The Cardinal Newman High School football team made history on Thursday afternoon. Facing the defending Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A state champion Chaminade-Madonna, the Crusaders played one of their best games of the 2025 high school football season.The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsCardinal Newman defeated Chaminade-Madonna 17-14 Thursday at Pitbull Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.With the win, Cardinal Newman (12-3) won its first FHSAA football state championship in school history.In the fourth quarter, Nathaniel Parks made a 36-yard field goal to extend the Crusaders’ lead to 17-7.The Lions from Hollywood would not go down without a fight. Chaminade’s Derrick Cooper scored a 1-yard touchdown with 49 seconds in the fourth quarter to trim the Crusaders’ lead to 17-14.The Crusaders recovered an onside kick and ran off the remaining seconds of the game for the victory.The Crusaders took the lead for good in the third quarter.Cardinal Newman retook the lead in the third quarter following a Jyron Hughley touchdown pass to Ethan Holland for a 14-7 advantage.The latest: Football Friday coverage from WPBF 25 NewsCardinal Newman took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter following a Hughley long touchdown run.Minutes later, Chaminade-Madonna scored on a touchdown run by Cooper to tie the game 7-7.The game went to halftime tied 7-7.Chaminade-Madonna ends its season with a 11-3 overall record.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
MIAMI —
The Cardinal Newman High School football team made history on Thursday afternoon.
Facing the defending Florida High School Athletic Association Class 1A state champion Chaminade-Madonna, the Crusaders played one of their best games of the 2025 high school football season.
The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News
Cardinal Newman defeated Chaminade-Madonna 17-14 Thursday at Pitbull Stadium on the campus of Florida International University.
With the win, Cardinal Newman (12-3) won its first FHSAA football state championship in school history.
In the fourth quarter, Nathaniel Parks made a 36-yard field goal to extend the Crusaders’ lead to 17-7.
The Lions from Hollywood would not go down without a fight.
Chaminade’s Derrick Cooper scored a 1-yard touchdown with 49 seconds in the fourth quarter to trim the Crusaders’ lead to 17-14.
The Crusaders recovered an onside kick and ran off the remaining seconds of the game for the victory.
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The Crusaders took the lead for good in the third quarter.
Cardinal Newman retook the lead in the third quarter following a Jyron Hughley touchdown pass to Ethan Holland for a 14-7 advantage.
The latest: Football Friday coverage from WPBF 25 News
Cardinal Newman took a 7-0 lead in the first quarter following a Hughley long touchdown run.
Minutes later, Chaminade-Madonna scored on a touchdown run by Cooper to tie the game 7-7.
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The game went to halftime tied 7-7.
Chaminade-Madonna ends its season with a 11-3 overall record.
Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.