The Chaminade-Madonna Lions defeated the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders 29-22 at Vince Zappone Field on Friday night in Hollywood. These two Broward County powerhouse teams have won the most FHSAA state football titles among South Florida high schools in the past five seasons.
The Raiders have won 47 of their last 50 games. The Lions entered the 2024 season on a 38-game winning streak and currently have been victorious in 44 out of their past 46 contests.
Chaminade-Madonna(6-2) scored two touchdowns and had a 15-8 lead at the end of the first quarter. St. Thomas Aquinas(6-2) reached the end zone once with seven minutes left in the second quarter on a two-yard touchdown run by running back Chance Washington and both teams were tied 15-15 at halftime.
STA took a 22-15 lead two minutes into the third quarter. Quarterback Andew Indorf fired a 21-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ah'mari Stevens. The Lions evened it up 22-22 with under one minute to go in the third when running back Derrek Cooper rushed in from eight yards away.
In the fourth quarter, Chaminade-Madonna pulled ahead 29-22 with six minutes remaining. Running back Camari Hall was able to race in from five yards out.
The Raiders will return to Fort Lauderdale next week and challenge the Monarch Knights, who were considered the best Broward County public high school football program last year. The Lions host the Avant Garde Academy Sharks next week and could capture the District 14-1A title.
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