Earlier in the season, St. Thomas coach Glenn Caruso praised the way Amari Powell handled losing the starting quarterback job to transfer Andy Peters.

Saturday afternoon at O’Shaughnessy Stadium, that praise was extended to include Powell’s performance on the field in the Tommies’ 55-17 win over Valparaiso.

With Peters sidelined after taking a helmet-to-helmet hit during last week’s win at Davidson, Powell played the best game of his Tommies career. He completed 13 of 20 passes for 265 yards and three touchdowns while also rushing for 42 yards and a touchdown before being replaced by Ryan Jackson in the third quarter.

“He played magnificently,” Caruso said.

Powell, a senior from Valencia, Calif., has had trouble throwing the ball with accuracy in the part. But not on Saturday. He said

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