Columbus (Miami) vs. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Last year's St. Thomas Aquinas squad entered the season ranked nationally. This season, they'll need some big wins to get into the Xcellent 25.
Photo by Stuart Browning
Sun Life Stadium hosts the first meeting in nearly 50 years between South Florida's top two Catholic powers. For Columbus to claim back-to-back wins over Aquinas (it won 46-0 in 1963), dynamic running back combo
Daryl Chestnut (5-9, 190) and
Lorenzo Woodley (6-1, 215) will need to team up for a big game.
Preview / QwixcoreLed by University of Houston-bound quarterback
John O'Korn and six additional returning starters, St. Thomas Aquinas' offense could be special this season. On the other side of the ball, the defense is led by Ohio State-committed end
Joey Bosa (6-5, 270).
Mitch Stephens: St. Thomas Aquinas 28, Columbus 20
Steve Montoya: St. Thomas Aquinas 33, Columbus 20
Stephen Spiewak: St. Thomas Aquinas 31, Columbus 17
Kevin Askeland: St. Thomas Aquinas 28, Columbus 7
Leland Gordon: St. Thomas Aquinas 27, Columbus 21
Jamie DeMoney: St. Thomas Aquinas 28, Columbus 13
