West Boca Raton Takes West Broward & 6A Title

     The West Boca Raton Bulls shut out the West Broward Bobcats 31-0 on Friday for the FHSAA Class 6A state championship in South Dade Kia Field at Pitbull Stadium on the Florida International University campus. It was the second championship contest this week that involved two South Florida high schools against each other. 

     The Bulls captured their second straight state title. They became the first Palm Beach County team to win back-to-back state titles since Glades Day accomplished it in 2009 and 2010. The Bobcats were looking for their first state championship in their first state title appearance. 

      In the first quarter, the Bulls burned the clock on their first possession of the contest. They ended up turning the ball over on downs at the Bobcats 20-yard line with 6:20 left. The Bobcats went three-and-out and punted the ball away. The Bulls again turned the ball over on downs at their own 38-yard line with 37 seconds to go in the first. 

      West Boca Raton(13-2) got the ball back following a turnover on downs by the Bobcats and took a 7-0 at the 8:04 mark of the second quarter. On the third play of the drive, running back Javian Mallory went into the line and down the left sideline on a 50-yard touchdown run. 

      West Broward(12-3) wide receiver Ratavion McReed fumbled the ball on a tackle by Bulls defensive back Damari Jerry. Defensive back Tray Mitchell picked up the ball and ran it back 61 yards for a touchdown to give the Bulls a 14-0 lead with 5:22 remaining in the second. 

      The Bulls had one more opportunity to score when they got the ball again following a punt with 1:17 to go. Tristan Lamb would kick a 37-yard field goal with no time remaining in the second quarter for a 17-0 halftime lead. It was just Lamb's second field goal of the 2025 season. 

      West Boca Raton increased their lead to 24-0 on their first possession of the second half. Mallory rushed up the middle from two yards out at 5:56 of the third quarter. 

       The Bobcats turned the ball over on downs at the Bulls 31-yard line at 9:52 of the final quarter. The Bulls answered back with a two-play, 69-yard drive for a score. Mallory sprinted through the middle from six yards away for a 31-0 lead at the 9:09 mark of the fourth quarter. It was Mallory's third touchdown run of the contest. 

       West Broward could not break the shutout as they reached the Bulls three-yard line on their second-to-last drive. Bobcats quarterback Brandon Mincy fumbled the ball away on third down with 3:16 remaining at the Bulls 22-yard line and it was recovered by defensive lineman Demetrius Geathers Jr.