Miami Central (Florida) promotes Defensive Coordinator Jube Joseph to head coach

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher March 8, 2022

It didn’t take Miami Central very long to find a replacement for Roland Smith.

Jube Joseph is the new head coach of the Rockets. Joseph has been the program’s defensive coordinator during its run of three straight Florida high school football championships.

Miami Central Senior High School is proud to announce our Defensive Coordinator, Jube Joseph as its new Head Coach! pic.twitter.com/bO2NX9y2QB
— Central Rockets (@RocketsCentral) March 7, 2022

Smith, the 2014 High School Football America National High School Football Coach of the Year, left the school to join the University of Miami (Florida) football support staff. Smith led the Rockets to six Florida high school football state titles.

Related: Smith leaves Miami Central

The Rockets finished No. 16 last year in the High School Football America 100 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football. The Rockets’ only losses in a 12-2 season came at the hands of No. 8 St. John’s Bosco (California) and No. 15 Bishop Gorman (Nevada).

Related: 2021 HSFA 100

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Jeff Fisher

Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.