Washington (Miami) at Oscar Smith (Chesapeake, Va.) 
Booker T. Washington faces a tall task on the road at Oscar Smith, a battle of two ranked teams.
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A new head coach and 12 first-year starters will help lead No. 9 Booker T. Washington in its defense of last year's MaxPreps Xcellent 25 national title. Tim Harris Jr. now has the reins of the program following in the steps of his father. Tim "Ice" Harris is now an assistant coach at the University of Miami after guiding Washington to back-to-back 4A state titles in 2012-13. Also gone is quarterback Treon Harris, son of Ice Harris and brother of Tim. Treon is now a freshman quarterback at Florida. Stepping in under center this season will be senior
Maurice Alexander, a speedy Florida International recruit who played for Homestead (Fla.) last season. Meanwhile, No. 24 Oscar Smith returns half of its starters from a 14-1 team that played for a state title. The Tigers' most heralded player is defensive end
Josh Sweat, a 6-foot-4, 240-pound junior rated the No. 1 overall recruit in the Class of 2015 by 247Sports.
This game will be featured on Qwixcore, featuring live scoring updatesJust the facts: Washington enters Saturday's game with a 26-game winning streak, the longest in Florida by a wide margin. During their run, the Tornadoes have beaten teams from four different states and toppled three opponents that were ranked in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25. … This will be Oscar Smith's second game against a Florida opponent in six years. The Tigers took down Venice (Fla.), 27-13, in 2009.
Mitch Stephens: Oscar Smith 28, Washington 20
Kevin Askeland: Oscar Smith 35, Washington 21
Jamie DeMoney: Washington 38, Oscar Smith 21
Stephen Spiewak: Washington 28, Oscar Smith 21
Leland Gordon: Oscar Smith 27, Washington 19
Colin Ward-Henninger: Oscar Smith 24, Washington 21
