The Raiders and
Lockhart Stadium
Raiders at
Lockhart Stadium
Friday October 2, 20097 the St.
Thomas Aquinas Raiders travel once again to Lockhart to play the Byrnes Rebels
from Duncan, SC. This game is the 66th game the Raiders have played
at Lockhart. The Raiders’ all-time record at their home away from home stands
at 39 wins, 23 losses with 3 ties. Since the 1990 season, Aquinas is 24-1 at
Lockhart with their lone defeat, a 12-10 loss to the Dillard Panthers in 1995.
They have won 17 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 (65) |
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39 Wins-23 Losses-3 Ties |
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November
23, 2007 |
Dillard
Panthers( |
Win |
41 |
12 |
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October
14, 2006 |
Hollywood
Hills |
Win |
27 |
0 |
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September
30, 2004 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
Win |
28 |
0 |
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October
17, 2003 |
Dillard
Panthers( |
Win |
12 |
0 |
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September
27, 2002 |
Dillard
Panthers( |
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( |
Win |
30 |
0 |
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August 30, 2001 |
Ely Tigers( |
Win |
38 |
16 |
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October 13, 2000 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
19 |
14 |
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September 22, 2000 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
Win |
17 |
14 |
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October 27, 1999 |
South Plantation
Paladins( |
Win |
35 |
13 |
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October 21, 1999 |
Northeast Hurricanes( |
Win |
44 |
3 |
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October 15, 1999 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Cancel'd |
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October 30, 1998 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
17 |
13 |
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October 31, 1997 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
33 |
8 |
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October 04, 1996 |
|
Win |
45 |
7 |
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September 27, 1996 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
10 |
6 |
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September 06, 1996 |
Boyd Anderson Cobras( |
Win |
7 |
0 |
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September 22, 1995 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Loss |
12 |
13 |
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September 23, 1994 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
12 |
9 |
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September 01, 1994 |
Boyd Anderson Cobras( |
Win |
16 |
13 |
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September 24, 1993 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
25 |
24 |
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October 02, 1992 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
26 |
3 |
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September 11, 1992 |
Boyd Anderson Cobras( |
Win |
35 |
7 |
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October 04, 1991 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
28 |
14 |
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October 26, 1990 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Loss |
9 |
13 |
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November 10, 1989 |
Boyd Anderson Cobras( |
Loss |
17 |
20 |
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October 27, 1989 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Loss |
12 |
13 |
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November 11, 1988 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Loss |
10 |
28 |
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September 09, 1988 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
Win |
28 |
21 |
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December 12, 1987 |
Dillard Panthers( |
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( |
Loss |
0 |
9 |
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October 02, 1986 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
Win |
13 |
10 |
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September 13, 1985 |
Northeast Hurricanes( |
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( |
Win |
13 |
12 |
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October 23, 1981 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
Win |
14 |
6 |
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October 02, 1980 |
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Win |
54 |
0 |
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November 09, 1979 |
Ely Tigers( |
Win |
13 |
0 |
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October 01, 1977 |
Dillard Panthers( |
Win |
23 |
0 |
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October 04, 1969 |
Ely Tigers( |
Loss |
7 |
12 |
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September 22, 1966 |
Northeast Hurricanes( |
Win |
7 |
0 |
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September 24, 1965 |
Northeast Hurricanes( |
Loss |
0 |
18 |
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September 26, 1964 |
Northeast Hurricanes( |
Win |
6 |
0 |
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November 07, 1963 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
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( |
Loss |
6 |
45 |
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November 10, 1962 |
McArthur Mustangs( |
Tie |
13 |
13 |
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November 02, 1962 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
Loss |
7 |
28 |
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October 06, 1962 |
Archbishop Curley
Knights( |
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 |
|
Win |
32 |
14 |
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October 20, 1961 |
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Tie |
6 |
6 |
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October 12, 1961 |
Norland Vikings( |
Win |
26 |
13 |
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September 22, 1961 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
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( |
Win |
14 |
12 |
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September 24, 1960 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
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 |
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Loss |
6 |
32 |
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October 23, 1959 |
Archbishop Curley
Knights( |
Loss |
3 |
7 |
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October 15, 1959 |
Norland Vikings( |
Loss |
6 |
18 |
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October 01, 1959 |
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Loss |
28 |
6 |
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September 25, 1959 |
Stranahan Dragons( |
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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