Glades Central High School

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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. In fact the New York Times reported that small, rural Glades Central had produced more current National Football League players than any other high school in the country with 7 during the 2001 season. The Raiders have won six Florida High School football titles, tying for the second most in state history with Lakeland and University Christian. Their main rival is Pahokee Blue Devils. Meets between the two are known as the Muck Bowl one of the most famous high school rivalry games in the nation and can draw up to 25,000 spectators each year. Glades Central has won 17 out of the 25 games since 1995.

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Notable football players from Glades Central High School

Reidel Anthony - wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Florida Gators
Brad Banks - CFL quarterback, Winnipeg Blue Bombers, 2002 Heisman Trophy runner-up, Iowa Hawkeyes
Kelvin Benjamin - NFL wide receiver, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills
Travis Benjamin - Cleveland Browns, Los Angeles Chargers, Miami Hurricanes
Damien Berry - running back, Baltimore Ravens, Miami Hurricanes
Roosevelt Blackmon - NFL defensive back, Green Bay Packers, Cincinnati Bengals
Jatavis Brown - NFL linebacker, Los Angeles Chargers
Dinavon Bythwood - defensive end, Cleveland Browns, University of Miami
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 - wide receiver, Pittsburgh Steelers, New York Jets, Chicago Bears, Super Bowl MVP, Ohio State Buckeyes
James Jackson - NFL running back, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Arizona Cardinals
Cre'Von LeBlanc, NFL defensive back, Chicago Bears
James Lee - offensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Ray McDonald - wide receiver, New England Patriots, Florida Gators
Louis Oliver - defensive back, Miami Dolphins, Cincinnati Bengals, Florida Gators
Johnny Rutledge - linebacker, Arizona Cardinals, Denver Broncos, Florida Gators
Jimmy Spencer - NFL defensive back, New Orleans Saints, Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers, Denver Broncos
Fred Taylor - running back, Jacksonville Jaguars (selected to 2008 Pro Bowl), New England Patriots, Florida Gators
Deonte Thompson - wide receiver, Buffalo Bills
Clive Walford - tight end, Oakland Raiders, Miami Hurricanes
Rhondy Weston - NFL defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
James Rowley IV - NFL defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers