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North Catholic boys clinch playoff slot

North Catholic clinched a Catholic League boys' basketball playoff berth with a 74-45 win over visiting Archbishop Wood last night.

North Catholic

clinched a Catholic League boys' basketball playoff berth with a 74-45 win over visiting

Archbishop Wood

last night.

The Falcons (16-4 overall, 9-1 league) remain atop the Northern Division with four games remaining.

Lenny Young scored 18 points and added six assists for the Falcons, whose 6-foot-9 freshman Rakeem Christmas had four blocked shots.

In another Northern Division game, Andrew Rogers scored 22 points on 6-for-7 shooting from the field as

Archbishop Ryan

coasted to a 53-43 win at

Conwell-Egan

. Rogers hit four three-pointers.

Catholic South.

Jim Mower scored eight of his 18 points in the third quarter as

St. Joseph's Prep

nipped host

Cardinal O'Hara

, 51-48.

Suburban One Continental.

Dan Monk's jumper at the buzzer gave

William Tennent

a 46-44 win at

Central Bucks West

.

Del-Val.

Anthony King's free throw with three seconds left sealed

Academy Park

's 69-67 win at

Chichester

.

King's free throw, his 25th point of the game, gave the Knights a two-point lead, and the Eagles could not get off a shot.

Nonleague.

Four players reached double figures for

Paul Robeson

in an 82-68 win at

Community Academy of Philadelphia

. Brandon Reynolds scored 20 points for Robeson, while Jamair Williams added 14, Reggie Harden 13 and Xavier Brown 11.

Andrew Randall's 27 points and 14 rebounds powered

Communications Tech

to a 67-29 win at

New Media Charter

.

Chris Parks, a 6-foot-1 senior wing guard, scored 31 points to lead host

Bok

past

Kensington

, 85-78.

Kyle Davis made two free throws with 1 second left to give host

Garnet Valley

a 48-47 win over

Radnor

.

Michael Glenn blocked a shot at the buzzer to give host

De La Salle

a 55-53 win over

Stern Hebrew

. Calvin Harper, who made all eight of his free throws, led the Intowners with 19 points.

West-Mont Christian

traveled to

Fairview

and won its 12th straight game, 64-56, behind Pat Sharr's 22 points. Sharr hit four three-pointers for the Winged Lions (18-3), who trailed by two points entering the fourth quarter.

Abdul Smith and Denzel Leslie each scored 18 points to lead host

Perkiomen School

past

Moravian Academy

, 61-55.

Girls' Basketball

Dobbins

moved to within a game of clinching a playoff berth with a 71-32 Public League win over visiting

Southern

behind Summer Woods' 16 points. Marceeta Holmes added 14 points.

Khadijah Pennington scored 20 points to lead

University City

to a 62-23 win at

Edison

. The Jagaurs played superb team defense, compiling 37 steals.

Edna Marant's 20 points powered

Bartram

to a 72-35 win at

Kensington

. Tyeshia Carroll added 13 points.

Suburban One Continental.

Sarah Godfrey's 19 pionts led host

William Tennent

past

Central Bucks West

, 61-56. The Bucks' Lauren Peters led all scorers with 29 points, including the 1,000th of her career.

Nonleague.

Robbia Hines finished with 33 points and 13 rebounds as host

Penn Wood

topped

Simon Gratz

, 63-52.

Keisha Hampton scored 30 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for

Engineering & Science

in a 62-34 win at

Nazareth Academy

.

Wrestling

La Salle

had seven pins, the quickest by Ryan Ginsburg, in a 68-6 Catholic League win at

St. Joseph's Prep

.

Ginsburg pinned his opponent in 1 minute, 20 seconds at 125 pounds.

