City Basketball, 1978

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1978

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Clarence

"Eggy" Tillman | W. Phila.

*Reggie Jackson | Roman

Kevin Broadnax | Southern

Mike Edelman | Hav. Sch.

Ray Thompson | Mastbaum

SECOND

TEAM |

Horace Owens | Dobbins

Carlton

"C-9" Willis | Overbrook

Donny Dodds | St. James

Angelo Reynolds | W. Cath.

Reuben McCoy | Mastbaum

THIRD

TEAM |

Neil Collins | Wood

Calvin Dixon | Central

Gordy Bryan | Malvern

Pat Purcell | Malvern

Roland Houston | King

City Title

At the

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

West

Phila. 67, Roman 64 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Clarence "Eggy" Tillman poured in 31 points, Vincent Ross took 13 rebounds and

Kevin "Rock" McCray dished eight assists as West proved best in the city for a record fourth consecutive time. Tillman shot

11-for-19 and 9-for-10. Reggie Jackson (24, 11 rebounds) and Charlie Robbins (16) led Roman, which used an 11-0 run to draw within

58-57. McCray's two free throws with 0:28 left provided comfort at 66-60. The Speedboys finished the season at 33-1 with

87 wins in their last 89 games and 112 in 115.

Public League

Playoffs

CHALLENGE PLAYOFF Northeast 56, Bartram 54

Richard Johnson shot 11-for-18 for 24 points and scored three consecutive

field goals to put the Vikings ahead for good. Bartram’s Larry Moody had 16 points,

19 rebounds.

QUARTERFINALS West 59, King 56

Clarence “Eggy” Tillman collected 29 points and 14 rebounds. A

tap-in by Vincent Ross gave West its first lead at 37-36 and the Speedboys followed with

10 of the next 12 points. King’s Steve Bond had 12 points and nine assists before

fouling out with 4:12 left.

Franklin 62, Frankford 61

Brian Cornelius scored a career-high 22 points, Martin “Lenny”

Torrence grabbed 11 rebounds and Randy Cunningham hit a clinching one-and-one with 0:10

left. Frankford’s Kevin “Cat” Compton had 16 points and five assists and

Derrick Miller, son of coach Vince Miller, swept 16 rebounds.

Overbrook 76, Germantown 65

Carl Lacy scored 20 points while Carlton “C-9” Willis had 16

points and 12 rebounds. Ricky Tucker added nine assists. Gerald Johnson (19 points, 13

rebounds) and Tyrone Settles (18, eight) led G-town.

Mastbaum 76, Northeast 50

Ray Thompson (20), Keith Hutchinson (19) and Clinton Brower (17) led the

scoring as the Panthers, a PL member since the ‘46 season, won a playoff for the

first time. Northeast’s Richard Johnson hit for 30 points.

SEMIFINALS

At the Palestra

West 85, Franklin 59

Clarence “Eggy” Tillman shot 12-for-19 for 29 points and grabbed

17 rebounds. Kevin “Rock” McCray added 16 points, seven assists. Brian Cornelius

and Bobby Hunter (11 each) led Franklin.

Mastbaum 64, Overbrook 60

After Carlton “C-9” Willis (27 points) hit a jumper to draw

Overbrook within two with 0:12 left, Ray Thompson (17) dribbled upcourt and slammed just

before the buzzer. Reuben McCoy (20, 12 rebounds) and Clinton Brower (17, 13) aided the

cause. The losers’ Tony Costner had 16 points, 18 boards.

FINAL

At the Palestra

West 68, Mastbaum 56

Seventh-man Mark Davis, who'd attended Mastbaum as a junior, posted 20 points

and nine rebounds as the Speedboys won their fifth straight title under coach Joe

Goldenberg. Kevin "Rock" McCray had 12 points and seven assists. Burt Biggs, who

went on to fame as boxer Tyrell Biggs, started for West. A few weeks earlier, West's

state-record, 68-game winning streak had been snapped by Overbrook. For Mastbaum, Ray

Thompson had 16 points and 15 rebounds.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

