After finishing 3-7 a year ago and not winning a district game, Miami Killian head football coach Rudy Trevino, his staff and returning player made a commitment for the 2025 season.
If this program was going to make a run at a district title and a post season appearance, it was going to take a commitment and year-round work.
With camps, combines and 7-on-7 appearances along with a solid spring and summer, the Cougars hit the ground running, adding some new faces along with making sure that those players coming back would step up and make an impact.
If you have followed Killian football through the years, it has been about playing at a high level and producing enough talent to contend for district titles, and this year there is good reason to feel confident.
At recent media events the theme has been about getting out what you put in – and Coach Trevino, his assistant coaches and the players believe that they have made some major strides in helping to turn things around.
Miami Killian Cougars
HEAD COACH: Rudy Trevino
DISTRICT: 16-2A
2024 RECORD: 3-7
2025 SCHEDULE
8/22 – Riviera Beach Inlet Grove
8/29 – Miami Dr. Krop
9/5 – Miami Edison
9/12 – Homestead South Dade
9/18 - @Miami Palmetto
9/26 - @Miami Gulliver Prep
10/3 - @Tampa Catholic
10/16-17 – GMAC Week
10/24 – Somerset Silver Palms
10/30 – Miami Belen Jesuit
THE COUGARS MAKING MAJOR STRIDES
Coach Trevino and his coaching staff have made plenty of progress and will have several talented athletes ready to make a major impact this coming season. Here are a few of them:
2027 – Kayden Bryant, DB, 5’7, 160. The youth movement continues with a standout talent that will be essential to the growth of this program. Solid playmaker!
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19466820/Kayden-Bryant
2027 – Kayron Bryant, RB, 5’9, 175. With so many younger defensive players making an impact this off-season, here is a running back that the Cougars will unleash after a 700 yard and nine touchdown season a year ago at Somerset Academy Silver Palms.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19466834/Kayron-Bryant
2026 – Kymani Corbett, QB, 6’2, 185. Has plenty of experience and should be a valuable member of this team.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18326104/65708975b535110ad84e91a0
2028 – Zion Davis, DB, 6’0, 180. One of the top sophomores in Florida, who brings so much to the table. A very quick and skilled performer. Came over from Palm Glades.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19062824/Zion-Davis
2027 – Davon Dericho, DB, 5’10, 170. Had a tremendous off-season, turning heads at several events. One of the underclassmen that this program will get plenty of experience this season.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19947094/Davon-Dericho
2026 – Aundre Franklin, OL/DL, 6’0, 260. Versatile two-way line prospect who is one of the strongest players on the team. Another senior who will be expected to lead for the younger players to follow.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17598500/Aundre-Franklin
2026 – Marlow Hiddo, DL, 6’4, 240 – 4.0 GPA. Talk to many who have watched this young man play and they will tell you that this is someone to keep an eye on. Gets it done on and off the playing field.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18227424/6722d77cba2a5336bd358ffa
2026 – Willie Scott, WR/CB, 5’10, 165 – 4.0. Yet another two-way performer who also gets it done in the classroom. Solid talent that the Cougars will definitely count on in 2025.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19592308/Willie-Scott
2026 – Anton Smith, WR, 5’7, 145. If you are looking for a player that will lead this team in 2025, here he is. One of the top receivers in south Florida, this Miami Booker T. Washington transfer is the blueprint athlete who leads, makes plays and gets it done in the classroom.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18032820/anton-smith
2026 – Corey Swint, WR,6’0, 175. Comes over from Miami Palmetto where he was considered one of the top prospects in south Florida. A playmaker who has a chance to elevate this offense.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19665801/Corey-Swint
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When head coach Benjamin Rolle and his Pembroke Pines Flanagan football team pulled up to Football Hotbed Media Day last Saturday in Deerfield Beach, many on hand wanted to discuss what this program added in the off-season.
But before the players and coaches addressed the 2025 season, they wanted to look back at 2024. It was a year where this program advanced to the first round of the state playoffs after winning six straight after a 1-2 start.
What the coaches and players spoke about is how the mix of newcomers and returnees from last year will give this team a chance to compete for a district title.
