After nearly nine months since the last official high school game was played in the state of Florida – with Miami Christopher Columbus taking home the 4M title – we go back to work starting today.

With a nearly full slate of games, including the Broward County Football Showcase, players, coaches, cheerleaders, and fans will flock to games throughout south Florida.

One of the games that many will want to watch is Miami High and first year head coach Dorrean James traveling to Ives Park for a matchup with Dr. Krop.

The Stingarees, who finished 4-7 last year, are trying to turn things around with some new faces up and down the lineup.

With a win against Miami Ferguson in the kickoff classic last week, there is plenty of enthusiasm surrounding this team.

For Dr. Krop veteran head coach Tom Caporale, going 5-1 down the stretch last season and going two rounds deep in the state playoffs have fueled this program in the off season.

With several quality prospects coming back, this year could be a season where the team continues to turn the corner.

MIAMI HIGH (0-0)

8/24 – at Miami Dr. Krop

8/31 – Miami Beach

9/7 – at Miami Springs

9/21 – South Miami

9/28 – at Miami Christopher Columbus

10/6 – at Coral Gables

10/14 – at Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman

10/27 – Doral Academy

FIVE STINGAREES TO WATCH

2025 - Keyshawn Cone, WR.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17669088/Keyshawn-Cone

2025 - Rudy Jones Jr., QB.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18032944/Rudolph-Jones

2024 – Horace Snelling, Jr., LB.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18270913/Horace-Snelling-Jr

2026 – Tyrel Snelling, LB.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17915815/Tyrel-Snelling

2024 - RaChaude Williams, DB.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15723928/Rachaude-Williams

MIAMI DR. KROP (0-0)

8/24 – Miami High

9/1 – at Miami Southridge

9/7 – Miami Jackson

9/15 – at Hollywood Avant Garde Academy

9/21 – at Hollywood South Broward

10/5 – Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace

10/13 – Hollywood Hills

10/20 – GMAC WEEK

10/26 – at Hollywood McArthur

11/3 – Hialeah

5 LIGHTNING TO WATCH

2024 – Caleb Turner Allen, LB/EDGE.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16168953/Caleb-Turner-Allen

2025 - Qwincy Bonne-Annee, LB.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16390731/Qwincy-BonneAnnee

2024 - Khamari Griffin, DE.

2024 - Jamaal Haggins, QB/ATHLETE.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15268156/Jamaal-Haggins

2024 – Kal-el Pascal, DB.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15335920/KalEl-Pascal

In addition to that 7:00 matchup, here is a look at the rest of the games for Thursday, Friday and Saturday:

TODAY, THURSDAY, AUGUST 24

*Cedar Grove, Georgia at No. 18 Coconut Creek Monarch (Coconut Creek), 7:30

No. 17 Coconut Creek at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, 7

Hialeah at Miami Edison (Traz Powell), 7

Hialeah Gardens vs. Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (Milander), 7

Miami Carol City at Homestead South Dade (Harris Field), 7

Miami Coral Reef at South Miami (Tropical), 7

Miami Ferguson at Hialeah Gardens, 3:30

*Milton, Georgia at No. 8 Davie Western, 7:30

Oakland Park Northeast at Pembroke Pines Charter, 7

Parkland Douglas at Hollywood McArthur, 7

Westland Hialeah at Hollywood Avant Garde (Ansin Park), 7

Weston Cypress Bay at No. 20 Pembroke Pines West Broward (Flanagan), 7

FRIDAY, AUGUST 25

Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Somerset, 3:30

Cooper City at Sunrise Piper, 7

Coral Shores at Miami True North Academy (Tropical), 3:30

Davie Nova at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 7

Fort Lauderdale NSU University School at Coral Springs Charter (Coral Springs), 7

Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at No. 19 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7

Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy at Orlando Lake Highland Prep, 7

Hallandale at No. 14 Plantation (PAL Plantation), 7

Hialeah American at Coral Gables, 3:30

*Highland Springs, Virginia at No. 12 Miramar, 7:30

Hollywood South Broward at Doral Academy, 7

Homestead Everglades Prep at Miami Varela, 3:30

Miami Archbishop Carroll at Somerset Silver Palms, 3:30

No. 4 Miami Christopher Columbus at Clearwater Academy International, 7:30

Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace at West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman, 7

