The road to Florida International University for the state championship game in December starts now. Here's how the first round of the playoffs shape up.

Week 13 of the high school football season includes two Wednesday bowl games, followed by Round 1 of the FHSAA playoffs on Friday — with Jones, Lake Mary, Edgewater, DP, Osceola, Bishop

Check out our high school football picks for the region quarterfinals on the Emerald Coast, including Choctaw-Arnold and Niceville-Middleburg.

One elimination from the FHSAA playoffs is guaranteed, with an all-local matchup between Spruce Creek and Flagler Palm Coast. University joins FPC as a first-round host, welcoming Winter Park to town. DeLand, Mainland and New Smyrna Beach hit the road to Lake Mary, Lincoln and Lake Wales, respectively.

Members of the Eldorado High School football team are pictured during the Las Vegas Sun's high school football media day at the Red Rock Resort on July 23, 2024. They include, from left, Siale Pine, Jerome Kalama and Derrieon Robinson.

USA Today Florida Network's Jon Santucci and Nick Wilson answer five college recruiting questions heading into the 2024 FHSAA playoffs.

Week 13 is here and that means we are two weeks into the postseason and the stakes are getting higher by the minute.