City Basketball, 1967

Philadelphia

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 “Jay” 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 —

a CL postseason record — and scored 12 to help erase a 10-point deficit in the final

6:00 of regulation. Dougherty 66, O’Hara 49 Jack Kerrigan (19) and Bob Walsh (18) paced Dougherty, which won the second

half, 41-20. Joe Hazinsky (19) led O’Hara. 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