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Norland, Northwestern Showcase south Florida Talent

With Penn State head football coach James Franklin and assistant JuJuan Seider watching from the sideline, Traz Powell Stadium certainly lived up to its nickname – “The Mecca” on Friday evening.

Held up for well over an hour because of the usual late summer, early fall lightning storms, the Vikings and Bulls delivered in just another week of competitive south Florida football.

While other regions of the nation can boast impressive teams, and for good reason, not one area of this country can offer up more programs loaded with elite prospects like Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

As Teddy Bridgewater and his team attempted to establish themselves as one of the best teams in the state, a program that earned a reputation in 2023 for championship football, Miami Norland, once again came from behind and won a thrilling 21-17 decision that ended after midnight on Saturday morning.

Used to thrilling finishes, the Vikings and veteran head coach Daryle Heidelburg moved to 3-0 as defense and special teams came up big.

Perhaps the biggest play of the game came when Terrence Honeywood scored on a 38-yard punt return for a touchdown to give the Vikings a 21-17 lead with just over 5 minutes left. He then put the game away with 26 seconds left, intercepting a pass deep in Vikings territory.

In addition to that thriller, south Florida also dodged the storms to produce some impressive games.

Here are some of the other scores from Week 4:

Davie Nova 33, South Plantation 21

Deerfield Beach Somerset Academy Key 44, Hollywood Avant Garde 12

Delray Beach American Heritage 42, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 7

Delray Beach Atlantic 42, Pompano Beach Blanche Ely 13

Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian 28, Clewiston 0

Fort Lauderdale Dillard 60, Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson 6

Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 16, Boca Raton St. Andrew’s 14

Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest 16, Miami Westminster Christian 6

Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas 23, Davie Western 15

Fort Myers Evangelical Christian 7, Homestead Somerset Silver Palms 0

Hialeah Gardens 28, North Miami Mourning 13

Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 56, Miami Edison 19

Homestead 77, Southwest Miami 6

Homestead South Dade 49, Miami Killian 7

Key West 35, Miami Belen Jesuit 7

Marathon 56, Fort Myers Canterbury 52

Melbourne Holy Trinity 17, Miami Gardens TRU Prep 6

Miami Archbishop Carroll 42, Miami SmartEn Sports 0

Miami Booker T. Washington 32, Miami LaSalle Immaculata 20

Miami Carol City 44, Westland Hialeah 0

Miami Central 67, Pompano Beach 0

Miami Christopher Columbus 17, Miami Palmetto 14

Miami Coral Reef 42, Miami Braddock 7

Miami Florida Christian 44, Somerset of Homestead 0

Miami High 14, Coral Gables 7

Miami Jackson 33, Hialeah American 6

Miami Southridge 34, Hialeah 0

Miami Springs 34, South Miami

Miami True North 13, Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy 7

North Miami 48, Pembroke Pines Charter 12

Pembroke Pines West Broward 43, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons 39

Plantation American Heritage 23, Naples 3

Punta Gorda Charlotte 26, North Miami Beach 14

Sanford Seminole 30, Coconut Creek Monarch 26

Sunrise Piper 41, Coral Springs 0

Tallahassee Florida High 27, Hollywood South Broward 6

Weston Cypress Bay 21, Hollywood McArthur 0

West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 21, North Lauderdale Somerset Prep

 

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Showdown At Traz Powell Stadium Tonight

No. 4 Miami Norland vs. No. 3 Miami Northwestern, 7:30 (Traz Powell). The talking is over. Bragging rights will be at stake this evening when the unbeaten Miami Norland Vikings – defending state runner up – will take on a Miami Northwestern team that has hit the ground running under first year head coach Teddy Bridgewater.

While this is not a district game – with the Vikings being 4A and the Bulls in 3A with longtime rival Miami Central – the talk on the internet has set up this matchup as fans will pour in the “The Mecca” for a game that will certainly set the tone for local supremacy.

Bridgewater has given this program a major lift – with tremendous coaching and an offense that has averaged over 400 yards per game. The defense has also been stingy.

For veteran head coach Daryle Heidelburg and his Vikings, the sting of losing in the finals a year ago in Tallahassee has been a source of motivation, and so far this year, this team has met every regular season challenge.

