For the next three years, the Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Football State Championships will take place at Camping World Stadium in Orlando, with the Central Florida Sports Commission serving as event host.
“We appreciate the Central Florida Sports Commission and the City of Orlando for giving us the flexibility to conduct the finale of our Drive to December on just one weekend, following this year,” outgoing FHSAA Executive Director Dr. Roger Dearing said, in a release. “For the past nine years, they have proven to be exemplary hosts for this epic event. Their generosity helps our member schools tremendously, and we are grateful to continue our positive partnership with both groups.”
The 2016 Drive to December for Classes 1A-4A will culminate inside the 60,000-seat venue Dec. 2 and Dec. 3. Classes 5A-8A will compete Dec. 9 and Dec. 10. For the final two years of the current contract, the championships will take place on just one weekend (Dec. 7 through Dec. 9, 2017 and Dec. 6 through Dec. 8, 2018).
Since 2007, Camping World Stadium has been the last stop on the “Drive to December.” Following the end of the current contract, the stadium will have hosted the state championships more years than any venue in FHSAA history (12).
