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American Heritage at St. Thomas Aquinas; Live score updates (10/25/2024)

The Patriots storm into Ft. Lauderdale looking to knock off the Raiders in a showdown between two Top 10 Florida high school football teams

Jeff Gardenour

Both St. Thomas Aquinas and American Heritage have face grueling schedule thus far in 2024. Tonight's meeting in Fort Lauderdale is one more major test for each squad.
Both St. Thomas Aquinas and American Heritage have face grueling schedule thus far in 2024. Tonight's meeting in Fort Lauderdale is one more major test for each squad. / Matt Christopher

On any given weekend in South Florida you may find a match-up of national caliber high school football powers and that is certainly the case this week as two teams in the Top 10 of the Top 25 Florida High School Football Rankings square off in Fort Lauderdale with No. 10 American Heritage (4-4) visiting No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas (7-2).

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AMERICAN HERITAGE AT ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

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PREGAME

FIRST QUARTER

St. Thomas Aquinas kicks off to American Heritage Plantation

St. Thomas Aquinas forces 3 and out. AHP poor 16-yard punt.

FIELD GOAL: Senior Nicholas Romero booms career-best 46-yard FG to give St. Thomas Aquinas a 3-0 lead against American Heritage Plantation.

TOUCHDOWN! Malachi Toney 57 TD pass from Dia Bell, PAT good, 6:13 left. American Heritage Plantation 7, STA 3, 6:13 left in 1st quarter.

TOUCHDOWN! Chance Washington 1 TD run up the middle, PAT good, 3:07 left. 2-point conversion good, 3:07 left. St. Thomas Aquinas 11, American Heritage 7.

TOUCHDOWN! Byron Louis hauls in pass from Dia Bell and races 80 yards for a TD!! PAT good, American Heritage regains lead, 14-11, 2:50 left.

END OF FIRST QUARTER

SECOND QUARTER

FIELD GOAL! Nicholas Romero kicks his second FG of the night, this one from 44 yards out! St. Thomas Aquinas and American Heritage are tied at 14-14, with 11:50 left.

TOUCHDOWN! Malachi Toney snags pass from Dia Bell near the right sideline and weaves past multiple defenders for 12-yard TD, 6:49 left. American Heritage 21, St. Thomas Aquinas 14.

FIELD GOAL: Nicholas Romero booms his 3rd field goal of the night for St. Thomas Aquinas! This one is good from 38 yards out with 22 seconds left. American Heritage leads STA, 21-17, in a barnburner!!

HALFTIME SCORE: American Heritage 21, St. Thomas Aquinas 17

THIRD QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN! St. Thomas Aquinas QB Andrew Indorf 35-yard TD run on broken play, PAT good, Raiders take the lead over American Heritage, 24-21, 8:56 left.

TOUCHDOWN: American Heritage regains the lead on 8-yard TD run by Byron Louis! Patriots lead St. Thomas Aquinas, 28-24, with 7:01 left.

TOUCHDOWN! Andrew Indorf fires 8-yard TD pass to Julius Jones! St. Thomas Aquinas regains lead again, 31-28, with 5:30 left in 3Q.

BACK-TO-BACK PUNTS now. American Heritage takes over at 25-yard line of St. Thomas Aquinas, with 2:53 left 3Q.

FUMBLE!! American Heritage fumbles the ball away at St. Thomas Aquinas 40-yard line! Aquinas leads 31-28, with 1:13 left in 3Q.

END OF THIRD QUARTER

FOURTH QUARTER

TOUCHDOWN!! Andrew Indorf with perfect 35-yard dime to Julius Jones to give St. Thomas Aquinas a 38-28 lead over American Heritage Plantation with 8:51 left!! Indorf now with 2 TD passes and 1 TD run for the Raiders.

TOUCHDOWN!! American Heritage QB Dia Bell explodes 48 yards for a score!! Patriots cut deficit to three points, 38-35!!

American Heritage on 10-yard line of STA. 3:30 left

TOUCHDOWN!! Byron Louis rumbles in from 10 yards out to push American Heritage Plantation back out in front of St. Thonas Aquinas, 42-38, with 3:19 left.

SACKED! Jordan Rusinque and Cory Simon record big sacks for American Heritage!! Patriots lead St. Thomas Aquinas, 42-38.

INTERCEPTION!! American Heritage Plantation's Malachi Toney intercepts pass with less than 2 minutes!! Patriots lead St. Thomas Aquinas, 42-38!!

FINAL SCORE: American Heritage Plantation 42, St. Thomas Aquinas 38

GAME RECAP: American Heritage Plantation scores 14 unanswered points in 4Q to beat St. Thomas Aquinas, 42-38, for first time ever! AHP: QB Dia Bell 2 TD passes, 1 TD run; Byron Louis, 3 TD runs; Malachi Toney, 2 TD catches. STA: Andrew Indorf, 2 TD passes, 1 TD run; Julius Jones, 2 TD catches; Chance Washington, 1 TD run; Nicholas Romero, 3 FGs.

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Jeff Gardenour
JEFF GARDENOUR

Jeff Gardenour is a Florida native and long-time resident of the Sunshine State. He is a journalism veteran of more than four decades, having worked in a number of news divisions through the years for multiple media outlets, including Gannett and Tribune Company. A University of Florida journalism graduate, Jeff has covered every level of sports, including MLB, USFL, XFL, WNBA, NCAA, IMSA, high schools and more. He is a former award-winning sports editor of the Sebring News-Sun and current freelance writer for SBLive Sports, PrepVolleyball.com and The Orlando Sentinel. Jeff is married with two children and resides in Oviedo, FL. He can be reached at jgardenour1962@gmail.com and followed on Twitter @JMarkG1962.

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