Football Preview: Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars vs. Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks
Somerset Academy - Canyons has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to square off against the Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Somerset Academy - Canyons will head out to face Archbishop McCarthy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. Somerset Academy - Canyons took a 28-20 hit to the loss column at the hands of Inlet Grove.
Somerset Academy - Canyons might have lost, but man, Jayden Harrington was a machine: he threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 85 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. A healthy portion of that aerial production (112 yards to be exact) went to Waden Charles, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Archbishop McCarthy put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 45-6 win over St. Brendan at home. Given the Mavericks' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Sabres are ranked 247th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Robert Kerns had a dynamite game for Archbishop McCarthy, throwing for 111 yards and two touchdowns while completing 83.3% of his passes, and also rushing for 45 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Damien Grant, who rushed for 118 yards on only 14 carries.
Archbishop McCarthy's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Justin Antenor and Freddie Byard Iii. Another thorn in St. Brendan's side was Justin St-Ange, who picked up a sack, forced a fumble, and made eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Somerset Academy - Canyons' loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Archbishop McCarthy, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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