RED DIVISION
FIRST ROUND
At Northeast
   La Salle 39, O'Hara 38 (OT): Expected not to play because of an injury, John Harrison passed 17-for-29 for 173 yards and three TDs and, most importantly, a two-point conversion to conclude a thrilling game. His scoring tosses went to Joe Migliarese (8-54, two) and Jack Forster (8-112, one) and the conversion went to the former, as did a 2-yard TD flip that preceded it. After O'Hara called time to ice kicker Ryan Cain (four PATs, one field goal), first-year La Salle coach Drew Gordon decided to gamble and go for two. Andrew Wood (fumble) and Matt Day (interception) scored defensive TDs for La Salle. For O'Hara, Tom Savage passed 9-for-18 for 180 yards and one TD while Chris Smith made four catches for 117 yards. Corey Brown rushed 15 times for 120 yards and two TDs, one to conclude regulation and another to start OT.
At Northeast
   N. Catholic 30, Judge 27: This was quite the red-letter occasion for North. Terrell Oglesby (12-195) and Daryl Robinson (15-154) raced for one and two TDs, respectively, as the Falcons rolled to 426 total yards and won a postseason game for the first time since 1956 (12-0 over Lincoln for the City Title). Also, it was their first triumph in a CL playoff since '37 (13-0 over SJ Prep in a final necessitated by a tie for first place in the standings). In all, Robinson generated 265 yards of rushing/receiving/returning and lost an 84-yard score on a punt return to penalty. He did catch a scoring pass from Dennis Logue and make two of the Falcons' five interceptions. Oglesby, Rich Cruz and Ryan McCullough also had picks. For Judge, Tim McHale scored on a punt return and a pass from Paul Volpe (7-for-16, 135, two TDs).
SEMIFINALS
At Northeast
   SJ Prep 36, N. Catholic 0: With dominant line play, the Hawks squeezed the life from this one to enter a spot in the final for year No. 7 in a row. In its other 10 games, North averaged 25.6 points and 2.4 interceptions. This was the second meeting against Prep that produced zero and zero in those categories. Chris Whitney started the party with a 4-yard TD on a keeper, then passed for three TDs and 108 yards while going 5-for-9. His receiving leaders were Steve Schell (two TDs) and Brian Brinkmann (one, 2-82). He also had a pick. For North, Dennis Logue passed 10-for-20 for 85 yards, mostly to Daryl Robinson (4-38) and Stan Waclawski (4-29).
At Germantown
   La Salle 28, Roman 7: John Harrison tied the city postseason record with four TD passes, raising his '06 total to 29, while going 13-for-25 for 189 yards as the Explorers avenged a double-OT loss in the final game of the regular season. Jack Forster made seven catches for 118 yards and two scores while uncorking punts of 49 and 52 yards and completing a 22-yard pass in a game-opening scoring drive. Chris Ashley ran 24 times for 71 yards. Sean Saverio notched one full sack along with two partials, and three of his other five stops were made at the line of scrimmage. Scott Waters, John McBurnie, JB Campanella and Dom Baker also made one or more visits to Sack City as the Explorers posted seven for minus-53 yards. Chris Johnson passed 4 yards to Matt Marcinek for Roman's TD on the final play of the first half.
FINAL
At Northeast
   La Salle 14, SJ Prep 7: These private-school rivals canceled their Thanksgiving game and played the next night before an overflow crowd. La Salle, a 42-14 loser in the regular season matchup, survived in this one, despite being outgained, 390-175, by forcing two fumbles at the 1 and making interceptions at the goal line and 1 yard deep in the end zone. The Explorers' first TD came when Jack Forster and Rob Saraceni forced a fumble within a whisker at the goal line and Greg Frantz picked up the ball and dashed 96 yards for a TD; it was the longest fumble return for a score in city postseason history. Saraceni had the other recovery while Mike Donohoe (goal line, last play of first half) and Jack Forster (1-yard into end zone, fourth quarter) made the interceptions. On the Prep's final play, JB Campanella and John McBurnie combined for a sack. Andrew Wood (15), Campanella (13) and Sean Saverio (11) racked up large tackles numbers as Prep ran 72 plays. La Salle had zero rushing yards, but John Harrison passed 17-for-29 for 175 yards (he finished with a city record for completions in a season, with 200) and a TD to Joe Migliarese (7-84) and was sacked just once. It was the second time in three years that a first-year CL coach won a title (Drew Gordon for La Salle, Joe Powel for Wood in '04). The Explorers became the first Red team to win the title without having the luxury of a first-round bye and just the third team in CL history to capture a crown after losing three league games (also Judge in '81 and '83).

