2024 Florida high school football 1st Round playoff matchups

Florida high school football playoff pairings for Round 1 of the 2024 postseason.
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The Florida high school football playoffs begin next weekend. Earlier today, the Florida High School Athletic Association announced the first round pairings in all eight classifications.

You will be able to follow all of the Florida high school football games on High School Football America’s LIVE Playoff Scoreboard.

Special thanks to FloridaHSFootball.com for providing the class-by-class matchups below.

2024 Florida High School Football Playoffs

1st Round Pairings

Class 7A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 8 DeLand at No. 1 Lake Mary

No. 5 Spruce Creek (Port Orange) at No. 4 Flagler Palm Coast

No. 7 Creekside (St. Johns) at No. 2 Seminole (Sanford)

No. 6 Winter Park at No. 3 University (Orange City)

REGION 2

No. 8 Haines City at No. 1 Venice

No. 5 Sumner (Riverview) at No. 4 Newsome (Lithia) 

No. 7 Riverview (Sarasota) at No. 2 Plant City

No. 6 Apopka at No. 3 West Orange (Winter Garden)

REGION 3

No. 8 Fort Pierce Central at No. 1 Palm Beach Central (Wellington)

No. 5 Lake Nona (Orlando) at No. 4 Vero Beach

No. 7 Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee) at No. 2 Dr. Phillips (Orlando)

No. 6 Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) at No. 3 Jupiter

REGION 4

No. 8 Spanish River (Boca Raton) at No. 1 Columbus (Miami)

No. 5 South Dade (Homestead) at No. 4 Santaluces (Lantana)

No. 7 Western (Davie) at No. 2 Miami Palmetto

No. 6 Goleman (Miami) at No. 3 Boca Raton

Class 6A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 8 Tate (Cantonment) at No. 1 Nease (Ponte Vedra)

No. 5 Oakleaf (Orange Park) at No. 4 Mandarin (Jacksonville)

No. 7 Evans (Orlando) at No. 2 Buchholz (Gainesville)\

No. 6 Oviedo at No. 3 Pace

REGION 2

No. 8 Melbourne at No. 1 Armwood (Seffner)

No. 5 Bartow at No. 4 Plant (Tampa)

No. 7 Viera at No. 2 Osceola (Kissimmee)

No. 6 South Lake (Groveland) at No. 3 Durant (Plant City)

REGION 3

No. 8 Steinbrenner (Lutz) at No. 1 West Boca Raton

No. 5 Parrish Community at No. 4 Mitchell (New Port Richey)

No. 7 Largo at No. 2 Palmetto

No. 6 Royal Palm Beach at No. 3 Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel)

REGION 4

No. 8 South Broward (Hollywood) at No. 1 Miami Southridge

No. 5 Homestead at No. 4 Monarch (Coconut Creek)

No. 7 Doral Academy at No. 2 Piper (Sunrise)

No. 6 Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) at West Broward (Pembroke Pines)

Class 5A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 8 Middleburg at No. 1 Niceville

No. 5 Beachside (St. Johns) at No. 4 Ponte Vedra

No. 7 Mainland (Daytona Beach) at No. 2 Lincoln (Tallahassee)

No. 6 Fleming Island at No. 3 Mosley (Lynn Haven)

REGION 2

No. 8 Spoto (Riverview) at No. 1 Lakeland

No. 4 Springstead (Spring Hill) at No. 5 Gaither (Tampa)

No. 7 East Bay (Gibsonton) at No. 2 Edgewater (Orlando)

No. 6 Sebring at No. 3 Tampa Bay Tech

REGION 3

No. 8 Pinellas Park (Largo) at No. 1 Manatee (Bradenton)

No. 5 Cape Coral at No. 4 Immokalee

No. 7 Charlotte (Punta Gorda) at No. 2 Fort Myers)

No. 6 North Fort Myers at No. 3 Riverdale (Fort Myers)

REGION 4

No. 8 Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) at No. 1 Atlantic (Delray Beach)

No. 4 Miramar at No. 5 Heritage (Palm Bay)

No. 7 North Miami at No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale)

No. 6 Coconut Creek at No. 3 Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach)

Class 4A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 8 Columbia (Lake City) at St. Augustine

No. 4 Pine Forest (Pensacola) at No. 5 Ed White (Jacksonville)

No. 7 Arnold (Panama City Beach) at No. 2 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach)

No. 6 Riverside (Jacksonville) at No. 3 Escambia (Pensacola)

REGION 2

No. 8 Lecanto at No. 1 Jones (Orlando)

No. 5 Rockledge at No. 4 Zephryhills

No. 7 Leesburg at No. 2 Vanguard (Ocala)

No. 6 New Smyrna Beach at No. 3 Lake Wales

REGION 3

No. 8 South Fort Myers at No. 1 Port Charlotte

No. 5 Jesuit (Tampa) at No. 4 Clearwater

No. 7 River Ridge (New Port Richey) at No. 2 Naples

No. 3 Dunbar (Fort Myers) at No. 6 St. Petersburg

REGION 4

No. 8 Jensen Beach at No. 1 American Heritage (Plantation)