Miami Immaculata LaSalle at Goulds Palm Glades, 7

No. 6 Miami Norland at Lakeland, 7:30

Miami Northwestern at Vero Beach, 7:30

No. 13 Miami Palmetto at No. 5 Homestead (Harris Field), 7:30

No. 16 Miami Southridge at Miami Jackson (Curtis Park), 7:30

Miami Springs at Miami Beach (Memorial), 7

Miami Sunset at Miami St. Brendan, 7:30

Miramar Everglades at Coral Springs Taravella, 4

North Miami at Miami Gulliver Prep, 3:30

North Miami Alonzo Mourning at Miami Braddock, 3:30

Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Lakeland Victory Christian, 7

South Plantation at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7

SATURDAY, AUGUST 26

*Baltimore St. Frances Academy at No. 3 Hollywood Chaminade

*Bellflower St. John Bosco at No. 2 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas Madonna (St. Thomas), 12 noon

No. 10 Miami Booker T. Washington at Miami Killian (Tropical), 7

*St. John’s, Washington D.C. at No. 7 Plantation American Heritage, 7:30

*BROWARD COUNTY NATIONAL FOOTBALL SHOWCASE.

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 For the second straight year, Davie Western’s Wildcats will serve as a host team for the Broward County National Football Showcase – Presented by the Broward Educational Foundation.

After am opening win in the inaugural contest over Johns Creek, Georgia, head coach Adam Ratkevich and his Wildcats will welcome in one of the nation’s best programs.

The Milton Eagles, who also head south from Georgia are stacked with talent under the direction of head coach Ben Reaves.

After an opening-night win against Georgia power Collins Hill, this is a team that enters the showcase with plenty of optimism.

BREAKDOWN

Milton Eagles, Georgia (1-0) vs. Western Wildcats (0-0)

August 24, 2023

Western High Stadium, Davie

7:30 p.m.

FLORSPORTS

2023 MILTON SCHEDULE – CLASS 7A, REGION 6

Suwannee Collins Hill, W 27-13

8/24 – at Davie Western, Florida

9/8 – at Roswell

9/15 – Alpharetta

9/22 – Kennesaw North Cobb

10/6 – Cumming South Forsyth

10/14 – at Cumming Forsyth Central

10/27 – Alpharetta Denmark

11/3 – Suwannee Lambert

EAGLES TO WATCH

2024 - Debron Gatiling, WR, Texas A&M commit.

2024 - Jacorey Stewart, LB, Kansas commit.

2025 - Luke Nickel, QB, Miami commit.

2025 – Ryan Ghea, TE, 27 offers – 3.8 GPA.

2025 – Dylan Lewis, CB, 12 offers – 3.6 GPA.

2023 WESTERN SCHEDULE – CLASS 4M, DISTRICT 13

8/24 – Milton, Georgia

9/8 – Coconut Creek

9/15 – at Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

9/22 – Coral Springs Taravella

9/28 – Sunrise Piper

10/6 – Plantation American Heritage

10/13 – at Weston Cypress Bay

10/20 – at Miramar

10/27 – Coral Springs Coral Glades

11/3 – at Plantation

WILDCATS TO WATCH

2024 - Davi Belfort, QB, Virginia Tech commit.

2024 - Tovani Mizell, RB, Kentucky commit – 3.4 GPA.

2024 - Keyveon Johnson, CB, Akron commit.

2024 - Terrance Kimble, OL, Louisiana Christian commit – 3.5 GPA.

2025 - Jacob Joseph, LB, 5 offers.

2026 – Calerbe Hermain, WR, several offers.

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For the first time in school history, Coconut Creek Monarch High’s football team will be in the national spotlight.

Under the direction of head coach Calvin Davis, the Knights have steadily grown and continue to make waves among south Florida football programs.

Making a splash in the state playoffs, this is a program that realizes that it can turn heads this evening.

