Scholastic Basketball, 1987
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All-City
FIRST
TEAM |
*Doug Overton | Dobbins
Robert
"World" Stokes | Southern
Will Scott | Southern
Joe Jefferson | Edison
Mike Monroe | W. Phila.
SECOND
TEAM |
Vince Curran | SJ Prep
Eddie Savage | Gratz
Tom Dunn | Carroll
Clayton
"Stink" Adams | Roman
Mike O'Hara | O'Hara
THIRD
TEAM |
James Glass | U. City
Larry Stewart | Dobbins
Ed McCrystal | Hav. Sch.
Jeff Hines | Episcopal
Harold Mobley | Washing.
Mike Kempski | Carroll
Public League
Playoffs
ROUND-OF-16 Southern 95, Edison 59
Robert “World” Stokes (23 points, 14 rebounds) and Will Scott
(22, 16) sparked Southern. Joe Jefferson (21) led Edison.
West 38, Univ. City 37
Gary Farmer, the West starter with the lowest scoring average, notched 14
points total and shot 6-for-8 for 12 of the Speedboys’ 18 second-half markers. His
in-the-lane jumper completed the scoring with 1:39 left. UC was guilty of turnovers with
0:06 and 0:03 left. Dwayne Jeter had 11 points, eight boards, four assists. UC’s
James Glass had 10 points, eight boards.
Frankford 43, Central 41
Darryl Oliver fed Jamie Ross (15) for the winning basket with 0:18 left
and Central’s Derrick Ward (14) was long with a last-second jumper. Teammate Edwin
Hall added 21 points.
Parkway 57, Lincoln 52
Sub Wasul Crawford shot 5-for-7 and 5-for-6 for 15 points as the Hoyas
gained their first playoff win in their sixth PL season. Gene Lett had 11 points, eight
assists. For Lincoln, making its first playoff appearance since 1965, Mike Glitz grabbed
16 boards.
Straw. Mansion 54, Washington 51
Wendell McBride scored 19 points and hit a crucial jumper with 1:00 left
for Mansion, which earned its first playoff win in its seventh PL season. The Knights 10
days earlier had lost their top two players to academic ineligibility. Corry Appline (15)
and Harold Mobley (14) led Washington.
Dobbins 59, Overbrook 41
Doug Overton scored nine of his 19 points in a 27-16 first half. Marc
Whaley (14) led Overbrook.
Gratz 48, Eng. and Science 39
Andre Ware had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Eddie Savage helped to hold
Corey Kemp, the PL scoring champ (26.8), to 12 points.
Franklin 72, Bartram 45
Randy Woods (16), Eric “Rabb” London (14), Ben Wilson (12) and
Shawn Frazier (10) led the Electrons, who raced to a 20-4 lead.
QUARTERFINALS Southern 78, Gratz 71
The passing of Jason Waters (eight assists) enabled Robert “World”
Stokes (26) and Will Scott (21) to carry the scoring load. Gratz’s Eddie Savage had
22 points and 11 assists.
Dobbins 61, Frankford 42
Sean Dickerson shot 9-for-11 for 20 points and plucked 11 rebounds.
Frankford’s Jamie Ross scored 17 points.
Franklin 84, Straw. Mansion 53
Randy Woods contributed 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists and
Karl Lancaster packed 11 points and eight boards into 13 minutes. Mansion’s Anthony
Mosley had 13 points, 12 rebounds.
West 74, Parkway 49
Eric Williams (21) and Dwayne Jeter (20) led in scoring while Mike Monroe
and Derek Higgins had 10 rebounds apiece. Parkway’s Lee Kent had 11 points, eight
rebounds.
SEMIFINALS
At Gratz
Southern 81, Franklin 69
Senior Nelson Brown, who’d played only recreation and playground ball
through his junior year, collected 16 points, five rebounds, eight assists and three
steals. Will Scott (10-for-14, 23) and Kevin Smith (17) also starred. Randy Woods (22) led
Franklin.
At Southern
West 58, Dobbins 53
The Speedboys broke a 46-46 tie with seven consecutive points as Dwayne
Jeter (19) led the way. Mike Monroe had 13 points, nine rebounds. For Dobbins, Larry
Stewart had 15 points, 11 boards.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Southern 75, West 66
Six players scored in double figures for Southern, led by Nelson Brown (18).
The Rams trailed, 30-29, at halftime, then scored the first 14 points of the third
quarter. For West, Mike Monroe had 26 points and 13 rebounds.
