When it comes to watching, evaluating and seeing prospects and teams throughout the course of a year, there are very few sources who put in the time to come up with accurate information like we do.
Player and team rankings are often subjective, and everyone has their opinion – which is fine – but it’s usually those who see very little that have the loudest voice on who should be higher or lower.
If you follow what we do over the course of a season, each week we adjust the rankings, and while many focus on pre-season and each week during the season, the only ranking that truly counts is the one that comes out in late December.
Our Pre-Season Top 20 is based on several things – and with so many transfers taking place – our opinion varies and changes. This is only a starting point and will change several times.
This is in no way a definitive ranking. Just an opinion based on seeing teams throughout the state and having a valid ground to compare.
Here is a look at 20 Miami-Dade Broward Week 2 teams:
1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (0-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders dropped a tough decision in the Broward County National Showcase, 29-21, to defending national champion Las Vegas Bishop Gorman. THIS WEEK: 8/30 - Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson. NEXT GAME: 9/6 – No. 5 Miami Christopher Columbus.
2. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (0-1, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions opened the season in the Broward County National Showcase, dropping a 34-27 decision to national power St. John Bosco of California. THIS WEEK: 8/30 - @Pompano Beach Blanche Ely. NEXT GAME: 9/6 – No. 6 Plantation American Heritage.
3. Miami Northwestern (1-0, 3A). LAST WEEK: Head Coach Teddy Bridgewater and his Bulls rolled to a Broward Showcase win against Coconut Creek, 45-0. THIS WEEK: 8/22 - @Venice. NEXT GAME: 9/6 – No. 18 Miami Carol City.
4. Miami Central (0-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets were beaten at home, 16-8, by Lakeland. THIS WEEK: 8/31 – No. 17 Miami Edison. NEXT GAME: 9/7 – No. 12 Miami Booker T. Washington.
5. Miami Christopher Columbus (1-0, 7A). LAST WEEK: The two-time defending state champions opened with a 17-14 win against No. 14 Miami Southridge. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – Our Lady of Good Counsel, Maryland. NEXT GAME: 9/6 - @ No. 2 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.
6. Plantation American Heritage (0-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots dropped a 37-28 decision in the Broward National Showcase to Georgia power Milton. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – No. 11 Davie Western. NEXT GAME: 9/6 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.
7. Miami Norland (1-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: After a disappointing kickoff classic loss, the Vikings bounced back with a 27-0 win against Miramar. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – No. 18 Miami Carol City. NEXT GAME: 9/13 – No. 3 Miami Northwestern.
8. Davie Western (0-1, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Wildcats dropped a 17-14 decision to Hoover, Alabama in the Broward County National Showcase. THIS WEEK: 8/30 - @ No. 14 Plantation American Heritage. NEXT GAME: 9/13 – No. 2 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.
9. Miami Palmetto (1-0), 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers upended No. 11 Homestead, 14-10. THIS WEEK: 8/29 - @ No. 12 Miami Booker T. Washington. NEXT GAME: 9/6 - @ No. 14 Miami Southridge.
10. Coconut Creek Monarch (1-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Knights outlasted Suwannee Peachtree Ridge in Broward County National Showcase, 30-29. THIS WEEK: 8/29 – Deerfield Beach. NEXT GAME: 9/13 - @Sanford Seminole.
11. Homestead (0-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Broncos were upended by No. 9 Miami Palmetto, 14-10. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – Homestead South Dade. NEXT GAME: 9/6 - @Vero Beach.
12. Miami Booker T. Washington (1-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes opened with a 28-6 win against Homestead South Dade. THIS WEEK: 8/29 – No. 9 Miami Palmetto. NEXT GAME: 9/7 - @ No. 4 Miami Central.
13. Pembroke Pines West Broward (1-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bobcats rolled on opening night, 57-14, against Hollywood South Broward. THIS WEEK: 8/30 - @Camden County, Georgia. NEXT GAME: – 9/6 @No. 15 Plantation.
14. Miami Southridge (0-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: Dropped a tough 17-14 decision to No. 4 Miami Christopher Columbus. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman. NEXT GAME: 9/6 – No. 9 Miami Palmetto
15. Plantation (1-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Colonels opened the season with a 27-21 win against No. 19 Fort Lauderdale Dillard. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – No. 20 Miramar. NEXT GAME: 9/6 – No. 13 Pembroke Pines West Broward.
16. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (0-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs lost to state-rated Lake Mary in the Broward County National Showcase, 45-20. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – Hollywood South Broward. NEXT GAME: 9/13 @ No. 13 Pembroke Pines West Broward.
17. Miami Edison (1-0, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Red Raiders started the year with a 21-0 win against Hialeah American. THIS WEEK: 8/31 - @ No. 4 Miami Central. NEXT GAME: 9/5 – Miami Killian.
18. Miami Carol City (1-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs won the season-opener against Hialeah, 28-16. THIS WEEK: 8/30 – No. 7 Miami Norland. NEXT GAME: 9/6 – No. 3 Miami Northwestern.
19. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (0-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers dropped a 27-21 decision to No. 15 Plantation. THIS WEEK: 8/30 @Fort Lauderdale Stranahan. NEXT GAME: 9/6 @Oakland Park Northeast.
20. Miramar (0-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots lost the season-opener to No. 7 Miami Norland, 27-0. THIS WEEK: 8/30 - @ No. 15 Plantation. NEXT GAME: 9/6 - @Hollwyood McArthur.
KEEP AN EYE ON: Coconut Creek (0-1, 5A), Deerfield Beach (0-1, 5A), Doral Academy (1-0, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (1-0, 2A), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (1-0, 3A), Hialeah (0-1, 4A), Hollywood South Broward (0-1, 6A), Homestead South Dade (0-1, 7A), Miami Archbishop Carroll (1-0, 1A), Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (0-1, 1A), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (1-0, 2A), Miami Jackson (0-1, 3A), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (1-0, 7A), Miami Ransom Everglades (0-0, 2A) Miami True North Classical Academy (1-0, 1A), North Miami (1-0, 5A), North Miami Beach (0-1, 2A), Pembroke Pines Charter (1-0, 5A), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (1-0, 6A), Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (1-0, 5A), Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (1-0, 4A), Sunrise Piper (1-0, 6A), Weston Cypress Bay (1-0, 7A).
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While Week 1 saw several area teams go down, it’s great to see football returning after eight long months.
With several Miami-Dade and Broward programs making an impression with key wins, ESPN treated the country to some amazing football.
Away from some quality local games was the third annual Broward County National Football Showcase.
Already established as the premier event in the country with state and national rated teams coming from as far away as California, Alabama, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia, nobody can question the talent that was on display for the first three years.
The brainchild of Dr. Kevin Perry, who gets the teams and treats them all to an experience along with Shawn Cerra and the Broward County Educational Foundation and some loyal sponsors.
No matter who you talk to – this is an event that has caught on so fast that the 2025 game is already starting to fill up – with several teams wanting to return.
This is a bowl game atmosphere – as all the games being televised somewhere.
Speaking about television, nobody – and we mean nobody at ESPN can complain as they got three national games that all went down to the final quarter. Watch many of the contests that the “worldwide leader” puts on and several games are over early and the audience heads to another channel. NOT THIS YEAR!
Starting on Friday when Georgia state champion Milton – with University of Miami 2025 quarterback Luke Nickel went against 2026 University of Texas QB commit Dia Bell and Plantation American Heritage.
While Milton ended up winning the contest, it came down to last in the fourth quarter as a national audience saw Milton wins 37-28.
On Saturday – with four elite programs in action at St. Thomas Aquinas High School – the country once again was treated to a pair of games that lasted until after midnight with football fans glued to their televisions, computers and phones.
The opening contest featured defending national champion Las Vegas Bishop Gorman against five-time defending state champion Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas and veteran head coach Roger Harriott before a packed stadium.
This was indeed a classic matchup that came down to the final drive as the Gaels held on to win 29-21 and will maintain their No. 2 national ranking while the Raiders have nothing to be angry about as they are still on a path to win a sixth straight state title.
The nightcap saw St. John Bosco of California return for the second year – as the Braves are rebuilding and squared off with a Chaminade-Madonna team that is also trying to replace some elite talent and generational talent.
The game went back and forth for all four quarters as St. John Bosco ended up pulling out a thrilling 34-27 decision sending head coach Dameon Jones and his Lions to their first defeat in the three years they took part in the showcase.
While those three games received the spotlight, the other four games were also quality contests with some impressive talent:
Coconut Creek Monarch 30, Suwannee Peachtree Ridge, Georgia 29. The Knights came from behind to win their second straight showcase under veteran head coach Calvin Davis.
