Eight teams will punch tickets to the state championship tonight with wins, while others will move on to the state semi-finals with wins.
Will Trinity, Bolles and UC all move on to the state finals? We will soon find out tonight.
Will Lee, Bartram Trail, St. Augustine, Ponte Vedra, Clay move on to the state semi-finals ?
We will soon find out. Here is our expert picks
7A: Bartram Trail (8-4) at Lee (9-1)
Outlook: Bartram Trail is use to being here so it’s extremely difficult to pick against them but this Lee team is on one of those historic runs that may never be duplicated.
Andre: Lee
Corey: Lee
6A: Navarre (11-1) at St. Augustine (11-1)
Outlook: St. Augustine can make a huge statement by eliminating a Panhandle team three straight weeks. Playing at home is a huge advantage for the Jackets, who have gone 25-7 since 2000 at home in the playoffs.
Andre: St. Augustine
Corey: St. Augustine
6A: Carol City (8-3) at Mainland (11-0)
Outlook: Toughest test Mainland will face in the playoffs by far and if they can get past the
Chiefs look for the Bucs to be holding up the state title trophy finally.
Andre: Carol City
Corey: Mainland
5A: Rickards (10-1) at Ponte Vedra (11-0)
Outlook: Three weeks ago, I picked Rickards to play for a state title I’m still sticking with it. The Sharks have surprised many by being here but can they hang with a very athletic Rickards team.
Andre: Ponte Vedra
Corey: Rickards
5A: Clay (9-3) at River Ridge (9-2)
Outlook: This is the farthest River Ridge has ever been in the state playoffs; while this is the fourth time in the last five years Clay has played in this game.
Andre: Clay
Corey: Clay
4A: South Sumter (10-1) at Bolles (11-0)
Outlook: Bolles has won 26 consecutive games at home in the playoffs, make that 27 in a row.
Andre: Bolles
Corey: Bolles
4A: Booker T Washington (9-3) at Cocoa (10-1)
Outlook: These two teams are quite familiar with each other having played each other in this round for five straight years. Don’t county out the four straight defending state champs who have played a demanding schedule.
Andre: Booker T
Corey: Booker T
3A: Berkeley Prep (9-2) at Trinity (9-3)
Outlook: Berkeley is the surprise of the 3A playoffs as the district runner-up but its season will quickly come to an end tonight.
Andre: Trinity
Corey: Trinity
2A: UC (9-2) at Victory Christian (10-1)
Outlook: Defending state champs make their first road trip of the playoffs tonight and will have their hands full with a solid Victory team in Lakeland.
Andre: UC
Corey: UC
1A: Madison County (11-0) at Pahokee (12-0)
Outlook: It’s good to see Pahokee finally back in the playoffs and in the state title mix. However, it won’t be easy tonight with top ranked Madison County coming to town. The balanced Cowboys should prevail here.
Andre: Pahokee
Corey: Madison
