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The Elizabeth (NJ) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, NJ) by a score of 25-8.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Thomas Aquinas	0	18	7	0	25
Elizabeth	0	0	8	0	8

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Recap
Box Score
Awards
Matchup Info

Box Score Stats

St. Thomas Aquinas (24-25)		Elizabeth (24-25)
30	Total Plays	34
13	First Downs	6
9	Penalties	9
84	Penalty Yards	80
12:23	Possession Time	21:03

Game Stats

Elizabeth (24-25)

St. Thomas Aquinas

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	9	9	124	1.000	13.8	2	0	34	177.1
3	Roman Blanks (Sr)	9	9	124	1.000	13.8	2	0	34	177.1

Elizabeth

Passing

#	Athlete Name	C	Att	Yds	C%	Avg	TD	Int	Lng	QB Rate
	Team Totals	11	14	53	.786	4.8	0	0	20	83.3
2	Arique Fleming (So)	11	14	53	.786	4.8	0	0	20	83.3

St. Thomas Aquinas

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng	100+	TD
	Team Totals	21	298	14.2	79	2	1
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	1	60	60.0	60	0	0
2	Chase Young (Sr)	11	103	9.4	32	1	0
3	Roman Blanks (Sr)	2	6	3.0	0	0	0
16	A. Perez jr. (Jr)	2	17	8.5	0	0	0
21	Chukwuma Odoh (So)	5	112	22.4	79	1	1

Elizabeth

Rushing

#	Athlete Name	Car	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	20	14	0.7	17
2	Arique Fleming (So)	9	-4	-0.4	14
4	Q. Williams (So)	1	-1	-1.0	-1
10	Antoine Blount (Sr)	1	-4	-4.0	-4
11	Jalais Mendoza (Sr)	8	19	2.4	17
13	Jharell Tinsley (So)	1	4	4.0	4

St. Thomas Aquinas

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	Team Totals	9	126	14.0	34	2
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	4	91	22.8	34	2
14	T. Montgomery (Jr)	2	13	6.5	0	0
15	A. Witherspoon (Jr)	1	3	3.0	0	0
16	A. Perez jr. (Jr)	2	19	9.5	0	0

Elizabeth

Receiving

#	Athlete Name	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng
	Team Totals	11	52	4.7	20
3	K. Decartaret (Sr)	4	16	4.0	12
4	Q. Williams (So)	1	5	5.0	5
7	Nahjae Smith (So)	3	32	10.7	20
11	Jalais Mendoza (Sr)	2	-6	-3.0	-2
19	Jayden Negron (So)	1	5	5.0	5

St. Thomas Aquinas

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	PR	Total
	Team Totals	298	126	25	0	424
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	60	91			151
2	Chase Young (Sr)	103				103
3	Roman Blanks (Sr)	6				6
4	Cole Sternlieb (Fr)			25	0
14	T. Montgomery (Jr)		13			13
15	A. Witherspoon (Jr)		3			3
16	A. Perez jr. (Jr)	17	19			36
21	Chukwuma Odoh (So)	112				112

Elizabeth

All Purpose Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Rec	KR	Total
	Team Totals	14	52	116	182
2	Arique Fleming (So)	-4			-4
3	K. Decartaret (Sr)		16		16
4	Q. Williams (So)	-1	5	108	112
7	Nahjae Smith (So)		32		32
10	Antoine Blount (Sr)	-4			-4
11	Jalais Mendoza (Sr)	19	-6		13
13	Jharell Tinsley (So)	4			4
19	Jayden Negron (So)		5		5
45	Jamiir Gregory (So)			8	8

St. Thomas Aquinas

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	298	124	126	422
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	60		91	151
2	Chase Young (Sr)	103			103
3	Roman Blanks (Sr)	6	124		130
14	T. Montgomery (Jr)			13	13
15	A. Witherspoon (Jr)			3	3
16	A. Perez jr. (Jr)	17		19	36
21	Chukwuma Odoh (So)	112			112

Elizabeth

Total Yards

#	Athlete Name	Rush	Pass	Rec	Total
	Team Totals	14	53	52	67
2	Arique Fleming (So)	-4	53		49
3	K. Decartaret (Sr)			16	16
4	Q. Williams (So)	-1		5	4
7	Nahjae Smith (So)			32	32
10	Antoine Blount (Sr)	-4			-4
11	Jalais Mendoza (Sr)	19		-6	13
13	Jharell Tinsley (So)	4			4
19	Jayden Negron (So)			5	5

St. Thomas Aquinas

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	9	0	35	14.0
0	Ian Roberts (Jr)	0	0	3	1.0
2	Chase Young (Sr)	0	0	4	1.0
5	Michael Teague (Sr)	0	0	2	1.0
7	Mickeye Simmons (Jr)	0	0	1	.0
10	Omar Mcfarlane (So)	0	0	3	2.0
11	Jose Tejeiro (Sr)	9		9	4.0
15	A. Witherspoon (Jr)	0	0	8	2.0
16	A. Perez jr. (Jr)	0	0	1	.0
21	Chukwuma Odoh (So)	0	0	1	.0
52	Channon Johnson (Jr)	0	0	1	.0
56	Caden Sternlieb (Jr)	0	0	0	1.0
73	Elijah Thomas (Sr)	0	0	2	2.0

