City Basketball, 1990

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1990

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Jonathan

Haynes | Gtn. Fds.

Eugene

Burroughs | Episcopal

Aaron McKie | Gratz

Kevin Benton | Mastbaum

Harry Moore | Gratz

SECOND

TEAM |

Kareem

"Rab" Townes | Southern

Bernard Jones | Roman

Chris Mooney | Ryan

Roy Lloyd | W. Phila.

Kenya Mobley | Dobbins

Joe McEwing | Egan

THIRD

TEAM |

Tyrone Mason | Bartram

Faron

"Meatball" Hand | Frank. LC

Damon Reid | Neumann

Chris

Lazorcheck | La Salle

Jai Hill | Gir. Coll.

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16 Gratz 59, Olney 33

Six-eight freshman Rasheed Wallace had 14 points and 11 rebounds and Aaron

McKie added 10 points, 12 assists. Cliff Lockwood (15) paced Olney.

Roxborough 72, Lincoln 71

Maurice Clark collected 20 points and six assists as Roxborough won a

playoff for the first time in six attempts since entering the PL in the 1938-39 season.

Hijr Sabree added 19 points and 16 rebounds. Kareem “Wink” Williams converted a

one-and-one to provide a 71-62 lead with 1:48 left, and then the Indians held on. Robert

Richardson (19), Mannie Adens (17) and Troy Hester (16) led Lincoln, making only its

second playoff appearance since winning the title in 1965. No students were allowed to

watch the game, played at Lincoln, because of an incident late in the regular season.

Mastbaum 92, Southern 90 (ot)

Uhuru “Joby” Hamiter collected 21 points, 12 rebounds, six

assists and four steals for Mastbaum, which rallied from a seven-point deficit with 2:00

left in regulation. Kevin Benton shot 11-for-22 and 12-for-17 for 36 points and grabbed 14

rebounds. Soph Shawn Feggans had 26 points, 18 boards. Hamiter hit two free throws to

force OT and passed to Feggans for the Panthers’ final two baskets. The teams

combined to shoot 49-for-74 at the line. Southern’s Kareem “Rab” Townes

scored 28 points.

West 45, Dobbins 39

Gerald Jordan had 15 points, 20 boards and four blocks. Ed Gland added 10

points, 15 rebounds. Dobbins’s Marvin Stinson hit five threes en route to 17 points.

Franklin LC 62, Overbrook 55

Faron “Meatball” Hand scored 10 of his 20 points in a 21-7

fourth quarter. For ‘Brook, Gene Haith had 23 points, 11 boards.

Washington 74, Central 72

Central’s Craig Wise drained four threes en route to 44 points, but

Gabe Crowley hit for 32 as Washington survived. Andre Kirkland hit two free throws with

0:03 left.

Parkway 69, Frankford 58

Stephen Stewart scored nine of his 27 points in a 22-9 third quarter. Paul

Cannon added 16 points. Ricky Dunbar (21) led Frankford.

Bartram 80, Franklin 74

Tony Johnson scored 10 of his 27 points in a 27-20 fourth quarter and

Phillip “Weasel” Melton had 20 points, 10 assists. Baron Williams (24) led

Franklin.

QUARTERFINALS Gratz 78, Mastbaum 61

Harry Moore shot 9-for-13 for 23 points and Aaron McKie had 16 points, six

rebounds, five assists and three steals. Uhuru “Joby” Hamiter (24, 13 boards)

and Kevin Benton (19, 10) paced Mastbaum.

Bartram 61, Parkway 59

Chris “Phly” Phillips scored on a tap-in as time expired to help

the Braves advance to the semifinals for the first time since 1972. Tony Johnson had 14

points, 19 rebounds and three blocks. Tyrone Mason added 17 points. Gregory Deas (20) and

Stephen Stewart (17) paced Parkway.

Franklin LC 90, Washington 86

Isaiah Russell (27 points) and Faron “Meatball” Hand (17, 14

rebounds) and Steve Richburg (17) led FLC, which survived despite losing five of its first

six players to personals. Gabe Crowley (29), Andre Kirkland (23) and Gerald Clark (19)

were hot for Washington.

West 58, Roxborough 36

Roy Lloyd (13) and Ed Gland (12) scored in double figures as West coasted.

Maurice Clark (11) topped the Indians.

SEMIFINALS

Doubleheader at the Civic Center

Gratz 64, West 47

The passing of Levan Alston (11 assists) enabled inside players Harry

Moore (18), Rasheed Wallace (16) and Andre Griffin (11) to hit double figures. West’s

Ed Gland (15) and Gerald Jordan (14) had nine boards apiece.

Franklin LC 73, Bartram 59

After Pete Merlino suffered a heart attack during the Gratz-West game, the

Bobcats were coached by Franklin coach Ken Hamilton, a close friend; Merlino’s twin,

John, the coach of FLC’s girls’ team; and volunteer assistant Paul Rieser. Faron

“Meatball” Hand (10 rebounds) and Anthony Collins scored 17 points apiece and

Karriem Parker dished seven assists. Bartram’s Tyrone Mason had 20 points, eight

rebounds.

