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ALERTS!!
Click here for Daily News sports.
And here for Special Photos.
To see Aaron Carter's recent DN stories, go to www.philly.com and put his name in the search box.

  Click here to see Ted's list of the 50 Most Memorable Playoff Games in City History (football, basketball, baseball; through 2007-08). Click here for Part Two (grouped by school year.)
  Click here for "Top 5 in 35." Each school's Top 5 athletes (must have played a "major" sport -- FB/bask/base) in the first 35 school years Ted covered Philly HS sports (through 2009-10).
  Click here for "Only in the Pub, Part I and II" . . . Ted's look at the crazy, funny, curious, ridiculous, disturbing and/or head-scratching moments that make Public League sports so legendary (through 2012-13).

***Click here for even older alerts.***
(The ones on this page go back to start of 2010-11 school year.)

March 20
  In the PIAA Class AAA state final . . .
  Neumann-Goretti beat Carroll, 69-67, for its fifth Pa. crown in six years. Ted's report is posted. Ace's sidebar ink to jr. WG Zane Martin. Game pics here. Celebration pics here.
  Judge sr. DB Matt Hartigan will play college football at Ursinus, and he'll join his brother, Shawn. This will be their first time as teammates! Each began playing at age 5.
  Click here for info on Wednesday night's Markward Club dinner; it's the big one!!
  Lansdale and Ryan have sent their baseball rosters. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  In the PIAA Class A state final . . .
  Constitution beat Farrell, 85-53, to win its third Pa. crown in four years. Ted's report is posted. Overall context for Ace's ink. Game pics here. Celebration pics here . . . Also, in the AA girls' final, Neumann-Goretti beat Seton La Salle, 79-34. Pics here.
  Baseball historian John Shiffert is on Pete Rose's side. Click here.
  PCN will televise all state finals, boys and girls. Games also available online and via mobile apps. Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Semifinal results for D-12's eventual state champs)
  Click here for Ace's story on Carroll sr. F Derrick Jones.
  Good luck to all District 12 teams in state finals today & tomorrow!

March 19
  In 2015, former La Salle grid coach Drew Gordon will be the offensive coordinator at his alma mater, McDevitt.
  Click here for: "Our Guys" are headed to Italy . . . for football!!
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Top 10 performances by "Our Guys" in PIAA championship games)
  Getting a chance to participate in the NCAA Tournament is not exactly uncommon for coach Jim Fenerty's former Germantown Academy players. Click here.
  Roman, World Comm, Carroll, Dobbins and Mastbaum have sent their baseball rosters. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  Check out stories, from their high school days, on the four main "Our Guys" in the NCAA tournament . . .
  Hakeem Baxter, Phila. Elec. (Alabama Birmingham) -- here
  Rysheed Jordan, Vaux (St. John's) -- here 
  Nick Lindner, Germantown Academy (Lafayette) -- here
  Stephen Vasturia, SJ Prep (Notre Dame) -- here
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Importance of defense/rebounding in state finals)

March 18
  Roxborough, Edison and Phila. Elec. have sent their baseball rosters. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  The March 7 Tedbit has been updated (Top blowout wins by Pub/Cath teams in state playoffs, 2005-15)
  The March 5 Tedbits (day, evening) have been updated (Top Pub/Cath scorers in state playoffs, 2005-15)
  Check out practice pics for the six still-alive teams (taken at various times this season; some sets include multiple schools) . . .
  Carroll and Constitution
  Conwell-Egan
  King
  Neumann-Goretti
  Roman
  Click here for the Donofrio Classic rosters and thanks to tourney officer Tom Brady for providing them.
  SJ Prep sr. RB James Bell will play college football at East Stroudsburg.
  Click here for the schedule for the PIAA's championship games (bottom of that page).
  Click here for information on Ted Taylor's 8th book, which examines the 20th Century Phillies.
  Click here for a pic of the Walsh twins (see March 17 alert) and their new best buddy, a famous NFL quarterback/work partner. 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (District 12 again places teams in all four title games. And two will be all-D12 affairs)
  **Click here for recaps of state semifinals.**
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/17.
  The March 11 Tedbit has been updated (MC&S' Samir Doughty has completed his climb up a very special list. Click here for pic)
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

March 17
  Dan Concannon, a product of the ol' St. John Neumann ('03), and a coaches' All-Catholic pick, is Neumann-Goretti's new football coach.
  ***Eight teams will play for state championships this weekend in Hershey and SIX will be from District 12!!!***
  In a Class AAA semi . . .
  Neumann-Goretti beat Imhotep, 75-67. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to jr. PG Vaughn Covington, who nailed four treys while scoring 21 points. Pics here (taken from up top).
  In a Class A semi . . .
  Constitution beat MC&S, 87-46. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to sr. F Ahmad Gilbert, who shot 13-for-14 en route to 31 points. Pics here (taken from up top).
  Other games: Roman and King won in AAAA. Carroll won in AAA. Conwell-Egan won in AA.
  In 1998, the football game between Ryan and Judge drew major media attention because twins -- Jimmy for Ryan, Billy for Judge -- were playing against each other. Click here to see how they're faring now in the entertainment world. Best of luck, guys!
  ***In tonight's state semis over four classifications, eight of the 16 participants will be from District 12. Since 2001 (maybe all-time?; complete breakdown unavailable), that's the highest number from one district. District 7 had seven teams in 2011. Also, 7 had 6 entrants in '10 and 3 had 6 in '02.*** 
  GAMP has sent its baseball roster. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (The ConHigh-MC&S series)
  Click here for Ed Barkowitz' DN breakdown on "Our Guys."
  Congrats to O'Hara product Steve Donahue ('80), who today will be introduced as Penn's new basketball coach. Click here for Dick Jerardi's DN story . . . And click here for DJ's story on Lafayette coach Fran O'Hanlon (St. Thomas More '66), whose team will face Fran's college alma mater, Villanova, in the NCAA Tourney.

March 16
  *Randy Seidman is back with his Hometown Philly Awards for college baseball. Click here for his latest contribution. Thank you, Randy!!!*
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (NIT time for "Our Guys")
  **Neumann-Goretti product Joey Gorman, who missed the last two seasons at Saint Joseph's University after twice undergoing brain surgery, recently made his 2015 debut by drawing a walk in a game vs. Lehigh in Port Charlotte, Fla. The pitcher? . . . Joey's good friend, La Salle product Kevin Long. Best of luck, Joey, and congrats on winning your courageous battle! If you'd like to reach out to Joey, his email is gorm50an@aol.com.**
  Click here for the brackets/schedule of the upcoming Donofrio Tournament, as provided by Tom Brady. (Rosters will be made available as the starting date draws closer.) Thanks, Tom!
  Click here for practice pics from Math, Civics and Sciences.
  Olney has sent its baseball roster. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  Tourney time . . .
  Check out stories on UAB's Hakeem Baxter (Phila. Elec.) here, St. John's Rysheed Jordan (Vaux) here, Lafayette's Nick Lindner (Gtn. Academy) here and Notre Dame's Stephen Vasturia (SJ Prep) here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Breakdown of D-12's semifinal participants, 2005-15.

March 15
  Info for Tuesday's doubleheader at Phila. Univ., via Joe Sette: Competing schools will sell tickets at their school: $4 for students and
$8 for adults. All tickets will be $8 at games. Doors will open at 5 p.m.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Tourney time for "Our Guys")
  Click here for a breakdown of Huck vs. Joe Lunardi.
  Click here for Huck's predictions for the NCAA bracket (posted at 5:58 p.m.)
  Thanks to athletic director Tom Shirley for allowing District 12 to use Philadelphia University for two state semis. Our Guys deserve quality venues, too!
  Click here and here for video of two key moments in the final stages of Roman's win over Pennsbury; courtesy of Mark "Frog" Carfagno.
  **Click here for Randy Seidman's annual list of college baseball players from the Pub/Cath/Int leagues. Thanks as always, Randy!!**
  Click here to be inspired.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Updated list of top underclass career scorers)
  Click here for the schedule for the PIAA's semifinal playoff games (bottom of that page), as provided by CL honcho Joe Sette. Take note: All games are Tuesday.
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  **Click here for recaps of state quarterfinals, part II.**
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/14.
  ***Ted Taylor is in his 40th year of writing hobby columns. Congrats! Click here for his latest offering!***
  Click here for: Who Knew? Six Refs Were Assigned to This Game.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

March 14
  In Class AAAA quarterfinals . . .
  King beat Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 59-43. Ted's report is posted. Pics here . . . And La Salle fell to Lancaster McCaskey, 60-59, on a follow with 2.1 seconds remaining. Ted's report is posted. Overall context for Ace's ink. Pics here. Click here for Ace's video of La Salle's last chance.
  Other games: Roman won in AAAA. In AA, Conwell-Egan won and Mastery North lost.
  Imhotep's cheerleaders were out in force last night. Click here. (The gal with blonde hair was the one who one-upped a Susquehanna Township cheerleader, as mentioned at the end of Ted's report.)
  Congrats to former Egan star Brian Townsend ('74), the new president of the Bucks County Basketball Officials!
  N-G and Tacony have sent their baseball rosters. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  **Click here for recaps of state quarterfinals.**
  The March 11 Tedbit has been updated (MC&S' Samir Doughty now holds the No. 21 spot)
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (District 12's winning streak is up to 19 games . . . at least)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/13.
  Click here for: Down Dere Due to "DaDa."
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

March 13
  District 12 again went 5-0!!
  In a Class AAA quarterfinal doubleheader . . .
  Neumann-Goretti overcame a three-point deficit in the final 73 seconds and beat Harrisburg McDevitt, 76-71. Ted's report is posted. Pics here . . . And Imhotep beat Susquehanna Township, 58-49. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  In a Class A quarterfinal doubleheader . . .
  Constitution beat St. John Neumann, 83-45. Ace's ink to sr. G Haneef Vaughn . . . And MC&S beat Millersburg, 92-60. Ace's ink to sr. G Keith Griffin.
  Other game: In AAA, Carroll beat New Castle, 77-48.
  B-P has sent its baseball roster. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  Congrats to La Salle product Ryan Winslow, R-frosh punter at Pitt, for making the ACC's All-Academic Team.
  Temple's Fran Dunphy (Malvern '66) is one win away from 500 as a college coach. Click here for Ed Barkowitz' DN story and here for his breakdown of big moments along the way.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (District 12's quarterfinal participants, 2009-15)
  Click here for Ace's feature on Mastery North jr. G Rodney Ross.

March 12
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (District 12 is everywhere in state quarters)
  Best wishes going forward to Chuck Bausman, who is retiring from the Daily News after 15 years total and the last three as the executive sports editor! Also, best of luck to long-time columnist Rich Hofmann, who is taking Chuck's place!
  Click here for a pic that shows a special moment involving ConHigh.
  Penn Charter and Boys' Latin have sent their baseball rosters. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  Click here for the schedule for all quarterfinal state playoffs (bottom of that page), as provided by CL honcho Joe Sette.
  **Click here for recaps of second-round state playoffs, part II.**
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (D-12's second-round dominance)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/11.
  Click here for: Ryan Daly's "Kinda Dunk" vs. Steel-High Tuesday.
  Thanks to 25 points from soph PG Nick Lindner (Germantown Academy), who has been on quite the roll lately, Lafayette and coach Fran O'Hanlon (St. Tommy More) captured the Patriot League crown. Lindner was the tourney MVP. Click here.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.
  Click here for: Never Know Where You'll See "Aaron Rodgers."

March 11
  In a Class AAAA second-round game . . .
  Roman beat Cedar Crest, 53-35, thanks to a 33-11 second half. Ted's report is posted. Pics here. . . . (Also, in the first game of the doubleheader at Coatesville, Bonner-Prendie's girls prevailed in two OTs, 59-53 over West York, as sr. G Alyssa Monaghan scored 32 points. Her dad, Ed, is the former Bonner-Penn State football player. Pics here.)
  In a Class AA second-round game . . .
  Mastery North beat Trinity, 67-61. Ace's ink to sr. F Fred Farris.
  Other games: King and La Salle won in AAAA; C-E won in AA. D-12 went 5-0 for the second straight night! Average margin of victory: 22.2.  
  Click here for the schedule for the AAA & A quarterfinal state playoffs (bottom of that page), as provided by CL honcho Joe Sette.
  Congrats to La Salle product Zaire Franklin, frosh linebacker at Syracuse, for making the ACC's All-Academic Team.
  Wood has sent its baseball roster. Click here. Thanks! Next?
  The Constitution/Shanksville-Stonycreek game ended with a nice gesture by winning coach Rob Moore and his players. Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (MC&S' Samir Doughty continues his climb up a very special list)
  **Click here for recaps of second-round state playoffs.**
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/10.
  Wood sr. F Luke Connaghan will play college hoops at DeSales.
  Click here for: Maybe the No. 1 Clever Message Ever Seen on a Sign Outside a Church.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

March 10
  In Class AAA second-round games . . .
  Carroll beat Steel-High, 83-54. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  N-G beat Manheim Central, 72-44. Ace's ink to soph C Dhamir "DaDa" Cosby-Roundtree.
  Other games: Imhotep won in AAA, ConHigh and MC&S won in A. (Average margin of victory for D-12's five wins: 29.4 points! -- score of Constitution game originally misreported as 62-32)
  Click here for practice pics from La Salle.
  *Randy Seidman is back with his Hometown Philly Awards for college baseball. Click here for his latest contribution. Thank you, Randy!!!*
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Imhotep's 20th wins, 2006-15)

March 9
  Click here for: It's Time for the "Pumpkin" Nickname Again.
  La Salle product Steve Collins has helped Dickinson qualify for the NCAA's D-3 Sweet 16. Click here. 
  ***Off its championship in the Big South tournament, Coastal Carolina will again be playing in the NCAA Tournament. Sr. G Warren Gillis (Academy of the New Church) made the all-tournament team for the second straight year. Name look familiar? His dad, also Warren, is a prominent Philly ref!***
  Click here for info on Wednesday night's Markward Club dinner.
  Click here for: Never Know What Other Team You'll See in the Gym.
  Click here for: Think Things Are a Little Nuts in That House?
  Click here for practice pics from King, Imhotep and Mastery North.
  Baseball historian John Shiffert wonders, could the '15 Phillies be the '69 Mets? Stranger things have happened. Click here.
  Best of luck going forward to Episcopal product Jerome Allen, whose stint as Penn's basketball coach is about to end. Click here for Dick Jerardi's DN column.
  Website legend Mark "Frog" Carfagno continues his dogged attempt to get Dick Allen into the HOF. Click here for Tom Mahon's High & Inside column in the DN. Dick turned 73 yesterday. Happy birthday!
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Updated list of teams with 20 wins in this century. Five joined the club this past weekend!)

