Northwestern Bulls quarterback Neiman Lawrence (8) carries the football against the Columbus Explorers during the first quarter of a high school football game at Tropical Park in Miami, Florida, Friday, September 19, 2025.
SAM NAVARRO
Special for the Miami Herald
Neiman Lawrence of Miami Northwestern football team is the Miami Herald Athlete of the Week for Week 14.
Northwestern quarterback Neiman Lawrence holds up seven fingers signifying the amount of touchdown passes he threw on Saturday during a 50-29 Bulls’ win over Miami Central in the Region 4-3A final at Traz Powell Stadium in Miami, Fla. Bill Daley Special to the Miami Herald
The sophomore quarterback threw 7 touchdown passes to lead the Bulls to a convincing 50-29 victory over rival Miami Central for a 3A region title. He completed 21 of 28 passes for 406 yards as Northwestern (12-0) advanced to a state semifinal.
Other nominees were: John Gray, North Miami Beach football; Mason Mallory, St. Thomas Aquinas football; Marcelo Mantecon, Belen Jesuit cross-country; Aiden Butler, Miami Palmetto football; Donte Findeson, Cardinal Gibbons football; Derrek Cooper, Chaminade-Madonna football; Brandin Mincy, West Broward football; TJ Mullen, Plantation American Heritage football; and Sohan Patel, Plantation American Heritage golf.
To be considered for a nomination (Broward and Miami-Dade high school varsity athletes only), email hssports@miamiherald.com.
Jim Varsallone writes a high school sports column twice a week, featuring top performers in all varsity sports (boys and girls) in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. He also covers pro wrestling, something he’s done since his college days in the late 1980s. Now in his fifth decade of coverage, he currently follows WWE (Raw, SmackDown and NXT), AEW, Ring of Honor, TNA Impact Wrestling, MLW, WOW, NWA, and the South Florida indies, mainly CCW. He writes MMA, too -- mostly profile stories and video interviews with American Top Team and Sanford MMA fighters in South Florida. As for pro wrestling, he writes feature stories and profile pieces, updates upcoming show schedules in South Florida, photographs the action and interviews talent (audio and video) -- sharing the content here and via social media on his Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channel: jim varsallone (jimmyv3 channel).Support my work with a digital subscription
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