The Raiders and
Lockhart Stadium
Raiders at
Lockhart Stadium
Friday November 23, 2007 the
St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders travel once again to Lockhart to play the Dillard
Panthers. This game will be the 65th game the Raiders have played at
Lockhart. The Raiders’ all-time record at their home away from home stands at
38 wins, 23 losses with 3 ties. Since the 1990 season, Aquinas is 23-1 at
Lockhart with their lone defeat, a 12-10 loss to the Dillard Panthers in 1995.
They have won 16 consecutive games at Lockhart since that defeat.
A long
history
On September 18, 1959 the Central Catholic Raiders hosted
the Fort Lauderdale Flying L’s in the first football game ever played at the
newly constructed Lockhart Stadium. The stadium was named in honor of H.Y.
“Doug” Lockhart, the late Fort Lauderdale City Commissioner. In fact,
construction crews were completing last minute projects, such as, completion of
the lighting system, ticket windows and walkways right up to game time. The
game was played without the electric scoreboard because it did not arrive in
time to be put in place.
That First Game
The Raiders, lead by first-year coach Frank Kurth,
featured a starting backfield of Drake Batchelder at quarterback with Lynn
Whelan, Jim Eskew and Bill Wright at running backs. All were returning from the
1958 squad. Another player of note starting at both offensive and defensive
tackle was 180 pound Brian Piccolo, a junior.
Central Catholic dressed 35
players for the season opener for both teams. But the iron-men Raiders, using
only four substitutes in 48 minutes of bruising action, registered an upset by
beating the Flying L’s, 6-0. The 7,000 fans saw Batchelder score on a two-yard
right end sweep for a first quarter touchdown that would stand up as the margin
of victory.
The Raiders and Lockhart Stadium
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All Game Results (64) |
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38 Wins-23 Losses-3 Ties |
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October
14, 2006 |
Hollywood
Hills |
Win |
27 |
0 |
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September
30, 2004 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
28 |
0 |
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October
17, 2003 |
Dillard
Panthers(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
12 |
0 |
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September
27, 2002 |
Dillard
Panthers(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
34 |
15 |
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September
19, 2002 |
Fort
Lauderdale Flying L's |
Win |
48 |
0 |
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September 21, 2001 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
30 |
0 |
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August 30, 2001 |
Ely Tigers(Pompano
Beach) |
Win |
38 |
16 |
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October 13, 2000 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
19 |
14 |
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September 22, 2000 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
17 |
14 |
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October 27, 1999 |
South Plantation
Paladins(Plantation) |
Win |
35 |
13 |
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October 21, 1999 |
Northeast
Hurricanes(Oakland Park) |
Win |
44 |
3 |
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October 15, 1999 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Cancel'd |
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October 30, 1998 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
17 |
13 |
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October 31, 1997 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
33 |
8 |
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October 04, 1996 |
Hallandale Chargers |
Win |
45 |
7 |
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September 27, 1996 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
10 |
6 |
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September 06, 1996 |
Boyd Anderson
Cobras(Lauderdale Lakes) |
Win |
7 |
0 |
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September 22, 1995 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
12 |
13 |
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September 23, 1994 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
12 |
9 |
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September 01, 1994 |
Boyd Anderson Cobras(Lauderdale
Lakes) |
Win |
16 |
13 |
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September 24, 1993 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
25 |
24 |
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October 02, 1992 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
26 |
3 |
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September 11, 1992 |
Boyd Anderson
Cobras(Lauderdale Lakes) |
Win |
35 |
7 |
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October 04, 1991 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
28 |
14 |
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October 26, 1990 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
9 |
13 |
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November 10, 1989 |
Boyd Anderson
Cobras(Lauderdale Lakes) |
Loss |
17 |
20 |
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October 27, 1989 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
12 |
13 |
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November 11, 1988 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
10 |
28 |
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September 09, 1988 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
28 |
21 |
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December 12, 1987 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
10 |
21 |
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October 30, 1987 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Win |
17 |
7 |
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September 10, 1987 |
Stranahan Dragons(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
0 |
9 |
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October 02, 1986 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
13 |
10 |
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September 13, 1985 |
Northeast
Hurricanes(Oakland Park) |
Win |
38 |
0 |
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November 11, 1982 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Win |
20 |
19 |
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November 04, 1982 |
Northeast
Hurricanes(Oakland Park) |
Win |
13 |
12 |
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October 23, 1981 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Win |
14 |
6 |
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October 02, 1980 |
Hallandale Chargers |
Win |
54 |
0 |
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November 09, 1979 |
Ely Tigers(Pompano
Beach) |
Win |
13 |
0 |
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October 01, 1977 |
Dillard Panthers(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Win |
23 |
0 |
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October 04, 1969 |
Ely Tigers(Pompano
Beach) |
Loss |
7 |
12 |
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September 22, 1966 |
Northeast
Hurricanes(Oakland Park) |
Win |
7 |
0 |
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September 24, 1965 |
Northeast
Hurricanes(Oakland Park) |
Loss |
0 |
18 |
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September 26, 1964 |
Northeast
Hurricanes(Oakland Park) |
Win |
6 |
0 |
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November 07, 1963 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Loss |
7 |
48 |
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September 20, 1963 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Loss |
7 |
45 |
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November 16, 1962 |
South Broward
Bulldogs(Hollywood) |
Loss |
6 |
45 |
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November 10, 1962 |
McArthur
Mustangs(Hollywood) |
Tie |
13 |
13 |
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November 02, 1962 |
Stranahan Dragons(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
7 |
28 |
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October 06, 1962 |
Archbishop Curley
Knights(Miami) |
Loss |
21 |
26 |
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September 15, 1962 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Loss |
0 |
32 |
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October 28, 1961 |
Palm Beach Wildcats |
Win |
32 |
14 |
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October 20, 1961 |
Pompano Beach Golden
Tornadoes |
Tie |
6 |
6 |
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October 12, 1961 |
Norland
Vikings(Miami) |
Win |
26 |
13 |
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September 22, 1961 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Loss |
7 |
13 |
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September 15, 1961 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Tie |
19 |
19 |
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November 12, 1960 |
McArthur
Mustangs(Hollywood) |
Win |
14 |
12 |
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September 24, 1960 |
Stranahan Dragons(Fort
Lauderdale) |
Loss |
6 |
20 |
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September 17, 1960 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Loss |
0 |
33 |
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October 29, 1959 |
West Palm Beach
Wildcats |
Loss |
6 |
32 |
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October 23, 1959 |
Archbishop Curley
Knights(Miami) |
Loss |
3 |
7 |
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October 15, 1959 |
Norland
Vikings(Miami) |
Loss |
6 |
18 |
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October 01, 1959 |
Hialeah Thoroughbreds |
Loss |
28 |
6 |
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September 25, 1959 |
Stranahan
Dragons(Fort Lauderdale) |
Loss |
0 |
6 |
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September 18, 1959 |
Fort Lauderdale
Flying L's |
Win |
6 |
0 |
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Note: 1999 game vs. Dillard
cancelled due to Hurricane Irene d |
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