The 2025 high school football season is headed into the final week of the regular season, and Miami-Dade and Broward schools with big dreams at the start of the year, are now faced with not making the playoffs.
With most of the state playoff teams already set for next week, many players and coaches will end their season this week – without having the opportunity to play into the post season.
While there were some disappointments over the past three months – with teams falling short of their pre-season goals – there were other programs who will realize the opportunity to compete in the post season.
The final week of the regular season will watch some interesting matchups with prospects getting that final chance to get some film that will sell themselves to colleges and universities in hopes that a coach will see something they like and offer them an opportunity.
While this is the end of the regular season, we will certainly follow and rank these teams until the final weekend of the season in December at Pitbull Stadium in Miami.
Here is a look at this week’s Top 20 area programs:
1. Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A, 8-1). The Raiders knocked off defending 4A state champion No. 18 Plantation American Heritage, 19-12. THIS WEEK: 10/31 – No. 3 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
2. Miami Northwestern (3A, 9-0). The Bulls ended the regular season with their third straight shutout, 49-0, against Miami St. Brendan. THIS WEEK: Bye. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
3. Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1A, 7-1). The Lions rolled to a 47-0 win against No. 16 Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons. They outscored their last five opponents, 211-13. THIS WEEK: 10/31 - @No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
4. Miami Central (3A, 7-1). The Rockets rolled to another district win, 39-0, against Pembroke Pines Somerset Academy. THIS WEEK: 10/30 – Miami Carol City. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
5. Miami Southridge (6A, 8-1). The Spartans had the week off. THIS WEEK: 10/31 – Homestead South Dade. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
6. Fort Lauderdale Dillard (4A, 9-0). The Panthers continued to be the talk of south Florida with a 41-13 district win against Boynton Beach. THIS WEEK: 11/1 - Deerfield Beach. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
7. Pembroke Pines West Broward (6A, 7-2). The Bobcats ran through Miami Dr. Krop in a district game, 49-0. It was the fifth time this year that they scored 40 or more. away from Miramar, 52-8, as they continued to roll along. THIS WEEK: 10/30 - Davie Western. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
8. Hollywood McArthur (5A, 7-2). The Mustangs recorded their fourth shutout and fifth consecutive win of the season – 55-0 over South Plantation. THIS WEEK: 10/31 - Miramar Everglades. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
9. Miami True North Classical Academy (1A, 6-2). The Titans won for the sixth straight time, 34-15, against 7A Miami Christopher Columbus. THIS WEEK: 10/30 - @Miami Westminster Christian & 11/3 – Miami Archbishop Carroll (Continuation of a game they lead 28-7). NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
10. Miami Palmetto (7A, 7-2). The Panthers got back on the winning track with a 43-7 district contest against Miami High. THIS WEEK: 10/30 – Fort Myers Bishop Verot. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
11. Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy (4A, 7-2). The Mavericks came up with a huge non district win against Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy, 38-7. THIS WEEK: 10/31 – West Palm Beach The King’s Academy. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
12. Miami Immaculata LaSalle (2A, 9-0). The Royal Lions won for the ninth consecutive time, 21-18, against No. 17 Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy. THIS WEEK: 10/31 - Miami Dr. Krop. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
13. Miami Norland (4A, 5-5). The up and down season for the Vikings took a positive turn with a thrilling 35-34 win against No. 19 Plantation. THIS WEEK: Bye. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
14. Coconut Creek (5A, 7-2). The Cougars got back on the winning track with a district win against Pompano Beach Blanche Ely, 46-6. THIS WEEK: 10/30 – Parkland Douglas. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
15. Coconut Creek Monarch (6A, 5-4). The Knights got back on the winning track with a district championship win against Sunrise Piper. THIS WEEK: 10/30 – Pompano Beach Blanche. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
16. Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons (2A, 6-3). The Chiefs dropped a non-district contest to No. 3 Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna, 47-0, breaking a three-game winning streak. THIS WEEK: 10/30 – Miramar. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
17. Hialeah Gardens Mater Academy (5A, 7-2). The Lions lost for the second straight week, 21-18, to No. 12 Miami Immaculata LaSalle. THIS WEEK: 10/31 - Miami Jackson. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
18. Plantation American Heritage (4A, 4-5). The defending 4A state champion Patriots lost 19-12 to No. 1 Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas, ending with a very rare losing regular season. THIS WEEK: Bye. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
19. Plantation (4A, 5-4). The Colonels dropped a heartbreaker to No. 13 Miami Norland, 35-34, in a district contest. THIS WEEK: 10/30 - South Plantation. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
20. Miami Killian (2A, 6-2). The Cougars continued to roll along with their third straight victory – a 55-6 win against Homestead Somerset Academy Silver Palms. THIS WEEK: 10/30 – Miami Belen Jesuit. NEXT WEEK: State Playoffs, TBA.
Here are some other programs that are still in the hunt:
Independent
Doral Ronald Reagan (7-1)
Coral Springs Charter (4-5)
Fort Lauderdale University School (5-5)
Fort Lauderdale Westminster Academy (8-1)
Miami Braddock (5-4)
Miami Coral Reef Football (6-3)
Miami Ferguson (4-3)
Miami Florida Christian (7-1-1)
Miami Varela (6-3)
1A
Miami Archbishop Carroll (6-1)
Miami Edison (4-4)
Miami Palmer Trinity (6-2)
Miami Westminster Christian (8-1)
2A
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian Academy (7-2)
Miami Booker T. Washington (2-8)
Miami Carol City (6-3)
Miami Gardens Monsignor Pace (4-5)
Miami Gulliver Prep (5-3)
Miami Ransom Everglades (5-4)
North Miami Beach (4-5)
3A
Miami St. Brendan (4-5)
4A
Hialeah (6-4)
5A
Miramar (4-5)
North Miami (6-3)
6A
Davie Nova (4-5)
Doral Academy (5-3)
Pembroke Pines Flanagan (7-2)
South Plantation (6-3)
Sunrise Piper (6-4)
7A
Coral Gables (5-2)
Coral Springs Coral Glades (6-4)
Davie Western (4-5)
Homestead South Dade (5-5)
Miami Christopher Columbus (3-7)
Miami Lakes Barbara Goleman (5-4)
Weston Cypress Bay (5-4)
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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
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