City Basketball, 1966

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1966

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City Title

At Lincoln | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Edison

56, St. Thomas More 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Erv "Stu" Staggs scored 17 points and Jack Stevenson, a 6-9 late bloomer,

gathered in 10 rebounds as the Inventors became the first PL team to bring the City Title to North Philadelphia since Gratz in 1939. Nate

Mask (13 rebounds) and Sam Gore scored 10 points apiece. Tom Flaherty (15) led More, which got within 53-50 with 1:30 left

before Mask hit three free throws.

Public League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS At Lincoln Edison 55, West 52 After a two-week delay because of a coaches’ strike, Sam Gore (17)

and Erv “Stu” Staggs (14) were the leaders as the Inventors won a playoff for

the first time. Bill Evans converted a tap-in to draw West (Cliff Robinson 19) within

51-50 with 1:30 left, but Staggs and Gore converted one-and-ones to settle the issue. At Roxborough Germantown 39, Southern 37 Stan Best and Donnell Greene (15) scored consecutive baskets as the Bears

left behind a 35-35 tie. Wilf Shamlin and Jerry Lee scored nine apiece for Southern. FINAL At Northeast Edison 78, Germantown 70 Edison maintained control throughout as Rick Jordan scored 10 of his 20 points

in a 22-14 first quarter. Erv "Stu" Staggs (20), Nate Mask (15), Sam Gore (12)

and 6-9 Jack Stevenson (11) also reached double figures as the starters did all the

scoring. Stevenson plucked 16 rebounds. Staggs held Donnell Greene, G-town's recordholder

for points in a game (46), to seven points. Bill Scott had 18 points.

Standings

Edison | 12 | 2

Germantown | 12 | 2

Southern | 12 | 2

West Phila. | 12 | 2

Bartram | 10 | 4

Overbrook | 10 | 4

Central | 9 | 5

Northeast | 9 | 5

Franklin | 8 | 6

Roxborough | 8 | 6

Bok | 5 | 9

Lincoln | 5 | 9

Olney | 4 | 10

Frankford | 3 | 11

Washington | 3 | 11

Dobbins | 2 | 12

Gratz | 2 | 12

Mastbaum | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Walter

"Buddy" Harris | Rox | 14 | 475 | 33.9

Erv

"Stu" Staggs | Edi | 14 | 332 | 23.7

Donnell Greene | Gtn | 14 | 321 | 22.4

Jim Harris | Bart | 14 | 316 | 22.6

Ray Holman | West | 14 | 253 | 18.1

Wilf Shamlin | Sou | 14 | 223 | 15.9

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Wayne Gibbons | Cent | 14 | 324 | 23.1

Mike Kamen | NE | 14 | 312 | 22.3

Cliff Robinson | West | 14 | 222 | 15.9

Bill Scott | Gtn | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Charlie Orbann | Wash | 14 | 356 | 25.4

Champs' Rotation

1966

EDISON

Coach

Ed D'Andrea

Record

12-2, 19-4

Starters

Erv

"Stu" Staggs

Jack Stevenson

Sam Gore

Nate Mask

Rick Jordan

Key

Subs

Leonard Lee

Tyrone Mann

Catholic League

Playoffs

South First-Place Playoff

At Neumann

ST More 56, Bonner 46

Pat McDonnell (20) and Tom Flaherty (12) scored in double figures while John

Pierantozzi, Carl Brooks and Fran O’Hanlon split 24 points. Mike Hauer (17) and Ron

Branch (13) paced Bonner.

First Round

Doubleheader at the Palestra

Bonner 65, North 49

Bob McEntee (18) led the Friars, who stormed to a 20-11 lead after one quarter.

Stan Witalec (16) paced North.

Neumann 75, Dougherty 53

Bob Atene and Bruce Connelly scored 18 points apiece to pace the Pirates, who

also received double digits from Tom DiMuzio (14), Rocky Natale (11) and John Robish (10).

Gene Maurer scored 14 points for Dougherty.

