Observations from Sarasota Booker (Fla.) football jamboree

) Palmetto and SmartEn Sports Academy. [ $19. 99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage ] Both Sarasota Booker and Miami Palmetto are coming 2025 seasons where they reached the state semifinal round of the Florida High School Athletic Association ( FHSAA ) playoffs and are looking to make deep runs this fall once again.

Rivals was on hand for the spring high school football action and give you our takeaways from the night. Miami Palmetto could be every bit as good as last year’s squad For those who feel like there’s some sort of demise going on at Miami Palmetto, well, that’s greatly exaggerated and then some. The Panthers have plenty left in the talent cupboard and then some as they feature and strong group on both sides of the ball, especially offensively.

Miami Palmetto has a new starter behind center in 6-foot-4, 220-pound quarterback Jamison Larsen , who transferred in during the off-season from Wisconsin. He pairs with Nebraska wide receiver commitment Kaden Howard and running backs Butler Aiden , Santana Rogers to form what is looking like one of the better offensive units out of Dade County. Larsen and Howard connected on a long touchdown pass connection and the Panthers were able to steadily move the ball via the ground game.

Expect this group to be in the thick of the Class 6A playoff race and make another deep run once November rolls around. Sarasota Booker displays new faces on offense This is a little bit different of the Sarasota Booker offense from a year ago that featured the likes of UCF enrollee Tyren Hornes and Bethune-Cookman quarterback commitment Joel Morris . Now when looking at the Tornadoes’ offense, there was several new faces as head coach Carlos Woods prepares Sarasota Booker for a difficult 2026 season, which will include playing teams like Sarasota (Fla.