City Basketball, 1991

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1991

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Kareem

"Rab" Townes | Southern

Bernard Jones | Roman

Craig Wise | Central

Faron

"Meatball" Hand | Frank. LC

Rasheed Wallace | Gratz

Tyrone Weeks | Frank. LC

SECOND

TEAM |

Paul Burke | C. Hill

Jerome Allen | Episcopal

Mike Watson | Roman

Marvin Harrison | Roman

Levan Alston | Gratz

THIRD

TEAM |

Marvin Stinson | Dobbins

Eric Moore | Episcopal

Shawn Newman | Dougherty

Tyrone Mason | Bartram

Phil

"Weasel" Melton | Bartram

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16 Gratz 73, Univ. City 34

Wilfred Kirkaldy had 14 points as Gratz had eight players score at least

six points. He added 12 rebounds. Levan Alston dealt 11 assists.

Overbrook 68, Bartram 54

Isaiah “Reese” Montgomery, who’d won more than $6,000 the

previous summer in dunk contests while using an assumed name (he was cleared to play by

the school district), totaled 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals. Aaron

Rogers added 15 points, five assists. Bartram’s Tyrone Mason scored 30 points.

Franklin 65, Olney 56

George Boyd collected 17 points and 10 rebounds and Brandon Edwards added

13 points, six assists, four steals. Damani Harper (18) led Olney.

Dobbins 71, Parkway 69

Marvin Stinson (26) and Randy Howell (17) led Dobbins, which shot 8-for-15

on threes. Parkway’s Amiri “Ralph” Johnson bulled for 34 points and 16

boards.

Franklin LC 84, Northeast 58

Cliff Dunn (20) and Keino Terrell (18) led in scoring and Tyrone Weeks had

14 points, 21 rebounds, four blocks. Bruce Harris (19) led Northeast.

West 87, Edison 64

Gerald Jordan had 21 points and 14 rebounds while Shawn Harvey added 14

points and nine assists. Dennis Caldwell (21) and Lamar Poole (18) topped Edison.

Central 78, Bok 71

Craig Wise shot 22-for-24 from the line en route to 46 points, three short

of Larry Cannon’s city playoff record set in 1965. He added 10 rebounds and 12

steals. Tyrone Tyson had 14 points, five steals. Willie Bright (23) topped Bok.

Southern 91, Straw. Mansion 58

Kareem “Rab” Townes pumped in 38 points and Jeffery “Jay”

Myers added 20. Derrick Ross (11) led Mansion.

QUARTERFINALS Gratz 72, Franklin 46

Rasheed Wallace bagged 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulldogs coasted.

Levan Alston added 14 points.

Central 82, West 80

Craig Wise used four threes and 10-for-13 foul shooting to again post 46

points and vault the Lancers into the semifinals for the first time since 1965. He added

15 rebounds, five assists and seven steals. Tyrone Tyson scored 18 points and Jason

Pinkett converted a one-and-one for an 82-77 lead with 0:06 left. West’s Laurence

Pembrook had 27 points and Shawn Harvey had 15 points, nine assists.

Southern 89, Dobbins 86

Kareem “Rab” Townes buried five threes and shot 11-for-13 at the

line for 36 points and Anthony “Skip” Duren added 19 points, eight rebounds,

four assists. For Dobbins, Marvin Stinson scored 32 points and Derrik Millhouse had 14

points, eight rebounds, six blocks. A disturbance cleared Southern’s gym with 0:07

left. Thereafter, Duren missed a one-and-one and Stinson was short on a 55-foot heave.

Franklin LC 59, Overbrook 55

Tyrone Weeks generated 23 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and two blocks.

Cliff Dunn had eight assists. Overbrook’s Malik Rose had 16 points, 17 boards.

SEMIFINALS

Doubleheader at the Civic Center

Gratz 84, Central 40

Rasheed Wallace and Wilfred Kirkaldy had matching stats — 17 points,

eight rebounds. Contrell Scott added 10 points, six assists, four steals. Craig Wise

managed 19 points for Central.

