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All-City
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Bill "Babs" Haines | West Cath.
G | Joe O'Shea | O'Hara
G | Steve Gambone | Kenrick
T | Richard Musgrove | Germantown
T | Tom Stellman | West Cath.
Rec. | Leon Quick | Univ. City
Rec. | Derick Gallman | Central
QB | John Zeglinski | Ryan
RB | Wally Shields | Malvern
RB | Milton Anderson | Edison
RB | Lamont Robinson | Dobbins
RB | Joe Yarabinee | West Cath.
K | Gus Fernandez | St. James
Defense | |
E | Charles Ellison | Dobbins
E | Rich Geiger | Frankford
IL | Will Quick | North Cath.
IL | Herb Beck | Malvern
LB | Rich Hallacker | Mastbaum
LB | Archie Graham | Franklin
LB | Keith Mitchell | Gratz
B | Mike Przybyszewski | Mastbaum
B | Frank Tuck | Univ. City
B | Joe Sheridan | Malvern
B | Dan Brooks | Gtn. Acad.
SECOND TEAM |
Offense | |
C | James "General" Moore | Franklin
G | Mike McAfee | Wood
G | Steve Head | Mastbaum
T | Tom Platten | Gtn. Acad.
T | Fred Way | Dobbins
E | Pete Uzelac | La Salle
E | John Fair | Carroll
QB | Mike Enoch | P. Charter
RB | Dennis Buchanan | O'Hara
RB | Anthony Turiano | Frankford
RB | Jawood Carlin | Kenrick
RB | John Whitley | Lincoln
K | Dave Jacobs | Washington
Defense | |
E | Fran Cannon | Gtn. Acad.
E | Joe Dugan | O'Hara
IL | Charles Haywood | West Phila.
IL | Bob Verrelle | Judge
IL | Jim Ronan | Carroll
LB | Martin Campbell | Lincoln
LB | Al Hollawell | Judge
LB | Brian Tracz | O'Hara
LB | Fred Zeidler | Ryan
B | Clarence Hamilton | West Phila.
B | Mike Barnes | Gtn. Acad.
B | Mike Mayock | Hav. School
City Title
At Veterans Stadium O'Hara 13, Frankford 6 Tom Gallagher, playing with a lightweight cast on his left leg, ran 56 yards for a third-quarter TD to expand O'Hara's 7-6 lead. Dennis Buchanan rushed 19 times for 152 yards and John Leotta threw a 15-yard scoring pass to Mark Cordes 6 seconds before halftime; a clock mixup had resulted in the second quarter lasting 14 seconds longer than it should have. For Frankford, Anthony Turiano gained 71 yards on 17 carries and threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Leroy Williams. Rich Geiger gave Frankford a chance at a tie or win with a late fumble recovery at the O'Hara 19, but Bill Gargan quickly made a fumble recovery for the Lions.
Public League
Division One Tiebreaker Frankford 20, Lincoln 0 Ed Gracki rushed 16 times for 79 yards and a TD. Anthony Turiano and Alfred "Skip" Angelo, son of Frankford coach Al Angelo, also ran for scores and Gary Timm recovered two fumbles. Final At Northeast Frankford 14, Southern 13 In a wild affair, three touchdowns were scored in the final 3:52. Southern took a 7-6 lead as QB Mike DiFeliciantonio gained 2 yards on fourth-and-3 then had the ball wrested out of his hands by teammate Frank Otis, who ran 42 yards for the score. With 1:10 left, Frankford's Anthony Turiano scored his second TD and Cliff Hutchens hit Jim Wetzel on the conversion. Southern roared back as Mike McKenna raced 80 yards for a kickoff-return TD, but on the conversion, George Hall was stopped inches short of the goal line by Wetzel and Bernie Mullen.
