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Quarterback Jake Allen got No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) off to a fast start Friday, throwing four first-half touchdown passes in a 43-20 win at Plantation.
Allen tossed touchdown passes to Mike Harley for 7 yards and Sam Bruce for 29 yards in the first quarter. In the second quarter, he found Michael Irvin Jr. for a 11-yard score and Dominic Thieman for a 25-yard touchdown pass.
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With the win, the Raiders improved to 3-0 and won their 10th consecutive game over the Colonels.
Plantation’s lone first-half touchdown came when Rock Johnston returned a second-quarter interception 56 yards. However, Bruce returned the ensuing kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown. Frank Coppet also added a touchdown on a 23-yard interception return.
The Colonels (2-1) closed the gap a bit in the second half as Johnson ran in a 13-yard touchdown and Plantation recovered a blocked punt in the end zone for another touchdown.
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