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Flag football playoffs ‘26: Mandarin, Ponte Vedra earn top seeds

Hailey Gavin-Wences, 15, right, grabs a flag as she tries out for the Redondo Union High School girls flag football team on Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022, in Redondo Beach, Calif. Southern California high school sports officials will meet on Thursday, Sept. 29, to consider making girls flag football an official high school sport. This comes amid growth in the sport at the collegiate level and a push by the NFL to increase interest. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis) (Ashley Landis, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school flag football playoff field is set with two area teams earning No. 1 seeds for the postseason.

Unbeaten Ponte Vedra, which has been either No. 1 or No. 2 all season in the Varsity 4 Super 6 rankings, is the top seed in Region 1-3A. The Sharks (17-0) open on Tuesday night against Nease. In Region 1-4A, Mandarin (14-2) earned a top seed and will host Ocoee in the opener.

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Bolles, in its first season of flag football, earned a No. 2 seed in Region 1-1A and will host FAMU DRS in the opener on Tuesday.

Flag football regional quarterfinals

Region 1-4A

Wednesday, April 29, 7 p.m.

(8) Ocoee (10-8) at (1) Mandarin (14-2)

(4) Flagler Palm Coast (12-5) at (5) Ocala Forest (14-3)

(6) Tocoi Creek (9-7) at (3) Timber Creek (14-2)

Region 1-3A

(8) Nease (10-6) at (1) Ponte Vedra (17-0), April 28

(5) Bartram Trail (16-2) at (4) Oviedo (11-1)

Region 1-2A

Tuesday, April 28

(8) Menendez (5-6) at (1) Choctawhatchee (14-3)

(5) Booker T. Washington (10-2) at (4) St. Augustine (12-5)

(6) Yulee (10-6) at (3) Arnold (13-3)

(7) Godby (9-8) at (2) Paxon (14-2)

Region 2-2A

(6) Citrus (11-6) at (3) Clay (13-1)

Region 1-1A

(8) West Nassau (10-4) at (1) Florida High (13-2)

(4) Destin (10-5) at (5) Bradford (11-4)

(6) University Christian (7-5) at (3) Eagle’s View (17-5)

(7) FAMU (10-7) at (2) Bolles (14-2)