FIRST ROUND
(Home Sites)
  N. Catholic 66, Judge 64: In the Falcons' final game in their famous Pit, Bobby Makor beat the buzzer (maybe, there was MAJOR doubt) with a mid-range, right-wing jumper that was finally ruled good by referee L.B. Rebstock three-plus seconds after the ball passed through the net. Makor notched 18 points, five rebounds and two steals. This was not his family's first brush with a "final" NC sporting event. His sophomore brother, Michael, was a starting lineman for the grid squad, which topped Frankford in its finale, played at La Salle University. Star linebacker David D. Williams grabbed this one's final rebound after Judge's Nick Sullivan hit one of two free throws at 36.3. Six-nine junior Seamus Radtke led Judge with 17 points, seven rebounds, six blocks. Joe Kehoe (16) hit three of his four threes in the fourth quarter.
  SJ Prep 57, Bonner 45: Joe Nardi's 23-point outing was highlighted by five treys. Steve Vasturia and Connor McIntyre halved 18 points and the former added nine rebounds. Jamal Melvin (16) and Keefer Francis (12) topped visiting Bonner.
  Wood 55, W. Catholic 46: Brian O'Grady powered for 18 points and 15 rebounds and Joe Getz mixed 10 points, seven assists. Aquil Younger (21) was the only visiting player in double figures.
  Dougherty 64, Conwell-Egan 53: In a game that could have been their finale, the visiting Cardinals placed three guys in double figures -- Brandyn Wims (12), Brandon Brown (11), Ryan Colbert (10) -- and three more scored at least eight. Brown posted nine markers in a 29-16 first half. Ike Robinson led C-E with 15 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks. Shortly before gametime, coach Rick Sabol was informed by an administrator that one of his key players would be unavailable (school issue).

QUARTERFINALS
(Doubleheader at Ryan)
  Carroll 61, Wood 40: Ben Mingledough (17) and DJ Irving (15) paced the scoring while Juan'ya Green (eight) and Irving (four) helped the Patriots post 15 assists. Wood, which received 17 points from Joe Getz and 11 points/12 rebounds from Brian O'Grady, missed its first 10 shots of the third quarter and wound up being outscored, 12-2.
  La Salle 54, N. Catholic 43: Shooting jumpers lefthanded and layups righthanded, Joe Brown went 6-for-8 en route to 15 points while also claiming a game-high 10 rebounds. He posted three of his field goals in a 17-11 fourth quarter. Troy Hockaday added 15 points. In what everyone feared was North's final game (the archdiocese is closing it come June), Mike Terry collected 16 points and the smallest Falcon, Woody Redding, scored his team's last points on a follow with 1:13 left. Sub Kerry Shields missed the last shot.
(Doubleheader at Carroll)
  Neumann-Goretti 89, Dougherty 58: The Saints sniped 10-for-15 on treys and Tony Chennault (24) led four double-figure scorers. Mustafaa Jones (16) went deep four times, Danny Stewart totaled 15 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks, and Tyreek Duren mixed 15 points with four assists. Brandyn Wims (16, seven assists) and Jamal Nwaniemeka (14) led Dougherty in the school's final game. The Cardinals' final points came on a trey by point guard Dawan Earle with 0:59 showing.
  SJ Prep 42, Roman 41: After getting burned along the left baseline by sub guard Daiquan Walker for a layup, with 11 seconds remaining, that gave Roman a 41-39 lead, Joe Nardi took a pass from Sean Brophy and beat the buzzer by banking home a straight-on trey from a shade behind the arc. It was the first CL playoff decided by a last-second trey that reversed a deficit. Afterward, Nardi said he'd been guilty of double-dribbling. The win was No. 200 for coach William "Speedy" Morris in just nine Prep seasons. Nardi and Roman's Rakeem "Rahk" Brookins scored 20 points apiece.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at the Palestra)
  Carroll 51, La Salle 47: With 5:48 left in the second quarter, star point guard DJ Irving suffered what was proven the next day to be a broken right hand. After missing about eight total minutes, he returned and spent the rest of the game serving, as he put it, "as a decoy." However, he did contribute a steal and 60-foot drive for a layup deposited with his left hand. Vince Mostardi passed to Anthony Butler for a layup that made it 49-47, then Butler added two free throws after La Salle could not connect on a layup and foul line jumper. Juan'ya Green contributed 17 points and four assists. For La Salle, Joe Brown scored 12 points and Eddie Mitchell dealt six assists.
  Neumann-Goretti 74, SJ Prep 60: Tony Chennault was dominant with 23 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocks. Danny Stewart (15, nine boards) and Tyreek Duren (14, three assists) also had strong outings. The Prep fired 31 treys and hit 14, with Joe Nardi (27 points) leading the way (7-for-12; most successes ever in CL playoff action). Mike Fee added a 4-for-6 showing. Nardi also had five assists and Connor McIntyre grabbed six rebounds.

