AA
(At Northeast)
  Imhotep 51, W. Catholic 42: In something of a snoozer -- Imhotep was still reeling from an exhausting march to a second straight Pub crown; West hadn't played in 2 1/2 weeks -- sixth man Bakari White hit two treys while scoring eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter and prevented Aquil Younger (22 points, five threes, four assists) from causing late damage. Junior Erik Copes, already committed to George Washington, shot 6-for-6 (two dunks) for 12 points while adding seven boards and four blocks. Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin had 10 points, six rebounds. West's Kiwan Murray managed eight/six.
AAA
(At Lincoln)
  Neumann-Goretti 75, Dobbins 44: Playing without Wake Forest signee Tony Chennault (ejected from CL final), the Saints marched nevertheless as Lamin Fulton, the lone junior starter, popped in a season 25 points and drained three quick treys to help N-G zoom away from a 10-10 tie. Tyreek Duren (La Salle) was a whirlwind with 19 points, eight assists, six steals. Danny Stewart (Rider) added 14 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and six blocks. Dobbins' Jerrell Wright packed 20 of his 23 points into the first half. He also grabbed 15 rebounds. The other Mustangs shot 7-for-33. Played on Friday night, this was the first postseason game in Lincoln's bright as Broadway new gym.
AAAA
(At Lincoln)
  La Salle 42, Bartram 40: Troy Hockaday scored 15 points and, as part of a box-and-one, helped to hold Virginia Tech-bound Tyrone Garland, at that point the No. 3 career scorer in city history (2,184), to eight as the Explorers won a hoops CT for the first time since a Tom Gola-led team did so in 1950. With Hockaday defending, Garland missed a late trey and Joe Brown (nine rebounds) added a free throw at 1.1. Steve Collins shot 4-for-7 and 4-for-4 for 12 points. Bartram's leaders were Quasim Jones in points (12), and Darrell Lane (10) and Devin Moore (nine) in rebounds. The Braves were missing two starters due to assorted issues.

FIRST ROUND
Class AAAA Quarterfinals
  Frankford 78, King 58: Carl Wallace totaled 17 points along with six apiece of rebounds/assists. Terrell Clark added 12 points and seven boards while the Poole cousins, Steffon and Darryl, halved 24 points. Mike Wilson (16) led King.
  Germantown 58, Southern 46: Dominique "Diddi" Twiggs (14), Ramadan Abdullah (13) and Eddie Callender (12) -- football players all -- scored in double figures. Twiggs (11) and Callender (10), receivers for QB Abdullah, led the rebounders while Kamani Jordan dished 10 assists. Only Haywood Henderson (13) reached double digits for the Rams.
  Bartram 75, Olney 72: On the Braves' final possession, Tyrone Garland (33; late in regular season became the city's fifth 2,000-point career scorer) momentarily lost possession while penetrating, then fed Quasim Jones for the game-winning corner trey. Six of Jones' seven assists came after halftime. Zaahir Allen scored 13 points while Devin Moore snagged eight boards. Ray Jaggon (28) and Jabreil "Brilly Mac" McLeod (20) scored heavily for Olney.
  Univ. City 63, Central 49: Micah Peeler scored 11 of his 14 points in a 23-13 fourth quarter. Nasir Mitchell also tallied 14 points while Michael Clemmons (13) and Martez Lyles (eight) paced the rebounders. Central's Mark Sanders notched 15 points.
Class AAA Quarterfinals
  Gratz 86, Roxborough 57: Antoine "Ness" Bland shot 10-for-12 from the floor for 23 points while adding 10 boards. Major scoring help came from Tyree Smith (21). Rashawn Anderson (15) and Kalik Stanley (13) led Roxborough.
  West Phila. 46, Eng. and Science 36: Terrell "Sleepy" Daye totaled 16 points and eight rebounds as the Speedboys captured a win in something beyond a prelim playoff for the first time since '97. E&S' Mark "Stretch" Houston battled for 14 points, 12 boards, seven punch-backs.
  Phila. Electrical 59, FitzSimons 58 (OT): Carrington Ward (14) hit a late jumper to win it. Kyle Baldwin also scored 14 points while mixing in 17 rebounds, four steals. David George had nine rebounds, seven blocks. Jaleel Bond (18), Nature "Nate" Boyer and football QB Richard Williams (15 apiece) topped Fitz.
