When it was held last year, it was a popular event – and now it is coming back for year 2 – bigger and better.

This Saturday and Sunday, the 2nd Annual Battle 4 Broward 7 on 7 Team Tournament and Referee Training will take place at three (Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas, Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons and Coral Springs Coral Glades) locations, and the competition will be impressive with nearly 40 teams from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties playing at three locations.

“When we had this last year, the teams that took part were impressed with what we hosted,” said Jeff Pratt. “There were a number of schools who didn’t take part wanted to compete this year.”

This year, they have several impressive schools – including four-time defending state champion Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 2A state runner up Miami Norland and Palm Beach Central, who has been in the state playoff mix the past few years.

The objective once again this year is not only to get the high school teams together with their coaches and fellow players, but also give officials a chance to get some extra work before the start of spring.

Here is a look at the schedule for Saturday:

SATURDAY – POOL PLAY.

FORT LAUDERDALE CARDINAL GIBBONS

9 A.M. – 1:50 P.M.

Oakland Park Northeast at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 9 a.m. (Field A)

Delray Atlantic at Deerfield Beach, 9 a.m. (Field B)

Deerfield Beach at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 9:40 (Field A)

Oakland Park Northeast at Delray Beach Atlantic, 9:40 (Field B)

Delray Beach Atlantic at Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, 10:20 a.m. (Field A)

Oakland Park Northeast at Deerfield Beach, 10:20 a.m. (Field B)

Boca Raton at Coconut Creek, 11:10 a.m. (Field A)

Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna at Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 11:10 a.m. (Field B)

Fort Lauderdale Stranahan at Coconut Creek, 11:40 a.m. (Field A)

Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna at Boca Raton Spanish River, 11:40 a.m. (Field B)

Coconut Creek at Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 12:30 p.m. (Field A)

Boca Raton at Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 12:30 p.m. (Field B)

Boca Raton at Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, 1:10 p.m. (Field A)

Boca Raton Spanish River at Fort Lauderdale Dillard, 1:10 p.m. (Field B)

Boca Raton Spanish River at Fort Lauderdale Stranahan, 1:50 (Field A)

CORAL SPRINGS CORAL GLADES

9 A.M. TO 2:40 P.M.

Davie Western at Somerset Academy Key Charter, 9 a.m. (Field A)

Lantana Santaluces at Miramar Everglades, 9 a.m. (Field B)

Davie Western at Miramar Everglades, 9:40 (Field A)

Lantana Santaluces at Somerset Academy Key Charter, 9:40 a.m. (Field B)

Lantana Santaluces at Davie Western, 10:20 (Field A)

Miramar Everglades at Somerset Academy Key Charter, 10:20 (Field B)

Coral Springs Coral Glades at Coconut Creek Monarch, 11:10 a.m. (Field A)

Parkland Douglas at Palm Beach Central, 11:10 (Field B)

Parkland Douglas at Coconut Creek Monarch, 11:50 (Field A)

Coral Springs Coral Glades at Palm Beach Central, 11:50 a.m. (Field B)

Palm Beach Central vs. Coconut Creek Monarch, 12:30 (Field A)

Parkland Douglas at Coral Springs Coral Glades), 12:30 (Field B)

West Boca Raton at Coral Springs, 1:20 (Field A)

Sunrise Piper at Pembroke Pines West Broward, 1:20 (Field B)

Sunrise Piper at West Boca Raton, 2 p.m. (Field A)

Coral Springs at Pembroke Pines West Boward, 2 p.m. (Field B)

West Boca Raton at Pembroke Pines West Broward, 2:40 p.m. (Field A)

Sunrise Piper at Coral Springs, 2:40 p.m. (Field B)

FORT LAUDERDALE ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

9 A.M. TO 2:40 P.M.

Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas at South Plantation, 9 a.m. (Field A)

Hollywood South Broward at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 9 a.m. (Field B)

Hollywood South Broward at Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, 10:20 a.m. (Field A)

South Plantation at Pembroke Pines Flanagan, 10:20 a.m. (Field B)

Miami Norland at Pembroke Pines Charter, 11:10 (Field A)

Hollywood Hills at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 11:10 (Field B)

Miami Norland at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 11:50 (Field A)

Hollywood Hills at Pembroke Pines Charter, 11:50 a.m. (Field B)

Hollywood Hills at Miami Norland, 12:30 p.m. (Field A)

Pembroke Pines Charter at Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy, 12:30 p.m. (Field B)

Wellington at Miramar, 1:20 p.m. (Field A)

Weston Cypress Bay at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 1:20 p.m. (Field B)

Weston Cypress Bay at Miramar, 2 p.m. (Field A)

Wellington at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 2 p.m. (Field B)

Miramar at Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace, 2:40 p.m. (Field A)

Wellington at Weston Cypress Bay, 2:40 p.m. (Field B)

SUNDAY (SINGLE ELIMINATION TOURNAMENT BRACKETS).

Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas.

Game Times:

754 Bracket:  First Game – 9 A.M.

Championship Game - 12:30 P.M.

954 Bracket:  First game – 12 P.M.

Championship game – 4 P.M.

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There is no secret that wherever football coach Max Edwards has coached, success has followed closely behind.

Winners of three state titles at Miami Northwestern, Edwards is indeed someone who knows what it takes to succeed and develop.

His style of coaching produces winners and champions. His knowledge of the game is simply unmatched, and after a year with longtime friend Tim “Ice” Harris Sr. at Miami Booker T. Washington last season, he makes the move to a program he knows very well.

Over the years, Miami Jackson has been loaded with players and solid coaching, but the momentum doesn’t last. That has a huge chance of changing as student/athletes, solid coaches and a community feel that this regime could end up being the winning combination as the Generals build toward the future.

In this day and age of south Florida football, fortunes can change overnight with more transfers on the move that in any other place in the nation.

This Jackson team will be built with veteran prospects as well as some fresh faces – many from local youth leagues that have long fed Miami Northwestern, Miami Central, Booker T. Washington, Miami Edison and several other schools throughout the county.

As spring is less than two weeks away, the objective will be to start building and showcase many talented prospects the team already has.

The 2025 (rising senior) class will be essential for this program. Here are a few of those difference makers:

Malik Anderson, WR/TE, 6-2, 190.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16380924/654a4f7cd21b95135c79052a

Kareem Glass, WR, 5-10, 172.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18151377/Kareem-Glass

Demetrius Henry LB/TE, 5-9, 170.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16853707/Demetrius-Henry

Clinton Preston, LB, 5-10, 215.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18198143/Clinton-Preston

Dwayne Roberts, SS, 5-8, 155.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20201850/dewayne-roberts

Ozzie Watson Jr., WR/DB, 5-9, 160.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/21446412/Ozzie-Watson-jr

AWAITING SPRING FILM

Lawrence Alderly, RB 

CLASS OF 2026 IMPACT PROSPECTS

As much as the Generals will rely on those experienced seniors in 2024, there are several Class of 2026 football players who are expected to make a major contribution as well.

Here are a few of those 2026 rising juniors who are ready to make a difference:

Joshua Joseph WR/DB, 5-9, 165.

TAPE:  https://www.hudl.com/profile/21019965/Joshua-Joseph

Brandin Mincy QB 6-1, 175.

TAPE:  https://www.hudl.com/profile/18153421/Brandin-Mincy

AWAITING SPRING VIDEO

Brian McKoy, WR.

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For the first time in several years, North Miami failed to make the playoffs, and while head coach Gerald Cox and his Pioneers finished 4-6, things could have gone much differently.

Starting out 1-4 was tough to overcome, but those four setbacks could have gone the other way and this team had the chance of not only winning the district, but perhaps winning their first state playoff game in several decades.

Despite an 11-point setback to Miami Gulliver Prep, they lost by three in triple overtime on the road at Lakeland Lake Gibson and by two at Miami Edison.

As they ended the year with two convincing wins, this team headed into the off-season believing that 2024 would be much different – with several key returners coming back.

The rising senior (2025) class has several talented football prospects who are ready to take charge and get this program back on track.

