Miami Gardens, Fla. - For the first time in Football's eight seasons as a program, they have reached the 10-win mark. They scored 44 points in their seventh consecutive win over Webber International. Saturday's game was also St. Thomas' Senior Day.
The first quarter was all about Bobcat defensive scores. On Webber's first possession, Zach Marino recovered a fumble and returned it for a 55-yard touchdown. Later in the quarter, a Warrior fumbled the ball by himself, which was picked up by Vincent Burse III, who returned it for an 18-yard touchdown. The Bobcats led 14-0 after the first quarter.
Isaiah Lopez found the end zone twice in the second quarter, as he had a six-yard touchdown and an 11-yard touchdown. Webber responded to the first Lopez touchdown with a passing touchdown. St. Thomas led 28-7 at halftime.
The Warriors started the second half well, as they had a 14-yard touchdown run. It was the second rushing touchdown that the Bobcats have allowed all season. Midway through the third quarter, the Bobcats forced an intentional grounding penalty on Webber's quarterback in the Warriors' end zone, which resulted in a safety. Later, Lopez had his third rushing touchdown of the day on a 26-yard carry. With 10 seconds left in the quarter, the Warriors had their second touchdown of the quarter. The Bobcats led 37-21 at the end of the third quarter.
The only score in the fourth quarter came from Andreas Zayas. The freshman running back exploded for a 53-yard rushing touchdown, giving the Bobcats a 44-21 lead for the remainder of the game.
Quarterback Jalen Daniels completed 59% of his passes for 124 yards. On the ground, Zayas rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, while Lopez rushed for 79 yards and three touchdowns. The Bobcats rushed for 240 yards on the ground as a team.
Defensively, Marino led the Bobcats with seven total tackles. Two of those tackles were for a loss. Jo'Van Freeney had an interception, and the Bobcats had four total pass breakups.
The Bobcats will return to action next Saturday, November 14. They will face Florida Memorial on the road, in the Battle of Miami Gardens, with kickoff at 1:00 pm.
