Friday Night games are always exciting and big when your a high school player. The crowd creating a buzz as the players warm-up for quick off. This past Friday there was a little more excitement and buzz around the stadium for the match-up between perennial powers Byrnes high school (South Carolina) and St. Thomas Aquinas high school (Florida). These two big time programs are known for there high profile players. Byrnes has blue chippers Marcus Lattimore (RB), Corey Miller (DE), and Brandon Willis (DE). All three of these kids are going to big time schools. And St. Thomas Aquinas is led by Cody Riggs (CB) and LaMarcus Joyner (CB) as well as another 12 or so division I talent players.
With this much talent on the field fans knew they were in store for something special. The contest ended with a score of 42-34 in favor of the St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders. The Raiders had numerous big plays off of the Byrnes Rebels turnovers. Lattimore, who is still undecided of a college choice, ran for 122 yards and 2 tds but had 3 lost turnovers. Miscues like those led to points for the Raiders. The game was an offensive shoot out with the Raiders having big plays of 40, 52, 73, and 93 yards. Not to be outdone the Rebels offense was pretty potent itself. The Rebels QB Chas Dodd threw for 416 yards and 3 touchdowns and probably could have made the game closer if it hadn't been for the Rebels 6 fumbles. Nonetheless the capacity crowd of 15,000 plus enjoyed the game.
Regardless of the outcome both schools will vie for state championships in their respective states and even more scholarship offers for their players. In the end the tradition and strong foundations will lead to more successful jumps to the next level for players as well as coaches.
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