PRELIMINARY PLAYOFFS
Class AA
  Bodine 56, Parkway 51: Tarran Prince totaled 14 points and seven rebounds and had seven of his markers in consecutive fashion as the fourth quarter began, providing breathing room. Pendarvis Williams went 3-for-5 on treys en route to 15 points. Parkway's Rodsewell Wells had 16 points, 12 boards.
  Hope 62, Mastery 51: Briel Scott (22) led four Cannons in double figures. Jaleel Khabeer (20) and Wanyae Hartsfield (15) led Mastery.

FIRST ROUND
Class AAAA
  Gratz 85, Olney 55: Joe Reid (18), Antoine Bland, Charles White (16), Denzel Gatewood (14) and Alibaba Odd (13) scored in double figures while Bland (eight) and Reid (seven) led in rebounds. Gatewood posted 10 of his points in a 35-20 third quarter outburst. Raheem Murray (17) led Olney.
  Roxborough 73, Washington 59: Eric Bryan saved 10 of his 19 points for a 23-19 fourth quarter while Chris Anthony (14) hit three treys. Andrew Goodman, also a football star, led Washington with 20 points.
  Southern 82, Dobbins 51: Jamir Hanner and Antoine Reese halved 32 points and Deshon Minnis was the only player with as many as two treys. Tariq Lee, the nephew of former Sixer Aaron McKie (Gratz, Temple), scored 18 points for Dobbins.
  Lincoln 61, Central 57 (OT): Imsael Greenlee (16) converted a buzzer-beating tap-in, then Dorrell Harrington (20) and Jamar Winn (15) tallied five and four points, respectively, in the 13-9 extra session. Lincoln went 3-for-8 at the line to Central's 25-for-33. Yusef Nuriddin (25) and Acquil Cook (17) led the Lancers.
  Frankford 54, Edison 52: Edison's George Baker, who a week earlier had claimed the city record for threes in one game, with a baker's dozen against King, almost stole this one with a halfcourt shot at the buzzer; it hit the rim. Frankford's Dehaven Brown had four assists, four steals and seven of his 13 points in a 17-14 fourth quarter.
  Bartram 97, Northeast 69: Tyrone Garland (28, three treys) and Novar Gadson (20) led the barrage. Tyron Lytes (18, also three treys) and Corey Wilkins led Northeast.
Class AAA
  Franklin LC 75, Penn 60: In a head-scratcher, 6-5 Anthony Parker, a fifth-year senior whose earlier unauthorized use had caused Penn to forfeit four games, was approved for eligibility by the D-12 committee the afternoon before this game (after messy weather conditions had caused a postponement). The forfeits, by PIAA rule, are supposed to forgiven in such matters, but league honchos decided not to switch the playoff matchups on such short notice. Coming off a 30-point loss to Gratz in its regular season finale, FLC nonetheless cruised behind its three-guard package of Khalief Trawick (20), Denzel Yard (17, eight assists) and Kyle Sawyer (10). For Penn, Brandon Tondreau scored 14 points and Emmanuel Pittman grabbed 13 boards. Parker had seven points and six rebounds -- as a starter.
  Franklin 60, Sayre 41: Ron Lee scored 18 points and Tajidin McGough, the football quarterback, made three steals. Jayvon Johnson (25) topped Sayre.
  Comm. Tech 73, Furness 29: CT rolled to a 45-14 halftime bulge as Chris Jones (10 of 18) and Shaquille Shannon (nine of 11) led the way. Erick Johnson managed nine points for Furness.
  Bok 58, Eng. and Science 57: Chris Parks' 24 points included the winning layup. The Wildcats stormed back from a 16-point deficit. Marcus Brown (32) led E&S.
Class AA
  Straw. Mansion 113, Hope 87: Dwayne Davis, a Morehead signee, used the help of five treys to explode for 42 points, tied for the eighth-best postseason performance in Pub history. Also Mansion's 113 represented a team postseason mark. Davis had 10 rebounds, five assists and half of his points by intermission. Eddie Frazier added 18 points and Devon White mixed 13 points, 10 rebounds. Hope's Briel Scott went for 34.
  Prep Charter 62, Vaux 51: details unavailable.