Elizabeth

Tackles

#	Athlete Name	Solo	Asst	Tot Tckls	TFL
	Team Totals	13	28	41	1.0
0	Tysheed Hawkins (Sr)	1	1	2
1	Jayden De rosa (Sr)	2	6	8
4	Q. Williams (So)	0	1	1
6	E. Penick (Jr)	1	3	4
7	Nahjae Smith (So)	4	4	8
10	Antoine Blount (Sr)	2	1	3	1.0
12	Q. Williams (Jr)	0	2	2
15	Bryce Cabbell (Sr)	1	2	3
16	Eric Cespedes (So)	1	3	4
22	Fuquan Moore (Sr)	0	1	1
27	C. Hernandez (Sr)	1	0	1
28	Charles Prezzy (Jr)	0	1	1
33	M. Olivera (Sr)	0	1	1
43	E. Rojo-Miranda (So)	0	2	2

St. Thomas Aquinas

Sacks

#	Athlete Name	Sacks
	Team Totals	3.0
10	Omar Mcfarlane (So)	1.0
11	Jose Tejeiro (Sr)	1.0
15	A. Witherspoon (Jr)	1.0

Sacks

Elizabeth has not entered any sacks stats.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Int	Int Yds	Avg	PD	Fmb Rec	FR Yds	Caus	Blk Pnts	Blk FGs
	Team Totals	0				1	60	0	0
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	0				1	60	0	0

Elizabeth

Defensive Statistics

#	Athlete Name	Fmb Rec	FR Yds
	Team Totals	2	1
1	Jayden De rosa (Sr)	1	1
17	Sadrack Moise (Sr)	1

St. Thomas Aquinas

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	4				2
49	Brandon Falke (Jr)	4				2

Elizabeth

Kickoffs

#	Athlete Name	KO	Yds	Avg	Lng	TB
	Team Totals	2	79	39.5	48
90	David Lazo (Jr)	2	79	39.5	48

Punts

St. Thomas Aquinas has not entered any punts stats.

Elizabeth

Punts

#	Athlete Name	P	Yds	Avg	Lng	In 20
	Team Totals	4	147	36.8	42	0
2	Arique Fleming (So)	4	147	36.8	42	0

St. Thomas Aquinas

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	P Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	FC	KR Yds
	Team Totals	1	25	25.0	25	0	0		0
4	Cole Sternlieb (Fr)	1	25	25.0	25	0	0		0

Elizabeth

Kickoff and Punt Returns

#	Athlete Name	KO Rets	Yds	Avg	Lng	KR Yds
	Team Totals	3	116	38.7	89	116
4	Q. Williams (So)	2	108	54.0	89	108
45	Jamiir Gregory (So)	1	8	8.0	8	8

St. Thomas Aquinas

Points

#	Athlete Name	S	Kick Pts	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	0	1	25
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	0		18
21	Chukwuma Odoh (So)	0		6
49	Brandon Falke (Jr)		1	1

Elizabeth

Points

#	Athlete Name	TDs	TD Pts	Conv	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	6		6
1	Jayden De rosa (Sr)			2	2
4	Q. Williams (So)	1	6		6

St. Thomas Aquinas

PATs and Field Goals

#	Athlete Name	PAT	Att	%	FG	Att	%	Lng	Tot Pts
	Team Totals	1	3	.3	0	0		0	1
49	Brandon Falke (Jr)	1	3	.3	0	0		0	1

PATs and Field Goals

Elizabeth has not entered any pats and field goals stats.

St. Thomas Aquinas

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD PR	TD KOR
	Team Totals	1	2	1	0	0
1	Josiah Zayas (Jr)	0	2	1
21	Chukwuma Odoh (So)	1		0

Elizabeth

Touchdowns

#	Athlete Name	TD Rush	TD Rec	TD FR	TD IR	TD PR	TD KOR	Total
	Team Totals						1	1
4	Q. Williams (So)						1	1

Conversions

St. Thomas Aquinas has not entered any conversions stats.

Elizabeth

Conversions

#	Athlete Name	C Rush	C Rec	Total
	Team Totals
1	Jayden De rosa (Sr)	1		1

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Game Story

New Jersey High School Football - Elizabeth loses to St. Thomas Aquinas

September 27, 2024: Elizabeth, NJ 07202

The Elizabeth Minutemen football team (Elizabeth, NJ), dropped 25-8 in Friday's non-league bout with the visiting St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans (Edison, NJ)

With the win, St. Thomas Aquinas advances its record to 4-1 on the season. The Trojans travel to Paramus Catholic (Paramus, NJ) to encounter the Paladins in a non-league bout on Friday, October 4. The Paladins go into the bout with a record of 2-2. Paramus Catholic lost 55-28 in their recent league bout against DePaul Catholic (Wayne, NJ)

The Minutemen now own a 2-3 record. They play next when they host Bridgewater-Raritan for a non-league bout on Friday, October 4. Elizabeth will encounter a Panthers team coming off a 47-10 league loss to Ridge (Basking Ridge, NJ). The Panthers record now stands at 2-3.

