Official Twitter for the Baltimore Catholic League, one of the most prestigious US boys HS basketball leagues. Founded 5/11/71 - 54th season in 2024-25.
#BCL
Before tonight's
@GorettiBball
-
@MSJ_Basketball
game, former Goretti head coach Cokey Robertson presented a ball to MSJ head coach Pat Clatchey to commemorate his 782nd career victory, as he passed Robertson on the Maryland all-time boys victory list.
The BCL mourns the passing of referee Steve Carter, who officiated games in the league for many years. May his memory be a blessing to his family, friends and fellow officials.
MOST REGULAR SEASON BCL COACHING VICTORIES
264 - Pat Clatchey, MSJ
190 - Jerry Savage, LOY
183 - O. Ray Mullis, CG
174 - William Wells, SF
151 - Cokey Robertson, SMG
131 - Mike Daniel, TC
130 - Mark Amatucci, CH
100 - Nicholas Myles, SF
BCL FINAL:
@MSJ_Basketball
63,
@calverthall
35. MSJ becomes the first team in BCL history to win 400 league games since the founding of the BCL for the 1971-72 season.
The
@MSJ_Basketball
players with Coach Pat Clatchey after the Gaels earned Clatchey's 800th career victory in 32 seasons - he is third all-time in Maryland boys HS victories, and second in victories by a MD private school coach behind legendary DeMatha coach Morgan Wooten (1,274)
As we start
#BCL50
, here are the all-time Baltimore Catholic League regular-season coaching records.
@MSJ_Basketball
@MSJGaels
head coach Pat Clatchey starts his 29th season, and he will become the league's all-time leader in BCL games coached (381) Wednesday at John Carroll.
Here are the 2021-22 Baltimore Catholic League All-BCL teams and the Superlative Award winners ... congrats to everyone on a great season, and we look forward to a great BCL Tournament this week!
One coaching note:
@MSJ_Basketball
head coach Pat Clatchey will be on the Gaels' bench for his 1,000th game in charge tonight. Clatchey is 748-251 overall in 30 seasons at MSJ. While there are no official BCL coaching records in overall games ...
.
@MSJ_Basketball
's Amani Hansberry was selected as the
@acit2022
Most Outstanding Player. Hansberry was also selected to the ACIT All-Tournament Team.
The Baltimore Catholic League salutes
@GorettiBball
on the 40 great seasons the Gaels have been a part of our league. Your history and legacy will always be honored by the BCL!
FINAL:
@MSJ_Basketball
68, St. Mary's Ryken 36
Gaels head coach Pat Clatchey wins his 800th career game - only the 3rd boys HS coach in Maryland all-time to reach the 800-victory mark.
The 2022-23 Baltimore Catholic League award winners were announced this afternoon at the league's annual luncheon. Here are the award winners (CORRECTION for: Omarion Reid's misspelled name):
FINAL:
@GorettiBball
67,
@DeMathaHoops
62. Gaels rally from deficits of 12 after one, 10 at half and 6 after three quarters to stun the Stags in Hagerstown. BCL is 106-21 (.835) in non-league games this season.
MIAA A Conference Championship:
@MSJ_Basketball
63,
@MountCarmelBas1
60. Gaels head coach Pat Clatchey gets his 750th career victory as both teams put on a show at Harford CC. Congrats to MSJ's seventh MIAA title!
FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
61,
@boyslatinbball
41
MSJ's Pat Clatchey gets his 773rd career victory; passes former Annapolis coach John Brady (772) for 4th on the MD Boys HS Coaches all-time victory list.
3: Cokey Robertson 781
2: Butch Waller 890 (active)
1: Morgan Wooten 1274
FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
101,
@svphsbasketball
55
The Gaels' victory was No. 781 for head coach Pat Clatchey, which ties him with BCL HOFer Cokey Robertson for 3rd all-time for career victories in Maryland boys' HS history.
A congrats to
@BasketballDons
head coach
@_coach_JC
(Josh Czerski), who picked up his first BCL coaching victory tonight. Josh became the 8th person in the history of the modern BCL (1972-present) to both play for (Towson Catholic) and coach (Loyola) schools in our league.
MIAA A Conference Championship Game
Saturday 6 pm - UMBC CEI Arena
Archbishop Spalding
@AshsCoach
(22-8) vs. Mount St. Joseph
@MSJ_Basketball
(34-4)
This matchup assures a BCL school will win the MIAA A title for the 28th consecutive season (no non-BCL school has ever won the A).
