DRIVE TO STATE: Class 4A playoff road map heading in to Week 9

As we head into the final stretch of the regular season, the Playoff Road Map breaks down where each district race stands and which teams are on track for postseason berths. Each region is divided into two sections — “On the Highway” , highlighting projected district champions and at-large contenders in solid playoff position, and “In Traffic” , spotlighting teams still battling to secure their spot. Remaining Games of Interest show key matchups that could impact playoff seeding and district titles down the stretch.

Key: Projected Automatic Bids , Projected At-Large | * District Champion (Confirmed)

Class 4A-Region 1 On The Highway

4A-1 |

4A-2 | Choctawhatchee (8-0, 2-0)

4A-3 | Saint Augustine (7-1, 2-0)* , Columbia (Lake City) (7-1, 1-1)

4A-4 | Ed White (6-1, 1-0)

In Traffic

4A-1 | Pine Forest (2-4, 1-0) , Escambia (3-4, 1-0) , Booker T. Washington (Pens.) (4-3, 0-2)

4A-2 | Rickards (2-6, 1-1), Fort Walton Beach (2-6, 1-1)

4A-3 | Clay (1-6, 1-1)

4A-4 | Riverside (2-6, 1-0)

Remaining Games of Interest

October 23

4A-2: Arnold at Rickards

October 24

4A-1: Escambia at Pine Forest

4A-2: Choctawhatchee at Fort Walton Beach

4A-3: Clay at Columbia

4A-4: Ed White at Riverside

Class 4A-Region 2 On The Highway

4A-5 | Vanguard (6-1, 2-0)*

4A-6 | New Smyrna Beach (5-2, 2-0)

4A-7 | Jones (5-2, 2-0)*

4A-8 | Zephyrhills (7-0, 2-0)

In Traffic

4A-5 | Lecanto (5-3, 1-1) , Leesburg (3-3, 1-1)

4A-6 | Rockledge (2-5, 2-0), Deltona (3-4, 1-2), Seabreeze (4-3, 1-2)

4A-7 | Lake Wales (6-2, 1-2) , Auburndale (5-2, 1-1)

4A-8 | Fivay (4-3, 2-0)

Remaining Games of Interest

October 17

4A-6: Deltona at New Smyrna Beach

October 24

4A-5: Lecanto at Leesburg

4A-6: New Smyrna Beach at Rockledge; Seabreeze at Deltona

4A-8: Zephyrhills at Fivay

October 31

Madison County at Lecanto

Class 4A-Region 3 On The Highway

4A-9 | Tampa Jesuit (6-1, 2-0)

4A-10 |

4A-11 |

4A-12 |

In Traffic

4A-9 | Hillsborough (2-5, 2-0), Blake (5-3, 2-1)

4A-10 | River Ridge (6-2, 1-1) , Clearwater (5-3, 2-0) , Countryside (3-4, 0-2), Gulf (4-3, 1-1)

4A-11 | Southeast (5-2, 1-1) , Osceola (4-3, 1-1), St. Petersburg (2-5, 1-1), Northeast (3-4, 1-1)

4A-12 | Dunbar (5-2, 0-2) , Naples (5-2-1, 1-1) , Port Charlotte (6-1, 2-0) , South Fort Myers (5-3, 1-1)

Remaining Games of Interest

October 17

4A-9: Blake at Hillsborough

October 24

4A-9: Hillsborough at Tampa Jesuit

4A-10: Countryside at Clearwater; River Ridge at Gulf

4A-11: St. Petersburg at Osceola

4A-12: South Fort Myers at Dunbar; Naples at Port Charlotte

October 31

Tampa Catholic at Tampa Jesuit

Class 4A-Region 4 On The Highway

4A-13 | Jensen Beach (7-0, 3-0)* , John Carroll (5-2, 2-1)

4A-14 | Dillard (8-0, 3-0) , Dr. Joaquin Garcia (5-3, 2-1)

4A-15 | American Heritage (Plantation) (4-3, 2-0)

4A-16 | Hialeah (6-2, 3-0)*

In Traffic

4A-13 |

4A-14 | Boynton Beach (4-3, 2-1)

4A-15 | Archbishop McCarthy (5-2, 1-1) , Miami Norland (3-5, 0-2), Plantation (4-3, 1-1)

4A-16 | American (3-4, 1-1)

Remaining Games of Interest

October 17

4A-15: American Heritage (Plantation) at Archbishop McCarthy

October 24

4A-14: Boynton Beach at Dillard

4A-15: Miami Norland at Plantation

DRIVE TO STATE: Class 4A playoff road map heading in to Week 9

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