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Glades Central High School

Field	Value
name	Glades Central Community High School
image	gladescentralhighschool.gif
streetaddress	1001 SW Ave M
city	Belle Glade
state	Florida
county	Palm Beach
zipcode	33430
country	US
coordinates
schooltype	Public secondary
opened	1970
status	Open
district	Palm Beach County School District
principal	Angela Avery Moore
teaching_staff	51.00 (FTE)
grades	9–12
enrollment	869 (2023–2024)
ratio	17.04
colors	Maroon and Gold

nickname	Raiders
rival	Pahokee Blue Devils
website

Glades Central Community High School is a high school in Belle Glade, Florida. In the 2014–15 school year, its enrollment numbered 992 students. The school was a football powerhouse. In 2001, 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. The school has a football rivalry with fellow powerhouse Pahokee High School.

Belle Glade High School opened in 1943. It was whites only. Golden Rams were the mascot. Black students attended Lake Shore High School. Bobcats were the mascot.

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 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.

In 2024 its 868 students were 61 percent black, 36 percent hispanic and 2 percent white. Most students were from economically disadvantaged families.

The student body has been predominantly black. Students come from African American, Jamaican and Haitian backgrounds. Bryan Mealer wrote the 2012 book Muck City about the school, its football history, and community.

The area has been stuck by devastating hurricanes. Alumnus Omar Haugabook, a police officer and former Troy University quarterback, became head football coach in 2024. He had been interim head coach.

Athletics

The football team plays on Effie C. Grear Field. Grear was the school's principal.

The Lawrence E. Will Museum held an exhibit on football stars from the school.

Notable football players from Glades Central High School

Reidel Anthony – NFL wide receiver, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins
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
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
Davius Richard – college football quarterback, North Carolina Central Eagles
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

"Phone Directory".
"GLADES CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics.
Longman, Jere. (November 23, 2001). "A Town Where Football Is the Glue and the Hope". New York Times.
"Lawrence E. Will Museum to open football exhibit honoring Glades greats".
Muck City page 23
"Archived copy".
(August 2024)
(February 2024). "Omar Haugabook named new head football coach at Glades Central Community High School".
(28 November 2023). "Haugabook named Glades Central High School interim head football coach".
"Effie Grear, longtime Glades principal, dies at 84".
"Reidel Anthony Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com".
"Roosevelt Blackmon Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com".
"Louis Oliver Past Stats, Statistics, History, and Awards - databaseFootball.com".
(20 October 2022). "How Davius Richard went from third-string high school backup to HBCUs best dual-threat QB".

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