Posted April 22, 2016
The North Philadelphia community and friends and family of St. Martin de Porres School’s basketball team celebrated the boys’ Pennsylvania CYO title with a parade along West Lehigh Avenue to the school on Thursday, April 21. Following the parade the boys showed the medals and trophy they’d earned at a school-wide assembly. Read more about the championship victory here.
The boys show the championship medals they earned during the school assembly April 21.
Schoolmates, family members and friends cheer for the basketball team on parade by St. Martin de Porres School.
Leading the victory parade down Lehigh Avenue in front of St. Martin de Porres School are (from left) Jasir Cook, Elijah Taylor — holding aloft the championship trophy — Ahzayah Ellis, Isaiah Collins and Jymir Taylor.
The championship trophy at center joins other signs of accomplishment in a growing trophy case at St. Martin de Porres School, North Philadelphia.
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