Scholastic Basketball, 1993
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All-City
FIRST
TEAM |
*Rasheed
Wallace | Gratz
Jason Lawson | Olney
Tyrone Weeks | Frank. LC
Alvin Williams | Gtn. Acad.
Marc Jackson | Roman
SECOND
TEAM |
Rondell Turner | Gratz
Laurence
Pembrook | Overbrook
Ronald Kenan | Overbrook
Shawn
"Reds" Smith | Gratz
Steve Goodrich | P. Charter
Mike Roberts | Carroll
THIRD
TEAM |
Devin Baker | W. Phila.
Antoine
Brockington | Northeast
Anwar Amin | Bodine
Joe Harvey | N. Cath.
Mark Mulroy | Bonner
Public League
Playoffs
DIVISION E/FIRST ROUND Franklin 78, Lamberton 51
Terrell Wright had 28 points. Keith Burdine (19) and William Taylor (17
rebounds) led Lamberton.
Bodine 85, Lincoln 60
Anwar Amin hit four threes and scored 39 points, adding 16 rebounds.
Furness 103, Fels 66
Warren Chance accumulated 36 points, 24 rebounds, 11 assists. Jamal Lomax
added 33 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists. Sherman DeShields (26) led Fels.
Kensington 55, Germantown 52
Chris Jones made his sixth steal and a clinching layup with 0:05 left.
Maurice Brown had eight assists.
DIVISION E/SECOND ROUND Franklin 51, Bodine 44
Terrell Wright had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Artise McClay added 11
points. Anwar Amin (17) topped Bodine.
Furness 91, Kensington 78
Warren Chance poured in 41 points to break the school record (40) set
earlier in the season by teammate Jamal Lomax (23). Maurice Brown (31) keyed Kensington.
ROUND-OF-16 Gratz 86, Furness 42
Rondell Turner scored 23 points and Rasheed Wallace grabbed 16 rebounds.
Warren Chance (15) paced Furness.
Overbrook 68, Dobbins 33
Laurence Pembrook (24) and Ronald Kenan (20) led ’Brook.
West 63, Eng. and Science 60
Devin Baker notched 16 points and 12 rebounds and 6-8 soph Lari Ketner
(10, nine rebounds, four blocks) unfurled a dunk for a 63-58 lead. For E&S, Paul
Kennedy had 14 points, five assists.
Bok 62, Frankford 37
Fred Warrick collected 23 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the
Wildcats won a postseason game for the first time since time since taking a pre-playoff in
1967. Michael Russell added 10 points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals. Anthony
Mitchell (17) paced Frankford.
Straw. Mansion 85, Bartram 61
Dwain Barnes mixed 20 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and six steals.
Richard McQueen added 22 points. Lanier “Church” Perrin (20) and Sonny Nelson
(18) paced Bartram.
Univ. City 70, Mastbaum 60 (ot)
Shawn Cherry had 22 points, seven boards and five assists and hit a three
to force OT. Sekou Clark added 17 points. Mike Cassidy (19) led Mastbaum.
Olney 77, Southern 67
Jason Lawson notched 32 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks. Damani Harper
delivered 11 assists. Daniel Prescott (21) topped Southern.
Franklin LC 69, Franklin 48
Tyrone Weeks powered for 22 points and 21 rebounds. Lester Adams added
nine assists.
QUARTERFINALS Gratz 76, Straw. Mansion 43
Rondell Turner scored 18 points, Rasheed Wallace had 16 points and 13
rebounds and Terrell Stokes dished six assists. Richard McQueen scored 21 for Mansion.
Franklin LC 65, West 60
Tyrone Weeks shot 7-for-10 and 8-for-10 for 22 points, adding 14 rebounds
and seven blocks. Michael Robinson posted 16 points and Terry Johnson dealt seven assists.
Jim Mitchell (19) and Tom Shearin (18) led West.
Overbrook 58, Bok 54
Laurence Pembrook scored 22 points, Ronald Kenan mixed 14 points and seven
rebounds and John Drummond (11, 10) provided comfort with a tap-in for a 55-50 lead. Bok’s
Fred Warrick (26) shot 4-for-5 on threes.
