Public League Playoff Recaps, 2004-05

PRELIMINARY PLAYOFFS
Class AAA
   Straw. Mansion 81, Audenried 58: Matthew "Moo" Johnson (28) and Leon "Squeek" Rollins (17) evenly split six of Mansion's 10 treys. Tyreek Jackson led Audenried with 18 points.
   Bok 73, Parkway 54: Lamont Butler (23, six rebounds) and Marquise Salley (20) paced Bok. For Parkway, Ishmawiyl McFadden scored 14 points while Larz Jeter and Tyrone Palmer managed 13 apiece.
Class A
   Freire 82, Bodine 48: Lavine Grimes bulled for 31 points while Dwayne "Mister" Johnson mixed 10 points, 10 assists and three steals. Tyree Griffin (19) led Bodine.
   Prep Charter 62, Masterman 28: Haven Wroten paced the romp with 11 points and Rodney Green grabbed 14 rebonuds. Pierre Milburn (12) led Masterman.
ROUND OF 16
Class AAAA
   Central 79, Franklin 64: Scott Rodgers, a Drexel signee, hit two treys en route to 29 points and came up with eight steals as well. Kenny St. George (14), Marcus Morris, Andre Woodlin (12 each) and Rashiid Coleman (10) also reached double figures. Andre "Aynee" Glover (28) topped Franklin.
   University City 65, Washington 60: In what could have been his final game, Anthony Morrison (21) lifted his career total to 1,001 points and had 11 in a 22-7 second quarter. Ervin Jordan added eight points, nine rebounds, and Aaron Stephens dished six assists. Washington's Corey White (27) buried seven treys.
   Frankford 58, Bartram 48: Lewis Leonard scored 10 of his 20 points in a 19-4 second quarter. Maurice Miller and Kenny Spotwood added 11 points apiece. Lamont Brown had 10. Ryan Smith added six assists and three steals. Marquise Carrington and Andrew Randall scored 11 apiece for Bartram.
   Gratz 38, Dobbins 35: Ameer Ali (10 points, nine boards) and Syheem Perkins (nine, 12) led the Bulldogs in the slow-paced game. Dobbins' Kassim Green mixed 15 points and six rebounds.
Class A Final
   Prep Charter 86, Freire Charter 62: Rodney Green made the Huskies' first appearance in a regular playoff a special occasion, shooting 17-for-19 en route to a school record 36 points. He made eight straight shots to open the game, then finished with nine straight. Big help also came from sophomore twins Marcus Morris (13 points) and Markieff Morris (14 rebounds, five blocks). Jason Dogan lent 14 points, six rebounds, six assists and four steals to the cause. Freire's Lavine Grimes bulled for 23 points, 14 boards.
Class AAA Final
   Bok 58, Straw. Mansion 57: Cory Moultrie (20 points, seven assists) banked home a buzzer-beater from 25 feet as the visiting Wildcats won a regular playoff for only the third time in the program's 60-year Pub history. Lamont Butler scored 21 points. Gary Harris and Marquise Salley evenly split 20 rebounds. For Mansion, the leaders were John Brooks (21, eight boards) and Leon "Squeek" Rollins (14, 11, six assists).
Class AA
   Franklin LC 85, Delaware Valley 59: The Bobcats' guards fueled the win. Malcolm Eleby had 22 points and 13 assists while Brandon Williams totaled 24 points (four treys) and seven steals. DV's Clifford Copper scored 28 points.
   Eng. and Science 52, Imhotep Charter 33: Andre Murphy scored 18 points and Rodney Norris claimed 11 rebounds. Hanif Nixon (12) led Imhotep.
QUARTERFINALS
Class AAAA Semifinals
   Central 67, University City 48: Andre Woodlin scored nine of his 19 points (8-for-11 field) in a 21-9 fourth quarter as the Lancers turned a close game into a comfortable win. He also had five steals. Scott Rodgers used a 11-for-13 showing at the line to score 26 points. Lamar Williams posted eight rebounds and five assists off the bench. Anthony Morrison (15) was the only Jaguar to score in double figures.
