HS Football Tri-County playoff field set for south Florida

After a challenging and shortened high school football season in south Florida, forced by the coronavirus pandemic, teams that opted into a Tri-County championship tournament will play first-round playoff games late next week.

Quarterfinal playoff games will be held in three classification (Class 8A, 7A, 6A-1A) and in Gold/Silver Brackets to allow as many teams as possible to compete in the playoffs.

Ticket prices will be $10 for quarterfinal and semifinal games. Admission for all championship games is $12.

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Higher-seeded quarterfinal winners will host semifinal games the week of Friday, Dec. 11

Championship games are scheduled for Dec. 21-22 at a site to be determined.

Teams that lose in the quarterfinal round will advance to a consolation bracket within the same original classification and bracket. All consolation games are tentatively scheduled for Dec. 10 and Dec. 17.

Class 8A (Games Friday at 7 p.m., unless noted)

GOLD BRACKET

Quarterfinals: Douglas (8) at Columbus (1); Park Vista (7) at Western (2); Jupiter (6) at Deerfield Beach (3); Monarch (5) at South Dade (4) at Harris Field, Homestead

Semifinals: Douglas/Columbus winner vs. Monarch/South Dade winner; Park Vista/Western winner vs. Jupiter/Deerfield Beach winner.

Championship: TBA.

SILVER BRACKET

Quarterfinals: Wellington (8) at Palm Beach Gardens (1), 6; Coral Springs (7) at Boca Raton (2), 6; Flanagan (6) vs. Coral Gables (3) at Tropical Park, Miami, 3:30 ; Miami High (5) at Coral Glades (4).

Semifinals: Wellington/Palm Beach Gardens winner vs. Miami High/Coral Glades winner; Flanagan/Coral Gables winner vs. Coral Springs/Boca Raton winner.

Championship: TBA.

Class 7A

(Games Friday at 7 p.m., unless noted)

GOLD BRACKET

Quarterfinals: North Miami (8) at Atlantic (1), 6; American (7) at Plantation (2) at PAL Field; Seminole Ridge (6) at Dwyer (3), 6; South Plantation (5) at Miramar (4).

Semifinals: South Plantation/Miramar winner vs. North Miami/Atlantic winner; Seminole Ridge/Dwyer winner vs. American/Plantation winner.

Championship: TBA.

SILVER BRACKET

Quarterfinals: Miami Beach (8) at Blanche Ely (1); Hialeah (7) at Everglades (2); Olympic Heights (6) at South Broward (3); Fort Lauderdale (5) at Royal Palm Beach (4), 6.

Semifinals: Fort Lauderdale/Royal Palm Beach winner vs. Miami Beach/Blanche Ely winner; Olympic Heights/South Broward winner vs. Hialeah/Everglades winner.

Championship: TBA.

Class 6A-1A (Games Friday at 7 p.m., unless noted)

GOLD BRACKET

Quarterfinals: Stranahan (8) at Miami Killian (1) at Traz Powell Stadium (Saturday), 6; Pahokee (7) at Dillard (2); Booker T. Washington at Glades Central (3), 6; Miami Carol City (5) at North Miami Beach (4) at Traz Powell Stadium.

Semifinals: Miami Carol City/North Miami Beach winner vs. Stranahan/Miami Killian winner; Booker T. Washington/Glades Central winner vs. Pahokee/Dillard winner.

Championship: TBA.

SILVER BRACKET

Quarterfinals: Coral Springs Charter (8) at Hallandale (1); Suncoast (7) at Coconut Creek (2); Boynton Beach (6) at Miami Springs (3) at Traz Powell Stadium (Saturday), 2; South Miami (5) at Miami Norland (4) at Traz Powell Stadium (Thursday).

Semifinals: South Miami/Miami Norland winner vs. Coral Springs Charter/Hallandale winner; Boynton Beach/Miami Springs winner vs. Suncoast/Coconut Creek winner.

Championship: TBA.

SEEDINGS

Class 8A

GOLD BRACKET: 1. Columbus (4-0); 2. Western (2-0); 3. Deerfield Beach (2-0); 4. South Dade (4-0); 5. Monarch (4-0); 6. Jupiter (4-0); 7. Park Vista (3-1); 8. Douglas (2-0).

SILVER BRACKET: 1. Palm Beach Gardens (2-2); 2. Boca Raton (3-1); 3. Coral Gables (2-2); 4. Coral Glades (3-1); 5. Miami High (2-2); 6. Flanagan (3-1); 7. Coral Springs (2-2); 8. Wellington (2-2).

Class 7A

GOLD BRACKET: 1. Atlantic (3-1); 2. Plantation (2-1); 3. Dwyer (4-0); 4. Miramar (1-1); 5. South Plantation (1-2); 6. Seminole Ridge (1-1); 7. American (2-2); 8. North Miami (1-2).

SILVER BRACKET: 1. Blanche Ely (2-2); 2. Everglades (2-1); 3. South Broward (1-2); 4. Royal Palm Beach (1-3); 5. Fort Lauderdale (0-2); 6. Olympic Heights (1-2); 7. Hialeah (1-2); 8. Miami Beach (0-2).

Class 6A-1A

GOLD BRACKET: 1. Miami Killian (4-0); 2. Dillard (4-0); 3. Glades Central (4-0); 4. North Miami Beach (2-2); 5. Miami Carol City (3-1); 6. Booker T. Washington (2-2); 7. Pahokee (2-2); 8. Stranahan (2-1).

SILVER BRACKET: 1. Hallandale (2-2); 2. Coconut Creek (2-1); 3. Miami Springs (3-1); 4. Miami Norland (1-3); 5. South Miami (3-1); 6. Boynton Beach (3-1); 7. Suncoast (2-2); 8. Coral Springs Charter (1-2).