Miami-Central vs. American Heritage preview, game tracker, updates: High school football scores at MaxPreps

MaxPreps is keeping you up to date with game trackers and high school football scores for No. 3 Miami-Central vs. No. 10 American Heritage and other huge matchups

By CBS Sports Promos

Dec 16, 2022 at 5:30 pm ET • 2 min read

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American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) has only played Miami-Central twice in the last 10 years, and has lost both times. The most recent meeting came in the FHSAA 5A Region 4 Semifinals, where the Rockets won 41-28. They meet again on Friday night in the 2022 FHSAA 2M Football State Championship. The matchup is one of the best in the country this weekend, as Miami-Central comes in as the No. 3 team and American Heritage is No. 10 in the MaxPreps national high school football rankings.

Kickoff from DRV PNK Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is set for 7 p.m. ET. Central has won seven state championships in the last 10 seasons. Find out more about this matchup and follow it at MaxPreps here.

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How to track American Heritage vs. Miami-Central

American Heritage vs. Miami-Central date: Friday, December 16
American Heritage vs. Miami-Central time: 7 p.m. ET
American Heritage vs. Miami-Central game page: Follow game at MaxPreps

What you need to know about Miami-Central

The Rockets haven't scored fewer than 30 points in a game since their season-opener, and punched their ticket to another state championship game last weekend with a win over Lakewood (St. Petersburg, Fla.), 39-21. Although Lakewood scored three times, Central was a menace in its offensive backfield, and finished with 14 total tackles for loss. Reuben Bain had three, and is the Rockets' top senior prospect this season as a four-star recruit in the 247Sports 2023 national football recruiting rankings.

Bain is committed to the University of Miami, and he is joined in Central's defensive front seven by four-star Louisville linebacker commit Stanquan Clark. Clark finished with nine total tackles last week, including three for a loss. Behind the two of them are two three-star safeties in Mark-Allen Gay Jr. and Zayden Laing-Taylor. Follow Central's game here.

What you need to know about American Heritage

The Patriots won by a touchdown in their semifinal matchup against Bolles (Jacksonville, Fla.) last weekend, 21-14. Running back Mark Fletcher was key to the victory, after he ran for 88 yards with two touchdowns on 18 carries. Senior quarterback Blake Murphy only had to throw 14 passes in the game, but completed 12 of them for 196 yards and a touchdown.

Most of those passing yards went to five-star wide receiver Brandon Inniss, who finished with 137 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions. Inniss is committed to Ohio State University, as was Fletcher, until he chose to re-open his recruitment on November 16. The Patriots' secondary is highlighted with four-star cornerback Damari Brown, four-star NC State safety commit Daemon Fagan and three-star Missouri cornerback commit Shamar McNeil. Follow American Heritage's game here.