Calvert Hall Holds off Wise Late to End Second Longest Streak in Nation
On a rainy saturday afternoon the Cardinals ended the second longest win streak in the country after 43 games. After trailing 7-6 at halftime off of 2 Peter Moore field goals the run game got going in the second half. Most notably on offense Sean Tucker had another impressive game with 125 yards on the ground and 2 TD runs. Tucker put an the game away late with 65 yards aided by two huge blocks by Kai Sasaki, as well as lead blocks by fullbacks Shane McCarthy and Anthony Anderson to score the game winning touchdown. QB Mike Campbell added 70 yards in the air and 50 on the ground with WR Cole Herbert having 47 yards on 3 catches.
The defense came up big late by shutting out Wise in the 4th quarter to secure the lead. The team combined for 5 sacks and 11 tackles for loss. Junior Kahlil Glover made multiple big stops late to help supplement a strong game from the defensive line consisting of seniors Billy Wooden, Anthony Anderson, Nick Lenon, Keenan Sumler, and Keith Powers. Junior Jaden Beckles had also had a big game with 2 game saving tackles including one with under 1 minute left. Senior Billy Wooden made a shoesting tackle to force a running clock inside the 5 with under 30 seconds left. The last play of the game saw a strong rush from Senior Nick Lenon and Sophomore Mike Johnson to force and incomplete pass as time expired.
The Cardinals next game is scheduled for Friday 9/14 at Riverdale Baptist for the 3rd game of the seris tied at 1 game a piece with a 22-21 Riverdale win in 2016 and a 35-3 Calvert Hall win in 2017.