Compiled by Rod Gipson
MaxPreps.com
Final Regular Season MaxPreps Tampa Bay Top 10:
- SEFFNER ARMWOOD (10-0)
- TAMPA PLANT (9-1)
- LARGO (9-1)
- TAMPA HILLSBOROUGH (8-2)
- BRANDON (8-2)
- LAND O'LAKES (9-1)
- TAMPA CHAMBERLAIN (7-3)
- NEW PORT RICHEY RIDGEWOOD (9-1)
- TAMPA GAITHER (7-3)
- 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.