Standings
DIVISION ONE |
*Frankford | 7 1 0
Lincoln | 7 1 0
Central | 6 2 0
Germantown | 4 4 0
Northeast | 4 4 0
Washington | 4 4 0
Gratz | 2 6 0
Olney | 1 7 0
Roxborough | 1 7 0
* -- beat Linc. in playoff. |
DIVISION TWO |
Southern | 8 1 0
Dobbins | 7 2 0
Mastbaum | 7 2 0
Franklin | 5 4 0
Univ. City | 5 4 0
Bartram | 4 4 1
West Phila. | 3 6 0
Overbrook | 2 6 1
Bok | 2 7 0
Edison | 0 7 2
Coaches' All-Public
DIVISION ONE |
Offense | |
C | Mark Dua | NE
G | Tom Coates | Linc
G | Chris Jehlowski | Cent
T | Rich Geiger | Fkd
T | Richard Musgrove | Gtn
E | Derick Gallman | Cent
E | Bill Price | Wash
QB | Rick Bernardo | NE
QB | Bob Humes | Wash
RB | John Whitley | Linc
RB | Anthony Turiano | Fkd
RB | Lou Marchesani | NE
Defense | |
E | Dave Kovack | Linc
E | Larry Wiacek | Cent
T | Eric Whitehead | Rox
T | Carl Armington | Gtn
T | Gary Timm | Fkd
LB | Keith Mitchell | Gtz
LB | Brian Martuzas | Rox
LB | Marty Campbell | Linc
B | Quinton Newcombe | Cent
B | Albert Hamilton | Gtn
B | Ken Duemig | Linc
B | Steve Wattenmaker | Wash
DIVISION TWO |
Offense | |
C | James "General" Moore | Fkn
L | Alfred Cooper | Dobb
L | Tom Gerace | Bok
L | Steve Head | Mast
L | Johnnie Tuck | Ovb
L | Ellwood Erb | Mast
E | Leon Quick | UC
E | Michael Taylor | Bart
QB | Mike DiFeliciantonio | Sou
QB | Darrell Ray | Bok
RB | Lamont Robinson | Dobb
RB | Milton Anderson | Edi
RB | Butterfly Johnson | Sou
Defense | |
L | Alfred Rodrigues | Bart
L | Charles Ellison | Dobb
L | Charles Haywood | West
L | Robert Thomas | UC
L | James Paylor | Sou
LB | Archie Graham | Fkn
LB | Donald Howell | Ovb
LB | Felix Benson | Sou
LB | Rich Hallacker | Mast
B | Clarence Hamilton | West
B | Mike Przybyszewski | Mast
B | Charles Dugger | Dobb
B | Frank Tuck | UC
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Frankford Coach Al Angelo Record 7-1-0, 10-3-0 All-Stars Anthony Turiano, RB Rich Geiger, DE Gary Timm, DT
Catholic League
Semifinals At Temple Stadium Ryan 31, Egan 6 John Zeglinski rushed for 136 yards and one TD and passed for another score. Jim Norton also posted two rushing TDs. At Villanova Stadium O'Hara 13, SJ Prep 6 Tom Gallagher ran for 96 yards on 17 carries. Robert Salla intercepted three passes. Final At Villanova Stadium O'Hara 11, Ryan 8 After his successful 28-yard field was nullified by illegal procedure, Tom Gallagher broke an 8-8 tie with 6:13 remaining by connecting again from 33 yards. O'Hara coach Chappy Moore had lost in the two previous finals while coaching Kenrick. Mike Chenet, Gallagher's holder, scored the Lions' TD on a 4-yard run and Mike Narcise rushed for 48 yards on 18 carries. Sean Collins made three interceptions. John Zeglinski scored for Ryan.
Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION
CITY SECTION |
Ryan | 6 2 0
North | 4 4 0
Judge | 2 5 1
Dougherty | 2 6 0
SUBURBAN SECTION |
*Egan | 5 3 0
La
Salle | 5 3 0
McDevitt | 4 3 1
Wood | 4 4 0
Kenrick | 2 4 2
*
-- beat La S for first. |
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
CITY SECTION |
SJ
Prep | 4 3 0
West | 3 4 0
Neumann | 1 6 0
Roman | 1 6 0
SUBURBAN SECTION |
O'Hara | 7 0 0
Carroll | 6 1 0
St.