  Dobbins 48, Franklin LC 46: Jerrell Wright powered for 18 points, 20 rebounds and seven blocks, and Fred Jones' two late free throws provided a three-point lead. Turhan Griffin (18) paced FLC, which missed the front end of a one-and-one at 0:00 after the final buzzer failed to sound during a drive and the refs reached a put-the-guy-on-the-line compromise.
Class AA Quarterfinals
  Straw. Mansion 74, Freire 44: Recent Marquette commit Devonte' "DJ" Newbill raised his career total to 2,011 with a 24-point effort. Eric Jefferson had eight rebounds, five blocks. Malik Wesley (17) led Freire.
  Franklin 67, Vaux 63 (2 OTs): These North Philly rivals got after it, but good. Kenny Bey-Brown and Bahir Lacy (six in the second OT) scored 17 points apiece for the Electrons while three of Shawn Penn's 15 helped to get them beyond regulation. Four Cougars, led by frosh Rysheed Jordan (17), hit double digits.
  Imhotep 68, Del-Val 58: Ameen Tanksley and David Appolon halved 38 points and each scored well -- nine and seven, respectively -- in a clinching fourth quarter. Junior Erik Copes, already committed to George Washington, logged 11 boards, three blocks. Rysheen Dorn struck for 27 D-V points.
  Prep Charter 58, Comm. Tech 57: Following monumental amounts of snow, with 91 total games still unplayed, the Pub honchos came close to canceling the rest of the regular season and freezing the standings. If that had happened, PC would not have made the playoffs. In this one, as the seventh seed, they shocked the No. 2 Phoenix on a James Cole tip-in with 0:04 remaining.
Class A Quarterfinals
  Math/Civics/Sciences 70, World Comm. 60: Kwahmere Gredic totaled 20 points and five assists for the Mighty Elephants, who rolled to a 35-17 halftime pad. Help came from Andre Thomas (12, 10 rebounds) and Chris Stokes (10, began the season playing for Prep Charter). Markeith Mont (22) was best for WC.
  New Media 75, Robeson 69: NM fell into a 31-13 crevice, but stormed to victory thanks to a 30-16 fourth quarter. Rasheed Wilkins (21 points) shot 10-for-12 at the line in that session (and 12-for-14 overall) while adding three assists and six apiece of rebounds/steals for the game. Isiah Clark (15) and Bryton Hawthorne (14) helped out. For Robeson, Marquise Richards rang up 17 points and Andre Washington had 13 points, 19 boards. Jay Harris' 10 points froze his career total at 978.
  Constitution 95, Randolph 62: Erik Raleigh erupted for 15 points, 20 rebounds and 10 blocks while Abdul King and Shaun Levine (six treys) halved 44 points. For Randolph, which got into the playoffs thanks to a city record three forfeit wins, Amir Stringfield posted 25 points.
  Boys' Latin 77, Palumbo 37: Honored beforehand for recently having become just the second sophomore (also Strawberry Mansion's Maureece Rice) in city history to reach 1,000 career points, Maurice Watson Jr., son of the coach, added 19 more. All 11 of Isaiah Gans' points came in a 42-21 first half. Palumbo's Anthony Wallace scored 12 points. Devin Uqdah claimed 10 boards.

ROUND OF 16
Class AAAA Semifinals
  Frankford 62, Germantown 55: Steffon Poole saved 14 of his 22 points for a 42-29 second half, Carl Wallace posted 10 points and seven steals and Rodney Walters went 4-for-4 at the line in the fourth quarter. Eddie Callender and Kamani Jordan scored 15 points apiece for Germantown.
  Bartram 78, Univ. City 61: Tyrone Garland scrapped for 27 points (three treys) and five apiece of rebounds/assists. Zaahir Allen (17), Devin Moore (14) and Quasim Jones (12) also scored in double figures while Allen (six) and Jones (five) also peppered the assist column.
Class AAA Semifinals
  Gratz 63, West Phila. 53: Andrew Moye (16) and Bruce Hanner (13) paced the scoring; Antoine "Ness" Bland (11) and Tyree Smith (10) owned the boards. Raymond "Meatball" Nesbitt (15) and Terrell "Sleepy" Daye (14) topped West in scoring and cool nicknames.
