When it comes to competitive high school football, you need to look no further than Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

When the state football playoffs got started last week, all eyes were on defending state champions as well as some impressive programs who have played at a high level all season.

With the objective of getting to play a state title game right in their own backyards at Pitbull Stadium (FIU) in the second week of December, the objective is indeed to play at the highest level they can.

With that in mind, we check out the top local teams heading into the second round of the state playoffs:

1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A, 10-1). LAST WEEK: The six-time state champions started the playoffs with a 58-7 win against Palm Bay Heritage. THIS WEEK: No. 13 Coconut Creek (9-2). NEXT WEEK: No. 7 Hollywood McArthur (9-2) or  Delray Beach Atlantic (10-1).

2. Miami Northwestern (3A, 10-0). LAST WEEK: The Bulls opened defense of their 3A state championship with a 70-0 win against Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy. THIS WEEK: Key West (7-4). NEXT WEEK: Naples Lely (8-3) or No. 3 Miami Central (9-1).

3. Miami Central (3A, 8-1). LAST WEEK: The Rockets opened the state playoffs with a 54-14 win against Miami St. Brendan. THIS WEEK: Naples Lely (8-3). NEXT WEEK: Key West (7-4) at No. 2 Northwestern (10-0).

4. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1A, 8-2). LAST WEEK: The four-time defending state champions had no problems with Boca Raton St. John Paul II, 63-0. THIS WEEK: No. 19 Miami Edison (6-4). NEXT WEEK: Boca Raton St. Andrews (10-1) or No. 8 Miami True North Classical Academy (9-2).

5. Miami Southridge (6A, 10-1). LAST WEEK: The Spartans started out in the state playoffs with a convincing 49-0 win against Davie Nova. THIS WEEK: No. 19 Sunrise Piper (7-4). NEXT WEEK: No. 14 Coconut Creek Monarch (7-4) or No. 6 Pembroke Pines West Broward (9-2).

6. Pembroke Pines West Broward (6A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The Bobcats rolled to a 56-13 win over South Plantation.  THIS WEEK: No. 14 Coconut Creek Monarch (7-4). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Sunrise Piper (7-4) or No. 5 Miami Southridge (10-1).

7. Hollywood McArthur (5A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The Mustangs continued to stay hot with a 41-13 win against Stuart Martin County. THIS WEEK: Delray Beach Atlantic (10-1). NEXT WEEK: No. 13 Coconut Creek (9-2) or No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (10-1).

8. Miami True North Classical Academy (1A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The Tians won for the ninth straight time, 42-17, against Miami Palmer Trinity. THIS WEEK: Boca Raton St. Andrews (10-1). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Miami Edison (6-4) at No. 4 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-2).

9. Miami Palmetto (7A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The Panthers started their run at a state title with a 42-0 win against Coral Springs Coral Glades. THIS WEEK: No. 19 Miami Christopher Columbus (4-7). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (7-4) or Boca Raton Spanish River (7-4).

10. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The Mavericks continued to turn heads with first round win against Hialeah, 49-6. THIS WEEK: No. 12 Miami Norland (6-5).  NEXT WEEK: No. 17 Plantation (7-4) or No. 16 Plantation American Heritage (5-5).

11. Miami Immaculata LaSalle (2A, 11-0). LAST WEEK: The Royal Lions stayed unbeaten with a 42-7 win against Homestead Somerset Silver Palms. THIS WEEK: No. 19 Miami Ransom Everglades (7-4). NEXT WEEK: No. 18 Miami Killian (8-3) or No. 15 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (8-3).

12. Miami Norland (4A, 6-5). LAST WEEK: The Vikings went on the road and came away with a 49-14 win against Jensen Beach. THIS WEEK: No. 10 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (9-2). NEXT WEEK: No. 17 Plantation (7-4) or No. 16 Plantation American Heritage (5-5).

