AROUND THE STATE

Championship Schedule: Large classes have the spotlight this weekend

Class 8A State Title Game:
Columbus (13-1) vs Apopka (10-4), Saturday, 12/13, 7:07pm
Apopka has made a state title game 3 straight years (beat Cypress Bay 53-50 in 2012, lost to South Dade 41-28 in 2013); Apopka has 2 state titles (2001, 2012)
Columbus last appeared in a state title game in 1982; Columbus has no state title (lost title games in 1980 & 1982)

Class 7A State Title Game:
Osceola-Kissimmee (13-1) vs St. Thomas Aquinas (13-1), Friday, 12/12, 7:07pm
Osceola last appeared in a state title game in 2007; Osceola has 1 state title (1998)
St. Thomas Aquinas has made a state title game 8 out of the last 11 years; STA has 7 state titles (1992, 1997, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012)

Class 6A State Title Game:
Armwood (14-0) vs Miami Central (13-1), Saturday, 12/13, 1:07pm
This will be the 3rd time in 4 years these teams have met in the state title game (2013 Central won 52-7, 2011 Armwood won 40-31 later vacated)
Armwood has made a state title game 4 out of last 5 years (also lost to Lincoln 17-14 in 2010); Armwood has 2 state titles (2003, 2004)
Miami Central has made a state title game 5 straight years (also beat Dr. Philips 42-27 in 2010 and beat Gainesville 37-14 in 2012); Miami Central has 3 state titles (2010, 2012, 2013)

Class 5A State Title Game:
Godby-Tallahassee (12-2) vs American Heritage-Plantation (11-3), Friday, 12/12, 1:07pm
Godby has made the state title game 2 of last 3 years (beat Immokalee 21-20 in 2012); Godby has 4 state titles (1976, 1986, 1987, 2012)
American Heritage-Plantation has made a state title game 2 years in a row (beat Clay 66-8 last year); AH-Plantation has 1 state title (2013)