Yesterday's Results

Wrestling

CATHOLC LEAGUE

LaSalle 68, St. Joseph's Prep 6

NONLEAGUE

Perkiomen School 48, Solebury School 18

Bowling

SUBURBAN ONE LEAGUE BOYS

North Penn 4, Bensalem 0

(NP: Karl Sloczak 196 game, 553 series; B: Jesse DeFiore 188 game, Dave Windrim 509 series)

SUBURBAN ONE LEAGUE GIRLS

Bensalem 3, North Penn 1

(B: Danielle Presto 209 game, 515 series; NP: Kasey Dietrich 186 game, 414 series)

Squash

NONLEAGUE BOYS

Episcopal Academy 6, Lawrenceville 1

INTER-AC LEAGUE GIRLS

Penn Charter 7, Springside 0

Boys' Basketball Boxes

CATHOLIC LEAGUE NORTH

Archbishop Wood 12 15 8 10 - 45

North Catholic 24 15 19 16 - 74

AW: Scott Atkins 2, Dan Comas 13, Fran Dougherty 2, Tim Fahy 11, Joe Getz 10, Eric Loughnane 7.

NC: Rakeem Christmas 4, Velton Jones 4, Bob Makor 10, Kevin O'Neal 2, Shahid Paulhill 8, Woody Redding 13, Pete Sellecchia 7, Mike Terry 8, Lenny Young 18.

Archbishop Ryan 8 14 12 19 - 53

Conwell-Egan 2 9 18 14 - 43

AR: Eric Jann 10, Anthony Keiter 10, Andrew Rogers 22, Rus Slawter 6, Chris Wilk 5.

C: Shayne Bonner 2, Hayk Gyokchyan 18, Rashad Little 14, Andrew Schaefer 5, Jonas Skovdal 4.

CATHOLIC LEAGUE SOUTH

St. Joseph's Prep 10 14 15 12 - 51

Cardinal O'Hara 7 16 5 20 - 48

SJP: Mike Bradley 10, Rich Hofmann 9, Joe Meehan 1, Jim Mower 19, Matt Williams 12.

CO: Ryan Laughlin 7, Matt Romano 5, Spencer Sandy 10, Josh Showers 6, Mark Wedderburn 12, Ryan Wolski 8.

Archbishop Carroll 13 16 27 16 - 72

Kennedy-Kenrick 11 3 12 9 - 35

AC: Brian Concio 3, Pat Daly 3, Kasheef Festus 6, Jaun'ya Green 7, D.J. Irving 9, Lamar Jackson 10, Trevor McNulty 6, Ben Mingledough 2, Mike Payne 2, Bender Retif 2, Ellis Rogers 14, Romance Turner 2, Andre Wilburn 6.

K: Karlton Byrd 12, Alex Byrne 2, John Candelore 5, Darnell Hinton 3, Brad Miller 6, Cullen Rota 1, Greg Santangelo 2, David Tornetta 4.

DEL-VAL LEAGUE

Harriton 10 11 8 13 - 42

Glen Mills 14 19 21 15 - 69

H: Vince Bush 7, Pat Carlino 3, Matt Fusaro 2, Kerry Gregory 10, John Marshall 8, Kelvin Nance 4, Servetnick 2, Mike Silver 6.

GM: Charlie Carlisle 2, Terrance Daniels 2, Fran Drummond 9, Tyrik Gass 4, Anthony Hall 1, John Jenkins 8, Aaric Murray 12, Darnell Plummer 10, Willie Snowden 2, Scott Solomon 3, Joe Sucharski 7, Phil Worsham 9.

Academy Park 10 17 20 22 - 69

Chichester 9 20 13 25 - 67

AP: Anthony Dean 12, Kenny Green 4, Jaron Johnson 5, Devon Kane 4, Anthony King 25, Kyreek Tyler 10, Mike Weaver 9.

C: Malik Carter 26, Dan Clapp 10, Ahmad Graves 5, Nate Lopez 4, Fred Murray 4, Ray Palladino 3, Brian Parker 10, Carmelo Rodriguez 5.

SUBURBAN ONE CONTINENTAL

William Tennent 22 4 12 8 - 46

Central Bucks West 15 8 13 8 - 44

WT: Ray Horn 15, Kyle McDonnell 3, Dan Monk 5, Jeff Pio 16, Billy Smith 3, Kelly Vargas 4.

CBW: Joe DiLullo 6, Chris DiLullo 4, Pat Furst 8, Abe Hughes 2, Reills Reichwein 5, Doug Schultz 4, James Sweet 15.

