After each having a week off, the Palm Beach Central Broncos and the Central Cobras will shake off the rust and duke it out at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Palm Beach Central will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
Palm Beach Central is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped two weeks ago as they easily beat Dwyer 49-0. The Broncos pushed the score to 43-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had no chance of recovering from.
Chance Routson
| 10/30/25 vs Dwyer | 132.6 |
| 10/24/25 @ Wellington | 109.3 |
| 10/17/25 @ Vanguard | 94.7 |
| 10/10/25 vs Palm Beach Lakes | 72.9 |
| 10/03/25 @ Palm Beach Gardens | 94.8 |
| + 3 more games |
Chance Routson was his usual excellent self, rushing for 67 yards and one score, while also throwing for 116 yards and one touchdown while completing 75% of his passes. What's more, he racked up 132.6 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September. Another player making a difference was Joseph Thomas, who gained 89 total yards and a touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Palm Beach Central proved: they limited Dwyer to a paltry 2.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Antoine Sharp for the heroic effort on defense: he. Palm Beach Central didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 8.6.
Palm Beach Central didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Taivon Hyatt and Andrew Ulysse.
Meanwhile, Central hadn't done well against Westwood recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way last Friday. The Cobras came out on top against the Panthers by a score of 14-6. Given the Cobras' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 92nd, while the Panthers are ranked 274th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Palm Beach Central's record now sits at 6-4. As for Central, their record is now 9-1.
Everything came up roses for Palm Beach Central against Central in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 38-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Broncos since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
