A banner year
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For some, 2005 was historic. Take Prep Charter. Thanks to the boys' basketball team, it became the first charter school to play for a Public League title in any sport. The Huskies were...
Leading man
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If sitting on the sidelines for a year has affected Tywain McKee's game, it's not showing. Through eight match-ups this season, the 6-foot-2 sophomore guard is leading the Maryland-based Coppin State University men's...
Striking while the iron’s hot
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This season marks Gene Mattioli's 30th as the Neumann-Goretti, formerly St. John Neumann, boys' bowling coach. There have been many memorable highlights during those decades, including 10 Catholic League titles and a city crown....
The tip off for ’06
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Could it be a Neumann-Goretti sweep in the Catholic League title hunt? Last season, the Saints finally ended a playoff drought, one that was more than two decades old. Unlike last year, a first-round...
Hoop dreams
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If the city championship game was still around, the talk of South Philly would be the potential Neumann-Goretti-Prep Charter match-up for bragging rights. Since it no longer exists and neither had an open spot...
Record-setting player
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The Neumann-Southern football game is a Hatty family tradition. Bill Hatty, Class of 1971, played quarterback for the Pirates. Jack Hatty, Class of 2003, was an All-Catholic receiver on the 2002 Neumann football...
Opportunity knocks
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It doesn't get much more exciting than a Catholic League Blue championship. Dec. 3, for the first time in his high-school football career, Dan Chavis of the 1700 block of South 19th Street will...
Staying strong
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When Demetrius Tillman, or "Big D" for short, exited the Southern locker room last Thursday afternoon, he couldn't help feeling a little down. The 6-foot-3, 275-pound lineman had just closed out his high-school...
Touchdowns before turkey
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Revenge. It's something the Neumann-Goretti football players and coaches have been thinking about since Thanksgiving Day 2004. Losing 30-26 to the Southern Rams for the first time since 1989 ended their season on a...
Zeroing in on a great season
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The final seconds tick down and the pain of a 28-0 loss to Unionville immediately sets in. Some members of the Bok football immediately drop to their knees, while others have a defeated look...
