City Basketball, 1982

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1982

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Chip Greenberg | La Salle

Timmy Brown | Mastbaum

Rico Washington | Frankford

Gary Bennett | Central

Walt Fuller | Bonner

SECOND

TEAM |

Reggie Faison | Franklin

Darren Keith | Mastbaum

Dallas Comegys | Roman

Ronald Barnett | Olney

Anthony King | Penn

THIRD

TEAM |

Keith Coleman | SJ Prep

Mark Kelly | W. Cath.

Kenny Glass | Bartram

Timmy Pounds | Overbrook

Chris Blocker | Northeast

Public League

Playoffs

FIRST ROUND Southern 79, Frankford 77 (ot)

Jeffrey Pinkins celebrated his birthday by collecting 20 points, five

rebounds and four steals and by passing to Nate “Day-Day” Blackwell (16) for the

winning basket, an 8-foot jumper, with 0:02 left. Mike Richmond had 21 points, nine

rebounds. Rico Washington (23) and Wayne Young (20) led Frankford.

Franklin 73, Roxborough 63

Reggie Faison had 21 points and seven assists while Percy Warfield matched

13 points with 13 rebounds. Roxborough’s Marcus Washington had 14 points.

Dobbins 53, Central 47 (ot)

Allen Jones (16) and Robert Warren (15) led in scoring. Jones and Matt

Shired each shot 3-for-4 from the line in OT. Central’s Gary Bennett had 22 points

and eight rebounds and forced OT with two late baskets.

Overbrook 76, Northeast 53

Timmy Pounds (20) and Ahmad Gilbert (19) led in scoring and sub Darnell

Horn grabbed 13 rebounds. Northeast’s main man was Chris Blocker (13, eight

rebounds).

QUARTERFINALS Mastbaum 73, Overbrook 61

Timmy Brown had 21 points and six assists. Ellison Huggins shot 6-for-10

and 7-for-9 for 19 points. Overbrook’s starters scored from nine to 12 points.

Olney 58, Dobbins 51

Ronald Barnett scored 14 points and grabbed 17 rebounds and eighth man

John Green scored 12 points. Olney won the last quarter, 27-9. For Dobbins, Allen Jones

had 21 points, 10 boards.

Franklin 54, West 53

Leon Washington took a pass from Keith “Rock” Smith and stuck a

12-foot jumper with 0:04 left to provide a 54-51 lead. Reggie Faison (20 points) and Percy

Warfield (14 rebounds) helped. West soph Howard Evans shot 9-for-12 for 21 points.

Southern 57, King 48

Nate “Day-Day” Blackwell had 14 points and eight assists. Greg

Jacobs (13) led King.

SEMIFINALS

At the Palestra

Mastbaum 77, Southern 60

Darren Keith totaled 23 points and nine rebounds while 5-9 guard Timmy

Brown mixed 16 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals. Ellison Huggins added

17 points, 15 rebounds. Southern’s Mike Richmond had 14 points, 17 rebounds.

Franklin 80, Olney 69

Keith “Rock” Smith shot 11-for-13 at the line en route to 21

points and grabbed 10 rebounds. Leon Washington had 20 points and Reggie Faison had 18

points, eight rebounds, five assists. Olney’s Ronald Barnett had 21 points and the

same number of rebounds.

FINAL

At Temple's McGonigle Hall

Mastbaum 78, Franklin 71

Dana "Dano" Garner (18 points) made the decisive play with 47 seconds

remaining when he dribbled the length of the court, flipped in an opposite-hand layup,

then added a free throw for a 74-70 lead. Mastbaum's first title came in its 37th PL

season. Timmy Brown added 17 points and eight assists. Leon Washington scored 20 points

for Franklin. Percy Warfield had 17 points and 16 rebounds.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

c-Olney | 10 | 3

Frankford | 10 | 3

Northeast | 7 | 6

Eng. &

Science | 6 | 7

Washington | 3 | 10

Lincoln | 2 | 11

Kensington | 1 | 12

DIVISION B | |

c-King | 8 | 4

Roxborough | 8 | 4

Central | 6 | 6

Germantown | 4 | 7

Parkway | 4 | 8

Gratz | 2 | 10

Straw. Mansion | 1 | 11

DIVISION C | |

Mastbaum | 13 | 0

c-Dobbins | 9 | 4

Franklin | 9 | 4

University City | 8 | 5

Edison | 7 | 6

Penn | 6 | 7

Franklin LC | 0 | 13

DIVISION D | |

West Phila. | 12 | 0

Overbrook | 11 | 1

Southern | 8 | 4

Bartram | 7 | 5

Bok | 6 | 6

Lamberton | 0 | 11

Gtn vs. Lamb. canceled.

