Friday, October 18, 2019

St. Thomas Aquinas Holds Off Deerfield Beach

     The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders outscored the Deerfield Beach Bucks 28-7 at Brian Piccolo Stadium on Friday night. Bucks wide receiver Xavier Restrepo played for the Raiders and transferred to Deerfield Beach earlier this year.
     It was a scoreless first quarter between both schools. Deerfield Beach(5-3) reached the end zone first midway through the second quarter. Quarterback Michael Pratt threw a pass up the middle and Restrepo outraced the Raiders secondary for a 54-yard touchdown play.
     The special teams unit of St. Thomas Aquinas(7-0) had an impact late in the second. Jaden McBorrows blocked a punt, Dwyer transfer Colby Dempsey caught the football out of the air and he returned it down the sideline 40 yards for the score.
     In the third quarter, the Raiders took their first lead 14-7. Running back Anthony Hankerson broke some tackles and raced in from 50 yards away with 1:05 remaining.
     STA expanded the gap to 21-7 with five seconds left in the third. Defensive back Philjee Bien-Aime picked off a Pratt throw and returned it for a touchdown.
     St. Thomas Aquinas made it a 21-point margin with 2:05 to go in the fourth quarter. Running back Jaedon Henry rumbled up the middle with the ball from six yards out.

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