St. Thomas aims for 6th S. Broward hopes to move past last year’s defeat in semifinals state final
St. ThomasAquinas’ boyswater polo team hopes to qualify for yet another state championship.
The Raiders (18-1) have advanced to five straight state finals, earning their only title in 2013.
Parker Strickman, an AllCounty senior and four-year starter for St. Thomas, will be instrumental for the Raiders heading into the district play, which begins Monday.
Last year Strickman posted 79 goals, 68 assists and 68 steals for St. Thomas, while scoring twice in the state final against reigning champion Miami Belen Jesuit. This season, Strickman leads the Raiders with 44 goals, 35 assists and 47 steals.
Raiders coach Michael Goldenberg notesSouthBrowardashis team’s stiffest competition in District 11. The Raiders defeated the Bulldogs17-10when the two teams met earlier this season. season with 69 goals, leads the team with101goals and 29 blocked shots, while freshman Mia, who has netted 67 goals, leads South Broward with 56 assists and 83 steals.
SeniorMadisonMartinez, who has returned after undergoing knee surgery in December, rounds out the Bulldogs’ top three scorers, adding 41 goals on the season. senior teammate AndreWilliams, who was killed in a motorcycle accident in December. teams that have been able to play at a very high level in a short amount of time.” Beach: Kelly Schulte; St. Andrew’s: Seth Berke, Will Oliver; Thomas Aquinas: James Bertolett, Westminster Academy: Billy Bevill, Chase Perry, AdamWarters.