- Cardinals welcome a new year with
- tough slate of WCAC games ahead
Coach Neil Berkman took his young team into the lion’s den of the 46th annual Capitol Classic hosted by Benedictine High School in Richmond and came away with a third place finish in the 8-team event while the girls played a pair of thrillers in a narrow first round loss and second round win enroute to a 6th place finish at Westfield High School’s Bulldog Bash after Christmas.
The Cardinals’ boys opened in Richmond with the nationally recognized Germantown Academy of Ft Washington, Pennsylvannia. After a tight first half, the Alexandria school pulled away for a 61-55 win in the opener, earning a semifinal date with host Benedictine.
Following the Benedictine setback, 71-60, Ireton found itself with the Falcons of Good Counsel for a matchup for third place. It was a physical, evenly matched contest through regulation, settled only after an overtime period saw the “good guys” finally grab a lead and outlast the Olney, Maryland school 61-55.
The girls opened their holiday tournament with host Westfield in the Bulldogs’ gym. The hosts held on to win the opener 43-35. In the consolation round, Ireton, led by Camille Webber, edged Freedom/South Riding High School 43-41 to advance to the 5th place contest. There the Alexandrians found Potomac High School of Prince William County to be too much to handle in a 78-36 setback, sending the club to a 6th place finish and left them with a 3-8 mark on the year.
Both squads take on Good Counsel Tuesday, Jan 3rd. The boys travel to Olney for a tripleheader, freshmen open at 4pm, varsity eventually underway at 7:30. Meanwhile, the Washington Post’s 3rd ranked Falcon girls travel to Father Godley Gym to tangle with the Cardinals in a tripleheader again beginning at 4pm with freshmen.
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