St. Thomas Aquinas players coming off the field after a dramatic, come-from-behind, 21-17 win over Edison on October 21, 2022. (Photo: Chris Taskonas)
When St. Thomas Aquinas pitched seven-shutouts en route to an undefeated regular season in 2021, some people pointed to the schedule.
What would they point at now?
The fourth-ranked Trojans extended their Big Central-best league winning streak to 17 games with a 21-7 come-from-behind victory Friday night at home over in-town opponent and No. 6 Edison.
Aquinas scored first, but Edison tied it up just before the half, then Selbin Sabio’s field goal as time expired sent them into the visitors’ locker room with a 10-7 lead.
Nyekir Eato’s 25-yard touchdown rune late in the third quarter saw the Eagles go up 17-7, but the final 12 minutes belonged to Aquinas.
Jayden Young capped off a seven-play, 55-yard drive – which started with a fumble recovery – with a one-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to three.
After holding Edison to a three-and-out, Aquinas got it back with two minutes left at the Edison 40, and took just six plays to hit paydirt, going up 21-17 with 31-seconds left. The Trojans held on for the win.
St. Thomas Aquinas improved to 8-1 with the win, their only loss coming in the season opener to Timber Creek out of the West Jersey Football League. Its 17-game win streak in Big Central play – which they will carry into next year, with no more league games on the schedule and no chance to play any in the postseason – dates back to a 16-14 win on November 20th, 2020.
The Trojans were 9-1 last year, with eight league wins before losing in the opening round of the playoffs to St. Joseph-Hammonton. And they’ve won eight games this year against league competition, with a non-conference regular season game next week at St. John Vianney of the Shore Conference.
Edison falls to 6-3.
Click below to hear postgame reaction from Chris Tsakonas in North Edison:
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