The much anticipated match-up between Florida powers is set to kickoff in moments. You can watch a LIVE stream of the game by FOX Sports Florida.
Here’s FOX Sports Florida’s preview:
The visiting American Heritage Patriots return 10 starters and added a number of key transfers to bolster their ranks in defense of last year’s Class 5A state championship. Torrance Gibson (Ohio State, Alabama, Florida State, LSU), a 6-foot-4, 195-pound quarterback/athlete, who passed for 1,864 yards and rushed for 1,032 more, will power an American Heritage offense that averaged 40.4 points per game. He has plenty of help up front, thanks to a senior-laden offensive line keyed by 6-foot-5, 320-pound Tedarrell Slaton, 6-foot-4, 320-pound Noah Bringas, 6-foot-4, 270-pound Brett Kahn and 6-foot-3, 285-pound Louie Berkowitz. The Patriots are equally loaded on the defensive side of the ball, led by 6-foot-2, 195-pound five-star defensive back Tarvarus McFadden (32 scholarship offers).
The host St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, who were knocked out of last season’s Class 7A state playoffs by eventual champ Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer, are absolutely loaded, with 10 Division I commits and an additional 10 who could end up signing. Offensively, Aquinas will be breaking in a first-time quarterback, but he’ll be surrounded by a bevy of offensive weapons, led by 5-foot-11, 205-pound running back Jordan Scarlett (Miami) and 6-foot-6, 200-pound wide receiver Devante Peete (Alabama, Clemson, Florida, Florida State, Ohio State). Defensively, the Raiders have an all-star secondary with a trio of top performers in 6-foot-2, 185-pound Damon Arnette (South Carolina), 6-foot, 190-pound Rashard Causey (Florida Atlantic) and 6-foot, 190-pound Tyson Cisrow (Penn State, South Florida, West Virginia).
