No. 4 Miami Norland vs. No. 3 Miami Northwestern, 7:30 (Traz Powell). The talking is over. Bragging rights will be at stake this evening when the unbeaten Miami Norland Vikings – defending state runner up – will take on a Miami Northwestern team that has hit the ground running under first year head coach Teddy Bridgewater.
While this is not a district game – with the Vikings being 4A and the Bulls in 3A with longtime rival Miami Central – the talk on the internet has set up this matchup as fans will pour in the “The Mecca” for a game that will certainly set the tone for local supremacy.
Bridgewater has given this program a major lift – with tremendous coaching and an offense that has averaged over 400 yards per game. The defense has also been stingy.
For veteran head coach Daryle Heidelburg and his Vikings, the sting of losing in the finals a year ago in Tallahassee has been a source of motivation, and so far this year, this team has met every regular season challenge.
MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS
2024 SCHEDULE
Coconut Creek, W 45-0
Venice, L 48-42 (OT)
Miami Carol City, W 47-7
9/13 - @Miami Norland
9/19 – Miami Christopher Columbus
9/27 – Miami Jackson
10/4 – Miami Central
10/11 - @Key West
10/18 – GMAC Week
10/25 – Miami St. Brendan
MIAMI NORLAND VIKINGS
2024 SCHEDULE
Miramar, W 27-0
Miami Carol City, W 36-10
9/13 – Miami Northwestern
9/19 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/27 - @Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
10/4 - @Cocoa
10/12 – Plantation American Heritage
10/18 – GMAC Week
10/24 - @Plantation
No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus (1-2) at No. 12 Miami Palmetto (1-1), 7:30 (Tropical). With Class 7A very much up for grabs, these two teams will battle perhaps for the first of two times this year, and this is a huge game for both programs that have struggled out of the gate.
MIAMI CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS
2024 SCHEDULE
Miami Southridge, W 17-14
Our Lady of Good Counsel, L 14-10
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, L 42-6
9/13 - @Miami Palmetto
9/19 - @Miami Northwestern
9/26 – Homestead South Dade
10/3 - @Miami High
10/10 – Coral Gables
10/18 – GMAC Week
10/24 – Miami Archbishop Carroll
MIAMI PALMETTO PANTHERS
2024 SCHEDULE
Homestead, W 14-10
Miami Southridge, L 21-7
9/13 – Miami Christopher Columbus
9/20 - @Miami Killian
9/27 – Coral Gables
10/4 - @Homestead South Dade
10/18 – GMAC Week
10/25 – Miami High
11/1 - @Fort Myers Bishop Verot
Delray Beach Alantic (3-0) at No. 5 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (3-0), 7. If it weren’t for the Northwestern-Norland game, this would be the Game of the Week – and it still may turn out that way.
To state-rated teams that are out to show that both can be a force throughout the season.
The Eagles and head coach Jamelle Murray were expected to be one of Florida’s top teams – while the Tigers and head coach Terence McFadden have been a true surprise.
Plenty of people will be watching their phones tonight keeping an eye on this game.
