Go ahead and take a deep breath Miramar.

Open those lungs and take it all in, football has never tasted this good, never this sweet and it's never been this breathless.

''I finally feel like I can breath,'' said Miramar quarterback Eugene Smith. ``I felt like I was holding my breath during [the last drive by Deerfield Beach]. And when we won it, I just took a long, deep breath.''

Miramar survived Friday in the 6A quarterfinals. Miramar, which staged two last-second victories in the playoffs to get here, stopped the miracle finish to hang on and beat Deerfield Beach 34-30 at Coral Springs High.

Now Miracle-mar takes on Miami -- and the defending national champs from Northwestern on Friday night at Lockhart Stadium.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

• Killian 65, Miami Beach 35: MB: Bruno 2, Barros 2, Rabelo 5, Schiller 4, Gaitor 7, Dussie 3, Ferrera 5, Totlsky 3, Paredes 4. Kil (1-3): Hermanni 3, Watkins 1, Palacios 10, Benard 4, Fife 15, Tomlin 10, Labrada 9, Del-Rosario 3, Bendeck 2, Calatayud 8. Halftime: Kil 28-13. Three-pointers: Hermanni 1, Palacios 2, Del-Rosario 1, Dussie 1, Potolski 1. Rebounds: Fife 7. Assists: Palacios 3. Steals: Vickford 3.

• Dade Christian 83, Doctors Charter 72: Doctors: Walker 7, Heffernan 10, Jimenez 2, Briggins 12, Camacho 1, Caballes 6, Grazi 3, Exalon 6, Clarke 26. Dade Christian (4-1): Martin 2, Mizerak 7, Inoa 10, Gallo 2, Pires 9, Steed 8, Kemp 30, Royster 4, Hebdich 9, Cruz 2. Halftime: DC 41-37. Technicals: None. Fouled out: None. Three-pointers: Briggans 3, Pires 3, Clarke 3, Heffernan, Mizerak. Rebounds: Kemp 15. Assists: Royster 5. Steals: Martin 7.

• Varela 55, Sunset 22: Var (3-2): Bolanos 19, Garcia 12, Angland 10, Mones 10, Smith 2, Lopez 2. Sun: Lopez 6., Aberhoff 3, Harris-Young 3, Angulo 3, Cerrub 4, Brodie 3. Halftime: Var 37-17. Three-pointers: Mones 2, Bolanos 4, Garcia 2, Angland 2, Lopez 2, Averhoff 1, Angulo 1. Rebounds: Genie 10. Assists: Bolanos 6. Steals: Garcia 3.

• Miami Country Day 63, Florida Christian 53: FC (4-1): D. Fernandez 19, Sosa 3, Hale 3, Prinz 21, Estrella 3, Galan 2, C. Fernandez 2. MCD (5-0): Edelson 11, Macaisa 5, Rudman 2, Garcia-Esquerro 2, Thompson 12, Rudolph 13, Aguilar-Henao 2, Winarick 16. Halftime: MCD 29-28. Three-pointers: Edelson 1, Macaisa 1, Prinz 2. Rebounds: Rudolph 10. Assists: Macaisa 5. Steals: Edelson 3, Rudolph 3.

• Belen 80, St. Brendan 65: Belen (4-2): Fernandez-Soto 6, Santurio 9, Portuondo 2, Alvarez 21, Sicre 2, Menocal 12, Colas 18, Latour 8, Natali 2. St. Brendan (1-4): Cintra 17, Lopez 6, Edwards 11, Olson 12, Cruz 4, Rios 10, Rouco 3, Garrido 2. Halftime: Belen 29-26. Technicals: None. Fouled out: Santurio, Olson. Three-pointers: Cintra 4, Olson 4, Santurio 2, Colas, Latour, Rouco. Rebounds: Alvarez 11. Assists: Colas 5. Steals: Colas 3.

• Gulliver 50, Coral Park 40: Coral Park (2-3): Lucas 12, Rivera 2, Garcia 10, Ruiz 4, Bulkovic 12, Mendez 2. Gulliver (4-0): Cruz 4, McCarthy 7, Estrada 12, Lundeen 9, Blank 4, Pierre 13. Halftime: Gulliver 25-12. Technicals: None. Fouled out: None. Three-pointers: Garcia 2, Bulkovic 2, McCarthy, Estrada. Rebounds: Lundeen 10. Assists: McCarthy 5. Steals: Blank 3.

• Westminster Christian 70, Miami Christian 62: MC: Dimisjeditch 15, Odio 20, Rizo 8, Forte 2, Machado 2, Guiterrez 3, Marrero 12. WC (3-2): Kaplan 13, Bach 3, Dodds 2, Wennin 12, Lonsdae 2, Antonelli 7, Woodard 4, McConahie 16, Thompson 9, Miller 2. Halftime: WC 31-26. Fouled out: Dimisjeditch, Marrero. Three-pointers: Kaplan 3, Bach 1, Wennin 2, Dimisjeditch 3, Odio 4, Gutierrez 1. Rebounds: McConahie 8. Assists: Kaplan 3. Steals: Wennin 3.

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