PRELIMINARY PLAYOFFS
Class AAAA
  Northeast 59, Fels 56: Tony Nayan scored 18 points and bagged his ninth assist when De'Andre Williams (17) drained the Vikings' fifth trey of the fourth quarter with eight seconds remaining. Fels' Danil Mateo missed one at the buzzer. Mateo (31) and Berny Vilsaint (22) combined for 46 of the Panthers' first 48 points and all 19 field goals. Jordan Grant (two) and Mike Turnage combined for three free throws. The team's second leading scorer, James Cottrell, transferred to Imhotep the previous day.
  Kensington 53, Central 50: Julius VanGuine (13 points) drove the right wing and passed to Isaiah Hill for a three-point play with 2.6 seconds remaining. Jamie Betancourt posted 17 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Central's Kahlil Williams shot 8-for-12 en route to 19 points and snagged 10 rebounds. Chris Bing had five blocks.
  Olney 53, Overbrook 48: Charles Brown made seven steals and saved seven of his 14 points for a 19-10 fourth quarter. Only James Harrison (10) reached double digits for 'Brook.
  Southern 56, Lincoln 41: Ralik Wise (16) and Tyreese Livingston (13) led the way.
Class AAA
  Eng. and Science 55, Franklin 51: In a 22-14 fourth quarter, the leaders were Evan Williams (nine of his 14 points) and Eric Lewis (eight of 17). Nurideen Young (15) topped the Electrons.
  Gratz 82, Germantown 50: Donte' Winfield (18), D.J. Alexander (16), Qasiem White (12) and Shaakir Gibbs (11) reached double figures and White claimed 12 boards. Alpha Togba (12) topped G-town.
  Franklin LC 74, Franklin Towne 34: Niasir Smith added 13 rebounds to a 23-point performance. Ten Bobcats scored.
Class AA
  Masterman 62, Phila. Academy 54: Jack Christmas claimed 21 rebounds and scored 10 of his 17 points in a 14-2 first quarter. Gary Bryant rang up 23 points. Khalil Laws reached 20 for PA.
  Bodine 57, Prep Charter 50: The Ambassadors, of Division E, stunned PC, of Division A, while becoming the preliminary round's only road winner. Joseph Walker, a star QB for Mastbaum via a cooperative sponsorship, hustled for 16 of his 26 points in the second half, helping to protect a four-point lead. PC's Mustapha Traore had 18 points, 19 rebounds.
  Palumbo 50, Carroll 43: Shafi Meachum tallied 10 of his 19 points in a 15-9 fourth quarter as the Griffins earned their first postseason win. Jamier Cross (23) topped Carroll.
  Sayre 68, Univ. City 50: Sayre cruised after a 22-6 first quarter, during which Qadir Wilson posted eight of his 18 markers. Richard Burton reached that same amount. Quahdire Gordon (13) led UC.
Class A
  Lamberton 62, Elverson 57: Kevin Cooper (20), Darell Ellis (17) and Anthony Fagan (15) paced the Blue Devils. Ikeal Johnson (30) and Atwo "Two" Osis (18) kept Elversion close.
  GAMP 72, Robeson 68: Tobias Stokes drained a go-ahead trey in the final minute while shoehorning 12 of his 27 points into the fourth quarter. Jeffrey Williford added 16 points. LeRon Epps (27) and Jihaad Fluellen (27) were clicking for the Huskies.

FIRST ROUND
Class AAAA
  King 76, Kensington 48: Raquan Brown-Johnson scored 13 of his 23 points into a 34-23 first half. Shakoor Woodson added 19 points and Brandon McNair mixed five blocks with as many steals. Jamie Betancourt (13) topped Kensington.
  Southern 65, Washington 55: The game was halted with 23.2 seconds remaining after Southern's Wayne Brunson and Washington's Kendale Truitt got into a dustup near the Eagles' bench, causing students/adults to come streaming out of the stands. The disturbance was quickly controlled. Yusef Ross and Jamir Lomax halved 32 points while Brunson had 11 points, two assists and four steals. Truitt posted 24 points and 10 rebounds. His brother, Devante, had 22 points.
  Frankford 64, Northeast 51: Joseph Ricketts saved all but three of his 15 points for a 24-14 fourth quarter. Donald Robinson and Sterling Walker halved 22 points. Northeast's Daquan Bohannan and De'Andre Williams did likewise with 24.
