Trojans Defeat Spartans for the First Time Since 1973
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ – On Thanksgiving Eve, St. Thomas Aquinas and Immaculata renewed their rivarly with a game at the Torpey Complex in Bridgewater. It was the first time the Trojans and Spartans faced off against each other in exactly 20 years.
The Spartans took a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter and then led 14-7 in the second before Aquinas scored the last 34 points of the contest for a 42-14 victory. Senior RB, Elijah Abass-Shereef reached the 1,000-yard mark for the season while scoring 3 TDs.
Chase Young, another 1,000-yard rusher for the Trojans this season, rushed for 2 TDs while QB Roman Blanks added a TD rush of his own. The victory marked the first time in 50 years that St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Immaculata, and the win snapped the Spartans five-game winning streak in the series. Immaculata still leads the series 6-3.
Take a look below at the Rivalry at a Glance between the Trojans and Spartans.
| Year | Winner | Winning Score | Loser | Losing Score |
| 1971 | Immaculata | 40 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 8 |
| 1972 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 32 | Immaculata | 6 |
| 1973 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 27 | Immaculata | 0 |
| 1974 | Immaculata | 25 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 6 |
| 1975 | Immaculata | 23 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 7 |
| 1976 | Immaculata | 16 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 14 |
| 2002 | Immaculata | 20 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 0 |
| 2003 | Immaculata | 28 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 0 |
| 2023 | St. Thomas Aquinas | 42 | Immaculata | 14 |
- Series began in 1971
- Immaculata leads series 6-3
- Immaculata has outscored Aquinas 172-136. Or by an average of 19-15 per game.
- Last time Aquinas and Immaculata played – 2003 – Spartans won 28-0
- Immaculata – 5 game winning streak just snapped – longest in series
- Aquinas – won two straight in 1972 and 1973
- Aquinas last won in 1973 (27-0) before winning on Thanksgiving Eve 2023 (42-14).
- Immaculata – 2 shutouts (2002-03)
- Aquinas – 1 shutout (1973)
