the no votes stacked up, the White House team kicked into gear, trying to tamp down opposition among Democratic lawmakers, a group with whom he had fostered little good will.

He dispatched emissaries to Capitol Hill to woo Democrats. Labor Secretary Tom Perez, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and SBA Administrator Maria Contreras-Sweet all tried to twist Democrats’ arms. McDonough met privately with a number of lawmakers. Business groups were also engaged: In the hours leading up to the vote, Tom Donahoe, the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, was making calls to save TAA.

On Thursday, Pelosi and Boehner huddled on the House floor and swapped vote counts, according to sources in both parties. Pelosi said her numbers were very bad for TAA. Boehner said he thought Republicans could produce– Capital Christian-Central Catholic.

* Girls: D-5 – Brookside Christian-Turlock Christian.

NOTE: There is a finals rematch, except it will be played in the semifinals on Thursday at UOP – Oak Ridge vs. Kennedy.

* Six different schools have both their boys and girls teams still playing. They are Sacramento, Modesto Christian, Colfax, Brookside Christian, Ripon Christian and Capital Christian. Eighteen times boys and girls teams from the same school have won titles in the same year, last accomplished by Victory Christian last year.

* Eight of those 17 non-championship squads have never made an appearance in the finals. They are: boys – Bethel, Pleasant Grove, Casa Roble, Liberty Ranch and Stockton Christian. Girls – Armijo, Sacramento Country Day and Valley Christian.

* One of those eight non-championship teams had never been in