FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida, Aug. 23 — The No. 4 St. Frances Academy [Baltimore, MD] Panthers defeated the No. 10 Chaminade-Madonna [Hollywood, FL] Lions, 42-13, Saturday night in the finale of the Broward County National Football Showcase.
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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Chaminade-Madonna scores a late touchdown during the running clock and adds the extra point to bring the game to a close. St. Frances Academy heads back to Baltimore, Maryland, with a 42-13 win.
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If there were any remaining doubts, St. Frances Academy just put those to rest with another touchdown. The Panthers look like a dominant football team, and it will be interesting to see them in their visit to California in a couple of weeks to take on No. 3 St. John Bosco. Up 42-7 now, the running clock has kicked in.
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There have been a lot of wild comebacks this weekend, especially in this Broward County National Football Showcase. But No 4. St. Frances Academy has just been too much for No. 10 Chaminade-Madonna. As we head inside seven minutes to play, St. Frances still leads 35-7, and it appears to be safely in the win column with the Panthers inside Chaminade-Madonna's 10-yard line.
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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 ...
Finally, don't miss out on The Sporting News Preseason All-American Teams.
- The Sporting News High School Preseason All-American Offense 2025
- The Sporting News High School Preseason All-American Defense 2025
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