City Basketball, 1971

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1971

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City Title

At the

Palestra | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Overbrook

76, St. Joseph's Prep 56 | | | | | | | | | | | |

The Panthers used 11-for-14 shooting in the first quarter to establish early command.

Andre McCarter generated 19 points, six rebounds and six assists while Rich Laurel (17), Jerry Thomas (14) and Kevin Washington

(12) also scored in double figures. Maurice "Mo" Howard led The Prep with 20 points and sub Brian Kenney added 16

after watching the first 12 minutes.

Public League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS

At Southern

Overbrook 66, Bartram 49

Andre McCarter mixed 18 points and 14 rebounds. Kevin Washington scored

two of his 16 points on an 85-foot bank shot as the third quarter ended. Jerry Thomas

added 15 points, 15 rebounds. McCarter played tough defense on Bartram’s Joe “Jelly

Bean” Bryant (nine points, 16 rebounds).

At Northeast

West 94, Olney 75

Mike Stokes (23), Earl Bundy (22), Tom Hooks (20), Jan Pearson (16) and

Terry McCarter (11) combined for all but two of the Speedboys’ points. Hooks added 16

rebounds. West coach Joe Goldenberg opted to double-team 6-8 Jim Baker (27) and play

guard/brothers Eddie (20) and Willie Taylor (15) man-to-man, leaving one forward

constantly open.

FINAL

At Lincoln

Overbrook 69, West 48

Andre McCarter had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Overbrook won

its sixth title under coach Paul Ward. Jerry Thomas (16 points, nine rebounds), Rich

Laurel (13, seven) and Kevin Washington (16 points) helped out. West's Tom Hooks had 18

points and 16 rebounds.

Standings

Overbrook | 10 | 2

West Phila. | 10 | 2

Olney | 10 | 2

Bartram | 10 | 2

Central | 8 | 4

Southern | 8 | 4

Dobbins | 7 | 5

Franklin | 7 | 5

Germantown | 7 | 5

Edison | 6 | 6

Mastbaum | 6 | 6

Gratz | 5 | 7

Northeast | 4 | 8

Roxborough | 4 | 8

Frankford | 2 | 10

Lincoln | 2 | 10

Bok | 1 | 11

Washington | 1 | 11

Coaches' All-Public

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Jim Baker | Oln | 14 | 376 | 26.8

Eddie Taylor | Oln | 9 | 201 | 22.3

Mike Sojourner | Gtn | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Glenn Kamen | NE | 14 | 364 | 26.0

Jack Crabtree | Linc | 14 | 279 | 19.9

Clyde Burwell | Cent | 14 | 259 | 18.5

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Joe Brown | Mast | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Henry Roundtree | Mast | 13 | 208 | 16.0

Sydney Sheppard | Mast | 14 | 228 | 16.3

Willie Taylor | Oln | 13 | 201 | 15.5

Haviland Harper | Cent | 14 | 261 | 18.6

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Joe Anderson | Gtz | 14 | 258 | 18.4

Joe Bryant | Bart | 14 | 334 | 23.9

Tom Hooks | West | 14 | 270 | 19.3

Andre McCarter | Ovb | 14 | 281 | 20.0

Jerry Thomas | Ovb | 14 | 242 | 17.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Lawrence

"Snuffy" Smith | Fkn | 13 | 258 | 19.8

Earl Bundy | West | 14 | 281 | 20.0

Wendell Mackey | Dobb | 14 | 227 | 16.2

Jim Roundtree | Edi | 14 | 246 | 17.6

Willie Cooks | Sou | 14 | 245 | 17.5

Champs' Rotation

OVERBROOK

Coach

Paul Ward

Record

10-2, 20-4

Starters

Andre McCarter

Jerry Thomas

Kevin

Washington

Rich Laurel

Greg Haynes

Key

Subs

Willie Kelly

Charlie Samuels

Joe Williams

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoffs

At O’Hara

West 75, Bonner 58

Alfie Williams notched 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead West, which shot

31-for-54. Mike MacDonald (21) paced Bonner.

