State Playoff Recaps, 2015-16

Philadelphia High School

Basketball State Playoff Recaps, 2015-16 (Catholic Teams Only)

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CLASS AA First Round At Phila. Univ. Conwell-Egan 62, Upper Dauphin 38: Vinny Dalessandro

scored 17 of his 23 points in a 33-20 first half. LaPri McCray-Pace (14),

Kar'ron Johnson (11) and Eric Esposito (10) also finished the game in double

figures. Second Round At Gov. Mifflin Intermediate,

Shillington Conwell-Egan 54, Minersville 51: LaPri McCray-Pace poured in 30

points and went 4-for-4 at the line in the last 30 seconds to help the Eagles

survive. He finished the night with 1,250 career points, moving him into the No.

1 spot in the school’s CL era (starting with the 1963-64 season). Andrew Holland

(’02) notched 1,232. 1961 grad Jerry Friedrich tallied 1,360. Vinny Dalessandro

(15) hit a trey to start a 12-2 run that yielded a 48-40 lead. Quarterfinal At Reading High's Geigle Complex Camp Hill 60, Conwell-Egan 57: Vinny Dalessandro scored 11

points in an 18-10 third quarter, helping to provide a 39-35 lead, but a dicey

fourth quarter prevented the Eagles from defending their state championship.

Dalessandro finished his career with 1,014 points. A 21-point performance

finalized LaPri McCray-Pace's total at 1,264.

CLASS AAA First Round At Ryan Neumann-Goretti 69, Eastern Lebanon County 48: Zane Martin

tallied 23 points, Quade Green added 18 and Dhamir "DaDa" Cosby-Roundtree

claimed 14 rebounds. The Saints used a 21-9 third quarter to expand a five-point

halftime lead. At Cheltenham Carroll 76, Holy Ghost Prep 27: The Patriots stormed to a

hard-to-believe, 48-9 halftime edge as Ryan Daly (18 of his 23 points) and John

Rigsby (14 of 21) led the way. Second Round At Bethlehem Freedom Neumann-Goretti 113, Scranton Prep 71: Three and a half weeks after

breaking the record for points in a Catholic League playoff (104 vs. Bonner-Prendie

in a quarterfinal), the Saints racked up the most points scored by a CL team in

all varieties of postseason games. Plus, the starters combined for 100 -- Zane

Martin (27), Quade Green (26), Rasheed Browne (18), Dhamir "DaDa" Cosby-Roundtree

(15) and Vaughn Covington (14). Covington hit four of N-G's eight, first-half

treys. Green finished with seven assists and five steals. At Garden Spot Harrisburg McDevitt 62, Carroll 60: Ryan Daly (24) and Josh Starkey

(20, five assists) led the Patriots, who missed three shots on a dual-pronged

last possession while trying for a win or tie. Daly finished his career with 992

points. He'd been hoping to join his father, Brian (Bonner '88; 1,253) in the

1,000-point club. Sharkey's final total was 990, counting 133 as a freshman at

Abington Friends. Quarterfinal At Phila. Univ. Neumann-Goretti 78, Lower Moreland 52: Zane Martin (22), Quade

Green (18), Rasheed Browne (16) and Dhamir "DaDa" Cosby-Roundtree (14) led the

scoring parade while Vaughn Covington helped to make that happen with 10

assists. Cosby-Roundtree snatched eight rebounds. LM's Danny Duffey registered

33 points. Semifinal At Phila. Univ. Neumann-Goretti 76, Imhotep 69: A basket by Dhamir "DaDa"

Cosby-Roundtree on a pass from Zane Martin broke a 69-69 tie and enabled N-G to

start a game-closing, 7-0 run. Quade Green (19), Rasheed Browne (17, all prior

to halftime), Martin, Cosby-Roundtree (13 apiece) and Vaughn Covington (12) all

scored in double digits. Other key stats: Cosby-Roundtree, eight blocks; Martin,

eight rebounds; Covington, five assists. Daron Russell (24) led 'Tep. Final At Hershey's Giant Center Neumann-Goretti 99, Mars 66 : The Saints shot 60 percent from the floor (38-for-63) and hit 11

treys while breaking the record for points in a championship game (94, Elk Lake,

Class A, 1977) and becoming the first hoops squad in Pennsylvania history to

twice claim three consecutive crowns (2010-12, 2014-16). Points Nos. 95 and 96

came on a dunk by Zane Martin on a pass from Dhamir "DaDa" Cosby-Roundtree;

Cosby-Roundtree's dunk had opened the game . Martin's 33

points tied the record for most points scored by a CL player in a state playoff

(by N-G's Ja'Quan Newton in a 2014 final and Roman's T ony Carr

in a '16 first-rounder). Quade Green (25), Rasheed Browne (18) and

Vaughn Covington (11) also reached double digits. Cosby-Roundtree (nine, four

slams) came close. Noah Warren repped the subs with a trey. In a 53-33 first

half, the Saints notched 12 "extra" points thanks to nine three-pointers and a

trio of three-point plays. Green added nine rebounds and eight assists. Browne

had seven apiece. Cosby-Roundtree mixed eight boards with three blocks despite

missing much of the first half due to foul trouble.

CLASS AAAA First Round At SJ Prep Roman 73, Academy Park 58: Tony Carr sniped 11-for-19 (three

treys) and 8-for-11 for 33 points, tying the CL record for state playoffs (by

Neumann-Goretti's Ja'Quan Newton in the 2014 AAA final), as the Cahillites

brought joy to beloved assistant Tom "Hock" McKenna. After being absent a shade

more than two months due to illness (except for a brief visit to one practice),

he lit up the locker room with a surprise, pre-game visit and stood right behind

the bench throughout the contest. Carr also had 11 rebounds, six assists. Though

vastly undersized, AP hung tough through a 34-32 first half. Lamar Stevens

helped Roman seize control by scoring 12 of his 14 points beyond intermission. Second Round At Bensalem Roman 60, Central Bucks West 41: With his first point of the

evening, Tony Carr raised his career total to 1,000. He finished the night with

1,012. Nazeer Bostick shoehorned 10 of his markers into a 35-16 second half

while Lamar Stevens had 21 total points. Quarterfinal At Council Rock South Roman 73, Parkland 60: Tony Carr (26) and Lamar Stevens (24)

combined for 50 points and packed 19 into a 25-10 fourth quarter. In that frame,

the Cahillites nailed 15 of 17 free throws. Carr hit Roman's only treys (four)

while adding seven rebounds and eight assists. Semifinal At Council Rock South Roman 64, Plymouth-Whitemarsh 45: As the first quarter ended,

Tony Carr banked home a shot from beyond halfcourt to start a 15-4 run that

provided a 27-21 lead. Carr finished with 14 points and six assists. Nazeer

Bostick (17) and Paul Newman (12) also scored in double figures. Final At Hershey's Giant Center Roman 73, Allderdice 62: The first 5 1/2 minutes did not go

well as the Cahillites committed five turnovers and were outscored, 10-0.

Thereafter? Few problems. Roman led by halftime, 33-30, and created some room at

45-38 as Nazeer Bostick turned an offensive rebound into a three-point play.

Lamar Stevens followed with a pair of dunks -- the second was an all-timer;

snatched a rebound in mid-air and powered it home -- and drama was gone for the

night. Stevens wound up notching four of Roman's seven slams and shot 11-for-12

at the line en route to 27 points. Tony Carr mixed eight rebounds and five

assists with 13 points while Bostick (two dunks) had 15 points. This was Roman's

second consecutive AAAA crown. District 12 had captured none beforehand.