Bishop Ireton High School | Archive | April, 2015

Senior Ryan Scott drove in two and went 4 for 6 in the doubleheader with the Stags Saturday.

Bishop Ireton and DeMatha cleared the rained-out earlier game with a doubleheader in Riverdale, Maryland, Saturday and the Stags took both ends of the affair, 15-1 in the opener and 6-4 in the nightcap.

The home team surrendered a first inning run to the Cardinals when senior Ryan Scott drove in Chandler Wilder.  DeMatha bounced back against freshman Brett Kelly in the home half of the opening frame for five runs. They added five more in the second before the game settled into a scoreless struggle, the Stags administering the knockout with five more in the sixth inning to win it by 10-run rule.

Ireton’s Kyle Guzik took the hill for Bishop Ireton in the nightcap.  Once again, Ireton struck early, plating three in the first while DeMatha answered with a pair in the bottom  of the first. The Cardinals got one back in the top of the second, but DeMatha scored three more in the home half of the second to go ahead 5-4. They added an insurance run in the sixth and blanked the Cardinals for the win.

Senior Ryan Scott, the redbirds leading hitter, was 4 for six on the day and drove in a pair of runs. The lanky catcher is hitting .368 to pace Ireton this season.

The Cardinals (2-16, 1-13) stay in their road uniforms as they travel to Good Counsel on Monday  at 4:30 on Bottgal Field.  Bishop Ireton will recognize their seniors Wednesday at Frank Mann Field for the ball club’s final regular season contest. First pitch with the Knights of St Mary’s is 5:30pm.

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Garrett Beauch readies for a serve in varsity action this spring.

Returning to WCAC play on Thursday, the Bishop Ireton tennis team dropped a very tough 5-4 decision at the Bishop McNamara home courts.

Ireton’s doubles teams staked the Cardinals to a 2-1 lead. Garrett Beauch and Peter Murphy won at #2 doubles 8-5, and freshman Braden Hoagland and Nick Domahoski rolled at #3 doubles 8-1.

Captain Dylan Louison won 8-2 at #4 singles to take a third match, and Freshman Murphy continued his strong first season, winning at #6 singles 8-0 to tie the team match at 4-4.  With the team match tied at 4-4, Junior Austin Baney was edged by his Mustangs opponent at #5 singles 8-6 .

” A very tough match that could have gone either way. The players gave me what they had and I’m proud of their effort. We will put this one behind us and get ready for St. Mary’s Ryken tomorrow.” said the Cardinals’ head coach, Tom Noone.

The Cardinals entertain the Knights tomorrow in the last home match for four seniors.

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Junior Kelly Larkin had a big game scoring against O’Connell as the Cardinals continue to roll up the wins. Cardinals have three big games to end the regular season this week.

The Bishop Ireton girls’ lacrosse team continued to show how much their hard work on and off the field over the past year has paid off with three big Washington Catholic Athletic Conference victories in five days last week. The Cardinals overwhelmed the visiting St. John’s College Cadets 15-4 on Tuesday, April 21, at Fannon Field; got by the Holy Cross Tartans 13-8 on Wednesday, April 22, at Fannon Field; and dominated the Bishop O’Connell Knights 18-7 on Friday, April 24, in Arlington, VA.

Against the visiting Cadets last Tuesday, the Cardinals balanced scoring attack saw nine players get goals and/or make assists: Natalie Irwin—1 goal; Kayla Marshall—2 goals, 1 assist; Kelly Mathews—2 goals, 1 assist; Charlotte Sofield—4 goals, 1 assist; Lexi Ledoyen—2 goals; Katie Ryan—1 goal; Madison Mote—1 goal, 1 assist; Kayla Duperrouzel—1 assist; and Kelly Larkin—2 goals. Goalie Amelia Cole had 6 saves.  Ireton’s excellent fielding stymied the Cadets’ offense with Ireton scooping up 23 ground balls and nabbing 11 caused turnovers.

