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
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