Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association’s A Conference
Mount St. Joseph (2-4) vs. No. 4 Loyola (6-0)
Site: Johns’ Hopkins University
Time: 7:30 p.m., Friday
Outlook: In
spite of their losing record, the Gaels (1-1 league) are a dangerous
proposition for the Dons (1-0) league.
The Dons are coming off of a bye week
after having beaten McDonogh, 9-6, in their A Conference opener.
The Gales are coming off of last week’s 14-7 loss at McDonogh.
But the
Gaels’ versatile athlete, Chris Collins, will be a threat to break for
a TD at anytime on the artificial surface on which the teams will be
playing.
LBs Tim Bolte and Bubba Harris have been solid for the
Dons, who are looking for their 10th straight victory and their 19th in
their past 20 games after having gone a school-record 10-1 for last
year’s tri-championship shared with Gilman (1-1 league) and McDonogh
(1-1 league).
Junior QB Leon Kinnard is 16-1 as a Loyola
starter, and has spread the ball well to his WRs and RBs, including RB
Terence Garvin.
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| Loyola running back Terence Garvin (above) is part of an offense that seeks the program’s 10th straight victory in defense of its league title against A Conference rival Mount St. Joseph on Friday night at Johns Hopkins University. Loyola is 6-0.
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MIAA Interdivisional
Boys’ Latin (3-3) at Georgetown Prep (2-4)
Time: 4 p.m., Friday
Outlook: The gap between the A and B Conference has rarely been wider than this season, when the B Conference has gone 0-9 against the A.
The visiting Lakers, of the B Conference, lost their season-opener, 49-7, to Loyola.
The
homestanding Little Hoyas, two weeks ago, came from behind for a 23-20
victory over St. Mary’s of the B Conference, which earlier, routed the
Lakers, 56-14.
MIAA B Conference
St. Paul’s (4-3) at Archbishop Spalding (4-2)
Time: 7 p.m., Friday
Outlook: The
visiting Crusaders (4-1 league) have won four straight conference games
since losing, 16-0, to league rival Archbishop Curley, which the
Cavaliers vanquished, 17-7.
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The Crusaders, winners of their last
of four league titles in 2003, also are still smarting from their past
two losses to the Cavaliers, who are in search of their third straight
B Conference crown.
Two years ago, the Crusaders lost, 14-13,
when a late extra point kick bounced off the crossbar. Last year,
however, the Cavaliers routed the Crusaders, 42-0.
But after
losing their first three outtings, the Crusaders have righted
themselves for a run at the league title game paced by 6-4, 215-pound
QB Brian Taaffe and WRs Scott Matthews, Jared Fradkin, Lance Roberts
and Colby Roane.
Cavaliers’ QB Kevin Moran has a nice
receiving corps of his own, however, along with confidence gained by
the Cavaliers’ 16-game winning streak against conference foes.
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| St. Paul’s QB Brian Taaffe, a 6-foot-4, 220-pounder, tries to lead the Crusaders to their fifth straight win on Friday night at two-time B Conference champ Archbishop Spalding. The Cavaliers have won their past two meetings with the Crusaders.
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MIAA C Conference
St.John’s Catholic Prep (4-3) at Baltimore Lutheran (3-3)
Time: 4 p.m., Friday
Outlook: Excitement
reigns in this four-team conference, in which these two have emerged as
the two best halfway through the league’s season.
The
visiting Vikings (2-0 league) have won four games by a combined,
124-14, with three shutouts. They have beaten league rivals Friends and
Annapolis Area Christian by a combined, 69-14.
The Saints (2-0
league) have three shutouts by a combined, 110-0, including an 89-0
advantage over league rivals Friends and Annapolis Area Christian.
Not
matter which team is victorious, there will be a rematch at St. John’s
Catholic Prep, since all four of the teams in the C Conference must
play the others twice before a league champion is determined.
MIAA A Conference
McDonogh (3-3) at Calvert Hall (3-3)
Time: 1.p.m., Saturday
Outlook: The
Eagles (1-1 league) have an under-appreciated defense, one which held
conference rivals Loyola and Mount St. Joseph to one TD apiece in a
loss and a win, respectively.
The Cardinals (also 1-1 league)
rebounded from a conference loss to Gilman (1-1 league) to defeat
league rival Georgetown Prep (1-2 league), an earlier 14-6 winner over
Gilman.
Each team has a veteran offensive line: The Eagles are
led by Notre Dame-bound Lane Clelland, and the Cardinals, by twins Pat
and Sean Boyle.
But each has experienced an inability to score once in the redzone.
McDonogh sophomore QB Rudy Johnson completed a TD pass last week despite being sacked often.
In
what could be a high-scoring game, the key offensive players appear to
be the Eagles’ WR Gerrard Sheppard and the Cardinals’ RB Justin
Strickland.
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Calvert Hall quarterback Zach Blake fires a pass over Georgetown Prep’s
defense as the Cardinals ended a two-game losing streak, 27-6, last weekend. The Cardinals (1-1) try to make it two straight victories on Saturday against visiting McDonogh, last year’s A Conference tri-champion with Gilman and Loyola.
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Calvert Hall coach Donald Davis, in his first season, appears to have the Cardinals moving in the right direction.
But
the Eagles, of Dom Damico, have played a much more difficult schedule,
with the likes of Loyola , Mount St. Joseph and Philadelphia-area
programs Malvern Prep and William Penn Charter.
MIAA B Conference
St. Mary’s (4-2) at Archbishop Curley (4-3)
Time: 1:30, Saturday
Outlook: St.
Mary’s (4-0 league) averaged 53 points in three straight wins over B
conference opponents until losing, 23-20, to Georgetown Prep of the A
Conference.
The Saints bounced back with last week’s 20-7 league win over Cardinal Gibbons, and are led by RB Dontra Peters.
The
Friars (3-1 league) have UCONN-bound LB Jerome Junior, among others,
who will try to keep the Saints from putting up so many points.
Along
with St. Paul’s and Archbishop Spalding, which meet on Friday night,
these two teams figure to factor into the league title game.
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