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A Look Back: Last year's final between La Salle and St. Joe's Prep

Here are some details from last year's Catholic League Class AAAA championship thriller between La Salle and St. Joseph's Prep, won by the Explorers, 28-27, in overtime, at Plymouth Whitemarsh:

La Salle junior linebacker Zaire Franklin registered 14 tackles, including eight solos. Next in line for the Explorers was tackle Tom Spiteri (six solos). End Jon Naji (third-quarter sack), linebacker Trent Simmons, and cornerback Dad Poquie each were involved in five tackles. ...

La Salle quarterback Chris Kane hit on 31 of 47 throws for a season-high 328 yards and four touchdowns, all to Sean Coleman (14 catches for 139 yards). The Explorers' other pass-catchers were Chris Herron (eight for 107), Jared Herrmann (four for 30), Andrew Halton (two for 30), Mike Eife (two for 10), and Jordan Meachum (one for 12). ...

Prep QB Chris Martin converted 8 of 14 passes for 127 yards. He carried 17 times for 49 yards. ...

For the Hawks, senior linebacker Todd Jones posted 11 tackles, including seven solos. He was supported by linebacker John Antiskay (nine tackles, eight solos), cornerback Pat McCabe (eight, seven), and free safety Tom Johnson (seven, five). All five of cornerback John Reid's stops were solos. ...

The Explorers' David Losier, courtesy of fellow lineman Andrew Carlone's deflection, and cornerback Steve Hudak made interceptions. Losier also had a fourth-quarter sack of Martin, for a loss of 5 yards. ...

Prep strong safety Dan Sherry had a fourth-quarter pick. ...

La Salle's Ryan Winslow, who booted the deciding extra point, earlier had missed field-goal tries of 22 and 34 yards. ...

Hawks sophomore Olamide Zaccheaus had four catches for 88 yards. ...

In the first quarter, La Salle (10-1) had a pair of errant center snaps, resulting in a combined loss of 48 yards. Overall, excluding those two plays, the Explorers netted 51 rushing yards on 25 attempts. ...

The Prep rushed for 88 yards on 37 tries. ...

Overall, La Salle outgained the Prep, 331-215. ...

In regulation, the Explorers ran 73 plays from scrimmage compared to the Hawks' 50. At the half, La Salle had a 37-23 advantage in that category. ...

Prep freshman lineman Joe DuMond deflected two passes. ...

In the first half, Kane completed 17 of 23 throws for 216 yards and two scores. The 6-foot-2, 220-pound senior, slowed as of late with a high ankle sprain, completed 13 of 16 passing attempts, including eight straight, in the second frame. He also had a 7-for-7 stretch in the second half. ...

In the fourth quarter, Shane Williams' sack of Kane forced a fumble that was recovered by DuMond. ...

Early in the third quarter, the Prep's Tom Levy and Jawan McAllister combined to block Winslow's punt. Jones made the recovery at the La Salle 23. Three players later, Martin scored on a 1-yard sneak. The tally was set up by Zaccheaus' 20-yard catch and run. ...

With 4:56 left in the third quarter, Zaccheaus' 37-yard TD, on an inside-left screen pass, forged a 14-14 tie. ...

La Salle's Chris Rocco, a senior cornerback, and David Geppert, a junior offensive lineman, did not play due to injuries. ...

Prep coach Gabe Infante after the loss: "I'm happy. The objective for us is to teach our young men to be excellent. We had already accomplished that. One game doesn't define us." ...

It was the first overtime in a Catholic League final since 1990, when Archbishop Ryan downed Archbishop Carroll, 20-13, at Villanova. That was the first of four straight titles for Glen Galeone's Raiders. ...

LA SALLE 28, ST. JOE'S PREP 27 (OVERTIME)

La Salle 0 14 0 7 7-28

St. Joseph's Prep 0 0 14 7 6-27

L: Sean Coleman 9 pass from Chris Kane (Ryan Winslow kick)

L: Coleman 3 pass from Kane (Winslow kick)

SJP: Chris Martin 1 run (Kyle Battin kick)

SJP: Olamide Zaccheaus 37 pass from Martin (Battin kick)

L: Coleman 20 pass from Kane (Winslow kick)

SJP: Zaccheaus 90 kickoff return (Battin kick)

SJP: Zaccheaus 10 run (kick failed)

L: Coleman 5 pass from Kane (Winslow kick)