The top 50 preseason/kickoff classic games to watch in Florida high school football

Through all the 7-on-7’s, weightlifting workouts and now referee scrimmages, the real thing has finally arrived. Well, sort of anyways. The preseason has arrived in full force, as teams all over the state of Florida will be hitting the field on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for kickoff classics (Aug. 16-18). 

There are so many good match-ups in-state and out-of-state that we had to pick out 50 games to watch here. Let’s take a look at the top 50 matchups we’ve highlighted heading into the week.

August 16th

Miramar at Edison, 7 p.m. 

August 17th 

Deerfield Beach at Dillard, 6:30 p.m. 

Chaminade-Madonna at Miami Northwestern, 7 p.m. 

Crestview at Escambia, 7 p.m. 

Miami Palmetto at Doral Academy, 7 p.m. 

Bloomingdale at Berkeley Prep, 7 p.m.

Bradford at Chiefland, 7:30 p.m.

August 18th 

Bartram Trail at Riverside, 6:30 p.m.

Ponte Vedra at Mandarin, 6:30pm

Parker at Trinity Christian Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Seminole Ridge at Martin County, 6:30 p.m. 

Palm Beach Gardens at Benjamin, 6:30 p.m. 

Ribault at First Coast, 6:30 p.m. 

Lely at Bishop Verot, 7 p.m. 

Lake Brantley at Melbourne, 7 p.m. 

Newberry at Lafayette, 7 p.m. 

Lake Mary at Bishop Moore, 7 p.m. 

Norland at Blanche Ely, 7 p.m. 

Largo at Clearwater Calvary Christian, 7 p.m. 

Madison County at Wakulla, 7 p.m. 

Fletcher at Creekside, 7 p.m. 

Clearwater Academy International at Palmetto, 7 p.m. 

Union County at Baker County, 7 p.m. 

Bay at Niceville, 7 p.m.  

Treasure Coast at Lake Wales, 7 p.m. 

West Orange at DeLand, 7 p.m. 

Dwyer at Vero Beach, 7 p.m. 

Wekiva at Buchholz, 7p.m. 

Jesuit at Jones, 7 p.m. 

Hawthorne at North Florida Christian, 7 p.m. 

Mosley at Lincoln, 7 p.m. 

Boone at Olympia, 7 p.m.

Carrollwood Day at Rockledge, 7 p.m. 

Park Vista at Cardinal Newman, 7 p.m. 

Gulf Breeze at Choctawhatchee, 7 p.m. 

Edgewater at Sanford Seminole, 7 p.m. 

Port Charlotte at Dunbar, 7 p.m. 

Clearwater Central Catholic at North Marion, 7 p.m. 

IMG Academy at Lipscomb Academy (TN), 7 p.m. 

Trinity Catholic at Key West, 7 p.m. 

Tampa Bay Tech at Venice, 7 p.m. 

West Florida at Navarre, 7:30 p.m. 

Wiregrass Ranch at Dunnellon, 7:30 p.m. 

Cardinal Mooney at Sarasota Booker, 7:30 p.m. 

Armwood at Lakeland, 7:30 p.m. 

East Lake at Zephyrhills, 7:30 p.m. 

Plantation American Heritage at Miami Booker T. Washington, 7:30 p.m. 

Springstead at South Sumter, 7:30 p.m. 

Gulf Coast at Naples, 7:30 p.m. 

Plant at Wharton, 7:30 p.m. 

Fort Meade at Bartow, 7:30 p.m. 

Andy Villamarzo can be reached at andyvillamarzo@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @Andy_Villamarzo.