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Ongoing . . .
  Click here to see Ted's list of the 50 Most Memorable Playoff Games in City History (football, basketball, baseball). We welcome your comments/memories. Send to silaryt@phillynews.com. Thanks.
Click here for Part Two (grouped by school year.)

March 10
  **Click here for some pics from tonight's sendoff get-together at the South Philly Chickie's & Pete's for the eight Philly guys headed to France for an all-star football game vs. Belgium.**
  Click here for the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference's all-star teams. Congrats to the Philly Guys! -- Sharif Bray, Kevin Presbery, Tyrone Smith, Eric Brennan. 
  Mr. Thomas McKenna (proper respect is due; he beat Huck last night; I HATE when that happens -- smile) has made his picks for most of the Friday-Saturday state playoffs. 
  Congrats to the CYO basketball team (high school version) from St. Matthew, in Mayfair, which has won the archdiocesan title and will compete this weekend, in Pittsburgh, in the state tourney!! The squad includes three All-Catholics from other sports: football players Matt Schickling (Roman) and Owen Radtke (Judge, brother of Seamus) and soccer player John McCarthy (North Catholic). Click here for a team pic.

March 9
  In a Class AA play-in game, Franklin fell to Devon Prep, 57-39. Ted's report will be posted. DN ink to Jeff Giddings. Pics here (plus some pics from the E&S-St. Pius girls' game).
  **Congrats to Dickinson QB Ian Mitchell (Malvern Prep), who has received a VERY special award. Click here.**
  The Puckster has made picks on tonight's play-in games. So has Huck. We have one difference!!
  Click here for Ted's City Top 10. 
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Career Scoring List.
  The Coaches' All-Pub Team is in today's Daily News. Page 51.
  Click here for Ted's story on the eight Philly FB stars who are headed to France this weekend with Episcopal coach Bill Gallagher; focus on PC's Michael X. Brown and Malvern's Joe DiTrolio.

March 8
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's. This guy starred at one Pub school -- in two sports, even -- and is now an assistant at another. 
  The Labor Classic rosters have changed slightly. Click here.
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees.

March 7
  Info concerning the upcoming state playoffs is now posted on the individual brackets: AAAA - AAA - AA - A. And click here for our Master Schedule, with the schedule for D-12 teams at the bottom.   
  Robeson coach Rob Powlen has suggested another candidate for the Separated at Birth From Dwight Howard contest. Click here.   
  Click here for a story from the Washington Post about three SERIOUS
shellackings, all delivered by the same girls' basketball team. 

March 6
  **Click here for the complete coaches' All-Pub basketball list.**
  La Salle beat Bartram, 42-40, for the AAAA City Title. Ted's report is  posted (with an added attraction). Joe Hearon's is also. DN ink to Troy Hockaday. Pics here.
  Imhotep beat West Catholic, 51-42, for the AA City Title. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Bakari White. Pics here.

March 5
  N-G beat Dobbins, 75-44, for the AAA City Title. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Lamin Fulton. Pics here (including some from Carroll-Prep Charter girls' game). Pro pics here.
  **Gil Brooks is no longer the FB coach at SJ Prep. Click here for Ted's final version of the story -- with comments, both via phone and email, from Brooks.**
  Click here for a new blog post by website legend "Frog" Carfagno.
  Congrats to DeSales University on its second consecutive Freedom Conference championship. Tonight begins another D-III tournament appearance. CL products include Jim Malatesta (Wood), Bob Zanneo (Judge) and Tom Marshall (Ryan).

March 4
  In a AAAA seeding game, Roman beat Frankford, 53-50, as a last-second trey did not connect. Ted's report is posted. Joe Hearon's is also. DN ink to Kevin Regan. Pics here (including some from O'Hara-Frankford girls' game). Pro pics here.  
  Click here for a Separated at Birth . . . a famous NBA player and a Pub coach.
  Twenty years ago today, former Dobbins star Eric "Hank" Gathers died during his senior season of a great career at Loyola Marymount. Hank's passing still hurts all who knew him. What a warrior! And a true character. . . . Click here for Ted's story from that day and on that same page is the story about the funeral. Click here for Stan Hochman's update story from today's paper. And here for coverage of the amazing Dobbins-Franklin 1985 regular season game, which featured FOUR future NBAers (Hank would have been five), and then the night Hank and Bo first gave strong hints about their plans to head to California for college.

March 3
  In the AAA play-in game, Carroll scored the final 13 points in 1:29 to stun Gratz, 48-43. Ted's report is posted. Click here for Joe Hearon's. DN ink to Pat Finnegan (story shortened for paper due to space limitations). Pics here (including some from Wood-FLC girls' game).   
  In the AA play-in game, Mansion beat Prep Charter, 64-60. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Saadiq Berry. Pics here.
  Congrats to Lebanon Valley soph PG Joe Meehan (SJ Prep), who earned first team all-league honors in the Commonwealth Conference.
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees.

March 2
  Imhotep beat Bartram, 58-46, for the boys' Pub title. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Erik Copes in overall context.   
Pregame pics here. Game pics here. Celebration pics here. Pro pics here.
  Central beat Prep Charter, 45-38, for girls' honors. DN ink by intern Mike Mazzeo. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  Updates: The Roman-Frankford AAAA seeding game is now Thursday, 7:30, at RYAN . . . Saturday's West Catholic-Imhotep AA City Title is now Saturday, 3, at NORTHEAST . . . Saturday's La Salle-Bartram AAAA City Title is still at Lincoln, but at 5 o'clock. Schedule here. 
  Randy Seidman is back to kick baseball butt and he starts our coverage with a look at how the assorted Philly College Guys are doing thus far. Great to have you back, Randy! Thanks!
  Huck has accepted the Puck challenge. Click here for his picks. (Willie wanted in. Nah. He doesn't see enough hoops.)
  The Mansion-Prep Charter game to decide the fourth seed (loser out) in Class AA will be played tomorrow at an undisclosed location.
  "Love, Pain & Passion . . . The Heart of a Champion," Linda Page's autobiography about how she seized the country's consciousness (scored 100 points; broke Wilt Chamberlain's career record, etc.) while starring at Dobbins Tech ('81) and then continued creating a stir at North Carolina State, is now available. (Ted was honored to write the foreword.) Click here to see info on how to purchase it on www.authorhouse.com, call 1-866-577-8877 or visit www.lindapage100points.com. 
  Check coverage of last night's/tonight's games by www.varsity365.com.
  **Click here for Ted's look at tonight's PL title game.** 
  Hey, do your eyes burn from all the color in this area of the homepage? Sorry, it's how we roll at TS.com (smile).

March 1
  N-G beat Carroll, 75-59, for the boys' CL title. Ted's report is  posted. DN ink to Tyreek Duren in overall context. Pregame through first half action pics here. Halftime through final seconds here. Celebration pics here. Pro pics here.
  Carroll beat Wood, 51-37, for girls' honors. DN ink to Erin Shields by intern Mike Mazzeo. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  Oh, baby!! The nuttiest nut ever, Mr. Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna, has emerged from the mothballs to make picks on the basketball games taking place this week. Click here, and brace yourself. We'll let you know if Huck wants to match wits  . . . And it IS! The challenge is on! Huck likes N-G, 75-54. He'll make his other picks tonight.
  Click here for Ed Morrone's new blog on anything that makes him tick or anything he thinks is awesome. Sports and non-sports. Be advised, the language is occasionally "salty" -- smile.) 
  **Click here for Ted's look at tonight's CL title game.**
  Full boxes for all six of the weekend's PL playoffs are in today's DN.
  Amos Leak has filed a report on yesterday's Prep Charter-Freire Pub girls' semifinal. Click here. And click here for pics.
  **Click here and help to convince the U.S. Postal Service to put out a commemorative stamp for Wilt Chamberlain (Overbrook '55).**

Feb. 28
  In Pub semifinals . . .
  Bartram 75, Dobbins 63: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Dijon Wright. Pics here. 
  Imhotep 66, MC&S 52: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Ameen Tanksley. Pics here.
  Click here for updated answers to the question, Where Do We Go From Here? (City Title games/consolations schedule, and seeding info).

Feb. 27
  In Pub quarterfinals . . .
  In AAAA: Bartram beat Frankford, 89-87, in four OTs. Ted's report is posted. Regulation pics here. OT/aftermath pics here. Pro pics here.
  In AAA: Dobbins 58, Gratz 57 (OT): Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  In AA: Imhotep 65, Franklin 45: Duck's report is posted.
  In A: MC&S 85, Constitution 74: Duck's report is posted.
  Tomorrow's semis: doubleheader at Southern, Imhotep-MC&S at 2, followed by Bartram-Dobbins at 4. 
  Charges against Frankford FB star Jeffione Thomas, dating back to an Oct. incident in which he was beaten, have been dropped. Click here for Valerie Russ' DN story.

Feb. 26
  Click here to see how Ted provides answers (as much as possible) to the question, Where Do We Go From Here?
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's feature. It highlights a guy who's coaching where he played. 
  Click here for the updated Overall Scoring Leaders and here for the updated School Single-Game Scoring Records. 
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor, who's now in his 35th year of hobby columns! Congrats!

Feb. 25
  PIAA state playoff brackets: AAAA - AAA - AA - A. 
  **Carroll star DJ Irving indeed suffered a broken hand last night. Click here for Ted's story.** 
  ***The Pub's overall quarterfinals have been postponed to SATURDAY. Click here.***
  Class A final: MC&S vs. Constitution, at Southern, 1.
  Class AA final: Imhotep vs. Franklin, at Southern, 3.   
  Class AAA final: Gratz vs. Dobbins, at Franklin, 1.
  Class AAAA final: Frankford vs. Bartram, at Franklin, 3.
  Overall semifinals will take place Sunday, also at Southern. A-AA game
at 2, AAA-AAAA game at 4 (preceded at noon by Freire/Prep Charter girls' semifinal) . . . Overall final still set for Tuesday at Temple's Liacouras Center, 8 (after girls' final at 6; Central vs. Freire-PC winner).
  Stan Laws has been cut from Mansion's basketball program. Click here.

Feb. 24
  In Catholic League semifinals . . .
  N-G 74, SJ Prep 60: Huck's report is posted. DN ink to Tony Chennault. Pics here (first half courtesy of Frog). And pro pics here.
  Carroll 51, La Salle 47: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to DJ Irving. Pics here. And maybe pro pics. Click here for La Salle's video stream.
  Thanks to Huck, Frog and Puck for their help tonight!
  Championship game is Monday, 8 p.m., at the Palestra.
  In a Pub round-of-16 playoff . . .
  MC&S 69, New Media 61: Ted's mini-report is posted. A couple drops of DN ink to Andre Thomas (smile). SOME pics here.    
  **Click here for the All-Star Labor Classic rosters.** 
  **Click here for the Coaches' All-Inter-Ac Team and congrats to unanimous MVP Cameron Ayers, of Gtn. Academy.** 
  Click here for Ted's story on how Stan Laws was prevented from coaching Mansion in yesterday's loss to Franklin.   
  Click here for a story from the Springfield News-Leader on how Lamberton product Nafis Ricks nailed down a win for Missouri State in a recent game vs. Nevada.

Feb. 23
  In Pub round-of-16 playoffs . . .
  In B, Dobbins 78, Phila. Elec. 65: Ted's report on this crazy one (56 free throws just in the fourth quarter, 87 in all!) is posted. DN ink to Walter Lawrence. Pics here. Sarah Glover's pro pics here.
  In C, Imhotep 53, Prep Charter 49: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Terrell Johnson.
  In A, Bartram 78, Univ. City 61: Amauro's report will be posted.
  Other winners: A-Fkd . . . B-Gtz . . . C-Fkn . . . D-Con (MC&S leads
NM, 63-48, with 7:54 left. Halted by leaky roof. Click here. Will be finished at 1:30 tomorrow.) 
  Rob Johnson, director of multimedia technology at La Salle High, notes that the school will do a live stream of tomorrow night's playoff game vs. Carroll. You'll be able to view it at www.lschs.org/stream.
  Boys' Latin soph Maurice Watson was honored yesterday for recently surpassing 1,000 career points. Click here for three pics.
  Click here for info on how to order Ted Taylor's just released, beyond complete research book on the ol' Philadelphia A's. Best of luck with it, Ted!!
  Click here for the latest effort from John Shiffert, an expert at putting current baseball developments into historical contexts.

Feb. 22
  In Pub first-round playoffs . . . 
  In D, New Media 75, Robeson 69: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Rasheed Wilkins. Pics here. 
  In B, W. Phila. 46, E&S 36: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Terrell "Sleepy" Daye.
  In B, Dobbins 48, Franklin  LC 46: Amos' report is posted.
  Other winners: A-Fkd, Bart, UC, Gtn . . . B-Gtz, PE . . . C-Mans, Fkn, Prep, Imho . . . D-Con, BL, MC&S. 
  Click here for brackets and tomorrow's matchups. Scores here.   
  Click here for Ted's explanation of his journalistic responsibilities, especially as they related to the Prep-Roman game. You'll discover why this should be Joe Nardi Day (smile).   
  Check out the DN stories on Joe Nardi and Joe Brown.
  Ed Morrone has filed his reports on the Saturday games at Ryan.
  Click here for three pics of the recent PC-GA game, as submitted by PC student Adam Kurtz.

