Aquinas opens their 2009 home schedule at Brian Piccolo Memorial Stadium facing the Boyd Anderson Cobras as George Smith reaches his 400th game as Raider Head Coach.
The Raiders (1-0) rolled over Columbus Upper Arlington, 52-7, dominating from start to finish.
The victory was the 25th consecutive win for the Raiders dating back to the 2007 season.
Giovanni Bernard led the St. Thomas offense with two rushing touchdowns while rushing for 119 yards on 12 carries. In his first varsity start, junior quaterback Jake Rudock was 7 of 10 passing for 141 yards with two touchdown passes and a rushing TD. LaMarcus Joyner and Jamal Wilson caught touchdown passes in the third quarter. James White and Dami Ayoola also rushed for touchdowns. Michael Palardy kicked 5 points after touchdown and Ben Hopfinger added 2 PATs.
Senior linebacker, Vinnie Mauro, recorded four tackles, while Cody Riggs and Keion Payne both intercepted passes for the Raider defense.
The Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson Cobras (0-1) opened their season with a 20-15 loss to Cypress Bay in a closely contested contest. The Cobras feature a wealth of talented returning starters on both offense and defense.
The game will mark the 400th game Coach Smith has led the Raider footballers on the field. His career record is 334-65 as the Aquinas Head Coach.
The all-time series between the Raiders and the Cobras stands 7-1 in favor of St. Thomas. Aquinas is 4-0 versus Boyd Anderson in games played at Brian Piccolo Stadium.
Since "The Picc" opened in 1975, the Raiders are 30-4 in season home openers.
The Raiders win their 26th straight; put the snakes on a bus, and say see you later.
Raider Pressbox Prediction: Raiders by 10
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