It's the start of the championship week in the State of Florida as Classes 1A-3A teams get ready to battle for the pinnacle of a long 16 week high school football season: State Championship Trophies. This 2021 season was full of great gridiron action and, unlike the 2020 season, was slightly hampered by the threat of COVID-19, thus allowing for a full statewide competition of all participatory schools from the Panhandle to The Keys.

CLASSES 1A-3A

The 2021 State Championship Games will be played at Gene Cox Stadium in the state capital of Tallahassee from December 9-11, 2021.

One state championship game will be played each night at 7pm during this three-day span at Gene Cox. Below is the schedule for games at Gene Cox Stadium in Tallahassee during the first week of State Championship Games.

2A STATE TITLE

Thursday, December 9, 2021
7PM
TRINITY CHRISTIAN Conquerors (Jacksonville) vs. CHAMPAGNAT CATHOLIC Lions (Hialeah)
Gene Cox Stadium -- Tallahassee, FL
2A State Championship Game Preview

3A STATE TITLE

Friday, December 10, 2021
7PM
BERKELEY PREP Buccaneers (Tampa, FL) vs. CHAMINADE-MADONNA Lions (Hollywood, FL)
Gene Cox Stadium -- Tallahassee, FL
3A State Championship Game Preview

1A STATE TITLE

December 11, 2021
7PM
MADISON COUNTY Cowboys (Madison, FL) vs.HAWTHORNE Hornets (Hawthorne, FL)
Gene Cox Stadium -- Tallahassee, FL
1A State Championship Game Preview


Gene Cox Stadium is the site of three previous state championship games in 2019:
3A -- CHAMINADE-MADONNA beat Florida 35-20
2A -- CHAMPAGNAT CATHOLIC beat Victory Christian 35-14
1A -- MADISON COUNTY beat Blountstown 70-35

CLASSES 4A-8A

DRV PNK Stadium is the interim home of the the Major League Soccer (MLS) Inter Miami CF soccer team, and was the former site of the legendary Lockhart Stadium, where many South Florida legends played and also the site where Hollywood Hills captured their one and only state championship (Class 4A) with a 22-9 win over Jacksonville Raines in 1973.

The placement of the larger class state championship games in South Florida should come as a welcomed location. South Florida, consisting of teams from Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, alone have collectively won 23 of the 40 state championship titles in the last five years. That's right, 23 of 40... over half, 50%. These 3 counties, in Florida's large array of 67 counties, have won over half of the state championships in the last 5 years. South Florida teams have been dominant and a shift of location for larger classifications should lend to more populated games due to less travel time and the ability for professionals to attend work and attend a state championship game during the same day.

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4A STATE TITLE

Thursday, December 16, 2021
7PM
CARDINAL GIBBONS Chiefs (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
vs.
COCOA Tigers (Cocoa, FL)
DRV PNK Stadium -- Fort Lauderdale, FLorida
4A State Championship Game Preview

5A STATE TITLE

Friday, December 17, 2021
1PM
MIAMI CENTRAL Rockets (Miami, FL)
vs.
MERRITT ISLAND Mustangs (Merritt Island, FL)
DRV PNK Stadium -- Fort Lauderdale, FLorida
5A State Championship Game Preview

7A STATE TITLE

Friday, December 17, 2021
7PM
ST. THOMAS AQUINAS Raiders (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
vs.
TAMPA BAY TECH Titans (Tampa Bay, FL)
DRV PNK Stadium -- Fort Lauderdale, FLorida
7A State Championship Game Preview

8A STATE TITLE

Saturday, December 18, 2021
1PM
APOPKA Blue Darters(Apopka, FL)
vs.
VENICE Indians (Venice, FL)
DRV PNK Stadium -- Fort Lauderdale, FLorida
8A State Championship Game Preview

6A STATE TITLE

Saturday, December 18, 2021
7PM
PINE FOREST Eagles (Pensacola, FL)
vs.
JESUIT Tigers (Tampa, FL)
DRV PNK Stadium -- Fort Lauderdale, FLorida
6A State Championship Game Preview

FLORIDA'S 2021 CLASS 1A-3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

WHEN: DECEMBER 9-11, 2021
WHO: CLASS 1A-3A STATE TITLE GAMES
WHERE: GENE COX STADIUM, 601 Paul Russell Road, Tallahassee, FL 32301
CAPACITY: 6,500
SURFACE TYPE: Turf
TICKETS: $12 in Advance, $15 Game Day purchase
LIVE STREAM: Spectrum Sports
GAME DATES:
December 9, 2021 7PM-- CLASS TBA
December 10, 2021 7PM-- CLASS TBA
December 11, 2021 7PM-- CLASS TBA

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FLORIDA'S 2021 CLASS 8A-4A STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

WHEN: DECEMBER 16-18, 2021
WHO: CLASS 8A-4A STATE TITLE GAMES
WHERE: DRV PINK STADIUM, 1350 NW 55th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
CAPACITY: 18,000
SURFACE TYPE: GRASS:
TICKETS: $12 in Advance, $15 Game Day purchase
LIVE STREAM: Spectrum Sports
GAME DATES: TBA

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2021 STATE CHAMPIONSHIP CENTRAL

2021 STATE SERIES BRACKETS
Class 8A Brackets
Class 7A Brackets
Class 6A Brackets
Class 5A Brackets
Class 4A Brackets
Class 3A Brackets
Class 2A Brackets
Class 1A Brackets


FOR MORE INFORMATION: Official FHSAA article