We have reached the final week of the regular season with more at stake than ever before.
As key district games will take place this week, the slotting for the inaugural Open Division are still up for grabs – with the elite programs already showing why they belong – with others right on the end of getting in.
No matter what the outcome of many games will be this coming week, there are so many contests that will keep fans busy in every corner of the state.
This has indeed been a very exciting season that has flown along fast.
With that said, we move into Week 11 – with key district games taking center stage and dictating where teams stand.
Here is a look at the Top 30 programs for Week 11 – with additional teams that have a chance to be special this year:
1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A, 9-0). The nation’s No. 1 team wrapped up the district with a 56-12 win against Pembroke Pines Flanagan. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a road game against Pembroke Pines West Broward (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season Ends.
2. IMG Academy (Independent, 8-0). The Ascenders had the week off. THIS WEEK: A home game against Princeton, New Jersey’s Hun School (10/31). NEXT WEEK: Another off week.
3. Miami Christopher Columbus (6A, 9-1). The Explorers wrapped up the regular season with a 30-7 win against Miami Northwestern. THIS WEEK: Season Ends.
4. Jacksonville Raines (3A, 9-0). The defending state champions continued to roll along with a 35-20 road win against Cocoa. THIS WEEK: Their annual regular season finale against longtime rival Jacksonville Ribault (10/31). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
5. West Boca Raton (5A, 7-1). The two-time defending state champions wrapped up the district title with a 44-0 win against Coconut Creek Monarch. THIS WEEK: A home game against Delray Beach Atlantic (10/30). NEXT WEEK: The continuation of their game at No. 17 Orlando The First Academy (11/3).
6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (2A, 7-2). The Lions continued to roll along with a convincing 41-6 win against Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. THIS WEEK: A regular season finale on the road against Coconut Creek (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
7. DeLand (6A, 8-1). The Bulldogs continued to prove their points that they are as good as any team with a 46-27 road district-clinching win against Daytona Beach Mainland. THIS WEEK: A regular season finale at home against Boca Raton Spanish River (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
8. Tampa Carrollwood Day (1A, 9-0). The highest scoring team in the state (56 points per game) scored early and often in winning the district title against St. Petersburg Catholic, 50-3. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a road game against No. 21 West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman in by far their toughest game of the season. (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
9. Venice (6A, 9-1). The regular season came to an end with a 62-8 win against North Port. THIS WEEK: Regular Season End.
10. Miami Central (3A, 7-2). The Rockets wrapped up the district title with a dominating 55-0 win against North Miami Beach. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a road game against Miami Carol City 10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
11. Seffner Armwood (5A, 8-1). The Hawks wrapped up the district title with a dominating 62-0 win against Tampa Leto. THIS WEEK: A road game against Tampa Jefferson (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
12. Lake City Columbia (4A, 9-0). The Tigers wrapped up the district and came within one win of an unbeaten regular season with a 42-0 win against Yulee. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with their annual matchup – at home – against Live Oak Suwannee (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
13. Gainesville Buchholz (5A, 98-0). The Bobcats won their district with a 37-22 victory against Orange Park Oakleaf. NEXT WEEK: The regular season comes to an end – on the road against Jacksonville Bolles (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
14. Lakeland (5A, 8-1). The Dreadnaughts continued to keep their slim “Open Division” hopes alive with a 35-10 district championship win against Lakeland Lake Gibson. THIS WEEK: Another key home game against No. 17 Orlando The First Academy (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
15. Vero Beach (6A, 7-1). The Indians brought home another district title with a 24-0 win against Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a road game against Eau Gallie (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
16. Sarasota Cardinal Mooney (3A, 8-1). The defending state champions won for the seventh consecutive time, 58-36, on the road against Wellington Palm Beach Central. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a home game against Miami SmartEn Sports Academy (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
17. Orlando The First Academy (2A, 7-1). The Royals went on the road to North Carolina and came away with a convincing 42-20 win against Ambassador Christian of Huntersville. THIS WEEK: It’s on the road for a matchup with No. 14 Lakeland. NEXT WEEK: The conclusion of their game against No. 5 West Boca Raton at home (11/3).
