When it comes to putting together one of the top football schedules in the state of Florida, nobody comes close to what head coach Mike Smith and his Plantation American Heritage Patriots have done this season.
With a gauntlet that included Milton, Georgia (8-0), Chaminade-Madonna (7-2), Naples (7-1), Miami Central (7-1) and Miami Norland (6-2), the challenge has been weekly and could be the reason why this program sits at 4-4 coming into tonight’s contest.
This evening’s game against state-rated No. 3 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas brings in a 7-2 mark and adds to a 42-8 record against six opponents. The four losses have come by a total of 20 points!
The Raiders and head coach Roger Harriott are certainly poised to win an amazing sixth straight state title, and like No. 6 American Heritage, their two losses have come by one touchdown to No. 4 nationally rated Las Vegas Bishop Gorman and fellow national power Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna.
PLANTATION AMERICAN HERITAGE PATRIOTS (4-4)
8/23 – Milton, Georgia, L 37-28
8/30 – Davie Western, W 51-12
9/6 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, L 48-45
9/13 - @Naples, W 23-3
9/20 - @Miami Central, L, 35-32
9/27 – Plantation, W 35-0
10/12 - @Miami Norland, L 32-27
10/18 – Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, W 35-0
10/25 - @Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas
FORT LAUDERDALE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS RAIDERS
8/24 – Las Vegas Bishop Gorman, L 29-21
8/30 - @Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson, W 51-0
9/6 – Miami Christopher Columbus, W 42-6
9/13 - @Davie Western, W 23-15
9/20 – Hollywood McArthur, W 56-0
9/27 - @Orlando Bishop Moore, W 50-15
10/4 – Hollywood Hills, W 64-0
10/11 - @Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, L 29-22
10/18 – Coconut Creek Monarch, W 44-0
10/25 – Plantation American Heritage
In addition to the matchup in Fort Lauderdale, here are some of the other games to keep an eye on this Friday:
Cooper City at Weston Cypress Bay, 7
Coral Springs at Fort Lauderdale, 7
Coral Springs Coral Glades at Davie Nova, 7
Davie Western at Deerfield Beach, 7
Deerfield Somerset Key at Boca St. John Paul II, 7
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 7
No. 13 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons at No. 1 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 7
Fort Lauderdale NSU University School at Miami Gulliver, 4
Fort Lauderdale Pine Crest at Coconut Creek North Broward Prep, 6
Fort Pierce John Carroll at Marathon, 7
Goulds Palm Glades Prep at Miami Beach, 3:30
Hialeah ABF Academy at Miami Palmer Trinity, 4
Hollywood McArthur at South Plantation, 7
Homestead Everglades Prep vs. Somerset Homestead (Harris), 7
Key West vs. Miami Jackson (Curtis), 7:30
Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson at Hollywood Hills, 4
No. 8 Miami Booker T. Washington at Miami Ransom Everglades, 7:30
No. 18 Miami Carol City at Miami Belen Jesuit, 7
No. 2 Miami Central at Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy, 7
Miami Coral Reef at Miami Ferguson (Tropical), 7:30
Miami High vs. No. 7 Miami Palmetto (Southridge), 7:30
Miami Immaculata La Salle at Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (Milander), 7
Miami Killian at Somerset Silver Palms, 7
Miami SmartEn Sports Academy at Miami Florida Christian, 7
Miami St. Brendan vs. No. 5 Miami Northwestern (Traz), 7:30
Miramar at Miramar Everglades, 7
North Miami Beach at No. 19 Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 7:30
Pembroke Pines Charter at Hallandale, 7
No. 12 Pembroke Pines West Broward at Miami Dr. Krop (Ives), 7
No. 11 Pompano Beach Blanche Ely at Coconut Creek, 7
Southwest Miami at Doral Academy, 7
SATURDAY, October 26
Hialeah American vs. South Miami (Milander), 7
Miami Westminster Christian vs. Miami True North (Tropical), 7
WEDNESDAY, October 23
Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman 63, Coral Springs Taravella 0
Miami Varela 28, Miami Coral Park 0
THURSDAY FLORIDA SCOREBOARD
Coconut Creek Monarch 22, Sunrise Piper 20
Doral Academy 55, Southwest Miami 14
Fort Lauderdale Dillard 23, Boynton Beach 0
Hialeah 34, Miami Springs 7
Hialeah Gardens 40, Hialeah Miami Lakes 0
Homestead South Dade 38, Coral Gables 0
Homestead 27, Miami Edison 12, Southwest Miami 14
Lake Worth Dr. Joaquin Garcia 35, Oakland Park Northeast 14
Miami Christopher Columbus 35, Miami Archbishop Carroll 6
Miami Country Day 23, Fort Myers Canterbury 14
Miami Gardens TRU Prep 34, Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy 7
Miami Norland 37, Plantation 20
North Lauderdale Somerset Prep 36, Hollywood Avant Garde 22
Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy 35, Tallahassee St. John Paul II 18
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