Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 2011

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Preliminary Playoffs
Class AAA
  Roxborough 55, Southern 53 (OT): Just 16 hours after their top player, Rashawn Anderson, was shot to death near his East Falls home, the Indians honored his memory with this OT triumph. Deandre Hariot, recently promoted from the JV, scored 13 points and hit two free throws with 0:09 left to win it. Southern missed a late layup. Hariot scored eight points in the fourth quarter and Lijah Lewis had four of his 24 in OT. For Southern, which had played in the AAAA division all season after a realignment snafu, Jermaine Flowers notched 22 points and Antwain Rucker added 10 points, six steals.
  Germantown 41, Franklin LC 38: Shaquille Graham posted the go-ahead layup and Wonye McFarland's steal/layup sealed it. Derrick Mitchell (18) led FLC.
Class AA
(Matching Top Eight Teams in Divisions C and D)
  Imhotep 76, Saul 26: Khyree Wooten scored all 12 of his points in a 35-4 first quarter. David Appolon had 15.
  Comm Tech 77, Future 35: Sub T.J. Ahmed wound up as CT's high scorer (12) and Jerimyjah Batts plucked 12 boards. Marquis Amey (14) topped Future.
  Vaux 64, Bodine 32: Jaleel Williams notched eight of his 14 points in a 20-2 first quarter.
  Prep Charter 48, Esperanza 39: Byron Whiting scored some of his 20 points off John Longo's five assists. Hashim Fleming managed 14 points for Esperanza.
  Mastery North 67, Audenried 44: Shaquille Palmer had eight apiece of points/rebounds. William Wingate added 15 points and Rahfik Slaughter dished four assists.
  FitzSimons 50, Palumbo 45: Richard Williams (18), Greg Sharp (14) and Mike Majett (13) paced Fitz. Football mainstays Sharif Smith (18) and Maurice Harris (12) paced Palumbo. Williams, a star QB, shot lefthanded, though he threw footballs righthanded.
  Freire 67, Masterman 47: Malik Wesley (27) moved within 21 points of 1,000. He and Masterman's Agustin Legido halved six treys.
  Del-Val 83, Randolph 63: Fateem Brockington (6-for-7) helped the Warriors (Rashaan Feaster 19, Carnell Gray 16) go 20-for-25 at the line in the fourth quarter. Randolph's Eugene Lett popped in 28.
First Round
Class AAAA
  Gratz 68, Overbrook 40: Aquil Younger saved six of his 14 points for a 21-7 fourth quarter.
  Bartram 66, Lincoln 60: Eights were wild. Darrell Robinson (20) posted that many points in a 23-15 fourth quarter while Jarmal Brown (assists) and Barry Brockington (rebounds) also hit that number. Rasheen Singletary had 15 points. Michael Bowlers (15) and Ronald "Boy-Boy" Rollins (14) led Lincoln.
  Washington 73, Central 48: Kawuan Chavis hustled for 19 points and eight steals while Kendall Truitt (20) and Keith Richardson (eight rebounds) also made noteworthy contributions. Thomas Tinsley (19) topped Central.
  Frankford 64, Fels 54: Taylor Bessick (10 rebounds) jammed 19 of his 23 points into the middle quarters. Keith Washington (17, four assists) shot 8-for-10 at the line. Demario Jones managed 11 points for Fels.
Class AAA
  Phila. Elec. 72, Germantown 55: Devante Chance scurried for 22 points, seven rebounds, five steals. Emmanuel Brown plucked 12 rebounds. The Bears' Will Parks scored 17 of his 19 points beyond intermission.
  Dobbins 77, West Phila. 70 (OT): The Mustangs roared back from a 12-point deficit in the final 3:30 of regulation and Basir Fulmore forced OT with a buzzer-beating heave from a step inside halfcourt. Jerrell Wright had 26 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks and somehow received four points on the scoreboard for a dunk that should have tied the game at 55-55; the number went from 53 to 57. Dobbins scored the first five points in OT, then held on. West's Terrell "Sleepy" Daye notched 32 points.
