Analysis: Chaminade-Madonna vs. Miami Central thriller put an exclamation point on importance of UM putting a fence around South Florida

Stephen Wagner covers recruiting for the University of Miami for On3 Sports and CaneSport. He can be found on Twitter at @stephenwag22 and reached at Stephen.Wagner@On3.com.by:Stephen Wagner•09/22/23•

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If there was one takeaway Miami fans should have after watching Thursday night's nationally-televised high school football game between Hollywood (Fla.) Chaminade-Madonna and Miami (Fla.) Central, it should be how glaringly obvious the importance of recreating "the state of Miami" will be in head coach Mario Cristobal's mission to build Hurricane football back to its former glory.