McArthur is a perfect 3-0 against South Plantation since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Paladins at 7:00 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
South Plantation will be up against a hot McArthur squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. The Mustangs blew past Fort Lauderdale 39-6 on Friday. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 33-0.
Khamarian Young
| 10/17/25 vs Fort Lauderdale | 108 |
| 08/29/25 vs Chaminade-Madonna | 64 |
| 09/12/25 @ Cypress Bay | 45 |
| 09/25/25 vs Hollywood Hills | 24 |
| 10/11/25 @ Boyd Anderson | 10 |
McArthur can attribute much of their success to Khamarian Young, who picked up 108 receiving yards and one score, and Damarion Bostick, who rushed for 26 yards and one touchdown. Those 108 receiving yards gave Young a new career-high.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to McArthur's defense and their four sacks. In that department, Dylon Casimir was the leader with three. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one sack the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, South Plantation unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 56-49 to Cooper City. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (42), the Paladins still had to take the loss.
McArthur will need to focus on slowing down Nixon Kalish, one of several South Plantation players who made an impact when they last played. He threw for 288 yards and four TDs. Kamary Cooper was another key back, gaining 190 total yards.
McArthur's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for South Plantation, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-2.
Thursday's matchup might be decided on the ground. McArthur has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 205.8 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like South Plantation struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 189.9 rushing yards. There's a good chance Thursday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
McArthur skirted past South Plantation 23-21 in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Paladins have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
