Record to Date:
HSF Degen: 17-2 (+38.2 units)
FCS I-AA: 22-11 (+26.8 units)
FBS Div 1-A: 25-24-1 (+0.2 units)
Friday Night Lights Degenerate Style:
Game 1 American Heritage -25 Cham. - Madonna (40')
*Alrighty then.... The State of Florida gets back to business on the gridiron as no Hurricane is forecasted for this weekend... Schools with artificial turf are the lucky ones as everything is drying out.... Central actually got stuck in Vegas (worst places to be stuck) but the stay was made a little easier with handing Gorman its 2nd loss. So now most of Florida HSF finds themselves back a couple of games compared to the rest of the US... I think we need to account for a little rust (excuse the reference)... 2 Florida heavyweights are going to dance Fri night... Chaminade-Madonna will load up the bus and travel 14 miles to Heritage Stadium...
Everyone recognizes the American Heritage program as one of the Big Boys that is in the same conversation as Booker T Washington, St Thomas Aquinas, Miami Central, etc...... The South Florida school was the only program to run the table going 14-0 and winning the 5A State Championship... Its 4th in 5 years. Patriots are ranked in the Top 10 of the nation, and ranked 3 in the State of Florida. So far, the team has posted Wins over Booker T (42-27) and against Virginia power Bishop Sullivan (14-7), also clobbering Nevada State runner up Liberty (31-0). I wouldn't get too excited about the last W as Gorman beat Liberty in the Nevada Final 80 something to Nada........ The program is a Football Factory that draws some of the best athletes on the name alone..... If a player can't afford to pay the nearly $30,000 a year tuition (the schools private of course) the School will hire a parent to some menial job, as tuition is waived for children of staff....
HC Patrick Surtain took the Head Coaching job a couple of years ago when the Coach that was in the position took a job Coaching Miami U..... Surtain had been the D Coordinator and having a son in the program made it a good match.... He has led the Patriots to its 17th consecutive victory... The team is obviously loaded with Div 1 talent which includes his Son, Patrick Surtain II, a 6'2" 190 lbs, rated #1 CB in the Nation in the Class of 2018, the kid has unbelievable elite speed, cover skills and instinct.... He takes after Pops, who was a successful CB for the Miami Dolphins and spent a few years with Giants and Chiefs in the NFL.... His Son is the 4th overall prospect in the state..... Joining the younger Surtain across the backfield is CB 6'3" 181 lbs Tyson Campbell.... He's a lockdown corner that utilizes his state champion 100 m sprinter speed.... He is recognized as the Nation's 2nd best CB and a 5 star recruit.... Opposing Qbs need to look somewhere else when these two are on the field.... RBs Miles Jones (also plays WR) (Vandy commit) and Jordan Johnson (832 yards w/9 TDs) will split duties behind QB.. The Offensive Line is humongous with players like OG/DT Nesta Silvera at 6'2" 300 lbs, caving open holes (going to Miami.... The list goes on and on for the athletes that make up the Patriot squad.
Chaminade was a State runner up in 3A last year.... The Lions have a dynasty record of 108-52 (45-11 league) so the program is used to winning... HC Dameon Jones took over for the previous HC Jason Milgrow, who resigned over some questionable orders from the administration....Lions are again in position to make a deep run, with several prognosticators having them taking the 3A Ring... In 2016 the offense averaged 28.6 ppg and D held to 15.8 ppg... The 11-5 record ly almost got them there, they have had 5 state final appearances, only winning in 2005 & 2003....Lions opened with a Loss to Central 48-24 (the team that just handed Gorman a Loss) but responded with a defensive masterpiece against Miramar 14-13......a win against Heritage would really boost morale and give confidence..