BCL FINAL:
@MSJ_Basketball
78,
@GorettiBball
52. MSJ head coach Pat Clatchey picks up his 275th career BCL victory (275-125) as he becomes the first in league history to coach in 400 BCL regular-season games.
Congrats to
@SFA_Basketball
head coach Nicholas Myles, who became the seventh coach to win 100 BCL regular season games in the league's history.
#BCL50
MIAA A Conference Championship - FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
57,
@AshsCoach
52
Gaels (35-4) win the MIAA for the 8th time and first since 2022. Jordan Brathwaite 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 blks.
Cavaliers (22-9) led by Malik Washington with 20 points and 13 rebounds.
FINAL:
@GorettiBball
71, Springdale Prep 67.
Gaels (17-15) win final-ever home game in the Gael Center and Cokey's Court.
The victory all but assures Goretti a winning season. Congrats to head coach Sidney McCray and his squad.
The BCL announced its' 2023-24 All-League teams and Superlative Award honorees this afternoon at Turf Valley. Below are the honorees - congrats to all!
With the
@MSJ_Basketball
victory over Calvert Hall, coupled with the
@sfacoach
loss vs. Mount Carmel, the Gaels have officially won the BCL regular season title - MSJ's 12th BCL regular season championship - tied with SFA for the most in league history.
Congrats to the Gaels!
Final
#BCL50
final of the regular season:
@SFA_Basketball
wins the BCL outright RS title 78-68 over
@MSJ_Basketball
.
@sfacoach
Nick Myles wins 5th BCL RS title (4th straight - outright/shared)-tied for 3rd in BCL history. Panthers also win BCL-record 11th regular season crown.
We returned the freshly updated Brother D. John Smith, FSC Trophy, symbolic of the Baltimore Catholic League Tournament championship to
@JCPatriotsHoops
and Coach
@SethGoldberg1
yesterday. The Patriots will hold the trophy until next March as the 50th BCL tourney champions.
BCL FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
82,
@SpaldingCavClub
54
MSJ (13-1) is the outright BCL regular season champion. It is the 11th BCL RS title for the Gaels, all under head coach Pat Clatchey, and the first since 2016-17.
A wild sequence with a Goretti turnover, and MSJ missed layup and a Goretti shot that came after the horn and missed. FINAL:
@MSJ_Basketball
54,
@GorettiBball
53.
MSJ needs a victory at Archbishop Spalding on Friday to win the BCL regular season title outright.
FINAL
'Iolani Classic Semifinals
@MSJ_Basketball
56, Montverde (Fla.) 55
Gaels to play Ss. Neumann Goretti (Pa.) at 1 am ET tomorrow AM (Eastern time) for the 'Iolani title.
Player of the Year: Jordan Brathwaite, MSJ (Sr.)
First Team: Brendan Johnson, Calvert Hall (Sr.),
Josiah Legree, St. Frances (Sr.)
Malik Washington, Archbishop Spalding (Jr.)
Second Team: Andrew Dixon, Mount Carmel (Sr.)
Mason Ellison, Loyola (Jr.)
Tyonne Farrell, MSJ (Sr.)
2024 BCL All-Tournament Team
Dan Popera Sportsmanship Award
Andrew Dixon (MC)
All-Tournament Team
Tyonne Farrell (MSJ)
Malik Washington (AS)
Kam Carter (AS)
Trent Egbiremolden (SF)
Jasiah Cannady (SF)
John M. Plevyak Most Valuable Player
Josiah Legree (SF)
The BCL regular season is complete, and
@MSJ_Basketball
are the 2022-23 regular season champs. The full BCL Update can be found on the front of . The final standings are below:
FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
78,
@GCSDragons
59.
With the victory, MSJ head coach Pat Clatchey gets his 782nd career victory, and he passes BCL HOFer Cokey Robertson for third-most wins in Maryland boys' HS history. Congrats, Coach!
BCL FINAL:
@MSJ_Basketball
59,
@calverthall
40
Congrats to MSJ head coach Pat Clatchey, who won his 300th BCL regular season game - the first BCL coach to reach that mark.
Gaels move to 11-1 in the BCL, 29-4 overall. Cardinals fall to 3-10 in the BCL, 15-17 overall.
The BCL salutes the
@SMGCHS
Class of 2024, in ceremonies this afternoon as the final graduating class in the 70-year history of St. Maria Goretti. Hail and farewell to the Goretti Gaels!
