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    <title>Andre C. Fernandez's Miami-Dade football predictions</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Will the rare meeting between two of Miami-Dade County&amp;#39;s top football programs play like an intense rivalry or an exhibition game?</description>
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    <title>Carol City seniors bowling with passion</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1325372.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Carol City seniors Christopher Pichardo and Ronald Davis are as close to brothers as you can be without being related.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The two have been friends since the sixth grade at Stevens Lake Middle School.
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    <title>The South Florida Top 20 poll by Andre C. Fernandez</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1325374.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) vs. Cypress Bay (5-4) 8 p.m., Friday.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;Andre C. Fernandez&amp;#39;s prediction: St. Thomas Aquinas 28, Cypress Bay 7. Both coaches know the most important thing is to get their teams&amp;#39; playoff ready.
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    <title>Coral Gables makes playoffs</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1322786.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>For the fourth year in a row, Coral Gables is heading to the playoffs -- and hoping for a different outcome.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Jarvis Bridge rushed for 225 yards, Patrick McCain threw for 108 and the Cavaliers clinched the second seed in District 14-6A with a 31-14 victory over South Miami Saturday night at Tropical Park.
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    <title>Central breezes, but big games await</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1322777.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Despite big games in the next two weeks against Booker T. Washington in the regular season finale and Columbus in the first round of the playoffs, Miami Central had no problem staying focused on the task at hand Saturday night at Milander Stadium. And that was making quick work of Hialeah-Miami Lakes as the Rockets won easily 52-6 after blowing out to a 38-0 halftime lead. The game was played with a running clock in the second half.
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    <title>Gulliver Prep nips Pace to reach 2B playoffs</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321300.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Gulliver junior Tacoi Sumler sat with his legs stretched out on the football field Friday night and a tired look on his face.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The face hid the flood of emotions going through his mind moments after he helped the Raiders secure one of their biggest victories in school history.</description>
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    <title>Palmetto wins regional swim meet</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321295.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>This time, there were no penalties.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   And an early start violation might have been the only way to derail Palmetto&amp;#39;s boys at the Region 4-3A swimming finals Wednesday.</description>
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    <title>Ferguson tops Varela, wins first football district crown</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321293.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>As the moments ticked by, members of the Ferguson football team closed in on head coach Gene Chew to give him the celebratory water cooler shower after his Falcons defeated Varela 24-22 to capture the District 15-6A crown.
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    <title>Jackson blanks Key West to clinch playoffs; Belen wins</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321294.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Demetrius Whitehead threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns passes to lead Jackson to a 35-0 victory against Key West in front an estimated crowd of 2,500 at Curtis Park on Friday. 
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    <title>Ferguson tops Varela, wins first football district crown</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321293.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>As the moments ticked by, members of the Ferguson football team closed in on head coach Gene Chew to give him the celebratory water cooler shower after his Falcons defeated Varela 24-22 to capture the District 15-6A crown.
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    <title>Jackson blanks Key West to clinch playoffs; Belen wins</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321294.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Demetrius Whitehead threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns passes to lead Jackson to a 35-0 victory against Key West in front an estimated crowd of 2,500 at Curtis Park on Friday. 
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    <title>South Dade beats Homestead to earn postseason berth</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321292.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>South Dade High not only won its big rivalry game of the season Friday night, but in the process also clinched a spot in the state playoffs.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   </description>
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    <title>Lightning gets playoff berth</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Krop High School has had success in numerous sports since its inception in 1997.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Winning seasons in football, however, have been scarce.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The Lightning took a big step toward changing that trend Thursday night at North Miami Stadium when it beat North Miami 23-10 to clinch its first postseason berth since 2001 -- the only other time it made it to the playoffs.
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    <title>Gulliver swimmer captures two events</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1319424.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Gulliver Prep&amp;#39;s Clara Smiddy won the 200-individual medley and the 100-freestyle at the Region 4-A championship meet on Thursday at Nova Southeastern University. 
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    <title>Lourdes wins girls' cross country title</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1317405.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Lourdes is tired of coming home from the state tournament empty-handed.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Five years removed from its glory days when they won four consecutive girls&amp;#39; cross-country championships from 2001 to &amp;#39;04, the Bobcats are starting to have the look of a team that can bring home the gold this season.
