Miles Kempski '24 Leads Auks to Football Championship; Team Places Second in the State

The Archmere football team piled up 463 yards to rally for a 56-28 victory on its home field on Saturday, November 28th against Woodbridge in the DIAA Division II semifinals, earning them a trip to the State Championship game. Second-seeded Archmere played top seed Caravel for the Division II state title on Saturday, December 2nd at 3:00pm at the University of Delaware, taking second place to the Buccaneers in the State Championship. Throughout the season, Archmere was led by quarterback Miles Kempski '24, who did a little bit of everything. 
The Auks came up short in the DIAA Division II Football State Championship game against Caravel, taking home the runner up trophy. Once again they were on the scoreboard by a drive that included a long pass by Miles Kempski '24 and a 31 yard run by Gavin Lee '24. Miles' second touchdown came from a catch by Drew Duncan '24.  

In the championship game, Miles Kempski '24 completed 12 of 24 passes for 140 yards, with Gavin Lee '24 catching five for 64 yards and Drew Duncan '24 pulling in four for 42 yards. Christian Wittmeyer '25 gained 33 yards on four carries for Archmere and had 10 tackles to pace the defense, while Michael Donovan '26 added eight.

Congratulations to the football team for an outstanding season!

For full game coverage from The Dialog, click here. 

Delaware Online pictures can be found here.
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Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.