Philadelphia High School Basketball A Look at

Roman Catholic's Six Consecutive Catholic League Championships, 1989-94

This page includes stories, special lists, record breakdown,

recaps of the 18 playoff wins and (at the bottom) scoring totals for all players in dvision/playoff games during the six seasons.

The Cahillites were coached by Dennis Seddon throughout this period of dominance. Except for Central in the early part of the 20th century, no city leagues

team had won six consecutive titles. Those with five: Roman (1924-28), Penn Charter (1940-45, one shared), Malvern

Prep (1973-77, one shared) and West Philadelphia (1974-78). To provide additions/corrections: .

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SEASON BY SEASON League / Overall 1989: 13-1 /

16-1 1990: 14-0 / 17-0 1991: 14-0 / 17-0 1992: 12-2 /

15-2 1993: 13-1 / 16-1 1994: 12-2 / 15-2 TOTAL RECORD 6 Seasons, 1989-94 League -

78-6 Overall -

96-6 TOP 10 CL

SCORERS Bernard Jones 1991 21.5 Alan Watkins 1989 21.3 Bernard Jones 1990 19.1 Kyle Locke 1992 18.3 Marc Jackson 1993 18.1 Marvin Harrison 1991 17.0 Marvin Harrison 1990 16.9 Eugene Small 1994 14.5 Mike Watson 1990 14.1 Lari Ketner 1994 13.6 Coach

Seddon's All-Stars

and 1,000-Point Scorers ALL- CATHOLIC HONOREES 19 89 - 1994 - Played in NBA # - Played in NFL FIRST TEAM 1989 Alan Watkins 1990 #Marvin Harrison 1991 #Marvin Harrison 1991 Bernard Jones 1991 Mike Watson 1992 Kyle Locke 1993 Marc Jackson 1994 Eugene Small 1994 Lari Ketner SECOND TEAM 1989 Jim O'Rourke 1990 Mike McKee 1990 Bernard Jones 1990 Mike Watson 1993 Dwayne "Sugar" Hill 1993 Mike Tabb 1994 Donnie Carr THIRD TEAM 1991 Jeremy "J.J." Smith 1992 Dwayne "Sugar" Hill DAILY NEW ALL-CITY - Played in NBA # - Played in NFL FIRST TEAM 1989 Alan Watkins 1991 Bernard Jones 1993 Marc Jackson SECOND TEAM 1990 Bernard Jones 1991 Mike Watson 1991 #Marvin Harrison 1995 Donnie Carr THIRD TEAM 1992 Kyle Locke 1994 Lari Ketner 1,000-POINT SCORERS (All/Part of the Six Seasons) # - Played in NFL 1,633 -- Bernard Jones 1,470 -- Donnie Carr 1,247 -- Alan Watkins #1,166 -- Marvin Harrison | TOP 10 CL

SCORERS | Bernard Jones | 1991 | 21.5 | Alan Watkins | 1989 | 21.3 | Bernard Jones | 1990 | 19.1 | Kyle Locke | 1992 | 18.3 | Marc Jackson | 1993 | 18.1 | Marvin Harrison | 1991 | 17.0 | Marvin Harrison | 1990 | 16.9 | Eugene Small | 1994 | 14.5 | Mike Watson | 1990 | 14.1 | Lari Ketner | 1994 | 13.6 | FIRST TEAM | 1989 | Alan Watkins | 1990 | #Marvin Harrison | 1991 | #Marvin Harrison | 1991 | Bernard Jones | 1991 | Mike Watson | 1992 | Kyle Locke | 1993 | Marc Jackson | 1994 | Eugene Small | 1994 | Lari Ketner | SECOND TEAM | 1989 | Jim O'Rourke | 1990 | Mike McKee | 1990 | Bernard Jones | 1990 | Mike Watson | 1993 | Dwayne "Sugar" Hill | 1993 | Mike Tabb | 1994 | Donnie Carr | THIRD TEAM | 1991 | Jeremy "J.J." Smith | 1992 | Dwayne "Sugar" Hill | FIRST TEAM | 1989 | Alan Watkins | 1991 | Bernard Jones | 1993 | Marc Jackson | SECOND TEAM | 1990 | Bernard Jones | 1991 | Mike Watson | 1991 | #Marvin Harrison | 1995 | Donnie Carr | THIRD TEAM | 1992 | Kyle Locke | 1994 | Lari Ketner | | 1,000-POINT SCORERS | (All/Part of the Six Seasons) | # - Played in NFL | 1,633 -- Bernard Jones | 1,470 -- Donnie Carr | 1,247 -- Alan Watkins | #1,166 -- Marvin Harrison | | | | | | | | | Roman Catholic's Six Straight Titles Dennis Seddon coached Roman Catholic to six consecutive Catholic League

championships from 1989 through 1994. The first one came as Jim O'Rourke scored 25 points, 16 above his average. Here is that story . . . By Ted

Silary Discuss the involvement of Jim O'Rourke's extended family in Catholic League

basketball and you're discussing immersion. These folks are into CL hoops much more than waist-deep. Like,

eyebrow-deep. O'Rourke's great uncle, Markward Club treasurer Ed "Dutchy" Doyle, once

coached St. Joseph's Prep and is acknowledged to be a foremost CL historian.

