#1 Northwestern Proves Its Ranking in Florida 6A Title Game

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

21,235 fans found out why Miami Northwestern is considered the #1 high school football team in the nation. The Bulls beat Boone 41-0 Saturday to win back-to-back Florida 6A titles.

Senior quarterback Jacory Harris closed-out a great high school career completing 17-of-32 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns. Harris finished the season with 49 TD passes, which is good enough for second on Florida's single season list. Tampa Plant junior Aaron Murray set a new record earlier this year with 51.

For a complete game wrap, please click here.

Trip to State Final...Not So Far For Two Orlando Area Teams

By Jeff Fisher
The High School Football Huddle

Boone and Osceola won't have very far to travel for their Florida high school football championship games this weekend in Orlando. That's because both schools are from the Orlando area.

Boone will play Miami Northwestern, the nation's #1 team according to USA Today, for the 6A title, while Kissimmee Osceola plays St. Thomas Aquinas from Fort Lauderdale for the 5A championship.

St. Thomas Aquinas will be playing in its 11th state title game since 1991. The Raiders won state titles in 1992, 1997 and 1999 and have finished runner-up in the last three 5A title games to Lakeland.

Osceola running back Kwamaine "Bubba" Brown will have a chance to make state history. Brown needs three TDs Friday to break the state's single-season touchdown record of 42, which is currently held by Antone Smith (Pahokee) and Sean Taylor (Miami Gulliver Prep), the NFL safety who died from a gunshot wound November 26th during a robbery attempt at his home.

To read how the two Orlando school are approaching their practice week, click here.

Florida High School Football Scoreboard - Playoffs 1st Round

Florida High School Football Scores
Friday, November 16, 2007

Playoffs - Regional Quarterfinals

USA Today Super 25
#1 Northwestern 53 Coral Gables 10
#7 Pahokee 62 University 0
#25 Armwood 27 Lake Region 6

6A
Flagler Palm Coast 31 Oviedo 0
Spruce Creek 23 Lake Brantley 22
Edgewater 21 East Ridge 7
Apopka 30 Timber Creek 22
Boone 28 Sarasota 10
Dr. Phillips 28 Riverview 14
Vero Beach 24 Lake Worth 21
Park Vista 12 Palm Beach Gardens 10
Cypress Bay 21 Miami Norland 0
North Miami Beach 30 Miramar 13
Columbus 21 Miami Central 15
South Dade 33 Braddock 8
Homestead 34 Miami Sunset 17

5A
Niceville 30 Fletcher 13
Bartram Trail 20 Pine Forest 13
Fleming Island 57 Lake Howell 25
Mainland 31 Buchholz 0
Gaither 37 Sickles 3
Chamberlain 26 Wharton 25
Lakeland 31 Brandon 17
Osceola 34 Plant City 17
Dunedin 31 Gibbs 17
Largo 19 East Lake 7
Cape Coral 27 Venice 10
Manatee 31 Fort Myers 28
Melbourne 28 Atlantic 21 (2 OTs)
Palm Bay 31 South Fork 8
St. Thomas Aquinas 13 Blanche Ely 12

4A
Pace 55 Navarre 13
Milton 37 Fort Walton Beach 12
Lincoln 59 Forrest 26
First Coast 49 Leon 25
Nease 29 Eastside 7
Columbia 21 Leesburg 0
Seabreeze 43 Ridgewood 3
Rockledge 31 Land O'Lakes 7
Jefferson 34 Boca Ciega 16
Plant 49 Northeast 12
Armwood 27 Lake Region 6
Hillsborough 42 Auburndale 7
West Boca Raton 27 Fort Pierce 7
Dwyer 30 Okeechobee 17
Hallandale 41 Barron Collier 34
Washington 49 Gulf Coast 0

3A
Godby 28 Pensacola 21
Arnold 13 Wakulla 8
Baker County 44 Clay 14
St. Augustine 21 Raines 0
North Marion 34 Nature Coast 13
Crystal River 53 Williston 49
Harmony 28 Hudson 6
Eustis 32 Pasco 16
Lake Wales 35 Astronaut 14
Cocoa 28 Kathleen 27
Booker 14 Hardee 3
Palmetto 38 DeSota County 14
Immokalee 21 South Fort Myers 10
Naples 58 LaBelle 13
Glades Central 41 Belen Jesuit 7
Monsignor Pace 12 Cardinal Gibbons 0

2A
Fort White 36 Pensacola Catholic 34
Madison County 41 Marianna 6
Bolles 62 Mount Dora 14
South Sumter 63 Fernadina Beach 0
Tampa Catholic 35 Inlet Grove 7
Clewiston 26 Bishop Verot 13
American Heritage 20 Gulliver Prep 12
Archbishop Carroll 42 Charminade-Madonna 14

2B
Blountstown 35 Vernon 19
Florida High 33 Northview 0
Trinity Catholic 17 Episcopal 7
Newberry 46 Trinity Christian 28
Clearwater Central Catholic 23 Crescent City 0
Frostproof 31 Wildwood 6
Pahokee 62 University 0
King's Academy 40 Marathon 0

1A
Port St. Joe 35 Trenton 6
Lafayette 14 Jay 13
North Florida Christian 28 Florida Air 6
First Academy 28 University Christian 21
Fort Meade 39 St. John Neumann 25
Glades Day 47 Indian Rocks Christian 7
American Heritage 42 Archbishop Curley 6
Dade Christian 30 Benjamin 12

1B
FAMU 35 Arlington Country Day 6
Graceville 58 Eagle's View 34
Trinity Christian 55 Master's 14
Warner Christian 35 Orangewood Christian 14
Bradenton 21 Pine Castle Christian 20
Keswick Christian 48 Victory Christian 27
Jupiter Christian 59 Sheridan Hills Christian 6
Hollywood Christian 37 Zion Lutheran 20

Top Ranked Northwestern Pushes Win Streak to 22 Games

Northwestern will get a second big test of the season next week when it takes-on undefeated Central. However, before that 7-0 vs. 7-0 game could be played, the Bulls had to disposed of a district foe American Friday night...and they did just that with a 36-12 win.

Northwestern used a solid ground game to push its win streak to 22-games. The Bulls gained 212-yards on the ground, while the defense came-up with five sacks and forced fumbles. Quarterback Jacory Harris was very efficient completing 11 of 17 passes for 176 yards and two scores.

Northwestern will play Central next Saturday in the Orange Bowl.

Top-Ranked Northwestern Air It Out In Win Over Hialeah-Miami Lakes

Northwestern (Miami, FL) quarterback Jacory Harris was on fire Saturday, throwing six touchdown passes to lead the Bulls to a 63-0 rout of Hialeah-Miami Lakes.

What made Harris' performance so impressive was the fact that he did it in a little over two quarters of work. Harris, who now has 23 TD passes this year, was 10-for-13 for 200 yards. Five different players caught the scoring passes.

Harris is on pace to possibly break the Florida single-season touchdown pass record of 48 set by Robert Marve of Tampa Plant High School. At his current pace, Harris would shatter the record by tossing 58 scores.

While Harris gets the headline, the Northwestern defense was outstanding. The Bulls "D" limited Hiaheah-Miami Lakes to minus-18 yards of total offense, including minus-20 yards rushing.