  Boys' Latin 74, Roxborough 50: Maurice Watson's 27-point outing included five treys. He also had five assists. Yahmir Greenlee added 19 points. Lijah Lewis (21) led the Injuns.
  Eng. and Science 55, Univ. City 54: Kenneth Murphy (12) went 6-for-7 at the line in the fourth quarter. Nadir Stukes went him one point better and Dijon Eggleton had 10 rebounds. UC's Martez Lyles rang up 20 points.
Class AA
  Imhotep 67, Mastery North 26: Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin and Ameen Tanksley halved 22 points while Erik Copes offered eight points, 10 rebounds, five blocks.
  Comm Tech 51, FitzSimons 50: Basil Malik's pick-and-roll layup, off David Johnson's pass, won it at 0:06; Fitz missed a last shot. Tony Parker posted 11 points, seven rebounds, six assists. Richard Williams (16) and Mike Majett (14) paced the Rams.
  Vaux 78, Freire 54: Shawn Williams (22) and Rysheed Jordan (20) led the way, and the former drained four treys. Freire's Malik Wesley scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, finalizing his career total at 1,001.
  Prep Charter 46, Del-Val 44: Guard John Longo posted nine rebounds and four steals and buried a left-wing trey to win it. Abraham Massaley totaled 18 points, five steals and six apiece of rebounds/assists. No one scored in double digits for D-V.
Class A
  Math/Civics/Sciences 82, Sankofa 42: Jeremiah Worthem squeezed nine of his 20 points into a 21-7 second quarter. Quentin Davis had 10 boards, five blocks.
  Constitution 67, Palmer 54: Tamir Bolger tallied 12 of his 19 points in a 36-17 first half. Daiquan Walker added 14 points overall. Demetrius Crawford (18) and Amir Davis (16) paced Palmer.    
  Robeson 77, Parkway West 72: Andre Washington powered for 23 points and 20 rebounds. Leonard Chester (18, 10) was in that same ballpark. Marquise Richards had 22 points, three steals. Larry Webster (24) and Mike Stewart (18) paced PW.
  World Comm 58, Lamberton 45: Shon Phillips (23) went 11-for-11 at the line and made 10 steals while Anthony Guess halved 20 boards with Markeith Mont. Elijah Johnson (18) and Troy Yancey (17) formed a solid tandem for Lamberton.
Round of 16
Class AAAA
  Bartram 61, Gratz 60 (OT): Darrell Robinson scored 11 of his 15 points over the final 12 minutes (with six in OT) and hit a free throw at 0:15 to snap the game's last tie. Aquil Younger, whose basket had forced OT, was unable to give Gratz the win off a last-second drive. Barry Brockington (16) led Bartram. Andrew Moye (15), Nigel Caldwell (13, seven rebounds) and Younger (12) topped Gratz.
  Frankford 92, Washington 90: Guards Kevin Lawson (24, 12 rebounds) and Keith Washington (23, nine assists) were whirlwinds for Frankford in this up-and-down classic. Washington appeared to suffer a severe injury to his right ankle with 3:22 left in the first quarter. He returned to start the second and was limping badly by game's end. Omar Askia (16) and Imire Taylor (14), lefties just like Lawson and Washington (and seventh man Dajuan Franks), also reached double digits. Kawaun Chavis tallied 26 points and, amazingly, 15 were posted over the final 2:29 in the third quarter (all of Washington's points in that span; three treys included). The outburst began with a three-point play, which wasn't legit. The ball did NOT go into the basket on the field-goal attempt, but one ref said it did and the other two did not correct him. New PL chairman Ben Dubin said he would have felt funny correcting the mistake, especially since he had coached Frankford and was still teaching there. The Pioneers led, 92-87, then Keith Richardson beat the buzzer with the game's 16th trey (10th by the host Eagles).
Class AAA
  Phila. Elec. 77, Dobbins 61: Carrington Ward notched 24 points, David George added 18 points and six blocks, and Emmanuel Brown mixed eight points with 12 rebounds. Basir Fulmore led Dobbins with 21 points.
