As we wrap up the 2023 Broward County National Football Showcase we take a look at the seven local teams who took part.

With a 5-2 record against teams from Georgia, California, Virginia, Washington D.C. and North Carolina, Broward County more than held its own against some quality opponents.

While there was plenty of talent on all the fields and in every game, we chose seven players to shine a spotlight on:

2024 – Allen Bryant, S, 6-1, 170, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. With an already strong defensive secondary, the Raiders have someone who has a chance to be very special this season – and last Saturday against California power St. John Bosco. He is one of many south Florida prospects who have committed to attend Pittsburgh.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14966864/Allen-Bryant

2024 – Zachary Crothers, DE, 6-4, 240, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. Yet another University of Pittsburgh commitment who is going to be a catalyst for the Lions on the defensive line. Made an impact against Baltimore power St. Frances Academy last Saturday afternoon. One of the top pass rushers returning this season.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15279528/Zach-Crothers

2025 – Deandre Desinor, RB, 5-9, 170. Plantation American Heritage. From the day he transferred from North Broward Prep, those who know the game fully understood that this was going to be one of the major impact players in south Florida this year. A dominant junior running back, who brings everything to the table and already has eight offers.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16029752/Deandre-Desinor

2024 – Guy Edmond, DB, 5-11, 180, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. This is one of those impressive football players that the coaches and his teammates have been talking about for the past two years. Is one of the most complete defensive backs in south Florida – and he brought his “A” game to the opener against North Carolina’s Cardinal Gibbons. By the way, he had six college offers and counting.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17392856/Guy-Edmond-Jr

2025 – Koby Howard, WR, 5-11, 180, Davie Western. When he arrived this summer from Pensacola Catholic this may have been the most talented football prospect of the 275 who came into programs across Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. Already considered one of the elite football players in the Class of 2025, colleges from all over the country are following his every move.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16502246/Koby-Howard

2024 – Shamar Meilke, DE, 6-5, 215, Miramar. While this program always produces elite talent and football players who make a splash at the next level, they have yet another one who made an impact on several schools before committing to attend Indiana University. Has a chance to be very special.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15345105/Shamar-Meikle

2025 – Samari Reed, WR, 6-2, 190, Coconut Creek Monarch. For those who have been watching this gifted football talent perform the past two years have said that this is easily one of the fastest-rising receivers in the state. No matter who he goes up against at any level, he more than holds his own.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16492359/Samari-Reed

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Well, we are off and running here in the 2023 high school season and already you can start to see things taking shape.

As we have said before – with so many head-to-head matchups and amazing games over the first six weeks of the season, you can expect to see many teams move up and down in the Top 20.

Already, programs such as Miami Norland, American Heritage, Booker T. Washington, Miami Palmetto, Plantation and Miami Southridge flexed some muscle in the opening week of the season.

We seem to have to repeat this every ranking we post, but what you see is not the important list of teams. That will come in the last week of December when everyone will play themselves in or out of the elite programs in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Here is how Week 2 shapes up:

1. Miami Central (2M, 0-0). LAST WEEK: Bye. THIS WEEK: at Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. NEXT WEEK: at No. 12 Miami Booker T. Washington

2. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat Baltimore St. Frances, 35-14. THIS WEEK: at No. 11 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. NEXT WEEK: Oradell Bergen Catholic.

3. Miami Christopher Columbus (4M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat Clearwater Academy International, 28-21. THIS WEEK: Miami Killian. NEXT WEEK: at Tampa Jesuit.

4. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (3M, 0-1). LAST WEEK: The Raiders lost to national power Bellflower Johnson Bosco, California, 20-7. THIS WEEK: Fort Myers. NEXT WEEK: No. 9 Cocoa.

5. Miami Norland (2M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: The Vikings beat Lakeland, 48-34. THIS WEEK: at Miami Carol City. NEXT WEEK: at No. 15 Miami Southridge.

6. Plantation American Heritage (2M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat St. John’s Prep of Washington D.C., 45-20. THIS WEEK: Jacksonville Trinity Christian. St. John’s, Washington, D.C. NEXT WEEK: at Glades Central.

7. Davie Western (4M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat Milton, Georgia, 14-10. THIS WEEK: Bye. NEXT WEEK: No. 16 Coconut Creek.

8. Miami Booker T. Washington (2M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes beat Miami Killian, 31-7. THIS WEEK: Miami Edison. NEXT WEEK: No. 1 Miami Central.

9. Miami Palmetto (4M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat No. 10 Homestead, 13-12. THIS WEEK: at St. Petersburg Lakewood. NEXT WEEK: Miami Killian.

