The Eagles made the long trip from Texas to play in this contest. It was part of the Broward County High School Showcase.
St. Thomas Aquinas(2-0) got out to a 7-0 lead at the 10:17 mark of the first quarter. On their first offensive play of the game, running back Tyler Reid rushed to the left sideline and then cut back to the middle of the field for a touchdown from 57 yards away.
The Raiders made it 14-0 with 52 seconds left in the first. DeSoto(0-1) quarterback Jayden Shaw threw an interception and defensive back Jaden Carey returned it down the right sideline for a 38-yard touchdown.
STA increased their lead to 17-0 with 6:20 to go in the second quarter. Kyle Infinti was able to kick a 33-yard field goal.
The Raiders got a turnover on a fumble by Eagles running back Sarod Baker and recovery by linebacker Jackson Leimberger at the 13-yard line. On the next play, running back Collin Francis dashed up the middle and sprinted into the end zone on a 13-yard touchdown run to give them a 24-0 advantage with 4:27 remaining in the second.
The Eagles surrendered another touchdown to St. Thomas Aquinas later in the second quarter and trailed 31-0 at half. The Raiders expanded their lead to 38-0 with 19 seconds left in the first half. Quarterback Blake Calixte connected a nine-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Julius Jones Jr. on the left hash marks.
A running clock was implemented for the second half. DeSoto got on the scoreboard at the 6:49 mark of the third quarter to make it 38-8. Baker plunged up the middle from one yard out. He then sprinted around the left end on a two-point conversion run.
The Eagles cut it to 38-14 with 2:11 remaining in the fourth quarter. Wide receiver Kendrick McCoy caught a 21-yard touchdown pass on the left hash marks from quarterback Patrick Harris Jr. They were stopped on the two-point conversion run.
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