The first round of the FHSAA playoffs took Marion County teams for a wild ride. Dunnellon took Mount Dora into deep waters before washing the Hurricanes in the second half. Vanguard flexed its offensive muscle in a rematch game against Leesburg.

A roundup of area football games from the Region Quarterfinals (Classes 1A-7A) and Region Semifinals (Rural) that happened on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Just six teams were still playing in the playoffs from Escambia and Santa Rosa counties.

Some of the top players in Central Florida will not be on the field tonight when teams the FHSAA football playoffs open. Jones, 10-0 and No. 1 all season in the Sentinel’s Super 16 Coaches Poll, will be missing as many as nine players when the Tigers host Lecanto (6-4) in a Class 4A region quarterfinal.

Stay up to speed with the scores for Buchholz, Hawthorne and more Gainesville-area schools with our live scoreboard for the FHSAA Regional Quarterfinals!

Buchholz, Newberry and Bradford football all need wins to set up star-studded playoff showdowns next week. But first, can they avoid being upset this week?

The most wonderful time of the year is here, meaning the high school football postseason. We put on our prognosticator glasses and saw what's in store for each local team.