Football Preview: Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs vs. True North Classical Academy Titans
The Archbishop Carroll Bulldogs are taking a road trip to face off against the True North Classical Academy Titans at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Archbishop Carroll's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so True North Classical Academy's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Archbishop Carroll's usually-dominant defense will be looking to make up for Friday's struggle, when Jackson offense got past them. Archbishop Carroll took a 36-20 bruising from Jackson on Friday. The Bulldogs' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Archbishop Carroll had strong showings from Joshua Rivera, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry, and Kelcey Parrish, who rushed for 124 yards and a touchdown on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave Parrish a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Archbishop Carroll was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 395 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for True North Classical Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They blew past Everglades Prep Academy, posting a 40-3 victory at home. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 155th, while the Panther are ranked 479th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
True North Classical Academy got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was George Harris out in front who picked up 80 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Harris also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up a sack and making ten total tackles (5.0 for loss). True North Classical Academy also got help from Jason Rolle, who showed off his sure hands for 93 receiving yards.
True North Classical Academy's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB four times. In that department, Ricky Carter was the leader with two sacks. Camaul King was another major factor on D, making eight total tackles and defending a pass in addition to snagging an interception.
Having lost for the first time this season, Archbishop Carroll fell to 4-1. As for True North Classical Academy, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Archbishop Carroll came out on top in a nail-biter against True North Classical Academy in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, sneaking past 38-35. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was True North Classical Academy's Zachary Katz, who threw for 254 yards and four touchdowns while completing 87.5% of his passes, and also rushed for 57 yards on only seven carries. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Archbishop Carroll still be able to contain Katz? There's only one way to find out.
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