Pembroke Pines Flanagan
HEAD COACH: Benjamin Rolle
DISTRICT: 15-6A
2024 RECORD: 7-4
2025 SCHEDULE
8/28 – Weston Cypress Bay
9/5 - @Miramar Everglades
9/12 – Fort Lauderdale
9/19 – Pembroke Pines West Broward
9/26 - @Miami Beach
10/3 – Plantation American Heritage
10/9 - @Miami Dr. Krop
10/17 - @Hallandale
10/23 – Hollywood South Broward
FALCONS TAKE FLIGHT AT MEDIA DAY
With head coach Benjamin Rolle bringing players to the Football Hotbed Media Day last Saturday, the Falcons brought some quality seniors and a talented junior who took center the stage:
2026 – Santana Carlos, WR, 5’11, 170 – 3.1 GPA. This talented UCLA commit will be one of the state’s top prospects, heading into the season.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18514208/Santana-Carlos
2026 – Chance Humphrey, QB, 6’2, 185 – 3.9 GPA. This Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy transfer will be one of the big surprises this season. 88/166 for 1,356 yards and 11 touchdowns - 48 carries 282 yards, 2 touchdowns.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17687493/670fc7526215fb89e01888c6
2026 – Malik Miller, DB, 6’1, 170 – 3.0 GPA. Solid secondary performer who has looked good all season and will be one of the leaders on a team that has added sone pieces.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19952373/Malik-Miller
2026 – Elan Mills, S/OLB, 5’11, 190 – 3.8 GPA. A versatile talent that can play in the secondary as well as step up as a play-making linebacker.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19464275/Elan-Mills
2027 – Jacob Thomas, Athlete, 5’10, 160 – 3.6 GPA. Track & Field. Comes into the season as one of the top junior prospects in Florida. Had a tremendous off-season as colleges had the chance to showcase his many skills at camps, spring and 7-on-7 events.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19531598/672ff0bd3a19e7562d98c1a5
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After dropping a 17-14 decision to Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons in the opening round of the 2024 2A state playoffs, head coach George Stubbs, his coaches and players looked at the off-season as a place to continue to grow.
As the team met with the media last Saturday at the Fourth Annual Football Hotbed Media Day in Deerfield Beach, the message by the coaches and players was a simple one: FINISH THE JOB!
With 2A up for grabs in the southern part of the state with North Miami Beach, Miami Immaculata LaSalle, Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, Miami Booker T. Washington and Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, there is a feeling that with a strong spring and summer that the Chiefs are ready to make a statement.
Plenty of young prospects aboard with several veterans have given this program an opportunity to grow, and as each player and coach met with the media, it was indeed evident that the 2025 season will be one that this historic program can continue to turn things around.
Miami Gardens Carol City Chiefs
HEAD COACH: George Stubbs
DISTRICT: 14-2A
2024 RECORD: 7-4
2025 SCHEDULE
8/21 – Hialeah
8/28 -Miami Norland
9/4 - @Miami Northwestern
9/11 – Westland Hialeah
9/26 - @Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace
10/2 – South Miami
10/10 - @North Miami Beach
10/16 – GMAC Week
10/30 – @Miami Central
CHIEFS TAKE IN MEDIA DAY:
With head coach George Stubbs bringing players to the Football Hotbed Media Day last Saturday, the Chiefs had the chance to showcase some quality talent. Here is a look at those players that spoke:
2027 – Santana Blount, Slot, 5’9, 155 – 2.9 GPA. One of the top prospects for the class.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22468691/Santana-Blount
2028 - Russell Britton, QB, 6’1, 175 – 3.6 GPA. The future of this program, who had an outstanding off-season.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/21706742/Russell-Britton
2026 - Justin Compere, RB, 5’11, 190. This Immokalee transfer is going to be one of the elite backs in south Florida. FIU football commit.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17815552/Justin-Compere
2026 - Daishaun Dorsett, MLB/DE, 6’2, 195. One of the senior leaders that this program will be looking for this season – on and off the field for leadership.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22461357/Daishaun-Dorsett
2027 - Danard Frazier Jr., DT, 6’2, 295. If you are looking for one of the elite underclassmen in south Florida, here is a very talented young man to keep an eye on this season.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23191640/Danard-Frazier
2028 - Nijal Thigpen, OT, 6’6, 280 – 3.5 GPA. Here is one of the emerging stars. Someone who makes his way to south Florida from Bradenton IMG Academy as one of the rising stars for this class.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/23724791/Nijal-Thigpen
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When first year head coach Robert Ortega took his team to the Football Hotbed Media Day in Deerfield Beach last Saturday, he knew the questions would come from the reporters and recruiting services on hand.
After years as an assistant at Davie Western, Ortega decided to leave and head back to where it all began as a student/athlete at Hollywood’s McArthur High.
What he has done since leaving high school – where he was a standout defensive lineman - Ortega has indeed blazed a trail that has watched him coach, teach and develop young talent at the youth level and in high school – as well as being a force on the off-season national 7-on-7 circuit.
His return to hi alma mater has watched him surround himself with elite talent that he has been around for several years – including his son, Robert Jr., who has not only made dad proud as a tremendous football talent, who has played at the varsity level since the 8th grade, but also has gotten it done in the classroom, where Ivy League programs have been looking to get him on campus.
