Athletics

Seniors Matt Mathias and Mike Fitzpatrick have been selected to compete in the fifth annual Roundball Classic High School Basketball All-Star event, set for Saturday, March 20 at Hagerstown Community College.  You can read more about the game here....

Loyola will host Cardinal Gibbons on Wednesday, February 24th.  The Dons will celebrate "Senior Night" as they will honor their 7 senior players and 2 managers.   Tip-off is set for 5:30 pm for this varsity only event. 

The MIAA announced yesterday that no games will be made up that were cancelled due to the recent winter storms.  Records will stay as they are and playoff pairings have been set.  Loyola will be the #4 seed and will host #5 seed John Carroll on Thursday night, at 7:00 pm. 

You can read the full story here on the MIAASPORTS.NET website.

Johns Hopkins senior guard and co-captain Pat O'Connell '06 is having a great senior year for the Blue Jays.  O'Connell was featured in a recent article on MIAASPORTS.NET. 

O'Connell is making his mark on the Johns Hopkins record books.  He is just 20 steals shy of setting the all time steals record. 

500-200-100 ~O'Connell joining some elite company from the Hopkins program history.   On Wednesday night, O’Connell dished out four assists to push him over the 200 mark for his career. That also made him just the fifth player in program history with atleast 500 points, 200 assists and 100 steals for his career. He now has 776 points, 210 assists and 159 steals for his career. 
  
O’Connell:
• Needs 8 three-point field goal attempts to move into 12th and 36 to move into 11th (has 201)
• Needs to make 4 three-point field goals to move into 14th, 5 to move into 13th and 11 to move into 12th (has 67)
• Needs 6 free throw attempts to rank 12th, 7 to rank 11th and 8 to rank 10th (has 304)
• Needs 4 free throws to rank 9th and 16 to rank 8th (has 231)
• Needs 22 defensive rebounds to move into 12th (has 288)
• Needs 2 assists to rank 12th, 7 to rank 11th and 10 to rank 10th (has 210)
• Needs 20 steals to become JHU’s all-time steals leader (has 159)

Stats and information courtesy of Johns Hopkins Mens Basketball Weekly Notes: http://www.hopkinssports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/020210aaa.html

The Dons beat the Eagles of McDonogh on Friday night 38-33 behind 14 points from Senior Matt Mathias.  Fellow senior Mike Fitzpatrick added 9 points and 5 assists and senior Emmitt Cahill gathered 9 rebounds for Loyola, who improved their season record to 10-7  The Dons are 4-4 in the BCL and 4-4 in the MIAA "A" Conference and have a solid hold on 4th place in both leagues behind Mt. St. Joe, St. Frances, and Calvert Hall. 

The Dons next are in action tomorrow (Sunday) @ Mt. St. Joe, tip-off is set for 3:30 pm.  The Dons look to avenge an early season lopsided victory by the Gaels.   

With his recent 33 point game in a win vs. Cardinal Gibbons senior guard Matt Mathias became the fourth player under Coach Davalli to score 30+ points.  Pat O'Connell did it once with 31 vs. St. Frances during the 2005-2006 season; Brett Keller did it once with 30 vs. McDonogh also during the 2005-2006 season; Matt Rum did it three times with 30 vs. Curley (06’-07’), 31 vs. Towson Catholic (08’-09’), 32 vs. MSJ (08’-09’).

Mathias over the last six games coming into Friday nights game vs. McDonogh has averaged 24.5 points per game for the Dons. 

The Towson Times recently featured an article highlighting the Top 10 Prep Sports Moments of 2009.  The Loyola defeat of Calvert Hall in the Balitmore Catholic League Semifinals last year was listed among the great performances.  Click here to read full article from the Towson Times: Prep Sports: Top 10 Moments of 2009, When it Mattered Most, These Teams and Players Came Through

The Dons were led by seniors and co-captains Matt Mathias and Mike Fitzpatrick.  Mathias led all scorers with 20 points including 3 three pointers.  Fitzpatrick had a solid all around game contributing 15 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.  Loyola improves to 7 - 6 overall on the season, 2-3 in the MIAA "A" Conference, and 3-3 in the Baltimore Catholic League.