  Dobbins 78, Phila. Electrical 65: This one dragged on and on and on for 2 hours, 2 minutes, as the teams combined to shoot 87 free throws in all, with 56 in the last quarter. Dobbins went 17-for-36 at the line in that session and wasn't made to pay for the inaccuracy. Jerrell Wright finished with 24, 18 rebounds and nine blocks. Soph Walter Lawrence posted 25 points and nine steals while classmate Courtland Gilliam had 13 points. Carrington Ward led PE with 23 points. In all, Dobbins went 25-for-51 at the line to PE's 24-for-36.
Class AA Semifinals
  Imhotep 53, Prep Charter 49: Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin collected 12 points and 11 boards and his two free throws at 0:15 provided a 51-46 lead. Ameen Tanksley added 17 points and Terrell Johnson made four steals. Mark Wilmer (14) led the Huskies.
  Franklin 63, Straw. Mansion 60: After losing volunteer coach Stan Laws, who'd been directing day-to-day operations all season, in the aftermath of a disagreement with principal Lois Powell Mondesire, the 23-0 Knights suffered a stunning defeat on their home floor. Franklin's Jeff Giddings scored 12 of his 20 points in a 26-19 fourth quarter. Mansion's Devonte' "DJ" Newbill managed 21 points.
Class A Semifinals
  Constitution 61, Boys' Latin 55: Erik Raleigh powered for 13 points, 18 boards and five blocks. Abdul King added nine points and 15 rebounds. BL's Yamir Greenlee scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half and soph Maurice Watson finalized his half-a-career point total at 1,069.
  Math/Civics/Sciences 69, New Media 61: This one took place in two parts. A leaky window, part of a sloping roof, at the former Berean Institute, 19th and Girard, halted Day One proceedings with 7:54 left in the fourth quarter and MC&S on top, 63-48. Before 42 spectators and MC&S' cheerleaders, play resumed at 1:30 (the refs were scheduled to work girls' games elsewhere at 3:15) as NM's Bryton Hawthorne hit the first of two free throws. The Jaguars got as close as six points. Andre Thomas scored four of his 15 points in Part Two. Chris Stokes (five treys) packed all 19 of his into Part One. NM's Isiah Clark scored 21 total points and had four steals in the fourth quarter. Hawthorne also launched the last shot, missing a three.

QUARTERFINALS
Class AAAA Final
(At Franklin)
  Bartram 89, Frankford 87: Mike Burton-Young, a 5-5 junior who did not see action until franchise guard Tyrone Garland fouled out with 2:38 left in the first OT, finished with nine points, two assists and one steal. Darrell Robinson, the seventh man, added four points, 10 rebounds and five assists. Regulation ended at 61-61. Bartram rallied from a five-point deficit in the first OT and Frankford came back from four in the second. Only four total points were tallied in the third. Burton-Young went 4-for-4 at the line in the fourth extra session. After missing two free throws at 5.4, Robinson grabbed his own rebound and headed back to the line at 2.8. This time he made one and Devin Moore intercepted Frankford's final inbound pass. Garland scored 18 points. Zaahir Allen totaled 20 points, 11 rebounds. Dehaven Brown (20), Terrell Clark (18, 15 rebounds) and Carl Wallace (17) led Frankford, which shot 29-for-88 and 21-for-38 to Bartram's 29-for-73, 24-for-36.
Class AAA Final
(At Franklin)
  Dobbins 58, Gratz 57 (OT): In the first game of a doubleheader, Jerrell Wright powered for 21 points, 16 rebounds and eight blocks as the Mustangs, despite committing 28 turnovers, going 12-for-27 at the line and coughing off a 48-41 lead over the last 2:06 of regulation, advanced to a final for the first time since 1987. Basir Fulmore added 11 points and four steals. After missing his first four free throws, most badly, soph Walter Lawrence hit one at 16.1 to force OT. In OT, a three by Fred Jones and Fulmore's hard drive provided a five-point lead. Gratz rallied and the second of two treys by Tyree Smith (21 points, 10 rebounds) made it 58-57 at 4.2. Dobbins' Khalil Curtis missed two free throws at 2.2, rebounder Antoine "Ness" Bland (15 points, 17 boards) called time at 1.7 and Andrew Moye missed a falling-out-of-bounds trey at the buzzer. Sub Kiari Saulsbury sparked Gratz with nine points, six steals. In OT, no one noticed that the clock operator put 5:00 on the scoreboard rather than 4:00. At 3:01, the remaining time was reduced to 2:01.