March 8
  Thanks to Germantown Academy's Jimmy Hammer and SJ Prep's Gene Williams, Johns Hopkins is headed to the NCAA's D-3 Sweet 16. Click here.
  **Click here for recaps of first-round state playoffs.**
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  Click here for the schedule for the PIAA's second-round state playoff games (bottom of that page), as provided by CL honcho Joe Sette.
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  Click here for some notes from Tom Taylor on the games involving Audenried and Parkway Center City.
  Click here for: Lockering in on Greatness (your favorite assistant coach, Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (CL again posts first-round sweep)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/7.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records. (Constitution, King, Imhotep, Carroll and La Salle all reached 20 wins this weekend.
N-G and Roman reached 25.)

March 7
  Click here for: Net Result, Second Round.
  Click here to see today's craaaaazy dunk (shot from multiple angles)
by St. John's soph G Rysheed Jordan (Vaux '13) vs. Villanova.
  Thanks to big-win performances by King and Carroll, today's Tedbit needed to be updated.
  Click here for: If You're a Fan of Businesses With Clever Names . . .
  In a Class AA first-round game . . .
  Conwell-Egan beat Camp Hill, 71-54. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to jr. PF-C Vinny Dalessandro. Pics here.
  In a Class AAAA first-round game . . .
  La Salle beat Ridley, 58-54. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Other results: Roman and King won in AAAA; Carroll won in AAA (5-0 sweep for CL!); Mastery North won in AA; Freire and Parkway CC lost.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (N-G's 48-pointer grabs No. 2 spot on state playoffs blowout list)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 3/6.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

March 6
  In Class AAA first-round games . . .
  Neumann-Goretti beat Gettysburg, 77-29. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Imhotep beat Berks Catholic, 74-43. Ace's ink to sr. G Khalief Tinley.
  Other results: Constitution and MC&S won. Robeson and Audenried lost.
  Update at 3:25: Via Joe Sette, tomorrow's AA game involving Mastery North will be played at Upper Dublin (4 p.m. start).
  Click here for: Next Move for "Hockey Puck" . . . Maybe the Release of an Exercise Video?
  Honorees on the All-CAA teams: Carroll product Juan'ya Green (Hofstra, jr. G, first team), Imhotep product Ameen Tanksley (Hofstra, jr. G-F, second team) and N-G product John Davis (Towson, soph F, third team). Congrats, guys!
  Update at 10:55: Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk said his team's game vs. Octorara has been rescheduled for tomorrow, 4 o'clock, at Council Rock South.
  Click here for: Two in Vermilion! (Two Ex-Lincoln FB stars, mentored by assistant Joe DiGrazio, have thrived at Joe's former JC)
  Update at 9:25: It has been confirmed, via Joe Sette, that six of tonight's seven games involving D-12 teams WILL take place. Awaiting word on the status of Carroll-Octorara.  
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Eric "Hank" Gathers, RIP, and
the amazing 1985 All-City Team)

March 5
  Click here for a wonderful video tribute to former O'Hara football coach Danny Algeo, who would have turned 50 recently. RIP, Danny.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (PL's top scorers in state playoffs)
  Best wishes going forward to Henry "Doug" Fairfax, who has stepped down as Haverford School's basketball coach. Click here for Ace's ink.
  Phila. Electrical product Devante Chance (IUP, sr. G) is the Athlete of the Year in the PSAC West, N-G product Wali Hepburn (Lock Haven, sr. G) is a first teamer in PSAC East and Bernie Driscoll (Kutztown, former coach at Haverford School from 1985-87) is the Coach of the Year in PSAC East. Congrats, guys!
  Former Malvern star & coach Jim Rullo has steered Neumann University into the NCAA tourney for the first time. Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (CL's top scorers in state playoffs)
  As we kill time 'til Friday . . . In 2008, with 23 points, 8 rebounds, 4 apiece of assists/steals and 5 blocks, Terrelle Pryor (now QB in NFL) led Jeannette past Strawberry Mansion, 76-72, in OT, for the Class AA state crown; it had won the football title that fall. Click here for pics.

March 4
  Click here for: Hey, Sometimes You Have Just to HAVE to Pose for a Pic With the Enemy.
  Click here for: This Sport Has His Name Written All Over It.
  Click here for practice pics from Carroll, Robeson & ConHigh.
  Judge product Reggie Charles (Holy Family, 6-3 jr. G, 2nd team), Boys' Latin product Isaiah Gans (HF, 6-8 jr. F, 2nd) and Wood product Joey Getz (Goldey-Beacom, 6-0 sr. G, 3rd) earned All-Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference honors. Congrats, guys! 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Breakdown of PL's results in state playoffs,  2005-14)
  Congrats to Gtn. Academy product Jimmy Hammer, a 6-2 sr. G at Johns Hopkins (first team), and Malvern product Sean Gordon, a 6-1 sr. G at Gettysburg (second team), for earning All-Centennial honors.
  As we kill time 'til Friday . . . In 2010, a first-round game involving West Catholic began at Carroll . . . and then finished at Wood!! The reason: A power failure. Click here for pics.
  Once again, Constitution will try to erase last-second, Pub-final pain by winning a state title. Click here for Ace's story.

March 3
  Congrats to Imhotep product Earl Brown, a 6-6 sr. F at St. Francis (Pa.), who has earned first team All-NEC honors.
  Progress is being made on assorted Baseball '15 files. Thanks to honchos Gene Otto (Cath/Int) and Barry Strube (Pub) for their help.
  Congrats to Comm Tech product David Johnson, a 5-9 soph G at Mercer County Community College, who has been named the MVP in Region 19. Also to teammate/Gratz product D.J. Alexander, a 6-0 soph G and a 2nd Team All-Garden State Athletic Conference honoree.
  ***Only in the Supposed to Play the Pub: Hilda Goodling Impact Academy, the top Class A seed in District 3, has closed its doors (maybe for good) due to financial woes. Other teams have moved up the seeding ladder. Constitution's opponent will be West Shore Academy.***  
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Breakdown of CL's results in state playoffs,  2009-14)
  As we kill time 'til Friday . . . In 2007, Prep Charter claimed a second consecutive Class AA state title thanks largely to twins Marcus and Markieff Morris, who are now with the Phoenix Suns. Click here for celebration pics.
  Links to full boxscores for league playoffs/City Titles are now here.

March 2
  Click here for professional photos from the N-G/Imhotep AAA City Title, as provided by Michelle Alton.
  Click here for professional photos from the Roman-King AAAA City Title, as provided by Michelle Alton.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Comparing Quade Green's soph season playoff performance with Ja'Quan Newton's as soph/jr/sr.)
  **Randy Seidman is back with his Hometown Philly Awards for college baseball!!! Click here for his latest contribution. Thank you, Randy!!!**
  Baseball historian John Shiffert takes us back to the very beginning. Click here.
  Click here for info on Wednesday night's Markward Club dinner.
  Congrats to Community College of Philadelphia (CCP, 26-2 record, ranked No. 6 in the nation), which will play March 12 in a national quarterfinal in Loch Sheldrake, N.Y. "Our Guys" players: Basir Fulmore, Dobbins '11; Dante Collier, Northeast '10; Marcus Smith, Phila. Elec. '12; Mikal Mumin, Overbrook '10; Karon Keene, Mansion '12; Rafiq Johnson Central '14. Joe Rome (Judge '89) is the third-year coach. Assistants: Andre Wright, Franklin '97; Terrell Wright, Franklin '93; Solomon Walker, Franklin LC, '89; Kenyatta McKinney, Gratz, '99.
  As we kill time 'til Friday . . . In 2009, the CL's first year of PIAA membership, Carroll's boys & girls won state titles. The school then held a campus parade and ceremony inside the gym. Click here for pics.
  La Salle product Dan Spinelli, former website stalwart, is now a freshman at Penn. Click here to see the story he did for The Daily Pennsylvanian on the CL's long-time connection with the Palestra.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Roman earns slim-margins spot)
  Full boxscores for the City Title contests are in today's Daily News. Thanks to Amauro "Amar" Austin and the DN's Bob "Boop" Vetrone for helping to make that happen.

March 1
  Schedule change: Saturday's game involving Conwell-Egan will be played at 4 o'clock at Ryan.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Quade Green's outrageous postseason marksmanship)
  Cedar Crest, in District 3, experienced a crazy week. Click here.
  ***The schedule for the first round of state playoffs is here (bottom of that page). Thanks to Joe Sette for providing.***
  Baseball roster No. 1 has been received . . . from Central. here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Egan/C-E's postseason history)
  D-12's entrants/seeds for state playoffs . . .
  AAAA -- 1.) Roman. 2.) King. 3.) La Salle.
  AAA -- 1.) Neum-Gor. 2.) Imhotep. 3.) Carroll. 4.) Audenried.
  AA -- 1.) Con.-Egan. 2.) Freire. 3.) Mastery North. 4.) Parkway CC.
  A -- 1.) Constitution. 2.) MC&S. 3.) Robeson.

Feb. 28
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Another look at Carl Arrigale's feat)
  Freire's cheerleaders can now be found here. (No idea why their uniforms are green. Not a school color.)
  Click here for City Title recaps.
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Carl Arrigale claims a spot on the list of city coaches with 400 wins. An impressive one, at that)
  The Feb. 27 Tedbit has been updated with the CL's City Title sweep.
  Click here for: Sometimes a Team's Best Shooter is the Coach. (Rick Leinenbach of the Somerton Youth Association.)
  Click here for: Vin Loved C-E's Win! . . . (The Ceiling Didn't.)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/27.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.
  Celebration pics: here for Roman (with Puck!) . . . here for N-G . . . here for C-E.
  Click here for Ace's video of Quade Green's winning trey . . . and here for Ted's pic.

Feb. 27
  In the City Title tripleheader at Saint Joseph's University . . .
  AAAA: Roman beat King, 58-57, as Tony Carr's two free throws provided a four-point lead with 10.4 seconds remaining. Overall context for Ace's ink. Pics here. . . . AAA: Neumann-Goretti beat Imhotep, 77-74, as Quade Green stuck a right-corner trey with 1 second left to give coach Carl Arrigale his 400th win. Overall context for Ace's ink. Pics here. . . . AA: Conwell-Egan beat Freire, 67-31, to claim a postseason win for the first time since 1964, its first season in the Catholic League (over Neumann in a semi). Vinny Dalessandro had 14 points, 13 rebounds. Pics here. . . . Ted's combo report is posted. 
  ***Bill "Mr. Bill" Williams, long-time basketball assistant at Southern, is selling DVDs of Philly high school games going back to 1989. Click here for an updated list of available DVDs (not just games involving Southern) and contact info.***
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Cath vs. Pub in seeding/CT games since 2009)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/26.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.
  The great Eric "Hank" Gathers (Dobbins '85) passed away 25 years ago while starring for Loyola Marymount. Click here for Dick Jerardi's wonderful story. RIP, Hank.
  Haverford School jr. F Lamar Stevens is being stalked. Click here for Ace's story, which includes recruiting updates on other players.

Feb. 26
  Today's Tedbit has been corrected . . . click here.
  Click here for: Every Player Should Have THIS Kind of Fan Club.
  In a playoff to determine D-12's third AAAA seed (loser out) . . .
  La Salle beat Washington, 73-44. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to sr. F Dave Krmpotich. Pics here.
  Click here for nine professional photos from the recent CL finals, as snapped by Bill Achuff.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Carroll still owns the Ryan roost)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/25.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.
  Click here for professional photos from the recent Wood-Ryan girls' playoff game, as snapped by Michelle Alton.
  Audenried's cheerleaders and dance team can now be found here.

Feb. 25
  In a playoff to determine D-12's third-fourth AAA seeds . . .
  Carroll beat Audenried, 71-46. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Click here for practice pics from Conwell-Egan.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Roman coach Chris McNesby joins a special club)
  Click here to see a video of what's probably the most amazing last shot in basketball history.
  The adjusted boxscore for the Cath final is in today's DN (page 35).
  The Public A-C TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/24.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 24
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Audenried again bumps off a favorite, based on divisions)
  In the special playoff to determine the Pub's second AAA squad . . .
  Audenried beat Del-Val, 67-64. Overall context for Ace's ink. (Audenried will play Carroll tomorrow night at 7:30, at Ryan, to determine the third-fourth seeds for the state playoffs.)
  Click here for: Happy Times for Chris "McNetby."
  Click here for: Capping Off a Signature Performance.
  Click here for: He Created Quite the "Ster" at the Palestra.
  Sankofa basketball coach Isaiah Thomas is running again for a City Council spot. Click here for Stu Bykofsky's DN column.
  Click here for: Be Careful How You Lose, Gals (scandal in Tennessee)
  Check out recaps for all 2015 Cath playoffs.
  Tickets for D-12 seeding games will be $5. Tickets for the City Titles
at Saint Joseph's University will be $10. No presales. 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (A look at the streaks of 20 consecutive wins in CL playoffs by Roman, 1989-95, and N-G, 2009-15)
  Full boxscores for the Cath finals are in today's Daily News (page 30). Thanks to Amauro "Amar" Austin, Mark "Frog" Carfagno, Big Steve Reid, Keith Hines and the DN's Bob "Boop" Vetrone for making that happen. Note from Ted: ***The point totals for Roman's Nazeer Bostick and Tony Carr should have been 23 and 8, not 25 and 6. I messed that up. Sorry!***   
  The second Catholic TEAM PAGE has been updated through 2/23.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records. 
  **Click here for a big celebration pic in the southeast locker room.**   

Feb. 23
  In the Cath boys' final . . .
  Guard Nazeer Bostick totaled 23 points and 13 rebounds as Roman beat Neumann-Goretti, 64-59, to prevent the Saints from winning a seventh consecutive championship. Ted's report is posted. Click here for Ed Barkowitz' DN game story. Click here for Ace's atmosphere piece. Game pics here. Celebration pics here.
  In the Cath girls' final . . .
  Neumann-Goretti beat Wood, 50-45, as Ciani Cryor had 13 points, five assists and six steals. Click here. Pics here.
  Multiple Pub first-teamers have been added to this list.
  This year's Pub first-teamers have been added to the list that goes back to 1941. Click here.
  ***Click here for the coaches' All-Public team -- now complete -- and congrats to the overall MVP, Constitution sr. Kimar Williams.***
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Tonight's CL title combatants sniff very rare air in terms of total losses)
  Ace's preview for the Cath final is in today's Daily News (page 48).
  Click here for Les Bowen's DN story on CHA product Ibraheim Campbell, who's being viewed as a midround NFL pick.
  The Public A TEAM PAGE has been updated through 2/22.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records. 
  Full boxscores for the Pub finals are in today's Daily News (page 45).  Thanks to Amauro "Amar" Austin, Mark "Frog" Carfagno, Jon "Duck" Gray, Big Steve Reid and the DN's Bob "Boop" Vetrone for making that happen.

