Middleton, Fla. — The Villages High School football team will compete for a state championship.

The Buffalo (9-1) earned the No. 4 seed in Class 2A-Region 2 and will host No. 5 Berkeley Prep (4-4) in a regional quarterfinal matchup on Nov. 14, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. at H.G. Morse Stadium in Middleton.

This marks the second consecutive year VHS has qualified for the state playoffs and the sixth time in the past eight seasons.

Both the Buffalo and Buccaneers received at-large bids into the postseason after finishing as runner-up in their respective districts. The two programs have never met previously.

CLASS 2A-REGION 2 MATCHUPS (HOME TEAM LISTED FIRST)
• (1) Bradford vs. (8) Avon Park
• (4) The Villages vs. (5) Berkeley Prep
• (2) Calvary Christian vs. (7) Santa Fe
• (3) Cocoa vs. (6) Newberry

GAME NOTES
• Sink Rate: Despite earning a 49-0 win over Mount Dora in the regular-season finale, the Buffalo tumbled from No. 2 in Class 2A-Region 2, as of the most recent rankings released on Oct. 28. VHS (9-1) was bypassed by both Calvary Christian (7-3) and Cocoa (5-4) in the final set of rankings.
• Stay Hot: The Buffalo enter the Class 2A state playoffs with the highest scoring average in program history, as VHS averaged 41.4 points per game through its 10 regular-season contests. That bested the previous mark set by the 2018 offense (34.2 ppg).
• Stingy Buffalo: VHS has posted six shutout victories in 2025 – the most in any single season – and only allow a program-record 8.7 points per game. 
• Trending Upward: After an 0-4 start that featured two losses by a combined seven points, Berkeley Prep enters the postseason on a four-game winning streak. The Buccaneers are led by junior RB/LB Luby Jones Jr., who has rushed for a team-high 699 yards with seven touchdowns this season and holds multiple Division I scholarship offers.


Cody Hills can be reached for questions or comment via email at cody.hills@tvcs.org.