DC – Washington Catholic Athletic Conference | Archive | December, 2013

Senior Ty Quarles scored the game's first 5 points in Ireton's 57-43 setback to the area's top ranked team Friday.

Father Godley Gym is gaining the reputation for being a tough venue for boys basketball opponents.  Paul VI (3-0, 2-0) built a lead in the second quarter only to see it dissolve in the third quarter before finally distancing themselves from the pesky Cardinals, 57-43 Friday night.

“We played very well,” commented Ireton head coach, Neil Berkman.  “Not many teams are going to play PVI closer than 15 this season, they are that good a good basketball team.”  Indeed, the Panthers came into Friday’s contest on the heels of a 95-40 pasting of Good Counsel the night before.

Senior Ty Quarles got the crowd roaring early scoring the game’s first five points.  The squads traded baskets with Ireton (2-1, 0-1) clinging to the advantage through most of the opening period before PVI edged ahead 18-16 at the end of one.  The Panthers got untracked in the second while smothering the redbirds and a 12-4 stanza sent the clubs to the locker room with the visitors leading 30-20.

Ireton’s Jeremiah Brooks’ jumper pulled the Cardinals to within 33-31 late in the third quarter, capping an 11-3 run for the home team, but Paul VI promptly responded with 5 of Kevin Dorsey’s 14 points to extend their margin to 38-31 as the teams headed into the final period.  The Panthers outscored Ireton in the 4th period by a 19-12 count to win going away in Alexandria.

The Cardinals were led by senior Dan Noe with 16 while Ty Quarles had a season high 14, Patrick Moseh added 6, Jamie Senff 5, and Brooks had 2.  Marcus Derrickson also had 16 for the Panthers,  Dorsey 14, and Quadree Smith added 6.

Archbishop Carroll visits Godley Gym Tuesday evening, tipoff slated for 7:30pm.

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Senior Dan Noe (3) led the Cardinals with 25 points in the win over Flint Hill Wednesday.

The Cardinals defeated Flint Hill 68-64 in a thriller that see sawed through an action packed contest.  On a two-pointer from Patrick Moseh, the Cardinals gave Ireton its lead in the fourth quarter with :07 remaining in the contest.  Dan Noe sealed the win after a Husky turnover with a pair of free throws with just over 1 second to play.

The Cardinals and Flint Hill were tied up at 30-30 at the half, but the Cardinals gained some steam during the final two quarters.  The Cardinals had a solid finish, adding 21 points in the final quarter. With a total of 23 fouls,  Flint Hill was on the attack over the course of the game.

Daniel Noe had a big night from the field, making 64% (7-for-11) of shots attempted as well as 67% (4-for-6) of threes attempted.  He also shot well from the line, making 88% (7-for-8) of free throws attempted.  Patrick Moseh poured in 20 and Jamie Senff added 11 for the Cardinals.   Jeremiah Brooks (7 points), Ty Quarles (3) and Nicholas Schmelzer (2) rounded out the Ireton scoring.

John Whitaker had the edge for Flint Hill’s offense, scoring 19 points, including 11 during the fourth period.   Austin Jones put two three-pointers on the board and scored six points total. Also putting points on the board for Flint Hill were Matt Kennedy (7 points), Britton Anderson (4), Dillon Foley (2), Tyler Femi (2) and Will Peterson (2).

Unofficially, the home team outrebounded the Oakton visitors by a 30-22 margin and shot a blistering 50% from the field compared to the 43% the Huskies earned on 56 field goal attempts.

The  Cardinals ( 2-0) have perhaps their biggest challenge of the home season when they open the WCAC schedule with the Washington Post’s top ranked Panthers of Paul VI, who are making their annual visit to Godley Gym.  Tripleheader action begins at 4pm with freshmen, the varsity tipoff is slated for 7:30.  Advanced ticket sales are available in the Bishop Ireton athletic department 8am to 5pm.

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Ireton's Michele Montgomery (24) led the Cardinals in scoring with 11.

TC Willliams used a 14-4 run late in the second period to blow open a tight game and win going away, 63-42 in the Titan’s gym Tuesday night.  The setback drops Ireton to 0-2 on the young campaign and was the opener for the host Titans.

The Cardinals, with a pair of injured players returning to the squad started well in the game’s opening period, breaking to a 14-11 advantage after one.  The teams see-sawed back and forth in the second stanza, Ireton holding  their final lead of the contest at 20-17.  Then the Titan counterattack began and TC retired to the locker room at intermission with a comfortable 31-22 bulge.

