MaxPreps Top 10 high school football Games of the Week: St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Hallandale

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St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) at Hallandale (Fla.)
Friday, 7 p.m. Eastern time

Why it's big: At least 30 combined seniors with FBS or FCS scholarship offers dot the rosters of these two undefeated South Florida squads that will face off Friday night for the first time since 2004.

Recruiting attention and accolades aside, there's a clear contrast between the two programs. With eight state championships and two national titles since the 1990s, St. Thomas Aquinas has a catbird seat among the elite programs Florida high school football. In contrast, Hallandale is a program just starting to come into its own. Last year was only its fifth winning season in the last 11 years.

Names to watch: For St. Thomas Aquinas (4-0), five-star defensive end Nick Bosa (an Ohio State commit) is 247Sports' second-rated prospect in Florida for the Class of 2016. Miami-bound receiver Sam Bruce is also ranked in the Top 10.



Four-star receiver Joshua Hammond is the highest-rated prospect for Hallandale (3-0). The Florida commit as well as three-star cornerback Deion Jackson (Miami) are rated among the Top 55 prospects in Florida.