The Dons are next in action Tuesday night at Cardinal Gibbons, tip-off is set for 7:00 pm. 

Click here to read the full article by our own Eddie Bradley '10 on MIAASPORTS.NET....

Former Loyola Don Sal Schittino ('08) is doing well as a sophomore basketball player at Washington College.  The sharpshooting Schittino is averaging nearly 22 minutes a game and 7. 3 points per game for the Shoreman.  Read full story from MIAASPORTS.NET here...

Image Courtesy of Washington College Athletics Website

Loyola's hot shooting from the night before did not continue last night vs. St. X (OH) as the Dons lost 18-54 in the semifinal game at the National Jesuit Christmas Classic.  Loyola will face host Georgetown Prep in the 3rd place game tonight at 6:15 at Georgetown Prep. 

Loyola hoops fans can listen live to the Loyola vs. St. Xavier basketball game on Tuesday 12/29 at 6:15  by clicking on this link: St. X Radio Broadcast

You can also follow the live in-game box score stats and gamecast by clicking here: St. X vs. Loyola Gamecast

Loyola advanced to the semi's of the National Jesuit Christmas Classic being held at Georgetown Prep with a 68-56 win over Canisius High School (from Buffalo, NY).  Seniors Matt Mathias and Mike Fitzpatrick led the way for the Dons.  Mathias pumped in 19 points added 5 rebounds and had 3 assists.  His backcourt mate Fitzpatrick added 18 points and dished out 8 assists while going 13-15 from the free throw line. 

Loyola will next take on St. Xavier (OH), Tuesday 12/29 at 6:15 at Georgetown Prep. View schedule and tourney brackets here... 

William and Mary freshman Matt Rum '09 has helped the Tribe get off to a hot start this season.  Read full story from MIAASPORTS.NET here...

Rum's William and Mary team will be playing locally on Wednesday, December 30th @ 7:30 as they take on the Maryland Terps at the Comcast Center. 

Click here for more info...

Game Summary by Eddie Bradley '10

Tuesday, the Bears of Landon School clashed with the Loyola Dons in a non-conference matchup. ­­ The Bears prevailed 55-50 behind 23 points from Senior Danny Rubin and Joe McDonald’s 17 markers. 

Coach Andy Luther’s team dominated the glass all throughout the game outrebounding the Dons 30-19 behind a game-high 11 boards from McDonald. In addition, the team snagged 10 steals and forced 13 turnovers. 

The Bears led throughout the opening quarter and increased their lead to 10 with 5:33 left in the second quarter. However, Loyola answered as Mike Fitzpatrick hit a half court shot as time expired in the first half. The Bears led by a mere 4, 27-23 going into the half. 

The Dons continued to fight throughout the second half, cutting the lead to 3 points at four different times in the second half.

Rubin iced the game late in the fourth quarter going 6 for 6 from the charity stripe. 

For the Dons, senior Mike Fitzpatrick scored a team high 16 points and dished out 4 assists. Fellow senior Matt Mathias added 11 markers, struggling to find his normal rhythm, 2 of 13 from the field.

The Bears will host another MIAA A conference opponent as Cardinal Gibbons will travel to Bethesda on Thursday. Loyola returns to Towson, this upcoming Sunday, hosting Mount St. Joseph with a 3:30 tip-off scheduled.

Landon 55, Loyola 50

Lan: Rubin 23, McDonald 17, Sarter 7, Kight 4, Wellington, Del. 2, Hudnut 2

Loy: Fitzpatrick 16, Mathias 11, Cahill 6, Murphy 4, Floyd 3, Hartman 3, Pons 2, James 2, Vigus 2, Fiocco 1

Half: Landon 27-23

Lan: 15 – 12 – 10 – 18 – 55

Loy:  9 –  14 – 10 – 17 – 50

Loyola opened up a 33-15 half time lead and never looked back as they won 52-34 in their BCL and MIAA “A” Conferences opener.  Senior Matt Mathias paced the Dons with 14 points and 4 assists while sophomore forward Jordan Floyd added 12 points and 8 rebounds.  Floyd sparked the Dons offense in the first half when he came off the bench to score 10 of his 12 points.  Loyola iced the game in the 4th quarter going 11/12 from the charity stripe. 

