As we race toward this week’s state semifinals across Florida, there are still 32 teams left – 7 from south Florida.
With each round becoming more difficult, we are seeing some of the elite prospects start to make an impact against top-flight competition.
For 23 years, Miami-Dade and Broward Counties have battled on the football field for bragging rights in an annual all-star game that captured the attention of football fans across the country. This year, the volume of the game has been turned up and the stakes have never been higher.
This year, Miami-Dade County, which boasts more current athletes in the National Football league than any other county in the country, will take on the talented Southwest and Treasure Coast areas in the 24th Annual Sandviper South Florida All-Star Football Game on December 23rd at Miramar’s Sports Complex
With the Florida State High School Football Championships getting set to take place, there are still seven south Florida programs still alive as we reach the state semifinal round.
Programs from throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties are still making noise as we are at the final step.
All week prior to last Friday night’s Region 4-4A final and Saturday night’s Region 5-4A final at Tropical Park, there were several questions and plenty of social media chatter.
While defending 4A state champion Cardinal Gibbons and Miami Gulliver Prep have been talked about since the Chiefs beat the Raiders in 2020, 29-7.
It’s been a year since Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons beat Miami Gulliver Prep, 29-7, and went on to win the 4A state title.
While the Chiefs relished in the victory last November at FIU Stadium, the Raiders used that loss as motivation, and tonight (7:30) at Tropical Park in Miami, this matchup, over 12 months in the waiting, will be played with so much on the line.