The Stage Is Set For Miami
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Since Lakeland beat Venice to end the season in Tallahassee last December, the objective for high school football programs throughout Florida was to get to the 2024 finals.
Last Thursday and Friday, the answer to what 14 schools would head to Pitbull Stadium on the campus of Florida International University was answered as the stage is set for this year's finals.
Joining Fort Meade and Madison County, who won the Rural titles at The Villages, seven more champions will be crowned this coming week.
Here is a look at how things shape up, heading into the finals:
THE ROAD TO THE VILLAGES
RURAL (FIT BRACKET)
REGION SEMIFINAL
Trenton 28, Sneads 26
REGION FINAL
Trenton 26, Baker 21
REGION SEMIFINAL
Cross City Dixie County 29, Wewahitchka 6
REGION FINAL
Cross City Dixie County 41, Monticello Jefferson 32
STATE SEMIFINAL
Cross City Dixie County 52, Trenton 22
REGION SEMIFINAL
Wildwood 54, Jasper Hamilton County 18
REGION FINAL
Wildwood 21, Port St. Joe 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort Meade 42, Pierson Taylor County 0
REGION FINAL
Fort Meade 33, Eastpoint Franklin County 14
STATE SEMIFINAL
Fort Meade 20, Wildwood 19 (OT)
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 6 Fort Meade (6-7) 21, No. 5 Cross City Dixie County (7-6) 13
RURAL
REGION SEMIFINAL
Hawthorne 56, Branford 0
Mayo Lafayette 43, Cottondale 42
REGION FINAL
Hawthorne 44, Mayo LaFayette 15
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort White 23, Jay 2
Williston 10, Chiefland 0
REGION FINAL
Williston 28, Fort White 19
STATE SEMIFINAL
Hawthorne 28, Williston 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Lake Butler Union County 42, Bonifay Holmes County 20
Pahokee 42, Chipley 0
REGION FINAL
Lake Butler Union County 28, Pahokee 18
REGION SEMIFINAL
Madison County 51, Moore Haven 13
Blountstown 62, Monticello Aucilla Christian 17
REGION FINAL
Madison County 43, Blountstown 6
STATE SEMIFINAL
Madison County 34, Lake Butler Union County 8
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
No. 2 Madison County (10-3) 21, No. 1 Hawthorne (10-2) 14
THE ROAD TO MIAMI
1A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
Jacksonville Providence 26, Ocala Trinity Catholic 7
Jacksonville University Christian 33, Jacksonville Impact Christian 12
REGION SEMIFINAL
Jacksonville University Christian 24, Jacksonville Providence 21
QUARTERFINAL
Tallahassee Maclay 21, Tallahassee St. John Paul II 20
Jacksonville Trinity Christian won by forfeit over Gainesville P.K. Yonge
REGION SEMIFINAL
Jacksonville Trinity Christian 28, Tallahassee Maclay 21
REGION FINAL
Jacksonville Trinity Christian 27, Jacksonville University Christian 6
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Clearwater Central Catholic 64, Melbourne Holy Trinity Catholic 14
Tampa Carrollwood Day 42, Lakeland Victory Christian 18
REGION SEMIFINAL
Clearwater Central Catholic 45, Tampa Carrollwood Day 0
QUARTERFINAL
Lakeland Christian 44, Crescent City 7
Orlando Christian Prep 35, Melbourne Central Catholic 34
REGION SEMIFINAL
Lakeland Christian 48, Orlando Christian Prep 20
REGION FINAL
Clearwater Central Catholic 35, Lakeland Christian 14
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 51, Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 0
Community School of Naples 62, Naples St. John Neumann 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 45, Community School of Naples 0
QUARTERFINAL
Naples First Baptist 41, Fort Myers Southwest Florida Christian 12
North Palm Beach Benjamin 42, St. Petersburg Northside Christian 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
Naples First Baptist 34, North Palm Beach Benjamin 20
REGION FINAL
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 27, Naples First Baptist 9
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 63, Boca Raton Saint John Paul II 0
Boca Raton St. Andrew's Academy 31, Miami Archbishop Carroll 20
REGION SEMIFINAL
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 70, Boca Raton St. Andrew's Academy 0
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Edison 42, Deerfield Beach Somerset Academy Key 0
Miami True North Classical Academy 42, Miami Palmer Trinity 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
REGION FINAL
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 49, Miami Edison 6
STATE SEMIFINAL
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 35, Jacksonville Trinity Christian 0
Clearwater Central Catholic 22, West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 21 (OT)
STATE FINAL
No. 3 Clearwater Central Catholic (12-2) vs. No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (12-2), Wednesday, Dec. 11, 7:30 p.m.
