PREPLAYOFF
  Ryan 53, Conwell-Egan 45: With the league down to 14 teams due to the closings of Dougherty, Kennedy-Kenrick and North Catholic, honchos scrapped divisions and decided 10 teams would make the playoffs. This one, played at La Salle, decided 10th place between a pair of 4-9 squads. Eric Fleming scored 29 points, hit three treys in a 20-13 third period and grabbed 10 total rebounds. Christian Rivera had 11 points. Kyle Slawter mixed six rebounds and seven assists while committing no turnovers. Carlton Whitehead (18) led C-E.

FIRST ROUND
  Wood 53, Ryan 48: After star defender Kyle Adkins picked up his second foul 3;33 into the game, frosh Tommy Rush was assigned to Ryan's Eric Fleming and did an excellent job the rest of the night. Almost too excellent. The next option turned out to be forward Christian Rivera, who packed 18 of his 20 points into the second half and even rallied the Raiders from a 12-point deficit into a 45-44 lead with his umpteenth hard, lengthy drive for a layup. Adkins then victimized Rivera for a steal and layup and his double-bonus with 1.4 left provided the clinching points. Joe Getz had 19 points (10 in the second quarter). Shane Neher added 14 points, seven boards. Fleming finished with 17 points (after a quick seven vs. Adkins), finalizing his career total at 957.
  Bonner 56, W. Catholic 54: Billy Cassidy knocked down four treys en route to 18 points and his free throw with 5.8 remaining created a two-point lead. Scott Slade, from behind, then blocked a last shot that would have forced OT. Slade totaled 10 points and as many rebounds. His brother, Craig, a k a "Poppy," had 13 and seven. Anthony Jackson added a career high of 13 points, plus three assists. Mark Perez (14), Julian Lee (12) and Christen Gibbs (10) led West. Julian Reed dished five assists.

QUARTERFINALS
  Carroll 72, SJ Prep 67: Juan'ya Green became just the second player in CL postseason history to surpass 32 points and, even better, claimed a spot on the top rung with Roman's Kyle Locke (39 vs. Dougherty in the '92 final). Green poured in his 39 by shooting 12-for-17 (two treys) and 13-for-15. All four of his first quarter points came on free throws. From then on Carroll notched 20 field goals. Green notched 12 and passed for six more. Overall, he had seven assists (and six rebounds). For Prep, sophs Stephen Vasturia (27, four treys) and Miles Overton (26, six) were also dynamic. Overton (five) and Mike Fee (four) led in assists while Vasturia grabbed six rebounds.
  Roman 63, Judge 57: Unaware that Phila. Electrical, assisted by his father, Marshall, had captured an afternoon Pub quarterfinal (he'd turned off his cell phone to avoid distractions), Shafeek Taylor made it a two-win day for the family with an outing that featured 11 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. Taylor accounted for five points as the third quarter ended (assist to Fortunat "Junior" Kangudi; three free throws after drawing a foul with two-tenths left) and converted a follow to make it 57-53 after Shep Garner missed a free throw after canning a hard-contact layup. Fresh-faced frosh Rip Engel was perfect on four free throws to highlight the final moments. Kangudi had nine points, 12 rebounds. Montana Mayfield scored six of his 12 points in a 12-2 run to start the game. For Judge, soph Steven Griffin shot 10-for-18 (one three) and 6-for-8 for 27 points while Reggie Charles added 10 rebounds and five apiece of assists/steals to 13 points.
  Neumann-Goretti 63, Bonner 39: John Davis (15 rebounds, four blocks), Ja'Quan Newton and La'Quan Coaxum thirded 36 points and Hanif Sutton dished six assists; those last two guys were bench players. Scott Slade topped Bonner with 17 points and his brother, Craig, had eight rebounds.
  La Salle 55, Wood 34: Eddie Mitchell shot 6-for-7 (three triples) and 5-for-7 en route to 20 points. Soph Amar Stukes added 17 points while Steve Collins (eight) and Joe Brown (seven) led in rebounds. Joe Getz topped Wood with 12 points.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at the Palestra)
  Carroll 59, La Salle 45: Soph Yosef Yacob shot 6-for-9 and 5-for-5 for 18 points and four times posted three-pointers; thrice in the traditional manner. He also helped to limit Eddie Mitchell (22) to 13 points through three quarters and 8-for-18 shooting overall. Juan'ya Green used a 12-for-12 performance at the charity stripe to score 16 points, thus lifting his career total to a school record 1,438 (13 better than 1997 grad Martin Ingelsby), and after the game he was able to meet Kyle Locke (see quarterfinal recap), who was in town to recruit for the women's team at the University of Washington. Tracy Peal had eight points, 10 rebounds, four assists. La Salle committed just three turnovers, but shot 17-for-47.
  Neumann-Goretti 47, Roman 46: The Saints needed clutch plays from leapmeisters John Davis and Derrick Stewart in the final seconds to claim their 53rd consecutive CL win, counting playoffs. At the west end, Davis soared to steal an inbound pass and Lamin Fulton (14 points) nailed a 15-foot, left-baseline jumper, thus erasing a 46-45 deficit. Stewart then pogo-sticked to block Montana Mayfield's 10-foot, in-the-lane floater as time expired. Davis mixed 11 points and as many rebounds. Stewart grabbed nine boards. For Roman, Fortunat "Junior" Kangudi totaled 10 points and 16 rebounds while Mayfield mixed 13 points and six assists. This was N-G's sixth long-streak win by 10 points or fewer, and its first one-pointer.