Is Class 7A Wide Open This Year?

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>When it comes to picking the teams who will get to Miami for this year's state championships, there are some clear-cut favorites in several classifications.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We know that Fort Lauderdale St. Thomas Aquinas (5A) has won six straight titles, and Hollywood Chaminade-Madonna (1A) has dominated its class for over a decade. But what about 7A?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>We know that Venice is the defending state champions and the Indians have been to the title game three straight years and are always loaded.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Add in the fact that the south is NOT loaded with teams who could pose a true threat to what Venice has been able to put together. For that reason, you have to feel that the Indians, with a competitive schedule, great coaching and plenty of talent would be the favorite to be one of the programs. But who else has a great chance to land at Pitbull Stadium on the campus of FIU?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>Vero Beach</strong> (9-0) has made the most noise this season, winning some key games. So, have 8-0 <strong>DeLand</strong> and unbeaten <strong>Orlando Boone</strong> (9-0), but who else could make a realistic run?</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The next group of programs would have to include defending state runners up <strong>Lake Mary</strong> (5-3), who have been less than stellar, but always has that factor of being down this road before. Also, <strong>Winter Garden West Orange (</strong>8-1) and <strong>Orlando Dr. Phillips </strong>(7-2).</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There is that next group that also must be watched – with <strong>Miami Palmetto</strong> (7-2), <strong>Jupiter</strong> (9-0), <strong>Fort Pierce Central</strong> (8-1) and even <strong>Miami Christopher Columbus</strong> (3-7), who has not enjoyed a solid season, but cannot be ignored. The Explorers losses were all to winning programs and defending state champions such as Miami Northwestern and St. Thomas Aquinas.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>WHO MADE NEWS IN WEEK 10?</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>While many are looking ahead to the run for a state title, Week 10 also produced some quality performance across the state.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Here is a look at some of them:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2028 – Keysawn Paschall</strong>, RB, 5'9, 185, Coconut Creek Monarch – 3.1 GPA. He ran for over 200 yards and 2 touchdowns in a district championship win against Sunrise Piper.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/profile/27048217/Keshawn-Paschall</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 – [player_tooltip player_id='1895256' first='Cael' last='Straub']</strong>, WR/DB, 5'11, 175, Lakeland Christian – 4.31 GPA. Finished this past week with 5 catches for 123 yards and 2 touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19161040/68fd1e3496696ef4decacc11</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 – Brody Brenneman</strong>, QB, 6'2, 205, Lakeland Christian – 4.19 GPA. Baseball Prospect. Completed 16 passes for 274 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also added 54 yards on the ground.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19088095/68fd2cc76d6867f4f09bee7e</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – Kaio Oliveira</strong>, RB, 6'1, 200, Winter Garden Horizon – 3.9 GPA. In a win over Davenport, this quality talent had 217 yards and scored 5 times.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17765397/68fce47ceb7926ec365698f6</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – [player_tooltip player_id='1790476' first='Ethan' last='Phillips']</strong>, OLB/Athlete, Coconut Creek North Broward Prep – 4.3 GPA. This amazing two-sport athlete broke the school record (16 sacks) and finished with 88 tackles, 24 tackles for loss, 5 forced fumbles and recovered 5 fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17761738/68bc71fdf740998158a04002</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 – Jayson Vasquez</strong>, Athlete, 6'2, 190, Groveland South Lake – 3.8 GPA. Basketball. Track &amp; Field. Had a huge game this past week with 6 tackles, a touchdown, 2 tackles for loss, and 2 fumble recoveries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/profile/19641725/Jayson-Vasquez</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – [player_tooltip player_id='402800' first='Amar'e' last='Johnson']</strong>, RB, 5'11, 190, Orlando Bishop Moore. The Missouri State commitment came up big once again in keeping his team unbeaten. His 197 yards and 3 touchdowns led the way once again.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/profile/18202939/Amare-Johnson</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – [player_tooltip player_id='1640514' first='Davie' last='Rolle']</strong>, Athlete, Tampa Plant – 5.16 GPA. It was a huge week – with 3 offensive touches - 51 yards, 1 punt return - 37 yards TD. He also had 1 60 yd punt, 6 kickoffs and was 4/4 on point after attempts. Basketball.