It is a matchup that has been talked about for years, and now it has become a reality.
When head coach Steven Wright brings his Crusaders from Raleigh, North Carolina to faceoff against head coach Matt Dubuc and his Chiefs from Fort Lauderdale, it will be Cardinal Gibbons vs. Cardinal Gibbons.
For the second straight year, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons will serve as a host team for the Broward County National Football Showcase – Presented by the Broward Educational Foundation.
The Crusaders are 1-0 after an exciting come-from-behind win last week – while the Chiefs will get it started after battling to a 45-45 tie in a kickoff classic with Plantation.
BREAKDOWN
Cardinal Gibbons, North Carolina (1-0) vs. Cardinal Gibbons, Florida (0-0)
August 25, 2023
Cardinal Gibbons High School
7:30 p.m.
TKDS SPORTS
2023 CARDINAL GIBBONS, NORTH CAROLINA SCHEDULE – CLASS 4A, CAP 6
Durham Jordan, W 35-31
8/25 – at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
9/1 – at Rockingham Richmond
9/8 – at Rolesville
9/22 – Durham Hillsdale
9/29 – Raleigh Athens Drive
10/6 – at Raleigh Enloe
10/13 – Raleigh Sanderson
10/20 – at Raleigh Broughton
10/27 – Raleigh Leesville Road
CRUSADERS TO WATCH
2024 – Whitt Newbauer, QB, Mercer commit, 3.66 GPA
2024 – Ryan Ziegler, LB, 5 offers – 3.1 GPA.
2024 - Chet Yardley, WR.
2024 – Chip Coleman, DB/OLB.
2025 – Jack Sheehan, OL (6-6, 290).
2025 – Sam Dodd, WR.
2026 – Aiden Small, Athlete.
2023 CARDINAL GIBBONS, FLORIDA SCHEDULE – CLASS 2M, DISTRICT 12
8/25 – Cardinal Gibbons, North Carolina
9/1 – Hollywood Chaminade
9/8 – at Fort Lauderdale Dillard
9/14 – at St. Petersburg Northeast
9/29 – at Plantation American Heritage
10/6 – at Miami Belen Jesuit
10/12 – Hallandale
10/20 – at Boca Raton
10/27 – Fort Lauderdale Stranahan
11/3 – Clearwater Central Catholic
CHIEFS TO WATCH
2024 - Colton Heinrich, TE, Georgia commit – 4.4 GPA.
2024 – Michael Merdinger, QB, North Carolina commit – 4.5 GPA).
2024 – Casey Etienne, S, 9 offers – 4.1 GPA.
2024 – Guy Edmond, DB, 5 offers
2024 – Daniel Mincey, OL (6-5, 290), 8 offers.
2024 – Zack Boehly, OL, 11 offers.
2024 – Jonathan Rodriguez, FIU commit, 3.7 GPA.
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