Ireton ran into a stubborn opponent against the Holy Cross Tartans, but nevertheless led 9-3 at halftime, and managed to assert themselves during key moments when it counted down the stretch in the second half. The Cardinals had problems with the draw control in the second half and also committed an unusually high 15 unforced errors during the game. Leading the offense were Mathews with 5 goals; Sofield with 3 goals, 3 assists; Marshall with 2 goals, 1 assist; Larkin with 2 goals; and Duperrouzel with 1 goal. Leading the defensive effort were Cole with 7 saves, 3 ground balls; and Kaitlin Luzik with 5 ground balls, 6 caused turnovers.

The Cardinals finished the week by visiting the Knights in Arlington, on Friday. Bishop O’Connell played inspired lacrosse early in the game, kept it close, and only trailed 8-5 at halftime. Ireton broke loose in the second half, shutdown the Knights’ offense, and unleashed a withering barrage of goals to take home the win. Larkin led the offensive punch with 5 goals, 2 assists; Sofield got 4 goals, 3 assists; Mathews had 3 goals, 5 assists; Duperrouzel scored 3 goals; Marshall got 2 goals; and Luzik had 1 goal. Cole led a great defensive effort with a career-high 15 saves.

Bishop Ireton is now 14-1 overall and 7-0 in the WCAC. The final three games of the regular season are Tuesday, April 28, 4:00 p.m., versus WCAC foe Paul VI at Fannon Field; Wednesday, April 29, 4:00 p.m., the redbirds challenge WCAC powerhouse Good Counsel in Olney, Maryland; and SENIOR DAY on Saturday, May 2, 4:30 p.m., vs. Cape Henlopen, another juggernaut, from Delaware at Fannon Field.

The Washington Post’s recently did video interviews of senior team captains Charlotte Sofield & Kaitlin Luzik. To view the interview

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TSA tries to slow down the Cardinals, but they had no more luck than the Cardinals’ opponents as the team made the flilght, snared a pair of hard-earned wins, and returned to classes Monday.

The Cardinals bounced back from their first defeat of the season last week by winning their next three games in convincing fashion: 15-1 at WCAC foe Elizabeth Seton on Thursday, April 16; 15-3 vs. Manheim Township (PA) in Georgia at the Legacy Cup on Saturday, April 18; and 14-8 vs. Milton (GA) on their home field during the Legacy Cup on Saturday, April 18.

On Thursday, Ireton dominated Elizabeth Seton from the first draw to the final buzzer. While 12 different Cardinals scored goals or notched assists, the only Seton goal was on a free position shot late in the second half.

On Friday, the Cardinals had a full, hard practice in the early afternoon and then many players went to Bishop Ireton’s prom that night.

Early Saturday morning, the whole team caught a flight to Atlanta and essentially went straight to their 2:00 p.m. game at the annual Legacy Cup in suburban Milton, Georgia.

The weather-shortened game against Manheim Township was declared over by officials with about eight minutes left due to very threatening weather conditions in the area. The Cardinals were understandably a bit “sluggish” early in this game, but led 11-2 at halftime. Overall they again took care of business in a convincing manner by dominating their opponent on both ends of the field. Eight different Ireton players scored goals or got assists during this victory.

The marquee game of the Legacy Cup at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday was against a nationally-ranked Milton squad that has won the Georgia state high school championship for the past seven straight years. They have also beaten Bishop Ireton the past three years—in 2014 by a score of 12-10 in Milton; in 2013 by a 12-11 margin in Milton; and in 2012 at Fannon Field by a 12-9 score.

Early the Cardinals on Saturday night Milton controlled draws and exploited the Cardinals’ defensive lapses. Leading by a narrow 6-5 at intermission, Bishop Ireton rebounded with what is becoming a their trademark, a strong second half. They began to clearly dominate draw controls, time of possession, and just ran out the clock the latter part of the game after seizing an insurmountable lead. Once again, eight different Ireton players got either goals or assists in a well-balanced scoring attack that Milton frustrated the home team.

