JOE PINKOS’ POWER RATINGS
Florida High School Football
PLAYOFF FORECAST-Week 14
Joe Pinkos’ Power Ratings are calculated by a formula based on strength of opposition and margin of victory with greater weight given to recent games. The forecasted margin of victory for each game is determined by subtracting the power rating of the lower-rated team from the power rating of its higher-rated opponent.
CLASS 8A (Regional Finals)
Region 1
Apopka 11 over First Coast
Region 2
Fort Pierce Central 7 over Plant
Region 3
Miramar 27 over Palm Beach Gardens
Region 4
South Dade 18 over Coral Gables
CLASS 7A (Regional Finals)
Region 1
Niceville 13 over Fletcher
Region 2
Kissimmee Osceola 3 over Sickles
Region 3
East Lake 21 over Port Charlotte
Region 4
William T. Dwyer 15 over St. Thomas Aquinas
CLASS 6A (Regional Finals)
Region 1
Bartram Trail 7 over Choctawhatchee
Region 2
Armwood 11 over Springstead
Region 3
Mainland 6 over South Fort Myers
Region 4
Miami Central 17 over Heritage
CLASS 5A (Regional Finals)
Region 1
Pensacola Catholic 17 over Clay
Region 2
South Sumter 8 over Lakewood
Region 3
Merritt Island 10 over Lake Wales
Region 4
American Heritage-Plantation 28 over Hardee
CLASS 4A (State Semifinals)
North
Bolles 4 over Florida High
South
Booker T. Washington 10 over Cocoa
CLASS 3A (State Semifinals)
North
Trinity Christian-Jacksonville 11 over Tampa Catholic
South
Clearwater Central Catholic 7 over Westminster Christian
CLASS 2A (State Semifinals)
North
North Florida Christian 21 over Victory Christian
South
Champagnat Catholic 1 over Indian Rocks Christian
CLASS 1A (State Semifinals)
North
Blountstown 25 over Cottondale
South
Dixie County 17 over Trenton
Forecast Record
Playoffs 105-38, 73.4%
Season 2,429-524, 82.3%











![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)