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Defending champs Loyola and Archbishop Spalding seemed early on to be strong candidates to repeat. Now, their respective A and B Conference titles could be up for grabs.

These are two teams which recently have injected life into their quests to earn their respective
league titles.

McDonogh, an earlier loser to A Conference tri-champion, Loyola, benefitted from that program’s loss to Mount St. Joseph, which McDonogh defeated.
                                                                                                                                              

The Crusaders have won five straight games after an 0-3 start.

Archbishop Spalding (4-3) at St. Mary’s (5-2)
Time: 7 p.m. Friday
Outlook: The visiting Cavaliers (4-1 league) had their 16-game winning streak against the B Conference ended last week by St. Paul’s, a team the Cavaliers had trounced, 42-0, a year earlier.

Coach Mike Clay’s talented Saints (5-0), meanwhile, have dominated league opposition, averaging 40 points per game against the conference, and allowing 4.8 points with two shutouts.

Led by QB Peter Athens, the Saints seem to be the odds-on favorite to be one of the two teams to emerge with the best record of the nine teams for a chance to compete in the title game.

Another loss by the Cavaliers, however, might mean elimination from contention after having won two consecutive crowns.

Others in the race are St. Paul’s (5-1 league) and Archbishop Curley (3-2 league).

Gilman (3-3) at No. 11 Loyola (6-1)
Time: Noon Saturday
Outlook: It is hard to believe that the loser of this game won’t likely share in the MIAA A Conference title, particularly since they have been the two most dominant programs since the league’s inception in 1995.

During that time, Gilman has won or shared eight titles, and Loyola has won or shared four. The two
programs shared last year’s crown with McDonogh.

After beginning the year with a 36-0 rout of St. Mary’s of the B Conference, the Greyhounds lost three straight.

But Gilman (1-1 league) appears to have righted itself, having vanquished A Conference rival Calvert Hall and routed two-time B Conference titlist Archbishop Spalding during each of its past two games.

The Dons, meanwhile, were routed by Mount St. Joseph in their last outting, a loss that ended a run of 10 consecutive wins by Loyola.

The last league team to defeat the Dons was, in fact, the Greyhounds, by 18-10.

LB-TE Joey Ehrmann leads the Greyhounds, having committed to play football on a full football scholarship to Wake Forest on Thursday, Oct. 25.

The Dons rely on QB Leon Kinnard, LB Tim Bolte, RB Terence Garvin and LB Bubba Harris.

Mount St. Joseph (3-4) at Calvert Hall (3-4)
Time: 1 p.m. Saturday
Outlook: Led by versatile QB Chris Collins, who has 1,588 all-purpose yards and 17 TDs, the visiting Gaels (2-1) are coming off of last week’s rout of defending MIAA A Conference tri-champion Loyola (1-1 league, 6-1 overall).

That victory ended a 10-game winning streak by the Dons, and earned the Gaels’ seniors their first win over a Loyola squad.

The Gaels are tied for first place in the conference with McDonogh (2-1 league, 4-3 overall), which shared last year’s title with Gilman (1-1 league, 3-3 overall) and Loyola.

With remaining games against the Cardinals (1-2 league) and Gilman, the Gaels are in position to vie for their programs’ first league title since sharing back-to-back crowns in 1995 with St. Mary’s, and in ’96 with Loyola and St. Mary’s.

With remaining games against St. Vincent Pallotti (1-6) of the B Conference, Baltimore County’s Randallstown (6-1) and Loyola, the Cardinals are trying to avoid a season like last year, when they finished at 3-7.

Under first-year Coach Donald Davis, however, that success already has been somewhat achieved.

The Cavaliers have earned wins over B Conference contender St. Paul’s and A Conference rival Georgetown Prep, which already had beaten Gilman.

MCDONOGH’S MAT MADNESS

Ranked
No. 29 in a preseason national poll, the Eagles’ wrestling team stands
to make a run at its third straight MIAA and private schools titles.