18. Lake Wales (4A, 7-1). The Highlanders remained one of the most taken for granted teams in Florida with a district title win against Lakeland Kathleen, 51-8. They have destroyed the opposition, 357-66, giving up just four touchdowns since August. enjoyed the week off to get ready for a stretch run. THIS WEEK: A regular season finale at home against Bartow (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
19. Jacksonville Mandarin (5A, 8-1). The Mustangs wrapped up the district with a 49-7 win against rolled to a 47-6 district win against St. Johns Bartram Trail. THIS WEEK: A huge non district home contest against No. 20 St. Augustine (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
20. St. Augustine (4A, 9-0). The Yellow Jackets brought home another district title with a 42-7 win against Fleming Island. THIS WEEK: A big non district game against No. 19 Jacksonville Mandarin to close out the regular season (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
21. West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman (2A, 6-2). The defending 1A state champions had no problem with district foe Boca Raton Saint Andrew’s Academy, 49-0. THIS WEEK: A non-district home game against unbeaten 1A power No. 8 Tampa Carrollwood Day (10/30). NEXT WEEK: A makeup home contest with defending state runner up Pembroke Pines West Broward (11/2).
22. Tampa Bay Tech (5A, 9-1). The Titans rolled to their fifth shutout of the season and a district title with a 38-0 win against Riverview Spoto. THIS WEEK: Regular Season End.
23. Port Charlotte (4A, 6-2). The Pirates wrapped up the district title with a 61-0 win against Fort Myers. had a convincing district win against Cape Coral Mariner, 62-6. THIS WEEK: A non-district rivalry game against Punte Gorda Charlotte (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
24. Lynn Haven Mosley (4A, 8-0). The Dolphins all but wrapped up the district title with a 36-7 win against previously unbeaten Tallahassee Leon. THIS WEEK: A road non-district contest against Panama City Bay (10/30). NEXT WEEK: A makeup contest at home against Panama City Beach Arnold (11/3).
25. Sanford Seminole (6A, 9-0). What a turnaround for the Seminoles this year as they wrapped up the district with a 14-7 win against Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley. THIS WEEK: A non-district contest against Oviedo (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
26. Tampa Jesuit (4A, 7-1). The Tigers won the district title with a 45-21 win against Tampa Hillsborough. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a non-district road game against Tampa Catholic (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
27. Merritt Island (3A, 9-0). The Mustangs continued their big turnaround with a 49-0 win against Rockledge, clinching the district title. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a home non-district contest against Viera (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
28. Clearwater Central Catholic (2A, 7-2). The Marauders captured another district title with a 42-6 win against St. Petersburg Catholic. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a competitive matchup at home against unbeaten Clearwater (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
29. Weston Cypress Bay (6A, 9-0). The Lightning wrapped up a district title with a 38-14 win against Doral Academy. THIS WEEK: The regular season comes to an end with a home non-district against Oakland Park Northeast (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
30. Orlando Lake Nona (6A, 8-1). The Lions won for the sixth straight time as they make their Top 30 debut with a 38-0 win against Kissimmee Tohopekaliga. THIS WEEK: A very good matchup with unbeaten Orlando Innovation (10/30). NEXT WEEK: Regular Season End.
KEEP AN EYE ON:
1A
Blountstown (7-1)
Fort Pierce John Carroll (6-3)
Hawthorne (9-0)
Jacksonville Trinity Christian (5-4)
Jacksonville University Christian (6-3)
Lakeland Christian (8-0-1)
Madison County (5-4)
Melbourne Central Catholic (6-1)
Miami Archbishop Carroll (7-1)
Miami True North Classical Academy (4-3)
Naples First Baptist (6-2)
Naples St. John Neumann (7-2)
Pahokee (5-3)
St. Petersburg Catholic (5-4)
Wildwood (7-2)
2A
Boca Raton Saint Andrew’s (4-4)
DeFuniak Springs Walton (5-2)
Jacksonville Bolles (6-2)
Miami Carol City (6-3)
Miami Immaculata LaSalle (10-0)
Miami Killian (7-2)
