The Archbishop McCarthy Mavericks have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Norland Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Archbishop McCarthy: 7.5, Norland: 18) so any points scored will be well earned.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Archbishop McCarthy at home against Somerset Academy - Canyons as the squad secured a 42-12 win. Considering the Mavericks have won three matchups by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Robert Kerns continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 46 yards and two touchdowns, while also throwing for 96 yards and a touchdown while completing 92.9% of his passes.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Archbishop McCarthy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 204 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 198 rushing yards in 13 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
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 David Howard and Freddie Byard Iii. Archbishop McCarthy got some further help from Ji'Koi Highsmith: he picked up 2.5 sacks and made five total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Norland and Chaminade-Madonna (ranked 50th and 30th in the MaxPreps national rankings respectively) squared off in a high-profile game on Thursday. Norland lost 45-20 to Chaminade-Madonna. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.
Archbishop McCarthy's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for Norland, their defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 3-1.
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