The McDonogh boys lacrosse team made a strong statement for why it is ranked at or near the top both locally and nationally.
Jacob Stover made 11 saves and Robert Black had four goals to lead host McDonogh past Culver Academy (Ind.), 13-5, Thursday.
McDonogh (4-1) is ranked No. 1 locally and No. 2 nationally and in the Mid-Atlantic region by Inside Lacrosse/Under Armour. Culver Academy (3-3) was ranked No. 1 nationally two weeks ago but has fallen to 11th.
McDonogh led 7-1 at halftime and its lead never was threatened.
Mount Saint Joseph 13, Catonsville 3: Brothers Johnny and Austin Norton combined for five goals and two assists to lead the Gaels (4-3) past the host Comets (1-1).
Senior Johnny Norton, who will play at Wagner next year, had two goals and an assist, while Austin, a sophomore, added three goals and an assist.
Johnny Norton's assist came in the second half, when he fed his brother near the crease.
Drew Harrison, a Maryland recruit, had four goals and an assist, and Shawn Carter, who will play at Mercer next season, had a goal and three assists for Mount Saint Joseph.
Also scoring for the the Gaels were Jake Brothers, Nick Willertz, David Burke and Ryan McHugh.
Catonsville, coming off a 14-5 victory over Parkville, got single goals from Thomas Garrett, Sam Jaudon and Luke Palmisano and assists from Jaiden Ruppert and Ray Rada.
—Craig Clary,
Baltimore Sun Media Group
Reservoir 7, Long Reach 1: The visiting Gators (2-0) dominated throughout on defense, and Matt Marsh led the offense past the Lightning (1-3).
"Our defense played very well, our goalie [Jake Smith] played very well," Reservoir coach Bryan Cole said. "Our defense ... they can play. They can handle the ball, they can check, and they can bring the ball over the midfield line. It's definitely one of our strengths."
Marsh had three goals and an assist, while junior Max Zester added two first-half goals as the Gators scored the game's first six goals.
"Today we played well," Marsh said. "The defense really kept us in the game. It's been tough graduating five offensive starters. Defense is definitely holding us down."
—Tim Schwartz,
Baltimore Sun Media Group
Girls
No. 7 Bryn Mawr 13, No. 4 Archbishop Spalding 12, OT: Julia Feiss' goal with 24 seconds left in sudden death gave the victory to the visiting Mawrtians, who led by a pair of goals in both halves, only to see the Cavaliers rally to force overtime.
"A couple of bounces went for us and a couple went against us," Archbishop Spalding coach Don Restly said. "We had a couple of breaks that we created, and then we had a couple of mistakes that we made. We have to fix some things."
Lilly Stump scored five goals to lead the Cavaliers, who fought back from a 3-0 deficit to force three first-half ties.
Spalding took its first lead on a goal from Stump three minutes into the second half. The teams were tied at 7, 8 and 9, but Bryn Mawr appeared to take control when it scored a pair of late goals to take an 11-9 lead with two minutes left in regulation.
—Bob Hough,
Baltimore Sun Media Group
No. 5 Mount de Sales 11, St. Paul's 7: Hannah Ignacio scored five goals to lead the host Sailors (2-1) past the Gators (0-4).
No. 6 Severn 16, Garrison Forest 11: Caroline Steele scored a game-high eight goals to power the visiting Admirals (3-1) past the Grizzlies (0-4).