JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The high school football playoffs are dealing with something unusual this season — a tropical storm.
Five area playoff games have been pushed off the Friday night schedule as Tropical Storm Nicole makes its way to the state. According to the National Weather Service, Nicole is forecast to make landfall between Melbourne and Cocoa Beach early Thursday morning.
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The Bishop Kenny-Bishop Moore, Palatka-Baldwin, Tampa Bay Tech-Fletcher, First Coast-Edgewater and Choctawhatchee-St. Augustine playoff games have been moved to Saturday at 6 p.m. The Mandarin-Seminole game was moved to Monday at 6:30 p.m.
There is still the potential for more movement as the storm’s path and projections develop.
There are 12 other games involving north Florida programs still scheduled for Friday night.
Should Nicole arrive as a hurricane, it would be the first hurricane to hit the state in November since Kate in 1985. Several named tropical storms have hit Florida in November.
High school football playoffs
Regional quarterfinals, Friday
All games 7 p.m. unless indicated
Region 1-4S
(8) Flagler Palm Coast (4-6) at (1) Bartram Trail (10-0)
(4) Creekside (8-2) at (5) Navarre (8-2), 7:30 p.m.
(7) Crestview (6-4) at (2) Niceville (9-1), 8 p.m.
(6) Pace (7-3) at (3) Buchholz (7-2), 7:30 p.m.
Region 1-3S
(8) Rickards (4-6) at (1) Pine Forest (9-0), 8:30 p.m.
(5) Choctaw (5-5) at (4) St. Augustine (7-3), Saturday, 6 p.m.
(7) Middleburg (5-5) at (2) Escambia (7-3), 8:30 p.m.
(6) Lincoln (5-5) at (3) Columbia (6-3), 7:30 p.m.
Region 1-2S
(8) South Walton (7-3) at (1) Florida High (10-0)
(5) Wakulla (7-3) at (4) Pensacola Catholic (9-1), 8 p.m.
(6) Panama City Bay (8-2) at (3) West Florida (7-2), 8 p.m.
(7) Walton (7-3) at (2) Suwannee (8-2), 7:30 p.m.
Region 2-2S
(8) Crescent City (4-6) at (1) Bradford (9-1)
(4) North Marion (7-3) at (5) Eastside (7-2)
(7) Palatka (7-3) at (2) Baldwin (8-2), Saturday, 6 p.m.
(6) Yulee (6-4) at (3) Baker County (7-3), 7:30 p.m.
Region 1-4M
(1) Seminole (8-2) at (8) Mandarin (5-4), Monday, 6:30 p.m.
(5) Hagerty (8-2) at (4) Lake Mary (6-3), 7:30 p.m.
(7) Boone (6-4) at (2) Apopka (7-3)
(6) Lake Brantley (5-5) at (3) Winter Park (9-1)
Region 1-3M
(8) First Coast (6-3) at (1) Orlando Edgewater (10-0), Saturday, 6 p.m.
(5) Tampa Bay Tech (8-2) at (4) Fletcher (8-2), Saturday, 6 p.m.
(7) Wekiva (5-5) at (2) Orlando Jones (8-2)
(6) Tampa Wharton (8-2) at (3) Oviedo (9-1)
Region 1-2M
(8) Riverside (4-6) at (1) Jackson (8-2), 6:30 p.m.
(7) Bishop Moore (7-3) at (2) Bishop Kenny (8-2), Saturday, 6 p.m.
(6) Episcopal (8-2) at (3) Bolles (6-4), 7:30 p.m.
(5) Raines (7-2) at (4) White (7-2), 6:30 p.m.
Region 3-1R
(5) Fort White (6-4) at (4) Madison County (3-6)
(6) Branford (7-3) at (3) Mayo Lafayette (8-2)
(1) Union County (6-2) and (2) Hilliard (8-2), first-round bye
Regional semifinals, Nov. 18
Region 1-1M
(4) Orlando Christian Prep (6-4) at (1) Trinity Christian (10-0)
(3) First Academy (8-2) at (2) University Christian (9-1)
Georgia High School Association playoffs
All games Friday at 7:30 unless indicated
Class 7A
(4) East Coweta (6-4) at (1) Camden County (7-3), Saturday, 6:30 p.m.
Class 6A
(4) Glynn Academy (6-4) at (1) Northside Warner Robins (6-4)
Class 5A
(4) Houston County (8-2) at (1) Brunswick (10-0)
(4) Jones County (6-4) at (1) Ware County (9-0), Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
Class 2A
(3) Laney (8-2) at (2) Pierce County (9-1)
Class 1A Division 2
(4) Seminole County (4-6) at (1) Charlton County (7-2)