Mount St. Joseph's varsity water polo team competed in the inaugural “Philmore Cup” tournament this past weekend, which pitted Baltimore’s MIAA teams in a round-robin format versus the five “Inter-Ac” league host teams in Philadelphia. 

The Gaels faced Haverford High and Penn Charter in their first two games, each of which proved to be tough, evenly-matched battles.  Despite holding a second half lead in each game, the Gaels fell to Haverford, 11–14 and narrowly missed beating Penn Charter, 10–11. 

In their third game, St. Joe easily handled Germantown Academy.  After quickly gaining a 6–1 lead in the first quarter, the Gaels won 18–12 and were never threatened.  Tucker Creevy (Sr.) led the team in scoring with 15 goals in the tournament, Brian Abdo (Sr.) led the team with 5 assists and Todd Reitz (Jr.) led with 4 steals.

Scores: 

9/5 – MSJ Varsity loses to Haverford, 11–14
9/6 – MSJ Varsity loses to Penn Charter, 10–11
9/6 – MSJ Varsity wins over Germantown Academy, 18–12

--Greg McDivitt