NORTH PRE-PLAYOFF
(At Dougherty)
  La Salle 54, Judge 46: Six-seven senior Matt Crozier totaled 17 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and received plenty of help from 6-9 soph C.J. Aiken (14, eight, three) while sub Troy Hockaday hit a buzzer-beating trey as the third quarter ended, providing comfort at 35-25. Andrew Vose scored had 17 points and 14 boards for Judge, which committed just six turnovers but shot 17-for-58 total and 2-for-20 on treys.
SOUTH PRE-PLAYOFF
(At O'Hara)
  SJ Prep 43, Carroll 42: With their usual big guns somewhat silenced, the Hawks needed points from elsewhere and Mike Bradley (18) came through. His bucket provided a one-point lead with 1:34 showing; neither team scored thereafter. Joe Meehan had 13 points, five assists. Carroll's Kasheef Festus totaled 13 points and nine boards while Lamar Jackson's late driving layup skidded off the rim.

QUARTERFINALS
(Doubleheader at Ryan)
  Ryan 72, Dougherty 46: Andrew Rogers had 21 points and five assists to make his brother, Bernie, the winningest coach in school history (131 in eight seasons). John Miller collected 130 in nine seasons ending in '85. The Raiders had not beaten Dougherty, coached throughout the period by '72 Ryan grad Mark Heimerdinger, since the schools' second meeting in the '01 season. Chris Wilk shot 5-for-8 and 4-for-4 for 15 points and Anthony Keiter went 6-for-7 for 12. Ryan used 17 players. Zaahir Allen led Dougherty with 11 points.
  N. Catholic 56, La Salle 42: Less than a week after committing to Coppin State, Lenny Young mixed 14 points, nine rebounds and four assists while Velton Jones (Robert Morris) had 10 boards, seven assists. Bob Makor posted 11 points and eight rebounds and was especially important in the fourth quarter, as four times he grabbed loose balls after teammates missed free throws. Matt Crozier led La Salle with 11 points, nine rebounds.
(Doubleheader at O'Hara)
  Bonner 63, Neumann-Goretti 53: The Friars received strong performances from starting frontcourters Lijah Thompson (18 points, eight rebounds) and Henry Smith (14, six) while Keefer Francis (12) and Kristian Johnson combined to contribute 19 more points off the bench. Tony Chennault scored 22 points for N-G, which had made eight consecutive semis appearances.
  SJ Prep 61, Roman 55: If the Bonner/N-G result was a surprise, this one qualified as a shocker. Roman finished 14-0 while the Hawks needed a pre-playoff victory just to join the official postseason party. Eight-team playoffs began in '68. This was the third time an unbeaten regular season champ got dumped in a quarterfinal, and the second brush with such an occurrence for Prep coach William "Speedy" Morris. He was Roman's coach in '81 when the Cahillites were stunned by St. James (also a pre-playoff winner). Jim Mower (Lafayette) fueled this one by scoring 32 points, tied for the second-best explosion in CL postseason history. He shot 12-for-21 (5-for-10 on treys) and had 22 points by halftime. Matt Williams (four treys) scored 16 points and Joe Meehan dished five assists. Roman's Maalik Wayns, a junior point guard already committed to Villanova, scored 19 points and Will Kirkland added 17. The Cahillites would have to wait four weeks to defend their title in the Alhambra Catholic Invitational Tournament at Frostburg (Md.) State.

SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at the Palestra)
  Ryan 44, Bonner 42: After not attempting a shot for two-plus quarters, Andrew Rogers (22) scored all 12 of Ryan's fourth quarter points and won the game by converting a one-and-one with 0:00.8 seconds remaining after being bumped at midcourt while pushing the ball ahead. Bonner had created a 42-42 tie with six seconds left on a second follow by Rob Siter (13 points). Rogers went 7-for-7 from the floor with two treys. His performance was basically matched by Bonner's own little guy, Jamal Melvin (18 points, 7-for-10, 4-for-4 on threes). Melvin was responsible for 18 consecutive points with 12 of his own and assists for three other baskets. Ryan's Eric Jann made up for what could have been a damaging turnover by drawing a charge.
  N. Catholic 52, SJ Prep 41: With fellow star guard Velton Jones limited to 12 minutes by back miseries, Lenny Young went the Andrew Rogers route and took over the game in the fourth quarter by scoring 13 of his team's 17 points and lifting his own total to 25.  He hit a jumper from a shade beyond the foul line to provide a 39-37 lead with 4:44 remaining and the Falcons rolled from there. Frosh Xavier Harris added 10 points and seven rebounds, thus assuring the title game would be an all-North affair for the first time since 1970, when Dougherty beat North. Bob Makor did a fine defensive job on the Prep's most dangerous scorer, Jim Mower (seven points). Joe Meehan managed 10 points and three assists for the Hawks.

FINAL
(At the Palestra)
  N. Catholic 51, Ryan 45: Though limping due to continuing lower-back pain, which had necessitated a mid-afternoon visit to a chiropractor, Velton Jones totaled 11 points, seven assists and two steals while becoming the first player in city history to start for championship squads in each main league; also for Gratz in 2006. He was at his best in the second half, collecting eight points and five assists. Early in the third quarter, he was horse-collared on a drive and an intentional foul was called. He made one of two free throws and then nailed a right-corner trey on the tacked-on possession, drawing the Falcons within 24-22. He later dealt assists for baskets (regular by Jaleel Mack, trey by Woody Redding) that put North ahead for good at 33-28. With leading scorer Lenny Young limited to two points, mostly by Eric Jann, Redding, a soph, stepped up in admirable fashion by draining four threes en route to 21 points. Frosh Xavier Harris added seven points, 11 rebounds. Redding (most of the duty), Mack and Jones (late game) combined to hold Ryan star Andrew Rogers (brother of the coach, Bernie), to 13 points. Chris Wilk had 11 points and seven boards while sub Rus Slawter shot 4-for-6 for nine points and added five steals. The title was North's first since 1987 and this was the first all-Northern Division final since '70 (Dougherty over North.)