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With the first day of practices already wrapped up and the calendar flipping to August, we are not far away from kickoff classics taking place as toe will meet leather will for the first time in this 2023 season. While this list is intended to be comprehensive, we understand that changes are possible and if there are any changes or additions to the kickoff classics lists, please email Joshua Wilson at joshua.wilson@floridahsfootball.com.
LAST UPDATED: August 1, 2023 – 12:31 PM ET
WED. AUGUST 16
Miramar vs. Miami Edison at Traz Powell
THU. AUGUST 17
American Heritage (Delray Beach) at Coral Springs Charter
Beachside (St. Johns) vs. Eastside (Gainesville) at Citizens Field, 7:30
Bonita Springs at East Lee County (Lehigh Acres)
Bradford (Starke) at Chiefland, 7:30
Central Florida Christian (Orlando) at Jupiter Christian, 6:30
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) vs. Miami Northwestern at Traz Powell
Clearwater Academy vs. Homestead at Harris Field
Crestview at Escambia (Pensacola), 7 CT
Crystal River at Leesburg
Faith Christian (Orlando) at IMG Academy Blue (Bradenton)
Ferguson (Miami) vs. Miami High at Curtis Park
Fivay (Hudson) at Central (Brooksville), 7:30
Florida High (Tallahassee) at Chiles (Tallahassee)
George Jenkins (Lakeland) at Davenport
King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) vs. Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) at Milander Park
Lake Worth at Suncoast (Riviera Beach), 6:30
Legacy Charter (Ocoee) at Saint Edward’s (Vero Beach)
North Miami Beach at Piper
Palmer Trinity (Palmetto Bay) at Saint Andrew’s (Boca Raton), 6
Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) at St. Brendan (Miami)
Port Charlotte at Dunbar (Fort Myers)
Sebastian River at Bayside (Palm Bay)
SmartEn Sports Academy (Miami) at Oxbridge Academy (West Palm Beach)
South Plantation vs. West Broward (Pembroke Pines) at Flanagan High
Tate (Cantonment) at Booker T. Washington (Pensacola), 7 CT
The Villages at Sunlake (Land O’ Lakes)
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FRI. AUGUST 18
Alonso at Osceola (Seminole), 7:30
American (Hialeah) at Harmony
American Heritage (Plantation) vs. Booker T. Washington (Miami) at Traz Powell, 7:30
Anclote (Holiday) at Hollins (St. Petersburg)
Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) at Ed White, 6:30
Apopka at Osceola (Kissimmee)
Archbishop Carroll (Miami) at Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest), 4
Armwood (Seffner) vs. Lakeland at Bryant Stadium, 7:30
Astronaut (Titusville) at East River (Orlando)
Atlantic (Port Orange) at Melbourne Central Catholic, 7
Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) at Flagler Palm Coast, 6
Auburndale at University (Orange City)
Avon Park at Poinciana (Kissimmee)
Bartram Trail (St. Johns) at Riverside (Jacksonville), 6:30
Bell at Dixie County (Cross City), 7:30
Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens) at Clewiston, 7:30
Bishop McLaughlin (Spring Hill) at All Saints (Winter Haven)
Bishop Moore (Orlando) at Lake Mary
Bloomingdale (Valrico) at Berkeley Prep (Tampa)
Bolles (Jacksonville) at Orange Park
Braden River (Bradenton) at Lennard (Ruskin), 7:30
Bradenton Christian at Santa Fe Catholic (Lakeland)
Braddock at Hollywood Hills, 4
Brandon at Strawberry Crest (Dover), 7:30
Branford, Fort White at Trenton
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale) at Palm Beach Gardens, 6:30
Cambridge Christian (Tampa) at North Port
Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) at Booker (Sarasota), 7:30
Carrollwood Day (Tampa) vs. Rockledge at McLarty Stadium
Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) at St. Joseph (St. Augustine)
Christ’s Church Academy (Jacksonville) at North Florida Educational (Jacksonville)
Citrus (Inverness) at Nature Coast (Brooksville), 7:30
Clay (Green Cove Springs) at Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville)
Clearwater at Hernando (Brooksville), 7:30
Clearwater Central Catholic at North Marion (Citra)