Feb. 22
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Imhotep coach Andre Noble joined the five-titles club today, and gained membership rather quickly.)
  Check out recaps for all of this season's Pub playoffs.
  Imhotep is the third Pub school to win boy-girl championships in the same season; also University City in '95 and Central in '05. 'Tep also claimed a football crown this past fall, of course. Neumann-Goretti will have a chance to match the three-titles feat tomorrow night.
  In the Pub boys' final . . .
  Imhotep beat Constitution, 77-75, for its fifth crown in seven years as a successful, last-possession layup was launched an instant AFTER the buzzer. Duck's report is posted. Ace's ink to soph G Daron Russell, the game MVP. Click here for Ace's video of the final moments.  
  In the Pub girls' final . . .
  Imhotep beat Mastery North, 61-33. Click here.
  **The following Pub/Cath/Int football guys will play for Team Stars & Stripes against the Lazio Marines Under-19 team in Global Bowl Italy on March 29 -- Episcopal: OL/DL John "Moose" Minicozzi,. QB Ryan Whayland; Judge: QB Zach Carroll; Germantown Academy: RB-DB Kashta Davis; Roxborough: TE-LB Caleb Lassiter, DT Javahn Singleton. Episcopal teacher (and former coach) Bill Gallagher will guide the squad.**
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Top individual outbursts in Pub championship games)
  Today's Pub finals are ON.
  The Public TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/21.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 21
  In seeding games . . .
  AA: Mastery North beat Parkway Center City, 65-37. MN is 3rd. PCC is 4th.
  A: Robeson beat Sankofa, 72-51. Robeson is 3rd. Sankofa eliminated.
  La Salle defeated Roman, 2,947-2,885, to win the Catholic League bowling championship for the first time in school history. Through the years, the Explorers had captured at least one CL crown in every sport. Click here for a pic, as provided by AD Joe Parisi.
  At the NFL Combine, Arizona State WR Jaelen Strong (West Catholic) ran a 4.4 40 and posted a 42-inch vertical!
  Schedule note: Del-Val will host Audenried on Tuesday at 3:15 (Simons RC, Walnut & Woolston in West Oak Lane) to decide the Pub's second AAA representative for the upcoming state playoffs. The schedule is still calling for that winner to play Carroll on Wednesday, 7:30 at Ryan, to determine the third-fourth seeds.
  Neumann-Goretti will be seeking a record seventh consecutive championship in Monday night's Catholic League final. Know what else? In 17 seasons, coach Carl Arrigale owns 399 career wins.
  Ace's preview for the Pub final is in today's Daily News (page 37).
  Click here for Ace's story on Roman sr. F Manny Taylor, a former starter who's now thriving as the sixth man.
  Links to the Pub/Cath quarters/semis boxscores are now here.
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Underclass MVPs/MOPs are quite the rage in the Inter-Ac)
  Click here for a story about Roman Catholic's truly special 1902-03 basketball team.
  Sports Fan Base Network will broadcast tomorrow's girls' (1:30 start) and boys' (approx. 3) Public League finals right here.
  The Inter-Ac TEAM PAGE has been finalized.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 20
  Click here for: 1,458 Down, Many More to Come at Temple.
  Click here for: Frankly, He Deserves Attention, Too!!
  In a Pa. Indy Tourney semifinal . . .
  Haverford School fell to Phelps School, 88-71. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  ***Click here for the coaches' All-Inter-Ac team and congrats to the Most Outstanding Player, Episcopal soph Nick Alikakos.***
  Joseph A. "Zeke" DeBarberie, the father of Bonner-Prendie baseball coach Joe DeBarberie, died Tuesday. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. RIP, sir. Click here.
  ***Though Roman and N-G are closed today, Wood is open and tickets for Monday's Catholic League finals doubleheader are on sale. $8 for general admission, $12 for reserved. Tickets will be on sale Monday at all three schools. Prices at the Palestra: $10 and $15.***
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Another school is ready to join the list of the Pub's most-defeated champs)
  Ex-MLB catcher Ben Davis (Malvern '95) will be part of the Phillies' TV broadcast team this season. Click here.
  Full boxscores for the Pub semis are in today's Daily News. Thanks to Amauro "Amar" Austin, Big Steve Reid and the DN's Bob "Boop" Vetrone for making that happen.  
  The Pub TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/19. 
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.nt.
  Click here for: He Fouled With Intention, Ref!
  Click here for: Caution, Very Hard to Cover.
  The fleshed-out schedule for D-12 contests is here.
  The Cath/Int TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/18. 
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 19
  **Randy Seidman is back with his Hometown Philly Awards for college baseball!!! Click here for his first contribution for 2015. Thank you, Randy!!!**
  In Public League semifinals . . .
  Imhotep beat King, 61-56. Overall context for Ace's ink.
  Constitution beat Audenried, 70-57. Overall context for Ace's ink.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Most competitive CL semis, 1942-2015)
  Schedule note: The Haverford School-Phelps semifinal in the Pa. Indy Tourney will be played tomorrow, 6:30, at Malvern.
  Click here for NOT Only in the Pub (a crazy story from Western Pa.).
  Pub snafu: As it turns out, Audenried is AAA, not AA. The Rockets will still play tonight in the overall semis, but Freire will meet Conwell-Egan for the AA City Title. The Mastery North-Parkway CC game will be for seeding in AA, not an elimination game, and it's possible Audenried will play Del-Val to determine the Pub's second AAA spot.
  The Feb. 17 (evening) Tedbit has been updated. Welcome aboard to '78 O'Hara grad Chris Manning.
  Chestnut Hill College will field its first sprint football team (weight limit: 172 pounds) this coming fall. Wanna give it a whirl? Contact coach Mike Pearson at PearsonM@chc.edu.
  Check out recaps for last night's Cath semis.
  Full boxscores for the Cath semis are in today's Daily News. Thanks to Ed "Huck" Palmer, Big Steve Reid and the DN's Bob "Boop" Vetrone for making that happen.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Quade Green/Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble sniff sorta-rare air.)
  Click here for: Paul Newman's Old School/New School Moment.
  Click here for: He Fouled With Intention, Ref!
  Click here for: Caution, Very Hard to Cover.
  The fleshed-out schedule for D-12 contests is here.
  The Cath/Int TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/18. 
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 18
  In Catholic League semifinals, at the Palestra . . .
  Neumann-Goretti outlasted La Salle, 70-65, as Quade Green (26) and Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble (23) led the way. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Roman beat Carroll, 61-58, as Paul Newman hit two gigantic free throws with 5 seconds left. Ted's report is posted. Overall context for Ace's ink. Pics here.
  In Pa. Indy Tourney quarterfinals, Haverford School won and Germantown Academy lost.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Justin Etsell. Justin, a pitcher-third baseman for North Catholic ('03) and part of a notable baseball family, died yesterday. RIP, Justin.
  The following Pub/Cath players have been chosen for the Big 33 football game (Sat., June 20, 7:05 at Hersheypark Stadium): WR DJ Moore (Imhotep), DL Shareef Miller (Washington), LB Jake Cooper (Wood), DB Shaq Jones (Imhotep), ATH Jarrett McClenton (Wood).
  St. Matthew (Mayfair) claims the crown. Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (All schools' records in CL semis)

Feb. 17
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (All-Catholic lefties revisited, 1976-2015)
  Schedule note (down the line): The Conwell-Egan/Audenried Class AA City Title will be played on Friday, Feb. 27, 5:45 p.m., at Saint Joseph's University as the first game of what will now be a tripleheader.
  Links to the Pub/Cath quarterfinal boxscores are now here.
  Click here for the updated list of One-Game School Records.
  Schedule note: The Pub semis will be played Thursday at Southern. Times still the same: Con-Aud at 5:30, King-Imho at approximately 7.
  Tickets for tomorrow night's Catholic League semis will be on sale today, 2 to 5 p.m., in the athletic director's office at La Salle High.
  Schedule note: Phelps at Germantown Academy, a quarterfinal in the Pa. Indy Tourney, will be played tomorrow at 5:30. Also, in another quarterfinal, Haverford School will visit Hill School tomorrow at 3:45.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Top underclass career scorers; new info added)
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  The Int TEAM PAGE has been updated through 2/16.

Feb. 16
  Schedule note: In the Pa. Indy Tourney's quarterfinal round, Germantown Academy will host Phelps on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.; weather permitting.
  Links to all recent photo sets can now be found here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Teams with only four scorers in CL quarterfinals, 1976-2015)
  Full boxscores/recaps for all Cath/Pub quarterfinals are in today's Daily News (page 44). Thanks to everyone who made it happen: Amauro Austin, Bill Avington, Mark "Frog" Carfagno, Aaron "Ace" Carter, Bill Donohoe, Jon "Duck" Gray, Keith Hines, Blair Klumpp, Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna, Mike O'Connell, Ed "Huck" Palmer, Jim Parrella, Big Steve Reid, Pat Sorrentino and the DN's Bob "Boop" Vetrone.

Feb. 15
  The schedule for District 12 City Titles and seeding/elimination games is here (bottom of page). Thanks to Pub hoops honcho Ben Dubin.
  Click here for info on Wednesday night's Markward Club dinner.
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Audenried earns a spot on the Pub's wait-time list for quarterfinal wins)
  Check out recaps for yesterday's Pub playoffs.
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  The Pub/Int TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/14.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 14
  The schedule for Pub/Cath semis is now here (bottom of page).
  In Public quarterfinals . . .
  The winners were Constitution (66-59 over MC&S; Ace's semi-ink to sr. F Ahmad Gilbert in an overall context) and Audenried (70-61 over Freire). Duck's reports are posted.
  Click here for: Hard to Cover? Foh Shizzle! (smile)
  Click here for: Almost Time for Spring Sports! (Despite the c-c-c-old)
  In a Pa. Indy Tourney first-rounder . . .
  Haverford School beat Germantown Friends, 55-48. Ted's report is
posted. Pics here.
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  Check out recaps for yesterday's Pub playoffs and Cath playoffs.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (La Salle-SJ Prep again makes the low-points list)
  The Cath/Pub/Int TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/13.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.
  Click here for: He Also Should Have Played Cornerback.
  Info on the Cath semis: Two games Wednesday at the Palestra. Roman-Carroll at 7, N-G/La Salle at 8:45. Tickets can be purchased at the four schools: $8 for general admission, $12 for reserved seats. Prices at the door: $10 and $15.

Feb. 13
  In Catholic quarterfinals . . .
  Roman beat Wood, 64-50, as jr. G Tony Carr opened a 19-5 closing rush with six straight points. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  La Salle beat SJ Prep, 37-33, as sr. F Dave Krmpotich went 4-for-4 at the line in the final moments and had a leaping steal in between. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Carroll beat Conwell-Egan, 47-34, by scoring 36 of the final 52 points. Huck's report is posted.
  Other winner: N-G over Judge, 88-57.
  In Public quarterfinals . . .
  The winners were King (59-46 over Washington; Ace's ink to sr. PG Sammy Foreman) and Imhotep (62-52 over Del-Val).
  In 1976, Tom Dunfee starred at linebacker for Bartram's Pub football champions, commonly known as the Maroon Wave. In the 1977-78 school year, Tom was first team All-City in football and baseball. Check out a current pic here and don't even think about running the ball up the middle (smile).
  Info about Roman's sports HOF banquet is here.
  Northwestern's Ibraheim Campbell (Chestnut Hill Academy) is Mike Mayock's No. 5 safety prospect for the NFL draft. Arizona State WR Jaelen Strong (West Catholic) will also be participating in next week's NFL combine.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Roman's lowest leading scorers in Cath play, 1976-2015)
  Toronto G Kyle Lowry (Dougherty '04) is about to play in his first
NBA all-star game. Click here for Ed Barkowitz' DN ink.

Feb. 12
  Lansdale Catholic sr. Jake Saba, also a basketball player, will play college soccer at La Salle.
  Info about Ryan's 2015 basketball HOF banquet is here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Bonner-Prendie bounced back in respectable fashion) 
  **How cool is this? Aaron "Ace" Carter spent his day serving as an
extra for filming of the new Rocky movie. His role? Sports writer at a press conference! Who would have thought? (smile) He never got to ask a question. "Who knows if the scene will even make the cut?" he said. "It was lots of fun, though."**
  In today's DN, Tom Mahon featured Tamyra "42 Rebounds" Laws for High & Inside. Click here.
  Check out recaps for yesterday's Pub playoffs and Cath playoffs.
  Schedule note: In the Pa. Indy Tourney's Round of 16, Episcopal will host Academy NC on Friday at 4 p.m.; Malvern will visit Friends' Central on Friday at 4 p.m. (this is a change); Germantown Academy will host Solebury on Friday at 7 p.m.; Haverford School will host Germantown Friends on Saturday at 2 p.m.; and SCH Academy will visit Westtown on Monday at 4 p.m.
  Click here for schedule info on Catholic & Public quarterfinals. 
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.
  The Pub & Cath TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/11.

Feb. 11
  In a Catholic first-round playoff . . .
  Wood beat Ryan, 66-56. Ace's ink to sr. F Luke Connaghan.
  In a Public round-of-16 playoff . . .
  Washington beat Frankford, 78-63. Duck's report is posted.
  The Feb. 6 Tedbit has been updated to include Parkway CC.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Wood's Luke Connaghan is part of quite the family five-pack)
  In the aftermath of the latest mess, and the Archdiocese's strange response, Kevin Cooney says the CL needs major changes in its culture. Click here for his column in The Bucks County Courier Times.
  The Inter-Ac TEAM PAGE has been updated through 2/10.

Feb. 10
  Click here for recaps of yesterday's Pub playoffs.
  Thanks to Bill Hall, you can now make plans for the 2015 Carpenter Cup Classic. Click here for the schedule.
  Click here for a story from La Salle's website about Drew Gordon.
  ***Baseball cards are now available and Ted Taylor is happy beyond belief. He's in his 40th year of writing hobby columns. Congrats! Click here for his latest offering!***
  Back in the day, Neumann's primary school color was orange. And late in the afternoon, sometimes you can see it in the gym. Click here.
  Click here for practice pics from Neumann-Goretti.
  Three guys have been added to this list.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Parkway West breaks an 82-year-old record)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/9.
  Click here for the updated standings/overall records.

