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
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