By: Noah Krawchick
The Maury High School Commodores defeated the Booker T. Washington High School Mighty Bookers 58-8 on Friday October 2nd, 2026.
Maury won thanks to their commanding defense and explosive plays on both sides of the ball.
Maury’s offense was efficient all night with Junior Quarterback Domo Everette throwing for two touchdowns and running one in from 40 yards out. Senior Runningback Tayshawn Branche also had himself quite the day, recording 3 rushing touchdowns–including a 47 yard scoring run in the third quarter. Scoring receivers were Senior Receiver Camir Croom followed up a huge catch with a scoring touchdown on an end around. Sophomore Receiver Tajuan Pair also scored. Junior Wide Receiver Blake Byrd caught an 85 yard fake punt TD to close out the half. While Senior Wide Receiver Matt Williams caught none, he did run one in.
The defense for Maury also played out of this world, recording two tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. The interceptions came from Senior Cornerback Matt Williams and Junior CB Jeremiyah Henderson. The fumble recoveries were paired with only one forced fumble coming from Junior Zion Mullen, who also recovered one.The big recovery of the game was the 58 yard scoop and score touchdown in the fourth quarter by Junior Malcolm Hunt. The Commodores held the Bookers to just eight points in the game, highlighting their prowess.
The special teams for the Commodores left a little to be desired as Senior Kicker Gavin Lampley went just 2/6 on extra points, forcing the Commodores to go for two in undesirable situations. There were also numerous kicking penalties for kicking the ball out of bounds. The Commodore punting also left a lot to be desired with Tajuan Pair continuing to struggle playing out of position.
Overall, Maury put on quite the show against Booker T. Washington at home.
The Maury High School Commodores’ next game will be against the Norview High School Pilots at home on Friday October 10th, 2026, it will also be Maury’s homecoming game.
