CL Playoff Recaps, 2009

AA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Truman
West Catholic 44, Dougherty 0: On one of his four TDs, Brandon Hollomon broke a city postseason record that had stood since 1922: His 99-yard punt return eclipsed a 95-yarder by Roman's Charlie McKinney in a CL final. Hollomon also tallied on a pair of rushes (4-80) and a 58-yard pass from Jarred Evans. Three weeks earlier, the archdiocese had announced that Dougherty (and North Catholic) would close in June. This was the Cardinals' final game and cemented their 53-season record at 227-290-15, counting a 2-5 mark against patchwork opposition in 1957. West coach Brian Fluck showed good sportsmanship by ordering backup QB Jaleel Reed to take a knee on four consecutive plays, starting at the 10 with 3:24 left. Dougherty's final play was a 4-yard run by Tarik Morris.
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
McDevitt 21, Carroll 0: The teams combined to throw just five passes, with only one occurring in a 40-minute first half. Gary Postell ran 25 times for 143 yards and a TD. Martin "Nico" Henry set up that score with a 55-yard run and added a clinching TD with an 18-yard return of an intercepted pitchout.
FINAL
At Northeast
West Catholic 35, McDevitt 7: Jarred Evans passed 7-for-10 for 203 yards and one TD apiece to Quran Kent (2-97), Brandon Hollomon and Jaelen Strong-Rankin (3-38). Joshua Mathis (22-125, two scores) and Hollomon (12-82) led the rushing attack while picks went to Raymond "Cholly" Manuel and Kevin Malone. Drew Siegfried ran for McDevitt's TD and passed 6-for-15 for 130 yards. Matt Conroy's two catches produced 81 yards.

AAA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Truman
Wood 22, Lansdale 19: The heavily favored Vikings fell into a 12-0 hole, but were able to rally. Jerry Rahill ran for one TD and passed for another and Scott Adkins contributed a fumble return for a score (in addition to a pick and 71 yards of rushing/receiving). Kevin Murt carried 14 times for 103 yards. For Lansdale, Andrew Mandato managed 118 yards of rushing/passing, Devon Barrett carried 13 times for 72 yards and Tom Gaus returned an interception 48 yards for a score. Alex Hetzel posted two picks.
At Ply.-Whitemarsh
North Catholic 20, Conwell-Egan 17: NC's hole was even bigger at 17-0. A defensive TD (Daniel Clark, 79 yards with a fumble) got the Falcons started, then Anthony Reid (8-for-15, 106) passed 64 yards for one to Julian Huggins (3-82) and burrowed 1 yard for another. Huggins and Dave Sherman had interceptions. Anthony Singlar was sensational for C-E, accumulating 346 yards of rushing/passing/returning. He carried 23 times for 170 and one TD and passed for 124 and another score to Ryan Bond. He added a 52-yard return on an interception. Bond accumulated 202 yards of rushing (17), receiving (93) and returning (92).
FINAL
At Ply.-Whitemarsh
Wood 21, North Catholic 7: Kevin Murt ran 21 times for 60 yards and two early TDs, then packed 44 of his yards into the fourth quarter, enabling his squad to maintain and expand a 14-7 lead. The Vikings' last score was a pass from Jerry Rahill to Kevin Shaw, who also uncorked a 31-yard catch to set up Murt's first TD and a 20-yard run to help make the second one possible. For North, Eugene "U-Turn" Byrd ran 13 times for 87 yards and a TD, Julian Huggins posted an interception and David D. Williams' 10 tackles included eight solos.

AAAA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Germantown
SJ Prep 42, Roman 7: Skyler Mornhinweg passed 8-for-13 for 149 yards and three TDs, two to Pete Hurley (4-74) and another to Bobby D'Orazio. Mornhinweg ran for the game's first score. Desmon Peoples did not hit the end zone, but turned 12 carries into 142 yards. Spencer Reid (15-74, TD) led the subs and Kushmir Miller returned a pick for a 32-yard TD. Roman ended the scoring on Roamel Morrison's 70-yard fumble return.
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
La Salle 31, O'Hara 21: Connor Hoffman, who caught five passes for 121 yards, posted the Explorers' first TD on a 19-yarder and their last on a 74-yarder. Jamal Abdur-Rahman, returning from injury, carried 29 times for 141 yards and one TD while Mike Bennett added seven points on four PAT and a 38-yard field goal. La Salle forced three turnovers in the fourth quarter: Vinny Migliarese made two interceptions and Shane Brady recovered a fumble. For O'Hara, Dan O'Hara ran for two scores and Corey Brown, an Ohio State commit, caught a 28-yard TD pass from Ryan Laughlin.
FINAL
At Northeast
La Salle 35, SJ Prep 28: Junior Kevin Forster, the last of four brothers to cause the Hawks so much heartache in football and/or lacrosse, scored the winning TD on a 37-yard pass from Drew Loughery and then ran to the sideline, right near that same end zone, to exchange hugs with Rob, Jack and Randy. It was his first TD catch of the season. The Explorers rallied from a 28-20 deficit as Loughery finished 21-for-31 for 297 yards and one score apiece to Jamal Abdur-Rahman (5-58), Sam Feleccia (4-59) and Connor Hoffman (6-91) in addition to Forster (4-74). In four games vs. Prep over two seasons, Loughery passed 74-for-130 for 1,182 yards and 12 TDs. The Hawks received three passing TDs from soph Skyler Mornhinweg (8-for-16, 151). Two went to Colin Rodgers.

CITY TITLE GAMES
AA
At Southern
West Catholic 21, Bok 7: The Burrs entered with a 36.6 scoring average, but found themselves trailing at halftime, 7-0, thanks to a TD pass from Andre Frazier to Gary Jackson. John Ruppert, a starter on the defensive line since his freshman year, then added guard duties and West again looked somewhat like its usual self. Brandon Hollomon finished with 177 yards (149 beyond intermission) and two TDs on 29 carries. Jarred Evans ran for a 2-yard score and passed 13-for-17 for 119 yards while eclipsing the school season record (1,586, David Long collected 1,488 in 1982). For Bok, ends Chris Sherrod and Jacqual Dobbs halved 14 tackles and combined for seven losses.
AAA
At Northeast
Wood 42, Gratz 6: The Vikings stormed to 28 points in the second quarter, thus assuring the second half would be played with a running clock. Charlie McCairns sparked the outburst by logging three tackles behind the line and recovering a mishandled squib kickoff.
Jerry Rahill passed 11-for-14 for 180 and one TD apiece to Kevin Murt and Scott Adkins and turned shotgun snaps into scores of 37 and 18 yards. Murt (10-55) also ran for two six-pointers. Gratz' score came on a 46-yard run by Jamir Anderson.
AAAA
At Northeast
La Salle 31, Washington 20: This one started like 2008's -- La Salle chose to receive, Washington kicked off with wind and played good defense, and scored a quick TD (on Aaron Wilmer's 47-yard keeper). The one big exception -- Holding wiped it out. The Explorers not only regrouped. They coasted to a 31-7 lead before Washington posted a pair of fourth quarter TDs. Jamal Abdur-Rahman made two interceptions, returned a fumble 36 yards for a score and contributed 132 yards of rushing (40) and receiving (82, another TD). Drew Loughery passed 13-for-21 for 188 yards and three TDs, with the other two going to Sam Feleccia and Connor Hoffman (5-60). Mike Bennett hammered a 37-yard field goal and sent four of his six kickoffs to the end zone. Shane Brady made 11 tackles. Wilmer accounted for 306 yards, passing 16-for-28 for two scores and bagging another 140 on 18 carries.