DELRAY BEACH ATLANTIC EAGLES
Palm Beach Gardens, W 42-3
Jonesboro, Georgia, W 53-13
North Miami Beach, W 43-7
9/13 - @Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
10/4 – Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast
10/10 – Coconut Creek
10/18 - @Deerfield Beach
10/25 – North Palm Beach Benjamin
11/1 - @West Boca Raton
POMPANO BEACH BLANCHE ELY TIGERS
8/23 – Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, W 70-7
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, W 35-34 (OT)
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, W 54-20
9/13 – Delray Beach Atlantic
9/20 - @Sunrise Piper
9/27 - @Deerfield Beach
10/5 – Plantation
10/19 - @Fort Lauderdale Dillard
10/25 – Coconut Creek
11/1 – Coconut Creek Monarch
THURSDAY SCORES
Delray Beach American Heritage 42, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 7
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 16, Boca Raton St. Andrew's Academy 14
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 56, Miami Edison 19
Homestead 77, Southwest Miami 6
Miami Booker T. Washington 32, Miami LaSalle Immaculata 20
Miami Carol City 44, Westland Hialeah 0
Miami Central 67, Pompano Beach 0
Miami Jackson 33, Hialeah American 6
Miami Southridge 34, Hialeah 0
Miami Springs 34, South Miami 0
Pembroke Pines Charter 48, North Miami 12
West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 21, North Lauderdale Somerset Prep
FRIDAY
No. 8 Coconut Creek Monarch at Sanford Seminole, 7
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Delray American Heritage, 7
Cooper City at Hollywood Hills, 4
Coral Gables at Miami High, 7:30 (Curtis Park)
Coral Springs Taravella at Miramar Everglades, 7
Deerfield Beach Somerset Key at Hollywood Avant Garde, 7 (Ives Park)
Doral Academy at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
No. 17 Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy at Miami True North, 3:30 (Tropical Park)
No. 20 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Clewiston
No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons at Pembroke Pines West Broward, 7 (Cypress Bay)
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7
No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas at Davie Western, 7
Fort Myers Canterbury at Marathon, 7
Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Somerset Silver Palms, 7
Hallandale at Northeast, 7
Hialeah ABF at Coral Shores, 7
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miramar, 7
Hollywood South Broward at Tallahassee Florida High, 7
Miami Beach vs. Miami Dr. Krop, 7 (Ives Park)
Miami Braddock at Miami Coral Reef, 7:30 (Harris Field)
Miami Florida Christian vs. Somerset Homestead, 3:30 (Harris Field)
Miami Killian at Homestead South Dade, 7:30 (Harris Field)
Miami Ransom Everglades at Miami Palmer, 4
Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 4
Miami Westminster Academy at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 7
North Miami Alonzo at Hialeah Gardens, 3:30
North Miami Beach at Punta Gorda Charlotte, 7
North Palm Beach Benjamin at Miami Gulliver, 4
Pembroke Pines Flanagan vs. Fort Lauderdale (Lockhart), 7
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
No. 7 Plantation American Heritage at Naples, 7
No. 18 Sunrise Piper at Coral Springs, 7
Miami Sunset at Miami Varela, 3:30
Weston Cypress Bay at Hollywood McArthur, 7
West Palm Beach Berean Christian at Miami Country Day, 7
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
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Here we go. Week No. 4 already and there will be some more ranked Miami-Dade and Broward County teams in action.
District games will start to dictate what the be all aboupost season willt.
No.19 Hialeah vs. No. 10 Miami Southridge, 7 (Southridge Park). After losing a three-point game in the season opener to Miami Christopher Columbus, head coach Pierre Senatus and his Miami Southridge Spartans have started to flex some muscles.
With some huge district games coming up over the next month, tonight’s game against Hialeah can put this program on a track where there will be one of south Florida’s best teams.
Loaded with talent and big play
If they are to move to 3-1, they will have to get by head coach Tony Smith and his Hialeah squad that come in 2-1 after two straight wins after losing the opener to Miami Carol City
prospects, this is a team to certainly keep an eye on.
prospects, this is a team to certainly keep an eye on.
This is a program, coming off an impressive 9-2 season in 2023 and owes Southridge a little payback after losing to the Spartans 48-23 in the state playoffs.
Hialeah, as they showed in the off-season, has talent and will be a force.
HIALEAH THOROUGHBREDS (2-1)
HEAD COACH: Tony Smith
2024 SCHEDULE
Miami Carol City, L 28-16
Miami Belen Jesuit, W 28-22
Doral Academy, W 35-7
9/12 - @Miami Southridge
9/19 - @Miami High
9/26 – South Miami
10/4 - @Hialeah Miami Lakes
10/11 - @Hialeah American
10/17 – GMAC Week
10/24 – Miami Springs
MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SPARTANS (2-1)
HEAD COACH: Pierre Senatus
Miami Christopher Columbus, L 17-14
Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman, W 25-12
Miami Palmetto, W 21-7
9/12 – Hialeah
9/20 - @Doral Academy
9/27 - @Homestead
10/5 - @Miami Edison
10/10 – Southwest Miami
10/17 – GMAC Week
11/1 - @Homestead South Dade
Miami Edison at No. 6 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 7. After a huge win last Friday night against Plantation American Heritage, the Lions and head coach Dameon Jones are back home for this rare Thursday night game against head coach Luther Campbell and his Red Raiders.
This is the first district game for both teams and will be important for the winner – with only Hollywood Avant Garde remaining on both of their schedules.