Hoover, Alabama 17, Davie Western 14. Despite changing coaches two weeks ago and coming off a rare losing season, the Buccaneers headed south to beat the Wildcats and head coach Adam Ratkevich who lost their first showcase game in three seasons.
Lake Mary 49, Cardinal Gibbons 20. When the Rams were invited to come and play the Chiefs everyone knew that we heading south with plenty of talent – as veteran head coach Matt Dubuc and his team also suffered their first showcase loss in three seasons.
Miami Northwestern, 45, Coconut Creek 0. While this may not have been a major game, head coach Teddy Bridgewater and his Bulls sent a message that this team will be back and certainly will be a force. Johnny Sloan and his Cougars are rebuilding after losing several key players from a successful 2023 season.
The Broward Showcase wasn’t the only event in south Florida in the first week.
The Miami Central Rockets had hoped to get back on track after a four-loss season, and while head coach Jube Joseph and his team had their chances, they dropped a 16-8 decision to a Lakeland program that has won two straight state titles and will be back in the mix.
Here is the complete local scoreboard:
Auburn, Alabama 49, North Miami Beach 0
Cooper City 16, Coral Glades 7
Coral Gables 19, Miami Ferguson 0
Davie Nova 18, Moore Haven 14
Delray American Heritage 36, Miami Westminster Christian 12
Doral Academy 34, Gulliver Prep 20
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 51, Coral Springs Charter 7
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 28, Tradition Prep 20
Hialeah Gardens 8, Varela 6
Hollywood Hills 40, Taravella 0
Marathon 39, Pompano Beach 30
Miami Archbishop Carroll 14, Florida Christian 7
Miami Booker T. Washington 14, Homestead South Dade 0
Miami Carol City 28, Hialeah 16
Miami Christopher Columbus 17, Miami Southridge 14
Miami Coral Reef 40, South Miami 0
Miami Edison 20, Hialeah American 0
Miami Immaculata LaSalle 40, Miami High 7
Miami Lakes Goleman 22, Flanagan 0
Miami Norland 27, Miramar 0
Miami Palmer Trinity 15, SmartEn Sports 14
Miami Palmetto 14, Homestead 10
Miami Springs 39, Miami Beach 29
Miami St. Brendan 14, Dr. Krop 0
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep 53, Deerfield Somerset Key 21
North Miami 32, Miami Jackson 12
Palm Beach Lakes 41, Coral Springs 13
Pembroke Pines Charter 41, Oakland Park Northeast 14
Pembroke Pines Somerset 35, North Broward Prep 0
Pembroke Pines West Broward 57, South Broward 14
Plantation 27, Dillard 21
Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 70, Boyd Anderson 7
Riviera Beach Inlet Grove 46, Hollywood Avant Garde 0
Southwest Miami 41, Miami Coral Park 6
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 23, Community School of Naples 6
Sunrise Piper 23, Deerfield Beach 0
Weston Cypress Bay 48, Parkland Douglas 22
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman 46, Monsignor Pace 7
West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 14, Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 7
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While Davie Western High School and head coach Adam Ratkevich will host first year head coach Chip English and Hoover, Alabama as they start their drive for a first ever state title, the national attention will certainly fall on Fort St. Thomas Aquinas.
Three games will bring the 2024 Broward County National Football Showcase to a close – as another successful and well produced event will be in the books.
When the defending national champion Las Vegas Bishop Gorman Gaels and head coach Brett Browner kick things off against five-time defending state champion St. Thomas Aquinas and head coach Roger Harriott at 4 p.m., the nation will be watching on ESPN.
This contest has been the one game that everyone across the country will be watching and paying plenty attention to as these national powerhouses will try and keep their national title hopes alive.
Right after that game, ESPN will serve up another national showcase contest at 8 pm, the powerhouse St. John Bosco Braves of Bellflower, California and head coach Jason Negro will take on a Chaminade-Madonna team that finished off an unbeaten season in 2023.
Head Coach Dameon Jones and his Lions are looking for an amazing ninth consecutive state championship appearance.
