Scholastic Football, 1992
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All-City
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
L | Mike Baxter | Wood
L | Dwight "D.J." Patterson | King
L | Nate Gibson | Overbrook
L | Chris Marrone | Neumann
L | Bill Brightcliffe | Penn Charter
Rec. | Troy Kersey | Dougherty
Rec. | Kenyatta Carter | Olney
QB | Mike Samuel | Penn Charter
RB | James "Noot" Smith | Gratz
RB | Greg Kirwan | Bonner
RB | Jeff Steigerwalt | Episcopal
MP | Courtney Batts | Penn Charter
K | Matt Greenleaf | Dougherty
P | Mike Roberts | Carroll
Defense | |
L | Manny Gonzalez | Dougherty
L | Kevin Conlin | La Salle
L | Porfirio Barrera | Washington
L | Joel Rivers | Roman
LB | Gene McAleer | Ryan
LB | Mike Hemmert | Bonner
LB | Robert Alford | Dobbins
B | Michael Russell | Bok
B | Sean McDermott | La Salle
B | Dave McDonald | Ryan
B | Scott Hunter | Northeast
SECOND TEAM |
Offense | |
L | Shawn Bell | Bonner
L | Mark Micenec | Dougherty
L | Lawrence Pitchford | Dobbins
L | Roger Millhouse | Northeast
L | Dave Simmonds | Episcopal
Rec. | Chris Person | Episcopal
Rec. | Denis Kane | Gtn. Acad.
QB | Joe Shenko | Judge
RB | Bill Tatar | La Salle
RB | Brandon Shepherdson | Penn Charter
RB | Jamie Calloway | Franklin
MP | Shawn Singletary | West Phila.
K | Joe Noll | Roman
P | Jeff Perry | Egan
Defense | |
L | John James | Dougherty
L | Mark Kulesa | Hav. School
L | Anthony "Buck" Sheeran | Southern
L | Paul Goral | Ryan
LB | Blair Hicks | Gtn. Acad.
LB | Jason Russ | Roxborough
LB | Ephraim Ramsey | Roxborough
LB | Jerry Fulton | Franklin
LB | Lamont Waters | Mastbaum
B | Desmon Heath | Washington
B | Dwayne Cuff | King
B | Eugene Small | Roman
THIRD TEAM |
Offense | |
L | Mark Jones | Ryan
L | Robert Whitmire | Olney
L | Damian Lavelle | SJ Prep
L | Ralph Tancredi | Bonner
L | Mike Adamow | La Salle
Rec. | Germal Williams | Dobbins
Rec. | Mike Gubler | Judge
Rec. | William "Boo" Minor | Frankford
QB | Kenny Pickron | Dobbins
RB | Anthony Sheridan | Neumann
RB | Brian Kennedy | Judge
MP | Antoine Brockington | Northeast
MP | Tom Indio | Dougherty
K | Matt Greim | Episcopal
P | Thaddeus Mamienski | Northeast
Defense | |
L | Shawn Stratz | North Cath.
L | William Ward | Roman
L | Jim Mahoney | McDevitt
L | Paul DiCicco | McDevitt
L | John Dwyer | Malvern
LB | Bob McCabe | St. James
LB | Jason Berghaier | Judge
LB | Brent Johnstone | Germantown
LB | Shawn McNesby | Roman
B | Greg Venuti | Bonner
B | Darrien Peoples | Lincoln
B | Gerry Gontz | Ryan
Public League
Quarterfinals King 28, Bartram 12 QB Dwayne Cuff scored twice, turning one of his three carries into a 62-yard TD. Mike Whitters returned a punt 68 yards for a score. For Bartram, Barry Green passed 12-for-27 for 166 yards and an 84-yard score to Abraham Holman (6-154). Washington 49, Dobbins 0 Porfirio Barrera scored on a pass and an interception return. Apollo Wright ran for one TD and passed for two more. Desmon Heath returned a punt 39 yards for the first TD and Sulaiman Rahman made two interceptions. Mastbaum 28, Bok 0 Lamont Waters (20-105) and Jerald Lyons (17-85) ran for one score apiece. Waters added eight tackles. Roxborough 20, Northeast 14 On fourth-and-goal at the 1 with time running out, Van Rawls tackled receiver Antoine Brockington (4-55) to preserve the win. Rawls also ran for a score. Ephraim Ramsey ran for one TD and caught a pass for another. For Northeast, Jeff Ricci passed 9-for-15 for 120 yards. Semifinals Doubleheader at Northeast Washington 39, King 0 Sulaiman Rahman made two interceptions and scored the last TD as the backup QB. William Potter (9-95) had the best stats of the other four Eagles who ran for TDs. Mastbaum 18, Roxborough 6 Lamont Waters ran for two TDs. Roxborough's TD came when backup QB Bradford Jenkins took a pitchout from Sean Gray and tossed an 86-yard pass (longest in city postseason history) to Roger Hillanbrand. Final At Northeast Washington 20, Mastbaum 0 Sophomore Desmon Heath made a team-high seven tackles and rushed 45 yards for the game's final score as Washington captured its third title in four years and became the first team in 24 years of scheduled title games to win by back-to-back shutouts. Ronald "Butch" Crawley (8-56) and Ryan Barksdale (10-44) also ran for TDs. Sulaiman Rahman ended Mastbaum's best scoring chance with an interception on the 2.