O'Rourke's second cousin, Matt Alexander, is the starting lead guard for

Father Judge. Altogether, O'Rourke figures that close to 20 relatives - male and

female; from O'Rourkes to Alexanders to Doyles to Murphys to Keenans; from

Roman Catholic to North Catholic to Father Judge to St. Joseph's Prep to

Bishop McDevitt to St. Hubert's - have played in the league. O'Rourke's brother, Chris, is even part of the crazy-'bout-basketball act

as Roman's scorekeeper. And yesterday at the Palestra, next to big brother's name, Chris got to

jot down all kinds of X's, 3's and filled-in circles. Jim O'Rourke, a 5-11, 160-pound senior wing guard, shot 8-for-17 overall,

3-for-10 from three-point land and 6-for-6 from the line for 25 points,

including eight of his team's final nine, as Roman downed La Salle, 66-56,

to win its first CL championship since 1986. The title was also the Cahillites' fourth this decade (also '80 and '82)

and their ninth in 21 years (also '69, '73, '74, '78 and '79). "I can remember coming down here to playoff games every year, back when

Speedy Morris was coaching," O'Rourke said. "I can remember (class of '80) was playing. It was my dream to someday play

here and help Roman win a title. My dreeee-am." His pipe dream, some thought. "People always told me I was too small, even that being white would keep

me from playing," O'Rourke said. "I didn't believe it. I was 5-4 as a

freshman, but coach (Dennis) Seddon gave me a chance. Sophomore year, he put

me on varsity. With this, I hope I've paid him back." In a way, Chris O'Rourke deserves to take as many bows as Jim. It was

Chris who Saturday rebounded the ball at Textile as Jim shot nothing but

jumpers for 1 1/2 hours. "I must have shot 1,000 'threes,' " Jim said. "I don't know - maybe just

500. I live in East Falls, so I've been going to Textile for years. I'm

friendly with coach (Herb) Magee. He lets me shoot when I want, makes sure

no one bothers me. "It worked out perfect. We were getting there just when some team -

Gannon, I think - decided not to take its shootaround (for the Mideast

Collegiate Conference consolation against Pace). We had the gym to

ourselves. This was before our team practice, which didn't start until 5:30. "I was determined to shoot well today. I knew La Salle had some guys with

meat. I knew their game plan would be to pack it inside and let the guards

fire it up." With 3:33 remaining, when O'Rourke incurred his fourth personal foul,

Seddon's plan, in all honesty, was to plant him on the bench and perhaps

keep him there. O'Rourke was only 1-for-4 in the quarter to that point (0-for-3 on

''threes") and the last thing Roman needed for a frantic stretch run was a

cold-shooting guard known to be, at times, a defensive liability. As O'Rourke reached the bench, assistant Jeff Stepp told him, "We might

need you for a shot in the last 30 seconds, if it comes down to that." O'Rourke, responded: "Hey, it might not come down to that! I want to be

in there now! This is it! This is our season! I'll be all right!" Afterward, Stepp thanked O'Rourke for maintaining such a positive

TOP 10 CL

SCORERS

Bernard Jones | 1991 | 21.5

Alan Watkins | 1989 | 21.3

Bernard Jones | 1990 | 19.1

Kyle Locke | 1992 | 18.3

Marc Jackson | 1993 | 18.1

Marvin Harrison | 1991 | 17.0

Marvin Harrison | 1990 | 16.9

Eugene Small | 1994 | 14.5

Mike Watson | 1990 | 14.1

Lari Ketner | 1994 | 13.6

FIRST TEAM

1989 | Alan Watkins

1990 | #Marvin Harrison

1991 | #Marvin Harrison

1991 | Bernard Jones

1991 | Mike Watson

1992 | Kyle Locke

1993 | *Marc Jackson

1994 | Eugene Small

1994 | *Lari Ketner

SECOND TEAM

1989 | Jim O'Rourke

1990 | Mike McKee

1990 | Bernard Jones

1990 | Mike Watson

1993 | Dwayne "Sugar" Hill

1993 | Mike Tabb

1994 | Donnie Carr

THIRD TEAM

1991 | Jeremy "J.J." Smith

1992 | Dwayne "Sugar" Hill

FIRST TEAM

1989 | Alan Watkins

1991 | Bernard Jones

1993 | *Marc Jackson

SECOND TEAM

1990 | Bernard Jones

1991 | Mike Watson

1991 | #Marvin Harrison

1995 | Donnie Carr

THIRD TEAM

1992 | Kyle Locke

1994 | *Lari Ketner

1,000-POINT SCORERS

(All/Part of the Six Seasons)