Olney 74, Univ. City 52
Jason Lawson scored 23 points, consumed 25 rebounds and blocked seven
shots. Damani Harper had 15 points, eight assists. Taom Boulware added 20 points. Shawn
Cherry (16) and Rasheed Brokenborough (15) led UC.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Civic Center
Gratz 64, Olney 44
Six-eleven Rasheed Wallace collected 23 points, eight rebounds and four
blocks and shot 2-for-2 on threes. Shawn “Reds” Smith added 11 points, five
assists, three steals. Olney’s 6-10 Jason Lawson was held to nine points and five
boards.
Franklin LC 63, Overbrook 59
Tyrone Weeks had 16 points, 21 rebounds and five blocks, Michael Robinson
mixed 17 points and nine boards and Mukit Wali had 17 points. Laurence Pembrook (23) and
Ronald Kenan (19) topped ’Brook.
FINAL
At the Civic Center
Gratz 63, Franklin LC 45
With 8,500 watching, Rasheed Wallace totaled 16 points, 11 rebounds and three
blocked shots as the Bulldogs (31-0) became the first city team to enjoy a perfect season
since Overbrook in 1980 (34-0). Lynard Stewart added 14 points. Gratz was named the
consensus No. 1 team in the country and the No. 3 team in city history by the Daily News.
No one scored in double figures for FLC.
Standings
DIVISION A-C | |
Franklin LC | 11 | 0
Olney | 10 | 1
a-Frankford | 7 | 4
Straw. Mansion | 7 | 4
Eng. &
Science | 6 | 5
b-Mastbaum | 5 | 6
a-Dobbins | 5 | 6
Penn | 5 | 6
GAMP | 4 | 7
Northeast | 4 | 7
Edison | 2 | 9
Washington | 0 | 11
DIVISION B-D | |
Gratz | 11 | 0
Overbrook | 10 | 1
University City | 8 | 3
c-West Phila. | 6 | 5
a-Bartram | 6 | 5
Bok | 6 | 5
a-Southern | 5 | 6
King | 5 | 6
Audenried | 4 | 7
Roxborough | 3 | 8
Central | 2 | 9
Parkway | 0 | 11
DIVISION E | |
Franklin | 8 | 0
Furness | 6 | 2
a-Kensington | 5 | 3
Bodine | 5 | 3
Lincoln | 4 | 4
b-Germantown | 3 | 5
a-Fels | 3 | 5
Lamberton | 3 | 5
Masterman | 0 | 8
Fkn/Furn qualified for playoffs.
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Rasheed Wallace | Gtz | 11 | 166 | 15.1
Tyrone Weeks | FLC | 11 | 271 | 24.6
Jason Lawson | Oln | 11 | 284 | 25.8
Laurence
Pembrook | Ovb | 11 | 297 | 27.0
Rondell Turner | Gtz | 11 | 183 | 16.6
Rasheed
Brokenborough | UC | 11 | 284 | 25.8
Ronald Kenan | Ovb | 11 | 264 | 24.0
Devin Baker | West | 11 | 191 | 17.4
Antoine
Brockington | NE | 11 | 313 | 28.5
Shawn
"Reds" Smith | Gtz | 11 | 101 | 9.2
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Damani Harper | Oln | 11 | 202 | 18.4
Fred Warrick | Bok | 11 | 184 | 16.7
Anwar Amin | Bod | 8 | 271 | 33.9
Daniel Prescott | Sou | 11 | 237 | 21.5
Mike Cassidy | Mast | 11 | 211 | 19.2
Michael
Robinson | FLC | 10 | 149 | 14.9
Jamahal Redmond | Gtz | 11 | 83 | 7.5
Tom Catlett | GAMP | 11 | 173 | 15.7
Jamal Lomax | Furn | 8 | 251 | 31.4
Michael Russell | Bok | | |
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Duane Johnson | Fkd | 10 | 152 | 15.2
Kevin Slaughter | West | 11 | 129 | 11.7
