City Basketball, 1977

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1977

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

Gene Banks | W. Phila.

Clarence

"Eggy" Tillman | W. Phila.

Reggie Jackson | Roman

Lewis Lloyd | Overbrook

Jeffery

"Monk" Clark | Frankford

Fran McCaffery | La Salle

SECOND

TEAM |

Darryl Warwick | W. Phila.

Mike Edelman | Hav. Sch.

Gordy Bryan | Malvern

Bob Convey | Judge

Joe Schoen | N. Cath.

THIRD

TEAM |

Pat Purcell | Malvern

Richard Furr | W. Cath.

Larry Gainey | Bartram

Kevin

Fitzpatrick | Ryan

Kevin

"Butch" Lynam | Carroll

Neal Robinson | Mastbaum

Dan Hastings | Bonner

Chris Foy | SJ Prep

Joe Garrett | W. Phila.

City Title

At the

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

West

Phila. 72, Judge 52 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Gene Banks totaled 31 points (11-for-11 at the line) and 23 rebounds to help the Speedboys

cap a 30-0 season, finalize the record during the Banks Era at 79-2 and extend a winning streak to 43 games. At the end of

the game, Banks tossed four, long-stemmed roses (three red, one yellow) into the stands. Clarence "Eggy"

Tillman added 12 points and 14 rebounds. For Judge, Tom "Mo" Greenfield had 11 points and 12 boards.

Public League

Playoffs

CHALLENGE PLAYOFF Southern 93, Central 65

Kevin Broadnax (20) and Carl “Muscle Face” Ford (19) led in

scoring and Gary Spencer had 15 points, 12 rebounds. Calvin Dixon (16) led Central.

QUARTERFINALS West 83, Mastbaum 59

Gene Banks shot 11-for-15 en route to 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds.

Clarence “Eggy” Tillman added 21 points. For Mastbaum, making its first playoff

appearance in 32 seasons of PL membership, Neal Robinson totaled 18 points, 11 rebounds.

Olney 59, King 57

Tim McAliley (27) shot 11-for-19 and James Brooks scored the winning

basket with 0:04 left on a backdoor pass from Mark Hopkins (nine blocks). Kevin “Show

Biz” Andrews (19) and Aaron Bing (18) paced King.

Overbrook 71, Dobbins 62

Lewis Lloyd had 22 points and 20 rebounds and Carl Lacy scored 19 points.

Soph Ricky Tucker had 12 points, six assists. Jerome “J.P.” Peterson led Dobbins

with 20 points, 17 boards.

Southern 77, Frankford 76 (ot)

Gary Spencer had 29 points and 19 rebounds and Southern received its final

four points from subs — John Tart’s follow and Jim Smith’s free throws.

Jeffery “Monk” Clark (37) and Claude Gross (21) led Frankford.

SEMIFINALS

At Southern

West 89, Olney 52

Gene Banks exploded for 32 points (16-for-25) and 26 rebounds. Darryl

“City Lights” Warwick (15) and Clarence “Eggy” Tillman (13) also

scored in double figures. James Brooks (10 points, 10 rebounds) was best for Olney.

At Lincoln

Overbrook 77, Southern 66

Lewis Lloyd shot 14-for-19 and 9-for-11 for 37 points and claimed 17

rebounds. Carlton “C-9” Willis added 17 points, nine rebounds. Gary Spencer (24)

and Steve Mays (17) topped Southern.

FINAL

At the Palestra

West 61, Overbrook 51

With All-America Gene Banks watching from the bench (he was suspended for

violating team rules), Clarence "Eggy" Tillman had 24 points and 12 rebounds

before a turnaway crowd (8,000-plus). Mike Powell, who started in Banks's place, had 13

points. The Speedboys finished the season at 30-0 and were 79-2 in Banks's 3-year varsity

career. Overbrook's Lewis Lloyd had 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

Frankford | 11 | 4

Olney | 8 | 7

Lincoln | 6 | 9

Washington | 3 | 12

Northeast | 0 | 15

DIVISION B | |

King | 8 | 7

c-Central | 6 | 9

Gratz | 6 | 9

Roxborough | 2 | 13

z-Germantown | 1 | 14

z: Forfeited seven wins for using ineligible

player.

DIVISION C | |

Dobbins | 14 | 1

Mastbaum | 12 | 3

Franklin | 8 | 7

Edison | 7 | 8

University City | 7 | 8

Penn | 5 | 10

DIVISION D | |

West Phila. | 14 | 0

Overbrook | 13 | 1

y-Southern | 11 | 3

Bartram | 10 | 4

Bok | 3 | 11

y: Beat Central in

challenge for playoff spot.