- Played in NFL

1,633 -- Bernard Jones

1,470 -- Donnie Carr

1,247 -- Alan Watkins

#1,166 -- Marvin Harrison

ROTATIONS FOR CHAMPS

1989

Starters

Alan Watkins

Tyrone "Tike" Bacon

Ruben Colon

Mike McKee

Jim O'Rourke

Key Subs

Marvin Harrison

Bernard Jones

Cliff Smith

1990

Starters

Bernard Jones

Mike McKee

Mike Watson

Marvin Harrison

Jeremy "J.J." Smith

Key Subs

Jeremy "Saddle" Lawimore

Josh Wagner

Kenny Tymes

1991

Starters

Bernard Jones

Mike Watson

Marvin Harrison

Jeremy "J.J." Smith

Josh Wagner

Key Subs

Jeremy "Saddle" Lawimore

Kyle Locke

Dennis Bohn

1992

Starters

Kyle Locke

Marc Jackson

Dwayne "Sugar" Hill

Dennis Bohn

James "Flame" Lewis

Key Subs

Bill Shank

Mike Tabb

Danny Harris

Justin "Gus" Wagner

1993

Starters

Marc Jackson

Dwayne "Sugar" Hill

Mike Tabb

Dennis Bohn

Eugene Small

Key Subs

Greg Alexander

Justin "Gus" Wagner

1994

Starters

Lari Ketner

Eugene Small

Donnie Carr

Tamir Harbin

R.C. Kehoe

Key Subs

Will McKnight

Chris McNesby

John Atkinson

"He said, 'You were right, you

little bugger,' " said O'Rourke, who returned to the game momentarily. "Hey,

I love hooting the ball under pressure. I've never cracked and I never will. I

wanted the ball when it counted." O'Rourke had an incredible final minute, totaling 6 points, 2 rebounds

and the steal of the game. It came at 0:32, as O'Rourke intercepted a pass, raced three-quarters court and ducked under

Jack Stanczak for a layup, staking Roman to a 62-56 lead. The block of the game, meanwhile, had occurred at 0:51. Roman's Ruben

Colon, who had seven blocks total, absolutely engulfed a layup bid by Mark Fitzgerald. Marvin Harrison rebounded, then

Alan Watkins (14 points; 1,247 for career) made the first of two free throws at 0:43. "We said to Ruben all day, 'Put the ball in the stands,' " Seddon said.

''In key situations, La Salle's players were jerking the ball on their shots. We noticed that Fitzgerald had certain tendencies, that

he was predictable. We told Ruben that he could look to help on (Chris) Lazorcheck. Obviously, he did a good job." Colon, a 6-7 junior from Salinas, Puerto Rico, Friday contributed 18

points and 16 rebounds, but no blocks, as Roman took the South final from Cardinal O'Hara, 72-56. Yesterday, he had 11

points and rebounds apiece, in addition to the blocks. "Defense was needed more," Colon said. "It was more important. I looked

for blocks, and got them." In some respects, La Salle amazed by remaining close deep into the

contest. Coach Marty Jackson's two prime scoring threats, Fitzgerald and Lazorcheck, combined to shoot 7-for-26 and the

Explorers' first-half, foul-line showing was 6-for-15. However, 6-6 bull Marc Borrelli had 12 points and 11 rebounds, despite

being limited to 20 minutes by foul trouble, and several times made back-in moves that seemed to say, "You guys can run and

jump all you want, but here's some strength. Just try to stop me." He set the no-fear tone. "Our kids are tough," Jackson said. "They don't back down. Colon's blocks

killed us, though. He was quick off his feet." Seddon also was quick - to point out some facts involving his club. "We finished 25-3," he said. "We played the toughest schedule in the

city. We lost only one game east of the Mississippi two losses were in tournaments). We lost by three at O'Hara, then won our

next 10 games in a row, all by double figures. That includes the three playoffs. "That says something about how good this team is . . . Now maybe we'll

get our just due." TITLE TIDBITS Mike McKee, Roman's junior lead guard, had nine assists . . . La Salle

thrice drew within one in the final quarter - 50-49 with 3:17 left, 52-51 at 2:47 and 54-53 at 2:20 . . . Dennis Seddon credited

former player Maynard Merriman for making a moving speech before the game. Seddon also said he appreciated receiving a

pregame telegram from teacher Fran McMenamin, a Roman star in the 1940s now recuperating from surgery . . . La

Salle last won the title in '81, under Bill Michuda . . . Alan Watkins: "Remember how I said Roman was on a mission this

year? Mission accomplished." . . . Seddon's three-year record is 66-18.

-- This story about Dennis Seddon was

written in 1991 . . .

By Ted Silary Dennis Seddon knows ceramics. He also has a good feel for arts and crafts, floor hockey, dance, soccer,

tumbling, softball and . . . well, all sorts of neat endeavors. For several hours a day, Seddon heads one of the most prestigious high

school basketball programs in the country, at Roman Catholic. Otherwise, he's Dennis the Playground Worker. Seddon's full-time job is with the Philadelphia Department of Recreation.

He has been stationed for two years at Cohocksink Recreation Center, in Port Richmond, and he formerly worked at McVeigh. "Some people know I coach Roman," Seddon said. "But it's not like it's

any big deal. "Last year, somebody put the article where I was chosen Coach of the Year

on the board. People said, 'Hey, that's our Dennis.' " Tonight at the Palestra, in the second game of a division-finals

doubleheader (North's Kenrick-La Salle at 7, South's Roman-West at about 8:45), Seddon and his players will continue their

relentless pursuit of a third consecutive Catholic League championship. Like his predecessors, Speedy Morris, who compiled a 347-82 record from

1968 through '81 with six league titles, and Barry Brodzinski, whose mark was 115-33 from '82 through '86 with two titles,

Seddon has the program rolling along. In five seasons, he has produced a record of 117-23 and two titles. Yet, unlike his predecessors, Seddon maintains a profile not much higher

than the scorekeeper's. Morris drew attention largely because of his bench histrionics. Brodzinski often made strong, ill-timed

statements. Seddon, in contrast, is almost without ego. He lets his kids play, he

rarely throws a sideline tantrum, and when the time comes to dole out credit, his first words are often, "Which kid do you want to

interview? You don't need me, right? " Every CYO and youth club coach in the city should have Seddon's picture

over his desk. He's the little guy who made it big yet never forgot his roots. His assistants, Jeff Stepp, Rodney Handy and

Steve Wermuth, followed the same path. At North Catholic, Seddon was never quite good enough to make the

varsity. After winning an academic scholarship to the University of Richmond, he was the self-admitted 13th man on a 12-man

freshman team. He had done some youth coaching while in high school, however, and he quickly gravitated in that direction

at Richmond. "When the freshman coach had to go scouting, he'd let me run the

practice," Seddon said. "I literally had the keys to the gym." After returning to Philadelphia, he coached grade school (Ascension) and

youth club ball. Seddon's Little Club teams, stocked mostly with future North Catholic stars, including Brodzinski, won numerous

area and city championships. When Iggy Brodzinski, Barry's brother, became North's head coach for the

'80 season, Seddon came on board as an assistant. He switched to Roman in '82, when Barry replaced Morris. When Brodzinski resigned, Seddon worried the school might seek another

name person. "Over 20 people applied for the job," Seddon said. "But we thought we had

proven ourselves, recordwise, with the freshmen and JV, and I felt comfortable with the relationships I had developed around

here. I felt I was as qualified as anybody; if not more so because of the relationships I had with the younger kids. "I'm very fortunate. I have the best coaching job in the city of

Philadelphia. I'm happy every day I walk in here. I love the people, the building. It's a special place. " When one of his players has a problem, Seddon, the true older-brother

figure, works doggedly to find a solution. He knows what it's like to feel alone, as if there's nowhere to turn. He

also knows life can be cruel. Between '81 and '87, Seddon endured seven operations on his nose. A form

of cancer, rhinophyma, produced a series of cysts that in time caused his nose to swell to the size of a small child's

fist. In his first season as Roman's head coach, Seddon coached while wearing a

baseball cap pulled tightly over his forehead. "Sure, subconsciously, I was trying to hide it," he said. "People's first

tendency is to look at faces. It would make them uncomfortable. I just dealt with it. "I can breathe fine now. The doctors think it's under control. I go once

a year for a cancer screening." Sophomore forward Gus Wagner, whose brother, Josh, starts at point guard,

already has a deep appreciation for Seddon, coach and man. "When he gets mad, he doesn't yell or scream," Wagner said. "He talks

things out. He'll correct you in a nice way. It makes you want to do right even more. "He gets to know his players on a personal level. Any time you have a

problem, you can go to him. He's helped Josh a number of times." Said starting wing guard Marvin Harrison: "On and off the court, he does

whatever he can for us. He tells us what we have to do and keeps our minds sharp along the way. If we need (scolding), he

does it individually. No one likes to be hollered at in front of 500 people." --

This story was written in the fall

of 2008, when Dennis retired . . .

By Ted Silary The manner did not surprise. When Dennis Seddon yesterday announced his retirement after a wildly

successful, 22-year run as Roman Catholic High's basketball coach, he did so not while standing behind a lectern, peering

over a thicket of microphones. He made a telephone call, and simply said, "Well, it's time. " Rumors of Seddon's impending departure persisted throughout the summer

and into the fall. Whenver he was asked about them, he laughed and came out with quips such as, "I'm having a press

conference tomorrow? What time should I be there?" But now, rumor is fact, and the Catholic League is losing a gem. The more

he produced, the less he seemed to realize it. "It was always about the team," Seddon said. "I cringed any time I saw a

reference to 'Dennis Seddon's basketball team.' This was always Roman Catholic's basketball team. It was always about the

players. I just happened to be there." Said Delaware assistant R.C. Kehoe, a mid-'90s point guard for Seddon:

"He's a terrific person. Every coach should take a page from his book. It was always about the team and the school. Not him. " Seddon went 516-128 for an .801 career winning percentage. He ranks

second in city history behind William "Speedy" Morris - 557-137 (.803) in 23 seasons at Roman, Penn Charter and St.

