Moments after beating Plantation in the first round of the state playoffs and focusing on a rematch with another district foe, Miami Norland, there was a feeling that Archbishop McCarthy had started to turn the corner.
As iconic head coach Dino Mangiero stepped aside after the season had ended and turned the program over to his very capable and longtime assistant Jake Pew, a new chapter in this football program had begun, and with a solid spring and summer, this is a program that is indeed one of the teams in a competitive district that feels confident coming into 2025.
One of the only districts in the state that qualified all four teams a year ago, the Mavericks know that the challenge ahead – with defending 4A state champion Plantation American Heritage, Miami Norland and Plantation – will test this team that brings back some senior leadership as well as elite underclassmen.
Coach Pew and this staff have worked overtime, attending every off-season camp, combine and 7-on-7 to get better and prepare for themselves for this season.
Southwest Ranches Archbishop McCarthy
HEAD COACH: Jake Pew
DISTRICT: 15-4A
2024 RECORD: 7-5
2025 SCHEDULE
8/21 - @Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons
8/29 – Community School of Naples
9/4 - @Miami St. Brendan
9/12 – Miami True North Classical Academy
9/19 - @Boynton Beach Somerset Canyons
9/25 - @Miami Norland
10/10 – Plantation
10/17 – Plantation American Heritage
10/24 - @Fort Lauderdale Calvary Christian
10/31 – West Palm Beach The King’s Academy
CLASS OF 2026
Jeremiah Alexander, RB/DB, 5’10, 160.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20670117/Jeremiah-Alexandre
Kendall Brown, WR, 6’3, 180.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19402855/Kendall-Brown
Kevin Campbell Jr., DL, 6’1, 265.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18499164/Kevin-Campbell-Jr
Julian Garcia, TE/DE, 6’3, 215.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18365101/Julian-Garcia
Alex Gokhale, OL/DL, 6’3, 255.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20079172/Alex-Gokhale
David Howard, DB, 5’9, 180.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18100106/David-Howard
Cole Ivey, LB, 6’0, 201.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18100130/Cole-Ivey
Robert Kerns, QB, 6’1, 197.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18100152/Robert-Kerns
Joseph Shapiro, DB, 5’8, 175.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/18100208/Joseph-Shapiro
CLASS OF 2027
Samuel Boatwright, DL, 6’1, 255.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20815497/Samuel-Boatwright
Malik Denson, WR/DB, 5’9, 170.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20032119/Malik-Denson
Lorenzo Fernandez, P/DB, 5’11, 173.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20080641/Lorenzo-Fernandez
Damien Grant, RB, 5’7, 175.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20312279/Damien-Grant
Ji’Koi Highsmith, DE/OL, 6’2, 200.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20357665/JiKoi-Highsmith
Joshua Seymour, OL, 6’1, 332.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20820222/Joshua-Seymour
Oscar Sola Jr., HB, 5’10, 193.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20304843/Oscar-Sola-Jr
Maikel Suarez, Athlete, 6’2, 210.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/19957971/Maikel-Suarez
Jacarri Watson, WR, 5’9, 173.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/20696517/Jacarri-Watson
Ja’Kobi Williams, WR, 6’2, 182.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/21478987/Jakobi-Williams
AWAITING VIDEO
Michael Johnson, WR, 6’3, 220
CLASS OF 2028
Justin Antenor, DB, 6’2, 171.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/22901628/Justin-Antenor/highlights
Luke DeFaria, OL, 6’2, 255.
TAPE: https://www.hudl.com/profile/26442541/Luke-DeFaria
AWAITING VIDEO
Isaiah Cunningham, DE/LB, 6’3, 190
CLASS OF 2029
VIDEO TO COME IN THE FALL
Marcus Boynton, DL, 6’3, 295
Rocco Fantigrassi, OL, 6’2, 290
Ethan Jones, WR, 6’3, 220
Dawson Monroe, OL/DL, 6’2, 250
Jayllen Morgan, RB/DB, 5’9, 162
Vincent Mosley Jr., QB, 6’2, 190
Kenneth Rowell, WR/DB, 5’9, 155
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