St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., maintained its powerhouse status in 2019 by finishing with a 15-0 record, winning 14 of its 15 games by 10 or more points.
The Michigan Wolverines’ football program has two commitments in its 2021 class from the elite program, in three-star athlete Jaydon Hood and three-star cornerback Ja’Den McBurrows.
Mandarin head coach Bobby Ramsay — whose Mustangs squad fell to St. Thomas Aquinas, 56-28, last year on Oct. 4 — was kind enough to swing by this week and break down what impressed him most about McBurrows' game on the field.
“His on-the-line presence was one of the best I saw all year,” Ramsay exclaimed. “He’s listed at 5-10, but I think he's taller than that.
“McBurrows has long arms and definitely looks bigger than 5-10. St. Thomas Aquinas played a lot of cover one and a lot of press defense, so he was very good in that system.
“His biggest strength is definitely the press technique he possesses. We never put him in a position where he had to play against the run much, so he was pressing at the line of scrimmage all the time.
