McDonogh-Archbishop Spalding clash highlights this week’s MIAA football schedule
Severn and St. John's Catholic Prep will open B Conference league play
Archbishop Spalding and McDonogh have met in the last two MIAA A Conference football championship games and, according to most experts, remain the odds on favorites to meet for a third time when the league title game takes place in November.
Before then, however, the Cavaliers and Eagles will kick off league play in the A Conference by going head-to-head on Friday evening (6 pm) at McDonogh.
The host Eagles will enter the contest at 1-0, after having their game against St. Michael the Archangel (Va.), last Saturday in Fredericksburg, Virginia, cancelled because of severe weather. The Eagles topped St. Anthony’s (NY), 38-21, in Delaware.
The Cavaliers are coming off a 28-21 loss to The Hunn School (NJ), which dropped them to 1-2. This will be their first game against a Maryland team one could set the tone for the entire 2025 MIAA A Conference season.
One other A Conference league opener will take place on Friday as Concordia Prep visits St. Mary’s at 7 pm.
In addition, undefeated Mount St. Joseph (1-0) hosts Dundalk, on Friday afternoon. On Saturday, Calvert Hall (2-0) will visits nationally ranked La Salle College in Philadelphia and Loyola Blakefield (2-0) will host D.C. power Gonzaga College.
In the B Conference, Severn School (1-1) will visit St. John’s Catholic Prep (0-1) (6:00 pm) to kick off the MIAA B Conference schedule.
Several other B Conference teams will take part in non-conference action with Mount Carmel (2-0) hosting Ceaser Rodney (DE), Christ the King (NY) at John Carroll (1-1) and Mervo traveling to face St. Vincent Pallotti (0-3), on Friday. In addition, Boys’ Latin (1-2) travels to Long Island Lutheran (NY), on Saturday.
Finally, MIAA independent Annapolis Area Christian (0-1) will host the Central MD Crusaders on Saturday.
Here is the full schedule for the weekend:
Friday, Sept. 12
A Conference
Dundalk at Mount St. Joseph, 4 pm
Archbishop Spalding at McDonogh, 6 pm
B Conference
Severn at St. John’s Catholic Prep, 6 pm
Concordia Prep at St. Mary’s, 7 pm
Christ the King (NY) at John Carroll, 7 pm
Mervo at St. Vincent Pallotti, 7 pm
Ceaser Rodney (DE) at Mount Carmel, TBA
Saturday, Sept. 13
A Conference
Calvert Hall at La Salle College (PA), 1 pm
Gonzaga College at Loyola Blakefield, 2 pm
B Conference
Boys’ Latin at Long Island Lutheran (NY), TBA
Independent
Central MD Crusaders at Annapolis Area Christian, 3 pm