10. Homestead (3M, 0-1). LAST WEEK: Lost to No. 9 Miami Palmetto, 13-12. THIS WEEK: at Homestead South Dade. NEXT WEEK: St. Petersburg Lakewood.

11. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (2M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat Cardinal Gibbons, Raleigh, North Carolina, 28-21. THIS WEEK: No. 2 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. NEXT WEEK: at Fort Lauderdale Dillard.

12. Plantation (3M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Opened the season with a 51-0 win against Hallandale. THIS WEEK: at Fort Lauderdale Stranahan. NEXT WEEK: Parkland Douglas.

13. Miami Northwestern (2M, 0-1). LAST WEEK: Dropped the opener in Vero Beach, 19-13. THIS WEEK: The “Soul Bowl” at Miami Jackson. NEXT WEEK: A Saturday night home game against Venice.

14. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (3M, 10-1). LAST WEEK: Bye. THIS WEEK: Weston Cypress Bay. NEXT WEEK: at Boyd Anderson.

15. Miami Southridge (3M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: A solid opening night win against Miami Jackon, 43-14. THIS WEEK: Home against No. 20 Miami Dr. Krop. NEXT WEEK: Home against No. 5 Miami Norland.

16. Coconut Creek (3M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Picked up a forfeit win against Boyd Anderson. THIS WEEK: at Georgia power Gainesville. NEXT WEEK: at No. 7 Davie Western.

17. Coconut Creek Monarch (4M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: A huge win in the Broward National Showcase against Cedar Grove, Georgia, 50-42. THIS WEEK: Delray Beach Atlantic. NEXT WEEK: at Hallandale.

18. Miramar (3M, 0-1). LAST WEEK: Lost a tough Broward Showcase game to Highland Springs, Virginia, 20-14. THIS WEEK: Bye. NEXT WEEK: Coral Glades.

19. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (3M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, 27-14. THIS WEEK: at Naples. NEXT WEEK: No. 11 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons.

20. Miami Dr. Krop (3M, 1-0). LAST WEEK: Beat Miami High in the season opener, 28-14. THIS WEEK: at No. 15 Miami Southridge. NEXT WEEK: Miami Jackson.

OTHER TEAMS TO WATCH: Coconut Creek North Broward Prep (2M, 1-0), Cooper City (4M, 0-1), Coral Gables (4M, 0-1), Coral Springs (4M, 0-1), Coral Springs Coral Glades (4M, 0-1), Coral Springs Taravella (4M, 0-1), Deerfield Beach (3M, 0-1), Doral Academy (4M, 0-1), Fort Lauderdale (3M, 1-0), Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (2M, 0-0), Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest (2M, 0-1), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (2M, 0-1), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (1M, 1-0), Hallandale (2M, 0-1), Hialeah (3M, 0-1), Hialeah American (2M, 1-0), Hollywood Avant Garde (1M, 1-0), Hollywood Hills (3M, 0-0), Hollywood McArthur (3M, 1-0), Hollywood South Broward (3M, 1-0), Miami Archbishop Carroll (1M, 1-0), Miami Belen Jesuit (3M, 0-0), Homestead South Dade (4M, 1-0), Miami Braddock (Independent, 0-1), Miami Carol City (2M, 0-1), Miami Coral Park (Independent, 0-0), Miami Coral Reef (GMAC Independent, 0-1), Miami Edison (2M, 1-0), Miami Ferguson (Independent, 1-0), Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (2M, 0-1), Miami Gulliver Prep (2M, 1-0), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (2M, 1-0), Miami Ransom Everglades, (Independent, 0-0), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (4M, 1-0), Miami Palmer Trinity (1M, 0-0), Miami St. Brendan (2M, 1-0), Miami True North Classical Academy (1M, 1-0), Miami Westminster Christian (1M, 0-1), Miramar Everglades (3M, 1-0), North Miami (3M, 0-1), North Miami Beach (2M, 0-1), Oakland Park Northeast (2M, 0-1), Parkland Douglas (0-1, 4M), Pembroke Pines Charter (3M, 1-0), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (4M, 0-1), Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (4M, 0-1), Pembroke Pines West Broward (4M, 0-1), Pompano Beach (Independent, 1-0), Somerset Silver Palms (2M, 0-1), South Miami (2M, 1-0), South Plantation (3M, 1-0), Sunrise Piper (3M, 1-0), Westland Hialeah (2M, 0-0), Weston Cypress Bay 4M, 1-0).

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If south Florida wanted the spotlight shining on them in the first week of the 2023 high school football season, they certainly lived up to all that pre-season billing.