NONLEAGUE

Kensington 23 21 17 18 - 79

Bok 24 13 20 28 - 85

K: Henry Bond 20, Nigel Caldwell 15, Devon Finney 11, Quran Reaves 7, Kyle Richardson 2, Theo West 24.

B: Corey Curtis 4, Joshua Garnett 2, Tremell Green 15, Tyshaun Harper 19, Hassan Jones 4, Chris Parks 31, Khaleem Williams 10.

Stern Hebrew 14 13 16 10 - 53

DeLaSalle 14 16 11 14 - 55

SH: Chason Danzig 4, Yoni Eckmann 18, Josh Halpern 12, Natan Koloski 2, Jake Marcus 12, Netanel Spero 2, Benji Toaft 3.

D: Michael Glenn 4, Calvin Harper 19, Rasheed Odrick 15, Dwayne Reed 5, Melvin Reed 5, Halim Thrower 7.

Paul Robeson 16 19 22 25 - 82

Community Ac. of Phila. 9 20 12 27 - 68

PR: Xavier Brown 11, D'mitri Burton 6, Reggie Harden 13, Lewis Nelson 9, Brandon Penn 9, Brandon Reynolds 20, Jamair Williams 14.

CAoP: Kevin Benson 4, Pedro Cruz 1, Jonathan Jimenez 20, William Jones 2, Fabian Jonson 4, Angel Melendez 20, Kyle Morris 2, Michael Phillips 3, Gabriel Rodriguez 12.

Solebury School 9 18 12 14 12 - 65

Peddie School 20 3 20 10 5 - 58

SS: Brian Bertucci 2, Justin Driver 4, Khiry Gordon 18, Chase Hill 10, Albert Matlock 15, Lamar Thomas 4, Louis Wallace 10, Mike Williams 2.

PS: Noruwa Agho 35, Sasha Brown 4, John Golden 14, Michael Perry 2, Brian Peters 2, Valles 1.

West-Mont Christian 14 19 10 21 - 64

Fairview 20 6 19 11 - 56

WC: Eric Bortz 5, Andrew Fennimore 4, Matt Patton 2, Charles Paul 11, Pat Sharr 22, Bruce Williams 20.

F: Allgyer 18, Henne 19, Jordan Martin 6, W. Martin 7, Petersheim 6.

Moravian 15 10 15 10 5 - 55

Perkiomen School 14 8 17 11 11 - 61

M: Nate Bernard 11, Goldman 9, Gutekonst 6, Alex Kahan 23, Krawitz 6.

PS: Harry Edwards 7, Ted Goodman 5, O.C. Hightower 2, Denzel Leslie 18, Molik Liverman-Jones 9, Brayon Patterson 2, Abdul Smith 18.

Engineering & Science 6 13 12 22 - 53

Lincoln 8 17 16 16 - 57

E&S: Marcus Brown 31, Isaiah Carson 6, Michael Gill 5, Andre Howard 3, Will Preyer 2, Chris Thompson 6.

L: Markief Azuakoemu 12, David Goldsmith 4, Dorrell Harrington 20, Daniel Randall 19, Maurice Robinson 2.

New Media Charter 5 5 10 9 - 29

Communications Tech 18 18 26 5 - 67

NMC: Melvin Brown 3, Derrick Derrickson 2, Jibri Jones 6, Brandon Kemp 2, Richard Matthews 1, Greg Plasir 2, Rodney Roberson 10, Malcolm Weston 3.

CT: Mozerawah Berkel 2, Tayvonne Briggs 3, Orlando Ensley 2, Chris Jones 6, Manny Jordan 6, Antonio Monroe 9, Virgil Pearson 4, Andrew Randall 27, Raheem Roher 2, Shaquille Shannon 3, Carrington Ward 3.

Radnor 16 14 12 5 - 47

Garnet Valley 8 14 10 16 - 48

R: Tim Clement 5, Jon Coleman 14, Corey Dunson 6, Drew Mohoric 6, Rahil Rather 12, Charles Smith 4.

