Apopka opens the Florida High School Athletic Association postseason with a bye next month while both Edgewater and Jones drew play-in game matchups in their respective classifications.
The FHSAA released randomly selected football playoff brackets Wednesday morning. Pairings were put in place via a “blind draw” that was generated from a computer program.
Every football program in the state that did not opt out of the state series this fall automatically qualifies for the playoffs, no matter a team’s win-loss record.
The Blue Darters, state runners-up in 2019, play the winner between Winter Park and Clermont East Ridge in a Class 8A, Region 2 quarterfinal on Nov.