Feb. 9
  Best wishes going forward to Drew Gordon, who confirmed tonight that he has stepped down as La Salle's football coach after going 91-26 in nine seasons with six CL championships and a state title. In Drew's five seasons as an assistant (1994-97, '05), La Salle was 49-13 with two CL crowns.
  The Cath first-teamers have been added to this list.
  ***Click here for the Coaches' All-Catholic Basketball Team and congrats to the MVP, SJ Prep sr. Chris Clover.***
  The schedule for Wednesday's Pub playoffs can be found here & here.
  In a Pub first-round playoff (Class AAAA) . . .
  King beat Northeast, 88-50. Ace's ink to sr. F Chase Rodgers.
  Winners in today's Pub first-round playoffs . . .
  A: Constitution, Sankofa, Robeson, MC&S
  AA: Audenried, Mastery North, Parkway CC, Freire
  AAA: Boys' Latin, Southern, Del-Val, Imhotep
  AAAA: Bartram, Frankford, Washington, King 
  Click here for practice pics from Ryan.
  Friday night, with a 58-41 win over SCH Academy, Penn Charter avoided an 0-10 record in Inter-Ac hoops and 0-15 in hoops/football combined. Click here for some pics.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Chris Clover's 37-point outburst in recent context)
  Click here for schedule info on Catholic playoffs.
  Schedule note: In the Pa. Indy Tourney's Round of 16, Germantown Academy will host Solebury on Friday at 7 p.m.
  The Jan. 12 Tedbit has been finalized. Click here.
  Click here for the final Catholic Scoring Leaders (10.0 minimum).
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/8.

Feb. 8`
  Click here for: Dunkin' Derrick . . . Jones, of Course.
  Click here for a large pic of Wood's student rooters.
  With 285 points in 13 games (21.9 average), SJ Prep's Chris Clover (click here) is the CL scoring champ. (He was second last year, at 22.0, to McDevitt's Tyrell Long.)
  Click here for: Ted Hangs Out With Wood AD Joe Sette.
  Click here for: Wood Had a Ringer!!
  Click here for the final Cath standings. First-round playoffs, both at 7 on Wednesday: Ryan at Wood, B-P at Judge.
  Other winners: N-G, Roman, West, Ryan, Judge.
  In front of an outrageous crowd, SJ Prep beat La Salle, 79-74, in three OTs, as sr. F Chris Clover scored 37 points. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink is here. Pics here (set begins with just under six minutes left in third quarter).
  Carroll beat Wood, 77-47. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (Half of JV game to start).
  Click here for the updated standings (now included: overall records for all three leagues).
  Seedings for Inter-Ac teams in the upcoming Pa. Indy Tourney: Gtn. Academy (3), Episcopal (6), Haverford School (8), Malvern (10) and SCH Academy (15). Penn Charter is not participating. Schedule TBA.
  Schedule note: Monday's Franklin at D-V playoff is back to 3:15.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Glenn Shapley puts Northeast near the top of the playoff points list)
  Click here for Ace's feature story on N-G soph G Quade Green, who wants to be only one thing . . . the best.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/7.

Feb. 7
  In Northeast's playoff victory Thursday vs. Edison, manager/player  Glenn Shapley contributed two free throws and a game-ending trey. Click here for  a Vine video of his trey!
  ***Congrats to coach Herb Magee (West Catholic '59), who today notched his 1000th career win at Philadelphia University (nee Textile)!!!*** 
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders (14.0 minimum).
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  Click here for the final Inter-Ac Scoring Leaders (10.0 minimum) and congrats to the winner, HS junior Lamar Stevens (the original report on scoring totals for HS vs. MP was incorrect).
  Schedule note: Monday's Franklin at D-V playoff will start at 4:15.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (GA's Tim Guers sniffs rare air)
  The Cath/Int TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/6.
  Photos of Conwell-Egan's Sam Cooper have been added here.
  Click here for the updated standings.

Feb. 6
  Michael Christopher "Mickey Cauls" McCauley is in the house! Well, the hospital (smile). He was born at 2:13 this afternoon. His dad, Matt, who runs West Catholic's football website and takes wonderful pics, and his mom, Katie, are doing great! Congrats!!! Click here for pic.
  Before a nearly full house, visiting Germantown Academy (Tim Guers 33 points) beat Episcopal, 74-50, in a last-game showdown for the Inter-Ac championship. This is the Patriots' third consecutive title. Ted's report is posted. Pics here . . . Click here for a large celebration pic. JV pics here.
  Other big news. . . Wood won at Roman, 64-58, and Penn Charter topped SCH Academy, 58-41, to avoid going a combined 0-15 in Inter-Ac play in football and basketball this school year.
  Last night, N-G product Tamyra Laws, a 5-8 sophomore guard, claimed 42 rebounds while playing for Frederick CC (Md.). That's the highest total in national junior college history (all levels, and just two short of the record for male players)! She's had double-doubles in all 22 games this season. Tamyra's dad, Stan, is the boys' coach at Strawberry Mansion. Click here for the boxscore.
  Two more local guys have a chance to enjoy the football experience of a lifetime! Check out the first FOOTBALL listing on Calendar Items.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Tacony joins the club!)
  Judge's 1975 Catholic League hoops champs will be honored at halftime of Sunday's game vs. O'Hara.
  ****Six Wood photos have been added to the Football Commitment Day pics here.****
  Click here for Ed Morrone's Northeast Times story about Northeast
sr. Glenn Shapley (see Feb. 2), who scored five more points yesterday (after this story was published)!!
  Click here for the schedule for Monday's first-round Pub playoffs.
  Jim Murphy, who went 64-34 in eight seasons (2000-07), is again Roman's football coach.
  Click here for recaps of yesterday's Pub preliminary playoffs.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/5.
  Click here for: Special Keepsake for B-P's Seniors. And click here for a large version (without caption).
  Click here for the updated standings.

Feb. 5
  Click here for: Like Falling Off a Clifton.
  Click here for: Everybody Loves a Good French Fry.
  Bonner-Prendie beat McDevitt, 56-48, in a Senior Night game packed with oddities. Ted's report is posted (and the wacky stuff didn't end at the final buzzer). Pics here (lots of JV to start).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (There will be TWO very important Inter-Ac basketball games tomorrow night)
  Check out the Calendar Items for info on McDevitt's annual football HOF banquet, set for this Saturday.
  Click here for: Fun Night for Title-Winning Fords.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/4.

Feb. 4
  Click here for the updated standings.
  With 38 points Monday, Zamir Lett claimed Prep Charter's school record for one game.
  Schedule note: Tomorrow's World Comm/Tacony Pub preliminary playoff will be played at 6 o'clock at Tacony's Middle School building (1330 Rhawn Street).
  Click here for Football Commitment Day pics from SJ Prep, Roman, Malvern and Haverford School.
  Thanks to a 26-8 fourth quarter, Neumann-Goretti beat SJ Prep, 67-44. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to sub jr. G Rasheed Browne. Pics here.
  What's the lowest scoring game you've ever seen? Click here for a story about an all-time snoozefest.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Zahir Stewart's place in Pub pointfest history)
  Congrats to coach John Miller of Mount St. Joseph's, who yesterday claimed his 700th win (counting stints as the boys' coach at Ryan and Bonner)!! Click here.
  Wood sr. RB Jarrett McClenton is considered Villanova's prime recruit. Click here for Mike Kern's story.
  Click here for the updated Catholic Scoring Leaders (10.0 minimum), the final Public Scoring Leaders for all divisions (10.0 minimum) and the Pub's Overall Top 15 (18.0 on up).

Feb. 3
  Click here for: Block Party.
  Click here for: Savin' Sam, I Am.
  Click here for: Ticklin' the Twine With a Pigskin. And click here for: He Can't Stay Out of the Limelight (same kid).
  Click here for the updated standings.
  ***Click here (go to the BOTTOM of that page) to see the seedings for the upcoming Public League playoffs along with the schedule for Thursday's preliminary round.***
  Before what gradually became a full house, visiting Germantown Academy overcame a late, 10-point deficit and beat Haverford School, 60-57. Ted's report is posted. Pics here. And click here for a pic of the happy Patriots heading for their locker room.
  C-E sr. lineman Sam Cooper will play college football at Maine.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Frank Sciolla: Best vs. West)
  Click here (go to the BOTTOM of that page) to see which teams have qualified for the Public League playoffs -- 8 in A, 9 in AA, 12 in AAA, 10 in AAAA. The seedings meeting will take place tonight and the matchups for Thursday's preliminary playoffs will be announced.
  Schedule note: The N-G at C-E game, originally set for Monday, has been moved up to Sunday at 2:30.
  Baseball historian John Shiffert breaks down the 1999 draft, and how nothing is ever assured. Click here.
  Haverford School sr. WR Derek Mountain will play college football at Holy Cross.
  Click here for the updated standings (includes "final version" for Pub except for lower end of A; one game to be played today).
  The list of the Pub's playoff entrants is expected to be available late this morning. The meeting to decide seedings will take place tonight.
  The Catholic and Public A-B-C-D-E TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/2. (CAPA wins over Parkway NW by forfeit. PNW won, but did not report the result. Rand-NM box not reported)
  **Jim Bunning details his anger over the Dick Allen HOF snub. Click here for Stan Hochman's back-page DN column. And click here for questions that, Stan says, need to be answered! . . . Meanwhile, Stan is being inducted the Big 5 HOF. Congrats, Stan! Click here for Dick Jerardi's DN story.**
  Click here for info on Wednesday night's Markward Club dinner.

Feb. 2
  ****Major congrats to Glenn Shapley, Northeast's senior manager. Glenn, who has cerebral palsy, played today for the Vikings in their game vs. Freire and scored two points! In an email, Glenn noted, "Greatest moment of my life. Will remember this day forever. We won the game, 49-48, so my two points were the difference. I won the game." Way to go, Glenn!! So happy for you!!**** (Click here to see NE's team pic from 2013, when Glenn was a soph. Pic at bottom of that page.)
  Wood football commitments: sr. DL Devon Cobb to Kutztown and sr. FB Alex Arcangeli to Bloomsburg.
  Click here for the updated standings (includes "final version" for Pub except for lower end of A and E).
  In a wild one, Conwell-Egan beat West Catholic, 54-53. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (some JV to start).
  Click here for: Winning Two Championships Never Gets Old.
  Click here for another pic from La Salle's "Silent Night."
  NFL's next scandal! . . . Beastgate. Because Marshawn Lynch is such a jerk, Goodell ordered Seattle not to give him the ball. Wanted somebody else to be the Super Bowl hero. #itwillberevealedeventually
  SCH Academy sr. WR Dylan Parsons will play college FB at Lehigh.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (CL's non-league success)
  Schedule notes: Due to a leaky roof, Mastery North will play at West Philadelphia at 3:15. Also, Imhotep at Del-Val will start at 4.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 2/1
  Franklin sr. RB Jymere Toney will play college FB at St. Francis.

Feb. 1
  Click here for: Jack Comes Back!
  Click here for: The Best Costume Ever.
  Click here for the updated standings (now included: remaining games for all three leagues).
  Wood beat Lansdale, 72-57. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (some JV to start).
  Former O'Hara QB Dashawn "Day Day" Darden, now doing a prep school year at Wyoming Seminary, will play college football at the University of Mount Union (Ohio), which recently advanced to the D-III national championship game.
  Two of "Our Guys" are profiled on this video of NFL QB prospects. West Chester's Sean McCartney (Wood) is at 9:44. Del Val's Aaron Wilmer (Washington) is at 12:48.
  King sr. WR Emmanuel Clark will play college football at Shippensburg. Click here for a pic.
  Click here for: Still Buddies After All These Years. (Bartram's John Koskinen and Lincoln's Bruce Drysdale formed Temple's backcourt in '62).
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/31.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Zahir Stewart's amazing feat) 

Jan. 31
  Best wishes going forward to Joe Krantz, who has retired after 36
years as Wood's soccer coach.
  In a Florida tournament, Constitution beat Louisana's No. 1-ranked team, Riverside Academy, 100-92, in double overtime. Two starters missed lots of time with injuries. Ahmad Gilbert (41) and Kimar Williams (32) led the way.
  Click here for Yippee for Yeedee!! (Judge's star running back, Yeedee Thaenrat, puts on a show)
  Click here for the updated Inter-Ac Scoring Leaders (10.0 minimum) and the Pub's Top 5 entering the final days of league play.
  Click here for the updated list of 1,000-Point Scorers (& candidates).
  Congrats to N-G sr. G Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble, who last night reached 1,000 career points in a win at West Catholic.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Macon history? -- now updated)
  The Catholic/Inter-Ac/Public A-B-C-D-E TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/30. (Scoring for Edison's win over Fels unavailable.)
  Click here for the updated standings (now included: remaining games for all three leagues).

Jan. 30
  Click here for: Macon Things Easy.
  Click here for: D'unk Y'ou Vilmary M'uch.
  (Sorta) Separated at Birth . . . Click here and here.
  McDevitt used a 34-18 second half to beat O'Hara, 50-44. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Before a packed house, visiting Roman beat SJ Prep, 53-39. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to jr. G Nazeer Bostick. Pics here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Audenried sniffs rare 10-year air)
  KIPP DuBois has been awarded a forfeit win over Bodine (bus issues back on Dec. 18).
  Public A-B-C-D-E TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/29.
  Congrats to Constitution sr. G Kimar Williams, who last night reached 1,000 career points in a tournament game in Orlando, Fla.
  Click here for the updated standings.

Jan. 29
  You can sign a petition to support Dick Allen! Click here.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Izaiah Brockington's outburst in context)
  Kensington beat KIPP DuBois, 85-57. Ace's ink to sr. G Jerrell Richardson.
  GAMP has been awarded a forfeit win over Penn Treaty (bus issues).
  Sayre beat Overbrook, 61-30. Ace's ink to sr. F Antwan James.
  Click here for practice pics from West Catholic.
  SJ Prep's Student Broadcasting Team will be airing three upcoming games. Check out "BASKETBALL" on the calendar page.
  Best wishes going forward to '77 grad John Steinmetz, who has stepped down after 37 seasons as a football assistant at La Salle. He spent 24 seasons as the defensive coordinator (1985-94, 2001-14).
  Congrats to long-time assistant William "Skip" Singletary, the new football coach at Washington. During his playing career at guard for Temple, Skip earned All-American honors in '72 and his No. 64 was retired. Click here for Ace's story.
  Wood sr. DE Jeff Panara will play college football at Army.
  Wood sr. C Nick Lafferty will play college baseball at Kutztown.
  Click here for story/videos about an amazing hoops moment at a high school in North Carolina.
  SCH Academy sr. QB Paul Dooley will play college FB at West Chester.
  Did you realize? . . . When both teams score double-digit numbers, the margin of victory is also a double-digit number. (As in: Roman 77, Judge 44 equals 33-point win . . . 88-22=66; 55-44=11; 99-77=22, etc.) Where else can you get such useless, yet cool, info? (smile)
  West Catholic sr. C Jeromy Reichner will play college FB at Marist.
Quite the special occasion yesterday for Germantown Academy's girls' basketball team. Sherri Retif claimed her 600th win and Olivia Gorman scored her 1,000th point. Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Gemil Holbrook's outburst in  context)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/28.
  Click here for the updated standings.