At O’Hara

West 77, Carroll 59

Harold Richardson shot 10-for-17 en route to 24 points and claimed 17 rebounds.

Alfie Williams (20, 18) also made heavy contributions. The Burrs won the second half,

55-28. For Carroll, Kevin Dougherty and Paul Fox scored 16 points apiece and Fran Lynam

added 15.

North Semifinals

Doubleheader at the Palestra

Dougherty 66, Judge 65 (ot)

Bill Magarity totaled 25 points and 17 rebounds and his brother, Mark, a

sophomore, hit a free throw with 0:10 left to win it. The Cardinals (sub Ron Newman 14)

had trailed by four with 1:12 left in the extra session. For Judge, Harry Edwards (13) and

Dennis DeMayo (15 rebounds) led the starters while subs Joe Kerrigan and Tom McLaughlin

scored 12 points apiece.

North 51, Kenrick 46

Soph Barry Brodzinski netted 15 points while Mike Borski mixed 13 points and 14

rebounds. Fran Rafferty (20) led Kenrick.

South Semifinals

Doubleheader at the Palestra

SJ Prep 79, West 52

Bill Truskey combined 21 points with 13 rebounds, Tim Corlies totaled 14 points

and 15 boards and Maurice ‘‘Mo’’ Howard scored nine of his 18 points

in a 22-11 second quarter. Alfie Williams led West with 13 points, 16 boards.

O’Hara 55, Roman 47

Ed Manning shot 10-for-13 and 6-for-7 for 26 points and was hit on his foot by

a flying whiskey bottle thrown from Roman’s stands. Mike Arizin added 15 points and

Mike Sabol sank a 44-foot shot to end the first quarter. Jim ‘‘Chico’’

Singleton (11) led Roman.

Semifinals

Doubleheader at the Palestra

SJ Prep 76, North 73

Maurice ‘‘Mo’’ Howard collected 27 points and seven assists

while Tim Corlies (16, 16 rebounds) and Bill Truskey (15, 12) were tough inside. Barry

Brodzinski (26) and Joe Wojtiw (20) paced North, which scored three late baskets to draw

close.

O’Hara 47, Dougherty 44

The Lions swept to a 27-15 edge in the final 11 minutes as Mike Arizin (16, 11

rebounds) and Ed Manning (14) led the way with eight points apiece. Sub John DiMarco won a

jump ball after almost getting a steal and passed to Jim McCaffrey for the winning layup.

For Dougherty, Bill Magarity totaled 18 points and 19 rebounds (only five fewer than O’Hara’s

team) and Pete Varanavage scored 16 points.

FINAL

At the Palestra

SJ Prep 64, O'Hara 58

Maurice "Mo" Howard shot 12-for-18 and 5-for-8 for 29 points — a

CL postseason record — and Bill Truskey mixed 13 points with 12 rebounds as The Prep

prevailed. Two baskets by Howard and another by Truskey allowed the Hawklets to take a

49-46 lead and maintain control from there. Mike Arizin (22) and Ed Manning (17) led

O'Hara.

Standings

NORTH | |

Judge | 13 | 3

Kenrick | 12 | 4

North | 12 | 4

Dougherty | 11 | 5

La Salle | 10 | 6

Ryan | 5 | 11

McDevitt | 4 | 12

Egan | 4 | 12

Wood | 1 | 15

SOUTH | |

SJ Prep | 13 | 3

Roman | 11 | 5

O'Hara | 10 | 6

b-West | 9 | 7

Bonner | 9 | 7

Carroll | 9 | 7

ST More | 8 | 8

Neumann | 2 | 14

St. James | 1 | 15

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Bill Magarity | Dough | 16 | 294 | 18.4

