Going into last Saturday night’s regular season finale, most gave Pompano Beach Blanche Ely little chance of beating longtime rival Fort Lauderdale Dillard in the annual Soul Bowl matchup.
Playing the Panthers even for the entire first season, the game was stopped because the crowd on hand got out of hand and the Tigers were awarded the victory.
The 9-7 game-shortened win gave head coach Mike Bailey and his team a “perfect 9-0” record, heading into this week’s playoffs. A huge shot in the arm for a team that went 9-46 since the 2015-16 season.
While many dispute the win – others will take it and move on!
The Tigers head into the playoffs on a roll:
BOYD ANDERSON, W 32-0
CYPRESS BAY, W 42-7
Coral Springs, W 42-0
Coconut Creek, W 28-21
FORT LAUDERDALE, W 28-16
Deerfield Beach, W 7-0
Piper, W 38-14
WEST BOCA RATON, W 47-12
Dillard, W 9-7
BIG WINS TO END THE SEASON
In addition to the Tigers ending the regular season with a win, other programs are also headed to the state playoffs on a roll.
Among those schools include:
Coconut Creek Monarch 18, Deerfield Beach 7
Davie Western 49, Plantation 22
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 45, Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 6
Miami Dr. Krop 23, Hialeah 18
Miami Jackson 46, Miami High 0
Miami Norland 42, Miami Killian 14
Miramar 55, Hollywood South Broward 7
North Miami 15, Westland Hialeah 14
Parkland Douglas 42, Coral Springs Coral Glades 7
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 45, Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast 6
There were other games that were played on the final week as well:
Boca Raton St. Andrew’s 39, Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 28
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 44, Delray American Heritage 10
Coral Gables 32, Southwest Miami 6
Coral Springs 21, Coral Springs Taravella 8
Davie Nova 55, Coral Springs Charter 13
Fort Lauderdale 22, Fort Lauderdale Stranahan 15 (OT)
Hialeah Goleman 51, Hialeah Miami-Lakes 0
Hollywood Hills 46, Oakland Park Northeast 8
Hollywood McArthur 40, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson 14
Lakeland Lake Gibson 55, Miami Beach 0
Miami Archbishop Carroll 20, Miami Ransom Everglades 14
Miami Belen Jesuit 16, Miami LaSalle Immaculata 0
Miami Coral Park 19, Miami Sunset 14
Miami Coral Reef 48, Hialeah Gardens 0
Miami Edison 35, Doral Academy 14
Miami Gardens TRU Prep 48, Miami Ferguson 7
Miami Monsignor Pace 34, Hollywood Avant Garde Academy 28
Miami Palmetto 28, Coconut Creek 21
Miami Southridge 46, Homestead South Dade 21
Miami Varela 14, North Miami Mourning 6
North Miami Beach 34, Hialeah American 6
Pembroke Pines Charter 33, Pompano Beach 0
Pembroke Pines Flanagan 8, Hallandale 0
SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 18, North Lauderdale Somerset Prep 14
Somerset Academy Silver Palms 35, Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy 26
South Miami 28, Miami High 26
Tavernier Coral Shores 35, Miami Palmer Trinity 27
Wellington Palm Beach Central 34, Miami Carol City 28
Weston Cypress Bay 48, South Plantation 0
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 54, Miami Gulliver Prep 14
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