If you recall when Miramar High’s football program was at the top of the state football pile, the Patriots were a team with a true calling card – winning!
As he prepares his program for the 2021 season, head coach A.J. Scott is ready for the return of family and no individual stars.
When schools had to make their decision last summer whether to play in the FHSAA state football series – or to compete in the south Florida Tri-County Championships, many were caught off guard with the decision that Homestead High made.
With coach Philip Simpson running the show, there was no way that he wasn’t giving his prospects a chance to compete for a state title – and the Broncos did just that.
There is a sense this spring and summer that this may be the most important time of year for all athletes.
With the pandemic forcing college coaches to miss out on two consecutive spring evaluation periods, college coaches will finally get to see and talk to recruits starting June 1, so there is a lot to catch up on.
When his Somerset Academy Homestead team beat True North Classical Academy, 21-14, to end the season, head coach Andre Daniels pointed to the victory as a stepping stone.
In an inaugural season that saw the Hurricanes finish 1-9, the result was not the concern for this program. What the coaches and players wanted to get out of the first season was a direction, and that was accomplished.
Just one year removed another state championship, 3-4 happened to Miami Booker T. Washington.
To credit then first year head coach Gerald Cox, the season came with many valid reasons and plenty of obstacles.