FINAL

At the Civic Center

Gratz 80, Franklin LC 60

Rasheed Wallace, a 6-8 freshman, led the rout with 23 points as the Bulldogs

won their first PL championship since 1939. Harry Moore had 15 points while Aaron McKie

added 14 points and eight assists. For FLC, Faron "Meatball" Hand had 19 points,

eight rebounds.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

Lincoln | 10 | 4

Washington | 8 | 6

a-Frankford | 7 | 7

Olney | 7 | 7

Northeast | 6 | 8

Eng. &

Science | 5 | 9

Kensington | 1 | 13

DIVISION B | |

Gratz | 13 | 0

Parkway | 8 | 5

a-Central | 5 | 8

Roxborough | 5 | 8

Straw. Mansion | 3 | 10

Germantown | 2 | 11

King | 0 | 13

DIVISION C | |

Franklin LC | 10 | 3

a-Dobbins | 9 | 4

Mastbaum | 9 | 4

a-Franklin | 8 | 5

Edison | 8 | 5

University City | 6 | 7

Penn | 5 | 8

DIVISION D | |

Bartram | 14 | 0

Southern | 12 | 2

West Phila. | 11 | 3

Overbrook | 10 | 4

Bok | 7 | 7

GAMP | 4 | 10

Bodine | 3 | 11

Lamberton | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Kareem

"Rab" Townes | Sou | 14 | 423 | 30.2

Kevin Benton | Mast | 12 | 333 | 27.8

Aaron McKie | Gtz | 13 | 227 | 17.5

Harry Moore | Gtz | 12 | 178 | 14.8

Tyrone Mason | Bart | 14 | 268 | 19.1

Roy Lloyd | West | 13 | 248 | 19.1

Kenya Mobley | Dobb | 12 | 170 | 14.2

Faron

"Meatball" Hand | FLC | 11 | 251 | 22.8

Fred Anderson | NE | 14 | 298 | 21.3

Gabe Crowley | Wash | 14 | 288 | 20.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Charles Wise | Cent | 11 | 231 | 21.0

Marvin Stinson | Dobb | 12 | 226 | 18.8

Craig Wise | Cent | 12 | 256 | 21.3

Dajuan Williams | Fkn | 13 | 174 | 13.4

Bill Keene | Oln | 13 | 222 | 17.1

Maurice Clark | Rox | 13 | 253 | 19.5

Chris Phillips | Bart | 14 | 206 | 14.7

Jermaine Smith | Bok | 14 | 222 | 15.9

Gregory Deas | Pky | 13 | 201 | 15.5

Uhuru

"Joby" Hamiter | Mast | 12 | 246 | 20.5

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Kyle Locke | GAMP | 14 | 302 | 21.6

Brian Hancock | West | | |

Durant Ratcliff | Pky | 12 | 140 | 11.7

Alvin Abner | Fkd | 14 | 245 | 17.5

Sam Sessions | UC | 13 | 196 | 15.1

Cory Seabrook | Edi | 12 | 150 | 12.5

Gerald Johnson | West | | |

Eric White | Bod | 14 | 285 | 20.4

Isaiah Russell | FLC | 11 | 143 | 13.0

Shawn Feggans | Mast | 12 | 151 | 12.6

Champs' Rotation

GRATZ

Coach

Bill Ellerbee

Record

13-0, 26-4

Starters

Aaron McKie

Harry Moore

Rasheed Wallace

Levan Alston

Andre Griffin

Key

Subs

Contrell Scott

Calvin

Wingfield

George

"Toot" Winns

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals La Salle 52, Ryan 49 Jarrod Macklin had 13 points and nine boards while John Butler hit three threes for

nine points and dealt six assists. Bill Seedes (14) and Fred Fife (13) led Ryan. Judge 50, Kenrick 49 Mike Conroy scored 17 points and hit a free throw with 0:07 left to win it.

Matt Alexander had 13 points, four assists. Pat Beacham (15) and B.J. Marchese (13) led

Kenrick. South Semifinals Roman 47, West 32 At Bonner, Mike Watson had 13 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and Bernard

Jones added 10 points, nine boards. Jeremy ‘‘Saddle’’ Lawimore and

Jeremy ‘‘J.J.’’ Smith held West’s Kevin Smith, the South scoring

leader (21.1 average), to four points. Neumann 48, O’Hara 44 Damon Reid mixed 18 points, nine rebounds and three assists while Eddie

Campbell had eight points, 10 boards and five steals. Aaron Abbott hit two free throws

with 5:01 left to put the Pirates ahead for good, 42-40. Steve Dougherty (12) and Jeff

Macalis (12) led O’Hara. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra La Salle 53, Judge 45 Chris Lazorcheck contributed 22 points, 11 rebounds and three steals and Jarrod

Macklin added nine points, six boards, four assists. Judge’s Bill Gillen had 14

points, 15 boards. Roman 66, Neumann 54 Mike McKee sprinkled 14 assists — setting CL and city-leagues playoff

records — while Bernard Jones scored 22 points and Mike Watson had 12 points, 11

rebounds. In three games versus Neumann, Jones shot 27-for-45 en route to 76 points.