During this 53-hour marathon 15 different members of the Bishop Ireton girls’ lacrosse team scored goals or got assists as follows (no particular order): Charlotte Sofield—6 goals, 8 assists; Madison Mote—1 goal, 2 assists; Kaitlin Luzik—2 assists; Christine Macey—2 goals; Grace Fletcher—2 assists; Kelly Mathews—8 goals; Kayla Marshall—5 goals, 2 assists; Maggie Lohrer—1 goal; Lizzie Lohrer—1 goal; Kate Carney—1 goal; Lexi Ledoyen—5 goals; Kelly Larkin—8 goals, 5 assists; Kayla Duperrouzel—4 goals, 2 assists; Brittany Dolan—1 goal; and Megan Cunningham—1 goal. Goalie Amelia Cole got 11 total saves over these three games.

Bishop Ireton has scored 169 goals so far this season (an average of 14.08 per game) while allowing only 73 total goals (an average of 6.08 per game).

The Cardinals are now 11-1 overall, 3-0 in the WCAC. Ireton has three conference games this week—at home on Tuesday, April 21, 4:00 p.m., versus WCAC opponent St. John’s College; at home on Thursday, April 23, 4:00 p.m., versus WCAC rival Holy Cross; before traveling to Arlington to Msgr McMurtry Field, home of WCAC foe Bishop O’Connell on Friday, April 24, 4:00 p.m.

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Cardinal football players at the NFF annual awards dinner. From left to right, head coach Tony Verducci, Josh Ammon, Drew Smith, Nigel Bullard, and School chaplain, Fr. Edward Bresnehan

Drew Smith, Bishop Ireton’s record-breaking wide receiver, was selected by the National Football Foundation and College Football Hall of Fame as the National Capital Region’s top scholar-athlete for 2015.  Smith, along with teammates Josh Ammon and Nigel Bullard, was among 25 nominees feted at a dinner at the Army-Navy Country Club on April 19, 2015.  The National Capital Region Chapter includes more than 125 schools in the District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, and Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties in Maryland.  Smith, one of five student-athletes awarded a $1,000 scholarship, was recognized as the Student-Athlete of the Year and the Chapter’s nominee for the Foundation’s Eastern Region Award.  He becomes the the second Cardinal, first since Andrew Rodriguez in 2008, to be the Chapter’s Eastern Region nominee.  Bishop Ireton is one of only three schools to have student-athletes feted in each of the Chapter’s first nine years.

Drew, who arrived at Bishop Ireton without the benefit of any “organized” football experience, has been a model of excellence and consistency on the field, in the classroom and in the community.  The Foundation scholar-athlete program considers football achievements (40%), academic excellence (40%) and citizenship (20%) in evaluating nominees.  Drew led the Cardinals to the 2014 Virginia Independent School Athletic Association Championship Game, catching a school-record 57 passes for more than 1,000 yards and 16 touchdowns.  He was selected first team all-state and ranked in the top 7 in all wide receiver categories in the Washington Post.  Drew served as a member of the football team’s Leadership Council, was honored as team Most Valuable Player and was a team captain as well.  Drew has maintained a “straight A” academic average throughout his four years at Bishop Ireton, earning the prestigious Marguerite Scafati Academic Award and a host of other academic honors.  He has served as a Kairos leader, serves as an usher at his parish and has served volunteer hours at a senior center and at Christ House in Alexandria.  Drew recently committed to attending Villanova University and playing football for the Wildcats.  He plans to major in Business and Finance.

Josh Ammon and Nigel Bullard, stalwarts on the Cardinal defense in 2013 and 2014, were also honored by the Foundation.  Josh was a two-time All VISAA linebacker, earning first team honors in 2014.  He led the team in tackles for his two years in Alexandria, maintained a grade point average above 3.0 and will attend Hobart – William Smith College next year.  Josh is the Statesmen’s top linebacker recruit.  Nigel Bullard has been an exceptional teammate, defensive end and student since he arrived at Bishop Ireton two years ago.  His 19 tackles against Benedictine in the VISAA championship game were a team high in 2014 and he was honored as a second-team all-state defensive lineman.  Nigel has maintained a grade point average above 3.9 and, like Drew Smith, is a member of the National Honor Society.  Nigel recently decided to attend Penn State University where he plan to major in Biomedical Engineering.