  Bartram 62, Olney 53: Allowed to participate in the playoffs despite breaking the PIAA's game-limit rule (22; played 23), the Braves received 30 points and four assists from Khayri Washington. Malik Noel (16) also reached double figures. Shakeem Stevens (21) paced Olney.
Class AAA
  Imhotep 70, Eng. and Science 30: Deryl Bagwell (14) led four double-figure scorers. Brandon Austin mixed 12 points and seven apiece of rebounds/assists and Basil Thompson added 10 rebounds to 11 points. Evan Williams (17) led E&S.
  Boys' Latin 68, Esperanza 54: Eddie Powell posted 14 of his 21 points in a 45-35 second half. Charles "Choo" Presley (14) and Yahmir Greenlee (13) aided the cause. Lamere Jones (19) topped the Toros.
  Phila. Electrical 55, Gratz 52: Hakeem Baxter scored nine of his 17 points in the fourth quarter to keep the Chargers in front. Donte' Winfield (11) paced Gratz.
  Dobbins 64, Franklin LC 56: Dequan Jackson added six assists to 21 points while Wanya Barren collected 10 points, 10 boards. FLC's leader was Malik Smith (18), who was making his second appearance for the Bobcats after starting the season with Del-Val, then playing for King.
Class AA
  Comm Tech 92, Bodine 40: David Johnson tallied 32 points and Samir Doughty rang up 16 of his 25 in a 33-14 second quarter.
  Sayre 56, Freire 53: Qadir Wilson (17) and Richard Burton (15) paced the winners. Freire's Jahyde Gardiner contributed 20 points, nine rebounds.
  Constitution 64, Masterman 44: Ahmad Gilbert (21) and Raheem Liggins (13) reached double digits for the Generals. Mike Sturdivant (16) led Masterman.
  Del-Val 74, Palumbo 46: Jahmir Taylor notched 21 points, Karl Lewis snatched eight rebounds and Clayton "C.J." Wolfe hustled for four steals. Shafi Meachum (20) paced Palumbo.
Class A
  Math/Civics/Sciences 94, Lamberton 52: Jeffon Powell scored a career-high 20 points, Quadir Welton collected 16 apiece of points/rebounds, and Maurice Stevens had eight points, nine rebounds, six assists. Darrell Ellis led Lamberton with 19 points.
  Vaux 77, GAMP 53: Rysheed Jordan generated 21 points, seven rebounds and five assists, Daron Johnson had 22 points and Trayvond Massenburg claimed eight boards. GAMP's Tobias Stokes scored 19 points.
  Straw. Mansion 53, New Media 52: Raekwon Dial made a steal at halfcourt and raced in for the decisive layup with 7.8 seconds remaining. The Jaguars missed a last shot. As Mansion drained five treys in a 21-11 second quarter, Donovan Barnes (22) and Brandon Jiles hit two apiece. Devin Bullock (17) and John Fieffe (15) topped NM.
  Sankofa 79, Palmer 46: Anthony Wright-Downing (20) and Dache Talbert (12, 10 assists) fueled the rout. Demetrius White (15) paced Palmer.

ROUND OF 16
Class AAAA
  King 55, Southern 36: Fa'Teem Glenn (16) and Raquan Brown-Johnson (14) led the way as the Cougars coasted. Brown-Johnson scored 11 consecutive points in a 19-3 second quarter.
  Bartram 52, Frankford 51: Khayri Washington, 0-for-5 in the second half, drained a trey off a pass from Raul McIlwain at 0:13, then was able to celebrate after Frankford missed two last shots. Malik Noel led the Braves with 14 points. Gerald Evariste (11), James Suber (10) and McIlwain (eight) hit the boards. Tyree Tucker (14) was Frankford's only double-figure scorer while Quahdire Truesdale dealt six assists.
Class AAA
  Imhotep 69, Boys' Latin 36: Brandon Austin (also 12 total rebounds) packed 16 of his 21 points into a 44-16 first half. Basil Thompson added 12 points.
  Phila. Electrical 74, Dobbins 64: Steven Griffin (20), Hakeem Baxter (19) and Austin Hawkins (17) were dominant for PE, which enjoyed a 10-0 run in a 23-11 fourth quarter. Dequan Jackson (16) led Dobbins.
Class AA
  Comm Tech 88, Sayre 54: David Johnson swished three treys in the early going and appeared primed to break his school record of 33 points. Instead, soph Samir Doughty did the honors, sniping 15-for-23 (six treys) and 1-for-2 for 37. He also offered five assists, four steals and kisses to the fans as he left the gym. Terrence Brown accumulated 17 points, seven rebounds and three assists. In the third quarter, Sayre's Qadir Wilson nailed four consecutive triples.
