City Basketball, 1994

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1994

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Lynard Stewart | Gratz

Rasiheed

"Noot" Arnold | Frank. LC

Shawn

"Reds" Smith | Gratz

Steve Goodrich | P. Charter

Michael

Robinson | Frank. LC

SECOND

TEAM |

Rashid Bey | Neumann

Fred Warrick | Bok

Rasheed

Brokenborough | U. City

Mike Gizzi | C. Hill

Alonzo Triplin | Olney

THIRD

TEAM |

Duane Johnson | Frankford

Lari Ketner | Roman

Brahin Riley | Northeast

Terrell Stokes | Gratz

Rafal Bigus | Carroll

Lormont Sharp | King

Public League

Playoffs

DIVISION E/FIRST ROUND Canceled by scheduling problems. DIVISION E/SECOND ROUND Germantown 73, Lamberton 62

Daryl Hilliard (27) and Spencer Whetts (15) led the way. Anthony Spotswood

(24) and Keith Burdine (16) topped Lamberton.

Washington 72, Parkway 62

Burnicee Butler had 28 points and 13 rebounds for Washington, which shot

10-for-13 and 12-for-13 in a 34-point fourth quarter that erased a 46-38 deficit.

ROUND-OF-16 Gratz 94, Washington 41

Lynard Stewart mixed 17 points and 14 rebounds while Shawn “Reds”

Smith had 18 points and seven assists.

Franklin LC 77, Eng. and Science 50

Rasiheed “Noot” Arnold shot 16-for-24 and 4-for-8 for 37 points

while Michael Robinson (11, 13 rebounds), Joe Brown (nine, 11) and Eric Coleman (nine, 10)

helped. For E&S, Paul Kennedy had 12 points, five assists.

Olney 65, Straw. Mansion 60

Spencer Poulson scored 25 points on 8-for-12, 6-for-8 shooting while

Alonzo Triplin collected 18 points and 13 rebounds. Karim Mullins (18) led Mansion.

King 63, Frankford 59

Lormont Sharp bagged 27 points while Abdul Collier (15, 11 rebounds,

tie-breaking layup with 0:13 left) and Lamar LeGree (nine, 15) helped inside as the

Cougars stormed back from a 35-23 halftime deficit. Frankford’s leader was soph

Petrick Sanders (12, 12 boards).

Overbrook 42, Dobbins 32

Eric Williams scored 13 points in the slow-paced affair.

Franklin 83, Edison 67

Victor Duppins had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Artise McClay scored 14

points and Rasheed “Pop” Moss had five steals. Edison’s Terrance Walker set

a PL postseason record with six threes en route to 33 points.

Univ. City 88, Germantown 35

Rasheed Brokenborough collected 19 points, nine rebounds, five assists and

five steals. Tariek Stinson added 13 points, eight rebounds. Spencer Whetts (11) led

G-town.

Bok 75, Audenried 63

Fred Warrick had 25 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. Terrance “Tex”

Mack added 21 points, 11 boards.

QUARTERFINALS Gratz 69, King 55

Shawn “Reds” Smith managed 11 points, nine rebounds, six assists

and six steals, Terrell Stokes shot 8-for-9 for 16 points and Lynard Stewart added 14

points, 11 boards. Lormont Sharp (22) led King.

Franklin LC 68, Bok 59

Rasiheed “Noot” Arnold shot 16-for-23 and 2-for-4 for 35 points

while Joe Brown added 16 points and 13 rebounds. Fred Warrick (25, 10 boards) and Terrance

“Tex” Mack (15, 14) led Bok.

Overbrook 68, Franklin 57

Andre Howard contributed 24 points and 12 rebounds for ’Brook, which

coasted after winning the first quarter, 21-2. Damon Pannell added 13 boards. Far’d

Nasir (13) topped Franklin.

Univ. City 70, Olney 54

Rasheed Brokenborough hustled for 29 points and 15 rebounds and sub Larry

Strand had 11 boards. Olney’s Spencer Poulson had 22 points, four assists.

