It has been 241 days since the end of the 2022 high school football season – nearly nine months.
During that time, teams have gone through conditioning, spring, summer and countless camps and combines, getting ready for the 2023 season.
That all comes to an end this evening (7:00) when the Miramar Patriots and head coach A.J. Scott travel to the fabled Traz Powell Stadium to play Luther Campbell’s Miami Edison Red Raiders to get Kickoff Classic Week under way.
For the Patriots (10-2), last year saw the team win a district and advance three rounds in the state playoffs before losing to eventual 3M state runner up Homestead.
With several prospects returning, this is a program that worked hard in the off-season to get ready for a challenging 2023.
2022 RESULTS
Plantation, W 26-21
Dillard, L 35-7
Flanagan, W 38-0
Coral Glades, W 47-0
Pines Charter, W 53-0
American, W 47-7
Western, W 21-0
Miramar Everglades, W 50-6
South Broward, W 55-7
STATE PLAYOFFS
Pines Charter, W 48-0
Miami Southridge, W 29-24
Homestead, L 33-13
PATRIOTS 2023 SCHEDULE
8/25 - Highland Springs, Virginia (Broward Football Showcase)
9/7 – Coral Glades
9/14 – Flanagan
9/23 – Dillard
9/29 – St. Thomas Aquinas
10/5 – Pines Charter
10/12 – American
10/20 – Western
10/27 – Everglades
11/3 – South Broward
FRUSTRATING 2022 SEASON GIVES RED RAIDERS HOPE IN 2023
For Edison, tonight is the start of what this team hopes can land the program in the state playoffs.
With an infusion of talent and a year-round commitment to improving, things have a chance of turning around after a 5-5 campaign.
2022 RESULTS
Miami Booker T. Washington, L 28-20
North Miami, W 35-24
Northwestern, L 42-22
Tallahassee Rickards, L 38-25
Immaculata LaSalle, W 45-8
Miami Palmetto, L 35-7
Miami Gardens TRU Prep, W 35-6
South Dade, W 21-14
Miami Jackson, L 15-6
Doral Academy, W 35-14
RED RAIDERS 2023 SCHEDULE
8/31 – Booker T. Washington
9/7 – North Miami
9/14 – Northwestern
9/22 – St. Petersburg Lakewood
9/28 – Immaculata LaSalle
10/6 – Miami Palmetto
10/26 – Miami Jackson
11/2 – Doral Academy
WENESDAY, August 16
Southwest Miami at Florida Christian, 7
THURSDAY, August 17
Clearwater Academy International, at Homestead (Harris), 7
Coral Springs Taravella at Cooper City, 6
Davie Western at Parkland Douglas, 6
Deerfield Beach at Dillard, 6:30
Greenacres John I. Leonard at Palm Glades, 3:30
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna at Miami Northwestern (Traz Powell), 7
Hollywood McArthur at Davie Nova, 7
Miami Ferguson at Miami High (Curtis), 7
Miami Killian at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Miami Palmetto at Doral Academy, 7
Miramar Everglades at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7
Plantation at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
South Plantation at Pembroke Pines West Broward (Everglades), 7
FRIDAY, August 18
Coconut Creek Monarch at Coconut Creek, 7
Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School at SW Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
Hialeah American at Harmony, 7
Hialeah Miami-Lakes at Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (Milander), 7:30
Lauderdale Lakes at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7
Marathon at Miami Varela, 3:30
Miami Archbishop Carroll at Miami Gulliver Prep, 3:30
Miami Booker T. Washington at Plantation American Heritage, 7
Miami Braddock at Hollywood Hills, 4
Miami Carol City at Miami Southridge, 7:30
Miami Central at Ocala Vanguard, 7
Miami Dr. Krop at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7
Miami Norland at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7
Miami Springs at Hollywood South Broward, 6
Miami Sunset at Lasalle 3:30
Miami True North Academy at South Miami (Tropical), 7
North Miami at Immokalee, 7
North Miami Mourning at Miami Beach, 3:30
Oakland Park Northeast at Hialeah Gardens, 3:30
Somerset vs. Hollywood Avant Garde (Ansin Park), 7
Somerset Pembroke Pines at Coral Shores, 7
Somerset Silver Palms at Homestead South Dade (Harris Field), 7:30
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