Warren Chance | Furn | 8 | 192 | 24.0
Lanier
"Church" Perrin | Bart | 11 | 170 | 15.5
Richard McQueen | Mans | 11 | 186 | 16.9
Anthony
Mitchell | Fkd | 11 | 154 | 14.0
Keith Burdine | Lamb | 7 | 200 | 28.6
Paul Kennedy | E&S | 11 | 202 | 18.4
David Spady | GAMP | 10 | 185 | 18.5
Richard
"Rob" Cerdan | Aud | 11 | 205 | 18.6
Champs' Rotation
GRATZ
Coach
Bill Ellerbee
Record
11-0, 31-0
Starters
Rasheed Wallace
Jamahal Redmond
Shawn
"Reds" Smith
Terrell Stokes
Alem Watson
Key
Subs
Rondell Turner
Lynard Stewart
James
"Noot" Smith
Catholic League
Playoffs
South Preplayoff At Bonner West 51, O’Hara 49 (ot) Coach Joe Donahue dedicated the win to his father, Harry, 80, who’d died
two days earlier. Bernie Shannon had 15 points, Scott Galloway had 11 points and 11
rebounds, Jim Reilly dished nine assists and Jamal Palmer registered seven blocks. With
0:01 left, O’Hara’s Drew Baylor, a star pitcher, was inserted and made a long
pass to Joe Collins. Collins caught the ball just inside the foul line, but his shot
clanged off the rim. North Semifinals North 76, La Salle 61 Joe Harvey had 19 points and eight assists and received help from Matt Comey
(18), Mike Hartzell (15, 11 rebounds) and Ryan Bonner (12). Kevin Olender (17) led La
Salle. Judge 53, Ryan 39 Chuck Hiller shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-6 for 21 points and Danny Oldfield added
19 points. Kevin Hawley dealt eight assists. South Semifinals Roman 58, West 50 At Dougherty, Marc Jackson banged for 19 points and 20 rebounds while Dwayne
‘‘Sugar’’ Hill added 18 points, five assists. West’s Scott
Galloway scored 24 points. Carroll 56, Bonner 54 Bryan Brennan scored 15 points and created a held ball with 0:30 left; Mike
Roberts (13, eight rebounds) was fouled thereafter and hit two free throws for a 56-52
lead. Mark Mulroy and Jeff Connell (13 each) led Bonner. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra North 75, Judge 63 (ot) Matt Comey collected 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Mike
Hartzell had 17 points and Joe Harvey had 14 points, eight assists. North won the
overtime, 12-0. For Judge, which went 3-for-25 on threes, Danny Oldfield scored 19 points. Roman 58, Carroll 47 Marc Jackson mixed 14 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks and Dwayne
‘‘Sugar’’ Hill added 14 points, nine boards, six assists. Bryan
Brennan (17) paced Carroll. FINAL At the Palestra Roman 62, North 55 (ot) Marc Jackson accumulated 22 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks and Dwayne
"Sugar" Hill added 17 points, eight assists and three steals as Roman won a
fifth consecutive title under coach Dennis Seddon to match a feat that had been done only
once in CL history — by Roman from 1924 to '28. There was no scoring in the final
2:30 of regulation and then Jackson passed to Mike Tabb for the first two baskets of
overtime. Joe Harvey (14) and Matt Comey (13) paced North.