Standings
DIVISION A | |
Frankford | 11 | 2
c-Washington | 6 | 7
a-Eng. &
Science | 6 | 7
Lincoln | 6 | 7
Northeast | 5 | 8
Olney | 4 | 9
Kensington | 1 | 12
DIVISION B | |
Parkway | 9 | 4
a-Gratz | 8 | 5
Straw. Mansion | 8 | 5
Central | 7 | 6
Germantown | 3 | 10
King | 1 | 12
Roxborough | 1 | 12
DIVISION C | |
Franklin | 13 | 0
Dobbins | 11 | 2
University City | 9 | 4
a-Edison | 7 | 6
Franklin LC | 7 | 6
Mastbaum | 6 | 7
Penn | 1 | 12
DIVISION D | |
Southern | 13 | 0
West Phila. | 12 | 1
Overbrook | 9 | 4
a-Bartram | 7 | 6
Bok | 7 | 6
Bodine | 3 | 10
Lamberton | 1 | 12
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Doug Overton | Dobb | 13 | 175 | 13.5
Robert
"World" Stokes | Sou | 13 | 236 | 18.2
Joe Jefferson | Edi | 12 | 266 | 22.2
Eddie Savage | Gtz | 13 | 247 | 19.0
Mike Monroe | West | 13 | 217 | 16.7
Will Scott | Sou | 13 | 260 | 20.0
Randy Woods | Fkn | 13 | 278 | 21.4
James Glass | UC | 13 | 255 | 21.3
Darryl Oliver | Fkd | 13 | 215 | 16.5
William
"Randy" Slade | Dobb | 13 | 176 | 13.5
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Kevin Smith | Sou | 11 | 179 | 16.3
Bryant
"Sad Eyes" Watson | Fkn | 12 | 156 | 13.0
Edwin Hall | Cent | 13 | 266 | 20.5
Jamie Ross | Fkd | 13 | 231 | 17.8
Corey Kemp | E&S | 13 | 348 | 26.8
Rick King | Oln | 12 | 256 | 21.3
Harold Mobley | Wash | 12 | 225 | 18.8
Larry Stewart | Dobb | 13 | 190 | 14.6
Sean Hinson | Linc | 13 | 262 | 20.2
Kyle Carter | NE | 12 | 260 | 21.7
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Dwayne Jeter | West | 13 | 158 | 12.2
Herb McCutchen | Mast | 13 | 200 | 15.4
Eric Williams | West | 13 | 150 | 11.5
Herb Speach | Bok | 13 | 258 | 19.8
Nate Sutton | Gtn | 13 | 214 | 16.5
Eric
"Rabb" London | Fkn | 13 | 152 | 11.7
Gene Lett | Pky | 12 | 105 | 8.8
Terry Giles | Edi | 13 | 190 | 14.6
Monte Ross | Bod | 13 | 223 | 17.2
Brian Graves | Oln | 13 | 275 | 21.2
Rodney Hanner | Bok | 13 | 251 | 19.3
Champs' Rotation
SOUTHERN
Coach
Mitch Schneider
Record
13-0, 25-1
Starters
Robert
"World" Stokes
Will Scott
Kevin Smith
Nelson Brown
Jason Waters
Key
Subs
Terrance
McDuffie
Greg Wright
Catholic League
Playoffs
North Semifinals Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion North 49, Ryan 44 Jim Schultice (16) and Eric Banks (10) led in scoring and Tim Comey had four
assists. The Falcons scored the last six points on two free throws apiece by Kevin Comey,
brother Tim and Banks. Pat Kilgarriff (13) and John Smedley (10, 11 boards) led Ryan. Kenrick 64, Dougherty 51 Eddie Scott shot 9-for-11 and 5-for-6 for 23 points and dished five assists as
the Knights pulled the upset. Eddie Hull added 12 points and three assists. Dougherty’s
Rodger Tabb had 18 points, seven rebounds. South Semifinals Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion Carroll 62, West 53 John Henning collected 16 points and 12 rebounds while Tom Dunn and Mike
Kempski scored 19 points apiece. Monroe Blakes (18) and Brian Duffy (14, 12 rebounds) led
West and Nelson Davis was the first CL player to hit a playoff three-pointer. Roman 53, Bonner 45 Chuck Veterano had 20 points and 15 boards for Roman, which broke away from a
37-37 tie with seven points in 52 seconds. Clayton ‘‘Stink’’ Adams
(14, three assists) had the first five points in the burst. Bonner’s Brian Daly had
15 points, eight rebounds. Semifinals Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion North 56, Kenrick 54 Tim Comey converted a one-and-one with 0:06 left to win it while Kevin Comey
and Dave Mastropietro scored 13 points apiece and Jim Schultice plucked 12 rebounds.
Kenrick’s Eddie Scott shot 10-for-15 and 6-for-6 for 26 points and had 10 rebounds. Roman 82, Carroll 66 Soph Alan Watkins bulled for 24 points and eight rebounds, Clayton ‘‘Stink’’
Adams had 16 points, six assists and four steals and sub Maynard Merriman had 10 points,
10 boards. Tom Dunn (24) and Mike Kempski (19) paced Carroll. FINAL At Villanova Pavilion North 63, Roman 59 Dave Mastropietro (21 points, 11 rebounds) and Jim Schultice (19, 12) were
bulwarks inside, Kevin Comey had five assists and Tim Comey converted a one-and-one with
0:03 left as the Falcons won their first championship since 1967. Schultice showed North's
resolve when he missed three shots on the same possession and then made a fourth with 4:27
left. Kevin Comey was Roman coach Dennis Seddon's paperboy. For Roman, Alan Watkins had 15
points and 10 rebounds while Clayton "Stink" Adams added 13 points, eight
assists.
