TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — In Tallahassee, Fla., the Florida High football team wasted no time Friday night, jumping to a 28-0 lead by the second quarter on the way to a 42-6 home playoff win over Andrew Jackson of Jacksonville.
The fourth-seeded Seminoles, now 9-2, handled the No. 5 seed Tigers at Mike Hickman Stadium in a Class 2A regional quarterfinal. Andrew Jackson finishes 7-4. The Florida High School Athletic Association runs the statewide bracket, and the win keeps the Seminoles alive among the final eight teams in their region’s half of the 2A field.
A fast start had been the missing piece for Florida High, which dropped both of its losses this fall after slow openings, including a 31-27 setback against Rickards to close the regular season on Oct. 29. This time the junior quarterback threw four touchdown passes, and the Seminoles added two more scores on the ground.
Friday marked the fifth time this season the Seminoles have topped 40 points, and they now average 34.4 per game. The defense was just as sharp, holding a Jackson offense that came in scoring 26.9 points a game to a single touchdown pass while forcing turnovers on defense and special teams.
Next up is a road trip to Jacksonville for a regional semifinal against top-seeded Bolles (8-2), which beat Freeport 49-7 on Friday. The game is a rematch of last year’s semifinal, which Bolles won 51-27. The Seminoles will need another quick start on the road against a program that has long been one of the state’s strongest, and they will try to avenge that loss with a trip to the next round at stake.
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