Fran Rafferty | Ken | 16 | 252 | 15.8

Steve Wiley | La S | 16 | 272 | 17.0

Joe Wojtiw | North | 16 | 283 | 17.7

Harry Edwards | Judge | 16 | 192 | 12.0

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Barry

Brodzinski | North | 16 | 253 | 15.8

Mike Cataline | Ryan | 16 | 264 | 16.5

Pete Varanavage | Dough | 16 | 211 | 13.2

Albie Becker | Ken | 15 | 221 | 14.7

Bob Kearney | Egan | 16 | 197 | 12.3

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Jamie Hargadon | McD | 16 | 257 | 16.1

Gerry Gallagher | Egan | 14 | 146 | 10.4

Dennis DeMayo | Judge | 16 | 185 | 11.6

George Belfield | Wood | 16 | 195 | 12.2

Paul Pfanders | Ken | 16 | 178 | 11.1

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Maurice

"Mo" Howard | Prep | 16 | 345 | 21.6

Bill Truskey | Prep | 16 | 296 | 18.5

John Beecroft | Roman | 16 | 246 | 15.4

Ed Manning | O'H | 16 | 253 | 15.8

Alfie Williams | West | 16 | 210 | 13.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Mike Stack | Bonn | 15 | 238 | 15.9

Ed Hoban | Roman | 16 | 221 | 13.8

Al Grenfell | More | 13 | 183 | 14.1

Kevin Dougherty | Carr | 16 | 240 | 15.0

John Nolan | More | 16 | 187 | 11.7

Fran Lynam | Carr | 14 | 187 | 13.4

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Mike Arizin | O'H | 16 | 208 | 13.0

Glenn Collier | West | 15 | 159 | 10.6

Ed Stefanski | Bonn | 15 | 135 | 9.0

Tom Brophy | Carr | 14 | 190 | 13.6

Champs' Rotation

SJ PREP

Coach

Eddie Burke

Record

13-3, 22-9

Starters

Maurice

"Mo" Howard

Bill Truskey

Tim Corlies

Gene Opila

Phil Martelli

Key

Subs

Brian Kenney

Gene McCarron

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (8-2) Penn Charter (8-2)

In Game No. 6, Billy Harris, returning from a one-game suspension, poured

in 30 points as PC topped Episcopal, 74-57, leaving both teams at 4-2. Tim Knettler (15)

and Tim O’Rourke (14) helped. Pat Tarsi had 17 points for Episcopal. Both teams won

their last four games. In a non-league game, Harris buried Germantown Lutheran Academy

under a 65-point avalanche; it was the most points ever scored by an Inter-Ac player.

Harris set a record for highest league average (28.7 in nine games) and led the state with

a 33-point overall average.

Standings

Episcopal | 8 | 2

Penn Charter | 8 | 2

Gtn. Academy | 4 | 6

Haverford Sch. | 4 | 6

Chestnut Hill | 3 | 7

Malvern | 3 | 7

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Billy Harris | PC | 9 | 258 | 28.7

Frank McCann | HS | 10 | 204 | 20.4

Fred Dittman | EA | 10 | 178 | 17.8

Charley Ryan | MP | 10 | 221 | 22.1

Pat Tarsi | EA | 10 | 166 | 16.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Ed Enoch | PC | 6 | 93 | 15.5

Tim Knettler | PC | 10 | 151 | 15.1

Jock Coffin | HS | 10 | 164 | 16.4

Ray Console | CH | 9 | 106 | 11.8

Tim Lewis | GA | 10 | 174 | 17.4

Champs' Rotation

(Tie)

EPISCOPAL

Coach

Jack Harter

Record

8-2

Starters

Fred Dittman

Pat Tarsi

Jim Thompson

Steve Imbriglia

Scott Rosen

Key

Subs

Pete Miller

Craig Renfrow

Dick Fenimore

PENN

CHARTER

Coach

Lee Jackson

Record

8-2

Starters

Billy Harris

Ed Enoch

Tim Knettler

Tom O'Rourke

Barnes

Hauptfuhrer

Key

Subs

Mike Enoch

Steve Miller

Hank Resch