The first round of the FHSAA playoffs took Marion County teams for a wild ride. Dunnellon took Mount Dora into deep waters before washing the Hurricanes in the second half. Vanguard flexed its offensive muscle in a rematch game against Leesburg.

Next season the Palmetto High School football program has a lot to look forward to returning from winning a district title and returning back to the fhsaa class 6A playoffs.

Stay up to speed with the scores for Buchholz, Hawthorne and more Gainesville-area schools with our live scoreboard for the FHSAA Regional Quarterfinals!

Some of the top players in Central Florida will not be on the field tonight when teams the FHSAA football playoffs open. Jones, 10-0 and No. 1 all season in the Sentinel’s Super 16 Coaches Poll, will be missing as many as nine players when the Tigers host Lecanto (6-4) in a Class 4A region quarterfinal.

The most wonderful time of the year is here, meaning the high school football postseason. We put on our prognosticator glasses and saw what's in store for each local team.

Buchholz, Newberry and Bradford football all need wins to set up star-studded playoff showdowns next week. But first, can they avoid being upset this week?