Before the season began, we told you that every week, there would be games that you will need to keep an eye on.
After Week 1 – when the nation had an opportunity to see the kind of football this state has to offer, Week 2 will once again showcase some elite teams, coaching and players.
South Florida programs will once again share that spotlight as college coaches will be watching and checking in on prospects they know about – while discovering some new players.
Here is a look at four marquee contest that will involve some of Miami-Dade and Broward’s finest:
No. 8 Davie Western (0-1) at No. 6 Plantation American Heritage (0-1), 7:30. Both teams are coming off losses on opening night to national programs, and while each team has a very competitive schedule this season, this game is truly important.
DAVIE WESTERN WILDCATS
HEAD COACH: Adam Ratkevich
2023 RECORD: 9-4
2024 SCHEDULE
Hoover, Alabama, L 20-17
8/30 - @Plantation American Heritage
9/13 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9/19 - @Coral Springs Taravella
9/27 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
10/4 – West Boca Raton
10/11 – Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman
10/18 – Weston Cypress Bay
10/25 - @Deerfield Beach
11/1 - @Pembroke Pines West Broward
PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE PATRIOTS
HEAD COACH: Mike Smith
2023 RECORD: 10-2
2024 SCHEDULE
Milton, Georgia, L 37-28
8/30 – Davie Western
9/6 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/13 - @Naples
9/20 - @Miami Central
9/27 – Plantation
10/12 - @Miami Norland
10/18 – Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
10/25 - @Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
No. 18 Miami Carol City (1-0) vs. No. 7 Miami Norland (1-0), Traz Powell Stadium, 7:30. As the Chiefs are trying to return to their winning past – opening the season with a win – the stakes rise with a contest against the Vikings who came up with a win on opening night. This battle of Miami Gardens teams will have plenty of interest and show each program where they are after the second week of the season.
MIAMI CAROL CITY CHIEFS
HEAD COACH: George Stubbs Sr.
2023 RECORD: 1-9
2024 SCHEDULE
Hialeah, W 28-20
8/30 - @Miami Norland
9/6 – Miami Northwestern
9/12 - @Westland Hialeah
9/27 – Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace
10/4 - @South Miami
10/10 – North Miami Beach
10/25 - @Miami Belen Jesuit
10/30 – North Lauderdale Somerset Prep
MIAMI NORLAND VIKINGS
HEAD COACH: Daryle Heidelburg
2023 RECORD: 14-1 (2M State Runner up)
2024 SCHEDULE
Miramar, W 27-0
8/30 – Miami Carol City
9/13 – Miami Northwestern
9/19 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/27 - @Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
10/4 - @Cocoa
10/12 – Plantation American Heritage
10/18 – GMAC Week
10/24 - Plantation
No. 3 Miami Northwestern (1-0) at Venice (1-0), 7:30. Two weeks ago before the season started, this was a game that many looked at and felt that the two teams would have a high scoring contest – like last year when the Indians won, 63-46. But as things unfold and the Bulls have been very impressive in the kickoff classic and Broward County National Showcase contest, this could be one of the best matchups in Florida this week. Venice is the two-time defending state runner up.
MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS
HEAD COACH: Teddy Bridgewater
2023 RECORD: 4-6
2024 SCHEDULE
Coconut Creek, W 45-0
8/30 - @Venice
9/6 - @Miami Carol City
9/13 - @Miami Norland
9/19 – Miami Christopher Columbus
9/27 – Miami Jackson
10/4 – Miami Central
10/11 - @Key West
10/25 – Miami St. Brendan
VENICE INDIANS
HEAD COACH: John Peacock
2023 RECORD: 12-3
2024 SCHEDULE
Tampa Bay Tech, W 63-40
8/30 – Miami Northwestern
9/6 - @Fort Myers Bishop Verot
9/13 - @Port Charlotte
9/20 – Cocoa
9/27 - @Lehigh
10/4 – Bradenton IMG Academy
10/10 - @Sarasota Riverview
10/18 - @Clearwater Central Catholic
10/25 - Sarasota
Olney Our Lady of Good Counsel, Maryland (0-0) vs. No. 5 Miami Christopher Columbus (1-0), Tropical Park, 7:30. This is indeed one of those games that will bring in a program that continues to show up in the national rankings and are coming off a tremendous season where the defense yielded a touchdown a game against the two-time defending state champion Explorers who will indeed be tested by a team that comes to town with a number of nationally-rated recruits. This is a chance for a reloading Columbus to grab the national spotlight.
OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL, MARYLAND FALCONS
HEAD COACH: Andy Stefanelli
2023 RECORD: 10-1
2024 SCHEDULE
8/30 - @Miami Christopher Columbus
9/6 - @DePaul Catholic
9/13 – Riverside Baptist
9/20 – St. Joseph’s Prep
9/27 - @Stone Bridge
10/4 – Glen Burnie
10/11 – St. John’s
10/18 - @DeMatha
11/1 – Gonzaga
11/9 - @Bishop McNamara
MIAMI CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS
HEAD COACH: Dave Dunn
2023 RECORD: 13-2 (4M State Champions)
2024 SCHEDULE
Miami Southridge, W 17-14
8/30 – Our Lady of Good Counsel
9/6 - @Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9/13 - @Miami Palmetto
9/19 - @Miami Northwestern
9/26 – Homestead South Dade
10/3 - @Miami High
10/10 – Coral Gables
10/18 – GMAC Week
10/24 – Miami Archbishop Carroll
OTHER FRIDAY GAMES
In addition to those four spotlight games, today also has other programs from Miami-Dade and Broward County in action:
FRIDAY, AUG. 30
Bradenton IMG White at Key West, 7
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
Coral Springs at Davie Nova, 7
Coral Springs Charter vs. Pembroke Pines Charter (Coral Glades), 7
Deerfield Beach vs. No. 10 Coconut Creek Monarch (Creek), 7
Doral Ronald Reagan at Hialeah Miami Lakes, 3:30
No. 19 Fort Lauderdale Dillard vs. Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (Lockhart), 7
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School at Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian, 7
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at Pompano Beach, 7
Hialeah ABF Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 3:30
No. 2 Hollywood Chaminade at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7
Hollywood Hills at North Miami Mourning, 3:30
Hollywood South Broward at No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
No. 11 Homestead vs. Homestead South Dade (Harris), 7:30
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 7
Marathon at Miami Florida Christian, 7:30
Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace at Miami Gulliver, 4
Miami Jackson at Miami Immaculata La Salle, 7
Miami Lakes Goleman at No. 14 Miami Southridge, 7:30
Miami Palmer Trinity at Tavernier Coral Shores, 4
Miami Ransom Everglades at Miami Westminster Christian, 4
Miami Springs vs. Southwest Miami (Milander), 7
Miami Varela at Miami Ferguson, 3:30
No. 20 Miramar vs. No. 15 Plantation (PAL), 7
Miramar Everglades at Richmond Hill, Georgia, 7
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep at Sunrise Piper, 7
North Miami at Orange City University, 7:30
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons, 7
No. 13 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Camden County (Ga.), 7
Somerset Silver Palms at Naples Palmetto Ridge, 7:30
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Westland Hialeah at Hollywood Avant Garde (Ives Park), 7
THURSDAY STATE SCORES – NOT COMPLETE
Boca Raton Christian 26, Miami SmartEn Sports 6
Coconut Creek Monarch 8, Deerfield Beach 0 (NOT FINAL - LAST REPORT)
Doral Ronald Reagan 42, Hialeah Miami Lakes 0
Hialeah 22, Miami Belen Jesuit 14 (Suspended – Resuming Tuesday)
Hialeah Gardens 34, Miami Coral Park 6
Miami Beach 20, Homestead Everglades Prep 6 (NOT FINAL - LAST REPORT)
Miami Coral Reef 25, Miami Sunset 0
Miami High 58, South Miami 0
Miami Killian 31, Miami Dr. Krop 7
Miami Palmetto 10, Miami Booker T. Washington 9 (Postponed at halftime)
Oakland Park Northeast 28, Coral Springs Taravella 12
South Plantation 16, Coral Springs Coral Glades 0 (LAST REPORT)
WEDNESDAY GAME
Doral Academy 37, Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy 20
SATURDAY, AUG. 31
No. 17 Miami Edison vs. No. 4 Miami Central (Traz), 7