Basketball Recap: St. Thomas Aquinas Skates Past Coral Springs with Ease

Raiders

Margin (Wins)

01/29/25 vs Coral Springs Charter	49
02/08/25 vs Coral Springs	43
12/28/24 vs Forest	41
12/27/24 vs Titusville	41
01/21/25 @ Pembroke Pines Charter	40

With a playoff win on the line, St. Thomas Aquinas rose to the challenge on Saturday. They blew past the Coral Springs Colts 77-34. The Raiders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 contests by 22 points or more this season.

St. Thomas Aquinas' win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from London Thomas, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine rebounds. Ronneisha Thomas was another key player, dropping a double-double with 12 points and 12 boards.

St. Thomas Aquinas smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 25 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in 16 consecutive matchups.

Coral Springs lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Trinety Dajuste, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Janelle Swaby, who earned four points and five rebounds.

St. Thomas Aquinas has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.3 points over those games. As for Coral Springs, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-9.

St. Thomas Aquinas and Coral Springs are set to take part in some playoff action in their next matches. St. Thomas Aquinas will take on Olympic Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Thomas Aquinas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 56.3 points per game this season. As for Coral Springs, they will square off against Nova at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Nova also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 59.2 points per game.