Jahfari Harvey Cut By Raiders

      The Las Vegas Raiders have dropped defensive lineman Jahfari Harvey from their practice squad. He participated with the club in two contests last season. 

     Harvey split playing high school football with John Carroll Catholic and Vero Beach. He was with the University of Miami Hurricanes from 2019 until 2023. He spent his final season in college football with SMU during 2024. 

Cubs Drive By Marlins

     The Chicago Cubs hustled by the Miami Marlins 6-1 at loanDepot park on Friday night. The Marlins started a long nine-game homestand. 

     Chicago(80-62) had a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Pedro Ramirez grounded into a force out and Ian Happ touched home.

     The Cubs added three more runs during the top of the sixth and led 4-0. Happ walked with the bases loaded and Pete Crow-Armstrong crossed the plate. Nico Hoerner followed and knocked in Michael Busch on a base hit through the left side. Ramirez came up next and hit a sacrifice fly to center field which scored Alex Bregman.

     The Cubbies made it a five-run margin 5-0 in the top of the seventh. Crow-Armstrong scored on a wild pitch.

      Miami(71-71) scored their only run of the contest in the bottom of the seventh and the Marlins were down 5-1. Esteury Ruiz grounded to second and Griffin Conine reached home.

     Chicago made it 6-1 during the ninth inning. Busch blasted a solo home run to right-center field ona 0-1 count for his 18th homer of the campaign.

St. Thomas Aquinas Tops Columbus

     The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders held off the Columbus Explorers 31-24 at Simmons Family Field on Friday night in Fort Lauderdale. Both teams played last Saturday on the same gridiron of Brian Piccolo Stadium against different out-of-state opponents during the Broward County High School Showcase. 

     St. Thomas Aquinas(3-0) rolled out to a 7-0 lead on their first possession of the game in the opening quarter. Columbus(2-1) would evened it up 7-7, but STA answered back to make it 14-7 midway through the second quarter. The Raiders got a field goal at the end of the first half and led 17-7 at halftime.

      STA reached the end zone early in the third quarter and expanded their lead to 24-7. The Explorers responded and made it 24-14 in third. Columbus outscored their opponent 10-7 in the final quarter, however they fell short by seven points to St. Thomas Aquinas 31-24. 

Chaminade-Madonna Covers American Heritage

     The Chaminade-Madonna Lions handled the American Heritage Patriots 46-27 at Vince Zappone Field in Hollywood on Friday. The two Broward County powerhouses have met annually nine times in the past 10 seasons. Both programs have been considered state contenders on an annual basis. 

     It was a high scoring first half for both teams. Chaminade-Madonna(2-1) had a 27-13 advantage at halftime. American Heritage(1-2) gained a point when they exchanged touchdowns early in the third quarter for a Lions 33-20 lead. The Lions outscored the Patriots down the stretch 13-7 during the final quarter.

Glades Central Chops Palm Beach Gardens

     The Glades Central Raiders came across county and outscored the Palm Beach Gardens Gators 55-26 on Friday night at Mullinax Ford Stadium. Both squads were winless entering this game. 

     It was a matchup between two known Palm Beach County football programs that captured FHSAA state championships in the past. The Gators won their only state title in 2005 while the Raiders last took a state championship in 2006. 

     After a scoreless first quarter, the Raiders scored touchdowns on consecutive possessions to lead 14-0. The Gators answered back with a score on their next drive, however Glades Central(1-2) responded with another touchdown for a 21-7 lead late in the second quarter. 

     Glades Central hosts the Royal Palm Beach Wildcats next Thursday. Palm Beach Gardens(0-3) will remain at home next week in a District 12-5A clash with the Seminole Ridge Hawks. 

Atlantic Squeezes By Blanche Ely

     The Atlantic Eagles made the 17-mile trip down I-95 and outscored to the Blanche Ely Tigers 9-6 on Friday night at Richard L. Williams Stadium. It was a battle between two District 14-4A teams. 

     Atlantic(2-1, 1-0) visits the Pahokee Blue Devils next week. Blanche Ely(2-1, 0-1) heads to Georgia in a week to take on the Lowndes Vikings. 

West Boca Raton Blanks Spanish River

      It was a crosstown rivalry in Boca Raton as the West Boca Raton Bulls shut out the Spanish River Sharks 37-0 on Friday night. The Bulls are the reigning two-time FHSAA Class 6A state champions. 

     West Boca Raton(2-0) charged out of the gate in the first quarter and had a 9-0 advantage. The Bulls added another touchdown early in the second quarter to go up 16-0. Spanish River(1-2) gave up a touchdown late in the second and trailed 23-0. The Bulls found the end zone two more times during the second half and led 37-0.