Out-of-conference schedule will test Good Counsel and DeMatha

Ed OBrien May 27, 2025 @ 08:02 PM

The WCAC is regarded as one of the toughest high school football conferences in the nation every year. The Capital Conference, which features DeMatha, Good Counsel, Gonzaga, St. John's, and Bishop McNamara, is always ultra-competitive. I was able to find some available out-of-conference games for both DeMatha and Good Counsel. Neither team is ducking any type of smoke to start the season. Here's a look at some of the notable out-of-conference games for both teams.   Note: There were a couple of unknown games for DeMatha. Good Counsel's full schedule is available.   DEMATHA   Home: St. Joe's Prep (Pennsylvania) on August 30th   Home: Imhotep Charter (Pennsylvania) on September 5th   Away: Roman Catholic (Pennsylvania) on September 12th   Home: Riverdale Baptist on October 3rd   GOOD COUNSEL   Home: Columbia (Florida) on August 29th   Home: DePaul Catholic (New Jersey) on September 5th   Away: Middletown (Delaware) on September 12th   Away: St. Joe's Prep (Pennsylvania) on September 20th.   Home: St. James (Louisiana) on September 26th   ED O.B.'S THOUGHTS   DeMatha – They play St. Joe's Prep out of Pennsylvania. SJP is usually nationally ranked. They've also won so many state championships at the highest classification in Pennsylvania that I've lost count. I don't think these two teams have ever even scrimmaged each other. Imhotep Charter is consistently one of the top teams in the state year after year. Roman Catholic finished the 2024 season as runners-up in Pennsylvania's second-highest classification. Riverdale Baptist is more than a solid in-state opponent (8-0 record last season)   Good Counsel – Last season, they defeated Columbus, one of the top programs in their class from Florida, by a score of 14-10. Like DeMatha, they'll rumble with St. Joe's Prep. (on the road). After losing 28-17 to DePaul Catholic on the road last season, they'll get another crack at them at home this time around. DePaul Catholic finished with an 11-1 record last season. One of the top teams year in and year out, Middletown, will take on Good Counsel in a home game. Middletown won the state championship in Delaware's highest classification last season and finished with a record of 11-2. They'll face St. James (Louisiana), who finished with a 10-3 record last season.   I will have to revisit this article once DeMatha's full schedule is released. Both teams will be more than battle-tested by the time the WCAC schedule comes around.

The WCAC is regarded as one of the toughest high school football conferences in the nation every year. The Capital Conference, which features DeMatha, Good Counsel, Gonzaga, St. John's, and Bishop McNamara, is always ultra-competitive. I was able to find some available out-of-conference games for both DeMatha and Good Counsel. Neither team is ducking any type of smoke to start the season. Here's a look at some of the notable out-of-conference games for both teams.