St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) at Miramar (Fla.)
Derek Rodgers and Danta Campbell jump for a pass during the teams' matchups earlier in the decade.
File photo by Stuart Browning
St. Thomas Aquinas must set aside any lingering disappointment felt from its loss to New Jersey power Don Bosco Prep and be ready to play one of the best South Florida opponents on its schedule in Miramar. Aquinas (1-1) dropped all the way from third to No. 16 in the MaxPreps Xcellent 25 after last Saturday's one-sided 24-7 defeat. It was the Raiders' second loss to Don Bosco in three years and their biggest deficit in a regular-season game since 2003. Meanwhile, Miramar enters Saturday's contest with a 2-1 record. Its only loss was to former Top 10 team American Heritage (Plantation), a squad St. Thomas Aquinas clobbered in the season-opener, 38-7.
Just the facts: Miramar joins Don Bosco Prep as St. Thomas Aquinas' biggest nemeses in recent years. The Raiders have only 10 losses since 2008; two are to Don Bosco Prep and three are against Miramar. … St. Thomas Aquinas had more alums taken in the last NFL Draft (four) than any other high school. Miramar's most recent NFL Draft pick was current New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith in 2013.
Mitch Stephens: St. Thomas Aquinas 35, Miramar 24
Kevin Askeland: St. Thomas Aquinas 42, Miramar 24
Jamie DeMoney: St. Thomas Aquinas 35, Miramar 20
Stephen Spiewak: St. Thomas Aquinas 17, Miramar 10
Leland Gordon: St. Thomas Aquinas 27, Miramar 16
Colin Ward-Henninger: St. Thomas Aquinas 34, Miramar 20
