When it all comes down to it, DeMatha won the St. Vincent Pallotti duals in the first round of the weekend tournament, earning a 32-26 win over Good Counsel.
After that, DeMatha cruised through the next six rounds, earning big wins and a close victory over South Carroll, 29-24, to earn the tournament title.
Good Counsel ended the weekend second, going 6-1 against the rest of the teams, and South Carroll finished third with a 5-2 record.
Baltimore-area Pallotti and Gilman finished in fourth and sixth place, respectively, who ended 4-3 and 2-5 on the weekend.
Pallotti Duals Results:
Round 1
Pallotti 45- Gilman 16
South Carroll 50- Roosevelt 15
Dematha 32- Good Counsel 26
BCC 52- Landon 18
Round 2
Pallotti 37- Roosevelt 23
Good Counsel 63- Gilman 13
South Carroll 53- BCC 9
Dematha 72- Landon 6
Round 3
Good Counsel 41- Pallotti 25
Dematha 29- South Carroll 24
Gilman 52- Landon 18
BCC 36- Roosevelt 28
Round 4
Pallotti 57- BCC 14
Good Counsel 60- Landon 12
Dematha 49- Roosevelt 15
South Carroll 72- Gilman 12
Round 5
Pallotti 61- Landon 9
Dematha 56- BCC 13
Good Counsel 41- South Carroll 27
Gilman 45- Roosevelt 32
Round 6
Dematha 50- Pallotti 17
South Carroll 65- Landon 16
BCC 39- Gilman 36
Good Counsel 70- Roosevelt 15
Round 7
South Carroll 39- Pallotti 33
Roosevelt 47- Landon 30
Good Counsel 57- BCC 18
Dematha beat Gilman
OW- Spencer Neff
Team Standings:
1st place- Dematha 7-0
2nd place- Good Counsel 6-1
3rd place- South Carroll 5-2
4th place- Pallotti 4-3
5th place- BCC 3-4
6th place- Gilman 2-5
7th place- Roosevelt 1-6
8th place- Landon 0-7