13. Coconut Creek (5A, 9-2). LAST WEEK: The Cougars went on the road and beat No. 19 Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy, 49-20. THIS WEEK: No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (10-1). NEXT WEEK: No. 7 Hollywood McArthur (9-2) or Delray Beach Atlantic (10-1).

14. Coconut Creek Monarch (6A, 7-4). LAST WEEK: The Knights started off the state playoffs with a 39-0 win against Doral Academy. THIS WEEK: No. 6 Pembroke Pines West Broward (9-2). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Sunrise Piper (7-4) or No. 5 Miami Southridge (10-1).

15. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (2A, 8-3). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs opened up with a 48-28 win against Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace. THIS WEEK: No. 18 Miami Killian (8-3). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Miami Ransom Everglades (7-4) at No. 11 Miami La Salle (11-0).

16. Plantation American Heritage (4A, 5-5). LAST WEEK: The Patriots reached the .500 mark with a 50-20 win against Fort Pierce John Carroll. THIS WEEK: Plantation No. 17 (7-4). NEXT WEEK: No. 12 Miami Norland (6-5) or No. 10 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (9-2).

17. Plantation (4A, 7-4). LAST WEEK: The Colonels knocked off previously unbeaten No. 19 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 21-14. THIS WEEK: No. 16 Plantation American Heritage (5-5). NEXT WEEK: No. 12 Miami Norland (6-5) or No. 10 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (9-2).

18. Miami Killian (2A, 8-2). LAST WEEK: The Cougars’ return to the state playoffs was a successful one with a 38-21 win against Miami Carol City. THIS WEEK: No. 2 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (8-3). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Miami Ransom Everglades (7-4) or No. 11 Miami La Salle (11-0).

19 (Tie) Fort Lauderdale Dillard (4A, 10-1). LAST WEEK: The dream season for the Panthers ended in the first round with a 21-14 loss to No. 17 Plantation. SEASON OVER.

Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (5A, 8-4). LAST WEEK: The Lions watched their season end in the opening round of the state playoffs to No. 13 Coconut Creek, 49-20. SEASON OVER.

Miami Edison (6-4). LAST WEEK: The Red Raiders started out the state playoffs with a 50-7 win against Miami Westminster Christian. THIS WEEK: No. 4 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (8-2). NEXT WEEK: Boca Raton St. Andrews (10-1) or No. 8 Miami True North (9-2).

Sunrise Piper (7-4). LAST WEEK: The Bengals started off the state playoffs with a 24-12 win against Pembroke Pines Flanagan. THIS WEEK: No. 5 Miami Southridge (10-1). NEXT WEEK: No. 14 Coconut Creek Monarch (7-4) or No. 6 Pembroke Pines West Broward (9-2).

Miami Christopher Columbus (4-7). LAST WEEK: The Explorers rolled to an opening win against Lantana Santaluces, 28-3. THIS WEEK: No. 9 Miami Palmetto (9-2). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (7-4) at Boca Raton Spanish River (7-4).

Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (7-4). LAST WEEK: The Gators won a post season contest, 30-28, against Homestead South Dade. THIS WEEK: Boca Raton Spanish River (7-4). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Miami Christopher Columbus (4-7) or No. 9 Miami Palmetto (9-2).

Here are some other programs who worked hard this year:

INDEPENDENT

Doral Ronald Reagan (7-2). SEASON OVER

Coral Springs Charter (5-6). SEASON OVER

Fort Lauderdale University School (8-5). SEASON OVER

Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (8-3). SEASON OVER

Hialeah Gardens (4-7). SEASON OVER

Miami Braddock (4-6). SEASON OVER

Miami Coral Reef Football (9-2). SEASON OVER

Miami Ferguson (5-3). SEASON OVER

Miami Florida Christian (7-2-1). SEASON OVER

Miami Varela (6-4). SEASON OVER

CLASS 1A

Miami Archbishop Carroll (8-3), SEASON OVER

Miami Palmer Trinity (7-3). SEASON OVER

Miami Westminster Christian (8-3). SEASON OVER

CLASS 2A

Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy (7-4). SEASON OVER

Miami Booker T. Washington (2-8)