Feb. 21
  Click here for a story in The Washington Post by Gtn. Academy product Zach Berman, a former website stalwart, on Penn Charter grad Sammy Zeglinski (Virginia) and his brothers, Zack and Joe (Hartford).  
  Constitution's Marcel Northcutt has been added to the list of players with at least eight treys in one game.   
  *Click here for a page that wraps up Dougherty's basketball history.*
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Career Scorers list.
  Someone in attendance at yesterday's N-G/Dougherty game has offered an anonymous report. It's posted here. Thank you!  
  Info on Wednesday's CL semis, at the Palestra . . .
  La Salle vs. Carroll, 7, N-G vs. SJ Prep, 8:30. Starting tomorrow, general admission and reserved seating tickets will go on sale at the four competing schools, and at the Palestra. Prices: GA at schools $7, at Palestra $10; RS at schools $12, at Palestra $15.
  All CL photo sets and reports are posted. Thanks for your patience.

Feb. 20
  In Catholic League quarterfinals . . .
  SJ Prep edged Roman, 42-41, as Joe Nardi beat the buzzer by banking home a straight-on trey (pic here). The win was Speedy Morris' 200th at Prep. Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Nardi. Pics here.
  La Salle 54, N. Catholic 43: Ted's report is posted (below Prep-Roman). As is Joe Hearon's Gym Rat. As is Ed Morrone's. Monday DN ink to Joe Brown. Pics here. 
  Carroll 61, Wood 40: Ted's report is posted. So is Joe Hearon's Gym Rat. Ditto for Ed Morrone's. Pics here.   
  N-G 89, Dougherty 58: An anonymous report is posted on Ted's page.
  Click here for the kinda final Pub scoring leaders (still lots of holes to fill due to the fact guys missed games and/or didn't score.)
  **Click here for Amos Leak's game-by-game look at the first round of the Pub playoffs!!**
  Mansion's DJ Newbill is the Pub scoring champion. Click here. 

Feb. 19
  Germantown beat Olney, 55-47, to claim fourth place in A (via tiebreakers). Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Eddie Callender. Pics here. And maybe some pro pics?
  Constitution 86, Parkway 50: Duck's report is posted.
  Monday's first-round playoff matchups . . . (Final standings here. And playoff brackets are here.)
  A -- King at Fkd, Oln at Bart, Cent at UC, Sou at Gtn. 
  B -- Rox at Gratz, Fitz at PE, FLC at Dobb, E&S at West. 
  C -- Freire at Mansion, Prep at CT, D-V at Imho, Vaux at Franklin.
  D -- World Comm at MC&S, Rand at Con, Pal at BL, NM at Robe. 
  *All games expected to tip off at 3:15 except for Imho; that's at 5:30.*
  Click here for a photo of Washington star Donte Williams, who recently surpassed 1,000 career points. (Thanks to AD Ken Geiser!)

Feb. 18
  Straw. Mansion 71, Comm Tech 65: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jamal Jones. Pics here.
  Frankford collected TWO wins. Beat Univ. City, 70-54, then trekked to Northeast to play the second half of the game suspended a while back due to a broken basket. Triumphed in that one, 63-51. Amauro's report is posted. DN ink to Carl Wallace.
  Germantown 46, Overbrook 41: Duck's report is posted.
  Check out this info on a D-3 game played Tuesday. Albright beat Alvernia, 111-110, in two OTs, on a jumper by C-E product Adam Van Zelst. E&S' Andre Murphy scored 19 points. For Alvernia, GAMP's Stefan Thompson had 18. Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!   
  Special note: Pub TEAM PAGES will not be updated again until tomorrow. Sorry. Too much other stuff to do.

Feb. 17
  **Click here for Ted's pic of Bobby Makor's final shot. Not definitive, but definitely raises questions.** 
  In CL first-round playoffs . . .
  North beat Judge, 66-64, on Bobby Makor's last-instant (or maybe not) jumper. Ted's full report is now posted. More to come. DN ink to Makor. Pics here. And pro pics here by Steve Falk.
  Wood 55, W. Catholic 46: Huck's report is posted.
  Dougherty 64, C-E 53: Ed's report is posted.
  (Also, SJ Prep beat Bonner, 57-45. Not sure if we'll have a report.)
  Schedule for Saturday's quarterfinals . . .
  At Ryan: Wood vs. Carroll, noon; North vs. La Salle, 4. 
  At Carroll: Dougherty vs. N-G, 3; SJ Prep vs. Roman, 7.
  Admission: $5 for each game.
  Vaux 37, Bracetti 28 (yes, 37-28 -- smile): Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jeremy Henderson. Pics here.    
  Have friends/relatives planning to visit Philadelphia? Or just need some new ideas for yourself? Please check out www.phillyXcites.com, a brand new site operated by former NE High football player Ben Franklin. His older brother, Anthony, does our City Guys in College FB List every year. Best of luck with your site, Ben!
  Click here for final Inter-Ac League Scoring Leaders.
  The Pub playoff schedule has changed yet again. Click here.
  Click here for Joe Turkos' story, in the Roxborough Review, about Speedy Morris' special day at Roman.

Feb. 16
  **Click here for the Coaches' All-Catholic Team. Congrats to MVPs Rakeem Brookins (Roman) and Tony Chennault (N-G) and Coach of the Year Joe Dempsey (La Salle).**
  Penn 80, Furness 65: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Darell Dyches. Pics here. Steve Falk's pro pics here.
  Central 59, King 56: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Kamell Alston. 
  Phila. Elec. 51, Franklin LC 39: Amos' report is posted. 
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's feature. His
coach was a legend and, now, he is, too. 
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Pat McLaughlin, a first
team All-Catholic DE for Neumann in 1975. RIP, Pat . . . A beef & beer benefit for Pat's family will be held Saturday, March 6, 8 to midnight, at St. Gabe's Hall, 30th and Dickinson, in South Philly. Cost is $25.
  Click here for final Catholic League Scoring Leaders.

Feb. 15
  Bonner 62, N. Catholic 57: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Dan Vanderslice. Pics here. Steve Falk's pro pics here.
  ***Schedule for Wednesday's CL first-round games: Bonner at SJ Prep, 3:45; these other games will start at 7: Judge at North, West at Wood, Dougherty at C-E. Admission cost: $5.***  
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees. 
  Click here for Tom Kerrane's story, in the Norristown Times-Herald, on K-K's last-ever game, a double OT loss to Lansdale Catholic. 
  Click here for some pics from yesterday's SJ Prep-Roman game, as provided by Joe Turkos. (Roman honored its former coach, Prep boss Speedy Morris.) Thanks for providing these, Joe. 
  Click here for the latest effort from John Shiffert, an expert at putting current baseball developments into historical contexts.

Feb. 14
  In its last-ever home game, Dougherty beat Conwell-Egan, 61-52. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Art Comas and Ryan Colbert in overall context. Before/after/special pics here. Action pics here (JV near end of set). Pro pics here (by Dougherty grad Dave Maialetti).
  Neumann-Goretti beat Carroll, 66-58, to clinch CL Blue. 
Amauro's report will be posted. DN ink to Danny Stewart. Pro pics here. 
  Wood 56, W. Catholic 46: Huck's report is posted.
  N. Catholic 61, La Salle 46: Ed's report is posted.
  Judge 55, Ryan 49: Joe Hearon's report is posted.
  Bonner 56, O'Hara 43: Brian Nestel's report is posted.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family & friends of Darryl "World" Brown, a starter for Overbrook's 1980 34-0 City Champs (best record in city history). RIP, World.

Feb. 13
  Gtn. Academy 80, Boys' Latin 57: Ted's report is posted. Pics here of Senior Day and the celebration of GA's 100th hoops anniversary. Click here for game action, including some JV shots at back end of set. (At least one PC grad doesn't hate GA -- smile.)
  N. Catholic 58, O'Hara 50: Huck's report is posted (he'd been experiencing computer miseries. )
  **The Pub season has been saved! The plan now is to play ALL regular season games. The playoffs have been pushed back. Click here for Ted's story. And check the Master League Schedule to see the regular season updates and playoff schedule (CL as well). Changes will be made as we get them. Could be a WILD ride, folks.
  Click here for the new Pa. Indy Tournament brackets (many changes).

Feb. 12
  Judge 40, SJ Prep 38: Ted's report is posted. So is Joe Hearon's. DN ink to Joe Kehoe. Pics here. Pro pics here. 
 W. Catholic 44, Lansdale 42: Huck's report is posted. (With help from future bride Shannon, who was in da house!! -- smile). 
  Roman 54, Ryan 44: Ed's report is posted.
  Looking for a challenge? A way to still feel a connection to basketball until the games resume? Have some fun by clicking here and taking Ted's Schoolboy Hoops Trivia Quiz. And click here for the answers. 
  www.varsity365.com will cover Sunday's Prep-Roman game.

Feb. 11
  Bartram's Tyrone Garland recently reached 2,000 career points. His cousin, John Phillips, did so for Episcopal in 1998. Click here for a pair of Back in the Day stories about John's accomplishment. 
  The city's Public/Archdiocesan schools will be closed again FRIDAY!  
  Click here for Ted's story on how the Pub is drawing ever closer to forgetting the rest of the regular season, freezing the standings and going right into the playoffs on Tuesday. Projected matchups included.
    Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor, who's now in his 35th year of hobby columns! Congrats!

Feb. 10
  Note: This Sunday's SJ Prep-Roman game is SOLD OUT. No passes will be honored.
  Congrats to former website reporter Andy Barks (Episcopal '03), the new varsity baseball coach at Francis W. Parker School, in Chicago!!  
  Click here for a Wild/Wacky story from 1984, when Dougherty's basketball team tied a national record.
  Click here for a slight twist on our Before They Drew X's and O's feature. This one is As They Began to Draw X's and O's . . .

Feb. 9
  **Chestnut Hill beat Penn Charter, 46-25, to clinch a share of the Inter-Ac title. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Todd Cramer. Pics here. Pro pics here.** 
  Bonner 46, Judge 42" Click here for the first report by Phila. Academy Charter grad Joe "Haystacks" Hearon. Welcome aboard, Joe! DN ink to Keefer Francis.
  Carroll 65, W. Catholic 37: Huck's report is posted.
  La Salle 43, Roman 38: Amos' report is posted. 
  All Pub games scheduled for this afternoon are OFF! 
  Updates to the Master Schedule continue to be made. 
  Pray for no snow. We could have a wild and zany "Only in the Pub" moment tomorrow. Click here.
  Click here for info on next week's Pa. Indy Schools Tourney.

Feb. 8
  K-K 63, McDevitt 59: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Cullen Rota and Brent Mahoney in overall context. Pics here (JV near end). 
  Wood 72, C-E 46: Ed's report is posted. 
  **Click here for our 33rd annual basketball recruiting list.** 
  Click here for updated Overall Scoring Leaders.
  All Pub games scheduled for today are OFF. Rescheduling info TBA.
  Three Cath games are ON for tonight: O'H-La S, 7; Wood/C-E and McD/K-K, 7:30.  Info about updates on Master Schedule. 
  There will be no Markward Club event this week.

Feb. 7
  Congrats to OL Jahri Evans (Frankford) and FB Kyle Eckel (Episcopal) of the World Champion New Orleans Saints!! (Click here for list of Philly-guy pro champions.)
  Dougherty 54, Lansdale 48: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Brandyn Wims. Pics here (JV shots at back end of set).

Feb. 6
  The Standings Page has been expanded to include remaining games. 
  *Click here for the updated 1,000-Point List.* 
  Click here for the latest effort from John Shiffert, an expert at putting current baseball developments into historical contexts. 
  Click here for updated League Scoring Leaders. 
  La Salle LB-SS Shane Brady is bound for Lafayette. Click here.

Feb. 5
  C-E 52, W. Catholic 47: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Ike Robinson. Pics here (JV shots at back end of set.) Pro pics here.
  There are no words for this story.
  *Changes for today, due to snow threat: C-E/W. Catholic will start at 5:30; McD/N-G is OFF; Bonner-Judge is now OFF; Wood-Lans is OFF; LaS-Roman at Philly U. is now OFF; GA-PC is OFF; North-Ryan is now at 6:30; HS-CHA is now at 4; all Pub games are OFF.*
  Click here for Les Bowen's story on the Saints' Jahri Evans (Fkd) and here for Paul Domowitch's story on the Colts' Raheem Brock (Dobbins). 
  Central WR Siddiq Cornish is bound for Colgate. Click here. 
  Well, NE-Fkd at least made it to halftime. Click here. 
  More pics have been added to the FB signings set. Click here. 
  Check www.varsity365.com for coverage of yesterday's Imhotep-Prep Charter game.

