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Carroll boys beat St. Joseph's, 67-66

Yosef Yacob scored all of Archbishop Carroll's seven points in the first overtime, and ended the second extra period with two clinching foul shots as the Patriots wrapped up the Catholic League boys' basketball regular season with a 67-66 thriller over visiting St. Joseph's Prep.

Cardinal O'Hara High's Mike Louden looks to pass the basketball against  Father Judge High's Joe Robinson during the third quarter on Sunday, February 12, 2012.  (Yong Kim / Staff Photographer)
Cardinal O'Hara High's Mike Louden looks to pass the basketball against Father Judge High's Joe Robinson during the third quarter on Sunday, February 12, 2012. (Yong Kim / Staff Photographer)Read moreDaily News/Inquirer

Yosef Yacob scored all of Archbishop Carroll's seven points in the first overtime, and ended the second extra period with two clinching foul shots as the Patriots wrapped up the Catholic League boys' basketball regular season with a 67-66 thriller over visiting St. Joseph's Prep.

The win enabled Carroll to take second place in the league standings away from Prep heading into the upcoming league playoffs.

Prep's Kevin Oberlies tied the game with a layup at the buzzer ending regulation and finished with 10 rebounds, while teammate Stephen Vasturia posted 16 points and 9 boards.

Yacob led all scorers with 29 points and also snagged 7 rebounds, and Lou Dominique chipped in with 14 points and 7 boards.

Also in the league, La Salle celebrated its Senior Day with a 78-63 win over visiting Conwell-Egan. Amar Stukes' 20 points topped five Explorers in double figures.

Archbishop Ryan moved up to fifth place with a 42-28 triumph over visiting Monsignor Bonner, which played its final game before the school's scheduled closing. Kyle Slawter had 10 assists and no turnovers, and Christian Rivera grabbed 6 rebounds for Ryan.

West Catholic's final game was a 60-55 loss at Bishop McDevitt, ending the Burrs' playoff hopes. McDevitt, led by Markiese Chandler's 22 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists, qualified for the District 12 Class AA final.

Roman Catholic's Shafeek Taylor made 12 of 16 shots from the field for a season-high 28 points, and also added 10 rebounds and 9 assists to the Cahillites' 75-66 win over visiting Archbishop Wood.

Regular-season champ Neumann-Goretti wrapped up a 13-0 league schedule with a 78-35 win over visiting Lansdale Catholic. Billy Shank had 13 points and 6 assists, and Derrick Stewart registered 9 rebounds,k 6 assists and 4 blocked shots.

Indoor Track and Field

Shacor Hamilton set a meet record of 22.45 seconds and led a 1-2-3 sweep by team champion Cardinal O'Hara in the boys' 200-meter dash at the Catholic League championships at Lehigh University.

La Salle's Tom Coyle won the mile in 4, minutes 21.98 seconds, ran on the winning 4x800 relay, and set a meet record of 8:55.55 in edging Cardinal O'Hara's Dan Savage in the 3,000. Father Judge's John Landis triple jumped to a meet record of 47 feet, 101/4 inches.

In the girls' meet, West Catholic's Jada Steward (60, 200), Archbishop Ryan's Deirdre O'Leary (60 hurdles, pole vault) and Teresa Ortiz of team winner St. Hubert (mile, 3,000) won two events each.

Millrose Games. Strath Haven's foursome of Dan Stewart, Jeff Seelaus, Dylan Butera and Jack Huemmler set a school record of 7:54.31 in finishing third in the 4x800 relay in the prestigious meet at the New York Armory on Saturday.

The Panthers also got a second-place effort in the same event in the girls' competition, clocking 9:10.59 with Bri Irons, Allie Wilson, Kristin Miller and Hannah Grossman.

Sunday's Results

Boys' Basketball

CATHOLIC LEAGUE

St. Joseph's Prep 12 11 10 20 7 6 - 66

Archbishop Carroll 11 12 17 13 7 7 - 67

SJP: Kevin Oberlies 8, Miles Overton 17, Kyle Thompson 11, Stephen Vasturia 16, Gene Williams 14.

AC: Lou Dominique 14, Pat Finnegan 2, Derrick Jones 7, Alec Stavetski 11, Isaiah Warren 4, Yosef Yacob 29.

West Catholic 15 9 12 19 - 55

Bishop McDevitt 14 14 17 15 - 60

WC: Marquese Daniels 9, Anwar Epps 2, Anthony Fleet 12, Carnel Harley 6, Mark Perez 11, Jaleel Reed 15.

BM: Markeise Chandler 22, Carl Garner 2, Brahieme Jackson 13, Kenyatta Long 1, Tyrell Long 16, Michael Newns 2, Tymere Wilder 4.

Archbishop Wood 16 19 12 19 - 66

Roman Catholic 19 24 15 17 - 75

AW: Kyle Adkins 2, Luke Connaghan 2, Colin Davis 2, Cody Fitzpatrick 3, Joe LoStracco 8, Shane Neher 7, Tommy Rush 12, Pat Smith 30.