Las Vegas Bishop Gorman (1-0) vs. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (0-0), 4 p.m., St. Thomas Aquinas
LAS VEGAS BISHOP GORMAN GAELS
HEAD COACH: Brent Browner
2023 RECORD: 12-0 (National Champions)
2024 SCHEDULE
Kahuku, Hawaii, W 33-7
8/24 - @Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9/6 - @Mater Dei
9/13 – Orange Lutheran
9/27 - @Henderson Liberty
10/5 – Las Vegas Foothill
10/10 - @Las Vegas Arbor View
10/18 – Henderson Basic
10/24 – Las Vegas Desert Pines
11/1 - @Henderson Coronado
FORT LAUDERDALE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS RAIDERS
HEAD COACH: Roger Harriott
2023 RECORD: 14-1 (3M State Champions)
2024 SCHEDULE
8/24 – Las Vegas Bishop Gorman
8/30 - @Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson
9/6 – Miami Christopher Columbus
9/13 - @Davie Western
9/20 – Hollywood McArthur
9/27 - @Orlando Bishop Moore
10/4 – Hollywood Hills
10/11 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
10/18 – Coconut Creek Monarch
10/25 – Plantation American Heritage
Hoover, Alabama (0-0) vs. Davie Western (0-0), 7 p.m., Davie Western
HOOVER BUCCANEERS
HEAD COACH: Chip English
2023 RECORD: 5-7
2024 SCHEDULE
8/24 - @Davie Western
9/30 – Spain Park
9/6 - @Hillcrest
9/13 - @Hewitt-Trussville
9/20 – Pratville
9/27 – Parker
10/4 – Old Mountain
10/11 – Tuscaloosa County
10/18 – Thompson
10/25 – Vestavia Hills
HEAD COACH: Adam Ratkevich
2023 RECORD: 9-4
2024 SCHEDULE
8/24 – Hoover, Alabama
8/30 - @Plantation American Heritage
9/13 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
9/19 - @Coral Springs Taravella
9/27 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
10/4 – West Boca Raton
10/11 – Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman
10/18 – Weston Cypress Bay
10/25 - @Deerfield Beach
11/1 - @Pembroke Pines West Broward
Bellflower St. John Bosco, California (0-0) vs. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (0-0)
ST. JOHN BOSCO BRAVES
HEAD COACH: Jason Negro
2023 RECORD: 10-2
2024 SCHEDULE
8/24 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
8/30 – Eastwood
9/7 - @Sierra Canyon
9/14 - @Junipero Serra
9/20 – Pittsburg
10/4 – Orange Lutheran
10/11 – Santa Margarita
10/18 - @Servite
10/25 - @Mater Dei
11/1 – Jserra Catholic
HOLLYWOOD CHAMINADE-MADONNA LIONS
HEAD COACH: Dameon Jones
2023 RECORD: 14-0 (1M State Champions, Second Nationally)
2024 SCHEDULE
8/24 - Bellflower St. John Bosco, California
8/30 - @Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
9/6 – Plantation American Heritage
9/12 – Miami Edison
9/19 – Miami Norland
9/27 - @Davie Western
10/5 - @Coconut Creek Monarch
10/11 – Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
10/18 – Hollywood Avant Garde Academy
10/25 – Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
BROWARD SHOWCASE THURSDAY
Coconut Creek Monarch 30, Suwannee Peachtree Ridge, Georgia 29
Miami Northwestern, 45, Coconut Creek 0
BROWARD SHOWCASE FRIDAY
Lake Mary 49, Cardinal Gibbons 20
Milton, Georgia 37, Plantation American Heritage 28
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Okay, you are a high school football fan and it’s the first Friday of the season. Where are you going today?
The long-awaited Polk County-Miami-Dade contest will take center stage as perhaps the No. 1 game in the state of Florida.
A lot of talking and bragging on the internet will end when two-time defending state champion Lakeland heads to Traz Powell Stadium to play Miami Central – winners of four of the past five state titles.
Just up the road in Plantation you have the second day of the Broward County National Football showcase where defending Georgia state champion Milton – with University of Miami QB commitment Luke Nickel will play an American Heritage team that is ready to erase the nightmare end to the 2023 season with Class of 2026 University of Texas QB commit Dia Bell.
If those choices aren’t enough – for the third year Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons will host a Broward Showcase contest – inviting 2026 QB prospect Noah Grubbs and Lake Mary, Fl. in for another outstanding contest.
Where are you headed?
