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All-City
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Steve Sugden | O'Hara
L | Walter Parrish | Frankford
L | Dana McCrewell | Germantown
L | Steve Toborowski | Wood
L | Jim McGlone | SJ Prep
Rec. | Mike McCloskey | Judge
Rec. | Rich Jones | Malvern
Rec. | Wally Rutecki | Bonner
QB | Pat Van Horn | Malvern
QB | Ed Hughes | Ryan
RB | Harry Ulmer | North Cath.
RB | Kevin Duckett | Northeast
K | Greg Cowhey | Dougherty
P | Ernie Cimadamore | Neumann
KR | Bill Black |
Defense | |
E | Tony Heffner | Dougherty
E | Art Richardson | West Cath.
IL | Michael White | Dougherty
IL | Harry Venezia | Kenrick
IL | Craig O'Brien | Malvern
LB | Jim Myers | O'Hara
LB | Tony Piscopo | Lincoln
B | Chris Yurkow | Frankford
B | Bruce Carthon | Lincoln
B | Terry Dowling | Penn Charter
B | Chris Williams | Gtn. Academy
SECOND TEAM |
Offense | |
C | George Twardy | Malvern
L | Steve Minnick | Bonner
L | Maurice Stovall | Bartram
L | Geo. "Skeeter" Newby | Hav. School
L | John Bradford | Malvern
Rec. | Vaughn Taylor | Franklin
Rec. | Corky Andrews | Penn Charter
QB | Fran Wilson | West Cath.
RB | Pat Kane | West Cath.
RB | Calvin Moultrie | Penn
RB | Paul Phelan | Malvern
K | Bill Mitchell | O'Hara
P | Ted Haines | Chest. Hill
KR | George Bailey | Chest. Hill
Defense | |
E | Carlos Edwards | Bartram
E | Jim McAfee | Gtn. Acad.
IL | Carl Ramirez | West Cath.
IL | Stan Nichols | Washington
LB | Jim Bleming | Washington
LB | Bob McGarrity | Dougherty
LB | Ed McArdle | Judge
LB | John Lanzidelle | Gtn. Acad.
B | Drew Bilotta | O'Hara
B | Mike Civitella | Malvern
B | Vinnie Romano | Kenrick
THIRD TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Greg Albanesius | Roxborough
L | Drew DeMarco | Lincoln
L | Jay Borkowski | Episcopal
L | Len Lynch | Egan
L | Tom Hogan | SJ Prep
Rec. | Jim Pawloski | Ryan
Rec. | Dan Galiczynski | North Cath.
Rec. | Ricky Womack | Dobbins
QB | Don Speller | Bartram
RB | Kevin Fenning | Germantown
RB | Joe McErlean | SJ Prep
K | Ken Pawloski | Ryan
K | George Pohl | Washington
P | John Sutton | Germantown
KR | Mark Everitt | Judge
Defense | |
E | Ivan O'Connor | Central
E | Mark Liles | Univ. City
IL | Joe Hoffman | O'Hara
IL | Joe Whinnery | Bonner
IL | Steve O'Brien | Malvern
IL | Ed Noble | Frankford
LB | Gary Farnesi | Southern
LB | George Cronin | Northeast
LB | Glenn Tilley | Penn Charter
LB | Dan Burns | St. James
B | Paul Golden | North Cath.
B | Paul Davis | Franklin
City Title
At Kennedy Stadium Frankford 27, Wood 7 In a driving rainstorm, which turned the natural surface at Kennedy Stadium into a mud-covered mess, Frankford relied almost exclusively on the straight-ahead running of fullback Joe Galasso, who responded with 155 yards and two TDs on 30 carries. The Pioneers were just the PL's third winner since 1951. Coach Al Angelo had been 0-8-1 in city title appearances as a player, assistant and head coach. Chris Yurkow ran for one TD and completed his only pass for another. Walt Parrish made four tackles for losses and recovered an errant pitchout. For Wood, John Kafel returned the second half kickoff 80 yards for a TD.
Public League
Semifinals Doubleheader at Northeast Lincoln 14, Bartram 12 Bruce Carthon blocked Dan Gallagher's 32-yard field goal attempt on the final play to preserve the win. Zachary Armwood rushed 37 times for 146 yards. Randy Kuptsow passed five yards to Corey McElveen for a TD with 0:25 left. Frankford 23, Roxborough 0 Chris Yurkow ran for one TD and passed for one each to Joe Galasso and Ken Richardson. Final At Northeast Frankford 7, Lincoln 6 Chris Yurkow scored Frankford's TD on a 56-yard, first-quarter interception return and made another interception on Frankford's 5 on the final play of the game. He also recovered a fumble, forced by Mike Seonia, to end Lincoln's next-to-last series. Tony Verrillo kicked the decisive PAT. For Lincoln, Zachary Armwood rushed 29 times for 106 yards and a TD and Wendell Birch passed 8-for-15 for 102 yards, with Corey McElveen making two catches for 70 yards.
Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION |
Frankford | 5 0 1
#Lincoln | 5 1 0
Northeast | 4 2 0
Washington | 2 3 1
King | 2 4 0
Olney | 2 4 0
Mastbaum | 0 6 0
MID-CITY DIVISION
*Roxborough | 5 1 0
Germantown | 5 1 0
Central | 4 2 0
Penn | 3 3 0
Dobbins | 2 3 1
Gratz | 0 4 2
Edison | 0 5 1
* -- beat Gtn. for first.
WESTERN DIVISION
Bartram | 6 0 0
Southern | 5 1 0
Franklin | 3 2 1
Univ. City | 3 2 1
West Phila. | 2 4 0
Overbrook | 1 5 0
Bok | 0 6 0
Coaches' All-Public
NORTHERN DIVISION |
Offense | |
L | Ed Noble | Fkd
L | Mike Glunn | NE
L | Bill Gobeler | Wash
L | Drew DeMarco | Linc
L | Ron Musser | Linc
Rec. | Anthony Kull | Mast
Rec. | Ed Gerety | Fkd
QB | Mark Oetzel | Oln
RB | Kevin Duckett | NE
RB | Ron Morman | Fkd
RB | Terry Deputy | King
K | George Pohl | Wash
Defense | |
L | Stan Nichols | Wash
L | Darrell Miller | Linc
L | Bob O'Connell | Fkd
L | Walt Parrish | Fkd
LB | George Cronin | NE
LB | Kevin Millhouse | King
LB | Jim Bleming | Wash
LB | Tony Piscopo | Linc
B | Bruce Carthon | Linc
B | Lance Huggett | NE
B | Chris Yurkow | Fkd
MID-CITY DIVISION |
Offense | |
L | Greg Albanesius | Rox
L | Dana McCrewell | Gtn
L | Dwayne Alexander | Penn
L | Donald West | Penn
L | Mike Horan | Rox
Rec. | Ricky Womack | Dobb
Rec. | Greg "E. Coast" Smith | Gtn
QB | None |
RB | Kurtis Todd | Cent
RB | Calvin Moultrie | Penn
RB | Kevin Fenning | Gtn
RB | David Turner | Rox
P | John Sutton | Gtn
Defense | |
L | Ray "Chuckie" Wallace | Edi
L | Charlie Wismer | Rox
L | Ivan O'Connor | Cent
L | Gary Fulton | Gtz
L | Jeff Parkinson | Gtn
L | Alan Peaks | Cent
LB | George Godfrey | Cent
LB | Don Healey | Rox
B | Kevin Ingram | Dobb
B | Sam Barnett | Rox
B | Mike Logan | Gtn
WESTERN DIVISION |
Offense | |
L | Richard Thompson | Bok
L | Robert Jones | West
L | Maurice Stovall | Bart
L | Howard Jones | UC
L | Jim Voiro | Sou
Rec. | Vaughn Taylor | Fkn
Rec. | Frank Olszewski | Sou
QB | Don Speller | Bart
RB | James Smith | UC
RB | Paul Davis | Fkn
RB | Kevin Bennett | Sou
RB | Harold Cottman | Bart
P | Dudley Clemmer | Sou
Defense | |
L | Christopher Giddings | West
L | Mark Liles | UC
L | Carlos Edwards | Bart
LB | Alfonso Ricks | Ovb
LB | Bobby Wilson | Bart
LB | Gary Farnesi | Sou
B | Frank Timmons | Bart
B | Warren Brookins | UC
B | Thomas Bellmon | Fkn
B | Fred Dukes | Fkn
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Frankford Coach Al Angelo Record 5-0-1, 9-1-1 All-Stars Ed Noble, L Ed Gerety, Rec. Ron Morman, RB Ken Richardson, KR Bob O'Connell, DL Walt Parrish, DL Chris Yurkow, DB
Catholic League
Semifinals Doubleheader at Veterans Stadium Wood 19, Dougherty 13 Dougherty had the ball on Wood's 3 with 0:27 left. But as QB Andy Baratta pulled away from center, Steve Toborowski broke through to force a fumble and teammate Bill Marsh recovered. O'Hara 9, West 6 O'Hara scored its points within a 58-second span in the third quarter -- Bill Mitchell's 26-yard field goal and Neil Doogan's 14-yard run with an airborne fumble. Final At Northeast Wood 7, O'Hara 6 Wood posted a 35-yard TD run by Bill Black (22-101) on its first series, then held on. With 6:44 remaining, Bob Rafferty ran 4 yards for a TD and kicker Bill Mitchell ran onto the field though O'Hara was trailing the total offense battle by 50 yards and that would have been the determining factor had the game ended in a tie. After much discussion, O'Hara went for two and Brian McCartney intercepted.
Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION
CITY SECTIION |
Dougherty | 7 1 0
Judge | 6 1 1
Ryan | 5 3 0
North | 3 5 0
SUBURBAN SECTION |
Wood | 5 2 1
Egan | 5 3 0
La
Salle | 2 6 0
Kenrick | 0 8 0
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
CITY SECTION |
West | 7 0 0
SJ
Prep | 5 2 0
Neumann | 1 6 0
Roman | 1 6 0
SUBURBAN SECTION |
O'Hara | 5 2 0
Bonner | 4 3 0
Carroll | 4 3 0
St.
James | 1 6 0
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN DIVISION |
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Tom Sutton | Ryan
L | Steve Toborowski | Wood
L | Tom Behr | Judge
L | Joe Quigg | McD
L | Len Lynch | Egan
Rec. | Mike McCloskey | Judge
Rec. | Jim Pawloski | Ryan
QB | Ed Hughes | Ryan
RB | Harry Ulmer | North
RB | Bill Black | Wood
RB | Dan Dougherty | Egan
Defense | |
E | Tony Heffner | Dough
E | Bill Marsh | Wood
IL | Michael White | Dough
IL | Willie Schoenleber | Wood
IL | Harry Venezia | Ken
LB | Bob McGarrity | Dough
LB | John Kershaw | Dough
LB | Ed McArdle | Judge
B | John McFadden | Wood
B | Vinnie Romano | Ken
B | Pat Haviland | Dough
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Steve Sugden | O'H
L | Jeff Kiely | Carr
L | Steve Minnick | Bonn
L | Joe Ledva | O'H
L | Al Juliano | O'H
Rec. | Wally Rutecki | Bonn
Rec. | Joe Devlin | West
QB | Fran Wilson | West
RB | Pat Kane | West
RB | Mike Santoleri | Carr
RB | Kevin O'Sullivan | Bonn
Defense | |
E | Lou Cambria | Neum
E | Art Richardson | West
IL | Joe Hoffman | O'H
IL | Joe Whinnery | Bonn
IL | Carl Ramirez | West
LB | Dan Burns | St. J
LB | Jack Hawley | West
LB | Jim Myers | O'H
B | Tom Leonard | Bonn
B | Joe Maida | Carr
B | Drew Bilotta | O'H
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Wood Coach Skip Duffy Record 5-2-1, 8-3-1 All-Stars Steve Toborowski, L Bill Black, RB Willie Schoenleber, DL Bill Marsh, DE John McFadden, DB
Inter-Ac League
Season's Recap Malvern (4-0-0)
The Friars clinched with a week to go by hammering
visiting Episcopal, 34-8. Paul Phelan scored three TDs
three ways -- run, punt return, pass from Pat Van Horn.
PC was second (3-1-0) and a 35-14 loser to visiting
Malvern (four TDs by Phelan).
Standings
Malvern | 4 0 0
Penn
Charter | 3 1 0
Haverford School | 2 2 0
Gtn.
Academy | 1 3 0
Episcopal | 0 4 0
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | George Twardy | MP
L | George "Skeeter" Newby | HS
L | John Bradford | MP
L | Jay Borkowski | EA
L | Craig Born | HS
L | Mike Salaman | GA
Rec. | Rich Jones | MP
Rec. | Jim McGarvey | PC
QB | Pat Van Horn | MP
QB | Bob Vorraso | PC
RB | Chris Williams | GA
RB | Paul Phelan | MP
RB | Terry Dowling | PC
Defense | |
E | Rick Bedford | PC
E | Jim McAfee | GA
L | Craig O'Brien | MP
L | Steve O'Brien | MP
L | Mike Corboy | PC
LB | John Landzidelle | GA
LB | Joe Sullivan | MP
LB | Glenn Tilley | PC
B | Drew Hood | GA
B | Mike Civitella | MP
B | Cliff "Corky" Andrews | PC
B | Bob Jackson | PC
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Malvern Coach Gamp Pellegrini Record 4-0-0, 8-2-0 All-Stars George Twardy, C John Bradford, L Rich Jones, Rec. Pat Van Horn, QB Paul Phelan, RB Craig O'Brien, DL Steve O'Brien, DL Joe Sullivan, LB Mike Civitella, DB
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026