![Venice is one of 10 teams competing this weekend in the 2021 FHSAA Football State Championships for Classes 4A-8A being held in Fort Lauderdale at DRV PNK Stadium. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/5F86E7EE-FABB-4F6F-AB11-046C28A34E86.png?fit=2000%2C1200&ssl=1)
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP PREDICTIONS – FORT LAUDERDALE
These predictions are from FloridaHSFootball.com Publisher Joshua Wilson. He will make predictions every week during the FHSAA State Series playoffs for all games being played in all eight classifications. Got a bone to pick? Leave a comment below in the comments section.
HOW DID JOSH DO?
Last week I went 3-0 overall in predicting last week’s Class 1A-3A State Championship winners and is now 180-31 overall in the playoffs which equates to an 85.1% winning percentage. Here is the class by class breakdown for last week:
CLASS 4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – THURSDAY
Cardinal Gibbons 1 over Cocoa
CLASS 5A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – FRIDAY
Miami Central 24 over Merritt Island
CLASS 7A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – FRIDAY
St. Thomas Aquinas 17 over Tampa Bay Tech
CLASS 8A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – SATURDAY
Venice 3 over Apopka
CLASS 6A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME – SATURDAY
Jesuit 21 over Pine Forest
![St. Thomas Aquinas remains No. 1 overall in the South Florida Power 25 rankings. [St. Thomas Aquinas Football/X]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FPRI-South-Florida-Power-25-Week-of-Sep-6.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Merritt Island has rocketed up the rankings in the Space & Treasure Coast over the last few weeks. [Merritt Island Football/Instagram]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FPRI-Space-Treasure-Coast-Power-10-Week-of-Sep-6.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Venice had a statement win over Lakeland in Week 3 to inch closer to the top of the Southwest Florida power rankings. [Venice Indians Athletics/Instagram]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FPRI-Southwest-Florida-Power-10-Week-of-Sep-6.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Armwood is making the climb back up in the Tampa rankings after taking a short dip in Week 2 as they rebounded with a win in Week 3. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/FPRI-Tampa-Bay-Power-25-Week-of-Sep-6.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Cardinal Gibbons HC Matt DuBuc holds up the team’s second straight Class 4A State Championship and the team’s third state title in four years on Thu. Dec. 16, 2021 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/6E86C015-ED6D-47BE-A8C5-445E339748DD.png?fit=2000%2C1200&ssl=1)
![Miami Central head coach Roland Smith holds up the teams eighth overall state championship after winning the 2021 FHSAA Class 5A State Championship, 49-14 over Merritt Island on Fri. Dec 17, 2021 at DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Class-5A-State-Championship-Featured.png?fit=2000%2C1200&ssl=1)