No. 5 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) at No. 4 John Carroll (Fort Pierce)

No. 2 Miami Norland at No. 7 Hialeah

No. 6 Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) at No. 3 Plantation

Class 3A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 8 Bay (Panama City) at No. 1 Raines (Jacksonville)

No. 5 Menendez (St. Augustine) at No. 4 Wakulla (Crawfordville)

No. 7 Suwannee (Live Oak) at No. 2 Godby (Tallahassee)

No. 6 Baker County (Glen St. Mary) at No. 3 Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville)

REGION 2

No. 8 Crystal River at No. 1 Eau Gallie (Melbourne)

No. 5 Merritt Island at No. 4 Titusville

No. 7 Eastside (Gainesville) at No. 2 Bishop Moore (Orlando)

No. 6 Mount Dora at No. 3 Dunnellon

REGION 3

No. 8 Hudson at No. 1 Jefferson (Tampa)

No. 5 Boca Ciega (Gulfport) at No. 4 Chamberlain (Tampa)

No. 7 Hardee (Wauchula) at No. 2 Booker (Sarasota)

No. 6 Nature Coast (Brooksville) at No. 3 Mulberry

REGION 4

No. 8 Barron Collier (Naples) at No. 1 Miami Northwestern

No. 5 Miami Jackson at No. 4 Lely (Naples)

No. 7 Estero at No. 2 Key West

No. 6 Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) at No. 3 Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines)

Class 2A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 8 Baldwin at No. 1 Gadsden County (Havana)

No. 4 Florida High (Tallahassee) at No. 5 Marianna

No. 7 Walton (DeFuniak Springs) at No. 2 Pensacola Catholic

No. 6 Taylor County (Perry) at No. 3 Bolles (Jacksonville)

REGION 2

No. 8 Lake Placid at No. 1 Cocoa

No. 5 Berkeley Prep (Clearwater) at No. 4 Calvary Christian (Clearwater)

No. 7 The Villages at No. 2 Bradford (Starke)

No. 6 Palatka at No. 3 Newberry

REGION 3

No. 8 Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) at Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota)

No. 5 King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) at No. 4 Calvary Christian (Clearwater)

No. 7 Tarpon Springs at No. 2 Bishop Verot (Fort Myers)

No. 6 Lakewood (St. Petersburg) at No. 3 Glades Central

REGION 4

No. 8 North Miami Beach at No. 1 Booker T. Washington (Miami)

No. 5 Miami Carol City at No. 4 Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale)

No. 2 Immaculata-La Salle at No. 7 Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest)

No. 6 Ransom Everglades (Miami) at No. 3 Monsignor Pace (Miami Gardens)

Class 1A

REGIONAL QUARTERFINALS

REGION 1

No. 1 Providence (Jacksonville) at No. 8 Trinity Catholic (Ocala)

No. 5 Impact Christian (Jacksonville) at No. 4 University Christian (Jacksonville)

No. 7 P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) at No. 2 Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)

No. 3 Maclay (Tallahassee) at No. 6 St. John Paul II (Tallahassee)

REGION 2

No. 8 Holy Trinity (Melbourne) at No. 1 Clearwater Central Catholic

No. 5 Victory Christian (Lakeland) at No. 4 Carrollwood Day (Tampa)

No. 2 Lakeland Christian at No. 7 Crescent City

No. 6 Orlando Christian Prep at No. 3 Melbourne Central Catholic

REGION 3

No. 8 Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) at No. 1 Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach)

No. 5 St. John Neumann (Naples) at No. 4 Community School (Naples)

No. 7 Southwest Florida Christian (Fort Myers) at No. 2 First Baptist (Naples)

No. 3 Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) at No. 6 Northside Christian (St. Petersburg)

REGION 4

No. 8 St. John Paul II (Boca Raton) at No. 1 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood)

No. 5 Archbishop Carroll (Miami) at St. Andrew’s (Boca Raton)

No. 2 True North at No. 7 Palmer Trinity (Palmetto Bay)

No. 6 Somerset Academy Key (Deerfield Beach) at No. 3 Miami Edison

Class Rural

STATE CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

FIRST ROUND

No. 16 Branford at No. 1 Hawthorne

No. 9 Lafayette (Mayo) at No. 8 Cottondale

No. 13 Williston at No. 4 Chiefland

No. 12 Fort White at No. 5 Jay

No. 15 Moore Haven at No. 2 Madison County (Madison)

No. 10 Blountstown at No. 7 Aucilla Christian (Monticello)

No. 14 Holmes County (Bonifay) at No. 3 Union County (Lake Butler)

No. 11 Chipley at No. 6 Pahokee

CLASS RURAL

INVITATIONAL BRACKET

FIRST-ROUND BYE

No. 1 Baker

No. 2 Port St. Joe

No. 3 Franklin County (Eastpoint)

No. 4 Jefferson County (Monticello)

FIRST ROUND PAIRINGS

No. 9 Sneads at No. 8 Trenton

No. 12 Wewahitchka at No. 5 Dixie County (Cross City)

No. 10 Hamilton County (Jasper) at No. 7 Wildwood

No. 11 Taylor (Pierson) at Fort Meade

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