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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