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Rico Washington | Fkd | 11 | 267 | 24.3

Timmy Brown | Mast | 13 | 250 | 19.2

Gary Bennett | Cent | 12 | 278 | 23.2

Thomas

"Reggie" Faison | Fkn | 12 | 223 | 18.6

Timmy Pounds | Ovb | 12 | 201 | 16.8

Darren Keith | Mast | 13 | 223 | 17.2

Anthony

Robinson | Edi | 12 | 211 | 17.6

Kenny Glass | Bart | 12 | 248 | 20.7

Jerome Brisbon | Penn | 13 | 369 | 28.4

Anthony

"Hubba Bubba" King | Penn | 13 | 327 | 27.3

Greg Jacobs | King | 12 | 206 | 17.2

Ronald Barnett | Oln | 13 | 290 | 22.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Nate Blackwell | Sou | 12 | 205 | 17.1

Howard Evans | West | 11 | 205 | 18.6

Allen Jones | Dobb | 13 | 215 | 16.5

Chris Blocker | NE | 13 | 240 | 18.5

Marcus

Washington | Rox | 12 | 199 | 16.6

Keith

"Rock" Smith | Fkn | 13 | 196 | 15.1

Austin Wilder | Fkd | 13 | 194 | 14.9

Drew Warthen | West | 10 | 111 | 11.1

Henry Smith | West | 12 | 181 | 15.1

Mike Richmond | Sou | 12 | 149 | 12.4

Michael

Anderson | E&S | 13 | 254 | 19.5

Ernest

"Pop" Lewis | Gtn | 11 | 169 | 15.4

Anthony

McFadden | Oln | 12 | 204 | 17.0

Champs' Rotation

MASTBAUM

Coach

Bones Schneider

Record

13-0, 27-1

Starters

Timmy Brown

Darren Keith

Ellison Huggins

Charlie Davis

Dana

"Dano" Garner

Key

Subs

Vince Cochran

Lyn Watson

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Judge 54, North 50 Bernie DiBello shot 8-for-8 from the line while scoring 10 of his 12 points in

the fourth quarter; he capped the marksmanship with a clinching one-and-one at 0:02. Tom

‘‘Doc’’ Conroy had 16 points, seven rebounds, four assists. For North,

Joe Gadzinski totaled 18 points and 13 rebounds and Tim O’Shea dealt 11 assists. Kenrick 42, La Salle 37 The Knights, who entered the season with no returning varsity players, pulled

off the first-round upset as soph Brian Leahy collected 16 points and 10 rebounds. La

Salle franchise Chip Greenberg had six rebounds and eight steals, but shot just 2-for-14

from the floor for nine points. South Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Roman 77, West 75 (2 ot) Six-seven junior Dallas Comegys packed 18 of his 27 points and eight of his 16

rebounds into the final 14 minutes. In the last 8:56, the teams combined to go 25-for-28

at the line. Anthony Abron (16, 13 boards), Rob Lawton (15) and Demetrius Styles (10

assists) were strong throughout and sub Rob Williams made three steals in a 26-16 fourth

quarter. Mark Kelly (19), John Simko, Mark ‘‘Marques’’ Johnson (16

each) and Marc Wade (15) led West, which forced the first OT on Arthur Trippett’s

off-balance 17-footer. Bonner 56, St. James 49 Joe Kilroy generated 20 points, eight rebounds and four assists and John

Keichline had 12 points, seven boards. John McHugh (18) and Tom Jones (16) led St. James. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Judge 36, Kenrick 34 Keith Ditsche bagged 13 points and seven boards in the slow-moving game and Tom

‘‘Doc’’ Conroy converted a clinching one-and-one with 0:04 left. Brian

Leahy (14) led Kenrick despite having to sit out 10 minutes before intermission with

dizziness. Roman 37, Bonner 35 Alex Staranowicz nailed a 17-foot jumper from the right of the foul line with 0:11

left and Bonner missed a last shot. Dallas Comegys had 11 points, 15 rebounds. Bonner’s

Rodney Blake notched eight rebounds, but scored just two points. FINAL At the Palestra Roman 47, Judge 41 (ot) Dallas Comegys (14 points, eight rebounds), Rob Lawton (12, five) and Anthony

Abron (eight, eight) did the job inside and Rob Williams dealt five assists. Paul McIntyre

had 16 points and 10 rebounds for Judge and scored 10 consecutive points to provide a

32-23 lead. Tom "Doc" Conroy was unable to hit a 12-footer on the right wing as

regulation ended.