Franklin LC 71, Southern 70

With 0:07 left, Faron “Meatball” Hand took a pass from Karriem

Parker, scored a field goal and added a free throw. Hand then stole the ball and passed to

Parker, who, thinking time had expired, placed the ball on the floor in front of FLC’s

bench. Southern’s Kareem “Rab” Townes (29, eight rebounds, 11 steals)

picked it up and barely missed a 60-footer. Sub Isaiah Russell had 20 points for FLC.

Southern’s rooters staged a 10-minute riot after the game.

FINAL

At the Civic Center

Gratz 47, Franklin LC 43

After Wilfred Kirkaldy drew an offensive foul on FLC's Faron

"Meatball" Hand with 0:08 left, Levan Alston converted a one-and-one at 0:06 to

clinch the win. Andre Griffin (14) and Alston (13) led Gratz in scoring. Tyrone Weeks (15)

and Hand (13) topped FLC.

Standings

NORTH | |

Gratz | 10 | 0

Central | 9 | 1

Olney | 7 | 3

Edison | 6 | 4

a-Northeast | 5 | 5

Frankford | 5 | 5

Washington | 4 | 6

Mastbaum | 4 | 6

Bodine | 3 | 7

Kensington | 1 | 9

Lincoln | 1 | 9

CENTRAL | |

Franklin LC | 9 | 0

Dobbins | 7 | 2

Franklin | 6 | 3

c-Parkway | 5 | 4

a-Straw. Mansion | 5 | 4

Germantown | 5 | 4

Eng. &

Science | 3 | 6

Roxborough | 3 | 6

Penn | 2 | 7

King | 0 | 9

WEST | |

Southern | 9 | 0

West Phila. | 8 | 1

a-Overbrook | 6 | 3

Bartram | 6 | 3

a-Bok | 5 | 4

x-University

City | 5 | 4

Audenried | 2 | 7

GAMP | 2 | 7

Lamberton | 2 | 7

Furness | 0 | 9

x: Designated as league's best sixth-place

team and awarded 16th playoff spot.

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Kareem

"Rab" Townes | Sou | 9 | 371 | 41.2

Craig Wise | Cent | 10 | 333 | 33.3

Faron

"Meatball" Hand | FLC | 8 | 201 | 25.1

Rasheed Wallace | Gtz | 10 | 138 | 13.8

Tyrone Weeks | FLC | 9 | 186 | 20.7

Marvin Stinson | Dobb | 9 | 196 | 21.8

Levan Alston | Gtz | 10 | 114 | 11.4

Tyrone Mason | Bart | 9 | 172 | 19.1

Eric White | Bod | 10 | 381 | 38.1

Phil

"Weasel" Melton | Bart | 9 | 191 | 21.2

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Dennis Caldwell | Edi | 10 | 248 | 24.8

Amiri

"Ralph" Johnson | Pky | 8 | 196 | 24.5

Wilfred

Kirkaldy | Gtz | 7 | 99 | 14.1

Shawn Harvey | West | 9 | 118 | 13.1

Jason Lawson | Oln | 10 | 148 | 14.8

Willie Bright | Bok | 9 | 168 | 18.7

Uhuru

"Joby" Hamiter | Mast | 10 | 178 | 17.8

Lamar Poole | Edi | 10 | 175 | 17.5

Andre Griffin | Gtz | 10 | 78 | 7.8

Darnell Ransom | Gtn | 7 | 152 | 21.7

Rondell Turner | UC | 9 | 155 | 17.2

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Gerald Johnson | West | 9 | 106 | 11.8

Randy Howell | Dobb | 9 | 167 | 18.6

Jerome Barrett | Penn | 9 | 197 | 21.9

Isaiah

"Reese" Montgomery | Ovb | 9 | 118 | 13.1

Darien Martin | Kens | 9 | 220 | 24.4

Sherron Vinson | Oln | 9 | 171 | 19.0

Brandon Edwards | Fkn | 9 | 145 | 16.1

Stacey Williams | Mans | 9 | 141 | 15.7

Champs' Rotation

GRATZ

Coach

Bill Ellerbee

Record

10-0, 27-1

Starters

Rasheed Wallace

Levan Alston

Andre Griffin

Calvin

Wingfield

Contrell Scott

Key

Subs

Wilfred

Kirkaldy

Shawn

"Reds" Smith

Jamahal Redmond

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff At La Salle High Dougherty 51, McDevitt 50 (ot) The Cardinals roared to a 16-1 advantage in the final 4:14 of regulation and

claimed the win when Cuttino ‘‘Cat’’ Mobley (11 points, seven

rebounds) hit a free throw with 0:08 left in OT after grabbing an offensive rebound. Shawn

