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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