Lions have their share of Div 1 prospects... actually have 15 players committed to Div 1 schools.... 5 of the players are in the ESPN Top 300...Sr RB Shaun Shivers (all 5'7" 170 lbs of him) is tremendously crafty and in last weeks game he rushed for 163 yards on 23 carries.... And had over 1,500 yards in '16, (He's headed to Auburn) Complimenting Shivers is stand out WR Sr. Xavier Williams, a 4 star recruit (6'0" 183 lbs) called "Zayboogie" and going to Bama, he had 6 catches for 122 yards w/2 Tds..... Joining him will be Eastern Michigan commit, WR Logan Giordano and Kentucky bound WR Marvin Alexander.... The Lions actually match up well in the trenches with TE/DE (6'5" 215 lbs) Jr Cameron Williams and OL anchor, also Kentucky bound D Hawkins.....Sr DE/OLB Zach Dixon 6'2" 200 lbs is undecided.....
*Cham-Madonna is led by QB Dameon Menard (Jr 6' 0" 185 lbs), against Central he was a respectable 10 for 18 for 184 yards w/2 Tds..(going to Temple)... This is where it gets tricky...... Menard was hurt during the Central game with a high ankle sprain (out for 4 to 6 weeks) In the game against Miramar, two Qbs split the time (Sr Quinn Dempsey and Fr Thad Franklin).... Franklin is a dual threat........There is little guessing what the Lion game plan will be......Expect Shivers to carry the load, hopefully controlling the clock and getting into a good old fashioned brouhaha.......Super WR Xavier Williams may be a little hamstrung with the athletic talent that the Patriots will have in the secondary.....There is a chance that Menard is healthy enough to go, as I could find nothing on his condition....Bottom line is Chaminade-Madonna has too much Div 1 talent to be looked past giving them 25 points to boot.... This is a Fort Lauderdale rivalry and should be a hard hitting game.... My only real concern is if Lions get down too much and have to go away from their game plan....... The total opened at 37' and is now 40'......Not a ton of value there but I'm feeling fairly comfortable grabbing the 25 as it's too much value.
Play Chaminade-Madonna +25....2 units (-120)
LOSS
Back with the Valor Game shortly
HSF Degen: 17-2 (+38.2 units)
FCS I-AA: 22-11 (+26.8 units)
FBS Div 1-A: 25-24-1 (+0.2 units)
Friday Night Lights Degenerate Style:
Game 1 American Heritage -25 Cham. - Madonna (40')
*Alrighty then.... The State of Florida gets back to business on the gridiron as no Hurricane is forecasted for this weekend... Schools with artificial turf are the lucky ones as everything is drying out.... Central actually got stuck in Vegas (worst places to be stuck) but the stay was made a little easier with handing Gorman its 2nd loss. So now most of Florida HSF finds themselves back a couple of games compared to the rest of the US... I think we need to account for a little rust (excuse the reference)... 2 Florida heavyweights are going to dance Fri night... Chaminade-Madonna will load up the bus and travel 14 miles to Heritage Stadium...
Everyone recognizes the American Heritage program as one of the Big Boys that is in the same conversation as Booker T Washington, St Thomas Aquinas, Miami Central, etc...... The South Florida school was the only program to run the table going 14-0 and winning the 5A State Championship... Its 4th in 5 years. Patriots are ranked in the Top 10 of the nation, and ranked 3 in the State of Florida. So far, the team has posted Wins over Booker T (42-27) and against Virginia power Bishop Sullivan (14-7), also clobbering Nevada State runner up Liberty (31-0). I wouldn't get too excited about the last W as Gorman beat Liberty in the Nevada Final 80 something to Nada........ The program is a Football Factory that draws some of the best athletes on the name alone..... If a player can't afford to pay the nearly $30,000 a year tuition (the schools private of course) the School will hire a parent to some menial job, as tuition is waived for children of staff....
