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3 football teams advance to regional finals

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Armwood, Tampa Bay Technical and Wiregrass Ranch were high school football teams in Pasco and Hillsborough counties that had advanced to the third round regional finals in the state playoffs.

Below is a breakdown of how each team performed during the second round on Nov. 22. Third-round games are scheduled for Nov. 29.

 

7A Playoffs 

  • No. 2 Plant City lost to No. 3 West Orange, 26-25, in the second round. Plant City defeated No. 7 Riverview, 47-28, in the first round. 
  • No. 4 Newsome lost to No. 1 Venice, 56-17, in the second round. Newsome defeated No. 5 Sumner, 34-27, in the first round. 

 

6A Playoffs 

  • No. 1 Armwood defeated No. 4 Plant, 21-17, in the second round. Armwood will play No. 2 Osceola in the third round. The winner plays either No. 2 Buchholz or No. 5 Oakleaf in the state semifinals. Armwood previously defeated No. 8 Melbourne, 49-0, in the first round. 
  • No. 3 Durant lost to No. 2 Osceola, 35-6, in the second round. Durant defeated No. 6 South Lake, 35-17, in the first round. 
  • No. 4 Plant lost to No. 1 Armwood, 21-17, in the second round. Plant defeated No. 5 Barlow, 45-7, in the first round. 
  • No. 3 Wiregrass Ranch defeated No. 7 Largo, 38-7, in the second round. Wiregrass Ranch will play No. 1 West Boca Raton in the third round. The winner plays either No. 1 Southridge or No. 3 West Broward in the state semifinals. Wiregrass Ranch defeated No. 6 Royal Palm Beach, 42-7, in the first round.  
  • No. 4 Mitchell lost to No. 1 West Boca Raton, 38-7, in the second round. Mitchell defeated No. 5 Parrish Community, 29-7, in the first round. 

 

5A Playoffs 

  • No. 3 Tampa Bay Technical defeated No. 2 Edgewater, 28-17, in the second round. Tampa Bay Tech will play No. 1 Lakeland in the third round. The winner plays either No. 1 Niceville or No. 2 Lincoln in the state semifinals. Tampa Bay Tech previously defeated No. 6 Sebring, 35-14, in the first round. 
  • No. 5 Gaither lost to No. 1 Lakeland, 41-13, in the second round. Gaither defeated No. 4 Springstead, 42-0, in the first round.  

 

4A Playoffs 

  • No. 4 Zephyrhills lost to No. 1 Jones, 41-18, in the second round. Zephyrhills defeated No. 5 Rockledge, 35-15, in the first round.

 

3A Playoffs

  • No. 1 Jefferson lost to No. 5 Boca Ciega, 42-0, in the second round. Jefferson defeated No. 8 Hudson, 21-16, in the first round. 

 

First round qualifiers

  • 7A Playoffs: No. 5 Sumner lost to No. 4 Newsome, 34-27, in the first round. 
  • 7A Playoffs: No. 7 Riverview lost to No. 2 Plant City, 47-28, in the first round.
  • 6A Playoffs: No. 8 Steinbrenner lost to No. 1 West Boca Raton, 42-7, in the first round.
  • 5A Playoffs: No. 8 Spoto lost to No. 1 Lakeland, 51-6, in the first round. 
  • 5A Playoffs: No. 7 East Bay lost to No. 2 Edgewater, 35-7, in the first round.
  • 4A Playoffs: No. 7 River Ridge lost to No. 2 Naples, 44-0, in the first round. 
  • 3A Playoffs: No. 4 Chamberlain lost to No. 5 Boca Ciega, 52-13, in the first round. 
  • 3A Playoffs: No. 8 Hudson lost to No. 1 Jefferson, 21-16, in the first round.