Class AA Final
(At Southern)
  Imhotep 65, Franklin 45: David Appolon was electric with 23 points, six assists and seven steals while Ameen Tanksley, Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin (12 apiece) and Erik Copes (eight) paced a 40-16 advantage on the glass. Tanksley (14) and Copes (10) also reached double figures in points. Kenny Bey-Brown (19) was the only Electron to surpass 10 points.
Class A Final
(At Southern)
  Math/Civics/Sciences 85, Constitution 74: Thomas Moore it up the first game of a doubleheader by nailing five treys en route to 25 points. He also collected four steals and five apiece of rebounds/assists. Kwahmere Gredic hustled for 21 points and six feeds. Marvin Champ (18, five assists), Abdul King (17, eight rebounds) and Erik Raleigh (14, 16 boards, seven blocks) were productive for the Generals. The teams halved 62 points in the fourth quarter.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at Southern)
  Imhotep 66, Math/Civics/Sciences 52: Due to the earlier snow miseries, the semis were played the day after the quarters. Ameen Tanksley cruised for 26 points and 12 rebounds as the Panthers mostly coasted. Co-star David Appolon didn't score until 4:35 remained in the third quarter, then finished with 15 points. Erik Copes (cut under eye) and Tyhiem “Redz” Perrin (banged-up hand) halved 14 rebounds despite missing some time. For MC&S, Thomas Moore (25 in quarterfinal) failed to score until just after Appolon managed to do so and Kwahmere Gredic wound up leading the way with 15 points.
  Bartram 75, Dobbins 63: Dijon Wright shot 4-for-5 for eight points, grabbed six rebounds, prevented Dobbins star Jerrell Wright from wreaking major havoc (14, 11) and provided great entertainment on a foul-line visit by smashing one shot directly off the left side of the glass, then airballing the next. "I hope they burn it," he said, speaking of a tape anyone might have had. Tyrone Garland hit three treys and went 8-for-9 at the line for 23 points while adding four assists, five steals. Zaahir Allen added 18 points and Quasim Jones (14) was 8-for-8 at the line. Basir Fulmore (21) topped Dobbins. There was no late-game drama. People began departing with 2:17 left.

FINAL
(At Temple's Liacouras Center)
  Imhotep 58, Bartram 46: Completing a three-playoffs-in-four-days run, the Panthers became the first Pub team to capture back-to-back championships since Franklin in 1998-99. Ameen Tanksley won game MVP honors with 14 points while Erik Copes controlled the inside with 13 rebounds, seven blocks. Five others scored from six to nine points and 17 markers were provided by subs (Bakari White nine, Earl Brown eight). Scoring-wise, only guard Tyrone Garland (32 points, six treys) made an appearance for the Braves. The others combined to go 5-for-37 from the floor.  27 points and drained a fourth trey with 0:15 left to win it. He had 12 points over the final 12 minutes and 10 boards total. Drexel signee Shannon Givens topped Fels with 25 points.

FIRST ROUND
(Home Sites)
  N. Catholic 66, Judge 64: In the Falcons' final game in their famous Pit, Bobby Makor beat the buzzer (maybe, there was MAJOR doubt) with a mid-range, right-wing jumper that was finally ruled good by referee L.B. Rebstock three-plus seconds after the ball passed through the net. Makor notched 18 points, five rebounds and two steals. This was not his family's first brush with a "final" NC sporting event. His sophomore brother, Michael, was a starting lineman for the grid squad, which topped Frankford in its finale, played at La Salle University. Star linebacker David D. Williams grabbed this one's final rebound after Judge's Nick Sullivan hit one of two free throws at 36.3. Six-nine junior Seamus Radtke led Judge with 17 points, seven rebounds, six blocks. Joe Kehoe (16) hit three of his four threes in the fourth quarter.
  SJ Prep 57, Bonner 45: Joe Nardi's 23-point outing was highlighted by five treys. Steve Vasturia and Connor McIntyre halved 18 points and the former added nine rebounds. Jamal Melvin (16) and Keefer Francis (12) topped visiting Bonner.
  Wood 55, W. Catholic 46: Brian O'Grady powered for 18 points and 15 rebounds and Joe Getz mixed 10 points, seven assists. Aquil Younger (21) was the only visiting player in double figures.
  Dougherty 64, Conwell-Egan 53: In a game that could have been their finale, the visiting Cardinals placed three guys in double figures -- Brandyn Wims (12), Brandon Brown (11), Ryan Colbert (10) -- and three more scored at least eight. Brown posted nine markers in a 29-16 first half. Ike Robinson led C-E with 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Shortly before gametime, coach Rick Sabol was informed by an administrator that one of his key players would be unavailable (school issue).