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    <title>Dade teams falter</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1317412.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>It wasn&amp;#39;t the type of finish teams from Miami-Dade were expecting on Wednesday in the final round of the FHSAA Golf Finals.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Columbus and Palmetto were in contention for the Class 2A championship at the start of the day, but both teams could not keep up with eventual champion Lake Mary.
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    <title>Bobcats reach region semifinal</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1317413.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Lourdes girls&amp;#39; volleyball team hadn&amp;#39;t been able to figure out a way to the regional playoffs until this season.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   On Wednesday night at the Palmetto gym, it made sure to make its stay a little longer.
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    <title>High-school girls' soccer season preview: Miami Springs tries to reach lofty heights again</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1314985.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1314985.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Miami Springs coach William Drew looks at his team these days and doesn&amp;#39;t see one of the most important pieces of his back-to-back state tournament teams.</description>
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    <title>Miami-Dade County high school girls' soccer capsules</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1314983.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>KEY DATES&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;Jan. 12: GMAC championship.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;Jan. 18-22: Districts.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;Jan. 28: Regional quarterfinals.</description>
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    <title>Improving Explorers fifth after opening round</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1314984.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>In each of the Past three FHSAA golf finals, Columbus has improved its standing.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Three years ago, the Explorers finished 15th. In 2007, Columbus ended in eighth place and last season finished sixth.
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    <title>Ransom reaches Region 4-3A semifinals</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1314977.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Ransom Everglades girls&amp;#39; volleyball team knew it had a difficult task ahead of it this season after graduating its entire starting lineup.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   But led by their former backup setter Alex Levitt, the Raiders assured themselves of a better finish than last season by beating visiting Monsignor Pace 25-19, 25-17, 25-17 in a Region 4-3A quarterfinal Tuesday night.
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    <title>Andre C. Fernandez's Miami-Dade football predictions</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1313225.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1313225.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Battle for Lucy Street, named after the road dividing the border of South Dade and Homestead high schools, has been one of the most intense rivalry games in Miami-Dade County for three decades.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   And so it&amp;#39;s fitting that this year&amp;#39;s contest again is riddled with playoff implications.</description>
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    <title>Andre C. Fernandez's Broward football predictions</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1325369.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The playoff picture is settled. All that&amp;#39;s left for teams advancing is to get their stars healthy and get their game plans ready.</description>
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    <title>Plantation makes playoffs with victory</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1325370.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The Plantation football team did it the hard way, but the Colonels got it done, knocking off rival South Plantation 6-0 in a tiebreaker for second place Monday night at PAL Field.
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    <title>The South Florida Top 20 poll by Andre C. Fernandez</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1325374.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) vs. Cypress Bay (5-4) 8 p.m., Friday.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;Andre C. Fernandez&amp;#39;s prediction: St. Thomas Aquinas 28, Cypress Bay 7. Both coaches know the most important thing is to get their teams&amp;#39; playoff ready.
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    <title>Ely holds on to clinch district</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1322785.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The annual Soul Bowl was a tale of two halves. Blanche Ely won the first. Dillard won the second, but Ely did did just enough to hold on for a 34-21 victory Saturday in front of a crowd of 8,000 at Lockhart Stadium.
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    <title>Deerfield Beach wins district title</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Deerfield Beach opened its new stadium in style Saturday night.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   In its first true home game in two years, Deerfield Beach put on a dominating performance against Douglas to claim the District 9-6A title with a 42-6 victory at Butler Stadium.
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    <title>St. Thomas Aquinas rolls past South Broward 51-7</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1321298.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Kevin Grooms glanced across the field toward his opponents before kickoff Friday night and angrily muttered words of encouragement to himself -- something his coach said he does every week to fire himself up.</description>
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    <title>Aquinas wins regional swim meet</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1321291.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Pacing poolside after his girls&amp;#39; 400-freestyle relay team finished fourth in the last event of the Region 4-3A swimming finals Wednesday, St. Thomas Aquinas&amp;#39; Jim Parmenter did not look or sound like the coach of a first-place squad.</description>
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    <title>Everglades wins again to capture district</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Everglades was winless through three games. Now the Gators are district champions and have won five of their past six.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   In a mostly defensive struggle against District 11-6A rival Cypress Bay, Everglades prevailed 14-13, shocking the home crowd that was hoping for a district title Friday night.
