Go back over the decades when the final week of the regular season is held and the interest level was never anything special.
By the time the last week is held, we already know what the post season is going to be all about, but with the ever-changing “Open Division” and a few other last minute shifting of seeds, the final week provided fans with some last-minute drama.
Nowhere was the spotlight larger that Traz Powell Stadium where the much-anticipated non-district but all-important spot in the inaugural top eight teams was at stake.
It turned out to be a win/lose for the Miami Carol City Chiefs, who would handily win the game against Miami Central, 27-10, only to find out on Sunday that their appeal for post-season suspension was denied.
When the Open Division standings came out, it was Central, a three-loss team, that was in the eight teams who would compete.
While that loss stung at the time, the Rockets will have a chance to compete with the best in the state. Can they beat the elite in Florida? Only time will tell.
In addition to that thrilling matchup, the final week of the season, Weston Cypress Bay finished their first ever undefeated regular season with an overwhelming 55-0 win against Oakland Park Northeast.
McArthur (Hollywood) saved one of their best performances for last as they upset a Western (Davie) squad who had been on a roll, 14-13.
How about the Bulldogs of Miami Archbishop Carroll! With their 29-12 win against Homestead, the district champions finished 9-1 and are ready for the post season.
While they lost two weeks ago in their first year as an independent, Fort Lauderdale finished off the season with a 9-1 record after beating Fort Lauderdale Stranahan in the oldest rivalry in Broward County, 38-34.
In addition to those games, here is a look at the final week of the 2026 regular season:
Braddock (Miami) 35, Varela (Miami) 0
Calvary Christian (Fort Lauderdale) 36, American Heritage (Delray) 32
Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) 28, Piper (Sunrise) 0
Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) 62, SportsEn Academy (Miami) 0
Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 33, Coconut Creek 7
Cooper City 36, South Plantation 22
Coral Glades (Coral Springs) 43, Stoneman Douglas (Parkland) 0
Deerfield Beach 21, South Broward (Hollywood) 7
Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 33, Plantation 0
Doral Academy 28, Coral Gables 14
Dr. Krop (Miami) 22, Ronald Reagan (Doral) 20
Ferguson (Miami) 14, Coral Reef (Miami) 7
Florida Christian (Miami) 49, NSU University School (Fort Lauderdale) 14
Goleman (Miami Lakes) 63, Hialeah 6
Gulliver Prep (Miami) 42, St. Brendan (Miami) 6
Hollywood Hills 26, Hallandale 8
Killian (Miami) 68, Edison (Miami) 6
Miami Springs 55, Somerset Prep (North Lauderdale) 6
Miramar 50, Everglades (Miramar) 0
Monarch (Coconut Creek) 56, Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) 6
Monsignor Pace (Miami Gardens) 42, Westminster Academy (Fort Lauderdale) 3
New Smyrna Beach 41, Somerset Academy Silver Palms (Homestead) 12
Norland (Miami) 21, Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) 14
North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) 38, Avon Park 6
North Miami 18, Booker T. Washington (Miami) 7
North Miami Beach 13, St. John Neumann (Naples) 6
Nova (Davie) 72, Pembroke Pines Charter 41
Palmetto (Miami) 17, Naples 9
Pine Crest (Fort Lauderdale) 21, St. John Paul II (Boca Raton) 20
Pompano Beach 1, Palm Beach Christian 0, Forfeit
Ransom Everglades (Miami) 36, Palmer Trinity (Miami) 7
Sarasota 41, Belen Jesuit (Miami) 8
South Dade (Homestead) 33, American (Hialeah) 6
Southridge (Miami) 34, Jackson (Miami) 18
Specialty Fit Academy (Dover) 38, NextGen Prep (Pompano Beach) 12
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 49, West Broward (Pembroke Pines) 8
True North Classical Academy (Miami) 38, Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) 28
Westminster Christian (Miami) 45, Southwest Miami 0
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