The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks will square off against the Somerset Academy - Canyons Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Archbishop McCarthy will be looking to extend their current 12-game winning streak dating back to last season.
Archbishop McCarthy gave up the first points two weeks ago, but they didn't let that get them down. They blew past St. Brendan, posting a 45-6 victory at home. The matchup was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-6.
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. Justin St-Ange was another major factor on D, picking up a sack, forcing a fumble, and making eight total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Somerset Academy - Canyons entered their game against Inlet Grove on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. 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. Waden Charles was Harrington's top target, picking up 112 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Archbishop McCarthy's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Somerset Academy - Canyons, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2.
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