FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Imagine an alumni football game between two of high school football's most storied programs,
St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and
De La Salle (Concord, Calif.).
Then imagine further, the game being scored like a boxing match - seven rounds of compare and contrast and debate.
That, in essence, is what you're about to read.
Hours before one of high school football's most anticipated showdowns in recent memory, the following alumni teams were picked with input from superb sources, starting with St. Thomas Aquinas historians Bart Reid and Andrew Stanley.
We thank you.
Those who offered De La Salle input were too many to name, but equally appreciated.
The criteria for choice was 75 percent of what each athlete did after high school, so if an alum went all the way to the NFL, he was pretty much a lock to be selected.
The referee of each round ultimately was the author of this piece.
With such rich histories, there are likely countless worthy players left off the list so feel free to chime in and let us know your picks.
Without further adieu, click away.
