It happens every year. Teams head into the first round of the state football playoffs with plenty of hope and enthusiasm.

The reality of having the experience of competing in the post season shows up in the opening round (quarterfinals) and continues to the regional semifinals.

As last week saw several dreams dashed, 12 Miami-Dade and Broward County programs will continue on the region finals, and with that advancement, the honor of practicing on Thanksgiving is something that every team in Florida aims for every post season.

From south Miami to Palm Beach County, area programs will compete in each class as they move on step closer to playing for a state title in the second week of December at Pitbull Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.

As the next round gets started on Friday, there are still three schools (1A – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna), (5A – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas) and (7A – Miami Christopher Columbus) are still playing as defending state champions.

Here is a look back at how the region semifinal round played out for teams in the #305 and #954:

1A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 70, Boca Raton St. Andrew’s Academy 0

Miami Edison 47, Miami True North Classical Academy 39

2A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Miami Booker T. Washington 47, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 0

Miami Immaculata LaSalle 20, Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace 14

3A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Miami Northwestern 64, Naples Lely 12

Fort Myers Cypress Lake 24, Key West 21

4A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Plantation American Heritage 24, Fort Lauderdale Dillard 14

Miami Norland 31, Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 0

5A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Delray Atlantic 35, Miramar 29

Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 53, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 32

6A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Miami Southridge 20, Coconut Creek Monarch 14

Pembroke Pines West Broward 35, Sunrise Piper 16

7A

REGION 4

REGION SEMIFINAL

Miami Christopher Columbus 28, Homestead South Dade 7

Davie Western 42, Boca Raton 0

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