Calvert Hall faced McDonogh in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Cardinals walked away with a 28-21 victory over the Eagles. 28 seems to be a good number for the Cardinals as the team scooped up a win with the same number of points in their previous game.
Oliver Noll
| 10/10/25 vs McDonogh | 135.4 |
| 09/05/25 vs Archbishop Curley | 129.6 |
| 08/29/25 vs William Penn Charter | 120.5 |
| 09/19/25 @ Archbishop Spalding | 105.7 |
| 09/13/25 @ La Salle College | 76.5 |
| + 1 more games |
Leading Calvert Hall to victory were Azuriah A Holmes and Oliver Noll. A Holmes gained 127 total yards and two touchdowns, while Noll threw for 120 yards and one TD on only ten passes. Noll's passing game has become a key predictor of the Cardinals' success: the team is undefeated when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 1-2 otherwise.
Calvert Hall didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Michael Johnson and Chris Hewitt Jr..
Calvert Hall pushed their record up to 4-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.0 points over those games. As for McDonogh, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2.
Calvert Hall wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 14-13 loss against St. Mary's on the 17th. As for McDonogh, they will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Concordia Prep at 12:00 p.m. on the 25th.
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