Lakeland (0-0) vs. No. 3 Miami Central (0-0), Traz Powell Stadium, 7:30
LAKELAND DREADNAUGHTS
HEAD COACH: Marvin Frazier
2023 RECORD: 12-3 (4M State Champions)
2024 SCHEDULE
8/23 - @Miami Central
9/6 - @Lake Mary
9/13 - @Winter Haven
9/20 – Miami Booker T. Washington
9/27 – Lakeland Lake Gibson
10/4 - @Riverview Sumner
10/11 - @Sebring
10/18 – Specialty Fit Academy
10/25 @Lakeland Kathleen
MIAMI CENTRAL ROCKETS
HEAD COACH: Jube Joseph
2023 RECORD: 8-4
2024 SCHEDULE
8/23 – Lakeland
8/31 – Miami Edison
9/7 – Miami Booker T. Washington
9/13 - @Pompano Beach
9/20 – Plantation American Heritage
10/4 - @Miami Northwestern
10/10 – Fort Lauderdale Stranahan
10/25 - @Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy
Milton, Georgia (1-0) vs. No. 4 American Heritage (0-0), 7
MITON EAGLES
HEAD COACH: Ben Reaves
2023 RECORD: 13-2 (7A State Champions)
2024 SCHEDULE
Buford W 13-10
8/23 - @Plantation American Heritage
8/30 – Alpharetta
9/13 – Blessed Trinity
9/20 – Chattahoochee
9/27 - @Seckinger
10/4 - @Lanier
10/11 - @Gainesville
10/25 – Johns Creek
PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE PATRIOTS’
HEAD COACH: Mike Smith
2023 RECORD: 10-2
2024 SCHEDULE
8/23 – Milton, Georgia
8/30 – Davie Western
9/6 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
9/13 - @Naples
9/20 - @Miami Central
9/27 – Plantation
10/12 - @Miami Norland
10/18 – Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
Lake Mary, Florida (0-0) at No. 11 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (0-0), 7
LAKE MARY RAMS
HEAD COACH: Scott Perry
2023 RECORD: 10-2
2024 SCHEDULE
8/23 – @Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
8/30 – Kissimmee Osceola
9/6 – Lakeland
9/20 - @Orlando Dr. Phillips
9/27 - @Oviedo Hagerty
10/4 – North Miami Beach
10/10 - @Sanford Seminole
10/18 - @Orlando Evans
10/25 – Altamonte Springs Lake Brantley
11/1 – Orlando Bishop Moore
FORT LAUDERDALE CARDINAL GIBBONS CHIEFS
HEAD COACH: Matt Dubuc
2023 RECORD: 9-4
2024 SCHEDULE
8/23 – Lake Mary
8/30 – Hollywood South Broward
9/13 - @Pembroke Pines West Broward
9/20 – Coconut Creek
9/27 – Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian
10/4 - @Hallandale
10/10 – Deerfield Beach
10/18 – Boca Raton
10/25 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
11/1 - @Miramar
MORE GAMES TO WATCH OPENING WEEK
While the national showcase is getting much of the attention on opening of the regular season, there are other contests to keep an eye on as well:
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
Clewiston at Key West, 7
Coral Springs Coral Glades at Cooper City, 7
Delray American Heritage at Miami Westminster Christian, 4
Fort Lauderdale at Miramar Everglades, 7
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7
No. 12 Fort Lauderdale Dillard vs. No. 20 Plantation (PAL), 7
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy, 7
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy at Port St. Lucie Tradition Prep, 7
Hialeah ABF Academy at Goulds Palm Glades Prep, 4
Hialeah Gardens at Miami Varela, 3:30
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Somerset Silver Palms, 7
Hollywood Avant Garde at Riviera Beach Inlet Grove, 6:30
Hollywood Hills at Coral Springs Taravella, 7
Hollywood McArthur at Hallandale, 7
Hollywood South Broward vs. Pembroke Pines West Broward (Ansin), 7
Homestead No. 5 vs. No. 14 Miami Palmetto (Tropical), 7:30
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7
Miami Archbishop Carroll at Miami Florida Christian, 7
Miami Braddock vs. Mourning (N. Miami), 3:30
Miami Gardens TRU Prep vs. Miami True North Classical Academy (Tropical), 3:30
Miami Gulliver Prep at Doral Academy, 7
No. 8 Miami Norland at No. 19 Miramar, 7
Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Miami St. Brendan at Miami Dr. Krop (Ives), 7
Moore Haven at Davie Nova, 7
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep at Deerfield Beach Somerset Key, 4
North Miami vs. Jackson (Curtis), 7:30
North Miami Beach at Auburn, Alabama, 7
Palm Beach Lakes at Coral Springs, 7
