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Johns Hopkins-bound Shack Stanwick had five points (two goals, three assists) and No. 1 Boys' Latin completed a perfect regular season in boys lacrosse Tuesday with a 13-8 win over No. 5 St.Paul's. The Lakers finish the regular season with an overall record of 18-0 and a 9-0 mark in the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association AConference. The last time Boys' Latin had a perfect season was 2006; there have been only five undefeated teams in the MIAA since plastic sticks were introduced into the sport.

Charles Stembler, long-time assistant principal at Calvert Hall College, has been chosen the next principal of the Catholic high school in Towson. Brother Thomas Zoppo, president of the school's board announced Stembler will assume his new duties July 1. He replaces Louis Heidrick, who retired after 48 years at the school, spending the last 12 as principal. A 1983 graduate of Calvert Hall, Stembler has been assistant principal for student affairs since 1990. He has coordinated the summer school program and overseen student fundraising, and has taught Advanced Placement government, leadership, English and social studies courses.

The boys lacrosse game between No. 5 Calvert Hall and Mount St. Joseph originally scheduled for Friday at 7 p.m. has been moved to 4 p.m. Thursday at Calvert Hall. The game is Senior Day for the Cardinals.

The No. 8 Loyola boys lacrosse team used a balanced offense - four Dons scored twice - to beat No. 9 Archbishop Spalding, 12-2, on Saturday. Loyola (10-5, 3-3 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) led 5-1 at halftime and went on a 4-0 run in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. The visiting Cavaliers fell to 10-8, 0-6. Kevin Jackson, Tyler Llewellyn, Devin McNamara and Tim Nordbrook each scored twice for Loyola. The Dons will next have to fight two top teams on the road, No. 5 Gilman on Tuesday and No. 1 Boys' Latin on Friday, and finish at home May 7 against No. 4 Calvert Hall.

No. 15 Mount St. Joseph's baseball team has been playing much bigger than its ranking. After upsetting No. 1 Calvert Hall on Tuesday, the Gaels beat No. 2 Gilman, 4-3, on Thursday. The Gaels (12-9, 7-5 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) defeated the Cardinals, 6-2. Joel Kenney pitched seven innings, gave up seven hits and one walk and struck out four against the Greyhounds (19-8, 10-3). Peter Solomon (1-for-3) had a double and an RBI to lead the Mount St. Joseph offense.

Boys lacrosse No. School Record Prev.  1. Boys' Latin 13-0 1 2. St. Paul's 13-1 3 3. McDonogh 9-3 4 4. Calvert Hall 7-3 2 5. Gilman 8-2 5 6. Hereford 7-2 6 7. St. Mary's 6-5 7 8. Loyola 8-5 8 9. Archbishop Spalding 10-6 9 10. South River 8-2 10 11. Arundel ...

The No. 4 McDonogh boys lacrosse team and host No. 2 Calvert Hall were only able to get in 3:42 of play Friday before the game was suspended because of rain. When play resumed Saturday, the Eagles (9-3, 3-1 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association A Conference) got off to a sluggish start, but they played lockdown defense in the second half to win, 9-6. "Calvert Hall outplayed us in the second quarter," McDonogh coach Andy Hilgartner said. "But our defense stepped it up in the second half and only gave up one goal.

No. 4 Stevenson has won two consecutive games without Dimitri Pecunes, but the freshman goalkeeper could return for Saturday's road contest at Middle Atlantic Conference rival Widener. Coach Paul Cantabene said the sprained AC joint in Pecunes' shoulder that he sustained in the first quarter of the Mustangs' eventual 14-13 overtime loss to No. 13 Roanoke on April 9 is improving. He is expected to test his shoulder in practice Thursday afternoon, and Cantabene said he is “optimistic” that Pecunes could play against the Pride.

The top-ranked Boys' Latin lacrosse team beat St. Mary's on the road, 17-9, Tuesday, keeping its perfect season and No. 1 ranking intact. The Lakers (12-0, 3-0) were led by Colin Heacock's five-goal performance. Shack Stanwick contributed a goal and three assists. Boys' Latin dominated throughout, leading 9-2 at halftime. The No. 7 Saints (6-4, 1-2) were led by Cole Robertson's three goals. No. 2 Calvert Hall 9, No. 9 Archbishop Spalding 8, OT: Tim Kelly had two goals and three assists to lead the visiting Cardinals (7-2)

The first time Archbishop Spalding played Calvert Hall this season, the Cardinals' bats caught fire en route to a 10-run victory. On Wednesday, in the rematch between the two teams, Spalding left-handed pitcher Joey Benitez was determined to make sure the outcome was different. Benitez, a senior who will attend Old Dominion, led the Cavaliers to a 3-2 upset of the No. 1 Cardinals. Despite rolling his right ankle in the top of the fourth inning on an errant pitch, Benitez managed to throw five scoreless innings, striking out four and allowing two hits.