Titletown South Florida: Spring football tour continues, should reigning champs worry?

Andre Fernandez, David Wilson
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It’s no secret that South Florida football powerhouses like Miami Central and St. Thomas Aquinas will reload year-to-year.

But are teams like Davie Western finally ready to take that next step and upend the status quo?

Poll: Which Dade high school athlete should be the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week? (May 7)

We spoke to players and coaches at all three contending teams as they moved into their second week of spring practices.

Deputy Sports Editor Andre Fernandez and Sportswriter David Wilson dive into each squad’s roster as it stands three months away from the 2023 football season and look at what challenges each is likely to face on the potential road to a state title.

Western Wildcats take a time out during football game against Plantation Colonels on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Western HS in Davie. Andrew Uloza / for Miami Herald
Western Wildcats take a time out during football game against Plantation Colonels on Friday, November 4, 2022 at Western HS in Davie. Andrew Uloza / for Miami Herald

We will also take a look at the baseball regional playoffs and some compelling storylines to follow on the road to Fort Myers.

We also salute this week’s Player of the Week nominees from both Dade and Broward Counties ranging from baseball to track to softball as the spring sports season moves into its final month.

Poll: Which Broward high school athlete should be the Miami Herald’s Player of the Week? (May 7)

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St. Thomas Aquinas football head coach Roger Harriott is doused with water as the team celebrates defeating the Homestead Broncos during the 2022 FHSAA State Championships-Class 3M at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale on Thursday, December 15, 2022.
St. Thomas Aquinas football head coach Roger Harriott is doused with water as the team celebrates defeating the Homestead Broncos during the 2022 FHSAA State Championships-Class 3M at DRV PNK Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale on Thursday, December 15, 2022.