The Eagles, whose 14th-year coach,
Pete Welch, was named All-Metro Coach of The Year, could return as many
as 13 starters from last year’s squad, which won the prestigious Mount
Mat Madness Tournament, considered to be Maryland’s most difficult
invitational event.

McDonogh, which is after its third straight
crowns in the MIAA and private schools state tournaments, returns all
five of its individual MIAA champs, as well as each of its four private
schools state champs.

Sophomore Nick Schenk returns after having
gone 43-0 with 17 pins for titles in the MIAA, private schools and
National Preps tournaments at 103 pounds. Schenk will compete in a
higher weight class, perhaps 112 or 119.

Three-time MIAA and
private schools champ Josh Fitch (125 last season) also returns, after
having gone 36-8 with 18 pins, and having placed third at National
Preps after having been second and fourth during his previous seasons.

Two-time
MIAA champ Shane Milam (145 last season) is back after having gone 44-6
with 15 pins, and won his first private schools title and placed fourth
at National Preps.

Also back are two-time MIAA champ Curtis
Holmes (140), MIAA champ Alex Pagnotta (160-171), as well as MIAA
tournament placewinners Albert Woody (112), Scott Patrick (119), Ben
Levin (130), Joe Eder (135), Kramer Whitelaw (152), Doug Schenk (215)
and Lane Clelland (275).
 

AMATEUR WRESTLING NEWS PREP 40—Preseason Poll    November, 2007

by Bob Preusse

1.   Blair Academy N.J. —last season # 2 at end of season
2.   St. Paris Graham Ohio —last season # 3
3.   Oak Park Mo. —last season # 15
4.   Apple Valley Minn.–last season # 6
5.   Waverly-Shell Rock Iowa —last season # 22
6.   St. Edward Ohio —last season # 1
7.   Montini Catholic Ill. —last season # 5
8.   Iowa City West Iowa —last season # 14
9.   Glenbard North Ill.—last season # 10
10. Clovis Calif. –unranked end of last season, 4th state tourn
11. Poway Calif. –last season # 26
12. Carl Sandburg Ill.—last season # 4
13. Christiansburg Va.—last season # 9
14. Caesar Rodney Del.—last season # 16
15. Bishop Lynch Texas— unranked end of last season
16. Wyoming Seminary Pa. —unranked
17. C. Dauphin Pa.—last season # 24
18. Brandon Fla.—last season # 12
19. Easton Pa. —last season # 13
20. Roseburg Oreg.— unranked
21. Bishop Carroll Kans.—unranked
22. Rockford Mich.—last season # 40
23. Troy Christian Ohio —unranked
24. Northampton Pa. —unranked
25. Hastings Minn. —last season # 23
26. Colonial Forge Va. —last season # 33
27. Providence Catholic Ill.— last season # 20
28. Don Bosco Iowa —last season # 38
29. McDonogh School Md.—unranked
30. Jackson Memorial N.J.—last season # 8
31. Catoosa Okla.—unranked
32. Flathead Mont.—unranked
33. Broken Arrow Okla.—unranked
34. Parkersburg W. Va.—unranked
35. Canby Oreg.—unranked
36. Chicago St. Rita Ill. —last season # 21
37. Wisconsin Rapids Wisc.—last season # 19
38. St. Mark Del.—unranked
39. Kaukauna Wisc. —unranked
40. Camden Catholic N.J. —last season # 32

EAGLES WIN AGAIN

McDonogh boys’ soccer moves back into first in MIAA A with victory over Loyola

     The Eagles extended their unbeaten streak to 12 games with a 3-0 decision over Loyola-Blakefield (10-4-3, 8-4-3) in Owings Mills. McDonogh moved into a first-place tie with Archbishop Curley, which lost to Mount St. Joseph, 3-1, Tuesday afternoon in the Friars’ regular season finale. The Eagles (17-1-3 overall, 11-1-3 league) will host Gilman School Thursday, and would secure sole possession of first with a win or tie.