Joseph's Prep - in that category, and also barely trails Morris in wins per season, 24.2 to 23.5. Seddon stands alone in Catholic League championships, with 10,

highlighted by a six-season run from 1989 to '94, and his playoff winning percentage (.784, a record of 40-11) is mighty darn close to

his overall number. This decision, he said, is based strictly on time - not enough of it. Last May, Seddon was appointed to a supervisory position at Cione

Playground in Port Richmond. He'd earlier spent 10 years apiece as a staff member at Shissler in Fishtown and Cohocksink in

Port Richmond. "In my current position," Seddon said, "I have to be around earlier in

the afternoon, and there's just more responsibility, in general. "I could make it to only a couple of our summer-league games, and once we

got through this first month of school, I could see that my chances to get to Roman in the afternoon were limited. From the

time standpoint, it just wasn't going to work anymore. I couldn't give 100 percent." Seddon fell just short of lasting through '09, which had been his intent

after the '04 season resulted in a third consecutive disappointment - not even a visit to the semifinals. "I set five goals to accomplish," he said. Get . Check. Make sure the cupboard would not be

bare upon his departure. Check. Return the program to national prominence. Check. Arrange return trips (as happened in

December '04 and '06) to a prestigious pre-Christmas tournament in Hawaii. Check. "The fifth thing I wanted to do," he said, "was mentor somebody who'd be

able to keep things going. And that has happened with [JV coach, varsity righthand man] Chris McNesby." How the opening will be filled is undecided. "He deserves it," Seddon said. "He'll do a great job." When asked whether he felt melancholy, Seddon at first said, "Don't know.

Too early to tell." He then added: "I'm not. We accomplished a lot and had fun along the way.

We won. We lost. Hopefully, the kids feel like I do, that we got as much out of the experience as we could." While Seddon intends to become involved in coaching Special Olympics

basketball, he hopes to remain with Roman in an advisory capacity. He's especially excited that '95 grad Lari Ketner, who advanced to the

NBA (as did Seddon-era Cahillites Marc Jackson, Rasual Butler and Eddie Griffin), has joined Roman's staff as an assistant. "That's 32 former players who've gone into coaching," he said. Even there, he couldn't bring himself to add the qualifier, "of mine." Dennis Seddon . . . Still humble after all of these amazing

accomplishments.

Results and leading scorers for all

division/playoff games during the six consecutive championship seasons . . .