QUARTERFINALS
(Doubleheader at Ryan)
  Carroll 61, Wood 40: Ben Mingledough (17) and DJ Irving (15) paced the scoring while Juan'ya Green (eight) and Irving (four) helped the Patriots post 15 assists. Wood, which received 17 points from Joe Getz and 11 points/12 rebounds from Brian O'Grady, missed its first 10 shots of the third quarter and wound up being outscored, 12-2.
  La Salle 54, N. Catholic 43: Shooting jumpers lefthanded and layups righthanded, Joe Brown went 6-for-8 en route to 15 points while also claiming a game-high 10 rebounds. He posted three of his field goals in a 17-11 fourth quarter. Troy Hockaday added 15 points. In what everyone feared was North's final game (the archdiocese is closing it come June), Mike Terry collected 16 points and the smallest Falcon, Woody Redding, scored his team's last points on a follow with 1:13 left. Sub Kerry Shields missed the last shot.
(Doubleheader at Carroll)
  Neumann-Goretti 89, Dougherty 58: The Saints sniped 10-for-15 on treys and Tony Chennault (24) led four double-figure scorers. Mustafaa Jones (16) went deep four times, Danny Stewart totaled 15 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks, and Tyreek Duren mixed 15 points with four assists. Brandyn Wims (16, seven assists) and Jamal Nwaniemeka (14) led Dougherty in the school's final game. The Cardinals' final points came on a trey by point guard Dawan Earle with 0:59 showing.
  SJ Prep 42, Roman 41: After getting burned along the left baseline by sub guard Daiquan Walker for a layup, with 11 seconds remaining, that gave Roman a 41-39 lead, Joe Nardi took a pass from Sean Brophy and beat the buzzer by banking home a straight-on trey from a shade behind the arc. It was the first CL playoff decided by a last-second trey that reversed a deficit. Afterward, Nardi said he'd been guilty of double-dribbling. The win was No. 200 for coach William "Speedy" Morris in just nine Prep seasons. Nardi and Roman's Rakeem "Rahk" Brookins scored 20 points apiece.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at the Palestra)
  Carroll 51, La Salle 47: With 5:48 left in the second quarter, star point guard DJ Irving suffered what was proven the next day to be a broken right hand. After missing about eight total minutes, he returned and spent the rest of the game serving, as he put it, "as a decoy." However, he did contribute a steal and 60-foot drive for a layup deposited with his left hand. Vince Mostardi passed to Anthony Butler for a layup that made it 49-47, then Butler added two free throws after La Salle could not connect on a layup and foul line jumper. Juan'ya Green contributed 17 points and four assists. For La Salle, Joe Brown scored 12 points and Eddie Mitchell dealt six assists.
  Neumann-Goretti 74, SJ Prep 60: Tony Chennault was dominant with 23 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Danny Stewart (15, nine boards) and Tyreek Duren (14, three assists) also had strong outings. The Prep fired 31 treys and hit 14, with Joe Nardi (27 points) leading the way (7-for-12; most successes ever in CL playoff action). Mike Fee added a 4-for-6 showing. Nardi also had five assists and Connor McIntyre grabbed six rebounds.

FINAL
(At the Palestra)
  Neumann-Goretti 75, Carroll 59: The Saints became just the second team in the CL's 91-season history to roar through the regular season and playoffs with a perfect record. Roman was 34-0 in 1990 and '91. N-G's mark was 38-0. Though Carroll was playing without star point guard DJ Irving (Boston U.), who broke his hand in the semifinals, it stood within five points, 51-46, with 1:29 left in the third quarter when N-G's Tony Chennault (Wake Forest) and Carroll's Ben Mingledough received double-tech ejections for their involvement in pushing/chirping that followed a hard foul on Chennault by Vince Mostardi. Tyreek Duren (La Salle) took over after Chennault's departure, scoring 14 of his 19 points. Danny Stewart (Rider) added 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for N-G. Mingledough (16 points, nine rebounds) and Juan'ya Green (20 points, five assists, four steals) topped Carroll. N-G won its three playoffs by an average of 20.3 points and its victory margin for all 19 league contests was 30.1 (1,642-1,070). It reached 100 points three times and 90 seven times. The title was the school's sixth in 10 seasons; all were achieved while wearing road uniforms.