Category: High school football

LSU’s Mason Taylor, the son of Jason Taylor and nephew of Zach Thomas, both Hall of Fame defensive players for the Miami Dolphins, was selected as a tight end with the 42nd selection in the 2025 NFL draft on Friday night. Related Articles St. Thomas Aquinas’ 38 NFL draft picks through history Taylor became the 38th graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas High School to be drafted into the NFL. Taylor, a 6-foot-5 pass-catcher, hauled in 129 passes for 1,308 yard and six touchdowns in his three years at Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Jason Taylor, in the penultimate season of his...

Regional finals Friday 7A Miami Columbus 27, Western 25 6A West Boca Raton 17, Wiregrass Ranch 0 Miami Southridge 23, West Broward 8 (2nd Q) 5A Atlantic 35, St. Thomas Aquinas 35 (OT) 4A American Heritage 35, Miami Norland 14 1A Cardinal Newman 27, Naples First Baptist 9 (4th Q) Chaminade-Madonna 49, Miami Edison 6 State semifinals Friday 6A West Boca Raton vs. TBA West Broward (3)-Miami Southridge (1) winner vs. TBA 5A St. Thomas Aquinas (2)-Atlantic (1) winner vs. TBA 4A American Heritage vs. TBA 1A Naples First Baptist (2)-Cardinal Newman (1) winner vs. TBA Chaminade-Madonna vs. TBA

Regional semifinals Friday 7A Vero Beach 21, Palm Beach Central 20 Orlando Dr. Phillips 35, Jupiter 0 Western 42, Boca Raton 0 6A West Boca Raton 38, Mitchell 7 Miami Southridge 14, Monarch 6 (3rd Q) West Broward 34, Piper 14 (4th Q) 5A Atlantic 35, Miramar 29 St. Thomas Aquinas 53, Blanche Ely 32 (4th Q) 4A American Heritage 17, Dillard 14 (4th Q) 2A Sarasota Cardinal Mooney 49, King’s Academy 28 (4th Q) 1A Cardinal Newman 42, Naples Community School 0 Naples First Baptist 34, Benjamin 20 (4th Q) Chaminade-Madonna 70, St. Andrew’s 0 Rural Union County 28, Pahokee 18 (4th Q) Thursday 4A...

The weather usually starts to get colder this time of year, but football teams like nationally-ranked St. Thomas Aquinas and Chaminade-Madonna heat up and this season is no exception. Those two programs are bidding to extend their consecutive winning streaks at the state championships, and both rolled to easy wins in the first round of the playoffs. No. 32 ranked St. Thomas Aquinas, winners of a state-record five state titles in a row, will host Blanche Ely in a 5A regional semifinal, while No. 15 Chaminade, winners of three consecutive state championships, hosts St. Andrew’s in a Class 1A...

FORT LAUDERDALE — Blanche Ely junior quarterback Omari McNeal accounted for four touchdowns to lead the visiting Tigers to a 31-7 victory against Dillard in the annual Soul Bowl game on Saturday night. Blanche Ely won their fourth consecutive meeting between the two teams and lead the all-time series 29-26-1. “It’s big for the community,” Blanche Ely coach Terence McFadden said. “Everybody knows how big this game is. The records go out the window. At the end of the day, got to enjoy it and get back to work.” The Blanche Ely football team celebrates its win over rival Dillard on Saturday,...

Friday Cardinal Newman 43, Melbourne Central Catholic 10 American Heritage 35, Archbishop McCarthy 0 Cardinal Gibbons 49, Boca Raton 14 Chaminade-Madonna 56, Avant Garde 0 Palm Beach Central 30, Benjamin 24 Santaluces 63, Forest Hill 0 Jupiter 20, Martin County 10 Space Coast 25, Oxbridge Academy 0 Wellington 51, Olympic Heights 0 Stranahan 28, Boyd Anderson 7 Dwyer 21, Seminole Ridge 11 True North 27, King’s Academy 20 St. Thomas Aquinas 44, Monarch 6 Piper 14, Plantation 7 Royal Palm Beach 29, Palm Beach Gardens 27 Lakeland Christian 40, American Heritage-Delray 26 Glades Central 21,...

Friday Western 28, West Boca Raton 27 (OT final) Wellington 7, Dr. Joaquin Garcia 0 Boca Raton 9, Royal Palm Beach 7 St. Thomas Aquinas 64, Hollywood Hills 0 Benjamin 49, Seminole Ridge 14 Stranahan 40, South Plantation 21 Coconut Creek 36, Deerfield Beach 8 Coral Glades 21, Stoneman Douglas 14 Cardinal Gibbons 28, Hallandale 6 North Broward Prep 35, St. John Paul II Academy 21 Piper 34, Boyd Anderson 12 Atlantic 47, Treasure Coast 9 Cardinal Newman 21, Goleman 6 Jupiter 44, Suncoast 13 John Carroll 48, Forest Hill 8 Dwyer 35, Palm Beach Lakes 6 Jupiter Christian 56, Avant Garde Academy...

  Friday Chaminade-Madonna 48, American Heritage 45 St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Miami Columbus 6 Dr. Joaquin Garcia 29, Hollywood Hills 20 Dillard 44, Northeast 0 Plantation 25, West Broward 21 Atlantic 43, North Miami Beach 7 Jupiter 17, Palm Beach Gardens 0 Palm Beach Central 40, Spanish River 21 Pahokee 28, Seminole Ridge 3 King’s Academy 35, Gulliver Prep 15 Santaluces 28, Boynton Beach 6 Boca Raton 35, St. Andrew’s 22 Forest Hill 28, Lake Worth 0 Cardinal Newman 34, Benjamin 20 Stranahan 7, Blanche Ely 0 (1st Q) Coral Glades 35, Coral Springs 0 (3rd Q) Baylor (Tennessee) 28, Coconut Creek 0...

WELLINGTON — West Boca delivered another strong performance to remain unbeaten through the first two weeks of the season. Sophomore running back Jayden Lockhart rushed for two touchdowns in the first half as the Bulls rolled past host Palm Beach Central 28-7 on Thursday night. West Boca (2-0) led 14-0 at the end of the first quarter and had a 21-0 advantage at halftime. “We preached all week to the offense about coming out and running the football and let’s get 14 early,” West Boca coach Dylan Potts said. “We thought we could really dominate the game if we did that. We came out here and got...