2A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
Havana Gadsden County 48, Baldwin 7
Tallahassee Florida High 28, Marianna 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Havana Gadsden County 42, Tallahassee Florida High 11
REGION SEMIFINAL
Jacksonville Bolles 49, Perry Taylor County 0
DeFuniak Springs Walton 28, Pensacola 24
REGION SEMIFINAL
No. 3 Jacksonville Bolles 42, DeFuniak Springs Walton 0
REGION FINAL
Havana Gadsden County 21, Jacksonville Bolles 9
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Cocoa 63, Lake Placid 0
Tampa Berkeley Prep 22, Clearwater Calvary Christian 15
REGION SEMIFINAL
Cocoa 37, Tampa Berkeley Prep 12
QUARTERFINAL
Starke Bradford County 35, The Villages 0
Newberry 24, Palatka 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Newberry 34, Starke Bradford County 19
REGION FINAL
Cocoa 40, Newberry 3
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 55, Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons Academy 27
West Palm Beach The King's Academy 28, Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian 26
REGION SEMIFINAL
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 56, West Palm Beach The King's Academy 28
QUARTERFINAL
Fort Myers Bishop Verot 35, Tarpon Springs 21,
St. Petersburg Lakewood 14, Belle Glade Glades Central 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort Myers Bishop Verot 25, St. Petersburg Lakewood 12
REGION FINAL
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 35, Fort Myers Bishop Verot 14
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Booker T. Washington 31, North Miami Beach 13
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 17, Miami Carol City 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
Miami Booker T. Washington 47, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 0
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Immaculata LaSalle 27, Miami Gulliver Prep 21
Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace 40, Miami Ransom Everglades 10
REGION SEMIFINAL
Miami Immaculata LaSalle 20, Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace 14
REGION FINAL
Miami Booker T. Washington 41, Miami Immaculata LaSalle 6
STATE SEMIFINAL
Havana Gadsden County 47, Miami Booker T. Washington 27
Cocoa 31, Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 21
STATE FINAL
No. 3 Cocoa (10-3) vs. No. 1 Havana Gadsden County (13-1), Thursday, Dec. 12, 12:30 p.m.
3A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
Jacksonville Raines 53, Panama City Bay 14
Crawfordville Wakulla Crawfordville Wakulla FL 28, St. Augustine St. Augustine FL Menendez 14
Jacksonville Raines 63, Crawfordville Wakulla Crawfordville Wakulla FL 7
QUARTERFINAL
Tallahassee Godby 35, Live Oak Suwannee 28
Jacksonville Bishop Kenny 42, Glen St. Mary Baker County 21
REGION SEMIFINAL
Jacksonville Bishop Kenny 36, Tallahassee Godby 26
REGION FINAL
Jacksonville Raines 44, Jacksonville Bishop Kenny 13
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Eau Gallie 35, Crystal River 0
Titusville 17, Merritt Island 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
REGION FINAL
Melbourne Eau Gallie 26, Orlando Bishop Moore 24
QUARTERFINAL
Orlando Bishop Moore 35, Gainesville Eastside 6
Dunnellon 28, Mount Dora 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Orlando Bishop Moore 38, Dunnellon 15
REGION FINAL
Jacksonville Raines 44, Jacksonville Bishop Kenny 13
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
Tampa Jefferson 21, Hudson 16
Gulfport Boca Ciega 52, Tampa Chamberlain 13
REGION SEMIFINAL
Gulfport Boca Ciega 42, Tampa Jefferson 0
QUARTERFINAL
Sarasota Booker 58, Wauchula Hardee County 6
Brooksville Nature Coast 14, Mulberry 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
Sarasota Booker 43, Brooksville Nature Coast Tech 7
REGION FINAL
Sarasota Booker 42, Gulfport Boca Ciega 6
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Northwestern 69, Naples Barron Collier 0
Naples Lely 44, Miami Jackson 39
REGION SEMIFINAL
Miami Northwestern 64, Naples Lely 12
QUARTERFINAL
Key West 42, Estero 7
Fort Myers Cypress Lake 27, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort Myers Cypress Lake 24, Key West 21
REGION FINAL
Miami Northwestern 55, Fort Myers Cypress Lake 0
STATE SEMIFINAL
Jacksonville Raines 28, Sarasota Booker 23
Miami Northwestern 40, Melbourne Eau Gallie 0
STATE FINAL
No. 3 Miami Northwestern (11-2) vs. No. 1 Jacksonville Raines (13-0), Saturday, Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.
