CLASS 6A
SEMIFINALS
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
  La Salle 49, Judge 22: The Explorers stormed to a 21-0 lead before Judge ran a play. TD runs by Liam Tatlonghari sandwiched one by Sam Brown and the latter two followed pooched-kickoff recoveries by Dillon Trainer at the 33 and Jalen Hanton at the 30. The three drives required 15 plays. Overall, freshmen Brown (15-168) and Abdul Carter (7-143) rushed for 311 yards and two TDs apiece. Tatlonghari also had two ground scores and La Salle became the first team to achieve passing perfection in a CL playoff (Sean Daly went 4-for-4 for 50 yards) since Carroll in 2002 (Pat Brochet, 6-for-6 in a Blue final vs. West Catholic). Trainer made 10 tackles and three were sacks for 29 yards. Judge's Shane Dooley passed 11-for-18 for 158 yards and two TDs to Dan Foy (5-114) while rushing 12 times for 49 yards and a third score.
At Widener Univ.
  SJ Prep 38, Roman 0: Marques Mason scored three TDs in different manners as the Prep cruised past the winless Cahillites (entered at 0-9) -- 13 pass from Kyle McCord (11-for-19, 149, three TDs), 81 kickoff, 51 punt. Johnny Freeman tallied the other two TDs on receptions (4-55) while Antonio Chadha, in his second varsity appearance, scored eight points on five PAT and a 27-yard field goal. Kim Cooper, Nick Yagodich and Myles Talley pounced on fumbles and Liam Johnson hustled for 14 tackles (three for losses). Roman was limited to 16 yards on 48 plays. Late in the first half, Ryan Reeder returned an interception 74 yards to the Prep's 18.
FINAL
At Northeast
  SJ Prep 23, La Salle 13: The regular season clash between these hot rivals was uncommonly/wickedly ugly as The Prep rolled, 49-12. This one? The Hawks fell into a 13-10 hole before saving big-time face. Kyle McCord passed 13-for-26 for 252 yards and three TDs, including one apiece to Anthony Rightley and Johnny Freeman 5-odd minutes apart in the fourth quarter. La Salle had a three-and-out in between. Myles Talley recorded three of the Hawks' six sacks and Liam Johnson had a sack and two other TFL among nine stops. La Salle's Sean Daly (9-for-20, 149) passed to Luke Hardy (3-70) for one score and ran for another.

CLASS 5A
FINAL
At Tennent
  Wood 24, Ryan 17: While storming to victory in the CL's 10 previous second-largest-enrollment finals, Wood scored 370 points while giving up 92. This time it was pushed, hard, and needed a 3-yard run by Tom Santiago to break a 17-17 tie with 4:09 left. The TD capped a nine-play, 57-yard, all-runs drive. Chris Blackstone (6-42) and Santiago (3-15) teamed for all carries. Santiago finished with 27 rushes for 174 yards and two scores. Brett Gross made eight tackles. For Ryan, Jahlil Sanders completed 13 of 24 passes for 197 yards and one TD apiece to Tyreek Chappell (8-102) and Mekhi Lang (2-74).   

CLASS 4A
SEMIFINAL
At O'Hara
  Carroll 17, Bonner-Prendie 14: After winning a semi in 2008, the Patriots dropped eight straight playoffs and were outscored, 308-60. They bagged the first 17 points in this one -- the CL's first Sunday playoff in five years and one day -- and then held on. Juliano Mastrocola got things started with a field goal, then Koran Butler and Joshua Bowman ran for TDs. In his first start as a fill-in for the injured Russel Minor-Shaw, Nick Lamey passed 9-for-19 for 92 yards. For B-P, Shon Nelson ran for one score and hit James Welde (4-60) for another. In relief, Nelson was throwing his first passes since Week One. He went 7-for-19 for 144 yards.
FINAL
At O'Hara
  O'Hara 9, Carroll 0: John Caponi and Joe Kelly combined to make an end-zone tackle and give the Lions all the points they would need. Quasir Cottman (28-90) did rush for a second quarter TD. Carroll made a serious scoring threat right before halftime, but PJ O'Reilly forced a fumble and Rich McNichol made the recovery. The Patriots, who received 109 passing yards from Nick Lamey and 16 tackles from Richie Kimmel, advanced within 23 yards of the end zone in the fourth quarter.
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CITY TITLES
CLASS 6A
At Northeast
  SJ Prep 49, Northeast 14: Kyle McCord pinpointed his way to 15 completions in 20 attempts for 182 yards and four TDs, all to different receivers, as the Hawks mostly frolicked. The four-pack upped McCord's season total to 27, giving him a tie for the top effort in school history. Kolbe Burrell paced the rushers with 12 totes for 83 yards and a score. Charles Britt was involved in all of Northeast's points -- ran for a TD/conversion, hit Elijah Jeudy for a 70-yard score.

CLASS 5A
At Northeast
  Wood 57, Gratz 6: Yes, the offense was mighty impressive. But the defense got things started as Dylan Urbanowski made a sack for a safety. Later, Brad Otto sped 74 yards to payturf with an interception. Jack Colyar, playing in only his fourth game of the season due to injury, passed 12-for-14 for 148 yards and four TDs. The first, a 44-yard hookup with Jake Ross, was the longest. Tom Santiago collected 59 yards and one TD on five rushes while adding an interception. Brett Gross also was a member of the Pilfer Club. Rodneil Passapera tallied the Bulldogs' six-pointer on a seven-yard keeper.

CLASS 4A
At Northwest Super Site
  Imhotep 20, O'Hara 0: O'Hara became the first Catholic League team to suffer a City Title shutout since North Catholic in 1950 (13-0 vs. Bok Tech) and was held to 109 yards of offense. The scoring streak had covered 66 games -- 29 from 1951 through '79, 37 from '08 through one game in '18. Chris Kirby, O'Hara's top receiver all season, handled rushing duties in this one, netting 81 yards on 20 totes. He also had an interception. On a 16-play, second-quarter drive featuring 12 rushes by Kirby, the Lions advanced to Imhotep's 13 before fading. For 'Tep, Jalen Sutton-Christian ran for one score and passed for another.

CLASS 3A
At Truman
  Conwell-Egan 54, Future 12: Patrick Garwo turned 14 carries into 201 yards and three TDs (long of 56) and added a fourth score on a 91-yard kickoff return. Terome Mitchell mixed a TD catch with an interception and Brendan Walker returned a fumble 34 yards to payturf. Joseph Adside notched Future's best TD on a 63-yard run.