   Frankford 52, Gratz 45: Lewis Leonard totaled 24 points and eight rebounds and his three consecutive treys helped the Pioneers storm from a 38-38 tie to a 48-40 lead. Maurice Miller added 12 points, two assists and a clinching steal and Ryan Smith, mostly thanks to Leonard's marksmanship, had five of his seven assists in the fourth quarter. For Gratz, which failed to reach the semis for only the second time in 17 seasons, Ameer Ali had 14 points and seven boards. The Bulldogs shot 17-for-33, but were guilty of 24 turnovers.
Class AA Final
   Eng. and Science 62, Franklin LC 53: After making a trey to start the game, then missing his next six shots, Marquis Coates (11) drained another three-ball to give the Engineers a 52-49 lead and then went 5-for-6 at the line to help keep FLC at bay. Darrell Mills (17, 7-for-7 floor), Andre Murphy (15) and Rodney Norris (11, nine boards) also scored in double figures. FLC's leaders were Brandon Williams (22) and Malcolm Eleby (14, six assists).
Prep Charter 80, Bok 69: At a neutral site, Philadelphia Community, the Class A champs knocked off the Class AAA titlists by placing five guys in double figures and winning the rebound battle, 29-16. Markieff Morris had 18 points and nine boards. His twin, Marcus, had 11 points. Haven Wroten added 15 points and 10 boards. Bok's Marquise Salley shot 11-for-19 en route to 25 points while Lamont Butler and Cory Moultrie added 15 apiece.
SEMIFINALS
(At Saint Joseph's University)
Class AAAA Final
   Central 54, Frankford 43: The Lancers, devoid of a title since 1932, claimed a spot in the final for the first time since 1955 as Scott Rodgers totaled 20 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. He had just three points at halftime, but Central was ahead by 10. Kenny St. George added seven points, seven rebounds and three assists and Marcus Morris shot 5-for-5 for 10 points. For Frankford, Lewis Leonard (uncommonly off at 4-for-22) and Kenny Spotwood scored 12 points apiece. Leonard added 11 rebounds.
   Prep Charter 69, Eng. and Science 55: PC, a fourth-year member and one of the PL's smallest schools (about 250 boys), cruised to victory as Rodney Green (7-for-9, 19), Jason Dogan (14) and Markieff Morris (13) scored in double figures. Morris, a 6-8 soph, added 12 rebounds. His identical twin, 6-7 Marcus, had seven points and three assists. Fred Gresham (16) and Rodney Norris (12) scored in double digits for E&S and Marquis Coates grabbed 10 rebounds.
FINAL
(At Temple's Liacouras Center)
   Central 52, Prep Charter 46: The Lancers, coached by '71 grad Haviland Harper, won their first title since 1932 the hard way, spotting PC a 10-0 lead in the first 2 1/2 minutes. They scrapped a press and crawled back with tough man-to-man defense, forcing the Huskies into 34 turnovers. Game MVP Scott Rodgers totaled 15 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals and he contributed a spectacular sequence -- flying block at one end, layup at the other -- to provide mid-second-quarter momentum. The Lancers scored the last basket of the half on Andre Woodlin's layup to take a 24-22 lead and scored rang up seven more points in the first 47 seconds of the third quarter. Woodlin had 14 points, seven boards, three steals. Led by Rodney Green (20 points, seven rebounds), PC cut Central's lead to 47-46. Kenny St. George, 1-for-12 to that point, drove from the right corner for a dipsy-doodle layup at 0:40. PC's next two possessions resulted in turnovers while Rodgers went 2-for-4 at the line. Green missed a trey, St. George rebounded and finalized the scoring at 8.6 with a free throw. Green, who won game sportsmanship honors, shot an astounding 81 percent from the floor (39-for-48, 86 total points) in PC's four playoff games. PC, a fourth-year Pub member, was the first charter school to reach the final.