Central Football

2025 Preseason MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Football Team

Zack Poff•Aug 20, 2025

2025 Preseason MaxPreps Sophomore All-America Football Team

Eric McFarland, Jayden Wade lead six players selected from IMG Academy.

Top 10 toughest high school football schedules for 2025 season

Zack Poff•Aug 15, 2025

Top 10 toughest high school football schedules for 2025 season

Four teams from Southern California's Trinity League featured led by Santa Margarita and Mater Dei.

2025 Florida Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

Thomas Frey•Aug 4, 2025

2025 Florida Preseason MaxPreps Top 25 high school football rankings

IMG Academy looks to bounce back in a big way after rare multi-loss season.

Georgia, California teams headline preseason top 100 high school football rankings

Zack Poff•Jul 18, 2025

Georgia, California teams headline preseason top 100 high school football rankings

Four states combined for 57 of the 100 teams in expanded rankings.

The Central Boys Football season preview, complete with returning player information and program history is available.

2025

SEASON PREVIEW

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Top 25 high school sports stories of 2024-25

Aaron Williams•Jun 6, 2025

Top 25 high school sports stories of 2024-25

Incarnate Word Academy girls basketball, a record football losing streak and healing following a school shooting captured the nation's attention over the past school year.

IMG Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas headline high schools with most NFL Draft selections over last decade

Zack Poff•Apr 22, 2025

IMG Academy, St. Thomas Aquinas headline high schools with most NFL Draft selections over last decade

Just four schools have produced 10 or more draft picks over the last 10 years.

State-by-state look at every player selected in the NFL Draft over last 10 years

Zack Poff•Apr 21, 2025

State-by-state look at every player selected in the NFL Draft over last 10 years

Florida, Texas, California, Georgia have combined for over 40 percent of selections since 2015.

IMG Academy, St John Bosco, Mater Dei and St Thomas Aquinas are the only schools that have finished ranked at least eight times since 2015.

High school football teams with most MaxPreps Top 25 finishes over last 10 years

Zack Poff•Apr 14, 2025

High school football teams with most MaxPreps Top 25 finishes over last 10 years

IMG Academy, St. John Bosco, Mater Dei and St. Thomas Aquinas are the only schools that have finished ranked at least eight times since 2015.

Where the top 100 high school football players in the Class of 2027 are from

Zack Poff•Feb 26, 2025

Where the top 100 high school football players in the Class of 2027 are from

Texas leads the way with 14 players featured.

Where Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills players were rated coming out of high school

Zack Poff•Jan 24, 2025

Where Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills players were rated coming out of high school

Josh Allen, Dion Dawkins, Dalton Kincaid, Christian Benford, Hollywood Brown, Bryan Cook among 30 players unranked coming out of high school.

2024 MaxPreps High School Football Freshman All-America Team

Stephen Spiewak•Jan 9, 2025

2024 MaxPreps High School Football Freshman All-America Team

Graham Simpson, Eric McFarland, Ace Leutele headline prep football's best from Class of 2028.

High school sports: 20 stories that moved the needle in 2024

Aaron Williams•Dec 30, 2024

High school sports: 20 stories that moved the needle in 2024

Incarnate Word Academy girls basketball, a record football losing streak and healing following a school shooting captured the nation's attention over the past 12 months.

Football Recap: Anjuan Coleman Jr.'s Big Game Can't Quite Lead Central over Somerset Academy

Team Reports•Nov 8, 2024

Football Recap: Anjuan Coleman Jr.'s Big Game Can't Quite Lead Central over Somerset Academy

Football Recap: Central Rockets vs. Somerset Academy Panthers

High school football: Nine-time state champion Miami Central forced to forfeit nine games for using ineligible player

Aaron Williams•Nov 4, 2024

High school football: Nine-time state champion Miami Central forced to forfeit nine games for using ineligible player

Rockets likely to miss postseason after FHSAA strips eight victories from program for reported use of fifth-year player.

Football Recap: Central Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Team Reports•Nov 4, 2024

Football Recap: Central Picks Up Seventh Consecutive Victory

Football Recap: Central Rockets vs. Stranahan Mighty Dragons

Football Recap: Central Takes Down Nationally-Ranked Norland

Team Reports•Oct 30, 2024

Football Recap: Central Takes Down Nationally-Ranked Norland

Football Recap: Central Rockets vs. Norland Vikings