Adam Lichtenstein predicts the outcome of this game and the two other state championship games with teams from Broward or Palm Beach.

He was 52-8 in the regular season and is 36-6 in the playoffs.

Class 7A

No. 1 Lakeland (14-0) vs. No. 1 St. Thomas

Aquinas (13-1), Friday, 8 p.m. After falling to Venice in last year’s state semifinal and missing out on the chance to win a fourth straight championship, the Raiders wanted to be where they are today — back in Orlando. Now that they’ve made it, they’ve got to face an old rival looking for its first championship since 2006. I think the game will be won in the trenches. If the Raiders’ talented defensive line,which includes Alabama commit Braylen Ingraham, Miami commit Jason Munoz, four-star sophomore Tyreak Sapp and other talented players, can get past four-star tight end Keon Zipperer and four-star guard Deyavie Hammond, they’ll be able to stop 2,000-yard rusher Demarkcus Bowman. If they stop Bowman, they should win. St.

Thomas Aquinas 27, Lakeland 21.

Class 5A

No. 3 North Marion (12-2) vs. No. 2 Cardinal

Gibbons (12-2), Friday, 3 p.m. This is a storybook run for the Chiefs. Cardinal Gibbons has never won a state title before, and the one time it did, the Chiefs suffered a 44-14 defeat. Coach Matt DuBuc was on that 1990 team, and now he’s led his team back to within one game of a championship. It looked like Gibbons’ title hopes might have come crashing down when Kentucky-bound quarterback Nik Scalzo suffered a season-ending ACL team, but sophomore Brody Palhegyi has filled in admirably. Maybe more important is how well the Chiefs’ defense has played. Trevis Robinson had a program-record 5.5 sacks in Gibbons’ win over Tampa Jesuit in the state semi, and with Robinson, defensive end Khris Bogle, linebacker Yahweh Jeudy and more talented players, I think the Chiefs get that elusive title behind a dominant defensive effort. Cardinal Gibbons 14, North

Marion 10.

Class 3A

No. 1 King’s Academy (12-1) vs. No. 1 Chaminade-Madonna, Saturday, 10 a.m. King’s Academy has had a wonderful season, but it has not faced a team like ChaminadeMadonna. Chaminade has Division I players at nearly every position, and is two-deep with future college players at some positions. King’s has shown the ability to fight and stick with all their opponents so far, but Chaminade’s talent level may just prove to be overwhelming.

Chaminade-Madonna 35, King’s Academy 10.