If you asked anyone one week ago if the Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and Miami Christopher Columbus game this evening would be anything more than just another contest between two successful schools, the answer would have been NO.
The Raiders have dominated the games played between the two programs, especially over the past two seasons, outscoring the Explorers, 85-13. But everything changed last Saturday.
Before a national ESPN2 audience as part of the Fifth Annual Broward County National High School Showcase, the No. 100 team in the country stunned the No. 1 team, Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, 33-28.
The victory propelled Christopher Columbus all the way to No. 6, which was by far the biggest jump ever in the Max Preps national rankings.
While the Explorers (2-0) were making a huge splash, the seven-time defending state champion Raiders (2-0) were also doing what they do – dominate. They scored 38 points and ran the clock on Texas power DeSoto, winning 38-18.
Now, tonight, for the second straight week, the Explorers will face off against the No. 1 team in the country at 7:00 on the same field where they pulled that major upset.
There will be plenty of answers this evening to questions that everyone has had – and no matter what, this rivalry which should be played every season, received a much-needed boost when they will play before a sellout crowd.
MIAMI CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS
Miami Southridge, W 45-7
Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, W 33-28
9/4 - @Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9/10 - @Miami Palmetto
9/18 - @Homestead South Dade
9/24 – Homestead
10/1 – Southwest Miami
10/9 - @Coral Gables
10/16 – GMAC Week
10/23 - @Miami Northwestern
FORT LAUDERDALE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS RAIDERSW
Davie Western, W 42-0
DeSoto, Texas, W 38-14
9/4 – Miami Christopher Columbus
9/10 - @Fort Lauderdale Dillard
9/18 - @Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
10/2 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
10/9 – Hollywood McArthur
10/16 – Coconut Creek Monarch
10/23 – Pembroke Pines Flanagan
10/30 - @Pembroke Pines West Broward
Plantation American Heritage at Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 6:30. For much of their long-standing football rivalry, the American Heritage Patriots and Chaminade-Madonna Lions wasn’t really a rivalry at all.
The Patriots have long had their opponent from south Broward’s number and dominated every time they had played. But things have changed over the past four years.
As the Lions got better and became a state And national power, the game between the two teams became more of a rivalry that many felt it should be, and over the past four meetings, it was the Lions who came out on top – with last year’s thrilling come-from-behind 28-24 win following the 2024 victory (48-39), the 28-16 in 2023 and that 42-34 thriller in 2022.
When they meet this evening (6:30) in Hollywood, you will have two programs with plenty of state championship pedigree looking to use this contest as a springboard for success.
The Patriots (1-1) are coming off a thrilling overtime win (35-28) against national power East St. Louis, Illinois in the Broward National Showcase – while Chaminade-Madonna is looking to rebound from their Broward Showcase setback against Sierra Canyon of California, 24-7.
PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE PATRIOTS
West Boca Raton, L 24-7
East St. Louis, Illinois, W 35-28 (OT)
9/4 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/11 - @Jacksonville Trinity Christian
9/18 - @Lakeland
9/25 – Miramar
10/9 – Miami Norland
10/16 – Miami True North Classical Academy
10/23 - @Hollywood McArthur
HOLLYWOOD CHAMINADE-MADONNA LIONS
Coconut Creek Monarch, W 49-22
Chatsworth Sierra Canyon, L 24-7
9/4 – Plantation American Heritage
9/10 – Miami True North Classical Academy
9/18 - @Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
9/25 – Boca Raton Saint Andrew’s Academy
10/2 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
10/9 - @West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman
10/16 – Hollywood McArthur
10/30 - @Coconut Creek
In addition to those two games, here are the rest of the contests that will feature Miami-Dade and Broward County schools today/tonight:
Coconut Creek at Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
Coconut Creek Monarch at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Coral Springs Charter at West Palm Beach Forest Hill, 7
Delray Atlantic at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7
Davie Western at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7
Deerfield Beach at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, 7