SEMIFINALS

Doubleheader at the Civic Center

Gratz 53, Overbrook 28

Lynard Stewart shot 8-for-10 and 5-for-8 for 21 points and Shawn “Reds”

Smith dished seven assists. As the third quarter ended, wing shooter Michael Blunt

suffered a dislocated right (shooting) shoulder. Andre Howard (15) led ’Brook.

Franklin LC 65, Univ. City 58

Rasiheed “Noot” Arnold bagged 27 points and eight rebounds while

Joe Brown added 13 points, 12 boards and five blocks. Rasheed Brokenborough (20, 12

boards) and Tariek Stinson (17, 13) led UC, which shot 1-for-25 on threes.

FINAL

At St. Joseph's University

Franklin LC 56, Gratz 55

In the most amazing finish in PL playoff history, Michael Robinson (13 points)

fumbled the ball, then ducked under the upraised arms of a defender and swished a 30-foot

three-pointer with 1 second left to win it. It was the first time since 1968 that a

championship was won on a last-second shot and the lead was FLC's first of the game.

Rasiheed "Noot" Arnold poured in 34 points before fouling out. Lynard Stewart

and Terrell Stokes scored 12 points each for Gratz.

*Note: The school district later found that FLC had used ineligible

players during the season. The district stripped FLC of the title and awarded it to Gratz.*

Standings

DIVISION A-D | |

UniversityCity | 10 | 1

Overbrook | 9 | 2

a-Bok | 8 | 3

Frankford | 8 | 3

Olney | 7 | 4

b-Edison | 5 | 6

a-Eng. &

Science | 5 | 6

Southern | 5 | 6

West Phila. | 4 | 7

Northeast | 3 | 8

Bartram | 2 | 9

Furness | 0 | 11

DIVISION B-C | |

Gratz | 11 | 0

Franklin LC | 10 | 1

Franklin | 8 | 3

Straw. Mansion | 7 | 4

a-King | 6 | 5

Audenried | 6 | 5

a-Dobbins | 5 | 6

Penn | 5 | 6

Central | 3 | 8

GAMP | 3 | 8

Mastbaum | 2 | 9

Roxborough | 0 | 11

DIVISION E | |

Washington | 8 | 0

a-Lamberton | 6 | 2

Germantown | 6 | 2

a-Parkway | 4 | 4

Phila. Regional | 4 | 4

Kensington | 3 | 5

Fels | 3 | 5

Bodine | 1 | 7

Lincoln | 1 | 7

Wash/Gtn qualified for playoffs.

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Lynard Stewart | Gtz | 11 | 168 | 15.3

Rasheed

Brokenborough | UC | 11 | 264 | 24.0

Shawn

"Reds" Smith | Gtz | 11 | 176 | 16.0

Michael

Robinson | FLC | 11 | 197 | 17.9

Fred Warrick | Bok | 11 | 266 | 24.2

Rasiheed

"Noot" Arnold | FLC | 11 | 246 | 22.4

Alonzo Triplin | Oln | 11 | 240 | 21.8

Richard

"Rob" Cerdan | Aud | 11 | 267 | 24.3

Duane Johnson | Fkd | 11 | 167 | 15.2

Mike Cassidy | Mast | 11 | 238 | 21.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Spencer Poulson | Oln | 11 | 206 | 18.7

Terrell Stokes | Gtz | 10 | 93 | 9.3

Lormont Sharp | King | 11 | 195 | 17.7

Lamar LeGree | King | 10 | 154 | 15.4

Keith Burdine | Lamb | 8 | 180 | 22.5

Eric Williams | Ovb | 11 | 151 | 13.7

Anthony

Spotswood | Lamb | 8 | 163 | 20.4

David Spady | GAMP | 11 | 195 | 17.7

Tom Catlett | GAMP | 11 | 172 | 15.6

Terrance Walker | Edi | 11 | 189 | 17.2

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Sean Perrin | Penn | 11 | 207 | 18.8

Far'd Nasir | Fkn | 11 | 124 | 11.3

Paul Kennedy | E&S | 10 | 157 | 15.7

Brahin Riley | NE | 11 | 186 | 16.9

Michael Blunt | Gtz | 11 | 133 | 12.1

Burnicee Butler | Wash | 8 | 114 | 14.3

Andre Howard | Ovb | 11 | 140 | 12.7

Dion Jones | Dobb | 11 | 118 | 10.7

Jermaine Tabb | Edi | 11 | 119 | 10.8

Tariek Stinson | UC | 11 | 156 | 14.2

Champs' Rotation

*GRATZ

Coach

Bill Ellerbee

Record

11-0, 27-3

Starters

Lynard Stewart

Shawn

"Reds" Smith

Terrell Stokes

Brian Samuels

#Michael Blunt

Key

Subs

Arthur Dorsey

Anthony

"Chester" Watson

Ron

"Bambi" Campbell

*Awarded title

by school district; Franklin LC was found to have used ineligible players.

