Playoff Week 3: Big Matchups Await Teams
While the state semifinals loom next week which will send teams to the state championship games, this is the week you simply do not want to miss.
Thanksgiving morning practice gives way to Friday & Saturday Region Final contests that could be the most competitive we've seen all year.
Rematches and rivalries will take place as well as games that will take teams across time zones and into areas they have never been before all in the name of reaching next week's final stage.
When athletes send out film to colleges and universities across the country, these are the kinds of games that can attain the dream of playing at the next level.
With all that in mind, here is a look at this week's Prep Redzone Florida's top programs:
1 Bradenton IMG Academy (Independent, 9-0). SEASON OVER.
2. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The six-time state champions beat Coconut Creek in a region semifinal contest, 45-13. THIS WEEK: Hollywood McArthur (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
3. Miami Northwestern (3A, 11-0). LAST WEEK: The defending state champions rolled to a 56-6 win over Key West. THIS WEEK: No. 6Miami Central (10-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
4. Seffner Armwood (6A, 12-0). LAST WEEK: The Hawks continued to dominate the competition with a 49-0 win against Viera. THIS WEEK: Groveland South Lake (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
5. Jacksonville Raines (3A, 11-0). LAST WEEK: The defending 3A state runner up Vikings shut out Pensacola West Florida, 54-0. THIS WEEK: Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
6. Miami Central (3A, 10-1). LAST WEEK: The Rockets outscored Naples Lely, 70-30. THIS WEEK: No. 3 Miami Northwestern (11-0). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
7. Orlando Edgewater (5A, 12-0). LAST WEEK: The Eagles continued to make a statement with a 21-0 win against Tampa Bay Tech. THIS WEEK: No. 21 Lakeland (9-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
8. Vero Beach (7A, 12-0). LAST WEEK: The Indians continued to roll over the competition with a 56-14 win against Orlando Lake Nona. THIS WEEK: Orlando Dr. Phillips (9-3). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
9. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The four-time defending state champions continued their path to a 10th straight state championship appearance with a 47-18 win against Miami Edison. THIS WEEK: Miami True North Classical Academy (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
10. Sarasota Booker (3A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes are just dusting the competition in the first two weeks of the playoffs – with a 68-0 win against Bradenton Bayshore. They have outscored their two opponents, 133-0. THIS WEEK: Brooksville Nature Coast Tech (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
11. Jacksonville Bolles (2A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Bulldogs had no problem with Tallahassee Florida High, 51-27. 0THIS WEEK: Tallahassee FSU High (5-6). NEXT WEEK: Pensacola Catholic (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
12. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (2A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Cougars scored early and often in beating Fort Myers Bishop Verot, 51-14. THIS WEEK: St. Petersburg Lakewood (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
13. Miami Southridge (6A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Spartans continued to make a statement with a dominating 42-6 win against Sunrise Piper. THIS WEEK: West Broward'] (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
14. Orlando Jones (4A, 10-2). LAST WEEK: The Tigers won a hard-fought game with talented Ocala Vanguard, 29-18. THIS WEEK: Rematch with district foe Lake Wales (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
15. Tampa Jesuit (4A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: It was another convincing win against Naples, 45-7, for one of the top 4A teams. THIS WEEK: Port Charlotte (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
16. Gainesville Buchholz (6A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Bobcats continued to impress with a solid 29-17 win against Ponte Vedra Nease. THIS WEEK: No. 22 Jacksonville Mandarin (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
17. DeLand (7A, 12-0). LAST WEEK: One of the state's most dominating 7A programs, the Bulldogs rolled to a 65-17 win against Orlando Boone. THIS WEEK: Defending state runner up Lake Mary (9-3). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
18. West Boca Raton (6A, 10-2). LAST WEEK: The defending state champions continued their road back with a convincing 48-7 win against Tarpon Springs East Lake. THIS WEEK: Trinity Mitchell (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
19. Venice (7A, 8-3). LAST WEEK: The defending state champions continued to do what they have for a long time – win! The Indians poured it on Winter Garden West Orange, 70-35. THIS WEEK: Riverview Sumner (10-2). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