Feb. 4
  Congrats to Bartram's Tyrone Garland, the newest member of the city's 2,000-point Club!! . . . The Braves beat Olney, 72-56. Amauro's report will be posted. DN ink to you-can-figure-it-out (smile).  
  Phila. Acad. 54, Saul 36: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Allan Dempster. Pics here.
  Franklin LC 67, Mastery South 55: Duck's report is posted.
  Lincoln 79, Overbrook 67: Ed's report is posted.
  Dobbins 47, Bok 36: Amos' report is posted. Pics here.   
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's. It concerns Haverford School coach Steve Cloran, who starred at O'Hara. 
  **Click here for some pics of assorted FB signing ceremonies.**
  Click here for Ted's story on how La Salle QB Drew Loughery has found the recruiting process to be quite challenging.

Feb. 3
  N-G 81, Wood 51: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Tony Chennault.
Pics here; JV toward end of set. (Also some pics here of afternoon game between Southern-Kensington; could have been Future-Parkway but Future couldn't get a bus . . . grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.)
  W. Catholic 72, K-K 34: Huck's report is posted.

Feb. 2
  **Mansion beat Imhotep, 88-82, in FIVE overtimes. Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Khalil Meadows.**
  Frankford 79, Bartram 70: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Terrell Clark. Pics here. 
  Fels 69, Lincoln 59 (OT): Amauro's report is posted. 
  La Salle beat SJ Prep, 47-45, on Joe Brown's late layup. Click here for Jack's report. And here for Ed's. Pro pics here.
  Dobbins 71, Furness 54: Amos' report is posted.
  Click here for a blog about Philly football by former Cardinal Dougherty star (and recent assistant; he also played at La Salle and in Arena FB2, etc.) Vernard "Coach Abe" Abrams. Latest post: CL banquet.
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees.
  Click here for Ed's report on last night's North-Judge game.
  Click here for Amauro's report on Sunday's Franklin-Robeson game.

Feb. 1
  **Mansion's DJ Newbill has indeed chosen Marquette. Ted's story is here. Pics here.** 
  Boys' Latin 84, New Media 68: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Maurice Watson. Pics here. 
  G-town QB Ramadan Abdullah is bound for Rhode Island. Click here. 
  N-G 93, W. Catholic 61: Huck's report is posted.
  Roman 58, Bonner 48: Brian Nestel's report is posted. 
  Looks as if Mansion's DJ Newbill is bound for Marquette. Click here.

Jan. 31
  Click here for updated Catholic/Inter-Ac scoring leaders.
  In the Primetime Shootout . . .
  Roman 53, Bartram 43: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Anthony Mayo. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  Dougherty 65, McDevitt 50: Ed's report is posted.
  Click here for Tyreek Wanamaker's latest look at Lincoln.

Jan. 30
  *Click here for Overall Scoring Leaders and here for 1,000-Pointers.*

Jan. 29
  Wood 72, Dougherty 64: Ted's report is posted. Ed's report is also posted. DN ink to Jack Walsh IV. Pics here. 
  Hope 56, Prep Charter 55: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to John Creighton. Pics here.
  Dobbins 62, Mastery South 56: Duck's report is posted. 

Jan. 28
  Comm. Tech 56, Imhotep 55: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Sherman Blanford. Pics here.
  Franklin 33, Vaux 31: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Kenny Bey-Brown. 
  MC&S 75, World Comm. 66: Amos' report is posted.   
  Click here for FriarSide Chats IV-A, which catches us up -- in frisky fashion -- on all things Malvern sports this school year (but especially basketball). Thanks to Rory Magargee and Patrick Flanagan.    
  Click here for our story on Malvern baseball player Joe Giacchino, whose triumph over a brain tumor has netted him the first Nick Adenhart Courage Award. 
  *Click here for our annual list of Pub/Cath/Int guys in D-1 basketball.*

Jan. 27
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's. It concerns Carroll coach Paul Romanczuk, who starred there and at Penn.
  Update: Tomorrow's PET-at-Gratz game will start at 4:30.
  Here are the games for the Dr. Eric Bray Winterfest, to be held Sunday at Ben Franklin HS, Broad and Green (benefits the Greater Phila. Summer League) . . . 2 p.m.: Octorara vs. Vaux; 3:45: Robeson vs. Franklin; 5:45: Dobbins vs. Constitution; 7:30: Wissahickon vs. Communications Tech. 
  Click here for a follow-up story on Southern FB star Tyree Parks. And here's the info on funeral arrangements: Friday, viewing, 9 to 11 a.m., at Mitchum-Wilson Funeral Home, 1410 S. 20th Street; services to follow.
  Click here for Duck's reports on last Saturday's Greater Phila./Cheltenham Challenge.

Jan. 26
  GA QB Austin Kevitch has committed to Bucknell. Click here.
  Malvern 53, Gtn. Academy 33: Ted's report is posted. As is Friarside Chats. DN ink to Tracy Peal. Pics here.  
  World Communications 49, Mastery North 41: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Elijah Johnson.  
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends -- and the entire school community -- of Southern High football star Tyree Parks, who was shot to death last Friday. Click here for the DN story and here for a Tribute Page.
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor, who's now in his 35th year of hobby columns! Congrats! 
  Click here for an update on ex-Olney baseball star Tony Cartagena, now a success in the auto industry in Florida. Thanks for checking in, Tony! 
  Here are the games involving Pub/Cath/Int teams in the Prime Time Shootout this weekend at Villanova . . . Friday: Imhotep vs. Plymouth-Whitemarsh, 7; Strawberry Mansion vs. Coatesville, 8:30; Saturday: Malvern vs. Camden Catholic, 7; Carroll vs. Mt. Lebanon, 10 (yes, that one will end around midnight, crazy!); Sunday: Roman vs. Bartram, noon; Southern vs. Penn Wood, 3.

Jan. 25
  Judge 62, O'Hara 48: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Reggie Charles. Pics here (including JV shots AFTER varsity). 
  SJ Prep 64, Bonner 45: Ted's report is posted. No DN ink. Pics here.
  Update: Tomorrow's DV-Imho game will start at 5:15.
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees.

Jan. 24
  **Maybe you see the Super Bowl as Colts vs. Saints. Here at TS.com we see it as Dobbins vs. Frankford! (smile) Congrats to the Colts' Raheem Brock and the Saints' Jahri Evans for making it to the BIG game!! . . . Oh, and don't forget (like we
did) that Episcopal product Kyle Eckel is the Saints' fullback. Sorry, Kyle. Best of luck!!** 
  Click here for League Scoring Leaders (CL/I-A expanded to 10.0).   
  La Salle 46, Ryan 40: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Troy "Moses" Hockaday. Pics here (including JV shots AFTER varsity). 
  W. Catholic 58, McDevitt 51: Huck's report is posted.
  Click here for the weekly CL Coaches' awards. 
  John Shiffert, an expert at putting current baseball developments into historical contexts, has returned for 2010! Click here for his take on the Tim Lincecum arbitration matter.

Jan. 23
  Not a big fan of some of the low-scoring games we're seeing this year in Catholic League basketball? Click here for a Wild/Wacky story that details West Catholic's approach for part of the 1990-91 season.  
  Sharrif Floyd is the Maxwell Club's national high school player of the year. Click here.
  Click here for Brian Nestel's report on last night's win for Bonner over O'Hara. 
  Former Olney star Jesse Morgan has decided against attending Seton Hall, with which he signed last fall. He's now at UMass. Click here.

Jan. 22
  Carroll 53, C-E 29: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Ben Mingledough. Pics here (maybe a dozen JVs at end of set).
  Dougherty 59, W. Catholic 57: Huck's report is posted. 
  Judge 42, Ryan 40: Ed's report is posted.  
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's. It's about . . .  
  Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Career Scorers List.

Jan. 21
  Dobbins 64, West Phila. 57: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jerrell Wright. Some pics here. Rest of pics here.
  Bartram 63, Germantown 62 (OT): Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Quasim Jones. 
  Central 51, Univ. City 48: Amauro's report is posted. 
  **Ted's All-Decade FB Teams (Public - Catholic - Inter-Ac, Overall All-City) are in today's Daily News. Congrats to Players of the Decade Joe McCourt (Roman, overall), Sharrif Floyd (Washington) and Ibraheim Campbell (Chestnut Hill) and Coach of the Decade Ron Cohen (Washington).**
  Doubleheader today at Berean Institute, 19th and Girard: Constitution vs. Randolph at 3:15, MC&S-Future to follow at about 5.

Jan. 20
  Wood basketball star Fran Dougherty is bound for Penn. Ted's story is here. Pics here. (And click here for Huck's report on the win over West.)
  Chestnut Hill 38, Malvern 34 (OT): Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Luke Mulvaney. Pics here. 
  Update: Laptop issue is resolved (hopefully). Pub TEAM PAGES likely will not be updated until very late tonight or tomorrow. 
  **Note from Ted: My laptop battery pack has died. No work will be done on this site until further notice. Sorry for the inconvenience.**  
  The Pub is pondering what to do about severe blowouts. Click here.
  SJ Prep lineman Sean McGinn has committed to Penn. Click here.

Jan. 19
  Phila. Elec. 61, Mastery South 56: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Devante Chance. Pics here.
  Penn 67, Roxborough 59: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Mark "Stretch" Blount.
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees.  
  Our thoughts and prayers are with former La Salle High football/lacrosse player Eddie DiDonato ('05), who was critically injured in a recent shooting. Click here for the DN story.
  Click here for League Scoring Leaders. Now includes Catholic League. And here for Overall Scoring Leaders.
  Click here for Tyreek Wanamaker's latest look at Lincoln.

Jan. 18
  MC&S fell to Steelton-Highspire (Harrisburg area), 69-66, in a Coaches vs. Cancer event at Imhotep. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Kwahmere Gredic. Pics here. . . . PET beat King, 77-50. Amauro's report
is posted. Some pics here.  
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's.
  Click here for Famous Amos Leak's reports on the three Rucker-Philly
Invitational games that were played Saturday.
  Update: O'Hara-North is now Wednesday.

Jan. 17
  Roman 81, N. Catholic 53: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Fortunat "Junior" Kangudi. Pics here. (Pics here from the ceremony to honor ex-coach Dennis Seddon). 
  West 55, Lansdale 44: Huck's report is posted. DN ink to Vincent Ho.

Jan. 16
  Duck's reports on D-V/Franklin and Olney-Central are posted.

Jan. 15
  Chestnut Hill 48, Gtn. Academy 36: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Pat Connaghan. Pics here (varsity first; JV pics toward end). 
  Carroll 75, W. Catholic 44: Huck's report is posted.       
  Malvern 53, Penn Charter 39: Ed's report is posted.
  Judge 46, Roman 45: Matt Wyszynski's report is posted.
  **Click here for Public League Scoring Leaders.** 
  Here's the schedule for tomorrow's Rucker-Philly Invitational at Southern High . . . Prep Charter vs. Frankford, noon; World Comm vs. Bodine, 2; Olney vs. Southern, 4 (that'll be a league game). And here's the schedule for Monday's Coaches vs. Cancer event at Imhotep . . . King vs. Phila. Electrical, 2; MC&S vs. Steelton-Highspire, 4.

Jan. 14
  Robeson 84, Boys' Latin 73: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jay Harris. Pics here.
  Central 66, Olney 57: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Brandon Smith.
  **Click here for the updated 1,000-Point Career Scorers list and here for the updated 50-Point Club list.**
  Click here for the All-State FB Team, as compiled by Rod Frisco, recently retired from the Harrisburg Patriot-News, with input from sports writers around the state.

Jan. 13
  N-G 96, Carroll 73: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Tyreek Duren. Pics here (varsity first; JV pics toward end of set). www.varsity365.com will also have photo/video coverage.
  W. Catholic 65, Dougherty 63: Huck's report is posted.
  Click here for our obit on Jack Plunkett and here for a Tribute Page.

Jan. 12
  Update: Malvern-CHA has been postponed as the Chestnut Hill community mourns the sudden passing of long-time teacher/FB coach Jack Plunkett, lately an assistant and formerly the head man. Our thoughts and prayers are with Jack's family, colleagues and MANY friends. A true gentleman! . . . We have set up a Tribute Page. 
  U. City 55, Germantown 50: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Brandon Baynes. Pics here.
  Del-Val 68, Franklin 55: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Rysheen Dorn. 
  Gratz 68, W. Phila. 50: Amauro's report will be posted.  
  Click here for a blurb on Olney's banning of fans.  
  Click here for reports by Ed "Special Ed" Morrone on two recent games -- North-Judge and Haverford School-Penn Charter.

Jan. 11
  Dougherty 62, K-K 42: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Brandon Brown. Pics here.
  Palumbo 53, Roxborough 48: Ted's report is posted. No DN ink (sorry). Pics here. 
  C-E 56, W. Catholic 51: Huck's report is posted.
  Click here for Tyreek Wanamaker's thoughts on Lincoln basketball. 
  Click here for a story from Philadelphia University's website about the dedication last Saturday of the men's basketball locker room to deceased former player Billy Keane, a product of O'Hara.

