Miami Beach Hi-Tides take 4-1 record to Somerset Academy

The Miami Beach Hi-Tides carry a 4-1 record and a 171-36 scoring advantage into a 3:30 p.m. kickoff Friday, Oct. 2, at Somerset Academy in Pembroke Pines.

The non-district Week 7 matchup pits the Hi-Tides against a Somerset Academy Panthers team coming off its first victory of the season.

MaxPreps lists the game at Somerset Academy, 20803 Johnson St. in Pembroke Pines.

Hi-Tides win four of first five

Miami Beach has won four of five games to open the season, beating Coral Shores 41-0, St. Brendan 42-7, Florida Christian 23-7 and Braddock 56-12.

The Hi-Tides' lone loss came Sept. 10 against The King's Academy, 10-9.

In the win over St. Brendan, quarterback J. Solomon went 9-of-9 for 146 yards and two touchdowns, while quarterback J. Greenfield added 198 yards and a touchdown on 10-of-15 passing, according to the Miami Herald.

Sophomore Edward Nelson scored on a 10-yard run, caught five passes for 107 yards and added two pancake blocks in that game, earning a Miami Herald Athlete of the Week nomination.

Miami Beach followed with wins over Florida Christian and Braddock around its one-point loss to The King's Academy.

The 56-12 victory over Braddock on Sept. 18 pushed Miami Beach's scoring totals to 171 points scored and 36 allowed through five games.

Somerset enters after first victory

Somerset Academy enters Friday's matchup after a 41-6 victory over Everglades on Sept. 26.

The win snapped an 0-4 start for the Panthers.

Junior Tyrell Brooks Jr. has emerged as one of Somerset's offensive threats. MaxPreps lists him as the team's leading rusher.

Senior defensive back Matthew Pierre is among the Panthers' defensive leaders, according to MaxPreps.

South Florida high school football broadcaster Larry Blustein included the Miami Beach-Somerset matchup in his Week 7 schedule roundup published Thursday, Oct. 1.