BEDFORD - A first-round appearance three years ago, a quarterfinals appearance two years ago, and a semifinal appearance in 2024.

The St. Thomas Aquinas boys soccer team took another step on the ladder, and reached the pot of gold as the top-seeded Saints beat No. 2 Kearsage, 3-0 on Saturday, Nov. 8 in the Division III state championship at Bedford High School.

"It's an amazing feeling," St. Thomas Aquinas head coach Ethan Rech said. "To see all these guys put in the work for four years; the seniors, and then to just come out here and put three away, it was just an amazing victory for the team."

"It's kind of poetic in a way," said senior Angus Forman, who scored two goals. "In a way, it shows how we've progressed as a team and worked towards a (state championship)."

"It's kind of just

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