  Bracetti 68, Del-Val 57 (OT): A pair of tip-ins enabled Curt Thomas to score four of his six points in a 14-3 extra session. Diyaaldin Kelley, a 6-10 senior, posted a triple-double with 11 points, 10 rebounds, 11 blocks. His brother, Bilal, a 6-8 junior, had eight points. Sam Starks impressed with 29 points, nine assists. DV's Kevin Mack maxed out at 26 points.
  Imhotep 61, Bodine 35: Rashad Savage (11) led 11 Panther scorers. No one surpassed seven points for Bodine.
Class A
(At King)
  Math, Civics & Sciences 84, Robeson 79: Jose Ortiz hit his first five shots for 10 points en route to a big stat day (25, 16 rebounds, four assists, five steals). Franklin Harris added 18 points while Zaahir Smith mixed 14 points, seven rebounds despite severe foul trouble (four in first half). Penn's Brandon Penn, bound for Rider, managed 24 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks.
(At HS of the Future)
  Freire 55, GAMP 35: Koron Reed (12) and Jarrod Denard (11) scored in double figures. Stefan Thompson (16) and LaRon Byrd (11) led GAMP.

ROUND OF 16
Class AAAA
  Gratz 56, Roxborough 43: Charles White collected 16 points and five assists while Antoine Bland added eight boards to 12 markers. Eric Bryan (16) and Clayton Brothers (13) paced Roxborough, which had dealt its only regular season loss.
  Southern 84, Lincoln 71: Jamir Hanner scored half of his 26 points in a 24-17 third quarter and Anthony "Crip" Reese chipped in with 19 points. Southern shot 23-for-29 at the line. Dorell Harrington (22) and Daniel Randall (17) led Lincoln.
  Frankford 66, Bartram  59: Malik Ballard hustled for 18 points and seven assists while another Malik, Tinsley, owned the boards with 17. He added 12 points. Sub Harold Hicks had 11 points. For Bartram, Novar Gadson totaled 23 points and 15 rebounds while Tyrone Garland mixed 17 points and four apiece of assists and steals.   
Class AAA Semifinals
  Franklin LC 72, Franklin 66: Khalief Trawick (28) and Denzel Yard (21) scored eight points apiece in a 22-16 fourth quarter. Yard added six rebounds and eight assists. Richard Freeman (15) led four Electrons in double figures. 
  Comm. Tech 93, Bok 50: Andrew "Scootie" Randall was major with 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists. Chris Parks (22) was best for Bok.
Class AA Semifinals
  Imhotep 47, Bracetti 45: Miguel Bocachica scored 13 points and turned his seventh rebound into a game-winning follow with 0:50 left. Sam Prescott (10) hit two treys. Sam Starks scored 23 points for Bracetti.
  Straw. Mansion 66, Prep Charter 53: The Knights finally broke their three-year homecourt jinx in this round, mostly because Devon White achieved a triple-double with 11 points, 22 rebounds and 10 blocks. Dwayne Davis shot 15-for-18 at the line en route to 30 points and Eddie Frazier added 16 points, 14 boards. For PC, which lost a chance to annex a third consecutive state title, the leaders were Jesse Morgan (15 points), Ferg Myrick (13 boards) and Parrish Grant (five assists).
Class A Final
(At HS of the Future)
  Freire 77, Math/Civics/Sciences 64: Jarrod Denard cruised for 29 points. Zaahir Smith (19) and Jose Ortiz (14) topped MC&S.

QUARTERFINALS
(Quadrupleheader at Saint Joseph's Univ.)
Class AAAA
  Southern 76, Gratz 60: Deshon Minnis, a relative of numerous former Rams' stars, worked for 10 points, six assists and three steals to send Southern to the semis for the first time since '91. Another soph, Jamir Hanner, managed 23 points and 17 rebounds. The Reeses Pieces twins, 5-10 Anthony "Crip" (14, nine rebounds) and 6-5 Antoine (nine, six), were also crucial. Charles White (25) topped Gratz.
