Scholastic Basketball, 1988
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All-City
FIRST
TEAM |
*Brian Daly | Bonner
Mik Kilgore | W. Phila.
Randy Woods | Franklin
Monroe Blakes | W. Cath.
Brian Graves | Olney
SECOND
TEAM |
Gary Duda | Malvern
Carlin Warley | Frankford
Jim Schultice | N. Cath.
John O'Connell | McDevitt
Jamie Ross | Frankford
THIRD
TEAM |
Eric Williams | W. Phila.
Eddie Malloy | O'Hara
John Smedley | Ryan
Paul Chambers | Episcopal
Ed Jenkins | Roman
Craig White | Gtn. Acad.
Public League
Playoffs
ROUND-OF-16 Frankford 95, Bartram 48
The Warley brothers — Jason (29, 17) and Carlin (26, 14) —
combined for 55 points and 31 rebounds. Jamie Ross added 19 points. Kenno Clark (13) led
Bartram.
King 60, Univ. City 57
Paul “Bust” Todd shot 10-for-11 from the line en route to 20
points and passed to James Jefferson (17, 13 rebounds) for the basket that broke the game’s
last tie at 48-48. UC’s Vincent “Ham Head” Mason had 21 points, eight
rebounds.
Franklin LC 50, Gratz 46
The Bobcats, a seven-year PL member, made their first playoff appearance a
success as Solomon Walker scored 19 points and Antoine Jefferson (13, 10 rebounds) and
Rich Baker (10, 12) helped. William “Beau” Thompson (14) led Gratz.
Southern 72, Olney 67
Bernie Mangum, a first-year member of Southern’s program, matched 19
points with 19 rebounds. Olney’s Brian Graves, the PL scoring champ (27.5), shot
14-for-20 and 11-for-18 for 39 points.
Overbrook 76, Washington 63
Mike Tyson had 22 points, Ricardo Akins mixed 20 points and five assists
and Tony Simmons added 10 assists. Shawn Jackson (21) led Washington.
Dobbins 63, Straw. Mansion 53
Jon Dunmeyer had 17 points and Jake Mickens added 10 points, 12 rebounds,
five assists. David “Chewy” Fields (20) led Mansion.
Franklin 56, Parkway 41
Randy Woods used three three-pointers (the rule was instituted this year)
to score 19 points. Parkway’s Wasul Crawford (17) also made three treys.
West 79, Eng. and Science 33
Eric Williams (20), Benny “Basket” Ball (16), Mik Kilgore (14)
and Derek Higgins (12) paced the frolic.
QUARTERFINALS Frankford 61, King 49
Jamie Ross had 18 points and seven rebounds and Carlin Warley added 17
points. King’s Paul “Bust” Todd generated 23 points, four assists.
West 89, Dobbins 58
Mik Kilgore shot 11-for-11 from the line for 23 points and took 12
rebounds. Sub Malcolm Musgrove had 12 points, 10 boards. Jon Dunmeyer led Dobbins with 14
points, 15 rebounds.
Franklin 68, Overbrook 55
Brian Jones (20 points, eight rebounds) and Ben Wilson (14, 15) paced
Franklin inside while Phil “Sub” Crump had 10 assists, five steals. For ’Brook,
Ricardo Akins scored 18 points and Kevin Everett had 12 points, 13 rebounds.
Southern 66, Franklin LC 64
Jerry Richardson compressed eight of his 14 points and eight of his 14
rebounds into a 23-19 fourth quarter. Sub Louis Myers had 19 points and had three points
and a big blocked shot in the last 0:38. For FLC, Solomon Walker (18, eight rebounds) and
Antoine Jefferson (13, 14) were the leaders.
SEMIFINALS
At Southern
Frankford 82, Franklin 68
Carlin Warley was dominant with 20 points, 23 rebounds and three blocks.
Jamie Ross (25) and Nate Emons (17) aided in scoring and Rodney Roach dealt eight assists.
The Pioneers trailed, 65-61, with 4:27 left, but scored at least one point on each of
their final 11 possessions. Randy Woods (21) and Brian Jones (20, 11 rebounds) carried
Franklin.
At Gratz
West 79, Southern 76
Mik Kilgore notched 30 points and 12 rebounds while Benny “Basket”
Ball (18, five assists) and Eric Williams (16) helped out. The Speedboys scored their
final 17 points from the line. For Southern, Louis Myers scored 22 points, Jerry
Richardson had 14 points and 14 rebounds and Toriano “Tapo” Gurley had nine
assists.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Frankford 71, West 64 (4 ot)
Frankford, a PL member since the 1916-17 season, won its first championship in
a classic war of attrition. Both teams lost four starters to personal fouls. Frankford's
ninth man, guard Jeffrey Mack, made a huge steal in the third OT, then made another in the
fourth. The Pioneers took the lead for good, at 64-62, on Jason Warley's rebound basket
with 2:34 left. Warley had 22 points and 23 rebounds. His brother, Carlin, a sophomore,
had 16 points and 15 rebounds. For West, Mik Kilgore had 27 points and 10 rebounds.
