Scholastic Basketball, 1967
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City Title
At the
Palestra | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
North
Catholic 50, Overbrook 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Hank Siemiontkowski scored saved nine of his 10 points for a 15-10 fourth quarter and Ron
Kurtz (16) was steady throughout for the Falcons, who shook off an 11-3 deficit. Bob Wheeler, Dennis Bohn and Bill Shouldis
split 24 points. North tripled its rebounding output in the second half, improving from seven to 21. Bill Turner (14), Mike
Gale (13) and Eldred "Jay" Bagley (11) led 'Brook.
Public League
Playoffs
PRE-PLAYOFFS
At Franklin
Bok 67, Bartram 54
Ron Stewart scored 18 points and Lou Exum and Arthur Evans added 16 apiece
as Bok won a postseason game for the first time. Mickey Grimes (17) led Bartram, which
went scoreless for 7:29 as Bok reeled off 11 points for a 36-26 lead.
At Northeast
Franklin 74, Lincoln 60
Ira Miles scored 13 of his 28 points in the last quarter and received
assistance from Don Easley (23). Doug Gray (19) and Ron Moyer (18) led Lincoln.
SEMIFINALS
At Roxborough
Overbrook 70, Franklin 63
Mike Gale shot 16-for-19 from the line en route to 30 points and Ron Eleby
added 19 points while Eldred βJayβ Bagley and Carlyle Corbin combined to hound
Franklin scorer Ira Miles into a seven-point showing. Don Easley managed 19 points to pick
up the slack.
At Frankford
Germantown 61, Bok 56
Willie Sojourner scored 11 of his 19 points in the second half for the
Bears, who fashioned a 50-40 lead with 2:15 left and then held on. Dwight Patterson (15)
and Wesley Person (13) helped. Lou Exum (23) and Ronald Stewart (19) led Bok.
FINAL
At Lincoln
Overbrook 49, Germantown 42
Eldred "Jay" Bagley scored six of his team-high 19 points in a 12-7
opening period as Overbrook established early control. Mike Gale shot 9-for-10 from the
line en route to 17 points. For Germantown, which shot 13-for-58 and fell 30 points short
of its scoring average, 6-7 Willie Sojourner had 25 points.
Standings
Overbrook | 14 | 0
Germantown | 12 | 2
Bartram | 10 | 4
Bok | 10 | 4
Edison | 10 | 4
Franklin | 10 | 4
Lincoln | 10 | 4
West Phila. | 9 | 5
Northeast | 8 | 6
Olney | 8 | 6
Southern | 7 | 7
Central | 4 | 10
Dobbins | 4 | 10
Roxborough | 3 | 11
Frankford | 2 | 12
Mastbaum | 2 | 12
Washington | 2 | 12
Gratz | 1 | 13
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Mike Kamen | NE | 14 | 439 | 31.4
Ira Miles | Fkn | 14 | 398 | 28.4
Don Flowers | Oln | 14 | 342 | 24.4
Mike Gale | Ovb | 14 | 202 | 14.4
Willie
Sojourner | Gtn | 14 | 251 | 17.9
Ron Stewart | Bok | 14 | 305 | 21.8
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Dave Mask | Edi | 14 | 263 | 18.8
Lou Exum | Bok | 14 | 271 | 19.4
Gary Gray | Linc | 14 | 337 | 24.1
Greg Cannon | Linc | 14 | 248 | 17.7
Dean Weigand | Mast | 14 | 305 | 21.8
Champs' Rotation
OVERBROOK
Coach
Paul Ward
Record
14-0, 21-2
Starters
Mike Gale
Eldred
"Jay" Bagley
Bill Turner
Ron Eleby
Carlyle Corbin
Key
Subs
Larry Jones
Ken Stanton
Catholic League
Playoffs
South Preplayoff At Bonner Neumann 49, West 45 Bob Atene scored 21 points and Joe Black added 12. Ron Billingslea had 13 for
West. First Round North 71, Neumann 69 (2 ot) Ron Kurtz (25 points) and Hank Siemiontkowski (17) enabled the Falcons to
survive the grueling game. For Neumann, Bob Atene hit 14 field goals for 28 points β
a CL postseason record β and scored 12 to help erase a 10-point deficit in the final
6:00 of regulation. Dougherty 66, OβHara 49 Jack Kerrigan (19) and Bob Walsh (18) paced Dougherty, which won the second
half, 41-20. Joe Hazinsky (19) led OβHara. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra North 60, Judge 57 Ron Kurtz scored 21 points and Dennis Bohn (17) converted a steal and race
downcourt into the go-ahead basket as the clock melted below 0:20. Len Caprisecca (22) and
Sam Cancelliere (16) paced Judge. Bonner 58, Dougherty 45 Nick Scogna (24) and Ed Phillips (13) led the way. Only Jack Snyder (16)
reached double figures for Dougherty. FINAL At the Palestra North 58, Bonner 56 (2 ot) The game was decided when Ron Kurtz (15 points) missed a 25-foot jumper and
Dennis Bohn (10) soared high to bank home a buzzer-beating follow. Hank Siemiontkowski
scored 19 points and canned two tip-ins to finalize regulation at 50-50. The Falcons led,
56-51, with 1:19 left in the first OT before Bonner rallied. The Friars' Nick Scogna
scored 10 of his 21 points in the final quarter.
