Junior Da'von Wiley, a 2012 2d team all conference pick, led the Cardinals with 21 points in the overtime loss to Good Counsel
For Coach Neil Berkman, the fourth meeting of the year with the Falcons of Good Counsel provoked nervous anticipation. The Cardinals had topped Good Counsel in a December holiday tournament in overtime, then upended the Falcons in Olney by 11 just after the Christmas holidays. The third match up was another nail biter, but Ireton prevailed again in Godley Gym to sweep the regular season series.
After a pair of stunning blow outs at home, by 30 over Archbishop Carroll and 20 over Bishop McNamara, Ireton was riding high before their senior night setback against Bishop O’Connell sent the Falcons back to Godley Gym for a second visit and the fourth match up of the season in the WCAC playoffs. Once again it was a tight game that needed overtime to settle. This time however, Coach Blair Mills’ charges would outlast the home town redbirds.
With Da’von Wiley, a recently announced 2d team, all WCAC selection, leading the Cardinals with 21 points, Ireton jumped out to a 17-11 first period advantage and held on for a 31-26 lead at the intermission. But Falcon sophomores Byron Hawkins and Tre Thomas, who ended the evening with 14 and 17 points respectively, kept Good Counsel close then pulled them even in the final quarter.
Ireton’s sophomore Patrick Moseh, a season long spark plug off the bench, once again gave Ireton key plays late and his bucket in the waning seconds tied the contest at 49 and sent the game to overtime. While Moseh and Taylor McHugh each had 11, the three point shooting of Good Counsel spelled doom for Ireton in the OT. The Falcons would drain 8 on the evening to the Cardinals’ one, Hawkins and Thomas both chipping in 3 each. The Cardinals hit a dry spell in the overtime as the blue and gold pulled away to their first win in four tries this season.
The Cardinals did get some good news when the WCAC released their all conference selections. Junior Da’von Wiley was a second team pick while sophomores Dan Noe, Taylor McHugh, Patrick Moseh, joined junior Louis Khouri as honorably mentioned all conference selectees, all five underclassmen!
The Cardinals at 14-15 look forward to extend the season in the VISAA division I playoffs beginning next week, while Good Counsel, 10-19 head to the quarterfinals of the WCAC tournament to face top ranked PVI.
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