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Gene Banks | West | 13 | 330 | 25.4

Lewis Lloyd | Ovb | 13 | 281 | 21.6

Jeffery

"Monk" Clark | Fkd | 15 | 324 | 21.6

Clarence

"Eggy" Tillman | West | 14 | 204 | 14.6

Darryl Warwick | West | 14 | 230 | 16.4

Neal Robinson | Mast | 15 | 311 | 20.7

Leroy Choice | Dobb | 14 | 294 | 21.0

Gary Spencer | Sou | 14 | 201 | 14.4

Joe Adams | UC | 15 | 308 | 20.5

Carl Ford | Sou | 14 | 228 | 16.3

Jerome Peterson | Dobb | 15 | 176 | 11.7

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Michael White | Bart | 14 | 185 | 13.2

Keith Hunter | Oln | 15 | 287 | 19.1

Ronald

"Fly" Gibson | Gtn | 15 | 276 | 18.4

Tim McAliley | Oln | 15 | 302 | 20.1

Larry Gainey | Bart | 14 | 202 | 14.4

Kevin Broadnax | Sou | 12 | 130 | 10.8

Joe

"Monster" Curry | Fkn | 15 | 286 | 19.1

Mark Silcox | Linc | 15 | 270 | 18.0

Gerald Johnson | Gtn | 15 | 182 | 12.1

Greg McDonald | King | 15 | 215 | 14.3

Lee Dyches | Edi | 15 | 265 | 17.7

Champs' Rotation

WEST

Coach

Joe Goldenberg

Record

14-0, 30-0

Starters

Gene Banks

Clarence

"Eggy" Tillman

Darryl Warwick

Joe Garrett

Mike Nichols

Key

Subs

Mike Powell

Vincent Ross

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff At Ryan Dougherty 76, La Salle 56 Tim McTaggart hustled for 21 points and 20 rebounds while Ronald Guy was close

with 22 points and 15 boards. For La Salle, Pat McLoone scored 17 points and Bernie

Fitzgerald had 14 points, nine rebounds. South Preplayoff At St. Joseph’s College Carroll 59, West 58 Walter Jackson (17), Edgar Carlis and Greg Webster (14 each) led in scoring and

Kevin ‘‘Butch’’ Lynam made two free throws with 0:09 left to win it.

Dane Correll (22) and Richard Furr (18) led West. North Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Judge 69, Wood 58 Returning from a broken finger, Bob Convey collected 20 points and six assists

and Tom ‘‘Mo’’ Greenfield had 11 points, nine boards. Paul Hanks (20,

12 rebounds) and Bernie Lajeunesse (16, 11) led Wood. Dougherty 49, North 47 Steve ‘‘Fearless Fly’’ Pearson shot 7-for-10 for 14 points

and drained a running 20-footer with 0:01 left to win it. It was the third time in seven

years that Dougherty entered the playoffs as the fourth-place team and knocked off the

division champ. Kevin Van Osten had 12 points and six assists and Jim Dorsey grabbed 11

rebounds. North’s Joe Schoen had 18 points and 22 rebounds. South Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Bonner 40, Roman 38 Kevin McCormick scored 16 points while Tim Vanderslice and Pat Concannon canned

layups after Roman drew within 35-33 with 2:58 left. Mark Dugan (13) paced Roman. Carroll 65, SJ Prep 56 Kevin ‘‘Butch’’ Lynam shot 9-for-13 and 5-for-6 for 23

points while Mike Brophy shot 6-for-8 and 7-for-7 for 19 points. Edgar Carlis took eight

rebounds. The Prep’s Chris Foy had 26 points, 11 boards. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Judge 55, Dougherty 46 Tom ‘‘Mo’’ Greenfield grabbed 12 rebounds and shot

11-for-12 from the line en route to 21 points. The Crusaders hit 10 consecutive shots from

the floor spanning the third and fourth quarters. Ed Costello had 14 points. Dougherty’s

Jim Dorsey had 16 points, eight rebounds. Carroll 72, Bonner 49 Edgar Carlis shot 7-for-8 for 17 points and plucked 10 rebounds for Carroll,

which scored the first 11 points of the second quarter. Greg Webster had 18 points, three

assists. Frank Nunan (14) led Bonner. FINAL At the Palestra Judge 56, Carroll 53 Frank Ciurlino shot 10-for-14 and 4-for-5 for a season-high 24 points and

notched the Crusaders' final six points on two baskets and two clinching free throws with

0:09 left. Bob Convey added 12 points and four assists and Tom "Mo" Greenfield

had 10 points. Kevin "Butch" Lynam (16) and Greg Webster (15) paced Carroll.