MIAMI NORTHWESTERN BULLS

2024 SCHEDULE

Coconut Creek, W 45-0

Venice, L 48-42 (OT)

Miami Carol City, W 47-7

9/13 - @Miami Norland

9/19 – Miami Christopher Columbus

9/27 – Miami Jackson

10/4 – Miami Central

10/11 - @Key West

10/18 – GMAC Week

10/25 – Miami St. Brendan

MIAMI NORLAND VIKINGS

2024 SCHEDULE

Miramar, W 27-0

Miami Carol City, W 36-10

9/13 – Miami Northwestern

9/19 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

9/27 - @Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy

10/4 - @Cocoa

10/12 – Plantation American Heritage

10/18 – GMAC Week

10/24 - @Plantation

 

No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus (1-2) at No. 12 Miami Palmetto (1-1), 7:30 (Tropical). With Class 7A very much up for grabs, these two teams will battle perhaps for the first of two times this year, and this is a huge game for both programs that have struggled out of the gate.

MIAMI CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS EXPLORERS

2024 SCHEDULE

Miami Southridge, W 17-14

Our Lady of Good Counsel, L 14-10

Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, L 42-6

9/13 - @Miami Palmetto

9/19 - @Miami Northwestern

9/26 – Homestead South Dade

10/3 - @Miami High

10/10 – Coral Gables

10/18 – GMAC Week

10/24 – Miami Archbishop Carroll

MIAMI PALMETTO PANTHERS

2024 SCHEDULE

Homestead, W 14-10

Miami Southridge, L 21-7

9/13 – Miami Christopher Columbus

9/20 - @Miami Killian

9/27 – Coral Gables

10/4 - @Homestead South Dade

10/18 – GMAC Week

10/25 – Miami High

11/1 - @Fort Myers Bishop Verot

 

Delray Beach Alantic (3-0) at No. 5 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (3-0), 7. If it weren’t for the Northwestern-Norland game, this would be the Game of the Week – and it still may turn out that way.

To state-rated teams that are out to show that both can be a force throughout the season.

The Eagles and head coach Jamelle Murray were expected to be one of Florida’s top teams – while the Tigers and head coach Terence McFadden have been a true surprise.

Plenty of people will be watching their phones tonight keeping an eye on this game.

DELRAY BEACH ATLANTIC EAGLES

Palm Beach Gardens, W 42-3

Jonesboro, Georgia, W 53-13

North Miami Beach, W 43-7

9/13 - @Pompano Beach Blanche Ely

10/4 – Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast

10/10 – Coconut Creek

10/18 - @Deerfield Beach

10/25 – North Palm Beach Benjamin

11/1 - @West Boca Raton

 

POMPANO BEACH BLANCHE ELY TIGERS

8/23 – Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, W 70-7

Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, W 35-34 (OT)

Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, W 54-20

9/13 – Delray Beach Atlantic

9/20 - @Sunrise Piper

9/27 - @Deerfield Beach

10/5 – Plantation

10/19 - @Fort Lauderdale Dillard

10/25 – Coconut Creek

11/1 – Coconut Creek Monarch

 

THURSDAY SCORES

Delray Beach American Heritage 42, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep 7

Fort Lauderdale NSU University School 16, Boca Raton St. Andrew's Academy 14

Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna 56, Miami Edison 19

Homestead 77, Southwest Miami 6

Miami Booker T. Washington 32, Miami LaSalle Immaculata 20

Miami Carol City 44, Westland Hialeah 0

Miami Central 67, Pompano Beach 0

Miami Jackson 33, Hialeah American 6

Miami Southridge 34, Hialeah 0

Miami Springs 34, South Miami 0

Pembroke Pines Charter 48, North Miami 12

West Palm Beach The King’s Academy 21, North Lauderdale Somerset Prep

FRIDAY

No. 8 Coconut Creek Monarch at Sanford Seminole, 7

Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Delray American Heritage, 7

Cooper City at Hollywood Hills, 4

Coral Gables at Miami High, 7:30 (Curtis Park)

Coral Springs Taravella at Miramar Everglades, 7

Deerfield Beach Somerset Key at Hollywood Avant Garde, 7 (Ives Park)

Doral Academy at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30

No. 17 Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy at Miami True North, 3:30 (Tropical Park)

No. 20 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Clewiston

No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons at Pembroke Pines West Broward, 7 (Cypress Bay)

Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7

No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas at Davie Western, 7

Fort Myers Canterbury at Marathon, 7

Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Somerset Silver Palms, 7

Hallandale at Northeast, 7

Hialeah ABF at Coral Shores, 7

Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miramar, 7

Hollywood South Broward at Tallahassee Florida High, 7

Miami Beach vs. Miami Dr. Krop, 7 (Ives Park)

Miami Braddock at Miami Coral Reef, 7:30 (Harris Field)

Miami Florida Christian vs. Somerset Homestead, 3:30 (Harris Field)

Miami Killian at Homestead South Dade, 7:30 (Harris Field)

Miami Ransom Everglades at Miami Palmer, 4

Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 4

Miami Westminster Academy at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 7

North Miami Alonzo at Hialeah Gardens, 3:30

North Miami Beach at Punta Gorda Charlotte, 7

North Palm Beach Benjamin at Miami Gulliver, 4

Pembroke Pines Flanagan vs. Fort Lauderdale (Lockhart), 7

Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7

No. 7 Plantation American Heritage at Naples, 7

No. 18 Sunrise Piper at Coral Springs, 7

Miami Sunset at Miami Varela, 3:30

Weston Cypress Bay at Hollywood McArthur, 7

West Palm Beach Berean Christian at Miami Country Day, 7

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7

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Hialeah, Miami Southridge Kickoff Week 4

Here we go. Week No. 4 already and there will be some more ranked Miami-Dade and Broward County teams in action.

District games will start to dictate what the  be all aboupost season willt.

No.19 Hialeah vs. No. 10 Miami Southridge, 7 (Southridge Park). After losing a three-point game in the season opener to Miami Christopher Columbus, head coach Pierre Senatus and his Miami Southridge Spartans have started to flex some muscles.

With some huge district games coming up over the next month, tonight’s game against Hialeah can put this program on a track where there will be one of south Florida’s best teams.

Loaded with talent and big play

If they are to move to 3-1, they will have to get by head coach Tony Smith and his Hialeah squad that come in 2-1 after two straight wins after losing the opener to Miami Carol City

prospects, this is a team to certainly keep an eye on.

prospects, this is a team to certainly keep an eye on.

This is a program, coming off an impressive 9-2 season in 2023 and owes Southridge a little payback after losing to the Spartans 48-23 in the state playoffs.

Hialeah, as they showed in the off-season, has talent and will be a force.

HIALEAH THOROUGHBREDS (2-1)

HEAD COACH: Tony Smith

2024 SCHEDULE

Miami Carol City, L 28-16

Miami Belen Jesuit, W 28-22

Doral Academy, W 35-7

9/12 - @Miami Southridge

9/19 - @Miami High

9/26 – South Miami

10/4 - @Hialeah Miami Lakes

10/11 - @Hialeah American

10/17 – GMAC Week

10/24 – Miami Springs

 

MIAMI SOUTHRIDGE SPARTANS (2-1)

HEAD COACH: Pierre Senatus

Miami Christopher Columbus, L 17-14

Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman, W 25-12

Miami Palmetto, W 21-7

9/12 – Hialeah

9/20 - @Doral Academy

9/27 - @Homestead

10/5 - @Miami Edison

10/10 – Southwest Miami

10/17 – GMAC Week

11/1 - @Homestead South Dade

Miami Edison at No. 6 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 7. After a huge win last Friday night against Plantation American Heritage, the Lions and head coach Dameon Jones are back home for this rare Thursday night game against head coach Luther Campbell and his Red Raiders.

This is the first district game for both teams and will be important for the winner – with only Hollywood Avant Garde remaining on both of their schedules.