Miami Carol City (6-5). SEASON OVER

Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (4-7). SEASON OVER

Miami Gulliver Prep (6-4). SEASON OVER

Miami Ransom Everglades (7-4)

North Miami Beach (4-6)

CLASS 3A

Miami St. Brendan (4-7). SEASON OVER

Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (4-7). SEASON OVER

CLASS 4A

Hialeah (6-5). SEASON OVER

CLASS 5A

Miramar (4-7). SEASON OVER

North Miami (7-4). SEASON OVER

CLASS 6A

Davie Nova (5-6). SEASON OVER

Doral Academy (5-5). SEASON OVER

Pembroke Pines Flanagan (8-3). SEASON OVER

South Plantation (6-5). SEASON OVER

CLASS 7A

Coral Gables (4-5). SEASON OVER

Coral Springs Coral Glades (6-5). SEASON OVER

Davie Western (4-7). SEASON OVER

Homestead South Dade (5-6). SEASON OVER

Weston Cypress Bay (5-5). SEASON OVER

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By Dave Brousseau

FORT LAUDERDALE – The Dillard High football team came into its Class 4-4A regional quarterfinal on Friday with the opportunity to remain undefeated.

The Panthers opponent in the Plantation Colonels had other ideas in mind with an outcome of playing the spoiler.

Losers of four consecutive playoff games dating back to 2021, the Colonels won in dramatic fashion led by sophomore wide receiver/defensive back Demond Christian’s three touchdowns for a 21-14 victory at Dillard High.

Plantation (7-4) advances to play at defending 4A state champion American Heritage next Friday at 7:30 p.m. The Colonels lost to Heritage earlier in the regional season 28-13.

“Christian had a pair of touchdowns on offense and came up big on defense which was perfect timing for us,” said Plantation coach Darrell Strong. “We took advantage of that. We knew Dillard was good and we didn’t care about their schedule. At the end of the day, it’s hard to go undefeated.”

Trailing 14-13 with Dillard poised to buffer its lead late in the third quarter Christian stepped in front of a Jayden Chico pass attempt and raced untouched 97-yards to pay dirt with 30.5 seconds remaining in the quarter.

A successful two-point conversion run by senior running back Zachariah Ray gave Plantation a seven-point lead at 21-14.

The Panthers (10-1) offense failed to produce and threat of a comeback at Chico struggled to connect with his receivers. The dagger came on an interception by sophomore defensive back Jeffrey O’Neal with 2:11 remaining in regulation.

“Tough loss,” said Dillard coach Demitris Mincey. “It was a competitive and we had the lead. It was the small things and us not taking care of the football. It was just a tough loss.”

Dillard rally from an early 13-0 deficit on a pair of Chico scoring passes to running back Anthony Carey.

The first was a five-yard toss with 4:21 left in the second quarter, followed by a 6-yard TD pass to Carey with 2.1 seconds left be for the half. The conversion was good and Dillard led 14-13.

Chico finished his night with 211 yards passing with two scoring passes and pair of interceptions.

Plantation scored on its opening possession on a 10-play 78-yard drive with Zakari Johnson 36-yard scoring pass to Christian. The conversion failed for a 6-0 lead with 8:21 left in the first quarter.

Johnson was also solid in the run game with 25 carries for 137 yards that helped keep the Panthers off the field.

Following a Panthers punt the Colonels added to their lead with another Johnson to Christian scoring play, this time covering 21 yards with 2:47 left in the first quarter.

“I came in here real confident,” said Christian. “I told myself I would score four times. We were down at halftime, and I had to help my team. We had to fight adversity and I showed them.”

Plantation’s victory was the second straight over Dillard in as many years, after four consecutive losses dating back to 2016.

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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 10^th 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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As Thursday kicked off the 2025 state playoffs in Florida, today will also uncover some impressive first round contests.

