City Basketball, 1972

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1972

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

Joe Bryant | Bartram

Maurice

"Mo" Howard | SJ Prep

Mike Sojourner | G-town

Willie Taylor | Olney

Mike Arizin | O'Hara

SECOND

TEAM |

Barry

Brodzinski | N. Cath.

Mike Stokes | W. Phila.

Sydney Sheppard | Mastbaum

Rich Laurel | Overbrook

Mike Stack | Bonner

THIRD

TEAM |

Glenn Collier | W. Cath.

Ed Enoch | P. Charter

Charlie Floyd | Malvern

Willie Cooks | Southern

Marty Lee | G-town

City Title

At the

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

St.

Thomas More 53, Bartram 45 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

The Golden Bears reaped 15 points from Ron Holmes, 12 from Emery Sammons and 11 from Carl

Kenty and stormed to a 17-2 lead in the first 6:59. Larry Sanders claimed 15 rebounds. Joe "Jelly Bean"

Bryant (18) and Roger Steve (15) paced Bartram, which missed 14 of its first 15 shots and committed six turnovers during that

same span.

Public League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS

At Southern

Bartram 62, Gratz 51

Gratz roared to a 12-0 lead and was still holding a 14-point edge with

3:46 remaining in the third quarter. Bartram’s surge was paced by Joe “Jelly

Bean” Bryant (24 points, 15 rebounds), Roger Steve (12, 13) and Joe “Mad Dog”

Pride (10, 10). Leon White and soph Joe Gore led Gratz with 14 points apiece.

At Lincoln

Germantown 75, Overbrook 58

Six-seven Mike Sojourner shot 12-for-16 for 28 points and swept 19

rebounds as G-town coasted. Marty Lee (16) and Gary Evans (14) helped out. Rich Laurel

(30) was the only Panther in double figures.

FINAL

At Lincoln

Bartram 75, Germantown 70

Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant had 30 points, Roger Steve scored 18 points

and Joe "Mad Dog" Pride mixed 13 points and 17 rebounds for Bartram, which won

the last quarter, 23-14. Five-six guard John "Flip" Groce provided a spark when

he made a steal and dribbled the length of the court through traffic for a layup. Marty

Lee (23 points, 10 rebounds) and Mike Sojourner (15 points, 12 rebounds) led Germantown.

Standings

Germantown | 13 | 1

Bartram | 11 | 3

Gratz | 11 | 3

Overbrook | 11 | 3

Dobbins | 10 | 4

West Phila. | 10 | 4

Franklin | 9 | 5

Olney | 9 | 5

Southern | 9 | 5

Lincoln | 8 | 6

Mastbaum | 5 | 9

Roxborough | 5 | 9

Washington | 4 | 10

Bok | 3 | 11

Edison | 3 | 11

Central | 2 | 12

Frankford | 2 | 12

Northeast | 1 | 13

Coaches' All-Public

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Mike Sojourner | Gtn | 14 | 262 | 18.7

Willie Taylor | Oln | 14 | 396 | 28.3

Marty Lee | Gtn | 14 | 312 | 22.3

John

"Chubby" Cox | Rox | 14 | 319 | 22.8

Sydney Sheppard | Mast | 14 | 321 | 22.9

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Jack Crabtree | Linc | 14 | 283 | 20.2

Basil

Fearrington | Cent | 13 | 227 | 17.5

Gary Evans | Gtn | 14 | 204 | 14.6

Tom Lucchesi | Wash | 13 | 209 | 16.1

Wayne

Rubenstein | NE | 11 | 155 | 14.1

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Joe Bryant | Bart | 14 | 383 | 27.4

Willie Cooks | Sou | 13 | 276 | 21.2

Leon White | Gtz | 14 | 257 | 18.4

Mike Stokes | West | 14 | 301 | 21.5

Rich Laurel | Ovb | 14 | 254 | 18.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Leon Evans | Fkn | 14 | 255 | 18.2

Roger Steve | Bart | 14 | 247 | 17.6

Ralph Blount | Gtz | 14 | 215 | 15.4

Jeff Garrett | Fkn | 14 | 187 | 13.4

Jeff Hatchell | Dobb | 14 | 233 | 16.6

Champs' Rotation

BARTRAM

Coach

Jack Farrell

Record

11-3, 18-6

Starters

Joe "Jelly

Bean" Bryant

Joe "Mad

Dog" Pride

Roger Steve

John

"Flip" Groce

Gordon Carter

Key

Subs

Greg King

Ken Satchell

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff At Lincoln Judge 64, Dougherty 39 Charlie ‘‘Brownie’’ Liddell scored 18 points, Joe

‘‘Bud’’ Elsesser added 17 points and Jim Edwards mixed 15 points with

16 rebounds. Ron Newman (16) led Dougherty. North Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra North 70, Judge 53 Dennis Boylan scored 22 points, including 18 (14 in a row) in a 28-27 first

half. Barry Brodzinski added 15 points. Joe ‘‘Bud’’ Elsesser and

George McConnell split 26 points for Judge and Jim Edwards added 12. Ryan 62, La Salle 48 Mike Cataline (18) and Joe Venuti (16) led in scoring and Rich McGuire mixed 10

points and 17 rebounds as the Raiders tasted success in their first playoff appearance.