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    <title>Northeast tops Taravella; Barnes leads Nova</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1321290.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>The name Devon Wright and shutdown are not words that have been used often, but thats exactly what happened Friday night as Northeast shut down Wright and in turn beat Taravella 23-6 to inch closer to its first playoff berth since 1995.
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    <title>Waite leads S. Plantation past Plantation</title>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>With the game, the Mayor&amp;#39;s Cup and its playoff hopes on the line, South Plantation turned to a senior leader to get the job done.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;  &amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;  The Paladins (6-4, 2-2 District 10-6A) put the ball in the sure hands of Meshach Waite and he delivered, rushing for 59 of his team-high 83 yards on the final drive of the game and sealing the 20-7 win with a 38-yard rumble into the end zone Friday.
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    <title>Amaro, Payne get district titles</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/broward/story/1319419.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>West Broward cross-country runners Isabelle Amaro and Sanders Payne each won individually, and St. Thomas Aquinas swept the team titles at the District 6-4A Championships at Quiet Waters Park on Thursday in Deerfield Beach.
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    <title>Armiento, Krohn power McCarthy in football</title>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Michael Armiento and Camden Krohn were in sync, and the Archbishop McCarthy offense was all but unstoppable Thursday night. &amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The Mavericks scored five first-half touchdowns -- three on passes from Armiento to Krohn -- on their way to a 42-6 victory against District 14-3A rival Hallandale at Nova. 
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    <title>Taravella runner Tristan Gray doubles as rugby player</title>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>There are some places a 145-pound cross-country runner has no business. &amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   On a rugby pitch, with men twice his size pushing and shoving each other around, is one of them.</description>
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    <title>Andre C. Fernandez's Miami-Dade football predictions</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Will the rare meeting between two of Miami-Dade County&amp;#39;s top football programs play like an intense rivalry or an exhibition game?</description>
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    <title>Carol City seniors bowling with passion</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Carol City seniors Christopher Pichardo and Ronald Davis are as close to brothers as you can be without being related.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The two have been friends since the sixth grade at Stevens Lake Middle School.
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    <title>The South Florida Top 20 poll by Andre C. Fernandez</title>
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    <description>1. St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) vs. Cypress Bay (5-4) 8 p.m., Friday.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;Andre C. Fernandez&amp;#39;s prediction: St. Thomas Aquinas 28, Cypress Bay 7. Both coaches know the most important thing is to get their teams&amp;#39; playoff ready.
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>For the fourth year in a row, Coral Gables is heading to the playoffs -- and hoping for a different outcome.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Jarvis Bridge rushed for 225 yards, Patrick McCain threw for 108 and the Cavaliers clinched the second seed in District 14-6A with a 31-14 victory over South Miami Saturday night at Tropical Park.
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    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Despite big games in the next two weeks against Booker T. Washington in the regular season finale and Columbus in the first round of the playoffs, Miami Central had no problem staying focused on the task at hand Saturday night at Milander Stadium. And that was making quick work of Hialeah-Miami Lakes as the Rockets won easily 52-6 after blowing out to a 38-0 halftime lead. The game was played with a running clock in the second half.
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Gulliver junior Tacoi Sumler sat with his legs stretched out on the football field Friday night and a tired look on his face.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The face hid the flood of emotions going through his mind moments after he helped the Raiders secure one of their biggest victories in school history.</description>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>This time, there were no penalties.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   And an early start violation might have been the only way to derail Palmetto&amp;#39;s boys at the Region 4-3A swimming finals Wednesday.</description>
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321293.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>As the moments ticked by, members of the Ferguson football team closed in on head coach Gene Chew to give him the celebratory water cooler shower after his Falcons defeated Varela 24-22 to capture the District 15-6A crown.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321294.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Demetrius Whitehead threw for 168 yards and four touchdowns passes to lead Jackson to a 35-0 victory against Key West in front an estimated crowd of 2,500 at Curtis Park on Friday. 
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1321292.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>South Dade High not only won its big rivalry game of the season Friday night, but in the process also clinched a spot in the state playoffs.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   </description>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Krop High School has had success in numerous sports since its inception in 1997.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Winning seasons in football, however, have been scarce.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   The Lightning took a big step toward changing that trend Thursday night at North Miami Stadium when it beat North Miami 23-10 to clinch its first postseason berth since 2001 -- the only other time it made it to the playoffs.
