Miami-Dade, Broward Playoff Week 1 – Key Opening Round Games

Miami-Dade, Broward Playoff Week 1 – Key Opening Round Games

When the season started back in the third week of August, there were a number of “experts” who believed they had the upcoming season figured out.

As the 2025 state playoffs get started this week there are a number of teams who are still alive and have the opportunity to continue playing on the biggest stage in the state.

Many teams have played up to their potential while others have caught many by surprise and have exceeded expectations.

It all begins on Thursday as the Race For Pitbull Stadium (FIU) begins.

As we continue to look for the top teams in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, here is a look at this week’s Top 20 teams, which could be cut in half over the next two weeks:

1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A, 9-1). THIS WEEK: Palm Bay Heritage (4-6). NEXT WEEK: No. 14 Coconut Creek (8-2) or No. 17 Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (8-2). 

2. Miami Northwestern (3A, 9-0). THIS WEEK: Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (4-6). NEXT WEEK: Key West (6-4) or Fort Myers Cypress Lake (7-3).

3. Miami Central (3A, 7-1). THIS WEEK: Miami St. Brendan (4-6). NEXT WEEK: Estero (7-3) or Naples Lely (7-3).

4. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1A, 7-2). THIS WEEK: Boca Raton St. John Paul II (3-5). NEXT WEEK: Miami Edison (5-4) or Miami Westminster Christian (8-2).

5. Miami Southridge (6A, 9-1). THIS WEEK: Davie Nova (5-5). NEXT WEEK: Doral Academy (5-4) or No. 15 Coconut Creek Monarch (6-4).

6. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (4A, 10-0). THIS WEEK: No. 19 Plantation (6-4). NEXT WEEK: Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-2) or No. 18 Plantation American Heritage (4-5).

7. Pembroke Pines West Broward (6A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: South Plantation (6-4). NEXT WEEK: Sunrise Piper (6-4) or Pembroke Pines Flanagan (8-2).

8. Hollywood McArthur (5A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: Stuart Martin County (8-2). NEXT WEEK: North Miami (7-3) or Delray Beach Atlantic (9-1).

9. Miami True North Classical Academy (1A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: Miami Palmer Trinity (7-2). NEXT WEEK: Miami Archbishop Carroll (7-2-1) or Boca Raton St. Andrews (9-1).

10. Miami Palmetto (7A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: Coral Springs Coral Glades (6-4). NEXT WEEK: Miami Christopher Columbus (3-7) or Lantana Santaluces (6-3).

11. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: Hialeah (7-3). NEXT WEEK: No. 13 Miami Norland (5-5) or Jensen Beach (8-2).

12. Miami Immaculata LaSalle (2A, 10-0). THIS WEEK: Homestead Somerset Silver Palms (7-3). NEXT WEEK: Miami Ransom Everglades (6-4) or Miami Gulliver Prep (6-4).

13. Miami Norland (4A, 5-5). THIS WEEK: Jensen Beach (8-2). NEXT WEEK: Hialeah (7-3) or No. 11 Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (8-2).

14. Coconut Creek (5A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: No. 17 Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (8-2). NEXT WEEK: Palm Bay Heritage (4-6) or No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1).

15. Coconut Creek Monarch (6A, 6-4). THIS WEEK: Doral Academy (5-4). NEXT WEEK: Davie Nova (5-5) or No. 5 Miami Southridge (9-1).

16. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (2A, 7-3). THIS WEEK: Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (4-6). NEXT WEEK: No. 20 Miami Killian (7-3) or Miami Carol City (6-4).

17. Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (5A, 8-2). THIS WEEK: No. 14 Coconut Creek (8-2). NEXT WEEK: Palm Bay Heritage (4-6) or No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (9-1).

18. Plantation American Heritage (4A, 4-5). THIS WEEK: Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-2). NEXT WEEK: No. 19 Plantation (6-4) or No. 6 Fort Lauderdale Dillard (10-0).

19. Plantation (4A, 6-4). THIS WEEK: No. 6 Fort Lauderdale Dillard (10-0). NEXT WEEK: Fort Pierce John Carroll (8-2) or No. 18 Plantation American Heritage (4-5).

20. Miami Killian (2A, 7-2). THIS WEEK: Miami Carol City (6-4). NEXT WEEK: Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (4-6) or No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (7-3).

 

Here are some other programs who worked hard this year:

INDEPENDENT

Doral Ronald Reagan (7-2). SEASON OVER

Coral Springs Charter (5-6). SEASON OVER

Fort Lauderdale University School (8-4)

Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (8-3). SEASON OVER

Hialeah Gardens (4-6)

Miami Braddock (4-6). SEASON OVER

Miami Coral Reef Football (8-2)

Miami Ferguson (5-3). SEASON OVER

Miami Florida Christian (7-2-1). SEASON OVER

Miami Varela (6-4). SEASON OVER

 

CLASS 1A

Miami Archbishop Carroll (8-2)

Miami Edison (5-4)

Miami Palmer Trinity (7-2)

Miami Westminster Christian (8-2)

 

CLASS 2A

Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy (7-3)

Miami Booker T. Washington (2-8)

Miami Carol City (6-4)

Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (4-6)

Miami Gulliver Prep (6-3)

Miami Ransom Everglades (6-4)

North Miami Beach (4-6)

 

CLASS 3A

Miami St. Brendan (4-6)

Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy (4-6)

 

CLASS 4A

Hialeah (6-4)

 

CLASS 5A

Miramar (4-6)

North Miami (7-3)

 

CLASS 6A

Davie Nova (5-5)

Doral Academy (5-4)

Pembroke Pines Flanagan (8-2)

South Plantation (6-4)

Sunrise Piper (6-4)

 

CLASS 7A

Coral Gables (4-5). SEASON OVER

Coral Springs Coral Glades (6-4)

Davie Western (4-6)

Homestead South Dade (5-5)

Miami Christopher Columbus (3-7)

Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (6-4)

Weston Cypress Bay (5-5). SEASON OVER

 

MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD TOP 20

WEEK 1. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-1-top-20-miami-dade-broward-loaded-with-talent

WEEK 2. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-2-top-20-st-thomas-aquinas-moves-to-no-1

WEEK 3. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-3-local-teams-are-starting-to-emerge

WEEK 4. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-4-huge-games-will-test-local-teams

WEEK 5. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-5-new-teams-enter-an-elite-group

WEEK 6. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-6-district-games-will-put-distance-between-teams

WEEK 7. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-7-things-are-beginning-to-get-interesting-for-area-programs

WEEK 8. https://larryblustein.com/news/week-8-it-s-all-about-the-state-playoffs-now

WEEK 9. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-9-playoff-slots-still-up-for-grabs

WEEK 10. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-10-playoff-spots-up-for-grabs

WEEK 11.  https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-11-teams-getting-ready-for-the-post-season

WEEK 12. https://larryblustein.com/news/miami-dade-broward-week-12-the-playoff-waiting-game-begins

 

MIAMI-DADE/BROWARD INFORMATION YEAR-ROUND. https://larryblustein.com/

 

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