4A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
St. Augustine St. Augustine FL 28, Lake City Columbia 0
Jacksonville Ed White 26, Pensacola Pine Forest 13
REGION SEMIFINAL
St. Augustine St. Augustine FL 38, Jacksonville Ed White 14
QUARTERFINAL
Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee 49, Panama City Beach Arnold 0
Pensacola Escambia 29, Jacksonville Riverside 28
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee 41, Pensacola Escambia 7
REGION FINAL
St. Augustine St. Augustine FL 13, Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee 6
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Orlando Jones 42, Lecanto 7
Zephyrhills 35, Rockledge 15
REGION SEMIFINAL
Orlando Jones 41, Zephyrhills 19
QUARTERFINAL
Ocala Vanguard 35, Leesburg 10
Lake Wales 52, New Smyrna Beach 19
REGION SEMIFINAL
Ocala Vanguard 30, Lake Wales 23
REGION FINAL
Orlando Jones 27, Ocala Vanguard 13
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
Port Charlotte 38, South Fort Myers 0
Tampa Jesuit 29, Clearwater 3
REGION SEMIFINAL
Port Charlotte 45, Tampa Jesuit 31
QUARTERFINAL
Naples 44, New Port Richey Ridge 0
St. Petersburg 35, Fort Myers Dunbar 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
Naples 33, St. Petersburg 0
REGION FINAL
Naples 17, Port Charlotte 10
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Plantation American Heritage 40, Jensen Beach 7
Fort Lauderdale Dillard 43, Fort Pierce John Carroll 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
Plantation American Heritage 24, Fort Lauderdale Dillard 14
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Norland 39, Hialeah 7
Southwest Ranches Archbishop Carroll 7, Plantation 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
Miami Norland 31, Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 0
REGION FINAL
Plantation American Heritage 35, Miami Norland 14
STATE SEMIFINAL
Plantation American Heritage 38, St. Augustine St. Augustine FL 28
Orlando Jones 18, Naples 7
STATE FINAL
No. 2 Orlando Jones (14-0) vs. No. 1 Plantation American Heritage (11-2), Friday, Dec. 13, 7:30 p.m.
5A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
Niceville 49, Middleburg 13
Ponte Vedra 45, St. Johns Beachside 21
REGION SEMIFINAL
QUARTERFINAL
Tallahassee Lincoln 21, Daytona Beach Mainland 0
Fleming Island 35, Lynn Haven Mosley 28
REGION SEMIFINAL
Tallahassee Lincoln 16, Fleming Island 13
REGION FINAL
Niceville 31, Tallahassee Lincoln 10
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Lakeland 51, Riverview Spoto 6
Tampa Gaither 42, Spring Hill Springstead 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
Lakeland 41, Tampa Gaither 13
QUARTERFINAL
Orlando Edgewater 35, Gibsonton East Bay 7
Tampa Bay Tech 35, Sebring 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
Tampa Bay Tech 28, Orlando Edgewater 17
REGION FINAL
Lakeland 24, Tampa Bay Tech 21
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
Bradenton Manatee 55, Pinellas Park 26
Immokalee 26, Cape Coral 19
REGION SEMIFINAL
Bradenton Manatee 54, Immokalee 8
REGION FINAL
Bradenton Manatee 38, Fort Myers Riverdale 0
QUARTERFINAL
Fort Myers 27, Punta Gorda Charlotte 21 (OT)
Fort Myers Riverdale 34, North Fort Myers 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort Myers Riverdale 18, Fort Myers 14
REGION FINAL
Lakeland 24, Tampa Bay Tech 21
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Delray Atlantic 49, Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy 13
Miramar 32, Palm Bay Heritage 10
REGION SEMIFINAL
Delray Atlantic 35, Miramar 29
QUARTERFINAL
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 58, North Miami 0
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 34, Coconut Creek 27
REGION SEMIFINAL
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 53, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 32
REGION FINAL
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 49, Delray Atlantic 42 (2 OT)
STATE SEMIFINAL
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 16, Bradenton Manatee 13
Lakeland 34, Niceville 33 (3 OT)
STATE FINALS
No. 4 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (11-3) vs. No. 1 Lakeland (13-0), Thursday, Dec. 12, 7:30 p.m.