GV: Kyle Davis 8, Steve Deluca 12, Sean Gilooly 6, Ryan McGraw 7, Matt Mishler 2, Joe Ranieri 4, J.J. Rapczinski 9.

Phoenixville 18 9 10 11 - 48

Bayard Rustin 12 15 6 11 - 44

P: Yusuf Amir Brown 6, Jesse Daywalt 4, Corey Gordon 6, Jim Sands 2, Jordan Thomas 8, Zach Wise 22.

BR: Chris Cowles 5, Andrew Rigister 14, Anthony Verderame 8, Rondell White 11, Zahmier White 4, Keron Whitfield 2.

Girls' Basketball Boxes

PIONEER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Pottstown 13 10 19 9 - 51

Upper Perkiomen 10 8 8 18 - 44

P: Alyssa Allen 2, Jasmine Debnam 7, Shanaye Glenn 11, Aiesha Harper 17, Keintop 8, Shante Savage 6.

UP: Melissa Brinckman 8, Addie Long 6, Morgan Ricapito 20, Lauren Ricapito 10.

Boyertown 13 9 9 17 - 48

Pottsgrove 11 10 8 10 - 39

B: Sarah Bennett 13, Alex Brown 3, Michelle Hartman 5, Julie Hutnyan 14, Kate Murphy 11, Megan Stewart 2.

P: Gina Cherico 6, Shakeema Elam 8, Alexis Glenn 3, Kari Ludy 12, Katie McGroarty 4, Stephanie Schultz 6.

PUBLIC LEAGUE

University City 18 16 14 14 - 62

Edison 4 8 7 4 - 23

UC: Kenysha Crosby 10, Shakeerah Frye 6, Lynnette Jones 2, Desiree Lawrence 6, Khadijah Pennington 20, Antoinette Robinson 8, Tanisha Washington 4, Quinnie Washington 6.

E: Jeyshlee Candelerio 4, Carolyn Carrea 2, Deneisha Gary 2, Leidy Jimenez 5, Amanda Lewis 8, Christyn Simmons 2.

Bartram 27 14 25 6 - 72

Kensington 6 12 11 6 - 35

B: Vanessa Burgess 2, Tyeshia Carroll 13, Dominique Cohen 10, Stacey Gray 2, Laneesha Harrison 6, Fatina Kirkpatrick 8, Edna Marant 20, Warren 2, Mia Wesley 9.

K: Taneta Coltrane 17, Courtney Pressey 9, Tahlia Smith 2, Tameka Tilman 2, Saeda Washington 5.

Southern 12 10 3 7 - 32

Dobbins 16 20 15 20 - 71

S: Indiyyah Bradsher 6, Crawford 2, Rizza Herrara 2, Tanesha Kenney 7, Ayah Magathah 15.

D: Shenika Davis 4, Lykeisha Fasset 9, Tyniqua Henderson 7, Marceeta Holmes 14, Conthisa Patterson 5, Shanell Robinson 3, Malika Sheppard 2, Donyell Steele 4, Kimberleigh Tanner 7, Summer Woods 16.

Northeast 18 6 19 22 - 65

Bodine 13 15 7 19 - 54

N: Satoria Bell 33, Janaia Elum 7, Peaches Nesmith 21, Crystal Ross 4.

B: Jasmine Elum 13, Angel Gaffney 2, Chikilra Goodman 19, Gabrielle Jones 4, Laneisha Murcheson 16.

SUBURBAN ONE CONTINENTAL

Central Bucks West 13 9 24 10 - 56

William Tennent 7 20 16 18 - 61

CBW: Jenny Klawiter 2, Meredith Labs 4, Brittany Mattozi 5, Lauren Peters 29, Megan Vasquez 16.

WT: Ashley Alden 13, Gabrielle Cancelliere 2, Sarah Godfrey 19, Laura Kosma 2, Allison Malatesta 4, Hanna Sellers 4, Lissa Tercha 9, Megan Zimmermann 8.