Jan. 10
  Click here for Ted's story on Sharrif Floyd's commitment to Florida. 
  Judge 57, Bonner 51: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Bob Tinney. Pics here. 
  Click here for this week's Markward Club honorees.

Jan. 9 
In the Inter-Ac's opening tripleheader . . .
  Chestnut Hill 49, Episcopal 25: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. 
  Malvern 75, Gtn. Academy 72 (OT): Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to DeQuann "Bootsie" Walker. Pics here.
  Haverford School 47, Penn Charter 45: Ed Morrone's report is posted. Pics here.
  www.varsity365.com will also have coverage of all three games.
  Click here for a DN story, written by news reporter Dana DiFilippo, in concert with Ted, about how Frankford's players, fans and coach Ben Dubin were attacked outside Olney after Thursday's game.

Jan. 8
  SJ Prep 52, La Salle 49 (OT): Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Sean Brophy. Pics here. And pics here from the ceremony to honor the memory of the late, great Eddie Burke.  
  Constitution 67, New Media 59: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Erik Raleigh. Pics here.
  W. Catholic 51, K-K 33: Huck's report is posted . . . and he mounted a soapbox two different times to address West-related matters.

Jan. 7
  **Devonte' "DJ" Newbill poured in 64 points, breaking Maureece Rice's school record of 63 (and posting the No. 7 total in city history), as Strawberry Mansion hammered Saul, 105-14. DN ink in overall context.**
  Washington 52, Central 51: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Donte Williams. Pics here.
  Frankford 74, Olney 51: Amauro's report will be posted. DN ink to Steffon Poole.
  Check out Jack Crouse's report on La Salle's recent win over Judge.

Jan. 6
  Roman 63, Ryan 32: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Rakeem "Rahk" Brookins. Pics here.
  N-G 104, W. Catholic 52: Huck's report is posted. 
  All rosters have been received. Thanks to all who helped.

Jan. 5
  SJ Prep 59, N. Catholic 55 (OT): Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Gene
Williams. Pics here.  
  Southern 57, King 42: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Antwain Rucker.
  Fels 43, Overbrook 38: Amauro's report is posted.
  Our thoughts and prayers are with former Judge football coach John "Whitey" Sullivan on the passing of his mother, Mary, a remarkable lady who attended all of Judge's games. Click here for the obit.
  Click here for our first DN hoops rankings (overall, city, suburbs, SJ).

Jan. 4
  Gratz 45, Franklin LC 41: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Antoine "Ness" Bland. Pics here. No pro pics. (Sorry, they didn't bother.) 
  Comm Tech 81, Vaux 36: Amauro's report is posted.
  New Media 88, Randolph 57: Duck's report is posted.
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor, who is starting his 35th year of hobby columns! Congrats! 
  Update: Today's DV-Freire game will be played AT Freire. 
  Click here for info on Wednesday's Markward Club dinner/honorees. And our condolences go out to the family/friends of Jimmy Armstrong, a high-quality ref for many years and a long-time club member. He passed on Jan. 2.

Jan. 3
  Lansdale 57, McDevitt 55: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Mike Barr. Pics here.

Jan. 2
  Click here for the 2009 All-State Teams, by classification, as
selected by Pennsylvania Football News.
  Scheduling note: Monday's O'Hara-Roman game is 3:30 AT Roman.

Jan. 1
  We have updated the CL Red, CL Blue and Inter-Ac TEAM PAGES to include all games.   
  Happy New Year!!

Dec. 31
  Penn Charter 54, Judge 48: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. 
  SJ Prep 51, W. Catholic 47: Huck's report is posted.

Dec. 30
  In the Triangle Club Tourney . . .
  Gtn. Academy beat La Salle, 57-43, to win the title. Ted's report is  posted. DN ink to Austin Curry. Pics here.
  *Tryouts for the Eastern Pennsylvania team in the Badger Elite 7-on-7 National Tournament will be held Jan. 23, 5 p.m., at the Tri State Sports Center, in Aston, Delaware County. Players in the Classes of 2011, 2012 and 2013 are eligible to try out. Cost is $25. Talent evaluators from scout, rivals and espn will be on hand to make evaluations. For more info, contact Albie Crosby at 215-303-9046.*

Dec. 29
  In the Boardwalk Basketball Classic . . .
  Comm. Tech beat Pleasantville, 80-55, to win the title in the Jersey Shore Bracket. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Shaquille Shannon. Pics here. 
  Bonner fell to Cherokee, 56-53, in the Seashore Cup Bracket final as  Willis Nicholson hit a last-second trey (yes, the same kid who played at Dougherty and Prep Charter). Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jamal Melvin. Pics here. (Also some pics here from the Wood-Woodbury SCB consolation. Wood won, 58-42). 
  Northeast beat Fels, 54-52. Duck's report is posted. 
  Judge beat Salesianum (Del.), 56-47, to capture the title in its own tourney. Matt Wyszynski's report is posted. 
  Ex-West Catholic star RB Rob Hollomon, now at prep school in Massachusetts, has committed to Kent State. Click here.

Dec. 28
  In a showcase game at Northeast . . . 
  Fels 86, West Catholic 85 (two OTs): Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Devon Perrin. Pics here.
  Click here for the wintertime version of the feature we began in the fall, Before They Drew X's and O's . . . Shooting the first jumper, so to speak, is Wood coach Jack Walsh.

Dec. 27
  In McDevitt's Albert C. Achuff Tourney . . .
  O'Hara beat McDevitt, 61-43, to capture the championship. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Anthony Bertolino. Pics here. (And some pics here from the consolation; it involved GAMP.) 
  Our condolences go out to the family/friends of ex-North Catholic FB star Marty Qualtieri, whose obit can be found here.

Dec. 26
  **Hustlin' Huck has completed his CL postseason all-star FB teams. Click here for AAAA, AAA and AA . . . and here for Top 70 seniors . . . and here for Top 100 underclassmen. Thanks, Huck!**
  In the Jameer Nelson Classic . . .
  Carroll 60, Bartram 57: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Pro pics here. 
  The 2009 All-City FB honorees have been added to the All-Time Lists. 
  Click here for Wendy Ruderman's DN obit on George Michael, a former Philly disc jockey and a big supporter of high school sports.

Dec. 25
  After catching up on all of the transfers, Amos Leak has reworked his season outlook for the Pub, Cath and Inter-Ac.
  Click here for the holiday tournament/showcase/anything schedule on philly.com and here for our city website version (bottom of that page).
  Click here to see how six La Salle FB players, led by Matt "Santa" DiGiacomo, spent Christmas Eve brightening the lives of seriously ill children. Great job, guys! And thanks to football dad Bob Szostak for sending the pics. 
  Merry Christmas!!!

Dec. 24
  Note from Ted: My apologies to Drexel assistant Ashley Howard for messing up his school in today's story about Mansion's DJ Newbill.
  Click here for the Daily News All-City, All-Public and All-Catholic squads and here for the story detailing our Players/Coaches of the Year.

Dec. 23
  Our Daily News FB all-star teams will be in tomorrow's paper. For now, check out the video, as prepared by Sarah Glover, that features our Players of the Year: Washington's Sharrif Floyd (Pub); La Salle's Drew Loughery and O'Hara's Corey Brown (Cath); Chestnut Hill's Ibraheim Campbell (Inter-Ac). 
  Straw Mansion 91, Prep Charter 79: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Devonte' "DJ" Newbill. Pics here. 
  W. Catholic 65, McDevitt 43: Huck's report is posted.  
  Click here for Matt Wyszynski's report on Judge's recent win over C-E.
  Click here for a story on www.statecollege.com by La Salle student Devlin Carey about the football team. 
  N-G lost to Yates (Texas), 97-96, in the Iolani Prep Classic final. Click here for a brief story from the Honolulu paper.
  Southern has suffered a non-league forfeit. Click here. 
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10. Click here to see final numbers for Huck/Puck/Willie in the Pickin' Parade.

Dec. 22
  E&S 53, Dobbins 39: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Mark "Stretch" Houston. Pics here.
  As mentioned in today's DN . . . La Salle is our Offensive Line of the Season for helping to generate 4,895 yards and 59 TDs. These 10 guys will receive Player of the Week T-shirts. C Ryan Geiger, Gs Matt DiGiacomo, Steve Szostak and Floyd Shaffer (early in season), Ts Cameron Cappo and Dylan Gavin, TE Steve Jones and rotating WRs Sam Feleccia, Connor Hoffman and Kevin Forster.
  From easternpafootball.com, check out video and pics from La S-SC.
  In Hawaii, N-G beat Montrose Christian, 71-65. 
  Click here to see how ex-W. Catholic star Curtis Drake helped La Salle win the state title (smile) . . . Final stats, rankings and updated city records are in today's Daily News.

Dec. 21
  Carroll beat Conwell-Egan, 80-77, in OT despite a school record 42 points by Ike Robinson. Ted's report is posted. No DN ink. Pics here. 
  On the La Salle State Title Tribute Page, we have added a WONDERFUL letter written by parent/alumnus Bill Wasylenko to this year's players. Please do yourself a favor and check it out.
  In Hawaii, N-G has advanced to the semis and will play tonight at 11:30 our time. Click here for tourney website.

Dec. 20
  **Click here for a La Salle State Title Tribute Page.**
  With the season now over, click here for Frog's thoughts on teams that roll it up by passing. He welcomes your thoughts on the matter. 
  *Click here for a poster, with head shots of every player, that celebrates La Salle's Class AAAA state title. The pics were shot by parent Bill Wasylenko, who also put together the poster. Great job, Bill, and thanks for allowing us to share it with
website visitors.*  
  Tonight's McDevitt-Wood game is off. No new date set.

Dec. 19
  **La Salle beat State College, 24-7, for the AAAA state title as Jamal Abdur-Rahman, Tim Wade and Sam Feleccia ran for TDs, Mike Bennett kicked a field goal and the defense pitched a shutout (SC's TD came on a kickoff return). Ted's report is posted. DN ink to several in overall context. Pics before game here (travel included). Game pics here. Pics after game here. Pro pics here. TEAM PAGE updated.**

Dec. 18 
  Imhotep beat Frankford, 51-49, in the South Philly Showcase. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Tyhiem "Redz" Perrin. Pics here. Also, click here for pics from the second half of Constitution-FLC and here for pics from the first half of Life Center-Southern. LC features superstar guard Dion Waiters, a South Philly native.  
  Click here for Ted's story on La Salle defenders Ryan Saraceni and Vinny Migliarese, whose brothers, Rob and Joe, starred for the school's '06 CL Red champs. And here for an overall look at the upcoming game.
  West Catholic lineman Jake Zuzek has committed to Navy. Click here. 
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor.
  Huck has made his pick on La Salle-State College. So has that ol' rascal, Mr. Thomas McKenna.

Dec. 17
  We know you've been jonesin' for these all week . . . Check out -- drum roll, please -- yet another set of practice pics from La Salle.   
  Big Willie has made his pick on La Salle-State College.
  *Click here for the Pub BB preview and here for thumbnails.*
  Click here for Ted's story on how the penalties for Constitution-World Comm have changed slightly. In Constitution's favor.
  Duck's reports on Vaux-DV and NC-Shipley are now posted.

Dec. 16
  Ryan fell to Holy Ghost Prep, 53-38. Jack's report is in the box. 
  Pennsylvania Cable Network will televise La Salle-State College LIVE at 7 o'clock Saturday, then show replays that night at 9:30, Dec. 20 at 2 p.m., and Dec. 25 at 9 p.m.
  O'Hara LB Mike Huf has committed to Navy. Click here.

Dec. 15
  Another sad day in Pub basketball history . . . A bench-clearing brawl halted the World Comm.-Constitution game late in the third quarter. The game has been ruled a double forfeit and there are other penalties. Ted's report is posted. DN ink in overall context. Pics here. (Constitution is a new PL member. This was its first league game.)
  Vaux beat Del-Val, 57-54. Duck's report is posted. 
  *O'Hara coach Danny Algeo reports that about 30 colleges and 150
players attended last night's college football recruiting event. Thanks for
doing that for the kids, Danny!* 
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.

Dec. 14
  Neumann-Goretti 82, Lansdale 43: Ted's report is posted. DN ink focuses on the Saints' upcoming trip to Hawaii. Pics here.
  Lincoln 85, Mastbaum 61: Ted's report is posted. No DN ink (sorry). Tyreek Wanamaker's report is also posted. Pics here.

Dec. 13
  **Jack is back in the box! Click here.** 
  W. Catholic 55, Ryan 49 (2 OTs): Huck's report is posted.
  Note to basketball players from Ted . . . If your name is misspelled on a team page, speak up! Send me an email at silaryt@phillynews.com or leave word on my voicemail at 215-854-5814. Thanks.
  Mr. Thomas McKenna wants it known he went 3-0 on his picks while Huck and Willie went 1-2. "Plus," he said, "I had zac scohe on West game. Tell Huck dat!" (Not really. Puck had 17-16. It was 23-21. Kinda close, admittedly.) 
  Bonner's Brian "Gang Green" Nestel is still with us. Check out his first
hoops report here.