While football fans are looking forward to the next few weeks when games will get much more interesting, there are also some first round games that many will be attending.

Today, we shine the spotlight on three more games that could be very interesting and could easily go either way:

REGION 4-2A

No. 3. Miami Killian (7-3) vs. No. 6. Miami Carol City (6-4), 7:30, Betty Ferguson.

This is one of those matchups with two programs trying to reclaim their successful history.

Coach Rudy Trevino and his Cougars have been playing competitive football down the stretch, and head coach George Stubbs and the Chiefs are looking to play on a district championship. It should be very entertaining.

MIAMI KILLIAN COUGARS

Miami Dr. Krop, W 44-6

Miami Edison, W 24-18

Homestead South Dade, W 34-10

Miami Palmetto, L 42-21

Miami Gulliver Prep, L 34-27

Tampa Catholic, W 32-17

Hialeah, W 36-32

Homestead Somerset Academy Silver Palms, W 55-6

Miami Belen Jesuit, W 44-0

11/14 - @Miami Carol City

MIAMI CAROL CITY CHIEFS

Hialeah, W 32-25

Miami Norland, L 42-13

Miami Northwestern, L 37-6

Coral Gables, W 21-14

Westland Hialeah, W Forfeit

Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, W 22-21

South Miami, W 29-0

North Miami Beach, L 14-13

Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman, W 26-21

Miami Central, L 23-6

11/14 – Miami Killian

REGION 4-4A

No. 6. Plantation (6-4) at No. 3. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (10-0), 7:30. This is one of those first round contests that many have been looking forward to.

The Colonels and head coach Darrell Strong have played in the most competitive 4A district in the state – while the Panthers and head coach Demetris Mincey have answered every bell as one of just a few unbeaten programs heading into the state playoffs.

There is plenty of interest in this game with the winner having plenty of momentum moving on to the second round.

PLANTATION COLONELS

Davie Western, W 18-0

Miramar, L 13-12

Pembroke Pines West Broward, L 31-6

Sunrise Piper, W 25-13

Hollywood South Broward, W 28-6

Plantation American Heritage, L 28-13

Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, W 28-27

Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, W 47-0

Miami Norland, L 35-34

South Plantation, W 49-0

11/14 - @ Fort Lauderdale Dillard

FORT LAUDERDALE DILLARD PANTHERS

Orlando Dr. Phillips, W 39-0

Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, W 43-6

Oakland Park Northeast, W 66-0

Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, W 63-0

Miramar, W 21-17

Riviera Beach Suncoast, W 66-0

Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, W 35-0

Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia, W 38-24

Boynton Beach, W 41-13

Deerfield Beach, W 56-0

11/14 - Plantation

REGION 4-5A

No. 4. Coconut Creek (8-2) at No. 5. Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (8-2), 7:30, Milander. If there was one game that could be regarded as the most competitive of all first-round games, here it is.

In his very first year as head coach of the Lions, iconic Tim “Ice” Harris has done an amazing job and are loaded with young talent that has served as a building block for the district champions.

On the other side of the ball are the Cougars who are eight points away from being unbeaten under head coach Chris Yeargin and a staff that has been together for several years.

COCONUT CREEK COUGARS

Miramar, W 22-12

Sunrise Piper, W 33-6

Davie Western, W 28-16

Deerfield Beach, W 34-7

Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, L 11-6

Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, W 66-0

Hollywood South Broward, W 45-6

Delray Beach Atlantic, L 33-30

Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, W 46-6

Parkland Douglas, W 34-6

11/14 - @Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy

HIALEAH GARDENS MATER ACADEMY LIONS

Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, W 34-12

Doral Academy, W 34-6

Hialeah Gardens, W 62-0

Miramar, W 20-0

Miramar Everglades, W 42-0

North Miami, W 35-14

Pembroke Pines Charter, W 54-0

Lakeland Lake Gibson, L 34-26

Miami Immaculata LaSalle, L 21-18

Miami Jackson, W 45-0

11/14 – Coconut Creek

In addition to those games, here are the other Friday playoff contests:

REGION 4-7A

No. 5 Miami Christopher Columbus (3-7) at No. 4 Lantana Santaluces (6-3), 7:30, Friday

No. 7 Davie Western (4-6) at No. 2 Boca Raton Spanish River (6-4), 7:30, Friday

REGION 4-6A

No. 8. Davie Nova (5-5) at No. 1. Miami Southridge (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

No. 5. Doral Academy (5-4) at No. 4. Coconut Creek Monarch (6-4), 7:30, Friday, Coconut Creek.

No. 7. South Plantation (6-4) at No. 2. Pembroke Pines West Broward (8-2), 7:30, Friday, Cypress Bay

No. 6. Sunrise Piper (6-4) at No. 3 Pembroke Pines Flanagan (8-2), 7:30, Friday.

REGION 4-5A

No. 8. Palm Bay Heritage (4-6) at No. 1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

No. 7. North Miami (7-3) at No. 2. Delray Beach Atlantic (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

No. 6. Hollywood McArthur (8-2) at No. 3. Stuart Martin County (8-2), 7:30, Friday.

REGION 4-4A

No. 8. Hialeah (7-3) at No. 1. Archbishop McCarthy (8-2), 7:30, Friday.

No. 4. Miami Norland (5-5) at No. 5. Jensen Beach (8-2), 7:30, Friday.

No. 7. Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-2) at No. 2. Plantation American Heritage (4-5), 7:30, Friday.

REGION 4-3A

No. 4. Key West (6-4) at No. 5. Fort Myers Cypress Lake (7-3), 7:30, Friday.

No. 7. Miami St. Brendan (4-6) at No. 2. Central (8-1) 7, Friday, Traz.

No. 6. Estero (7-3) at No. 3. Naples Lely (7-3), 7:30, Friday.

REGION 3-2A

No. 8. Coconut Creek North Broward Prep (5-5) at No. 1. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

No. 5. Fort Myers Bishop Verot (4-6) at No. 4. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (7-2), 7:30, Friday.

No. 7. Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons (5-5) at No. 2. St. Petersburg Lakewood (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

No. 6. West Palm Beach King’s Academy (5-5) at No. 3. Belle Glade Glades Central (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

REGION 4-2A

No. 5. Miami Ransom Everglades (6-4) at No. 4. Miami Gulliver Prep (6-4), 2:30, Friday

No. 7. Miami Monsignor Pace (4-6) at No. 2. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (7-3), 7:30, Friday.

REGION 4-1A

No. 8. Boca Raton St. John Paul II (3-5) at No. 1. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (7-2), 7:30, Friday.

No. 5. Miami Westminster Christian (8-2) at No. 4. Miami Edison (5-4), 3:30, Friday, Traz

No. 7. Miami Palmer Trinity (7-2) at No. 2. Miami True North (8-2), 7:30, Friday, Tropical

No. 6. Miami Archbishop Carroll (7-2-1) at No. 3. Boca Raton St. Andrews (9-1), 7:30, Friday.

SSAC SEMIFINAL

NSU University School at Jupiter Christian, 7

SATURDAY

REGION 4-7A

No. 6. Homestead South Dade (5-5) vs. No. 3. Hialeah Goleman (6-4), 7:30, Traz

3A-1A FIT first round: Dunedin vs. North Miami Beach (Traz), 4, Saturday 

THURSDAY SCOREBOARD

4-2A

Miami Immaculata LaSalle 42, Homestead Silver Palms 7

4-3A

Miami Northwestern 70, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 0

4-7A

Miami Palmetto 42, Coral Springs Coral Glades 0

FIT (Florida Invitational Tournament)

Fort Pierce Westwood 14, Miramar 8

WEDNESDAY

Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC) Independent Championship

Miami Coral Reef 26, Hialeah Gardens 8

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