Former Archbishop Carroll standout wide receiver/safety Maurice Stovall, now in his fourth season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers said it hit him Saturday night while kicking back in his hotel room on the eve of his team’s matchup with the Eagles, that it had been eight years since he last played football in the Philadelphia area.

The game was the Catholic League Blue Division championship game against Archbishop Wood at Northeast High School.

The Patriots defeated the Vikings 28-7 for their second consecutive title.

“I thought about that last night,” said Stovall, who has flourished as a special teams player for the Bucs. “The last time I played in Philly was 2002…for the championship. I think the closest I came back was when [Notre Dame] played Navy in Baltimore. It was good for my family to see me play as a professional. Also my high school buddies and guys I grew up with…it was great to see them in the stands. It was great to see some Carroll alums.”

Stovall’s NFL career has been inconsistent. Drafted by then coach Jon Gruden in the third round, Stovall has struggled to stay healthy. Two of his first three years ended on injured reserve.

This season looked promising for the 6-foot-5, 220 pounder to play more wide receiver, That was until the injurt bug hit again.

In his first two games, Stovall caught four passes for 93 yards. Then he got hurt in game three against the Giants and missed the Bucs game against Washington.

Stovall played exclusively on special teams in the “gunner” role against the Eagles.

“I had catches for 80 yards in game two,” Stovall said. “But I hurt my leg and sat out the following game. During the next week in practice I was fine: looked great. It was all a coach’s decision.”

Stovall wants badly to stay away from being labeled injury prone. In over three season he has played in 39 games with three starts.

“I’m healthy,” the formal Carroll Prom King said. “Nothing wrong with me at all. I am as healthy as an ox. Unfortunately we did not get this win today. It would have been big for the team to get our first win. We need to make corrections on tape on film on Monday see what happened see what we can fix and get ready for our next game.”
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Eagles coach Andy Reid joined an exclusive club Sunday. By defeating the Bucs, Reid registered his 100th regular season win. Only 34 headed coaches in the history of the NFL have done that and he is one of only four active coaches with that distinction: Bill Belichick (141), Jeff Fisher (128) and Tom Coughlin (119) are the others to do it. Reid of course down played the achievement. “I’d rather have 100 than none,” he said. “So I’m not going to tell you that it’s not nice. I appreciate [the media] asking, but I’m not [focusing on it].”
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Jeremy Maclin’s 142-yard receiving day against the Bucs is the third largest total by a rookie in team history. Don Looney set the record that still stands of 180 yards in 1940 and Hank Basket, no longer with the team, amassed 177 yards in one game in 2006.
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K David Akers played in his 160th game as an Eagle, passing Randy Logan for fifth place in team history. He connected on four PATs and now has 366 for his career, passing Bobby Walston (365) for the most in team history. He is now the franchise’s all-time leader in field goals (236), PATs (366) and points (1,074).
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McNabb’s Return…In his first game back after missing two games with a fractured rib, QB Donovan McNabb completed 16 of 21  passes (76.2%)for 264 yards and three touchdowns for a rating of 157.2, which is the second-highest single-game passer rating of his career (158.3 on 9/23/07 vs. Detroit). He now has 199 career touchdowns, and is one shy of becoming the 28th player in NFL history to reach the 200-touchdown milestone. 
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RB Brian Westbrook scored his 68th career touchdown, moving past Tommy McDonald (67) and into third place in team history. He trails Harold Carmichael (79) and Steve Van Buren (77). Westbrook also has 5,855 career rushing yards, needing six more to move past Van Buren (5,860) and into second place in team history.
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CB Asante Samuel recorded two interceptions, marking his fifth career multi-pick game (first as an Eagle). Samuel’s teams are undefeated in those games, and he now has 29 interceptions in his career (seven with the Eagles; three in 2009).
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Sporting the all pink cleats in support of Breast Cancer Awareness, FB Leonard Weaver scored on a 20-yard reception from McNabb, his first touchdown as an Eagle and the third receiving touchdown of his career.
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DE Trent Cole posted his 38th career sack, and has now brought down the opposing quarterback in four straight games for the first time in his career. He also passed Seth Joyner (37.5) and moved into sixth place on the team’s all-time sacks list. He trails Andy Harmon (40.0) for fifth.
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LB Chris Gocong notched his first sack of the season and the fourth of his career … CB Sheldon Brown picked up his third interception of the season, which is one shy of his career high (four in 2005). Of Brown’s 17 career interceptions, 14 of them have led to an Eagles scoring drive … DE Victor Abiamiri posted his first sack of the season and the third of his career … DE Darren Howard tackled Bucs RB Carnell Williams in the end zone for a safety, the first of his career.
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Dominant Wins … In three wins this season, the Eagles have outscored their opponents 105 to 38 and outgained them by an average of 337.3 to 222.7 … Offensively, the Eagles have scored 33-or-more points in all three wins. Since 2000, the team is 41-2 when scoring 30-or-more points … Additionally, the defense has forced 11 turnovers and 11 sacks in those games and has not allowed a 100-yard rusher all season. 
 

The Eagles Media Relations department contributed to this article.