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Mount St. Joseph's basketball team celebrates its victory in the Baltimore Catholic League championship game after defeating St. Frances at Loyola University Maryland's Reitz Arena (Kevin J. Parks/Catholic Review Staff)

Mount St. Joseph captures BCL Tournament championship with victory over St. Frances

March 6, 2022
By Todd Karpovich
Special to the Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

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Mount St. Joseph coach Pat Clatchey danced to the delight of his players. 

Winning never gets old for the veteran basketball coach and this victory in his 30th season with the Gaels was especially sweet. 

After losing to St. Frances Academy twice in the regular season, the Gaels got a measure of revenge March 6 with a 66-56 victory in the 51st Baltimore Catholic League Tournament Championship at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena.

It was Clatchey’s eighth overall title in the BCL tournament.

Mount St. Joe guard Ace Valentine works against the St. Frances Academy defence during the 51st annual Baltimore Catholic League championship at Loyola University Maryland March 6, 2022. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

“We told our guys: ‘We lost to them twice but we’re going to win when it matters the most,’ ” Clatchety said. “Today was a championship effort. We have a really good team. … I need a day off or two.”

Mount St. Joseph junior Amani Hansberry had 12 points and 21 rebounds and was named the tournament most valuable player. Sophomore Bryson Tucker had a game-high 22 points with four assists for the Gaels (31-5), who have won 12 straight games. 

“The daily grind all year; come in after school, lock in for two hours, stay after and shoot a little bit. Plus we got homework, so it was a tough grind but I am glad we did it,” Hansberry said. 

Mount St. Joseph shot 50.9 percent (27 for 53 from the field) and won the rebound battle 66-56. 

It was the 30th championship game in BCL history between the No. 1 and No. 2 seeds. 

After trailing by 12 points at the half, the Panthers cut the lead to 37-28 on a pair of free throws by Bryce Lindsay. The Panthers were able to make a run partly because Mount St. Joseph guard Ace Valentine (10 points) had to leave the game after getting hit in the nose.

However, Valentine returned after a few minutes and was a spark. He converted a 3-pointer just after Austin Abrams also made a shot beyond the arc and the Gaels led 43-30. A jumper by Lindsay with 40 seconds left pulled St. Frances to 45-40 heading into the final quarter.

“When I came back in, the lead had closed a little bit,” Valentine said. “We had to pull it out. We worked hard and got out of here with the win.”

St. Frances forced a turnover on an inbound, and a layup by Carlton Carrington made it 58-54 with just over two minutes left. However, a layup by Abrams and a thunderous dunk by Tucker that electrified the crowd stopped the momentum.  

Mount St. Joe forward Amani Hansberry slam dunks during the 51st annual Baltimore Catholic League championship at Loyola University Maryland March 6, 2022. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

From there, the Panthers were forced to foul and St. Joe put the game away. 

“It’s a big deal,” Tucker said. “They beat us twice during the regular season. We just have to beat them when it matters.” 

Jahnathan Lamothe led St. Frances (33-7) with 18 points while Cortez Johnson scored 14 and had 11 rebounds. 

St. Frances sophomore Daquan Davis, a second-team All-BCL pick, didn’t play because of a right wrist injury. 

 The Gaels missed their first five shots and trailed 9-2 after Johnson made a 3-pointer for the Panthers. However, Mount St. Joseph settled down and took their first lead, 12-11, on a layup by Valentine. A dunk by Hansberry gave the Gaels a 14-11 lead at the end of the first quarter. 

St. Frances struggled to make shots against the Gaels’ zone defense. 

“We just didn’t make enough shots,” said Panthers coach Nicholas Myles. “Of course, you want to win. But you can accept losing if you’re guys compete and give it all they got, and I think our guys did that.” 

A layup by Lamothe ended a 12-0 run by Mount St. Joseph and the Panthers trailed 18-13 with 6:13 left in the half. A strong drive to the basket by Valentine extended Gaels lead to 24-15, forcing Myles to call a timeout. 

A layup by Taion Robinson at the buzzer pulled St. Frances to within 29-17 at the break. St. Frances converted 8 of 26 field-goal attempts over the opening two quarters, while Mount St. Joseph shot 43.3 percent.

The Gaels outscored the Panthers 20-14 in the paint. 

Mount St. Joe versus St. Frances Academy in the 51st annual Baltimore Catholic League championship at Loyola University Maryland March 6, 2022. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

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MORE BCL CHAMPIONSHIP PHOTOS:

2022 BCL ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM

Jeannot Basima, John Carroll

Jahnathan Lamothe, St. Frances

Bryce Lindsay, St. Frances

Bryson Tucker, Mount St. Joseph

Ace Valentine, Mount St. Joseph

John M. Plevyak Most Valuable Player Award

Amani Hansberry, Mount St. Joseph

Sportsmanship Award

CJ Scott, Archbishop Spalding

2021-22 BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE

ALL-LEAGUE TEAMS

Jerry Savage Player of the Year Award

Cam Whitmore – Archbishop Spalding – senior

FIRST TEAM

Name, School (Class)

Deon Perry, Mount Carmel (senior)

Bryce Lindsay, St. Frances (senior)

Bryson Tucker, Mount St. Joseph (sophomore)

Tyson Commander, John Carroll (senior)

Amani Hansberry, Mount St. Joseph (junior)

SECOND TEAM

Name, School (Class)

Jordan Pennick, Archbishop Spalding (senior)

Gavin Walsh, Loyola (senior)

Daquan Davis, St. Frances (sophomore)

Luke Bamgboye, Mount Carmel (sophomore)

Carlton Carrington, St. Frances (junior)

Jeannot Basima, John Carroll (junior)

Honorable Mention: Jordan Green, St. Maria Goretti; Cesar Tchilombo, John Carroll; Isaiah Williams, Calvert Hall; Owen Fischer, Loyola; Mike Henderson, St. Maria Goretti; Tyheil Peterson, Archbishop Spalding

Mark Amatucci Defensive Player of the Year Award

Luke Bamgboye, Mount Carmel

Cokey Robertson Most Improved Player of the Year Award

Cortez Johnson, St. Frances

O. Ray Mulls Coach of the Year Award

Nicholas Myles, St. Frances

Dave Kropfelder Never, Never Quit Awards:

Johnny Farley, Archbishop Spalding

Sheldon Spellman, Calvert Hall

Terry Long, John Carroll

Charley Hepting, Loyola

Tadas Gudonis, Mount Carmel

Jonas Sujeta, Mount St. Joseph

Taion Robinson, St. Frances

Tristan Cook, St. Maria Goretti

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