Frankford | 7 | 7

Northeast | 6 | 8

Olney | 4 | 10

Lincoln | 1 | 13

Washington | 1 | 13

DIVISION B | |

King | 14 | 1

Germantown | 11 | 4

Central | 10 | 5

Gratz | 10 | 5

Roxborough | 1 | 14

DIVISION C | |

Mastbaum | 13 | 2

Franklin | 9 | 6

Dobbins | 7 | 8

Penn | 5 | 10

University City | 5 | 10

Edison | 1 | 14

DIVISION D | |

a-Overbrook | 14 | 1

West Phila. | 14 | 1

Bartram | 11 | 4

Southern | 6 | 9

Bok | 4 | 11

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Clarence

"Eggy" Tillman | West | 15 | 402 | 26.8

Kevin Broadnax | Sou | 15 | 333 | 22.2

Carlton

"C-9" Willis | Ovb | 14 | 253 | 18.1

Ray Thompson | Mast | 15 | 273 | 18.2

Horace

"Pappy" Owens | Dobb | 15 | 375 | 25.0

Roland Houston | King | 15 | 196 | 13.1

Calvin Dixon | Cent | 15 | 280 | 18.7

Reuben McCoy | Mast | 15 | 268 | 17.9

Gerald Johnson | Gtn | 15 | 235 | 15.7

Richard Johnson | NE | 14 | 337 | 24.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

George Melton | Gtz | 14 | 296 | 21.1

Ed Wallace | Bart | 15 | 256 | 17.1

Ricky Tucker | Ovb | 15 | 180 | 12.0

Bobby Hunter | Fkn | 15 | 177 | 11.8

Steve Bond | King | 15 | 163 | 10.9

Bernard Allen | Rox | 12 | 223 | 18.6

Willie Hamilton | Wash | 10 | 243 | 24.3

Kevin

"Rock" McCray | West | 13 | 160 | 13.3

Vincent Ross | West | 15 | 113 | 7.5

Isaac Gatling | Bart | 15 | 207 | 13.8

George Gilyard | UC | 14 | 238 | 17.0

Keith

Hutchinson | Mast | 15 | 250 | 16.7

Champs' Rotation

WEST

Coach

Joe Goldenberg

Record

14-1, 33-1

Starters

Clarence

"Eggy" Tillman

Vincent Ross

James "Pee

Wee" Thomas

*Burt Biggs

Kevin

"Rock" McCray

Key

Subs

Ken Riddick

Mark Davis

*Later known as

Tyrell Biggs

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Ryan 51, Dougherty 42 Ray West (10 rebounds) and Steve Senko scored 14 points apiece and Mike McHugh

added 11 off the bench. For Dougherty, Tim McTaggart scored 12 points and Tom Gers grabbed

13 boards. Judge 49, Kenrick 35 Mike McIntyre (11 rebounds) and Ed Costello scored 14 points apiece and Chris

Ciabattone added four assists, seven steals. South Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Roman 75, Bonner 55 Larry McGill (17), Reggie Jackson (16, 10 rebounds) and Lonnie McFarlan (15)

paced Roman. Jay DeFruscio (24) led Bonner. SJ Prep 63, West 62 John Staudenmayer shot 12-for-12 from the line en route to 20 points and added

five assists. He converted a one-and-one to win it with 0:09 left. Bill Healy had 18

points, 10 boards. Jamie Davis had 24 points and 13 rebounds for West, which had a

14-point lead with 9:31 left. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Judge 44, Ryan 42 Fran Gavaghan scored 12 points and Ed Costello had 10 points, seven rebounds.

Ryan (Ray West 19) missed a three-quarter-court heave at the buzzer. Roman 76, SJ Prep 58 Roman’s leaders were Reggie Jackson (18 ), Larry McGill (16, nine

rebounds) and Lonnie McFarlan (16, six assists). The Prep’s Earle Smith had 19

points.