The opposition, Cedar Grove, Georgia, comes in with state and national recognition, and after a thrilling opening-night win, the Saints and head coach John Adams head south as no strangers to playing in big games.

Both will open up the prestigious 2023 Broward County National Football Showcase – Presented by the Broward Educational Foundation.

BREAKDOWN

Ellenwood Cedar Grove, Georgia (1-0) vs. Coconut Creek Monarch (0-0)

August 24, 2023

Coconut Creek High Stadium, Coconut Creek

7:30 p.m.

TKDS SPORTS

2023 CEDAR GROVE SCHEDULE – CLASS 3A, REGION 5

Hampton Dutchtown, W 34-33

8/24 – at Coconut Creek Monarch, Florida

9/1 – at Atlanta Westlake

9/8 – Collins Hill

9/15 – at Hoschton Mill Creek

9/22 – at Norman Park Colquitt County

10/6 – Carver Montgomery, Alabama

10/13 – Atlanta Douglass

10/20 – Tyrone Sandy Creek

11/3 – at Atlanta Carver

SAINTS TO WATCH

2024 – Lakhi Roland, CB, Maryland commit.

2024 – Jakrye Horton, Athlete, 14 offers.

2025 - E.J. Colson, QB, UCF commit – 4.0 GPA.

2023 MONARCH SCHEDULE – CLASS 4M, DISTRICT 12

8/24 – Cedar Grove, Georgia

9/1 – Delray Beach Atlantic

9/7 – at Hallandale

9/13 – at Sunrise Piper

9/22 - at Parkland Douglas

9/28 – at Boca Raton Olympic Heights

10/6 – Hollywood McArthur

10/20 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas

10/26 – Coral Springs

11/3 – at Deerfield Beach

KNIGHTS TO WATCH

2024 – A.J. Hairston, QB, UMass commit – 3.4 GPA.

2024 – Kevin Powell, CB, 2 offers.

2024 – Holden Zeltner, OL, FIU commit.

2025 – Samari Reed, WR, 2 offers.

2026 – Jabari Brady, WR/Athlete, 7 offers.

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While the rest of Florida still has some impressive teams and players, Miami-Dade and Broward County remain at the top – statewide and nationally.

When we last left the 2022 season, Miami Central and Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas finished the year unbeaten – and the Rockets brought home their fourth straight state title with a bonus of sharing a national crown.

As this week kicks off the much-anticipated season, there are the same programs who are still near the top – while a few new faces pop up into the elite category.

Now in our 53^rd year of ranking teams and players, the assignment is simple: produce and stay where you are, fall off and you will drop. There are far too many quality programs who have worked hard to improve.

Remember, this is only a starting point, and while there will be few changes, the Top 20 programs will be judged every week, and those teams who continue to win will be in the spotlight – locally, statewide and nationally.

In the next 18 weeks, from August to the last week of December, things will indeed change and when we come out with the final team rankings, you will see that the process works, and it doesn’t matter what position you start out at, where you end is what everyone will remember.

Here is a look at Week 1 Miami-Dade/Broward Top 20.

1. Miami Central (2M, 14-0). THIS WEEK: Bye. NEXT WEEK: at Las Vegas Bishop Gorman.

2. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (3M, 14-0). THIS WEEK: Bellflower, St. John Bosco. NEXT WEEK: Fort Myers.

3. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1M, 13-1). THIS WEEK: Baltimore St. Frances Academy. NEXT WEEK: at No. 9 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons.

4. Miami Christopher Columbus (4M, 14-1). THIS WEEK: at Clearwater Academy International. NEXT WEEK: Miami Killian.

5. Homestead (3M, 11-3). THIS WEEK: No. 13 Miami Palmetto. NEXT WEEK: at South Dade.

6. Miami Norland (2M, 9-3). THIS WEEK: at Lakeland. NEXT WEEK: at Miami Carol City.

7. Plantation American Heritage (2M, 13-2). THIS WEEK: St. John’s, Washington, D.C. NEXT WEEK: No. 25 Jacksonville Trinity Christian

8. Davie Western (4M, 7-4). THIS WEEK: Milton, Georgia. NEXT WEEK: Bye.

9. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (2M, 10-2). THIS WEEK: Cardinal Gibbons, Raleigh, North Carolina. NEXT WEEK: No. 3 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.