#Injured

shoulder in semifinal; Dorsey started in final.

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoff At Carroll Neumann 47, O’Hara 44 Leon Williams posted 11 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks and grabbed the

final board after O’Hara’s John Gallagher missed a three. Rashid Bey had 19

points, 10 rebounds, four assists. Andrew Gosseaux (16) led O’Hara. North Semifinals Judge 60, La Salle 50 Sean Tait (15), Matt Henrich (14) and Frank Sykes (11) led in scoring and

Henrich had seven rebounds. Tim Erb (12) led La Salle. North 78, Conwell-Egan 65 Chris Heck shot 7-for-11 and 4-for-4 for 20 points while Dennis Comey (18,

10-for-10 at line), Kevin McGarry (15) and Brian Logan (14) also scored well. Comey and

McGarry split 10 assists. Shaun Profy (16) paced Conwell-Egan, which was making its first

playoff appearance since reaching the league final in 1964, its first CL season. South Semifinals Carroll 41, West 39 Six-eleven junior Rafal Bigus notched 10 points and 12 rebounds and hit an

inside shot with 0:08 left to provide a 40-39 lead. Paul Romanczuk (13, eight rebounds)

and Kevin Leighton (12) helped. Mike Randle (12) paced West. Roman 67, Neumann 56 At North, Donnie Carr bagged 22 points, Eugene Small mixed 10 points and 14

rebounds and Lari Ketner swept 17 rebounds. Neumann’s Rashid Bey had 17 points, eight

rebounds, six assists and four steals. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra North 69, Judge 55 Bill Labb shot 6-for-7 and 4-for-4 for a season-high 17 points as the

surprising Falcons advanced to 17-10 with their ninth consecutive win. Chris Heck (19) and

Dennis Comey (11 assists, four steals) also starred. Twenty of North’s 24 field goals

were assisted. Judge (Ed Brun 11) shot 3-for-29 on threes. Roman 56, Carroll 49 Days after winning the state indoor championship in the triple jump (45-11),

sub Will McKnight shot 6-for-8 and 2-for-2 for a season-high 15 points in 20 minutes as

Roman broke the CL and city records for consecutive playoff victories. Roman upped its

total to 17. West Philadelphia won 16 in succession from 1974 to ‘79. Eugene Small

added 16 points and 11 rebounds and put the Cahillites for good, 46-44, with a

left-baseline jumper on a pass from R.C. Kehoe. For Carroll, Mike Dzik scored 16 points

and Brian Dunn dealt seven assists. FINAL At the Palestra Roman 60, North 53 Lari Ketner produced 20 points, 10 rebounds and six blocks, sub Will McKnight

added 16 points and R.C. Kehoe hustled for nine assists and six steals as the Cahillites

won yet again. The teams combined for 48 turnovers. North's Chris Heck hit four threes en

route to 23 points while guard Dennis Comey added 10 points and 14 rebounds.

Standings

NORTH | |

Judge | 12 | 2

North | 11 | 3

Conwell-Egan | 8 | 6

La Salle | 8 | 6

Dougherty | 6 | 8

Ryan | 5 | 9

Wood | 4 | 10

McDevitt | 2 | 12

SOUTH | |

Roman | 12 | 2

Carroll | 12 | 2

West | 10 | 4

a-Neumann | 7 | 7

O'Hara | 7 | 7

Bonner | 6 | 8

SJ Prep | 2 | 12

Kenn.-Kenrick | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Dennis Comey | North | 14 | 262 | 18.7

