Football Recap: Wilmington Friends Falls Short Against Ranked Archmere Academy

By Team Reports Nov 9, 2024, 8:30pm

Football Recap: Wilmington Friends Quakers vs. Archmere Academy Auks

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On Saturday, Wilmington Friends faced Archmere Academy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Wilmington Friends Quakers fell to the Archmere Academy Auks 20-14. The Quakers lost against the Auks in their previous head to head back in November of 2023, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 42-14 score last time.

Among those leading the charge was Christian Wittmeyer, who rushed for 90 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. Those 90 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Wilmington Friends' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-5. As for Archmere Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-2 record this season.

As of now, neither Wilmington Friends nor Archmere Academy have any future games scheduled.

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