Coaches Summary

First Quarter

No scoring

Second Quarter

STAQ--Josiah Zayas 45 fumble recovery (kick missed), 10:47
3 plays, 61 yards, 1:06 -- St. Thomas Aquinas leads, 6-0
STAQ--Josiah Zayas 32 pass from Roman Blanks (kick missed), 4:20
6 plays, 78 yards, 2:14 -- St. Thomas Aquinas leads, 12-0
STAQ--Josiah Zayas 25 pass from Roman Blanks (pass failed), 0:45
6 plays, 66 yards, 1:51 -- St. Thomas Aquinas leads, 18-0

Third Quarter

STAQ--Chukwuma Odoh 79 run (Brandon Falke kick), 5:15
1 play, 79 yards, 0:17 -- St. Thomas Aquinas leads, 25-0
ELIZ--Qua'yon Williams 89 kickoff return (Jayden DeRosa run), 5:00
0 plays, 0 yards, 0:15 -- St. Thomas Aquinas leads, 25-8
Game called with 2:34 left in third quarter after St. Thomas Aquinas player collapsed on the field in between plays, requiring medical care. By mutual agreement, the game will not be resumed and the score is considered final.

Players of the Game

St. Thomas Aquinas (24-25)

Congratulations to #3 Roman Blanks (offensive) and #15 Anwar Witherspoon (defensive) for being selected the St. Thomas Aquinas Football Players of the Game.

Elizabeth (24-25)

Congratulations to #7 Nahjae Smith (offensive), #1 Jayden De rosa (defensive) and #4 Qua'yon Williams (special teams) for being selected the Elizabeth Football Players of the Game.

STAHS @ Elizabeth Football Game Info

Fri., Sep. 27, 2024 @ 6p

The Elizabeth (NJ) varsity football team lost Friday's home non-conference game against St. Thomas Aquinas (Edison, NJ) by a score of 25-8.

Rankings & Records

St. Thomas Aquinas (24-25)

NJ	Div.
39	8

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
8-3	4-0	4-0	3-1	1-2	.727	1.000	455	205

Elizabeth (24-25)

NJ	Div.
88	7

Overall	League	Home	Away	Neutral	Win %	League %	PF	PA
6-5	1-2	3-3	3-1	0-1	.545	.333	291	281

Team Scoring Averages

	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
St. Thomas Aquinas	14.4	13.4	11.0	5.4	41.4
Elizabeth	3.2	8.9	7.0	7.4	26.5

Team Stat Comparison

St. Thomas Aquinas		Elizabeth
281.5	Rushing Yards Per Game	143.0
159.4	Passing Yards Per Game	142.6
158.7	Receiving Yards Per Game	142.5
440.9	Total Yards Per Game	285.6
57.5	Tackles Per Game	59.5
2.1	Sacks Per Game	0.5
40.5	Points Per Game	25.2

Team Leaders

St. Thomas Aquinas		Elizabeth	National Avg.
#21 Chukwuma Odoh128.9	Rushing Yards Per Game	#2 Arique Fleming60.4	20.4
#3 Roman Blanks124.3	Passing Yards Per Game	#2 Arique Fleming142.9	51.0
#1 Josiah Zayas96.6	Receiving Yards Per Game	#7 Nahjae Smith58.2	17.4
#3 Roman Blanks139.4	Total Yards Per Game	#2 Arique Fleming203.3	36.6
#15 Anwar Witherspoon9.5	Tackles Per Game	#1 Jayden De rosa8.8	2.7
#11 Jose Tejeiro1.1	Sacks Per Game	#0 Tysheed Hawkins0.2	0.2
#1 Josiah Zayas9.3	Points Per Game	#2 Arique Fleming6.7	2.2

Common Opponents

School	Common Opp. Rec.		School	Common Opp. Rec.
St. Thomas Aquinas	1-0		Elizabeth	0-1

Date	Away	Home	Result		Date	Away	Home	Result
10/19/24	St. Thomas Aquinas	St. Joseph	(W) 34-20		9/20/24	St. Joseph	Elizabeth	(L) 21-20

Record Breakdown

St. Thomas Aquinas (24-25)		Elizabeth (24-25)
8-3	Overall	6-5
4-0	League	1-2
3-2	Non-League	4-2
1-0	Head to Head	0-1
1-0	Common Opponent	0-1
4-0	Home	3-3
3-1	Away	3-1
1-2	Neutral	0-1
1-1	Playoff	1-1
7-2	In-State	6-5
1-1	Out-of-State	0-0