James | 3 4 0
Bonner | 3 4 0
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN DIVISION |
Offense | |
C | Mike Kiley | Egan
L | Steve Abromaitis | Ryan
L | Mike McAfee | Wood
L | Steve Gambone | Ken
L | Wayne Neely | Egan
E | Pete Uzelac | La S
E | Mike Morrin | North
QB | John Zeglinski | Ryan
RB | Charlie Heiland | McD
RB | Joe Empson | Dough
RB | Jawood Carlin | Ken
Defense | |
L | Bill Hunt | Dough
L | Bob Verrelle | Judge
L | Tom Creeden | Egan
E | Lou Yacovino | Egan
E | Marty Wisniewski | North
LB | John Scanlon | Judge
LB | Al Hollawell | Judge
LB | Fred Zeidler | Ryan
B | Ray Radomicki | North
B | Brian Sottile | Egan
B | Mike Kane | Ken
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
Offense | |
C | Bill Haines | West
L | Walt Evans | St. J
L | Joe O'Shea | O'H
L | Paul Ruffenach | Neum
L | Dave Panichi | O'H
E | Mike Saksa | Carr
E | John Fair | Carr
QB | Mike Bailey | Carr
RB | Joe Yarabinee | West
RB | Dennis Buchanan | O'H
RB | John Pollard | Carr
Defense | |
L | Bill Gargan | O'H
L | Jim Ronan | Carr
L | Joe Aneskievich | Prep
E | John O'Connell | O'H
E | Joe Dugan | O'H
LB | Brian Tracz | O'H
LB | Mike Kellett | Carr
LB | Greg Vitali | Prep
B | Sean Collins | O'H
B | John Harrington | Prep
B | John Jones | Bonn
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
O'Hara Coach Chappy Moore Record 7-0-0, 12-0-0 All-Stars Joe O'Shea, L Dave Panichi, L Dennis Buchanan, RB Bill Gargan, DL John O'Connell, DE Joe Dugan, DE Brian Tracz, LB Sean Collins, DB
Inter-Ac League
Season's Recap Gtn. Academy (4-0-0)
The Patriots won the title on the final day, pounding host
PC, 30-6. Andy Hutter ran for two TDs. GA rang up 255
rushing yards. Malvern was the runner-up at 3-1-0.
Standings
Gtn.
Academy | 4 0 0
Malvern | 3 1 0
Penn
Charter | 2 2 0
Haverford School | 1 3 0
Episcopal | 0 4 0
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
L | Bob Gaskill | HS
L | Tom Platten | GA
L | Lyle McCoy | GA
L | Paul Rein | GA
L | Ed Lobley | PC
E | Ed McKendry | GA
E | Tom Mackleer | GA
B | Wally Shields | MP
B | Mike Enoch | PC
B | Monroe Greenfield | PC
B | Jim Morrison | GA
B | Dan Brooks | GA
B | Andy Hutter | GA
Defense | |
E | Mike Lewis | GA
E | Fran Cannon | GA
IL | Fran Opdyke | GA
IL | Dan Riordan | MP
IL | Herb Beck | MP
LB | Jim Welsh | MP
LB | Joe Rosati | MP
LB | Dave Butler | PC
LB | John Jankowski | GA
B | Mike Mayock | HS
B | Bob Morton | PC
B | Mike Barnes | GA
B | Greg Harrington | GA
B | Joe Sheridan | MP
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Gtn. Academy Coach Jack Turner Record 4-0-0, 8-0-0 All-Stars Tom Platten, L Lyle McCoy, L Paul Rein, L Ed McKendry, E Tom Mackleer, E Jim Morrison, B Dan Brooks, B Andy Hutter, B Fran Opdyke, DL Mike Lewis, DE Fran Cannon, DE John Jankowski, LB Mike Barnes, DB Greg Harrington, DB
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026