RC: Raquan Brown-Johnson 6, Shep Garner 19, Secean Johnson 14, Rashann London 8, Shafeek Taylor 28.

Monsignor Bonner 5 8 5 10 - 28

Archbishop Ryan 6 6 15 15 - 42

MB: Nick Czibik 2, Nkingi Jones 1, Connor Mitchell 1, Paul Pfeffinger 5, Mike Proska 5, Kevin Sheridan 6, Pat Vanderslice 8.

AR: Nick Aughenbaugh 10, Gage Galeone 2, Brendan Horan 2, Chris McMonagle 4, Bryan Okolo 11, Tyler Reed 3, Christian Rivera 4, Terrance Scanlon 3, Kyle Slawter 3.

Conwell-Egan 8 18 14 23 - 63

La Salle 13 24 22 19 - 78

C: Brian Carr 2, Ib Kamara 1, Mike Kelly 9, Sean Kelly 2, Bobby McTague 14, Jamal Nwaniemeka 20, Dylan Pease 6, Ryan Pepito 9.

L: P.J. Acierno 1, Darnell Artis 13, Sean Dougherty 8, Matt Murphy 4, Matt Rodden 12, Stephen Smith 14, Amar Stukes 16, Ryan Winslow 10.

Lansdale Catholic 9 13 4 9 - 35

Neumann-Goretti 24 21 23 10 - 78

LC: Matt Angelone 2, Kyle Pavlik 20, Brian Rafferty 5, Schneider 2, Alex Talarico 6.

N: La'Quan Coaxum 12, Jamal Custis 2, John Davis 6, Troy Harper 8, Maurice Heard 4, Lamarr Kimble 5, Devahnta Mosley 2, Ja'Quan Newton 7, Billy Shank 13, Derrick Stewart 3, Hanif Sutton 4, Shane Thomas 6, Tony Toplyn 6.

Father Judge 1 16 16 21 - 54

Cardinal O'Hara 11 18 14 16 - 59

FJ: Connor Donohoe 2, Steven Griffin 15, Brian Hennessey 21, Malik Robinson 11, Robinson 5.

CO: Ed Allen 20, Chris Duffin 6, Pat Hagenbach 4, Ray Harris 2, Sean Havink 10, Mike Louden 11, Brandon Wassel 6.

Girls' Basketball

MID-ATLANTIC PREP LEAGUE

Championship

Blair Academy 9 17 19 7 - 52

Hill School 15 8 12 12 - 47

BA: Camara 4, Cavanaugh 3, Greik 2, Hamilton 6, Ryan 29, Snow 8.

HS: Kim Breeding 4, Sara Graham 6, Deanna Mayza 20, Claire Maree O'Bryan 8, Shannon Ruane 3, Taylor Silar 6.

Indoor Track and Field

CATHOLIC LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIPS

BOYS' EVENTS

Team scoring: Cardinal O'Hara 123, La Salle 117, Father Judge 77, Archbishop Ryan 48, West Catholic 45, Roman Catholic 30, St. Joseph's Prep 17, Monsignor Bonner 15, Bishop McDevitt 8, Lansdale Catholic 6, Archbishop Wood 6, Conwell-Egan 4.

60 meters: 1, Matt Smalley, FJ, 7.04. 2, Shacor Hamilton, CO, 7.07. 3, Lamont Veal, CO, 7.20.

60 hurdles: 1, Todd Townsend, WC, 8.27. 2, Levi Hardy, LaS, 8.64. 3, James Lassiter, BM, 8.73.

200: 1, Shacor Hamilton, CO, 22.45 (meet record). 2, Thaddius Smith, CO, 23.49. 3, Simon Wako, CO, 23.63.

400: 1, Louie Simone, AR, 51.86. 2, Gabriell Johnson, RC, 52.73. 3, Bobby Stone, WC, 53.01.

800: 1, Andrew Stone, LaS, 2:00.79. 2, Jack Magee, LaS, 2:01.49. 3, Phil Swartz, CO, 2:02.45.

Mile: 1, Tom Coyle, LaS, 4:21.98. 2, Andrew Stone, LaS, 4:24.95. 3, Mike Bilotta, CO, 4:26.53.

3,000: 1, Tom Coyle, LaS, 8:55.55 (meet record). 2, Dan Savage, CO, 8:56.88. 3, Ryan DeBarberie, LC, 9:00.27.

High jump: 1, Mike DeCandido, LaS, 6-0. 2, Mike Koller, LaS, 6-0. 3, (tie) Alex Fox, CO; Ray Harris, CO, 5-10.

Long jump: 1, John Landis, FJ, 23-1. 2, Tyrek Edwards, AR, 22-5. 3, Matt Smalley, FJ, 21-91/2.

Triple jump: 1, John Landis, FJ, 47-101/4 (meet record). 2, Tyrek Edwards, AR, 44-6. 3, Jay Watkins, CO, 41-91/4.

Shot put: 1, Ian McGinnis, FJ, 51-111/2. 2, Chazz Wilks, CO, 51-2. 3, Shawn Scorinachi, FJ, 48-73/4.