      Senior forward Chris Agorsor and senior midfielder Andrew Bulls each had a goal and an assist for McDonogh, and sophomore midfielder Mamadou Kansaye scored. Senior goalie Tom Caso had six saves as the Eagles posted their 17th shutout of the season on Senior Day.
 
      “It wasn’t one of our better games. We weren’t really crisp, but when you can still win 3-0 and you’re not playing well, that’s a good sign,” said McDonogh coach Steve Nichols. “It wasn’t our best performance today, but we’ll take the win; however, it’s got to be better in the playoffs.”

       Before the Eagles can start thinking about the postseason, they have to finish the regular season Thursday against Gilman. McDonogh defeated Greyhounds, 3-0, Sept. 27 on goals by Bulls, Kansaye and Connor Rockerfeller.

McDonogh 3, Loyola 0
Goals: McDonogh-Agorsor, Bulls, Kansaye. Assists: McDonogh-Bulls, Agorsor, Fiorito. Saves: Loyola-Peitsch 6; McDonogh-Caso 6. Half: McDonogh, 1-0.

-Derek Toney and Mike Buchanan
 

MOUNT SAINT JOSEPH UPENDS CURLEY

MIAA A Conference race heats up as Calvert Hall also wins.

Chris Quamina, Chris Coello and DeSean Raglin each scored a goal for the Gaels (12-6-0 overall, 9-6-0 conference). 

Quamina also added an assist while goal keeper Adam Santiago made five saves to hold off the potent Curley offensive attack. 

The Friars (19-4-0, 12-4-0) is now in a two-way tie with McDonogh for first place in the A conference standings.

Mt. St. Joseph 3, Archbishop Curley 1

Goals: MSJ–Coello, Quamina, Ragland; AC–Kamara.
Assists: MSJ–Caltabiano, Quamina.
Saves: MSJ–Santiago 5; AC–Connolly 4.
Half: MSJ, 2-0.

Other A Conference action yesterday.

Calvert Hall 6, Gilman 0

Calvert Hall exploded for five goals in the first half and defeated host Gilman 6-0.  The Cardinals (10-8-2, 8-5-2) are in fifth place behind Loyola and Mount St. Joseph, who are tied for third place in the A conference standings.

Senior forward Christian Barreiro scored a goal and added two assists to help pace Calvert Hall.  Sophomore Pete Caringi also had a strong game, scoring two goals.

Seniors Brendan Steele, Matt Bauer and Joe Jones each scored a goal for the Cardinals.

Gilman drops to 9-7-2 overall and 7-7-1 in conference.

Calvert Hall 6, Gilman 0

Goals: CH–Caringi 2, Barreiro, Steele, Bauer, Jones.
Assists: CH–Barrerio 2, Jones, Abell.
Saves: G–Hall 8; CH–Brashears 2, Krach 0.
Half: CH, 5-0.

BOYS’ LATIN BLANKS GLENELG COUNTRY SCHOOL 5-0

Matt Andes scores three goals and keeper Eric Smith
stopped five shots for the Lakers.

â??The defense played great,â? said Boysâ?? Latin head coach
Don Rickels.  â??We just know how good of
an offensive team Glenelg is and they have very talented kids up topâ?¦We were
hoping, walking into this game, to keep them to two goals or less.�

These two teams played earlier in the season with Boysâ??
Latin squeaking out a 4-3 victory over Glenelg Country in September. 

The Lakersâ?? defense protected the middle of the field and
kept scoring machines Conner and Kelson McAuliffe from getting any good looks
at the goal.  First year goalie Eric
Smith made two tough saves against Kelson McAuliffe to keep the shutout intact.

â??They were marking our key attacking players (the
McAuliffes),â? Glenelg Countryâ??s head coach Lionel Francis said of the Boysâ??
Latin defense. 

Andes and freshman midfielder Andrew Dempsey accounted
for the two first half scores.  Dempsey
later added an assist.  

