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Miami Northwestern upsets Miami Central in Top 10 Florida High School Football Game: Live Score Recap, 10-4-25

Defending state champions break 5-game losing streak against Central in the 56th Annual Soul Bowl

Cody Thorn

Lakeland linebacker Ziggy Riley tackles Miami Northwestern running back Ryan Mathis on Saturday night in the Kickoff Classic at Vero Beach High School.
Lakeland linebacker Ziggy Riley tackles Miami Northwestern running back Ryan Mathis on Saturday night in the Kickoff Classic at Vero Beach High School. / ROY FUOCO/THE LEDGER / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The 56th Annual Soul Bowl will feature two of the top teams in South Florida on Saturday.

Miami Central is ranked No. 4 and Miami Northwestern is No. 7 in the latest High School on SI computer rankings.

Miami Central won last year’s game, 24-21, which was the sixth straight in the series. However, that game ended up being a 1-0 forfeit win for Northwestern.

According to previous High School on SI reporting, Miami Central used a fifth-year senior in the game, and this was one of nine games the Rockets forfeited in the 2024 season.

Northwestern ended up going 12-2 last year and winning the 3A title under former NFL quarterback Teddy Bridgewater.

This year, both teams have new coaches.

Bridgewater was suspended in July by the Florida High School Athletic Association investigation into alleged impermissible program benefits at his alma mater.

Miami Northwestern Has Suspended Football Coach Teddy Bridgewater

Jaquatin Victrum, another Northwestern grad, is the interim head coach now, as we reported earlier this year.

Meanwhile, the Rockets hired former Florida Atlantic assistant coach Derrick Gibson as the head coach. He returns to a school he coached at from 2009-2019, according to previous High School on SI reporting.

Jube Joseph was let go after the season when the Rockets went 8-1 in the regular season but finished 0-9 after the forfeits. He won a state title at the school in 2022.

Miami Central is 3-0 on the year, while Northwestern enters with a 4-1. The Bulls have won four in a row since losing to 17-15 to Orange Lutheran from Orange, California.

This is also a matchup of Patrick Mahomes' sponsored teams. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has 15 teams across the country wearing his Gladiator jersey. Three are in Florida and these are two of them. Read about that from Levi Payton here.

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Central

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14

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21

Miami NW'n

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30

TOUCHDOWN! Ford returns opening kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. Miami Central 7, Northwestern 0

TOUCHDOWN! Ted Hughes with a fumble return for a TD for the Bulls. Northwestern pulls even now. 7-7. 61-yard return with 5:50 to go in 1st.

Field goal by Northwestern breaks the tie. 10-7. Alex Lima was the one who connected.

2nd quarter

TOUCHDOWN! Syracuse pledge Calvin Russell with 17-yard TD catch for Northwestern from sophomore Neimann Lawrence. 7:38 left in 2nd

TOUCHDOWN! Brandon Kinsey hauls in a pass from Anthony McQueen for a 50-yard TD catch for the Rockets. 5:21 left in 2nd. Northwestern up 17-14 . Kinsey is a Purdue pledge.

Marcus Dumont with a long kickoff return. The ball at the Central 35-yard line.

Bulls facing a 3rd and 30 after penalties. 4 minutes left. Two delay of games and a hold.

Nicsaint Joseph with a long run for the Bulls. It's now 4th and 5. They are going for it with about 3 minutes to play

The Bulls convert. First down. On the next play, Lawrence gets hit and his helmet comes off. Russell is in at QB for the next play.

1st and goal from the 8-yard line.

TOUCHDOWN! FAU pledge Joseph with a TD catch on a slant from Lawrence for another Northwestern score. 26 seconds left. Alex Lima with PAT. He wasn't listed on the online roster. 24-14

Ford almost returns another one. He gets to midfield before being tackled. Flags on the play.

Face mask on Northwestern. The Rockets will have the ball at the Northwestern 40 with 20 seconds left

Incomplete pass but a flag on Northwestern for pass interference. Ball at the 25.

TOUCHDOWN! McQueen to Kareem Brown for 25 yards with 13 seconds left. The pass was tipped but Brown still hauled it in. 30 yards of penalties against the Bulls were costly. Northwestern 24, Miami Central 21. Unsportsmanlike penalty against Central after the TD score, so they will be kicking off deep.

End of 2nd: Miami Northwestern 24, Miami Central 21

3rd Quarter

The Bulls get the ball to start the 2nd half

Otis Guyton with a sack on 3rd down to force Northwestern to punt. Central to get the ball with 8:40 left with a chance to take the lead again.

TURNOVER! Nicholas Lennear with INT at the 7-yard line and Northwestern has the ball back with 8:28 to go.

Guyton and Damien Harvey combine on a sack for Miami Central. Lima set to punt from the very back of the end zone for the Bulls.

Encroachment by Miami Central. Still 4th and 14. 6:45 left. Before the snap, officials call for a water break.

Miami Central takes over at its own 45. 6:13 to go

Fumble on the play but Rockets retain. Central set to punt on 4th and 20. Delay of Game on Central. Bal back at the 14-yard line and punter will be at front of the end zone

Northwestern will have ball at Miami Central 42. 4:25 to left in 3rd

Looks like a TD run by Northwestern will be coming back on a flag; however an official was tackled near the goal line and another official ran in to signal TD. Timeout on the field to tend to injured official.

Ball back at 48 after penalty. Next play, Lawrence to Lennear for 17 yards. Ball at Central's 31 now

Lawrence to Dumont and the Bulls are down at the 2-yard line. injury time out for Miami Central. 1:52 left in 2nd

End of 3rd: Miami Northwestern 24, Miami Central 21

4th Quarter

Lawrence scores on 3-yard TD run on 1st play of 4th; but holding negates it. Now, the ball is back at the 14-yard line.

FIELD GOAL! Lima for 31 yards and the Bulls get some points, but trade 7 for 3. Miami Northwestern 27, Miami Central 21

McQueen to Brown gets the ball to the Northwestern side of the field.

Lennear with a pass breakup to prevent a touchdown by Central.

Central punts and Northwestern takes over at 7:16 left. Ball deep in Northwestern territory

The Bulls are driving and getting help from Central with back-to-back penalties

FIELD GOAL! Lima with his 3rd FG of the night. This one from 27 yards out. 1:20 left and that probably sealed the win. Miami Northwestern 30, Miami Central 21

Turnover with 5 seconds left and Northwestern will get the win after 5 straight losses to Central

FINAL: Miami Northwestern 30, Miami Central 21

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Cody Thorn
CODY THORN

Cody Thorn is a veteran journalist who covers high school sports across the state of Texas and Missouri. He is based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area and has covered sports and news since 1999.

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