HUTCHERSON HURTS CARDINALS

Mount St. Joseph senior Nick Hutcherson scored in a variety of ways in a rout at MIAA A Conferenc rival Calvert Hall that has the Gaels in sole possession of first place in the league.

by Joe DiBlasi

After watching his teammate, Chris Collins, dominate his opponent, Mount St. Joseph senior running back, Nick Hutcherson figured it was time for him to have his day in the sun.

“I told the coaches during the week,” said Hutcherson, “that if they gave me the opportunity that I would come through.”

Hutcherson had a 50-yard punt return that set up one score, caught scoring passes of 4 and 55 yards and rushed for a 60-yard touchdown as the Gaels dominated a 38-0 victory at MIAA A Conference rival Calvert Hall, giving them sole possession of first place in the league. The Gaels (4-4 overall) are now in the A Confernce and half game in front of Loyola and McDonogh (each 2-1).

The Gaels, who are attempting to win their program’s first league title since being back-to-back co-championships in 1995 and 1996, were coming off of last week’s 24-7 rout of defending tri-champion Loyola, whose 10-game winning streak was ended.

“We’ve only given up one touchdown in the past 10 quarters,” said Gaels’ coach Chip Armstrong. “And we haven’t been scored upon in the last six. We played a very solid game today, on both sides of the ball.”

Hutcherson, a third-year starter, is considering Bucknell, Holy Cross and Hofstra.

“We’re executing well, and the only thing that can stop us now is ourselves,” said Hutcherson. “We seem to be on a roll.”