Larry Blustein

Florida

Senior Writer at WQAM-AM (Miami, FL)

Promoting ALL Florida High School Football for 54 Years! @UNLV & @UCF Educated - [email protected] - https://t.co/VfR3e5U5NE IG: OurBoyBlu

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Early 2028 Florida Stars Are Shining Now

6 days ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

As college coaches have been heading to every corner of the state this spring, they are watching some of the elite prospects in the nation. While other areas of the country continue to talk about the talent they produce every year, there are few – if any places – that can boast what this state churns out every year from Pensacola to Key West and every city and town in between. Football is indeed something that is now a 365-day thing in this state.
Lecanto Has The Talent To Continue Building

1 week ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

After six games of the 2024 high school football season, the Lecanto Panthers were 5-1 and feeling good about the direction of a program that has long been searching for an identity. Even though the year ended 6-5, this team saw so many positives – one being in the post season, a place that they are hoping to be in the future. Finishing behind area power Ocala Vanguard in District 5-4A play this is a program that has started to turn the corner.
Tavares Is A Team To Watch For This Season

1 week ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

When the 2024 football season came to an end, Tavares head coach Gavin Jones and his staff sat down to review a year that ended without a post season playoff game. With a 7-3 record, the Bulldogs made a run at getting to the post-season, but fell short, finishing third in the competitive District 6-3A race. What last season was about early on was a defense that kept the team in games, yielding 98 points and posting three shutouts.
Spring Is Vital For Lakewood Ranch's Growth

1 week ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

Coming off a 6-5 season in 2024, Bradenton Lakewood Ranch and head coach Scott Paravicini knew that to get to that next level and compete for a district title, this program would have to work overtime. As spring is upon us, there are a number of facets that the Mustangs have to work on – and that is why getting the younger players some valuable film will be essential.
East River Ready To Run It Back Again In '25

1 week ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

When it comes to high school football in the state of Florida, the name of the game is developing and teaching. While everyone wants to win a state title, keep in mind that only a handful of programs can hold the trophy high, and while many want to play for that $50 wood trophy, there is plenty lost in the translation.
Thursday, May 1st South Florida High School Sports Radio Show Rewind.

1 week ago | larryblustein.com | Larry Blustein

Once again on Thursday night the South Florida High School Sports Radio Show took center stage with seven impressive guests. Each and every week, the AM 560 WQAM radio program attracts the newsmakers in high school sports, recruiting college sports – not only locally, but throughout the country. The show gives listeners an opportunity to hear about college football programs statewide from the media that cover them.
Lessons Learned For Seffner Christian In 2024

1 week ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

As soon as they dropped a Sunshine State Athletic Association playoff game to Jupiter Christian, it was time for head coach Travis Puleo and his Seffner Christian football team to start looking toward 2025. What the Crusaders accomplished last year was to win five of the first six games and make a strong post season push with some quality prospects. In finishing 6-3, there was plenty that the underclassmen learned as they would come up with big regular season wins against quality competition.
Fresh Faces Emerge For The 2027 Class

2 weeks ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

As we wind down the first week of spring football across the state of Florida, there are several talented young men that are doing their thing. With so many highly-regarded prospects to choose from that we watched throughout the 2024 season, there are also some fresh faces that will continue to emerge – and the rising junior class of 2027 has more than a share of elite talent that began to surface this off-season.
Could This Finally Be The Year For The Pace Patriots?

2 weeks ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

Moments after a second-round state playoff game against Gainesville Buchholz, 34-24, the attention quickly turned to the 2025 season. While that setback stung for this Pace football team, that ride back west across the Panhandle gave this team an opportunity to reflect on a banner season. The loss in Gainesville broke a nine-game winning streak for a program that cruised to the District 1-6A title.
A Losing Season Is Rare For Pine Forest

2 weeks ago | prepredzone.com | Larry Blustein

If you follow high school football in the state of Florida, you already know how successful Pensacola Pine Forest has been through the years. Winning seasons and district titles have gone hand-in-hand for the Eagles and its many impressive programs. In Kerry McDowell’s first season as head coach in 2024, this team didn’t win a district title and finished the year 5-6. Not what fans had grown accustomed to.