BLUE DIVISION
FIRST ROUND
At Germantown
   Neumann-Goretti 13, Carroll 12: Mark McPherson (15-87) and Anthony Sample ran for N-G's touchdowns while Sample and Darrell Dulany (game-ender) made interceptions. Adam Malatino posted 12 tackles and recovered the ball in the end zone after vicious hits by Sample and Dulany caused QB/holder Matt Cantafio to fumble inches from the goal line on a fake-kick try for two from the 1 1/2 with 5:28 left. Malatino also ran 79 yards to the 1 on his only carry to set up Sample's TD. Cantafio, mostly a passer all season, ran 12 times for 116 yards and the TD that advanced the Patriots within 13-12.
At Wissahickon
  Conwell-Egan 27, McDevitt 7: Kevin Schafer passed 15-for-25 yards for a school record 281 yards and the highest total in CL postseason history. One TD apiece went to Jim Domzalski (3-51) and Dave Kuebler (2-34) while soph Ryan Golin made five snags for 135 yards. The performance enabled Schafer to raise his career yardage total to 3,013. Domzalski also rushed for one score, Bryan Hanratty collected nine points on two FGs and three PATs and Steve McLeon made two interceptions. McDevitt's Jason Golderer rushed 17 times for 114 yards and one TD.
SEMIFINALS
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
  W. Catholic 42, Conwell-Egan 7: The Burrs earned a trip to the final for the fifth consecutive year by rolling to a surprisingly easy victory; C-E had won the first meeting, 26-12. Dennis Shaw raced for 119 yards and three TDs on 17 carries and soph Curtis Drake passed 5-for-8 for 127 yards and a score to Rob Holloman; Holloman also tallied on a 69-yard punt return. Dennis Fox, a late-season addition to the team, went 6-for-6 on PATs. Haleem "P-Nut" Hayward and Herman Hinton logged interceptions. C-E's Kevin Schafer passed 8-for-22 for 78 yards and a TD to Dave Kuebler.
At Northeast
   Wood 16, Neumann-Goretti 6: A month after breaking both bones in his left forearm (screws in one, plate in the other), Matt Little came off the bench late in the first quarter to rush for 110 yards and a TD on 28 carries. The Vikings' other TD went to Pat Devlin on a 63-yard pass from sub QB Sean McCartney. Devlin had filled in admirably for Little at tailback -- his first appearance yielded a school record of 281 yards. Matt Clark made a tackle for a fourth quarter safety. For N-G, Mark Hatty passed 7-for-16 for 135 yards and a TD to Joe Gionfriddo, Adam Malatino made 14 tackles and interceptions went to Preandre Watson, Haleem Johnson and Darrell Dulany.
FINAL
At Northeast
  W. Catholic 20, Wood 12: The Burrs snapped a string of six title-game defeats (1966-67 overall, 2002-05 in Blue) to earn a grid plaque for the first time since '65 and their first in a major sport since '79 (baseball). Raymond Maples and quarterback Curtis Drake ran for TDs of 55 and 44 yards and Drake whipped a 17-yard scoring pass to Rodney Blango to expand a 14-12 lead after Wood missed a try for a go-ahead field goal. Isiah Edmond had a sack and two other TFLs among seven stops while interceptions went to Marquese Sanders, Dennis Shaw (20-86 rushing; 3,444 career yards) and Haleem "P-Nut" Hayward. For Wood, soph Sean McCartney broke the CL's postseason record for passing yardage with 285, with 19 completions in 36 attempts. His star receivers were Chris Lorditch (6-99, two TDs, a city-best 27 for his career) and Pat Devlin (9-133). Pat McAfee made 10 tackles.