MIAMI EDISON RED RAIDERS (2-1)
HEAD COACH: Luther Campbell
2024 SCHEDULE
Hialeah American, W 21-0
Miami Central, L 54-7
Miami Killian, W 24-7
9/12 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/20 - @Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace
9/26 - @Hollywood Avant Garde Academy
10/5 – Miami Southridge
10/11 - @Miami Booker T. Washington
10/17 – GMAC Week
10/24 – Homestead
HOLLYWOOD CHAMINADE LIONS (1-2)
HEAD COACH: Dameon Jones
St. John Bosco, California L 34-27
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, L 35-34 (OT)
Plantation American Heritage, W 48-45
9/12 – Miami Edison
9/19 – Miami Norland
9/27 - @Davie Western
10/5 - @Coconut Creek Monarch
10/11 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
10/18 – Hollywood Avant Garde Academy
10/25 – Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
In addition to those two games, here is a look at some of the other Thursday contests:
Boca Raton St. Andrew’s at Fort Lauderdale NSU University School (AutoNation Field), 6
Davie Nova at South Plantation), 7
Goulds Palm Glades vs. Homestead Everglades Park
Hialeah American vs. Miami Jackson, 7 (Curtis Park)
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miramar, 7
Hialeah Miami Lakes at Miami Coral Park, 3:30
No. 15 Homestead vs. Southwest Miami, 7 (Tropical Park)
Key West at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7
Miami Beach vs. Miami Dr. Krop, 7 (Ives Park)
No. 2 Miami Central at Pompano Beach, 7
Miami Immaculata LaSalle vs. No. 13 Miami Booker T. Washington, 7 (Traz Powell)
Miami Springs vs. South Miami, 3:30 (Tropical Park)
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep at West Palm Beach The Kings Academy, 6:30
Pembroke Pines Charter vs. North Miami, 7 (Milander)
Westland Hialeah vs. Carol City (Hialeah Gardens), 3:30
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
No. 8 Coconut Creek Monarch at Sanford Seminole, 7
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Delray American Heritage, 7
Cooper City at Hollywood Hills, 4
Coral Gables at Miami High, 7:30 (Curtis Park)
Coral Springs Taravella at Miramar Everglades, 7
Deerfield Beach Somerset Key at Hollywood Avant Garde, 7 (Ives Park)
Doral Academy at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
No. 17 Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy at Miami True North, 3:30 (Tropical Park)
No. 20 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Clewiston
No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons at Pembroke Pines West Broward, 7 (Cypress Bay)
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7
No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas at Davie Western, 7
Fort Myers Canterbury at Marathon, 7
Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Somerset Silver Palms, 7
Hallandale at Northeast, 7
Hialeah ABF at Coral Shores, 7
Hollywood South Broward at Tallahassee Florida High, 7
Miami Braddock at Miami Coral Reef, 7:30 (Harris Field)
No. 2 Miami Central at Pompano Beach, 7
Miami Florida Christian vs. Somerset Homestead, 3:30 (Harris Field)
Miami Killian at Homestead South Dade, 7:30 (Harris Field)
No. 4 Miami Norland vs. No. 3 Miami Northwestern, 7:30 (Traz Powell)
No. 12 Miami Palmetto vs. No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus, 7:30 (Tropical)
Miami Ransom Everglades at Miami Palmer, 4
Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 4
Miami Westminster Academy at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 7
North Miami Alonzo at Hialeah Gardens, 3:30
North Miami Beach at Punta Gorda Charlotte, 7
North Palm Beach Benjamin at Miami Gulliver, 4
Pembroke Pines Flanagan vs. Fort Lauderdale (Lockhart), 7
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
No. 7 Plantation American Heritage at Naples, 7
No. 18 Sunrise Piper at Coral Springs, 7
Miami Sunset at Miami Varela, 3:30
Weston Cypress Bay at Hollywood McArthur, 7
West Palm Beach Berean Christian at Miami Country Day, 7
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
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It’s Wednesday and that means only one thing. Shining the spotlight on Miami-Dade and Broward prospects.
While we continue to promote athletes throughout the year, during the season, we bring you football talent that is getting it done, helping their respective programs compete.
Today, as we do each week, is bring you five prospects to keep an eye on. Some you may have already watched – while others may be new to you.
