The final weekend of regular season games in Florida brought a pair of

interesting matchups featuring a long list of college-bound players. First,

Miami's Gulliver Preparatory Academy bested Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna

High School 30-26 before Ft. Lauderdale (Fla.) St. Thomas Aquinas defeated

Pembroke Pines (Fla.) Flannigan High 19-14 in the nightcap. Below are news and

notes from both games.

Miami commit Joseph Jackson had the day's most impressive performance. The

massive Jackson boasts a college-ready body and seemed to waltz into the Chaminade

backfield on most snaps. His long arms and upper-body strength make him a

handful for any high school lineman, so the fact that he was highly disruptive

as a defensive end shocked nobody. Jackson made his mark on the offensive side

as well, though. Playing tight end, Jackson pulled in a pair of touchdown

passes, one of which featured a long run after the catch. Jackson's athleticism

and versatility make him an elite prospect.

Flanagan linebacker Devin Bush lacks elite height but continues to show

why that isn't much of a concern. Bush swarmed around the ball on Friday and

made a number of plays to help hold a high-powered St. Thomas offense in check

for most of the night. Bush is sound fundamentally and plays with little regard

for his own body. His closing speed is what makes him a high-level prospect, but

he's not half bad in coverage, either.

Sam Bruce always finds a way to impress and, even on a night that saw

his catches limited, he impacted the game. Bruce, a Miami commit, proves time

and again that good things happen when he touches the ball, and, on Friday, the

Miami commit scored a crucial touchdown on a jet sweep. Bruce is as explosive a

wide receiver there is in the country and is as dangerous as anyone when he gets

the ball with room to work.

Stanford Samuels' length never goes unnoticed. And that, combined with

his solid footwork, have made him one of the top junior cornerbacks in America.

Samuels did a solid job against a pair of high-level wide receivers on Friday,

making plays against five-star Trevon Grimes and four-star Sam Bruce.

Samuels was called for a questionable pass interference penalty near the end

zone against Grimes, on a play that seemed to feature nothing more than

impressive coverage. Still, Samuels' size compliments his coverage skills in an

all-important manner.

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Chaminade-Madonna's Shaun Shivers may end up being one of the fastest

prospects in South Florida in the coming years. The class of 2018 prospect is

undersized but has the kind of quickness that allows a prospect to overcome

that. Shivers, a running back, is Sam Bruce's cousin and runs with shocking

power for a player of his limited stature. On Friday, he ran over a much larger

defender during a long touchdown run and seemed to get stronger as the game

progressed. Shivers was at his best in the second half. Fellow Chaminade-Madonna

sophomore Wide reviver Xavier Williams also impressed. Williams was a

threat in the return game and the passing game and has a bright future as a

college prospect. He carries solid length, notable quickness and a few early

scholarship offers.

St. Thomas Aquinas defensive back

Dontye Carriere-Williams

had a nice day despite being matched up against four-star wide receiver

Dredrick Snelson. Carriere-Williams, a Cincinnati commit, made

cheer-inducing diving pass breakup in the end zone late in the game, but was

steady for the rest of the contest as well. Carriere-Williams strength is his

quickness but he seems to have added muscle in the last two months. Should

Cincinnati hold on to his commitment, it will be getting a steal.

Miami

commit Sam Bruce plans to visit Florida for its Nov. 28 game with

Florida State before shutting down recruiting travel for the holidays. After

Christmas, Bruce says he intends to take official visits to Florida and

Alabama. He also wants to return to Miami. Bruce says his final

official visit will be to Florida State or Auburn, but he has not yet

determined which.

St.

Thomas Aquinas wide receiver Michael Irvin, another Miami commit, says

he is mulling over the idea of taking official visits after the season. Irvin

declined to say which other schools are involved in his recruitment, but noted

that even if he does take a look around, he commitment to Miami will remain

strong.

Miami

commit Cedrick Wright is yet to schedule any official visits, but says

he is planning to set dates with Clemson and Florida. The Tigers and

Gators both remain active in his recruitment while Alabama is also keeping an

Notre DameClick iron in the fire so to speak. Here to view this Link. has amped up its recruitment of Miami commit Joseph Jackson in recent

weeks and Jackson says he will consider visiting Notre Dame after the season.

Jackson says his commitment to Miami is strong but will take official visits to

Florida, Alabama and South Carolina in the coming months, and that list

could grow before things are said and done. Jackson says he is "still debating"

a trip to Notre Dame.