â??Our defense played really well.  Our midfielders Kevin Foreman and Christian
Walsh were feeding the ball pretty well,â? Andes said.  â??Eric Smith had an excellent game; he finally
got an assist for once.�

Glenelg Country Schoolâ??s goal keeper Collin Lyons kept the
game close in the first half, making several point blank shots.  But the Lakers continued their attack in the
second and the game slipped away.

â??Collin (Lyons) saw too many balls,â? Francis added.  â??He played with a lot of heart.â?

In the second half, Andes, who has been the teamâ??s most
valuable player for the past two seasons, scored two more goals to give him the
hat trick.  He also added an assist. 

Joey Buddemeyer scored the final goal for Boysâ?? Latin
with just over five minutes to play to wrap the game up. 

The Lakers also received a strong game from senior DJ
Rickels who had two assists.

Boysâ?? Latin 5, Glenelg Country School 0

Goals: BLâ??Andes 3, Dempsey, Buddemeyer.

Assists: BLâ??Rickles 2, Andes, Smith, Dempsey.

Saves: BLâ??Smith 5, Stevens 1; GCSâ??Lyons 7.

Half: BL, 2-0.

	Senior midfielder Matt Andes scored three goals and added an assist for Boys’ Latin.

MALE ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: COLLINS WAS COOL, CALM AGAINST THE STORM

During a game played during a torrential downpour, Mount St. Joseph’s Chris Collins was poised and nearly perfect in a 24-7 victory over Loyola.

That’s when Collins led the Mount St. Joseph Gaels to
an unlikely, 24-7, upset of previously unbeaten defending MIAA
Conference tri-champion, Loyola, in the inaugural DigitalSports
Primetime Pigskin Classic played at Johns Hopkins University on Friday
night.

The victory ended a 10-game winning streak by the Dons, also raising the Gaelsâ?? record in the A Conference to
2-1, giving them a shot at an A Conference title.
                                                                                                                                             

Collins threw a scoring 30-yard scoring
pass to Kevin Fitzpatrick for a 7-0 lead. Later, Collins rushed,
untouched, around his right side for an 18-yard score and a 14-0 lead.

Collins
had the Gaels ahead by the winning margin, at 24-7, after completing
his 18-yard tipped pass to Anthony Armstead at the 1-yard line that set
up Shelton Hall-Bennettâ??s score from a yard out.

On the year,
Collins has 17 touchdowns on 1,588 all-purpose yards â?? with 367 rushing
yards and 10 touchdowns; 546 passing yards for five TDs; 285 punt
return yards for 1 TD; and 120 receiving yards and another TD.

56 AND COUNTING

Against Calvert Hall in water polo, Loyola’s Dons still find themselves treading in the Cardinals’ wake.

In that time, he has yet to lose an MIAA A Conference game.

Monday’s contest against Loyola was no different.

In the season finale against their arch-rivals, the Cardinals racked up their 56th straight MIAA win during Anderson’s tenure, 15-9.

Just as the Dons did in the first match up last month, they played a stellar first half, trailing only 6-5 after some great play from Tyler Thein (three goals) and Charlie Waesche (two goals).

But just like the Cardinals did on September 25th at Loyola — when the first half ended deadlocked at 4-4, before the Cardinals went on to a 10-5 victory — the third quarter was all Calvert Hall, yet again.

“I was in a zone, but I can’t take all the credit,” said Mike Helou, who scored three of his seven goals in the period to help stake the Cardinals to a 12-6 lead.

“I was getting great passes from my teammates, and they made sure Loyola didn’t double-down on me,” Helou said.

“He’s a real good player,” said Loyola’s Brendan Moynihan, whose job it was to defend Helou. “He knows how to turn you, and he knows right when the pressure comes to get it to a teammate on the outside.”

Calvert Hall’s Arny Warren scored three goals.

“We just kept feeding Mike the ball, and he kept putting it in,” said Warren. “That was our game plan, and we stuck to it.”