2025 - Dayen Marouf Araibi, OL, 6-3, 280, Plantation American Heritage. Here is a very talented prospect that we have talked about several times over the past two years, and now as he is fully into his senior season, you can see growth, maturity and someone who is one of the anchors of an offensive line that has a chance to be as good as any in this state. The Patriots, even in the loss to Chaminade-Madonna, showed how they can protect the passers and open holes for the running game. This young man is indeed solid. In addition to football, where he can lineup at all of the line positions, he also participates in wrestling.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15713322/Dayen-Marouf-Araibi
2026 – Luc Carroll, WR, 6-1, 190, Miami Gulliver Prep. The son of one-time University of Miami and NFL receiver, Wesley Carroll, is certainly following in the footsteps. His size, athletic ability and route running has given him a huge advantage. Even as the Raiders are going through a rebuilding process, this is one of the players that opposing teams need to prepare for. In addition to football, he is also a track athlete and maintains a 3.6 GPA in the classroom.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15595263/Luc-Carroll
2026 – Noah Sidan, PK/P, 5-11, 175, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. What more can say about someone who has been kicking a football for less than two years, but found a way – in 2023 – as a member of Miami Norland 2M state final team to hit two game-winning field goals against power Miami Central. In last week’s thrilling 48-45 win against Plantation American Heritage, he found a way to hit the winning field goal with time running out. If his work as a special teams standout doesn’t catch the attention of colleges coaches, his 4.0 GPA in the classroom will enhance his recruitment.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19971498/657d1686d225750878a91256
2025 – Justin St.-Ange, LB, 5-10, 190, Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy. Sometimes college coaches miss out on some of the better talent because they don’t have a reason to see some programs and that happens to a lot of players. But now as his senior season is here, this tackling machine has started to thrust himself into the spotlight as the Mavericks, who had been independent the past few years, are now a 4A team that will get plenty of exposure – especially with their current 13-game winning streak – the longest in south Florida. His work on the football field in only enhanced by his work (3.2 GPA) in the classroom.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17976002/Justin-StAnge
2026 – Geovanni Tobon, RB/Slot, 5-8, 175, Miami St. Brendan. In south Florida it is easy to get lost in the shuffle, so when you have the chance to jump into that spotlight, you make the most of your chance. This is easily one of the under-the-radar football prospects that started his junior season with a bang, having the opportunity to showcase his skills as a runner and a potential slot receiver at the next level. Keep your eye on this quick and elusive athlete this season and again in 2025.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17844853/Geovanni-Tobon
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It’s hard to believe that we are now four weeks into the football season here in south Florida and things are starting to take shape.
Because many of the powers play each other this year, each week will see a shift in rankings, and that is something that fans, players and coaches all embrace.
If you follow what we do over the course of a season, each week we adjust the rankings, and while many want to see their teams in the spotlight, the only ranking that truly counts is the one that comes out in late December.
This is just an opinion based on seeing teams and having a valid ground to compare.
Here is a look at 20 Miami-Dade Broward Week 4 teams:
1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders dominated two-time defending state champion Miami Christopher Columbus, 42-6. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – @Davie Western. NEXT GAME: 9/20 – Hollywood McArthur.
2. Miami Central (2-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets rolled to a 55-25 win against No. 13 Miami Booker T. Washington. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – The district opens against Pompano Beach. NEXT GAME: 9/20 – A home game against No. 7 Plantation American Heritage.
3. Miami Northwestern (2-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Bulls scored over 40 for the third straight week, rebounding with a 42-7 win against Miami Carol City. THIS WEEK: 9/13 @ No. 4 Miami Norland. NEXT GAME: 9/19 – No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus.
4. Miami Norland (2-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings were off. THIS WEEK: The Vikings will be off. NEXT GAME: 9/13 – No. 3 Miami Northwestern. NEXT GAME: 9/19 - @No. 6 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.
5. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (3-0, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers remained unbeaten with a convincing 54-20 win against Fort Lauderdale Stranahan. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – Delray Beach Atlantic. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @ No. 18 Sunrise Piper.
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions rebounded with a thrilling 48-45 contest against No. 7 Plantation American. THIS WEEK: 9/12 – Miami Edison. NEXT GAME: 9/19 – No. 4 Miami Norland.