Whether it was at games throughout the region and state – or at the second annual Broward County National Football Showcase – teams and players showed why south Florida will once again rule the state – with many teams sending a valuable message.

Speaking about the showcase, once again that national attending was evident, especially on Saturday when ESPN and national coverage saw head coach Dameon Jones and his Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna Lions exploded in the second half and beat national power Baltimore St. Frances Academy, 35-14.

Even though St. Thomas Aquinas saw its nearly two-year winning streak come to an end in a 20-7 setback to Bellflower, California powerhouse St. John Bosco, the Raiders and head coach Roger Harriott found out what was needed to make an amazing run at winning another state title.

One of the programs who has had a rough week is head coach Mike Smith and his Plantation American Heritage Plantation, where one of its players nearly lost his young life last week, only to be saved in this life changing evening.

American Heritage rallied and beat St. John’s Prep School of Washington, D.C., capping off the showcase with a 45-20 win.

Other showcase games saw Davie Western and head coach Adam Ratkevich slosh their way to a 14-10 win over Georgia power Milton. Speaking of Georgia, Coconut Creek’s Monarch High and head coach Calvin Davis put it all together in a 50-42 win over Cedar Creek.

Head Coach Matt Dubuc watched his Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs come from behind to beat Cardinal Gibbons of Raliegh, North Carolina, 28-21.

Rounding out the 14-team event were the Miramar Patriots as head coach A.J. Scott and his Patriots hung tough with former Miramar standout Loren Johnson and his Virginia power Highland Springs – losing, 20-14.

NORLAND GETS EVERYONE’S ATTENTION

All off-season, there had been talk that Miami Norland and head coach Darryl Heidelburg would be a team that would not go easy in Class 2M.

On Friday night the Vikings opened the season in a place where the home team had won 95 percent of its home games in the past decade – and were coming off an unbeaten 4S state championship season.

The Vikings put it on the Dreadnaughts, scoring early and often and came home 1-0 with a convincing 48-34 decision.

OTHER LOCAL POWERS START THEIR SEASON OFF

As Norland and the showcase teams had plenty of the spotlight, and for good reason, other state-rated Miami-Dade and Broward schools also had their opportunity to get off to a 1-0 start.

Defending 4A state champion Miami Christopher Columbus and head coach Dave Dunn were on the road and beat a very sound Clearwater Academy International squad, 28-21

One of the programs that everyone will be watching, head coach Tim “Ice” Harris and his Miami Booker T. Washington Tornadoes beat Miami Killian 31-7.

Coach Mike Manasco and his Miami Palmetto Panthers showed how good they will be this season, coming away with a 13-12 victory at defending 3M state runner up Homestead.

Miami Southridge has built into a contender, and head coach Pierre Senatus and his Spartans rolled to a 43-14 against Miami Jackson.

Plantation and veteran head coach Steve Davis is one of those teams that a lot of people are sleeping om this season, but the Colonel’s 51-0 win against Hallandale will get the attention of many in 3M.

It was a tough opening for first year Miami Northwestern head coach Michaelee Harris, who saw his Bulls commit way too many penalties in a 19-13 road loss to Vero Beach 19.

WE ARE UNDER WAY

In addition to those games, south Florida was indeed busy on Week 1. Despite No. 1 Miami Central having the first week off as they get set to play at top-rated Las Vegas Bishop Gorman later this, there were some teams that jumped out to a 1-0 start.

Check out the winners:

Coconut Creek 6, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson 0 (forfeit)

Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 46, Somerset Academy 13

Davie Nova 18, Pembroke Pines Flanagan 12

Delray Beach American Heritage 43, Miami Westminster Christian 34

Fort Lauderdale 20, Deerfield Beach 0

Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy 41, Pine Crest 0

Fort Lauderdale Dillard 26, Fort Lauderdale Stranahan 16

Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 36, Coral Springs Charter 0

Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 41, Orlando Lake Highland Prep 2 