Loyola Coach Keith Schertle, a winner of all 11 MIAA A Conference swimming titles, and 14 straight dating back to the days of the old MSA, with the Dons, said of the third quarter, “I just feel as though I must do a better job getting through to them.”

“We played them as well as anyone has, especially in the first half, but they’re a great team,” Schertle said. “If we get by St. Joe in the playoffs on [on Saturday,] we’ll get another shot at them.”

Anderson still sees room for improvement in the Cardinals.

“They scored nine goals on us, and that’s too many,” said Anderson.  “We still have a lot of work to do.”

Sounds like a guy who wants to stay unbeaten for a long time.
 
 
SCORING
 
LOY   1    4   1   3                   9
CH     1    5    6   3                  15
 
Calvert Hall:   Helou (7); Arny Warren (3); Ben Brown, David Roberts, Archie Warren, Matt Kolb, Mike Brown
 
Loyola:  Charlie Waesch (3), TylerThein (2), Tyler Elfert, Paul McGrath, Hugh Davison, Adam Shaw

McDonogh sophomore quarterback Rudy Johnson completed 13-of-21 passes for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the Eagles’ 33-15 victory over Calvert Hall Saturday afternoon.

THE ODD COUPLE

Rudy Johnson and Gerrard Sheppard have formed an explosive alliance for McDonogh’s football team. Saturday at Calvert Hall, the pair aired the Eagles to victory.

     One plays the game like he’s a senior. The other is a senior being reintroduced to the sport.

     When the high school football season began, Rudy Johnson and Gerrard Sheppard were relatively unknown. Now, they’re one of the best offensive duos in the area.

     Saturday afternoon at Calvert Hall, Sheppard and Johnson weaved their magic for McDonogh School in a 33-15 decision over the Cardinals in a MIAA A Conference contest. The pair connected for two long touchdowns as the Eagles overcame a sluggish start to win their second straight decision. The Eagles (4-3 overall, 2-1 league) are in a first-place tie with Mount St. Joseph (2-1), with Gilman and Loyola each at 1-1.

      Johnson, a 6-foot, one inch sophomore quarterback, threw for 268 yards and three touchdowns, and Sheppard, a senior wideout, caught four passes for 165 yards. J.P. Grant, Brian Ellis and Andrew Hood also scored for McDonogh.

      Sheppard spent his first three years at the Owings Mills school playing basketball. After some self-reflection as well as prodding from his football classmates, who he played casually with outside during the basketball campaign, Shepperd decided to compete in his final high school year.  

      “It couldn’t hurt, it’s another sport that I love to play,” said Sheppard, who previously played in the successful Northwood Recreation program. “It’s challenge me to excel.”

      “In high school footballl, he’s a difference maker. He’s a big play guy that you can throw to,” said McDonogh coach Dom Damico. “A lot of high schools don’t have a 6-3 guy that can run and jump. If Sheppard played football all four years, I think he probably would be one of the highest recruited kids in the country.”

      In his first season as a starter, Johnson is on the short list of elite underclassmen in the area. With a strong arm and able to escape out of the pocket, Johnson plays with a cerebral resolve.

      “He’s young, but at same time, he’s mature for his age on and off the field,” said Sheppard. “He might get down on himself a little, and I have to pick on him up, but he bounces back. It’s on auto drive for him, it’s like second nature.”

       “I just got to just better every week,” said Johnson who wasn’t pleased with his performance in the Eagles’ victory over Mount St. Joseph Oct. 12. “It’s always something new to learn. Monday, I start all over again.”

       He should have a nice template from Saturday to start preparing with. After Calvert Hall effortlessly drove the ball down the field for a game-opening touchdown, Johnson found Sheppard down the right sidelines for a 79-yard score on the Eagles’ second play from scrimmage.

