The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders handled the American Heritage Patriots 33-23 at Brain Piccolo Stadium on Friday night in Fort Lauderdale. There are now no private high schools in Broward County that are undefeated.
St. Thomas Aquinas(3-1) lost the ball on downs at the Patriots one-yard line. Raiders linebacker Christian Gonzalez then recovered a fumble in the end zone as the Patriots tried to advance the ball at 7:02 for a 6-0 lead.
STA extended their lead to 13-0 with 1:13 left in the first. Quarterback Zion Turner scrambled to the right zone and leaped into the end zone from three yards away.
The Raiders made it a 20-point margin 17 seconds into the second quarter. Defensive lineman Kylan Stephens intercepted a pass and returned it 55 yards for a touchdown.
American Heritage(5-2) broke the shutout on their next possession. Running back Mark Fletcher sprinted down the left hash marks and scored from 58 yards out at the 9:15 mark.
The Patriots continued to chop and the deficit late in the first half. Fletcher got an option pitchout to the right side and raced in for a 12-yard touchdown with 1:10 remaining in the second.
In the third quarter, American Heritage still had the momentum. Chris Maron converted on a 23-yard field goal at the 6:37 mark and they were down 20-17.
St. Thomas Aquinas woke up and made it 26-17 with 3:36 to go in the third. Running back Anthony Hankerson bounced out to the right side and went in untouched from 21 yards.
The Raiders rallied with another touchdown on a turnover, their third of the contest, on the first play of the fourth quarter and increased their lead to 33-17. Linebacker Derrien Craig picked up the ball and ran it back 23 yards.
The Patriots blocked a punt at midfield and took over deep in Raiders territory. Davis ran the ball in the wildcat formation and went around the right end with 3:20 remaining and they trailed 33-23.
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