The FHSAA football playoff brackets were released on Sunday. South Florida placed 43 high schools from the three counties.
There were 13 Palm Beach County schools that made the 2017 FHSAA playoffs with none in Class 5A and Class 6A. South Palm Beach County carried three schools that included Park Vista(8A), Atlantic(8A) and American Heritage(4A). None of the five football programs in Boca Raton made the postseason. North Palm Beach County had Dwyer(7A), Seminole Ridge(8A) and Benjamin(3A).
The Muck was represented with three teams which consists of Glades Central(4A), Pahokee(1A) and Glades Day(2A). Four schools of central Palm Beach County that included Palm Beach Central(8A), Forest Hill(7A), Oxbridge Academy(3A) and Kings Academy(3A).
12 schools in Broward County got to the FHSAA playoffs with none in Class 1A and Class 2A. There was only one school from north Broward County and it was Deerfield Beach(8A). Three teams represented south Broward County with Miramar(8A), Chaminade-Madonna(3A) and West Broward(7A).
There was a load of football programs that were located in central Broward County. They included St. Thomas Aquinas(7A), Cardinal Gibbons(5A), Dillard(6A), Plantation(8A), American Heritage(5A), Western(8A), University School(4A) and Nova(7A).
Dade County, who had 18 schools, was well represented as they appeared in six classifications except Class 1A and Class 5A. Three schools appeared from south Dade County with Homestead(8A), South Dade(8A) and Everglades Prep(3A).
The Miami area had many football programs get to the 2017 FHSAA playoffs. Four 6A schools made it from District 16 that included Miami Northwestern, Miami Central, Carol City and Norland. Other teams from other classifications had Columbus(8A), Palmetto(8A), Southridge(8A), Miami(8A), North Miami(8A), Belen Jesuit(8A), South Miami(7A), Mater Academy(7A), Doral Academy(7A), Monsignor Pace(4A) and Champagnat Catholic(2A).
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Monday, November 6, 2017
Warriors Run Away From Heat
The Miami Heat lost to the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors 97-80 on Monday night at Oracle Arena. The Warriors have won six of the last seven meetings between both clubs. It was the third game of a six-game road trip for the Heat.
Golden State(8-3) began the first four minutes of the game on an 8-2 sput and scored the last seven points of the quarter to go up 22-21 after one. The Warriors finished the second quarter on a 16-3 run and led 50-37 at halftime. It was the lowest scoring first half of the season for Miami(4-6) as they turned the ball over 12 times.
The Warriors extended their way to a 20-point margin less than two minutes into the third quarter and moved ahead 60-40. The Heat were down 75-57 at the end of the quarter. Miami did not give up in the fourth quarter as they scored 10 unanswered points and were behind 80-70 with 7:05 to go. It would be the closest that they would come to take the lead as Golden State responded with ten straight points and made it 90-70.
James Johnson fell short of a double-double for the Heat with 21 points and nine rebounds while Goran Dragic added 19 points.
The Warriors were led by Kevin Durant as he compiled 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Stephen Curry put together 16 points and six rebounds while Draymond Green also missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Klay Thompson was able to drain 13 points for Golden State.
Golden State(8-3) began the first four minutes of the game on an 8-2 sput and scored the last seven points of the quarter to go up 22-21 after one. The Warriors finished the second quarter on a 16-3 run and led 50-37 at halftime. It was the lowest scoring first half of the season for Miami(4-6) as they turned the ball over 12 times.
The Warriors extended their way to a 20-point margin less than two minutes into the third quarter and moved ahead 60-40. The Heat were down 75-57 at the end of the quarter. Miami did not give up in the fourth quarter as they scored 10 unanswered points and were behind 80-70 with 7:05 to go. It would be the closest that they would come to take the lead as Golden State responded with ten straight points and made it 90-70.
James Johnson fell short of a double-double for the Heat with 21 points and nine rebounds while Goran Dragic added 19 points.