7. Plantation American Heritage (1-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots lost a tough 48-45 game against No. 6 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Naples. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @No. 2 Miami Central.
8. Coconut Creek Monarch (1-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Knights were off. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Sanford Seminole. NEXT WEEK: 9/20 - @Fort Lauderdale.
9. Plantation (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Colonels moved to 3-0 with a 25-21 win against Pembroke Pines West Broward. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – The team will have a much-deserved week off. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Hollywood South Broward.
10. Miami Southridge (2-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans won for the second straight week, 21-7, against No. 12 Miami Palmetto. THIS WEEK: 9/12 – No. 19 Hialeah. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Doral Academy.
11. Miami Christopher Columbus (1-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Explorers were beaten by No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 42-6. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – No. 12 @Miami Palmetto. NEXT GAME: 9/19 - @No. 3 Miami Northwestern.
12. Miami Palmetto (1-1), 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers were beaten by Np. 10 Miami Southridge, 21-7. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Miami Killian.
13. Miami Booker T. Washington (1-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes were soundly beaten by No. 2 Miami Central, 55-25. THIS WEEK: 9/12 – Miami Immaculata LaSalle. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Lakeland.
14. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (1-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs were off, getting ready for the next few weeks. THIS WEEK: 9/13 @Pembroke Pines West Broward. NEXT GAME: 9/20 – Coconut Creek.
15. Homestead (1-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The two-time defending state runner-up Broncos got into the win column with a 42-33 win at Vero Beach. THIS WEEK: 9/12 - @Southwest Miami. NEXT GAME: 9/27 – No. 10 Miami Southridge.
16. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (2-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers posted their second straight shutout, 44-0, over Oakland Park Northeast. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson. NEXT WEEK: @Miramar.
17. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Mavericks won for the 13th straight time, 45-6 against Miami St. Brendan. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Miami True North Classical Academy. NEXT GAME: Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons.
18. Sunrise Piper (3-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bengals ran their scoreless streak to 12 quarters with a 35-0 win against South Plantation. THIS WEEK: @Coral Springs. NEXT GAME: No. 5 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely.
19. Hialeah (2-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Thoroughbreds picked up two wins in the week, 28-22, against Miami Belen Jesuit, and 35-7 over Doral Academy. THIS WEEK: 9/12 - @No. 10 Miami Southridge. NEXT GAME: 9/19 - @Miami High.
20. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (3-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Eagles stayed unbeaten with a 48-6 win against Miami Gardens TRU Prep Academy. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Clewiston. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - North Miami.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Coconut Creek (0-2, 5A), Coral Gables (), Deerfield Beach (1-1, 5A), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (1-2, 3A), Doral Academy (2-1, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (2-0, Independent), Hollywood South Broward (1-2, 6A), Homestead South Dade (1-2, 7A), Miami Archbishop Carroll (3-0, 1A), Miami Carol City (1-4, 2A), Miami Edison (2-1, 1A), Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (2-1, 1A), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (3-0, 2A), Miami Jackson (0-3, 3A), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (2-1, 7A), Miami Ransom Everglades (2-0, 2A), Miami Springs (2-0, 2A), Miami True North Classical Academy (1-1, 1A), Miramar (1-2, 5A), North Miami (2-1, 5A), North Miami Beach (0-2, 2A), Pembroke Pines Charter (3-0, 5A), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (1-1, 6A), Pembroke Pines West Broward (1-2, 6A), Weston Cypress Bay (1-2, 7A).
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Last season, as a sophomore, Noah Sidan was called upon to boost the Miami Norland Vikings to a pair of overtime wins against national power Miami Central. The first-year kicker made good twice as the Vikings advanced to the 2M state finals, losing to Tampa Berkeley Prep and finishing 14-1.
Last Friday night – now as a member of national powerhouse Hollywood Chaminade – history repeated itself as the junior ended one of the most exciting games in a long time as the Lions knocked off visiting Plantation American Heritage, 48-45, for the third straight year.
While that kick ended the game for head coach Dameon Jones and his team, it was another of the many things that went on as two of the best teams in the state, who have gotten off to a disappointing 1-2, put on quite a show before a packed house at the legendary Vince Zappone Field.
As there were many story lines in this game – with elite talent on both sides of the ball, perhaps the one that stood out most was senior quarterback Preston Wright.
