JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Ten local flag football teams are headed for the second round of the state playoffs.
Super 6 No. 1 Clay led the list of area teams who won their openers and punched their tickets to the regional semifinals. The Blue Devils handled Orlando Jones 20-6 in Region 2-2A to advance.
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There are a pair of all-area clashes in the second round, headlined by White and Paxon colliding in Region 1-2A. The Golden Eagles beat Fort Walton Beach (20-7), while the Commanders blanked Godby (18-0). And unbeaten University Christian romped over Newberry (28-0) to set up a showdown with Super 6 mainstay Bradford, a 37-9 winner over Keystone Heights.
Regional semifinals
Monday’s games
Region 1-4A
(4) Mandarin (13-5) at (1) Apopka (14-1)
Region 1-3A
(4) Ponte Vedra (14-2) at (1) Pace (16-1)
(6) Fleming Island (11-3) (2) Chiles (12-4)
Region 1-2A
(3) Paxon (10-5) at (2) White (13-5)
(5) Stanton (10-6) at (1) Choctawhatchee (15-2)
Region 2-2A
(3) Nature Coast Tech (13-4) at (2) Clay (13-0), 6 p.m.
Region 1-1A
(5) Suwannee (11-7) at (1) Florida High (13-3)
(3) Bradford (13-2) at (2) University Christian (10-0)
Regional quarterfinals
First-round results
Region 1-4A
(4) Mandarin 14, (5) DeLand 7
Region 1-3A
(1) Pace 13, (8) Bartram Trail 6
(4) Ponte Vedra 26, (5) Oviedo 0
(6) Fleming Island 26, (3) Fletcher 0
Region 1-2A
(2) White 18, (7) Godby 0
(3) Paxon 20, (6) Fort Walton Beach 7
(5) Stanton 18, (4) Yulee 7
Region 2-2A
(2) Clay 20, (7) Jones 6
Region 1-1A
(1) Florida High 46, (8) Jackson 15
(5) Suwannee 7, (4) Santa Fe 6
(3) Bradford 37, (6) Keystone Heights 9
(2) University Christian 28, (7) Newberry 0