Doral Academy at Miami Ransom Everglades, 7
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Jupiter Christian, 6:30
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy at Belle Glade Glades Day, 7
Hallandale at Oakland Park Northeast, 6:30
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miramar, 7
Miami Archbishop Carroll at Coral Gables, 4
Miami Beach at Miami Florida Christian, 7
Boca Raton St. Andrews at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Miami Gulliver Prep at Naples St. John Neumann, 7
Miami Immaculata LaSalle at Miami Edison, 3:30
Miami Killian vs. Miami Booker T. Washington (Curtis), 7:30
Miami Norland vs. Miami Carol City (Traz), 7:30
Miami Northwestern vs. Hialeah (Milander), 7:30
Miami Palmetto at Miami Southridge, 7:30
Miami Varela at Miami Ferguson, 3:30
Naples First Baptist at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3:30
North Miami Beach at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
Pembroke Pines West Broward at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
Plantation vs. Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (Lockhart), 7
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney vs. Miami True North (Tropical), 7:30
South Plantation at Lake Worth Park Vista, 7
Sunrise Piper at Hollywood McArthur, 7
Tavernier Coral Shores at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 7
Weston Cypress Bay at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7
THURSDAY
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 28, Pembroke Pines Charter 20
Cooper City 41, Coral Springs Taravella 0
Fort Lauderdale 34, Hollywood Hills 8
Hialeah American 33, North Miami 25
Miami Central 43, Miami St. Brendan 7
Miami Coral Reef 26, Miami Dr. Krop 14
Miami High 14, Southwest Miami 7
Miami Westminster Christian 28, Homestead Somerset Silver Palms 6
Miramar Everglades 8, Pompano Beach 0
South Miami 36, Coral Springs Parkridge Christian 0
West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 35, Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 12
SATURDAY, September 5
Miami Belen Jesuit at Fordham Prep, New York, noon
Key West vs. Miami Jackson (Traz), 5
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For much of the past five decades, we have catered to college coaches and football fans by offering up a weekly scoreboard.
This is a service we have long provided – contacting coaching and athletic directors to bring you the most accurate scoreboard possible.
Because we understand that there is a need to follow teams and players to see how they are doing, we continue to give you scores – in alphabetical order so they are easier to follow.
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Here is a look at Week 3:
THURSDAY
Abington Heights, Pennsylvania 35, Winter Park Trinity Prep 0
Avon Park 50, Spring Hill Bishop McLaughlin 0
Boca Raton 40, Boca Raton Olympic Heights 25
Cape Coral 26, Fort Myers Dunbar 20
Cape Coral Ida Baker 35, Bradenton IMG State Team 17
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 28, Pembroke Pines Charter 20
Cooper City 41, Coral Springs Taravella 0
Fort Lauderdale 34, Hollywood Hills 8
Hialeah American 33, North Miami 25
Lantana Santaluces 1, Lake Worth 0, Forfeit
Merritt Island Christian 48, St. Augustine Florida Deaf & Blind 14
Miami Central 43, Miami St. Brendan 7
Miami Coral Reef 26, Miami Dr. Krop 14
Miami High 14, Southwest Miami 7
Miami Westminster Christian 28, Homestead Somerset Silver Palms 6
Miramar Everglades 8, Pompano Beach 0
Orange Park 27, Jacksonville Atlantic Coast 16
Pahokee 33, North Palm Beach Benjamin 3
Parkland Douglas 52, Coral Springs 3
Pensacola Pine Forest 38, Crestview 29
Satellite 35, Daytona Beach Seabreeze 2
Sebring 35, Legacy, Colorado 22
South Fort Myers 28, Naple Gulf Coast 7
South Miami 36, Coral Springs Parkridge Christian 0
Tallahassee Godby 21, Pensacola Catholic 10
Tavares 24, Mount Dora 13
Umatilla 27, Eustis 13
Venice Wellen Park 40, Arcadia DeSoto 0
Wellington 26, Fort Pierce Westwood 0
Wellington Palm Beach Central 24, Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia 12
West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 35, Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 12
MONDAY
Doral Ronald Reagan 18, South Miami 16
Oviedo Hagerty 33, Winter Springs 25
Week 1 Scoreboard. https://larryblustein.com/news/florida-state-high-school-football-scoreboard-week-1
Week 2 Scoreboard. https://larryblustein.com/news/florida-state-high-school-football-scoreboard-week-2
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When play begins in Week 3 of the Florida high schools football season, there will be three Miami-Dade and Broward Schools who looking to do something they haven’t accomplished in quite some time.
