St. Thomas Aquinas Outscores Atlantic

     The #2 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders barely survived the #1 Atlantic Eagles 49-42 in double overtime at Atlantic Stadium on Friday night in a FHSAA Class 5A regional final. The Raiders knocked off the Eagles from the postseason at Hilltopper Stadium in Delray Beach back in the 2004 and 2005, which was the final high school football game ever played at that venue. 

     Atlantic(11-2) blasted out to a 20-0 lead with three touchdowns by the end of the first quarter. St. Thomas Aquinas(10-3) slowly cut into the lead and trailed 28-14 at halftime. 

     Both teams found the end zone in the third quarter with the Eagles up 35-21. The Raiders collected 14 points in the fourth quarter to even it up 35-35.

     In overtime, the Eagles pulled ahead 42-35 on a 10-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Lincoln Graf to wide receiver Teddy Hoffman. The Raiders answered back on a touchdown pass by quarterback Andrew Inhoff to tie it up 42-42. 

     STA would get their first lead of the game in double overtime 49-42. They were able to reach the end zone on a running play. Atlantic was unable to match it to give St. Thomas Aquinas the victory.