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St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) beats NFL Academy in London

IMG_8358by: Andy Villamarzo10/08/25Andy_Villamarzo
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St. Thomas Aquinas will take on Mater Dei in this Saturday's Broward County Classic (Chad Simmons/On3)

The nautical miles that separate No. 16 St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) and the England-based NFL Academy is 3,460 as the Raiders arrived over the past weekend to prepare for a historical matchup at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

What was a once in a lifetime experience for the Raiders turned into also another win, but in no ways was easy by any means. St. Thomas Aquinas used the big play on offense to pull off a narrow 41-38 victory over the NFL Academy on Wednesday.

NFL Academy opened up the scoring when junior quarterback Viktor Lachambre scored on a 24-yard touchdown run to put the England-based team ahead 7-0. St. Thomas Aquinas (6-1) wasted little time answering the NFL Academy initial score as senior signal caller Mason Mallory connected with junior wide receiver Julius Jones on a 32-yard scoring strike to tie things up at 7-7.

The Raiders grabbed the lead right back and wouldn’t relinquish it for the rest of the night as running back Virgil Lemons scored from six yards out to give St. Thomas Aquinas a 14-7 lead. What would solidify giving the Raiders the cushion they needed heading into halftime was a 69-yard scoring connection from Mallory to Jones once again, as St. Thomas Aquinas went into intermission ahead, 21-10.

The closest the NFL Academy would get to within St. Thomas Aquinas was 28-23 after a St. Thomas Aquinas turnover. The Raiders regained control on back to back touchdowns, which pushed their advantage to 41-23 as the had to hold off a furious NFL comeback to secure the win.

Next time the Raiders are back in action is when they are back in Florida against Monarch on Oct. 17.

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