Columbus vs. Mandarin: Live score updates, Florida 4M football state championship

The Columbus (Miami, FL) varsity football team has a neutral playoff game vs. Mandarin (Jacksonville, FL) today @ 3p.

This game is a part of the "2023 FHSAA Football State Championships - 4 M " tournament.

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Class 4M state championship

Mandarin (11-3) vs. Miami Columbus (12-2)

When: Friday, 3 p.m.

Where: Ken Riley Field at Bragg Memorial Stadium.

Watch it: Games will be streamed on Ballysports.com. Games are also shown on select television providers in the area. Free trials are available and so are monthly packages.

TALLAHASSEE — The Florida High School Athletic Association's state championship football games are this week at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee.

This Florida Class 4M state championship showdown between Columbus and Mandarin is part of the 2023 Florida high school football championships, which will feature nine games over three days at Florida A&M University.

Stay with SBLive Florida for reports from this state championship game and others as we cover all nine title games at Bragg Memorial Stadium on the campus of Florida A&M.

Mandarin vs Columbus Live HS Football Playoffs is an upcoming football game scheduled to take place on December 8, 2023. This highly anticipated match will see Mandarin High School and Columbus High School face off on the field. Both teams have been preparing rigorously for this game, and fans are eagerly awaiting the showdown.

Columbus vs. Mandarin: The 4M title game is a rematch of the thrilling 2018 Class 8A championship game, which Mandarin won 37-35. These are two of the most talented teams in the state with several college recruits on both rosters -- that includes quarterbacks Tramell Jones (Mandarin, Florida State commit) and Alberto Mendoza (Columbus, James Madison commit). Mandarin arguably has one of the best secondaries in Florida while Columbus boasts an outstanding front seven.

Cocoa and Bradford met in a state semifinal in 2022, a game Cocoa won 31-21 on its way to the Class 2S championship. Tigers wide receiver Jayvan Boggs had an outstanding game, catching nine passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns. Cocoa is the only team in the past two years to score more than 21 points against the Tornadoes outstanding defense.

Mandarin WR Jaime Ffrench: The five-star junior has 1,139 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound Ffrench is committed to Alabama.

Cocoa EDGE Javion Hilson: The 6-foot-4, 225-pound Hilson is one of the nation's premier edge rushers in the class of 2025, with offers from Florida, Miami, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee and others.

Mandarin is set to face off against Columbus in an intense high school football match. This highly anticipated game, which typically sees Mandarinms securing victories with a score of 46-26, has Columbus ed a large following of passionate fans. The supporters of both Mandarinms are eagerly looMandarin forward to witnessing their favorite players in action. A victory in this game could break the venue’s streak of bad luck and propel the winning Mandarinm to the top of the high school Solid Rock Community 100 leaderboard.

Columbus vs Mandarin’s Football team has had an impressive season so far, displaying exceptional skills and teamwork on the field. Coached by the experienced John Smith, the team has shown remarkable progress throughout the year. Led by their captain, David Johnson, Mandarin has a strong defense that has proven difficult to break.

Meanwhile, Mandarin started the Class 1M bracket with a 67-0 beatdown of Avant Garde Academy on Nov. 17 at home.

The team then took a 40-0 finish over Cardinal Newman in the regional finals on Nov. 24, before going up against Archbishop Carroll in the state semifinals on Dec. 1 at home. Mandarin won the matchup comfortable by 40 points to advance to the PIAA championship game.