Standings
DIVISION A | |
Frankford | 13 | 0
Olney | 7 | 6
Washington | 6 | 7
Eng. &
Science | 4 | 9
Lincoln | 3 | 10
Northeast | 2 | 11
Kensington | 0 | 13
DIVISION B | |
Gratz | 11 | 2
a-King | 8 | 5
Straw. Mansion | 8 | 5
Parkway | 7 | 6
Germantown | 6 | 7
Central | 6 | 7
Roxborough | 4 | 9
DIVISION C | |
Franklin | 12 | 1
a-Dobbins | 10 | 3
University City | 10 | 3
Franklin LC | 9 | 4
Edison | 8 | 5
Penn | 4 | 9
Mastbaum | 3 | 10
DIVISION D | |
West Phila. | 13 | 0
Overbrook | 10 | 3
Southern | 7 | 5
Bartram | 6 | 7
Lamberton | 2 | 10
Bok | 2 | 11
Bodine | 0 | 13
Southern vs. Lamberton
canceled.
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Randy Woods | Fkn | 13 | 265 | 20.4
Mik Kilgore | West | 13 | 217 | 16.7
Brian Graves | Oln | 13 | 357 | 27.5
Carlin Warley | Fkd | 13 | 252 | 19.4
Jamie Ross | Fkd | 13 | 216 | 16.6
Jon Dunmeyer | Dobb | 13 | 204 | 15.7
Paul
"Bust" Todd | King | 13 | 284 | 21.8
Eric Williams | West | 13 | 175 | 13.5
Andre Daniel | Lamb | 12 | 320 | 26.7
Guy Cliett | UC | 12 | 201 | 16.8
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Brian Jones | Fkn | 13 | 208 | 16.0
Shawn Jackson | Wash | 13 | 303 | 23.3
Joe Robinson | Cent | 13 | 253 | 19.5
Mike Tyson | Ovb | 13 | 156 | 12.0
Jason Warley | Fkd | 13 | 175 | 13.5
Darryl Simpson | Gtz | 12 | 215 | 17.9
Corey
Shinholster | UC | 13 | 237 | 18.2
Kevin Rideout | Edi | 13 | 257 | 19.8
Monte Ross | Bod | 11 | 220 | 20.0
Mike Terry | FLC | 13 | 246 | 18.9
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Corry Appline | Wash | 13 | 246 | 18.9
Vincent
"Ham" Mason | UC | 13 | 158 | 12.2
Wasul Crawford | Pky | 13 | 222 | 17.1
Solomon Walker | FLC | 11 | 166 | 15.1
Jerry
Richardson | Sou | 11 | 134 | 12.2
Louis Myers | Sou | 12 | 136 | 11.3
Ricardo Akins | Ovb | 13 | 164 | 12.6
Kenny Stones | Penn | 13 | 273 | 21.0
Kenno Clark | Bart | 11 | 204 | 18.5
Donovan Gaskins | Linc | 12 | 279 | 23.3
Champs' Rotation
FRANKFORD
Coach
Vince Miller
Record
13-0, 24-1
Starters
Carlin Warley
Jason Warley
Jamie Ross
Nate Emons
Rodney Roach
Key
Subs
Cori Lewis
Kevin
"Sleepy" Newton
Aaron Cottman
Jeffrey Mack
Catholic League
Playoffs
North Semifinals North 60, La Salle 48 Marc Alicea hit three threes en route to 15 points and Jim Schultice snatched 15
rebounds for North, which roared back from a 22-8 deficit. Dave Heineman added seven
assists. La Salle’s Mark Fitzgerald had 14 points, 10 boards. Judge 52, McDevitt 51 Chris Fagan (24) hit a three to tie the score with 0:45 left and converted a
one-and-one with 0:05 to win it. Ed Murphy added 13 points, seven rebounds. McDevitt’s
John O’Connell had 18 points, seven boards. South Semifinals Roman 82, West 69 At Textile, ninth man Ruben Colon packed eight points, nine rebounds and seven
blocks into 16 minutes and Alan Watkins had 23 points and 18 rebounds. Monroe Blakes (27)
led West. Bonner 66, Neumann 62 Brian Daly (16 points, 13 rebounds) and Dan Summers (14, 12) handled the dirty
work and sub Fran George shot 5-for-6 and 6-for-7 for 16 points in 15 minutes. John
Preston (17) led Neumann. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra North 43, Judge 42 Tim Comey made a free throw with 1:10 left for the game’s final point.
Marc Alicea hit two threes en route to 10 points. Judge’s Ed Murphy had 11 points, 13
boards. Bonner 66, Roman 59 Brian Daly generated 28 points (a record for a CL semi) and 13 rebounds and sub
Fran George again was a factor, shooting 5-for-6 and 4-for-5 for 14 points in 14 minutes.
Roman’s Ed Jenkins had 14 points. FINAL At the Palestra Bonner 62, North 59 Brian Daly shot 8-for-17 and 12-for-14 for 30 points — setting a record
for a CL final — while sub Tom Fitzpatrick grabbed nine rebounds and Pat Lynch had
five assists, two steals. Daly's 74 points accounted for 38.1 percent of the Friars'
postseason scoring. He scored his final two points by making two free throws at 0:03 after
North was slapped with a technical foul for calling an illegal timeout. North's Jim
Schultice had 19 points, 14 rebounds.
