>LB</strong> - Dylan Simmons <strong>LB</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1322290' first='Carldayle' last='Brantley'] <strong>WR</strong> - Jaishon Berry <strong>DT</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1670969' first='Kaneilius' last='Purdy'] <strong>ATH</strong>, D'Cari Smith <strong>DB</strong>&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Lake Wales has the chance to put on for the city of Polk County as they meet head-to-head with a confident bunch in Leesburg. This will be another must-see matchup that features two schools that continue to produce talent on both sides of the ball. The Highlanders have won 26 straight games and will put that on the line Friday. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px"><strong>Mandarin vs. 8 Lake Mary&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Mustangs: </strong>Jaime Ffrench Jr. <strong>WR, </strong>Tramell Jones <strong>QB, </strong>Tiant Wyche <strong>RB, </strong>Drake Stubbs <strong>ATH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Rams: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1206614' first='Noah' last='Grubbs'] <strong>QB</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='943260' first='Isaiah' last='Thomas'] <strong>RB</strong>, Carson Hinshaw <strong>WR</strong>, Caden Harshbarger <strong>WR</strong>, Logan Cook <strong>WR</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1134215' first='Luke' last='Prieto'] <strong>LB</strong>, Eli Straker <strong>LB</strong>, TJ Clayton <strong>DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Mandarin won the last 4 / 5 games and will try to be one of the only teams to slow down 2026 QB [player_tooltip player_id='1206614' first='Noah' last='Grubbs'] and his crew of talented WRs. Lake Mary lost its only game of the regular season to Seminole by one point and pulled off a second-half comeback to hold off a first-round upset to Boone. This should be a good one. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px"><strong>Tampa Bay Tech vs. 23 Armwood&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Titans: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1550621' first='Xzavier' last='Jackson'] <strong>QB</strong>, Logan Rodgers <strong>QB</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='404265' first='Rod' last='Gainey'] Jr <strong>RB</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='1123115' first='Dallas' last='Sims'] <strong>WR</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='826545' first='Santonyo' last='Isaac'] <strong>WR</strong>, Matthew Stahl <strong>DE</strong>, [player_tooltip player_id='826536' first='Rukeem' last='Stroud'] <strong>DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Hawks: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1373043' first='Rhys' last='Brush'] <strong>QB</strong> - Girard Pringle <strong>RB</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='740875' first='Kason' last='Stokes'] <strong>WR</strong> - [player_tooltip player_id='1249091' first='Jaelen' last='Waters'] <strong>DB</strong>, Olontae Dean <strong>ATH</strong> - Zamari Hall ATH - Rashad Godfrey <strong>DB</strong> - Richard Dennis <strong>OT</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Had to show love to the West side! Man this is a rematch game that saw Armwood take a 51-34 win against TBT as RB Girard Pringle essentially took over the game on the ground. This will be the highlight game in the area that'll be the talk of the city this weekend.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"style":{"typography":{"fontSize":"17px"}}} --> <p style="font-size:17px"><strong>18 Jones vs 10 Edgewater&nbsp;</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Tigers: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='740856' first='Trever' last='Jackson'] <strong>QB, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='404137' first='D'antre' last='Robinson'] <strong>DL, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='826542' first='Vernell' last='Brown III'] <strong>WR, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='212264' first='Dereon' last='Coleman'] <strong>QB, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='118781' first='Jaylen' last='Smith'] <strong>WR, </strong>Sean Murphy <strong>WR, </strong>George Brown IV <strong>DB</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Eagles: </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='740659' first='Cai' last='Bates'] <strong>DB, </strong>Josh Alexander-Felton <strong>DT, </strong>Michael Clayton <strong>QB, </strong>AJ Howard <strong>WR, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='1317581' first='Ja'Torian' last='Mack'] <strong>DB, </strong>Kaden Shields-Dutton <strong>RB, </strong>[player_tooltip player_id='992844' first='Semaj' last='Fleming'] <strong>ATH</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jones hasn't lost a game since a week 4 regular season loss to Edgewater (31-14). The Tigers have found their groove but run into an undefeated Edgewater team that is outscoring opponents 208-27 in the last five games. That's a stout defense and productive offense to look out for.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->