FLORIDA TOP 25 PREVIEW: No. 4 St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders team preview

With the 2022 high school football season here we are previewing the Top 25 teams in our Florida Top 25 rankings that we have already debuted on Varsity Sports Network’s Florida Gridiron Report last week. Rankings for the Florida Top 25 will be updated each Wednesday night on the Florida Gridiron Report and on FloridaHSFootball.com along with all classification rankings.

NO. 4 ST. THOMAS AQUINAS RAIDERS

Head Coach: Roger Harriott, 8th year

Classification & District: 3M-11

2021 Record: 14-1

Key Athletes: OL Brody Sobolewski, Sr; DB King Mack, Sr; DL Jason Hammond, Sr; WR Isaiah Hardge, Sr; OL Ryan Mickow, Sr; S Conrad Hussey; LB Jayvant Brown, Sr; CB Kimari Robinson, Sr; RB Xavier Terrell, Sr; DE Zakiah Saez, Sr; RB Gemari Sands, Sr; TE TeKai Kirby, Sr; WR Jackson Grier, Sr; QB Hezekiah Harris, Sr; OL Harrison Green, Sr; WR Jaylen Bonelli, Sr; LB Justin Coles, Sr; LS Dominic Diaz, Sr; WR James Madison II, Jr; WR Earl Kulp, Jr; WR Chance Robinson, Jr; S Ryan Mack, Jr; S Semaj Jackson, Jr; OL William Roberts, Jr; LB Nicholas Rodriguez, Jr; ATH Jordan Lyle, Jr; K Michael Kern, Jr

2022 Schedule

Kickoff 7:00 PM ET unless noted

* – Denotes District Game

Sat. 8/27 (Week 1) – Philadelphia St. Joseph’s Prep, Pa., 12

Fri. 9/2 (Week 2) – @ Fort Myers

Fri. 9/9 (Week 3) – Cocoa

Fri. 9/16 (Week 4) – @ Davie Western

Fri. 9/23 (Week 5) – @ Port St. Lucie Treasure Coast (SC)

Fri. 9/30 (Week 6) – Miramar

Fri. 10/7 (Week 7) – @ Fort Lauderdale Dillard*

Fri. 10/14 (Week 8) – Fort Lauderdale

Fri. 10/21 (Week 9) – Coconut Creek Monarch

Fri. 10/28 (Week 10) – @ Lauderdale Lakes Boyd Anderson*

Fri. 11/4 (Week 11) – BYE WEEK

Season Outlook: Coming off another Class 7A State Championship victory in 2021 that brought the state record for most football state championships at any school in Florida to 13. As it seems to be most years, the Raiders graduate a lot of seniors – 45 from last year’s squad – but always have a lot of athletes ready to step up and lead for the next team to be state championship contenders. Only eight starters overall return for Coach Harriott’s team, but overall, the team has over two dozen players in the 2023 and 2024 classes that are holding Division I offers, which is not unheard of for one of the state’s top football programs. The expectation for 2022 is once again the Raiders will be in contention for a state championship and they are considered the favorite to win it all in the all-new Class 3M. Coach Harriott tells FloridaHSFootball.com that he is blessed to serve the Lord in faith, family, tradition, and excellence, which are values he brings to the Raiders each season.