Senior Matt Barnwell's career high 19 points led the Cardinals at DeMatha
First place DeMatha used a 17-1 run to end the game in Hyattsville Tuesday overcoming Bishop Ireton 74-62. Seniors Matt Barnwell and Patrick Hanafin scored 19 each for the Cardinals, who had the basketball powerhouse on the ropes in the fourth quarter in the newly opened Convocation Center on the DeMatha campus.
“We played really well, our team competed for 32 minutes.” said Ireton’s Neil Berkman following the contest. It was the Stags big men that made the difference for the home team, dominating the glass, 23 to one in offensive rebounds as one example, but Barnwell drained 5 three-pointers and Hanafin 3 more to keep Ireton in the contest.
In fact, the clubs battled evenly through the first half with DeMatha taking a 36-35 lead to intermission. Ireton continued to battle and hang around, counterpunching with the perimeter shooting every time the Stags began to put some distance from the pesky visitors.
Up 54-46, the Cardinals once again challenged DeMatha with a 14-1 run of their own as Davon Wiley and Barnwell helped build a 60-55 lead for the visitors from Cambridge Road. Jonnie Shuler started the Stags come back and a 7-2 spurt evened the game.
Georgetown-bound Mikael Hopkins took charge at that point late in the final period to give the Stags a 64-62 lead. A charging call on Marcus Hayes wiped out a tying layup for the Cardinals and the DeMatha “big men” closed out Ireton for the win.
Bishop Ireton sinks to 8-11 on the season, 0-9 in the WCAC and returns to Fr Godley Gym for the first of two meetings with Archbishop Carroll on Alumni Night at Bishop Ireton. Tipoff is 7:30pm, admission is $5.00
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