The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders elevated themselves to first place in District 15-7A as they slipped by the Plantation Colonels 24-20 on Saturday afternoon. The game was delayed one day due to the effects of Hurricane Sandy. Frederick Coppet had an impressive game as he rushed for 209 yards. The Colonels had their six-game win streak snapped and are now in second place in the district.
St. Thomas Aquinas(6-2, 4-0) got the opening score at 2:09 of the first quarter as Coppet concluded the ten-play, 63-yard drive with a 23-yard catch from John O'Korn on a screen toward the left side.
During the second quarter, Plantation(6-2, 3-1) cut the lead to 7-6 as Chris Lammons scored on a fourth-and-three run from the five-yard line at 8:39. The Raiders responded on the first play following the ensuing kickoff as Coppet rambled 80 yards for a touchdown with 8:24 left in the first half and a 14-6 lead.
The Colonels tied the game at 14-14 with 6:06 remaining in the second quarter. Antonio Williams sprinted around the left end from 23 yards away. Jovante Ham ran in the two-point conversion to even the game.
The Raiders retook the lead 17-14 at 6:41 of the third quarter as Alex Knight put through a 29-yard field goal. Plantation got their only lead of the game 20-17 at 3:01 as Damian Levy squeezed by with a one-yard rushing score on a third-down-and-goal. He had a 58-yard run earlier in the drive to the Raiders one-yard line.
Levy would loss the ball on a fumble at the Raiders 24-yard line with 7:07 left in the game. St. Thomas Aquinas capitalized on the mistake as Coppet finished the possession on an eight-yard run with 3:55 to go. Plantation got the ball at their 35-yard line after an out-of-bounds kickoff and lost the ball on downs after they gained only three yards.
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