6A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
Ponte Vedra Nease 42, Cantonment Tate 14
Orange Park Oakleaf 17, Jacksonville Mandarin 14
REGION SEMIFINAL
Orange Park Oakleaf 31, Ponte Vedra Nease 14
QUARTERFINAL
Gainesville Buchholz 42, Orlando Evans 21
Pace 49, Oviedo 21
REGION SEMIFINAL
Gainesville Buchholz 34, Pace 24
REGION FINAL
Gainesville Buchholz 25, Orange Park Oakleaf 19
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Seffner Armwood 49, Melbourne 0
Tampa Plant 45, Bartow 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Seffner Armwood 21, Tampa Plant 18
QUARTERFINAL
Kissimmee Osceola 58, Viera 14
Plant City Durant 35, Groveland South Lake 17
REGION SEMIFINAL
Kissimmee Osceola 35, Plant City Durant 6
REGION FINAL
Kissimmee Osceola 17, Seffner Armwood 7
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
West Boca Raton 42, Lutz Steinbrenner 7
Trinity Mitchell 29, Parrish Community 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
West Boca Raton 38, Trinity Mitchell 7
QUARTERFINAL
Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch 42, Royal Palm Beach 7
Largo 28, Palmetto 24
REGION SEMIFINAL
Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch 38, Largo 7
REGION FINAL
West Boca Raton 17, Wesley Chapel Wiregrass Ranch 0
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Southridge 37, Hollywood South Broward 6
Coconut Creek Monarch 28, Homestead 21
REGION SEMIFINAL
Miami Southridge 20, Coconut Creek Monarch 14
QUARTERFINAL
Sunrise Piper 33, Doral Academy 14
Pembroke Pines West Broward Pembroke Pines West Broward FL 34, Pembroke Pines Flanagan 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Pembroke Pines West Broward Pembroke Pines West Broward FL 35, Sunrise Piper 16
REGION FINAL
Miami Southridge 55, Pembroke Pines West Broward Pembroke Pines West Broward FL 21
STATE SEMIFINAL
Kissimmee Osceola 41, Gainesville Buchholz 35
West Boca Raton 14, Miami Southridge 11
STATE FINALS
No. 3 Kissimmee Osceola (12-2) vs. No. 1 West Boca Raton (14-0), Friday, Dec. 13, 12:30 p.m.
7A
REGION 1
QUARTERFINAL
Lake Mary 49, DeLand 14
Port Orange Spruce Creek 36, Flagler Palm Coast 35
REGION SEMIFINAL
QUARTERFINAL
Sanford Seminole 38, St. Johns Creekside 28
Orange City University 31, Winter Park 23
REGION SEMIFINAL
Sanford Seminole 24, Orange City University 20
REGION FINAL
Lake Mary 42, Sanford Seminole 3
REGION 2
QUARTERFINAL
Venice 56, Haines City 7
Lithia Newsome 34, Riverview Sumner 27
REGION SEMIFINAL
Venice 56, Lithia Newsome 17
QUARTERFINAL
Plant City 47, Sarasota Riverview 28
Winter Garden West Orange 20, Apopka 19
REGION SEMFINAL
Winter Garden West Orange 26, Plant City 25
REGION FINAL
Venice 55, Winter Garden West Orange 26
REGION 3
QUARTERFINAL
Wellington Palm Beach Central 38, Fort Pierce Central 0
Vero Beach 21, Orlando Lake Nona 7
REGION SEMIFINAL
Vero Beach 21, Wellington Palm Beach Central 20
QUARTERFINAL
Orlando Dr. Phillips 49, Kissimmee Tohopekaliga 21
Jupiter 27, Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 0
REGION SEMIFINAL
Orlando Dr. Phillips 35, Jupiter 0
REGION FINAL
Orlando Dr. Phillips 21, Vero Beach 14
REGION 4
QUARTERFINAL
Miami Christopher Columbus 56, Boca Raton Spanish River 8
Homestead South Dade 48, Lantana Santaluces 13
REGION SEMIFINAL
Miami Christopher Columbus 28, Homestead South Dade 7
QUARTERFINAL
Boca Raton 27, Miami Lakes Goleman 21 (OT)
Davie Western 26, Miami Palmetto 10
REGION SEMIFINAL
Davie Western 42, Boca Raton 0
REGION FINAL
Miami Christopher Columbus 27, Davie Western 25
STATE SEMIFINAL
Lake Mary 24, Orlando Dr. Phillips 13
Venice 33, Miami Christopher Columbus 27
STATE FINALS
No. 2 Lake Mary (12-2) vs. No. 1 Venice (13-1), Saturday, Dec. 14, 12:30 p.m.
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