Hialeah American 25, Coral Gables 6

Hollywood McArthur 26, Parkland Douglas 15

Hollywood South Broward 46, Doral Academy 0

Homestead South Dade 50, Miami Carol City 0 

Miami Archbishop Carroll 42, Somerset Silver Palms 21

Miami Braddock 24, Mourning 14

Miami Dr. Krop 28, Miami High 14

Miami Edison 17, Hialeah 6

Miami Ferguson 47, Hialeah Gardens 0

Miami Gulliver Prep 17, North Miami 6

Miami Immaculata LaSalle 30, Palm Glades 0

Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman 47, Hialeah Gardens 0

Miami Palmer Trinity 43, SmartEn Sports Academy 0

Miami Springs 13, Miami Beach 6

Miami St. Brendan 42, Miami Sunset 0

Miami True North Classical Academy 42, Coral Shores 7

Miami Varela 7, Everglades Prep 6

Miramar Everglades 35, Taravella 0

Niceville 29, North Miami Beach 0

Pembroke Pines Charter 42, Oakland Park Northeast 0

Pompano Beach 14, Marathon 13

Somerset South Homestead 20, Miami Florida Christian 7

South Miami 28, Miami Coral Reef 6

South Plantation 20, Coral Glades 14

Sunrise Piper 48, Cooper City 0

West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 42, Monsignor Pace 17

Weston Cypress Bay 20, Pembroke Pines West Broward 7

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The following week after his team opened the 2022 season with tough loss to Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna in the inaugural Broward County National Football Showcase, St. John’s College Prep head coach Pat Ward told the organizers that he wanted to come back.

The experience of playing in an event that was gaining national momentum was something that veteran coach wanted for his players and coaches, and he will make his return with his Cadets as part of tripleheader Saturday.

The 7:30 kickoff on FloSports will head to Plantation American Heritage as head coach Mike Smith and his Patriots look to continue the domination they started in last year’s event – beat Los Alamitos of California handily.

The showdown promises to put an exciting cap on what has been another amazing production in Broward County – with 2024 already being planned out as they largest talent showcase yet.

BREAKDOWN

St. John’s College Prep, Washington D.C. vs. Plantation American Heritage

August 26, 2023

Plantation American Heritage

7:30 p.m.

FLOSPORTS

2023 ST. JOHN’S, WASHINGTON D.C.

8/26 – at Plantation American Heritage

9/2 – Washington Roosevelt

9/9 – Brooklyn Erasmus Hall, New York

9/23 – Mission Viejo, California

9/29 – at Massilon Washington, Ohio

10/7 – Only Our Lady of Good Counsel, Maryland

10/14 – Forrestville Bishop McNamara, Maryland

10/20 – at Hyattsville DeMatha Maryland

11/4 – at Gonzaga Prep, Washington D.C.

CADETS TO WATCH

2024 – Cinque Blount, RB/LB, UNCC, Toledo offers.

2024 – Shamar McIntosh, DB/WR, Multiple BCS offers.

2024 – Alex Provencher, LB, UNCC offer, high academics.

2024 – Roman Richardson, UNCC offer, high academics.

2024 – Da’Juan Riggs, RB, Multiple BCS offers.

2024 – Rob Steward, DB, UNCC offer, high academics.

2024 – Montay Weedon, LB, Multiple BCS offers.

2024 – Jason Woods, DB/WR, UNCC offer.

2025 – Isaiah French, QB, UNCC, Marshall offers.

2025 – Tyriq Hayer, CB, Multiple BCS offers.

2025 – Amir Wallace-Jones, WR/LB, UConn, BC, Marshall, USF offers.

2025 – Kenneth McManus, OL, ECU, UNCC, BC, Maryland, Marshall offers.

2025 – Marcus Obougo, DE/TE, UNCC offer.

2026 – Tariq Boney, DL, ECU, USF, Maryland, UNCC, BC, West Virginia offer.

2026 – Adrian Hamilton, OL, UNCC, West Virginia, Maryland offers.

2026 – Jordan Harrison, OL, ECU, Maryland, BC, UNCC offers.

2026 – Hakim Satterwhite, DB/WR, Penn State, BC, West Virginia, Maryland offers.

2026 – Breyon Williams, WR/DB/RB, Maryland, UNC, BC offers.

2027 – Myles McAfee, WR/DB, Maryland offers.

2023 PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE SCHEDULE – CLASS 2M, DISTRICT 12

8/26 – St. John’s Washington D.C.

9/1 – Jacksonville Trinity Christian

9/8 – at Belle Glade Glades Central

9/15 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

9/29 – Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons

10/6 – at Davie Western

10/13 – Fort Lauderdale Stranahan

10/20 – Naples

10/27 – at Hallandale

PATRIOTS TO WATCH

2024 - Jimmy Williams III, OL, Louisville commit.

2024 – Levy Kinlock, DE, Harvard commit.

2024 – Timothy Burroughs-Love, OL, 7 offers.

2024 – Xavier Lucas, DB.

2024 – Semaj Jackson, DB, 7 offers.

2024 – Jermaine Dalias, DB.

2025 – Deandre Desinor, RB, 8 offers.

2025 – Byron Louis, RB, 24 offers.

2026 – Malachi Toney, WR, Miami commit.

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