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PIAA 5A CHAMPIONSHIP

(7-2) Franklin Regional (27-3) vs. (12-1) Imhotep Charter (28-3) – FRIDAY, 8 PM, GIANT CENTER

FRANKLIN REGIONAL

Head Coach: Jesse Reed (3rd season)

State Championships: 0

WPIAL PLAYOFFS

def. #15 Mars (67-50), def. #7 Gateway (53-35), def. #3 Shaler (69-40), lost to #1 Moon (53-48) in WPIAL Championship

STATE PLAYOFFS

def. 3-6 Warwick (68-53), def. 4-1 Selinsgrove (56-45), def. 7-3 Shaler (63-51), def. 7-1 Moon 60-43

First state championship appearance since 1997

Head Coach Jesse Reed lost to Imhotep Charter as a player in the 2011 state championship

IMHOTEP CHARTER

Head Coach: Andre Noble (won 500th game in state semifinals)

State Championships: 9 (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023)

DISTRICT 12 PLAYOFFS

def. Murrell Dobbins Vo-Tech (65-31), def. String Theory (81-24), def. West Philadelphia (73-59), def. Abraham Lincoln (75-57), def. Math, Civics & Sciences (49-39), def. Archbishop Ryan (62-47) in District 12 Championship

STATE PLAYOFFS

def. 1-6 Pottstown (64-46), def. 3-5 Exeter Twp. (83-40), def. 2-1 Abington Heights (56-46), def. 12-2 Archbishop Ryan (52-48)

Ranked #21 in the country by USA Today

Ahmad Noweli – 37th ranked player in the country, Connecticut commit

Ma’Kye Taylor – Albany commit

Has won 4 straight Philadelphia Public League championships

Looking for 3rd straight state championship and 10th since 2009