CL Playoff Recaps, 2010

Catholic League Playoff Recaps, 2010

AA DIVISION
FINAL
(No Semifinals)
At Ply.-Whitemarsh
West Catholic 47, McDevitt 7: Anthony Reid passed 8-for-9 for 227 yards and three TDs and his backup, Jaleel Reed, fired for one. Jaelen Strong-Rankin (3-113, two), Quran Kent (3-105) and Jim Lynch caught the scoring passes while Brandon Hollomon added 88 yards and two TDs on eight carries. Kent had an interception. This was the Burrs' fifth consecutive division title and their 33rd straight win in CL regular season/playoff contests. Gary Postell ran for McDevitt's score.

AAA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Ply.-Whitemarsh
Wood 41, Carroll 7: Joey Monaghan passed 8-for-12 for 150 yards and the game's first two TDs, both to Colin Thompson (2-67). The Peoples cousins, Desmon (11-106, two) and Brandon (4-81), combined for three rushing scores while Desmon added three catches for 52 yards. Vince McAfee (9-52, TD) represented the backup unit. Michael Downs had an interception. Carroll scored last on Julian Franklin's 21-yard run. Ryan Shea posted a pick.
At Widener
O'Hara 31, Bonner 20: Jay Watkins collected 112 yards of rushing/receiving and scored once in each manner. Ryan Laughlin passed 14-for-23 for 146 yards and Brendan McLaughlin ran for two scores. For Bonner, Sean Quarterman ran for two short TDs and passed 6-for-9 for 85 yards.
FINAL
At Ply.-Whitemarsh
Wood 24, O'Hara 7: The night ended poorly for Desmon Peoples, as he suffered a broken foot with 2:49 left. Beforehand? He owned it, witness his 29 carries for 173 yards and three TDs (long of 47). Nick Visco hit three PAT and a 35-yard field goal. Ends Colin Thompson and Brian Butler and tackles Rory Clark and Frank Taylor were dominant while turning O'Hara's running game into a rumor (20 attempts, minus-12 yards). Ryan Laughlin passed 9-for-17 for 160 yards and a 65-yard score to Drew Formica. This was Wood's third consecutive title and sixth in eight years. Two weeks earlier, in the regular season finale, the Vikings had outlasted O'Hara, 48-34.

AAAA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Truman
La Salle 34, Judge 7: Mike Piscopo got the Explorers rolling with a 31-yard score on an interception return and that was their shortest six-pointer. QB Kevin Forster, filling in for Matt Magarity (concussion), uncorked TD dashes of 52 and 46 yards, then Sean Coleman (64 punt) and Jamal Abdur-Rahman (50 run) dialed up scores from long distance. Forster added one interception and three breakups. Judge avoided a blanking on Nick Myers' late, 1-yard run. Tim Mills made four catches for 69 yards and notched 74 yards on six returns.
At Truman
Roman 27, SJ Prep 19: The Cahillites exploded for 27 points in the second quarter. Corey Bronson and Anthony Johnson scored on interception returns. Johnson (3-95) also tallied on a pass from Michael Keir (7-for-11, 134) while Marcus Kelly produced 174 yards and a TD on 31 carries. The Prep's Skyler Mornhinweg passed 12-for-32 for two TDs and 275 yards, primarily to Paul McGann (4-126, TD).
FINAL
At Northeast
La Salle 35, Roman 16: The Explorers roared to the final 28 points while claiming their third consecutive crown and fourth in five years. The start did not go well: Anthony Johnson dropped Tim Wade for a safety. Soon, Matt Magarity, after missing the last three games with a concussion, was turning his first pass into a 60-yard completion to Sean Coleman and Roman was losing star wideout William Fuller (3-61), a sophomore, to a broken collarbone. Jamal Abdur-Rahman turned 28 carries into 168 yards and three TDs while Coleman (on a backward pass) and Magarity also ran for scores. Casey Eidenshink, moved up the depth chart one day earlier after Ryan Winslow was diagnosed with pneumonia, went 5-for-5 on PAT. Kevin Forster (two; added punting duties) and Abdur-Rahman had interceptions. Marcus Kelly (run, 25-96) and Jack Gallagher (fumble return) posted Roman's TDs.

CITY TITLES
AA
At Southern
West Catholic 34, Bok 6: Bok coach Tom DeFelice, in the last game of his 18-year stint, created nervous feelings for his alma mater in a 6-6 first half. But the Burrs then rolled, scoring four TDs in an 8-minute, 9-second span. David Williams turned eight carries into 52 yards and three TDs (two in the spurt) while Brandon Hollomon's 15-carry, 162-yard, one-TD performance enabled West to have a 1,000-yard rusher for the 11th consecutive season. Jim Lynch, back in action after a one-game suspension (he'd incorrectly been thrown out of the CL final vs. McDevitt; there was no video to prove he'd only been acting as a peacemaker), notched eight solos and two TFLs among 12 stops while also forcing a fumble. Jaleel Reed lost a 98-yard interception return score to a penalty. Khalil Neal (21-79) and Shaquil Sammons (25-50, TD) led Bok. This game was played at 11 a.m. A 6 o'clock Friday night start was nixed by community pressure.
AAA
At Northeast
Wood 44, Dobbins 7: With his cousin, tailback Desmon Peoples, sidelined with a foot injury, fullback Brandon Peoples switched positions and contributed 123 yards/three TDs on 14 carries. Soph Andrew Guckin posted 79 yards and two TDs (rush/catch of three yards apiece) on his first scrimmage touches of the season while Joey Monaghan passed 7-for-10 for 121 yards, mostly to Sam McCain (5-108; back from concussion). The Vikings roared to 37 points in just over one quarter, then Dobbins broke through (Aaron Walker's 27-yard run) against the second-team defense.
AAAA
At Northeast
La Salle 35, Northeast 0: Strong defense, twice coupled with solid returns, assured that four of the Explorers' scoring drives would need to cover just 39 yards. Jamal Abdur-Rahman (11-69) and Kevin Forster (11-53, on direct snaps and jet sweeps) ran for two scores apiece and Tim Wade contributed one. Connor Reilly blocked a punt to set up the second TD. Mark DiFrangia made eight tackles, with five occurring at or behind the line. Abdur-Rahman soared for a pick. Northeast's best chance for a score came late against the second unit. Ryan Otis, who would have been a key player all season if not for an injury, broke up an end-zone pass intended for franchise, two-way end Deion Barnes. This was the sixth time this season that the Explorers, usually beyond pass-happy under coach Drew Gordon and his son, Brett, the offensive coordinator, posted no aerial TDs.