On behalf of the Athletic Department I’d like to welcome you to the Archbishop McCarthy High School Athletic website. As Athletic Director, over the past eleven years I’ve been privileged to be a part of the school’s growth and achievements. Our athletic program now fields a combined twenty-five varsity, fifteen junior varsity sports for men and women and two freshman teams, as well as two club sports. The coaching staff and athletes are striving to build off our most successful season in 2009-2010, which included an overall record of 334 wins, 99 losses, and 8 ties winning 77% of our varsity competitions and finishing as one of the top five 4A to 6A schools in Broward County. AMHS had district championships in football, women’s basketball, and men’s track.  Earning district and regional championships were men’s golf (finished Second in the State), men’s cross country, wrestling,  and  men’s volleyball (made it to the quarter-finals of the State Tournament). The baseball team ended their season on a high note as they became our first ever team State Champion by defeating Tampa Jesuit 6-1 for this honor. We also had two individual State Champions, Anthony Amodio won his second title in a row in the pole vault and Jesse Perkins won his first title in golf. Also gaining recognition were some of our coaches who were named Coach of the Year by the local media. They are Dave DiNicola for men’s cross country, Carl Phillips for men’s golf, Joe Bertolone for wrestling and Rich Bielski for baseball. Please click here to view the Athletic Program’s overall records and accomplishments.

While in high school I encourage you to become involved, whether it’s in athletics and/or other extracurricular activities. Archbishop McCarthy boasts over 60% student participation rate in sports. We are extremely proud to have such a large portion of our student body competing in athletics. Our sports program provides you with the opportunity to participate, but what you achieve with this opportunity is in your hands. Please keep in mind that a number of our athletic programs have a selection process, while others such as football, wrestling, and men’s and women’s cross country and track allow all those who try out a chance to compete. Once again, I encourage you to enrich your high school experience by getting involved.  

Facility wise we are very proud of our new state of the art fitness center, which opened this year, with over $80,000 of brand new equipment. Our baseball and softball complexes are second to none as we added lights to both fields as well as the main field used for football, soccer, flag football, track, and lacrosse. The Maverick Family is looking forward to hosting our first night home varsity football game this year as construction is underway on our custom designed bleachers.

Parents, we also have opportunities for you to take part in your son/daughter’s high school careers. The Athletic Booster Club is just one way to accomplish this. The Club sponsors a number of events such as monthly meetings/socials, tailgate parties at football games, Meet the Coaches Night, Wine and Cheese Tasting Gala, and one of the most enjoyable Golf Tournaments on Broward County. The Booster Club’s major goal is raising additional money for athletics in order to offset the cost of our programs and to help fund improvement of our athletic facilities.

I want to thank you for taking the time to learn more about Maverick Athletics. If you have any questions or would like more information please email me at tmassaro@mccarthyhigh.org.

Sincerely,

Anthony Massaro
Athletic Director