Newman added 11 points for Dougherty, which lost five of its first six and eight of its

first 11 before rallying to 8-8. McDevitt got 12 points and 10 rebounds from 6-7 Mark

Zataveski, but missed four one-and-ones in the final 0:43 of regulation while allowing

Mobley to hit a three and Elson DeVan to can an uncontested layup at 0:05. South Preplayoff At Carroll Bonner 44, Neumann 43 Fred Kohm scored the first of his 17 points before the game even started,

converting a free throw after one of Neumann’s players was caught dunking during the

warmups. Steve Zebuski scored the winning basket with 0:28 left on a pass from Jay Moran.

At 0:08, Yusef Rodgers was called for a 5-second, closely-guarded violation even though

Neumann had inbounded only 4 seconds earlier. Troy Aursby (16) led the Pirates. North Semifinals Kenrick 53, Dougherty 45 Pat Beacham (14), Keith Gallagher (12), and Greg Grant (11, 11 rebounds) led

the way as Kenrick coasted. For Dougherty, Shawn Newman scored 13 points to finish his

career with 1,033 and become the first player in CL history to reach 1,000 in two varsity

seasons. In a December non-league game against West, he’d set the record for most

points scored (58) by a CL player when he shot 21-for-45 (four threes) and 12-for-18. La Salle 50, Judge 32 Curtis Eby scored eight of his 14 points in a 14-5 first quarter. Keith Conlin

posted 10 points, 16 rebounds, four blocks. Tim Issel (13) led Judge, which shot 12-for-51

and 6-for-26 on threes. South Semifinals Roman 89, Bonner 55 At Dougherty, sub Jeremy ‘‘Saddle’’ Lawimore had 15 points,

seven boards and five assists in 18 minutes while Bernard Jones had 21 points and eight

rebounds in 17 minutes on a tender ankle. The Cahillites scored 26 consecutive points to

create a 34-16 bulge. Mark Mulroy and Chris McFadden had 10 each for Bonner. West 59, O’Hara 54 David Reilly, angered about being overlooked in the coaches’ All-Catholic

voting, shot 4-for-5 on threes en route to 18 points and dealt six assists while Chris

McShane added 20 points and 12 rebounds. O’Hara’s Geoff Beaver had 15 points, 10

boards. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra La Salle 51, Kenrick 48 Brian McGill collected 15 points and 11 rebounds and Ernie Koschineg scored 16

points as La Salle became the first North team to win three consecutive playoff titles.

The Explorers led by 12 with 2:51 left, but Kenrick came within a missed three of forcing

OT. Pat Beacham and Scott Lawler had matching stats (14 points, 11 boards). Roman 73, West 43 Marvin Harrison led the rout with 16 points while Jeremy ‘‘J.J.’’

Smith added 13 points and nine rebounds. Rob Wharton (10) topped West. FINAL At the Palestra Roman 70, La Salle 36 Marvin Harrison (nine rebounds) and Bernard Jones totaled 18 points apiece and

Mike Watson added 11 points and 14 rebounds as Roman won its 44th CL game in succession

(regular season and playoffs). The Cahillites won their 14 division games by an average

score of 83-48 and their three playoffs by an average score of 77-45. No one reached

double figures for La Salle.

Standings

NORTH | |

Kenrick | 14 | 2

La Salle | 13 | 3

Judge | 11 | 5

a-Dougherty | 8 | 8

McDevitt | 8 | 8

North | 6 | 9

Ryan | 6 | 10

Wood | 5 | 11

Egan | 0 | 15

Due to measles outbreak: Dougherty won by forfeit over Egan; North/Egan canceled.

