Public League Football
Playoff Recaps, 2013
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AA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At NW Super Site
Imhotep 55, Future 0: The Panthers stormed to 49 first half
points while running just eight plays from scrimmage. Two of those scores came
on interception returns (by Quadeem Starks and Shaka Toney). This margin of
victory is tied for second in city playoff history. Frankford's 56-point win
over Roxborough (63-7) holds the top spot.
At Southern
Prep Charter 40, Roxborough 12: Quadir Strothers ran 13 times
for 163 yards and the Huskies' first three TDs. Curan Simmons (7-127) notched
the last three on passes from Dian Volo (9-for-16, 187).
FINAL
At NW Super Site
Imhotep 53, Prep Charter 7: The Panthers’ TDs went to eight guys in
one-apiece fashion and the two longest were punt returns – 77 yards for Nyeem
Thrones and 60 for Deandre Scott. Andre Dreuitt-Parks passed 6-for-8 for 109
yards and three six-pointers. PC’s Quadir Strothers managed 69 yards on 15
rushes.
AAA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Gratz
Mastery North 20, Overbrook 0: After winning a division title in
just their second year of Pub membership, the Pumas held serve as two of Donovan
Crabbe’s three completions went for TDs. Armani Fuller-Williams posted a 95-yard
rushing TD after catching a bouncing lateral and retreating into the end zone to
avoid strong pursuit. Jalil Nichols (two) and Jermaine Norris combined for three
interceptions. Overbrook’s Maurice Jarmon ran 16 times for 67 yards.
King 46, Franklin 28: Playing Franklin for the second week in a row,
the Cougars avoided a revenge upset as Joseph Walker turned six completions into
170 yards and two TDs to Mark McCray. He also ran for two scores. Tykeem Ford
got King started, literally, by returning the opening kickoff for an 84-yard TD.
For Franklin, Kevin Caldwell passed 10-for-28 for 134 yards and two TDs while
Rafael “Macho” Rodriguez raced 90 yards for a kickoff-return score.
FINAL
At Northeast
King 32, Mastery North 7: King fell into a 7-0 hole due to
Donovan Crabbe's 80-yard connection with Nasirr Mayo, then exploded for all of
its 32 points prior to intermission. Joseph Walker was dominant for first-year
coach Ed Dunn, racking up 109 rushing yards (12 carries, two TDs) and 166
through the air (6-for-13, TD). Delane Hart (3-106) posted that receiving score
along with an interception. Jordan Alexander also made a visit to Pickville
while Ishmael Dargan (13-77) matched Walker's two ground scores. Crabbe went
8-for-29 for 182 yards, primarily to Mayo (2-89) and Jermaine Norris (4-58).
AAAA DIVISION
FIRST ROUND
At Southern
Southern 50, Fels 14: The Rams claimed a playoff win for the
first time since 1965 (seven losses) and set a city record for the quickest
three-TD outburst (32 seconds) by one team: 20-yard run by Qazi Jones, 42-yard
fumble return by Michael Riley, 20-yard run by Terrell Miles (after a recovery
by Jones). Bryant Hudgins rushed 25 times for a school-record 238 yards and
three TDs. Fels' highlight was Jylil Reeder's TD on a 94-yard kickoff return.
At Northeast
Northeast 39, Lincoln 22: Rookie coach Phil Gormley notched
his first home win as Asa Manley (19-116; also an interception) and Brian Green
ran for two scores apiece. For Lincoln, Devon Thompkins passed 8-for-17 for 156
yards and two TDs to Travon Williams (5-135).
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Northeast
Washington 17, Northeast 13: The overall highlight was Hassan
Brockman’s 77-yard score on a kickoff return, then teammate Ken Everage (14-81)
won it with an 18-yard rush with 3:18 remaining. Northeast’s Tyler Gormley edged
Washington’s Chris Schlegel in field goals, 2-1, and the former’s Natwan Curtis
returned a punt 62 yards for a score. On the Vikings' final play, at 0:00,
Curtis was targeted by John Diaz on a pass from Washington's 33. Carlito Wright
knocked it down at the 4.
Frankford 31, Southern 14: In a game where the Pioneers scored
three times on 1-yard runs (two went to QB Marquise Poston), the unchallenged
highlight was a 76-yard pick six by Christian Santiago. For Southern, coming off
its first postseason win since 1965, Bryant Hudgins turned 18 carries into 106
yards and one TD.
FINAL
At Northeast
Frankford 30, Washington 3: Damion "Jawsy" Samuels churned for
111 yards and two TDs on 10 carries as the Pioneers claimed a second consecutive
title. Quinton Ellis (rush) and Prince Cooper (catch) also scored six-pointers
while Ellis and Marquise Poston hustled for interceptions. Chris Schlegel kicked
a 25-yard field goal for Washington, which failed to score a TD for the only the
second time in coach Ron Cohen's 71 playoff games.
CITY TITLES
CLASS AA
At Northwest Super Site
Imhotep 48, West Catholic 8
In an all-time oddity, four plays with gains totaling 125 yards ended
with Imhotep guys being tackled at the 1. Scores followed in short order,
however, as the Panthers had no trouble capturing their second consecutive CT
under second-year coach Albie Crosby, a former WC assistant. Andre Dreuitt-Parks
passed 10-for-15 for 218 yards (No. 3 effort in CT history) and two TDs. He also
burrowed for two scores. The long plays ending at the 1: passes of 30 yards to
Denniston "DJ" Moore (4-119), 29 to Naseir Upshur and 45 to Moore, and a 21-yard
run by Mike Waters. West avoided a shutout with 2:58 left on Antoine McCollum's
6-yard pass to Calil Wortham.
CLASS AAA
At Northeast
Wood 52, King 8
While storming to their sixth consecutive CT win, the Vikings scored
on eight of their nine first-half possessions and owned a 14-0 lead before King
ran a play. Jake Cooper (passes from Tom Garlick) and backup rusher Joe
Dutkiewicz halved four TDs while Jarrett McClenton turned seven carries into 74
yards and the game’s first TD. Dan McDonald went 7-for-7 on PAT while adding a
field goal. For King, Delane Hart made two catches for 87 yards to become the
Pub’s first receiver to accumulate 1,000 yards in one season (1,073). On
kickoffs, he also made three of King’s four fair catches. QB Joseph Walker ran
or passed on 28 of King's 36 plays (77.8 percent), generating 117 of its 129
yards (90.7).
CLASS AAAA
At Northeast
SJ Prep 10, Frankford 7
Between them, Frankford (four) and SJ Prep had played in six of the
10 lowest-scoring CTs in history, so maybe this result should have not have
surprised. The Hawks, going without star QB Chris Martin (knee miseries), got a
rushing TD from Vince Moffett and Pat Walsh’s field goal while Jake Strain, John
Reid and Dillon DeIuliis posted picks. Marquise Poston (101 passing yards)
scored on a keeper for Frankford in the third quarter, but two late possessions
were unproductive. The Prep’s Olmadie Zaccheaus rushed 16 times for 89 yards.