Ed Woehlcke | Ryan | 14 | 226 | 16.1

Dan Kiss | Wood | 14 | 237 | 16.9

Frank Sykes | Judge | 14 | 194 | 13.9

Brendan O'Neill | La S | 14 | 183 | 13.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Shaun Profy | C-E | 14 | 174 | 12.4

Barry Whelan | La S | 12 | 155 | 12.9

Sean Tait | Judge | 14 | 180 | 12.9

Matt Heinrich | Judge | 14 | 118 | 8.4

Chris Heck | North | 14 | 171 | 12.2

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Kevin McGarry | North | 14 | 161 | 11.5

Bob Pembleton | Dough | 14 | 192 | 13.7

Tim Erb | La S | 14 | 185 | 13.2

Martin Sejda | C-E | 13 | 169 | 13.0

Carlos Sanders | Dough | 14 | 148 | 10.6

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Rafal Bigus | Carr | 14 | 264 | 18.9

Rashid Bey | Neum | 14 | 259 | 18.5

Andrew Gosseaux | O'H | 14 | 216 | 15.4

Eugene Small | Roman | 14 | 203 | 14.5

Lari Ketner | Roman | 14 | 190 | 13.6

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Mike Nestor | Bonn | 14 | 214 | 15.3

Sherman Overton | West | 14 | 178 | 12.7

Brian Dunn | Carr | 14 | 126 | 9.0

Jamal Palmer | West | 14 | 154 | 11.0

Donnie Carr | Roman | 11 | 145 | 13.2

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Jim Reilly | West | 14 | 128 | 9.1

Lonnie Howell | K-K | 14 | 195 | 13.9

Rob Andrews | Neum | 14 | 157 | 11.2

Brian Pearce | Prep | 14 | 177 | 12.6

Mike Dzik | Carr | 14 | 143 | 10.2

Paul Romanczuk | Carr | 14 | 155 | 11.1

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Dennis Seddon

Record

12-2, 24-7

Starters

Lari Ketner

Eugene Small

Donnie Carr

Tamir Harbin

R.C. Kehoe

Key

Subs

Will McKnight

Chris McNesby

John Atkinson

Inter-Ac League

Chestnut Hill (8-2)

Penn Charter (8-2)

The tie was created on the final day as CH bested visiting PC, 51-49,

when Matt Paul drained three free throws with 0:06 left after being fouled on an

off-balance three. Paul had 15 points, and six assists. Mike Gizzi (15) and Paul Sablich

(12) helped. PC’s Steve Goodrich had 17 points, eight rebounds. CH scored 18 of the

first 19 points. PC later reeled off 20 in a row. Haverford could have forged a triple

tie, but lost to Malvern, 72-64.

Standings

Chestnut Hill | 8 | 2

Penn Charter | 8 | 2

Haverford Sch. | 7 | 3

Malvern | 4 | 6

Gtn. Academy | 3 | 7

Episcopal | 0 | 10

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Steve Goodrich | PC | 10 | 176 | 17.6

Mike Gizzi | CH | 10 | 214 | 21.4

Matt Paul | CH | 10 | 146 | 14.6

Greg Doemling | HS | 10 | 170 | 17.0

Kevin Ertel | HS | 10 | 106 | 10.6

Larry Leith | GA | 10 | 138 | 13.8

Ryan Polley | MP | 10 | 133 | 13.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Shawn Peterson | PC | 10 | 123 | 12.3

Damon Myers | GA | 4 | 53 | 13.3

Ben Davis | MP | 10 | 109 | 10.9

Brian McMahon | PC | 10 | 84 | 8.4

Mark McGonagle | PC | 10 | 89 | 8.9

Glenn Davis | MP | 9 | 87 | 9.7

Champs' Rotation

(Tie)

CHESTNUT

HILL

Coach

John McArdle

Record

8-2, 19-4

Starters

Mike Gizzi

Matt Paul

Nelson Henry

Paul Sablich

Andre Dixon

Key

Subs

Steve Belmonte

Jamie Hennelly

Jim Lee

PENN

CHARTER

Coach

Brian McMahon

Record

8-2, 22-4

Starters

Steve Goodrich

Mark McGonagle

Shawn Peterson

Scott Zalben

Brian McMahon

Key

Subs

Brian Corbett

Mike Samuel