Red Division
First Round
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
O'Hara 31, La Salle 7
  Corey Brown rushed 16 times for 114 yards and two scores while Tom Savage, returning
after a month off due to a broken foot, passed 8-for-14 for 62 yards and one TD. The longest
tally went to Steve Werner on a 75-yard run. For La Salle, which earlier in the season lost big
receivers Joe Migliarese and Ryan Warrender, John Harrison and Drew Loughery combined
to pass 21-for-33 for 198 yards and the TD, on a rush, went to Mike Donohoe.
At Northeast
Roman 28, N. Catholic 10
  With the former record-holder, Joe McCourt, calling the plays as the offensive coordinator,
Balial Lewis Sloan-El carried 23 times for 156 and yards and two TDs to raise his season's
yardage total to 1,796. McCourt's school record (1,780) had been set in 2000. Nick Moody also
scored twice, with the more impressive TD coming on a 72-yard pass from Chris Johnson.
Terrell Oglesby (24-64) ran for North's TD.
Semifinals
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
SJ Prep 35, O'Hara 0
  The Hawks frolicked against a team that had provided stiff competition (16-7 score) during the
regular season, thus advancing to the final for the eighth straight year. Aaron Haas (four TD
passes; 8-for-10, 137) and Greg Castillo, son of Eagles' assistant Juan (three TD catches; 5-110),
tied postseason city game records. Haas completed the Hawks' scoring with a 9-yard run on their
first possession of the third quarter. Linemen Ryan McGinn and Joe Ventresca sparked the
defense. The Prep's average score in these eight semis victories was 35-8. For O'Hara, Mark
Wedderburn made three catches for 59 yards.
At Northeast
Roman 35, Judge 10
  Not only did the Cahillites rally from a 10-0 deficit, they slapped 28 third quarter points on the
board; Al Desiderio began the avalanche with a 77-yard kickoff return for a score. Balial Lewis
Sloan-El finished the evening with 20 carries for 172 yards and two TDs, Chris Johnson's only
completion went to Nick Moody for a 36-yard score and the tackling leaders were Marty Bernard
(11) and Andrew Regan (nine). Tailback Andrew McHale (25-89), the coaches' division MVP,
capped the game's first drive with an 11-yard TD on a pass from Paul Volpe.
Final
At Northeast
Roman 10, SJ Prep 9
  Though the teams' regular season meeting had produced a 36-7 defeat, Roman received an early
confidence boost when 320-pound Jewhan Edwards rumbled straight up the middle to block a punt
and Andrew Regan recovered the ball for a TD. Roman's Chris Fioravanti (39 yards) and Prep's
Tim Edger (45 yards, two short of the city's postseason record) blasted field goals. With 28.5 left,
Jim McGoldrick uncorked a stirring, 77-yard punt return for a TD, but Edger's PAT hit the left
upright and Regan recovered the onsides kick. Roman's Balial Lewis Sloan-El ran 29 times for 118
yards, raising his season's total to 2,141. This was the fourth time in eight seasons that Prep,
unbeaten in division play, suffered a title-game upset.

Blue Division
First Round
At Northeast
Carroll 30, Neumann-Goretti 22
  The Patriots rolled to a 30-8 halftime lead, then held on. N-G, which received three rushing TDs
from Hakeem "Skiz" Johnson (26-100), advanced to Carroll's 32 on its final possession before
three straight incompletions terminated hopes of a miracle. Kevin Eckel scored twice for Carroll
on a 1-yard run and an 85-yard kickoff return. QB Luke Wischnowski (21-95) did likewise; he
also passed 3-for-6 for 83 yards.
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
McDevitt 34, Kennedy-Kenrick 0
  Alternating tailbacks Jason Golderer (18-125, two) and Justin Schley (21-117) combined for three
TDs, Luke Sawick hit Steve Harris for a 35-yard score and Greg Williams tallied for the defense
by recovering a dropped snap on a punt. Drew Siegfried and Naythan Venit added interceptions
while Matt Shervin, who also won varsity letters during the fall for soccer and golf, hit four PATs.
Semifinals
At Northeast
W. Catholic 48, McDevitt 14
  Raymond Maples opened and closed the scoring with two l-o-n-g TDs (run for 87,
interception for 90) and added two other scores on rushes as the Burrs advanced to the final
for the sixth consecutive year. West rang up 488 yards of total offense behind the running of
Maples, Rob Holloman (12-97, TD) and Curtis Drake (9-98, TD) and Drake's 133-yard,
one-score passing (a 72-yarder to Christian Palmer.) McDevitt's Jason Golderer hustled for
232 all-purpose yards -- 77 on 18 carries, 155 yards (including a 79-yard score with a kickoff)
on six returns. He also recovered a fumble and made 10 tackles. Luke Sawick passed 12-for-30
for 188 yards while Steve Harris made six catches for 91. The teams combined for 1,030
all-purpose yards.
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Wood 41, Carroll 17
  Senior Bob DeLucas and junior Sean Cunningham, bookends at halfback and inside linebacker,
did yeoman duty as the Vikings earned a fifth straight title-game bout with West. DeLucas
carried 11 times for 85 yards and three scores while adding 11 tackles. Cunningham's numbers:
14-166-2-9. For Carroll, which committed six turnovers and never touched an onsides kick that
was recovered by Wood, Luke Wischnowski ran 11 times for 85 yards and a score and passed
5-for-7 for 90 yards and another TD.
Final
At Northeast
W. Catholic 28, Wood 7
  As they'd been all season, alternating junior tailbacks Rob Holloman (17-107) and Raymond
Maples (16-81, two TDs) were a two-headed rushing monster as the Burrs won a second
consecutive title for the first time since claiming four straight starting in 1943. Those performances
allowed each to surpass 1,000 yards for the season -- Holloman (1,048), Maples (1,040). QB
Curtis Drake, like those two a junior, ran for two scores while raising his season's rushing/passing
yardage total to 1,922. Maples, Haleem "P-Nut" Hayward, Rodney Blango and Jordan Culbreath
had interceptions. Wood suffered an early blow when RB-LB Bob DeLucas, the coaches' division
MVP, departed with an ankle injury. Sean Cunningham ran for the Vikings' score.