Florida High School Football: 2025 state semifinal matchups, predictions

The Florida high school football playoffs head into the state semifinal round, for the exception of the Rural class that will host its championship game this upcoming Friday night.

Whomever comes away with the win will head to next week’s Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) state championship games at Pitbull Stadium in Miami.

The FHSAA released all of the Florida high school football state semifinal matchups early Sunday morning and we go class-by-class on who’s playing who this upcoming Friday night for a chance to reach a state title game.

Class 7A

Venice at Lake Mary, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Venice 34, Lake Mary 28

Miami Palmetto at Vero Beach, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Vero Beach 27, Miami Palmetto 14

Class 6A

West Boca Raton at Armwood, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Armwood 28, West Boca Raton 14

West Broward at F. W. Buchholz, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: F.W. Buchholz 34, West Broward 22

Class 5A

Ponte Vedra at Lakeland, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Lakeland 28, Ponte Vedra 16

Riverdale at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: St. Thomas Aquinas 46, Riverdale 6

Class 4A

American Heritage at Choctawhatchee, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: American Heritage 27, Choctawhatchee 14

Port Charlotte at Jones, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Jones 42, Port Charlotte 28

Class 3A

Bishop Moore Catholic at Northwestern, 7 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Northwestern 46, Bishop Moore Catholic 19

Booker at Raines, 7 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Raines 35, Booker 14

Class 2A

Cocoa at Cardinal Mooney, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Cardinal Mooney 38, Cocoa 20

Cardinal Gibbons at The Bolles School, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: The Bolles School 42, Cardinal Gibbons 21

Class 1A

Carrollwood Day at Cardinal Newman, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Cardinal Newman 28, Carrollwood Day 21

Trinity Christian Academy at Chaminade-Madonna Prep, 7:30 p.m.

Massey Prediction: Chaminade-Madonna Prep 44, Trinity Christian Academy 10

Rural State Championship

Blountstown vs. Hawthorne, 6 p.m. at The Villages Charter School

Massey Prediction: Hawthorne 34, Blountstown 26

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