Standings
NORTH | |
Dougherty | 12 | 4
North | 11 | 5
Ryan | 11 | 5
Kenrick | 10 | 6
McDevitt | 9 | 7
La Salle | 8 | 8
Judge | 6 | 10
Wood | 5 | 11
Egan | 0 | 16
SOUTH | |
Roman | 13 | 1
Carroll | 10 | 4
West | 9 | 5
Bonner | 7 | 7
SJ Prep | 5 | 9
O'Hara | 4 | 10
St. James | 4 | 10
Neumann | 4 | 10
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Bob Coppolino | Dough | 16 | 215 | 13.4
John Smedley | Ryan | 16 | 223 | 13.9
John O'Connell | McD | 16 | 275 | 17.2
Jim Schultice | North | 16 | 191 | 11.9
Kevin Comey | North | 16 | 233 | 14.6
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Rodger Tabb | Dough | 15 | 194 | 12.9
Silas Blanchard | McD | 15 | 184 | 12.3
Kevin Iaquinto | La S | 16 | 230 | 14.4
Malcolm Macklin | La S | 14 | 152 | 10.9
Elliott DeVan | Dough | 16 | 186 | 11.6
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Jimmy Davis | Ken | 16 | 205 | 12.8
Eddie Hull | Ken | 16 | 146 | 9.1
Ray Ott | Ryan | 12 | 106 | 8.8
Dave Fareno | Wood | 16 | 213 | 13.3
Dave
Mastropietro | North | 16 | 165 | 10.3
SOUTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Mike O'Hara | O'H | 14 | 297 | 21.2
Vince Curran | Prep | 14 | 268 | 19.1
Clayton
"Stink" Adams | Roman | 14 | 206 | 14.7
Tom Dunn | Carr | 14 | 288 | 20.6
Brian Daly | Bonn | 14 | 244 | 17.4
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Monroe Blakes | West | 14 | 246 | 17.6
John Henning | Carr | 13 | 173 | 13.3
Mike Kempski | Carr | 14 | 233 | 16.6
Chuck Veterano | Roman | 14 | 176 | 12.6
John Arrigale | Neum | 14 | 192 | 13.7
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Anthony Davis | West | 14 | 188 | 13.4
Brian Duffy | West | 14 | 164 | 11.7
Che Perry | Roman | 14 | 141 | 10.1
Joe McGowan | St. J | 14 | 158 | 11.3
Larry Clark | Bonn | 14 | 154 | 11.0
Champs' Rotation
NORTH
Coach
Joe Rapczynski
Record
11-5, 17-12
Starters
Jim Schultice
Kevin Comey
Dave
Mastropietro
Eric Banks
Tim Comey
Key
Subs
John Martin
Dave Heineman
Bill Pancoast
Inter-Ac League
Episcopal (10-0)
In Game No. 9, Scott Turner scored eight of his 21 points in a 19-10
fourth quarter as visiting Episcopal downed Gtn. Academy, 66-57, to clinch the title. Jeff
Hines (15) and Paul Chambers (13) helped. In the finale, Episcopal needed two overtimes to
dispatch Haverford, 87-83, and finish 10-0 for the fourth time in nine seasons. Bill
Miller (18), Paul Chambers (17), Jeff Hines (16) and Scott Turner (13) led the way to
offset Ed McCrystal’s 38-point outburst. Runner-up Penn Charter was 8-2.
Standings
Episcopal | 10 | 0
Penn Charter | 8 | 2
Malvern | 6 | 4
Haverford Sch. | 3 | 7
Chestnut Hill | 2 | 8
Gtn. Academy | 1 | 9
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Craig White | GA | 10 | 231 | 23.1
Jeff Hines | EA | 10 | 164 | 16.4
Ed McCrystal | HS | 10 | 216 | 21.6
Gary Duda | MP | 10 | 167 | 16.7
Pete Jacquinto | PC | 10 | 144 | 14.4
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Abe Dunmeyer | PC | 10 | 82 | 8.2
Scott Turner | EA | 9 | 138 | 15.3
Tom McLaughlin | CH | 10 | 137 | 13.7
Leon Caldwell | PC | 10 | 102 | 10.2
Steve Shook | HS | 9 | 88 | 9.8
Champs' Rotation
EPISCOPAL
Coach
Dan Dougherty
Record
10-0, 26-2
Starters
Paul Chambers
Brett Moore
Jeff Hines
Scott Turner
Bill Miller
Key
Subs
*Paul Gilhool
Eugene
Burroughs
Tyler Pride
Jack Zinman
*Missed much of
season (injury/illness)
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