Football Recap: Parker Giannelli's Menacing Defense Leads Archbishop Curley over Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Archbishop Curley's game on Friday was all tied up 6-6 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They walked away with a 20-13 win over the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cougars. The Friars haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

Mike Cutchember

Rushing Yards (Career)

10/17/25 vs Our Lady of Mount Carmel	117
09/27/25 vs Boys Latin	115
09/19/25 @ St. Paul's	112
10/11/25 vs Severn School	98
08/30/25 @ Saint James	80

Mike Cutchember went supernova, rushing for 117 yards and one TD. Those 117 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.

Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Archbishop Curley proved: they limited Our Lady of Mount Carmel to a paltry 1.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Jayden Wantland for the heroic effort on defense: he. Archbishop Curley's ground attack was stronger, having averaged 4.1.

Archbishop Curley didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Parker Giannelli, Bailen Boutz, and Cody Rice picked up one apiece.

The win was their first at home , bumping their record up to 3-5. As for Our Lady of Mount Carmel, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-5.

We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Archbishop Curley will take on rival Pallotti at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Our Lady of Mount Carmel is set to square off against their familiar foe Severn School at 3:45 p.m. on Friday.