PL Playoff Recaps, 2009

A DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Gratz
Delaware Valley 56, Comm. Tech 8: Sean Williams passed 6-for-10 for 153 yards and his team's final four scores. Two went to Brad Wilson. Markeese Walker rushed 16 times for 113 yards and two TDs.
At Southern
Future 26, Prep Charter 6: Sterling Taylor (79 yards, two), Khalil Hobson (86, one) and Amir Martin (53, one) combined to run for four TDs. Each carried 12 times. PC's Charles Barber enjoyed a sensational performance: he made three interceptions, caught a 44-yard scoring pass from Troy Johnson and collected 141 yards of rushing/receiving/returning.
FINAL
At Gratz
Delaware Valley 34, Future 20: After leaving the game early with an ankle injury, and even removing his jersey and shoulder pads, Brad Wilson returned down the stretch and caught an 89-yard TD pass from Sean Williams (5-for-10, 187) to expand the Warriors' lead from 22-20. The ensuing kickoff was fumbled and Aaron Baker returned the ball 35 yards for a clinching score. Khalil Hobson (19-122) ran five and 86 yards for Future's TDs and caught a 9-yard pass for another.

AA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
At Southern
Bok 45, Franklin 2: Manny Gregory scored once on a fumble return and again on a rush while Andre Frazier passed 6-for-10 for 114 yards. For Franklin, Marquis White totaled 68 yards on 20 rushes and Jeff Neal made a tackle for a safety.
At Gratz
Imhotep 28, Furness 0: Christopher Lewis turned just five completions (in 13 attempts) into 248 yards and three touchdowns, one apiece to Devin Sanders (67 yards), Leland Smith (also 67) and Kendrick Lewis (48; no relation). Maurice Palmer added 100 yards and a TD on 10 carries. Furness' Sharif Smith carried 26 times for 104 yards and made an interception while flat on his back.
FINAL
At Southern
Bok 32, Imhotep 8: Andre Frazier passed 5-for-8 for 100 yards and one TD apiece to Jihad Ward and Gary Jackson, and added a score of his own. Faison Perry also posted a rushing TD while Robert Quarterman had an interception. Imhotep's Christopher Lewis passed 7-for-16 for 71 yards and the TD went to Dasir White on a 1-yard run. The Panthers' 18 rushes netted minus-11 yards.

AAA DIVISION
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Gratz
Dobbins 20, Mastbaum 12: The Mustangs overcame a 12-0 deficit to advance to the final as Terrance Stafford (11-52) ran for two TDs and caught four passes for 50 yards. James Glover (7-95) and Karon "Ron-Ron" James (16-42, clinching TD) also ran well and Kevin Butler had an interception. For Mastbaum, Tyree Stone-Davis, making his first appearance at QB, passed 7-for-20 for 190 yards and one TD apiece to his twin brother, Tyrin (2-79), and Fermin Castellanos (5-106). Sean Hubert managed a pick.
Gratz 12, Roxborough 6: QB Khalil Brown turned a pair of broken plays into long touchdowns as the Bulldogs, Pub members for 81 seasons, claimed just their second postseason win. Brown picked up a fumbled shotgun snap and dashed 50 yards to the end zone, creating a 6-6 tie. Trapped on a right-side keeper, he won it by stopping short just before the sideline and flipping maybe a 10-yard pass to Aaron Rice, who went all the way (the play covered 64 total yards). Antonio Murrell scored on a keeper for Roxborough while Akmed Greene ran 26 times for 131 yards and turned a bomb from Murrell into a 59-yard TD with 2:10 left. A no-doubt motion call (TWO backs were moving) erased it. Curtis Hunt clinched the win by intercepting Murrell on the Gratz 24 at 0:26.
FINAL
At Northeast
Gratz 8, Dobbins 2: Filling in briefly for injured QB Khalil Brown, Michael Mobley ran 25 yards for a third quarter TD and powered up the middle for a conversion run. He had not run the ball since Week Two. Mobley also posted a late interception as Gratz captured its first title since winning the overall Pub crown in 1949. Javonte Reed and Jamil Morgan recovered fourth quarter fumbles. Brown had 72 yards on seven carries. Dobbins scored when Terrance Stafford dropped Mobley for a safety. Karon "Ron-Ron" James carried 13 times for 68 yards.

