by Lem Satterfield
In a game featuring contributions from 10 different Archbishop Curley players, Brandon Capaletti scored four times and assisted on three more goals, Ben Kimbel scored twice with four assists, Kevin Ruth scored four times with one assist, Jeff Taylor scored three imes with two assists, and Pete Lee scored three times with an assist in the Friars' 20-8 victory over Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference semifinal rival Chapelgate on Friday.
Eric Seglinski and Corey Cooke each contributed a goal and an assist, Dave Manik and Michael Canham scored once each, and Cooper White assisted on a goal by the defending champion Friars (14-1), who are ranked 17th in the DigitalSports Top 20 and had assists on 14 goals in their seventh consecutive win.
"There was constant ball-movement on offense. It was tight in the first quarter, but we started to separate ourselves in the second quarter and we out-scored them, 7-0, in the third quarter," said coach Josiah Latona, whose Friars led, 11-6, at halftime.
"It was a physical game, and it was wet," said Latona. "It was a tough game, but not too bad."
The win was the Friars 26th straight against the MIAA's B Conference, and their 32nd win in their past 34 games. The Friars were 18-1 a year ago.
The Friars will attempt to win their school's second straight title on Tuesday at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium, where they will face John Carroll (12-2) for the third time this season.
In their last meeting, a 16-6 victory at John Carroll, the Friars got five each in goals and assists to lead the way in what was a surprisingly easy victory.
The Friars had narrowly defeated the visiting Patriots, 5-3, during their April 18 meeting.