Bishop Ireton High School | Archive | December, 2010

Bishop Ireton’s boys basketball team made its biggest statement of the young season going on the road to the greater Raleigh area and winning their first tournament in more than a decade at the Chatlee Shootout in Sanford, NC 65-53.

The Cardinals jumped off the bus on Tuesday and opened the tournament with a win over Hoke High School 66-56. They topped the tournament hosts, Lee County in their second contest 53-45, before squaring off with the previously unbeaten Chargers from Pittsboro, NC.  Antonio Rouse led all scorers in the championship game with 24, 21 of which he scored in the second half to propel the Cambridge Road crew.

“It was a great trip for us,” said head coach, Neil Berkman. “We won the tournament, which is obviously a positive, but played some of our best basketball, and bonded as a team.” The squad took the opportunity to visit Duke University, where they dropped in on a Duke women’s practice in Cameron Indoor, and stopped in nearby Chapel Hill where they visited the North Carolina basketball hall of fame.

The win gave the Cardinals an 8-3 record, 0-1 in the WCAC, but their sole loss to DeMatha in league play was the smallest margin of victory (10) that the undefeated Stags had experienced to date.  Coach Neil Berkman’s squad travels to Forestville to face a very good Bishop McNamara Tuesday, then hosts St Johns and former Ireton skipper, Paul DeStefano on Friday, Jan 7th.  Gametime is 7:30pm for both contests.

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VISAA's top-ranked Cards mug following tourney win at St Stephens Dec 30th.

Still exhilarated fromtheir victory at the Bishop Ireton Holiday Classic, the Cardinal grapplers earned their standing as the number-one ranked team in the Virginia Independent School Athletic Association (VISAA) this week by winning the championship at the 34th annual St. Stephens St. Agnes (SSSA) Holiday Classic Tournament on Thursday.

The SSSA Holiday Classic Wrestling Tournament is one of the longest-running wrestling tournaments in the Washington, DC area and this year was attended by ten public/private schools. With a solid 24-point spread between Ireton and second-place Park View High School, Ireton wrestlers once again brought home a 1st place team trophy along with achieving two individual championships, two 2nd place medals, two 3rd place medals, and one 4th place medal. 

Among the individual placeholders were senior Elliot Mondragon and junior Andrew Lutterloh, who both won the championship in their 103lb and 215lb respective weight classes. Bringing home second place medals were sophomore Nick Womach at 130lbs and senior Ricky Baier at 140lbs.  Sophomore Andrew Baehre and Junior Gibson Hawk each won 3rd place in their 135lb and 160lb weight classes and Junior Darcy Gomez won fourth place at 112lbs. The fastest pin of the day was achieved by senior Ricky Baier against his John Paul the Great opponent, who he pinned in 1:23.
The championship title was expecially gratifying after being recognized last week on the Virginia Wrestling website as the #1 ranked wrestling team among private schools (see:
http://www.virginiawrestling.com/forums/topic.php?id=846). 

Bishop Ireton returns to action against St. Johns and St. Marys Ryken next Wednesday, January 5 at St. Johns College High School (2607 Military Rd, Washington, DC 20015), match begins at 4pm.

 
Later next week, on Saturday (January 8, 2011), the Cards will travel to Fork Union Military Academy (4744 James Madison Hwy, Fork Union, VA 23055), where they will compete against the FUMA Blue Devils and the Collegiate Cougars.  Wrestling begins at 2:00pm.

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Antonio Rouse and the Cardinals face Northwood in the Chatlee Shootout championship Thursday in Sanford NC

Senior Patrick Hanafin scored a game-high 19 points and Bishop Ireton (7-3) battled back in the second half after losing an 8-point first half lead to overcome host Lee County High School 53-45 and advance to the championship game in Sanford, NC.

Hanafin snared 12 rebounds as well and led the Cardinals to a date at 8pm Thursday at Lee County High School with Northwood High School of Pittsboro, North Carolina.  The Chargers topped East Chapel Hill in the other semi final to advance.

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Bishop Ireton scored a 66-56 win in Sanford, NC Tuesday night to advance to the semifinals of the Chatlee Shootout.  The Cardinals shook off a long bus ride to win the opening game of the 8-team tourney.

With junior guard Marcus Hayes running the offensive end of the floor, Brandon Scales came off the bench to give Ireton the inside game, particularly on the boards, to tilt the struggle in favor of the Virginians.  Hayes and senior Antonio Rouse each scored 14 points, Patrick Hanafin added 13, and senior Sam Walters had a season-high 11 for for the Cardinals. Hoke’s Thompson scored a game high 27, but no other Hoke player reached double figures.

Hoke County scored 20 points in first quarter, the contest was tied at 33 after the first half, but the Cardinals turned up the pressure in the second half and yielded only 23 in the second half to pull away for the win.

Redbirds will face Lee County at 8pm Wednesday at Lee County High School “new gym”. If they advance, the championship is 8pm Thursday in the “new gym”.  If the Cardinals falter in the semifinals, they will play Thursday at 8pm in the “old gym”. 

