With Pitbull Stadium (FIU) once again the destination for the state 1A-7A football playoffs, several Miami-Dade and Broward County teams opened the first round with victories this past week.
With defending state champions Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1A), Miami Northwestern (3A), Plantation American Heritage (4A) and Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A) all winning in the opening round, things will start to get very interesting coming up with Thursday and Friday when the stake become much higher.
Several teams who were thought to be in contention for a state championship appearance also stayed alive with key first round wins.
The Lions and head coach Dameon Jones are looking for an amazing 10th straight trip to the state finals.
In 3A, the Miami Northwestern Bulls go after their second straight state title after Teddy Bridgewater guided them there last season. Can first year head coach Jaquatin Victrum help this team repeat?
After making a championship run in 2024, head coach Mike Smith and Plantation American Heritage will look to defend their 4A state title – despite finishing 4-5 in the regular season but playing one of the toughest schedules in the state.
When Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas opened play last week in the 5A playoffs, veteran head coach Roger Harriott and his Raiders are looking for a mind-boggling seventh straight state title.
REGION 4-1A games:
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 63, Boca Raton St. John Paul II 0
Miami Edison 50, Miami Westminster Christian 7
Miami True North 42, Miami Palmer Trinity 17
Boca Raton St. Andrews 64, Miami Archbishop Carroll 20
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Miami Edison (6-4) at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-2)
No. 3 Boca Raton St. Andrews (10-1) at No. 2 Miami True North (9-2), Tropical, Thursday
REGION 4-2A results:
Miami Immaculata LaSalle 42, Homestead Silver Palms 7
Miami Ransom Everglades 20, Miami Gulliver Prep 13
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 48, Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace 28
Miami Killian 38, Miami Carol City 21
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 5 Miami Ransom Everglades (7-4) at No. 1 Miami La Salle (11-0)
No. 3 Miami Killian (8-3) at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (8-3)
REGION 4-3A results:
Miami Northwestern 70, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 0
Key West 44, Fort Myers Lake 34
Miami Central 54, Miami St. Brendan 14
Naples Lely 52, Estero 26
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Key West (7-4) at No. 1 Northwestern (10-0)
No. 3 Naples Lely (8-3) at Miami Central (9-1), Thursday
REGION 4-4A results:
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 49, Hialeah 6
Miami Norland 49, Jensen Beach 14
Plantation American Heritage 50, Fort Pierce John Carroll 20
Plantation 21, Fort Lauderdale Dillard 14
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 6 Plantation (7-4) at No. 2 Plantation American Heritage (5-5)
No. 4 Miami Norland (6-5) at No. 1 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (9-2)
REGION 4-5A results
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 58, Palm Bay Heritage 7
Coconut Creek 49, Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy 20
Delray Beach Atlantic 55, North Miami 0
Hollywood McArthur 41, Stuart Martin County 13
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 4 Coconut Creek (9-2) at No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (10-1)
No. 6 Hollywood McArthur (9-2) at No. 2 Delray Beach Atlantic (10-1)
REGION 4-6A results:
Miami Southridge 49, Davie Nova 0
Coconut Creek Monarch 39, Doral Academy 0
Pembroke Pines West Broward 56, South Plantation 13
Sunrise Piper 24, Pembroke Pines Flanagan 12
REGIONAL SEMFINALS
No. 6 Sunrise Piper (7-4) at No. 1 Miami Southridge (10-1)
No. 4 Coconut Creek Monarch (7-4) at No. 2 Pembroke Pines West Broward (9-2)
REGION 4-7A results:
Miami Palmetto 42, Coral Springs Coral Glades 0
Miami Christopher Columbus 28, Lantana Santaluces 3
Boca Raton Spanish River 23, Davie Western 21
Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman 30, Homestead South Dade 28
REGIONAL SEMIFINALS
No. 3 Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (7-4) at No. 2 Boca Raton Spanish River (7-4)
No. 5 Miami Christopher Columbus (4-7) at No. 1 Miami Palmetto (9-2)
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