Dec. 12
  In a AAAA semifinal . . .
  La Salle beat Ridley, 35-7, on the strength of a 28-0 second half. Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Drew Loughery and Cameron Cappo (overall context). Before/after pics here. First half pics here. Second half pics here. Pro pics here. TEAM PAGE updated.
  In a AA semifinal . . .
  West Catholic fell to Lancaster Catholic, 23-21, on a TD with 1:01 left. Huck's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Bill Tobin. Pro pics here. Cauls' pics here. TEAM PAGE updated. 
  N. Catholic fell to Shipley, 69-62. Duck's report is posted.
  Click here for Huck's report on last night's West Catholic basketball win over O'Hara.

Dec. 11
  In a AAA semifinal . . .
  Wood fell to Selinsgrove, 28-0. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jerry Rahill and Scott Adkins (overall context). Pics here. TEAM PAGE updated.
  Malvern beat Bonner, 59-49, in OT. Click here for the report by Jack "Jack in the Box" Crouse, who lit up this site during his days as a student at La Salle, and now is back after graduating college (also La Salle).  
  Click here for our Catholic League basketball preview; includes thumbnails and returning stars. 
  Click here for Ted's story on Wood FB C Dan Grimes.

Dec. 10
  OK, twoops. All thwee pahticpant in Pickin' Pawade weady foh dis week . . . Huck and Willie match up. Puck the Strapper has picked against two of three CL teams. Boooooooo!!
  Click here for the first report of the hoops season! It's Friarside Chats IV by Malvern soph Chris Mueller. Welcome aboard, Chris!
  Welcome to basketball season! . . .  
  Check out the Inter-Ac preview and thumbnails and returning stars.

Dec. 9
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Special Awardee of the Week.*
  Check out football AND basketball practice pics from a four-letter school that starts with a W . . . . . . . Wood. 
  So far, three responders want the colors to stay. Hmm, might even have to use MORE of them (ha ha ha). Check here and weigh in. 
  **Thanks to the basketball coaches who have answered our request for preview info and rosters. Still LOTS of Pub schools to go, though.**
  Click here for Ted's story on La Salle coach Drew Gordon, and his pass-happy family.
  Click here for a story from The Williamsport Sun-Gazette about Kyle Smith, Lancaster Catholic's record setting QB. (LC is West Catholic's upcoming foe -- written before his most recent  game: 170 yards, 1 TD.) 
  The picks by Big Willie and the Puckster are posted. On three games, they have three differences. The both have La Salle. Otherwise . . .

Dec. 8
  Click here for -- you got it -- practice pics from La Salle. 
  **Click here to see which Pub/Cath/I-A players have won Mini Max Awards from the Maxwell Club. Congrats, guys!** 
  Ted's mostly wonderful daughter (smile) has started a discussion on the Facebook page set up by Eric Richardson. She says we should ditch "the 1980s color scheme." The wife has the same opinion. "The bright colors give me a headache." (As if this classic non-sports follower ever looks at the website -- ha ha.) Anyway, feel free to weigh in. Thanks. 
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes. Stats in paper. As are final career totals for multi-year stars (on scoreboard page.) Click here for rankings.

Dec. 7
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10. 
  Click here for a couple of pics from the La Salle-Easton game by La Salle football mom Regina Sacco . . . A line was "Drewn" in the snow and Loughery crossed it; but not without some extra opposition. And click here for ALL of her pics (300!) from that game. 
  Basketball note: The Public/Catholic/Inter-Ac master schedules for league games and non-league games are posted.

Dec. 6
  Huck and Willie went 3-0. The Puckster was a woeful 2-1 (smile). 
  Schedule for state semifinals . . .  
  AAA: Wood vs. Selinsgrove, Fri., 7 p.m., at Hersheypark Stadium.
  AAAA: La Salle vs. Ridley, Sat., 1 p.m., at Northeast. 
  AA: W. Catholic vs. Lancaster Catholic, Sat., 1 p.m., at Coatesville HS.

Dec. 5
  Catholic League football fans are snow happy!! 
  In a AAAA quarterfinal . . .
  La Salle beat Easton, 17-14, and rallied from a 14-0 deficit. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Steve Sinnott and Mike Bennett. Before/after pics here. Game pics here. Pro pics here. TEAM PAGE updated.
  In a AA quarterfinal . . .
  West Catholic beat North Schuylkill, 19-14. Huck's report is be posted. DN ink to Ray Manuel. Cauls' pics here. TEAM PAGE updated.

Dec. 4
  In a AAA quarterfinal . . .
  Wood beat 14-0 Pottsgrove, 30-28, as Jerry Rahill accounted for 339 yards of offense and Sam McCain made three clutch catches on the winning drive. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to both. Pics here. Pro pics here. TEAM PAGE updated.
  Click here for a video (highlights, interview) featuring former Gtn. Academy basketball star Matt Walsh, who's now playing Euroleague ball for Union Olimpija, in Slovenia.
  Click here for Ted's story on West Catholic QB Jarred Evans.
  Click here for Mike Mazzeo's 5 minutes with Dobbins' Karon James.

Dec. 3
  Click here for some West Catholic practice pics.  
  As it turns out, the combo 1982 story about future Friends Hospital CEO Kenny Glass included a profile about a Bartram teammate who went on to do well for himself -- Trevor Gordon enjoyed a long pro career in his native England. Click here.
  Click here for Tyreek Wanamaker's recap of Lincoln's FB season.

Dec. 2
  All FB TEAM PAGES aside from La S/West/Wood have been finalized.
  The Exploring the PCL guys - version No. 1, that is - have filed reports on La Salle's recent wins over SJ Prep and Washington.
  We have posted basketball TEAM PAGES (look below next to Football '09). Yes, these are rough drafts due to all the player movement.
  Coaches/ADs/managers/players. Please help by sending rosters to silaryt@phillynews.com. New policy: We will keep track of your team ONLY after we receive your roster. Thank you.  
  Check out our new (and maybe one-time -- smile) feature Before They Became a Hospital CEO. It concerns . . . just click here, OK? 
  Click here for Ted's story on La Salle two-way lineman Steve Szostak. 
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week. (We're almost out of M/L. Some guys will get XL. Sorry.)*

Dec. 1
  Click here for La Salle practice pics (at P-W).
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes. Stats in paper.
  Click here for a page that details the history of North Catholic football and lists assorted lasts (for now).
  Hawd to beweieve. Onwy thwee game dis week . . . Your Pickin' Parade buddies have spoken. All three have La Salle and West. Huck and Big Willie have Wood. Puck has Pottsgrove.

Nov. 30
  Da picks by Puck & Willie are posted. One difference. Willie has Wood.
  Click here for the updated Season School Records page and here for the updated Game School Records page.   
  This week our honored players will be "General Thanksgiving Heroes."
  Click here for Chris Carabello's pics from last week's Hustle for Muscle; La Salle's players supported senior manager Brian Havard.
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.
  Football players: As the season winds down, please take advantage of the opportunity to nominate deserving seniors for Best Teammate '10.
  The Coaches' All-Public Teams are published in today's Daily News.

Nov. 29
  Click here for info on the season's first Markward Club luncheon.
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor.
  Schedule for state quarterfinals . . .
  AA: W. Catholic vs. North Schuylkill, Saturday, 1 p.m., at Palisades. (35 Church Hill Road, Kintnersville, PA 18930)
  AAA: Wood vs. Pottsgrove, Friday, 7 p.m., at Northeast HS (You know where it is -- smile) 
  AAAA: La Salle vs. Easton, Saturday, 1 p.m., at Bethlehem SD's Banko Field. (Linden Street & E. Elizabeth Ave., Bethlehem, PA 18018)

Nov. 28
  In the Class AAAA City Title . . .
  La Salle beat Washington, 31-20, as Jamal Abdur-Rahman scored two touchdowns, one on a fumble return, and posted two interceptions. Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Abdur-Rahman and QB Drew Loughery (overall context). Pre/postgame pics here. Game pics here. Pro pics here. TEAM PAGES complete.

Nov. 27
  Huck beat Willie and Puck, 2-0. Willie and Puck tied, 1-1. 
In a AA first-round state playoff . . .
  W. Catholic beat Dunmore, 13-0. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Brandon Hollomon. Pics here. And Cauls' pics. Maybe pro pics?   
  All TEAM PAGES are updated. Thanks to EVERYONE who helped!!

Nov. 26
  Happy Thanksgiving!!
  North beat Frankford, 28-22, in a classic featuring three lead changes in the final 2:28. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Eugene "U-Turn" Byrd and Anthony Reid in overall context. Pregame pics here. First half pics here. Second half pics here. Postgame pics here. Pro pics here.
  Malvern 17, SJ Prep 16: Huck's report is posted. DN ink to Chase Gunther. Pro pics here.
  Franklin 14, Dobbins 12: DN ink to Marquis White. Pro pics here.
  N-G 12, Southern 8: Frog's report is posted. DN ink to Pat Balmores.
  Judge 20, Lincoln 6: DN ink to Curt Wortham. Pro pics here.
  Overbrook 32, West Phila. 12: Amauro's report will be posted.
  Germantown 36, King 0: Duck's report is posted.
  Roman 37, Roxborough 6: Joe's report is posted.
  Olney 42, Fels 36: Ed's report is posted.

Nov. 25
  Bonner beat Carroll, 40-15, as Eric Petransky broke the school rushing record for season yardage. Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Carroll beat Prendie in the Powder Puff tilt. Pics here. 
  Gratz 18, FitzSimons 14: Amauro's report will be posted. 
  Furness 20, Comm. Tech 0: Frog's report is posted.
  Click here for info on a webcast of tomorrow's North-Frankford game. There will be 250 "virtual seats" and the show will start at 9 a.m. (to be repeated at 6 p.m.)
  **Five CL guys earned All-Colonial Athletic Conference honors. 1st: QB Chris Whitney (Villanova, SJ Prep), DB Anthony Walters (Delaware, O'Hara); 2nd: P Tim Edger (Rhode Island, SJ Prep). 3rd: WR Rockeed McCarter (James Madison, Roman), DB John Dempsey (Villanova, O'Hara). Congrats! . . . Also, two Washington products, LB Zimier McCloud (Clark Atlanta) and DE Justin Presley (Bloomsburg) have been selected to play in Saturday's East Coast Bowl. Niiiiiiiice! . . . Also, these guys made All-Ivy. 1st: C Joe D'Orazio (Penn, SJ Prep); 2nd: WR Chris Lorditch (Harvard, Wood), DB David Clement (Brown, SJ Prep); HM: DBs Andy Shalbrack (Columbia, SJ Prep) and Rashad Campbell (Cornell, Chestnut Hill). Niiiiiiiiiice again!** 
  Varsity365 this week will cover North-Frankford.   
  West Catholic coach Brian Fluck will appear Friday night on Prep Nation Radio's 12th Man Scoreboard Show, starting at 10:30. Click here.
  Congrats to Episcopal/West Va. OL Greg Isdaner, who has been signed to the Eagles' practice squad! In 2004, "Izzy" was one of the first two guys to receive a Player of the Week T-shirt. Wonder if he still has it? (smile). The pic of Izzy and teammate Brian FitzPatrick, who went on play at Cornell, sporting their shirts is on this page. Scroll down some. 
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week. (And there's a special honoree this week.)* 
  Click here for Mark Kram's story on ex-West Catholic star Curtis "Boonah" Brinkley, who's recovering from a shooting and maintaining his dream of playing for the Chargers. And here for Sarah Glover's video.
  Well, dis duh last big week in Pickin' Pawade . . . The selections by all three participants are posted. Not many "diffwences" -- Huck and Puck: 2. Huck has Ovb, West Cath. Huck and Willie: 2. Willie has Mast, West Phila. Willie and
Puck: 2. Puck has Dunmore, UC.
  Click here for Ted's story on what might have been North Catholic's final full-scale practice. Focus on sr. LB Robert Butler.
  And here for a story about La Salle's support for sr. mgr Brian Havard.
  And here to read about Penn Charter hoopster Tom Noonan's commitment to Princeton.

Nov. 24
  Update: The FitzSimons-Gratz starting time tomorrow will be 5:30. 
  Click here for practice pics from North Catholic. 
  *Click here for the Coaches' All-Public Football Team.* 
  Our condolences go out to the family and friends of Jimmie Sykes, who passed away recently. Jimmie, an all-time character and GREAT teammate, was a star lineman for Germantown and helped the Pub win the City All-Star Game in '95. RIP, Jimmie.  
  The Sports Chatter Guys are back on WBCB, 1490 AM. Click here.
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes. Stats in paper. City rankings here. Area Top 15 here. 
  CHA star Ibraheim Campbell will play his college FB at Northwestern.