Drew, Josh and Nigel are among fifteen Bishop Ireton football players who have been honored by the National Football Foundation as student-athletes during Coach Tony Verducci’s leadership of the program.

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Isabelle Wilcox was a top finisher for Bishop Ireton at McNamara Saturday and shaved time off her personal bests in the 800 meter and 1600 meter races.

On an unseasonably warm April day, the Bishop Ireton track & field distance runners had a banner day at the Bishop McNamara Invitational in Forestville, Maryland.

On the ladies side, Laura Mueller cut almost 40 seconds from her time in the 3200 meter race last week to run a personal best of 12:57. Mueller placed 6th overall in the 3200. Junior Isabelle Wilcox destroyed her personal best in the 800 meter race by ten seconds as she ran a 2:28. Wilcox was also two seconds off her personal best in the 1600 as she ran a 5:31. She placed 7th in the 1600 and 12th in the 800. Sophomore Catherine LoGrande had strong performances in both the 1600 and as the anchor leg in the 4×800 race which included fellow teammates Catriona Corallo, Ashley LaRochelle, and Maddy McDade.

For the men, Josh Estevez dropped his personal best in the 1600 by five seconds as he ran a time of 4:49. Estevez placed 16th overall in the 1600 meter race. Junior Aaron Ault was two seconds off his personal best in the 1600 as he ran a time of 5:01. Junior Thomas Ward placed 7th overall in the 3200 meter race as he ran a time of 10:59. Sophomore Josh Hensley, in his first race in an Ireton uniform, ran a 2:24 in the 800 meter race. Matt Poling ran 11:49 as he placed 15th overall in his first 3200 meter race.

The Cardinals head to Chantilly this coming Saturday for the Cassels Track Experience at Chantilly High School.

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The Bishop Ireton Junior Varsity Men’s Lacrosse Cardinals played a complete game on Fannon Field and defeated the DeMatha Stags 9-2.

Sophomore Long Stick Middie Alex Byrd earned the first BI goal when he picked up a ground ball, ran a one man clear and scored at 4:12 in the 1^st quarter. Two minutes later, Freshman mmidfieldere Max Hanson added a goal off a dodge. Sophomore Mid Anthony Simuro scored the final goal of the period at 33.9. BI held a 3-0 lead.

Hanson added an unassisted goal early in the 2^nd quarter. Sophomore defenseman Declan Sofield caused a DM turnover, passed to Frosh Attackman Stephen Henley who dodged and scored on a bounce shot from the left side of the crease at 7:34. Off the ensuing faceoff, Byrd checked the ball from a DM player, scooped the GB and passed to Henley, who fed Frosh Mid Ethan Coleman cutting thru the crease for the goal.  Hanson won the following faceoff and dodged down the crease to score 10 seconds later for a 6-0 lead. On the following DM possession, Byrd caused another turnover, scooped the GB and passed to Frosh Mid Tom Coleman at the midline. Coleman passed to Hanley, who fed Frosh Attack Andrew Simoes for the score. The Cardinals led 7-0 at the half.

At 4:59 in the 3^rd quarter, Simuro caused a turnover, scooped the GB and passed to Soph Attack Harry Bass, who dodged from X for the unassisted goal and an 8-0 lead. The Defense, led by Soph Goalie, Liam McHugh and Long Poles Byrd, Sofield, Tyler Leadbetter and Ryan Cobert, held DM scoreless for 3 quarters.

Ethan Coleman scooped up a deflected shot and stuffed the ball past the goalie for a 9-0 lead at 7:21 in the final period. Between 3:24 and 3:10, the Stags scored 2 quick goals. After a Cardinal timeout, BI held DM scoreless and earned a 9-2 victory.

The Cardinals host Good Counsel this Friday, 17 April. The Varsity has an early start at 2PM. The JV begins play at ~3: 30PM.

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