Dematha

Last week, Darius Jennings and his Gilman Greyhounds experienced a rare feat: they were defeated. They made sure it didn't happen again Saturday night. Jennings rushed for 274 yards on 31 carries and scored twice as top-ranked Gilman (3-1) jumped on DeMatha (2-1) early, defeating the visiting Stags from Prince George's County, 35-10, in a nonleague game. The Stags are ranked No. 1 in The Washington Post. "We had a bad week or practice [last week against Don Bosco of New Jersey]

Jamel Artis ' affinity for Pittsburgh was never a secret. Ever since the Baltimore native's recruitment began, the Panthers were “on top” of his list of potential college destinations. As Artis moved through four schools in five years, the Pittsburgh coaching staff stayed persistent in its recruitment of the 6-foot-6, 230-pound wing.   “They showed that they wanted me more than all the other schools,” Artis said Tuesday. “I was just waiting for the right time.” The right time came last weekend, when Artis - who recently achieved a qualifying SAT score - pledged to the Panthers during his official visit.

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site. DeMatha wide receiver Chris Jones has a handful of offers and a bevy of big-name schools showing interest, but he hasn't forgotten who was first to offer him. “Maryland was first,” said Jones, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound junior who also has offers from UConn, Temple and Toledo. “Every time I go to Maryland it's always great.

Editor's note: Each week, InsideMdSports.com provides this blog with a Maryland recruiting feature that previously appeared as premium content on its site. DeMatha wide receiver Chris Jones has a handful of offers and a bevy of big-name schools showing interest, but he hasn't forgotten who was first to offer him. “Maryland was first,” said Jones, a 6-foot-2, 180-pound junior who also has offers from UConn, Temple and Toledo. “Every time I go to Maryland it's always great.

As Calvert Hall's football team prepares to faces DeMatha tonight, the Stags are dealing with an alleged incident involving prostitutes in their hotel room during last week's road trip, which brought disciplinary action against five players from the Hyattsville Catholic school. The Washington Post reported that five DeMatha players were dismissed from the team last week after they allegedly hired prostitutes early in the morning following their Aug. 31 season-opening win over Hillside in Durham, N.C..

Very little went right for No. 1 John Carroll boys basketball team in the second round of the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament at Frostburg State on Friday. Point guard Malcolm McMillan got in early foul trouble and sat out most of the second quarter, and DeMatha made three times as many free throws as the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association and Baltimore Catholic League champion Patriots (33-3) lost, 38-32. The Stags (28-7), the Washington Catholic Athletic Association and Washington city champions, used long offensive possessions and a 2-3 zone to stifle John Carroll's offense, which scored half as many points as compared to the first round.

For about 31/2 quarters Saturday, No. 14 Loyola hung with DeMatha, thanks to its passing game and a solid defensive effort against a bigger, more experienced team. Near the end of the game, however, just about everything went DeMatha's way. The Stags, ranked No. 2 by The Washington Post, scored 22 points in the final 7:35 to take a 45-31 victory over the Dons in the I-95 Kickoff Classic at Towson University's Johnny Unitas Stadium in the season opener for both teams. First-year starting quarterback Mike Fafaul was 17-for-37 passing for 226 yards and three touchdowns, but the Stags' Jordan Lomax intercepted him and ran 70 yards for a touchdown that all but sealed the win, giving the Stags a 38-24 lead with 6:13 to go. Desmond Williams added an 8-yard touchdown run less than three minutes later, boosting the lead to 45-24 with 3:33 left.

Calvert Hall linebacker Travon Barnes leveled DeMatha receiver Cameron Phillips just as he caught the ball for a four-yard loss. That second-quarter play from Friday night's marquee matchup at the Patriot Classic at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was indicative of the No. 2-ranked Cardinals' relentless pressure throughout the night. Emanuel Holder knocked DeMatha quarterback Jamal Robinson out of the game with a bone-jarring sack, Da'Quan Davis returned an interception for a touchdown, and Calvert Hall's offense and special teams made enough plays to polish off an 18-0 victory.

FROSTBURG -- Steve Napper scored 12 points to lead a balanced attack, as DeMatha beat Towson Catholic, 66-42, last night in the first round of the Alhambra Tournament at Frostburg State.Richard Rhinehart led the Owls with a game-high 14 points.

Logic might suggest that if you're going to spend the fall dodging arrows from competitors in a very tough football league, the way No.1 Gilman will, it may not be the smart thing to do to go looking for an archer with a good aim from another conference to take the first shot. Yet the Greyhounds, though deeply respectful of their opponents, say DeMatha, the Washington area's top-ranked team, is the perfect team to meet to begin the 2006 season. "I've always been playing DeMatha first in all of our games," said senior lineman Ned Lundvall.