1989 | W-L | RC | Opp. | Points

Leader(s) | Points

West Catholic | Won | 91 | 56 | Marvin Harrison | 25

Bonner | Won | 86 | 44 | Alan Watkins | 26

St. James | Won | 76 | 46 | Alan Watkins | 18

Carroll | Won | 64 | 46 | Alan Watkins | 33

Neumann | Won | 87 | 64 | Alan Watkins | 21

SJ Prep | Won | 75 | 66 | Alan Watkins | 24

O'Hara | Lost | 42 | 45 | Bernard Jones | 24

Bonner | Won | 47 | 35 | Bernard Jones | 14

West Catholic | Won | 97 | 55 | Alan Watkins | 26

St. James | Won | 125 | 65 | Bernard Jones | 17

Carroll | Won | 72 | 53 | Alan Watkins | 23

Neumann | Won | 65 | 47 | Alan Watkins | 21

O'Hara | Won | 74 | 61 | Alan Watkins | 23

SJ Prep | Won | 64 | 43 | Watkins/Cliff Smith | 13

Carroll | Won | 67 | 57 | Alan Watkins | 23

O'Hara | Won | 72 | 56 | Ruben Colon | 18

La Salle | Won | 66 | 56 | Jim O'Rourke | 25

| 16-1 | 1270 | 895 | |

1990 | W-L | RC | Opp. | Points

Leader(s) | Points

O'Hara | Won | 55 | 54 | Bernard Jones | 24

St. James | Won | 104 | 68 | Bernard Jones | 20

Carroll | Won | 76 | 33 | Mike Watson | 15

Neumann | Won | 90 | 74 | Bernard Jones | 27

West Catholic | Won | 98 | 66 | Marvin Harrison | 28

SJ Prep | Won | 88 | 66 | Marvin Harrison | 23

Bonner | Won | 54 | 52 | Marvin Harrison | 17

O'Hara | Won | 54 | 53 | Bernard Jones | 18

St. James | Won | 69 | 42 | Bernard Jones | 18

Carroll | Won | 72 | 59 | Bernard Jones | 21

Neumann | Won | 82 | 63 | Bernard Jones | 27

West Catholic | Won | 85 | 55 | Bernard Jones | 26

SJ Prep | Won | 71 | 47 | Bernard Jones | 28

Bonner | Won | 83 | 63 | Mike Watson | 23

West Catholic | Won | 47 | 32 | Mike Watson | 13

Neumann | Won | 66 | 54 | Bernard Jones | 22

La Salle | Won | 64 | 62 | Bernard Jones | 30

| 17-0 | 1258 | 943 | |

1991 | W-L | RC | Opp. | Points

Leader(s) | Points

Neumann | Won | 71 | 63 | Bernard Jones | 24

SJ Prep | Won | 88 | 45 | Bernard Jones | 25

Carroll | Won | 91 | 27 | Jones/Jeremy Smith | 13

West Catholic | Won | 89 | 44 | Smith/Marvin Harrison | 21

St. James | Won | 81 | 48 | Bernard Jones | 26

Bonner | Won | 85 | 47 | Marvin Harrison | 20

O'Hara | Won | 76 | 44 | Bernard Jones | 28

Neumann | Won | 66 | 43 | Marvin Harrison | 23

SJ Prep | Won | 82 | 47 | Marvin Harrison | 18

West Catholic | Won | 98 | 66 | Bernard Jones | 29

Carroll | Won | 89 | 44 | Jones/Harrison | 22

St. James | Won | 99 | 55 | Bernard Jones | 32

Bonner | Won | 84 | 60 | Bernard Jones | 24

O'Hara | Won | 67 | 48 | Smith/Mike Watson | 14

Bonner | Won | 89 | 55 | Bernard Jones | 21

West Catholic | Won | 73 | 43 | Marvin Harrison | 16

La Salle | Won | 70 | 36 | Jones/Harrison | 18

| 17-0 | 1398 | 815 | |

1992 | W-L | RC | Opp. | Points

Leader(s) | Points

Bonner | Won | 65 | 40 | Kyle Locke/Dennis Bohn | 16

SJ Prep | Won | 55 | 48 | Kyle Locke | 15

Carroll | Won | 67 | 60 | Dwayne Hill | 19

Neumann | Won | 68 | 38 | Kyle Locke | 20

West Catholic | Won | 91 | 90 | Kyle Locke | 35

O'Hara | Lost | 46 | 53 | Dwayne Hill | 15

St. James | Won | 58 | 41 | Kyle Locke | 14

Bonner | Won | 56 | 52 | Kyle Locke | 18

SJ Prep | Won | 83 | 64 | Kyle Locke | 22

Carroll | Won | 73 | 60 | Dwayne Hill | 24

Neumann | Won | 90 | 61 | Dwayne Hill | 24

West Catholic | Won | 90 | 83 | Locke/Marc Jackson | 24

O'Hara | Lost | 43 | 45 | Locke/Bohn | 12

St. James | Won | 89 | 61 | Kyle Locke | 24

Bonner | Won | 54 | 52 | Kyle Locke | 20

O'Hara | Won | 52 | 50 | Marc Jackson | 15

Dougherty | Won | 77 | 68 | Kyle Locke | 39

| 15-2 | 1157 | 966 | |

1993 | W-L | RC | Opp. | Points

Leader(s) | Points

O'Hara | Won | 50 | 36 | Marc Jackson | 28

Bonner | Won | 58 | 45 | Marc Jackson | 18

St. James | Won | 64 | 29 | Jackson/Eugene Small | 13

Carroll | Won | 41 | 35 | Dwayne Hill | 12

West Catholic | Won | 46 | 44 | Dennis Bohn | 12

SJ Prep | Won | 74 | 40 | Marc Jackson | 20

Neumann | Won | 63 | 46 | Marc Jackson | 20

O'Hara | Won | 58 | 50 | Marc Jackson | 18

Bonner | Won | 62 | 58 | Dwayne Hill | 18

St. James | Won | 85 | 47 | Eugene Small | 18

Carroll | Lost | 57 | 62 | Marc Jackson | 20

West Catholic | Won | 91 | 50 | Marc Jackson | 20

SJ Prep | Won | 78 | 59 | Marc Jackson | 23

Neumann | Won | 92 | 50 | Marc Jackson | 31

West Catholic | Won | 58 | 50 | Marc Jackson | 19

Carroll | Won | 58 | 47 | Jackson/Dwayne Hill | 14

