DeSoto (Texas) football was on the wrong end of a 38-14 beatdown on Saturday to open its 2026 season. The Eagles traveled to Florida for a top-25 national tilt against St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) in the Broward County Classic High School Football Showcase.
The matchup already carried plenty of juice as it pitted one of Texas' top programs against one of Florida's. DeSoto, however added some fuel to the fire once the teams met at midfield before kickoff in Fort Lauderdale.
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St. Thomas Aquinas players went to shake the hands of the visitors, but they wanted no part, stonewalling the Raiders for a few seconds before each team made their way back to their respective sidelines.
That clearly fired up the home team, who went on to win by 24 points. On Monday afternoon, two days after the lopsided loss, DeSoto's team social media took to X to address the pregame incident and apologize to St. Thomas Aquinas:
#saturday
The matchup already carried plenty of juice as it pitted one of Texas' top programs against one of Florida's. DeSoto, however added some fuel to the fire once the teams met at midfield before kickoff in Fort Lauderdale.
$19.99 gets you a FULL year of On3 | Rivals national coverage
St. Thomas Aquinas players went to shake the hands of the visitors, but they wanted no part, stonewalling the Raiders for a few seconds before each team made their way back to their respective sidelines.
That clearly fired up the home team, who went on to win by 24 points. On Monday afternoon, two days after the lopsided loss, DeSoto's team social media took to X to address the pregame incident and apologize to St. Thomas Aquinas:
#saturday
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