City Basketball, 1986

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1986

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Lionel Simmons | Southern

Brian Shorter | Gratz

Barry Bekkedam | Carroll

Ivan

"Pick" Brown | Bonner

Dennis

"Dink" Whitaker | Gratz

SECOND

TEAM |

Vincent

"Butter" Smalls | U. City

Ernest Pollard | Roman

Ellis McKennie | Washing.

Marvin Walters | Gtn. Acad.

Reggie Isaac | Bartram

Rodney Jones | W. Phila.

THIRD

TEAM |

Ty

"Magic" Cromwell | Mastbaum

Derreck Orr | Mastbaum

Kevin Cofield | Roman

Marshall Taylor | Southern

Mike Matthews | La Salle

Public League

Playoffs ROUND-OF-16 Southern 97, Parkway 47 Lionel Simmons scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dealt eight

assists. Robert “World” Stokes (19) and Marshall Taylor (10 assists) helped.

Andre Ward (11) paced Parkway. Mastbaum 84, Frankford 70 Derreck Orr (32 points, 13 rebounds) and Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell

(31, 12 assists) did heavy damage. For Frankford, Adrian Burke scored 31 points and Steve

Blaker had 17 points, 13 boards. King 57, Bok 56 Kenny Samuel (15 points) and Bernard Smith (13) dished four assists apiece

and Smith scored the clinching field goal. Brad Atkins (18) and Willie Hartsfield (17) had

13 rebounds apiece for Bok. Franklin 66, Northeast 42 Sanford Jenkins had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Bryant “Sad Eyes”

Watson added 10 points, seven rebounds, six assists. Kyle Carter (13) led Northeast. West 69, Central 57 Eric Williams (17), Mike Monroe (16, 10 rebounds) and Rodney Jones (14)

led the way. Rick Shinholster (20) paced Central. Univ. City 79, Washington 61 Vincent “Butter” Smalls (25, 16) and David Scott (25, 10) led in

points and rebounds. Eric Kegler had 10 assists. Washington’s Ellis McKennie and

Dexter Perry scored 15 points each. Dobbins 73, Kensington 65 Doug Overton (21) and William “Randy” Slade (19) handled the

scoring and Larry Stewart grabbed nine boards. Emanual “Vel” Davis (16) led

Kensington. Gratz 70, Bartram 58 Brian Shorter erupted for 43 points and 17 rebounds while Dennis “Dink”

Whitaker dished 15 assists. Bartram’s Reggie Isaac, who’d scored 84 points in

the final game of the regular season to come within six of tying Wilt Chamberlain’s

city record, bowed out with 34. QUARTERFINALS Southern 65, Franklin 49 Lionel Simmons had 26 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and four blocks.

Robert “World” Stokes added 13 points. Franklin’s Randy Woods scored 16

points. West 45, Dobbins 44 Soph Eric Williams scored 12 points and hit two free throws with 0:05 left

to clinch it. Rodney Jones recorded 10 rebounds and five blocks and James Hillyard scored

15 points. For Dobbins, William “Randy” Slade had 13 points, 12 boards. Univ. City 57, King 52 (ot) After watching the first half with his arm in a sling (left shoulder

injury), Eric Kegler decided to play and finished with eight points, six assists and two

steals. James Glass gave UC a 53-52 lead with 0:44 left on a steal and layup. Vincent

“Butter” Smalls had 19 points, nine rebounds. King’s Ron Bryant scored 18

points. Gratz 93, Mastbaum 77 Brian Shorter remained awesome with 40 points and 19 rebounds. Keith Walls

added 13 points and 12 rebounds and Dennis “Dink” Whitaker sprinkled 12 assists.

Mastbaum’s Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell had 26 points, 10 assists. SEMIFINALS At William Penn Southern 73, Gratz 71 (ot) Brian Shorter shot 14-for-15 from the floor for 33 points, snatched 17

rebounds and created a 63-63 tie by converting a rebound basket with 0:02 left in

regulation. And then, with 0:02 left in OT, he was fouled while shooting. He missed the

first free throw badly, missed the second on purpose and Al Baur rebounded for Southern.

Lionel Simmons led Southern with 29 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks. Marshall Taylor

added 16 points, seven assists. Gratz’s Dennis “Dink” Whitaker had 12

assists. At Southern Univ. City 58, West 51 Eric Kegler scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and James Glass

had 12 points, nine boards. West’s Rodney Jones had 18 points, eight rebounds and

four blocks. FINAL At Temple's McGonigle Hall Southern 66, Univ. City 64 With 21 points and 18 rebounds, Lionel Simmons led Southern to its first title

since 1946. Robert "World" Stokes (20 points) and Marshall Taylor (12 points,

six assists) were the other key contributors. Stokes won the game with 0:07 left when his

10-foot banker was goaltended by Vincent "Butter" Smalls (12 points, 11

rebounds). Eric Kegler then dribbled the length of the floor and lipped the rim with an

18-footer. UC's David Scott had 21 points.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

Kensington | 12 | 1

a-Northeast | 8 | 5

Frankford | 8 | 5

a-Washington | 7 | 6

Lincoln | 7 | 6

Eng. &

Science | 2 | 11

z-Olney | 1 | 12

z: Forfeited 10 wins,

inel. player.