Miami Westminster Christian (7-2)
Pensacola Catholic (7-1)
Tallahassee Florida High (8-1)
Tampa Berkeley Prep (6-2)
Starke Bradford County (9-1)
Tampa Catholic (7-2)
3A
Alachua Santa Fe (3A, 7-2)
Bradenton Braden River (7-1)
Brooksville Nature Coast Tech (7-1)
Bushnell South Sumter (6-3)
Crawfordville Wakulla (7-2)
Eau Gallie (6-3)
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (6-3)
Fort Lauderdale Dillard (5-4)
Miami Springs (7-2)
North Miami Beach (6-3)
Santa Rosa Beach South Walton (6-2)
Tampa Robinson (6-2)
The Villages Charter (9-0)
Titusville (6-4)
Titusville Astronaut (6-3)
4A
Plantation American Heritage (6-3)
Clearwater (9-0)
Delray Beach Atlantic (7-2)
Fort Myers Dunbar (7-2)
Fort Pierce Westwood (5-3)
Fort Walton Beach Choctawhatchee (5-2)
Green Cove Springs Clay (6-2)
Hialeah American (5-3)
Jacksonville Ed White (7-2)
Jensen Beach (7-2)
Miami Norland (3-6)
Miami Northwestern (6-4)
Middleburg (5-4)
New Smyrna Beach (5-3)
Ocala Lake Weir (7-1)
Ocala Vanguard (7-2)
Orlando Bishop Moore (7-2)
Orlando Jones (7-2)
Pensacola Washington (6-1)
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (6-3)
Tallahassee Godby (6-3)
Tallahassee Leon (7-1)
Zephyrhills (7-2)
5A
Auburndale (4-5)
Bradenton Manatee (5-4)
Clermont East Ridge (7-2)
Coconut Creek (8-1)
Coconut Creek Monarch (3-5)
Fort Myers Riverdale (6-3)
Immokalee (6-3)
Melbourne (7-2)
Niceville (4-5)
Ocala Forest (8-1)
Orange Park Oakleaf (4-5)
Orlando Evans (6-3)
Oviedo (7-2)
Pace (5-2)
Palmetto (7-1)
Riverview Sumner (5-4)
Royal Palm Beach (7-1)
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4-5)
St. John Bartram Trail (6-3)
Stuart Martin County (5-4)
Stuart South Fork (7-2)
Tampa Gaither (7-3)
Trinity Mitchell (6-3)
Viera (4-4)
6A
Davie Western (7-2)
Daytona Beach Mainland (4-4)
Flagler Palm Coast (6-2)
Fort Pierce Central (5-3)
Jupiter (8-1)
Kissimmee Gateway (7-2)
Lantana Santaluces (4-3)
Miami Palmetto (7-2)
Orlando Edgewater (5-3)
Orlando Lake Nona (8-1)
Palm Beach Lakes (6-2)
Port Orange Spruce Creek (5-4)
Ruskin Lennard (7-2)
Sarasota Riverview (7-2)
St. Cloud (6-3)
Tampa Alonso (8-1)
Wellington (5-3)
Wellington Palm Beach Central (6-2)
Winter Garden West Orange (8-1)
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Week 2 State Football Rankings: Top Teams Get Off To A Fast Start. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-2-state-football-rankings-top-teams-get-off-to-a-fast-start
Week 3 Florida State High School Football Rankings: The Nation Was Watching. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-3-state-football-rankings-the-nation-was-watching
Week 4 Florida State Football Rankings: Elite Teams Stay On Top. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-4-florida-state-football-rankings-elite-teams-stay-on-top
Week 5 Florida State Football Rankings: Things Are Getting Very Exciting. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-5-florida-state-football-rankings-things-are-getting-very-exciting
Week 6 Florida State Football Rankings: Every Game Will Have Meaning. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-6-florida-state-football-rankings-every-game-will-have-meaning
Week 7 Florida State Football Rankings: There Is No Turning Back Now. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-7-florida-state-football-rankings-there-is-no-turning-back-now
Week 8 Florida State Football Rankings: Which Poll Do Subscribe To? https://larryblustein.com/news/week-8-florida-state-football-rankings-which-poll-do-subscribe-to
Week 9 Florida State Football Rankings: Results Have Never Been More Important. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-9-florida-state-football-rankings-results-have-never-been-more-important
Week 10 Florida State Football Rankings: Two Big Weeks To End Regular Season. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-10-florida-state-football-rankings-two-big-weeks-to-end-regular-season
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When veteran head coach Dameon Jones led his Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna football team to a convincing 41-6 win over Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, it all but cemented a place in the inaugural “Open Division” football state playoffs.
The Lions, who close out the regular season at Coconut Creek (8-1) this Friday have played a tough enough schedule to be included in the eight teams who will compete for a title.
