As we have reached Week 9, things are starting to take shape in district play, and the post season is getting clearer.
With so many top programs playing each other, the Top 20 list is perhaps the most valid it has ever been – with more head-to-head games than ever before.
When Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna knocked off five-time defending state champion and previously No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 29-22, it opened the door for the Lions to move up to No. 1 – a place where they finished a year ago.
The Lions have easily one of the top schedules in south Florida – with games against No. 3, No. 4, No. 13, No. 14 and No. 15 area teams – along with the No. 2 program in the country.
Here is a look at 20 Miami-Dade Broward Week 9 teams:
1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (6-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions, playing No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas for the first time in 43 years, surprised the Raiders, 29-22. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – Hollywood Avant Garde Academy. NEXT GAME: No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons.
2. Miami Central (5-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets’ district game with Fort Lauderdale Stranahan will be made up on 10/21. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – It’s GMAC Week and a contest against No. 4 Miami Norland. NEXT GAMES: 10/21 – Fort Lauderdale Stranahan & 10/25 - @Pembroke Pines Somerset.
3. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (6-2, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders dropped a tough 29-22 decision to No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (FIU). THIS WEEK: 10/18 – Coconut Creek Monarch. NEXT GAME: 10/25 – No. 9 Plantation American Heritage.
4. Miami Norland (6-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings clinched the district title with a 32-27 win against Plantation American Heritage. THIS WEEK: 10/18 - It’s GMAC Week and a date with No. 2 Miami Central. NEXT GAME: 10/24 – Plantation.
5. Southridge (7-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans rolled to a 44-7 win against Southwest Miami. THIS WEEK: 10/18 - It’s GMAC Week with a contest against No. 18 Miami Booker T. Washington. NEXT GAME: 11/1 - @Homestead South Dade.
6. Miami Christopher Columbus (5-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Explorers won their fourth straight game, beating Coral Gables, 33-0. THIS WEEK: 10/17 - It’s GMAC Week with a game against No. 9 Miami Northwestern. NEXT GAME: 10/24 – Miami Archbishop Carroll.
7. Sunrise Piper (6-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The game with Fort Lauderdale was postponed until 10/28. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – No. 16 Plantation. NEXT GAME: 10/24 - @ No. 15 Coconut Creek Monarch
8. Miami Northwestern (4-3, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Bulls rebounded with a 50-14 road victory at Key West. THIS WEEK: 10/17 - It’s GMAC Week and that means a matchup with No. 6 Miami Christopher Coumbus. NEXT GAME: 10/25 – Miami St. Brendan.
9. Plantation American Heritage (3-4, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots dropped the district championship game to No. 4 Miami Norland, 31-27. The four losses have come to four schools with a combined 25-4 record. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – No. 20 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy. NEXT GAME: 10/25 - @ No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.
10. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (4-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers’ game with Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia was postponed. THIS WEEK: 10/19 – It’s the Broward Soul Bowl against No. 13 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely. NEXT GAME: 10/24 - @Boynton Beach.
11. Miami Palmetto (4-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers were off. THIS WEEK: 10/17 – It’s GMAC Week and the Red Raiders of Miami Edison will be the opponent. NEXT GAME: 10/25 – Miami High.
12. Pembroke Pines West Broward (4-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bobcats’ game with Miami Beach was postponed until 10/21. THIS WEEK: 10/18 - @Naples Gulf Coast. NEXT GAMES: 10/21 - @Miami Beach. 10/25 - @Miami Dr. Krop.
13. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (5-2, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers had the week off. THIS WEEK: 10/19 – The Broward Soul Bowl against No. 10 Fort Lauderdale Dillard. NEXT GAME: 10/25 - @Coconut Creek.
14. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (4-2, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs’ game against Deerfield Beach was cancelled. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – Boca Raton. NEXT GAME: 10/25 - @ No.1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.
15. Coconut Creek Monarch (4-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Knights had the week off. THIS WEEK: 10/18 - @ No.3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. NEXT GAME: 10/24 – No. 7 Sunrise Piper.
16. Plantation (5-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Colonels rebounded with an 18-3 win against No. 20 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy. THIS WEEK: 10/18 - @No. 7 Sunrise Piper.
17. Homestead (3-3, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Broncos’ contest against No. 18 Miami Booker T. Washington was cancelled. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – GMAC Week against Miami Carol City. NEXT GAME: 10/24 - @Miami Edison.
18. Miami Booker T. Washington (3-2, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes’ game with No. 17 Homestead was cancelled. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – GMAC Week against No. 5 Miami Southridge. NEXT GAME: 10/25 - @Miami Ransom Everglades.
19. Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (5-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans won for the third straight time, 48-6, against Westland Hialeah. THIS WEEK: The team will be off. NEXT GAME: 10/25 – North Miami Beach.
20. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Mavericks lost for the second straight time, 18-3, to No. 16 Plantation. THIS WEEK: 10/18 – A district matchup against No. 9 Plantation American Heritage. NEXT GAME: 10/25 – Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Coconut Creek (2-3, 5A), Coral Gables (2-2, 7A), Davie Western (3-4, 7A), Doral Academy (3-3, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (6-2, 2A), Fort Lauderdale NSU University School (6-1, Independent), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (2-3, 3A), Doral Academy (2-2, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (4-2, Independent), Hialeah (6-2, 4A), Hollywood South Broward (2-4, 6A), Homestead South Dade (3-4, 7A), Miami Archbishop Carroll (6-2, 1A), Miami Carol City (2-4, 2A), Miami Florida Christian (7-1, Independent), Miami Edison (4-3, 1A), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (5-1, 2A), Miami Jackson (4-3, 3A), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (4-3, 7A), Miami Ransom Everglades (4-1, 2A), Miami Springs (3-4, 2A), Miami True North Classical Academy (3-2, 1A), Miramar (4-3, 5A), North Miami (3-4, 5A), North Miami Beach (2-4, 2A), Pembroke Pines Charter (4-2, 5A), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (3-3, 6A), Weston Cypress Bay (3-3, 7A).
WEEKLY RANKINGS
PRE-SEASON. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-pre-season-top-20-st-thomas-begins-at-no-1
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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
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