Andre C. Fernandez's Miami-Dade football predictions

Will the rare meeting between two of Miami-Dade County's top football programs play like an intense rivalry...

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Carol City seniors bowling with passion

Carol City seniors Christopher Pichardo and Ronald Davis are as close to brothers as you can be without bei...

The South Florida Top 20 poll by Andre C. Fernandez

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) vs. Cypress Bay (5-4) 8 p.m., Friday. Andre C. Fernandez's prediction: St. Tho...

FOOTBALL

Coral Gables makes playoffs

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Central breezes, but big games await

Despite big games in the next two weeks against Booker T. Washington in the regular season finale and Colum...

GULLIVER PREP 28, MONSIGNOR PACE 27

Gulliver Prep nips Pace to reach 2B playoffs

Gulliver junior Tacoi Sumler sat with his legs stretched out on the football field Friday night and a tired...

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Palmetto wins regional swim meet

This time, there were no penalties. And an early start violation might have been the only way to derail...

FERGUSON 24, VARELA 22

Ferguson tops Varela, wins first football district crown

As the moments ticked by, members of the Ferguson football team closed in on head coach Gene Chew to give h...

JACKSON 35, KEY WEST 0

Jackson blanks Key West to clinch playoffs; Belen wins

Demetrius Whitehead threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns passes to lead Jackson to a 35-0 victory agains...

SOUTH DADE 24, HOMESTEAD 7

South Dade beats Homestead to earn postseason berth

South Dade High not only won its big rivalry game of the season Friday night, but in the process also clinc...

FOOTBALL

Lightning gets playoff berth

Krop High School has had success in numerous sports since its inception in 1997. Winning seasons in foo...

Andre C. Fernandez's Broward football predictions

The playoff picture is settled. All that's left for teams advancing is to get their stars healthy and get t...

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Plantation makes playoffs with victory

The Plantation football team did it the hard way, but the Colonels got it done, knocking off rival South Pl...

The South Florida Top 20 poll by Andre C. Fernandez

1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) vs. Cypress Bay (5-4) 8 p.m., Friday. Andre C. Fernandez's prediction: St. Tho...

BLANCHE ELY 34, DILLARD 21

Ely holds on to clinch district

The annual Soul Bowl was a tale of two halves. Blanche Ely won the first. Dillard won the second, but Ely d...

DEERFIELD BEACH 42, DOUGLAS 6

Deerfield Beach wins district title

Deerfield Beach opened its new stadium in style Saturday night. In its first true home game in two year...

ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 51, SOUTH BROWARD 7

St. Thomas Aquinas rolls past South Broward 51-7

Kevin Grooms glanced across the field toward his opponents before kickoff Friday night and angrily muttered...

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Aquinas wins regional swim meet

Pacing poolside after his girls' 400-freestyle relay team finished fourth in the last event of the Region 4...

EVERGLADES 14, CYPRESS BAY 13

Everglades wins again to capture district

Everglades was winless through three games. Now the Gators are district champions and have won five of thei...

NORTHEAST 23, TARAVELLA 6

Northeast tops Taravella; Barnes leads Nova

The name Devon Wright and shutdown are not words that have been used often, but thats exactly what happened...

SOUTH PLANTATION 20, PLANTATION 7

Waite leads S. Plantation past Plantation

With the game, the Mayor's Cup and its playoff hopes on the line, South Plantation turned to a senior leade...

ROUNDUP

Amaro, Payne get district titles

West Broward cross-country runners Isabelle Amaro and Sanders Payne each won individually, and St. Thomas A...

Southridge quarterback Jermaine Kelson among top Florida football athletes

No matter where you look in South Florida, there are offensive game changers. Players who can lift their re...

Jackson Generals are back in the mix of things

For decades, Jackson has been searching for the glory of the 1950s, '60s and into the '70s on the football ...

Blanche Ely's Michael German should get more recognition

He has been one of the most impressive quarterbacks in south Florida this year, guiding his Blanche Ely Tig...

Allen Held continues his tradition at South Broward

Three years ago, Allen Held guided his South Broward football team to an 8-2 record, and because the Bulldo...

Under Greg Dentino, South Dade already ahead of schedule

When Greg Dentino took over South Dade's football program this spring, he made no predictions, didn't come ...

Miramar is a complete team this year

Last December, after losing to Northwestern in the south region final, Miramar quarterback Eugene Smith off...

Michael Virden uses South Florida pipeline

When Michael Virden last left Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Ellsworth Community College 22 years ago, he was cappin...

Columbus defense will be the difference this year

Take nothing away from standout running back Jakhari Gore or quarterback Garrett Calao, but if the Columbus...

Devon Wright is drawing plenty of attention for Taravella

Wherever he goes cameras follow, pens and pads write down his every move and recorders get the words that f...

North Miami ready to turn corner with Darryel Bethune at the helm

As the offensive team waits to load the bus, coaches and players talk about school, the future and what eve...

Patrick Williams ready to lead University School

Two years ago, while jumping from school to school in the Orlando area and watching his mother battle cance...