       Trailing 9-6, Johnson engineered a nine-play, 80-yard drive, finding Grant for a 23-yard touchdown, giving McDonogh its first lead, 12-9, at intermission. After an interception by linebacker Shane Milam gave McDonogh possession, Johnson went right back to Sheppard for a 47-yard touchdown. They hooked up again for the two-point conversion, extending the Eagles’ advantage to 20-9 with 4 minutes, 33 seconds remaining in the third quarter.

       “They had seven [defensive players] in the box so the running game wasn’t working as well as we thought it would be,” said Sheppard. “I knew the passing game was going to have work for us.”

       Damico said Sheppard’s presence has created opportunities for Grant, Curtis Holmes and K.C. Woods in McDonogh’s passing scheme. Calvert Hall coach Donald Davis believes basketball shouldn’t be in Sheppard’s immediate future.

       “There’s a lot of guys who are 6-2, 6-3 swingman that can shoot and dribble, but he’s got some rare natural talent on offense,” said Davis, whose team fell to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in the MIAA A. “If he can get with a coaching staff that can pick up where this coaching staff left off, I think he can be a very good collegiate wide receiver. The kid is talented and their quarterback just had a tremendous day throwing the ball in crucial situations.”   
       
       Johnson said the chemistry with Sheppard started the first time they practiced together Aug. 20. Two months later, the unlikely pair haven’t slowed down.  

       “It took many days of us getting to practice early and running patterns, and him teaching me where he wants to be on this count and things after practice,” said Sheppard, who’s attracting interest from Connecticut and Oregon. “Hard work definitely pays off.”

McDonogh 33, Calvert Hall 15
McDonogh    6 6 8 13-33
Calvert Hall   9 0 0   6-15
Scoring summary
First quarter
Calvert Hall-Ryan Gutowski 21-yard run (Chris Karolenko kick), 9:56. Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards. Key play: Kevin Graves 32-yard run.
McDonogh-Sheppard 79-yard pass from Johnson (kick failed), 8:49. Drive: 2 plays, 79 yards.
Calvert Hall-Safety (McDonogh punter knee touch in end zone)
Second quarter
McDonogh-Grant 23-yard pass from Johnson (kick failed), 1:14. Drive: Nine plays, 80 yards. Key play: Sheppard 23-yard pass from Johnson.
Third quarter
McDonogh-Sheppard 47-yard pass from Johnson (Sheppard pass from Johnson), 4:33. Drive: One play, 47 yards.
Fourth quarter
McDonogh-Ellis 12-yard run (Eby kick), 10:58. Drive: Six plays, 70 yards. Key play: Pass interference on Calvert Hall on second-and-9 from Calvert Hall 24.
McDonogh-Hood eight-yard run (kick failed), 4:20. Drive: Four plays, 19 yards. Key play: Hood three-yard run on third-and-2.
Calvert Hall-Dan Zentz three-yard run (kick failed), 1:55. Drive: Six plays, 72 yards. Key play: Joe Impallaria 23-yard pass from Zack Blake.
 
 

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING

After trailing, 3-0, being held scoreless in the first half, St. Mary’s erupted for 26 unanswered points, taking a 26-3 victory from Archbishop Spalding, and gaining sole possession of first place in the MIAA B Conference.

For in routs over St. Vincent Pallotti, John Carroll and even the always tough Boys’ Latin, the Saints averaged a scorching 53 points a game to rebound from a season-opening, blowout loss at defending A Conference tri-champion Gilman.

But then, there was an Oct. 5, three-point loss to Georgetown Prep of the A Conference, which held the Saints to 20 points. And the Saints were held to 20 points, yet again, in their next game, albeit, in a victory over last year’s B Conference runner-up, Cardinal Gibbons.

Up until the third quarter of Saturday’s game at B Conference rival Archbishop Curley, the Saints, trailing by a field goal, appeared to have reached a season scoring low.

But the Saints erupted, offensively, in that quatrer, led by junior quarterback Peter Athents, who sparked the scoring of 26 points in an eventual 26-3 victory.

