CALVERT HALL SHUTS OUT DEMATHAThe
Calvert Hall (Baltimore) defense was relentless, and its effort was rewarded, as the Cardinals kicked their way to a lead and then cruised to an 18-0 win over DeMatha in the nightcap Friday night at the Patriot Classic at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
Calvert Hall (2-0) scored all of the points it would need in the first quarter when, following
Delando Johnson's recovery of a bad snap on a DeMatha punt attempt,
Austin Strachen nailed a 31-yard field goal to give the Cardinals a 3-0 lead on their way to a second-straight win over a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference team.
Calvert Hall kicker Austin Strachen opened the scoring with a 31-yeard field goal.
Photo by Jim Stout
"We just didn't come out there as a team," DeMatha defensive end and Virginia-commit
Michael Moore said. "Our defense was ready but our offense had to step up."
Instead it was the Calvert Hall offense that came out ready to score in the second half. Midway through the third quarter, quarterback
Tom Stuart found
Kyle Levere for a 9-yard touchdown to put Calvert Hall up 10-0.
The Cardinals then tacked on the final points of the game when
Da'Quan Davis scored on a 35-yard interception return with 1:36 remaining in the game.
DeMatha fell to 1-1 under first-year coach Elijah Brooks.
"We just made too many mistakes that were under our control," Brooks said. "A bad snap on a punt, multiple delay of game penalties and formation mistakes. Improving on offense and special teams is a priority going forward. However, our defense played extremely well even when they were put in tough situations."
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