20. Orlando The First Academy (Independent, 5-5). SEASON OVER.
21. Lakeland (5A, 10-2). LAST WEEK: The Dreadnaughts won a tough contest with competitive Tampa Gaither, 15-8. THIS WEEK: No. 7 Orlando Edgewater (12-0). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
22. Jacksonville Mandarin (6A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Mustangs continued to show why they are one of the most overlooked programs with a competitive 42-35 win against Pace. THIS WEEK: No. 16 Gainesville Buchholz (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
23. Saint Augustine (4A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Yellow Jackets once again impressed with a 44-12 win against Jacksonville Ed White. THIS WEEK: No. 29 Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
24. Clearwater Central Catholic (1A, 10-2). LAST WEEK: The defending state runner up Marauders took care of a gallant Lakeland Victory Christian squad, 54-35. THIS WEEK: No. 27 Tampa Carrollwood Day (11-0). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
25. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (1A, 9-3). LAST WEEK: The Crusaders continued to stay hot with a 45-14 win against Community School of Naples. THIS WEEK: Surprising St. Petersburg Catholic (12-0). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
26. Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (11-1). LAST WEEK: The Indians got by a talented Lake City Columbia team, 27-20. THIS WEEK: No. 23 Saint Augustine (11-1). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
27. Tampa Carrollwood Day (1A, 11-0). LAST WEEK: This surprising football team moved to the region final with a 49-6 win against Melbourne Central Catholic. THIS WEEK: No. 24 Clearwater Central Catholic. NEXT WEEK: TBA.
28. Starke Bradford County (2A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes once again came up with a big win – 24-14 against Tampa Berkeley Prep. THIS WEEK: Three-time defending state champion Cocoa (7-4). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
29. Orlando Bishop Moore (3A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Hornets had little problem with Gainesville Eastside, 36-8. THIS WEEK: Melbourne Eau Gallie (9-3). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
30. Fort Myers Riverdale (5A, 11-1). LAST WEEK: The Raiders moved to the region final with a competitive 21-14 win against Immokalee. THIS WEEK: The red-hot Bradenton Manatee Hurricanes (6-6). NEXT WEEK: TBA.
RURAL
Baker (11-1). SEASON OVER
Blountstown (11-0)
Bradenton Christian (11-1). SEASON OVER
Branford (7-4). SEASON OVER
Bristol Liberty County (7-3). SEASON OVER
Chiefland (11-1)
Chipley (9-2). SEASON OVER
Community School of Naples (7-2)
Cottondale (7-3). SEASON OVER
Fort Meade (7-4). SEASON OVER
Hawthorne (9-1)
Jay (6-5). SEASON OVER
Madison County (6-6). SEASON OVER
Mayo LaFayette (9-2). SEASON OVER
Pahokee (10-3)
Perry Taylor County (10-2). SEASON OVER
Sneads (7-4). SEASON OVER
Trenton (7-4). SEASON OVER
Williston (10-2). SEASON OVER
CLASS 1A
Boca Raton St. Andrew's Academy (10-2). SEASON OVER
Daytona Beach Father Lopez (6-5). SEASON OVER
Fort Myers Evangelical Christian (3-8). SEASON OVER
