MIAMI, Florida, Dec. 10 — The No. 21 Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions will wrap up what they hope will be another Florida FHSAA Class 1A state championship season Thursday afternoon.
Standing in their way are the unranked Cardinal Newman [West Palm Beach, FL] Crusaders who aren’t exactly pushovers.
Still, Chaminade-Madonna has managed to hang around in the national Top 25 all year in The Sporting News Composite Rankings, and they are solid favorites to capture their third straight Florida state championship to go along with 2024’s Class 1A title and 2023’s Class M title.
Cardinal Newman, on the other hand, is seeking its first state title in football. They have played a big schedule in 2025, losing to the Roman Catholic [Philadelphia, PA] Cahillite in a 49-35 shootout back on August 29. Roman Catholic plays in Philly’s Catholic League – Red Conference which is considered by some pundits to be the nation’s second-most difficult high school football league behind California’s Trinity League.
The Crusaders also beat West Boca Raton [Boca Raton, FL], 26-20, in overtime on October 17, and the Bulls will be playing for Florida’s FHSAA Class 6A title later this week. Still, Chaminade-Madonna represents a step up in competition, and the Crusaders will find out just how far they still have to go to become one of Florida’s elite prep football programs – or, possibly, find out that they are already here.
Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. EST local at Florida International University’s Pitbull Stadium.
WATCH ON THE NFHS NETWORK: No. 21 Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions vs. Cardinal Newman [West Palm Beach, FL] Crusaders
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Chaminade-Madonna vs. Cardinal Newman start time
- Date: Thursday, Dec. 11
- Start time: 12:30 p.m. EST local
The game between Chaminade-Madonna and Cardinal Newman is being played at Pitbull Stadium in Miami, Florida.
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