The St. Thomas Aquinas Trojans are headed away from home for the first time to take on the North Brunswick North Brunswick Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. St. Thomas Aquinas will be strutting in after a victory while North Brunswick will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, St. Thomas Aquinas got the win against Lincoln by a conclusive 53-28. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 40th in New Jersey, while the Railsplitters are ranked 131st in New York), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead St. Thomas Aquinas to victory, but perhaps none more so than Josiah Zayas, who picked up 109 receiving yards and three touchdowns. Zymere Weaver was another key signal caller, throwing for 145 yards and three touchdowns while completing 100% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, St. Thomas Aquinas was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 483 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
One reason for the win was St. Thomas Aquinas' imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Wayne Wakefield Jr and his two. He also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making seven total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, North Brunswick came up short against South Brunswick on Thursday and fell 30-21.
The win got St. Thomas Aquinas back to even at 1-1. As for North Brunswick, their loss dropped their record down to 0-2.
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