PALM BEACH COUNTY/TREASURE COAST – We crowned five district champions from our entire area last night (April 20).
All of the district championship games were competitive, to say the least.
Here are the results below.
CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 11 FINAL: No. 1 seed Lincoln Park Academy (12-2) held on tight for a 7-6 win over No. 3 seed Fort Pierce Westwood (9-4).
Difference in this district title game: Two big ones
Lincoln Park Academy stopped a potential extra point by Fort Pierce Westwood late in the second half. Also, LPA prevented a Westwood score in the second half by way of a goal-line stand at the 1-yard line.
The Lincoln Park Academy defense came through, even as the game was paused due to a lightning delay.
As a result, Lincoln Park Academy has clinched a spot in the Class 1A state playoffs.
Meanwhile, Fort Pierce Westwood may earn an at-large bid in the 1A postseason. We will find out soon enough.
CLASS 1A-DISTRICT 12 FINAL: No. 2 seed Somerset Academy Canyons (12-5) edged No. 1 seed Suncoast (8-4) by a score of 7-6.
Somerset’s score was made possibly by a touchdown pass from quarterback Ava Wotipka (2027) to wide receiver Jayda Simmons (2025) in the first quarter. The ensuing extra point proved to be the difference maker in this one.
As a result, Somerset Academy Canyons earned its first district title in school history and has clinched a spot in the Class 1A state playoffs.
Meanwhile, Suncoast may earn an at-large big in the 1A postseason. We will find out sometime soon.
CLASS 2A-DISTRICT 10 FINAL: No. 2 seed Fort Pierce Central (11-7) earned an 18-0 win over No. 4 seed Vero Beach (7-3).
Fort Pierce Central scored its 18 points against Vero Beach by way of three touchdown passes from quarterback Adrienne Rivera (2025), two of which came in the third quarter.
As a result of this, Fort Pierce Central has clinched a spot in the Class 2A state playoffs.
Meanwhile, Vero Beach has a chance to earn an at-large big in the 2A postseason.
The FHSAA should seriously consider making this happen for Vero Beach, considering the fact it earned a 32-12 win over previously unbeaten – and likely at-large selection – Martin County in the 2A-District 10 semifinal round.
CLASS 2A-DISTRICT 11 FINAL: No. 1 seed Wellington (13-2) earned a 20-6 win over No. 2 seed Seminole Ridge (11-3).
The scoring opened up with a pick-six from Hailey Guzik (2023). This happened at the 8:00 mark of the first quarter.
Then with less than two minutes left in the first frame, Keelin Coleman (2024) threw a short touchdown pass to Samantha Ellis (2026) on a fourth-down play.
These two scores – plus an earlier extra point pass from Coleman – made it 13-0 in favor of Wellington.
But Seminole Ridge was not about to let this one get out of hand, as it cut the Wellington lead to 13-6 at the 2:56 mark.
Neither team would score again until late in the fourth quarter, when Manuela Reyes (2023) scored off a direct snap play with 2:33 left.
A one-point conversion pass from Coleman – followed by her defensive interception – sealed Wellington’s first district title in program history.
As a result, Wellington has earn an automatic bid to the Class 2A state playoffs.
Meanwhile, Seminole Ridge should be in great position to earn an at-large bid in the 2A postseason. Stay tuned for an update on that one.
CLASS 2A-DISTRICT 12 FINAL: No. 2 seed Spanish River (12-4) earned a close 7-0 win over No. 1 seed Park Vista (14-2).
Here is how it happened.
With 2:42 left in the fourth quarter, quarterback Gianna Pacitti (2023) made a timely throw in the end zone to give her team the lead. A one-point conversion proved to be the difference maker here.
Park Vista attempted to tie the game or win it in its final possession, gaining at least one first down in the process. But time ran out with the Spanish River defense holding it down to seal the program’s third straight district title.
As a result, Spanish River earned an automatic bid to the Class 2A state playoffs.
Meanwhile, Park Vista has an excellent chance at earning an at-large bid to the 2A postseason.
FINAL NOTE: Here’s hoping that all 10 of our district finalists from both Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast make the FHSAA state playoffs in Class 1A and Class 2A.
To every Palm Beach County and Treasure Coast flag football team: Great season, young ladies and coaches.
PHOTO CREDITS: David Duong, Thomas Allen, and Casandra Clayton
VIDEO CREDITS: Fort Pierce Central Football, Thomas Allen, July Sanchez, and Greg Tinsley
