The wait for a Florida high school football championship is over for Lake Wales. On Friday, the Highlanders beat Mainland 32-30 for the 3S state championship.
Lakes Wales (15-0) ended the game just outside of the High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, while Mainland (11-4) was ranked No. 147.
Read game recap from FloridaHSFootball.com
2022 @FHSAA CLASS 3S STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
— FloridaHSFootball.com (@FlaHSFootball) December 16, 2022
LAKE WALES FINALLY DOES IT! They win their first football state championship in school history in a CLASSIC! @lwhs_f 32, @TheMainlandHSFB 30 – FINAL #flhsfb @HSFBamerica @ThePrepZone https://t.co/jCe8jElutt pic.twitter.com/2pZZO1owoD