Standings
NORTH | |
Judge | 13 | 1
North | 12 | 2
Dougherty | 10 | 4
La Salle | 9 | 5
McDevitt | 5 | 9
Egan | 4 | 10
Kenrick | 2 | 12
Wood | 1 | 13
SOUTH | |
Bonner | 11 | 3
O'Hara | 11 | 3
a-Neumann | 8 | 6
West | 8 | 6
ST More | 7 | 7
SJ Prep | 5 | 9
St. James | 4 | 10
Roman | 2 | 12
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Hank
Siemiontkowski | North | 14 | 225 | 16.1
Jack Meehan | La S | 14 | 131 | 9.4
Jack Snyder | Dough | 14 | 154 | 11.0
Bob Walsh | Dough | 14 | 187 | 13.4
Frank
McLaughlin | La S | 14 | 211 | 15.1
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Lou Weidner | Judge | 13 | 198 | 15.2
Ron Kurtz | North | 16 | 242 | 15.1
Sam Cancellieri | Judge | 14 | 181 | 12.9
Dave Pochurek | Egan | 14 | 145 | 10.4
Bill Basile | Ken | 14 | 182 | 13.0
SOUTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Joe Hazinsky | O'H | 14 | 307 | 21.9
Nick Scogna | Bonn | 14 | 277 | 19.8
Carl Brooks | More | 14 | 221 | 15.8
Bob Atene | Neum | 10 | 165 | 16.5
Ron Billingslea | West | 14 | 241 | 17.2
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Ed Dodds | St. J | 14 | 238 | 17.0
Bill McGarrity | Prep | 10 | 153 | 15.3
Bob Wlotka | Roman | 14 | 227 | 16.2
Pat Cassidy | West | 14 | 197 | 14.1
John McFadden | O'H | 14 | 160 | 11.4
Champs' Rotation
NORTH
Coach
Jack Friel
Record
12-2, 25-3
Starters
Hank
Siemiontkowski
Ron Kurtz
Dennis Bohn
Bob Wheeler
Bill Shouldis
Key Sub
Mark Williams
Inter-Ac League
Gtn. Academy (14-0)
In Game No. 13, Tom Kehan (18), Eric Minkin (16), Paul Hutter (14)
and Bill Armstrong (11) scored in double figures as the Patriots clinched the championship
with a 70-55 win at Penn Charter. Pete Johnson (22) and Ed Marshall (21) led PC. Haverford
School (12-2) took second place.
Standings
Gtn. Academy | 14 | 0
Haverford Sch. | 12 | 2
Malvern | 10 | 4
Penn Charter | 8 | 6
Episcopal | 6 | 8
Chestnut Hill | 4 | 10
Fds. Central | 1 | 12
Gtn. Friends | 0 | 13
Friends
Central vs. Gtn. Friends not played.
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST
TEAM |
Eric Minkin | GA
Paul Hutter | GA
Joe Walters | MP
Rick Barone | MP
Ted McGehee | CH
SECOND
TEAM |
Jon Butler | EA
Mark Coffin | HS
John Gallagher | HS
Pete Johnson | PC
Gardy Kahoe | GA
Champs' Rotation
GTN.
ACADEMY
Coach
Mike Gold
Record
14-0, 18-1
Starters
Eric Minkin
Paul Hutter
Bill Armstrong
Tom Kehan
Gardy Kahoe
Key
Subs
Dave Brooks
Bob Soley
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