2021 Florida high school football state championship predictions

Here are SBLive's predictions for all eight FHSAA football state championship games.

We have reached the football state championship round across all eight classifications in Florida. Three of the eight state title games take place this week (Dec. 9-11), beginning Thursday night at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee. The other five games take place next week (Dec. 16-18).

Here are SBLive's predictions for all eight FHSAA state championship games:

Class 2A Championship

2A GAME PREVIEW

Champagnat Catholic vs. Trinity Christian Academy (Jacksonville)

Thursday, Dec. 9, 7 p.m. @ Gene Cox Stadium (Tallahassee)

Champagnat Catholic is seeking their fourth state football title in school history (2017, 2019, 2020)

Trinity Christian Academy is seeking their ninth state football title in school history (2002, 2003, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020)

Prediction: Champagnat Catholic 28, Trinity Christian Academy 24

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Class 3A Championship

3A GAME PREVIEW

Berkeley Prep vs. Chaminade-Madonna

Friday, Dec. 10, 7 p.m. @ Gene Cox Stadium(Tallahassee)

Berkeley Prep is seeking their first football state title in school history

Chaminade-Madonna is seeking their sixth football state title in school history (2003, 2005, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Prediction: Chaminade-Madonna 31, Berkeley Prep 17

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Class 1A Championship

1A GAME PREVIEW

Madison County vs. Hawthorne

Saturday, Dec. 11, 7 p.m. @ Gene Cox Stadium(Tallahassee)

Madison County is seeking their sixth football state title in school history (2001, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019)

Hawthorne is seeking their first football state title in school history

Prediction: Madison County 28, Hawthorne 16

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Class 4A Championship

Cocoa vs. Cardinal Gibbons

Thursday, Dec. 16, 7 p.m. @ DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale)

Cocoa is seeking their fifth football state title in school history (2008, 2009, 2010, 2016)

Cardinal Gibbons is seeking their third football state title in school history (2018, 2020)

Prediction: Cardinal Gibbons 27, Cocoa 21

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Class 5A Championship

Miami Central vs Merritt Island

Friday, Dec. 17, 1 p.m. @ DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale)

Miami Central is seeking their 8th football state title in school history (2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2020)

Merritt Island is seeking their 4th football state title in school history (1972, 1978, 1979)

Prediction: Miami Central 35, Merritt Island 13

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Class 7A Championship

St. Thomas Aquinas vs Tampa Bay Tech

Friday, Dec. 17, 7 p.m. @ DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale)

St. Thomas Aquinas is seeking their 13th football state title in school history (1992, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020)

Tampa Bay Tech is seeking their first football state title in school history

Prediction: St. Thomas Aquinas 27, Tampa Bay Tech 17

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Class 8A Championship

Apopka vs Venice

Saturday, Dec. 18, 1 p.m. @ DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale)

Apopka is seeking their fourth football state title in school history (2001, 2012, 2014)

Venice is seeking their third football state title in school history (2000, 2017)

Prediction: Venice 35, Apopka 24

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Class 6A Championship

Pine Forest vs Jesuit (Tampa)

Saturday, Dec. 18, 7 p.m. @ DRV PNK Stadium (Fort Lauderdale)

Pine Forest is seeking their fourth football state title in school history (1987, 1988, 2000)

Jesuit (Tampa) is seeking their second football state title in school history (1968)

Prediction: Jesuit (Tampa) 35, Pine Forest 17