The following story is from our friends at FloridaHSFootball.com written by founder/publisher Josh Wilson
The FHSAA released updated classification assignments for the 2020 season via the FHSAA website Monday morning after going through the opt-in/opt-out phase of the reshuffling of the 2020 season due to the COVID-19.
One big point to be made in all of this is that the FHSAA did not reclassify any school from its previous classification in 2019, but instead only realigned teams in different regions to balance out the number of teams in each region classification outside of Class 1A.
Also, another thing is we might know the FHSAA playoff pairings, which will be done on a blind draw, as early as next week, according to J.C. Carnahan of the Orlando Sentinel.Advertisement
The biggest thing of note in the regions is that most of South Florida has opted out of the state series and will be considered independent for the 2020 season. As such, we are only going to list those teams that are going to be in the state series for the 2020 season.
And one final thing, every team listed on this list will qualify for the playoffs with Class 1A-4A having Regional Quarterfinal playoff games starting on November 13, with any play-in games on November 6. Classes 5A-8A will start Regional Quarterfinal playoff games on November 20 with play-in games taking placing on November 13.
CLASS 8A
Region 1
Bartram Trail
DeLand
Flagler Palm Coast
Mandarin
Nease
Oakleaf
Sandalwood
Seminole (Sanford)
Spruce Creek
University (Orange City)
West Port
Region 2
Apopka
Colonial
East Ridge
Evans
Hagerty
Lake Brantley
Lake Mary
Ocoee
Oviedo
Timber Creek
University (Orlando)
West Orange
Winter Park
Region 3
Boone
Centennial
Cypress Creek (Orlando)
Dr. Phillips
Fort Pierce Central
Freedom (Orlando)
Lake Nona
Miami Palmetto
Oak Ridge
Olympia
Treasure Coast
Vero Beach
Windermere
Region 4
Alonso
Lennard
Newsome
Osceola (Kissimmee)
Palm Harbor University
Plant
Ridge Community
Riverview (Riverview)
Riverview (Sarasota)
Steinbrenner
Wharton
CLASS 7A
Region 1
Atlantic Coast
Buchholz
Chiles
Creekside
Crestview
First Coast
Fleming Island
Fletcher
Leon
Lincoln
Navarre
Niceville
Tate
Region 2
East River
Edgewater
Forest
Lake Howell
Lyman
Melbourne
Mitchell
South Lake
St. Cloud
Sunlake
Tohopeklaliga
Viera
Wekiva
Winter Springs
Wiregrass Ranch
Region 3
Armwood
Bartow
Bloomingdale
Durant
East Bay
East Lake
George Jenkins
Kathleen
Lakeland
Leto
Pinellas Park
Plant City
Sickles
Strawberry Crest
Tampa Bay Tech
Winter Haven
Region 4
Gulf Coast
Homestead
Lakewood Ranch
Lehigh
Manatee
Martin County
North Port
Riverdale
Sarasota
St. Thomas Aquinas
Venice
CLASS 6A
Region 1
Booker T. Washington (Pensacola)
Columbia
Englewood
Escambia
Fort Walton Beach
Gainesville
Gulf Breeze
Lee
Mainland
Matanzas
Middleburg
Milton
Mosley
New Smyrna Beach
Pace
Ponte Vedra
Seabreeze
St. Augustine
Region 2
Boca Ciega
Clearwater
Countryside
Deltona
Fivay
Freedom (Tampa)
Gaither
Hollins
Lake Minneola
Land O’ Lakes
Largo
Lecanto
Northeast (St. Petersburg)
Osceola (Seminole)
Pasco
Pine Ridge
Seminole (Seminole)
Springstead
St. Petersburg
Region 3
Auburndale
Bayside
Blake
Braden River
Brandon
Fort Pierce Westwood
Heritage (Palm Bay)
Hillsborough
Jefferson
King
Lake Gibson
Middleton
Okeechobee
Palmetto
Port St. Lucie
Sebastian River
South Fork
Southeast
Spoto
Region 4
Archbishop McCarthy
