Bishop O'Connell lost against Archbishop Carroll back in October of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Bishop O'Connell Knights took a hard 34-17 fall against the Archbishop Carroll Lions. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 188th in Virginia, while the Lions are ranked 50th in District of Columbia).
Despite the loss, Bishop O'Connell still got an impressive performance from Douglas O?Donnell, who rushed for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Those 143 rushing yards gave O?Donnell a new career-high.
Bishop O'Connell didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Zander Schied and Xavier Reid. Another thorn in Archbishop Carroll's side was Brandon Green, who picked up a sack and made 11 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Bishop O'Connell was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 237 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Tk Davis continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Archbishop Carroll, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. Davis is becoming a predictor of Archbishop Carroll's success: when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Mark Butler Jr did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Bishop O'Connell and nudges their season record down to 1-7. As for Archbishop Carroll, their record is now 3-5.
Bishop O'Connell will head out on the road to challenge Bishop Ireton at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Archbishop Carroll, they will be playing at home against St. Mary's Ryken at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. St. Mary's Ryken will roll in looking for their fourth straight win, something Archbishop Carroll surely won't give up without a fight.
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