The No. 3 Mount St. Joseph basketball team got a tough draw, DeMatha of Hyattsville, in the second round of the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament. The Stags (13-17) lost by one point to La Lumiere (Indiana), nationally ranked No. 8 by USA Today, on Thursday. But a hot-shooting Gaels squad won, 80-68, Friday night. "We shot the ball really well," coach Pat Clatchey said. "Anytime you score 80 points, you have a good chance to win. " Ohio State-bound Kameron Williams led the Gaels with 26 points, and Phil Booth added 16. Mount St. Joseph will face a familiar foe, No. 2 St. Frances, in today's consolation championship at 4:45 p.m. Mount St. Joseph has gone 0-3 against the Panthers.

Loyola sophomore lacrosse player Alex Roesner has committed to the admissions process at Penn, continuing a growing trend of commitments by underclassmen. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound attackman played varsity as a freshman for the Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association runner-up. He is a member of Looney's Lacrosse Club and a two-time Most Valuable Player of the championship game in the Dick's Tournament of Champions. Roesner strongly also considered Michigan, Ohio State, Princeton, Villanova and Fairfield.

March 1, 2002: The Ravens release Elvis Grbac, the expensive but mistake-prone quarterback they wooed last year instead of re-signing Trent Dilfer, who'd helped them win the Super Bowl . Grbac committed 26 turnovers in a 10-6 season as the Ravens lost in the division playoffs. Feb. 26, 1996: Team officials begin efforts to name Baltimore's new NFL franchise. "We're using some old suggestions," says David Modell, son of team owner Art Modell . "I'm sure people can extrapolate that names like Ravens, Bombers, Bulldogs and Marauders are on the list.

A little more than two years ago, Corey Hirsch's older sister gave him an idea. Bridget Hirsch, a student at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York, had recently seen her school participate in a charity hockey game benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. She took a few pictures at the event and sent some information to her family, thinking it might be something they could replicate back home. Corey thought it was a great idea. Then a sophomore at DeMatha, Corey approached coach Tony MacAulay about doing something similar with the Stags hockey team.

Local basketball fans will have a chance to see former Patterson guard Aquille Carr play this weekend just down the road from Baltimore. Carr, a two-time Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year, will lead his Princeton Day Academy squad in the National High School Hoops Festival at DeMatha. Carr's PDA squad faces Huntington (W.Va.) Prep on Sunday at 4:45 p.m. Huntington features Andrew Wiggins, the No. 1-ranked player in the 2013 class according to Rivals.com and Scout.com. At least one primary Maryland target will also be in attendance this weekend.

Four was a lucky number for River Hill this week. The Hawks have shut out their past four opponents by a total of 177-0 and they jumped up to No. 4 in this week's media Maryland High School Football State Poll. The Hawks' 37-0 win over Wilde Lake on Friday combined with Gonzaga's 27-10 upset of last week's No. 4 DeMatha gave them a one-spot bump. One of nine undefeated teams in the poll, River Hill is ranked behind No. 1 Good Counsel, No. 2 Gilman and No. 3 Wise (9-0). DeMatha's loss also helped Arundel (9-0)

DeMatha, coached by Elkridge resident Dick Messier and ranked No. 3 by the Maryland State Wrestling Association, had a disappointing third-place finish at the weekend's Arundel Tournament after being first a year earlier.But the Stags' effort must be put in perspective when weighed against a few factors that were beyond control of the team but that affected it, nevertheless.A key wrestler received a gun shot wound in his foot on Thursday night -- one night before the tournament's first round.

A little more than two years ago, Corey Hirsch's older sister gave him an idea. Bridget Hirsch, a student at Hobart and William Smith Colleges in New York, had recently seen her school participate in a charity hockey game benefiting the Wounded Warrior Project. She took a few pictures at the event and sent some information to her family, thinking it might be something they could replicate back home. Corey thought it was a great idea. Then a sophomore at DeMatha, Corey approached coach Tony MacAulay about doing something similar with the Stags hockey team.

Calvert Hall's football team scored 84 points in its first two games this season, but the No. 2 Cardinals had a lot more trouble getting on the board Friday night against DeMatha. Three Calvert Hall turnovers, penalties and a punt snapped over the Cardinals punter's head had a lot to do with that as the Stags took a 23-14 victory in the 9/11 Patriot Classic at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. The Cardinals (2-1) didn't score until the third quarter, but they pulled within 20-14 on Colar Kuhns' quarterback sneak with 9:07 left in the game.