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After a lot of interesting results last week in the regional quarterfinals, the regional semifinals were on deck for girls flag football teams across the state with some interesting match ups taking place in both the FHSAA Classes 2A and 1A playoffs. Here is a run down of all the scores along with some notes and social media posts from select games.
Region 1
No. 4 Fletcher (Neptune Beach) 33, No. 1 Fleming Island 12
Last year’s Class 2A state runner-up is out of the playoffs after the visiting Senators knocked off the host Golden Eagles to capture 12th victory of the season. The Senators will move on to the regional finals for the first time in program history.
No. 3 Pace 21, No. 2 Navarre 12
In in their fourth meeting of the season Pace got their third win over the Raiders on the road to advance to the regional finals for the second time in program history and will host Fletcher.
Region 2
No. 1 Timber Creek (Orlando) 6, No. 5 East River (Orlando) 0
The host Wolves locked in their 14th victory of the season and needing double overtime to do so and will host New Smyrna Beach in the regional finals next week which will mark their first appearance in the regional finals in program history.
No. 6 New Smyrna Beach 8, No. 2 Boone (Orlando) 7
Taylor Vance got the game winning touchdown and made the game sealing interception within the final 40 seconds of the game to advance the Barracudas to the regional finals over the host Braves, according to Daytona Beach News-Journal’s Chris Boyle.
Region 3
No. 1 Dr. Phillips (Orlando) 13, No. 4 Horizon (Winter Garden) 12
The Panthers dashed any hopes of first-time playoff entrant in the visiting Hawks of advancing further in the playoffs as the much more experienced Panthers pulled off the one-point victory.
No. 2 Newsome (Lithia) 35, No. 6 Armwood (Seffner) 21
The host Wolves took care of business against a very competitive Hawks team to advance to another regional final and earned their 14th victory of the season.
Region 4
No. 1 Alonso (Tampa) 19, No. 4 Steinbrenner (Lutz)
The defending State Champion Ravens earned their 18th win of the season and has now won 41 straight games since their last loss game to Newsome back on May 9, 2022.
No. 2 Lennard (Ruskin) 8, No. 6 Sumner (Riverview) 6
It was a hard fought contest that will see the Longhorns advancing to the regional finals for the second straight year and re-matching with Alonso for the right to advance to the state quarterfinals next week. According to Riverview (Riverview) head coach David Coffey, the game was 8-0 in favor of the Longhorns going into halftime and had to hold off the visiting Stingrays late in the 4th quarter after the Stingrays scored a late touchdown.
Region 5
No. 1 Fort Pierce Central 14, No. 4 Palm Beach Gardens 0
The Cobras are advancing to the regional finals for the first time after holding off a tough Gators team from Palm Beach County and pitching the shutout.
No. 2 Martin County (Stuart) 39, No. 3 Harmony 20
The Tigers are heading to the regional finals where they will face a familiar regional opponent in Fort Pierce Central next week.
Region 6
No. 1 Seminole Ridge (Westlake) 21, No. 5 Spanish River 0
Spanish River’s luck of run ran out against a well coach Hawks team that pitched the shutout and will see them host rival Wellington in the regional finals.
No. 3 Wellington 6, No. 2 Stoneman Douglas (Parkland) 0
On the road in Broward County, the Wolverines are advancing to their first regional final in program history after squeezing out a lone touchdown victory over the host Eagles.
Region 7
No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 21, No. 1 Western (Davie) 14
The talk was how long would it take St. Thomas Aquinas to go deep in the playoffs in girls flag football and start making waves. It has not taken long as the Raiders, who are in the third year of competition knocked off one of the top teams in Broward County to advance to the regional finals.
No. 7 Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 7, No. 3 Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes)
The Panthers stunned the host Cobras with a shutout to advance to the regional finals for the first time since the 2021 season.
Region 8
No. 1 Miami Palmetto 27, No. 4 Ferguson (Miami) 7
The Panthers are heading to their first regional final in program history where they will also take on another team in the regional final for the first time in Miami Southridge next week.
No. 2 Miami Southridge 19, No. 3 Everglades (Miramar) 7
The Spartans turned back the visiting Gators to advance to the first regional final next week against Miami Palmetto.