Standings
DIVISION A |
Washington | 5 0 0
Northeast | 4 1 0
Frankford | 2 3 0
Olney | 2 3 0
Lincoln | 0 5 0
DIVISION B |
Roxborough | 5 0 0
Dobbins | 4 1 0
Central | 2 3 0
Germantown | 1 4 0
Gratz | 1 4 0
DIVISION C |
*King | 4 1 0
Mastbaum | 4 1 0
Franklin | 3 2 0
Edison | 1 4 0
Overbrook | 0 5 0
* -- beat Mast. for first.
DIVISION D |
Bok | 5 0 0
*Bartram | 3 2 0
West Phila. | 3 2 0
Univ. City | 1 4 0
Southern | 0 5 0
* -- beat West for second.
Coaches' All-Public
DIVISION A |
Washington |
Ryan
Barksdale | RB
Porfirio Barrera | Rec.
Apollo Wright | QB
Gene
Wigfield | L
Aaron
Goodman | L
Jason
Killich | Rec.
Sulaiman Rahman | DB
Northeast |
Scott
Hunter | RB
Harun
Thomas | Rec.
Scott
Calpin | L
Jeff
Ricci | QB
Olney |
Larry
Abney | QB
Robert Whitmire | L
Larry
Chester | RB
Frankford |
Chris
Stathakopoulos | LB
William "Boo" Minor | Rec.
Lincoln |
Darrien Peoples | RB
DIVISION B |
Roxborough |
Jason
Russ | LB
Ephraim Ramsey | RB
Roger
Hillanbrand | DB
Van
Rawls | DB
Harry
Wescott | LB
Dobbins |
Lawrence Pitchford | L
Germal Williams | Rec.
Robert Alford | LB
McKinley Lingham | Rec.
Kenny
Pickron | K
Central |
Marc
Wilson | RB
Frank
Lundy | RB
Walt
Campbell | DL
Germantown |
Theodore Gibson | DL
Carey
King | RB
Brent
Johnstone | RB
Gratz |
James
"Noot" Smith | RB
DIVISION C |
King |
Dwight "D.J." Patterson | DL
Sanford Moore | RB
Dwayne Cuff | QB
Mike
Withers | DB
Lewis
Jefferies | Rec.
Mastbaum |
Lamont Waters | LB
Dameon Stevenson | DL
Dan
Plajer | RB
Mike
Anderson | DB
Brian
Wallace | LB
Franklin |
Jerry
Fulton | LB
Jamie
Calloway | RB
Brian
Gilbert | RB
Larheim Brown | DL
Edison |
Robert Bettis | DB
Eddie
Jones | QB
Overbrook |
Nate
Gibson | L
DIVISION D |
Bartram |
Tony
Gray | RB-DB
Jason
Tadlock | L-DL
Zack
Parks | L-DL
Timothy Felder | L
Bok |
Michael Russell | QB
Derek
Stevenson | L-LB
Daniel Gibbons | L
Tawan
Miller | RB-LB
West |
Shawn
Singletary | RB-DB
Marquis Robinson | RB-LB
Darrell Fittimon | L-DL
Seantai Young | L
Univ. City |
Jermaine Alexander | L-LB
Jamal
Braswell | RB-DB
Quenton Hill | L-DL-K
Southern |
Anthony "Buck" Sheeran | Rec.-DL
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Washington Coach Ron Cohen Record 5-0-0, 10-2-0 All-Stars Gene Wigfield, L Jason Killich, Rec. Apollo Wright, QB Ryan Barksdale, RB Porfirio Barrera, DL Aaron Goodman, DL Desmon Heath, DB Sulaiman Rahman, DB
Catholic League
Quarterfinals Judge 14, La Salle 2 Holder Joe Shenko, the QB, fired a clinching TD pass to Steve "Whitey" Kurczewski off a fake field goal with 1:37 left. Jason Berghaier (eight tackles) and Jason Logue (two interceptions) led the defense. Ryan 14, Dougherty 7 Six plays after Dave McDonald made an interception, Jaime Brown (28-138) ran 3 yards for his second TD with 0:21 left. To thwart Dougherty's high-powered air attack, Ryan often used a 3-3-5 defensive alignment. Roman 14, O'Hara 7 Greg Alexander made 13 tackles (four sacks, two more for losses) and Dave Melaragni threw two TD passes. Bonner 14, St. James 10 Greg Kirwan rushed 28 times for 207 yards and a TD while Mike Hemmert made 14 tackles, including