From the Florida High School Athletic Association, this is a list of rules in regards to the District Tiebreakers/Shootouts according to the football manual as published and distributed to coaches around the state:
- Seeding is based on overall win-loss percentage. The higher-seeded team in each 12-minute quarter shall wear dark jerseys. Teams must bring both light and dark jerseys.
- Participating schools shall play one entire 12-minute quarter against their bracketed opponent(s) in each District Tiebreaker.
- Each participating team is allotted two timeouts per quarter.
- If the score is tied at the end of regulation, the NFHS overtime procedure shall be used to determine a winner (the 10-yard line overtime tiebreaker plan).
- If three schools are participating in a District Tiebreaker, the No. 1 seed receives a first-round bye and will play the winner of the quarter between the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds. If the No. 1 seed defeats the winner of seeds No. 2 vs. No. 3, then the No. 1 seed will advance as the district champion and the school it defeated will advance as the district runner-up. If the No. 1 seed loses to the winner of seeds No. 2 and No. 3, then the school that defeated the No. 1 seed will advance as the district champion, and the No. 1 seed must then play the loser of seeds No. 2 vs. No. 3 to determine the district runner-up.
- If the District Tiebreaker is being played to determine a district runner-up, then the winner of the second 12-minute quarter advances as the district runner-up.
- The warm-up period between quarters should not exceed 20 minutes.
- Teams are allowed a maximum of 60 players in uniform.
- No marching bands are allowed.
DISTRICT 3A-7 (CHAMPION & RUNNER-UP)
District Champion: Cardinal Newman
District Runner-up: Pahokee
1st Quarter: Pahokee 15, American Heritage (Delray) 14
2nd Quarter: Cardinal Newman 6, Pahokee 0
DISTRICT 7A-1 (CHAMPION & RUNNER-UP)
District Champion: Niceville
District Runner-up: Tate
1st Quarter: Tate 7, Crestview 6
2nd Quarter: Niceville 14, Tate 0
DISTRICT 7A-8 (CHAMPION & RUNNER-UP)
District Champion: East Bay
District Runner-up: Plant City
1st Quarter: East Bay 7, Strawberry Crest 0
2nd Quarter: East Bay 7, Plant City 0
3rd Quarter: Plant City 6, Strawberry Crest 0
DISTRICT 8A-11 (RUNNER-UP)
District Runner-up: Monarch
1st Quarter: Taravella 14, South Plantation 12
2nd Quarter: Monarch 21, Taravella 7
![No. 2 Alonso (Tampa) started off the 2026 season with a 19-6 win over Plant (Tampa). [Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Flag-Football-Daily-Scoreboard-2-17-2026-120x86.jpg)
![No. 9 Fort Pierce Central opened with a dominating win against Centennial (Fort Pierce) to open the 2026 season. [Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Fort-Pierce-Central-blanks-Centennial-120x86.jpg)
![No. 10 Lennard (Ruskin) went on the road and started off the season with a strong dominating performance against St. Petersburg. [Lennard Longhorn Flag Football/Instagram]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Lennard-Flag-blanks-St.-Petersburg-120x86.jpg)
![No. 13 Miami Palmetto shut down SLAM (Miami) to open the 2026 season [Miami Palmetto Lady Panthers Flag Football/Instagram]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Miami-Palmetto-shuts-out-SLAM-Miami-120x86.jpg)
![Coconut Creek stunned No. 14 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) to open the 2026 season on Tuesday. [Coconut Creek Flag Football/Instagram]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Coconut-Creek-stuns-No.-14-St.-Thomas-Aquinas-120x86.jpg)
![No. 19 Steinbrenner (Lutz) held off Newsome (Lithia) in a defensive battle to open the seasno on Tuesday night. [Tori Richman/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Steinbrenner-holds-off-Newsome-120x86.jpg)
