It has been talked about since the game was scheduled. A Thursday night national showdown between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams locally – and elite programs nationally.

The Hollywoo Chaminade-Madonna (4-0) and Miami Central matchup this evening (7:00) was so important that the ESPN2 cameras will be rolling at “The Mecca” – Traz Powell Stadium.

With both programs already going through early season national tests, Lions’ head coach Dameon Jones and Rockets’ second-year head coach Jube Joseph have heard enough of the hype and talk. It’s time to show the country that south Florida high school football is second to none.

With seven of the top 25 teams in the country coming from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, there is no getting around the fact that NO other area in the nation can boast a weekly gauntlet of competition that the “305” and “954” must navigate.

It's time to kick this impressive matchup off and see who is indeed “King of the Hill”.

HOLLYWOOD CHAMINADE LIONS (1M, 4-0)

Baltimore St. Frances Academy, W 35-14

Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, W 41-4

Bergen Catholic, New Jersey, W 61-21

Plantation American Heritage, W 28-16

9/21 – at Miami Central

9/29 – Coconut Creek

10/7 – at Fort Lauderdale Dillard

10/28 – at Boca Raton Saint John Paul II

11/3 – at St. Petersburg Lakewood

5 LIONS TO WATCH

2025 – Chris Ewald, CB, 6-1, 170

2024 – Davion Gause, RB, 5-11, 200

2024 – Zaquan Patterson, S, 6-1, 190

2024 – Jeremiah Smith, WR, 6-3, 200

2024 – Joshisa Trader, WR, 6-2, 180

MIAMI CENTRAL (1-1)

Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, Nevada, L 39-35

Miami Booker T. Washington, W 38-28

9/16 – Miami Carol City (Will Be Continued)

9/21 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

9/29 – North Miami Beach

10/6 – Miami Northwestern

10/13 – at Miami Norland

10/20 – GMAC Week

10/27 – at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace

5 ROCKETS TO WATCH TONIGHT

2025 – Randy Adirika, DL

2025 – Armondo Blount, DL

2025 – Ezekiel Marcelin, LB

2024 – Lawayne McCoy, WR

2024 – Luke Moise, OL

In addition to the No. 1 and No. 2 battle, here is a look at other games this week – involving Miami-Dade and Broward County teams:

WEDNESDAY SCOREBOARD

Miami Norland 57, Hialeah American 12

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21

Cooper City at South Plantation, 7

Coral Park at Hialeah-Miami Lakes, 7

Pompano Beach at Coral Springs Charter (Coral Glades), 7

Hollywood Hills at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7

No. 16 Miami Southridge at Doral Academy, 7

Somerset Homestead at Miami Westminster Christian, 3

South Miami at Miami High (Curtis Park), 7

Southwest Miami at Coral Reef (Southridge), 7

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22

Boca Raton Saint Andrew’s Academy at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 6

Boca Raton Saint John Paul II at Hollywood Avant Garde Academy (Ansin Park), 7

Clearwater Academy International at No. 8 Miami Palmetto (Tropical), 7:30

No. 11 Coconut Creek at No. 10 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7

Coral Gables at Braddock, 3:30

Coral Springs at Oakland Park Northeast, 7

Coral Springs Taravella at No. 20 Davie Western, 7

Davie Nova at Weston Cypress Bay, 7

Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7

Gould Palm Glades at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 3:30

Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miami St. Brendan, 7

Hollywood McArthur at Sunrise Piper, 7

Homestead Everglades Prep at Miami BridgePrep, 4

LaBelle at Florida Christian, 7

Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at Deerfield Beach, 7

Marathon at Miami Ransom Everglades, 4

Miami Belen Jesuit at Gonzaga Prep, Washington DC, 7

No. 9 Miami Booker T. Washington at Miami Carol City (Traz Powell), 7:30

No. 18 Miami Dr. Krop at No. 17 Hollywood South Broward, 7

No. 19 Miami Edison at St. Petersburg Lakewood, 7:30

Miami Ferguson at Miami Varela, 3

Miami Gulliver Prep at West Palm Beach The King’s Academy, 7

Miami Jackson at Homestead South Dade (Harris), 7:30

Miami Killian at Naples, 7:30

Miami Northwestern at No. 3 Miami Christopher Columbus (Tropical Park), 7:30

Miami Sunset at Doral Reagan (Doral Legacy), 3:30

Miami True North Academy at Naples First Baptist, 7:30

North Miami at Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian, 7

North Miami Alonzo Mourning at Miami Country Day, 7

North Miami Beach at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30

Miami Springs at Westland Hialeah (Milander), 7:30

Parkland Douglas at No. 14 Coconut Creek Monarch (Coconut Creek), 7

Pembroke Pines Charter at West Broward (Flanagan), 7

Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast at No. 4 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 7

Somerset Key at Boca Raton Christian, 7

Somerset Prep at Somerset Silver Palms, 7:30

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23

No. 15 Miramar at Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7

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