Florida: Tampa Teams Plunge into Playoffs

Armwood finishes regular season unbeaten, No. 1 in Tampa rankings.

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Compiled by Rod Gipson

MaxPreps.com

 

Final Regular Season MaxPreps Tampa Bay Top 10:

 

  1. SEFFNER ARMWOOD (10-0)
  2. TAMPA PLANT (9-1)
  3. LARGO (9-1)
  4. TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH (8-2)
  5. BRANDON (8-2)
  6. LAND O'LAKES (9-1)
  7. TAMPA CHAMBERLAIN (7-3)
  8. NEW PORT RICHEY RIDGEWOOD (9-1)
  9. TAMPA GAITHER (7-3)
  10. ST. PETERBURG BOCA CIEGA (8-2)

Tampa Bay-Area Playoff Preview

 

CLASS 5A

 

Tampa Sickles (7-3) at Tampa Gaither (7-3): Neighborhood rivals square off as Sickles makes its' playoff debut.

 

Tampa Wharton (5-5) at Tampa Chamberlain (7-3): Chamberlain quarterback Dontae Aycock scored 22 touchdowns (17 rushing, 5 passing) this season.   

 

Lakeland (9-1) at Brandon (7-3): Lakeland has won three straight Class 5A titles; Brandon has not won a playoff game since 1985.

 

Plant City (6-4) at Kissimmee Osceola (10-0): Osceola ended three-time defending state champion Lakeland's state-record 53-game winning streak earlier this year.

 

St. Petersburg Gibbs (6-4) at Dunedin (6-4): A match-up of Pinellas County powers.   

 

Tarpon Springs East Lake (7-3) at Largo (10-0): Largo's defense yielded just 88 points in 10 games so far this year.

 

CLASS 4A

 

New Port Richey Ridgewood (9-1) at Daytona Beach Seabreeze (10-0): Ridgewood runner Byronell Arline bulldozed his way to 2,171 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns.

 

Rockledge (7-3) at Land O'Lakes (9-1): Gators are on a nine-game win streak heading into postseason.

 

Tampa Jefferson (4-6) at St. Petersburg Boca Ciega (8-2): Jefferson better than record but Boca Ciega might be also.  

 

St. Petersburg Northeast (6-4) at Tampa Plant (9-1): Northeast has task of trying to slow down Plant quarterback Aaron Murray (3,000 yards, 41 tds, 2 ints).

 

Eagle Lake Lake Region (7-3) at Seffner Armwood (10-0): Armwood back in state championship form.  

Tampa Hillsborough (8-2) at Auburndale (5-5): A Hillsborough win would likely set up another matchup with Armwood.   

 

CLASS 3A

 

Hudson (7-3) at St. Cloud Harmony (7-3): Hudson led by 1,000-yard running back Sean Scott.   

 

Eustis (8-2) at Dade City Pasco (6-4): Pasco closed the regular season with four straight wins to qualify for postseason.

 

CLASS 2A

 

Riviera Beach Inlet Grove (6-4) at Tampa Catholic (8-2): Tampa Catholic is four points from being 10-0 this year.  

 

CLASS 2B

 

Clearwater Central Catholic (6-4) at Crescent City (9-0): CCC has tough assignment and long road trip to Crescent City.

 

CLASS A

 

Indian Rocks Christian (7-3) at Belle Glade Glades Day (8-2): IRC took four of last five games during its surge to the playoffs.

 

CLASS B

 

Lakeland Victory Christian (5-5) at St. Petersburg Keswick Christian (10-0): Keswick's roll should continue.

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