DIVISION B | |

Gratz | 13 | 0

King | 9 | 4

Central | 7 | 6

Parkway | 6 | 7

Straw. Mansion | 5 | 8

Roxborough | 4 | 9

Germantown | 2 | 11

DIVISION C | |

University City | 12 | 1

Mastbaum | 10 | 3

Franklin | 8 | 5

Dobbins | 7 | 6

Edison | 6 | 7

Penn | 3 | 10

Franklin LC | 2 | 11

DIVISION D | |

Southern | 13 | 0

West Phila. | 9 | 4

Bok | 8 | 5

a-Bartram | 6 | 7

Overbrook | 6 | 7

Lamberton | 1 | 12

Bodine | 0 | 13

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Lionel Simmons | Sou | 13 | 427 | 32.8

Brian Shorter | Gtz | 13 | 416 | 32.0

Vincent

"Butter" Smalls | UC | 13 | 266 | 20.5

Ellis McKennie | Wash | 13 | 412 | 31.7

Dennis

"Dink" Whitaker | Gtz | 13 | 122 | 9.4

Reggie Isaac | Bart | 13 | 405 | 31.2

Tyrell

"Magic" Cromwell | Mast | 13 | 245 | 18.8

Bruce Harvey | Kens | 13 | 224 | 17.2

Rodney Jones | West | 5 | 75 | 15.0

Otto Barbour | Oln | 13 | 251 | 19.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Willie

Hartsfield | Bok | 13 | 220 | 16.9

Gavin Furbert | NE | 13 | 291 | 22.4

Derreck Orr | Mast | 13 | 252 | 19.4

Marshall Taylor | Sou | 13 | 78 | 6.0

Doug Overton | Dobb | 13 | 162 | 12.5

Adrian Burke | Fkd | 13 | 291 | 22.4

Eric Kegler | UC | 13 | 161 | 12.4

Jonathan

Roberts | Oln | 13 | 220 | 16.9

Walt Jefferson | King | 12 | 227 | 18.9

Sean Lloyd | Rox | 13 | 316 | 24.3

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Bryant

"Sad Eyes" Watson | Fkn | 13 | 151 | 11.6

Rick

Shinholster | Cent | 13 | 192 | 14.8

Bernard Smith | King | 13 | 182 | 14.0

William

"Randy" Slade | Dobb | 13 | 199 | 15.3

Kevin Mason | Penn | 13 | 248 | 19.1

Emanual

"Vel" Davis | Kens | 13 | 213 | 16.4

Keith Walls | Gtz | 13 | 182 | 14.0

Joey Evans | Edi | 13 | 186 | 14.3

Robt.

"World" Stokes | Sou | 13 | 170 | 13.1

Warren Greene | Edi | 13 | 163 | 12.5

Champs' Rotation

SOUTHERN

Coach

Mitch Schneider

Record

13-0, 25-1

Starters

Lionel Simmons

Marshall Taylor

Al Baur

Clarence

Jackson

Robert

"World" Stokes

Key

Subs

Kevin Smith

Demetrius

Butler

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion Dougherty 58, Judge 45 Nick Horne shot 10-for-16 for 24 points and took eight rebounds, John

Przybylinski mixed 12 points and nine assists and sixth man Mark ‘‘Skit’’

Scardigli had 10 points, seven boards. Larry Lowry (13) led Judge. North 50, La Salle 38 The Falcons put no one in double figures, but four players scored at least

eight points. Jim Giedemann and Kevin Comey had five assists each and Mark Morrow grabbed

seven rebounds. Mike Matthews (13) led La Salle. South Semifinals Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion Roman 66, SJ Prep 52 Kevin Cofield scored 16 points and Mike Jackson had 13 points and nine

rebounds. Nick Goodwin (16), Damu Forman and Pat Mooney (14 apiece) paced The Prep. O’Hara 54, Carroll 49 Bill Kirschner shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-7 for 20 points and seventh man Mike O’Hara

packed nine points and two assists into eight minutes. John O’Hare had 13 points,

nine boards. Carroll’s John Henning had 16 points, eight boards. South MVP Barry

Bekkedam, who’d finished the regular season with school-record outbursts of 37, 38

and 41 points, missed the game with illness. Semifinals Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion Dougherty 42, North 41 Tucked into a corner no more than 3 inches from the sideline and baseline, John

Przybylinski (12 points) stuck a jumper with 0:09 left to win it. Bob Coppolino (12) had

the last of his six assists. Przybylinski was the defender as North MVP Jim Giedemann

missed a last shot for the Falcons. Roman 42, O’Hara 40 (ot) Melvin ‘‘Sauce’’ Hawkins collected 12 points and six

assists and nailed a 22-footer after taking an inbound pass from Ernest Pollard with 0:01

left. Mike Jackson grabbed 11 rebounds. For O’Hara, Jay Armitage scored 12 points and

Jim Lynam Jr. watched in agony as a last-second shot to end regulation went in, and then

more in, and then spilled out. FINAL At Villanova Pavilion Roman 84, Dougherty 57 Sub Clayton "Stink" Adams dished 11 assists and Ernest Pollard (22,

11 rebounds) and Kevin Cofield (14) led five double-digit scorers as the Cahillites

stormed to victory. Coach Barry Brodzinski used 16 players and, by game's end, three

different styles of uniform were in evidence. John Przybylinski (16) and John

"Jake" Jones (14) led Dougherty.

