St. Joe, which struggled
to a two-point win over Loyola in the quarterfinal round, had a much
easier time in the semifinals as it defeated seventh-seeded Archbishop
Spalding, 63-35.  Spalding had reached the semifinals with a stunning
win over St. Frances the night before, but the Cavaliers (10-22) could
not repeat that effort.

Junior Henry Sims led St. Joe (24-7)
with 16 points and freshman guard Eric Atkins combined with senior Dino
Gregory for 23 more.  St. Joe was even more impressive on the defensive
end, as it limited Spalding to just 15 first half points and allowed no
one to reach double figures.

In last night’s second game,
McDonald’s All-American Donte Greene continued his impressive
post-season with a game-high 21 points, including 17 in the first half,
as the Owls ran past Cardinal Gibbons (17-13), 66-43.

Malcolm Delaney added 18 and Larry Bastfield scored 16 for Towson Catholic, which improved to 30-4 for the year.

Gibbons, which got past Calvert Hall in the opening round, was led by 16 points from Jamar Briscoe.

Towson
Catholic and St. Joe met twice in a four day span earlier this month
and the Owls won both games, but each contest came down to the final
minute.  They were expected to meet again in last week’s MIAA A
Conference Championship Game, but the Gaels were upset by McDonogh in
the semifinals and TC went on to win the title.

Mount St. Joseph 65, Archbishop Spalding 35
Archbishop Spalding: Desousa 3, Bra. Bald 8, Bre. Bald 4, K. Moore 9, Watson 6, Jones 2, Alston 3. Totals: 15 4-8 35.
Mount St. Joseph: McCoy 8, Miller 3, Atkins 13, Jones 2, Hill 2, Sims 16, Olsen 4, Walker 3, Gregory 10, Armstead 2. Totals: 27 7-11 63.
Half: Mount St. Joseph, 29-15.