High School Football

Scouting Report|Mid-Season Highlights by Position | Offensive Line

Highlighting the offensive line submissions sent to Brandon Odoi via social media as the chief scout for Football Hotbed dot com, a multi-media showcase platform for football.

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Football Hotbed Florida High School Week 6 Rankings

So who’s really elite in the landscape of Florida High School Football? Let’s break down the best teams in the state and determine who is truly earning their ranking.  When it comes to rankings, it should come down to who

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St. Thomas Pulls Away In Third, Buries Carol City 45-24

Fort Lauderdale, FL — The South Florida powerhouses have 15 state championships between them with St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) winning ten state titles to Miami Carol City’s five.  Both are still very much in the state title hunt for

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Scouting Report|Mid-Season Highlights by Position |Defensive Line

Football Hotbed’s publisher, Brandon Odoi, a ten year football journalism vet gives his scouting report on High School Football’s defensive lineman to watch in the Southeast.

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Football Hotbed Florida High School Week 5 Rankings

Can you believe that we are at the halfway point in the regular high school football season?  Part of me is sad and part of me is excited to get closer to the playoffs.  Part of me feels like I

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U-School Beats Champagnat For Third Straight Year, 26-13

Davie, FL — In the last five years there are not many other teams that are more familiar with winning playoff games than University School (Davie) and Champaganat Catholic (Hialeah).  U-School fell to Cocoa for the second straight year in

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Football Hotbed Florida High School Week 4 Rankings

Teams are beginning to separate themselves as we move into district games this season.  Among the eight classes: 8A is still an enigma, 7A seems to be the deepest class from top to bottom, 6A is Miami Central’s to lose,

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Unlucky Call Dooms Lions As Chiefs Escape With Win

Hollywood, FL — Friday the 13th is known for weird occurrences.  In this edition of the day, defending 3A state champion Chaminade-Madonna hosted Miami Carol City in a game that would come down to the final possession in a 14-13

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Football Hotbed Florida High School Week 3 Rankings

Hurricane Dorian put a monkey wrench into high school football games across the state last week.  Many games were canceled or rescheduled due to the massive storm wreaking havoc in the Atlantic.  Yesterday, the NFL was not the only games

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South Dade Defeats Columbus For First Time In Six Years

Westchester, FL — Once upon a time in 2013, South Dade (Homestead) was crowned the 8A state champions of the Florida football world.  It was also the last time South Dade ended up on the winning end of a game

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