When the 2024 season came to close with a state playoff loss to Miami Edison, very few people could have predicted what the next five months would be like for Miami’s True North Classical Academy’s football program.
Following an 8-4 finish, which included a 1-1 district finish in a region with one of the top football teams in the nation sitting at the top every year.
While it’s always easy to say that you will one day knock Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna off a perch that the Lions have been more than comfortable at for more than a decade, you find after a while that talk is cheap. Real cheap!
Even though nobody is predicting anything crazy to happen in 2025, at least the Titans started to make a move in that direction, which many football purists snicker at and move on.
Since that playoff loss several moves have been made including the return of head coach Greg Laffere and some quality assistants with plenty of high school experience and ties to the many communities in the south Miami area.
In addition to the quality prospects returning in the rising senior (2026) and juniors (2027) classes, there are a number of elite underclassmen and transfers who already have impressive resumes.
With a schedule that will more than test this team and the new pieces, there is plenty of optimism this spring as the incoming prospects will look for that winning chemistry that will send this team into the summer with plenty of optimism.
Here is a look at some of those rising seniors to keep an eye on:
Kamari Bailey, WR, 5'11, 155 – 3.8 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16121590/Kamari-Bailey/highlights
Johnathan Bejel, TE/LB, 6'1, 200 – 3.8 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17566644/Jonathan-Bejel/highlights
Nathan Bileca, LB, 5'10, 193.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16827548/Nathan-Bileca/highlights
Zach Eguizabal, DL, 6'3.5, 215.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17573223/Zachary-Eguizabal/highlights
Aldo Fundora, OL/DL, 5'8, 255.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16260335/Aldo-Fundora
Jaron Harvey, WR, 6'4, 180 – 3.0 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/22885904
Brandon Jeudi, DT/OG, 5'10, 272.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18197874/66d50651f013d3e49d13e489
Duane Johnson LB, 6'3, 215.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18235670/672a969d1f77c3051f1926d8
Camaul King, DB, 5'11.5, 165 – 4.0 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19337278/654a8f254bb2c40190ba2116
Andy Lopez, DB, 5'7, 141.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17571823/Andy-LopezPaiffer
Miguel Martinez, DL, 6'4, 240.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18673101/Miguel-Martinez/highlights
Kemari Morrison, Athlete, 5'9, 150.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19269163/Kemari-Morrison
Malik Penson, WR, 5'11, 170.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18197874/66d50651f013d3e49d13e489
Dominic Turnbull, DB, 6'2.5, 180.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16260330/Dominic-Turnbull/highlights
AWAITING SPRING VIDEO
Gabe Garcia, OL/DL, 6'2, 250
Christopher Macias, K, 6'0.5, 159
Jaidyn Ramirez DB 5'9.5 160
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As the rising senior class will have experience, talent and leadership, the younger prospects are already established and have been recognized as prospects to keep an eye on:
CLASS OF 2027
Kareem Brown, WR, 6'1, 170.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16930405/Kareem-Brown/highlights
Dante De La FE, OL, 6'0, 283.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19337270/Dante-de-la-Fe/highlights
Damian Font, TE/DL, 6'2, 210.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20996439/Damian-Font
Roosevelt Getter, OL, 6'2, 245.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/24334394/Roosevelt-Getter/about
George Harris, SS,RB,WR, 5'11, 188.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17631972/George-Harris/highlights
Zac Katz, QB, 6'1, 210 – 3.8 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17908883/Zachary-Katz/highlights
Quartavius Lyons Jr., Athlete, 6-1, 180 – 3.6 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19062829/Quartavius-Lyons-Jr
Ronald Riley, OL, 6'4, 333.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17569464/Ronald-Riley/highlights
Cecil Smith, RB/WR, 5'7, 145.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20496279/Cecil-Smith/about
Jahni Smith, RB, 5'8, 170.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23177460/JaHni-Smith/highlights
AWAITING SPRING VIDEO
Gabe Garcia, OL/DL, 6'2, 250
Stokes-Curtis McCorvey, WR/DB, 5'9.5, 157
Luis Quevedo, OL, 6'0, 245
Julian Regalado, WR, 5'7.5, 130
Derek Rhodd, LB, 5'11, 180
Marcus Solomon, LB, 5'9.5, 206
Henry Triana, DB, 5.7, 135
Alejandro Valdes, OL, 5'9, 242
CLASS OF 2028
Ricky Carter, LB, 6'2, 185.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/22328895/66f96f2de0490ed84c1b910f
Teghan Percey, OL/DL, 6'3, 285.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23754316/Teghan-Percy
Jimmy Rodriguez, OL/DL, 6'1, 230.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22074223/jimmy-rodriguez?
Jason Rolle, WR, 5'8, 140.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/22367946/6717dc9b2d66f1d889841c97
AWAITING SPRING VIDEO
Nicholas Adler, RB, 5'7, 118
Andrew Amaya, WR, 5'7.5, 123
Emerson Heffernan, Athlete, 5-11, 160
Mason Hernandez, QB, 5'8, 145
Damian Lago, DL, 6'0.5, 182
Jack Partagas, DL, 5'10, 225
Tristan Trauth, OL/DE, 6'1, 179
Kensy Vernet, WR, 5'6, 116
CLASS OF 2029
AWAITING SPRING VIDEO
Damian Agudelo, OL, 5'9, 210
Ty'Reke Bell, FB/LB, 5'9, 209
Jamari Blow, LB, 5'10, 170
Kingston Cocking, OL, 5'8, 200
Freddy Romero, OL, 6'1, 240
Darius Tompkins, DL, 6'4, 350
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