AAAA DIVISION
QUARTERFINALS
Washington 42, Southern 0: English Peay turned 10 carries into 150 yards and two TDs while Aaron Wilmer, who also snuck for a score, passed 5-for-11 for 92 yards and one TD apiece to Nate Smith and Brandon Chudnoff. Elliot Leonard snagged two interceptions. Lamar Williams and Daniel Wallace had one apiece for the Rams.
Northeast 19, King 0: Eric Hines rushed 10 times for 117 yards and one TD. He missed out on a second when he fumbled near the goal line and Dan McCarty made a midair recovery in the end zone. Rakeem Conover and Rasheen Harmon had picks. Jadonte Richardson (nine carries) and Joe Montouth (four) halved 102 rushing yards for King.
Frankford 35, Germantown 14: Taron Mills returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a TD. Michael McGroarty passed 4-for-5 for 79 yards and a TD to Jerry Peralte while Tyrell Martin (11-118) and Ronnie Mack (11-84) led the rushers. Azario Frost had two picks. Ramadan Abdullah (13 run) and Dominique Simmons (79 fumble return) posted G-town's TDs.
Bartram 21, Central 7: Soph Brandon Jones ran for TDs of 19 and 45 yards and two of Central's final three possessions ended in interceptions (by Al-Hajj Shabazz and Derrick "Aztec" King) after DeVonne Boler hit Siddiq Cornish for a 54-yard score. Soph Richard Drayton, son of Central's first-year coach, Rich Drayton, logged two sacks and another TFL.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at Southern
Northeast 21, Frankford 9: Tyleel Taylor produced 171 yards on 23 carries, but the TDs went to Eric Hines (13-44) and Malik Stokes on runs and to Deion Barnes on a pass from Stokes. Frankford's most productive players were rusher Zaire "Bam" Anderson (13-95) and receiver Azario Frost (3-52). Keone Berry booted a 36-yard field goal and Shawn Johnson managed an interception.
Washington 34, Bartram 6: The Eagles earned their ninth title-game appearance in the last 10 seasons as Daquan Cooper turned his only carry into a 34-yard TD after scoring earlier on a 23-yard pass from Aaron Wilmer. English Peay (14-65), Chea Sloh and Wilmer all ran for TDs while Peay added an interception. For Bartram, Al-Hajj Shabazz hustled for 123 yards of rushing/passing.
FINAL
At Northeast
Washington 40, Northeast 0: Simba Sellers set an early tone in the biggest rout in Pub finals history (breaking 42-6 by Frankford over Bartram in 1986) by posting a fumble recovery, an interception and 3 1/2 sacks worth 24 yards. Sharrif Floyd proved worthy of his best-DL-in-the-country rep by blocking a punt and making the deflection that led to Sellers' interception. With his first of three TD passes, a 4-yarder to Nate Smith, Aaron Wilmer claimed the PL mark for career TD passes; '95 Germantown grad Spencer Whetts had owned it with 38. The Eagles led at halftime, 34-0, thanks to a 27-0 second quarter. The win gave coach Ron Cohen his 11th PL title, breaking the record of Frankford's Al Angelo. The Eagles were the first winners of three consecutive crowns since Angelo's 1971-73 squads. With hopes of making the Pub look good on a reality show featuring Northeast teacher Tony Danza, the former star actor, the School District allowed all students free admission. On a drab day with the threat of rain, the attendance was nothing special. And, yes, many Washington people could not help but comment, "Guess we showed Tony who's the boss."

CITY TITLE GAMES
AA
At Southern
West Catholic 21, Bok 0: 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.