The high school softball postseason has arrived, and Bay County has three teams that received seeding in Friday afternoon’s FHSAA state playoff bracket release show.
Regional quarterfinals for Classes 1A-4A will be played May 6, while Classes 5A-7A will compete May 7.
The semifinals will follow, with Rural classification games set for May 7 and Classes 1A-7A on May 12. Rural finals are scheduled for May 12, with Classes 1A-7A to be played May 14.
State championships for all classes are scheduled for May 19-23 at Boombah-Soldiers Creek Park in Longwood.
Find out who each team plays in the first round.
Class 2A
May 6: No. 1 North Bay Haven vs. No. 8 Florida High
North Bay Haven, the top overall seed in Class 2A Region 1 for the second straight season, will host Florida High, a district champion.
May 6: No. 4 Bozeman vs. No. 5 Bolles
Bozeman will host Bolles after finishing as district runner-up to North Bay Haven. The teams are on the same side of the bracket and would meet in the second round if both win their opening games.
Class 4A
May 6: No. 4 Arnold vs. No. 5 Clay
Arnold will travel to face district champion Clay as coach Ricci Green begins his final postseason before retiring.
Adebanji Bamidele is a sports reporter for the Panama City News Herald. He can be reached at abamidele@gannett.com or through X, formerly known as Twitter, @AdebanjiBamide1.
This article originally appeared on The News Herald: Three local softball programs qualify for FHSAA state playoffs
Reporting by Adebanji Bamidele, Panama City News Herald / The News Herald
USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect
