While it would have been easy for Archbishop McCarthy head football coach Jake Pew, his staff and team to dwell on the 25-20 region final loss to eventual 4A state champion Plantation American Heritage, this program is beyond that now.
They are no longer in a position to look at close games against top talent as consolation prizes. This is now a program that has won big games and competed against top-flight opponents to understand that they belong – and this spring and into the summer will only prepare the Mavericks for another challenging season.
As their schedule was released earlier this week, there are once again talented programs among the 10 games, and while the past few years, many would believe that some of the teams would take a monumental effort to come away with a win, this is a program that has the talent and coaching to stand toe-to-toe with anyone.
With a solid off-season that included conditioning, competition and getting better, this spring has been one that they have all embraced as college coaches have come through and are looking at the rising seniors (2027) as well as the gifted underclassmen who have put in the time to ensure that they will impact this program in 2026.
Here is a look at some of those prospects that everyone will be watching in the coming months:
CLASS OF 2027
Samuel Boatwright, DL, 6’1, 265 – 3.8 GPA/
OFFER: Indiana State.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/20815497
Malik Denson, WR/RB/DB, 5’9, 172 – 2.9 GPA. Track & Field.
OFFERS: FAU, USF, Liberty, Western Kentucky, Troy, Northern Arizona, Georgia State, Western Michigan, FAMU, UNLV, UConn, Indiana State, Eastern Michigan and Mercer.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/20032119
Damien Grant, RB, 5’8, 183 – 3.0 GPA.
OFFERS: Lincoln, FAMU, East Carolina and Liberty.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/20312279
Ji'koi Highsmith, Edge/DE, 6’2, 205 – 4.8 GPA.
OFFERS: Pitt, UCF, Liberty, Akron, Troy, Western Kentucky, Brown, Syracuse, Western Michigan, Indiana State, Eastern Michigan, Kennesaw State and Fordham.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/20357665
Maikel Suarez, LB, 6’2, 215 – 3.8 GPA.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/19957971
Ja’Kobi Williams, WR, 6’3, 180.
OFFERS: FAMU, FAU, UConn, Liberty, Eastern Michigan, Indiana State, Mercer and Gardner Webb.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/21057214
CLASS OF 2028
Justin Antenor, DB, 6’2, 180.
OFFERS: Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, Missouri, Virginia, UCF, USF, Syracuse, West Virginia, East Carolina, Western Michigan, Liberty, FAU and Mercer.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22901628/Justin-Antenor
Isaiah Cunningham, DE/LB, 6’3, 190.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22902873/Isaiah-cunningham
Luke Defaria, OL, 6’3, 270.
OFFERS: Western Michigan and Liberty.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/26442541
CLASS OF 2029
Marcus Boyton, OL, 6’3, 290.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/25278595
Rocco Fantigrassi, OL, 6’2, 290.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/26781347
Ethan Jones, WR/TE, 6’4, 225 – 3.4 GPA.
OFFER: FIU.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26830003/ethan-jones
Hudson Kamp, QB, 6’1, 184.
OFFER: FIU.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19927350/Hudson-Kamp
Kenneth Rowell, DB, 5’11, 170.
TAPE:
http://www.hudl.com/profile/26831067
Chadwic Small, OL, 6’3, 335.
TAPE: http://www.hudl.com/profile/27020128
2025 SOUTHWEST RANCHES ARCHBISHOP MCCARTHY
Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons, W 42-35
Community School of Naples, W 14-10
Miami St. Brendan, W 56-0
Miami True North Classical Academy, L 31-6
Boynton Beach Somerset Canyon, W 41-0
Miami Norland, W 21-14
Plantation, L 28-27
Plantation American Heritage, 13-10
Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian, W 38-7
West Palm Beach The King’s Academy, W 48-7
STATE PLAYOFFS
Hialeah, W 49-6
Miami Norland, W 24-14
Plantation American Heritage, L 25-20
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