FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Aug. 23 — The game between the No. 4 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers and the No. 10 Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions is under way in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. St. Frances Academy has a 28-7 lead at the half.
St. Frances Academy is an independent program playing a national schedule. The Panthers are currently the top-ranked high school football team in the state of Maryland.
Chaminade-Madonna, meanwhile, is Florida’s defending FHSAA Class 1A state champions.
Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. EST in Miami, Florida. The game is available on the ESPN app.
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|| SECOND HALF ||
St. Frances Academy opens the scoring in the second half by adding another touchdown to go up 35-7.
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St. Frances Academy adds another touchdown to take their biggest lead of the night at 28-7. Chaminade-Madonna has been beaten handily on both sides of the ball so far.
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St. Frances goes back ahead by two touchdowns, 21-7
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Chaminade-Madonna gets on the board with a touchdown, but it’s still St. Frances outfront, 14-7
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St. Frances doubles its lead to 14-0 with still more than nine minutes to play before the half.
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With 10:41 to play in the second quarter, the score remains 7-0 in St. Frances Academy’s favor.
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St. Frances surges into the lead in the first quarter with a touchdown run.
1st Qtr — ST. FRANCES ACADEMY 7, CHAMINADE-MADONNA 0
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St. Frances Academy drove the ball inside Chaminade-Madonna’s 10-yard line. They elected to go for it on a fourth down, and the Lions’ defense held. The ball is turned over on downs, and the Lions take over on their own 7.
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|| PREGAME ||
TOP 25 AND THE GAME OF THE WEEK …
While you’re getting ready for tonight’s big game, get yourself up to speed on our Top 25 here:
The Sporting News High School Football Top 25.
Then check out our TSN Game of the Week Recap featuring the No. 14 Milton (GA) Eagles at the No. 12 Buford (GA) Wolves on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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OUR PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS …
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