Boys Latin

Boys' Latin junior midfielder Brady Dashiell has orally committed to play lacrosse at Furman, which will enter Division I competition in 2014. Dashiell was an All-Star at FLG in 3D and also played at MVP at Rider and National 175 in Connecticut. He considered High Point and Boston University as well. Senior oral commitment Midfielder Wyatt Wood of Cathedral High in Indianapolis has committed to Maryland. The 5-foot-9, 170-pound Wood plays for the Long Island Sting. A two-year captain, he has won Indiana Catholic Conference Player of the Year honors as well as being named a Brine All-American and Champion All-American.

The Boys' Latin baseball team enjoyed getting picked to participate in the inaugural President's Cup tournament because it gave the players a chance to play a on bigger stage. Mike Gillespie made sure the Lakers' first performance earned some good reviews. Gillespie started and struck out seven in two innings of work in the first-round game on Saturday. He also had four RBIs — three of which came on a bases-loaded double — and scored three runs as Boys' Latin routed Mervo, 13-2, in a five-inning game at Johns Hopkins.

The No. 2 Boys' Latin lacrosse team has done what only one other team, St. Paul's, has been able to do this season: hand Hill Academy (Canada) a loss. The Lakers (5-0) were down 9-8 with four minutes to go and scored three goals and gave up only one to win, 11-10, Friday night. T. Moyer led Boys' Latin with three goals. The Pride (8-2) have been playing the top teams in the Mid-Atlantic region for the past two weeks. "We had a really good lead, but it was back-and-forth the whole game," Lakers coach Bob Shriver said.

Early in the season with a young roster, the Boys' Latin lacrosse team is still finding out what it's all about. One thing that was evident in Monday's home game against No. 13 Fallston was the No. 4 Lakers have plenty of players who can score. Nine different Lakers each scored a goal in the first half and 11 scored in all as the Lakers jumped on the Cougars and collecta 14-6 win. Junior midfielder Ben Pridemore led the balanced effort with three goals; sophomore midfielder Tally Bruno had two and sophomore attackman Shack Stanwick was the primary distributor with three assists along with a goal.

The difference between the top two boys lacrosse teams in the rigorous Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association AConference -- No. 1 Boys' Latin and No.2 St. Paul's -- was slim to none throughout the season-long grind. Finally, in the second half of Saturday night's conference championship game, separation arrived, and it came in drastic fashion. In the end, St. Paul's saved its best for last, scoring nine straight goals in the second half to turn a tie game into a convincing and stunning 17-7 win at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium, with an announced 5,594 in attendance throughout the day that included B and C conference championships as well.

Boys' Latin senior lacrosse standout R.G. Keenan, who led the No. 2 Lakers to Saturday's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference title game, was suspended from the school after officials learned on Monday that he had been charged with a number of vehicle violations, including DUI charges, on April 25. According to Baltimore County public records, Keenan, 18, was issued five citations — two DUI citations, driving while impaired,...

Loyola boys lacrosse coach Jack Crawford knew that the No. 6 Dons needed to control the tempo by limiting possessions to beat visiting No. 1 Boys' Latin. And Loyola did just that as they upset the top-ranked Lakers, 7-6, on Saturday. "You can't let Boys' Latin have a lot of possessions, because they will score," Crawford said. "Loyola managed to win the ground ball battle." Boys' Latin (10-2) jumped out to a 1-0 lead before the Dons (10-3) scored two straight goals in the first quarter.

The No. 6 Boys' Latin lacrosse team has fallen into a habit of going up early and falling behind later. Fortunately for the Lakers, Tally Bruno helped pick them up. He assisted on the game-tying goal and scored the game-winner as Boys' Latin beat No. 8 Severn, 11-10, in overtime Friday. The Lakers (9-5) built a 7-1 halftime lead and led 9-3 going into the fourth quarter. The Admirals (14-2) rallied, scoring seven straight, to take a 10-9 lead with 1:02 left. With 21 seconds left in the game, Ben Pridemore scored the game-tying goal, assisted by Bruno to force overtime.

After a slow start on offense in Saturday's Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association B Conference football championship, Archbishop Spalding wanted a big second-half play to break through against Boys' Latin. The No. 14 Cavaliers got a handful of them. Among the highlights - Ryan Cochrane's 61-yard run that set up a touchdown by Scott Sharik and Zach Waller's 38-yard touchdown run off a fumble recovery. Those and several more big defensive plays fueled a 12-0 victory that avenged their only regular-season loss and spoiled the No. 8 Lakers' bid for a perfect record before a standing-room-only crowd at Mount St. Joseph.