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Baltimore Catholic League First Team award recipients from left, Cameron Whitmore, Archbishop Spalding; Tyson Commander, John Carroll; Jerry Savage Player of the Year Jamal West, St. Frances Academy; Jason Edokpayi and Tyler Brelsford, Mount St. Joseph and Mitchell Fischer, Loyola Blakefield. Not pictured is Adrian Baldwin, St. Frances Academy. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

St. Frances Academy primed to win third straight BCL tournament

February 17, 2020
By Catholic Review Staff
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Schools, Sports

Eric Skeeters, former Baltimore Catholic League player and head coach of Delaware State College, offers the keynote address at the league’s annual players and coaches luncheon Feb. 17 at Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

ELLICOTT CITY – Bolstered by the last two Players of the Year in the Baltimore Catholic League, St. Frances Academy is primed to take its third straight BCL tournament, an affair that concludes March 1 at Loyola University Maryland’s Reitz Arena.

Senior big man Jamal West was named the BCL Player of the Year Feb. 17, during an awards luncheon at Turf Valley Resort. Teammate Adrian “Ace” Baldwin won the award a year ago, when he went on to lead the Panthers to a comeback victory in overtime against St. Maria Goretti in the tournament championship game.

West, who came to St. Frances Academy as a transfer from Dunbar, is committed to South Alabama in the Sun Belt Conference. Baldwin is committed to Virginia Commonwealth.

Together, they lifted St. Frances Academy (33-3 overall, 13-1 in the BCL) to the  No. 1 seed, thanks to a 73-69 comeback victory Feb. 14 at home over Mount St. Joseph. The second-seeded Gaels (24-5, 12-2) placed Tyler Brelsford and Jason Edokpayi on the all-league first team.

As the regular season champion, St. Frances Academy has already earned a berth in the 60th annual Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament at Frostburg State, which has expanded its selection criteria beyond Catholic high schools.

Delaware State’s Eric Skeeters, who began his coaching career at St. Frances Academy, was the guest speaker at the banquet.

The all-league teams and tournament pairings follow.

 

2019-20 BALTIMORE CATHOLIC LEAGUE

All-League Teams 

Jack Degele, commissioner of the Baltimore Catholic League, opens the annual players and coaches luncheon Feb. 17 at Turf Valley Country Club in Ellicott City. (Kevin J. Parks/CR Staff)

First Team: Jamal West, St. Frances Academy, senior; Adrian Baldwin, St. Frances Academy, senior; Tyler Brelsford, Mount St. Joseph, senior; Jason Edokpayi, Mount St. Joseph, senior; Mitchell Fischer, Loyola Blakefield, senior; Cameron Whitmore, Archbishop Spalding, sophomore; Tyson Commander, John Carroll, sophomore

Second Team: Ausar Crawley, Mount St. Joseph, junior; Deon Perry, Mount Carmel, sophomore; Mike Williams, Calvert Hall, freshman; Matt Rogers, St. Maria Goretti, senior; Briggs McClain, St. Maria Goretti, senior; Jalen Bryant, John Carroll, junior

Honorable Mention: Julian Reese, St. Frances Academy, Khyrie Staten, St. Frances Academy; Cam Smith, Loyola Blakefield; Jordan Moore, Loyola Blakefield; Cesar Tchilombo, John Carroll; C. J. Scott, Archbishop Spalding; Tyheil Peterson, Archbishop Spalding; Sarmartine Bogues, Calvert Hall; Toby Nnadozie, Mount Carmel.

Jerry Savage Player of the Year: Jamal West, St. Frances Academy

Mark Amatucci Defensive Player of the Year: Julian Reese, St. Frances Academy

Cokey Roberston Most Improved Player: Jason Edokpayi, Mount St. Joseph

Ray Mullis Coach of the Year: Josh Pratt, Archbishop Spalding

Dave Kropfelder “Never, Never Quit” Awards

N’kobe Turner, Archbishop Spalding, Ryan Sand, Calvert Hall, Bryce Meads, John Carroll; Rece Gardner, Loyola Blakefield; Kobe Edwards, Mount Carmel; Cameron Sapienza, Mount St. Joseph; Elijah Davis, St. Frances Academy; Christian Longerbeam, St. Maria Goretti

49th annual BCL Tournament

Quarterfinals (seeds in parentheses)

Feb. 26

Calvert Hall (8) at St. Frances Academy (1), 7:00 p.m.

St. Maria Goretti (7) at Mount St. Joseph (2), 7 p.m.

Mount Carmel (6) at Archbishop Spalding (3), 7 p.m.

Loyola Blakefield (5) at John Carroll (4), 7 p.m.

Semifinals at Loyola University Maryland, 5 and 7 p.m.

Championship at Loyola University Maryland, 1 p.m.

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