The Warriors were led by Kevin Durant as he compiled 21 points, seven rebounds and six assists. Stephen Curry put together 16 points and six rebounds while Draymond Green also missed a double-double with 18 points and nine rebounds. Klay Thompson was able to drain 13 points for Golden State.
Panthers Return Owen Tippett To OHL
The Florida Panthers have assigned right wing Owen Tippett to the Missassauga Steelheads of the Ontario Hockey League. The Panthers had to decide after Tippett played up to nine NHL games if they should send him back to his junior team.
Tippett cracked the lineup during the fifth game of the regular season in Philadelphia. He had one goal in seven games this season for the Panthers and played on either the third or fourth forward line. Florida selected him as their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago.
Tippett cracked the lineup during the fifth game of the regular season in Philadelphia. He had one goal in seven games this season for the Panthers and played on either the third or fourth forward line. Florida selected him as their first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago.
Sunday, November 5, 2017
Raiders Edge Dolphins
The Oakland Raiders slipped by the Miami Dolphins 27-24 at Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday night. It will be the last time that the Raiders play in Miami and billed being from Oakland. The club will move to Las Vegas for the 2019 season.
The Raiders picked up the only points of the first quarter on a 36-yard field goal by Giorgio Tavecchio with 7:35 to go.
The Dolphins took their only lead of the contest at the 10:45 mark of the second quarter. Jay Cutler tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Damien Williams and made it 6-3.
Oakland(4-5) bounced back to regain the lead with 3:35 left in the first half. Derek Carr rifled a 44-yard pass to Johnny Holton for a score.
Both teams exchanged field goals in the final minute of the second quarter. Cody Parkey made a 49-yard kick for the Fins with 37 seconds left and Tavecchio matched it with a 53-yard field goal with one second to go.
In the third quarter, the Raiders made it an 11-point margin of 20-9 at 9:30. Marshawn Lynch smashed through the middle with a 22-yard touchdown run
Miami(4-4) cut the gap to 20-16 at the 6:39 mark. Cutler connected a six-yard pass to Jarvis Landry.
Lynch scored his second touchdown run of the contest with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. He again went up the middle and this time it was from three yards away.
Cutler collected his third touchdown pass with 1:36 left in the game. He threw a 15-yard pass to Julius Thomas. Kenyan Drake rushed in with a two-point conversion and closed the margin to 27-24.
The Raiders picked up the only points of the first quarter on a 36-yard field goal by Giorgio Tavecchio with 7:35 to go.
The Dolphins took their only lead of the contest at the 10:45 mark of the second quarter. Jay Cutler tossed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Damien Williams and made it 6-3.
Oakland(4-5) bounced back to regain the lead with 3:35 left in the first half. Derek Carr rifled a 44-yard pass to Johnny Holton for a score.
Both teams exchanged field goals in the final minute of the second quarter. Cody Parkey made a 49-yard kick for the Fins with 37 seconds left and Tavecchio matched it with a 53-yard field goal with one second to go.
In the third quarter, the Raiders made it an 11-point margin of 20-9 at 9:30. Marshawn Lynch smashed through the middle with a 22-yard touchdown run
Miami(4-4) cut the gap to 20-16 at the 6:39 mark. Cutler connected a six-yard pass to Jarvis Landry.
Lynch scored his second touchdown run of the contest with 4:42 remaining in the fourth quarter. He again went up the middle and this time it was from three yards away.
Cutler collected his third touchdown pass with 1:36 left in the game. He threw a 15-yard pass to Julius Thomas. Kenyan Drake rushed in with a two-point conversion and closed the margin to 27-24.
Miami FC Eliminated By New York Cosmos
The season for Miami FC ended on a penalty shootout as they lost to the New York Cosmos in the NASL Semifinal game held at Riccardo Silva Stadium on Sunday night. Miami FC won the NASL Spring Season and Fall Season and fell as the top seed in the 2017 playoffs.