  Boys' Latin 60, Eng. and Science 56: Carlos Taylor hit two free throws to make it 56-56 and then his bucket put the Warriors ahead for good. Maurice Watson saved 17 of his 22 points for the second half and Yahmir Greenlee had 17 total. E&S' Brandon Brown claimed 11 rebounds to go along with 15 points.
Class AA
  Vaux 68, Comm Tech 45: After reminding his teammates he'd played for a Vaux team severely crunched by CT two years earlier (80-38) in a pregame, locker-room speech, James Butler scored nine of his 21 points in a 24-8 first quarter. Rysheed Jordan (16), Jaleel Williams (15) and Shawn Williams (11, no relation) also reached double figures. Only Rich "Eggy" Hoskins (15) did so for host CT.
  Imhotep 51, Prep Charter 29: Ameen Tanksley totaled 16 points, David Appolon dealt four assists, Erik Copes snatched eight boards and Earl Brown sent three shots to the rafters.
Class A
  Math/Civics/Sciences 56, World Comm 52: Thomas Moore's trey at 0:55 put the Mighty Elephants ahead for good. Warren Dogan posted 19 points, with seven (and three steals) coming in the fourth quarter. Shon Phillips (15) was WC's best.
  Constitution 90, Robeson 46: Amonie Holloman (23) buried five of his six treys in a 28-15 third quarter. Daiquan Walker finished with 14 total points. Leonard Chester (14) and Marquise Richards (12) paced Robeson.
Quarterfinals
Doubleheader at Franklin
  Phila. Elec. 59, Vaux 57 (OT): After a spectator walked up to him on the east baseline, tapped him on the shoulder and roared, "YOU take the last shot," Devante Chance inbounded to Carrington Ward, accepted a return pass and nailed a left-wing three to win it. Chance (19 points, seven assists) had also forced OT with a 12-foot leaner on the right side of the lane. David George posted 13 points and 10 rebounds. For Vaux, soph Rysheed Jordan scored 18 points and James Butler snatched 13 boards.
  Imhotep 85, Boys' Latin 46: Ameen Tanksley (20) hit a fourth quarter trey to finish the night with exactly 1,000 career points and Erik Copes contributed nine points, 10 rebounds. Maurice Watson (15) and Carlos Taylor (14) led BL. This was the biggest blowout in a Pub quarterfinal since '92 (Gratz 100, Central 44).
Doubleheader at Southern
  Constitution 76, Frankford 57: The Generals easily avenged a showcase setback to Frankford; it also had been played at Southern. Forward Xavier Harris, who a few weeks earlier had become the first Pub player in 31 years to commit to Penn, led four double-figure scorers with 16 points. Mamadou Diakite bullied for 12 points and 14 boards while Amonie Holloman went 4-for-4 on treys to also notch a dozen points. Abdul King had 13 points, six rebounds, three assists. Daiquan Walker posted eight dishes. Frankford's Keith Washington managed 15 points, six assists, five steals.
  Math/Civics/Sciences 78, Bartram 53: The Mighty Elephants completed a wonderful day for the smallest-enrollment schools behind Tyreek Riddick (20 points, five treys), Thomas Moore and Jeremiah Worthem (17 apiece). Muhammad Amin claimed 11 rebounds. Darrell Robinson (22) topped Bartram. This result assured a Pub first: no neighborhood schools in the semis.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Southern
  Constitution 56, Math/Civics/Sciences 53: Abdul King collected 14 points and nine rebounds and the Generals withstood the Mighty Elephants' late, 10-point rally, fueled by Thomas Moore's two treys. Xavier Harris (13) and Daiquan Walker (12) also scored in double figures. Moore (18) and Jeremiah Worthem (17) led MC&S; Moore added four apiece of assists/steals.
