It’s hard to believe that we are now five weeks into the football season here in south Florida and things are starting to take shape.
As we have said all along, because many of the powers play each other this year, each week will see a shift in rankings, and that is something that fans, players and coaches all embrace.
If you follow what we do over the course of a season, each week we adjust the rankings, and while many want to see their teams in the spotlight, the only ranking that truly counts is the one that comes out in late December.
This is just an opinion based on seeing teams and having a valid ground to compare.
Here is a look at 20 Miami-Dade Broward Week 5 teams:
1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (3-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders went on the road and had a tough time with 7A Davie Western, 23-15. THIS WEEK: 9/20 – Hollywood McArthur. NEXT GAME: 9/27: @Orlando Bishop Moore.
2. Miami Central (3-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets blasted off against Pompano Beach in a district game, 63-0. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - A key home game against No. 5 Plantation American Heritage. NEXT GAME: 10/4 – A major 3A matchup with rival No. 6 Miami Northwestern.
3. Miami Norland (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings won a thriller against No. 6 Miami Northwestern, 21-17. THIS WEEK: 9/12 - @No. 4 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @ No. 19 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy.
4. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (2-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions won for the second straight time, 56-19, over Miami Edison. THIS WEEK: 9/19 – No. 3 Miami Norland. NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @Davie Western.
5. Plantation American Heritage (2-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots rebounded with a 23-3 win at previously unbeaten Naples. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @No. 2 Miami Central. NEXT GAME: 9/27 – No. 7 Plantation.
6. Miami Northwestern (2-2, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Bulls lost a thriller to No. 3 Miami Norland, 21-17. THIS WEEK: 9/19 – No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus. NEXT GAME: 9/27 – The annual “Soul Bowl” against Miami Jackson.
7. Plantation (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Colonels were off. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @Hollywood South Broward. NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @ No. 5 Plantation American Heritage.
8. Miami Southridge (3-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans rolled to their third straight win, 34-0, over Hialeah. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @Doral Academy. NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @No. 15 Homestead.
9. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (3-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers were brought back down to earth with a 42-13 setback against Delray Beach Atlantic. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @ No. 13 Sunrise Piper. NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @Deerfield Beach.
10. Coconut Creek Monarch (2-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Knights lost a tough one on the road to state-rated Sanford Seminole, 30-26, were off. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @Fort Lauderdale. NEXT GAME: 9/26 - @Coral Springs.
11. Miami Christopher Columbus (2-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Explorers bounced back with a 17-14 win over No. 14 Miami Palmetto. THIS WEEK: 9/19 - @No. 6 Miami Northwestern. NEXT GAME: 9/26 – Homestead South Dade.
12. Miami Booker T. Washington (2-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes beat Miami Immaculata LaSalle. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @ Florida’s No. 1 team Lakeland. NEXT GAME: 9/26 – Miami Springs.
13. Sunrise Piper (4-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bengals ran their ran their scoreless streak to 16 quarters with a 41-0 win against Coral Springs. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - No. 9 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely. NEXT GAME: 10/4 - @Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson.
14. Miami Palmetto (1-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers were beaten by No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus, 17-14. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - @Miami Killian. NEXT GAME: Coral Gables.
15. Homestead (2-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Broncos won for the second straight week, 77-6, over Southwest Miami. THIS WEEK: After four weeks, they will be off. NEXT GAME: 9/27 – No. 8 Miami Southridge.
16. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (3-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers rolled to a 59-6 win against Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson. NEXT WEEK: 9/20 – @Miramar. NEXT GAME: 9/26 - @Riviera Beach Suncoast.
17. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (4-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Eagles shut down Clewiston, 28-0. THIS WEEK: 9/20 – No. 20 North Miami. NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @No. 18 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons.
18. Pembroke Pines West Broward (2-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bobcats came from behind to beat No. 19 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. THIS WEEK: 9/20 – Pembroke Pines Flanagan (Ansin Park). NEXT GAME: 9/27 - @Miramar Everglades.
19. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (1-2, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs were beaten by No. 18 Pembroke Pines West Broward, 43-39. THIS WEEK: 9/20 -Coconut Creek. NEXT GAME: 10/4 - @Hallandale
20. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Mavericks were trailing 13-7 in the fourth quarter at Miami True North when the lighting stopped the contest. It is scheduled to be resumed. THIS WEEK: 9/20 - Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons. NEXT GAME: 9/27 – No. 3 Miami Norland.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Coconut Creek (0-2, 5A), Coral Gables (2-1, 7A), Davie Western (0-3, 7A), Deerfield Beach (1-2, 5A), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (1-2, 3A), Doral Academy (2-1, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (2-0, Independent), Hialeah (2-2, 4A), Hollywood South Broward (1-2, 6A), Homestead South Dade (2-2, 7A), Miami Archbishop Carroll (4-0, 1A), Miami Carol City (2-2, 2A), Miami High (3-1, 7A), Miami Edison (2-2, 1A), Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (2-1, 1A), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (3-1, 2A), Miami Jackson (1-3, 3A), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (2-1, 7A), Miami Ransom Everglades (2-0, 2A), Miami Springs (3-0, 2A), Miami True North Classical Academy (1-1, 1A), Miramar (1-2, 5A), North Miami (3-1, 5A), North Miami Beach (0-3, 2A), Pembroke Pines Charter (3-1, 5A), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (1-1, 6A), Weston Cypress Bay (2-2, 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
MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD INFORMATION YEAR-ROUND. https://larryblustein.com/
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