NONLEAGUE

Prep Charter 4 8 4 13 2 - 31

Cinnaminson 3 11 6 9 3 - 32

PC: Lashay Banks 6, Courtney Edmonds 2, Robyn Harcum 6, Erin Hunley 2, Raven Jones 5, Aleya Miller 8, Khalisha Royal 2.

C: Courtney Colella 9, Erin Fitzpatrick 3, Colleen Gannon 11, Jazmine Welcher 9.

Simon Gratz 17 14 12 9 - 52

Penn Wood 17 14 14 18 - 63

SG: Bianca Anderson 2, Vera McNeil 15, Ayeshia Powell 21, Sherry Satchell 6, Shakiyla Stone 6, Deborah Weathers 2.

PW: Loretta Barbieri 2, Robbia Hines 33, Lydia Peterson 4, Tasha Pratt 4, Alisa Roberts 20.

Owen J. Roberts 15 8 4 11 - 38

Abington 16 14 11 15 - 56

OJR: K.B. Betson 13, Corinne Derstine 4, Haley Halteman 10, Gena Levengood 3, Ali Logue 4, Kara Mann 2, Natalie Munoz 2.

A: Lindsay Cameron 3, Megan Carbine 2, Tess Johns 2, Elizabeth Layton 2, Emily Leer 26, Sheila Longo 4, Casey Pritz 17.

Merion Mercy 6 15 14 15 - 50

Bishop Shanahan 2 6 13 11 - 32

MM: Ashley Baxter 5, Emily Corzel 13, Alex Ondik 6, Emma Pannepacker 8, Kate Sherry 2, Erin Sullivan 6, Hillary Tordy 10.

BS: Jackie Burg 8, Grace Capuzzi 1, Emily Carlin 9, Alicia Creighton 2, Liz Duke 6, Nicole George 4, Cess Macknis 2.

Engineering & Science 18 18 20 6 - 62

Nazareth Academy 3 15 6 10 - 34

E&S: Sharay Hall 4, Shamyra Hammond 9, Keisha Hampton 30, Brittany Hrynko 11, Vanessa Johnson 4, Marqesah Spicer 2, Brittany Williams 2.

NA: Kellie Brady 3, Carleigh Brown 7, Tina Haddow 2, Melissa Kudzmas 2, Kate Malboeuf 4, Taylor Matthews 2, Katie McGee 12, Jessica Sylvester 2.

Upper Merion 4 10 9 15 - 38

Radnor 13 19 15 16 - 63

UM: Briana Alvarez 5, Alexis Brunson 10, Alex Galdi 2, Jamie Mazzi 2, Lisa Ridgeway 10, Megan Shivick 7, Paola Tinari 2.

R: Kelly Buckley 4, Courtney Campbell 2, Beth Ellis 16, Maria Evans 6, Leah Gallagher 3, Jen Gangl 4, Beasley Hays 2, Chandler Lally 6, Steph Lundstrom 20.

Paul Robeson 23 11 17 12 - 63

Community Ac. of Phila. 4 6 2 15 - 27

PR: Sharon Arnold 3, Ashley Bennett 2, Amber Coprew 12, Shawna Crawford 16, Dalleah Henderson 4, Dijna Kidd 2, Tanae Nickerson 2, Anita Seidle 2, Kyesha Stan 1, S. Thomas 4, Brittany Thomas 15.

CAoP: Nariaya Daniels 6, Aishla Delgado 7, Brianca Mercado 8, Kim Montes 2, Crystal Negron 2, Amanda Ruiz 2.

