No. 1 Calvert Hall able to earn a three-peat
Considered a clear favorite to win an unprecedented third straight Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference championship from the beginning, the No. 1 Calvert Hall lacrosse team maintained a simple season-long plan of getting better every day.
By season’s end, which came Friday night with another dominant performance — this time against No. 2 St. Mary’s, 15-7, for that third straight crown — the 2019 Cardinals are being talked about as one of the greatest teams the storied league has ever produced.
It’s justified chatter with further validation coming in Friday’s championship showcase before an announced crowd of 3,231 at Towson University’s Johnny Unitas Stadium.
In finishing the season with a 17-1 record — their only loss coming in overtime against Canadian power Hill Academy on March 13 — the Cardinals overwhelmed their MIAA foes, going undefeated in 12 games with a winning margin a tad under 10 goals per game.
On Friday, the Cardinals’ talent and depth was on display. They got a goal or assist from nine players with Jack Sawyer (one goal, five assists), Grant Mitchell (three goals, two assists), Cole Herbert (two goals, three assists), Truitt Sunderland (two goals, two assists) and Daniel Kelly (three goals) all shining. It’s the program’s fifth MIAA A crown, the most by any program since the league’s inception in 1996.
Archbishop Curley 12, Glenelg Country 3: The Friars (14-3) beat the Dragons (15-4) to claim the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference championship at Towson University. Curley led 8-3 at the half.
Annapolis Area Christian 17, Indian Creek11: Dylin Borden had a game-high 10 points on six goals and four assists to lead AACS (15-2) past Indian Creek (13-4) in MIAA C Conference championship at Towson University. This was the second straight meeting between the two teams in the title game. Indian Creek won last year’s championship, 15-13.
Girls lacrosse
Westminster 15, Stephen Decatur 5: Anna Ruby scored a game-high five goals to lead the reigning Class 3A state champion Owls (13-6) past the Seahawks (10-6) in a state semifinal at Mount Hebron. Fallston 2, Parkside 0: The host Cougars (14-8) took advantage of two Parkside errors to score two unearned, sixth inning runs to win the Class 2A East Region championship.
Dillon Sperl’s fly ball to right field with one out was dropped by the visiting Rams (13-12) outfielder and Alex Baily then drew a walk to put Sperl in scoring position.