Miami Central beats Norland: Live score, updates of Florida high school football in ninth week (10/18/2024)

Rockets and Vikings battle it out for Greater Miami Athletic Conference (GMAC) championship

Miami Norland's Maurice Clark (23) races for yardage as American Heritage's Freddie King (99) pursues. / Jeff Klein

Up for grabs in this NCAA D1 talent-rich, star-studded matchup is the GMAC championship - and Miama-area bragging rights.

(Miami) Norland won both meetings over (Miami) Central a year ago with overtime field goals, including 31-28 in the FHSAA 2M quarterfinals before the Vikings went on to lose to Berkeley Prep in the state championship.

The two face off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time. The game will be streamed live on 305PlusNetwork.tv.

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FINAL: MIAMI CENTRAL 22, MIAMI NORLAND 14

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FINAL

Unofficial stats - McQueen (C) 13 of 23, 180 yards, two TDs; nine carries, 28 yards, TD. Ford (C) five carries, 14 yards; two catches, 32 yards. Smith (C) three catches, 44 yards, TD. Central has 237 total yards. Yapoor (N) 19 of 30, 202 yards, two TDs, INT and sacked eight times. Clark (N) seven carries, 41 yards; two catches, 19 yards. Page (N) four catches, 58 yards, TD. Norland has 226 total yards.

FOURTH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Norland - After Ford fumble, Vikings take advantage of short field as Yapoor hits Smith on 7-yard score. (Central, 22-14, :24.9).

SAFETY, Central - Nice punt pins Vikings deep, and Yapoor sacked in end zone on 6-yard loss. (Central, 22-7, 3:01).

TOUCHDOWN, Central - McQueen hasn't been efficient, but he has come up with big plays on third down. His 22-yard pass to Ford gets inside the Vikings' . Two plays later McQueen sneaks it in from 1 yard out. (Central, 20-7, 8:05).

HALFTIME

Unofficial stats - McQueen (C) 7 of 13, 104 yards, two TDs; four carries, 24 yards. McCall (C) three carries, 8 yards. Smith (C) three catches, 44 yards, TD. Central has 148 total yards. Yapoor (N) 6 of 9, 50 yards, TD; eight carries, -7 yards. Clark (N) seven carries, 41 yards; two catches, 19 yards. Page (N) one catch, 17 yards, TD. Norland has 87 total yards.

SECOND QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Central - Perfect call against blitz as McQueen finds Ford on screen in left flat, and he dives in on 10-yard score. PAT kick fails. (Central, 13-7, :36).

FIRST QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN, Norland - Well, a very deliberate answer - 16 plays, 80 yards as Yapoor connects with Page on 17-yard score. Great job by Page to go low for catch. (7-7, 1:42).

TOUCHDOWN, Central - Didn't take long as McQueen leads offense 56 yards, hitting Smith wide open in middle of field for 28-yard score. (Central, 7-0, 10:04).

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About Miami Central

Key players— DL/LB Otis Guyton, LB Karon Maycock, QB Anthony McQueen, WR Naeshaun Montgomery, DB Amari Wallace.

About Miami Norland

Key players— DL Darryll Desir, DL Mandrell Desir, WR Terrence Honeywood, LB Shawn Smith, QB Eppio Yapoor.

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