No. 89 Cardinal Gibbons stuns No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas in battle of Florida heavyweights

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Posted By: Jeff Fisher October 23, 2020

After a late start to the season due to the coronavirus pandemic, both No. 5 St. Thomas Aquinas and No. 89 Cardinal Gibbons were looking forward to Friday night’s battle between the two South Florida powerhouses. When the smoke cleared, Gibbons was the team celebrating after a 17-10 upset.

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STA led 7-0 at the half on a Zion Turner touchdown pass.

Gibbons then reeled-off 17 unanswered points. CG tied the game at 7-7 on a Kamari Moulton touchdown run.

Gibbons then kicked an 18-yard field goal to take a 10-7 lead with 3:11 to go in the game. On Aquinas’ next possession, Gibbons came-up with a Pick 6.

STA kicked a field goal to close the gap to 17-10, but Gibbons came-up with the onside kick attempt to ice the game.

Cardinal Gibbons is now 2-0, while STA is 1-1.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.

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