{"id":360299,"date":"2026-08-01T22:38:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360299\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T22:38:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T22:38:08","slug":"st-thomas-aquinas-football-opens-first-day-of-contact-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360299\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Thomas Aquinas football opens first day of contact practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Saturday, high school football teams were permitted to begin practices with full pads and contact. Seven-time defending state champion St. Thomas Aquinas took the field in the morning in Fort Lauderdale.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-01.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-02.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quarterback Cody \" coco=\"\" conness=\"\" throws=\"\" a=\"\" pass=\"\" during=\"\" the=\"\" st....=\"\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-03.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Cody &#8220;CoCo&#8221; Conness throws a pass during the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-04.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quarterback Blake Calixte throws a pass during the St. Thomas...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-010.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Blake Calixte throws a pass during the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-06.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Quarterback Jase Watkins throws a pass during the St. Thomas...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-09.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Quarterback Jase Watkins throws a pass during the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-08.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-07.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data- src=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TFL-L-FIRST-HSFOOT-PRACTICE-0801-05.jpg?w=620\"  bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. (Mike Stocker\/South Florida Sun Sentinel)<\/p>\n<p>Show Caption<\/p>\n<p>1 of 10<\/p>\n<p>Players take part in the St. Thomas Aquinas first day of contact football practice, on Saturday, August 1, 2026. 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