Quick on his feet
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Hiram Bowman sits in the old St. John Neumann weight room reflecting on his standout season, when suddenly football coach Steve Smith shouts, "Yo H, come here real quick. I want to holler at...
On the road again
Prior to this season, the Bok football team had never played under the Friday Night Lights. Suddenly, the boys from South Philly find themselves heading back to the suburbs for their second night game...
Playoff Preview
Who: Neumann-Goretti Saints (6) vs. Archbishop Carroll Patriots (3) Records: Neumann-Goretti (4-6 overall, 2-5 league); Carroll (6-4 overall, 5-2 league) Place: Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School, 201 E. Germantown Pike When: Friday, 7 p.m. At-stake: A...
Groundhog day
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All it takes is one team to ruin a near-perfect season. For South Philly resident Glory Epelle, of 20th and Mifflin streets, and her Masterman girls' volleyball teammates it's those Central Lancers. ...
Cats claw Rams
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The Bok-Southern football game doesn't count in the Public League standings. The result of realignment, the two South Philly squads are no longer divisional rivals, making the yearly contest at 11th and Bigler streets...
The Cats are back
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Bok and Ben Franklin had identical 7-0 records. Bok's offense was averaging more than 30 points a contest, while surrendering less than a touchdown a game on defense. Friday, the Wildcats traveled to...
Sports briefs: 11-03-05
Who will claim the Catholic League Blue's sixth and final playoff spot?
The answer will be determined Saturday afternoon as Neumann-Goretti and Kennedy-Kenrick, who are both 1-5 in league play, are looking to claim the...
Another Saint heads south
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If Shanté Cummings gets the sudden urge to ride the Tower of Terror at Disney-MGM Studios next fall, she won't have to worry about buying plane tickets. Being in Orlando year-round, the Ss....
Exploring the future
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Rodney Green isn't just another Philadelphia Public League athlete to earn a Division I basketball scholarship; he's the first Philadelphia charter school student-athlete to get a Division I scholarship. As a junior, the...
Silver age
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The Bok girls' volleyball team started practice in August with the focus on one goal - getting back into the Public League's Silver Division. Coach Anthony Scafidi got his 13 players into competitive...
