CARDINALS SINK GAELS
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Calvert Hall's 15-1 rout polished off Mount St. Joseph in yet another deluge of a water polo victory.
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by Joe DiBlasi
Calvert Hall's water polo team used a 14-goal rout of Mount St. Joseph at Catonsville Community College to run its record to 16-1 overall, and, 6-0 in the MIAA.
Seven different players scored for the Cardinals, led by Mike Helou with four goals, and Joey White with three.
Ben Brown, Chris Ashley, and Arny Warren all had two each, with one goal each from Matt Kolb and Mike Brown.
"We play well as a team, and we're looking forward to our showdown with Loyola, then the playoffs," said Ben Brown, who had six goals in Wednesday's win over Gilman.
"We played real well today. We worked on our drives, and everything clicked," Roberts said.
Brian Abdo scored for the Gaels with 4:43 left in the game to avert a shutout.
Coach Don Anderson's team has lost only once all year, and that was at "The Beast of the East" Tournament in New Jersey.
In that event, the Cardinals lost to Grenich, on 5 for 27 shooting.
"They were ready for us. They stopped our two-meter man, Mike Helou, and that was the difference," said Cardinals' coach Don Anderson. "They made us shoot from the outside, and we were ineffective."
Grenich and Calvert Hall are two of the top teams in the country.
"Our two-meter game on the shallow end is one of our strengths," said Mike Brown. "That's where Grenich stopped us, and we need to score from there to beat them."
Anderson played everyone against Mount St. Joseph on Thursday.
Anderson's "three musketeers", sophomores Mike Brown, David Roberts and Pat Seipp all played well.
"They're only sophomores, but they are talented, fast, and they work very hard," Anderson said. "Probably the three hardest working sophs I've ever had."
Anderson said the Cardinals, "Play sound defense as a team," adding, "Defense has always been my mantra."
"Good defense beats good offense, day in and day out," Anderson said. "Our goalies and our field players don't give the other teams much room to maneuver."
Dan Kaun and Will McLennan shared the goal for Calvert Hall, which will strive to make it back to the Eastern's for a possible rematch with Grenich.
The Cardinals play host to Loyola on Oct 22, followed by a berth in the Oct. 27 start of the playoffs.
"We'll need to pick-up our outside game to win the Easterns," said Seipp, adding, "Loyola will be competitive. We'll have to continue to work hard to beat them."
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