TECH Freire Charter and West Philadelphia squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but TECH Freire Charter had to settle for second. They had to suffer through a 76-44 loss at the hands of the Speedboys. While losing is never fun, the Dragons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 445th, while the Speedboys are ranked 25th).
Leading West Philadelphia to victory were Tamir Lett and Isaiah Smith. Lett posted 24 points, while Smith had 17 points. Those 24 points gave Lett a new career-high. Khabir Washington was another key player, putting up nine points.

Dragons
| 02/07/26 @ West Philadelphia | 44-76 |
| 02/05/26 vs Science Leadership Academy | 57-31 |
| 02/02/26 vs Bodine | 65-56 |
| 01/29/26 @ Penn Treaty | 90-76 |
| 01/22/26 vs MaST Community Charter School III | 51-54 |
The loss snapped TECH Freire Charter's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 13-7 record. As for West Philadelphia, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 18-5.
TECH Freire Charter does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for West Philadelphia, they have already played their next contest, an 88-55 victory against Frankford on the 10th.
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