JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school football playoff field is set.
Providence (7-3), St. Augustine (8-1) and unbeatens Nease (9-0) and Raines (9-0) earned No. 1 seeds for the state playoffs during the Florida High School Athletic Association’s bracket release on Friday night.
The opening round will include a few all-local matchups with Beachside-Ponte Vedra, Columbia-St. Augustine, Oakleaf-Mandarin, Baker County-Bishop Kenny and Impact Christian-University Christian.
Just missing out were perennial playoff teams Bartram Trail and Fletcher. The Bears (4-6) dropped five games to St. Johns County teams including a shootout to Nease on Thursday night.
The Senators (5-5) missed the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
High school football playoff matchups
First round, Nov. 15
Region 1-7A
(5) Spruce Creek (7-3) at (4) Flagler Palm Coast (9-1)
(2) Seminole (8-1) at (7) Creekside (5-5)
Region 1-6A
(8) Tate (7-3) at (1) Nease (9-0)
(5) Oakleaf (7-3) at (3) Mandarin (7-3)
Region 1-5A
(8) Middleburg at (1) Niceville (9-1)
(5) Beachside (7-3) at (4) Ponte Vedra (8-2)
(6) Fleming Island (7-3) at (3) Mosley (9-1)
Region 1-4A
(8) Columbia at (1) St. Augustine (8-1)
(4) Pine Forest (5-5) at (5) White (7-3)
(6) Riverside (5-5) at (3) Escambia (8-2)
Region 1-3A
(8) Bay (5-5) at (1) Raines (9-0)
(5) Menendez (6-4) at (4) Wakulla (7-3)
(7) Suwannee (4-6) at (2) Godby (6-3)
(6) Baker County (5-4) at (3) Bishop Kenny (7-3)
Region 1-2A
(8) Baldwin (5-5) at (1) Gadsden County (9-1)
(6) Taylor County (7-3) at (3) Bolles (8-1)
Region 2-2A
(7) Villages (5-4) at (2) Bradford (8-1)
(6) Palatka (7-3) at (3) Newberry (8-2)
Region 1-1A
(1) Providence (7-3) at (8) Ocala Trinity Catholic (2-8)
(5) Impact Christian (6-4) at (4) University Christian (5-5)
(7) P.K. Yonge (5-4) at (2) Trinity Christian (7-3)
Rural
(12) Fort White (5-4) at (5) Jay (9-1)
(14) Holmes County (6-4) at (3) Union County (8-1)
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