FOOTBALL: 2025 Week 1 Panhandle regional schedule

Friday nights in the Panhandle are back — and so are the rivalries stretching from Pensacola to Tallahassee. With powerhouse clashes and small-town showdowns, Week 1 sets the stage for another season of high-stakes football across Northwest Florida. All games kick off at 7:00 PM ET unless noted, with Central Time matchups marked separately.

THURSDAY

Arnold at Bay, 7 CT at Tommy Oliver Stadium (Panama City)

Wakulla at Leon at Gene Cox Stadium (Tallahassee)

FRIDAY

Abbeville Christian (AL) at FAMU DRS

Aucilla Christian at Scintilla Charter (GA)

Baker at Vernon, 7 CT

Blountstown at Liberty County, 7:30

Bozeman at Holmes County, 7 CT

Central (Milton) at Franklin County, 7:30

Chiles at Dothan (AL)

Chipley at North Florida Christian

Crestview at Milton, 7:30 CT

DeLand at Madison County, 7:30

Dunnellon at Florida High

Fort Walton Beach at Tate, 7 CT

Fort White at Taylor County, 7:30

Gadsden County at Tift County (GA), 7:30

Graceville at Wewahitchka, 7 CT

Gulf Breeze at South Walton, 7 CT

Gulf Shores (AL) at Choctawhatchee, 7 CT

Jefferson County at Maclay

Lighthouse PCA at Jay, 7 CT

Marianna at Walton, 7 CT

Monroe Academy (AL) at Rocky Bayou Christian, 7 CT

Niceville vs. Lincoln at Chiles High School (Tallahassee)

North Bay Haven at Freeport, 7 CT

Northview at Destin, 7 CT

Pace at Mary G. Montgomery (AL), 7 CT

Pensacola Catholic at Navarre, 7:30 CT

Pine Forest at Pensacola, 7 CT

Rickards vs. Godby at Gene Cox Stadium (Tallahassee)

Rutherford vs. Mosley at Tommy Oliver Stadium (Panama City), 7 CT

Sneads at Cottondale, 7 CT

West Florida at Escambia, 7 CT

BYE WEEK: Booker T. Washington (Pensacola), Port St. Joe