This is a developing story with comments from FHSAA to come. …

The Florida High School Athletic Association is expanding this season’s postseason football playoffs with the addition of 32 more teams.

On Thursday, the FHSAA sent an announcement to member schools that says two new invitational brackets will be added to include teams that fall short of qualifying for the state championship series.

The Florida Invitational (FIT) playoffs will make room for 16 teams in Class 4A through 7A and 16 in the 1A through 3A divisions to experience postseason bracket play.

Teams that could be on the bubble between the championship bracket and the FIT series include 7A Region 1 contenders Hagerty, Lake Brantley, Winter Park and Sanford Seminole. Based on this week’s power rankings one of those team

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