Standings
NORTH | |
North | 13 | 3
Judge | 12 | 4
Ryan | 12 | 4
La Salle | 10 | 6
Wood | 9 | 7
Egan | 8 | 8
Dougherty | 4 | 12
Kenrick | 4 | 12
McDevitt | 0 | 16
SOUTH | |
d-Roman | 13 | 1
Carroll | 13 | 1
Bonner | 9 | 5
a-West | 7 | 7
O'Hara | 7 | 7
St. James | 4 | 10
Neumann | 2 | 12
SJ Prep | 1 | 13
Coaches' All-Catholic
NORTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Matt Comey | North | 16 | 277 | 17.3
Danny Oldfield | Judge | 16 | 290 | 18.1
Joe Harvey | North | 16 | 230 | 14.4
Dan Kiss | Wood | 16 | 287 | 17.9
Joe Sinni | Ryan | 16 | 160 | 10.0
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Kevin Hawley | Judge | 16 | 185 | 11.6
Kevin Olender | La S | 16 | 219 | 13.7
Giedrius
Aidietis | Egan | 16 | 225 | 14.1
Elson DeVan | Dough | 16 | 214 | 13.4
Bill
Kellenberger | Ryan | 16 | 205 | 12.8
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Ryan Bonner | North | 16 | 180 | 11.3
Brendan O'Neill | La S | 16 | 215 | 13.4
Brian Schaller | Wood | 16 | 222 | 13.9
Eric Galm | Egan | 16 | 193 | 12.1
Chuck Hiller | Judge | 16 | 182 | 11.4
SOUTHERN
DIVISION | | | |
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Mike Roberts | Carr | 14 | 209 | 14.9
Marc Jackson | Roman | 14 | 254 | 18.1
Mark Mulroy | Bonn | 14 | 175 | 12.5
Scott Galloway | West | 13 | 186 | 14.3
Steve Zebuski | Bonn | 14 | 184 | 13.1
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Steve LaFashia | O'H | 14 | 204 | 14.6
Dwayne
"Sugar" Hill | Roman | 13 | 129 | 9.9
Tom Tobin | Carr | 14 | 190 | 13.6
Bryan Brennan | Carr | 14 | 154 | 11.0
Mike Tabb | Roman | 14 | 114 | 8.1
Kevin Lee | Bonn | 12 | 120 | 10.0
THIRD
TEAM | | | |
Joe Collins | O'H | 14 | 158 | 11.3
Lavan Woodard | Neum | 14 | 170 | 12.1
Nate Manigault | Neum | 14 | 178 | 12.7
Jeff Connell | Bonn | 13 | 150 | 11.5
Champs' Rotation
ROMAN
Coach
Dennis Seddon
Record
13-1, 27-4
Starters
Marc Jackson
Dwayne
"Sugar" Hill
Mike Tabb
Dennis Bohn
Eugene Small
Key
Subs
Greg Alexander
Justin
"Gus" Wagner
Inter-Ac League
Gtn. Academy (9-1)
Visiting GA won the title in Game No. 10 by dumping Chestnut Hill,
42-27, in a slowdown that momentarily caused bad feelings between GA coach Jim Fenerty and
CH coach John McArdle. GA’s Alvin Williams needed 34 points to surpass 1974 Malvern
grad Charlie Floyd (1,725) as the Inter-Ac's leading career scorer. He settled for 10
points and finished with 1,702. Damon Williams (no relation) had 12 points. Damon Myers
added 10. On Feb. 13, GA (22-0) lost its chance at an unbeaten season by losing at
Haverford, 65-48. On Feb. 17, GA won the rematch, 90-36, as A. Williams poured in 45
points. The results represented a 71-point turnaround. Runner-up Episcopal finished 8-2.
Standings
Gtn. Academy | 9 | 1
Episcopal | 8 | 2
Penn Charter | 6 | 4
Haverford Sch. | 4 | 6
Malvern | 2 | 8
Chestnut Hill | 1 | 9
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST
TEAM | | | |
Alvin Williams | GA | 10 | 226 | 22.6
Steve Goodrich | PC | 10 | 200 | 20.0
Bob Del Vescovo | MP | 10 | 139 | 13.9
Mike Abate | EA | 10 | 173 | 17.3
Chris Person | EA | 10 | 121 | 12.1
Mike Gizzi | CH | 10 | 140 | 14.0
Denis Kane | GA | 10 | 67 | 6.7
SECOND
TEAM | | | |
Damon Williams | GA | 10 | 111 | 11.1
Greg Doemling | HS | 10 | 107 | 10.7
Kevin Ertel | HS | 10 | 93 | 9.3
Shawn Peterson | PC | 9 | 121 | 13.4
Courtney Batts | PC | 10 | 95 | 9.5
Champs' Rotation
GTN.
ACADEMY
Coach
Jim Fenerty
Record
9-1, 24-1
Starters
Alvin Williams
Denis Kane
Larry Leith
Damon Williams
Damon Myers
Key
Subs
Blair Hicks
Todd Garretson
James Oliver
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