North Catholic | Won | 62 | 55 | Marc Jackson | 22

| 16-1 | 1097 | 803 | |

1994 | W-L | RC | Opp. | Points

Leader(s) | Points

SJ Prep | Won | 71 | 51 | Donnie Carr | 19

Carroll | Won | 72 | 68 | Tamir Harbin | 22

West Catholic | Won | 57 | 47 | Carr/Lari Ketner | 17

Kennedy-Kenrick | Won | 97 | 44 | Eugene Small | 20

O'Hara | Won | 58 | 45 | Eugene Small | 21

Neumann | Won | 69 | 61 | Donnie Carr | 20

Carroll | Lost | 50 | 68 | Eugene Small | 14

SJ Prep | Won | 79 | 59 | Lari Ketner | 21

Kennedy-Kenrick | Won | 79 | 43 | Small/Harbin | 15

Bonner | Won | 67 | 48 | Tamir Harbin | 16

Neumann | Won | 76 | 71 | Eugene Small | 27

West Catholic | Won | 52 | 47 | Lari Ketner | 13

O'Hara | Lost | 56 | 68 | Lari Ketner | 17

Bonner | Won | 67 | 58 | Lari Ketner | 19

Neumann | Won | 67 | 56 | Donnie Carr | 22

Carroll | Won | 56 | 49 | Eugene Small | 16

North Catholic | Won | 60 | 53 | Lari Ketner | 20

| 15-2 | 1133 | 936 | |

Recaps of the 18 playoff

victories, 1989-94 . . . 1989 Quarterfinal Roman 67, Carroll 57 At St. Joseph’s University, Alan Watkins shot 10-for-11 and

3-for-4 for 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Mike McKee dealt

seven assists. Carroll’s Joe Warden had 16 points, 10 rebounds. Semifinal At the Palestra Roman 72, O’Hara 56 Ruben Colon posted 18 points (9-for-12) and 16 rebounds and

Alan Watkins (16, 10) was close behind. Mike McKee had five assists.

O’Hara’s Eddie Malloy had 26 points, 15 boards. At the Palestra Roman 66, La Salle 56 Jim O'Rourke fired away for 25 points, including eight of

Roman's final nine, and Ruben Colon had 11 points, 11 rebounds and

seven blocks. Mike McKee sprinkled nine assists and Alan Watkins

scored 14 points. La Salle got 17 points from Chris Lazorcheck and

trailed by just one, 54-53, with 2:20 left. 1990 Quarterfinal Roman 47, West 32 At Bonner, Mike Watson had 13 points, 10 rebounds and three

blocks and Bernard Jones added 10 points, nine boards. Jeremy

‘‘Saddle’’ Lawimore and Jeremy ‘‘J.J.’’ Smith held West’s Kevin

Smith, the South scoring leader (21.1 average), to four points. Semifinal At the Palestra Roman 66, Neumann 54 Mike McKee sprinkled 14 assists — setting CL and city-leagues

playoff records — while Bernard Jones scored 22 points and Mike

Watson had 12 points, 11 rebounds. In three games versus Neumann,

Jones shot 27-for-45 en route to 76 points. Neumann sub Troy Aursby

scored 18 points. Final At the Palestra Roman 64, La Salle 62 (ot) With 0:10 left, Marvin Harrison took a pass from Mike McKee

(nine assists), sped down the left side of the lane virtually

unmolested and flipped in a lefthanded layup at 0:06. La Salle

called time at 0:03 and then missed two shots, Chris Lazorcheck's

three and Ernie Koschineg's hurried follow. Roman was the first CL

team to storm through division and playoff action unbeaten since

Neumann in 1965. Bernard Jones shot 12-for-18 and 6-for-9 for 30

points, tying the title-game mark set in 1988 by Bonner's Brian

Daly. Jones added 13 rebounds. Mike Watson had 18 points. Koschineg

scored 24 points for La Salle. 1991 Quarterfinal Roman 89, Bonner 55 At Dougherty, sub Jeremy ‘‘Saddle’’ Lawimore had 15 points,

seven boards and five assists in 18 minutes while Bernard Jones had

21 points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes on a tender ankle. The

Cahillites scored 26 consecutive points to create a 34-16 bulge.

Mark Mulroy and Chris McFadden had 10 each for Bonner. Semifinal At the Palestra Roman 73, West 43 Marvin Harrison led the rout with 16 points while Jeremy ‘‘J.J.’’

Smith added 13 points and nine rebounds. Rob Wharton (10) topped

West. Final At the Palestra Roman 70, La Salle 36 Marvin Harrison (nine rebounds) and Bernard Jones totaled 18

points apiece and Mike Watson added 11 points and 14 rebounds as

Roman won its 44th CL game in succession (regular season and

playoffs). The Cahillites won their 14 division games by an average

score of 83-48 and their three playoffs by an average score of

77-45. No one reached double figures for La Salle. 1992 Quarterfinal Roman 54, Bonner 52 (ot) At Carroll, Dennis Bohn drove straight down the lane and flipped

in a layup with 0:02 left. The lead was Roman’s first of the game.