Nov. 23
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.
  Click here for Big Willie's picks. Now Puck/Huck can copy him (smile). 
  Check out this story about an AMAZING college FB playoff game. 
  *Click here for an X-Ray on the North-Frankford "finale."* 
  We have updated the recaps for Pub and Cath playoffs.
  *Click here for the AAAA City Title X-Ray -- Washington vs. La Salle.*  
  Click here for a Facebook page, Fans of TedSilary.com, that has been
set up by Imhotep Charter FB assistant Eric Richardson. Thanks for
doing that,  Eric!  
  Click here for Tyreek Wanamaker's look at Lincoln-Judge. 
  Click here for some pics from the recent PC-GA game, courtesy of PC teacher John Burkhart and students Adam Kurtz, Billy Wagner and Sydney Weinberg. Thanks, guys!

Nov. 22
  Click here for playoff brackets from www.easternpafootball.com.
  La Salle's win enabled Huck to beat Puck and Willie.
  Update: The West Catholic-Dunmore AA first-round game will be played Friday, 7 p.m., at Palisades HS, in Kintnersville.

Nov. 21
  In the AAA City Title . . .
  Wood beat Gratz, 42-6. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Charlie McCairns. Pics here (yes, Ted rushed home after West-Bok to retrieve the camera). 
In the AA City Title . . .
  West Catholic beat Bok, 21-7, as Brandon Hollomon ran for 177 yards and two TDs. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to John Ruppert. Ted the Idiot forgot his camera. Luckily, Cauls has provided us with pics. Click here for his West oriented pics. And here for his Bok oriented pics.

Nov. 20
  In the CL AAAA final . . .
  La Salle beat SJ Prep, 35-28, as Drew Loughery passed for 297 yards and four TDs. The Explorers rallied from a 28-20 deficit. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Loughery and Kevin Forster (winning TD catch). Pregame and first half pics here. Second half pics here. Celebration & handshake pics here. And some pro pics.
  Click here for practice pics from Gratz. 
  Click here to see how you can receive FREE software to help you prepare for the SAT/ACT. A special sponsorship code number has been prepared specifically for TS.com visitors and Daily News readers!
  Click here for a thorough "outLeak" on Pub/Cath/I-A hoops headliners for 2009-10, as assembled by the legendary Famous Amos Leak. Thanks for the serious hustle on this, Amos! Click here for some pics of Amos/others on the early season trail.   
  **Click here for the Coaches' All-Inter-Ac FB Team and congrats to MVP Ibraheim Campbell (Chestnut Hill)!** 
  Click here for the Public League Master Basketball Schedule.
  Click here for Bernard Fernandez' story on Penn State frosh WR Curtis
Drake (West Catholic).

Nov. 19
  Huck's picks are posted here. Did he pick La Salle or Prep? Hmmmm. 
  Update: Boys' Latin/N-G is now Saturday, 2 p.m., at 26th and Moore. 
  Varsity365 this week will cover Prep-La Salle (duh -- smile).   
  Click here for a page that wraps up the history of K-K/Kenrick football.
  Click here for Ronnie Polaneczky's DN column on how North Catholic might be saved. And here for a blog post explaining Cristo Rey. 
  The nominations box for Best Teammate '10 is now open! Yes, we have changed the process. Thanks to Bonner's Dan Vanderslice, and friends, for getting us started. 
  Click here for Ted's story on SJ Prep tackle Seth Betancourt.

Nov. 18
  Update: The Bonner-Carroll holiday game will now be Thanksgiving Eve, 7:30, at Radnor. 
  Check out practice pics from SJ Prep and Bok. 
  Fresh off his Week 11 success over Huck, Mr. Thomas McKenna has
made his picks for Week 12. So has Big Willie. Now, that dastardly Huck can copy their selections (ha ha ha). 
  Click here for info on a Beef and Beer benefit being held this Saturday for former Ryan RB Mike Masciantonio (first item.)
  Click here for a great website to help youth basketball players; from tips and drills, to recruiting information, to how to make sure you're an eligible recruit, etc. The coordinator of site content is Andre Coles, a basketball assistant at Kutztown and former football/basketball player there and at Lincoln High. All the best with this project, Andre!
  Click here for signing pics of Malvern baseball players Tyler Young and Joe Giacchini. 
  Gtn. Academy basketball star Cameron Ayers picked Bucknell. Click
here for Ted's story. 
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.*

Nov. 17
  Edison beat Boys' Latin, 18-14, to avoid going 0-10. Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Luis Ortiz, Christopher Faggins and James Long in overall context. Pics here. Pro pics.  
  Congrats to SJ Prep product Colin Wixted, a LB from John Hopkins, who has been named the Centennial Conference Player of the Year. Nine total guys from the Cath/I-A/Pub are on the squads. Click here.
  Click here for Ted's weekly football notes. Stats in paper.
  Ryan-Washington has been scratched again. Click here.

Nov. 16
  *Click here for an X-ray of the Class AAA City Title game.*
  In last week's Pickin' Parade, Puck beat Huck, 2-1. Let the rousing comeback begin! . . . Oh, wait. It's mid-November.
  *Click here for an X-ray of the Class AA City Title game.* 
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.   
  Updates: Boys' Latin-Edison is NOT canceled. It'll be played at Edison tomorrow at 2:30 . . . West Catholic-Bok will now be Saturday, noon, at the South Philly Super Site.
  Click here for Brian Nestel's report on Bonner's Saturday win over
Springfield Delco. 
  *All TEAM PAGES are updated. Thanks to everyone who helped.*

Nov. 15
  Malvern beat Chestnut Hill, 16-14, to create a triple tie for the Inter-Ac
title (also Haverford School). Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Cristian Green (overall context). Pics here.

Nov. 14
  In a Catholic AAAA semi . . .
  La Salle 31, O'Hara 21: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Connor Hoffman. Pics here.
  In the Pub AAAA final . . .
  Washington 40, Northeast 0: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Simba Sellers. Pics here. And some pro pics.
  In the Pub AAA final . . .
  Gratz 8, Dobbins 2: Duck's report is posted. 2nd half pics here.
  In AA subregionals . . .
  W. Catholic 44, McDevitt 22: Huck's report is posted. 
  Bok 42, L. Moreland 0: Frog's report is posted.
  In the Inter-Ac . . . 
  Penn Charter 25, Gtn. Academy 22: Ed's report is posted.
  Update: Chestnut Hill at Malvern is now tomorrow at 2 o'clock.
  Click here for the Exploring the PCL, One guys' report on last week's La Salle-O'Hara game.

Nov. 13
  In the Catholic AAA final . . .
  Wood 21, N. Catholic 7: Huck's report is posted. DN ink to Kevin Murt. Pro pics here.
  In a Catholic AAAA semi . . .
  SJ Prep 42, Roman 7: Duck's report is posted.
  Regular games . . .
  Frankford 27, Central 6: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Zaire "Bam" Anderson. Pics here. Maybe some pro pics? 
  West Phila. 38, Penn 0: Frog's report is posted.
  Southern 12, Mastbaum 6: Bill's report is posted. 
  Congrats to Ryan on the snapping of its 20-game losing streak! The Raiders beat Central Bucks West, 17-0.
  Update: Bonner-Springfield Delco is now AT Springfield Delco.
  Update: Boys' Latin-Edison is canceled.
  Click here for Ted's story on the final days of Kenrick/K-K football.
  Click here for 5 minutes with WC's Jake Zuzek (with Mike Mazzeo.)
  Click here for games to watch this weekend (includes Delco & SJ); Wash-NE still at 3:30. Ignore incorrect time in this. Sorry. 
  Varsity365 this week will cover North-Wood and NE-Wash.

Nov. 12
  **Click here for the Coaches' AAAA All-Catholic Team, and congrats to MVP Corey Brown (O'Hara). (In Friday's DN).**  
  University City beat Overbrook, 40-34, in four OTs, as Tyriuq "Pop Tart" Gordon starred throughout and Martez Lyles scored three times in the extra sessions on alley-oop catches. Ted's report is posted. Shared DN ink to those guys. Pics here. And some pro pics. 
  Imhotep 36, Comm. Tech 0: Frog's report is posted (and he's hissed!). 
  Roxborough 26, King 16: Joe's report is posted. 
  If three quarters are jingling around in your pocket . . . the AAA Coaches' All-Catholic Team is published in today's DN.
  Update: Tomorrow's Furn-Gtn game has been canceled.

Nov. 11
  OK, da pick fwom all thwee puhticpant in Pickin' Pawade is posted. Decent amount diffwence . . . Huck and Willie: 7: Huck has Wood, La S, DV, Bonn, Linc, Mast and Calv Chr (three of these differences for Willie are "penalty picks." He neglected to make three picks). Huck and Puck: 3. Puck has North, Sou, Malv. Puck and Willie: 8. Willie has Wood, Fels, Mast, O'H, St. P, Fut, CHA and Spr-D. (three of these are also "penalty picks" for Willie.) 
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's on Penn Charter assistant Brian McCloskey; he was a first team All-City QB there and later the head coach as well.
  Click here for practice pics from Kennedy-Kenrick. 
  Click here for a great pic of a Sinnsational Sack, as provided by La Salle parent Regina Sacco. Thank you for this!
  Update: The starting time for Chestnut Hill-Malvern is 1:30.
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.*
  Click here for Ted's story on Washington's James Fowler, who can't play TE this season due to a serious injury, but still contributes.

Nov. 10
  All reports from last weekend's games are now posted. Enjoy. 
  Check out practice pics from Washington and Ryan.
  Update: Future-Calvary Christian will be Saturday, at 1, at Bristol. 
  Puck swears Huck and Willie are copying his picks. "You ain't gettin' dem 'til Wenday," he growled. "Maybe dat way we get mo diffwence."  
  Washington coach Ron Cohen is livid about the School District's decision to play the Pub Class AAAA final AT Northeast. Click here. 
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes column. Stats in paper.

Nov. 9
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10. 
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor.
  Let's do this update thing again (smile) . . . There have been two changes in the CL: Roman-Prep is now Friday, 7, at Germantown; North-Wood is now Friday, 7, at Northeast.
  Now THIS is teamwork . . . today, Puck traveled out to a school in West
Philly, where Huck teaches, to deliver the Judge-Williamstown game tape. Huck watched it and figured out the stats. Thanks, guys! (I told the wife this story and she said, "Two obsessed guys doing the stuff for a third obsessed guy. You ALL need a life." Ha, ha, ha.  
  **Huck's Pickin' Parade dominance continues. He beat Puck, 2-0, and Willie, 3-1. Puck and Willie tied, 1-1.**
  Updates: The Pub's AAA final (noon) and AAAA final (3:30) will be played as a doubleheader Saturday at Northeast . . . CL playoffs: Roman-Prep (see above for changes); O'Hara-La Salle, Saturday, 7, at P-W; North-Wood (see above for changes).   
  Click here for Ted's look at how PIAA lunacy is causing the death of the Class AA City Title (at least for this week) and a THIRD meeting in FOUR weeks between McDevitt and West Catholic.
  Click here for Big Willie's reports on O'Hara's last two games.  
  Carroll hoops star DJ Irving is headed for Boston U. Click here.

Nov. 8
  Click here for Brian Nestel's report on Bonner's Sat. win over Ryan. 
  All TEAM PAGES except for Judge are updated. Thanks to everybody. 
  We had guys at every playoff game yesterday. The reports are trickling in. Note from Ted: Thanks for the ever-present hustle, guys! 
  The standings and weekly schedule are posted. Please advise us of any glitches at silaryt@phillynews.com. Also taking POW suggestions.

Nov. 7
  Chestnut Hill beat Haverford School, 27-21, in OT, to clinch a tie for its first Inter-Ac title in school history. Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Will Emery. Pics here. 
  In Public AAA semis . . .
  Gratz 12, Roxborough 6: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Khalil Brown. Pics here.
  Dobbins 20, Mastbaum 12: Duck's report is posted.
  In the Catholic AA final . . .
  W. Catholic 35, McDevitt 7: Huck's report is posted. Pro pics. And pics by Matt "Cauls" McCauley.
  In Catholic AAA semis . . .
  N. Catholic 20, C-E 17: Click here for Mike Ferris' regular report and here for his expanded one (different sites).  
  Wood 22, Lansdale 19: Ed's report is posted.
  In Public AAAA semis . . .
  Northeast 21, Frankford 9: Bill's report is posted.
  Washington 34, Bartram 6: Amauro's report is posted.
  CL reg. season -- La Salle 24, O'Hara 14. Huck's report is posted.
  We have added to this week's Before They Drew X's and O's page to include a track story about two more McDevitt football assistants, John Stuart and John Taylor.

