It is a rivalry that has been one sided through the years, but over the past five seasons, the matchup has been interesting and filled with plenty of excitement.
When No. 6 Plantation American Heritage (4-1) and No. 4 Cardinal Gibbons (5-0) kick it off today at noon at Cardinal Gibbons, a soldout crowd expects once again a tremendous matchup of two of the state’s top teams.
A game that had been moved a day because of Hurricane Ian, this contest is one where state championship pedigree will be on display as both are chasing a dream in the newly formed Class 3M.
The winner of this afternoon’s contest will certainly have an upped hand as the race for DRV PNK Stadium is on for head coach Mike Smith and his Patriots and head coach Matt Dubuc and the two-time defending state champion Chiefs.
Between the two teams, they have brought home five state titles in the past five seasons, and while the Patriots come in as a road favorite, this game has always featured the unexpected.
PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE PATRIOTS
HEAD COACH: Mike Smith
Valdosta Lowndes County, W 38-20
Los Alamitos, California, W 56-27
LAKELAND LAKE GIBSON, W 42-14
BELLE GLADE GLADES CENTRAL, W 56-0
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, L 42-34
10/1 – At Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
10/7 – DAVIE WESTERN
10/14 – At Fort Lauderdale Stranahan
10/21 – At Naples
10/28 – HALLANDALE
FORT LAUDERDALE CARDINAL GIBBONS CHIEFS
HEAD COACH: Matt Dubuc
HYATTSVILLE DEMATHA, MARYLAND, W 11-6
FORT LAUDERDALE CALVARY CHRISTIAN, W 33-0
MIAMI GULLIVER PREP, W 31-14
ST. PETERSBURG NORTHEAST, W 34-6
At Key West, 63-7
10/1 - PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE
10/6 – MIAMI BELEN JESUIT (FAU)
10/13 – At Hallandale
10/21 – At Bradenton Manatee
10/28 – FORT LAUDERDALE STRANAHAN
THE SERIES SINCE 2012
2021 – American Heritage, 23-20
2020 – American Heritage, 23-17
2019 – American Heritage, 28-21
2018 – Cardinal Gibbons, 24-14 (Regular Season)
2018 – Cardinal Gibbons, 35-7 (Playoffs)
2017 – American Heritage, 23-19 (Regular Season)
2017 – American Heritage, 58-57 OT (Playoffs)
2016 – American Heritage, 29-9
2015 – American Heritage, 21-14
2014 – American Heritage, 50-0
2013 – American Heritage, 71-14
2012 – American Heritage, 70-19
FRIDAY NIGHT RESULTS
Doral Ronald Reagan 21, Miami Coral Park 15
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 41, Oakland Park Northeast 6
Hialeah Miami-Lakes 30, North Miami Mourning 13
Homestead 22, South Miami 6
Miami Belen Jesuit 65, Southwest Miami 0
Miami Carol City 12, Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace 8
Miami Central 41, North Miami Beach 0
Miami Christopher Columbus 55, Miami High 14
Miami Palmetto 45, Coral Gables 0
Miami True North 33, Miami Archbishop Carroll 28
Pembroke Pines West Broward 25, Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 21
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 36, Fort Lauderdale 12
Westland Hialeah 47, Hialeah Gardens 12
NOT REPORTING:
Miami Ransom Everglades (3-1) at Tavernier Coral Shores (3-1)
Miami Springs (1-3) at Miami St. Brendan (2-2)
Miami Sunset (2-3) at Miami Varela (0-4)
North Miami (1-4) at Miami Beach (1-3)
TODAY’S OTHER GAMES
Hialeah (3-0) at Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (0-5), Milander, 7:00
No. 10 Miami Booker T. Washington (4-1) at Miami Jackson (3-2), Traz Powell, 1:00
Miami Braddock (3-1) at Miami Ferguson (3-1), Tropical, 7:00
Miami Immaculata LaSalle (3-1) at Miami Edison (1-3), Traz Powell 7:00
MONDAY’S GAMES
Boca Raton Olympic Heights (1-4) at No. 18 Coconut Creek Monarch (4-1 – Coconut Creek), 5:00
Cooper City (0-5) at Pembroke Pines Flanagan (1-4), 7:00
Coral Springs Coral Glades (0-4) at Weston Cypress Bay (2-2), 7:00
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (4-1) at Coral Springs Charter (2-2), 7:00
Hialeah American (1-3) at Miramar Everglades (2-2), 6:00
Hialeah Barbara Goleman (2-2) at Doral Academy (3-2), 6:00
Hollywood McArthur (2-2) at Hollywood Hills (2-2), 4:00
Miami Killian (1-4) at Miami Gulliver Prep (0-3), Tropical, 7:30
Parkland Douglas (1-3) at Coral Springs (2-2), 6:00
Somerset Homestead (2-2) at Miami Palmer Trinity (2-2)
West Boca Raton (3-2) at Deerfield Beach (2-3), 7:00
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