GAINESVILLE – The FHSAA unveiled its latest statewide high school football rankings yesterday (Oct. 31) for all classifications (4M-4S-3M-3S-2M-2S-1M-1S-1R).
For Palm Beach County in particular, we have the entire playoff picture right below.
Class 4M – Region 3: Playoff Seeds
No. 1 seed: Palm Beach Central (6-3) – No. 63 in FL
No. 2 seed: Monarch (7-2) – No. 70 in FL
No. 3 seed: Jupiter (8-1) – No. 108 in FL
No. 4 seed: Boca Raton (6-3) – No. 131 in FL
No. 5 seed: Santaluces (7-2) – No. 137 in FL
No. 6 seed: Palm Beach Gardens (5-4) – No. 175 in FL
No. 7 seed: Spanish River (6-3) – No. 263 in FL
No. 8 seed: Stoneman Douglas (3-6) – No. 295 in FL
NOTE – If these eight seedings hold in the FHSAA’s final state rankings this weekend, here are what the 4M-Region 3 Quarterfinal games would look like for next week:
No. 1 seed Palm Beach Central vs. No. 8 seed Stoneman Douglas
No. 2 seed Monarch vs. No. 7 seed Spanish River
No. 3 seed Jupiter vs. No. 6 seed Palm Beach Gardens
No. 4 seed Boca Raton vs. No. 5 seed Santaluces
Class 3M – Region 3: Playoff Seeds
No. 1 seed: St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1): No. 4 in FL
No. 2 seed: Atlantic (Delray Beach) (8-1): No. 26 in FL
No. 3 seed: Coconut Creek (8-2): No. 36 in FL
No. 4 seed: Blanche Ely (7-2): No. 87 in FL
No. 5 seed: Dillard (5-4): No. 90 in FL
No. 6 seed: West Boca Raton (7-2): No. 165 in FL
No. 7 seed: Plantation (6-3): No. 166 in FL
No. 8 seed: Piper (6-4): No. 173 in FL
NOTE – If these eight seedings hold in the FHSAA’s final state rankings this weekend, here are what the 3M-Region 3 Quarterfinal games would look like for next week:
No. 1 seed St. Thomas Aquinas vs. No. 8 Piper
No. 2 seed Atlantic (Delray Beach) vs. No. 7 seed Plantation
No. 3 seed Coconut Creek vs. No. 6 seed West Boca Raton
No. 4 seed Blanche Ely vs. No. 5 seed Dillard
Class 2M – Region 3: Playoff Seeds
No. 1 seed: American Heritage (Plantation) (7-1): No. 5 in FL
No. 2 seed: Cardinal Gibbons (7-2): No. 24 in FL
No. 3 seed: St. Andrew’s (8-1): No. 58 in FL
No. 4 seed: King’s Academy (8-1): No. 68 in FL
No. 5 seed: Somerset Academy Canyons (6-3): No. 187 in FL
No. 6 seed: Calvary Christian Academy (7-3): No. 195 in FL
No. 7 seed: Stranahan (4-5): No. 239 in FL
No. 8 seed: North Broward Prep (4-5): No. 307 in FL
NOTE – If these eight seedings hold in the FHSAA’s final state rankings this weekend, here are what the 2M-Region 3 Quarterfinal games would look like for next week:
No. 1 seed American Heritage (Plantation) vs. No. 8 North Broward Prep
No. 2 seed Cardinal Gibbons vs. No. 7 seed Stranahan
No. 3 seed St. Andrew’s vs. No. 6 seed Calvary Christian Academy
No. 4 seed King’s Academy vs. No. 5 seed Somerset Academy Canyons
Class 1M – Region 3: Playoff Seeds
No. 1 seed: Chaminade-Madonna (9-0): No. 1 in FL
No. 2 seed: Cardinal Newman (7-1): No. 27 in FL
No. 3 seed: Benjamin (7-2): No. 40 in FL
No. 4 seed: Avant Garde Academy (5-5): No. 331 in FL
1M-Region 3 semifinal matchups: Friday, Nov. 17 (most likely)
No. 1 seed Chaminade-Madonna vs. No. 4 seed Avant Garde Academy
No. 2 seed Cardinal Newman vs. No. 3 seed Benjmain
Class 1R – Region 4: Playoff Seeds
No. 1 seed Williston (9-0): No. 11 in FL
No. 2 seed Hawthorne (9-0): No. 36 in FL
No. 3 seed Newberry (7-2): No. 74 in FL
No. 4 seed Pahokee (4-4): No. 186 in FL
No. 5 seed Chiefland (4-5): No. 217 in FL
No. 6 seed Dixie County (6-3): No. 232 in FL
NOTE: If these six seeds hold, No. 4 seed Pahokee would host No. 5 seed Chiefland in Round 1 next week.
NOTE: All Palm Beach County teams and potential playoff matchups are highlighted in bold.
FINAL NOTE: We will provide an update on the FHSAA playoff picture sometime this weekend, as all of the pairings will be made official by then.
COVER PHOTO CREDIT: Jack Bartlett