Barron Collier
Belen Jesuit
Charlotte
Dunbar
East Lee County
Fort Myers
Golden Gate
Ida Baker
Immokalee
Island Coast
Lely
Miami Central
Naples
North Fort Myers
Palmetto Ridge
Port Charlotte
South Fort Myers
CLASS 5A
Region 1
Arnold
Baker County
Bishop Kenny
Choctawhatchee
Ed White
Godby
Paxon
Pensacola
Pine Forest
Raines
Ribault
Rickards
Suwannee
Terry Parker
Wakulla
West Florida
Westside
Yulee
Region 2
Atlantic (Port Orange)
Belleview
Citrus
Clay
Crystal River
Dunnellon
Eastside
Eustis
Lake Weir
Leesburg
Menendez
Mount Dora
North Marion
Orange Park
Ridgeview
Tavares
Vanguard
Region 3
Anclote
Bishop Moore
Central (Brooksville)
Chamberlain
Gibbs
Hernando
Jesuit
Jones
Lake Wales
Nature Coast
River Ridge
Robinson
Tarpon Springs
Weeki Wachee
Wesley Chapel
Zephyrhills
Region 4
American Heritage (Plantation)
Bayshore
Booker
Cape Coral
Cypress Lake
DeSoto County
Eau Gallie
Estero
Hardee
Jensen Beach
Key West
LaBelle
Mariner
Merritt Island
Miami Northwestern
Palm Bay
Rockledge
Sebring
CLASS 4A
Region 1
Bay
Gadsden County
Marianna
North Bay Haven
Rutherford
Santa Fe
South Walton
Region 2
Bolles
Bradford
Fernandina Beach
Keystone Heights
Palatka
South Sumter
The Villages
West Nassau
Region 3
Astronaut
Cocoa
Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel)
Hudson
Lakewood
Space Coast
Tampa Catholic
Tenoroc
Region 4
American Heritage (Delray)
Avon Park
Cardinal Gibbons
Clewiston
Gulliver Prep
Lake Placid
Lemon Bay
Monsignor Pace
CLASS 3A
Region 1
Andrew Jackson
Baldwin
Episcopal
Florida High
Interlachen
P.K. Yonge
Pensacola Catholic
Trinity Christian (Jacksonville)
Walton
Wolfson
Region 2
Cornerstone Charter
Father Lopez
The First Academy (Orlando)
Holy Trinity
John Carroll
Melbourne Central Catholic
Taylor (Pierson)
Trinity Catholic
Trinity Prep
Region 3
Berkeley Prep
Bishop Verot
Bonita Springs
Calvary Christian (Clearwater)
Cardinal Mooney
Clearwater Central Catholic
Frostproof
Lakeland Christian
Oasis
Parrish Community
Region 4
Benjamin
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale)
Cardinal Newman
Chaminade-Madonna
Everglades Prep
The King’s Academy
Miami Edison
Palm Glades Prep
Somerset Silver Palms
St. John Paul II (Boca Raton)
Westminster Christian
CLASS 2A
Region 1
Aucilla Christian
FAMU DRS
Maclay
Munroe
North Florida Christian
North Florida Educational
Rocky Bayou Christian
St. John Paul II (Tallahassee)
University Christian
Region 2
Foundation Academy
Halifas Academy
Orangewood Christian
St. Francis Catholic
St. John Lutheran
St. Joseph
Trinity Christian (Deltona)
Victory Christian
Region 3
Cambridge Christian
Carrollwood Day
Indian Rocks Christian
Keswick Christian
Northside Christian
Seffner Christian
St. Petersburg Catholic
Zephyrhills Christian
Region 4
Champagnat Catholic
Community School of Naples
Evangelical Christian
First Baptist (Naples)
Glades Day
Miami Christian
Moore Haven
Southwest Florida Christian
ST. John Neumann
Westminster Academy
CLASS 1A
Region 1
Baker
Chipley
Freeport
Graceville
Holmes County
Jay
Northview
Vernon
Region 2
Blountstown
Bozeman
Franklin County
Jefferson County
Liberty County
Port St. Joe
Sneads
Taylor County
Wewahitchka
Region 3
Bell
Branford
Dixie County
Fort White
Hamilton County
Hilliard
Lafayette
Madison County
Union County
Region 4
Bronson
Chiefland
Crescent City
Fort Meade
Hawthorne
Newberry
Trenton
Wildwood
Williston