Jan. 28
  Ace hit the mat-splat trail today! Central beat Northeast, 40-25, for the Public League championship . Ace's ink to sr. 138-pounder Larry Lewis.
Also, La Salle won the CL title by topping Judge, 40-38. Click here for EJ Smith's story.
  2001 grad Tom McCaffery has succeeded Bob Peffle (28 seasons, seven CL crowns) as La Salle High's soccer coach.
  Click here for: Now He Darn Near Lives on the Thing.
  Click here for: The Surprise Guys.
  Click here for: Never Know Where You'll See a Cow.
  Roman beat Judge, 77-44. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Wood sr. C Ryan Neher will play college football at Bloomsburg.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Brother combos with varsity points as freshmen. New twist on list.)

Jan. 27
  Many of today's postponed Pub games have been rescheduled. Check the Master Schedule. Also, th revised playoff schedule is at the bottom of that page.
  **Check the calendar page for info on a new radio show that will highlight high school sports.**
  Details on makeup games are being posted as we get them. Check  Master Schedules for the individual leagues.
  Union coach Jim Curtin (McDevitt) and assistant Chris Albright (Penn Charter) are profiled in John Smallwood's DN column. Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Philly's top lefties, 1975-2014)
  And Philly's best-ever lefty is . . . click here. 

Jan. 26
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (****Take a shot at our trivia question!**** Thanks to all participants. Answer will be posted in the morning. Keep the guesses coming.)
  The PCL's All-Catholic Football Banquet, originally scheduled for tomorrow night, has been postponed to Tuesday, Feb. 3, 6:30 p.m. The site will still be Barnaby's Restaurant (Heritage Room), 2107 MacDade Blvd., Holmes, Pa., 19043. Tickets ($35) will be sold at the door.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Kevin Kelly and Al Burba. Kelly, the fullback, and Burba, a defensive back, were starters for Neumann's 1983 Catholic South football champs. Both died recently. RIP, guys.
  Click here for the updated Catholic Scoring Leaders (12.0 minimum).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Northeast product Brent Grimes should be on this list!)
  Click here for the updated standings.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/25.
  A sculpture to honor the late, great Tom Gola (La Salle High '51) was unveiled yesterday at La Salle University. Click here for Dick Jerardi's DN story.

Jan. 25
  Washington sr. DE Shareef Miller will play college FB at Penn State.
  Thanks to Mike Herron, the Jan. 24 Tedbit has been updated.
  Click here for: Sorry, Joe, You Gotta Go.
  Click here for: Dunk You Very Much.
  Before a standing-room-only crowd, visiting Carroll beat La Salle, 69-57. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to soph F Dave Beatty. Pics here . . . JV pics here.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Rosemary McCarron Flannery. Mrs. Flannery, who covered high school sports for the Inquirer in the 1940s and later became a lawyer, died Friday. Her late husband, Tex, was the long-time football coach at La Salle and her late son, Jack, starred at quarterback. One daughter, Mary, was a sports writer for the Daily News. A grandson, John Connors, starred in football for SJ Prep and is now an assistant there. John's twin, Rosemary Connors, is a weekend anchor/reporter for Channel 10. RIP, Mrs. Flannery. Click here. 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Public D mostly copies the Cath!)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/24.

Jan. 24
  Click here for: From the Wing Behind Many Chairs.
  Click here for the updated standings (now included: remaining games for Pub/Int teams).
  Click here for the updated Inter-Ac Scoring Leaders (10.0 minimum) and here for the updated Public Scoring Leaders (15.0 minimum). 
  Click here for the updated list of 1,000-Point Scorers.
  Delaware sr. OF Joe Giacchino (Malvern) has earned first team honors on the CAA preseason all-star team.
  This is cool! Maritime's Zahir Stewart has scored 40 points in back-to-back games.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (GA coach Jim Fenerty continues the climb)
  The Cath, Int and Pub A-B-C-D-E TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/23.

Jan. 23
  **Congrats to Germantown Academy coach Jim Fenerty, who tonight notched victory No. 500 (63-34 over Penn Charter) in 26 Patriot seasons. In all, he owns 561 career triumphs, counting 61 at the ol' Bishop Egan.**
  Before a packed house, visiting Neumann-Goretti beat Carroll, 71-69, as soph WG Quade Green buried a trey (regular pic here; large pic here) with 1.2 seconds remaining. Ted's report is posted. Pics here . . . JV pics here.
  Click here for pics from the first half of Ryan-SJ Prep.
  Conwell-Egan beat McDevitt, 69-41. Ace's ink to sr. F Chase Kumor.
  ***It's official: Gratz loses to Southern by forfeit.***
  No updates for Pub TEAM PAGES. Awaiting word on whether Gratz will be charged with a forfeit for not reporting the score of yesterday's win over Southern.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (A breakdown of the five CL teams with one loss apiece)
  Congrats to "Syrup"!! (smile) . . . West Catholic/Army football star Raymond Maples received a citation from City Council yesterday. Click here for Mensah Dean's DN story. And click here for an overall story from easternpafootball.com.
  . . . And West Catholic grad Herb Magee ('59) is three wins away from 1,000 at Philadelphia University (nee Textile). Click here for Mike Kern's DN story.

Jan. 22
  Update: Tuesday's KIPP DuBois-Bracetti result has been reversed by Pub commish Ben Dubin. No longer a forfeit win for KDB.
  Washington beat Boys' Latin, 67-61. Ace's ink to sr. F Jerome Blume.
  Audenried beat Franklin, 70-58. Ace's ink to sr. G-F Devon Adams.
  Click here for a story about the Palestra's all-time leading scorer. A great guy!
  This is cool! G Justin Renfrow, a Penn Charter product, is now a practice squad member of the Seattle Seahawks and he'll be going to the Super Bowl! The Seahawks take EVERYBODY, including family members. And check this out: Justin is related to former Frankford hoops coach Vince Miller, whose mom was a Renfrow.
  The first Pub C TEAM PAGE has been updated through 1/21 (only one game played)
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Calling all fill-it-uppers!)

Jan. 21
  Germantown Academy sr. WR Andrew Simon will play college football at Georgetown.
  ***7:15 p.m. -- Official word from Pub hoops commish Ben Dubin: KIPP DuBois (vs. Bracetti) and Parkway Northwest (vs. Rush) have forfeited Jan. 20 wins for failing to follow league rules regarding the reporting of boxscores.***
  King sr. CB Donte Terry will play college football at Albany.
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders.
  Click here for our latest Before He Drew X's and O's . . . on Roman assistant Jamie Ross (he starred at Frankford).
  Schedule note: Carroll-Judge is OFF. Rescheduled for Feb. 4.
  ***Note: Tonight's Markward Club dinner is OFF.***
  Check the calendar page for info on two special events -- baseball on Sunday; basketball on Tuesday.
  This is cool! Andre Souza, an exchange student from Brazil, scored two points yesterday for Science Leadership.
  The Cath, Int and Pub A-B-C-D-E TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/20. (Boxes for two games not reported: KDB-Bra & PNW-Rush. By rule, according to Pub honcho Robert Coleman, winners KDB and PNW are to be hit with forfeit losses for not following proper procedure. We've reached out to hoops chairman Ben Dubin to see if he'll bring down the hammer. No response yet.)   
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Henry "Doug" Fairfax and Craig Conlin tie their own city record)
   Click here for the updated standings. 

Jan. 20
  ConHigh beat Imhotep, 50-45. Ace's ink to jr. G Nasir Randolph.
  ***Drum roll, please . . . Click here for Randy Seidman's ninth annual Hometown Philly Baseball Awards (all-star and all-rookie selections). Great job again, Randy. Thank you!!Randy has been battling health problems (kidney cancer, heart blockage). But as he says, "Bring it, Medical Boys! I can't wait for the start of the 2015 baseball season!" All of us wish you the very best, Randy!! Stay strong!!***
  Schedule note: Friday's Neumann-Goretti/Carroll game will now be played AT Carroll. SFBN will stream it.
  Click here for: Time to Reflect.
  Click here for a pic of Haverford School's student rooters.
  On Conner Delaney's late trey (click here), Episcopal beat Haverford School, 50-48. Ted's report is posted. Pics here . . . And click here for a pic of the last play.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/19.
  Rhode Island RB Eerin Young (Imhotep) will now be playing football for West Chester.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Frankford's magical 1987-88
school year)
  Click here for the updated standings.
  Click here for Ace's story on the Vince Miller festivities and here for Kevin Callahan's from the Camden Courier-Post.
  Click here for: Frankford's Late-'80s Greaties.

Jan. 19
  Click here for info on Wednesday's Markward Club dinner.
  La Salle sr. RB Jordan Meachum will play college football at Sacred Heart.
  Parkway CC beat Franklin LC, 58-38. Duck's report is posted.
  Click here for: It's All About Family.
  Click here for: Ell and His X-and-O Compadres.
  Click here for: The Big Guy Is Still a Little Kid at Heart.
  Click here for pics from the ceremony to name Frankford's basketball court after revered coach Vince Miller.
   . . . Speaking of revered coaches, Gratz' Bill Ellerbee received a Lifetime Achievement Award at King. Click here for pics.
  Click here for pics of four ML King Day games: Sankofa-Frankford (1st half); West Catholic/Del-Val (4th quarter); Washington-Imhotep (full); Friends' Central-Gratz (1st half).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Detailed coaching career breakdowns for Vince Miller and Bill Ellerbee)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/18.
  Click here for the updated standings.
  Click here for Ace's story on former Gratz coach Bill Ellerbee, who'll be honored today (see Jan. 17 note).

Jan. 18
  Click here for a pic of the R Y  AN cheerleaders.
  **At last night's banquet, SJ Prep retired John Reid's No. 25 jersey.**
  Click here for: Did You Think You'd Ever See This Again?
  Ryan sr. RB Samir Bullock will play college football at Delaware.
  Ryan beat West Catholic, 51-44, in OT. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (some JV to start).
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/17.
  Los Angeles Valley JC wideout Delane Hart (King) has committed to New Mexico. Click here for a pic. 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Dougherty grad Kyle Lowry is moving up the list of top "Our Guys" NBA/ABA scorers)

Jan. 17
  In college hoops today, Notre Dame and Stephen Vasturia (SJ Prep; 11 points/3 assists) bested Miami and Ja'Quan Newton (Neumann-Goretti; 16/5), 75-70.
  Click here for: Tommy D's Still in the Game.
  Two big events on M.L. King Day: At 12:30 at Frankford, the gym will be named for deceased coach Vince Miller. At 4:30 at King, former Gratz coach Bill Ellerbee will be honored. Full details on calendar page.
  La Salle sr. DL Keith Wagner will play college football at I-AA Stetson.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Bonner-Prendie pulls off quite the rare feat against O'Hara)
  Click here for the updated Pub & Int Scoring Leaders.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/16 (though New Media's points vs. Sayre were not reported. Big surprise, right? UPDATE: NM's points now posted.)
  Click here for the updated standings.
  Lots of recent help from suburban coaches/ADs on the missing boxscores trail. Thank you, guys! Click here to see names.

Jan. 16
  Click here for: "This Is OUR House! . . . This Is OUR House!"
  Bonner-Prendie beat O'Hara, 43-40, in overtime. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (second half of JV game to start).
  Germantown Academy beat Haverford School, 65-58. Ace's ink to jr. PG Devon Goodman.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (The Mastbaum-Edison 3-OT track meet, in context)
  All Pub TEAM PAGES have been updated. Boxscores for these games not reported: KIPP DuBois-World Comm and New Media-Roxborough. The frustration continues to mushroom . . . UPDATE: Thanks to Roxborough coach Jeff McKenna for providing that box, though it was not his responsibility to do so. Also thanks to KIPP DuBois assistant Elijah Smith.
  Click here for the CORRECTED updated standings.

Jan. 15
  King beat Imhotep, 55-52. Duck's report is posted. Ace's ink to sr. G Tyheem Harmon.
  Johns Hopkins sr. G Jimmy Hammer (Germantown Academy) is in this week's Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd. He and a teammate reached 1,000 career points in the same game. 
  Malvern sr. QB Alex Hornibrook has nixed Pitt in favor of Wisconsin.
  Chalie Szydlik has retired as Neumann-Goretti's football coach. He is keeping his job as the school's athletic director.
  Roman assistant Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna, the legend of ALL legends, is making good use of his new cell phone. Click here for a video from yesterday -- Puck is calling Score Service -- shot by assistant Tom Salamon, provided by coach Chris McNesby and placed on Youtube by athletic director Dan DiBerardinis. Thanks, guys!
  Click here for the updated Cath Scoring Leaders.
  Click here for the updated list of 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates). Congrats to Sayre's Antwan James, who's now on the list (though he would have made it a couple games ago if not for a slipup last year).
  This is nuts! Though frosh Tyree Pickron scored no points last night for Wood, he claimed 16 rebounds.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/14.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Billy Everett vs. Huck Palmer in yesterday's CL contest)
  Click here for the updated standings.

Jan. 14
  **Conwell-Egan loyalist Billy Everett is The Man!! Football ref Ernie Gallagher is Almost the Man. Today's Tedbit has been updated.**
  Click here for: Tacony's Jeremiah Alston is Thrilled About His Recent Accomplishment . . . At Least on the Inside.
  Click here for: You Know You Wish Your 'Cut Looked Like This.
  Conwell-Egan beat Lansdale, 59-42. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (second half of JV game to start). Taken from upstairs in booth.
  SJ Prep beat McDevitt, 75-42. Ace's ink to sr. G-F Chris Clover.
  Click here for the updated standings.
  **Best of luck going forward to Ron Cohen, who has retired after 30 seasons as Washington's football coach. He won 261 games (No. 2 total in city leagues history) and a record 12 Pub championships (nine overall, three AAAA)!!** 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Strange CL circumstance today/tonight. Bottom 7's at Top 7's . . . now includes total point differential guesses by assorted people!)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/13. (Lincoln's points breakdown too messy to post.)
  Abington's Matt Penecale last night reached 1,000 career points. Among his teammates with the Renegades AAU team, coached by Mike Nichols, are Chase Kumor (C-E); Tim Guers and Sam Lindgren (Gtn. Academy); Cody Fitzpatrick, Luke Connaghan and Jason Babb (Wood); Kevin Nichols (Ryan; Mike's son) and Ameir Hinton (Abington). Click here for a photo set, as provided by Chase's mom, Michele Kumor.

