PREPLAYOFF
(At La Salle High)
  Lansdale 50, Conwell-Egan 35: The teams met for the second consecutive night to break a tie for 10th place and LC, a fifth-year CL member, once again triumphed, thus earning its first playoff berth. Chris Rudisill missed his only shot (a follow), but claimed 14 rebounds and blocked three shots. Andrew Riviello (18) and Brian Rafferty (17) led in scoring; Rafferty added eight rebounds and five assists. C-E missed 15 of its first 16 shots and trailed, 22-3, with just short of 12 minutes having been played. The Eagles' top scorers were freshmen Stevie Jordan (nine), LaPri Pace (eight) and Vinny Dalessandro (seven).

FIRST ROUND
  McDevitt 56, Judge 46: In year No. 50 of CL membership, the Lancers finally claimed playoff win No. 2 (also 1989) as Tyrell Long shot 10-for-15 en route to 22 points. He also slid into someone standing in a doorway while trying to save a loose ball. "All I saw was leggings and legs and pants and jeans. Then I looked up and . . . 'Ohhhh. I hope I don't get suspended.' " The someone was principal Mary Kirby, who kiddingly told him later, "Tyrell, when you came out the door, that was my leg you hit! It's all black and blue! I'm going on workman's comp!" Kenyatta Long (no relation) posted eight assists and four steals, Tymere Wilder added five dimes and Dural Watson drained a trio of second quarter treys. For Judge, which dropped its eighth consecutive postseason outing, the leading scorers were Brandon McGuire (11) and Jeff Seigafuse (10); they were spectators for the first 7 1/2 minutes for violating a team rule.
  Wood 38, Lansdale 36: Pat Smith tallied seven of his nine points in a 16-7 fourth quarter as the Vikings avoided getting upset by a team playing its third game in four nights. Shane Neher (10 points, six rebounds) and Joe LoStracco (10 boards) aided the cause. Brian Rafferty (11) and Andrew Riviello (10) led LC, which could not connect on a last-second floater.

QUARTERFINALS
  Neumann-Goretti 85, McDevitt 54: John Davis (25) missed just two shots in 14 attempts and plucked nine rebounds as the Saints showed a nationally televised thumping at the hands of Chester would have no long-lasting ill effect. Ja'Quan Newton added 19 points and 13 boards while Tony Toplyn recorded five blocks. Tyrell Long led McDevitt with 11 points while Kenyatta Long (five assists) and Carl Garner (seven boards) halved 20.  
  Roman 55, Wood 44: At Philadelphia University, Rashann London (17) was the only Cahillite to score in double figures, but five others notched six or eight. Sixth man Matt Simon hit a trey late in the second quarter to put Roman ahead for good, 23-21. Star guard Shep Garner did not surpass two points until 2:00 remained in the third quarter, but finished with eight along with three apiece of assists/steals. TreVaughn Wilkerson had four blocks. Wood's Shane Neher collected 13 points, five rebounds, three steals.
  SJ Prep 74, La Salle 57: The host Hawks scored their first 24 points without any from Stephen Vasturia, the league MVP. No sweat. His co-star, Miles Overton, packed 19 of his 26 into the first half and went on to finish with 16 total rebounds. Vasturia was dominant in the second half en route to 23 points. Chris Clover added 13 points and eight rebounds. Hindered by two early fouls, La Salle's Amar Stukes scrambled for 18 points and six assists. He and Pat Cooney (16) halved six treys.
  Carroll 69, Ryan 53: Derrick Jones (22) shot 10-for-14 from the floor and Yosef Yacob (18) came close to matching that performance at the line (9-for-13) for the Patriots, who stormed to a 37-19 edge over the middle periods. Yacob added eight rebounds and seven assists in a well-rounded performance. Ryan's Bryan Okolo totaled 14 points and six assists while Gage Galeone nailed five treys while posting 19 points.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at the Palestra)
  SJ Prep 57, Roman 50: Becoming the first team to use just five players in a CL playoff since O'Hara in a '92 semifinal (fell to Roman, 52-50), the Hawks avenged a regular season defeat and made sure coach William "Speedy" Morris would not drop below .500 (now 13-12) against the school where he first gained coaching fame. Of the 11 players who took shots from the floor, the Prep's Kyle Thompson (14 points, 4-for-5 on treys) was the only one to make more than he missed. Miles Overton (17) and Stephen Vasturia (16, 8-for-8 at line) generated a shade more points and halved eight assists. Vasturia claimed nine rebounds. Shep Garner (15, seven boards) and TreVaughn Wilkerson (10, eight) led Roman, which trailed by 10 with 4 minutes remaining and stormed within 51-48 before P.J. Kelly's leaping steal of a cross-court pass changed the momentum. The Hawks' other starter was soph Chris Clover.
  Neumann-Goretti 57, Carroll 34: Ja'Quan Newton (18 points, eight rebounds), John Davis (11, 13) and sixth man Troy Harper (11) were the leaders as the Saints extended their dominance of Carroll to 27 wins in the last 28 meetings. The lone exception was a 2009 Class AAA quarterfinal; the Patriots surged ahead to win the CL's first state title in year No. 1 of PIAA competition. The 6-1 Harper notched seven of his points in a 17-3 second quarter and highlighted a 21-10 third stanza when he soared for a cup-a-missed-shot-off-the-rim, wolf-it-down dunk that he said was a lifetime first. For Carroll, which went 12-for-55 and suffered 16 blocked shots (Tony Toplyn had seven; Davis added four), soph Derrick Jones was the leader in points, rebounds and assists (11/11/four). N-G won its quarter/semi by 54 points, the biggest margin since Roman was relentlessly dominant (67) in 2000.