The Daily Numbers for Monday March 18

The Daily Numbers: 43 counts of animal cruelty filed against attorney who ran an animal rescue operation in Marcus Hook.

28 dogs removed from Sixth Angel Rescue back on Feb. 22.

250 students enrolled in freshman class at Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop Prendergast High School, making it the largest class in the school.

1 year removed from being targeted for closure, the merged boys and girls schools are now thriving.

160 students already registered for next year’s freshmen class.

270, goal for the freshman class.

72, age of Philly abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell, who goes on trial today on murder charges.

3 people killed, including a pregnant lacrosse coach, in bus accident near Carlisle over the weekend. The Seton Hill team was headed to a tournament when the bus ran off the Pa. Turnpike and slammed into a tree.

2 high school football players convicted in rape of an unconscious teen girl last yeare. They now face jail time.

1 penny dip in the price of gas last week.

3.68, average price at the pump in the Philly region.

3.79, what we were paying last year.

3 local teams that in the Big Dance for the NCAA tournament. Villanova, La Salle and Temple are all in.

1992, last time the Explorers were involved in March Madness.

1 inning of work for Roy Halladay yesterday, who was suffering from a stomach illness. He said it did not have anything to do with his arm or lack of velocity seen in his last outing.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

So how much money do you think changes hands on the NCAA Tournament? How much productivity in the office is lost to people poring over their bracket pools.

I Don’t Get It: Spring is still two days away. Don’t listen to the hype on TV about the weather today. It’s not going to amount to anything - other than a lot of hot air.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to the PSPCA for bringing charges in the case of those 28 dogs found in deplorable conditions in a Marcus Hook rescue operation.

Quote Box: “This whole year has been beyond my wildest imaginations.”

- Monsignor Bonner-Archbishop President the Rev. James Olson, one year after the schools were saved from being closed.

 

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