  Imhotep 65, Phila. Elec. 45: Once again the Panthers barely had to break a sweat. Ameen Tanksley (16) and David Appolon (14) led in scoring and the team shot 26-for-41 from the floor. Six guys grabbed four/five rebounds. Hakeem Baxter tallied 12 points for PET and Emmanuel Brown grabbed nine rebounds. Fans of long-distance marksmanship were disappointed: The teams combined to go 0-for-10 behind the arc. Like the quarterfinals, these semis bumped heads with the Catholic League's. They'd been scheduled for the previous day, but schools were closed due to snow.
Final
At Temple's Liacouras Center
  Imhotep 57, Constitution 44: With Ameen Tanksley (15 points) again earning game MVP honors, the Panthers became the first Pub squad to win three consecutive titles since West Philadelphia collared five from 1974 to '78. Tanksley scored six points in a 12-6 third quarter, enabling Imhotep to create space after the first half ended 22-20. Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin made it 41-28 on a layup and three-point play off passes from David Appolon. During its three-year dominance, coach Andre Noble's squad went 55-2 and outscored its opponents, 3,911 to 2,435 (average of 69-43). And in the last three rounds of these playoffs, it forced opponents to shoot 46-for-146 (31.5 percent) and commit 56 turnovers. For Constitution, a special-admit school in only its second year of PL membership, Daiquan Walker scored 14 of his 18 points in the first half.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Pre-Playoff
  Ryan 53, Conwell-Egan 45: With the league down to 14 teams due to the closings of Dougherty, Kennedy-Kenrick and North Catholic, honchos scrapped divisions and decided 10 teams would make the playoffs. This one, played at La Salle, decided 10th place between a pair of 4-9 squads. Eric Fleming scored 29 points, hit three treys in a 20-13 third period and grabbed 10 total rebounds. Christian Rivera had 11 points. Kyle Slawter mixed six rebounds and seven assists while committing no turnovers. Carlton Whitehead (18) led C-E.
First Round
At Home Sites
  Wood 53, Ryan 48: After star defender Kyle Adkins picked up his second foul 3;33 into the game, frosh Tommy Rush was assigned to Ryan's Eric Fleming and did an excellent job the rest of the night. Almost too excellent. The next option turned out to be forward Christian Rivera, who packed 18 of his 20 points into the second half and even rallied the visiting Raiders from a 12-point deficit into a 45-44 lead with his umpteenth hard, lengthy drive for a layup. Adkins then victimized Rivera for a steal and layup and his double-bonus with 1.4 left provided the clinching points. Joe Getz had 19 points (10 in the second quarter). Shane Neher added 14 points, seven boards. Fleming finished with 17 points (after a quick seven vs. Adkins), finalizing his career total at 957.
  Bonner 56, W. Catholic 54: Billy Cassidy knocked down four treys en route to 18 points and his free throw with 5.8 remaining created a two-point lead. Scott Slade, from behind, then blocked a last shot that would have forced OT. Slade totaled 10 points and as many rebounds. His brother, Craig, a k a "Poppy," had 13 and seven. Anthony Jackson added a career high of 13 points, plus three assists. Mark Perez (14), Julian Lee (12) and Christen Gibbs (10) led host West. Julian Reed dished five assists.
Quarterfinals
  Carroll 72, SJ Prep 67: Juan'ya Green became just the second player in CL postseason history to surpass 32 points and, even better, claimed a spot on the top rung with Roman's Kyle Locke (39 vs. Dougherty in the '92 final). Green poured in his 39 by shooting 12-for-17 (two treys) and 13-for-15. All four of his first quarter points came on free throws. From then on Carroll notched 20 field goals. Green notched 12 and passed for six more. Overall, he had seven assists (and six rebounds). For visiting Prep, sophs Stephen Vasturia (27, four treys) and Miles Overton (26, six) were also dynamic. Overton (five) and Mike Fee (four) led in assists while Vasturia grabbed six rebounds.