Nov. 6
  Lincoln 40, Franklin 12: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Omar Black. Pics here. And some pro pics.
  Penn Charter 37, Episcopal 20: Bill's report is posted. DN ink to Joey Sankey. 
  Imhotep 22, Central 13: Amauro's report is posted.
  Overbrook 12, Germantown 6: Duck's report is posted. 
  A fourth N-G senior, Mustafaa Jones, has accepted a D-1 basketball scholarship. Click here.
  Click here for the Coaches' AAA All-Catholic Team. And congrats to the MVP, Wood's Jerry Rahill.
  Click here for 5 minutes with O'Hara's Corey Brown. (w/Mike Mazzeo.)
  Click here for Games to Watch (includes Delco & South Jersey).

Nov. 5
  FitzSimons 24, Edison 0: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Richard Williams. Pics here.
  West Phila. 26, Prep Charter 6: Amauro's report is posted.
  Future 12, King 7: Duck's report is posted. 
  Southern 18, Furness 12 (OT): Frog's report will be posted. 
  Click here for our 32nd annual list of Public/Catholic/Inter-Ac seniors deserving of I-A/I-AA recruiting attention and here for the accompanying feature on La Salle WR-LB Sam Feleccia.
  Update: The final FB game of K-K's existence will be 11/14, 1 p.m., vs. Phoenixville, at Norristown's Roosevelt Field. (That's a new opponent.)

Nov. 4
  The Exploring the PCL, Two guys have written about La Salle-Roman.
  Check out this all-time interception by the Atlanta Falcons' Brent Grimes, a product of Northeast. Wait for the slow-motion at end. Phew!
  Almos good as Phillie win tanite . . . The selections by all three participants in the Pickin' Pawade are posted. "Diffwences" -- Huck and Puck: 2. Huck has Fut, Gtz. Huck and Willie: 4. Willie has King, Rox, O'H, NE. Willie and Puck: 2. Puck has Fkd, La S.
  In just under two months, we have welcomed 300,000 visitors. Thanks! 
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's; featured within an overall story on four major CL recruits from the fall of 1990 is McDevitt assistant Mark Zataveski (Marvin Harrison was also in the group). There's also a basketball story about Mark.
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.*

Nov. 3
  Mildly Insane has filed his Week 10 picks. 
  Check out practice pics from La Salle and Gtn. Academy. 
  Click here for a page that details Dougherty's FB history & lasts. 
  N-G point guard Tyreek Duren has committed to La Salle. Click here.
  Click here for Ted's weekly football notes. City Top 10 is here while Area Top 15 is here. Stats in Daily News.
  Click here to see why Northeast won't be the site for Pub AAAA semis.

Nov. 2
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.
  ***Schedule for CL AAA semis (both Saturday at 7 p.m.): Wood-Lansdale at Truman; North/Conwell-Egan at Plymouth-Whitemarsh.***
  ***Saturday's Pub semis: AAA is now at Gratz: Mast-Dobb at 3, Gtz-Rox at 6; AAAA is still at Southern: Fkd-NE at 3, Bart-Wash at 6.***  
  Our condolences go out to the family/friends of Paul Gallagher, who coached Bonner's basketball team to CL semis appearances in '69 and '70. Paul passed Saturday. Click here.
  Congrats to N-G product Mark Hatty, the Middle Atlantic Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Click here.

Nov. 1
  Frankford FB star Tyrell Martin, accompanied by assistant coach Juan Namnun, today watched the Eagles-Giants game as Donovan McNabb's guest. Click here for some pics (and don't be fooled by the date on them -- smile).
  *All TEAM PAGES are now updated. Thanks to all helpers!* 
  The standings and weekly schedule are posted. Please advise us of any glitches at silaryt@phillynews.com. Also taking POW suggestions.
  Huck beat Puck, 2-0, and Willie, 2-1. Willie beat Puck, 2-1. (No wonder Ted hasn't heard from Puck 17 times already today -- ha ha.)

Oct. 31
  In the Pub/D-12 A final . . . Del-Val 34, Future 20: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Brad Wilson. Pics here. 
  In a Cath AA semifinal . . . McDevitt 21, Carroll 0. Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Martin "Nico" Henry. Pics here.
  In the Pub AA final . . . Bok 32, Imhotep 8: Frog's report is posted. 
  Other Games . . .  
  Wood 24, N. Catholic 7: Huck's report is posted. Pro pics here.

Oct. 30
  *La Salle Univ. will host the final NC-Fkd game. Click here.* 
In Public AAAA quarterfinals . . .
  Bartram 21, Central 7: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Derrick "Aztec" King. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  Frankford 35, Germantown 14: Duck's report is posted.
  Northeast 19, King 0: Bill's report is posted. 
  Washington 42, Southern 0: Ed's report is posted.
  Semis matchups: Bart-Wash and Fkd-NE.
  Other Games . . .
  In its final game, Dougherty fell to W. Catholic, 44-0, in a Catholic AA semifinal. Huck's report is posted. DN ink to Hovard Harrison.
  Haverford School 17, Malvern 14: Story by intern Michael Mazzeo.
  Gratz 28, Penn 6: Amauro's report is posted.
  Lincoln 35, Overbrook 22: Amauro's report is posted.
  Fels 20, Prep Charter 15: Frog's report is posted. 
  Dobbins 19, Mastbaum 12: Bill's report is posted.
  Chestnut Hill 45, Penn Charter 0: Joe's report is posted.
  Click here for Ted's story on what quite likely was Dougherty's final practice after 53 years of varsity football. 
  Frankford's Tyrell Martin is the latest winner of Eagles tickets. 
  Click here for Games to Watch this weekend (also Delco and S. Jersey.)

Oct. 29
  Click here for practice pics from Lincoln; here for Dougherty.
  Edison-Esperanza was canceled. Ted's report won't be posted (smile).
  Furness 27, Comm. Tech 0: Frog's report is posted. 
  O'Hara 49, Judge 10: Big Willie's report will be posted.

Oct. 28
  **Click here for the Coaches' AA All-Catholic Team. And congrats to the MVP, McDevitt's Drew Siegfried.**  
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's; featured separately are assistants Albie Crosby (West Catholic) and Donald Richardson (Haverford School).
  I know dis alway highwight of you week . . . The selections by all three participants in the Pickin' Pawade are posted. "Diffwences" -- Huck and Puck: 3. Huck has Edi, Linc, GA. Huck and Willie: 4. Willie has HS, North, Esper, Epis. Willie and Puck: 3. Puck has Malv, Ovb, Wood.  
  Update: Olney will now be playing AT Roxborough on Friday.
  Click here for Ted's story on Wood dynamo Scott Adkins. 
  La Salle University could wind up hosting NC-Fkd. Click here.
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.*

Oct. 27
  *Head Fakes has filed his picks for Week Nine. Click here.* 
  Click here for Wood practice pics. (Just one school today. Going there is like making an overnight trip -- smile. Some soccer shots, also!)
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10. 
  Click here for Ted's weekly football notes. City Top 10 is here while Area Top 15 is here. Stats are in today's Daily News. Also, a decision is expected today on NC-Fkd.

Oct. 26
  Cheerleaders and their coaches. Please click here to see how you can help the American Heart Association.
  Click here for Brian Nestel's Bonner-Judge report. 
  CL AA semis: Dougherty-West will be Friday, 7 o'clock, at Truman. Carroll-McDevitt will be Saturday, noon, at Plymouth-Whitemarsh.
  *All TEAM PAGES are updated. Thanks to all who helped.*
  Click here for Anthony Magallanes' report on Saturday's Roman-Ryan game. (He might even be dry by now -- smile).
  The standings and weekly schedule are posted. Please advise us of any glitches at silaryt@phillynews.com. Also taking POW suggestions. 
  Huck and Willie tied, 2-2. Puck beat Willie, 3-2. Puck beat Huck, 2-1.

Oct. 25
  Bonner 49, Judge 17: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to James Colivas. Pics here.
  N. Catholic 19, C-E 15: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to David D. Williams. Pics here. And some pro pics.
  W. Catholic 28, McDevitt 12: Huck's report is posted.

Oct. 24
  SJ Prep 21, O'Hara 14: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Pro pics here. There will also be coverage by www.varsity365.com. And here is Willie's report. 
  In Pub AA semis . . . Inhotep 28, Furness 0: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Bok 45, Franklin 2: Frog's report is posted. 
  In Pub A semis . . . Del-Val 56, Comm. Tech 8: Duck's report is posted. Future 28, Prep Charter 6. Frog's report is posted. 
  Bartram 8, Overbrook 2: Huck's report is posted.
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor.
  A Plan B has been finalized for North-Frankford . . . just in case. 
  Playoff qualifiers in Pub AAAA -- Red: NE, Wash, Fkd and today's Bart-Ovb winner. White: Gtn and Cent. Blue: Sou and King.
  Neumann-Goretti's Danny Stewart has committed to Rider for hoops. 
  Oh, no. Say it ain't so. Mr. Thomas McKenna beat Huck, 2-1.

Oct. 23
  Frankford 40, Northeast 34 (OT): Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jeffione Thomas. Pics here. And some pro pics, hopefully. 
  Germantown 20, Lincoln 12: Duck's report is posted. DN ink to Ramadan Abdullah. Pro pics here.
  Southern 36, Edison 0: Amauro's report is posted.  
  Gratz 62, Boys' Latin 14: Amauro's report is posted.
  Central 19, Olney 6: Bill's report is posted.
  Roxborough 36, Mastbaum 0: Joe's report is posted.
  Update: W. Catholic-McDevitt is now Sunday, 6 p.m., at Cheltenham.
  Update: Bonner-Judge is now Sunday, 6 p.m., at Northeast.
  Update: C-E/North is now Sunday, 1 p.m., at Northeast.
  Click here for Ted's story on West Phila. RB Robert Andrews, who can identify with the kids from North Catholic and Dougherty. 
  Click here for 5 minutes with McDevitt's Drew Siegfried and here for games to watch this weekend (includes Delco and South Jersey.)

Oct. 22
  Check out practice pics from West Phila. and Prep Charter.
  Mark Heimerdinger has resigned as basketball coach at Dougherty to take a job in the Pub. Click here for Ted's story. 
  And click here for a North-Frankford update.

Oct. 21
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's; a combo story on C-E assistants Rob Biernat and Matt Brazil, who both starred there.
  Let dat smile cweep acwoss you face . . . The selections by all three participants in the Pickin' Pawade are posted. Many more "diffwences" than last week -- Huck and Puck: 3. Huck has NE, Linc, Hav. School. Huck and Willie: 4. Willie has Gtn,
Dough, Bonn, O'H. Willie and Puck: 5. Puck has Fkd, Penn Charter, Carroll, Judge, SJ Prep.   
  Congrats to Shippensburg soph DB Marcellus Sammons (Northeast) for "saving Homecoming" with a forced fumble in last week's win over West Chester. (His buddy said he wanted some love -- ha ha.)  
  Nuttier by the Day/Hour/Minute has filed his Week 8 picks.
  The correct/updated FB stats are in today's Daily News.  
  Click here for Ted's story on Frankford star Tyrell Martin, who is much more than just a football player.
  Click here to see how SJ Prep is aiding the fight against breast cancer.  
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.* 

Oct. 20
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10. 
  Check out practice pics from Frankford and Judge.  
  Click here to read about Sharrif Floyd's special honor.
  Update: Carroll-Dougherty is now Saturday at 1 at Northeast. 
  Click here for this week's rankings. The stats are in the paper (and we pray they were cleaned up for later editions.)
  Brian Nestel has filed a general report on Bonner sports; FB included.
  All TEAM PAGES are updated. Thank you, numerous helpers!

Oct. 19
  Big Willie has life! He beat Huck, 2-1, and Puck, 1-0. Huck and Puck tied, 1-1. 
  Malvern 44, Penn Charter 27: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Jack Moran. Pics here. Pro pics here. And click here for only 857 more pics from a Malvern site (phew! -- smile). 
  Click here to read about an award won by former Navy football star Andy Person (Episcopal). 
  Update: U. City-West Phila. is now at 2 on Saturday.   
  Updates for Saturday Pub playoffs: Prep Charter-Future will now be at Southern at 2; Furness-Imhotep will now be at Gratz at 2.

Oct. 18
  Click here for Big Willie's reports on O'Hara's last two games, wins over Roman (13-0) and Ryan (56-0).
  The standings and weekly schedule are posted. Please advise us of any glitches at silaryt@phillynews.com. Also taking POW suggestions. 
O'Hara 56, Ryan 0: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Dan O'Hara. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  Click here for Matt Wyszynski's report on Friday's Roman-Judge game.
Welcome to our nutty crew, Matt!
  All TEAM PAGES are updated through Saturday except for Penn. Thanks to all who have helped.

Oct. 17
  N. Catholic 41, Neum.-Goretti 0: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. 
  Haver. School 47, Gtn. Acad. 12: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Wyatt Benson. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  Frankford 45, Overbrook 0: Duck's report is posted.
  Update: Lansdale-McDevitt, at Cheltenham, is now Monday at 4 p.m.
  Update: Penn Charter at Malvern is now Monday at 4 p.m.