“They’re an outstanding team, they have great athletes and we’ll have to play our very best to beat them,” said Curley coach Sean Murphy, calling the Saints “probably the favorite” in the B Conference. “They showed what are capable of against Geogetown Prep.”

Athens threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Marcus Snipes and rushed for another score; Neil Lewnes rushed for a touchdown and kicked two extra points; and Johnny Andersons returned an interception 15 yards for another touchdown.

The win, before an overflow, homecoming crowd partisan to the Friars,  left the Saints (5-2 overall, 5-0 league) of Annapolis unbeaten and in sole possession of first place in the B Conference.

“Our defense is  playing well,” said Saints’ coach Mike Clay. “The offense started slowly in the first half, but the defense kept us the in game.”

Trailing the Saints in the league race is St. Paul’s (5-1 league, 5-3 overall), an earlier 16-0 loser to the Friars (4-4, 3-2) but an overtime winner  against two-time defending league champion Archbishop Spalding (4-1, 4-3) on Friday night.

The Friars led, 3-0, after Jacob Peery’s 35-yard field goal into the wind with less than a minute left in the first quarter, but succumbed, from there, to a defense led by junior Jason Gonos.

The Saints had their first lead, 7-3, after Athens’ 1-yard scoring run. And it was, 14-3, following his scoring strike to Snipes with 10:20 left to play.
 
“I knew he would come open on that play in man coverage, and I tried to throw the best pass I could to him, and I got it there,” said Athens, a transfer from Northern High in Calvert County.

 “We stuck to our game plan, and the guys made some nice catches,” Athens said. “The wind was a big factor. At times, the ball would sail.”

Next, Anderson, a junior, picked off a pass that had been deflected Marquis Graves, and scored from the 15 yard line to make it 19-3.

“It was my first interception of the year,” Anderson said. “I’m glad I could help the team in that situation.”

Following another defensive stand by the Saints, Lewnes raced 62 yards down the right sideline to the Friars’ 4, setting up his own scoring run, followed by his extra point kick, for the final margin.

“[Star player] Dontra [Peters] hurt his elbow, and I knew I had to step up,” Lewnes said. “But I give the credit to my line. They  were awesome.”
 
 
St. Mary’s  26, Archbishop Curley 3

 
St. Mary’s     0   0   7   19      26
Curley           3  0    0    0        3

Curley        Peery, 35 yard FG
St. Mary’s  Athens 1 yard run, Lewnes kick
St. Mary’s  Snipes 18 yard TD from Athens, kick failed
St. Mary’s  Anderson, 15 yard interception return, pass failed
St. Mary’s  Lewnes, 4 yard run, Lewnes kick
 

FRIARS AT HOME WITH 10TH SHUTOUT

Archbishop Curley’s five-goal rout of visiting John Carroll signals its intent to successfully defend its MIAA A Conference tournament crown.

The win raised the Friars’ overall record to 19-3 on the year, and, 12-3 in the MIAA A Conference, while the Patriots fell to 3-10-2, and, 3-9-2.

“The first half today was intense. We pulled ourselves together in the second half,” said Kamara, who has 22 goals and eight assists on the year. “Our energy level picked up in front of the big homecoming crowd. They gave us a big lift.”

Teketele, who has 17 goals and eight assists, helped the Friars to clinch the No. 2 seed in the upcoming MIAA A Conference playoffs.

“Bash and  Mikias are capable of being explosive at any time, individually and working together. We need that effort for 80 minutes to be successful,” said Friars’ coach Barry Stitz.

“We still have an outside chance to finish first. We play St. Joe Tuesday,” Stitz said, “and McDonogh
still has to face Loyola and Gilman. We’ll keep playing hard, because anything can happen in this league.”

The Friars, at any rate, appear to be primed for the league playoffs, which begin a week from Tuesday.

“We had some nice goals against John Carroll. They always work hard against us,” Stitz said. “It took a while to get a two goal lead. Coach Simon Cotton’s [John Carroll] team plays as hard as anybody in the league.”