Success in Miami-Dade County and success anywhere else in the state – and maybe the country – is a different meaning.
If you finish 10-2, outscore your opponents 536-197 and roll to a district title, in many places across this country, it is viewed as a solid season. Not in the #305.
When Miami Central and head coach Derrick Gibson lost to rival Miami Northwestern in a region final game, 50-29, ending the season, it felt the same as going 0-10.
That loss stung more than any other setback the Rockets could have suffered. This program – no matter who is coaching – have set much higher standards, and if you lose any game – to any opponent locally, regionally, statewide or nationally, it is a loss that should never have happened.
If there is anything positive, and there is rarely anything positive that comes from a loss, what it did for this program is put winning as a priority, and this off-season has been busier than any in recent memory.
As they headed toward spring, this program had put together a team that is as talented as anyone – with elite prospects on both sides of the ball. It is also one of the deepest teams in the state – and Gibson and his team approached the upcoming season with a purpose. The schedule is one of the toughest you will find – with local competition as well as national opponents who will provide plenty of competition.
Check out the roster and you will find some familiar faces along with elite newcomers that more than check all the boxes.
The rising senior (2027) class is stacked with playmakers and talent that is being recruited by just about every college – large and small.
CLASS OF 2027
Gardi Jean-Baptiste, OLB, 6’1, 215.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19673413/Gardi-JeanBaptiste
Trezavant Boyd, CB, 5’10, 160.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20189717/Trezavant-Boyd
Kareem Brown, WR, 6’0, 180.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16930405/Kareem-Brown
Solomon Efunbajo, DL, 6’3, 245.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18869644/Solomon-Efunbajo
Kaleb Frederick, OLB/FS, 5’10, 175 – 3.5 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/22403911/690799866c4b96816ed104ca
Kanarious Harris, RB/WR, 5’9, 170.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26602054/Kanarious-Harris
Ivan Houston, DB, 5’11, 180 – 3.5 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19466828/Ivan-Houston
Jayden Johnson, RB/Slot, 5’7, 160 – 3.2 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19588383/Jayden-Johnson
Derrick Jones, WR, 5’9, 140.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22360130/Derrick-Jones
Ahmad Joseph, DT, 6’0, 295.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19530380/Ahmad-Joseph
Vamounyeh Keita, TE, 6’3, 220 – 4.0 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19845657/Vamounyeh-Keita
Tayvion Lee, WR, 6’0, 160.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23285247/Tayvion-Lee
Melvin Miller, FS, 6’1, 155.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22502364/Melvin-Miller
T’ari Miller, CB, 6’4, 187.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22397046/Tari-Miller
Cole Rodriguez, K/P, 5’10, 165 – 4.13 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20823856/Cole-Rodriguez
Ro’laun Spain, WR, 6’0, 170.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20836094/Rolaun-Spain
Anterrio Thornton Jr., OL, 6’2, 280.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23512748/Anterrio-Thornton-Jr
Edwardo Thompson, Edge/DT, 6’1, 255 – 3.0 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19747559/691909021e12c59908cd1d47
Tavares Ward, DB, 6’2, 180.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19972391/Tavares-Ward
Vincent Williams, OL, 6’1, 270.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22413925/Vincent-Williams
Jamarian Wilson, OL, 6’2, 290.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23512726/Jamarian-Wilson
AWAITING SPRING/SUMMER VIDEO
Arthur Hart, WR, 6’3, 170
Avier Jordan, CB
THE FUTUTRE IS NOW
While the 2027 class will provide experience and talent, it’s the elite younger prospects that has everyone associated with this program feeling pretty good.
CLASS OF 2028
Jaylen Antrobus, DL, 6’2, 221.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22980374/Jaylen-Antrobus
Vincent Coulter, LS, 5’11, 196 – 4.0 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22471001/Vincent-Coulter
Jeremiah Cuyler, OL, 5’10, 240 – 3.7 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26385626/Jeremiah-Cuyler
Aaron Ellis, S, 5’10, 175 – 3.2 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26370710/Aaron-Ellis
Israel Howard, DT/OG, 6’0, 280.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18443113/Israel-Howard
Demetrius Ingram, WR/S, 6’2, 185 – 3.83 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23557327/Demetrius-Ingram
Elias Konak, DL, 6’0, 230.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22828015/Elias-Konak
Quartavius Lyons Jr., CB, 6’2, 178 – 3.6 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19062829/Quartavius-Lyons-Jr
Sabien McCloud, DE/OLB, 6’2, 240 – 3.5 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22316115/Sabien-McCloud
Steven Moore, LB/DE, 6’1, 215 – 3.2 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19498770/Steven-Moore
Jaden Parker, DE, 6’3, 260 – 3.5 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22973414/Jaden-Parker
Quinton Rolle Jr., DB, 6’0, 170 – 3.0 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23020242/Quinton-Rolle
La’Bron Scharoun, LB, 6’1, 217 – 3.2 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23110163/LaBron-Scharoun
AWAITING SPRING/SUMMER VIDEO
Kerry Jean-Baptiste, DL, 5’11, 220
Winel Belzince, OLB
Aidan Calixte, S, 5’6, 155
Caiden Coleman, LB
Demetrius Hayes Jr., DB, 5’11, 140 – 3.1 GPA
Quinton Scott, DT
Keion Thomas, DE/LB, 6’1, 195 – 3.4 GPA. Track & Field
Ronald Williams, WR
CLASS OF 2029
Makhi Easterling, CB, 5’10, 160 – 3.88 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26627831/Makhi-Easterling
Willington Jackson, RB, 5’7, 165.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/28251122/Willington-Jackson
Trey’von Martinez, OL, 6’4, 300.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26865604/Treyvon-Martinez
Edward Nelson Jr., WR/QB.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/28543162/Edward-Nelson-Jr
Kyan Reid, OC, 6’0, 250.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/28336945/kyan-reid
AWAITING SPRING/SUMMER VIDEO
Jaheim Athis, OLB
Braylin Brown, WR, 6’0, 180
Jamel Maxwell, LB
2025 Miami Central Rockets
Miami Edison, W 50-12
Miami Booker T. Washington, W 58-14
Plantation American Heritage, W 31-21
Miami Northwestern, L 30-21
Pompano Beach, W 52-0
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, W 59-6
Miami Southridge, W 34-28
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, W 39-0
Miami Carol City, W 23-6
STATE PLAYOFFS
Miami St. Brendan, W 70-0
Naples Lely, W 70-30
Miami Northwestern, L 50-29
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