SOUTH | |

Roman | 14 | 0

O'Hara | 11 | 3

West | 8 | 6

a-Bonner | 7 | 7

Neumann | 7 | 7

Carroll | 4 | 10

SJ Prep | 4 | 10

St. James | 1 | 13

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Shawn Newman | Dough | 15 | 294 | 19.6

Pat Beacham | Ken | 16 | 217 | 13.6

Ernie Koschineg | La S | 16 | 194 | 12.1

Mark Zataveski | McD | 14 | 184 | 13.1

Greg Grant | Ken | 16 | 209 | 13.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Brian McGill | La S | 16 | 169 | 10.6

Bernie Rogers | Ryan | 10 | 115 | 11.5

David Neeld | Ken | 16 | 198 | 12.4

Ed Allen | North | 12 | 145 | 12.1

Keith Gallagher | Ken | 16 | 178 | 11.1

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Brian Trudel | Judge | 15 | 126 | 8.4

Dan Kusters | Wood | 16 | 174 | 10.9

Andy Oleykowski | Judge | 16 | 146 | 9.1

Paul Favorite | Wood | 15 | 197 | 13.1

Jerry Dowd | Wood | 16 | 197 | 12.3

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Marvin Harrison | Roman | 14 | 238 | 17.0

Rob Wharton | West | 14 | 214 | 15.3

Bernard Jones | Roman | 13 | 279 | 21.5

Jeff Macalis | O'H | 14 | 164 | 11.7

Mike Watson | Roman | 14 | 162 | 11.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Joe Miller | St. J | 14 | 258 | 18.4

Will Scott | Neum | 14 | 207 | 14.8

Geoff Beaver | O'H | 13 | 182 | 14.0

Jay Moran | Bonn | 14 | 169 | 12.1

Greg Small | Prep | 14 | 190 | 13.6

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Jeremy

"J.J." Smith | Roman | 14 | 151 | 10.8

Fred Kohm | Bonn | 14 | 157 | 11.2

Troy Aursby | Neum | 14 | 164 | 11.7

Chris McShane | West | 13 | 212 | 16.3

Pat McCormick | Prep | 14 | 234 | 16.7

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Dennis Seddon

Record

14-0, 28-3

Starters

Bernard Jones

Mike Watson

Marvin Harrison

Jeremy

"J.J." Smith

Josh Wagner

Key

Subs

Jeremy

"Saddle" Lawimore

Kyle Locke

Dennis Bohn

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)

The title was clinched in Game No. 8 as Jerome Allen (18 points),

Eric Moore (16) and Brian Dougherty (14, son of coach Dan Dougherty) paced a 62-43

pounding of visiting Haverford. The championship was the Churchmen’s fifth in a row

(one shared) and ninth (two shareds) in Dougherty’s 15 seasons as coach. In the

finale, a 64-45 win over visiting Malvern that extended the Churchmen’s league

winning streak to 26 games, Allen (1,027) and Moore (1,008) surpassed 1,000 career points

with 29 and 11, respectively. Runner-up Penn Charter finished 7-3.

Standings

Episcopal | 10 | 0

Penn Charter | 7 | 3

Malvern | 4 | 6

Haverford Sch. | 4 | 6

Chestnut Hill | 3 | 7

Gtn. Academy | 2 | 8

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Jerome Allen | EA | 10 | 183 | 18.3

Paul Burke | CH | 10 | 215 | 21.5

Damien Blair | HS | 10 | 235 | 23.5

Ivan Wilkins | MP | 10 | 147 | 14.7

Eric Moore | EA | 10 | 137 | 13.7

Tim Krug | PC | 10 | 139 | 13.9

Lawrence Talley | GA | 10 | 163 | 16.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Mike Nash | MP | 10 | 155 | 15.5

Mike Downing | PC | 10 | 111 | 11.1

Joe Suarez | HS | 10 | 137 | 13.7

Alvin Williams | GA | 10 | 141 | 14.1

Chris Wyszynski | EA | 10 | 78 | 7.8

Champs' Rotation

EPISCOPAL

Coach

Dan Dougherty

Record

10-0, 27-2

Starters

Jerome Allen

Eric Moore

Brian Dougherty

Chris Wyszynski

Toebe Hinckle

Key

Subs

Dan Leibovitz

Andy Person