St. Thomas Aquinas xxxx Lakeland

     The #1 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders xxxx the #5 Lakeland Dreadnaughts xx-xx on Simmons Family Field at Brian Piccolo Stadium in Fort Lauderdale on Friday night. It was the first contest in a round-robin that involves three stages of games in the newly created Open Division Bracket 1. 

     Both teams had met several times in a FHSAA state championship game. The Dreadnaughts prevailed in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2018. The Raiders were victorious in 2008 and 2024.  

     St. Thomas Aquinas(10-0) will make a long trip and face the Venice Indians in a week. Lakeland(9-1) will visit the Chaminade-Madonna Lions next week.