While questions surrounded his players, Saturday was also about how his team stacks up with a challenging schedule and more than competitive Class 5A, which includes six-time defending state champion Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.
Hollywood McArthur Mustangs
HEAD COACH: Robert Ortega
DISTRICT: 15-5A
2024 RECORD: 2-8
2025 SCHEDULE
8/29 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/5 - @Miramar
9/12 - @Weston Cypress Bay
9/19 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9/26 – Hollywood Hills
10/3 - @Deerfield Beach
10/11 - @Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson
10/17 – Fort Lauderdale
10/24 – South Plantation
10/31 - @Miramar Everglades
MUSTANGS SHINE AT MEDIA DAY:
With head coach Robert Ortega bringing players to the Football Hotbed Media Day, the Mustangs had the chance to showcase some quality talent. Here is a look at those players that spoke:
2027 – Jaylyn Jones, DB, 6’0, 182 – Top Prospect In The State. University of Miami Commitment. Davie Western Transfer.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19945180/Jaylyn-Jones
2026 - Brandon Lattimore Jr., LB, 6’0, 218 – 4.0 GPA. Miami Jackson Transsfer.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17633760/Brandon-Latimore-Jr
Marek Marcellus, DB, 6’0,185 – 3.5 GPA. Western Transfer.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/13059825/Marek-Marcellus
2026 – Robert Ortega Jr., RB/Slot, 5’7, 175 – 4.1 GPA. Will Be A Five-Year Varsity Performer.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/18274649/677f01b3002acf25bc553d15
2026 - Troy Smith, OL, 6’4, 270.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22511192/Troy-Smith
2026 - J.T. Turner, DT, 6’2, 297 – 3.0 GPA. Fort Lauderdale Dillard Transfer.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18707262/JT-Turner
2027 - Khamarian Young, WR, 6’0 175. Several major offers. Top junior prospect.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20363038/Khamarian-Young
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It was no secret that the 7-5 season that veteran head coach Matt Dubuc and his Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs put together was indeed a disappointment.
For most programs winning a district title is usually enough, but this program is not your ordinary team that counts moral victories as a success. This coaching staff still has championship pedigree – three state titles in a five year period, and after an off year, this team is back.
Loaded with quality players on both sides of the ball, competing in Class 2A, they are one of the favorites to perhaps reach the state finals in December, and while there are many obstacles along the way, you can see why there is plenty of optimism.
At the recent Football Hotbed Media Day, questions were asked about Miami Booker T. Washington, Miami Carol City, Miami Gardens, Miami Immaculata LaSalle, North Miami Beach, Starke Bradford County, Jacksonville Bolles, Sarasota Cardinal Mooney, Havana Gadsden County and three-time defending state champion Cocoa as teams who are among the best in the class, but when all was said and done, there is a belief that this is the year this program returns to the elite.
With a challenging schedule – highlighted by the Broward County National Showcase opener against competitive 4A Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy – and including 6A Pembroke Pines West Broward, 5A Miramar and national 1A powerhouse Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, this will be an exciting 2025 season.
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons Chiefs
HEAD COACH: Matt Dubuc
DISTRICT: 13-2A
2024 RECORD: 7-5
2025 SCHEDULE
8/21 – Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
8/29 - @Hollywood South Broward
9/5 - @Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian
9/11 – Pembroke Pines West Broward
9/20 - @Coconut Creek
10/3 – Hallandale
10/10 - @Deerfield Beach
10/16 - @Boca Raton
10/24 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
10/31 – Miramar
MEDIA DAY BRINGS OUT TALENT
With assistant head coach Dave Montiel bringing players to the Football Hotbed Media Day, the Chiefs had the chance to showcase some quality talent. Here is a look at those players that attended:
2026 - Jaylon Ammons, CB/FS, 5’11, 185 – 3.8 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22593317/Jaylon-Ammons?.
2027 - Joey Cammarata, DT, 6’0, 265 – 3.8 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20538522/Joseph-Cammarata
2026 - Brandon Clarke, S, 5’11, 180 – 4.8 GPA. National Honor Society. Track & Field.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17975176/Brandon-Clarke
2026 - Landon Martin, TE/MLB, 6’0, 215 – 4.1 GPA.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18294497/Landon-Martin
2026 - Andrew MacDonald, DE, 6’5, 230 – 4.8 GPA. 31 ACT.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19248070/Andrew-Macdonald
2026 - Preston Stebbins, FS/CB, 5’9, 175.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18568676/Preston-Stebbins
2026 - Jayden Torres, QB, 6’2, 195. 2,800 Offensive Yards. First Team All-County. One of the best in the state.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17698875/Jayden-Torres
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