Standings
NORTH | |
North | 12 | 4
McDevitt | 11 | 5
Judge | 11 | 5
La Salle | 10 | 6
Ryan | 9 | 7
Wood | 6 | 10
Dougherty | 5 | 11
Kenrick | 5 | 11
Egan | 3 | 13
SOUTH | |
Bonner | 10 | 4
Roman | 9 | 5
West | 9 | 5
Neumann | 8 | 6
Carroll | 7 | 7
O'Hara | 6 | 8
St. James | 4 | 10
SJ Prep | 3 | 11
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Jim Schultice | North | 16 | 291 | 18.2
John O'Connell | McD | 16 | 284 | 17.8
John Smedley | Ryan | 11 | 190 | 17.3
Terry Burke | La S | 16 | 274 | 17.1
Chris Fagan | Judge | 16 | 194 | 12.1
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Marc Schaller | Wood | 16 | 271 | 16.9
Mark Fitzgerald | La S | 16 | 216 | 13.5
Ray Schultz | Wood | 16 | 201 | 12.6
Ed Murphy | Judge | 16 | 170 | 10.6
Chris Williams | Dough | 16 | 201 | 12.6
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Dan Greenberg | McD | 16 | 148 | 9.3
Aaron Ervin | McD | 16 | 145 | 9.1
Rodger Tabb | Dough | 11 | 118 | 10.7
Pat Kilgarriff | Ryan | 8 | 102 | 12.8
Tim Comey | North | 16 | 142 | 8.9
SOUTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Brian Daly | Bonn | 14 | 315 | 22.5
Monroe Blakes | West | 14 | 385 | 27.5
Eddie Malloy | O'H | 14 | 317 | 22.6
Ed Jenkins | Roman | 14 | 270 | 19.3
John Caruso | Carr | 14 | 219 | 15.6
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
John Tripodi | Neum | 12 | 224 | 18.7
John Preston | Neum | 14 | 202 | 14.4
Mike Christian | Prep | 14 | 271 | 19.4
Chris Linden | St. J | 14 | 237 | 16.9
Alan Watkins | Roman | 14 | 229 | 16.4
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Brian Selby | St. J | 14 | 193 | 13.8
Michael Forrest | West | 14 | 181 | 12.9
Dan Summers | Bonn | 12 | 132 | 11.0
Dave Bertoline | West | 14 | 123 | 8.8
Dave Grow | Carr | 14 | 206 | 14.7
Aaron Abbott | Neum | 14 | 127 | 9.1
Champs' Rotation
BONNER
Coach
Fran O'Hanlon
Record
10-4, 19-9
Starters
Brian Daly
Dan Summers
Ted Mulroy
Ron Zuccato
Pat Lynch
Key
Subs
Tom Fitzpatrick
Fran George
Charlie Carbin
Inter-Ac League
Episcopal (8-2)
Penn Charter (8-2)
On Feb. 5, visiting PC defeated Episcopal for the second time, 63-60,
to leave the winners at 5-0 and the losers at 5-2. Matt Guokas had 23 points, 16 rebounds
and three assists while brothers Dave (13) and Chris Nanni (11) also scored in double
figures. Eugene Burroughs (19) and Brett Moore (13, 12 rebounds) led Episcopal. Later, PC
was stunned by Malvern, 68-62, as Gary Duda shot 8-for-9 on threes (a city leagues record)
en route to 34 points and by Gtn. Academy, 52-49, as Craig White’s three capped a
10-0 run at game’s end. Episcopal won its last three.
Standings
Episcopal | 8 | 2
Penn Charter | 8 | 2
Malvern | 7 | 3
Chestnut Hill | 3 | 7
Gtn. Academy | 3 | 7
Haverford Sch. | 1 | 9
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Gary Duda | MP | 10 | 217 | 21.7
Paul Chambers | EA | 10 | 154 | 15.4
Eugene
Burroughs | EA | 10 | 200 | 20.0
Gateson Recko | CH | 10 | 218 | 21.8
Matt Guokas | PC | 9 | 157 | 17.4
Craig White | GA | 9 | 142 | 15.8
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Tim Kerns | MP | 9 | 137 | 15.2
Dave Nanni | PC | 9 | 136 | 15.1
Brett Moore | EA | 10 | 142 | 14.2
Chris Nanni | PC | 10 | 105 | 10.5
Charles Zulli | HS | 10 | 106 | 10.6
Champs' Rotation
(Tie)
EPISCOPAL
Coach
Dan Dougherty
Record
8-2, 23-2
Starters
Paul Chambers
Pat Chambers
Brett Moore
Mike Milone
Eugene
Burroughs
Key
Subs
Jim Shanahan
Jon Walsh
PENN
CHARTER
Coach
Lefty Ervin
Record
8-2, 17-10
Starters
Matt Guokas
Chris Nanni
Dave Nanni
David Bass
Pat McDonough
Key
Subs
Blair Minyard
Keith Morris
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