The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders rallied by the Carol City Chiefs 45-24 at Brian Piccolo Stadium on Friday night in Fort Lauderdale. The Raiders remained undefeated and face the defending FHSAA Class 8A champion Mandarin next week. The Chiefs look toward competing for a playoff spot in the next couple of weeks.
Carol City(2-4) got on the scoreboard and took a 6-0 lead at 7:06 of the first quarter. Quarterback Keyone Jenkins found wide receiver De'Andre Stafford for the nine-yard score.
St. Thomas Aquinas(5-0) made it 7-6 with 2:52 left in the first. Running back Jaedon Henry rambled in from five yards out.
The Raiders extended their margin to 14-6 with 3:17 remaining in the second quarter. Defensive back Ja'Den McBurrows intercepted a pass and returned it to the end zone.
STA made it 21-7 early in the third quarter at the 10:32 mark. Quarterback Zion Turner rushed in from 15 yards away. Noah Botsford added a 21-yard field goal with 4:39 to go in the third for a 17-point gap.
The Chiefs had a punt blocked by McBurrows. Defensive back Philjae Bien-Aime recovered it and brought it back 28 yards for the score and gave Aquinas a 31-6 lead with 3:08 left in the third quarter. Defensive back Blaine Anderson would return a fumble to the end zone just 33 seconds later for the Raiders.
In the fourth quarter, Carol City reached paydirt quickly at the 11:34 mark. Running back Katravis Geter sprinted in on a nine-yard touchdown run and they trailed 34-12. The Chiefs scored again with 8:19 left as Jenkins connected a 61-yard pass to wide receiver Thaiu Jones-Bell.
St. Thomas Aquinas capped the scoring with 1:52 remaining and made it 45-24. Running back Travis Dixon busted in on a run from three yards away.
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