Friday, September 10, 2021

St. Thomas Aquinas Tops American Heritage

     The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders outpaced the American Heritage Patriots 24-16 at Heritage Field in Plantation on Friday night. It was a battle between two defending FHSAA state champions.
     American Heritage(1-2) jumped out to a 7-0 lead at 4:43 of the first quarter. Quarterback Blake Murphy scrambled in through the right side from 10 yards out. 
     St. Thomas Aquinas(2-1) evened it up 7-7 with 3:07 left in the first. Quarterback Zion Turner fired a 26-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Isaiah Hardge on the left sideline.
     The Patriots reclaimed the lead 14-7 at the 6:45 mark of the second quarter. Running back Mark Fletcher plunged up the middle from two yards away. 
     It was tied up by the Raiders 14-14 at 9:51 of the third quarter. The Raiders defense stripped the ball and linebacker Derrieon Craig ran it back 27 yards for a score. 
     STA got their first lead of the contest with 7:22 left in the third. Turner connected a 15-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Camden Brown on the left side of the end zone. 
     The Raiders added a 26-yard field goal from Michael Kern with 8:15 remaining in the fourth quarter for a 24-14 advantage. American Heritage chalked up a safety with 5:28 to go and trailed by eight points. 

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