two sacks. St. James had first-and-10 at Bonner's 17 with 1:48 left, but was stopped. Semifinals At Northeast Ryan 14, Judge 7 With 1:21 left, Dave McDonald made his 11th interception of the season to preserve the win. Ray McFall ran for two short TDs. Roman 23, Bonner 19 QB Dave Melaragni ran for three TDs, including an 85-yarder that provided a 23-13 lead. Bonner's Mike Mitros passed 12-for-19 for 274 yards and two TDs to Pete Capuzzi. Final At La Salle University Ryan 25, Roman 8 Gene McAleer (six tackles) and Dave McDonald (three interceptions) led a defense that limited Roman to 60 yards total offense and gave Ryan its first unbeaten season (12-0-1) in 25 years of CL competition. McDonald returned one of his pilfers for a 34-yard TD. Jaime Brown carried 24 times for 72 yards and a score. Eugene Small ran for Roman's TD.
Standings
NORTHERN DIVISION
Ryan | 6 0 1
Judge | 5 1 1
La
Salle | 5 2 0
Dougherty | 5 2 0
McDevitt | 3 4 0
Wood | 2 5 0
North | 1 6 0
Egan | 0 7 0
3 -- beat Dough. for third. |
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
Roman | 6 0 1
St.
James | 5 1 1
Bonner | 5 2 0
4O'Hara | 4 3 0
Neumann | 4 3 0
Carroll | 1 6 0
SJ
Prep | 1 6 0
West | 1 6 0
4 -- beat Neum. for fourth.
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN DIVISION |
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Mike Adamow | La S
L | Chris Nocco | Ryan
L | Mike Baxter | Wood
L | Ken Metzger | Judge
L | Mark Micenec | Dough
WR | Troy Kersey | Dough
WR | Mike Gubler | Judge
TE | Chad Ormond | La S
QB | Joe Shenko | Judge
RB | Bill McGivern | Judge
RB | Tom Indio | Dough
RB | Bill Tatar | La S
K | Matt Greenleaf | Dough
P | Jeff Perry | Egan
Defense | |
L | John Del Ricci | Ryan
L | Manny Gonzalez | Dough
L | Shawn Stratz | North
E/OB | Paul Goral | Ryan
E/OB | Steve Kurczewski | Judge
ILB | Gene McAleer | Ryan
ILB | Dominic Gregorio | McD
ILB | Jason Berghaier | Judge
B | Dave McDonald | Ryan
B | Gerry Gontz | Ryan
B | Tom Indio | Dough
B | Sean McDermott | La S
SECOND TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Dave Dickson | Dough
L | Jerry Lynch | Egan
L | Tim Hart | Judge
L | Mark Jones | Ryan
L | Greg Lavin | La S
L | Bill Battersby | Dough
WR | Mike Wagner | Wood
TE | Matt Offner | Ryan
TE | Ben Smith | McD
TE | Mike Wynne | North
QB | Walt Bartle | Dough
QB | Bill Ring | McD
RB | Ray Sell | Ryan
RB | Roger Wright | McD
RB | Brett Lynch | Wood
K | Jeff Murray | Judge
P | Kevin Wyszynski | Ryan
Defense | |
L | Paul DiCicco | McD
L | Matt Butler | Wood
L | John James | Dough
L | Kevin Conlin | La S
L | Joe McKenzie | La S
L | George Ramey | Judge
E/OB | Mike Flanigan | La S
E/OB | Ron Brown | Wood
ILB | Nick Tamaro | Dough
ILB | Chris Brady | La S
ILB | Chad Ormond | La S
B | Lou DiMichele | Judge
B | Ed Connolly | Wood
B | Jack Boyle | McD
B | Warren Metzger | Judge
B | Fran Barthmaier | Egan
SOUTHERN DIVISION |
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Phil Blessington | St. J
L | Chris Marrone | Neum
L | Chris McGeehan | St. J
L | Dan Palmer | Bonn
L | Damian Lavelle | Prep
WR | Scott Durning | O'H