“I saw a lot of improvement tonight, we were much better than last night.” commented head coach Derek Campbell.  “They switched from a zone to a man-to-man late in the second period and that threw us off.  We will fix that.”

Sophomore Michele Montgomery led the Cardinals with 11, classmate Shannon Corridon added 8.  Senior Isabelle Kendall had 5 points for Ireton and senior Kelly Gallagher came off the bench to add 4, as did Danielle Hatchett.  The Titans’ Angie Schedler had 17 to lead all scorers, Tykera Carter chipped in 15, and Rejoice Spivey had 8 for the winners.

Bishop Ireton heads to the Flint Hill Tip Off tournament on Friday and Saturday in Oakton. The Cardinals square off with St Anne’s Belfield at 3pm.

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Senior Isabelle Kendall (13) and junior Danielle Hatchett each scored 10 to lead the Cardinals in their season-opening 43-30 setback to Woodrow Wilson Monday in Alexandria.

Woodrow Wilson’s Tigers spoiled the season opener for Bishop Ireton Monday night in Godley Gym, 43-30.  For the Cardinals is was too many fouls, too many turnovers, and not enough field goals.

The Tigers, (1-0) led by Mercedes Suarez’s game-high 17 points, broke to a 10-2 first quarter lead and cruised into the fourth quarter with a comfortable margin. Only in the opening moments of the final quarter did the Cardinals make a run, closing to within 5 points when Danielle Hatchett made a pair of free throws at 33-28.  The DC public school responded with a 9-0 run and coasted home for the win.

After trailing 10-2 in the first quarter, Ireton did pick up the scoring in the second stanza, being outscored 12-10 and going into intermission at 22-12. Wilson widened the lead to 33-19 before the Cardinals had their own run of 9-0 to threaten early in the final quarter.

Isabelle Kendall and Danielle Hatchett led the home team with 10 points each but the Cardinals managed to only shoot 20% from the field while going 10 for 15 from the free throw line.  Wilson struggled from the charity stripe but compensated by going to the line 29 times, making but 13.  Ireton committed 25 fouls on the evening to 18 for the visiting Tigers.

Bishop Ireton heads up the street to TC Williams for a rare matchup with the state’s largest enrolled public high school.  The tripleheader begins with a 4pm freshmen contest with JV and varsity contests to follow.

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Coach Neil Berkman begins his 5th season at Bishop Ireton, coming off the School's best season in more than 25 years in 2012-13.

Senior leadership is an invaluable commodity and Ireton’s four seniors led the Cardinals to an opening day win over cross-town rival, Episcopal 50-47 when the Maroon couldn’t get a good shot  in their final possession.

“I think we played hard, I liked our effort, but we have to find a way to close out an opponent.” remarked coach Neil Berkman who begins his fifth season.  “Jamie Senff played a great game,  I was glad to see that, and Episcopal was a tough opener.”

Senff, sidelined for much of the 2012-13 season, one of the School’s most successful basketball campaigns, led the Cardinals with 16 points, many from down low in “the paint”.  Patrick Moseh added 14, senior Dan Noe 10.  Episcopal’s Greg Malinowski led all scorers with 19, but was the only visitor to score in double figures for Coach Jim Fitzpatrick.

The redbirds clung to a narrow 9-7 lead after a period of play in Godley Gym and took a 30-20 advantage to intermission on the strength of a 21 point second quarter, more points than they would score in the entire second half.   Meanwhile, Episcopal regrouped coming out of the locker room and steadily chistled away at the lead throughout the second half on the hot shooting of Malinowski.

After a pair of missed free throws, the game came down to a final possession for the Maroon.  Coming out of a timeout, Ireton conceded a two-point layup as the visitors attacked the basket, only to see the ball roll off the rim. The ball was rebounded by the visitors, who frantically worked the ball to an open shooter, so much so that the final pass surprised every black jerseyed player and a desperate last second shot was well off the mark.

Bishop Ireton (1-0) returns to action with another challenging non conference opponent, the MAC’s Flint Hill, visiting Father Godley Gym on Wednesday for a tripleheader of basketball action, including the opener for freshmen and JV boys.   WCAC play begins Friday, when nationally ranked PVI visits Godley for their annual appearance.  Advanced tickets are available for the Paul VI game on Wednesday evening as well as at the door on Friday.

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