For Miami Palmetto, being on the road for the third consecutive week is not getting old as long as the Panthers continue to win.
Say what you want about the teams playing in the inaugural Tri-County Championships, but what ever you say, it had better include competition and getting additional game film.
We don’t have to continue to re-hash how the FHSAA and its board members completely excluded south Florida from the playoff picture – starting two months before Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach were ready. It’s a fact that has NO sound reasoning. But we’ve moved past that and will now concentrate on a healthy playoff system with some of the best teams in Florida taking part.
Don’t look now, but someone woke the defending 4A state champion Booker T. Washington Tornadoes up.
Heading into the first round of the inaugural South Florida Tri-County Championships, first year head coach Gerald Cox and his football team have started to make some noise.
It is once again evident that – even being handicapped with limited games this season – south Florida teams are in this to win it.
From 2A right through to 8A, south Florida football is very much alive as the Road To Tallahassee continues to get closer.
By Dave Brousseau
After a challenging and shortened high school football season, teams that opted into a Tri-County championship tournament will finally play first-round playoff games late next week.
Quarterfinal playoff games will be played in three classification (Class 8A, 7A, 6A-1A) and in Gold/Silver Brackets to allow as many teams as possible to compete in the playoffs.
Higher-seeded quarterfinal winners will host semifinal games the week of Friday, Dec. 11
Championship games are scheduled for Dec. 21-22 at a site to be determined.