Standings

NORTH | |

North | 12 | 4

Wood | 11 | 5

Judge | 11 | 5

a-Dougherty | 10 | 6

La Salle | 10 | 6

Kenrick | 8 | 8

Ryan | 7 | 9

Egan | 3 | 13

McDevitt | 0 | 16

SOUTH | |

SJ Prep | 12 | 2

Roman | 11 | 3

Bonner | 8 | 6

a-Carroll | 8 | 6

West | 8 | 6

Neumann | 6 | 8

O'Hara | 3 | 11

St. James | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Fran McCaffery | La S | 16 | 247 | 15.4

Joe Schoen | North | 16 | 361 | 22.6

Kevin

Fitzpatrick | Ryan | 16 | 365 | 22.8

Bob Convey | Judge | 11 | 148 | 13.5

Paul Hanks | Wood | 16 | 229 | 14.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Dave Gorlaski | Egan | 16 | 260 | 16.3

Joe Mulvaney | Egan | 16 | 262 | 16.4

Jim Dorsey | Dough | 15 | 231 | 15.4

Bernie

Fitzgerald | La S | 15 | 215 | 14.3

John Regan | North | 16 | 167 | 10.4

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Gordy Miller | Wood | 14 | 139 | 9.9

Fran Ciurlino | Judge | 16 | 183 | 11.4

Tom

"Mo" Greenfield | Judge | 13 | 136 | 10.5

Tom Kehoe | Ken | 16 | 211 | 13.2

Joe Matteo | Ken | 16 | 212 | 13.3

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Reggie Jackson | Roman | 14 | 267 | 19.1

Dan Hastings | Bonn | 14 | 219 | 15.6

Chris Foy | Prep | 14 | 174 | 12.4

Richard Furr | West | 13 | 190 | 14.6

Greg Webster | Carr | 14 | 189 | 13.5

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Walt Jackson | Carr | 14 | 151 | 10.8

Angelo Reynolds | West | 14 | 207 | 14.8

Bill Walter | Neum | 14 | 219 | 15.6

Derrick Joynes | Neum | 14 | 178 | 12.7

Frank Nunan | Bonn | 13 | 155 | 11.9

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

John

Staudenmayer | Prep | 13 | 127 | 9.8

Dane Correll | West | 14 | 163 | 11.6

Chris Manning | O'H | 14 | 178 | 12.7

Gerry Hueber | Prep | 14 | 152 | 10.9

Larry McGill | Roman | 14 | 167 | 11.9

Champs' Rotation

JUDGE

Coach

Bill Fox

Record

11-5, 18-16

Starters

Bob Convey

Tom

"Mo" Greenfield

Frank Ciurlino

Fran Gavaghan

Ed Costello

Key

Subs

Jim

"Eggs" McCaffrey

John McKeown

Chris

Ciabattone

Inter-Ac League

Malvern (9-1)

The Friars won on the final day of the season as Pat Purcell’s 22

points -- 14 in the first quarter -- paced a 53-46 verdict over visiting Chestnut Hill.

Gordy Bryan added 13 points. In Game No. 8, Malvern had claimed a one-game lead by downing

host Haverford School (the runner-up at 8-2), 54-48, as Bryan scored 12 of his 22 points

in the fourth quarter. The Friars trailed by nine, 45-36, with 6:16 left.

Standings

Malvern | 9 | 1

Haverford Sch. | 8 | 2

Chestnut Hill | 7 | 3

Episcopal | 2 | 8

Gtn. Academy | 2 | 8

Penn Charter | 2 | 8

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Mike Edelman | HS | 10 | 214 | 21.4

Gordy Bryan | MP | 10 | 175 | 17.5

Pat Purcell | MP | 10 | 223 | 22.3

Tom Kennedy | CH | 10 | 153 | 15.3

Charlie Miller | HS | 10 | 160 | 16.0

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Pete Herbert | EA | 10 | 153 | 15.3

Tito Nanni | CH | 10 | 118 | 11.8

John Walters | HS | 10 | 90 | 9.0

Dave Tornetta | GA | 8 | 96 | 12.0

Jack Conway | PC | 10 | 107 | 10.7

Champs' Rotation

MALVERN

Coach

Fran Dunphy

Record

9-1

Starters

Gordy Bryan

Pat Purcell

John DeAngelis

Kevin Maguire

Pierce Keating

Key

Subs

Alan Shrader

Joe Miele