MIAMI EDISON RED RAIDERS (2-1)

HEAD COACH: Luther Campbell

2024 SCHEDULE

Hialeah American, W 21-0

Miami Central, L 54-7

Miami Killian, W 24-7

9/12 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna

9/20 - @Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace

9/26 - @Hollywood Avant Garde Academy

10/5 – Miami Southridge

10/11 - @Miami Booker T. Washington

10/17 – GMAC Week

10/24 – Homestead

 

HOLLYWOOD CHAMINADE LIONS (1-2)

HEAD COACH: Dameon Jones

St. John Bosco, California L 34-27

Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, L 35-34 (OT)

Plantation American Heritage, W 48-45

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

In addition to those two games, here is a look at some of the other Thursday contests:

Boca Raton St. Andrew’s at Fort Lauderdale NSU University School (AutoNation Field), 6

Davie Nova at South Plantation), 7

Goulds Palm Glades vs. Homestead Everglades Park 

Hialeah American vs. Miami Jackson, 7 (Curtis Park)

Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy at Miramar, 7

Hialeah Miami Lakes at Miami Coral Park, 3:30

No. 15 Homestead vs. Southwest Miami, 7 (Tropical Park)

Key West at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7

Miami Beach vs. Miami Dr. Krop, 7 (Ives Park)

No. 2 Miami Central at Pompano Beach, 7

Miami Immaculata LaSalle vs. No. 13 Miami Booker T. Washington, 7 (Traz Powell)

Miami Springs vs. South Miami, 3:30 (Tropical Park)

North Lauderdale Somerset Prep at West Palm Beach The Kings Academy, 6:30

Pembroke Pines Charter vs. North Miami, 7 (Milander)

Westland Hialeah vs. Carol City (Hialeah Gardens), 3:30

 

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

No. 8 Coconut Creek Monarch at Sanford Seminole, 7

Coconut Creek North Broward Prep at Delray American Heritage, 7

Cooper City at Hollywood Hills, 4

Coral Gables at Miami High, 7:30 (Curtis Park)

Coral Springs Taravella at Miramar Everglades, 7

Deerfield Beach Somerset Key at Hollywood Avant Garde, 7 (Ives Park)

Doral Academy at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30

No. 17 Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy at Miami True North, 3:30 (Tropical Park)

No. 20 Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Clewiston

No. 14 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons at Pembroke Pines West Broward, 7 (Cypress Bay)

Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Coral Springs Coral Glades, 7

No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas at Davie Western, 7

Fort Myers Canterbury at Marathon, 7

Fort Myers Evangelical Christian at Somerset Silver Palms, 7

Hallandale at Northeast, 7

Hialeah ABF at Coral Shores, 7

Hollywood South Broward at Tallahassee Florida High, 7

Miami Braddock at Miami Coral Reef, 7:30 (Harris Field)

No. 2 Miami Central at Pompano Beach, 7

Miami Florida Christian vs. Somerset Homestead, 3:30 (Harris Field)

Miami Killian at Homestead South Dade, 7:30 (Harris Field)

No. 4 Miami Norland vs. No. 3 Miami Northwestern, 7:30 (Traz Powell)

No. 12 Miami Palmetto vs. No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus, 7:30 (Tropical)

Miami Ransom Everglades at Miami Palmer, 4

Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Archbishop Carroll, 4

Miami Westminster Academy at Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest, 7

North Miami Alonzo at Hialeah Gardens, 3:30

North Miami Beach at Punta Gorda Charlotte, 7

North Palm Beach Benjamin at Miami Gulliver, 4

Pembroke Pines Flanagan vs. Fort Lauderdale (Lockhart), 7

Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy at Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy, 7

No. 7 Plantation American Heritage at Naples, 7

No. 18 Sunrise Piper at Coral Springs, 7

Miami Sunset at Miami Varela, 3:30

Weston Cypress Bay at Hollywood McArthur, 7

West Palm Beach Berean Christian at Miami Country Day, 7

 

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13

Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 7

 

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Five Miami-Dade, Broward Prospects To Watch

It’s Wednesday and that means only one thing. Shining the spotlight on Miami-Dade and Broward prospects.

While we continue to promote athletes throughout the year, during the season, we bring you football talent that is getting it done, helping their respective programs compete.

Today, as we do each week, is bring you five prospects to keep an eye on. Some you may have already watched – while others may be new to you.