Fort Myers Southwest Florida Christian (9-2). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville Episcopal (7-4). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville Impact Christian (7-4). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville North Florida Educational (6-5). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville Providence (4-7). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville Trinity Christian (8-4)
Jacksonville University Christian (9-3)
Lakeland Christian (8-3). SEASON OVER
Lakeland Victory Christian (5-6). SEASON OVER
Largo Indian Rocks Christian (4-7). SEASON OVER
Melbourne Central Catholic (3-8). SEASON OVER
Miami Archbishop Carroll (8-3). SEASON OVER
Miami Edison (6-5). SEASON OVER
Miami Palmer Trinity (8-2). SEASON OVER
Miami True North Classical Academy (10-2)
Miami Westminster Christian (8-3). SEASON OVER
North Palm Beach Benjamin (3-8). SEASON OVER
Ocala Trinity Catholic (4-6). SEASON OVER
Orlando Christian Prep (6-5). SEASON OVER
St. Petersburg Catholic (12-0)
St. Petersburg Northside Christian (7-4). SEASON OVER
Tallahassee Maclay (8-4). SEASON OVER
CLASS 2A
Alachua Santa Fe (7-4). SEASON OVER
Avon Park (6-5). SEASON OVER
Baldwin (7-4). SEASON OVER
Belle Glade Glades Central (10-2). SEASON OVER
Clearwater Calvary Christian (8-4). SEASON OVER
Cocoa (7-4)
DeFuniak Springs Walton (4-7). SEASON OVER
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (9-3)
Fort Myers Bishop Verot (6-6). SEASON OVER
Freeport (5-5). SEASON OVER
Miami Carol City (6-5). SEASON OVER
Miami Gulliver (6-4). SEASON OVER
Miami Immaculata LaSalle (12-0)
Miami Killian (8-3). SEASON OVER
Newberry (5-6). SEASON OVER
Panama City Bozeman (4-7). SEASON OVER
Pensacola Catholic (11-1)
Santa Rosa Beach South Walton (8-3). SEASON OVER
St. Petersburg Lakewood (11-1)
Somerset Silver Palms (6-5). SEASON OVER
Tallahassee FSU High (5-7). SEASON OVER
Tampa Berkeley Prep (5-5). SEASON OVER
The Villages (9-2). SEASON OVER
CLASS 3A
Bradenton Bayshore (5-7). SEASON OVER
Brooksville Hernando (7-4). SEASON OVER
Brooksville Nature Coast Tech (10-2)
Bushnell South Sumter (6-5). SEASON OVER
Eau Gallie (9-3)
Estero (7-4). SEASON OVER
Fort Myers Cypress Lake (7-4). SEASON OVER
Gainesville Eastside (9-3). SEASON OVER
Glen St. Mary Baker County (4-7). SEASON OVER
Gulfport Boca Ciega (4-7). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville Bishop Kenny (10-2)
Key West (7-5). SEASON OVER
Merritt Island (7-5). SEASON OVER
Miami St. Brendan (4-7). SEASON OVER
Mulberry (4-7). SEASON OVER
Naples Lely (8-4). SEASON OVER
Panama City Bay (9-2). SEASON OVER
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (4-7). SEASON OVER
Pensacola West Florida (7-5). SEASON OVER
St. Petersburg Gibbs (4-7). SEASON OVER
Tallahassee Godby (5-7). SEASON OVER
Tampa Chamberlain (8-3). SEASON OVER
Tavares (6-5), SEASON OVER
Titusville (5-6). SEASON OVER
Wakulla (6-5). SEASON OVER
Yulee (8-3). SEASON OVER
CLASS 4A
Auburndale (8-3). SEASON OVER
Clearwater (8-4). SEASON OVER
Fort Myers Dunbar (7-4). SEASON OVER
Fort Lauderdale Dillard (10-1). SEASON OVER
Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-3). SEASON OVER
Hialeah (7-4). SEASON OVER
Jacksonville Ed White (9-3). SEASON OVER
Jensen Beach (8-3). SEASON OVER
Lake City Columbia (9-3). SEASON OVER
Lake Wales (10-2)
Miami Norland (6-5). SEASON OVER
Naples (7-4-1). SEASON OVER
New Port Richey River Ridge (7-4). SEASON OVER
New Smyrna Beach (8-3). SEASON OVER
Ocala Vanguard (10-2). SEASON OVER
Panama City Beach Arnold (3-8). SEASON OVER
