Athletics

Loyola beat Glenelg Country School 47-46 Friday night.  Matt Dunn hit a huge 3 pointer with 35 seconds on the clock to put the Dons up by 1 point, 47-46.  Junior Mitch Cross led the Dons with 11 points and 4 assists and Matt Dunn added 10 points on the evening.  Senior Dan Vigus added 8 points 6 rebounds and 4 assists for Loyola and senior Jordan Floyd added 8 points and 8 rebounds including 2 huge offensive rebounds during a lengthy late possession one of which lead to Matt Dunn's game winning three pointer.  The team played tenacious defense all night as they held the talented Glenelg Country School team to 33% shooting on the night 21% from 3 point range. 

The Dons are next in action Sunday at 2:00 pm as they travel to Goretti for a Baltimore Catholic League match-up. 

You can read more about the game and see videos courtesy of Varsity Sports Network here...

Please join us Friday, January 6th, 2012 when we recognize the 40th Anniversary of the 1971-1972 Baltimore Catholic League Champion Loyola Dons.  Players, managers, and coaches from the ‘71-’72 team will be on hand and honored in a ceremony prior to the tip-off of the varsity game vs. Glenelg Country School, which is slated for 7:00 pm. 

1971-1972 Varsity Basketball Yearbook

The Dons lost to Georgetown Prep 53-48 Thursday night in the semifinal of the National Christmas Classic.  Loyola was led by Dan Vigus who had 11 points and 7 rebounds.  Mitch Cross added 10 points for the Dons and Jordan Floyd contributed 9 points and 9 rebounds in the loss. 

The Dons will play in the 3rd place game tonight (Friday 12/30) vs. Tampa Jesuit who fell to Nationally ranked Loyola of Los Angeles 63-43 in the other semifinal matchup. 

Loyola advances to the second round of the National Jesuit Christmas Classic with a 58-47 victory over Jesuit New Orleans and will now take on the host Little Hoyas of Georgetown Prep at 8pm on Thursday (12/29) night. 

The Dons were led by Mitch Cross who had 17 points and 5 rebounds.  Dan Vigus contributed with 12 points and Matt Dunn chipped in with 11 points.  Jordan Floyd had 5 points and 4 assists for the Dons. 

The host Dons beat the visiting Greyhounds 55-49 Friday night.  The Dons were led by Dan Vigus who poured in a game high 21 points.  Jordan Floyd played tenacious defense on Cyrus Jones holding him to 11 points on the night.  Floyd contributed on both ends as he scored 15 points and had 8 rebounds for the Dons.  Senior Center Jon Moran did a great job for Loyola gathering 10 rebounds on the night. 

Read more about the game in the Baltimore Sun Here.

Read more about the game on Varsity Sports Network Here.

The Dons are next in action Wednesday, December 28th at 6:15 at the National Jesuit Christmas Classic being held at Georgetown Prep. The Dons will take on the Blue Jays from Jesuit New Orleans.  For more on the National Jesuit Christmas Classic you can visit the website: http://www.jesuithoopsclassic.com/.

The visiting Dons pulled away from the Host Mustangs of Meade High School for a 67-52 victory.  The Dons defense held Meade leading scorer Aaron Brown to just 3 second half points after he scored 19 first half points.  Senior Matt Dunn and Senior Jordan Floyd, along with Junior Eugene Williams worked hard all night defending the dynamic scorer. 

Junior Mitch Cross led all scorers with 25 points including 5 three pointers and a perfect 6 fro 6 from the free throw line.  Senior guard Dan Vigus added 18 points and 5 rebounds for the Dons in the victory.  Senior Center Jon Moran added 9 rebounds for Loyola.  Senior Taylor Janoskie tallied 5 rebounds and 7 points and two assists also for the Dons.  

The Dons are next in action Thursday night as they travel to Winters Mill.  Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm. 

Loyola lost to Mt. St. Joe Friday night 57-34.  The Dons were led by Dan Vigus who had 10 points in the loss.  Jordan Floyd added 8 points and 6 rebounds.  The Dons who only had 6 turnovers for the game shot just 29% for the game. 

Loyola led 45-19 at the half after a blistering shooting performance in the first half by the Dons.  Loyola won easily 73-36.  Mitch Cross added 16 points and 4 assists, Dan Vigus added 13 points and Dan McManus chipped in with 11 points in the win. 

Loyola will host the undefeated Gaels from Mt. St. Joe on Friday evening.  Tip-off is set for 7:00 pm.  All Loyola fans are asked to wear "White" for the "White Out!" 

Guard Danny Vigus led all scorers with 19 points and Jordan Floyd and Matt Dunn locked down the Lions leading scorer Will Darley as the Dons cruised to a 63-45 victory at Dulaney Friday night.  Read more from the Towson Times here...

Images from the Towson Times

Loyola lost 49-45 to visiting John Carroll Tuesday night.  The Dons were paced by 11 points each from senior guard Dan Vigus and junior guard Mitch Cross.  The Dons are in action tonight (Wed. 12/7) home vs. Pikesville.  Tip-off is set for 4:00 pm in this varsity only contest. 
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Loyola beats Friends 70-40 Saturday afternoon in a home contest for the Dons.  Senior Dan Vigus lead Loyola with 15 points and added 6 steals.  Junior guard Eugene Williams chipped in with 11 points and added 6 rebounds for the Dons.  Loyola is now 1-1 and takes on John Carroll Tuesday at home, tip-off is 5:45. 

Late comeback falls short as Loyola falls to Georgetown Prep 66-60.  Read more on Varsity Sports Network...

The 8th Annual Loyola Blakefield Shootout will take place Saturday and Sunday, November 19th and 20th, 2011. 

This premiere early season tournament is for 7th and 8th graders as well as 12 & 13-and-under boys teams (CYO / Rec / AAU).  There will be two divisions based upon age for 7th and 8th graders.  The cost per team is $225. 

You can download the Registration Form by Clicking Here. 

If you have any questions you can contact Coach Josh Davalli at jdavalli@loyolablakefield.org .

Loyola Blakefield will be hosting two weeks of summer basketball camps run by head coach Josh Davalli the weeks of July 11th-15th and July 18th-22nd .  For more information and to download the camp registration form, please click the link below.   

Basketball Camp Summer Brochure (pdf)

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Junior guard Dan Vigus was recognized as Second Team All-BCL.  Senior point guard Dave Marsh and junior forward Jordan Floyd were recognized as Honorable Mention All-BCL.  Dave Marsh also received the Dave Kropfelder, Never Never Quit Award for Loyola. 

Read More Here...

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

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

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. 

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.

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...