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On the high school football level, most players dream about winning a state championship and achieving the highest accolades in the sport. For a kid out of Hialeah, those dreams became a reality. Ryle Aguila finished his career at Champagnat Catholic as a 2A state champion and was announced as Mr. Football last month. The award is one of the highest achievements a player can receive as a high school football player and is arguably equivalent to the Heisman Trophy in college football. Aguila is one of the most prolific quarterbacks in South Florida history yet somehow the dual-threat QB is being overlooked.
“I live, breathe and eat football,” said Aguila. “I’ve been grinding since I was four years old and I know I can play at a higher level. I was excited when I heard the news about the Mr. Football award, but not surprised because those are the type of awards I’ve been working for my whole life.”
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Aguila’s journey was not an easy one. He started at Mater Academy and started as a freshman and was able to lead the school in Hialeah to its first district title in school history before transferring to Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines in his sophomore year where he led his team to a 9-2 record. Aquila explains that he was searching for the right fit throughout his career and thought he found it at Hialeah High in his junior year. National publication MaxPreps nominated Aguila for player the week honors when he accounted for 9 total touchdowns and passed for over 600 yards in a game in 2018. The mobile quarterback was able to help the T-Breds win an 8A district championship for the first time in 16 years.
“I’ve done a little bit of everything offensively but I really felt comfortable in the spread at Hialeah because if you put the ball in my hands I can make it happen, but I take what the defense gives me.”
After experiencing success on the football field for three straight years, the new challenge for Ryle was to excel in the classroom. The Aguila family hails from Cuba and his parents taught him the meaning of hard work that Ryle applies in his day-to-day. He and his family decided to have Ryle transfer to a smaller school environment and provide him with the tools necessary to build his GPA. Just before the start of Spring ball in 2019, he enrolled at Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood), a proven winning program coming off of back-to-back 3A state championships which was 17 miles away from his hometown in Hialeah. After going through Spring ball, the mobile quarterback decided to transfer for the last time to Champagnat to stay close to home and to achieve a respected academic standard. He met that challenge in the classroom head-on raising his average to 3.4 and surpassed expectations scoring 1200 on his SAT.
“Champagnat sat me down and told me exactly what I needed to do to get to college. We figured it out and I’m just executing it just like I do on the football field.”
The Champagnat football team (which has a student body of under 300) executes on the field just as well as they do in the classroom. The Lions played a tough schedule taking on 2019 playoff teams University School (Davie), Gulliver (Miami) and Lowndes (GA) which built the character of the team to perform in the postseason. The Lions grinded through the season playing practically all of their games on the road and won their second title in three years with the help of Aguila at the controls.
“The move to Champagnat was about having an opportunity to play more football and play in the postseason. I feel all in all it was the best move for me. After celebrating the championship I went back to the field. That’s how much how I love football. ”
TD Lions: Ryle Football! @ChampagnatCS QB 2020 Ryle Aguila hits Malik Rutherford with a dime after escaping a sack for a score. Champanagnt leads Victory Christian 15-6 with 7:58 left in Q2 @ryle_aguila #hotbedworld pic.twitter.com/90KQ8AS5fR
— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) December 6, 2019
Aguila would complete his high school career as the winningest quarterback in Dade County during his four years. Aguila finished his high school career with a 33-7 record, completing over 70% of his passes each year, 7,683 career passing yards, 78 career touchdown passes, and just 8 interceptions. In his senior year, he passed for nearly 3,000 yards and ran for over 500 yards. He also worked in the offseason with one of South Florida’s best 7-on-7 teams in South Florida Express.
He currently holds offers from West Florida, Valdosta State, St. Thomas, Kings College, and Lingard out of Michigan but still has hopes for that D-1 offer.
TD @ChampagnatCS 2020 QB Ryle Aguila to 2020 WR Johnquai Lewis for 6. 28-7 Lions with 3:42 left in the 3rd quarter. #hotbedworld @ryle_aguila @Brandon_Odoi pic.twitter.com/Mu5XkBxchA
— Football Hotbed (@FootballHotbed) December 6, 2019
At 6’0” 185 pounds, Aguila has superior athletism and is not afraid of contact. Ryle played linebacker as a youth football player and feels his view of the other side of the football helps him as a quarterback. His above-average speed at the quarterback position (4.6 – 40-yard dash time) often moved the chains for his team with him sprinting to the sideline or to the end zone.
“I feel like I’m one of the top quarterbacks in Florida. I can make all the throws, I’m a leader on and off the field, I feel like I can lead grown men to victories. I’ve done it every year and I work hard and I will continue to that on that next level.”