Standings

NORTH | |

Judge | 16 | 0

Dougherty | 13 | 3

Ryan | 11 | 5

Kenrick | 9 | 7

North | 8 | 8

Wood | 7 | 9

McDevitt | 4 | 12

La Salle | 3 | 13

Egan | 1 | 15

SOUTH | |

Roman | 13 | 1

West | 11 | 3

SJ Prep | 9 | 5

Bonner | 8 | 6

O'Hara | 6 | 8

Neumann | 4 | 10

Carroll | 3 | 11

St. James | 2 | 12

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Neil Collins | Wood | 16 | 318 | 19.9

Ed Costello | Judge | 16 | 188 | 11.8

Tim McTaggart | Dough | 14 | 210 | 15.0

Frank Pfanders | Ken | 16 | 246 | 15.4

Steve Pearson | Dough | 16 | 167 | 10.4

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

John Regan | North | 16 | 180 | 11.3

Kevin Van Osten | Dough | 16 | 201 | 12.6

Ray West | Ryan | 15 | 176 | 11.7

Tony Sanders | McD | 16 | 248 | 15.5

Steve Senko | Ryan | 16 | 174 | 10.9

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Chris Sears | North | 16 | 181 | 11.3

Bob Hanf | Egan | 16 | 205 | 12.8

Joe O'Connell | Judge | 15 | 128 | 8.5

Fran Gavaghan | Judge | 15 | 103 | 6.9

Dave Gray | La S | 16 | 198 | 12.4

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Reggie Jackson | Roman | 14 | 348 | 24.9

Donny Dodds | St. J | 14 | 292 | 20.9

Chris Manning | O'H | 14 | 243 | 17.4

Jeffrey Hunter | West | 14 | 253 | 18.1

Angelo Reynolds | West | 14 | 270 | 19.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Pat Concannon | Bonn | 14 | 211 | 15.1

Bill Healy | Prep | 14 | 231 | 16.5

Larry McGill | Roman | 14 | 178 | 12.7

Dave Kerins | O'H | 8 | 85 | 10.6

Derrick Joynes | Neum | 14 | 213 | 15.2

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Earle Smith | Prep | 14 | 201 | 14.4

John

Staudenmayer | Prep | 14 | 176 | 12.6

Charlie Robbins | Roman | 14 | 143 | 10.2

Wally Rutecki | Bonn | 13 | 110 | 8.5

Howard

"Skate" Little | Neum | 14 | 207 | 14.8

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Speedy Morris

Record

13-1, 32-4

Starters

Reggie Jackson

Larry McGill

Lonnie McFarlan

Charlie Robbins

John

"Yosh" Siorek

Key

Subs

Ralph Mack

Mike Lally

Inter-Ac League

Haverford School (8-2)

In Game No. 9, Charlie Miller collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and six

assists as the visiting Fords jolted Malvern, 76-59, leaving both teams at 7-2. Mike

Edelman, son of coach Ray Edelman, added 22 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists and

Charlie Clark had 17 points. In finales, Haverford defeated host Chestnut Hill, 42-37,

behind Edelman (17) and Miller (15) three days after Malvern fell at Episcopal, 50-47,

despite getting 30 points from Pat Purcell.

Standings

Haverford Sch. | 8 | 2

Malvern | 7 | 3

Penn Charter | 6 | 4

Chestnut Hill | 5 | 5

Episcopal | 4 | 6

Gtn. Academy | 0 | 10

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Pat Purcell | MP | 10 | 260 | 26.0

Mike Edelman | HS | 9 | 174 | 19.3

Gordy Bryan | MP | 10 | 142 | 14.2

Charlie Miller | HS | 10 | 136 | 13.6

Jay McCarthy | PC | 10 | 104 | 10.4

Tito Nanni | CH | 10 | 120 | 12.0

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

William Rice | PC | 10 | 104 | 10.4

Pete Herbert | EA | 10 | 120 | 12.0

Charles Hickman | EA | 10 | 117 | 11.7

John DeAngelis | MP | 6 | 50 | 8.3

Mike Gaffney | CH | 10 | 117 | 11.7

John Loughery | PC | 9 | 103 | 11.4

Champs' Rotation

HAVER.

SCHOOL

Coach

Ray Edelman

Record

8-2, 20-3

Starters

Mike Edelman

Charlie Miller

Charlie Clark

John Ibbetson

Edmond Walters

Key Sub

John Hamilton