Class AAA Final
  Comm. Tech 64, Franklin LC 53: Andrew "Scootie" Randall was a game-long force with 22 points, 15 boards and three apiece of assists, blocks and steals. Antonio "Gee" Monroe, coming off the bench after battling the flu, scored nine of his 11 points in the second half. Ryan White shot 6-for-7 and 2-for-2 for 14 FLC points. Jake Wasco claimed eight rebounds.
Class AA Final
  Straw. Mansion 82, Imhotep 78: As this one ended, the Knights raced to midcourt, held aloft a No. 12 jersey and yelled again and again, "Worm! . . . Worm! . . . Worm!" The reason: They were paying tribute to starting guard Marcus "Worm" Johnson, who'd suffered a broken leg in a pickup game one day earlier. Dwayne Davis shook off a poor first half to finish with 26 points, Eddie Frazier (18, nine) and Devon White (13 apiece) were productive with points and rebounds and Isaac Bradford, Johnson's replacement, shot 5-for-6 for 10 points. For Imhotep, which missed a free throw and a followup trey in the waning moments of regulation, Rashad Savage workhorsed his way to 25 points, 15 rebounds.
AAAA-A
  Frankford 82, Freire 73: Though his squad lost, Freire lefty Jarrod Denard created quite the buzz by pouring in 41 points with tremendous shooting (17-for-26 overall, 5-for-8 on treys). The outburst tied him for ninth place in the Pub's postseason history. Frankford soph Dehaven Brown shot 8-for-8 at the line while notching 26 points and Malik Tinsley pogo-sticked for 18 points, 13 rebounds, three blocks, four steals.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at Drexel)
  Comm. Tech 68, Straw. Mansion 62: The Phoenix stormed to a 40-23 halftime lead mostly because soph Shaquille Shannon came off the bench and scored 13 points in the second quarter. He finished with 24 points, four assists and four steals. Star forward Andrew "Scootie" Randall was limited to six points, but grabbed 14 rebounds. Chris Jones (14) and Manny Jordan (12, 10 rebounds) also scored in double figures. Dwayne Davis (23), Isaac Bradford (15), Eddie Frazier (13) and Devon White (10) reached doubles for Mansion while Frazier (17) and White (13) led in rebounds. Bradford added seven steals.
Class AAAA Final
  Frankford 81, Southern 76: Frankford scored 28 of the game's final 40 points to storm into the title game for the third time in the decade (also 2001 and '04). A nine-point run got the Pioneers started and they finished by hitting nine of 10 free throws. Franchise Malik Tinsley hustled for 27 points and 14 rebounds and got plenty of scoring help as four teammates -- Khayree Brown (14), Dehaven Brown (12), Malik Ballard and Steven Haynes (10 apiece) -- also reached double figures. Ballard dished eight assists and Haynes made six steals. Deshon Minnis led Southern with 20 points and four assists.

FINAL
(At Temple's Liacouras Center)
  Comm. Tech 70, Frankford 61 (2 OTs): Though poor shooting and sloppy play made this one somewhat hard on the eyes through three quarters, it became quite the goodie in the fourth quarter and extra sessions as CT claimed a title in only its third Pub season. (CT was once an annex of Bartram, which won a PL title in its fourth season, 1944.) Andrew "Scootie" Randall, the coaches' choice as PL MVP, saw scant first half action due to foul trouble. He guided the Phoenix down the stretch while finalizing his numbers at 16 points, 12 rebounds, five assists. Manny Jordan, at 6-5, 255 pounds, won game MVP honors with 17 boards and six blocks in addition to nine points. Antonio "Gee" Monroe had 14 points and five assists before fouling out early in the first OT and Chris Jones saved eight of his 11 points for the OTs. Lou Biester (also Bartram '03) became the first Pub coach to win titles at different schools since Bill Nelson at Franklin in '51 and Germantown in '64. For Frankford, Malik Tinsley collected 21 points and 15 rebounds, Malik Ballard added 20 points, seven boards and four assists and Khayree Brown had 13 points, 11 boards. The teams combined to shoot 58-for-154 from the floor (38 percent) and 24-for-46 at the line (52). This was the league's last full-blown title and was followed the morning after by a rousing assembly, witnessed by all students, during which Randall announced his commitment to Temple.