Pole vault: 1, Joe Breen, AR, 13-0. 2, Brian Shaeffer, SJP, 12-6. 3, Chris McCrea, LaS, 12-6.

4x200 relay: 1, West Catholic (Eric Jones, Bobby Stone, Blaize Scheiler, Todd Townsend), 1:33.57. 2, Judge, 1:34.58. 3, O'Hara, 1:34.78.

4x400 relay: 1, O'Hara (Peter Biche, Jimmy Boyle, Phil Swartz, Shacor Hamilton), 3:31.03. 2, West Catholic, 3:32.80. 3, La Salle, 3:37.00.

4x800 relay: 1, La Salle (Matt Greco, Jack Magee, Brian Smart, Tom Coyle), 8:23.61. 2, O'Hara, 8:28.00. 3, Wood, 8:29.76.

Distance medley: 1, Bonner (Joe Sullivan, Joe Ho, Anthony DiLucido, William McDermott), 10:56.77. 2, La Salle, 10:59.76. 3, Judge, 11:04.76.

Running MVP: Tom Coyle.

Field MVP: John Landis.

GIRLS' EVENTS

Team scoring: St. Hubert 111.5, Archbishop Prendergast 102, Cardinal O'Hara 94, Archbishop Ryan 66, Archbishop Wood 39.5, West Catholic 26, Conwell-Egan 24, Hallahan 17, Archbishop Carroll 12.

60 meters: 1, Jada Steward, WC, 7.79. 2, Evan Dangerfield, AP, 7.90. 3, Allison Sharkey, CO, 7.98.

60 hurdles: 1, Deirdre O'Leary, AR, 10.02. 2, Kayla Keir, CO, 10.10. 3, Kaitlyn Ianovale, AP, 10.49.

200: 1, Jada Steward, WC, 25.72. 2, Evan Dangerfield, AP, 26.30. 3, Allison Sharkey, CO, 26.50.

400: 1, Allison Sharkey, CO, 58.96. 2, Sara Dever, AP, 59.84. 3, Megan Forsythe, SH, 1:01.89.

800: 1, Rachel Flynn, AC, 2:20.68. 2, Lauren Lamoreaux, AP, 2:23.20. 3, Marissa Cicione, CO, 2:24.30.

Mile: 1, Teresa Ortiz, SH, 5:18.77. 2, Lauren Lamoreaux, AP, 5:24.73. 3, Makenzie Hooven, AR, 5:26.61.

3,000: 1, Teresa Ortiz, SH, 10:55.08. 2, Amy Kelly, CO, 11:01.61. 3, Casey Ortiz, AW, 11:39.01.

High jump: 1, Mary McClure, AW, 4-11. 2, Erica Anderson, AP, 4-10. 3, Olivia Goodwin, AW, 4-10.

Long jump: 1, Kelly Hooven, SH, 17-11. 2, Logan Brenker, CE, 17-11. 3, Charell Saunders, SH, 16-101/2.

Triple jump: 1, Logan Brenker, CE, 36-53/4. 2, Charell Saunders, SH, 33-51/4. 3, Kelly Hooven, SH, 32-9.

Shot put: 1, Kailor Humbor, AP, 33-31/2. 2, Amber Connally, Hall, 31-41/4. 3, Brianna Wojciechowski, AR, 29-10.

Pole vault: 1, Deirdre O'Leary, AR, 9-6. 2, Jessica Conway, SH, 8-0. 3, Jessica May, SH, 7-6.

4x200 relay: 1, Prendergast (Evan Dangerfield, Victoria Jones, Marge Robinson, Sarah Dever), 1:49.15. 2, O'Hara, 1:51.98. 3, Ryan, 1:52.49.

4x400 relay: 1, Prendergast (Evan Dangerfield, Lauren Lamoreaux, Victoria Jones, Julianne Groshon), 4:13.63. 2, Hubert, 4:19.56. 3, Ryan, 4:22.78.

4x800 relay: 1, O'Hara (Grace Sheller, Marissa Cicione, Amy Kelly, Justine Piraino), 10:21.33. 2, Prendergast, 10:30.74. 3, Ryan, 10:45.54.

Distance medley: 1, O'Hara (Erin Dolan, Kirsten Martin, Grace Sheller, Justine Piraino), 13:33.39. 2, Wood, 13:35.89. 3, Hubert, 13:38.43.

Running MVP: Teresa Ortiz.

Field MVP: Logan Brenker.

Monday's Schedule

Boys' Basketball

PA. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT

Episcopal Academy at Westtown, 4

Phelps at Academy of New Church, 4:30

Solebury School at Friends' Central, 5:30

Girls' Basketball

CATHOLIC ACADEMIES

Championship

At Philadelphia University:

Mount St. Joseph vs. Villa Maria, 7:30

PA. INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS TOURNAMENT

Baldwin at Friends' Central, 4

Ac. of New Church at Episcopal Academy, 4

Abington Friends at Springside, 4

George School at Notre Dame, 4:30

  TRI-COUNTY LEAGUE

Playoff Quarterfinals

Perkiomen School at Collegium Charter, 3:45

West-Mont Christian at Barrack Hebrew, 4