Neumann sub Troy Aursby scored 18 points. FINAL At the Palestra Roman 64, La Salle 62 (ot) With 0:10 left, Marvin Harrison took a pass from Mike McKee (nine assists),

sped down the left side of the lane virtually unmolested and flipped in a lefthanded layup

at 0:06. La Salle called time at 0:03 and then missed two shots, Chris Lazorcheck's three

and Ernie Koschineg's hurried follow. Roman was the first CL team to storm through

division and playoff action unbeaten since Neumann in 1965. Bernard Jones shot 12-for-18

and 6-for-9 for 30 points, tying the title-game mark set in 1988 by Bonner's Brian Daly.

Jones added 13 rebounds. Mike Watson had 18 points. Koschineg scored 24 points for La

Salle.

Standings

NORTH | |

e-Kenrick | 13 | 3

Ryan | 13 | 3

La Salle | 11 | 5

Judge | 9 | 7

Egan | 8 | 8

North | 6 | 10

Dougherty | 4 | 12

McDevitt | 4 | 12

Wood | 4 | 12

SOUTH | |

Roman | 14 | 0

Neumann | 12 | 2

O'Hara | 9 | 5

West | 7 | 7

Bonner | 5 | 9

Carroll | 5 | 9

St. James | 2 | 12

SJ Prep | 2 | 12

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Chris Mooney | Ryan | 16 | 260 | 16.3

Joe McEwing | Egan | 16 | 276 | 17.3

Bill Gillen | Judge | 16 | 228 | 14.3

Chris

Lazorcheck | La S | 16 | 238 | 14.9

Bill Seedes | Ryan | 16 | 233 | 14.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Matt Alexander | Judge | 16 | 218 | 13.6

Nate Robinson | McD | 16 | 240 | 15.0

Sean Kenney | Ken | 16 | 120 | 7.5

Ernie Koschineg | La S | 16 | 228 | 14.3

Bruce Dunfee | Wood | 16 | 224 | 14.0

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Brad Krenicky | Ken | 16 | 198 | 12.4

John Fosbenner | North | 16 | 244 | 15.3

Brian Nowak | North | 16 | 206 | 12.9

Ken Carroll | Egan | 16 | 222 | 13.9

Shawn Newman | Dough | 16 | 251 | 15.9

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Steve Cloran | O'H | 14 | 263 | 18.8

Damon Reid | Neum | 14 | 263 | 18.8

Marvin Harrison | Roman | 14 | 237 | 16.9

Aaron Abbott | Neum | 14 | 155 | 11.1

Rob Wharton | West | 14 | 179 | 12.8

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Brad Dever | Bonn | 14 | 169 | 12.1

Mike McKee | Roman | 13 | 94 | 7.2

Kevin Smith | West | 14 | 296 | 21.1

Bernard Jones | Roman | 14 | 268 | 19.1

Mike Watson | Roman | 14 | 198 | 14.1

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Jim Halpin | Carr | 14 | 212 | 15.1

Jeff Macalis | O'H | 14 | 158 | 11.3

Tom McDonnell | Prep | 14 | 198 | 14.1

Jeff Cooney | St. J | 6 | 69 | 11.5

Eddie Campbell | Neum | 13 | 98 | 7.5

Juwan Campbell | Neum | 13 | 141 | 10.8

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Dennis Seddon

Record

14-0, 27-3

Starters

Bernard Jones

Mike McKee

Mike Watson

Marvin Harrison

Jeremy

"J.J." Smith

Key

Subs

Jeremy “Saddle”

Lawimore

Josh Wagner

Kenny Tymes

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)

The title was clinched in Game No. 8 as Eugene Burroughs (20) and

Eric Moore (19) scored heavily and Jim Shanahan mixed 14 points, two assists and three

steals in a 78-51 win over visiting Penn Charter, 78-51. Chestnut Hill and Penn Charter

tied for second (6-4).

Standings

Episcopal | 10 | 0

Chestnut Hill | 6 | 4

Penn Charter | 6 | 4

Haverford Sch. | 4 | 6

Malvern | 4 | 6

Gtn. Academy | 0 | 10

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Eugene

Burroughs | EA | 10 | 179 | 17.9

Paul Burke | CH | 10 | 193 | 19.3

Jerome Allen | EA | 10 | 116 | 11.6

Damien Blair | HS | 10 | 182 | 18.2

Eric Moore | EA | 10 | 137 | 13.7

Josh Jennings | CH | 10 | 140 | 14.0

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Ivan Wilkins | MP | 10 | 150 | 15.0

Pat McDonough | PC | 10 | 106 | 10.6

Lawrence Talley | GA | 10 | 169 | 16.9

Chris Wyszynski | EA | 10 | 91 | 9.1

Jim Shanahan | EA | 10 | 106 | 10.6

Champs' Rotation

EPISCOPAL

Coach

Dan Dougherty

Record

10-0, 24-1

Starters

Eugene

Burroughs

Jerome Allen

Jim Shanahan

Eric Moore

Chris Wyszynski

Key

Subs

Brian Dougherty

Andy Person

Felix Arndt