Neither club scored in 120 minutes of regulation. The contest went to penalty kicks and the Cosmos outscored Miami FC 7-6. Miami missed on their seventh attempt and New York followed with a game-winning kick by Eugene Starikov.
Neither club scored in 120 minutes of regulation. The contest went to penalty kicks and the Cosmos outscored Miami FC 7-6. Miami missed on their seventh attempt and New York followed with a game-winning kick by Eugene Starikov.
2017 FHSAA Football Brackets
The FHSAA announced the 2017 football playoff brackets from Class 1A to Class 8A on Sunday. The South Florida region had plenty of representatives in all eight classifications. The postseason will begin later on this week and the championship games will be held at Camping World Stadium in Orlando from December 7 until December 9.
Nobody dropped out of playoff contention in the final week of play for small schools from South Florida in Class 1A to Class 4A. All the schools that were in the top four in the playoff point standings after Week 10 qualified for a playoff spot after the final regular season games were played this past week.
Pahokee won the Muck Bowl for the second straight year over Glades Central and claimed the top seed of Class 1A in Section 4. They will host #4 Williston in a regional semifinal at Anquan Boldin Stadium.
Class 2A of Region 4 has two local schools represented. Champagnat is the #2 seed and will host #3 St. John Neumann. #4 Glades Day will visit #1 Moore Haven.
South Florida schools are in two regions of Class 3A. In Region 2, #3 Kings Academy will face #2 Oxbridge Academy at William H. Pitt Stadium in a regional semifinal. The teams in Region 4 will have #4 American Heritage travel to #1 Chaminade-Madonna while #2 Benjamin will host #3 Everglades Prep.
Region 4 of Class 4A has two former district rivals go at it in a regional semifinal at Davie as #4 Glades Central faces #1 University School. The other contest has #3 Key West head up north and challenge #2 Monsignor Pace.
Almost all large schools in South Florida from Class 5A to Class 8A that were a top eight seed during the Week 10 playoff point standings qualified for the postseason. The only schools that dropped out were Suncoast in Class 5A and Douglas in Class 8A.
#1 American Heritage begins their Class 5A title defense in Region 4 at Heritage Field in Plantation against #8 Merritt Island in a regional quarterfinal. The other local school has #6 Cardinal Gibbons travel up to Orlando and face #3 Jones.
Dade County is represented by four different schools from District 16 in Class 6A of Region 4. #1 Miami Northwestern hosts #8 Matanzas while #5 Miami Central visits #4 Palm Bay Heritage. The regional quarterfinal will two local schools has defending Class 6A #6 Carol City going to play #3 Dillard at Otis Gray Jr. Memorial Stadium. #7 Norland travels up to Daytona Beach against #2 Mainland.
Class 7A in Region 4 has the three-time defending Class 7A state champion #1 St. Thomas Aquinas host #8 South Miami in a regional quarterfinal. #7 Mater Academy makes the long drive to Palm Beach Gardens and challenges #2 Dwyer at Blum Stadium. #5 Forest Hill plays their first playoff game since 1996 at #4 West Broward while #3 Doral Academy hosts #6 Nova.
In Class 8A of Region 3, the Miramar upset win over St. Thomas Aquinas vaulted them to the top seed and will host #8 Park Vista, who jumped back into a top eight seed. #5 Plantation goes to Delray Beach to play #4 Atlantic at War Eagle Stadium while #2 Deerfield Beach hosts #7 Western at Butler Stadium. District rivals in Palm Beach County will meet again as #6 Seminole Ridge heads for #3 Palm Beach Central.
Region 4 has #1 Columbus hosting #8 Homestead. There was a three-way tie in District 16 and #2 Palmetto won the crown with the highest average playoff points. They will host #7 Miami while defending Class 8A state champion #6 Southridge is at #3 Belen Jesuit and #5 South Dade travels to #4 North Miami.