For Hialeah American, Cooper City and Miami Westminster Christian, getting off to a perfect 3-0 starts is something that all three programs need as they all are building something that will last.
Veteran head coach Tim Neal has his alma mater in a position to build the Patriots into a contender – while veteran coach Art Taylor and Cooper City have been developing some prospects that include four-year starting quarterback Nick Dyer.
At Westminster Christian, the Warriors believe that first-year head coach Josh Kirkland’s collegiate experience will translate into something positive at a program that has won in the past.
Several south Florida schools have gone the independent route to bring more interest to their programs and create a winning environment. We have watched it work with other programs who have been able to win and attract more student/athletes.
Hialeah American (2-0) vs. North Miami (0-2), Milander, 7. The Pioneers have gotten off to a slow start – and while they play a challenging schedule – a win this week would be huge for the program.
HIALEAH AMERICAN PATRIOTS
Homestead, W 29-0
Miami Booker T. Washington, W 24-6
9/3 – North Miami
9/10 - @Miami Archbishop Carroll
9/17 – Hialeah
9/25 - @Miami Edison
10/1 - @Miami Northwestern
10/9 - @Miami Beach
10/16 – GMAC Week
10/30 - @Homestead South Dade
NORTH MIAMI PIONEERS
Clearwater Calvary Christian, L 36-9
North Miami Beach, L 27-7
9/3 – Hialeah American
9/10 – Miami Killian
9/17 - @Miami Northwestern
9/25 - @Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian
10/2 - @Hialeah
10/8 – Miami Edison
10/16 – GMAC Week
10/29 - @Miami Booker T. Washington
Coral Springs Taravella (1-1) at Cooper City (2-0), 7. After losing their opener, the Trojans realize that a win on the road in Week 3 can make a huge difference in the season. They also understand that the Cowboys are playing impressive football so far.
CORAL SPRING TARAVELLA
Fort Lauderdale, L 32-12
Oakland Park Northeast, W 19-6
9/3 - @Cooper City
9/10 - @Pembroke Pines Charter
9/24 – Hollywood South Broward
10/1 - @Coral Springs Charter
10/9 - @West Palm Beach Forest Hill
10/15 – Hollywood Hills
10/23 - @Parkland Douglas
10/30 – Coral Springs
COOPER CITY COWBOYS
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, W 48-21
Parkland Douglas, W 42-6
9/3 – Coral Springs Taravella
9/10 – Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson
9/17 - @Pembroke Pines Charter
9/25 – Fort Lauderdale
10/2 - @Coral Springs
10/16 - @Hollywood South Broward
10/22 - @Oakland Park Northeast
10/30 – South Plantation
Miami Westminster Christian (2-0) at Homestead Somerset Silver Palms (0-2), 7. The Warriors will be on the road with this high powered offensive attack. Can the Stallions slow them down? We will have that answer soon enough.
