{"id":65036,"date":"2025-11-30T04:14:07","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/65036\/"},"modified":"2025-11-30T04:14:07","modified_gmt":"2025-11-30T04:14:07","slug":"florida-high-school-football-northwestern-bounces-miami-central-out-of-the-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/65036\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida High School Football: Northwestern bounces Miami Central out of the playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The first time Northwestern<\/a> and Miami Central<\/a> met this season, at times it didn\u2019t really feel like the old days when it came to the storied Florida high school football rivalry.<\/p>\n

On Saturday night at Traz Powell Stadium in a FHSAA<\/a> Class 3A, Region 4 final, the rivalry looked alive and well between the two South Florida powerhouses.<\/p>\n

2028 four-star quarterback Neumann Lawrence threw four first-half touchdowns, seven total, and led the Bulls to a 50-29 victory over Miami Central to advance to the 3A state semifinals. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s the second year in a row that the Bulls will reach the Class 3A state semifinals where they will meet either Orlando Bishop Moore, Sarasota Booker or Jacksonville Raines, whom Northwestern beat, 41-0, in last year\u2019s 3A final.<\/p>\n

The difference in the meeting time around was the Rockets keeping things interesting for a bit longer. <\/p>\n

Northwestern raced out to a 22-0 lead after three touchdown passes by Lawrence until Miami Central got on the scoreboard when Damien Harvey returned a fumble for a score. <\/p>\n

After another Lawrence scoring throw, the Rockets would score two straight time to cut the deficit to 29-22 heading into intermission. Northwestern\u2019s defense would clamp down in the second half, however, holding Miami Central to just one touchdown in the final two quarters. <\/p>\n

Lawrence would finish the night with seven touchdown passes and making his first-ever appearance in a state semifinal next week. Only thing left is finding out who exactly Northwestern will be facing in the Class 3A Final Four. <\/p>\n

For Florida high school football fans looking to keep up with scores around the nation, staying updated on the action is now easier than ever with the\u00a0Rivals High School Scoreboard<\/a>. This comprehensive resource provides real-time updates and final scores from across the Sunshine State, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Friday night frenzy. From nail-biting finishes to dominant performances, the Rivals High School Scoreboard is your one-stop destination for tracking all the high school football excitement across the state of Florida.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The first time Northwestern and Miami Central met this season, at times it didn\u2019t really feel like the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65037,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[47,28,30,29,10560,10561],"class_list":["post-65036","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-florida","tag-fl","tag-florida","tag-florida-headlines","tag-florida-news","tag-miami-central-rockets-miami","tag-northwestern-bulls-miami"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65036","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65036"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65036\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65037"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65036"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=65036"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=65036"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}