Public vs Private School Matchups in the State Finals

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A private school has faced a public school in 85 FHSAA state finals, all listed further below.  Private schools have won 45 and public schools have won 40.  Coming into 2016, it was tied 36-36, but private schools have pulled slightly ahead since then.   Since 2000, private schools are 31-19 in those matchups.  Public schools had the advantage prior to 2000. 

Since 1990, there has been at least one private vs public school state final each year except for 2002.  Below are 10 teams that have been involved in a number of these matchups.

• St Thomas Aquinas(STA) is 11-8 against public schools in state finals.
• Bolles is 7-6 against public schools in state finals.
• North Florida Christian(NFC)is 5-0 against public schools in state finals.  (all against Ft Meade)
• American Heritage Plantation is 4-0 against public schools in state finals.
• Glades Day is 3-5 against public schools in state finals.
• Lakeland is 5-1 against private schools in state finals. (all against STA)
• FAMU is 4-1 against private schools in state finals.
• Booker T Washington is 4-1 against private schools in state finals.  (all against Bolles)
• Pahokee is 3-2 against private school teams in state finals.
• Baker is 3-2 against private schools in state finals.  (all against Glades Day)

 

Public School vs Private School State Final Matchups over Time

2019 Columbus over Apopka

2019 STA over Edgewater

2019 BT Washington over Bolles

2019 Chaminade-Madonna over FSU

2018 Mandarin over Columbus

2018 Lakeland over STA

2018 Cardinal Gibbons over North Marion

2017 American Heritage Plantation over Baker County

2016 STA over Plant

2016 American Heritage Plantation over Ponte Vedra

2016 Cocoa over Bolles

2015 STA over Viera

2015 Bishop Moore over Wakulla

2014 Apopka over Columbus

2014 STA over Osceola

2014 American Heritage Plantation over Godby

2014 BT Washington over Bolles

2013 American Heritage Plantation over Clay

2013 BT Washington over Bolles

2012 STA over Lincoln

2012 BT Washington over Bolles

2012 University School over Madison County

2011 Bolles over BT Washington

2011 American Heritage Delray over Madison County

2010 STA over Plant

2009 Pensacola over Belen Jesuit

2008 STA over Lakeland

2008 Pahokee over Trinity Catholic

2008 NFC over Ft Meade

2007 STA over Osceola

2007 Madison County over Tampa Catholic

2007 Jupiter Christian over FAMU

2006 Lakeland over STA

2006 Bolles over Clewiston

2006 Pahokee over Trinity Catholic

2006 FAMU over Victory Christian

2005 Lakeland over STA

2005 Chaminade over South Sumter

2005 Trinity Catholic over Pahokee

2005 Evangel Christian over Graceville

2004 Lakeland over STA

2004 Bolles over Jefferson

2004 Pahokee over Pensacola Catholic

2003 Chaminade over Madison County

2003 NFC over Ft Meade

2001 Lincoln over STA

2001 NFC over Ft Meade

2000 Pine Forest over STA

2000 Gulliver over Marianna

2000 NFC over Ft Meade

1999 STA over Escambia

1999 Frostproof over Trinity Christian

1999 NFC over FT Meade

1998 Bolles over Pahokee

1997 STA over Rutherford

1996 Lakeland over STA

1996 Bartow over Bolles

1995 Bolles over Hardee

1994 Union County over Bishop Verot

1993 Bolles over Lake Wales

1993 Graceville over Glades Day

1992 STA over Leon

1992 Pasco over Jesuit

1991 Fort Walton Beach over STA

1990 Suwanee over Cardinal Gibbons

1988 Graceville over Glades Day

1986 Bolles over Palmetto

1986 Glades Day over Century

1985 Baker over Glades Day

1984 Baker over Glades Day

1983 Baker over Glades Day

1982 Woodham over Columbus

1982 Glades Day over Baker

1980 Tate over Columbus

1980 Glades Day over Baker

1979 Ernest Ward over Benjamin

1978 FAMU over Benjamin

1977 FAMU over Trinity Prep

1976 FAMU over Shorecrest

1975 Greensboro over Shorecrest

1974 Ocala Forest over Chaminade

1972 Cardinal Mooney over Wewahitchka

1971 Hastings over Trinity Prep

1970 Bishop Moore over Shanks

1968 Jesuit over Kathleen

 

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