Four Polk County teams remain in the FHSAA and will be playing in the regional finals on Friday night. Two games are in Polk County, Lake Minneola at Lakeland and Zephyrhills at Lake Wales. Two games are on the road, Lakeland Christian at Fort Pierce John Carroll and Frostproof at Fort Myers Bishop Verot.
The winners will advance to next week’s state semifinals. The last Polk County team to win a football state title was Lakeland in 2018.
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