10. Miami Booker T. Washington (2M, 9-3). THIS WEEK: Miami Killian. NEXT WEEK: Miami Edison.

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

12. Miramar (3M, 10-2). THIS WEEK: Highland Springs, Virginia. NEXT WEEK: Bye.

13. Miami Palmetto (4M, 6-6). THIS WEEK: at No. 5 Homestead. NEXT WEEK: at St. Petersburg Lakewood.

14. Plantation (3M, 7-4). THIS WEEK: Hallandale. NEXT WEEK: at Fort Lauderdale Stranahan.

15. Miami Northwestern (2M, 6-5). THIS WEEK: at Vero Beach. NEXT WEEK: at Miami Jackson.

16. Miami Southridge (3M, 7-5). THIS WEEK: at Miami Jackson. NEXT WEEK: Miami Dr. Krop.

17. Coconut Creek (3M, 6-5). THIS WEEK: at Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson. NEXT WEEK: at Gainesville, Georgia.

18. Coconut Creek Monarch (4M, 9-3). THIS WEEK: Cedar Grove, Georgia. NEXT WEEK: Delray Beach Atlantic.

19. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (3M, 6-5). THIS WEEK: Fort Lauderdale Stranahan. NEXT WEEK: at Naples.

20. Pembroke Pines West Broward (4M, 6-5). THIS WEEK: Weston Cypress Bay. NEXT WEEK: at Daytona Beach Mainland.

OTHER TEAMS TO WATCH: Coconut Creek (3M, 6-5), Coconut Creek North Broward Prep (2M, 5-5), Cooper City (4M, 2-8), Coral Gables (4M, 5-4), Coral Springs (4M. 4-6), Coral Springs Coral Glades (4M, 2-8), Coral Springs Taravella (4M, 1-9), Deerfield Beach (3M, 3-8), Doral Academy (4M, 7-5), Fort Lauderdale (3M, 6-5), Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (2M, 8-3), Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest (2M, 8-3), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (2M, 4-6), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (1M, 6-2), Hallandale (2M, 2-8), Hialeah (3M, 4-5), Hialeah American (2M, 2-8), Hollywood Avant Garde (1M, 6-4). Hollywood Hills (3M, 4-6), Hollywood McArthur (3M, 5-5), Hollywood South Broward (3M, 5-5), Miami Archbishop Carroll (1M, 8-3), Miami Belen Jesuit (3M, 5-6), Homestead South Dade (4M, 2-7), Miami Braddock (Independent, 8-3), Miami Carol City (2M, 5-6), Miami Coral Park (Independent, 5-5), Miami Coral Reef (GMAC Independent Champion, 9-2), Miami Dr. Krop (3M, 7-5), Miami Edison (2M, 5-5), Miami Ferguson (Independent, 5-5), Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (2M, 5-5), Miami Gulliver Prep (2M, 5-5), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (2M, 4-6), Miami Ransom Everglades, (Independent, 6-3), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (4M, 5-5), Miami Palmer Trinity (1M, 7-6), Miami St. Brendan (2M, 7-4), Miami True North Classical Academy (1M, 8-4), Miami Westminster Christian (1M, 6-3), Miramar Everglades (3M, 4-6), North Miami (3M, 5-6), North Miami Beach (2M, 4-6), Oakland Park Northeast (2M, 0-9), Parkland Douglas (8-4, 4M), Pembroke Pines Charter (3M, 6-4), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (4M, 2-8), Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (4M, 6-5), Pembroke Pines West Broward (4M, 6-5), Pompano Beach (Independent, 5-5), Somerset Silver Palms (2M, 3-6), South Miami (2M, 5-4), South Plantation (3M, 7-3), Sunrise Piper (3M, 5-4), Westland Hialeah (2M, 4-6), Weston Cypress Bay 4M, 6-5).

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