HC Patrick Surtain took the Head Coaching job a couple of years ago when the Coach that was in the position took a job Coaching Miami U..... Surtain had been the D Coordinator and having a son in the program made it a good match.... He has led the Patriots to its 17th consecutive victory... The team is obviously loaded with Div 1 talent which includes his Son, Patrick Surtain II, a 6'2" 190 lbs, rated #1 CB in the Nation in the Class of 2018, the kid has unbelievable elite speed, cover skills and instinct.... He takes after Pops, who was a successful CB for the Miami Dolphins and spent a few years with Giants and Chiefs in the NFL.... His Son is the 4th overall prospect in the state..... Joining the younger Surtain across the backfield is CB 6'3" 181 lbs Tyson Campbell.... He's a lockdown corner that utilizes his state champion 100 m sprinter speed.... He is recognized as the Nation's 2nd best CB and a 5 star recruit.... Opposing Qbs need to look somewhere else when these two are on the field.... RBs Miles Jones (also plays WR) (Vandy commit) and Jordan Johnson (832 yards w/9 TDs) will split duties behind QB.. The Offensive Line is humongous with players like OG/DT Nesta Silvera at 6'2" 300 lbs, caving open holes (going to Miami.... The list goes on and on for the athletes that make up the Patriot squad.
Chaminade was a State runner up in 3A last year.... The Lions have a dynasty record of 108-52 (45-11 league) so the program is used to winning... HC Dameon Jones took over for the previous HC Jason Milgrow, who resigned over some questionable orders from the administration....Lions are again in position to make a deep run, with several prognosticators having them taking the 3A Ring... In 2016 the offense averaged 28.6 ppg and D held to 15.8 ppg... The 11-5 record ly almost got them there, they have had 5 state final appearances, only winning in 2005 & 2003....Lions opened with a Loss to Central 48-24 (the team that just handed Gorman a Loss) but responded with a defensive masterpiece against Miramar 14-13......a win against Heritage would really boost morale and give confidence..
Lions have their share of Div 1 prospects... actually have 15 players committed to Div 1 schools.... 5 of the players are in the ESPN Top 300...Sr RB Shaun Shivers (all 5'7" 170 lbs of him) is tremendously crafty and in last weeks game he rushed for 163 yards on 23 carries.... And had over 1,500 yards in '16, (He's headed to Auburn) Complimenting Shivers is stand out WR Sr. Xavier Williams, a 4 star recruit (6'0" 183 lbs) called "Zayboogie" and going to Bama, he had 6 catches for 122 yards w/2 Tds..... Joining him will be Eastern Michigan commit, WR Logan Giordano and Kentucky bound WR Marvin Alexander.... The Lions actually match up well in the trenches with TE/DE (6'5" 215 lbs) Jr Cameron Williams and OL anchor, also Kentucky bound D Hawkins.....Sr DE/OLB Zach Dixon 6'2" 200 lbs is undecided.....
*Cham-Madonna is led by QB Dameon Menard (Jr 6' 0" 185 lbs), against Central he was a respectable 10 for 18 for 184 yards w/2 Tds..(going to Temple)... This is where it gets tricky...... Menard was hurt during the Central game with a high ankle sprain (out for 4 to 6 weeks) In the game against Miramar, two Qbs split the time (Sr Quinn Dempsey and Fr Thad Franklin).... Franklin is a dual threat........There is little guessing what the Lion game plan will be......Expect Shivers to carry the load, hopefully controlling the clock and getting into a good old fashioned brouhaha.......Super WR Xavier Williams may be a little hamstrung with the athletic talent that the Patriots will have in the secondary.....There is a chance that Menard is healthy enough to go, as I could find nothing on his condition....Bottom line is Chaminade-Madonna has too much Div 1 talent to be looked past giving them 25 points to boot.... This is a Fort Lauderdale rivalry and should be a hard hitting game.... My only real concern is if Lions get down too much and have to go away from their game plan....... The total opened at 37' and is now 40'......Not a ton of value there but I'm feeling fairly comfortable grabbing the 25 as it's too much value.
Play Chaminade-Madonna +25....2 units (-120)
LOSS
Back with the Valor Game shortly
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