Along with Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, Miami Christopher Columbus, West Boca Raton, Miami Carol City (currently ineligible for post season play), Miami Central, Orlando The First Academy, West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman and Lakeland, the Lions – if the state playoffs began today – would see those teams in a round robin playoff to determine the state semifinalist – with the title game held among the other 1A-6A title contests.
Last Thursday, junior quarterback Brady Quinn shined against Cardinal Gibbons as he threw for 238 in a 41-6 win.
In Quinn’s two seasons as a varsity quarterback, including last year at Naples Lely, he has thrown 63 touchdown passes.
Quinn threw scoring passes to University of Florida commitment Armani Strong for eight yards in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead and a second to Strong for three yards for a 27-3 lead with 1:32 left in the opening half.
Senior running back Amos Bradford, who is headed to Purdue, added a pair of rushing touchdowns of 20 and 9 yards between Brady’s first two touchdown tosses.
With a 34-6 lead following a 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Alexander Beltran, Brady completed the Lions scoring with 49 catch and run by junior Peter Pierre.
The Chiefs’ scoring came on field goals of 39 and 43 yards by senior Tyler Fuquay.
In addition to that game, here are a few other Miami-Dade and Broward contests this past week:
Archbishop Carroll (Miami) 35, Killian (Miami) 28 (OT). How about the 1A Bulldogs and veteran head coach Jorge Zagales who moved to 7-1 after coming from behind to knock off the 2A Cougars.
Coconut Creek 27, Piper (Sunrise) 24. With Chaminade-Madonna coming up this week, the Cougars captured their first district title in three years and moved to 8-1 win a competitive victory against the Bengals.
Immaculata LaSalle (Miami) 41, Monsignor Pace (Miami Gardens) 9. For the second straight season, head coach Helder Valle and the Royal Lions finished perfect in the regular season and won for the 24th consecutive time in the regular season.
Western (Davie) 41, Barbara Goleman (Miami Lakes) 14. Veteran head coach Adam Ratkevich and his Wildcats have been the big surprise this season as they finished second in the district and are a team to watch when the 6A state playoffs begin.
In addition, here is the Week 10 scoreboard:
American Heritage (Delray) 56, NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale) 18
American Heritage (Plantation) 26, McArthur (Hollywood) 18
Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches), Norland (Miami) 0
Atlantic (Delray Beach) 44, Plantation 6
Belen Jesuit (Miami) 45, St. Brendan (Miami) 7
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) 40, Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) 12
Boca Raton Christian 34, Pompano Beach 21
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale) 41, St. John Paul II (Boca Raton) 6
Carol City (Miami) 40, Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) 7
Central (Miami) 55, North Miami Beach 0
Cooper City 48, Oakland Park Northeast 6
Coral Gables 23, Southwest Miami 0
Coral Glades (Coral Springs) 48, Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) 32
Coral Reef (Miami) 12, Ronald Reagan (Doral) 3
Springs Charter 57, Coral Springs 6
Cypress Bay (Weston) 26, Doral Academy 6
Dr. Krop (Miami) 30, Sunset (Miami) 6
Ferguson (Miami) 35, Braddock (Miami) 21
Florida Christian (Miami) 56, Marco Island Academy 0
Glades Central (Belle Glade) 38, Hialeah 0
Gulliver Prep (Miami) 42, Inlet Grove (Riviera Beach) 0
Homestead 24, Edison (Miami) 0
Jackson (Miami) 27, Booker T. Washington (Miami) 0
Miami Springs 14, Key West 10
North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) 40, Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 0
North Fort Myers 47, East Lee County (Lehigh Acres) 8
Nova (Davie) 40, Boca Raton 30
Pahokee 50, Somerset Prep (North Lauderdale) 6
Palmer Trinity (Miami) 24, Glades Day (Belle Glade) 14
Palmetto (Miami) 42, South Dade (Homestead) 13
Pembroke Pines Charter 40, Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) 35
Ransom Everglades (Miami) 21, St. John Neumann (Naples) 14
South Broward (Hollywood) 49, Hollywood Hills 14
South Miami 54, Coral Park (Miami) 0
South Plantation 9, Fort Lauderdale 7
Southridge (Miami) 35, Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 34 (OT)
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 56, Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) 12
Varela (Miami) 1, Hialeah Gardens 0, Forfeit
West Boca Raton 44, Monarch (Coconut Creek) 0
West Broward (Pembroke Pines) 39, Miami High 6
Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 45, Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) 24
Westminster Christian (Miami) 49, Miami Beach 14
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By Dave Brousseau
COCONUT CREEK – It’s become clear that Coconut Creek junior quarterback Josiah Sanchious can lift his team from defeat into victory.
