Glades Central High School


























































Glades Central Community High School
Gladescentralhighschool.gif
Address

1001 SW Ave M


Belle Glade
,
Palm Beach
,
Florida
33430


United States

Information
School type
Public secondary
Opened 1995
Status Open
School district Palm Beach County School District
Principal Angela Avery Moore[1]
Teaching staff 60
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,003[2] (2016–2017)
Color(s) Maroon and Gold
         
Nickname Raiders
Rival Pahokee Blue Devils
Website www.edline.net/pages/Glades_Central_High_School

Glades Central High School is a high school located in Belle Glade, Florida. In the 2014–15 school year its enrollment numbered 992 students. It is known for having one of the best high school football teams in the nation, with more football players in the NFL and in the NCAA than any other high school.[citation needed] In fact the New York Times reported that Glades Central had produced more current National Football League players than any other high school in the country with 7 during the 2001 season.[3] The Raiders have won six Florida High School football titles, tying for the second most in state history with Lakeland and University Christian.[4] Their main rivals are the Pahokee Blue Devils. The Blue Devils play the Raiders each year in the so-called "Muck Bowl," one of the most famous high school rivalry games in the nation, which can draw up to 25,000 spectators each year. Glades Central has won 17 out of the 25 games since 1995.



Notable football players from Glades Central High School








  • Reidel Anthony – NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins[5]


  • Brad Banks – CFL quarterback, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 2002 Heisman Trophy runner-up


  • Kelvin Benjamin – NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills


  • Travis Benjamin – NFL wide receiver, Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Hurricanes


  • Damien Berry – NFL running back, Baltimore Ravens


  • Roosevelt Blackmon – NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals[6]


  • Jatavis Brown - NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers


  • Dinavon Bythwood – NFL defensive end, Cleveland Browns


  • Johnnie Dixon – CFL defensive back, Calgary Stampeders


  • Rashaad Duncan – NFL defensive end, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills


  • Jessie Hester – NFL wide receiver, Florida State Seminoles and NFL's St. Louis Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Los Angeles Raiders


  • Santonio Holmes – NFL wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Super Bowl MVP


  • James Jackson – NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals


  • Cre'Von LeBlanc – NFL defensive back, Philadelphia Eagles


  • James Lee – NFL offensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers


  • Ray McDonald – NFL defensive lineman, New England Patriots


  • Louis Oliver – defensive back, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals[7]


  • Johnny Rutledge – NFL linebacker, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos


  • Jimmy Spencer – NFL defensive back, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos


  • Fred Taylor – NFL running back, Jacksonville Jaguars (selected to 2008 Pro Bowl), New England Patriots


  • Deonte Thompson – NFL wide receiver, Buffalo Bills


  • Clive Walford – NFL tight end, Oakland Raiders


  • Rhondy Weston – NFL defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers



References





  1. ^ http://www.palmbeachschools.org/employees/directory.asp?dept=Glades%20Central%20Community%20High


  2. ^ "FHSAA Student Population Report". Florida High School Athletic Association.


  3. ^ Longman, Jere (November 23, 2001), "A Town Where Football Is the Glue and the Hope", New York Times.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 21, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2008.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) p.6


  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on May 28, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2015.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)


  7. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 10, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2011.CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)




External links



  • Palm Beach County School District Page for schools

  • MaxPreps school football page


Coordinates: 26°40′09″N 80°40′52″W / 26.669238°N 80.681241°W / 26.669238; -80.681241







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