CORAL GABLES — American Heritage is about 17-mile drive down the Florida Turnpike from Hard Rock Stadium, and a trio of former Patriots put on a show for the hometown crowd in a win over Stanford on Saturday .

Running back Mark Fletcher paced the Miami Hurricanes offense with three touchdowns . Wide receiver Malachi Toney continued his strong freshman campaign. And Xavier Lucas, a transfer who originally left South Florida for Wisconsin, had his first interception as a Miami player.

“It’s a beautiful thing,” Fletcher said. “You love seeing that, especially, homegrown (players). We’re all excited to just be doing it together.”

Miami has brought in six players from American Heritage in its high school recruiting classes or via the transfer portal since coach Mario Cristobal arrived a

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