Here is a look at some of those 2025 players:

Lonzo Burse, WR, 5-10, 175.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19412724/Lonzo-Burse

Lorenzo Burse, S, 5-10, 180.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19730589/Lorenzo-Burse

Stoodley Cezard, SS, 5-11, 168.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17650543/stoodley-cezard

Antwan Moore, WR/DB, 6-1, 168.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16279669/Antwan-Moore

Sebastian Odige, OL/DT, 6-0, 310.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/video/3/16730590/65473aa0b3d3030adcc973a4

Fordy Rojas, LB, 5-10, 175.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17665494/Fordy-Rojas

Samuel Saint-Cyr, Athlete, 5-8, 165.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19792245/Samuel-SaintCyr

Marcus Sandy, DB, 6-0, 178.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17907851/Marcus-E-Sandy

Johnathan Stewart Jr., DB, 5-11, 175.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19403935/Johnathan-Stewart-Jr

SirIvory Williams, DL, 5-10, 250.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17573333/SirIvory-Williams

Lewenski Ydore, LB, 6-3, 215.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16528628/Lewenski-Ydore

PIONEERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE FUTURE

In addition to what the rising senior class has to offer, keep an eye on what this program has for 2026 (rising juniors) and those gifted 2027 athletes as well.

CLASS OF 2026

Antonio Bell Jr., S, 5-8, 160.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18651009/Antonio-Bell

Javon Betts, RB, 5-7, 190.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18312221/Javon-Betts

Jayce Brennen, DB, 5-11, 160.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18627640/Jayce-Brennen

Cameron Cannon, WR/CB, 5-8, 160.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18429231/Cameron-Canon

AWAITING SPRING VIDEO

Isaiah Murphee, QB, 6-1, 175

2027

AWAITING SPRING VIDEO

Jason Gabriel, WR

Jason Jeune, DB

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For years, kickers and punters at every level was viewed as a position that was really not needed on a football team.

Most position players would often look down on those specialists, claiming that they were not football players. But that changed – and it changed quickly.

Games, playoffs, and world championships started to come down to key punts and game-winning kicks. Suddenly the position that nobody took seriously was very serious.

Enter the long snappers. Long viewed as a wasted roster position, these specialists started to become more and more vital to the success of teams across the country – at every level.

The modernization of the long snap football player position belongs to the Washington Redskins in 1971. The head coach and GM, George Allen, had George Burman fill the long snapping role exclusively. Interestingly enough, Burman was in retirement when the Washington Redskins asked him to be their dedicated long snapper on the team that season.

Most casual fans won’t know many long snappers by name in the NFL. That is because the position is invisible, and most people don’t recognize them unless they make a bad snap during a play. Most long snappers get picked up as undrafted free agents by teams, so their name is not televised.

LONG SNAPPING AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL CONTINUES TO GROW

Over the past decade there has been more and more attention paid to the long snappers.

What had caught on in college and in the NFL had found its way to high schools across the nation – with former professionals starting to teach the position.

Take a look on any college roster and you will find a long snapper, on scholarship, from the state of Florida and more importantly, from Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.

Today, we bring you five top-flight prospects that are regarded at the national level:

2026 – Charlie Becker, 6-1, 202, Miami St. Brendan. A versatile talent who is not only an outstanding underclass long snapper, but also lines up at a number of other positions for head coach Steve Smith and the Sabres. He continues to do extremely well at showcases and is among the top 10 in Florida.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16260331/Charlie-Becker

2026 – Holden Harkins, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. He is in a position to become one of the best in Florida over the next few years. Not only is he getting it done on the football field, but he has tremendous grades (3.6 GPA) in the classroom and is the water polo team captain.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/17993595/Holden-Harkins

2025 - Chase Ortiz, 6-1, 190, Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. Easily one of the best at the position in the state of Florida and among the elite in the country. Has won his share of showcase events and was responsible for the Raiders winning yet another state title and boasting some of the best special teams in the state. His stellar 4.8 GPA in the classroom is also something that colleges and universities love. By the way, he also can play tight end if needed.

TAPE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPo-ZCbA9ZI

2025 - Chase White, 6-4, 240, Miami Ransom Everglades. This imposing 4-star prospect has truly emerged as one of the elite long snappers after a solid season and a very productive off-season. His performances at showcases have given him a lot more exposure. Also holds down a 3.6 GPA in the classroom.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/16041779/Chase-White

2026 – Joshua Silverstein, 6-2, 285, Plantation American Heritage. Following in the footsteps of his older brother who now attends college, he is coming off a solid year with the Patriots after coming over from Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. In addition to what he does on the football field, his work in the classroom (3.5 GPA) will also help in the process. He is going to have a tremendous 2024 season.

TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18387541/Joshua-Silverstein

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