Boys basketball: Playoff brackets released — Feb. 11, 2024

The Florida High School Athletic Association released the boys basketball brackets in each classification. Eight teams (four district champions, four at-large berths) in each region made the playoffs in Classes 7A-2A. The seeds were based of the FHSAA’s rankings. In the quarterfinals, the higher seed hosts unless a district champion is playing an at-large opponent (district champ hosts in that scenario). The region quarterfinals start on Thursday. Here are the region quarterfinal matchups in each class.

Class 7A

Thursday’s Area Region Quarterfinal Matchups
Region 3

No. 8 Sumner (18-9) at No. 1 Winter Haven (24-1)

No. 5 North Port (17-9) at No. 4 Durant (21-7)

No. 6 Plant City (20-6) at No. 3 Plant (21-6)

Class 6A

Region 1

No. 8 Milton (20-6) at No. 1 Wiregrass Ranch (24-3)

Region 3

No. 8 Gaither (15-11) at No. 1 Leto (21-6)

No. 5 Countryside (19-7) at No. 4 Wharton (19-9)

No. 6 Bloomingdale (21-7) at No. 3 Punta Gorda Charlotte (15-10)

Class 5A

Region 2

No. 8 Zephyrhills (16-11) at No. 1 Blake (22-5)

No. 5 Orlando Jones (12-13) at No. 4 Wesley Chapel (22-5)

No. 6 Ocala Vanguard (15-11) at No. 3 Jesuit (21-7)

Region 3

No. 8 Northeast (13-11) at No. 1 Cape Coral Mariner (17-9)

No. 7 St. Petersburg (15-10) at No. 2 Seminole (16-7)

Class 4A

Region 3

No. 8 Bradenton Bayshore (11-15) at No. 1 Gibbs (22-5)

No. 5 Robinson (16-12) at No. 4 Sarasota Bokker (18-9)

No. 6 Lakewood (10-15) at No. 3 Central (21-6)

Class 3A

Region 2

No. 5 Bell Creek Academy (16-11) at No. 4 West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (22-5)

Region 3

No. 1 Berkeley Prep (20-6) at No. 8 Calvary Christian (16-10)

No. 6 Fort Myers Bishop Verot (22-6) at No. 3 Tampa Catholic (13-14)

Class 2A

Region 2

No. 6 Faith Christian (16-11) at No. 3 North Tampa Christian (24-3)

Region 3

No. 8 Southwest Florida Christian (14-11) at No. 1 Tampa SLAM (20-7)

No. 7 Fort Myers Evangelical Christian (15-11) at No. 2 Lakeside Christian (21-6)

No. 6 Sarasota Christian (16-9) at No. 3 Admiral Farragut (12-9)