BELL-RINGER: St. Mary's Matt Bell (above) is averging five goals for the high-powered Saints of Annapolis...
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Although the season still is young, and league play has not yet begun, already, there are only three undefeated teams remaining in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Associaton's A Conference.

St. Mary's-Annapolis, Calvert Hall and Gilman, ranked Nos. 2, 3 and 4, respectively, in the DigitalSports-Maryland State Lacrosse Coaches Association, all were unbeaten entering Thursday.The Saints are 6-0, the Cardinals, 4-0, and the Greyhounds, 5-0.

The latest teams to lose their unbeaten marks were No. 1 Loyola and No. 5 McDonogh, losers of games by, 7-5, and, 9-8, in overtime, respectively, to Haverford and LaSalle -- two Philadelphia-based programs.

The defending MIAA A Conference champion Dons (4-1) had a 16-game winning streak ended, while the Eagles slipped to 6-1 on the year.

Among the wins for St. Mary's, whose top scoring senior, Matt Bell, is averaging five goals per game, according to coach Matt Hogan, are victories by 15-4, over Interstate Athletic Conference power Landon of Bethesda, and by 10-2 over defending Washington Catholic Athletic Conference titlist St. Mary's Ryken.

Ohio State-bound Joe Bonanni anchors the Saints' defense.