Standings

NORTH | |

La Salle | 13 | 3

Judge | 13 | 3

North | 11 | 5

Kenrick | 10 | 6

McDevitt | 8 | 8

Wood | 5 | 11

Dougherty | 4 | 12

Egan | 4 | 12

Ryan | 4 | 12

SOUTH | |

Bonner | 12 | 2

West | 10 | 4

Roman | 8 | 6

St. James | 8 | 6

SJ Prep | 7 | 7

Neumann | 5 | 9

O'Hara | 4 | 10

Carroll | 2 | 12

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Chip Greenberg | La S | 15 | 316 | 21.1

Brian Leahy | Ken | 15 | 287 | 19.2

Mike Palumbo | Ryan | 16 | 276 | 17.3

Kenny Dailey | Dough | 16 | 354 | 22.1

James Ayscue | McD | 16 | 197 | 12.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Joe Schultice | North | 16 | 181 | 11.3

John Gay | La S | 16 | 182 | 11.4

Paul McIntyre | Judge | 16 | 173 | 10.8

Tom

"Doc" Conroy | Judge | 16 | 145 | 9.1

John Custer | Ken | 16 | 216 | 13.5

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Keith Ditsche | Judge | 16 | 179 | 11.2

John Iannarelli | Wood | 15 | 198 | 13.3

Joe Gadzinski | North | 16 | 189 | 11.8

Cliff Raynor | McD | 16 | 186 | 11.6

Bob Molle | Egan | 16 | 174 | 10.9

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Walt Fuller | Bonn | 14 | 192 | 13.7

Dallas Comegys | Roman | 14 | 198 | 14.1

Keith Coleman | Prep | 14 | 236 | 16.9

John Simko | West | 14 | 196 | 14.0

Joe Kilroy | Bonn | 12 | 165 | 13.8

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Rob Lawton | Roman | 14 | 205 | 14.6

Gary Smith | Neum | 14 | 209 | 14.9

Mark Kelly | West | 12 | 171 | 14.3

John Klemick | Prep | 14 | 207 | 14.8

Tom Jones | St. J | 14 | 186 | 13.3

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Paul Roach | O'H | 14 | 176 | 12.6

Curtis Emery | West | 14 | 130 | 9.3

Jimmy Pee | St. J | 14 | 160 | 11.4

Rodney Blake | Bonn | 13 | 121 | 9.3

Manny Carlis | Carr | 14 | 179 | 12.8

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Barry

Brodzinski

Record

8-6, 18-10

Starters

Dallas Comegys

Rob Lawton

Anthony Abron

*Alex

Staranowicz

Demetrius

Styles

Key

Subs

Rob Williams

Tommy Lee

Kevin Billups

*Injured in

semifinals; Williams started in final.

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)

The clincher came in Game No. 9 as Pete Gregory (17) paced a 53-41 win at

Penn Charter. Gregory (13) was at it again in the finale, nailing a jumper with 0:07 left

to provide a 35-34 win at Haverford. Malvern (7-3) finished second.

Standings

Episcopal | 10 | 0

Malvern | 7 | 3

Penn Charter | 6 | 4

Chestnut Hill | 3 | 7

Gtn. Academy | 2 | 8

Haverford Sch. | 2 | 8

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Pete Gregory | EA | 10 | 118 | 11.8

Rob McCarry | MP | 10 | 149 | 14.9

George

Terhanian | CH | 10 | 151 | 15.1

Jim Farrell | EA | 10 | 100 | 10.0

James

"Bruiser" Flint | EA | 10 | 116 | 11.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Jim Leslie | HS | 10 | 105 | 10.5

Bradley Noble | PC | 8 | 91 | 11.4

Anthony Dade | EA | 9 | 87 | 9.7

Andy Vye | PC | 9 | 74 | 8.2

Rick Maccarone | MP | 9 | 93 | 10.3

Champs' Rotation

EPISCOPAL

Coach

Dan Dougherty

Record

10-0, 24-1

Starters

Pete Gregory

James

"Bruiser" Flint

Jim Farrell

Frank Barnett

Anthony Dade

Key

Subs

Jim Ryan

Mike Dougherty

Dolph Tokarczyk