Tuesday the Dons travel to Bethesda to take on Washington IAC power Landon School at 6 pm. 

Click here for more coverage from MIAASPORTS.NET

The Dons beat Boys' Latin 58-13 behind a balanced scoring attack with 10 different players contributing.  Senior Jahvon James scored 11 points and grabbed 8 rebounds and Senior Matt Mathias also added 11 points for the Dons.  Sophomore Jordan Floyd worked the boards all night hauling down 9 rebounds for Loyola.  Loyola is next in action Sunday afternoon at home with a 3:30 tip off vs. league opponent Spalding.   Click here to view article and video highlights.... 

Senior Matt Mathias led all scorers wth 18 points and also contributed 6 rebounds in the win for Loyola.  Senior Mike Fitzpatrick added 12 points and 3 assists for the Dons.  Loyola next hosts Boys Latin at 5:30 pm on Wednesday night (12/2). For more coverage of the game including images and video click here to visit the MIAA Sports website.

Matt Rum '09 tallied 23 minutes of playing time for the visiting William and Mary team in Saturday's game vs Wake Forest.  The freshman added four points (all four from the free throw line), 2 rebounds, an assist and a steal as the visiting Tribe went into Joel Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC and got the huge win 78-68.  View complete game recap here. 

View box score here.

The 2009 Loyola Shootout featured 19 teams from the Greater Baltimore area.  In the 7th grade Gold Division, 7 teams competed for the title.  In a tight semifinal matchup, Freedom triumphed over a tough St. Ursula squad to advance to the final.  Mt. Royal knocked off the HCYP Sharks in the other semifinal and continued its great play with a convincing win over Freedom in the finals. 

In the 8th grade Blue Division, #11 seed St. Pius X upset #6 Gamber Hornets to advance to the quarterfinals.  The quarterfinals saw the top four seeds advance: Team Melo, HCYP Sharks 1, WHC Heat, and Mount Royal.  In a tightly contested semifinal, Mount Royal edged WHC Heat to earn the right to play Team Melo.  Team Melo knocked off HCYP Sharks in their semifinal.  In the Blue Division Championship Game, Team Melo and Mount Royal battled to the end as Team Melo held on for the four point victory.  Click the links below to view tournament bracket results from Sunday. 

Blue Division Results            Gold Division Results

Congratulations to all participants and special thanks to all family and friends who came out to support the players.  We would like to wish all of the participating teams and coaches the best of luck with the rest of your seasons.  We would love to have you come and watch one of our games this year.  To view our 2009-2010 varsity schedule click here. 

The 6th Annual Loyola Shootout will take place this weekend at Loyola Blakefield.  This annual tournament played by local Rec, CYO, and AAU teams is always very competitive and a great opportunity for the 19 teams participating to get some early season competition.  You can view the tournament schedule below.  For more information about the Loyola Shootout you can visit the tournament page at: www.loyolablakefield.org/shootout.

Click here to view Saturday's Shootout Schedule

Click here to view Sunday's Brackets (Blue Division)

Click here to view Sunday's Brackets (Gold Division)

Johns Hopkins' senior Pat O'Connell '06, St. Mary's College sophomore James Davenport '08, and Washington College sophomore Sal Schittino '08 will all take part in this weekend's Pride of Maryland Tournament.  The tournament is a showcase for state Division III basketball programs.  The opening round on Friday will take place the various participating schools' home gym.  The Saturday and Sunday games will all be at Goucher College.  For more information and to view the tournament schedule click here.  

Recent Loyola grad, and basketball player Matt Rum '09 made his college debut for William and Mary on Friday night as his Tribe team took on the Connecticut Huskies.  William and Mary battled the host Huskies all night before losing 66 - 75.  Rum logged 12 minutes of playing time in his first collegiate game.  Click here for more info...

Trevor Dauses '09 former center for the Loyola Basketball team was named the Towson Times Athlete of the Year for 2009.  Read more here...