Bohn had 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists and Kyle Locke

had 20 points. Bonner’s Bill Carr had 19 points, 10 boards. Semifinal At the Palestra Roman 52, O’Hara 50 Seventh man Bill Shank scored five points in the final 0:23 —

a one-and-one, a layup on an outlet pass from 6-9 Marc Jackson (15

points, six blocks) and a free throw at 0:02 after O’Hara was

assessed a technical for calling a timeout it did not have. For

O’Hara, John Watson had 22 points and Adonal Foyle had 12 points,

nine boards, six blocks. Final At the Palestra Roman 77, Dougherty 68 Kyle Locke, a 6-6 senior forward, exploded for 39 points —

most in CL playoff history — as the Cahillites won their fourth

title in a row. Locke shot 11-for-17 and 17-for-18 and added eight

rebounds. James "Flame" Lewis notched 15 points, seven boards and

5-8 Dwayne "Sugar" Hill plucked a game-high 11 rebounds. Dougherty's

Cuttino "Cat" Mobley scored 28 points to finish with 42.8 percent of

his team's 166 playoff points. The Cards used two sets of twins —

starters Dan and Ed Kearney and subs Shawn and Brian Simkins. 1993 Quarterfinal Roman 58, West 50 At Dougherty, Marc Jackson banged for 19 points and 20

rebounds while Dwayne ‘‘Sugar’’ Hill added 18 points, five assists.

West’s Scott Galloway scored 24 points. Semifinal At the Palestra Roman 58, Carroll 47 Marc Jackson mixed 14 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks and

Dwayne ‘‘Sugar’’ Hill added 14 points, nine boards, six assists.

Bryan Brennan (17) paced Carroll. Final At the Palestra Roman 62, North 55 (ot) Marc Jackson accumulated 22 points, 18 rebounds and three

blocks and Dwayne "Sugar" Hill added 17 points, eight assists and

three steals as Roman won a fifth consecutive title under coach

Dennis Seddon to match a feat that had been done only once in CL

history — by Roman from 1924 to '28. There was no scoring in the

final 2:30 of regulation and then Jackson passed to Mike Tabb for

the first two baskets of overtime. Joe Harvey (14) and Matt Comey

(13) paced North. 1994 Quarterfinal Roman 67, Neumann 56 At North, Donnie Carr bagged 22 points, Eugene Small mixed 10

points and 14 rebounds and Lari Ketner swept 17 rebounds. Neumann’s

Rashid Bey had 17 points, eight rebounds, six assists and four

steals. Semifinals At the Palestra Roman 56, Carroll 49 Days after winning the state indoor championship in the triple

jump (45-11), sub Will McKnight shot 6-for-8 and 2-for-2 for a

season-high 15 points in 20 minutes as Roman broke the CL and city

records for consecutive playoff victories. Roman upped its total to

17. West Philadelphia won 16 in succession from 1974 to ‘79. Eugene

Small added 16 points and 11 rebounds and put the Cahillites for

good, 46-44, with a left-baseline jumper on a pass from R.C. Kehoe.

For Carroll, Mike Dzik scored 16 points and Brian Dunn dealt seven

assists. Final At the Palestra Roman 60, North 53 Lari Ketner produced 20 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks,

sub Will McKnight added 16 points and R.C. Kehoe hustled for nine

assists and six steals as the Cahillites won yet again. The teams

combined for 48 turnovers. North's Chris Heck hit four threes en

route to 23 points while guard Dennis Comey added 10 points and 14

rebounds.

Points totals for all players during

the six championship seasons . . . Division games and playoffs . . .

Name | Years | Points

Bernard Jones | 3 | 798

Marvin Harrison | 3 | 679

Marc Jackson | 2 | 473

Mike Watson | 3 | 462

Kyle Locke | 3 | 422

Dwayne "Sugar" Hill | 3 | 400

Eugene Small | 3 | 381

Alan Watkins | 1 | 351

Dennis Bohn | 4 | 319

Jeremy Smith | 3 | 292

Jeremy "Saddle" Lawimore | 3 | 225

Lari Ketner | 1 | 225

Donnie Carr | 2 | 193

Mike McKee | 2 | 188

Mike Tabb | 2 | 180

Jim O'Rourke | 1 | 174

Tamir Harbin | 2 | 166

James "Flames" Lewis | 2 | 145

Tyrone "Tyke" Bacon | 1 | 118

R.C. Kehoe | 2 | 112

Ruben Colon | 1 | 109

Josh Wagner | 3 | 102

Greg Alexander | 3 | 93

Gus Wagner | 2 | 87

Will McKnight | 1 | 82

Cliff Smith | 2 | 71

Justin Wagner | 1 | 69

Danny Harris | 2 | 56

Chris McNesby | 2 | 53

Bill Shank | 1 | 45

John Atkinson | 1 | 40

Rob Williams | 1 | 39

Kenny Tymes | 1 | 32

Lavelle Ellison | 1 | 26

Aaron Holloway | 1 | 22

Bill Dougherty | 1 | 18

Kendall Norman | 1 | 13

Mike Ford | 1 | 11

Ronnie Conway | 1 | 9

George Jackson | 1 | 8

Jim McGeehan | 1 | 6

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