The Bishop Ireton Cardinals defeated the Maret Frogs 48-13 Nov.1 to improve to 2-5 on the season. Ireton led 13-6 after quarter one and led 33-13 at halftime. The Cardinals increased their lead to 48-13 after the third quarter.

Scoring for the Cardinals was sophomore quarterback Charlie West who had runs of four and two yards; sophomore wide receiver Brian McSween who had receptions of 42 and 45 yards from West; senior fullback Will Bryant who had a two yard run; senior slotback Tim Tassa with an eight yard reception from West; and junior halfback Gordon Auduong with a three yard run.

Both senior defensive back Dan Stankus and junior linebacker Conor Tracy recorded interceptions.

After starting the season 0-4, Ireton has won two of its last three games and has outscored its last three opponents by a combined 91-28.

"The Maret game might have been the best game that we have played this year. We controlled the ball on offense. We didn't make any big mistakes on defense. The kids have improved every week. It's a tribute to the senior leadership on this team," said first-year head coach Brian Inman.

Ireton will host Riverdale Baptist Nov. 13 in the final contest of the season.

The Bishop O'Connell Knights lost a 6-3 classic overtime game to the visiting McNamara Mustangs on Homecoming Weekend Nov. 2 in Arlington. O'Connell drops to 3-4 overall (1-3 in the conference).

The Knights offense couldn't get untracked during the 48 minutes of regulation. The Knights, coached by Darrell Snyder, punted on their first two possessions, threw an interception on their third possession, and then punted on their fourth and fifth possessions of the first half.

On McNamara's final possession of the second quarter Knight senior defensive end P.J. Smith sacked McNamara quarterback Randell Steiner to end the first half.

The "Royal Blue and Silver" punted on their first four possessions of the second half. O'Connell junior Jeremy Trimble punted eight times in the game, which was very close to a school record.

On their fifth possession, the Knights drove 65 yards on five plays, but senior placekicker Jon Hill's 37-yard field goal attempt was wide left.

In the historic first overtime game in Washington Catholic Athletic Conference history, the Knights drove 15 yards on five plays, but on fourth and goal from the nine-and-a-half yard line had to settle for a Jon Hill 27-yard field goal.

After more than two hours of playing football, O'Connell clung to a short-lived 3-0 lead.

McNamara, coached by Bernard Joseph, then had their chance to score from the 25 yard line or to drive back to Forestville, Md. with a loss.

The Mustangs ran for 15, six and three yards on their first three offensive plays. With "third and goal" from the one yard line, McNamara junior quarterback Randell Steiner punched it in to spoil O'Connell's "senior day" before a large crowd in Arlington.

Both junior defensive end Ernie Lomax and junior linebacker Matt Spina recovered second-half fumbles for the Knights.

"Our defense obviously played well throughout the game. However, our offense has had trouble scoring at times this season," said Snyder.

In the upcoming W.C.A.C. playoffs, sixth-seeded O'Connell will play at third-seeded Good Counsel Nov. 8; eighth-seeded PVI will play at top-seeded Gonzaga Nov. 9; fifth-seeded McNamara will play at fourth-seeded St. John’s Nov. 9; and seventh-seeded Carroll will play at second-seeded DeMatha Nov. 9.