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Marcus Benjamin @_benjaminmoney

Week one in Florida high school football was entertaining to say the least.  Dade County versus Broward County were one sided as far as the county that came out on top in South Florida.  Miami Carol City ended American Heritage‘s 28-game winning streak in convincing fashion.  Running back Nay’Quan Wright earned Football Hotbed MVP honors as he had explosive runs throughout the game.

Miami Central scored a flurry of touchdowns to defeat Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale), Miami Northwestern behind a big game from QB Isaiah Velez, defeated Miramar 30-12 and Miami Booker T. Washington out scored Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 36-20.

Deerfield Beach showed just how great their defense is with a strong outing against 3A state favorite Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) and St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) dominated DMV power DeMatha (MD) 38-0.

Dominating defensive shutouts in Palm Beach County sets up an intriguing week 2 matchup between Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) and Atlantic (Delray).  Dwyer shutout Park Vista 40-0 and Atlantic had a strong performance shutting out Palm Beach Central (Wellington) 14-0.

Defending 7A champion Venice lost to Vero Beach over the weekend 42-20 in one of the surprises of the weekend.  The Champions of 4A Raines (Jacksonville) started their season on the wrong foot with a one point loss to Lee (Jacksonville) 16-15.  Piper (Sunrise) held off Miami Norland after jumping out to 24-0 lead to win 24-21.  Golden Gate (Naples) thumped Immokalee 37-8 making a strong statement on the west side of Florida.

Wekiva (Apopka) and Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) earned tough victories to remain in the top 25.

 

Top 25

 

1. Miami Carol City (6A)

Last week: Defeated American Heritage (Plantation) 34-16

This week: Idle

2. Miami Central (6A)

Last week: Defeated Cardinal Gibbons 48-21

This week: Vs. Miami Booker T. Washington Friday 7:30 PM

3. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) (7A)

Last week: Defeated DeMatha (Hyattsville, MD) 38-0

This week: At Piper (Sunrise) Friday 7:00 PM

4. Deerfield Beach (8A)

Last week: Defeated Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) 13-10

This week: At Buford (GA) Friday 8:30 PM

5. Miami Northwestern (6A)

Last week: Defeated Miramar 30-12

This week: At Columbus Friday 7:30 PM

6. Columbia (Lake City) (7A)

Last week: Defeated Gainesville 44-21

This week: Vs. Suwannee Friday 7:30 PM

7. Miami Columbus (8A)

Last week: Defeated Mater Academy Charter 35-0

This week: Vs. Miami Northwestern Friday 7:30 PM

8. Cocoa (4A)

Last week: Defeated Palm Bay 35-14

This week: Treasure Coast Friday 7:00 PM

9. American Heritage (Plantation) (5A)

Last week: Lost to Miami Carol City 34-16

This week: St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, NJ) Saturday 1:30 PM

10. Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) (5A)

Last week: Lost to Miami Central 48-21

This week: At Milton (GA) Friday 8:30 PM

11. Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood) (3A)

Last week: Lost to Deerfield Beach 13-10

This week: At Muscle Shoals (AL) Saturday 10:00 AM

12. Miami Southridge (8A)

Last week: Defeated American (Hialeah) 42-13

This week: Vs. North Miami Friday 7:30 PM

13. Wekiva (Apopka) (8A)

Last week: Defeated Jones 17-3

This week:  At North Gwinnett (GA) Friday 8:00 PM

14. Lakeland (7A)

Last week: Defeated Manatee 36-14

This week: At Cooper City Friday 7:30 PM

15. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) (7A)

Last week: Defeated Park Vista 40-0

This week: At Atlantic (Delray) Friday 7:00 PM

16. Plant (Tampa) (7A)

Last week: Defeated Hillsborough 45-28

This week: At Robinson Friday 7:30 PM

17. Miami Booker T. Washington (4A)

Last week: Defeated Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) 36-20

This week: Vs. Miami Central Friday 7:30 PM

18. University School (Davie) (4A)

Last week: Defeated Glades Central 35-6

This week: Vs. Immokalee Friday 7:30 PM

19. Vanguard (Ocala) (6A)

Last week: Defeated Kathleen (Lakeland) 35-0

This week: Vs. Buchholz (Gainesville)

