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North Central Florida football returns with a mix of tradition and grit. From Gainesville to Lake City and beyond, Week 1 features battles that will shape the early season and spotlight programs eager to prove themselves right out of the gate. All games begin at 7:00 PM ET unless otherwise noted.
THURSDAY
Bronson at Oak Hall
Vanguard vs. Buchholz at Citizens Field (Gainesville)
FRIDAY
Baker County at Bradford, 7:30
Belleview vs. Eastside at Citizens Field (Gainesville), 7:30
Chiefland at Williston, 7:30
Columbia vs. Suwannee at Paul Langford Stadium (Live Oak), 7:30
Countryside Christian at Academy at the Lakes
Discovery vs. Hawthorne at Annie Mae Phillips Stadium (Hawthorne)
Dunnellon at Florida High
Fort White at Taylor County, 7:30
Gainesville at Aubrey Rogers
Hernando Christian at St. John Lutheran
Joshua Christian at Hamilton County
Lafayette at Dixie County, 7:30
Lakeside Christian at Cornerstone Academy (Gainesville)
Merritt Island Christian at Ocala Christian
Newberry at University Christian, 7:30
North Florida Educational at Branford
North Marion at Forest
P.K. Yonge at Lake Weir
Saint Francis Catholic at First Academy-Leesburg
South Sumter at Haines City
Trenton at Bell, 7:30
Trinity Catholic at Tampa Catholic
West Port at Lecanto
Wildwood at The Villages
Yulee at Union County, 7:30
BYE WEEK: Gainesville Christian Community, Santa Fe
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