After the new year, Bishop Ireton heads back the WCAC action to Forestville to challenge the always tough Bishop McNamara Mustangs in a frosh, JV, varsity tripleheader before returning home to host St John’s on Friday Jan 7th.

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The winter weather in North Carolina has postponed the start of the Chatlee Shootout in Sanford, NC by 24 hours the organizers announced on Sunday. The greater Raleigh area was hit with 5-7 inches of snow after Christmas and travel from Richmond to South Carolina was impacted by weather.

Bishop Ireton’s boys varsity basketball team (5-3) will open on Tuesday at 6pm with Hoke County High School and play through December 30th according to the tournament officials.  The Cardinals have delayed their travel accordingly and will now depart northern Virginia on Tuesday morning.

Lee County High School, in Sanford,  is the host institution and the venue for all the scheduled contests.

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By Matt Krause

Any given night at Bishop Ireton, Patrick Hanafin has a good chance to carry the Cardinals by scoring points by the dozens. Wednesday night was no exception, as the senior forward piled in 17 points en route to a 70-50 triumph over the visiting Don Bosco Cristo Rey Wolfpack.  The Cardinal girls squad opened the evening with a lopsided 66-15 win over the Wolfpack girls.

Hanafin’s first points were scored on a 3-pointer, part of a 10-0 Ireton run to open the game. Although the Cardinals were briefly challenged at times, the home standing team never trailed. Ireton led 19-10 after a quarter and 37-22 at the half, thanks to Hanafin’s 13 points in the first half.

The Cardinals were able to maintain the lead by staying out of foul trouble- committing only two first-half fouls to the Wolfpack’s nine violations. Ireton’s lead hovered at 20 points through most of the second half, with all 13 men getting playing time by the final horn.

In the scoring column, Hanafin was joined by junior Marcus Hayes with 13 and senior Antonio Rouse, also with 13 points. With the win, Ireton improves to 5-3 on the young campaign.

The Cardinals are in action again on Monday in Sanford, NC at the Chatlee Shootout tournament, facing Hoke at 6pm. They will either face the winner or loser of the Lee – Leesville Road contest at 8pm the following day depending upon the outcome of the Hoke contest.  They then head to Bishop McNamara on Tuesday, Jan 4th and  return home Friday, January 7, to face St. John’s in a key WCAC battle. Tipoff is at 7:30.

Ireton’s girls are off for the Christmas holiday, they too return to action when they host the Mustangs of Bishop McNamara on Tuesday, Jan 4 in a JV/varsity doubleheader. Game times are 5 and 7pm.

Davon Wiley has been a key contributor in his first varsity season for the Cardinals

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Sarah Rupp(l), Olivia Babiec (c), and Liz Collins (r) sign their college letters of intent as principal Tim Hamer looks on.

Principal Tim Hamer joined three Cardinal athletes who signed national letters of intent to attend college to play division I athletics.  Seniors Liz Collins, Sarah Rupp, and Olivia Babiec all inked letters on Wednesday, December 15th at Bishop Ireton.

Collins, daughter of Mr & Mrs John Collins of Alexandria is headed to William & Mary to swim for the Tribe.   She swims for Coach John Gullickson on the Ireton team, but  Liz also swims for Coach Evan Stiles on the Arlington Aquatic Swim Club.  Liz was a Virginia State Independent School Champion in the 100 Breaststroke last year, National Catholics finalist, Metros finalist and received All AmericancConsideration accolades along with her Medley Relay teammates.  Liz is also a team record holder, scholar athlete, member of National Honor Society and a volunteer with Fairfax County Adapted Aquatics.

Sarah Rupp is a returning first team, all-WCAC performer for Bishop Ireton’s girls’ lacrosse team and a three-year varsity letter winner.  She plays for the extremely competitive Capital Blue lacrosse club team, Ireton’s leader in ground balls last season, and will head to the University of California, Davis, in the fall of 2011. Rupp is a member of the National Honor Society and active with Haitian relief progams at the School.  She is the daughter of Mr & Mrs Steve Rupp of Alexandria.

Olivia Babiec is the second from her family to head to collegiate rowing. Her brother, Thaddeus, rows for the Terriers of Boston University as a freshman this year. Olivia, a star on the girls’ national qualifying team, led Ireton to its highest place ever, third place, at the historic Stotsbury Cup regatta last springwill be going to Drexel University in Philadelphia, where she will row for the Dragons.  Like her classmates, she is an active member of the National Honor Society.   Olivia is the daughter of Dr & Mrs Dan Babiec.

“We are extremely proud of all three girls.  They are not only elite athletes, but they are also exceptional in the classroom, and leaders in our school community.” said Cardinal athletic director, Bill Simmons.  “These universities are getting student/athletes that will excel in athletics, but also as students.  They  are just great ambassadors of our school and I am sure they will be the same in college.”

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Cardinal wrestlers are all smiles after winning their tournament Dec 18th

Led by championships from seniors Elliot Mondragon, Ricky Baier, and junior Andrew Lutterloh, the Cardinals won their own Ireton Invitational  for the second time inthree years, with snow cancelling the 2009 edition. 

