Rodney Smith caught three touchdowns, quarterback Chance Mack did not throw an incompletion and Archbishop Carroll defeated district foe Dade Christian 46-13 on Wednesday.

''The score kind of surprised me,'' Carroll coach Jorge Zagales said. ``They were big and tough, and I was worried coming off last week's game [against Gulliver].''

Mack led the offensive attack, going 5 for 5 for 114 yards.

Archbishop Carroll (7-1, 3-0) wrapped up its third consecutive district championship last week against Gulliver, and on Wednesday the Bulldogs wasted no time dispatching Dade Christian (6-2, 1-2), going up 34-0 at the half.

In the second half, Dade Christian scored two touchdowns to narrow the Bulldogs' lead to 21. But defensive end Shawn Leslie intercepted a batted pass and returned it 30 yards for a touchdown, draining the team's momentum.

''That's the whole purpose of this schedule we play,'' Zagales said. ``We've improved every week, we're better than we were even six weeks ago. As far as we're concerned, a team can improve greatly in six weeks.''

The only loss for the Bulldogs came at the hands of powerhouse Jacksonville Bolles on Sept. 5. Since then, the senior-heavy team has made a habit of beating district rivals, dispatching Doral Academy 63-21 and Gulliver 21-19.

SWIMMING

• District 12-1A: Ransom Everglades and Gulliver took home the top two spots in the boys' and girls' competitions at Founders Park in Islamorada late Tuesday.

Ransom's girls won the team title, beating Gulliver 489-401 led by triple winners Ashleigh Johnson and Maddy Rosenthal. Gulliver won the boys' crown with 559 points to finish ahead of Ransom, and were led by double-winner Trevor Reitz. Ransom's Andres Reyes-Capo also won two events.

• Boys' team scores: 1. Gulliver 559, 2. Ransom Everglades 371, 3. Westminster Christian 226, 4. La Salle 177, 5. Coral Shores 162, 6. Key West 145, 7. Hialeah Gardens 88, 8. MAST 72, 9. St. Brendan 70, 10. Marathon 69, 11. Archbishop Carroll 32.

• Boys' results -- 200 medley relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:43.10; 2. Ransom Everglades 1:46.87; 3. La Salle 1:54.64; 4. Coral Shores 1:57.17; 200 free: 1. Cameron Cabrera (WC) 1:49.22; 2. Jackson Leonard (GUL) 1:50.17; 3. Samuel Smiddy (GUL) 1:53.28; 4. Nico Dell'Oca (LAS) 1:55.08; 200 IM: 1. Andrew Smiddy (GUL) 2:05.11; 2. Andrew Lazo (STB) 2:18.16; 3. AJ Hamer (CS) 2:23.18; 4. Anthony Barbera (LaS) 2:24.24; 50 free: 1. Trevor Reitz (GUL) 21.42; 2. Dean Serure (RE) 23.39; 3. Samuel Amedia (GUL) 23.59; 4. Alex Kyszinski (MAST) 23.91; 100 fly: 1. Andres Reyes-Capo (RE) 53.86; 2. Samuel Amedia (GUL) 55.11; 3. German Olano (GUL) 58.80; 4. AJ Hamer (CS) 1:03.63; 100 free: 1. Trevor Reitz (GUL) 47.77; 2. Cameron Cabrera (WC) 49.65; 3. Dean Serure (RE) 52.72; 4. Javier Alvarez (GUL) 53.65; 500 free: 1. Samuel Smiddy (GUL) 5:00.33; 2. Julian Radice (RE) 5:15.52; 3. Chris Jennings (RE) 5:15.54; 4. Nick Coyle (RE) 5:19.93; 200 free relay: 1. Gulliver Prep 1:31.19; 2. Ransom Everglades 1:39.76; 3. Westminster Christian 1:40.22; 4. La Salle 1:40.34; 100 back: 1. Andres Reyes-Capo (RE) 56.09; 2. Alvaro Velandia (HG) 1:01.44; 3. German Olano (GUL) 1:01.88; 4. Nico Dell'Oca (LAS) 1:02.83; 100 breast: 1. Andrew Smiddy (GUL) 1:05.05; 2. Alvaro Anspach (RE) 1:07.54; 3. Eli Levitt (RE) 1:07.95; 4. Aaron Fryman (CS) 1:10.79; 400 free relay: 1. Ransom Everglades 3:31.11; 2. Gulliver Prep 3:31.19; 3. Westminster Christian 3:51.63; 4. La Salle 3:58.11.

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