Basketball Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas Continues Home Dominance on Monday

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

11/21/24 vs Coconut Creek	60
01/27/25 vs American Heritage	39
12/29/24 vs Williston	37
01/24/25 vs Dr. Joaquin Garcia	37
12/10/24 vs Cardinal Gibbons	36

St. Thomas Aquinas won the last time they faced American Heritage and things went their way on Monday too. The St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders claimed a resounding 77-38 victory over the American Heritage Patriots. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 21 points or more this season.

It was another big night for Dwayne Wimbley Jr., who went 9 of 21 en route to 27 points along with six boards and five blocks. Those 27 points gave him a new career-high. Clarence Westbrook Jr. was another key player, putting up 19 points.

When it comes to explaining why American Heritage lost, don't look at Noah Baqai. Despite the final result, he posted 18 points. Another player making a difference was Dhiran Nara, who scored eight points.

St. Thomas Aquinas pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30 points. As for American Heritage, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-9.

St. Thomas Aquinas will take on Blanche Ely at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Blanche Ely will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something St. Thomas Aquinas surely won't give up without a fight. As for the Patriots, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against the Stallions at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.