WR | Larry Rivello | West
TE | Pat Sweeney | West
QB | Mike Mulholland | St. J
RB | Greg Kirwan | Bonn
RB | Bob McCabe | St. J
RB | Anthony Sheridan | Neum
K | Joe Noll | Roman
P | Mike Roberts | Carr
Defense | |
L | Joel Rivers | Roman
L | Brian Noll | Bonn
L | Tom Greenawalt | O'H
E/OB | Bill Ward | Roman
E/OB | Kevin Maguire | St. J
ILB | Mike Hemmert | Bonn
ILB | Shawn McNesby | Roman
ILB | Scott O'Shea | O'H
B | Greg Venuti | Bonn
B | Dan Reilly | West
B | John Lynch | Neum
B | Mike Bracken | O'H
SECOND TEAM |
Offense | |
C | Jim Rost | Roman
L | Matt Wood | O'H
L | Eric Gillard | Roman
L | Bill Mower | Roman
L | Kevin Cleary | O'H
L | Harry Dougherty | Carr
L | Shawn Bell | Bonn
L | John Gibson | West
WR | Shawn McNesby | Roman
WR | Ricky Henderson | Neum
TE | Mike Roberts | Carr
TE | P.J. Bradley | O'H
QB | John Friel | West
QB | Dave Melaragni | Roman
QB | John Rex | Neum
RB | Eugene Small | Roman
RB | Brett Wolski | O'H
K | Kevin Ryan | O'H
Defense | |
L | Damian Lavelle | Prep
L | Chris Marrone | Neum
L | Tim Cairy | Neum
L | Chris Hamwright | Prep
E/OB | Don Lepore | Prep
ILB | Nick Sgarra | Carr
ILB | Chris Caserio | Neum
ILB | Bob McCabe | St. J
ILB | Joe Fleming | Carr
ILB | Chalie Brown | West
B | Kevin Martin | St. J
B | Scott Del Orefice | Carr
B | Joe Noll | Roman
B | Dave Melaragni | Roman
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Ryan Coach Glen Galeone Record 6-0-1, 12-0-1 All-Stars Chris Nocco, L Mark Jones, L Matt Offner, TE Ray Sell, RB Kevin Wyszynski, P John Del Ricci, DL Paul Goral, E/OLB Gene McAleer, LB Paul Nice, LB Dave McDonald, DB Gerry Gontz, DB
Inter-Ac League
Season's Recap Penn Charter (4-0-0)
With Bill Gallagher on sabbatical, Brian McCloskey filled in
and produced a titlist. In the finale, the visiting Quakers topped
GA, 28-21, as Courtney Batts returned the opening kickoff 78
yards for a score and Brandon Shepherdson added three rushing
TDs and 139 yards on 19 carries. Episcopal placed second at 3-1-0.
Standings
Penn
Charter | 4 0 0
Episcopal | 3 1 0
Gtn.
Academy | 1 3 0
Haverford School | 1 3 0
Malvern | 1 3 0
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
Offense | |
L | Andrew Martina | PC
L | Joe Kling | MP
L | Dave Simmonds | EA
L | Kerry O'Brien | EA
L | Mark Kulesa | HS
Rec. | Courtney Batts | PC
Rec. | Denis Kane | GA
QB | Mike Samuel | PC
QB | Jeff Goane | HS
RB | Brandon Shepherdson | PC
RB | Jeff Steigerwalt | EA
K | Matt Greim | EA
Defense | |
L | Bill Brightcliffe | PC
L | John Dwyer | MP
L | Justin Rubino | MP
L | Mike Sposato | PC
L | Mark Muraglia | EA
LB | Dave Tozzi | EA
LB | George Vokolos | PC
LB | Blair Hicks | GA
B | Chris Person | EA
B | Matt O'Brien | MP
B | Brian Faso | EA
B | Coley Murphy | GA
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Penn Charter Coach Brian McCloskey Record 4-0-0, 6-1-0 All-Stars Andrew Martina, L Courtney Batts, Rec. Mike Samuel, QB Brandon Shepherdson, RB Bill Brightcliffe, DL Mike Sposato, DL George Vokolos, LB
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Published
March 5, 2026
Updated
March 5, 2026