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City Players on
All-Scholastic Team
FIRST TEAM |
C | Homer Ashby | Central
G | Dave Frederick | Egan
T | George Katzenbach | Roxborough
E | Ken Scheivert | St. James
B | Jim Lampe | Penn Charter
B | Brendan Murray | SJ Prep
SECOND TEAM |
G | Ron Hill | Neumann
T | Bob Shimer | Penn Charter
T | Joe Williams | Germantown
E | Carl Bogatiuk | North Cath.
B | Tom DeFelice | West Cath.
B | Bob Feret | Roxborough
B | Frank Ryan | St. James
City Title
At Franklin Field Egan 16, Roxborough 16 (tie) After George Katzenbach made a tackle and fumble recovery at Roxborough's 1 to keep Egan from going ahead, Egan's Paul Barczy and Joe Frazer combined to tackle Frank Ruchalski for a game-tying safety with 1:35 remaining. With Egan going for the win after the free kick, Katzenbach and Mike Riesberg forced a fumble and John Heiser recovered on Roxborough's 6. Roxborough had taken a 16-14 lead on a safety of its own (bad snap on punt). Paul McDowell (23-95, TD) and John Kerr (18-91) led Egan in rushing. For Roxborough, the scores came on Bobby Feret's 79-yard punt return and Ron Darlington's 68-yard pass to Hal Werntz.
Public League
Decided in Regular Season Roxborough (8-0-0) With star runner Bobby Feret mostly unavailable, the Indians toughed out a 14-6 holiday win over host Germantown before 6,500. Roxborough finished 8-0-0 and extended an unbeaten streak to 17 games. Feret scored the first TD on a 2-yard run after a fumble. After aggravating a shoulder in the second quarter, he was used thereafter only to return punts. Central and Southern tied for second at 7-1-0.
Standings
Roxborough | 8 0 0
Central | 7 1 0
Southern | 7 1 0
Dobbins | 6 2 0
Frankford | 6 2 0
Germantown | 6 2 0
Franklin | 5 3 0
Bartram | 4 4 0
Northeast | 4 4 0
West Phila. | 3 4 1
Olney | 3 5 0
Overbrook | 3 5 0
Lincoln | 2 6 0
Bok | 1 6 1
Edison | 1 7 0
Mastbaum | 1 7 0
Gratz | 0 8 0
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST TEAM |
C | Mike Riesberg | Rox
C | Ken Adams | Sou
G | Homer Ashby | Cent
G | Rich Marburg | Oln
G | Joe Williams | Gtn
T | George Katzenbach | Rox
T | Robert Szeliga | Fkd
T | George Gambone | Sou
T | Stephen Denby | Fkn
E | Chris Roulhac | Gtn
E | Vince McCaffrey | Fkd
B | Joe Petrucelli | Cent
B | George Parfitt | Dobb
B | Bob Feret | Rox
B | Frank Dixon | Gtn
B | Al Brown | Bok
B | Nick Cione | Fkd
SECOND TEAM |
C | Tom Gonsiewski | Fkd
C | George Fravel | Bart
G | Jim Johnson | Cent
G | Vince Nardino | Linc
G | Charles Scott | Edi
T | Alvoid Powers | West
T | Melvin Burgess | Fkn
T | Richard Ward | Bart
T | Charles Jones | Dobb
E | Walt Urbaczewski | Linc
E | Mike Gospodarek | Dobb
B | Frank Petrella | Sou
B | Fran Ruchalski | Rox
B | Marc Taylor | NE
B | Monte Frazier | Bart
B | Joel Crossrow | Cent
B | George Nock | Fkn
B | Vernon Robinson | Dobb
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Roxborough Coach Fred Hauser Record 8-0-0, 8-0-1 All-Stars Mike Riesberg, C George Katzenbach, T Bob Feret, B Fran Ruchalski, B
Catholic League
At Franklin Field Egan 36, SJ Prep 14 The running of Paul McDowell (17-104, two TDs) and John Kerr (21-91, TD) enabled Egan to win the title in its first year of CL membership. For Prep, which won the Southern Division in its return to CL competition after a six-season absence, Billy Frank's fumble recovery set up the game's first TD, Brendan Murray's 2-yard run.
Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION
Egan | 5 1 0
La
Salle | 4 1 1
North | 4 1 1
Dougherty | 3 2 1
McDevitt | 1 3 2
Judge | 1 4 1
Kenrick | 0 6 0
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
SJ
Prep | 5 1 0
Bonner | 4 1 1
St.
James | 4 2 0
West | 4 2 0
Neumann | 2 3 1
Roman | 1 5 0
ST
More | 0 6 0
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN DIVISION |
C | John Maynes | Dough
G | John McMahon | La S
G | Bruce Gerrity | Egan
T | Dave Frederick | Egan
T | Joe Colistra | La S
E | Steve Evans | Egan
E | Kirk Karaskiewicz | La S
QB | Bill Creeden | Egan
RB | Dennis Morgan | Ken
RB | John Kerr | Egan
RB | Charlie Jarvis | Judge
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
C | Neil McCrosson | Bonn
G | Ron Hill | Neum
G | Henry Kowalczyk | Roman
T | Tom Cocozza | Prep
T | Paul Serina | St. J
E | Ken Scheivert | St. J
E | Bill McGrath | West
QB | Tom DeFelice | West
RB | Mike Flanagan | St. J
RB | Brendan Murray | Prep
RB | Frank Ryan | St. J
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Egan Coach Dick Bedesem Record 5-1-0, 9-3-1 All-Stars Bruce Gerrity, G Dave Frederick, T Steve Evans, E Bill Creeden, QB John Kerr, RB
Inter-Ac League
Season's Recap Penn Charter (5-0-0)
The Quakers went to 5-0-0 in a 33-0 win over visiting
GA. Rich Deats and Jim Lampe scored the first two
TDs and GA was not permitted to cross midfield.
Haverford was second at 4-1-0.
Standings
Penn
Charter | 5 0 0
Haverford School | 4 1 0
Episcopal | 2 2 1
Chestnut Hill | 2 3 0
Malvern | 1 3 1
Gtn.
Academy | 0 5 0
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
C | Sam Madeira | CH
G | Bob DeSantis | GA
G | Dick Oehrle | HS
T | John Waite | EA
T | Larry Taylor | HS
E | Kings. "Duke" Schroeder | PC
E | Bill Warnock | EA
B | Jim Lampe | PC
B | Jon "Bucky" DeLong | PC
B | Bruce Smith | EA
B | Scott MacBean | HS
SECOND TEAM |
C | Jim Locke | EA
G | Bill Hopkin | PC
G | Tony Swain | CH
T | Bob Riley | MP
T | Bob Shimer | PC
E | Ed Warwick | CH
E | Larry Cabrelli | MP
B | Tom Hogan | CH
B | John Morrow | PC
B | Rich Deats | PC
B | John Miller | EA
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Penn Charter Coach Ray Dooney Record 5-0-0, 7-0-0 All-Stars Bill Hopkin, G Bob Shimer, T Kingsley "Duke" Schroeder, E Jim Lampe, B Jon "Bucky" DeLong, B John Morrow, B Rich Deats, B
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026