No. 1 St. Thomas Aquinas Hits 9-0 and No. 6 Columbus Clinches an Open Division Spot

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The top two teams in South Florida both took care of business Friday night. St. Thomas Aquinas, No. 1 in MaxPreps' national rankings, beat Flanagan 56-12 in Fort Lauderdale to move to 9-0. Down in Miami, No. 6 Columbus won 30-7 at Northwestern for its seventh straight win.

The Aquinas score is confirmed by High School On SI's game page, and the Columbus result by BVM Sports.

St. Thomas Aquinas: 44 Points a Game, 10.8 Allowed

Through nine games the Raiders have outscored opponents 396-97, an average of 44.0 points scored and 10.8 allowed, per MaxPreps data. Three opponents were shut out. The only one-score games were a 31-24 win over Columbus on Sept. 4 and a 21-20 win over Chaminade-Madonna on Oct. 2. Aquinas also beat DeSoto, Texas, 38-14 in August. The Monarch game on Oct. 16 ended 71-20.

Columbus Locks Up a Spot in the First FHSAA Open Division

Columbus is 9-1, and its only loss is that seven-point game at Aquinas. Quarterback Christopher Barrow threw two touchdown passes against Northwestern, and BVM Sports reported the win guarantees the Explorers a place in the inaugural FHSAA Open Division playoff bracket. Columbus also owns a 33-28 win over Bishop Gorman, now No. 7 in the national rankings.

Aquinas closes the regular season Friday, Oct. 30, at West Broward (3-5). Columbus has no game listed that week on its MaxPreps schedule. Team pages: St. Thomas Aquinas on MaxPreps. More Florida high school football on our high school football page.