# One of the biggest upsets of the high school football season took place last night in Florida

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/one-of-the-biggest-upsets-of-the-high-school-football-season-took-place-last-night-in-florida/
- Published: 2026-11-14T16:30:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-14T17:25:17+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/biggest-upsets-high-school-football-season-florida
- Topics: Entertainment, Football, Sport, TV, World

## Key points

- Lakeland stunned St Thomas Aquinas in overtime.
- The defeat ended a 35-game playoff winning streak.
- St Thomas Aquinas can still pursue the new Open Division title.

## Summary

Lakeland beat Florida powerhouse St Thomas Aquinas in overtime in the opening week of the state playoffs, in one of the season’s biggest high school football upsets. The result ended St Thomas Aquinas’s 35-game playoff winning streak, while the team remains in contention for Florida’s new Open Division title.

Before Friday’s game, Lakeland had lost to St Thomas Aquinas in two consecutive state championship games by a combined 63-0. The article describes Lakeland as a strong programme, but says it had been outmatched in those finals; St Thomas Aquinas won seven state championships during its playoff streak, which began in 2019. The teams are in the first of three weeks of pool play for the inaugural Open Division championship.

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