Basketball Recap: Five Straight Home Wins for St. Thomas Aquinas

London Thomas

Points

01/08/25 vs Coral Springs	30
12/28/24 vs Forest	35
12/27/24 vs Titusville	32
12/23/24 vs River Ridge	28
12/21/24 vs Kell	15
12/20/24 vs Grandview Prep	25

St. Thomas Aquinas extended their winning streak to three games thanks to a huge performance from London Thomas. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders put the hurt on the Coral Springs Colts with a sharp 63-41 victory on Wednesday thanks in part to Thomas, who posted 30 points and eight boards. Her evening made it six games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points.

Jaelyn Cardoza was another key player, putting up five points along with five rebounds and four steals. She is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last ten games she's played.

Despite the defeat, Coral Springs saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Nethania Noel-Jeune went 8 for 19 on her way to 21 points. That was a full 51.2% of Coral Springs' points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Trinety Dajuste, who earned ten points and three blocks.

St. Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.8 points. As for Coral Springs, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-4.

St. Thomas Aquinas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-39 victory against Blanche Ely on the 14th. As for Coral Springs, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 51-43 win against South Broward on the 13th.