FINAL
(At the Palestra)
  Neumann-Goretti 75, Carroll 59: The Saints became just the second team in the CL's 91-season history to roar through the regular season and playoffs with a perfect record. Roman was 34-0 in 1990 and '91. N-G's mark was 38-0. Though Carroll was playing without star point guard DJ Irving (Boston U.), who broke his hand in the semifinals, it stood within five points, 51-46, with 1:29 left in the third quarter when N-G's Tony Chennault (Wake Forest) and Carroll's Ben Mingledough received double-tech ejections for their involvement in pushing/chirping that followed a hard foul on Chennault by Vince Mostardi. Tyreek Duren (La Salle) took over after Chennault's departure, scoring 14 of his 19 points. Danny Stewart (Rider) added 14 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks for N-G. Mingledough (16 points, nine rebounds) and Juan'ya Green (20 points, five assists, four steals) topped Carroll. N-G won its three playoffs by an average of 20.3 points and its victory margin for all 19 league contests was 30.1 (1,642-1,070). It reached 100 points three times and 90 seven times. The title was the school's sixth in 10 seasons; all were achieved while wearing road uniforms.

CITY TITLES
AAAA
(At Lincoln)
  La Salle 42, Bartram 40: Troy Hockaday scored 15 points and, as part of a box-and-one, helped to hold Virginia Tech-bound Tyrone Garland, at that point the No. 3 career scorer in city history (2,184), to eight as the Explorers won a hoops CT for the first time since a Tom Gola-led team did so in 1950. With Hockaday defending, Garland missed a late trey and Joe Brown (nine rebounds) added a free throw at 1.1. Steve Collins shot 4-for-7 and 4-for-4 for 12 points. Bartram's leaders were Quasim Jones in points (12), and Darrell Lane (10) and Devin Moore (nine) in rebounds. The Braves were missing two starters due to assorted issues.
AAA
(At Lincoln)
  Neumann-Goretti 75, Dobbins 44: Playing without Wake Forest signee Tony Chennault (ejected from CL final), the Saints marched nevertheless as Lamin Fulton, the lone junior starter, popped in a season 25 points and drained three quick treys to help N-G zoom away from a 10-10 tie. Tyreek Duren (La Salle) was a whirlwind with 19 points, eight assists, six steals. Danny Stewart (Rider) added 14 points, 15 rebounds, five steals and six blocks. Dobbins' Jerrell Wright packed 20 of his 23 points into the first half. He also grabbed 15 rebounds. The other Mustangs shot 7-for-33. Played on Friday night, this was the first postseason game in Lincoln's bright as Broadway new gym.
AA
(At Northeast)
  Imhotep 51, W. Catholic 42: In something of a snoozer -- Imhotep was still reeling from an exhausting march to a second straight Pub crown; West hadn't played in 2 1/2 weeks -- sixth man Bakari White hit two treys while scoring eight of his 10 points in the fourth quarter and prevented Aquil Younger (22 points, five threes, four assists) from causing late damage. Junior Erik Copes, already committed to George Washington, shot 6-for-6 (two dunks) for 12 points while adding seven boards and four blocks. Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin had 10 points, six rebounds. West's Kiwan Murray managed eight/six.