Oct. 16
  Update: La Salle-Bonner will be Monday, 7 p.m., at Upper Darby.   
  Chestnut Hill 49, Episcopal 0: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Tom Devlin. Pics here. 
  Roman 29, Judge 14: Ed's report is posted. DN ink to Kevin Regan. Pics from a Roman parent. 
  W. Catholic 57, Dougherty 19: Huck's report is posted. 
  Germantown 14, Olney 6: Amauro's report is posted.
  Central 33, Univ. City 6: Duck's report is posted. 
  Del-Val 42, Prep Charter 0: Frog's report will be posted.
  Imhotep 8, Furness 0: Frog's report is posted.
  Washington 36, Bartram 0: Bill's report is posted.
  Roxborough 24, Gratz 22: Joe Turkos' report is posted.
  Update: Gtn-Olney will now be played on Edison's field. Today at 3. 
  Mike McCarron has resigned as N. Catholic's hoops coach. Click here. 
  Click here for Exploring the PCL, One . . . a report on La Salle-Judge.
  Not to be outdone by his younger brother, Perry, Syracuse's Nelson Russom (SJ Prep) is this week's NCBA national player of the week.

Oct. 15
  Bok 34, Franklin 6: Congrats to the Wildcats on their 8th consecutive perfect PL regular season (42 games total). Frog's report is posted. DN ink to Khalil Neal. Pics here.    
  Southern 40, Fels 0: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Shaquille Gaskins. Pics here. And some pro pics (guess not; never were posted).  
  Update: Episcopal-Chestnut Hill will now be played AT Episcopal tomorrow at 3:15.
  Click here for short updates on North-Fkd and O'Hara's Corey Brown.

Oct. 14
  Click here for a Wild/Wacky Story . . . the day, in 1982, Edison broke its
national-record, 27-game SCORELESS streak. Yes, scoreless. 
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's; a story on Washington asst Keita Crespina, a star at Lincoln ('89) and WAY beyond.
  Let the fun resume . . . The selections by all three participants in the Pickin' Pawade are posted. Not many "diffwences" -- Huck and Puck: 2. Huck has Gtz, Imho. Huck and Willie: 3. Willie has Rox, Furn, Lans. Willie and Puck: 1. Puck has McD.
  Click here for Ted's story on West Catholic G-DT Jake Zuzek.
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.*
  Click here for Mark Verica's pro pics from O'Hara's Homecoming.

Oct. 13
  Update: La Salle-Bonner will be Saturday, 7 o'clock, at Upper Darby.
  Click here for practice pics from W. Catholic; here for Overbrook.
  Click here for a story on possible venues for North-Frankford. And here for the thoughts of the DN editorial board. 
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes; stats in today's Daily News. Click here for City Top 10 and Area Top 15. 
  Ex-Olney basketball star Jesse "Booge" Morgan is bound for Seton Hall. Click here. 
  Ed Morrone has filed his report on Penn Charter-Valley Forge. 
  The Exploring the PCL, Two guys have filed their report on a game from 17 years ago. Oops, we mean 17 days (smile).

Oct. 12
  So far in October, these TEAM PAGES have the most views, in order: West Cath., Wash, SJ Prep, La S, Judge, NE, O'H, Bart, Roman, Fkd.
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10. 
  Nevah a Dull Moment has made his Week Seven picks.
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated. Thanks to all who have helped. Yes, even Puck! (smile) 
  Amauro has filed his reports on NE-Ovb, Linc-Oln and Cent-Edi. 
  Duck has filed his reports on Germantown-UC and Southern-King. 
  Click here for Joseph Turkos' reports on Roxborough's last two games.

Oct. 11
  Click here for Brian Nestel's report on C. Hill's 42-27 win over Bonner.
  Huck beat Puck, 1-0, and Willie, 3-0. Puck beat Willie, 2-0. 
  O'Hara 13, Roman 0: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Mike Huf. Pics here. Pro pics here.
  The results/schedule are posted here. Please report changes to silaryt@phillynews.com. Thanks. Also accepting Player of the Week nominations. Same email address. Updated standings are here.

Oct. 10
  Washington 28, Frankford 6: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to English Peay. Pics here. 
  Del-Val 50, Future 0: Ted's report is posted. Pics here.
  Most TEAM PAGES have been updated through Friday's games (exceptions: La Salle, Judge, Malvern).

Oct. 9
  Dobbins 28, Gratz 16: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Karon "Ron-Ron" James. Most of the pics. Rest of pics. (And some pro pics.) 
  Conwell-Egan 36, Lansdale 14: DN ink to Anthony Singlar. Pro pics.
  W. Catholic 62, Kennedy-Kenrick 0: Huck's report is posted. 
  Northeast 33, Overbrook 18: Amauro's report is posted.
  Central 40, Edison 0: Amauro's report is posted. 
  Germantown 18, Univ. City 0: Duck's report is posted.
  Southern 22, King 7: Duck's report is posted. 
  Prep Charter 12, Comm. Tech 0: Frog's report is posted.
  Penn Charter 27, Valley Forge MA 20: Ed's report is posted.
  Roxborough 14, Penn 8 (2 OTs): Joe Turkos' report is posted.
  Click here for 5 minutes with Northeast QB Malik Stokes . . . by intern Mike Mazzeo.

Oct. 8
  The Archdiocese has announced that North Catholic and Dougherty will close at the end of this school year. Click here for Ted's story.
  Bartram 33, Mastbaum 6: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Al-Hajj Shabazz. Pics here. (And some pro pics with the story).
  Lincoln 28, Olney 0: Amauro's report is posted. 
  Furness 16, Franklin 14: Frog's report is posted. 
  Update: Frankford-Washington will be now be 7 p.m. Sat. at Northeast.

Oct. 7
  Update: Bonner-Chestnut Hill is now 3:15 Saturday at Chestnut Hill.
  OK, here we go . . . The selections by all three participants in the Pickin' Pawade are posted. Not many "diffwences" -- Huck and Puck: 1. Huck has Dobb.  Huck and Willie: 3. Willie has Gtz, Oln and Hav. School. Willie and Puck: 2. Puck has Linc and St. Joseph (N.J.). 
  Click here for Ted's story on why Carroll-North has been postponed.
  Click here for our latest Before They Drew X's and O's; two stories on Roman boss Joe McCourt, a first-magnitude star at that same school.
  Update: Carroll-N. Catholic has been postponed.
  Update: Ryan-SJ Prep is now 2 p.m. Saturday at Northeast. 
  Click here for our TS.com/In The Zone Players of the Week. 
  Click here for Ted's story on Penn Charter QB John Loughery, the latest member of the First Family of Flingin'. 
  Reports from recent games are trickling in. Don't forget to check the
page with previous ALERTS!!

Oct. 6
  Big Willie has filed his picks for Week Six. He has a message for Puck. 
  Check out practice pics from McDevitt and Penn Charter. 
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes; stats in today's Daily News. Click here for City Top 10 and here for Area Top 15.

Oct. 5
  The Wacky One has filed his picks for Week Six. Bwace youself.
  Thanks to Joseph Turkos, of The Roxborough Review, for whipping up a report on the Dobbins-Roxborough classic. It's on Ted's page. Click here. 
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.
  Click here for the latest effort from sports collecting whiz Ted Taylor. It includes EXCLUSIVE news about ex-Phillies catcher Darren Daulton. 
  Click here for some niiiiiiice news concerning Columbia safety Andy Shalbrack, a product of SJ Prep. And here to read about the kicking heroics of Navy's Joe Buckley (Malvern.)

Oct. 4
  All TEAM PAGES have been updated. Thanks to all who've helped.
  The Week Six Master Schedule is posted here. Please report changes to silaryt@phillynews.com. Thanks. Also accepting your Player of the Week nominations. Same email address. Updated standings are here.
  Pickin' Pawade results: Huck and Puck tied, 2-2. Huck beat Willie, 3-2.
Puck beat Willie, 3-2.

Oct. 3
  Roman 24, Bonner 20: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Dennis Regan. Pics here. 
  Wood 28, W. Catholic 21: Ted's report is posted. Monday DN ink to Jerry Rahill. Pics here. Check out the coverage on www.varsity365.com.

Oct. 2
  Northeast 14, Washington 12: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Malik Stokes. Pics here. (Pro pics by intern Jason Melcher.) 
  SJ Prep 28, Judge 21: Huck's report is posted. DN ink to Desmon Peoples. (Pro pics here.)
  Bartram 14, Frankford 6: Amauro's report is posted. 
  Lincoln 36, Univ. City 14: Duck's report is posted.
  Imhotep 44, FitzSimons 0: Duck's report is posted.
  Future 20, Prep Charter 7: Frog's report will be posted. 
  Germantown 12, Central 7: Ed's report is posted.
  (Also . . . King beat West Phila., 14-8. On the game's final play, a 35-yard FG attempt by King's Darrell Archer was blocked. King's Donavan Bowman picked up the ball on West's 14 and ran for a TD! And Dobbins beat Roxborough, 26-20, in four OTs after regulation ended 0-0!)
  Click here for Big Willie's report on last week's O'Hara-Bonner game.
  Click here for five minutes with Franklin RB Marquis White (by intern Mike Mazzeo). 
  Click here for games to watch this weekend (also S. Jersey and Delco.)

Oct. 1
  Del-Val 14, Comm. Tech 0: Ted's report is posted. DN ink to Ameer Selden. Pics here. (Pro pics by intern Jason Melcher.)
  Bok 26, Furness 0: Frog's report is posted. 
  Update: O'Hara-Chester will be tomorrow, 4 o'clock, at Drexel Hill Middle School.

Sept. 30
  The first duo of Exploring the PCL guys, Sam Pelone and Chris Edger, have filed their report on La Salle's loss to SJ Prep. Click here. 
  Click here for the first installment of our new feature, Before They Drew X's and O's . . . stories from their high school careers about current Pub, Cath and I-A head coaches/assistants. Leading off, Gabe DiBernardino.  
  Congrats to Syracuse frosh Perry Russom (SJ Prep), the National Club
Baseball Association's Player of the Week! 
  Update: FitzSimons-Imhotep will be Friday, 7 p.m., at Germantown. 
  OK, contain your excitement. The selections by all three participants in the Pickin' Pawade are posted. "Diffwences" -- Huck and Puck: 4. Huck has Cent, Edi, Dough and Penn Charter. Huck and Willie: 5. Willie has Epis, Fels, Gtn, Bonn
and Malv. Willie and Royal Pain in the Culo: 5. RPitC has Wiss, Roman, K-K, Gilman and Hun.
  Click here for Ted's story on Chestnut Hill star Ibraheim Campbell.
  Frog has filed his report on Bok-Furness.
  Click here for The Weekly Hawk, which again is off-the-charts nutty. 
  *Click here for the TS.com/In the Zone Players of the Week.*

Sept. 29
  Check out some practice pics from Chestnut Hill and Germantown (with some shots of female player Michelle Grace).
  Click here for Ted's weekly FB notes, here for City Top 10 and here for Area Top 15. City stats are in today's Daily News. 
  And click here for a blurb on Germantown's Michelle Grace, who almost became the second girl in city FB history to hit the scoring column.

Sept. 28
  Our thoughts and prayers are with the family/friends of Mike DeLacy, a star WR at Bonner ('91) who passed after a long battle against ALS.
  Frog has filed his report on the Southern-West classic. Click here. 
  Click here for this week's picks by Royal Pain in the Culo (that's "ass" in Spanish). Well, except for seven he declined/forgot to pick (ha ha). 
  Check out Huck's weekly package of CL stats and City Top 10.
  Click here for Dee-Blockk's report on Northeast-Bartram.
  Thanks to Duck for sorting out Germantown's stats vs. Boys' Latin. 
  Update: O'Hara-Chester will be Saturday, 11 a.m., at Chester.
  Update: K-K/Dougherty will be Saturday, 7 p.m., at Germantown.
  We welcomed 6,102 visitors yesterday and 15,677 from Friday to Sunday. Daily avg. in Sept.: 4,199. Thanks for your continued support.

Sept. 27
  Huck went 24-7 in the Pickin' Parade. Puck came close at 23-8. Willie trailed at 21-10. Huck's five ahead of Puck, 12 ahead of Willie (ouch).
  Click here for the first report, Gang Green, by Bonner student Brian Nestel, who also happens to be the soccer goalie. It's on the O'Hara tilt. Thanks for joining us, Brian. 
  The standings and weekly schedule have been updated. All TEAM PAGES except for Germantown are updated. Thanks to all who helped. And we'll accept Player of the Week nominations at silaryt@phillynews.com.

Sept. 26
  SJ Prep 24, La Salle 17: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Monday DN ink to
Mike Labor. Pro pics here.
  Malvern 23, Frankford 20: Ted's report is posted. Pics here. Monday DN ink to Bobby Hill.
  W. Catholic 42, Carroll 7: Huck's report is posted. 
  Chestnut Hill 35, Roman 14: Huck's report is posted. Pro pics here.
  Penn Charter 32, Peddie (N.J.) 13: Ed's report is posted.