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MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 5 —The St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders beat the Columbus [Miami, FL] Explorers, 42-7, Friday night.
The St. Thomas Aquinas [Fort Lauderdale, FL] Raiders took out their frustrations on the Boyd Anderson [Lauderdale Lakes, FL] Cobras in a 72-6 beating a week ago.
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STREAM: WATCH No. 9 St. Thomas Aquinas vs. Columbus live on NFHS Network
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The Raiders were coming off a heartbreaking 26-23 loss at home to the nation's No. 1 Mater Dei [Santa Ana, CA] Monarchs and then had to endure a lengthy weather delay before kicking off against the Cobras. Once the action finally got under way, the Raiders unleashed an offensive storm that rivaled the weather system that had passed through prior to the game.
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FINAL — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 42, COLUMBUS 7
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|| FOURTH QUARTER ||
Columbus gets on the board late, and that's where this one ends.
FINAL — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 42, COLUMBUS 7
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We've got a running clock, and it can run fast enough for the Explorers. Aquinas adds to its lead.
4th Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 42, COLUMBUS 0
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And the fourth quarter is under way.
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|| THIRD QUARTER ||
Aquinas is in cruise control tonight, and they add to their lead.
3rd Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 35, COLUMBUS 0
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|| SECOND QUARTER ||
And that's where it stands as the first half ends.
Halftime — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 28, COLUMBUS 0
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With just 19 seconds until halftime, Aquinas adds to its lead.
2nd Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 28, COLUMBUS 0
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It's all Aquinas in Miami.
2nd Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 21, COLUMBUS 0
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St. Thomas Aquinas doubles its lead early in the second quarter.
2nd Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 14, COLUMBUS 0
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|| FIRST QUARTER ||
And that's all the scoring for the first quarter.
End of 1st Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 7, COLUMBUS 0
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St. Thomas Aquinas takes the early lead.
1st Qtr — ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 7, COLUMBUS 0
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We're under way!
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We're still waiting to get this one kicked off in Miami.
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Coming soon!
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