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    <title>Gulliver swimmer captures two events</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1319424.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>Gulliver Prep&amp;#39;s Clara Smiddy won the 200-individual medley and the 100-freestyle at the Region 4-A championship meet on Thursday at Nova Southeastern University. 
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1317412.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/miami-dade/story/1317412.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:00 EST</pubDate>
    <description>It wasn&amp;#39;t the type of finish teams from Miami-Dade were expecting on Wednesday in the final round of the FHSAA Golf Finals.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Columbus and Palmetto were in contention for the Class 2A championship at the start of the day, but both teams could not keep up with eventual champion Lake Mary.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1323408.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1323408.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 17:37 EST</pubDate>
    <description>No matter where you look in South Florida, there are offensive game changers. Players who can lift their respective teams and take them a long way.</description>
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    <title>Jackson Generals are back in the mix of things</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1307082.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1307082.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>For decades, Jackson has been searching for the glory of the 1950s, &amp;#39;60s and into the &amp;#39;70s on the football field. A time where the Generals had the talent to go toe-to-toe with anyone in the state.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1295468.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:32 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>He has been one of the most impressive quarterbacks in south Florida this year, guiding his Blanche Ely Tigers to a 7-0 start with more than 1,600 yards passing and 18 touchdown passes. He stands 6-2 and weighs more than 200 pounds and does well in school. Why are colleges not falling over themselves offering Michael German?
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    <title>Allen Held continues his tradition at South Broward</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1287717.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:37 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>Three years ago, Allen Held guided his South Broward football team to an 8-2 record, and because the Bulldogs lost twice in the district, they had to sit home and watch other programs they had beaten advance to the playoffs.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1272897.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>When Greg Dentino took over South Dade&amp;#39;s football program this spring, he made no predictions, didn&amp;#39;t come in with a laundry list of things that he promised the boosters and administration the Buccaneers would do to turn this program back into power. 
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1260026.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1260026.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 16:52 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>Last December, after losing to Northwestern in the south region final, Miramar quarterback Eugene Smith offered some advice for those who were going to compete against his Patriots in the 2009 season.
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    <pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>When Michael Virden last left Iowa Falls, Iowa, and Ellsworth Community College 22 years ago, he was capping off a brilliant 20-1 season and a national championship as the starting quarterback. When he returned last season, the one time Des Moines Dowling High star had come full circle.
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    <title>Columbus defense will be the difference this year</title>
    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1238842.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:22 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>Take nothing away from standout running back Jakhari Gore or quarterback Garrett Calao, but if the Columbus Explorers are going to get past teams such as Northwestern and Central, the Explorers will do it with a defense that has proven it can rise to any occasion.
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    <pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 19:22 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>Wherever he goes cameras follow, pens and pads write down his every move and recorders get the words that flow from his mouth.&amp;lt;p/&amp;gt;   Welcome to the world of Devon Wright -- the senior running back from Taravella, who just happens to be the two-time defending Broward County large school rushing champion.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1222023.html</link>
    <guid>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1222023.html</guid>
    <pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 18:02 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>As the offensive team waits to load the bus, coaches and players talk about school, the future and what ever social life most will have after spending over an hour just getting to and from practice every day.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1208901.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2009 21:42 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>Two years ago, while jumping from school to school in the Orlando area and watching his mother battle cancer, there was no way that Patrick Williams could ever have imagined that he would end up in Davie, attending a prestigious school and being considered as one of the best football players in the nation.
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    <link>http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/high-schools/recruiting/story/1201683.html</link>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:07 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>In the history of Miami&amp;#39;s Westminster Christian School, there have been hundreds of baseball scouts who have roamed the campus to get a look at future stars such as Alex Rodriguez and Doug Mientkiewicz, who starred for the Warriors back in 1992-93. But when it comes to football, it hasn&amp;#39;t been a place where recruiters have flocked to -- until now.
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    <pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:07 EDT</pubDate>
    <description>In the history of Miami&amp;#39;s Westminster Christian School, there have been hundreds of baseball scouts who have roamed the campus to get a look at future stars such as Alex Rodriguez and Doug Mientkiewicz, who starred for the Warriors back in 1992-93. But when it comes to football, it hasn&amp;#39;t been a place where recruiters have flocked to -- until now.</description>
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