Cardinals come up just short, 56-52

Senior Jamie Senft (50) had a game-high 18 points, but the Cardinals fell just short of an upset in Fairfax over top-ranked PVI Tuesday.

Jamie Senft scored a game-high 18 points, including 11 in the third quarter, but the Cardinals fell to top-ranked Paul VI 56-52 Tuesday night in Fairfax .

Bishop Ireton fell behind 29-19 at intermission then played an inspired second half cutting the lead to 54-52 in the game’s final minute and a nifty back door layup. The Cardinals had their chances at the end, with the ball, down a bucket with 19 seconds to play, but couldn’t convert and the Panthers used a pair of free throws to put the game out of reach.

Ireton also got help from Ty Quarles (6 points, 2 rebounds), Daniel Noe (5 points, 7 rebounds), Jeremiah Brooks (4 points, 2 rebounds) and Michael Everett (2 points). Patrick Moseh was a big contributor as well, racking up eight rebounds. The Cardinals finished the game with 23 rebounds (four offensive/19 defensive).