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, Oct....
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 12
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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...
FORT LAUDREDALE — Bishop Gorman, ranked No. 2 in the nation by Maxpreps, rallied from an 11-point third-quarter deficit and then held on to defeat host St. Thomas Aquinas 29-21 on Saturday.
Senior quarterback Melvin Spicer led the Gaels to three straight scores in the second half as Bishop Gorman (Nevada) scored 19 unanswered points to rally from a 21-10 third-quarter deficit past the No. 11 ranked Raiders at Brian Piccolo Stadium. The game was part of the third annual Broward County National High School Football Showcase.
Spicer was 7 for 9 for 96 yards and a 29-yard TD throw to Kaina Watson...
DELRAY BEACH — Atlantic senior quarterback Lincoln Graf accounted for three touchdowns as the host Eagles cruised past Palm Beach Gardens 42-3 in their season opener on Friday night.
Atlantic jumped out to a 16-0 advantage at the end of the first quarter and had a 29-3 lead at halftime.
“I feel really good about all phases,” Atlantic coach Jamelle Murray said. “The offense played well and Lincoln led us. The defense made the stops, and we had a good emphasis on creating turnovers. We made some plays on special teams. It was a good start.”
Graf rushed for two touchdowns in the first quarter...
GAINESVILLE — Florida commit Joshua Moore of West Broward gave the Gators a big win against their in-state rivals in a key recruiting hotbed.
Moore announced his intentions Wednesday to sign with coach Billy Napier’s program instead of Florida State and Miami, despite his South Florida ties and the proximity of Pembroke Pines to the Hurricanes’ Coral Gables campus.
The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Moore offers prototypical size and top-end production, totaling 100 catches for 1,869 yards and 20 touchdowns the past two seasons, according to MaxPreps. He is the nation’s 25th-rated receiver and No. 197...
Western junior Ali Solo delivered exactly what the doctor ordered Saturday afternoon as she tossed a two-hit shutout and the Wildcats topped Seminole 2-0 for the Class 7A girls softball state championship game at the Legends Way Ball Fields in Clermont.
Solo, who has been battling a cold for the past two weeks, pitched a gem as she struck out nine and retired the last 11 batters she faced in a 90-minute game. Solo (19-4) faced 23 batters, just two over the minimum.
“I’ve been taking Advil and medicine that my doctor gave me, and I just have a little bit of a cough,” Solo said by phone. “I was...