4-star Julius Jones makes a circus catch to rally St. Thomas Aquinas (video)

A full-length diving grab in the end zone puts the Raiders on top and a 58-yard catch and run ices the victory

Gary Adornato | Sep 14, 2024

St. Thomas Aquinas 2027 4-star receiver Julias Jones had two spectacular catches in his team's 23-15 victory over Western on Friday night. / Matt Christopher

Big players make big plays in big situations. Need proof? Look no further than 2027 4-star wide receiver Julius Jones of St. Thomas Aquinas.

With his team struggling to generate offense in its road contest at Western, Friday night, Jones came to the rescure with a pair of second half touchdown grabs to rally the Raiders to a 23-15 victory.

With his team trailing 15-9 in the third quarter, Jones ran a beautiful corner rout before going into a full head long dive to haul in a touchdown throw from quarterback Andrew Indorf and pust the Raiders in front 16-15. Minutes later he got over the top of the Western defense caught a perfect Indorf toss in stride and cruised to a 58-yard score.

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Published Sep 13, 2024|Modified Sep 14, 2024

GARY ADORNATO

Gary Adornato began covering high school sports with the Baltimore Sun in 1982, while still a mass communications major at Towson University, and in 2003 became one of the first journalists to cover high school sports online while operating MIAASports.com, the official website of the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association. Later, Adornato pioneered market-wide coverage of high school sports with DigitalSports.com, introducing video highlights and player interviews while assembling an award-winning editorial staff. In 2010, he launched VarsitySportsNetwork.com which became the premier source of high school media coverage in the state of Maryland. In 2022, he sold VSN to The Baltimore Banner and joined SBLive Sports as the company's East Coast Managing Editor.