  Constitution 51, Del-Val 39: Ahmad Gilbert (13), Floyd Preito (12) and Kimar Williams (10) reached double figures and Lincoln Kpokuyou hustled for four second quarter steals. Only Michael Human (13) surpassed seven points for D-V.
Class A
  Math/Civics/Sciences 93, Straw. Mansion 53: Jeremiah "Lump" Worthem (20) paced 10 scorers; six notched at least nine points. Raekwon Dial (22) and Donovan Barnes (17) fared well for Mansion.
  Vaux 87, Sankofa 65: While adding five rebounds and four steals, Sammy Foreman shot 8-for-10 en route to 24 points. Rysheed Jordan added 21 points. Dache Talbert (17) and Anthony Wright-Downing (16) led Sankofa.

QUARTERFINALS
Class AAAA
  King 63, Bartram 46: At Franklin, Raquan Brown-Johnson (24) and Fa'Teem Glenn (21) led in scoring as King reached the semifinals for just the fourth time in 37 seasons of PL membership. Glenn (also six rebounds and eight apiece of assists/steals) especially became dominant after Bartram (Khayri Washington 16 points, James Suber nine rebounds) drew within 45-43 and King momentarily held the ball, forcing a switch to man-to-man.
Class AAA
  Imhotep 51, Phila. Elec. 43: At Franklin, Imhotep used a 5-0 run over the final 70 seconds to salt away the win, and a steal/dunk combo by guard Brandon Austin was the highlight. Jakwan Jones scurried for 16 points and Dymir Logan snagged seven rebounds. Guard Hakeem Baxter (23 points, 11 boards) was dominant for PET.
Class AA
  Comm Tech 78, Constitution 75: At Southern, David Johnson shot 9-for-11 (3-for-3 on treys) en route to 25 points and Samir Doughty added 10 assists to 15 points. Johnson hit two free throws with 4.9 seconds left and a last-second trey did not connect. Sub Floyd Preito led ConHigh with 24 points (three treys) and five assists while Raheem Liggins claimed 11 rebounds.
Class A
  Vaux 62, MC&S 61: At Southern, obeying the "Just Do It" tattoo on his chest, Rysheed Jordan totaled 29 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals to wow a capacity crowd. He bagged nine of his points and 10 of his other stats in the fourth quarter and swished the second of two free throws with one-tenth of a second remaining after his arm had been grabbed as he tried a layup to complete an end-to-end dash that began at 4.7. At 10.7, after a 5-minute delay to control spectators who'd pressed against the south baseline and west sideline, he'd nailed two foul shots to make it 61-61. His steal set up the last possession. Amir Butler added 10 points and eight rebounds. For MC&S, which entered 23-1 as the city's top-ranked team, Shafeek Taylor (17), Malik Starkes (15), Louis Myers (12) and Jeremiah "Lump" Worthem (11) paced the point parade and Quadir Welton snagged 10 boards.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at Southern)
  Imhotep 66, Comm Tech 40: The Panthers sucked the life out of this one quite early, forcing CT to miss 23 of its first 26 shots. Though the crowd was pretty big, noise was mostly non-existent for long stretches except for the routines by Imhotep's cheerleaders.
Brandon Austin totaled 18 points, eight rebounds and two assists/steals/blocks and hit a free throw 2:01 beyond halftime for his 10th point of the game and 1,000th of his career. Basil Thompson added 12 points and 10 boards. David Johnson (18) was the only Phoenix with more than six points. Mohamed Sherif snagged nine rebounds.
  Vaux 71, King 68 (OT): Rysheed Jordan shot 9-for-21 (one trey) and 9-for-13 for 28 points as Vaux survived, despite missing eight of 15 free throws in the extra session. He also contributed six rebounds, five assists and as many steals. As regulation wound down, he made a pass into the right corner to Lester Mattox, whose trey had won an earlier non-league meeting. This one hit the heel of the rim.
In OT, Jordan converted both ends of a double-bonus at 6.2 and King could not launch a hoped-for trey before the buzzer. Karon Snead, all 5-4, 113 pounds of him, made three huge steals for Vaux in crunch time. Amir Butler and Sammy Foreman halved 26 points. For King, which lost two players to personals, Raquan Brown-Johnson sliced for 23 points and eight boards, Fa'Teem Glenn dealt eight assists and Brandon McNair claimed 10 rebounds.