Jan. 13
  Click here for Ace's story on the MC&S/Danny Jackson disconnect.
  Tacony's Jeremiah Alston nailed eight treys today! His name can now be found on this page.
  Washington beat Central, 53-35. Duck's report is posted.
  Delaware Valley College QB Aaron Wilmer (Washington) has been invited to the NFL's Regional Combine Feb. 28 in Baltimore!!
  Click here for: If Malvern's Basketball Team Needs a Power Forward . . . And We Do Mean Power.
  Click here for: Separated at Birth . . . But Together Today!
  Click here for: Never Know What You'll Seagull Outside Walmart.
  Germantown Academy beat Malvern, 78-63, in the Friars' old gym. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Imhotep beat MC&S, 72-55. Danny Jackson is out as MC&S' coach. David Ruffin is now in charge. Click here for Ace's ink.
  The polls are closed. In the Rogers photo battle, Ryan edged Bernard (see 1/12). Thanks for participating.
  ***Due to lack of cooperation (failing to report results/boxscores), coverage of New Media has been suspended.***
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (CL's returning senior starters)
  This is nuts! Twelve games into the season, Masterman's leading scorers, sophs Liam Shanahan and Jesse Turkson, own 242 points apiece. Career totals so far: Liam 537, Jesse 471.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/12.
  Neumann-Goretti sr. OF Bay To will play college baseball at D-I Fairleigh Dickinson.
  Click here for the updated standings.

Jan. 12
  Click here for: If Wood's Basketball Team Needs a Power Forward . . . And We Do Mean Power.
  Contest time!! We asked Bernard Rogers (age 12) and Ryan Rogers (age 11), the sons of Ryan coach Bernie Rogers, to grab the camera and take one pic apiece. Each one thought his pic was best, of course (smile). What do you think? Bernard's pic is here. Ryan's pic is here. Send your vote to tedtee307@yahoo.com. The deadline is 10 a.m. tomorrow. Just put Bernard or Ryan in the subject line. Thanks!
  Wood used a late rush to beat Ryan, 61-52. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (small amount of JV pics to start).
  Click here for practice pics from SCH Academy.
  West Chester DB Al-Hajj Shabazz (Bartram) and Nebraska LB Zaire "Bam" Anderson (Frankford) will play this Saturday (4 p.m., ESPN2) in the NFLPA's Collegiate Bowl, in California.
  Baseball historian John Shiffert examines the curious case of John Smoltz (and others). Click here.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Chris Clover's dominance)
  This is nuts! Through four league games, La Salle's top four scorers have 55 points (Najee Walls), 54 (Dave Krmpotich), 53 (Dan Corr) and 52 (Shawn Witherspoon). Shane Stark (38) is the fifth starter.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/11.

Jan. 11
  Click here for: Early Treys in Holbrook's Holster.
  Click here for a large pic of Carroll's student rooters.
  Click here for: Carroll's Youngest Fan.
  Before an overflow crowd at Cabrini College, Roman beat Carroll, 69-64. Ted's report is posted. Ace's ink to jr. PG Tony Carr. Varsity pics here. JV pics here (Roman won that one, 59-56, in OT). 
  Click here for the updated Cath & Int Scoring Leaders.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Chris McNesby and Paul Romanczuk to bang heads again)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/10. 

Jan. 10
  Click here for the updated Pub Scoring Leaders.
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Are strong starts/finishes really important? Issue revisited).
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/9.
  Hard to believe: In a non-league game yesterday, the final score was 24-22 (Engineering and Science beat Overbrook).
  Click here for: West Catholic Now Has TWO Basketball Stat Guys.
  Click here for the updated standings.

Jan. 9
  Congrats to SJ Prep sr. G-F Chris Clover (Saint Joseph's signee), who now owns 1,009 career points.
  Click here for: Walls Comes Tumbling Down.
  Click here for a large pic of Conwell-Egan's student rooters.
  Click here for: Puff Daddy.
  Click here for: It's Expensive to Feed Your Kids at McDonald's!!
  La Salle beat Conwell-Egan, 66-58. Ted's report is posted. Ace's combo ink to sr. Gs Shawn Witherspoon and Najee Walls. Pics here (set starts with second half of JV game).
  Hofstra jr. G Juan'ya Green (Carroll) is in this week's Sports Illustrated Faces in the Crowd for posting the first triple double (pro or college) at the Barclays Center. Gtn. Academy sr. Sam Ritz is also in there for twice running national bests this season in indoor track. 
  Congrats to La Salle sr. QB Kyle Shurmur, who has won the Jim Henry Award as the Maxwell Club's High School Player of the Year.
  Click here for our latest Big Brother Led the Way . . . on ex-Chestnut Hill Academy star Pat Connaghan. (Little bro Luke stars for Wood.)
  Click here for the updated list of 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  All Public TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/8.

Jan. 8
  Click here for the updated standings.
  Imhotep beat Del-Val, 64-51. Ace's ink to sr. G Canachet Jordan.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (An update on Aaron "Ace" Carter's situation)
  Dobbins product Dawn Staley has guided South Carolina's women's basketball team to the No. 1 ranking. Click here for John Smallwood's DN column.
  Schedule note: MC&S-Constitution is off. Will be played tomorrow, 6:30, at Ben Franklin.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Neu./N-G vs. Roman, 1996-2015)
  Click here for: "Yo, When They Invent These Things?" (Puck Joins the Modern World! . . . Sign of the Apuckalypse)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/7.
  Click here for: Reppin' Roman.
  Click here for The Tying Bucket and here for We're Tied No Longer and here for We're Not Going to OT.
  Ace was still under the weather yesterday. No DN ink.

Jan. 7
  Before an overflow crowd at Phila. University, Roman beat Neumann-Goretti, 71-68. Ted's report is posted. Varsity pics here. JV pics here (Roman won that one, 69-64).
  Click here for practice pics from Judge.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Episcopal duo -- Nick Alikakos and Mike Jolaoso -- sniffs rare, 30-year air)
  In the Semper Fidelis All-American Bowl, played Sunday in California, La Salle's Kyle Shurmur passed 9-for-13 for 83 yards and a TD.
  ***Click here for Anthony Franklin's final "Our Guys" report for the 2014 college football season. It includes special awards and two teams (offense/defense) of all-stars. Thanks very much, Ant!! Serious hustle!!***
  Congrats to guard Thaddeus "Boobie" Fauntleroy, a product of Robeson, University City ('07) and Mississippi Valley State, who has signed with the Harlem Globetrotters!!
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/6.
  Click here for the updated standings.
  Ace was under the weather yesterday. No DN ink.

an. 6
  Click here for: Talk About Shooting a Brick . . . (details/video of a classic moment in a recent girls' game).
  Click here for: Storm Warning . . . Another Star is Being Groomed.
  Click here for: Sis Led the Way to Sports Bliss.
  Click here for: 3,076 Yards Down, MANY More to Come.
  Germantown Academy beat Penn Charter, 58-39. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (JV to start; in old gym).
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Ray Heffner. Ray coached youth sports for many years in Olney and Cheltenham and his son, Tony, now a football assistant at Judge, was a first team All-City defensive end for Dougherty in '78. RIP, Ray. Click here for the notice.
  Click here for: B-P's Joe Oquendo is now "Nobeardo".
  Note from Pub commish Ben Dubin: Franklin has forfeited its Dec. 18 win over West Phila. for using an ineligible player.  
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (SJ Prep's visits to Under 30 Land)
  The next edition of SFBN Talks High School Sports will include a feature on former Constitution assistant Fran Hamilton, who died last June. The show will air on The Comcast Network on Wednesday at 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. and Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
  Congrats to Bloomsburg sr. 3B Eric Frain (Ryan), who has earned preseason D-II All-American honors for the Atlantic Region from the American Baseball Coaches Association.
  Last night's York-Harrisburg game did not end well. Click here. 
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/5.
 
Jan. 5
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Jack Anderson. Jack played football/basketball/baseball at Lincoln ('60), was in the minors with the Giants and later was a Phillies scout. RIP, Jack. Click here for the notice.
  Click here for a group pic of the vets at SJ Prep today.
  ***Click here for info on Wednesday's Markward Club dinner.***
  SJ Prep beat Lansdale, 51-28. Ted's report is posted. Pics here ("Empty Chair" ceremony shortly into set; JV pics at the end).
  Baseball historian John Shiffert is back in the saddle. He shines the light on the HOF's Golden Era failings. Click here.
  Click here for: "Frog" as Mr. Freeze. (Website legend Mark Carfagno, during his recent Mummers performance)
  A reminder: Prior to its basketball game today vs. Lansdale Catholic (3:45 tipoff), SJ Prep will dedicate an Empty Chair to honor the 91,000 servicemen and women who never returned from overseas conflicts since WWI. The chair was funded by a gift from the estate of Alfio Zappala (Prep '58) through the POW-MIA National Chair of Honor Program. All vets who attend the game will be admitted free of charge and invited to participate in the pregame ceremony. Click here for a pic.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (How Chris Clover will prevent SJ Prep and Lansdale from breaking a suspected CL record -- smile).
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/4.
  Click here for Ace's DN column on how he has received inspiration from many subjects of his stories.  

Jan. 4
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Gene Giello. Gene, a big-time supporter of Bonner/B-P football and a long-time advertiser on this website during his career as an agent for  Nationwide Insurance, died today. RIP, Gene. Thanks for everything. Click here for the notice.
  Click here for: Get Your Last Look at Joe Obeardo.
  Click here for: Care for Some Raspberry Sherbet?
  Bonner-Prendie beat Ryan, 61-47. Ted's report is posted. Pics here
(set starts with JV game).
  Click here for: If There's Someone You Love to See at the Inter-Ac's Annual Dan Dougherty Opening Day Tripleheader . . .
  Vaux all-timer Rysheed Jordan has taken a leave of absence from St. John's. Click here.
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/3. (Unreported: Bartram)
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (I-A tripleheader records/sites)

Jan. 3
  Roster received: Parkway Northwest. Thanks!
  In the Inter-Ac's Dan Dougherty opening tripleheader . . .
  Germantown Academy beat SCH Academy, 64-35 (pics here); Haverford School beat Episcopal, 57-46 (pics here); Malvern beat Penn Charter, 58-38 (pics here). Ted's combo report is posted.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (League debuts for CL coaches)
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 1/2.
  Congrats to Saints G Jahri Evans (Frankford) and Dolphins CB Brent Grimes (Northeast), who have been selected to play in the Pro Bowl.

Jan. 2
  Click here for: The Announcements Board Near McDevitt's Gym has the Perfect Name.
  Wood beat McDevitt, 61-50. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (set starts with JV game).
  Lansdale beat West Catholic, 56-48. Ace's DN ink to jr. F Dan Modestine.
  Click here for a list of all Narberth League products now playing college basketball, as compiled by league officer Mike Herron.
  Click here for: He's Still a Happy Ward of His Bok Coaches.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Wood's Luke Connaghan joins a special club)

Jan. 1
  Happy New Year!!
  Congrats to Jerry McGinn, a former football player for now-closed Dougherty ('74) and Lycoming. He'll be the head ref in tomorrow's Alamo Bowl.
  Click here for our latest Before He Fathered a Star Athlete on ex-Mastbaum QB Leonhard "P.J." McCray. His son, LaPri McCray-Pace, is a hoops star for Conwell-Egan.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (CL success in non-league and tournament games)
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 12/31.

Dec. 31
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Francis "Poppy" McNally. Mr. McNally, a long-time football coach and in recent years a very revered assistant at West Catholic, died today.
Click here for an obit. RIP, sir.
  www.easternpafootball.com has picked Large School and Small School All-State FB Teams. Click here for Large and here for Small.
  Congrats to Jerry Magallanes, once a star running back for Judge. He was the head ref in the Peach Bowl today.
  Please check out **SCORING HELP, PLEASE** and let your coach/manager know if your school is on the list. Thanks!
  Click here for: Never Know Whose Pic You'll See on a Wall Outside Chestnut Hill College's Gym.
  Click here for the Overall Scoring Leaders.
  Did you see what happened in the Liberty Bowl? Click here. No. 7 for West Virginia is Penn Charter product Daryl Worley.
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 12/30. (Unreported: KIPP DuBois, Lincoln, New Media.)
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Catholic vs. Inter-Ac)
  ***Click here for Ace's Pub preview.***

Dec. 30
  Carroll beat Haverford School, 69-49. Click here for Ace's DN ink.
  Special note: *Prior to its basketball game on Monday, Jan. 5 vs. Lansdale Catholic (3:45 tipoff), SJ Prep will dedicate an Empty Chair to honor the 91,000 servicemen and women who never returned from overseas conflicts since WWI. The chair was funded by a gift from the estate of Alfio Zappala (Prep '58) through the POW-MIA National Chair of Honor Program. All vets who attend the game will be admitted free of charge and invited to participate in the pregame ceremony.
  Click here for: Never Know When You'll See Three Football Guys
Who Were First-Magnitude Stars at West Catholic.
  In a holiday showcase at Chestnut Hill College . . .
  La Salle beat Gratz, 65-40. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (set starts with Life Center vs. Bartram) . . . And, Phila. Electrical fell to South Shore (N.Y.). Duck's report is posted.
  Say hello to our latest "Pumpkin" . . . click here.
  Ace submitted the Public League preview late last week. So far, there hasn't been enough room in the Daily News to publish it. Hang tough.
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 12/29.
 
Dec. 29
  Click here for: Wood's Banner Performance!
  Click here for: Time to Reflect . . .
  In a holiday showcase event at Episcopal . . .
  Malvern beat Ryan, 62-52, then Episcopal beat Boys' Latin, 54-39. Ted's combo report is posted. Pics here (set starts with Malvern-Ryan.)
  In today's Daily News High & Inside, Mark Perner hooked up "Our Guys" in the NFL. Click here. (Thanks for the website mention, Mark.)
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Returning starters for CL champs)
  Click here for another Before He Drew X's and O's . . . on Imhotep assistant Nafis Ricks, a star at now-closed Lamberton in 2006 (the story details his 56-point outing) and most recently a pro overseas.
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 12/28.
  ***Click here for Huck's All-Catholic Football Teams (overall and division by division).***

Dec. 28
  Click here for: Saluting the Hawks' Pirates . . .
  Due to a cancellation, Ryan seeks another game. Playing date flexible. Contact coach Bernie Rogers at rogersryan11@yahoo.com.
  Click here for the updated list of 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Speedy kicks non-league butt)
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 12/27.