20.  Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) (5A)

Last week: Defeated Braden River 27-22

This week: Ribault (Jacksonville) Friday 7:30

21. Osceola (Kissimmee) (8A)

Last week: Defeated Lake Gibson 20-14

This week: At St. Cloud Friday TBA

22. Miami Palmetto (8A)

Last week: Defeated Hialeah-Miami Lakes  48-0

This week: At Naples Friday 7:30 PM

23. Plantation (8A)

Last week: Defeated West Broward 49-14

This week: At Blanche Ely Friday 7:00

24. Piper (Sunrise) (8A)

Last week: Defeated Miami Norland 24-21

This week: Vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) 7:00 PM

25. Vero Beach (8A)

Last week: Defeated Venice 42-20

This week: Vs. Wellington Friday 7:30

 

Also Receiving Votes:

 

Apopka

Last week: Defeated Ocoee 47-0

This week: At Bartram Trail (Jacksonville) Friday 7:00 PM

Atlantic (Delray)

Last week: Defeated Palm Beach Central (Wellington) 14-0

This week: Vs. Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) Friday 7:00 PM

Bolles (Jacksonville)

Last week: Defeated University Christian 47-7

This week: Vs. New Hampstead (GA) Friday 7:30 PM

Calvary Christian (Clearwater)

Last week: Defeated Umatilla 51-0

This week: At Berkeley Prep (Tampa) Friday 7:00 PM

Crestview

Last week: Defeated Bay (Panama City) 68-0

This week: At St. Martin (MS) Friday 7:00 PM

Dixie County (Cross City)

Last week: Defeated Jefferson County 50-21

This week: At Trenton Friday 7:30

Golden Gate (Naples)

Last week: Defeated Immokalee 37-8

This week: Vs. Lemon Bay (Englewood) 7:00 PM

Lee (Jacksonville)

Last week: Defeated Raines (Jacksonville) 16-15

This week: At Westside (Jacksonville) Friday 7:00 PM

Nova (Davie)

Last week: Defeated Coral Glades (Coral Springs) 51-7

This week: Vs. Taravella Friday 7:00 PM

Pinellas Park (Largo)

Last week: Defeated River Ridge (New Port Richey) 42-0

This week: Vs. Northeast (St. Petersburg) Friday 7:30 PM

Rockledge

Last week: Defeated Viera 26-21

This week: At West Orange (Winter Garden) Friday 7:00 PM

Robinson (Tampa)

Last week: Defeated Leto (Tampa) 62-0

This week: Vs. Plant (Tampa) Friday 7:30

South Dade (Homestead)

Last week: Defeated Coral Gables 14-6

This week: At Harris vs. Southwest (Miami) Friday 7:30 PM

Tampa Bay Tech

Last week: Defeated Armwood 20-12

This week: Idle

 

Other Games To Watch This Week (All Games Friday):

Braden River (Bradenton) at Clearwater
Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) at Western (Davie)
Hallandale at McArthur (Hollywood)
Hillsborough (Tampa) vs. Plant City
Jones (Orlando) vs. Oak Ridge (Orlando)
Lake Gibson (Lakeland) vs. Kathleen (Lakeland)
Miami Norland at IMG Academy (Bradenton)
Monsignor Pace (Miami) vs. Clewiston
North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) at Benjamin (Palm Beach Gardens)
Palm Beach Central vs. Ferguson (Miami)
Raines (Jacksonville) at First Coast (Jacksonville)
Venice at Riverview (Sarasota)
Viera at Fort Dorchester (SC)

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Marcus Benjamin works as the senior writer and editor for FootballHotbed.com. He attended Florida A&M and Florida Memorial University completing a bachelors degree in communications in 2010. He's covered high school football in the South Florida area since 2010 for the Miami Herald, Miami Sports Tribune and ShawSports.net. He is married and lives in Fort, Lauderdale, FL.

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