City of Basketball Love

By CoBL Staff (@hooplove215)
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The Philadelphia Public League boys basketball playoffs begin on Tuesday with a play-in round. The 38-team bracket (including play-in teams) is six rounds, concluding with the semifinals Tuesday Feb. 21 at Temple University’s Liacouras Center and the PPL boys championship Saturday, Feb. 25 at the Liacouras Center. Here is the schedule and pictures of the brackets for the early-round games:

BRACKET A (TOP)

Play-in Round (Tues., Feb. 7)
Martin Luther King 59, Simon Gratz 44

First Round (Thurs., Feb. 9)
Imhotep Charter 83, Martin Luther King 34
Central 48, Vaux 44
Olney 87, Benjamin Franklin 36
Samuel Fels 74, John Bartram 50

Second Round (Tues., Feb. 14)
1) Imhotep vs. 4) Central
2) Samuel Fels vs. 3) Olney

Quarterfinals (Thurs., Feb. 16)
Second round winners

BRACKET A (BOTTOM)

Play-in Round (Tues., Feb. 7)
Parkway CC 65, Franklin Learning Center 59
Mastery North 55, GAMP 35

First Round (Thurs., Feb. 9)
Math, Civics & Sciences 77, Parkway CC 23
SLA Beeber 47, Northeast 45
Overbrook 81, Roxborough 45
Dobbins Tech 67, Mastery North 63

Second Round (Tues., Feb. 14)
1) Math, Civics & Sciences vs. 4) SLA Beeber
2) Dobbins Tech vs. 3) Overbrook

Quarterfinals (Thurs., Feb. 16)
Second round winners

BRACKET B (TOP)

Play-in Round (Tues., Feb. 7)
Strawberry Mansion 54, Franklin Towne 51
George Washington 75, KIPP 45

First Round (Thurs., Feb. 9)
West Philadelphia 80, Strawberry Mansion 39
Abraham Lincoln, Engineering & Sciences
Boys’ Latin 54, String Theory 48
Sankofa Freedom 72, George Washington 31

Second Round (Tues., Feb. 14)
1) West Philadelphia vs. 5) Abraham Lincoln
2) Sankofa Freedom vs. 3) Boys' Latin

Quarterfinals (Thurs., Feb. 16)
Second round winners

BRACKET B (BOTTOM)

Play-in Round (Tues., Feb. 7)
Mat II 53, Belmont Charter 52

First Round (Thurs., Feb. 9)
Constitution 76, Mast II 43
Audenried 80, Palumbo 60
Maritime 78, Paul Robeson 69
Frankford 69, Kensington 46

Second Round (Tues., Feb. 14)
1) Constitution vs. 4) Audenried
2) Frankford vs. 3) Maritime

Quarterfinals (Thurs., Feb. 16)
Second round winners