Darcy Gomez grabbed a third for the Cardinals at 112 pinning Jarad Rubens of Bullis in 29 seconds, while Corey Phillips earned a 4th place, falling 6-4  to D’Andre Wallace of DeMatha in the consolation final.   Ireton sophomore Nick Womack fell 6-5 in a hard fought championship match to earn a second place finish as did Andrew Baehre, who upset top seeded Nick McClain from MSD to reach the finals, and was pinned in 3:13  by Sam Toomey of Benedictine. 

Senior Ricky Baier, a top seed, defeated Dan Carlton of PVI to win the 140 pound title and Michael Rodriguez upset third seeded Ralph Toomey of Benedictine to win the consolation final, 11-5 and third place. Junior Ben Nagao grabbed a 4th place finish after losing by a fall to Greg McConville of MSD.  Likewise, Gibson Hawk dropped a 6-0 decision enroute to a 4th place finish for Ireton at 160.

Andrew Lutterloh recorded three falls to waltz to the championship, earning the Mark Mangrum Award for the fastest pins in the tournament. Lutterloh’s wins came in 1:19, 1:06, and :46 in the final.   Ryan Garey of Bullis won the Bill Richter most valuable wrestler trophy.

Benedictine finished second, Bullis School was third, and Paul VI Catholic was fourth.

Team Results:

Bishop Ireton   172, Benedictine 154, Bullis 147.5, Paul VI 129.5, St Stephens/St Agnes 100, DeMatha “B” 90, John Paul the Great 83, Maryland School for the Deaf 62, Potomac School 52, St Johns 42, Episcopal 15.

Individual Results:

103 Elliot Mondragon(BI) pinned Dallas Wood (Ben) 2:37

112 Shaw Whitley (SSSAS) decisioned Jordan Schmeer (Ben) 13-9

119 Andrew Sone (Bullis) pinned Gabriel Corrochano (Potomac) 3:39

125 Tommy Whitaker (PVI) pinned John Paul Curtin (Ben) 2:48

130 Anthony Bagley (DM) decisioned Nick Womack (BI) 6-5

135 Sam Toomey (Ben) pinned Andrew Baehre (BI) 3:13

140 Ricky Baier (BI) decisioned Dan Carlton (PVI) 12-3

145 Ryan Garey (Bullis) pinned Jeremy Whitehurst (PVI) 3:25

152 Michael Logan (Ben) pinned Zak Perroots (JPG) 2:24

160 Jason Willoughby (JPG) pinned Kyle Swenson (SSSAS) 5:23

171 Randall Hernandez (Bullis) pinned Ty Campbell (PVI) 4:24

189  Ray Geier (PVI) pinned Marshall Davenport (Ben) 2:32

215 Andrew Lutterloh (BI) pinned Trevor Rocks (Potomac) :46

285 Jacob Dalton (SJC) pinned Alex Steel (Bullis) 1:34

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It might have been a “sign” when Archbishop Carroll received a bench technical foul to start the contest and the Cardinals missed both free throws and committed a turnover on the resulting first possession of the game that the Lions even\tually captured 46-26.  It was the home opener and conference opener for the Bishop Ireton varsity girls Thursday.

Archbishop Carroll, behind the shooting of junior Alisa Burger and the defense of Dominque Powell,  jumped out to a 14-8 lead after one quarter. A 12-4 run ballooned the advantage to 26-12 and the half ended 26-13 with a free throw from Jasmine Conkright.

The third quarter opened with a more aggressive Cardinal team in a 2-3 zone. Senior Laura Hart hit  a twisting lay up to draw Ireton to 26-15 but Carroll’s Powell stepped up her domination in the paint and blocked Ireton shots on consecutive possessions.  She also was strong inside with rebounding and punished Ireton with layups and put backs to push the lead to 36-17 after three quarters.  The teams played evenly through the final quarter with the contest beyond reach.

Reeme Lghaoui led the home team with 12 points.  Little rest for the Cardinals (2-2, 0-1) as they travel to Flint Hill for an after contest before heading to powerhouse Good Counsel Tuesday.  The girls return home Wednesday to host Don Bosco, Cristo Rey on Wednesday break heading home for the Christmas break.

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Bishop Ireton AD Bill Simmons announced the Cardinals will host a boy/girl varsity doubleheader in Fr Godley Gym Wednesday, Dec 22nd against Don Bosco, Cristo Rey.

“We rarely get to have both varsity teams at home on the same night,” explained the Ireton AD, “and after we had to postpone the Coolidge and Don Bosco girls games earlier in the month, I thought this was a good opportunity for a fun night before the community heads off for Christmas. We will waive the admission charge, our Christmas gift to fans that come out for the ballgame.”

The Cardinal girls (2-1, 0-0)  host Archbishop Carroll Friday night to open the WCAC season before wrapping up the 2010 portion of the season with Don Bosco at 5;45 pm. The boys (4-3, 0-1) are off after the DeMatha loss until the 7:30 pm boys’ tipoff Wednesday.

The boys will participate in the Chatlee Shootout in Sanford, NC December 27-29. Both squads open the new year with Bishop McNamara on January 4th; the girls will host the Mustangs while the guys travel to Forestville.

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