Florida High School Football State Championships Start Wednesday

Florida's top high school football programs are converging on South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium on the Florida International University campus in Miami this week for the Florida High School Athletic Association state championships. The eight title games, spanning Classes 1A through 7A, begin Wednesday evening and conclude Saturday night, determining the state's champions across divisions.

The action kicks off Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. Eastern with the Class 2A final between Sarasota's Cardinal Mooney and Jacksonville's Bolles. Cardinal Mooney, riding a 12-game winning streak after a 40-0 semifinal rout of Cocoa, seeks its third state title. Bolles, aiming for its 12th championship, advanced with a 42-20 victory over Cardinal Gibbons and has lost just once this season. Both teams enter with 13-1 records, setting up a matchup of playoff-tested defenses and offenses.

On Thursday, the Class 1A championship at 12:30 p.m. pits West Palm Beach's Cardinal Newman against Hollywood's Chaminade-Madonna. The Crusaders, in their first state final after a 48-33 semifinal win over Carrollwood Day, feature senior running back Phoenix Donghia with 1,379 rushing yards and 23 touchdowns,...