Football Defeats Wilmington Friends On The Road
On SaturdayOctober 4, the Archmere football team competed against Wilmington Friends in a battle between two of the state's top teams, defeating the Quakers 28-6 on the road. The win continues a trend for the Auks in their matchups with the Quakers: they've now won three in a row.
Archmere Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but senior captain Michael Donovan stood fout or his outstanding performance - he rushed for 40 yards and one touchdown, and also picked up 36 receiving yards for the second touchdown. Another playmaker was fellow captain and senior Ryan Hagenberg, who rushed for 61 yards and one score on only eight carries.
The defense stepped up as well, laying out the Friends Quarterback three times. Senior captain Noah Blessington was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
The Auks will host the Mt. Pleasant Green Knights for Homecoming at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.Game Highlights via AuksSports:
- Ryan Hagenberg rushed 8 times for 61 yards and a TD and had an interception on defense.
- Michael Donovan had 40 yards rushing and 30 yards receiving and scored 2 TDs.
- Mark Mervine had 70 yards receiving and a TD.
- John Orsini passed for 107 yards and 2 scores and ran for 26 yards.
- Andrew Zakielarz had 4 tackles and a blocked punt.
- Frankie Morda led the defense with 12 tackles.
- Justin Hartman and Kevin Kozicki both recovered fumbles.
- Blaise Bastian-Pastore, Noah Blessington and Kevin Fox all recorded sacks.
Archmere Academy is a private, Catholic, college preparatory co-educational academy,
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
grades 9-12 founded in 1932 by the Norbertine Fathers.
© Archmere Academy. All Rights Reserved