Semifinals

Doubleheader at the Palestra

ST More 48, Bonner 45

Fran O’Hanlon (16), Tom Flaherty (11) and Carl Brooks (10) scored in

double figures and O’Hanlon posted his team’s final four points on free throws.

Ron Branch (15) led Bonner.

Judge 58, Neumann 47

John Sutor collected 19 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks and Gene Kelly added

13 points. Neumann had just one lead, 16-14, and high-scoring Bob Atene was held to 10

points.

FINAL

At the Palestra

ST More 62, Judge 47

Fran O'Hanlon scored 20 points and the Golden Bears used a 49-20 rebound

advantage to overcome 27-for-74 shooting. John Pierantozzi (18), 250-pound Pat McDonnell

and Carl Brooks (13 apiece) led the boarding. Gene Kelly (16) topped Judge.

Standings

NORTH | |

Judge | 11 | 1

Dougherty | 10 | 2

North | 7 | 5

La Salle | 6 | 6

McDevitt | 6 | 6

Kenrick | 2 | 10

Egan | 0 | 12

SOUTH | |

a-ST More | 12 | 2

Bonner | 12 | 2

Neumann | 9 | 5

SJ Prep | 8 | 6

Roman | 6 | 8

O'Hara | 5 | 9

West | 2 | 12

St. James | 2 | 12

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Dan Kelly | McD | 12 | 276 | 23.0

Tom Lynch | Judge | 12 | 176 | 14.7

Stan Witalec | North | 12 | 235 | 19.6

Jim Murphy | Ken | 12 | 202 | 16.8

Gene Kelly | Judge | 12 | 188 | 15.7

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Jim Fitzgerald | Egan | 10 | 179 | 17.9

Ed Holzer | Dough | 12 | 127 | 10.6

Bill Macready | Dough | 12 | 122 | 10.2

Paul Stonis | La S | 11 | 154 | 14.0

Gene Maurer | Dough | 12 | 159 | 13.3

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Mike Hauer | Bonn | 14 | 297 | 21.2

John

Pierantozzi | More | 14 | 239 | 17.1

Fran O'Hanlon | More | 14 | 225 | 16.1

Bob Atene | Neum | 14 | 237 | 16.9

Steve Schaefer | Roman | 13 | 235 | 18.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Mike Nash | Prep | 14 | 171 | 12.2

John McFadden | O'H | 14 | 172 | 12.3

Tom Czerpak | Roman | 14 | 200 | 14.3

John Robish | Neum | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Tom DiMuzio | Neum | 14 | 188 | 13.4

Champs' Rotation

1966

ST MORE

Coach

Billy Hoy

Record

12-2, 22-5

Starters

Fran O'Hanlon

John

Pierantozzi

Carl Brooks

Pat McDonnell

Tom Flaherty

Key

Subs

John Derham

Bob McCabe

Rich

"Skip" Gordon

Inter-Ac League

Malvern (13-1) The clincher came in Game No. 13. Fran Dunphy (15) and Joe Walters (11)

scored in double figures as the Friars dumped visiting Gtn. Academy, 48-38. Hopes for a

perfect league season were dashed in the finale, a 63-55 loss to host Haverford School,

the runner-up at 12-2. Malvern had won 27 consecutive league games.

Standings

Malvern | 13 | 1

Haverford Sch. | 12 | 2

Gtn. Academy | 9 | 5

Gtn. Friends | 9 | 5

Episcopal | 6 | 8

Penn Charter | 4 | 10

Chestnut Hill | 3 | 11

Fds. Central | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM |

Joe Walters | MP

Fran Dunphy | MP

Hank Stringer | HS

Steve Dittman | EA

Eric Minkin | GA

SECOND

TEAM |

Bob Freas | GA

Andy McConnell | HS

Tony McDermott | MP

Fred D'Angelo | MP

Ted Coxe | GF

Champs' Rotation

MALVERN

Coach

Dan Dougherty

Record

13-1, 18-5

Starters

Joe Walters

Fran Dunphy

Tony McDermott

Paul Miller

Fred D'Angelo

Key

Subs

John McDonnell

Stan Javie

Mike Bolger