American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) at Miramar (Fla.) 
American Heritage will look to rebound from last week's loss against Miramar.
Photo by Stuart Browning
American Heritage will try to bounce back from last week's stunning 38-7 blowout loss to No. 3
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale). It was the first time American Heritage lost a game by more than 30 points since 2009 and it knocked them from No. 5 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 to the ranks of the unranked this week. Senior quarterback
Torrance Gibson – rated a five-star prospect by 247Sports – will need a much a better game this Friday than his 102-total yards and one-touchdown performance against St. Thomas Aquinas. Meanwhile, Miramar also had its struggles last week but was able to lock up a 14-7 win against
American Heritage (Delray Beach). The Patriots stopped a potential game-tying drive when American Heritage turned the ball over on downs at Miramar's 5-yard line with under 10 seconds left to play.
Just the facts: Miramar is led by first-year coach Matt Strout. The team's former offensive line coach was promoted after Damon Cogdell left this winter to become an assistant coach at West Virginia. … American Heritage is fresh off its first state championship last season. Miramar captured its only state crown in 2009.
Mitch Stephens: Miramar 28, American Heritage 27
Kevin Askeland: Miramar 35, American Heritage 14
Jamie DeMoney: American Heritage 24, Miramar 20
Stephen Spiewak: American Heritage 28, Miramar 27
Leland Gordon: American Heritage 28, Miramar 27
Colin Ward-Henninger: American Heritage 31, Miramar 30
Jamie DeMoney has covered high school sports and recruiting for the past 20 seasons. He is a Regional Content Manager and Product Specialist for XOS Digital and compiles the National Prep Poll (PrepNation) for World Features Syndicate.