Dec. 27
  Click here for a pic of Trenton Catholic's Malachi Richardson, a Syracuse commit, throwing one down.
  In a holiday tourney at Trenton Catholic . . .
  Conwell-Egan fell to Trenton Catholic, 57-46. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (set starts with pics from Phila. Elec.-St. Benedict's).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Transfer winds)
  TEAM PAGES have been updated through 12/26.
  ***Ted Taylor could not wait to begin his 40th year of writing hobby columns. Congrats! Click here for his first offering for 2105!***

Dec. 26
  Congrats to Navy sr. G Jake Zuzek (West Catholic), who earned first team honors on the All-ECAC squad! (Eligible squads: Army, Boston College, Connecticut, Pittsburgh, Maryland, Massachusetts, Navy, Penn State, Rutgers, Syracuse, Temple, Virginia, Wisconsin, West Virginia.)
  In a holiday tourney at Wissahickon . . .
  Judge fell to Souderton, 48-45. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  In a showcase event at Girard College . . .
  Frankford beat Eagle Academy for Young Men (Bronx, N.Y.), 63-57, in two OTs. Duck's report is posted.
  Click here for John Knebels' story, from catholicphilly.com, about SJ Prep's state title.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (oldest Single Game Scoring Records at schools still in existence)
  Click here for the updated list of Single Game Scoring Records.
  Click here for the Overall Scoring Leaders.
  In 1988, Judge's Ron Filippo was a first team All-City outfielder . . . And now he can field his own baseball team (smile). Click here for Bill Fleischman's great DN story.

Dec. 25
  Merry Christmas!!
  Click here for a great story about prominent Arizona State WR Jaelen Strong (West Catholic).
  Please check out these Pub links and let us know if your team has played games that weren't reported: *Public A -- *Public B -- *Public C -- *Public D -- *Public E . . . tedtee307@yahoo.com.  
  The Public E TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/23.
  The Public D TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/23.
  Please check out **SCORING HELP, PLEASE** and let your coach/manager know if your school is on the list. Thanks!

Dec. 24
  The Public C TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/23.
  Penn Charter product Justin Renfrow, who played his college ball at Virginia and Miami, is now on the Packers' practice squad as a tackle.
  The Public B TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/23.
  The Public A TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/23.
  Click here for the Pub scoring leaders (Divisions B-E only).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Current coaches with 200 wins)
  The Inter-Ac hoops TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/23.
  The Catholic hoops TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/23.
  Special note: Two nights ago, at the City of Palms Classic, in Florida,
Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk notched career win No. 200!
  Click here for Ace's Catholic League preview & thumbnail sketches.

Dec. 23
  Germantown Academy beat West Catholic, 74-56. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (JV to start).
  Click here for practice pics from Roman.
  Click here for Ace's Inter-Ac preview, with thumbnail sketches.
  Roster received: KIPP DuBois. Thanks! One more needed: Pky NW.
  The Non-League Schedule now includes tourneys, showcases and non-league games from Dec. 26 through Dec. 31. Please note: They are listed by the name of the event, NOT by date. Thanks to Tim McManus for providing the list!
  Public TEAM PAGES have been updated with yesterday's games (except for those schools that have not provided rosters). Also, Maritime's points vs. Tacony were not reported. Ugh.
  Click here for the updated standings.

Dec. 22
  Congrats to ConHigh's Ahmad Gilbert, who now owns 1,009 career pts.
  Click here for: Never Know When You'll See a Truly Legendary Ref.
  O'Hara fell to Academy Park, 57-49. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (JV to start).
  Southern beat E&S, 49-37. Ace's DN ink to sr. G La'Trelle Wilson.
  The Public A TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/21.
  Click here for the updated list of 1,000-Point Scorers (and candidates). Congrats to Haverford School's Levan "Shawn" Alston and Edison's Montrell Gilliam, who have joined the club this season. (ConHigh's Ahmad Gilbert is just seven points away.)
  Click here for another Before He Drew X's and O's . . . on Haverford School assistant Donnie Carr, a first magnitude star at Roman and Kobe Bryant's equal in a memorable game 19 years ago.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Seasons between Catholic League coaching stints)

Dec. 21
  Special note: At the City of Palms Classic, in Florida, Carroll's Derrick Jones won the dunk contest and teammate Ryan Daly placed second in the three-point contest.
  Haverford School beat McDevitt, 53-30. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (starts with JV).
  Wood beat Pennington (N.J.), 63-54. Ace's DN ink to jr. PG Tommy Funk.
  The Catholic hoops TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/20.
  The Inter-Ac hoops TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/20.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Southern's hairy '86 title march)

Dec. 20
  Click here for Ace's Daily News All-City Football Team and here for his DN All-Catholic and All-Public Teams.
  Click here for: Say Hello to Another "Pumpkin"
  Click here for: Lionel and Friends (with IDs). And here for a large version (without IDs) . . . And click here for Ted's story on the Rams' win in  the '86 Pub final.
  ***Southern today held a ceremony to retire the No. 22 jersey worn by all-timer Lionel Simmons ('86). Click here for pics. And click here for pics from the first half of the Rams' game with Center City Academy.***
  Click here for: The Wilt Chamberlain stamp is on display!
  More files on this page have been updated for 2014.
  The info for Jimmy Herron has been updated on the Multi-Sport All-City list here.
  John and Dylan Parsons have been added to the Father-Son All-City list here.
  The All-City honorees have been added to the master lists here.
  Ace's All-Star Football Teams (All-City, All-Public, All-Catholic) are in today's Daily News. Click here for his story on the Players of the Year -- Franklin QB Kevin Caldwell, SCH Academy QB Paul Dooley, SJ Prep DB John Reid and Wood RB Jarrett McClenton -- and Coach of the Year, David Carter (Franklin).

Dec. 19
  Bonner-Prendie fell to Interboro, 56-41. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (starts with JV).
  Click here for the updated standings.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (N-G seeks TWO special feats)
  Public TEAM PAGES have been updated with yesterday's games (except for those schools that have not provided rosters).
  Joe McCourt is no longer Roman's football coach. Click here for Ace's story on the whole messy situation.

Dec. 18
  ***Let the anticipation build (even more) . . . Ace's All-City, All-Public and All-Catholic Football Teams will appear in Saturday's Daily News, along with his choices for Players/Coach of the Year.*** 
  Congrats to Del-Val sr. WR Rasheed Bailey (Roxborough), the Maxwell Club's Tri-State College Player of the Year! Click here. 
  A clarification, via Ben Dubin: Mastery South will forfeit two league games and one non-league game.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. Actually, it's a Billbit. (Speedy Morris on doorstep of another milestone)
  The Inter-Ac hoops TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/17.
  The Catholic hoops TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/17.
  ***Let the anticipation build . . . It's expected that Ace's All-City, All-Public and All-Catholic Football Teams will appear in tomorrow's Daily News, along with his choices for Players/Coach of the Year.***
  Click here for John McGonigal's DN story on Penn State hoops star D.J. Newbill (Strawberry Mansion).
  Click here for Huck's final Catholic League individual stats package.
  Click here for Huck's final Catholic League team stats package.

Dec. 17
  Info via Pub hoops chairman Ben Dubin: Mastery South will be forfeiting its next three league games (disciplinary issue).
  Thanks to Bruce Fleming for clearing up a lingering issue about the career receiving yards posted by '99 Roxborough grad Obi Amara.
  Saturday at 2 p.m., Southern will host Center City Academy in a non-league game. At halftime, the Rams' 1986 Pub champs will be honored and the No. 22 jersey worn by all-timer Lionel Simmons will be retired.
  Click here for: Phelps' Philly Guys.
  Click here for: Socks It to Me.
  Episcopal fell to Phelps, 67-61. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Roster received: Penn Treaty. Still to go: KIPP DuBois, Pky NW.
  Very cool!! . . . Drexel (coached by Bruiser Flint) will meet Penn State (coached by Pat Chambers) this Saturday, 2 p.m., at the PPL Center, in Allentown. And the man who coached both guys at Episcopal, Dan Dougherty, will be honored before the game! Click here.
  Click here for our first Before They Drew X's and O's of the 2014-15 basketball season . . . on McDevitt assistant (and ex-player) Dan "Not Chip's Brother" Greenberg.
  Public TEAM PAGES have been updated with yesterday's games (except for those schools that have not provided rosters).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Statistical breakdown for state champs produced by Wood in 2011, '13 and '14)

Dec. 16
  Ryan beat Penn Charter, 45-34. Ted's report is posted. Ace's DN ink
to jr. WG-SF Austin Chabot. Pics here.
  Franklin beat Mastery North, 71-56. Duck's report is posted.
  Did you know? . . . Haverford School produced an NFL Hall of Famer. He didn't pop pads, but we won't hold that against him (smile). Reason: Bert Bell ran the show! Click here for Kevin Burke's profile.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Thomas "Pop" Dunfee. Mr. Dunfee, who passed away recently, fathered eight children and many were star athletes. Bartram grads Tom ('78) and Billy ('87) were first team All-City honorees in football AND baseball. Click here for the obit. RIP, sir. 
  Click here for Huck's Final City Top 10.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Statistical breakdown for state champs produced by La Salle in '09, SJ Prep in '13 & '14)
  Click here for the updated basketball list of Most Years Coached (12 and up). Carroll's Paul Romanczuk is the one addition.
  Ace's final City Top 10: 1. SJ Prep (11-3), 2. Wood (14-1), 3. Haverford School (9-1), 4. Imhotep (11-2), 5. Franklin (11-1), 6. La Salle (8-3), 7. N-G (9-5), 8. Malvern (7-4), 9. Gratz (11-2), 10. Prep Charter (10-1-1).
  Final stats leaders are in today's Daily News (page 38).

Dec. 15
  Judge beat Lincoln, 55-44. Ace's DN ink to jr. G Justin Fleming.
  Click here for: Never Know When You'll See a Cool Display in a Gym.
  Thanks to parent Dan Macartney, some pics have been added to the SJ Prep State Title Tribute Page. And click here for his great pics before/during/after the championship game. Thank you, Dan!
  New Media's cheerleaders can now be found here.
  Click here for: Not Exactly a Taxing Night for La Salle AD Joe Parisi, Who Monitors La Salle's Student Rooters.
  Click here for a mix-and-match photo set: Basketball practice at Germantown Academy (combo) and McDevitt (mostly JV; varsity was ending as I arrived); first half of New Media-La Salle game.
  Pub rosters still needed: KIPP DuBois, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty.
  The Catholic hoops TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/10.
  The Inter-Ac hoops TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/14.
  At a tournament last night in Washington, D.C., Roman assistant Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna tried to motivate the players with this promise: You win, I'll sing the National Anthem at a home game. It worked. Will Puck follow through? Let's hope so! The world needs this video! (smile) 
  The Dec. 6 Tedbit has been finalized. Wood checks in at No. 6. Prep is No. 11.
  Click here for the state finals recaps.
  Click here for Ace's writeback story on SJ Prep soph RB D'Andre Swift and partners.

Dec. 14
  Congrats to O'Hara product Tom Savage, whose name can now be found here on the Pub/Cath/Int NFL list!
  Most files on this historical football page have been finalized for 2014.
  Click here for a large version of the West-West solidarity photo.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Career totals for SJP-Wood guys)
  Click here for the final Standings/PF-PA.
  ***Click here for SJ Prep's State Title Tribute Page.***
  In the teams' first meeting since 1987, West Catholic beat West Philadelphia, 68-59. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (JV to start).
  SJ Prep's Tribute Page will appear tonight, hopefully. Sorry for delay.
 

Dec. 13
  In the Class AAAA state final . . .
  SJ Prep beat Pine-Richland, 49-41, to win its second consecutive title. Olamide Zaccheaus wrapped things up with a jump-ball, end-zone interception at 0:00. Ted's report is posted. Ace's Monday DN ink TBA. Before pics here. Early action pics here. (Other pics unavailable. Severe computer problems. Many apologies. Another site's pics are here. Other photos for purchase can be accessed here. Click here for pics by Prep parent Dan Macartney. TEAM PAGE is updated.
  ***Click here for Wood's State Title Tribute Page.***
  Duck hit the hoops trail yesterday and saw Northeast beat FLC, 81-58. Click here for his report.
  Pub rosters still needed: KIPP DuBois, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty.
  Roster received: King. Thanks! Next?

Dec. 12
  In the Class AAA state final . . .
  Wood beat Central Valley, 33-14, to win its second consecutive title and third in four years as sr. RB Jarrett McClenton scored four TDs for the fifth time in six postseason games this year. Ted's report is posted. Ace's DN ink in overall context. Before pics here. Game pics here. Celebration pics here. Click here for video from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. TEAM PAGE has been updated.
  Public TEAM PAGES have been updated with yesterday's games (except for those schools that have not provided rosters).
  **PCN will televise the state football finals.**
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (D-12 in state finals)
  Click here for three pics from the first game (played last Saturday) on Penn Charter's new court in the Dooney Field House. Courtesy of Class Record (yearbook).
  Click here for: Mike McGlinchey Blocks a Field Goal.
  Pub rosters still needed: King, KIPP DuBois, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty.
  Rosters received: Central, Audenried. Thanks! Next? 
  Click here for Ace's story on Wood sr. LB Justin Rubin.

Dec. 11
  Click here for: Our First "Pumpkin" of the 2014-15 Hoops Season.
  SCH Academy fell to Upper Moreland, 49-42. Ted's report is posted. Pics here (starts with some JV).
  Click here for the updated list of Top Performances in Rushing, Passing (1,000 yards each) and Receiving (500 yards) since 1981.
  Tiiiiime for a basketball Tedbit . . . click here. (Guys who've coached hoops AND football, 1976-2015)
  Schedule note: Tacony Charter and Parkway Center City has been moved to Feltonville Recreation Center (B & Wyoming) at 3:15 pm.  Parents only permitted at game.
  Schedule note: Due to a disciplinary issue, KIPP DuBois has forfeited today's game with Randolph.
  Pub rosters still needed: Audenried, Central, King, KIPP DuBois, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty.
  Rosters received: Dobbins, Motivation. Thanks! Next?
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (YPG for receivers whose teams have reached state quarters, 2008-14)
  Click here for Ace's story on SJ Prep sr. L Shane Davis, the sr. class president and much, much more.

Dec. 10
  The Catholic hoops TEAM PAGES -- here and here -- have been updated through 12/10.
  Click here for: If Wood Needs Another Cafeteria Monitor . . .
  The Inter-Ac hoops TEAM PAGE has been updated through 12/10.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (YPG for rushers whose teams have reached state quarters, 2008-14)
  Click here for Huck's City Top 10.
  Thanks to Lawrence Goldenberg, a 1953 Overbrook grad, for providing info from the Pub's cross country championship meets in '52 and '53!
  Rosters received: Sayre, Gratz, Mastery North. Thanks! Next?
  A District 12 crew will officiate Friday's Class A state final -- Mike Quinn, Mickey Finn, Andy Venango, Mark Brunkle, Robert Hamilton, Art Chapman and Brian White. Congrats, guys!
  Click here for a story about the disappointment felt by website legend Mark "Frog" Carfagno over the unsuccessful Dick Allen campaign. (As of 9:15, it was No. 1 on Yahoo!)
  Pub rosters still needed: Audenried, Central, Dobbins, King, KIPP DuBois, Motivation, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty.
  Public TEAM PAGES have been updated with yesterday's games (except for those schools that have not provided rosters).
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (YPG for passers whose teams have reached state quarters, 2008-14)
  La Salle last night beat Germantown Academy, 58-44, in a special
game to support GA's Bobby Taggart, who's battling bone cancer. Click here for Ace's story.