With the addition of St. Mary's as an Associate Member for the 2024-25 season (Saints will play in the MIAA B Conference this season and only participate in the BCL as the No. 8 seed in the 2025 BCL Tournament), the new map of the BCL for 2024-25 is below:
Thanks to
@gouchercollege
and
@GoucherSports
for hosting our 52nd BCL Tournament. A lot of hard work was put in by everyone involved at Goucher, and we appreciate all of our fans who made their way out to Decker SRC Arena for the event. Thank you for supporting our schools!
After 18 seasons of leading the
@BasketballDons
program, Josh Davalli is stepping down from coaching duties. Coach Davalli has been an integral contributor to Loyola Blakefield athletics and helped deliver countless thrills to Jerry Savage Court. Thank you, Coach!
#RollDonsRoll
The 2023 BCL Tournament is set for March 3-5 at Goucher College's Decker Sports & Recreation Center Arena. Ticket info COMING SOON! Official press release for our 52nd tourney here:
BCL FINAL:
@AshsCoach
67,
@sfacoach
64
Cavaliers go to 5-5 BCL, 15-7 overall; Panthers drop to 8-2 BCL, 20-7 overall.
Malik Washington led Spalding with 27, including 9 in the 4th. Jasiah Cannady led the Panthers with 13 points.
BCL FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
82,
@SFA1828
64
Gaels host
@GorettiBball
Wednesday at 6 pm in a crucial BCL game to help decide the regular season championship.
The defeat ends St. Frances' five-season streak of BCL regular-season outright or shared titles.
The BCL welcomes Coach Czerski back to our league. He played for Towson Catholic under current
@SpaldingCavClub
head coach Josh Pratt (was part of TC's last BCL & BCLT title in 2007), and he was an assistant coach on
@JCPatriotsHoops
BCLT champ team in 2016.
We are pleased to announce Joshua Czerski has been named Loyola’s new Varsity Basketball Coach. You can read more about him here:
Join us in welcoming Josh to the Loyola community!
BCL FINAL
@MSJ_Basketball
72,
@sfacoach
65
Gaels finish 13-1 in the BCL, 32-4 overall. 36th consecutive home victory in the Smith Center. Panthers finish 9-5 in the BCL, 23-11 overall.
BCL FINAL/OT:
@MSJ_Basketball
58,
@MountCarmelBas1
51.
Gaels rally from a 10-point 3rd quarter deficit to win 28th consecutive game in the Smith Center.
Tyonne Farrell (MSJ) - 21 points.
Congratulations to
Jaylen Adams (
@10jadams
) ,
Phil booth (
@Philb_5
)
Kam Williams. (
@thekamwilliams
)
As they were inducted into
@MSJGaels
Athletic Hall of Fame today .
3 of the best to ever lace em up for msj basketball team
The Baltimore Catholic League received word of the passing of former Baltimore News-American/Baltimore Sun prep reporter Bob Clark last week. Bob was a great friend to the BCL and our schools over the years. Our condolences to his family and many friends, and may he rest in peace
FINAL
'Iolani Classic Quarterfinals
@MSJ_Basketball
58, Mount Vernon (N.Y.) 44
MSJ closed on a 29-4 run.
Gaels to play winner of 'Iolani-Montverde in semifinals at 1 am ET tomorrow AM (Eastern time).
BCL Tournament Semifinals - FINAL:
@AshsCoach
60,
@MSJ_Basketball
46
No. 4 seed Cavaliers advance to Sunday's title game at 3 pm vs. either Mount Carmel or
@sfacoach
.
The first 4-1 upset since Loyola beat SFA in '91
Leading scorers:
AS: Jaylin Sykes 14
MSJ: Tyonne Farrell 19
The BCL announced today that
@StMarysSaints
have joined the league as an associate member for the 2024-25 season, and will participate in the 2025 BCL Tournament. The BCL will be a 7-team league for the regular season in 24-25 - Full details:
With the
@SFA1828
victory today:
-Wins 26th consecutive BCL regular season game.
-Captures record 5th straight BCL regular season title.
-Extends BCL record with 12th regular season title.
-
@sfacoach
wins 6th BCL RS title (solo 3rd in BCL history; breaks tie with Savage/Wells).
Julia exemplifies the great spirit that those who work in the athletic offices of our member schools show every day in helping student-athletes.
@LoyolaDons
Unspoken Heroes of Blakefield is a student project organized by Andreas Diokno '24 and Chris Nwafor '24 dedicated to spotlighting those in our school community who may not always receive the recognition they deserve. Read about their latest Unspoken Hero: