FHSAA regional finals: Cocoa, Melbourne Central Catholic at home Friday

Two teams from the Brevard County high school football community remain in competition for FHSAA state championships.

Cocoa and Melbourne Central Catholic play at 7:30 p.m, Friday, and the winners will be just one more game away from state finals.

The Tigers, last year's FHSAA Class 2S champions, host South Sumter.

"We've played them three times in my six years here, and coach (Ty) Lawrence, in my opinion is one of the best coaches in the state of Florida," Cocoa head coach Ryan Schneider said. "They're a tough, physical team."

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Should Cocoa win, it will be its 17th regional championship in a row. MCC, which hosts Trinity Catholic from Ocala, won a regional title in Class 3A in 2016.

Here is a closer look at Friday's postseason games in Brevard:

FHSAA Region 3-2S

South Sumter (11-1) at Cocoa (11-1)

7:30 p.m.

Road to regional final: Cocoa defeated Eustis, 54-7; defeated Dunnellon, 35-0. South Sumter defeated Nature Coast, 48-6; defeated Titusville 44-7.

Common opponents: Cocoa defeated Titusville, 28-3 on Oct. 13. South Sumter defeated Dunnellon, 13-12 on Oct. 27.

Statistical leaders: Cocoa — Brady Hart (Soph., 6-foot-5, 185 pounds) 224-339 passing, 3,034 yards, 36 TDs, 7 interceptions; Latrison Lane (Soph.) 117-798 rushing, 11 TDs; Jayvan Boggs (Jr., 6-1, 190) 70 rec.-1,191, 20 TDs; Samadrae Hawkins (Sr., 5-11, 225) 115 tackles; Davarrius Robertson (Sr., 6-1, 275) 25 tackles for loss; Javion Hilson (Jr., 6-5, 230) 13 sacks; South Sumter — Will Ammons (Sr., 5-11, 165) 40-64 passing, 759 yards, 7 TDs, 5 interceptions; Tyrese Keiler (Jr., 5-9, 146) 116-891 rushing, 10 TDs; Ja'Kyrian Turner (Jr., 5-10, 170) 46 rec.-538, 8 TDs; Malakhi Boone (Jr., 6-2, 230) 90 tackles, 20 for loss; Ty Kadur (Sr., 6-0, 200) 8 sacks; Doby Gibson (Sr., 6-0, 160) 3 interceptions.

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FHSAA Region 2-1S

Ocala Trinity Catholic (4-7) at MCC (9-2)

7:30

Road to regional final: MCC defeated Halifax Academy, 37-0; Trinity Catholic defeated Holy Trinity, 55-7.

Common opponents: MCC defeated Holy Trinity, 20-7 on Oct. 13.

Statistical leaders: MCC — Joseph Allen (Fr., 6-2, 202) 115-195 passing, 1,747 yards, 23 TDs, 9 interceptions; Brian Oesterle (Sr., 5-8, 155) 97-805 rushing, 7 TDs; Ramel Hernandez (Jr.) 39-845, 11 TDs; Justin Woulard (Jr.) 44-410, 7 TD, 4 interceptions; Ezra Engle (Jr., 5-10, 160) 77 tackles; Robert Trebnik (Sr.) 15 tackles for loss. 9.5 sacks; Anderson Aiman (Soph., 6-3, 190) 4 forced fumbles; Trinity Catholic — Preston Wright (Jr., 6-2, 195) 91-168 passing, 1,215 yards, 13 TDs, 6 interceptions; Jamarkus Starkes (Sr.) 61-290 rushing, 5 TDs; Gerald Lawton III (Jr., 5-9, 165) 30 rec.-395, 1 TD; Davon Jones (Sr.) 23 rec.-378, 7 TDs; Courtney Patterson (Jr., 5-11, 155) 50 tackles; Zach Johnson (Jr., 6-0, 185) 18 tackles for loss, 14 sacks; Jaiden Alverio (Jr., 5-8, 140) 3 interceptions.

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: FHSAA regional finals: Cocoa-South Sumter, MCC-Trinity Catholic