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/profile/17911380/Davie-Rolle</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – Brendan Farish</strong>, TE/OLB, 6'5, 230, Milton – 3.8 GPA. Showed plenty of versatility with a TD catch as well as 7 pancake blocks. Lacrosse.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/17790864/68fd0aebf86b105cfd1c627c</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – Cameron Dalton</strong>, RB, 5'10, 190, St. Cloud. Had a huge night against district rival Harmony with 150 yards on 15 carries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/video/3/19704694/68fcf9ae96696ef4deca8d03</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – Alex Brant</strong>, OL/DL, 6'1, 300, Jupiter – 3.3 GPA. Weightlifting. During an unbeaten season, here is one of the players who has truly stepped up his game for the Warriors with 20 tackles, 9 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries as a two-way starter.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE:</strong> <a><strong>https://www.hudl.com/profile/18247502/Alex-Brant</strong></a><strong><br>2027 – Ben Rizzo</strong>, K/P, 6'1, 165, New Port Richey River Ridge – 3.5 GPA. Had an outstanding game against New Port Richey Gulf with 2/2 on field goals (47,42), 3 touchbacks and 3/3 on extra points.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/profile/22372620/Ben-Rizzo</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2028 – Bertran Bates</strong>, OL/DL, 6'0, 240, Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic – 3.5 GPA. What a season it was for this impressive sophomore – with 11.5 sacks, 23.5 tackles for loss, 33 tackles, 4 forced fumbles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a>https://www.hudl.com/profile/22615048/Bertran-Bates</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – [player_tooltip player_id='1626922' first='Kymani' last='Corbett']</strong>, QB, 6'2, 180, Miami Killian. It hasn't been easy for this young man, but he never gave up and it is all paying off as he threw for six touchdowns – five in the first half as the Cougars continued to win and impress in 2A.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/18326104/Kymani-Corbett" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/18326104/Kymani-Corbett</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 – [player_tooltip player_id='1670990' first='Kaneilius' last='Purdy']</strong>, WR/Athlete, 6'0, 190, Lake Wales – 3.8 GPA. He had a monster game with 202 yards and three touchdowns.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19700971/Kaneilius-Purdy" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19700971/Kaneilius-Purdy</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2027 – [player_tooltip player_id='1704449' first='Rafael' last='Salvatierra IV']</strong>, Athlete, 5'9, 155, Miami Palmer Trinity – 4.2 GPA. In a major win against Miami Archbishop Carroll, he had 6 catches for 142 yards and 3 touchdowns on offense – and made a major impact on defense with 5 tackles.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19350683/Rafael-Salvatierra/highlights" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19350683/Rafael-Salvatierra/highlights</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – [player_tooltip player_id='948112' first='Brady' last='Golden']</strong>, DE/OLB, 6'3, 225, Bradenton IMG Academy – 3.0 GPA. What a great year this quality talent has had with 8 sacks, 12 hurries, 32 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3 pass break ups and 1 forced fumble.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/17611187/Brady-Golden" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/17611187/Brady-Golden</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>2026 – [player_tooltip player_id='606161' first='Parker' last='Nippert']</strong>, QB, 6'2, 190, Sarasota Riverview – 3.6 GPA. In a win, he had&nbsp;78.6% completion rate, 200 passing, 20 rushing, 8 Receiving. 2TD passes &amp; 1 2-point conversion pass. He broke the Riverview single season passing record.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>TAPE: <a href="https://www.hudl.com/profile/19033701/Parker-Nippert" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.hudl.com/profile/19033701/Parker-Nippert</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>OCTOBER CLASS OF 2027 RANKING UPDATES: <u><a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2027-rankings/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/rankings/2027-rankings/</a></u></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>DAILY INFORMATION: <a href="https://prepredzone.com/florida/">https://prepredzone.com/florida/</a></strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>You Can Contact Larry Blustein with prospect or team information at: Floridakids1@aol.com.</strong></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p><strong>COACHES, PLAYERS: Do You Have A Subscription? 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