City Basketball, 1987

Philadelphia

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)