Pensacola Booker T. Washington (5-5). SEASON OVER
Pensacola Pine Forest (3-7). SEASON OVER
Plantation (7-5), SEASON OVER
Plantation American Heritage (6-5)
Port Charlotte (10-2)
Seminole Osceola (8-3). SEASON OVER
South Fort Myers (7-4). SEASON OVER
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (10-2)
Tallahassee Rickards (3-8). SEASON OVER
Tampa Blake (7-4). SEASON OVER
Zephyrhills (11-1). SEASON OVER
CLASS 5A
Bradenton Manatee (6-6)
Cape Coral (10-2). SEASON OVER
Coconut Creek (9-3). SEASON OVER
Daytona Beach Mainland (10-2)
Delray Atlantic (10-2). SEASON OVER
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (8-3). SEASON OVER
Hollywood McArthur (10-2)
Immokalee (8-3). SEASON OVER
Lakeland Lake Gibson (5-6). SEASON OVER
Lynn Haven Mosley (10-2). SEASON OVER
Middleburg (8-3). SEASON OVER
Milton (8-3). SEASON OVER
Naples Gulf Coast (5-6), SEASON OVER
Niceville (6-5). SEASON OVER
North Fort Myers (4-7). SEASON OVER
North Miami (7-4). SEASON OVER
Palm Bay Heritage (4-7). SEASON OVER
Pinellas Park (5-6). SEASON OVER
Ponte Vedra (10-2)
Punta Gorda Charlotte (6-5). SEASON OVER
Sebring (5-6). SEASON OVER
St. Johns Beachside (8-4). SEASON OVER
Stuart Martin County (8-3). SEASON OVER
Tallahassee Lincoln (6-5). SEASON OVER
Tampa Bay Tech (9-3). SEASON OVER
Wesley Chapel (6-5). SEASON OVER
Winter Springs (7-4). SEASON OVER
CLASS 6A
Cantonment Tate (9-3)
Coconut Creek Monarch (7-5). SEASON OVER
Crestview (6-4). SEASON OVER
Davie Nova (5-6). SEASON OVER
Doral Academy (5-5). SEASON OVER
Groveland South Lake (11-1)
Kissimmee Osceola (7-5). SEASON OVER
Largo (6-5). SEASON OVER
Melbourne (6-5). SEASON OVER
Neptune Beach Fletcher (6-4). SEASON OVER
Orange Park Oakleaf (8-3). SEASON OVER
Orlando Evans (8-3). SEASON OVER
Oviedo (8-3). SEASON OVER
Pace (10-2), SEASON OVER
Palmetto (10-2). SEASON OVER
Parrish Community (9-2). SEASON OVER
Pembroke Pines Flanagan (8-3). SEASON OVER
Plant City Durant (5-6). SEASON OVER
Ponte Vedra Nease (9-3). SEASON OVER
Riverview (6-5). SEASON OVER
Ruskin Lennard (9-2). SEASEON OVER
South Plantation (6-5). SEASON OVER
Sunrise Piper (7-5). SEASON OVER
Tampa Gaither (10-2). SEASON OVER
Tampa Plant (5-6). SEASON OVER
Tarpon Springs East Lake (8-3). SEASON OVER
Trinity Mitchell (10-2)
Viera (7-5). SEASON OVER
Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch (5-6). SEASON OVER
West Broward (10-2)
CLASS 7A
Boca Raton Spanish River (7-5). SEASON OVER
Clermont East Ridge (6-5). SEASON OVER
Coral Springs Coral Glades (6-5). SEASON OVER
Davenport Ridge Community (5-6). SEASON OVER
Davie Western (4-7). SEASON OVER
Fort Pierce Central (10-2). SEASON OVER
Homestead South Dade (5-6). SEASON OVER
Jupiter (10-1). SEASON OVER
Lake Mary (9-3)
Lantana Santaluces (6-4). SEASON OVER
Miami Christopher Columbus (4-8). SEASON OVER
Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (8-4)
Miami Palmetto (10-2)
Orlando Boone (10-2). SEASON OVER
Orlando Dr. Phillips (9-3)
Orlando Lake Nona (8-4). SEASON OVER
Plant City (7-4). SEASON OVER
Port Orange Spruce Creek (8-4). SEASON OVER
Riverview Sumner (10-2)
Sanford Seminole (5-6). SEASON OVER
Sarasota Riverview (9-2-1). SEASON OVER
St. Cloud (9-2). SEASON OVER.
St. Johns Creekside (4-7). SEASON OVER
Wellington Palm Beach Central (6-5). SEASON OVER
Winter Garden West Orange (10-2). SEASON OVER
Winter Haven (6-5). SEASON OVER
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