Saturday against Piper in a important game that would determine the District 15-4A champion, the Cougars rallied from a 10-point deficit in the final 8:05 of the fourth quarter.
Sanchious first completed a 48-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Francis with 6:39 left, cutting the deficit to three points.
After forcing the Bengals to punt, Creek got the ball back its own 20-yard line with 3:33 to play. The Cougars needed only five plays to complete the comeback as Sanchious threw a 68-yard strike to Everett Butler for the eventual winning touchdown with 1:50 to play for the 27-24 victory.
Sanchious finished with a season-high 274 passing yards.
“This is all about trusting your brother,” said Sanchious. “We know if we start off quick, we’ll be a whole better team. We got to learn how to pick up from our mistakes.”
“I tell our guys that we are battle tested,” said Creek coach Christopher Yeargin. “We work on the two-minute drill every single day. Josiah is one of the best South Florida quarterbacks that no one really talks about.”
This was Sanchious’ second comeback victory over the season after he rallied the Cougars beat True North on the final play of the game for a 33-32 victory on Aug. 28.
Butler, filling in for an injured Sanchious, rallied Creek to a 17-14 victory over Cardinal Gibbons when place-kicker Jonathan Hernandez kicked the game-winning field goal from 34-yards as time expired.
The Bengals seemed in line to pull the upset when D’tyler Marc scored on a 16-yard run to build a 24-14 lead. Marc finished with 98 yards on 21 carries.
Alijah Pessoa, making his first start at quarterback this season on place of injured Maksim Steuber, rushed for 109 yards and a touchdown.
Jonah Julien added a 57-yard fumble return that gave Piper 17-7 lead with 6:03 left in the third quarter after they trailed 7-3 at the half.
“Unfortunately, this is what we have been all year long,” said Piper coach Quentin Short regarding blown leads this season. “We haven’t been able to finish when we’ve had leads. Hats off to Creek in making two big plays.”
The Cougars (8-1, 2-0 in district) will finish the regular season with a home-game against Chaminade-Madonna, the 18th ranked team in the nation.
Piper (5-4, 1-1) will play at Cardinal Gibbons on Friday.
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By Dave Brousseau
FORT LAUDERDALE – Junior quarterback Brady Quinn continues to shine as the Chaminade-Madonna signal caller.
Thursday against Cardinal Gibbons he improved his Broward County leading passing touchdowns to 26, while tossing for 238 yards as the Lions defeated Cardinal Gibbons 41-6.
The Chiefs loss was the fourth straight to Chaminade (7-2), all occurring from 2023-26 by a combined score of 151-27. Of the seven Lions victories this season, they have scored at least 41 six times.
“I thought it was a great game on both side of the ball,” said Quinn. “Obviously there’s still things top clean up, but I think every week we are getting better. I feel we have the best offense in the country and the best receivers that make my job a lot easier.”
In Quinn’s two seasons as a varsity quarterback, including last year at Naples Lely, he has thrown 63 touchdown passes.
“Brady always shines when he must, and he’s a gamer,” said Chaminade coach Dameon Jones. “He’s the top quarterback in the state of Florida hands down and shows up every week.”
Quinn threw scoring passes to Armani Strong for eight yards in the first quarter for a 6-0 lead and a second to Strong for three yards for a 27-3 lead with 1:32 left in the opening half.
Senior running back Amos Bradford added a pair of rushing touchdowns of 20 and 9 yards between Brady’s first two touchdown tosses.
With a 34-6 lead following a 23-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Alexander Beltran, Brady completed the Lions scoring with 49 catch and run by junior Peter Pierre.
“I’m proud of our buys getting better week to week,” said Jones. “We still need to clean things up on both sides of the ball though.”
The Lion’s ranked No. 18 in the county by MaxPreps, will complete the regular season next week at Coconut Creek. Cardinal Gibbons (6-3) completes its regular season at home against Piper.
The Chiefs’ scoring came on field goals of 39 and 43 yards by senior Tyler Fuquay.
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While this has been a fast-moving high school football season, we hit this Friday with a number of teams that still have post-season hopes.
