Spalding defeats Calvert Hall 61-60 Spalding's Marquis Sullivan releases his game-winning free throw with 1.1-seconds left, last night at Calvert Hall (Photo by Gary Knoll/Photos of Me.com) Calvert Hall's Ricky Harris (#22) drives past Spalding's Lawrence Dixon for two of his 20-points. (Photo by Gary Knoll/Photos of Me.com) Spalding's Rudy Gay (#21) follows through on a jumper, while Calvert Hall's Maurice Martin boxes out and Spalding's Jesse Brooks eyes the basket (Photo by Gary Knoll/Photos of Me.com) by Gary Adornato Third-ranked Archbishop Spalding overcame an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit and junior Marquis Sullivan sank a game-winning free throw with 1.1-seconds remaining as the Cavaliers survived a spirited upset bid from #13 Calvert Hall, 61-60, in a MIAA A Conference basketball game last night in Towson. The Cardinals, coming off a lopsided loss to unranked McDonogh on Sunday, went toe-to-toe with Spalding throughout and appeared on the verge of scoring a TKO in the final period. The Cavs, however, maintained their poise in front of a packed house of vocal Calvert Hall supporters and battled back to tie. Sullivan then went to the line for two shots and missed the first, before converting the winner. Calvert Hall junior Ricky Harris matched the play of Spalding All-American Rudy Gay, as both players scored 20-points. The Cardinals (13-4, 2-3) also got a big effort from junior Ryan Hourihan, who netted 14-points, and senior center Maurice Martin, who scored 11-points. Sullivan totaled 10-points for Spalding (13-2, 5-0), as did fellow junior Lawrence Dixon, who hit several key shots during the fourth quarter comeback. The schedule does not get any easier for Spalding, which is ranked #7 on the East Coast this week by USA Today, as it will return home to host Mount St. Joseph, which replaced it at the top of local rankings on Tuesday, in a rematch of last winter's MIAA A Conference/Baltimore Catholic League Championship Game. Calvert Hall also faces another tough test on Friday, as it visits #8 Cardinal Gibbons.