Football Recap: St. Elizabeth Falls to Archmere Academy in First Game of Season

By Team Reports Sep 11, 2024, 2:21pm

Football Recap: St. Elizabeth Vikings vs. Archmere Academy Auks

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St. Elizabeth couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They received a blow on Saturday as they fell 39-21 to the Archmere Academy Auks. The Vikings haven't had much luck with the Auks recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Although St. Elizabeth took the loss, they still got scores from Terrence Williams, Jose Maldonado, and Cole Andrews.

Johnny Orsini was the offensive standout of the matchup as he threw for 123 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 30 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. St. Elizabeth is packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against Indian River at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully St. Elizabeth focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Saturday. As for Archmere Academy, they will take on St. Mark's at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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