Parkland Douglas at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Pembroke Pines Flanagan vs. Miami Lakes Goleman (Milander), 7:30
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 6
Pompano Beach at Marathon, 7:30
Somerset South Homestead at Tavernier Coral Shores, 7
South Miami vs. Miami Coral Reef (Southridge), 7:30
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy at Naples Community School, 7
Deerfield Beach at Sunrise Piper, 7
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
Broward Showcase: Las Vegas Bishop Gorman at No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 4
Broward Showcase: Hoover, Alabama at No. 6 Davie Western, 7
Broward Showcase at St. Thomas: No. 2 Hollywood Chaminade vs. Bellflower St. John Bosco (California), 8
Hialeah at Miami Carol City (Milander), 7
Homestead Everglades Prep vs. Miami Killian (Southridge), 7
THURSDAY’S MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD RESULTS
BROWARD SHOWCASE
Coconut Creek Monarch 30, Suwannee Peachtree Ridge, Georgia 29
Miami Northwestern, 45, Coconut Creek 0
NSU University School 51, Coral Springs Charter 7
No. 20 Miami Edison 20, Hialeah American 0
No. 13 Miami Booker T. Washington 28, Homestead South Dade 6
No. 7 Miami Christopher Columbus 17, No. 15 Miami Southridge 14
Southwest Miami 41, Miami Coral Park 6
Coral Gables 19, Miami Ferguson 0
Miami Immaculata LaSalle 40, Miami High 7
Miami Springs 39, Miami Beach 29
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep 53, Deerfield Somerset Key 21
Pembroke Pines Charter 41, Oakland Park Northeast 14
Riviera Beach Inlet Grove 46, Hollywood Avant Garde 0
West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy 14, Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 7
STATE SCORES
Cape Coral Oasis 40, Fort Myers Gateway Charter 14
Corner Canyon, Utah 35, Bradenton IMG 34
Chardon, Ohio 29, Orlando Timber Creek 7
Fort Myers Dunbar 30, Fort Myers Cypress Lake 15
Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia 49, Lake Worth 13
Merritt Island Christian 38, Hernando Christian 12
New Smyrna Beach 41, Golden, Colorado 19
Ocala Christian 64, Winter Park Oasis Christian 12
Orlando The First Academy 28, Lipscomb, Tennessee 23
Port Orange Spruce Creek 50, Daytona Beach Seabreeze 0
Port St. Lucie Centennial 26, Wellington 12
Tarpon Springs 42, Seminole 20
Wellington, Colorado 38, Orlando Colonial 12
West Boca Raton 14, North Palm Beach Benjamin 13
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Well, we have waited since last December for football to once again come back at the high school level, and today, it starts over what could be the most competitive season in recent memory.
With the third edition of the Broward County National Football Showcase taking center stage – this is certainly going to be a weekend that will shine the spotlight on south Florida – with nationally rated teams taking part in an event that has taken off – in a major way.
There are two game that will kick this elite event off today – when Coconut Creek Monarch takes on Peachtree Ridge out of Georgia and Miami Northwestern will travel to play host Coconut Creek in the second game of the doubleheader.
Peachtree Ridge (0-1) vs. No. 10 Coconut Creek Monarch (0-0), Coconut Creek High, 4 p.m.
SUWANNEE PEACHTREE RIDGE LIONS (Georgia)
HEAD COACH Matt Helmerich
2023 RECORD: 10-2
2024 SCHEDULE
Roswell, Georgia L 21-6
8/22 – Monarch
9/6 - @Mountain View
9/13 – Meadowcreek
9/20 – Norcross
9/26 – Duluth
10/4 - @North Gwinnett
10/18 – Brookwood
10/25 - @Parkview
11/1 – Berkmar
COCONUT CREEK MONARCH KNIGHTS
HEAD COACH Calvin Davis
2023 RECORD: 11-3
2024 SCHEDULE
8/22 – Peachtree Ridge, Georgia
8/29 – Deerfield Beach
9/13 - @Sanford Seminole
9/20 - @Fort Lauderdale
9/26 - @Coral Springs
10/5 – Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna
10/18 - @Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
10/24 – Sunrise Piper
11/1 - @Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
No. 9 Miami Northwestern (0-0) vs. No. 18 Coconut Creek
Coconut Creek High, 8 p.m.
MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS
HEAD COACH Teddy Bridgewater
2023 RECORD: 4-6
2024 SCHEDULE
8/22 - @Coconut Creek
8/30 - @Venice
9/6 - @Miami Carol City
9/13 - @Miami Norland
9/19 – Miami Christopher Columbus
9/27 – Miami Jackson
10/4 – Miami Central
10/11 - @Key West
10/25 – Miami St. Brendan
COCONUT CREEK COUGARS
HEAD COACH Johnny Sloan
2023 RECORD: 10-3
2024 SCHEDULE
8/22 – Miami Northwestern
9/6 - @Baylor, Tennessee
9/13 - @Deerfield Beach
9/20 - @Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
9/27 – Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson
10/4 – Hollywood South Broward
10/10 - @Delray Beach Atlantic
10/18 – Miramar
10/25 – Pompano Beach Blanche Ely
11/1 - @Parkland Douglas
MORE GAMES TO WATCH OPENING WEEK
While the national showcase is getting much of the attention on opening of the regular season, there are other contests to keep an eye on as well:
THURSDAY, AUGUST 22
Coral Springs Charter at NSU University School, 7
Doral Ronald Reagan vs. Miami Sunset (Milander), 7:30
Hialeah American vs. No. 20 Miami Edison (Traz), 3:30
Homestead South Dade vs. No. 13 Miami Booker T. (Traz), 7
No. 7 Miami Christopher Columbus at No. 15 Miami Southridge, 7
Miami Coral Park vs. Southwest Miami (Tropical), 7
Miami Ferguson at Coral Gables, 4
Miami LaSalle at Miami High (Curtis), 7
Miami Springs vs. Miami Beach (Memorial), 3:30
Miami St. Brendan at Miami Dr. Krop (Ives), 7
Oakland Park Northeast at Pembroke Pines Charter, 5:45
Westland Hialeah at HML, 3:30
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23
Broward Showcase: Milton (Ga.) vs. No. 4 American Heritage, 7
Broward Showcase: Lake Mary at No. 11 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 7
Clewiston at Key West, 7
Coral Springs Coral Glades at Cooper City, 7
Delray American Heritage at Miami Westminster Christian, 4
Fort Lauderdale at Miramar Everglades, 7
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7
No. 12 Fort Lauderdale Dillard vs. No. 20 Plantation (PAL), 7
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at West Palm Beach Oxbridge Academy, 7
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy at Port St. Lucie Tradition Prep, 7
Hialeah ABF Academy at Goulds Palm Glades Prep, 4
Hialeah Gardens at Miami Varela, 3:30
Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Somerset Silver Palms, 7
Hollywood Avant Garde at Riviera Beach Inlet Grove, 6:30
Hollywood Hills at Coral Springs Taravella, 7
Hollywood McArthur at Hallandale, 7
Hollywood South Broward vs. Pembroke Pines West Broward (Ansin), 7
Homestead No. 5 vs. No. 14 Miami Palmetto (Tropical), 7:30
Lakeland vs. No. 3 Miami Central (Traz), 7:30
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 7
Miami Archbishop Carroll at Miami Florida Christian, 7
Miami Braddock vs. Mourning (N. Miami), 3:30
Miami Gardens TRU Prep vs. Miami True North Classical Academy (Tropical), 3:30
Miami Gulliver Prep at Doral Academy, 7
No. 8 Miami Norland at No. 19 Miramar, 7
Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Moore Haven at Davie Nova, 7
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep at Deerfield Beach Somerset Key, 4
North Miami vs. Jackson (Curtis), 7:30
North Miami Beach at Auburn, Alabama, 7
Palm Beach Lakes at Coral Springs, 7
Parkland Douglas at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Pembroke Pines Flanagan vs. Miami Lakes Goleman (Milander), 7:30
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 6
Pompano Beach at Marathon, 7:30
Somerset South Homestead at Tavernier Coral Shores, 7
South Miami vs. Miami Coral Reef (Southridge), 7:30
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy at Naples Community School, 7
Deerfield Beach at Sunrise Piper, 7
West Palm Beach Cardinal Newman at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
Broward Showcase: Las Vegas Bishop Gorman at No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 4
Broward Showcase: Hoover, Alabama at No. 6 Davie Western, 7
Broward Showcase at St. Thomas: No. 2 Hollywood Chaminade vs. Bellflower St. John Bosco (California), 8
Hialeah at Miami Carol City (Milander), 7
Homestead Everglades Prep vs. Miami Killian (Southridge), 7
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