Nobody dropped out of playoff contention in the final week of play for small schools from South Florida in Class 1A to Class 4A. All the schools that were in the top four in the playoff point standings after Week 10 qualified for a playoff spot after the final regular season games were played this past week.
Pahokee won the Muck Bowl for the second straight year over Glades Central and claimed the top seed of Class 1A in Section 4. They will host #4 Williston in a regional semifinal at Anquan Boldin Stadium.
Class 2A of Region 4 has two local schools represented. Champagnat is the #2 seed and will host #3 St. John Neumann. #4 Glades Day will visit #1 Moore Haven.
South Florida schools are in two regions of Class 3A. In Region 2, #3 Kings Academy will face #2 Oxbridge Academy at William H. Pitt Stadium in a regional semifinal. The teams in Region 4 will have #4 American Heritage travel to #1 Chaminade-Madonna while #2 Benjamin will host #3 Everglades Prep.
Region 4 of Class 4A has two former district rivals go at it in a regional semifinal at Davie as #4 Glades Central faces #1 University School. The other contest has #3 Key West head up north and challenge #2 Monsignor Pace.
Almost all large schools in South Florida from Class 5A to Class 8A that were a top eight seed during the Week 10 playoff point standings qualified for the postseason. The only schools that dropped out were Suncoast in Class 5A and Douglas in Class 8A.
#1 American Heritage begins their Class 5A title defense in Region 4 at Heritage Field in Plantation against #8 Merritt Island in a regional quarterfinal. The other local school has #6 Cardinal Gibbons travel up to Orlando and face #3 Jones.
Dade County is represented by four different schools from District 16 in Class 6A of Region 4. #1 Miami Northwestern hosts #8 Matanzas while #5 Miami Central visits #4 Palm Bay Heritage. The regional quarterfinal will two local schools has defending Class 6A #6 Carol City going to play #3 Dillard at Otis Gray Jr. Memorial Stadium. #7 Norland travels up to Daytona Beach against #2 Mainland.
Class 7A in Region 4 has the three-time defending Class 7A state champion #1 St. Thomas Aquinas host #8 South Miami in a regional quarterfinal. #7 Mater Academy makes the long drive to Palm Beach Gardens and challenges #2 Dwyer at Blum Stadium. #5 Forest Hill plays their first playoff game since 1996 at #4 West Broward while #3 Doral Academy hosts #6 Nova.
In Class 8A of Region 3, the Miramar upset win over St. Thomas Aquinas vaulted them to the top seed and will host #8 Park Vista, who jumped back into a top eight seed. #5 Plantation goes to Delray Beach to play #4 Atlantic at War Eagle Stadium while #2 Deerfield Beach hosts #7 Western at Butler Stadium. District rivals in Palm Beach County will meet again as #6 Seminole Ridge heads for #3 Palm Beach Central.
Region 4 has #1 Columbus hosting #8 Homestead. There was a three-way tie in District 16 and #2 Palmetto won the crown with the highest average playoff points. They will host #7 Miami while defending Class 8A state champion #6 Southridge is at #3 Belen Jesuit and #5 South Dade travels to #4 North Miami.
Dillard Defeats Blanche Ely In Soul Bowl
The Dillard Panthers knocked off the Blanche Ely Tigers 31-16 in the Soul Bowl at Richard L. Williams Stadium in Pompano Beach on Saturday night. It was the first time in over a decade that the Soul Bowl was not played in the neutral site location of Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale.
Dillard(6-4) captured the Soul Bowl for the first time since 2012. Blanche Ely(2-8) had won the last four contests between both schools prior to this game and now has been victorious in seven of the last nine games.
Dillard(6-4) captured the Soul Bowl for the first time since 2012. Blanche Ely(2-8) had won the last four contests between both schools prior to this game and now has been victorious in seven of the last nine games.
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