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Jackson's Donald Hackworth (24) vie for a rebound against Impact Christian's Lillian Tchabo (32) during the second quarter of a game at Andrew Jackson High School, Tuesday, Dec, 16, 2025
Florida's FHSAA boys basketball regional championships tipped off Saturday with all five teams listed among the Sporting News Top 50 advancing to next weekend's region semifinals.
That includes the nation's No. 6 Calvary Christian Academy [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Eagles who walloped the Bishop Verot [Fort Myers, FL] Vikings on Saturday and will face the Cardinal Newman [West Palm Beach, FL] Crusaders next Saturday in the Class 3A region semifinals.
Other national Top 50 victors in Saturday's quarterfinals include two more members of Florida's Class 3A ranks – the Andrew Jackson [Jacksonville, FL] Tigers and the Lake Highland Prep [Orlando, FL] Highlanders. Both of those schools also won in lopsided fashion with Andrew Jackson romping past the Marianna [FL] Bulldogs, 94-41, and Lake Highland Prep routing the Astronaut [Titusville, FL] War Eagles, 69-23.
The Columbus [Miami, FL] Explorers and the St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders both advanced to keep their state title hopes alive as well. The Explorers compete in the FHSAA's Class 7A ranks, and for the second week in a row, they ran roughshod over the Doral [FL] Academy Firebirds. The Raiders, meanwhile, are pursuing the Sunshine State's Class 6A title, and they handled the Mater Academy Charter [Hialeah Gardens, FL] Lions with ease in a 72-50 win.
We've included a full list of relevant remaining dates for Florida's FHSAA playoffs below, along with information about the five Top 50 teams from Florida who will participate in next week's regional quarterfinals.
Florida FHSAA playoff key dates
Date | FHSAA playoff round |
| 2/21/26 | Regional semifinals (Classes 1A-7A) |
| 2/21/26 | Regional finals (Class Rural) |
| 2/24/26 | State semifinals (Class Rural) |
| 2/27/26 | State championship (Class Rural) |
| 2/28/26 | Regional finals (Classes 1A-7A) |
| 3/5/26 | State semifinals (Class 1A) |
| 3/6/26 | State semifinals (Class 2A) |
| 3/7/26 | State championship (Classes 1A & 2A) |
| 3/9/26 | State semifinals (Class 3A) |
| 3/10/26 | State semifinals (Class 4A) |
| 3/11/26 | State semifinals (Class 5A) |
| 3/11/26 | State championship (Class 3A) |
| 3/12/26 | State semifinals (Class 6A) |
| 3/12/26 | State championship (Class 4A) |
| 3/13/26 | State semifinals (Class 7A) |
| 3/13/26 | State championship (Class 5A) |
| 3/14/26 | State championship (Classes 6A & 7A) |
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Key dates and brackets for Florida's FHSAA Top 50 boys basketball teams
FHSAA Class 3A
2026 FHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship Tournament Class 3A
No. 6 Calvary Christian Academy [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Eagles
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 3A District 12
- 2025-26 record: 20-1
- Next game: Saturday, 2/21/26
Calvary Christian Academy's playoff resultsd
| Date | Playoff round | Opponent | Result |
| 2/5/26 | District semifinals | vs. Coral Springs Charter | W, 70-23 |
| 2/7/26 | District finals | vs. Saint Andrew's | W, 80-66 |
| 2/21/26 | Region quarterfinals | vs. Bishop Verot | W, 78-22 |
Top 50 Andrew Jackson [Jacksonville, FL] Tigers
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 3A District 4
- 2025-26 record: 26-1
- Next game: Saturday, 2/21/26
Andrew Jackson's playoff results
| Date | Playoff round | Opponent | Result |
| 2/5/26 | District semifinals | vs. Wolfson | W, 76-45 |
| 2/7/26 | District finals | vs. Episcopal School Jacksonville | W, 57-49 |
| 2/21/26 | Region quarterfinals | vs. Marianna | W, 94-41 |
Top 50 Lake Highland Prep [Orlando, FL] Highlanders
- No. 1 seed in FHSAA Class 3A District 6
- 2025-26 record: 27-1
- Next game: Saturday, 2/21/26
Lake Highland Prep's playoff results
| Date | Playoff round | Opponent | Result |
| 2/5/26 | District semifinals | vs. McKeel Academy | W, 80-47 |
| 2/7/26 | District finals | vs. Windermere Prep | W, 61-51 |
| 2/21/26 | Region quarterfinals | vs. Astronaut | W, 69-23 |
FHSAA Class 7A
2026 FHSAA Boys Basketball State Championship Tournament Class 7A
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