CLASS 1A
Region 1
No. 1 Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) 25, No. 4 Fort Walton Beach 0
After getting stunned in the district championship nearly two weeks ago, the Indians got their payback in by pitching a shutout against the Indians to advance to the regional finals once again and will host Florida High next week.
No. 2 Florida High (Tallahassee) 41, No. 6 Middleburg 0
The run for Middleburg after knocking off Bradford last week in the regional finals came to a grinding stop by Florida High’s most impressive team in program history with the Seminoles pitching the shutout. Florida High led 27-0 at half according to Liam Rooney at the Tallahassee Democrat. The win for Florida High advances them to the regional finals for the first time in program history.
Region 2
No. 1 Clay (Green Cove Springs) 12, No. 4 Stanton (Jacksonville) 6
In a battle of Blue Devils from Clay and Duval counties, the Clay County version of the Blue Devils prevailed in a tight contest to advance to their first regional final since 2019 after having struggled to either make the playoffs or go deep in the playoffs over the last few seasons.
No. 3 Paxon (Jacksonville) 12 at No. 2 Ed White (Jacksonville) 0
The Commanders who are working with much younger talent than the previous season are heading off to the regional finals after beating the visiting Golden Eagles. Ed White will travel to Clay next week for the regional final matchup.
Region 3
No. 1 Wildwood 27, No. 4 Jones (Orlando) 13
Wildwood which earned the No. 1 seed in this region is now 10-0 on the season and will await the winner between No. 2 Lecanto and No. 3 Trinity Catholic (Ocala).
No. 2 Lecanto 19, No. 3 Trinity Catholic (Ocala) 12
Trinity Catholic’s best season as a program came to an end against a very competitive Lecanto program who will advance to the regional finals against Wildwood next week.
Region 4
No. 1 Robinson (Tampa) 42, No. 4 Brandon 0
The defending Class 1A state champions rolled over the visiting Eagles to pitch their third straight shutout and their 14th shutout of the season. The Knights have won 20 straight games this season and have won 31 straight games since their loss to Alonso last season.
No. 3 Tampa Catholic 12, No. 2 Osceola (Seminole) 7
The Crusaders went on the road and found themselves on the winning side of things to earn themselves a trip to the regional finals for the first time in program history.
Region 5
No. 1 Braden River (Bradenton) 32, No. 4 Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg)
Keswick Christian in its first year of playing girls flag football found its way to the regional semifinals but a much more experienced Pirates team ended the Crusaders season. Keswick Christian was gracious about the exit and how their first season concluded giving them momentum for the 2025 season.
No. 2 St. Petersburg 33, No. 3 Riverdale (Fort Myers) 8
With it being the first year for teams in Lee County playing varsity flag football, Riverdale found the much more experienced Green Devils team no match for them as they were walloped on the long road trip to Pinellas County. The win advances St. Petersburg to the regional finals against Braden River.
Region 6
No. 1 Somerset Canyons (Boynton Beach) 32, No. 5 Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth) 6
The Cougars took care of business at home as the No. 1 seed against first year program in Dr. Joaquin Garcia with a huge win to advance the team to regional finals for the second straight year.
No. 3 Jensen Beach 26, No. 2 Lincoln Park Academy (Fort Pierce) 0
The Falcons found their 14th victory of the season on the road and blowing past the host Greyhounds to advance to the regional finals for the first time since the 2022 season.
Region 7
No. 1 Pembroke Pines Charter 20, No. 4 Monsignor Pace (Miami) 6
The Jaguars keep their successful season going with a nice victory over the visiting Spartans to move to 15-3 on the season and will face Pompano Beach for the regional championship.
No. 2 Pompano Beach 20, No. 6 Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 6
The Golden Tornadoes continue their historic run with a solid victory over the visiting Lions to get a date with Pemborke Pines Charter for the regional championship.
Region 8
No. 1 Homestead 21, No. 5 Miami Central 0
The Broncos pitched the shutout on the visiting Rockets to advance to the regional finals for the first time in program history.
No. 2 Miami Edison 21, No. 3 True North (Miami) 0
The Titans of True North were no match for the much more talented and experienced Miami Edison Red Raiders who earned their 11th victory of the season.
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