HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PREVIEW

Central ready for the next level

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | MIAMI CENTRAL

Central WR Joshua Reese sets sights on record books

Joshua Reese, whose idols are Chad Ochocinco and Marvin Harrison, wants to shatter county records during hi...

Miami Central High QB Jeffrey Godfrey is worth the hype

As he stands on the sideline, talking with his receivers, Jeffrey Godfrey is plotting his next play. He is ...

CROSS-COUNTRY | CLASS 4A FINALS

Explorers Class 4A champs again

CROSS-COUNTRY | STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Belen boys finish second in 3A race

Belen's boys had won three consecutive state cross-country titles in Class 2A but couldn't overcome Tallaha...

ROUNDUP

Victory for Belen in football playoffs

When the Belen Jesuit football team needed a big play, it turned to quarterback Nic Platt. And Platt de...

REGION 4-6A QUARTERFINAL | CENTRAL 36, COLUMBUS 7

Central dominates Columbus, sets up rematch with Northwestern

Rematch set. A day after Miami Northwestern did its part, Miami Central's football team had little trou...

REGION 3-6A QUARTERFINAL | CAROL CITY 30, CYPRESS BAY 16

Carol City seals victory vs. Cypress Bay on wacky fake punt

Sometimes its better to be lucky rather than good. Carol City cashed in on a lucky play when punter Tean...

ROUNDUP

Ferguson falls in 6A semifinal

All Anabel Miguelez could do was smile after watching Tampa Plant hitting star Maddie Martin deliver anothe...

REGION 4-6A QUARTERFINAL

Southridge blanks Sunset to remain perfect

SOUTHRIDGE 24, SUNSET 0 It was not the best showing for Southridge, but the Spartans continued their ...

REGION 4-3A QUARTERFINAL | BOOKER T. 24, NORLAND 13

Dorlean, Booker T. Washington upend Norland

Booker T. Washington football players know the road to the Class 3A state championship will not be easy. Bu...

FOOTBALL

Northwestern, South Dade roll in regional

ROUNDUP

Ferguson girls set for state semifinals

The Ferguson girls' volleyball team is on a roll right now, full of confidence after a four-game win over c...

CROSS-COUNTRY

Champion Columbus challenged

Looking to defend its Class 4A title, Columbus is well aware of the challenges that it could face Saturday ...

CROSS COUNTRY | CLASS 1-2A FINALS

North Broward Prep's Tim Hendricks makes strides

BLANCHE ELY 59, PINE CREST 55

Ely downs Pine Crest at Chaminade Tip-Off Classic

Brandon Knight, one of the top players in the nation, had a game-high 28 points, but opposing guard Fredric...

CROSS-COUNTRY | STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

West Broward's Sell 17th in 4A meet

ROUNDUP

Glades Central routs Gibbons

Glades Central used the passing of quarterback L.J. Thomas, special teams and a stifling defense to shut do...

REGION 4-2B SEMIFINAL | CHAMINADE 35, PAHOKEE 0

Chaminade ends Pahokee's Class 2B championship run

The only thing Jerrard Randall said he had ever heard before about Pahokee was how its players chased rabbi...

REGION 4-5A

White powers St. Thomas Aquinas past Coral Springs

A lot of football is left before St. Thomas Aquinas can once again claim that mythical national championship.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

Ely guard braces for tough defensive task vs. Brandon Knight

When Pine Crest's Brandon Knight starts to heat up at the Chaminade Tip-Off Classic on Saturday night, Blan...

ROUNDUP

Westminster girls fall in state semifinals

Momentum changed with the slightest of touch -- a tip in Game 3 that started a chain reaction -- to key Orl...

REGION 3-6A QUARTERFINAL | PLANTATION 38, DEERFIELD BEACH 7

Anderson powers Plantation past Deerfield Beach

There was nothing complex about the message Plantation coach Steve Davis gave his defense: Contain Deerfiel...

REGION 4-5A

South Broward beats Coconut Creek 14-6

SOUTH BROWARD 14, COCONUT CREEK 6 In a game in which the teams combined for 13 personal fouls or unsports...

GIRLS' VOLLEYBALL

Westminster Academy sees parallels to 2004

Westminster Academy is hoping familiar factors and solid play carry the team even farther than its 2004 sta...

John Timmons' experience key for Archbishop McCarthy

John Timmons has never made promises or had some grand plan when taking over a football program. He knows t...

St. Thomas Aquinas keeping Florida's football dominance front and center

They head into next week's first round of the 5A state playoffs as the overwhelming favorites repeat as sta...

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...