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11 football teams advance to second round

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Several high school football teams in Pasco and Hillsborough counties qualified for the state playoffs.

Below is a breakdown of how each team performed during the first round on Nov. 15. Second round games were scheduled for Nov. 22, which occurred after the Laker-Lutz’s deadline for this edition. 

 

7A Playoffs 

  • No. 2 Plant City defeated No. 7 Riverview, 47-28, in the first round. Plant City was scheduled to play No. 3 West Orange in the second round. The winner plays either No. 1 Venice or No. 4 Newsome. 
  • No. 4 Newsome defeated No. 5 Sumner, 34-27, in the first round. Newsome was scheduled to play No. 1 Venice in the second round. The winner plays either No. 2 Plant City or Nov. 3 West Orange. 
  • No. 5 Sumner lost to No. 4 Newsome, 34-27, in the first round. 
  • No. 7 Riverview lost to No. 2 Plant City, 47-28, in the first round.

 

6A Playoffs 

  • No. 1 Armwood defeated No. 8 Melbourne, 49-0, in the first round. Armwood was scheduled to play No. 4 Plant in the second round. The winner plays either No. 2 Osceola or No. 3 Durant. 
  • No. 3 Durant defeated No. 6 South Lake, 35-17, in the first round. Durant was scheduled to play No. 2 Osceola in the second round. The winner plays either No. 1 Armwood or No. 4 Plant 
  • No. 4 Plant defeated No. 5 Barlow, 45-7, in the first round. Plant was scheduled to play No. 1 Armwood in the second round. The winner plays either No. 2 Osceola or No. 3 Durant. 
  • No. 3 Wiregrass Ranch defeated No. 6 Royal Palm Beach, 42-7, in the first round. Wiregrass Ranch was scheduled to play No. 7 Largo in the second round. The winner plays either No. 1 West Boca Raton or No. 4 Mitchell.
  • No. 4 Mitchell defeated No. 5 Parrish Community, 29-7, in the first round. Mitchell was scheduled to play No. 1 West Boca Raton in the second round. The winner plays either No. 3 Wiregrass Ranch or No. 7 Largo.
  • No. 8 Steinbrenner lost to No. 1 West Boca Raton, 42-7, in the first round.

 

5A Playoffs 

  • No. 3 Tampa Bay Technical defeated No. 6 Sebring, 35-14, in the first round. Tampa Bay Tech was scheduled to play No. 2 Edgewater in the second round. The winner plays either No. 1 Lakeland or No. 5 Gaither.
  • No. 5 Gaither defeated No. 4 Springstead, 42-0, in the first round.  Gaither was scheduled to play No. 1 Lakeland in the second round. The winner plays either No. 2 Edgewater or No. 3 Tampa Bay Tech. 
  • No. 8 Spoto lost to No. 1 Lakeland, 51-6, in the first round. 
  • No. 7 East Bay lost to No. 2 Edgewater, 35-7, in the first round.

 

4A Playoffs 

  • No. 4 Zephyrhills defeated No. 5 Rockledge, 35-15, in the first round. Zephyrhills was scheduled to play No. 1 Jones in the second round. The winner plays either No. 2 Vanguard or No. 3 Lake Wales.
  • No. 7 River Ridge lost to No. 2 Naples, 44-0, in the first round. 

 

3A Playoffs

  • No. 1 Jefferson defeated No. 8 Hudson, 21-16, in the first round. Jefferson was scheduled to play No. 5 Boca Ciega in the second round. The winner plays either No. 2 Booker or No. 6 Nature Coast Tech.
  • No. 4 Chamberlain lost to No. 5 Boca Ciega, 52-13, in the first round. 
  • No. 8 Hudson lost to No. 1 Jefferson, 21-16, in the first round.