St. Thomas Aquinas beats Ely 37-13 to win district title

Despite having just one win this season, Ely hosted St. Thomas Aquinas for the District 14-7A championship. Zackery Perdue returned after missing the past four games for the Tigers (1-8, 1-1) and kept it close. But after reinjuring his ankle and leaving in the second half, the Raiders (7-1, 2-0) pulled away to a 37-13 victory.

St. Thomas outgained Ely 366-153 and scored on seven of its 11 possessions, including three field goals by James McCourt.

TOP TWO

Jaxson Kincaide: Ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries for St. Thomas.

Arthur Forrest: His 100 yards rushing accounted for 65 percent of his Ely’s offense

THEY SAID IT

“The defense decided they weren’t going to let them score another point [in the second half], and that came to fruition.”

— Raiders coach Roger Harriott

This story was originally published October 30, 2015 at 10:46 PM with the headline "St. Thomas Aquinas beats Ely 37-13 to win district title."