MIAMI WESTMINSTER CHRISTIAN WARRIORS
Miami St. Brendan, W 49-7
Miami Palmer Trinity, W 55-21
9/3 - @Miami Somerset Silver Palms
9/18 – Miami Belen Jesuit
9/25 – Miami Killian
10/2 - @Miami Ransom Everglades
10/9 – South Miami
10/16 - @Naples Palmetto Ridge
10/24 – Miami Beach
10/29 – Southwest Miami
MIAMI SOMERSET SILVER PALMS STALLIONS
Miami Ransom Everglades, L 13-7
Delray American Heritage, L 56-12
9/3 – Miami Westminster Christian
9/10 – Southwest Miami
9/17 - @North Palm Beach Benjamin
9/24 - @Fort Lauderdale NSU University School
10/2 – Miami Killian
10/15 – Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy
10/30 - @New Smyrna Beach
In addition to those three games, here is a look at the remainder of the Miami-Dade and Broward games scheduled for today and tonight:
Hialeah Gardens at Doral Reagan, 3:30
Hollywood Hills vs. Fort Lauderdale (Lockhart), 7
Miami Archbishop Carroll at Coral Gables, 4
Miami Coral Reef vs. Miami Krop (Ives), 7
Miami St. Brendan vs. Miami Central, 4
Parkland Douglas at Coral Springs, 7
Pembroke Pines Charter at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 6
Pompano Beach at Miramar Everglades, 7
South Miami at Coral Springs Parkridge Christian, 7
Southwest vs. Miami High (Curtis), 7
West Palm Beach Kings Academy at Fort Lauderdale NSU University School, 7
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4
Coconut Creek at Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7
Coconut Creek Monarch at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Coral Springs Charter at West Palm Beach Forest Hill, 7
Delray Atlantic at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7
Davie Western at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7
Deerfield Beach at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, 7
Doral Academy at Miami Ransom Everglades, 7
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Jupiter Christian, 6:30
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy at Belle Glade Glades Day, 7
Hallandale at Oakland Park Northeast, 6:30
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miramar, 7
Miami Beach at Miami Florida Christian, 7
Boca Raton St. Andrews at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Miami Christopher Columbus at Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 7
Miami Gulliver Prep at Naples St. John Neumann, 7
Miami Immaculata LaSalle at Miami Edison, 3:30
Miami Killian vs. Miami Booker T. Washington (Curtis), 7:30
Miami Norland vs. Miami Carol City (Traz), 7:30
Miami Northwestern vs. Hialeah (Milander), 7:30
Miami Palmetto at Miami Southridge, 7:30
Miami Varela at Miami Ferguson, 3:30
Naples First Baptist at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3:30
North Miami Beach at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
Pembroke Pines West Broward at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
Plantation vs. Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (Lockhart), 7
Plantation American Heritage at Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 6:30
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney vs. Miami True North (Tropical), 7:30
South Plantation at Lake Worth Park Vista, 7
Sunrise Piper at Hollywood McArthur, 7
Tavernier Coral Shores at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 7
Weston Cypress Bay at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7
SATURDAY, September 5
Miami Belen Jesuit at Fordham Prep, New York, noon
Key West vs. Miami Jackson (Traz), 5
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The popular and nationally-rated South Florida High School Sports radio show with Larry Blustein on 104.3 FM WQAM moved to Wednesday night this week for an hour, leading into the Miami Marlins and Kansas City Royals game.
Each week, the program attracts the newsmakers in high school sports, recruiting college sports – not only locally, but throughout the country.
The show gives listeners an opportunity to hear about college football programs statewide from the media that cover them. It also focuses on the coaches who use the state of Florida – Miami-Dade and Broward Counties in particular.
The program, which has been run for nearly two decades and has been rated as one of the top programs of its kind has become a popular listen for recruiting fans as well as high school sports purists, focusing on high sports and the newsmakers.
Here is a look at the way Wednesday night went:
This Friday night, the University of Miami will open the 2026 college football season when they take on Stanford in an Atlantic Coast Conference contest. Alex Donno, who will appear on the Pre-Game Show for the Hurricanes and can be watched daily on the Locked On Canes podcast talked about the game and the season ahead.
ALEX DONNO ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/alex-donno-locked-on-canes-faa9a
This past weekend, the Fifth Broward County National High School Football Showcase was held in south Florida – with teams from Texas, Nevada, Illinois, Georgia, Colorado, California and throughout the state of Florida on hand to put on a show for the entire nation to see. Andy Villamarzo from Rivals.com was on hand with other state, regional, local and national media and spoke about the impressive event.
ANDY VILLAMARZO ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/andy-villamarzo-rivals-dot-com-5b107
When FIU, FAU and USF open the 2026 season this weekend, Brandyn Pokrass will be watching and checking out all three teams. While FAU will be in Gainesville to play the new look Florida Gators, FIU will be in Tampa to kick off the Brian Hartline era.