Dec. 9
  Click here for a story that'll make you think and/or worry, big time.
  McDevitt's Brendan Hanagan was perhaps the only player to make appearances at both College Football Nights. Click here and here.
  Click here for: All That's Left to Do . . . Tie the City Record!
  Click here for: His Other Sports Duty Has a Hold on Him.
  Check out two photo sets from Wood: Basketball practice here and College Football Night here.
  Pub rosters still needed: Audenried, Central, Dobbins, Gratz, King, KIPP DuBois, Motivation, New Media, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty, Sayre.
  Rosters received: Mastery North, Bracetti, Rush. Thanks! Next?
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (D-12's best state performances)
  Dick Allen fallout: Stan Hochman's column is here. Mike Sielski's column is here. Ryan Lawrence's story is here.
  Click here for Ace's City Football Top 10.

Dec. 8
  The Markward Club will hold its first get-together of 2014-15 Wednesday. Click here for the details.
  Click here for the latest effort from Ted Taylor, who's now in his 39th year of writing hobby columns. Congrats!
  Rosters received: Frankford, Randolph, Swenson, E&S, Elverson, CAPA, Sankofa, Bodine, Mastery South, Lincoln, Overbrook, Maritime, West Phila. Thanks. Keep 'em coming! Next?
  Washington beat SJ Prep, 56-43. Ted's report is posted. Ace's DN ink to sr. G-F Charles Brown. Pics here.
  Life ain't fair!! The campaign to make Dick Allen a Hall of Famer fell one vote short. Congrats to website legend Mark "Frog" Carfagno, Joe Ferry and others for their tireless efforts on Allen's behalf.
  Pub rosters still needed: Audenried, Bracetti, Central, Dobbins, Gratz, King, KIPP DuBois, Mastery North, Motivation, New Media, Parkway NW, Penn Treaty, Rush, Sayre.  
  Bodine has the city's coolest basketball roster. There's a senior named Tyron Price, a soph named Tyrone Prince and a junior named . . . drum roll, please . . . Justice Understanding.
  Don't forget . . . Archbishop Wood will hold a College Football Night tomorrow, 6:30 to 9 p.m., in the cafeteria. Open to players from all schools in all leagues, city and suburbs. No need to pre-register. Players are encouraged to bring transcripts and highlight DVDs. Coaches from colleges in Division I-AA on down are expected to attend. Wood coach Steve Devlin will be running the show. 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Jarrett McClenton sniffs rare air)
  Ace's writeback stories: Click here for a combo job on SJ Prep and here for Wood sr. G Shawn Scroger.
  Today at 2 p.m., we'll know whether Dick Allen is headed into baseball's HOF. Ryan Lawrence breaks things down one last time.
 
Dec. 7
  Thanks to Mike Herron, the go-to guy for Episcopal's athletic program, for providing the names of more D-I hoopsters!
  Roman beat Haverford School, 63-61, in the All-City Classic showcase event. Duck's report is posted.
  Click here for our annual list of Division I basketball players from the Public, Catholic and Inter-Ac leagues.
  The Tedbit from early yesterday -- highest scoring teams in city history -- has been updated. Wood now owns the No. 6 spot and SJ Prep has popped up, as well.
  Recaps for the state semis can now be found here.
  State finals: AAA, Wood vs. Central Valley, Friday, 7 p.m., at HersheyPark Stadium; AAAA, SJ Prep vs. Pine-Richland, Saturday, 6 p.m., at HersheyPark Stadium.
  Rosters received: Northeast, Freire, Kensington, Parkway West, Fels. Thanks! Keep 'em coming! Next?
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Laying the Wood, again)
 
Dec. 6
  Penn Charter debuted its new court, in the Dooney Field House, with a 52-44 win over Parkway Center City. Sean Foley scored the first points on a bucket from inside the lane. His dad, Ed, is PC's associate AD (and the coach of the team mentioned right below, the Little Quakers). Click here for a pic of Sean from Friday's practice.
  Today in California, the Little Quakers ended season No. 62 with all-time win No. 249. Kevin Burke has offered a report. Click here (posted on Ted's page under today's date). Thanks, Kevin!
  Duck checked out two basketball games today. Haverford School fell to Calvert Hall (Md.), 77-48, and SJ Prep beat Bartram, 56-32. His reports are posted.
  Reminder: Please include uniform numbers on rosters.
  Rosters received: Bartram, Imhotep, Washington, GAMP, Prep Charter, Masterman. Thanks! Next? Keep 'em coming.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (SJ Prep one-ups La Salle)
  Click here for the updated Standings/PF-PA.
  In a Class AAAA state semifinal . . .
  SJ Prep beat Pennsbury, 37-7. Ted's report is posted. Ace's Monday DN story will be an overall-context version. Before/after pics here. Game pics here. TEAM PAGE is updated.
  In a Class AAA state semifinal . . .
  Wood beat Somerset, 63-20. Click here for Kevin Cooney's story from The Intelligencer. TEAM PAGE is updated.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Highest scoring teams, all-time)
  Click here for Ace's story on Wood sr. C Ryan Neher.

Dec. 5
  Click here for: Never Know When You'll See Matt Ryan.
  Judge beat Straw. Mansion, 62-44. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  King beat Sankofa, 82-28. Duck's report is posted.
  Click here for practice pics from Penn Charter (in preparation for first game in new venue -- the Ray Dooney Field House).
  Catholic rosters still needed: None.
  Rosters received: Frankin Towne, SJ Prep, Strawberry Mansion, Edison, Ryan, Robeson, Future. Thanks! Next?
  Click here for Anthony Franklin's Weekly College Awards & Tidbits.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Olney's Leigh Pesko becomes the Pub's latest female coach)
  The stamps honoring Wilt Chamberlain (Overbrook '55) will debut at halftime of tonight's Sixers game with Oklahoma City. Click here for Stan Hochman's column.
  Click here for Ace's story on SJ Prep sr. DT Armen Ware.

Dec. 4
  We have received 15 Pub rosters. Only 45 to go!
  Click here for Huck's weekly Catholic League team stats package and here for his weekly CL individual stats leaders.
  ***Special congrats to DN sports writer Aaron "Ace" Carter, who tonight won an award -- Sports Reporter of the Year -- from Philadelphia's famous Pen & Pencil Club (journalists), which has existed since 1892!!***
  Click here for a non-league basketball schedule (includes many showcases/tourneys, and a link to ALL games involving Public League teams).
  Schedule note: The first game in Penn Charter's new gym, vs. Parkway Center City, will be Saturday at 2 p.m.
  Rosters received: Olney, West Catholic, World Comm, MC&S, O'Hara, Mastbaum, Constitution, Palumbo, Lansdale Cath. Thanks! Next? Keep 'em coming . . .
  Click here for: Hoot's Looking at You, Kid.
  Click here for practice pics (football, of course) from SJ Prep (shots of future practice facility, at 11th & Cecil B. Moore, at end of set). 
  Penn State frosh Shep Garner (Roman) was paying attention and thus enjoyed a goofy moment. Click here for the breakdown, with video.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Top holiday performances) 

Dec. 3
  Click here for the updated list of PL Coaches' Playoff Records.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (I-A teams, by winning seasons)
  On Jan. 19, at 12:30, between games of a ML King Day girl-boy doubleheader, Frankford High will name its basketball court for the late Vince Miller, who steered the boys' team to consecutive Public League championships (1988-89; only titles in school history) and 351 wins over 27 seasons. There will be speakers and many former players are expected to attend. More info to come . . .    
  ***Click here for YOUR chance to vote for Dick Allen on the Golden Era Ballot.***
  Click here for: Never Know When You'll Run Into AI!!
  Click here for the updated list of Winningest Coaches, by School.
  Click here for Bob Nightengale's USA Today column on Dick Allen's HOF hopes. Dick is quoted, as is our own Mark "Frog" Carfagno!
  Rosters received: Bonner-Prendie, La Salle, Tacony, Boys' Latin, Franklin LC, Del-Val, Conwell-Egan. Thanks! Next? Keep 'em coming . . .
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (PL teams, by winning seasons)
  Click here for Ace's combo feature on Wood sr. DLs Devon Cobb and Nafeez Brown-Carter.

Dec. 2
  Inter-Ac rosters still needed: None. 
  Public rosters still needed: Hundreds of thousands (smile).
  Rosters received: McDevitt, Haverford School. Next?
  Check out two photo sets . . . Basketball practice at Bonner-Prendie (in refurbished gym) and College Football Night at O'Hara.
  Click here for the updated list of CL Coaches' Playoff Records.
  Click here for cool news concerning West Chester sr. QB Sean McCartney (Wood).
  Click here for the updated list of Coaches With the Best Winning Percentages (except for SJ Prep/Wood guys).
  Click here for the updated list of all-time Individual Season Leaders,
by Yardage (except for SJ Prep/Wood guys).
  Former website legend Ed Morrone (Northeast Times) will make a guest appearance tomorrow night (6 to 6:30) on SFBN Talks High School Sports, on The Comcast Network. Part of the show: a documentary on Northeast-Central rivalry. 
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (CL teams, by winning seasons)
  Retiring referee Mark Warner is featured in Ace's notes column. Click here (Top 10 at bottom of that story). Stats leaders in paper.

Dec. 1
  Click here for the updated list of Top Statistical Performers from 1981 to 2014 (except for SJ Prep/Wood guys).
  Click here for: West is Best! Frog Hits the Big Time!!
  Don't forget . . . Cardinal O'Hara will hold a College Football Night tomorrow, 6 to 9 p.m., in the cafeteria. Open to players from all schools in all leagues, city and suburbs. No need to pre-register. Players are encouraged to bring transcripts and highlight DVDs. Coaches from colleges in Division I-AA on down are expected to attend. West Catholic coach Brian Fluck will be running the show.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. ("First down" QBs)
  Click here for Huck's City Top 10.
  Schedule note: The Wood-Somerset AAA semi will be played Saturday, 1 p.m., at Chambersburg High.
  Rosters received: Phila. Elec., Neumann-Goretti, Penn Charter, Wood, Roman, Episcopal, Carroll. Thanks! Next? Keep 'em coming . . .
  ***We have welcomed 500,000 visitors in 5 1/2 months. Thanks, everyone! And special appreciation to all contributors/advertisers!!***
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (FGs by black kickers; Mastery North's DeJason Ellis leads the way)
  Click here for Ace's writeback story on SJ Prep sr. QB Jack Clements.

Nov. 30
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Cath-Pub schools now 19-2 in quarterfinals since '08)
  Schedule note: The SJ Prep-Pennsbury AAAA semi will be played Saturday, 1 p.m., at Northeast High.
  Very rough drafts of the Public League TEAM PAGES can now be found below under BASKETBALL '15.
  Click here for the updated CL Team Postseason Records.
  Click here for the updated list of Coaches with 100 Career Victories.
  Click here for the updated Career Yardage Leaders (minus SJP-Wood)
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Steve Devlin's feat)

Nov. 29
  **Click here for Michelle Alton's great pics from the Prep Charter vs. Frankford Thanksgiving game. For info on obtaining prints, please contact Michelle at ganesh5555@hotmail.com. Thank you!
  Bombs away! Neumann University's Tyreek Riddick (MC&S '11) today hit 10 threes vs. Cabrini! Click here.
  Click here for Anthony Franklin's Weekly College Awards & Tidbits.
  Click here for the updated Standings/PF-PA.
  TEAM PAGES for N-G and SJ Prep have been updated.
  In a Class AA state quarterfinal . . .
  Neum.-Gor. fell to Dunmore, 30-18. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  In a Class AAAA state quarterfinal . . .
  SJ Prep beat Parkland, 34-30, as sr. QB Jack Clements passed for four TDs and ran for another. Ace's Monday DN ink to Clements.
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Wood's quarterfinal dominance)
  SJ Prep football coach Gabe Infante is the subject of today's Big Read in Daily News Weekend (by stringer Joe Santoliquito). Click here.

Nov. 28
  In a Class AAA state quarterfinal . . .
  Wood beat Great Valley, 44-7. Ted's report is posted. Ace's DN ink to jr. DE Mack Schwartz. Pics here.
  Tiiiiime for (another) Tedbit . . . click here. (Career breakdown for Imhotep star Denniston "DJ" Moore)
  Frog's report on Prep Charter-Frankford is now posted.
  Click here for the updated Individual Career Records, by School.
  Click here for the updated Individual Season Records, by School.
  **TEAM PAGES for 43 squads have been finalized.**
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Roman's rushing grunts)
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated. Thanks to all helpers!
  The four DN Thanksgiving stories are now linked below.

Nov. 27
  ***Happy Thanksgiving!!***
  Olney's cheerleaders can now be found here.
  Click here for: Don't Even Think About Being a Knucklehead.
  Updated records: city here and all three leagues here.
  Rosters received: SCH Academy, Franklin. Next?
  Tiiiiime for a Tedbit . . . click here. (Final totals for seniors whose careers ended today)
  Click here for the updated Standings/PF-PA. 
  Milestones: Ryan's Samir Bullock surpassed 2,000 rushing yards for the second consecutive season. Franklin's Kevin Caldwell finished the season with 3,000-plus passing yards. Imhotep's Denniston "DJ" Moore became the Pub's all-time leader for career receiving yardage.
  Our stat crew kicked butt today!! Thanks to Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna, Amauro Austin, Mark "Frog" Carfagno, Jon "Duck" Gray, Big Steve Reid, Ed Morrone and Jeff McDevitt . . . and Ace!
  Boys' Latin beat Olney, 40-28. Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Ryan beat Washington, 28-20. Ace's DN ink to sr. FB-LB Bobby McDevitt.
  West Phila. beat Overbrook, 21-8. Ace's DN ink to sr. L-DL Teair Tart-Spencer.
  Imhotep beat King, 52-0. Duck's report is posted. Brent Baum's DN ink to jr. RB Mike Waters.
  Roman beat Roxborough, 45-6. Ace's DN ink to sr. WR-DB AJ Frazier.
  Prep Charter beat Frankford, 24-14. Frog's report is posted.
  Other winners: Franklin, Northeast, Judge. (C-E lost.)  
  Click here for Huck's City Top 10.
  Roster received: Franklin. Next?
  Click here for Huck's weekly Catholic League team stats package.