The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will face off against the King's Academy Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop McCarthy will be strutting in after a victory while King's Academy will be coming in after a defeat.
Archbishop McCarthy barely beat Calvary Christian Academy the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mavericks simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat the Eagles 38-7. Considering the Mavericks have won three matchups by more than 30 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Robert Kerns
| 10/24/25 @ Calvary Christian Academy | 165.8 |
| 09/05/24 vs St. Brendan | 163.2 |
| 08/30/24 @ Cypress Bay | 163.2 |
| 09/04/25 @ St. Brendan | 143.8 |
| 09/19/25 @ Somerset Academy - Canyons | 142.7 |
Robert Kerns had a dynamite game, throwing for 187 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 86.7% of his passes, and also punching in one score on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (165.8). Another player making a difference was Ja'Kobi Williams, who picked up 119 receiving yards and one touchdown.
Wins are hard to come by when you can't run the rock, something Archbishop McCarthy proved: they limited Calvary Christian Academy to a paltry 0.9 yards per carry. The team can thank Olivier Belizaire for the heroic effort on defense: he. Archbishop McCarthy didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 7.1.
Archbishop McCarthy's defense didn't let the opposing QB, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. The team can thank two different players for their defensive prowess: Samuel Boatwright and Belizaire, who each picked up one sack apiece.
Meanwhile, King's Academy suffered their closest loss since November 1, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Glades Central by a score of 22-19. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Raiders are ranked 80th).
Archbishop McCarthy pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 11.2 points on average over those games. As for King's Academy, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-4.
Archbishop McCarthy came out on top in a nail-biter against King's Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2024, sneaking past 31-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Lions' Joe Dailey, who rushed for 81 yards and three TDs, and also threw for 270 yards and one touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Mavericks to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
