It is hard to believe that we have already reached the fifth week of the 2026 high school season here in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
With so much at stake as far as the state playoffs, district games will now start to pop up and every contest played will reflect on which programs will advance to the post season.
While that dream of being part of the inaugural “Open Division” in the Sunshine State may not be a reality for some, playing for a state title in six other classes – plus several independent leagues – is something that these weeks are all about.
Starting today, there will be a few matchups that can go a long way in determining what programs will extend their season – while others will go back to the drawing board, attempting to put the right pieces together for a future run.
Doral Academy (2-1, 1-0) at Pembroke Pines West Broward (0-3, 0-1), (Cypress Bay), 7. A key District 15-6A matchup where Doral Academy, Cypress Bay and Davie Western are all 1-0. A win by the Firebirds will put them in a great position. The Bobcats cannot afford to lose. It is indeed a must win.
The defending 6A state runner up West Broward and head coach Brian McCartney have played well at times, but the schedule is indeed one of the toughest in south Florida – while head coach Eddie Delgado and his team continue to improve.
DORAL ACADEMY FIREBIRDS
Naples Golden Gate, W 41-20
Miami Ransom Everglades, L 24-14
Miami High, W 42-7
9/17 - @West Broward
9/25 – Monsignor Pace
10/1 – Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman
10/8 – Davie Western
10/16 - @Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy
10/23 - @Weston Cypress Bay
10/30 – Coral Gables
PEMBROKE PINES WEST BROWARD BOBCATS
Powder Springs McEachern, Georgia, L 20-13
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, L 41-13
Davie Western, L 18-14
9/17 – Doral Academy
9/25 - @Camden County, Georgia
10/2 – Cypress Bay
10/9 - @Barbara Goleman
10/16 - @West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman
10/22 – Miami High
10/30 – St. Thomas Aquinas
Miami True North Classic Academy (0-3) at Miami Southridge (1-2), 7. Another non district game, but one that can out both teams back on the winning track.
The Titans and head coach Greg Laferre, who have a crazy tough schedule, are Class 1A and have a much easier route to a playoff spot – while the Spartans and veteran coach Pierre Senatus truly need this win to put them back in a position to finish off a competitive schedule and reach the post season.
MIAMI TRUE NORTH CLASSICAL ACADEMY TITANS
Coconut Creek, L 33-32
Sarasota Cardinal Mooney, L 56-34
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, L 42-30
9/17 - @Miami Southridge
9/25 - @Key West
10/2 - @Miami Norland
10/9 - @Fort Pierce John Carroll
10/16 - @Plantation American Heritage
10/30 – Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SPARTANS
Miami Christopher Columbus, L 45-7
Homestead, W 24-6
Miami Palmetto, L 28-6
9/17 – Miami True North Classical Academy
9/25 – Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy
10/2 - @Homestead South Dade
10/9 - @Miramar Everglades
10/16 – GMAC Week
10/23 – Fort Lauderdale Dillard
10/30 – Miami Jackson
In addition to those two matchups, here is a look at the rest of Thursday’s games involving Miami-Dade and Broward teams:
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
Cooper City at Pembroke Pines Charter, 6
Coral Springs Coral Glades at Davie Nova, 7
Doral Ronald Reagan at Miami Varela, 3:30
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy, 7
Fort Lauderdale Stranahan vs. Hollywood Hills (Lockhart), 7
Hialeah vs. Hialeah American (Milander), 7
Hialeah-Miami Lakes vs. South Miami (Tropical), 3:30
Homestead vs. Southwest Miami (Tropical), 7:30
Homestead Somerset Silver Palms at North Palm Beach Benjamin, 6
Miami Coral Park at Miami Sunset, 3:30
Miami Edison vs. Miami Carol City (Traz), 7
Miami Ransom Everglades at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 3:30
Oakland Park Northeast vs. Plantation (PAL), 7
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Boca Raton St. Andrews at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 7
Coconut Creek at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, 7
Coral Gables at Miami Palmetto (Tropical), 7:30
Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy at Vero Beach Masters Academy, 7
Hallandale at Miramar Everglades, 7
Houston St. Francis Episcopal, Texas at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Key West at Miami St. Brendan, 7
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Miami Belen Jesuit at Miami Westminster Christian, 4
Miami Braddock at Miami Beach (Memorial), 7
Miami Christopher Columbus at Homestead South Dade (Harris), 7:30
Miami Lakes Goleman at Hialeah Gardens (Milander), 7:30
Miami Springs at North Miami Beach (Traz), 3:30
North Miami at Miami Northwestern (Traz), 7:30
Parkland Douglas at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Pembroke Pines Flanagan at Miramar, 7
Plantation American Heritage at Lakeland, 7
Pompano Beach vs. Coral Springs Charter (Glades), 7
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely at Deerfield Beach, 6
Riviera Beach Inlet Grove at Miami Florida Christian, 7
South Plantation at Boca Raton, 7
Sunrise Piper vs. Coconut Creek Monarch (Coconut Creek), 7
Tampa Catholic at Miami Killian (Southridge), 7:30
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Miami Jackson at Miami Central (Traz), 7
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