As a starter the past two years for coach John Brantley and Ocala Trinity Catholic in the 1M state title game, Wright and his family moved to south Florida and attended Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, where he played in the spring but was not chosen as a starter. He made the move to Chaminade-Madonna – again as a backup, and when team added another quarterback, he was once again a third-team player, but the 6-2, 200-pounder never said a word and believed that his athletic ability (baseball player as well) would one day pay off.
On Friday night, it paid off as the Lions saw one quarterback (sophomore Zac Katz) leave the school two weeks ago – and the other (sophomore Tyler Chance) injured when the Lions were upset at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely. Enter Wright.
As the Lions were cautious about what game plan they put in against the Patriots, Wright never wavered, knowing that he had more big game experience than anyone on the field.
All Wright did in this evenly matched game was step up, completing 27 of 42 passes for 461 yards and throwing four touchdown passes and no interceptions. All those camps, combines and events that he has attended – away from the spotlight the past three years – finally paid off, and while it would have been easy for him to openly be frustrated, he never said a word.
While Wright was doing his things, versatile senior receiver Koby Howard and junior receiver Jasen “J-Roc” Lopez, one of the best kept secrets in the state, came up huge. Lopez, who came from Miami True North Classical Academy this year, caught 11 passes for 243 yards.
As good the Lions played on this night, let’s not forget how talented head coach Mike Smith’s team is – with senior running back Byron Louis, one of the nation’s best, coming up with 149 yards and a touchdown – and University of Texas junior quarterback commit Dia Bell, who was amazing as he completed 18 of 26 passes for 270 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions.
As many will focus on the two teams being 1-2 after the first three weeks, they may want to take a step back and appreciate what transpired for three hours as some of America’s elite football prospects put on a show to remember.
In addition to that thriller, here is a look at how some of Miami-Dade and Broward teams did this past week:
Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons 20, Key West 14
Coral Gables 41, Miami Beach 6
Coral Springs Coral Glades 35, Coral Springs 7
Davenport Four Corners Charter 54, Tavares Liberty Christian 6
Deerfield Beach 36, Parkland Douglas 0
Delray Atlantic 43, North Miami Beach 7
Doral Ronald Reagan 28, Miami Braddock 21
Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy 45, Miami St. Brendan 6
Fort Lauderdale Dillard 44, Oakland Park Northeast 0
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Miami Christopher Columbus 6
Fort Pierce Central 35, Davie Nova 8
Hialeah 35, Doral Academy 7
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy 32, Hialeah Gardens 6
Hollywood South Broward 40, Cooper City 15
Homestead 42, Vero Beach 33
Homestead Everglades Prep 36, Hollywood Avant Garde Academy 6
Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia 29, Hollywood Hills 20
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson 28, Fort Lauderdale 15
Miami Archbishop Carroll 37, Miami Palmer Trinity 0
Miami Central 55, Miami Booker T. Washington 25
Miami Edison 27, Miami Killian 7
Miami Ferguson 23, Westland Hialeah 7
Miami Florida Christian 38, Hialeah ABF 0
Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace 26, Miami True North Classical Academy 7
Miami High 40, Miami Coral Reef 0
Miami Immaculata LaSalle 34, Miami Belen Jesuit 0
Miami Jackson 20, Somerset Silver Palms 14
Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman 20, Hialeah American 7
Miami Northwestern 42, Miami Carol City 7
Miami Ransom Everglades 38, Coral Springs Charter 3
Miami Southridge 21, Miami Palmetto 7
Miami Sunset 35, Hialeah Miami Lakes 0
Miami Varela 18, North Miami Mourning 14
Miramar 28, Hollywood McArthur 0
Moore Haven 22, Miami Westminster Christian 14
North Miami 13, Miami Dr. Krop 7
Pembroke Pines Charter 55, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 34
Pembroke Pines Flanagan 28, Miramar Everglades 14
Plantation 25, Pembroke Pines West Broward 21
Pompano Beach 35, Coral Springs Taravella 13
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 54, Fort Lauderdale Stranahan 20
Sunrise Piper 35, South Plantation 0
Tavernier Coral Shores 29, Goulds Palm Glades 28
West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 20, Deerfield Beach Somerset Key 14
West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 35, Miami Gulliver Prep 15
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