When Miami High takes the field this evening (7:00) against Miami Norland at Traz Powell Stadium, it will be the fourth time this year that they have done it without head coach Corey Smith.
The tragic death of the one-time Miami High standout football player hit this community hard – and two months later – it is no easier to deal with.
When the first Tri-County Championship Poll was released last week, the outpouring by football teams in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach was amazing.
Programs that had not “opted in” to play for a state championship and felt left out of the mix, had suddenly watched an idea take hold – and now – as the end of November is upon us – the focus for dozens of schools, players and coaches is on this new prize at the end of this crazy season.
If the Miami Palmetto Panthers are going to continue to win in the 8A state playoffs, can the defense carry them?
After a 10-0 win over Orlando Dr. Phillips in the opening round of the state playoffs, south Florida’s only 8A team, will head to Orlando Lake Nona this coming Friday with a limited offense, but a monster defense.
Since they were edged out by eventual 4A state champion Miami Booker T. Washington in the second round of the state playoffs last year, head coach Earl Sims and his Gulliver Raiders pointed to this day.
Nearly 11 long months that included a pandemic and numerous delays this program had to wait to return to the playoffs – and this evening, in what has been a crazy year, this 4-0 team will open things up on the road against Monsignor Pace.
When the first Tri-County Football Championship Poll was released on Wednesday, a team that has everyone’s attention stood atop the 16 Class 7A teams who are competing.
Coach Steve Davis and his Plantation Colonels – who lost just twice a year ago (both to state champion and district rival St. Thomas Aquinas) are off to a 1-1 start in this pandemic-shortened season.