Following their first-round state playoff game against Miami Palmetto, Coral Glades players and coaches vowed to use the loss to the Panthers as a building block for the future.
The very fact that the Jaguars and head coach Rocco Casullo advanced to the playoffs was indeed something positive for a program that is building something special out in western Broward County.
This is a team that has added the pieces throughout the past few years and used the off-season to build and mature.
With camps, combines and 7-on-7 events along with a solid weight training program, this team has put itself in a position to get better every year.
“We have made good use of the off-season and have developed the young talent,” Casullo explained. “The prospects in this program see that we are coaching them up and now understand that this is a process.”
In a day when transfers are happening at a record pace across south Florida, Casullo and the Jaguars understand that moving around from school to school will never add up to building a team. Quick fixes usually fall apart after a year or two – while developing a pipeline of talent end up having a greater success rate and that is what this program is looking to accomplish.
THE TALENT IS CERTAINLY THERE
With some seniors moving on, the emphasis will be on the underclassmen.
Class of 2027 rising seniors for the upcoming class start with defensive ends Bryan Pierre and Ryan Pierre, but also include Julian Madero (LB), Mark Cortes (LB), Bryce Cox (WR), Abraham Gray Jr. (OL), Isaac Hilaire (WR), Dan Ismard (RB), Woodmye Laurore (OL), Tacorio Miller (DE), Nelson Naud (DT), Jayden Pierre (DT) and safety Jayden Snow (SS).
A STRONG UNDERCLASS GROUP GIVE THIS TEAM DEPTH
Coach Casullo had said all along that since he has been at the school this is the strongest group of underclassmen they will have.
Class of 2028 rising juniors such as Makhai Harris (OL), Johnny Brown (DB), Elijah Carter (OL), Bovo Aghariaha (CB), Tyler Brown (OL), Floyd Dale (RB), Kayo Derezende (QB), James Griffin (K/P), Alexander Jobbitt (DE/LB) and defensive back Caylen Rucker.
The class also will have Jayden Johnson (LB), Micha Lee (OL), Silvio Martinez (OL), Wensley Mombrun (RB), Ethan Ortega (DB), Justin Tejada (LB), Emmanuel Thomas (RB), Jamari Thompson (DB) and receiver Zantwan McNeil.
The rising sophomore (2029) class will also be stacked with plenty of potential – with Elijah Freeman (DB), Landon Wienstock (QB), Ameer Harris (OL), Baby Wigs ( CB), Christian Curles (WR), Elijah Innis (WR), Channing Casey (QB), Jaden Depass (WR), Bronson Griffin (WR/LS), Aaron McGuire (LB) and defensive back Tavares Randell.
2025 CORAL GLADES JAGUARS
Cooper City, L 10-7
South Plantation, L 31-14
Coral Springs, W 41-6
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, W 7-0
Boca Raton Spanish River, L 21-0
Hallandale, W 15-14
Parkland Douglas, W 20-7
Boca Raton, W 35-26
Coral Springs Taravella, W 31-0Davie Nova, L 19-10
Miami Palmetto, L 42-0
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