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It took just one quarter Friday night for Miami Hurricanes commit Andre Hyppolite to showcase his prowess on the football field.<\/p>\n
On North Miami Beach\u2019s opening drive against North Miami at Traz Powell Stadium, Hyppolite broke three tackles on a 36-yard run that helped set up the Chargers\u2019 first touchdown drive of the game while playing quarterback. On the Chargers\u2019 ensuing defensive drive, he made an open-field tackle on the first play and then was in coverage as a free safety for a pair of incomplete passes, including a pass breakup on third down that forced a punt.<\/p>\n
Hyppolite\u2019s big-play prowess, along with a solid night from running back John Gray, led the way as North Miami Beach easily handled North Miami 27-7 to improve to 2-0 on the season.<\/p>\n
Overall, Hyppolite had 187 yards of total offense (78 passing, 109 rushing) with a passing touchdown and led a defense that held North Miami (0-2) to just one scoring drive on nine possessions.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this since a freshman,\u201d Hyppolite said of his two-way prowess. \u201cThis is a program that a lot of players go both ways. We\u2019re just built different. When we get tired, you\u2019re not gonna see it. We\u2019re still gonna play hard. It\u2019s just a mentality thing. We breed it different over here.\u201d<\/p>\n
Hyppolite, a four-star prospect and the No. 22 player in the state of Florida for the 2027 recruiting class according to the 247Sports composite ranking, is looking to finish his collegiate career on a high note. He doesn\u2019t play for one of the big name schools in South Florida, but he has showcased his talent through and through at North Miami Beach.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to stamp my name,\u201d Hyppolite said. \u201cI\u2019m not just another four star. I feel like I\u2019m one of the best, but I don\u2019t do all the internet rapping. I just show up and play.\u201d<\/p>\n
He did just that on Friday.<\/p>\n
Both of his runs of 30-plus yards \u2014 the 36-yard scamper on the opening drive and a 38-yard run early in the second quarter \u2014 put North Miami Beach into the red zone. Gray scored his first of three touchdowns on that opening drive from 2 yards out. Hyppolite put the Chargers up 14-0 with about eight minutes left in the second quarter on a 5-yard touchdown pass to Aiden Spivey on fourth and goal.<\/p>\n
North Miami Beach went up 21-7 at halftime on Gray\u2019s second touchdown run, this time from 1 yard out, with 42.8 seconds left in the first half to cap a seven-play, 41-yard drive that also featured a 17-yard Hyppolite run.<\/p>\n
A sloppy second half that included three turnovers \u2014 two lost fumbles by North Miami Beach, one lost fumble by North Miami \u2014 nearly ended up scoreless before Gray capped the night with another 1-yard rushing touchdown with 4:14 left to play. The 10-play scoring drive was possible in part because of a 17-yard pass from Hyppolite to Ty Hayes on fourth and 5 that kept the possession alive and moved them into the red zone.<\/p>\n
Gray finished the game with 174 yards and three touchdowns.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s deadly,\u201d Hyppolite said of the one-two punch between him and Gray. \u201cYou can\u2019t stop that right there. Remember that name. … We\u2019re gonna scare a lot of teams.\u201d<\/p>\n