BRANDYN POKRASS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. https://www.audacy.com/podcast/south-florida-high-school-sports-radio-5af98/episodes/brandyn-pokrass-fiu-fau-usf-football-reporter-2a9c5
MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD INFORMATION YEAR-ROUND. https://larryblustein.com/
For the past 56 years, we have spent more time on football fields than anyone in the country. From games to practices, camps, combines and 7-on-7 events, we get to as many events as possible to see the athletes LIVE. Follow us on Facebook (Larry Blustein), Instagram (OurBoyBlu) and Twitter (@PrepRedzoneFL). Contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
We are just two weeks into the 2026 high school football season and we are already seeing the underclassmen starting to make a lasting impression.
If you’ve followed football in this region for any length of time, you already know that it doesn’t matter what class you represent, there are always going to be prospects that will step forward and jump into the spotlight.
As the senior (2027) class is certainly on the clock, there is plenty of attention being paid to the juniors (2028) who started to turn heads in the long off season and have continued to make an impact for the first few weeks of the season.
Today, we will shine a spotlight on five talented Class of 2028 juniors – some that you’ve already heard about – while others are jumping into the spotlight for the first time.
Kellan Alexander, LB, 6’3, 200, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. Talk about an immediate impact, this is someone who has dominated in his first two games of the season – against Coconut Creek Monarch and against in the Broward National Showcase against California power Sierra Canyon. Watch him play and you will see a quick, athletic and skilled playmaker who is always around the ball – and ready to make an impact on the defensive side of the ball. If he continues to play the way he has all season, college attention will become greater and at a high level.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23562398/Kellan-Alexander
Tony "Dook" Brown III, WR, 5’10, 175. While elite senior A’mir Sears is getting much of the attention during the first two games of the season, and for good reason, here is someone who definitely benefit from all the attention one of the nation’s top players is receiving. What this quality talent brings to the team is an elusive pass catcher who has speed, athletic ability and a knock of getting open. Coming from Clermont East Ridge High School outside of Orlando, this gifted prospect has already shown that he is ready to compete and also make a difference for an Explorer squad that pulled that ultimate surprise last Saturday against then No. 1 national power Las Vegas Bishop Gorman in the Broward County National Showcase. Keep your eye on this talent all season!
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/25762057/Tony-Dook-Brown-III
Darrell Godfrey, RB, 6’1, 210, Miami Immaculata LaSalle – 3.0 GPA. Track & Field. It has come to a point that almost every year, this program has some elite underclassmen, and watching this quick and athletic standout, history is repeating itself. Watch him play and you will see a talented football player who doesn’t just run the ball from scrimmages, but get him in space and use his speed and size and this is a versatile talent that is starting to receive the attention that he deserves. Whether it’s as a runner or receiver on passing downs, this is someone who will not go down on the first contact, which is something that college coaches love.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23472306/Darrell-Godfrey
Jeremiah Milcent, QB, 5’11, 160, Coconut Creek Monarch – 3.8 GPA. Before the season began, coaches and players warned that the Knights had something special on the offensive side of the ball that very few people knew about. So far, they were right. What this impressive prospect has done in the first few weeks of the season is direct the attention to Broward County – and while there are plenty of junior quarterbacks in the state – he has already shown, against Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna and Miramar – two solid defensive teams – that he will be a force this season. Throwing for well over 700 yards in the first two regular season games, this accurate talent is someone that will start to attract attention. As he continues to grow and mature, colleges will watch closely and continue to monitor everything he does.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/26051222/683f06655a2ea131f999f270
Steven Moore, LB, 6’0, 215, Miami Central – 3.2 GPA. Here is a gifted athlete who has waited his turn over the past two years to get the chance to do what he does best – make plays. This physical standout with tremendous bloodlines has not only established himself as one of the best local prospects but also is considered by many who have watched him perform live as one of the elite players in the state. Was also a state-rated wrestler who has been performing at a high level for several years. Will continue to emerge as one of the rising stars in the region during the 2026 season.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19498770/Steven-Moore
MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD INFORMATION YEAR-ROUND. https://larryblustein.com/
For the past 56 years, we have spent more time on football fields than anyone in the country. From games to practices, camps, combines and 7-on-7 events, we get to as many events as possible to see the athletes LIVE. Follow us on Facebook (Larry Blustein), Instagram (OurBoyBlu) and Twitter (@PrepRedzoneFL). Contact us at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..