Cardinals Fall on the Road to Archbishop Carroll 63-52

Junior Louie Khouri is having a breakout season for the Cardinals, one of many new faces for Bishop Ireton

Bishop Ireton’s Cardinals were battling for three quarters at Archbishop Carroll before a dry spell and 19 turnovers finally did them in in the game’s final quarter, 63-52 in Washington, DC Friday night.

The visiting Cardinals nursed a 3 point lead to the locker room at half time and pushed the advantage to 8 points in the final minute of the third period. But the Lions responded with a 14-0 run over the next 5:16 seconds to pull away for their 11th win of the season and fifth on the WCAC campaign.

Ireton shot just under 41% for the game and gave up an 11-5 advantage to the home team on the offensive glass which opened the door for Carroll, who shot just over 46% from the field. Nonetheless, the contest was knotted with 4 minutes remaining before the Lions broke the game open from the free throw line. Though Carroll managed only 13 of 23 from the charity stripe, Ireton had only 11 opportunities all evening, converting on but 6 of them.

Nine Cardinals scored for Coach Neil Berkman, with Da’von Wiley leading the way with 12. Khouri pitched in 9, Dan Noe 7, while Taylor McHugh, Ty Quarles, and Malcolm Westbrook all had 6 for Ireton. Alston and Williams each had 19 points to lead all scorers for Carroll.

The Cardinals, (10-10, 2-8) fall to .500 on the season and head back on the road Tuesday for a rematch with St Johns. The Cadets hung a 20-point stinger of the Cardinals just before Christmas and claimed their 6th conference win Friday over O’Connell. Ireton will return to Godley Gym on Friday when Good Counsel (9-13, 3-9)makes their annual visit to Alexandria. The game will be the third time this season the clubs have met. Ireton won the first meeting in overtime at the Benedictine Capital Classic tournament, then topped the Falcons in Ireton’s first WCAC win of the season in Olney in January. It will be Wounded Warrior Night sponsored by the Beta Club with activities and halftime drawings to raise funds as well as awareness for our combat wounded service members.