2025 - Dayen Marouf Araibi, OL, 6-3, 280, Plantation American Heritage. Here is a very talented prospect that we have talked about several times over the past two years, and now as he is fully into his senior season, you can see growth, maturity and someone who is one of the anchors of an offensive line that has a chance to be as good as any in this state. The Patriots, even in the loss to Chaminade-Madonna, showed how they can protect the passers and open holes for the running game. This young man is indeed solid. In addition to football, where he can lineup at all of the line positions, he also participates in wrestling.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15713322/Dayen-Marouf-Araibi

2026 – Luc Carroll, WR, 6-1, 190, Miami Gulliver Prep. The son of one-time University of Miami and NFL receiver, Wesley Carroll, is certainly following in the footsteps. His size, athletic ability and route running has given him a huge advantage. Even as the Raiders are going through a rebuilding process, this is one of the players that opposing teams need to prepare for. In addition to football, he is also a track athlete and maintains a 3.6 GPA in the classroom.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/15595263/Luc-Carroll

2026 – Noah Sidan, PK/P, 5-11, 175, Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. What more can say about someone who has been kicking a football for less than two years, but found a way – in 2023 – as a member of Miami Norland 2M state final team to hit two game-winning field goals against power Miami Central. In last week’s thrilling 48-45 win against Plantation American Heritage, he found a way to hit the winning field goal with time running out. If his work as a special teams standout doesn’t catch the attention of colleges coaches, his 4.0 GPA in the classroom will enhance his recruitment.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19971498/657d1686d225750878a91256

2025 – Justin St.-Ange, LB, 5-10, 190, Fort Lauderdale Archbishop McCarthy. Sometimes college coaches miss out on some of the better talent because they don’t have a reason to see some programs and that happens to a lot of players. But now as his senior season is here, this tackling machine has started to thrust himself into the spotlight as the Mavericks, who had been independent the past few years, are now a 4A team that will get plenty of exposure – especially with their current 13-game winning streak – the longest in south Florida. His work on the football field in only enhanced by his work (3.2 GPA) in the classroom.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17976002/Justin-StAnge

2026 – Geovanni Tobon, RB/Slot, 5-8, 175, Miami St. Brendan. In south Florida it is easy to get lost in the shuffle, so when you have the chance to jump into that spotlight, you make the most of your chance. This is easily one of the under-the-radar football prospects that started his junior season with a bang, having the opportunity to showcase his skills as a runner and a potential slot receiver at the next level. Keep your eye on this quick and elusive athlete this season and again in 2025.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17844853/Geovanni-Tobon

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Week 4 – Things Are Getting Very Interesting

It’s hard to believe that we are now four weeks into the football season here in south Florida and things are starting to take shape.

Because many of the powers play each other this year, each week will see a shift in rankings, and that is something that fans, players and coaches all embrace.

If you follow what we do over the course of a season, each week we adjust the rankings, and while many want to see their teams in the spotlight, the only ranking that truly counts is the one that comes out in late December.

This is just an opinion based on seeing teams and having a valid ground to compare.

Here is a look at 20 Miami-Dade Broward Week 4 teams:

1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (2-1, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Raiders dominated two-time defending state champion Miami Christopher Columbus, 42-6. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – @Davie Western. NEXT GAME: 9/20 – Hollywood McArthur.

2. Miami Central (2-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Rockets rolled to a 55-25 win against No. 13 Miami Booker T. Washington. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – The district opens against Pompano Beach. NEXT GAME: 9/20 – A home game against No. 7 Plantation American Heritage.

3. Miami Northwestern (2-1, 3A). LAST WEEK: The Bulls scored over 40 for the third straight week, rebounding with a 42-7 win against Miami Carol City. THIS WEEK: 9/13 @ No. 4 Miami Norland. NEXT GAME: 9/19 – No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus.

4. Miami Norland (2-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Vikings were off. THIS WEEK: The Vikings will be off. NEXT GAME: 9/13 – No. 3 Miami Northwestern. NEXT GAME: 9/19 - @No. 6 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.

5. Pompano Beach Blanche Ely (3-0, 5A). LAST WEEK: The Tigers remained unbeaten with a convincing 54-20 win against Fort Lauderdale Stranahan. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – Delray Beach Atlantic. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @ No. 18 Sunrise Piper.

6. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1-2, 1A). LAST WEEK: The Lions rebounded with a thrilling 48-45 contest against No. 7 Plantation American. THIS WEEK: 9/12 – Miami Edison. NEXT GAME: 9/19 – No. 4 Miami Norland.

7. Plantation American Heritage (1-2, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Patriots lost a tough 48-45 game against No. 6 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Naples. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @No. 2 Miami Central.

8. Coconut Creek Monarch (1-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Knights were off. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Sanford Seminole. NEXT WEEK: 9/20 - @Fort Lauderdale.

