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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS INCREASES STATE TITLE RECORD TO 15
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Mon, Jan 1, 2024 8:17 PM
TALLAHASSEE -- St. Thomas Aquinas continues to stamp their STAndard of gold-blooded excellence as the Raiders extending their state title record to 15 with a ___ win over the Homestead Broncos in the 2023 Class 3M State Championship game on Ken Riley Field at FAMU's Bragg Memorial Stadium.
ROGER HARRIOTT
"Six Gold Rings Like I'm Shabba, Shabba Ranks"
That's ASAP Rocky, but that's also Aquinas HC Roger Harriott. Well, last year. Now, Harriott has 7 titles as Aquinas HC coach, a team he once starred on as RB for the Raiders, under guess who... legendary Aquinas Head Coach GEORGE SMITH. Harriott was on Aquinas' first State Championship team in 1992 under Smith. Aquinas Legendary HC George Smith cemented Aquinas as THAT TEAM in Florida, winning 6 State Titles for Aquinas... Now, his mentee and former player, has won 7 for their coveted high school and community. As if a story couldn't be written better in lore, Aquinas continues to shine as a fantastical finality as one of, if not, Florida's premier high school football program. Each and every year, a huge swath of Aquinas graduates have shown to be ultra productive on the collegiate and professional level.
15... FIFTEEN
Aquinas now has 23 State Final Appearances with 15 State Final Victories. Since Harriott experience that stinging state Championship loss to Bill Castle's Lakeland Dreadnaughts, his Raiders have been perfect in State Final games, winning their 5th straight.
THE ONLY SCHOOL IN FLORIDA'S RICH FOOTBALL HISTORY TO WIN 5 STRAIGHT STATE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORIES
ROGER HARRIOTT
"Six Gold Rings Like I'm Shabba, Shabba Ranks"
That's ASAP Rocky, but that's also Aquinas HC Roger Harriott. Well, last year. Now, Harriott has 7 titles as Aquinas HC coach, a team he once starred on as RB for the Raiders, under guess who... legendary Aquinas Head Coach GEORGE SMITH. Harriott was on Aquinas' first State Championship team in 1992 under Smith. Aquinas Legendary HC George Smith cemented Aquinas as THAT TEAM in Florida, winning 6 State Titles for Aquinas... Now, his mentee and former player, has won 7 for their coveted high school and community. As if a story couldn't be written better in lore, Aquinas continues to shine as a fantastical finality as one of, if not, Florida's premier high school football program. Each and every year, a huge swath of Aquinas graduates have shown to be ultra productive on the collegiate and professional level.
15... FIFTEEN
Aquinas now has 23 State Final Appearances with 15 State Final Victories. Since Harriott experience that stinging state Championship loss to Bill Castle's Lakeland Dreadnaughts, his Raiders have been perfect in State Final games, winning their 5th straight.