Cocoa Beach at Orangewood Christian (Maitland)
Coral Springs at Pembroke Pines Charter, 6
Countryside (Clearwater) at Northeast (St. Petersburg), 7:30
Cypress Creek (Wesley Chapel) at Bishop Snyder, 7
Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) at Lehigh (Lehigh Acres)
Destin vs. Munroe Day (Quincy) at Cory Field
DeSoto County (Arcadia) at Cape Coral
Dr. Krop (Miami) at Flanagan (Pembroke Pines)
Dr. Phillips (Orlando) at Lake Minneola
Durant (Plant City) at Freedom (Tampa), 7:30
Dunedin at Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton), 7:30
Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) at Vero Beach
East Lake (Tarpon Springs) at Zephyrhills, 7:30
Edgewater (Orlando) at Seminole (Sanford)
Englewood (Jacksonville) at Yulee
Estero at Barron Collier (Naples)
Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) at Lake Placid, 7:30
Evans (Orlando) at University (Orlando)
First Academy (Orlando) at Lakeland Christian, 7:30
Fletcher (Neptune Beach) at Creekside (St. Johns)
Forest (Ocala) vs. Fort Pierce Central at Lawnwood Stadium
Fort Meade at Bartow, 7:30
Fort Myers at Ida Baker (Cape Coral)
Fort Pierce Westwood at Forest Hill (West Palm Beach), 6:30
Fort Walton Beach at Walton (DeFuniak Springs), 7 CT
Franklin County (Eastpoint) at Saint Francis Catholic (Gainesville)
Fullington, Ga. at Aucilla Christian (Monticello)
Gainesville vs. Winter Park at Showalter Field
Gaither (Tampa) at Jefferson (Tampa), 7:30
Gateway (Kissimmee) at Wesley Chapel, 7:30
Gateway Charter (Fort Myers) at Aubrey Rogers (Naples)
Glades Central (Belle Glade) at Moore Haven
Gulf (New Port Richey) at Weeki Wachee, 7:30
Gulf Breeze at Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach), 7 CT
Gulf Coast (Naples) at Naples, 7:30
Hagerty (Oviedo) at Lake Nona (Orlando)
Haines City at St. Cloud, 7:30
Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach) at Umatilla
Hamilton County (Jasper) at Jefferson County (Monticello)
Hawthorne at North Florida Christian (Tallahassee)
Heritage (Palm Bay) at Jensen Beach
Hialeah-Miami Lakes vs. Goleman (Miami) at Milander, 7:30
Hilliard at Fernandina Beach
Hillsborough (Tampa) at Riverview (Sarasota)
Holmes County (Bonifay) at Blountstown, 7 CT
Hudson at Belleview, 7:30
IMG Academy at Lipscomb, Tenn., 7*
IMG Academy White (Bradenton) at Manatee (Bradenton)
Impact Christian (Jacksonville) at Providence (Jacksonville), 6
Kathleen (Lakeland) at Seminole (Seminole), 7:30
Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg) at Out-of-Door (Sarasota)
King (Tampa) at Leto (Tampa), 7:30
Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) at Melbourne
Lake Gibson (Lakeland) at Plant City, 7:30
Lake Region (Eagle Lake) at Mulberry, 7:30
Lakewood (St. Petersburg) at Palmetto, 7:30
Largo at Calvary Christian (Clearwater), 7:30
Lely (Naples) at Bishop Verot (Fort Myers)
Liberty County (Bristol), Rutherford (Panama City) at Graceville, 7 CT
Maclay (Tallahassee) at Chipley, 7 CT
Madison County (Madison) at Wakulla (Crawfordville)
Marathon at Varela, 3:30
Marianna at Sneads, 7 CT
Mariner (Cape Coral) at Charlotte (Punta Gorda)
Matanzas (Palm Coast) vs. Mainland at Daytona Stadium
McArthur (Hollywood) at Nova (Davie)
Menendez (St. Augustine) at Nease (Ponte Vedra)
Miami Carol City vs. Miami Southridge at Southridge Stadium, 7:30
Miami Central vs. Vanguard (Ocala) at Booster Stadium, 7:30
Miami Norland at Dillard (Fort Lauderdale)
Miami Springs at South Broward (Hollywood)
Miami Sunset at Immaculata-LaSalle (Miami)
Middleburg at Episcopal (Jacksonville)
Middleton (Tampa) at Gibbs (St. Petersburg), 7:30
Milton at Pensacola, 7 CT
Monarch (Coconut Creek) at Coconut Creek
Mosley (Lynn Haven) vs. Lincoln (Tallahassee) at Chiles High, 7
Mount Dora at Palatka
Mourning (North Miami) at Miami Beach, 3:30
Newberry at Lafayette (Mayo)
Newsome (Lithia) at Southeast (Bradenton), 7:30
North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) at Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale)
North Fort Myers at Gateway (Fort Myers)
North Miami at Immokalee
Northeast (Oakland Park) at Hialeah Gardens, 4
NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale) at Archbishop McCarthy
Oak Hall (Gainesville) at Mount Dora Christian
Orlando Christian Prep at Freedom (Orlando)
Oviedo at Deltona
Palm Beach Central at Atlantic (Delray Beach), 6:30
Palm Beach Christian Prep (Greenacres) at Glades Day (Belle Glade)
Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach Lakes) at Okeechobee
Palm Harbor University at Boca Ciega (Gulfport)
Palmetto Ridge (Naples) at Sebring, 7:30
Park Vista (Lake Worth) at Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach)
Pasco (Dade City) at River Ridge (New Port Richey), 7:30
Paxon (Jacksonville) at Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine)
Pensacola Catholic at Pace, 7 CT
Pine Ridge (Deltona) at Celebration
Pinellas Park at Parrish Community
Plant (Tampa) at Wharton (Tampa)
Pompano Beach at Boca Raton Christian, 4
Ponte Vedra at Mandarin (Jacksonville), 6:30
Raines (Jacksonville) at Godby (Tallahassee)
Ribault (Jacksonville) at First Coast (Jacksonville), 6:30
Ridge Community (Davenport) at Frostproof, 7:30
Rickards (Tallahassee) vs. Leon (Tallahassee)
Ridgeview (Orange Park) at Keystone Heights, 7:30
Riverdale (Fort Myers) at Island Coast (Cape Coral)
Robinson (Tampa) at Chamberlain (Tampa), 7:30
Royal Palm Beach at West Boca Raton, 6:30
St. John Neumann (Naples) at Oasis (Cape Coral)
St. Petersburg at Northside Christian (St. Petersburg)
Saint Stephen’s Episcopal (Bradenton) at Southwest Florida Christian (Fort Myers)
Sarasota at Tampa Catholic
Satellite (Satellite Beach) at Cocoa
Sickles (Tampa) at Blake (Tampa), 7:30
Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) at South Fork (Stuart)
Somerset Key (Deerfield Beach) at Berean Christian (West Palm Beach)
Somerset Silver Palms (Miami) at Coral Shores (Tavernier)
Somerset South Homestead vs. South Dade (Homestead) at Harris Field, 7:30
South Fort Myers at Lemon Bay (Englewood), 7:30
South Lake (Groveland) at Lecanto
Southwest Miami at Florida Christian (Miami), 7:30
Space Coast (Cocoa) at Winter Springs
Spanish River (Boca Raton) at Port St. Lucie
Specially Fit Academy (Dover) at Community School (Naples)
Spoto (Riverview) at Riverview (Riverview), 7:30
Springstead (Spring Hill) at South Sumter (Bushnell), 7:30
Spruce Creek (Port Orange) at St. Augustine
Steinbrenner (Lutz) at Mitchell (New Port Richey), 7:30
Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) at Monsignor Pace (Miami Gardens), 7:30
Strawberry Crest (Dover) at Brandon, 7:30
Sumner (Riverview) at East Bay (Gibsonton), 7:30
Suwannee (Live Oak) at Columbia (Lake City), 7:30
Tampa Bay Tech at Venice, 7:30
Tarpon Springs at Indian Rocks Christian (Largo)
Taylor (Pierson) at Cornerstone Charter (Belle Isle)
Taylor County (Perry) at Williston, 7:30
Tenoroc (Lakeland) at Bayshore, 7:30
Terry Parker (Jacksonville) at Trinity Christian (Jacksonville), 7:30
Timber Creek (Orlando) at Tohopekaliga (Kissimmee)
Titusville at Eau Gallie (Melbourne)
Tradition Prep (Port St. Lucie) at Zephyrhills Christian
Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) vs. Lake Wales at Legion Field
Trinity Catholic (Ocala) vs. Key West at Tommy Roberts Memorial Stadium
Trinity Prep (Winter Park) at Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto)
True North (Miami) vs. South Miami at Tropical Park, 7:30
Union County (Lake Butler) vs. Baker County (Glen St. Mary) at Memorial Stadium
Vernon at Bozeman (Panama City), 7 CT
Victory Christian (Lakeland) at Land O’ Lakes, 7:30
West Florida (Pensacola) at Navarre, 7:30 CT
West Nassau (Callahan) at Santa Fe (Alachua), 7:30
West Orange (Winter Garden) vs. DeLand at Spec Martin Stadium
West Port (Ocala) at Lake Weir (Ocala)
Westside (Jacksonville) at Fleming Island, 7:30
Wildwood at Crescent City
Windermere at Tavares
Windermere Prep at The Master’s Academy (Oviedo)
Winter Haven at Golden Gate (Naples)
Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) at Dunnellon, 7:30
Zarephath Academy (Jacksonville) at Hardee (Wauchula), 6:30
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