Boys Ride High Octane offense to 111-66 win at home

Hard nosed Louie Khouri scored a season high 15 for the Cardinals in a 111-66 win.

Coach Neil Berkman suggested after the contest that he coached the offense and left it to an assistant to coach the defense, if so it was among his best efforts ever , as it was an offensive explosion Saturday afternoon as the Cardinals hammered the Guardians of Trinity Christian School 111-66.

The Cardinals could do little wrong in racing out to a 27-13 lead after a quarter and 63-32 advantage at halftime on the strength of a 36-point second quarter. They continued the onslaught with a 27-point third quarter and cooled off with “only” 21 in the final stanza.

The Cardinals had six players in double figures and had two players out with injuries, sophomore Ty Quarles and senior Malcolm Westbrook. Senior Brandon Scales was taking ACT exams and didn’t enter the contest until late in the second half but still managed to chip in 12 points. Tyler McHugh led the redbirds with 20, junior Da’von Wiley added 16, while Dan Noe and Louie Khouri each had 15. Mark Noe scored 13 for Ireton and Jamie Senft added 8. The game’s high scorer however , was Shaffer for TCS; he hung 29 on the home team and Bordell added 10 for the visitors.

The win was not a school record, though the final score sent people scurrying to the record book. The 1976-77 edition of Cardinal basketball featured hall of famers Paul Gartlan and Marvin Elliott. That squad pasted Broad Run 118-59 in 1977.

The Cardinals (4-1) find the road tougher in the coming week with nationally ranked Paul VI visiting Bishop Ireton Tuesday in a tripleheader, beginning at 4pm. The Cardinals entertain Woodrow Wilson on Friday and the Cadets of St Johns on the 23rd.