Archbishop McCarthy and Norland squared off in some playoff action on Thursday, but Archbishop McCarthy had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 31-0 loss at the hands of the Norland Vikings. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Vikings are ranked tenth).
Even if they lost, Archbishop McCarthy's defensive line still kept up the pressure with nine sacks. It was truly a group effort as Joel Lugo, Ji'Koi Highsmith, and Robert Outler picked up two apiece. Archbishop McCarthy is 4-1 when Highsmith posts two or more sacks, but 3-4 otherwise. Another thorn in Norland's side was Kevin Campbell Jr, who made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Ennio Yapoor was his usual excellent self, throwing for 259 yards and a touchdown while completing 73.7% of his passes, and also rushing for 107 yards on only 15 carries for Norland. A healthy portion of Yapoor's aerial production (89 yards to be exact) went to Terrence Honeywood, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
The loss snapped Archbishop McCarthy's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 7-5 record. As for Norland, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
Archbishop McCarthy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Norland, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, a 35-14 defeat against American Heritage on the 29th.
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