Standings

NORTH | |

Dougherty | 13 | 3

North | 11 | 5

La Salle | 10 | 6

Judge | 10 | 6

Egan | 9 | 7

Wood | 8 | 8

Ryan | 5 | 11

Kenrick | 3 | 13

McDevitt | 3 | 13

SOUTH | |

Roman | 13 | 1

Carroll | 10 | 4

O'Hara | 8 | 6

SJ Prep | 8 | 6

Bonner | 7 | 7

Neumann | 6 | 8

West | 4 | 10

St. James | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Jim Giedemann | North | 14 | 194 | 13.9

Tom Martin | Wood | 15 | 247 | 16.5

Nick Horne | Dough | 16 | 234 | 14.6

John Jones | Dough | 16 | 204 | 12.8

Mike Stock | Egan | 16 | 237 | 14.8

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

John Jekot | Egan | 16 | 263 | 16.4

Mike Matthews | La S | 16 | 219 | 13.7

Chris Fagan | Judge | 16 | 166 | 10.4

John

Przybylinski | Dough | 16 | 180 | 11.3

Matt Moyer | La S | 16 | 185 | 11.6

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Mark Morrow | North | 16 | 148 | 9.3

Brian Flynn | Egan | 16 | 188 | 11.8

Kevin Comey | North | 16 | 166 | 10.4

Jim Davis | Ken | 16 | 198 | 12.4

Connie

Kilgarriff | Ryan | 16 | 163 | 10.2

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Barry Bekkedam | Carr | 14 | 330 | 23.6

Ivan

"Pick" Brown | Bonn | 14 | 236 | 16.9

Ernest Pollard | Roman | 14 | 226 | 16.1

Kevin Cofield | Roman | 14 | 199 | 14.2

Frank Giunta | Neum | 14 | 210 | 15.0

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Nick Goodwin | Prep | 14 | 178 | 12.7

Chris Gardler | St. J | 14 | 228 | 16.3

Damu Forman | Prep | 14 | 151 | 10.8

Mike Iorio | Carr | 14 | 168 | 12.0

Ricky Moyer | West | 14 | 187 | 13.4

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Bill Kirschner | O'H | 12 | 153 | 12.8

John O'Hare | O'H | 14 | 161 | 11.5

Shawn Kelly | Roman | 13 | 143 | 11.0

Melvin

"Sauce" Hawkins | Roman | 13 | 127 | 9.8

Mike Brannan | O'H | 14 | 167 | 11.9

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Barry

Brodzinski

Record

13-1, 29-4

Starters

Ernest Pollard

Kevin Cofield

Shawn Kelly

Mel

"Sauce" Hawkins

Mike Jackson

Key

Subs

Che Perry

Ed Duncan

Clayton

"Stink" Adams

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (9-1)

The clincher came in Game No. 9, a 75-59 win over visiting Haverford.

Abe Dunmeyer collected 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Matt Guokas (17),

Scott Burke (16) and Marv Dunmeyer, Abe’s older brother, had 11 points and six

assists. In the finale, Burke (12) led the way as the Quakers bested visiting Gtn.

Academy, 58-51, to finish with a school record for wins (23). GA and Haverford placed

second at 6-4.

Standings

Penn Charter | 9 | 1

Gtn. Academy | 6 | 4

Haverford Sch. | 6 | 4

Malvern | 5 | 5

Episcopal | 4 | 6

Chestnut Hill | 1 | 9

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Marvin Walters | GA | 10 | 206 | 20.6

Mark Burke | CH | 10 | 154 | 15.4

Gary Duda | MP | 10 | 163 | 16.3

Jeff Hines | EA | 10 | 161 | 16.1

Abe Dunmeyer | PC | 10 | 106 | 10.6

Ed McCrystal | HS | 10 | 148 | 14.8

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Steve Shook | HS | 10 | 123 | 12.3

Marv Dunmeyer | PC | 10 | 70 | 7.0

Rob Tribuiani | MP | 10 | 115 | 11.5

Paul Gilhool | EA | 10 | 140 | 14.0

Craig White | GA | 10 | 156 | 15.6

Matt Guokas | PC | 10 | 135 | 13.5

Champs' Rotation

PENN

CHARTER

Coach

Bill Michuda

Record

9-1, 23-2

Starters

Marv Dunmeyer

Matt Guokas

Abe Dunmeyer

Scott Burke

Pete Jacquinto

Key

Subs

Chris White

Leon Caldwell

Brien Tilley