The Miami Lakes Lions Club presented the new Big T Trophy to Hialeah Miami Lakes Senior High following the Trojans 24-0 win over football rival Hialeah High in the annual game at Milander Stadium.
Since 1972, the two schools have been competing each year for the Big T Trophy and given to the winner in the neighborhood rivalry that has seen some close games.
The Miami Lakes Lion Club has been a sponsor of the Big T Trophy game for five decades.
Named for the Trojans and Thoroughbreds, the Big T Trophy was first awarded in 1972 under the joint sponsorship of the Palm Springs and Miami Lakes Lion Clubs.
The trophy traveled between schools, but spent most of its time at HML, so in 1981 the trophy was retired and placed on permanent display at the school.
By 1982, the Palm Springs Lions Club had disbanded and the Miami Lakes Lions Club continued the tradition on its own.
After another 10-year run, the second Big T Trophy was retired to the HML trophy case in 1991. It was joined by the third Big T Trophy in 2001.
In 2002, then-Miami Lakes Lions Club president Carl Franklin and charter member Charlie Pinkerton presented HML athletic director Michael Colby with a check for $442 to pay for a new Big T Trophy.
Mike Newcomb Jr., the current president of the Miami Lakes Lion Club, said a new trophy was needed because the old one ran out of plaques displaying the score for each game.
His group presented the trophy to both teams before kickoff and congratulated HML on its victory.