Bishop O’Connell High School junior forward Liz Carroll (pictured at right) was selected first-team All Met by The Washington Post.

In addition to Carroll, 12 other Arlington diocesan student athletes were recognized by the Post for their fall sports accomplishments. They are: (second team): Bishop Ireton High School senior striker Krissy Vornadore — soccer; (honorable mention): Paul VI Catholic High School senior midfielder Kelly Semko, and O'Connell juniors Aly Pont (goalkeeper) and Kika Toulouse (midfielder) — soccer; O'Connell senior midfielder Steve Renner and junior striker Tom St. George — soccer. Ireton senior Rob Sagar — boys cross country; O'Connell senior Gemma Donovan — girls’ volleyball; Paul VI seniors Dan Matheny (two-way lineman) and Sean O'Neil (linebacker), as well as Panther junior quarterback D.J. Mangas — football; and O'Connell senior placekicker Phil Maguire — football.

For some inexplicable reason, O'Connell junior running back Devon Brown, with over 1,500 rushing yards on the season, was not selected.

Ireton Girls Win Visitation Tournament

The Bishop Ireton High School girls’ basketball team, coached by Mike Hutton, won the "Georgetown Visitation Invitational Tournament" last weekend.

In the three-day tournament, Ireton defeated Notre Dame of Philadelphia, 59-55 (OT) in the quarterfinals; St. Annes Belfield of Charlottesville 55-36 in the semifinals; and Elizabeth Seton of Prince George's County (WCAC foe) 46-37 in the championship game.

With the win, Ireton improved to 7-2 overall and is in position to compete for the "middle tier" of the competitive WCAC.

Ireton’s four-year starting guard Becky Fernandes was selected Tournament MVP. Fernandes, who played freshman and sophomore year for Marty Goodhart and junior and senior year for Mike Hutton poured in 51 points during the three games.

Junior Ali Cleaves chipped in 31 and sophomore Rachel Martin added 22 over the three games.

The Ireton boys, coached by Chuck Driesell (also second season), won the inaugural "Bishop Ireton Invitational Tournament."

In the four-team tournament, Ireton defeated Barrie School of Suburban Maryland 74-41 in the semifinals. Senior forward Andy Burns (14 points), junior forward Shane Walker and freshman guard Javorn Farrell (both 13), senior guard Matt Sagar (10) and sophomore point guard Tucker Lucas (seven) — paced the Cardinals attack.

In the championship game, the Cardinals defeated KIMA (Charter School) of Washington, D.C., 64-63.

Junior post Mike Williams pulled down 13 rebounds and added 19 points en route to being named the "Tournament MVP."

Sophomore point guard Tucker Lucas also added 10 points in the championship game victory.

In their most recent game on Dec. 16, Ireton dropped a 62-59 contest to visiting Bishop McNamara High School in Maryland. Thus, the Cardinals start their 2006 WCAC schedule with a 0-1 record in the challenging league.

O’Connell, Ireton Wrestlers Have Respectable Showing

At the recent "Nova Wrestling Classic" at Fairfax High School, no fewer than four Knights and two Cardinals turned in excellent results.

Bishop O'Connell High School, coached by Bill Carpenter, was buoyed by second-place finisher Nam Dunbar (112 pounds), third-place finisher Eric Kurtzke (125 pounds), fourth-place finisher Drew Carpenter (135 pounds) and sixth-place finisher Mitch Brown (130 pounds).

Bishop Ireton High School, coached by Don Dight, was buoyed by fourth-place finisher Tim Dean (171 pounds) and sixth-place finisher Alex Vergara (140 pounds).

Approximately 35 teams participated. Complete Paul VI Catholic High School results were not available, but junior Alex Soltis (189 pounds) placed in the prestigious tournament.

The PVI Panthers are coached by veteran John Welcher.