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Week 10 Highlights Some Crucial Miami-Dade, Broward Games

Just two weeks left in the 2024 regular season and there are still playoff spots open for several teams.

The next few weeks are going to give many Miami-Dade and Broward County programs an opportunity to extend their seasons.

Here is a look at 20 Miami-Dade Broward Week 10 teams:

1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (7-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions had no problem with Hollywood Avant Garde, 56-0. THIS WEEK: 10/25 – No. 13 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.

2. Miami Central (7-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets used Monday night to win a district game against Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, 54-0. THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @Pembroke Pines Somerset. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.

3. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (7-2, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders rebounded with a convincing 44-6 win against Coconut Creek Monarch. THIS WEEK: 10/25 – No. 6 Plantation American Heritage. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.

4. Miami Norland (6-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings lost a GMAC Week contest to No. 2 Miami Central, 22-14. THIS WEEK: 10/24 – No. 17 Plantation. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA. 

5. Miami Northwestern (5-3, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Bulls defeated No. 14 Miami Christopher Columbus in the GMAC Week contest, 23-18. THIS WEEK: 10/25 – Miami St. Brendan. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA. 

6. Plantation American Heritage (4-4, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots shutout Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 35-0.  THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @ No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA. 

7. Miami Palmetto (5-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers knocked off Miami Edison in a GMAC Week contest, 41-24. THIS WEEK: 10/25 – Miami High. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @Fort Myers Bishop Verot.

8. Miami Booker T. Washington (4-3, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes beat No. 9 Miami Southridge in a GMAC Week game, 27-14. THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @Miami Ransom Everglades. NEXT GAME: 11/7 – No. 7 Miami Palmetto.

9. Southridge (7-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans saw their seven-game win streak come to an end in a GMAC Week game against No. 8 Miami Booker T. Washington, 27-14. THIS WEEK: The team will be off. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @Homestead South Dade.

10. Sunrise Piper (7-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bengals remained the only unbeaten team in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties with a 14-7 win against No. 17 Plantation. THIS WEEK: 10/24 - @ No. 16 Coconut Creek Monarch & 10/28 – Fort Lauderdale. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @Hollywood South Broward.

11. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (6-2, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers beat No. 15 Fort Lauderdale Dillard in the annual Soul Bowl, 31-7. THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @Coconut Creek. NEXT GAME: 11/1 – No. 16 Coconut Creek Monarch.

12. Pembroke Pines West Broward (6-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bobcats won a pair of games – beating Naples Gulf Coast, 63-19, and Miami Beach, 37-6. THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @Miami Dr. Krop. NEXT GAME: 11/1 – Davie Western.

13. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (5-2, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs knocked off previously unbeaten Boca Raton, 49-14. THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @ No.1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @Miramar.

14. Miami Christopher Columbus (5-3, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Explorers lost a GMAC Week contest against No. 5 Miami Northwestern, 23-18. THIS WEEK: 10/24 – Miami Archbishop Carroll. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.

15. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (4-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers dropped a 31-7 decision to No. 11 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely in the annual Broward Soul Bowl. THIS WEEK: 10/24 - @Boynton Beach. NEXT GAME: 11/1 – Deerfield Beach.

16. Coconut Creek Monarch (4-3, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Knights lost for the second straight week, 44-6, to No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. THIS WEEK: 10/24 – No. 10 Sunrise Piper. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @ No. 11 Pompano Beach Ely.

17. Plantation (5-3, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Colonels were beaten by No. 10 Sunrise Piper, 14-7. THIS WEEK: 10/24 - @No. 4 Miami Norland. NEXT GAME: 10/31 – South Plantation.

18. Miami Carol City (5-3, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs jumped into the Top 20 for the first time this year with a 20-9 win against Homestead in a GMAC Week contest. THIS WEEK: 10/25 - @Miami Belen Jesuit. NEXT GAME: 10/31 – North Lauderdale Somerset Prep.

19. Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (5-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans were off. THIS WEEK: 10/25 – North Miami Beach. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman.

20. Hialeah (7-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Thoroughbreds won for the fifth straight time, posting their fourth shutout of the year, 31-0, against Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman. THIS WEEK: 10/24 – Miami Springs. NEXT GAME: State Playoffs, TBA.

KEEP AN EYE ON: Coconut Creek (3-3, 5A), Coral Gables (4-3, 7A), Davie Western (4-4, 7A), Doral Academy (4-3, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (7-2, 2A), Fort Lauderdale NSU University School (7-1, Independent), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (3-4, 3A), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (5-2, Independent), Hollywood South Broward (3-4, 6A), Homestead (3-3, 6A). Homestead South Dade (4-4, 7A), Miami Archbishop Carroll (6-3, 1A), Florida Christian (7-1, Independent), Miami Edison (4-4, 1A), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (6-1, 2A), Miami Jackson (4-4, 3A), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (4-4, 7A), Miami Ransom Everglades (5-1, 2A), Miami Springs (3-5, 2A), Miami True North Classical Academy (4-2, 1A), Miramar (4-4, 5A), North Miami (5-4, 5A), North Miami Beach (3-4, 2A), Pembroke Pines Charter (5-2, 5A), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (4-3, 6A), Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4-3, 4A), Weston Cypress Bay (3-4, 7A).

WEEKLY RANKINGS

PRE-SEASON. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-pre-season-top-20-st-thomas-begins-at-no-1

Week 2. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-2-top-20-st-thomas-remains-on-top

Week 3. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-3-top-20-surprises-shake-things-up

WEEK 4. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-4-things-are-getting-very-interesting

WEEK 5. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-5-local-rankings-change-from-week-to-week

WEEK 6. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-6-district-play-has-started-in-miami-dade-broward

WEEK 7. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-7-st-thomas-aquinas-miami-central-hollywood-chaminade-madonna-remain-at-the-top

WEEK 8. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-8-head-to-head-matchups-are-key

WEEK 9. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-9-chaminade-madonna-moves-back-on-top

MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD INFORMATION YEAR-ROUND. https://larryblustein.com/

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