9. Plantation (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Colonels moved to 3-0 with a 25-21 win against Pembroke Pines West Broward. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – The team will have a much-deserved week off. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Hollywood South Broward.

10. Miami Southridge (2-1, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Spartans won for the second straight week, 21-7, against No. 12 Miami Palmetto. THIS WEEK: 9/12 – No. 19 Hialeah. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Doral Academy.

11. Miami Christopher Columbus (1-2, 7A). LAST WEEK: The Explorers were beaten by No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 42-6. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – No. 12 @Miami Palmetto. NEXT GAME: 9/19 - @No. 3 Miami Northwestern.

12. Miami Palmetto (1-1), 7A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers were beaten by Np. 10 Miami Southridge, 21-7. THIS WEEK: 9/13 – No. 11 Miami Christopher Columbus. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Miami Killian.

13. Miami Booker T. Washington (1-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Tornadoes were soundly beaten by No. 2 Miami Central, 55-25. THIS WEEK: 9/12 – Miami Immaculata LaSalle. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - @Lakeland.

14. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (1-1, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Chiefs were off, getting ready for the next few weeks. THIS WEEK: 9/13 @Pembroke Pines West Broward. NEXT GAME: 9/20 – Coconut Creek.

15. Homestead (1-2, 6A). LAST WEEK: The two-time defending state runner-up Broncos got into the win column with a 42-33 win at Vero Beach. THIS WEEK: 9/12 - @Southwest Miami. NEXT GAME: 9/27 – No. 10 Miami Southridge.

16. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (2-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Panthers posted their second straight shutout, 44-0, over Oakland Park Northeast. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson. NEXT WEEK: @Miramar.

17. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (3-0, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Mavericks won for the 13th straight time, 45-6 against Miami St. Brendan. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Miami True North Classical Academy. NEXT GAME: Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons.

18. Sunrise Piper (3-0, 6A). LAST WEEK: The Bengals ran their scoreless streak to 12 quarters with a 35-0 win against South Plantation. THIS WEEK: @Coral Springs. NEXT GAME: No. 5 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely.

19. Hialeah (2-1, 4A). LAST WEEK: The Thoroughbreds picked up two wins in the week, 28-22, against Miami Belen Jesuit, and 35-7 over Doral Academy. THIS WEEK: 9/12 - @No. 10 Miami Southridge. NEXT GAME: 9/19 - @Miami High.

20. Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian (3-0, 2A). LAST WEEK: The Eagles stayed unbeaten with a 48-6 win against Miami Gardens TRU Prep Academy. THIS WEEK: 9/13 - @Clewiston. NEXT GAME: 9/20 - North Miami.

KEEP AN EYE ON: Coconut Creek (0-2, 5A), Coral Gables (), Deerfield Beach (1-1, 5A), Fort Lauderdale Stranahan (1-2, 3A), Doral Academy (2-1, 6A), Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (2-0, Independent), Hollywood South Broward (1-2, 6A), Homestead South Dade (1-2, 7A), Miami Archbishop Carroll (3-0, 1A), Miami Carol City (1-4, 2A), Miami Edison (2-1, 1A), Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (2-1, 1A), Miami Immaculata LaSalle (3-0, 2A), Miami Jackson (0-3, 3A), Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (2-1, 7A), Miami Ransom Everglades (2-0, 2A), Miami Springs (2-0, 2A), Miami True North Classical Academy (1-1, 1A), Miramar (1-2, 5A), North Miami (2-1, 5A), North Miami Beach (0-2, 2A), Pembroke Pines Charter (3-0, 5A), Pembroke Pines Flanagan (1-1, 6A), Pembroke Pines West Broward (1-2, 6A), Weston Cypress Bay (1-2, 7A).

WEEKLY RANKINGS

PRE-SEASON. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-pre-season-top-20-st-thomas-begins-at-no-1

Week 2. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-2-top-20-st-thomas-remains-on-top

Week 3. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-3-top-20-surprises-shake-things-up

Are You Keeping Up With Miami-Dade & Broward High School Football Transfers? https://larryblustein.com/news/keeping-up-with-miami-dade-broward-high-school-football-transfers

MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD INFORMATION YEAR-ROUND. https://larryblustein.com/

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