By Joseph Santoliquito
The Archbishop Carroll boys squad was facing a daunting group Friday night. Not only were the Patriots facing host La Salle in a critical late-season Catholic League contest, they were challenged by a cast of characters including SpongeBob SquarePants, Superman, a strutting Banana Man, Star Wars storm troopers, a few Tom Cruises from Top Gun, a couple of pinstriped convicts and one crazy nun.
It was “Silent Night” at La Salle, where the crowd stays silent until the home team reaches 10 points and then erupts.
Carroll’s Moses Hipps and Dean Coleman-Newsome proudly called themselves the silencers, after combining for 45 points in leading the Pats to a surprising 72-66 victory.