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Father Judge Denies Roman Catholic the chance to Three Peat in Catholic League Final

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Published23 Feb 2025

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Philadelphia: There are Certain events on the sports Calendar are a must-attend in Philadelphia & One of those events took place on Sunday afternoon from The Palestra which is often called the Cathedral of College Basketball & the event was the Philadelphia Catholic League Finals & it featured the two-time champions Roman Catholic Cahillites who were attempting to three-peat as they would take on Father Judge Crusaders. Roman made the Finals by taking down Devon Prep, while Father Judge booked their trip to the finals with a win over Saint Joseph Prep.

 

The most recent winners of the Philadelphia Catholic League championship at the Palestra

 

Both Students sections of Roman & Father Judge were in full force & so was the SOLD OUT CROWD at the Palestra

 

Lineups:

 

How the game went:
Both Father Judge & Roman would get off to a cold start before Roman would figure things out and jump out to a 10-0 lead before  Judge would even get on the board & be down 10-2 at the end of the first  & Father Judge would attempt to figure things out and cut into the lead and Roman would take a18-17 lead into halftime. Going into the second half, what could Father Judge do to make things challenging for Roman Catholic & deny them the chance to three-peat & they would take their first lead of the game with 5 minutes left in the 3rd. Roman Catholic would not back down from this battle, especially by Tyler Sutton who made some big shots including this three-pointer

Father Judge would take a 28-25 lead at the end of the 3rd quarter

The 4th quarter would be back and forth with clutch shots by both teams & Roman would start to feel the pressure and Father Judge made changes in the final quarter & it showed as Roman was trying to cut the lead but it would go out of bounds

The Moment that Father Judge realized they pulled the upset & took down the back-to-back champion Roman Catholic 41-34 & would win their first title since 1998

 

The Father Judge players took the Trophy over to the students to get the party started as new Catholic League champions

 

 

Postgame:

Roman Catholic Coach Chris McNesby:

 

 

Father Judge Coach Chris Roantree:

 

Father Judge Nazir Tyler:

 

Father Judge Rocco Westfield:

 

This event is a must for anyone who is a basketball fan getting to see some of the future stars in college basketball and to have it inside the Palestra is very special.