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City Players on
All-Scholastic Team
FIRST TEAM |
Offense |
C | Ed Lamb | Neumann
IL | Tom Christensen | St. James
E | Greg Taylor | Frankford
E | Don Clune | O'Hara
B | John Cappelletti | Bonner
B | David Bland | Dougherty
Defense |
L | Jim Boyle | Egan
LB | Mike Capriotti | Frankford
LB | Ed Serembus | Dougherty
B | Richard Jones | Olney
B | Jim Bigas | St. James
City Title
At Franklin Field Egan 29, Frankford 20 Mike Friel's 72-yard pass to Ed McDowell gave Egan a 7-0 lead after 70 seconds, but Frankford stormed to a 20-7 halftime bulge as Warren Mays threw TD passes to Gregory Taylor, Mike Biddle and Ernie Kinzler. Tackle Jim Helstrom began Egan's comeback by recovering teammate Bob Lamina's fumble for a TD, then Friel and McDowell ran for scores of 33 and 84 yards, respectively. McDowell finished with 22 carries for 209 yards, raising his career total to 2,258. Lamina added 100 yards on 18 carries to finish with 2,117 yards. Mays passed 10-for-21 for 125 yards.
Public League
At Northeast Frankford 30, Dobbins 8 Craig Henry was the hero in the first regularly-scheduled championship game. Henry, who'd spent much of the season serving only as a blocking wingback, caught TD passes of 5, 39 and 23 yards from Warren Mays as Frankford rolled. Henry scored two of his TDs in the final 24 seconds of the first half. The Pioneers picked off four passes.
Standings
DIVISION ONE |
Frankford | 8 0 0
Olney | 6 2 0
Central | 5 3 0
Lincoln | 5 3 0
Northeast | 5 3 0
Roxborough | 4 4 0
Gratz | 2 6 0
Washington | 1 7 0
Germantown | 0 8 0
DIVISION TWO |
Dobbins | 7 1 0
Southern | 6 2 0
Overbrook | 5 2 1
Bartram | 5 3 0
Franklin | 5 3 0
Edison | 3 4 1
West Phila. | 2 5 1
Mastbaum | 1 6 1
Bok | 0 8 0
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST TEAM |
DIVISION ONE |
Offense | |
C | Glenn Trethaway | Fkd
G | Bob Schaum | Cent
G | William Scott | Oln
T | Steve Tracykiewicz | NE
T | Don Shaw | Rox
E | Doug Kieslich | Linc
E | Greg Taylor | Fkd
QB | Ken Smith | Rox
B | Richard Jones | Oln
B | George Loos | Fkd
B | Steve Sender | NE
Defense | |
G | John Washington | Gtz
G | Robert Lynch | Fkd
T | John Johnson | Wash
T | Dobert Loughry | Rox
E | Steve Wiacek | Cent
E | Harry Johnson | Linc
LB | Mike Capriotti | Fkd
LB | Bobby Bernardo | NE
B | Rich Pierce | Linc
B | Ivars "Max" Bilkins | Cent
B | Augustus Baxter | Gtn
DIVISION TWO |
Offense | |
C | Charles Johnson | Bart
G | Leroy Brown | Sou
G | Edgar Brown | West
T | Benjamin Jenkins | Fkn
T | Reggie Hollis | Bart
E | Ron Duckett | Ovb
E | Ernie White | Bart
E | Wallace Wilson | Dobb
QB | Dennis Ciocco | Bart
B | Gerald Scott | Sou
B | Calvin Jones | Edi
B | Joe Barnes | Fkn
B | George Redmon | Ovb
Defense | |
L | Leon Isaacs | Bok
L | Bruce Nichols | Dobb
L | Tyrone Backon | Dobb
L | George Smith | Mast
L | Phillip Smith | Edi
L | Dean Scott | Ovb
LB | Larry Bracy | Dobb
LB | Elbert Woodall | Ovb
LB | Keith Young | West
LB | Anthony Barbagiovni | Sou
B | Michael West | Dobb
B | Larry Williams | Mast
B | Albert Robinson | Fkn
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Frankford Coach Al Angelo Record 8-0-0, 10-2-0 All-Stars Glenn Trethaway, C Robert Lynch, G Greg Taylor, E Mike Capriotti, LB
Catholic League
At Temple Stadium Egan 7, St. James 6 Egan rolled up 317 yards rushing thanks to Dennis Molloy (20-123), Bob Lamina (18-102) and Ed McDowell (18-74), but lost two TDs and was held scoreless until 6:05 left, when McDowell ran 15 yards for a TD. Tim Koch added the PAT, then Brian Sweeney and Lou Siesser made late interceptions. Joe Ryan's 1-yard TD was all the scoring for St. James, which entered with a 37-point average.
Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION
Egan | 8 0 0
Dougherty | 6 2 0
La
Salle | 5 3 0
Judge | 4 3 1
North | 4 4 0
McDevitt | 4 4 0
Kenrick | 2 6 0
Wood | 2 6 0
Ryan | 0 7 1
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
St.
James | 8 0 0
Bonner | 5 2 1
O'Hara | 5 3 0
West | 5 3 0
Neumann | 4 3 1
SJ
Prep | 4 4 0
Roman | 2 5 1
ST
More | 1 7 0
Carroll | 0 7 1
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN DIVISION |
Offense | |
C | Mike McNeely | Dough
L | Pat Clerihan | North
L | Andre Tennessee | Dough
L | Matt Micir | Egan
L | Rich Juzwiak | Dough
E | Bob Stanton | Wood
E | Rich Koenig | North
QB | Jim Flynn | Wood
RB | David Bland | Dough
RB | Ed McDowell | Egan
RB | Bob Lamina | Egan
Defense | |
L | Jim Boyle | Egan
L | Dan Morrin | Egan
L | Al Salvitti | La S
E | Dennis Oates | Judge
E | Ray Sweeney | Egan
LB | Paul Henry | Egan
LB | Ed Serembus | Dough
LB | Pat McLaughlin | La S
B | Pat Larkin | Egan
B | Bob Ford | Ken
B | Mike Faunce | Dough
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
Offense | |
C | Ed Lamb | Neum
L | Dennis Patrizio | Neum
L | Paul Lutz | Bonn
L | John Arias | St. J
L | Bob Cox | Prep
E | Don Clune | O'H
E | Drew Doorey | Bonn
QB | Ron Talbot | St. J
RB | John Cappelletti | Bonn
RB | Tony Simmons | St. J
RB | Tyree Blocker | Roman
Defense | |
L | Ted Jacobs | West
L | John Boyle | O'H
L | Tom Christensen | St. J
E | John Givens | Carr
E | Don Capone | Neum
LB | Roger McFillin | Prep
LB | Dom Scamuffa | ST More
LB | John Hee | West
B | Jim Bigas | St. J
B | Joe Sirolli | Neum
B | Joe Dollymore | Bonn
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Egan Coach Dick Bedesem Record 8-0-0, 11-2-0 All-Stars Matt Micir, L Ed McDowell, RB Bob Lamina, RB Jim Boyle, DL Dan Morrin, DL Ray Sweeney, DE Paul Henry, LB Pat Larkin, DB
Inter-Ac League
Season's Recap Malvern and Penn Charter (4-1-0)
On the final day, the Friars' hopes of winning an
undisputed title were dashed when they lost to host
GA, 12-8. PC, meanwhile, used three TDs by John
Sabatino and one by Gerry Finerghty to thump
Chestnut Hill, 27-8.
Standings
*Malvern | 4 1 0
*Penn
Charter | 4 1 0
Gtn.
Academy | 3 2 0
Haverford School | 3 2 0
Episcopal | 1 4 0
Chestnut Hill | 0 5 0
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-- co-champions
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Hank Resch | PC
G | Bob Barretta | PC
G | Jim Cummings | MP
T | Brian Ameche | MP
T | Art Garwood | HS
E | John Schroeder | PC
E | George Lincoln | HS
QB | Paul Hutter | GA
RB | John Haldeman | HS
RB | Paul Franzen | PC
RB | Clayt Kyle | CH
Defense | |
E | Bob Minter | HS
E | Pat Stack | GA
T | Brian Kolmer | MP
T | Grif Hughes | EA
MG | Jim Cummings | MP
MG | John Frazer | PC
LB | Eric Weren | HS
LB | John Galbally | MP
LB | Dan Entwisle | PC
B | Gerry Finerghty | PC
B | Dick Nesbitt | HS
B | Kevin Kolmer | MP
B | Don Wynne | EA
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Malvern (tie) Coach Shark McGuinn Record 4-1-0, 6-2-0 All-Stars Jim Cummings, G Brian Ameche, T Brian Kolmer, DT John Galbally, LB Kevin Kolmer, DB Penn Charter (tie) Coach Ray Dooney Record 4-1-0, 8-1-0 All-Stars Hank Resch, C Bob Barretta, G John Schroeder, E Paul Franzen, RB John Frazer, MG Dan Entwisle, LB Gerry Finerghty, DB
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026