Today's Schedule

Boys' Basketball

BICENTENNIAL LEAGUE

MaST Charter at Jenkintown, 7

Lower Moreland at Devon Prep, 7

Morrisville at Plumstead Christian, 7:30

Holy Ghost Prep at New Hope-Solebury, 7:30

Girard College at Calvary Christian, 7:30

Christopher Dock at Bristol, 7:30

CATHOLIC LEAGUE SOUTH

West Catholic at Roman Catholic, 3:30

CENTRAL LEAGUE

Penncrest at Lower Merion, 7:30

Upper Darby at Ridley, 7:30

Strath Haven at Springfield (D), 7:30

Haverford High at Radnor, 7:30

Conestoga at Marple Newtown, 7:30

CHES-MONT LEAGUE

Kennett at Great Valley, 7:30

Oxford at Octorara, 7:30

Coatesville at Downingtown West, 7:30

Downingtown East at Avon Grove, 7:30

West Chester East at Bishop Shanahan, 7:30

DEL-VAL LEAGUE

Chichester at Interboro

Penn Wood at Glen Mills, 3:30

Chester at Harriton, 6

Sun Valley at Academy Park, 7

FRIENDS SCHOOLS LEAGUE

Friends' Central at Abington Friends, 5:15

Moorestown Friends at Shipley, 5:30

Westtown at Academy of the New Church, 5:30

INTER-AC LEAGUE

Penn Charter at Malvern Prep, 3:45

Episcopal Academy at Haverford School, 3:45

Chestnut Hill at Germantown Academy, 3:45

KEYSTONE CONFERENCE

Perkiomen School at Church Farm, 5:15

PENN-JERSEY LEAGUE

International Christian at Pine Forge, 4

PIONEER ATHLETIC CONFERENCE

Pottstown at Owen J. Roberts, 7:30

PUBLIC LEAGUE

Parkway at Bodine, 3

Masterman at Vaux, 3

GAMP at CAPA, 3

Saul at Mariana Bracetti, 3

Strawberry Mansion at Lamberton, 3

Freire Charter at World Communications, 3

Del-Val Charter at Hope Charter, 3

New Media Charter at Prep Charter, 3

Phila. Academy Charter at Imhotep Charter, 3

Math, Civics & Science at Mastery Charter, 3

Frankford at Dobbins, 3

Washington at Lincoln, 3

FitzSimons at Ben Franklin, 3

Swenson at Communications Tech, 3

William Penn at Kensington, 3

Phila. Electrical at Fels, 3

Mastbaum at Olney, 3

Engineering & Science at Northeast, 3

Simon Gratz at Bartram, 3

Central at University City, 3

Sayre at Franklin Towne Charter, 3

Edison at West Philadelphia, 3

Furness at Germantown, 3

Bok at Martin Luther King, 3

Roxborough at Overbrook (Pa.), 3

Franklin Learning Center at Southern, 3

SUBURBAN ONE AMERICAN

Upper Dublin at Upper Moreland, 7

Wissahickon at Plymouth Whitemarsh, 7

Quakertown at Methacton, 7

Cheltenham at Springfield (M), 7

SUBURBAN ONE CONTINENTAL

Central Bucks West at Council Rock North, 7

Hatboro-Horsham at Souderton, 7

Council Rock South at Norristown, 7

William Tennent at Central Bucks East, 7

SUBURBAN ONE NATIONAL

Truman at North Penn, 7

Neshaminy at Bensalem, 7

Pennridge at Abington, 7

Central Bucks South at Pennsbury, 7

Girls' Basketball

BICENTENNIAL LEAGUE

Christopher Dock at Girard College, 3:30

Lower Moreland at Plumstead Christian, 3:30

Bristol at Calvary Christian, 4:30

MaST Charter at Jenkintown, 5:30

New Hope-Solebury at Morrisville, 7:30

CATHOLIC ACADEMIES

Merion Mercy at Nazareth Academy, 5:15

Mount St. Joseph at Gwynedd-Mercy, 5:15

Sacred Heart (Pa.) at St. Basil, 5:15

Villa Maria at Villa Joseph Marie, 5:15

CATHOLIC LEAGUE NORTH

Cardinal Dougherty at Archbishop Ryan, 7:30

Bishop McDevitt at Archbishop Wood, 7:30

Conwell-Egan at St. Hubert, 7:30

CATHOLIC LEAGUE SOUTH

Archbishop Prendergast at Neumann-Goretti, 5

Hallahan at Archbishop Carroll, 5

West Catholic at Cardinal O'Hara, 7:30

CENTRAL LEAGUE

Marple Newtown at Conestoga, 7:30

Lower Merion at Penncrest, 7:30

Haverford High at Radnor, 7:30

Springfield (D) at Strath Haven, 7:30

Ridley at Upper Darby, 7:30