When first year head football coach Johan Betancourt looks back at the 2025 season, he sees so many positives for Miami Ransom Everglades.
In a year when the Raiders finished 7-5 and advanced to the state playoffs before losing to then unbeaten Miami Immaculata LaSalle, this was a program that showed that hard work and dedication to the sport certainly paid off.
With the off-season fully underway and the returning players looking to build on what happened this past season, the focus is on 2026 – and while this program has not been a power on the gridiron in the past, Betancourt, his assistant coaches and the returning players want to change the way this school is viewed when it comes to football.
THE 2027 CLASS WILL BE A GREAT PLACE TO START
When the year finished and this program looked at the prospects who would be returning for the 2026 season, it was that rising senior class (2027) that would be a great place to start.
While the Raiders lost some quality talent, who moves on, the players coming back will bring talent, experience and leadership to the table.
Among those players to keep an eye on include Alec Martinez-Bolivar (P/K), Spencer Geller (RB/CB), Tyler Grossfeld (SS/WR), Coley Hucks (DE/OT), Lachlan Kelleher (RB/LB), Zack Myones (OL/DE), Hunter White (TE/LB), Nick Torres (LB) and kicker Thomas Nima.
UNDERCLASSMEN WILL ADD TALENT AND DEPTH
As any program changes from year-to-year, this team will add some new faces but will also bring back some of the younger prospects who made an impact in 2025.
Class of 2028 standout Colton Smith (WR/SS) leads the way with some elite players. He has been playing at a high level – year-round for two years already – with 7-on-7, camps and combines only enhancing what he brings to the table as a top-flight football prospect.
In addition to Smith, the rising junior class (2028) also features standout Noah Alce (RB/FS), Matthew Guavara (QB), Quinnard Mays (DE/OLB), Finn McCarron (WR/CB), Robbie Stieglitz (DE/LB), Albert Uster (LB) and versatile Hans Van de kreeke (CB/WR).
The Class of 2029 will also be loaded with potential – with Will Duncan (RB), Alfonso Llanes (QB), Benjamin Rodriguez (WR/CB), Landon Elfenbein (FS/WR), Evans Branch (WR/DE), Harrison Filler (K/QB), Aiden Cohen (OL), David Martin (OL), Evan Powe (OL/DT), Callum Kelleher (DE), Alex Bontas (WR), Connor Yagnik (DE) and offensive lineman Chris Torres.
RANSOM EVERGLADES 2025 RESULTS
North Broward, W 21-0
Somerset Academy Silver Palms, L 9-7
New Smyrna Beach, L 21-3
Miami Palmer Trinity, W 28-0
Miami Westminster Christian, L 22-0
Miami Immaculata LaSalle, L 21-17
Miami Springs, W 35-14
Davie NSU University School, W 43-0
Miami Booker T. Washington, W 35-0
Miami Gulliver Prep, W 20-13
Miami Immaculata LaSalle, L 42-16
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