  Roman 63, Judge 57: Unaware that Phila. Electrical, assisted by his father, Marshall, had captured an afternoon Pub quarterfinal (he'd turned off his cell phone to avoid distractions), Shafeek Taylor made it a two-win day for the family with an outing that featured 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Taylor accounted for five points as the third quarter ended (assist to Fortunat "Junior" Kangudi; three free throws after drawing a foul with two-tenths left) and converted a follow to make it 57-53 after Shep Garner missed a free throw after canning a hard-contact layup. Fresh-faced frosh Rip Engel was perfect on four free throws to highlight the final moments. Kangudi had nine points, 12 rebounds. Montana Mayfield scored six of his 12 points in a 12-2 run to start the game. For host Judge, soph Steven Griffin shot 10-for-18 (one three) and 6-for-8 for 27 points while Reggie Charles added 10 rebounds and five apiece of assists/steals to 13 points.
  Neumann-Goretti 63, Bonner 39: John Davis (15 rebounds, four blocks), Ja'Quan Newton and La'Quan Coaxum thirded 36 points and Hanif Sutton dished six assists; those last two guys were bench players. Scott Slade topped visiting Bonner with 17 points and his brother, Craig, had eight rebounds.
  La Salle 55, Wood 34: Eddie Mitchell shot 6-for-7 (three triples) and 5-for-7 en route to 20 points. Soph Amar Stukes added 17 points while Steve Collins (eight) and Joe Brown (seven) led in rebounds. Joe Getz topped visiting Wood with 12 points.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
  Carroll 59, La Salle 45: Soph Yosef Yacob shot 6-for-9 and 5-for-5 for 18 points and four times posted three-pointers; thrice in the traditional manner. He also helped to limit Eddie Mitchell (22) to 13 points through three quarters and 8-for-18 shooting overall. Juan'ya Green used a 12-for-12 performance at the charity stripe to score 16 points, thus lifting his career total to a school record 1,438 (13 better than 1997 grad Martin Ingelsby), and after the game he was able to meet Kyle Locke (see quarterfinal recap), who was in town to recruit for the women's team at the University of Washington. Tracy Peal had eight points, 10 rebounds, four assists. La Salle committed just three turnovers, but shot 17-for-47.
  Neumann-Goretti 47, Roman 46: The Saints needed clutch plays from leapmeisters John Davis and Derrick Stewart in the final seconds to claim their 53rd consecutive CL win, counting playoffs. At the west end, Davis soared to steal an inbound pass and Lamin Fulton (14 points) nailed a 15-foot, left-baseline jumper, thus erasing a 46-45 deficit. Stewart then pogo-sticked to block Montana Mayfield's 10-foot, in-the-lane floater as time expired. Davis mixed 11 points and as many rebounds. Stewart grabbed nine boards. For Roman, Fortunat "Junior" Kangudi totaled 10 points and 16 rebounds while Mayfield mixed 13 points and six assists. This was N-G's sixth long-streak win by 10 points or fewer, and its first one-pointer.

Final
At the Palestra
  Neumann-Goretti 59, Carroll 55
  The Saints were able to take a walk into history . . . but not without some late wobbling. They shot just 10-for-23 at the line in the fourth quarter and allowed a nine-point lead to dwindle to one over the final 6:10. Finally, after Juan’ya Green (30 points) was slightly left with a last-moments trey, rebounder Derrick Stewart hit a clinching free throw with 1.1 showing. The win enabled N-G, wearing white uniforms (see 2010 recap), to become the first team in CL history to claim a third consecutive title while posting a perfect league mark (19-0, 19-0, 16-0) and extend its league winning streak to a record 54 games. Also, it was the Saints' 24th win over Carroll in the teams' last 25 meetings (exception: a 2009 state quarterfinal). John Davis and Lamin Fulton (despite 4-for-13 foul line miseries) halved 32 points while Stewart, Davis and Fulton claimed nine, eight and seven rebounds, respectively. Fulton added five assists and frosh Ja’Quan Newton shot 5-for-8 (two treys) en route to 13 points. Green finished the playoffs with 85 points (28.3 average) while shooting 23-for-49 (floor), 5-for-15 (treys) and 34-for-38 (line, 89 percent). He scored 45.9 percent of the Patriots’ 185 playoff points, bettering the 38.1 percent effort rung up in 1988 by Bonner's Brian Daly. Tracy Peal added 12 points, six rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation

State Playoffs