As the “Open Division” plays itself out via the Max Preps computer ranking, there are other programs who are using these final two weeks to position themselves for the post season.
While fans have gotten caught up in the eight teams who will play in the post season as part of the inaugural Open Division, there are so many other teams who have played amazing football this season and will have their opportunity to compete for the 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, 5A and 6A state titles that will still be up for grabs at Pitbull Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.
While there are several games that will be played today and tomorrow, here are two spotlight contests to watch:
Miami Christopher Columbus (8-1) vs. Miami Northwestern (6-3), Traz, 7:30. On the surface this shouldn’t be the battle that it could have been the past few years, it shows how quickly things can change in high school football. Last year at this time, the Explorers were finishing with five wins while the Bulls were playing for their second straight state title.
Because players change schools at a record pace, and coaches are on the move, the landscape, especially in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties can change – just like the that.
While Christopher Columbus is one of those teams’ 100 percent headed to the inaugural Open Division after beating one national power and taken the other down to the wire, Miami Northwestern has struggled, although they did with a district title.
MIAMI CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS
Miami Southridge, W 45-7
Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, W 33-28
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, L 31-24
Miami Palmetto, W 34-7
Homestead South Dade, W 45-7
Homestead, W 58-0
Southwest Miami, W 53-0
Coral Gables, W 51-13
Miami Central, W 28-3
10/23 – Miami Northwestern
MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS
St. Petersburg Lakewood, W 20-18
Miami Jackson, W 42-0
Hialeah, W 51-0
Hawthorne, L 16-12
North Miami, W 23-7
Miami Central, L 52-10
Hialeah American, W 17-13
Miami Carol City, L 17-7
Homestead South Dade, W 30-16
10/23 – Miami Christopher Columbus
Here are some others to keep an eye on today:
Belle Glade Glades Day at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Boca Raton Christian at Pompano Beach, 7
Coconut Creek Monarch at West Boca Raton, 6:30
Coral Springs Taravella at Parkland Douglas, 6
Davie Nova at Boca Raton, 7
Deerfield Beach at Boca Raton Olympic Heights, 6:30
Doral Academy at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Fort Lauderdale Dillard at Miami Southridge, 7:30
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School at Delray American Heritage, 7
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 7
Largo Indian Rocks Christian at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
Miami Norland at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7:30
Hialeah Gardens at Miami Varela, 3:30
Hollywood South Broward at Hollywood Hills, 4
Miami Belen Jesuit at Miami St. Brendan, 7
Miami Carol City at Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (Milander), 7:30
Miami Edison vs. Homestead (Harris), 7:30
Miami Ferguson vs. Miami Braddock (Tropical), 7:30
Miami Jackson vs. Miami Booker T. (Curtis), 7:30
Miami Lakes Goleman at Davie Western, 7
Miami Springs at Key West, 7:30
Miami Ransom Everglades at Naples St. John Neumann, 7
Pembroke Pines Flanagan at Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 7
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Pines Charter, 6
Plantation American Heritage at Hollywood McArthur, 7
Riviera Beach Inlet Grove at Miami Gulliver, 3:30
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22
Archbishop Carroll (Miami) 35, Killian (Miami) 28 (OT)
Atlantic (Delray Beach) 44, Plantation 6
Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) 40, Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) 12
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale) 41, St. John Paul II (Boca Raton) 6
Central (Miami) 55, North Miami Beach 0
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 41, Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 6
Cooper City 48, Oakland Park Northeast 6
Coral Gables 23, Southwest Miami 0
Coral Glades (Coral Springs) 48, Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) 32
Coral Reef (Miami) 12, Ronald Reagan (Doral) 3
Dr. Krop (Miami) 30, Sunset (Miami) 6
Glades Central (Belle Glade) 38, Hialeah 0
Immaculata LaSalle (Miami) 41, Monsignor Pace (Miami Gardens) 9
Pahokee 50, Somerset Prep (North Lauderdale) 6
Palmetto (Miami) 42, South Dade (Homestead) 13
South Plantation 9. Fort Lauderdale 7
West Boca Raton 44, Monarch (Coconut Creek) 0
West Broward (Pembroke Pines) 39, Miami High 6
WEDNESDAY
South Miami 54, Miami Coral Park 0
Saturday, Oct. 24
Miami Beach at Miami Westminster Christian, 1
Miami Florida Christian at Marco Island Academy, 6:30
Sunrise Piper at Coconut Creek, 7
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