CLASS 6A
SEMIFINALS
At Widener
  SJ Prep 41, Judge 7: Marquez McCray passed 9-for-18 for 153 yards and two TDs, long to Marques Mason (54) and short to Brandon Sanders (8), while adding his own six-pointer on a 16-yard run. Soph Kolbe Burrell needed just six carries to provide 100 yards and two scores while Dawson DeIuliis and Nicholas Rios made interceptions. For Judge, Shane Dooley passed 11-for-21 for 177 yards and a score to Katob Joseph (4-108).
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
  La Salle 45, Roman 0: Spectacular defense fueled this frolic as La Salle made behind-the-line tackles on 17 plays -- nine sacks, eight TFL -- and forced Roman to finish with minus-23 yards. Dan Kuznetsov hustled for 3 1/2 sacks while Austin Lemke matched that number in the TFL category. Plus, Sean Daly returned an interception 40 yards for the last TD. Manny Quiles ran for two short scores. La Salle, long known for posting outrageous passing stats, went 2-for-9 for 25 yards.
FINAL
At Northeast
  SJ Prep 17, La Salle 3: A fall dominated by beautiful weather gave way to bone-chilling cold for this one and La Salle wound up waving bye-bye to its streak of scoring at least one TD in 83 consecutive games. Phil O'Connor logged two sacks among 10 tackles, Brad Cobaugh added nine stops and Rayshad Wallace hustled for eight solos (including three TFL). La Salle advanced to the Hawks' 6 midway through the fourth quarter, but two straight losses (O'Connor was in on both stops) helped to kill the momentum. In the second quarter, La Salle's Dan Karrash and SJ Prep's Anthony Tigano exchanged field goals. Kolbe Burrell and QB Marquez McCray ran for TDs beyond intermission. McCray contributed 160 yards of rushing/passing and La Salle's Isaiah Jones had 130. Jones was La Salle's QB starter as the season began. He was sidelined by a serious injury in Game 2 and his replacement, Danny Solecki, suffered the same fate in the 6A semi. Neither team committed a turnover.

CLASS 5A
SEMIFINAL
At Northeast
  Ryan 21, Carroll 20: The Patriots' coach, ex-NFL player Dan Connor, showed go-for-the-win brass with 45 seconds remaining after QB Kamal Gray turned a keeper into a 31-yard touchdown. Alas, the conversion pass did not succeed when the left foot of receiver Zach Butler landed out of bounds . . . an instant before his right foot landed in bounds. Gray also passed for two TDs, going 8-for-16 for 117 yards. Jason Jefferson paced Ryan by turning 12 carries into 70 yards and two TDs and frosh Tyreek Chappell put on a show by returning a kickoff 86 yards for a score. Gavin Dionisio hit three PAT.
FINAL
At Tennent
  Wood 48, Ryan 0: Sandwiching an interception by Brad Otto, the Vikings scored on their first two plays -- 56-yard pass from Jack Colyar to Ryan Loughlin (18 seconds into the game), 16-yard run by Nasir Peoples -- while setting an obvious tone. Peoples finished with 122 yards and three TDs on 10 carries. Wood was finished punishing the scoreboard by the end of the third quarter.  

CLASS 4A
FINAL
At O'Hara
  O'Hara 42, Bonner-Prendie 7: These bitter rivals were unable to offer any drama as the Lions racked up the first 34 points. Luke Sprague passed 12-for-19 for 236 yards and two TDs, one apiece to Justin Santilla (5-117) and Derrick Patrick. Nick Kutufaris (7-86, two) and Taseer Jones (14-62) combined for three rushing scores. The Friars, who finished 1-10 overall, avoided a shutout when Shon Nelson hit Kyrin Jackson (5-103) for a 36-yard score.

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CLASS 6A
At Northeast
  SJ Prep 31, Northeast 0: This one offered a very rare circumstance as special teams and defense combined to account for more than half of the Prep's points. James Cherry (punt) and DeJuan Dandridge (fumble) posted six-pointers on returns. Phil O'Connor, who forced an intentional grounding call, and Jake Feehery, who dropped a rusher in the end zone, provided four points via safeties. Kolbe Burrell managed 38 yards and two TDs on 10 carries. The Hawks settled for one completion (for 20 yards) on 12 passes. For Northeast, Dan Scott rushed 25 times for 66 yards and Nasir Gillis hustled for two interceptions.