The regular season has come to an end, so the focus statewide now shifts to the 2023 Florida high school football playoffs, set to begin this week with the regional quarterfinals. Here are our predictions for this week’s matchups across Classes 3 and 4.
Class 4M
The 2023 Florida high school regional quarterfinals in Class 4M feature one of the state’s top matchups, Winter Park vs. Mandarin, which is the 4/5 matchup in Region 1. That game could very easily be close, as could a few others across the classification.
- Lake Mary 35, Boone 14
- Winter Park 28, Mandarin 27
- Seminole 30, Hagerty 14
- Apopka 21, Evans 7
- Sumner 27, Riverview 17
- Palm Harbor University 24, Durant 27
- Plant 33, Plant City 20
- Olympia 28, Dr. Phillips 20
- Monarch 35, Stoneman Douglas 17
- Santaluces 20, Palm Beach Gardens 21
- Palm Beach Central 33, Spanish River 10
- Jupiter 24, Boca Raton 21
- Miami Columbus 42, Goleman 10
- South Dade 20, West Broward 24
- Miami Palmetto 35, Doral Academy 17
- Western 30, Cypress Bay 13
Class 4S
Class 4S also has a few intriguing matchups, with Winter Haven vs. Bartow certainly one to watch. The teams faced off in the regular season, with Bartow winning by a final score of 20-19 in overtime.
- Buchholz 42, Mosley 17
- Ponte Vedra 28, Creekside 24
- Niceville 30, Nease 24
- Bartram Trail 28, Navarre 17
- Lakeland 35, Mitchell 13
- Winter Haven 20, Bartow 21
- Lake Minneola 28, Haines City 17
- Wiregrass Ranch 24, Springstead 20
- Treasure Coast 33, Osceola 17
- Vero Beach 28, Heritage 14
- University 28, New Smyrna Beach 14
- DeLand 28, Spruce Creek 21
- Venice 42, Lakewood Ranch 14
- Gulf Coast 28, Immokalee 24
- Manatee 24, Charlotte 21
- Riverview Sarasota 28, Palmetto 17
Class 3M
Some of the top matchups in the 2023 Florida high school regional quarterfinals come via Class 3M, with Jones vs. Oviedo arguably the biggest. A few others also stand out, such as Atlantic vs. West Boca Raton and Armwood vs. Wharton.
- Edgewater 38, First Coast 10
- Jones 28, Oviedo 17
- Armwood 28, Wharton 21
- Tampa Bay Tech 30, Fletcher 17
- Jesuit 38, Pinellas Park 17
- Hillsborough 27, Northeast 21
- Largo 30, East Bay 21
- St. Petersburg 24, Gaither 27
- St. Thomas Aquinas 45, Plantation 10
- Blanche Ely 24, Dillard 21
- Atlantic 24, West Boca Raton 20
- Coconut Creek 35, Piper 10
- Homestead 35, McArthur 10
- Southridge 27, Hialeah 24
- South Broward 27, Belen Jesuit 21
- Miramar 24, American 10
Class 3S
Class 3S offers a number of big matchups to watch for this week, including Choctawhatchee vs. Columbia and Jensen Beach vs. Rockledge.
- St. Augustine 38, Middleburg 17
- Pine Forest 35, Escambia 20
- Lincoln 33, Matanzas 14
- Choctawhatchee 24, Columbia 23
- Vanguard 30, River Ridge 14
- Zephyrhills 24, Cypress Creek 21
- Lake Wales 35, Gulf 10
- Leesburg 30, Auburndale 17
- Mainland 38, Satellite 10
- Jensen Beach 21, Rockledge 24
- Eau Gallie 35, Merritt Island 17
- Sebring 28, Westwood 14
- Golden Gate 28, Mariner 13
- Dunbar 27, Fort Myers 24
- Naples 35, Parrish Community 13
- Barron Collier 24, Port Charlotte 20
