Below are our ratings of games to watch for the weekend slate… The best rating is five turkeys and the worst rating is one turkey. No turkeys were harmed in the creation of this list and all turkeys on the page were trained to like football. Got to gobble and pluck our turkey’s feathers as a disagreement with the list? Comment below or send us a tweet on Twitter @FlaHSFootball or chime in on our Facebook page!
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| MIami Palmetto (4-1) vs. Treasure Coast (9-0) – 8A Niceville (9-0) vs. Buchholz (8-1) – 7A St. Thomas Aquinas (4-1) at Manatee (8-1) – 7A American Heritage (Plantation) (7-2) vs. Rockledge (7-1) – 5A Florida High (10-0) at Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (9-1) – 3A Berkeley Prep (6-1) Lakeland Christian (7-2) – 3A Hawthorne (8-2) at Wildwood (9-1) – 1A |
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| Apopka (6-3) at West Orange (6-3) – 8A Mitchell (10-0) at Wekiva (6-3) – 7A Armwood (5-3) at Bloomingdale (10-0) – 7A Lakeland (6-3) at Tampa Bay Tech (7-3) – 7A Palmetto (7-3) at Hillsborough (8-1) – 6A Palmetto Ridge (9-0) at Dunbar (7-2) – 6A Cocoa (8-0) at Tampa Catholic (7-2) – 4A John Carroll (9-1) at Trinity Catholic (6-3) – 3A Chaminade-Madonna (6-1) vs. Miami Edison (4-1) – 3A Baker (11-0) at Vernon (6-1) – 1A |
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| Seminole (Sanford) (8-0) at Sandalwood (8-2) – 8A Steinbrenner (4-2) at Newsome (6-2) – 8A Riverview (Sarasota) (9-1) at Osceola (Kissimmee) (6-2) – 8A Viera (5-3) at Edgewater (5-2) – 7A Mainland (8-1) at Columbia (4-5) – 6A Lake Minneola (8-1) at Largo (5-4) – 6A Baker County (8-2) at Pine Forest (4-4) – 5A Clay (9-1) vs. Vanguard (7-1) – 5A Bishop Moore (7-2) at Jesuit (11-0) – 5A Bolles (8-2) at South Sumter (5-4) – 4A University Christian (6-4) at North Florida Christian (5-2) – 2A Victory Christian (7-4) at Foundation Academy (8-1) – 2A Taylor County (6-4) at Sneads (8-2) – 1A |
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| Oviedo (5-4) at Lake Mary (7-2) – 8A Boone (7-2) at Vero Beach (7-2) – 8A Atlantic Coast (5-5) at Fleming Island (8-2) – 7A Pace (5-3) at St. Augustine (8-2) – 6A Gaither (10-0) at Countryside (8-3) – 6A Miami Central (4-1) at Naples (7-1) – 6A Ribault (3-6) vs. Rickards (6-1) – 5A Zephyrhills (8-2) at Jones (8-0) – 5A Gadsden County (5-1) at Marianna (8-3) – 4A Cardinal Gibbons (5-1) at American Heritage (Delray) (4-3) – 4A Seffner Christian (7-4) at Northside Christian (6-5) – 2A Madison County (9-2) at Union County (8-3) – 1A |
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| Bartram Trail (9-1) at Spruce Creek (6-3) – 8A Venice (9-3) vs. Homestead (3-2) – 7A Lake Gibson (10-1) at Southeast (4-6) – 6A Eau Gallie (6-1) at Cypress Lake (6-3) – 5A Community School of Naples (9-1) at Champagnat Catholic (8-2) – 2A |
![Naples looks to rebound from an earlier playoff exit than typical in 2026. [Naples Football/NaplesFan.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-No.-68-Naples-Featured.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Dillard will look to have a deeper playoff run in 2026 whiile battling a very competitive opponent in district play. [Dillard High School 6-12/Instagram]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-No.-70-Dillard-Featured.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![West Nassau looks to make another deep run in the SSAA Atlantic League in 2026 after finishing as State Runner-up in 2025. [@Athletics_WNHS/X]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-No.-71-West-Nassau-Featured.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) is facing one of the toughest schedules in Southwest Florida -- and perhapst Florida. [@BishopVerotFB/X]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-No.-72-Bishop-Verot-Featured.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Glades Central looks to reach the playoffs one more in 2026 with some new key athletes on the roster. [@Omar_Haugabook/X]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Countdown-To-Kickoff-No.-73-Glades-Central-Featured.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium will host all eight of the FHSAA's football state championships December 16-19, 2020. [PHOTO: FHSAA & Florida State University].](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/FHSAA-State-Championships-Featured.png?fit=2000%2C1200&ssl=1)
