The Top 25 Games to Watch in Week 9 of Florida high school football

No. 2 Miami Central at No. 6 Columbus & No. 3 Plantation American Heritage at No. 21 Naples headline this week’s slate

The 2022 regular season in the state of Florida has entered the final weeks in which teams are jockeying for playoff positioning and district championships. Some teams have already wrapped up district titles and others are facing complicated situations where they’ll be watching closely the Florida High School Athletic Association’s ratings system. Strength of schedule, win-loss record and who your opponents have faced all are things that factor into where you could end up when its in concern to the postseason. From Class 1A-Rural to Class 4A Metro and Suburban, its going to be a fun final three weeks to see where everyone ends up. We have the Top 25 Games to Watch in Florida along with a host of others for the Week 9 slate of contests. 

Pasco (6-1) faces a Crystal River team that narrowly lost 18-15 to Dunnellon last week.  / Photo by Alex Walworth

Week 9 Top 25 Games to Watch

No. 3 Plantation American Heritage (7-1) at No. 21 Naples (6-1)

No. 2 Miami Central at No. 6 Columbus

No. 23 Clearwater Academy International (6-0) at No. 7 Lakeland (6-0)

Hagerty (6-0) at Winter Park (5-1)

No. 20 Homestead (5-2) at No. 13 Miami Northwestern (4-3)

No. 16 Buchholz (6-0) at Bartram Trail (7-0)

Clearwater Central Catholic (6-1) at Carrollwood Day (4-2)

Baker County (5-2) at Andrew Jackson (6-1)

Mainland (5-1) at No. 19 Kissimmee Osceola (3-3)

Rockledge (6-1) at Merritt Island (5-2)

Palm Beach Gardens (5-2) at Palm Beach Central (6-1)

Pensacola Catholic (8-0) at Munroe (4-3)

Monarch (6-1) at No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas (7-0)

Horizon (6-1) at No. 10 Edgewater (8-0)

Vero Beach (8-0) at Martin County (5-2)

Lake Brantley (4-3) at No. 15 Sanford Seminole (6-1)

Avant Garde (5-1) at No. 1 Chaminade-Madonna (6-0)

North Florida Christian (8-0) at Wakulla (7-1)

No. 18 Booker T. Washington (7-2) at Southridge (4-3)

North Marion (6-2) at Hawthorne (6-0)

No. 11 Cardinal Gibbons (7-1) at Manatee (5-1)

No. 17 Jones (5-2) at Wekiva (4-4)

FSU High (7-0) at Chiefland (5-0)

No. 8 Tampa Bay Tech (8-0) at Jesuit (4-3)

Largo (6-0) at Lakewood (5-3)

Best of the rest games in Week 9 

Gulf Coast (5-2) at Moore Haven (4-2)

Miramar (5-1) at Western (4-2)

Steinbrenner (4-3) at Plant (6-2)

Lakeland Highland Prep (6-0) at Saint Andrew’s (5-2)

Blountstown (5-3) at Walton (5-2)

Westminster Christian (7-0) at Archbishop Carroll (6-1)

Crystal River (3-5) at Pasco (6-1)

East Bay (7-0) at Berkeley Prep (4-3)

Brooksville Central (4-3) at Nature Coast (4-3)

Springstead (8-0) at Mitchell (4-3)

Bishop Snyder (5-2) at Seven Rivers Christian (5-2)

Lake Minneola (6-1) at Forest (4-3)

Milton (2-5) at Crestview (3-4)

Bartow (5-2) at Sebring (4-2)

Westminster Academy (6-0) at Pine Crest (6-1)

Victory Christian (4-3) at John Carroll Catholic (5-1)

Everglades (4-3) at South Plantation (5-1)

Dunnellon (5-2) at Bradford (7-0)

Cottondale (5-2) at Pataula Charter Academy (5-2)

Calvary Christian (5-2) at Lakeland Christian (6-0)

Gulf (5-3) at Fivay (3-4)

Lyman (6-2) at Oviedo (5-2)

Osceola (4-3) at DeSoto County (5-1)

Pace (5-2) at Navarre (6-1)

Baker (5-3) at Freeport (4-3)

Creekside (5-2) at Fleming Island (4-2)

Bayside (4-3) at Eau Gallie (6-1)

Port St. Joe (6-1) at South Walton (4-3)

Wesley Chapel Cypress Creek (6-1) at Parrish Community (4-2)

True North Classical Academy (5-2) at King’s Academy (6-1)

Apopka (4-2) at Lake Mary (5-1)

Sarasota (3-3) at Braden River (4-2)

No. 9 Pine Forest (7-0) at Escambia (5-2)

Harmony (4-2) at Tohopekaliga (5-1)

Robinson (5-2) at Tampa Catholic (5-1)

McArthur (4-3) at Coconut Creek (4-3)

Crescent City (4-3) at Beachside (4-3)

Boone (3-3) at Orlando Cypress Creek (5-2)

Hudson (5-2) at Windermere Prep (4-2)

Branford (5-2) at Cedar Creek Christian (4-2)

Liberty County (4-3) at Holmes County (4-3)

Westland Hialeah (4-3) at Coral Reef (5-2)

Foundation Academy (4-2) at The First Academy (6-1)

Jackson (4-3) at Coral Gables (4-2)

Miami Norland (4-2) at Miami Palmetto (4-4)

Stoneman Douglas (4-3) at South Broward (4-2)

Deerfield Beach (3-5) at Plantation (4-2)

Carol City (4-3) at South Miami (4-2)

Hollywood Hills (3-4) at Inlet Grove (5-1)

Atlantic (4-3) at Dwyer (5-2)

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