Steve Javie (14) led La Salle as Rick Hogan was held in check (nine) by Rich Fee. South Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra ST More 48, O’Hara 42 Carl Kenty (20) and Ron Holmes (11) scored in double figures as the Bears

prevailed. Mike Arizin (21) led O’Hara. Bonner 39, Roman 37 Jim ‘‘Beef’’ Brophy shot 9-for-17 for 19 points and drained

a left-corner jumper at 0:01 to win it. Ed ‘‘Shot’’ Stefanski’s

steal set up the winning possession. Sub Mike Rush added eight points. Roman’s Jim

‘‘Chico’’ Singleton scored 20 points. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra North 66, Ryan 65 Doug Romanczuk generated 17 points and as many rebounds and Barry Brodzinski

scored 17 points. The Falcons led, 60-53, before Ryan drew close behind Mike Cataline (15)

and Larry Gruber (13). ST More 62, Bonner 59 (2 ot) The Golden Bears scored all 12 of their OT points from the line and Emery

Sammons (18) hit a clinching one-and-one with 0:14 left. Ron Holmes scored 19 points. Ed

‘‘Shot’’ Stefanski scored 16 points for Bonner, which owned a 46-40

lead with 3:09 left in regulation. FINAL At the Palestra ST More 54, North 42 Carl Kenty collected 13 points, 19 rebounds and eight blocks as Tommy More made

Eddie Burke the first coach in CL history to win back-to-back championships at different

schools. Emery Sammons scored 16 points and Larry Sanders grabbed 13 rebounds. Barry

Brodzinski (11) and Mike Kernan (10) paced North, whose fans pelted the court with four

stink bombs during the game and with empty beer cans as the Golden Bears celebrated.

Standings

NORTH | |

North | 15 | 1

Ryan | 11 | 5

La Salle | 10 | 6

a-Judge | 9 | 7

Dougherty | 9 | 7

McDevitt | 7 | 9

Egan | 4 | 12

Kenrick | 4 | 12

Wood | 3 | 13

SOUTH | |

Bonner | 14 | 2

O'Hara | 13 | 3

ST More | 13 | 3

Roman | 11 | 5

SJ Prep | 7 | 9

St. James | 6 | 10

Carroll | 4 | 12

West | 3 | 13

Neumann | 1 | 15

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Mike Cataline | Ryan | 16 | 297 | 18.6

Barry

Brodzinski | North | 15 | 315 | 21.0

Harry

"Bud" Elsesser | Judge | 16 | 273 | 17.1

Rick Hogan | La S | 16 | 287 | 17.9

Ron Newman | Dough | 16 | 246 | 15.4

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Gerry Gallagher | Egan | 16 | 244 | 15.3

Steve Javie | La S | 16 | 252 | 15.8

Paul McDade | Ken | 14 | 189 | 13.5

Mike Borski | North | 16 | 173 | 10.8

Dennis Boylan | North | 15 | 166 | 11.1

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

George Belfield | Wood | 16 | 230 | 14.4

Bob Berry | McD | 16 | 197 | 12.3

Rich Fee | Ryan | 16 | 181 | 11.3

Tom McCarty | McD | 16 | 194 | 12.1

Tom Valerio | Ken | 16 | 183 | 11.4

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Mike Stack | Bonn | 16 | 269 | 16.8

Mike Arizin | O'H | 16 | 333 | 20.8

Maurice

"Mo" Howard | Prep | 14 | 301 | 21.5

Paul Fox | Carr | 16 | 309 | 19.3

Glenn Collier | West | 16 | 291 | 18.2

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Carl Kenty | More | 16 | 250 | 15.6

Jim

"Chico" Singleton | Roman | 16 | 217 | 13.6

Frank Sykes | Roman | 16 | 238 | 14.9

Ron Schott | St. J | 16 | 275 | 17.2

Ed

"Shot" Stefanski | Bonn | 15 | 155 | 10.3

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Brian Kenney | Prep | 16 | 255 | 15.9

Larry Sanders | More | 16 | 157 | 9.8

Mike Sabol | O'H | 16 | 144 | 9.0

Jim

"Beef" Brophy | Bonn | 16 | 173 | 10.8

John DiMarco | O'H | 14 | 108 | 7.7

Champs' Rotation

ST MORE

Coach

Eddie Burke

Record

13-3, 21-5

Starters

Carl Kenty

Ron Holmes

Larry Sanders

Emery Sammons

Phil Johnson

Key

Subs

Mike Regan

Joe Siravo

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (10-0)

In Game No. 9, Barnes Hauptfuhrer collected 20 points and 14 rebounds

as the Quakers used a 29-13 second quarter to crunch visiting Haverford School, 85-52, and

clinch the title. Tim O’Rourke and Ed Enoch added 17 points apiece and Tim Knettler

had 13 points, 15 boards. Malvern (8-2) claimed second.

Standings

Penn Charter | 10 | 0

Malvern | 8 | 2

Episcopal | 5 | 5

Chestnut Hill | 3 | 7

Gtn. Academy | 3 | 7

Haverford Sch. | 1 | 9

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Ed Enoch | PC | 10 | 155 | 15.5

Tim O'Rourke | PC | 10 | 148 | 14.8

Barnes

Hauptfuhrer | PC | 10 | 152 | 15.2

Charlie Floyd | MP | 10 | 194 | 19.4

Frank McCann | HS | 10 | 187 | 18.7

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Tim Knettler | PC | 10 | 118 | 11.8

Charley Ryan | MP | 10 | 135 | 13.5

Steve

Hirshenhorn | CH | 9 | 129 | 14.3

Tim Lewis | GA | 10 | 132 | 13.2

Emmett

Fitzgerald | MP | 10 | 80 | 8.0

Champs' Rotation

PENN

CHARTER

Coach

Lee Jackson

Record

10-0

Starters

Ed Enoch

Tim O'Rourke

Barnes

Hauptfuhrer

Tim Knettler

Mike Enoch

Key Sub

Mark Aitken