City Basketball, 1997

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 1997

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Lynn Greer | E&S

Marvin O'Connor | Gratz

Jarett Kearse | Gratz

Martin Ingelsby | Carroll

Na'im Crenshaw | Overbrook

Victor Thomas | Neumann

SECOND

TEAM |

Julius Williams | Gtn. Acad.

John Phillips | Episcopal

Kevin

"Buzzy" Forney | Mansion

Chris Krug | Gtn. Acad.

Bill Phillips | Carroll

THIRD

TEAM |

James Fowler | Neumann

Sharif Brown | Bok

Rasual Butler | Roman

Anwar Scott | C. Grove

John Ashmore | W. Cath.

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16 Gratz 78, Southern 45

Marvin O’Connor scored 26 points while Shatee “Meatball”

Cooks added 16. Lenroy Jones (11) topped Southern.

West 78, Franklin 76

In the most amazing comeback in PL playoff history, West won the last

quarter, 36-16, and erased a 73-60 deficit in the final 1:27. Five-eight soph Donnel

Feaster set PL and city postseason records with seven threes (in 12 attempts), scored half

of his 38 points in the final quarter and dribbled the length of the court to flip in a

7-footer with 0:03 left. Sean McKnight hit three threes en route to 15 points. For

Franklin, Alex Wesby mixed 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Dontise McClay

dished eight assists. Because of violations of team rules, both teams were missing two key

players.

Dobbins 62, Germantown 47

Rodney Willis notched 19 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks and Terrence

“Nip” Cook dealt six assists. For G-town, Tyrone Williams (14) and Gerald

Johnson (14 boards) were the leaders.

Univ. City 93, Frankford 62

Melvin “Beef” Young (27) and Sylvester “Bam” Westcott

(22) led in scoring and Maliek “Squeaky” Sanders had 10 assists. Frankford’s

Earl Foreman (25) shot 15-for-15 at the line.

Straw. Mansion 75, Olney 65

Ronald “Flip” Murray popped in 30 points, Tyree “Skyree”

Jones added 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks and Bernard “Glove” Scott had

nine assists. Olney soph Jermaine Robinson (29) hit five threes.

Overbrook 87, Washington 55

N’aim Crenshaw, the PL scoring champ (26.3), exploded for 34 points

and Kyle Myrick had 19 points, 12 assists, five steals. Tim Ferguson (14) led Washington.

Eng. and Science 86, Penn 59

Lynn Greer hit five threes and shot 15-for-16 at the line en route to 42

points. He added 14 rebounds. Shawn Cottman (20) and Adam Brown (17) paced Penn.

Franklin LC 87, Central 60

Zakee Smith (22), Jeffrey Stamps (17) and Taalib-Din Franks (15) led in

scoring while Stamps and Charles “Tuna” Pringle split 18 rebounds. Khalid Bray

(16) and Raheem Islam (15) paced Central.

QUARTERFINALS Gratz 71, Dobbins 45

Shatee “Meatball” Cooks shot 7-for-10 and 4-for-4 for 18 points.

Jarett Kearse (17) and Marvin O’Connor (15) helped out. Dobbins’s starters

scored eight to 10 points.

Straw. Mansion 78, West 58

Three players scored at least 20 points — Kevin “Buzzy”

Forney (29), Ronald “Flip” Murray (21), Tyree “Skyree” Jones (20)

— as Mansion advanced to the semis for the first time in the school’s 16-season

PL history. Sub Anton “Bonton” James claimed 12 rebounds in 16 minutes. Donnel

Feaster (26) and Sean McKnight (19 rebounds) paced West.

Eng. and Science 70, Franklin LC 54

Lynn Greer exploded for 48 points — one short of the PL and city

playoff record — as the Engineers, in their 16th season, earned a first-ever

appearance in the semis. Greer shot 13-for-19 (5-for-6 on threes) and 17-for-25 and also

led E&S in rebounds (nine). For FLC, Zakee Smith had 13 points and Jeffrey Stamps

posted 15 boards.

Univ. City 62, Overbrook 53

Melvin “Beef” Young collected 19 points and eight rebounds and

Sylvester “Bam” Westcott scored 14 points. N’aim Crenshaw led ‘Brook

with 18 points, 10 rebounds.

SEMIFINALS

Doubleheader at the Palestra

Gratz 70, Straw. Mansion 54

Jarett Kearse used a 14-for-18 showing at the line to pave the way to 33

points and added five assists as the Bulldogs earned a spot in the final for the ninth

consecutive year. Marvin O’Connor shot 9-for-11 for 22 points and Steve Kennedy added

12 boards, four blocks. For Mansion, Kevin “Buzzy” Forney scored 28 points and

Tyree “Skyree” Jones grabbed 17 rebounds.

Eng. and Science 72, Univ. City 56

Lynn Greer went 4-for-4 on threes and scored 29 points and Elijah Warner

bulled for 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks as E&S rolled toward the title game.

UC’s Sylvester “Bam” Westcott scored 20 points.

FINAL

At the Palestra

Gratz 68, Eng. and Science 46

Steve Kennedy collected 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks while Marvin

O'Connor (13 rebounds) and Jarett Kearse also scored 14 points. Shatee

"Meatball" Cooks added 11 points and 10 boards. Lynn Greer led E&S with 19

points to finish his career with 1,991. Also, he set PL and city playoff records with 138.

Standings

DIVISION A-B | |

Gratz | 16 | 0

Eng. &

Science | 15 | 1

Franklin | 13 | 3

Frankford | 12 | 4

Germantown | 11 | 5

c-Central | 10 | 6

c-Olney | 10 | 6

a-Washington | 10 | 6

Parkway | 10 | 6

Edison | 8 | 8

King | 5 | 11

Northeast | 5 | 11

Audenried | 4 | 12

Lincoln | 4 | 12

Roxborough | 2 | 14

Kensington | 1 | 15

Fels | 0 | 16

DIVISION C-D | |

Overbrook | 16 | 0

Straw. Mansion | 15 | 1

Franklin LC | 14 | 2

Dobbins | 13 | 3

University City | 11 | 5

West Phila. | 10 | 6

a-Penn | 9 | 7

Southern | 9 | 7

Masterman | 7 | 9

Bartram | 6 | 10

Bok | 6 | 10

Mastbaum | 6 | 10

Furness | 5 | 11

GAMP | 5 | 11

Lamberton | 2 | 14

Bodine | 2 | 14

Phila. Regional | 0 | 16

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Marvin O'Connor | Gtz | 16 | 379 | 23.7

Lynn Greer | E&S | 16 | 417 | 26.1

Na'im Crenshaw | Ovb | 15 | 394 | 26.3

Jarett Kearse | Gtz | 14 | 205 | 14.6

Kevin

"Buzzy" Forney | Mans | 16 | 343 | 21.4

Corey Dickerson | Mstr | 16 | 372 | 23.3

Sylvester

"Bam" Westcott | UC | 16 | 348 | 21.8

Shawn Munford | Mstr | 16 | 366 | 22.9

Adam Brown | Penn | 15 | 332 | 22.1

Sharif Brown | Bok | 16 | 323 | 20.2

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Earl Foreman | Fkd | 16 | 258 | 16.1

Dhaamin Hill | Fkn | 13 | 281 | 21.6

Alex Wesby | Fkn | 16 | 272 | 17.0

Tyree

"Skyree" Jones | Mans | 16 | 221 | 13.8

Donnel Feaster | West | 16 | 276 | 17.3

(Vacated:

player ineligible) | | | |

Rodney Willis | Dobb | 16 | 234 | 14.6

Anthony Green | Gtn | 16 | 331 | 20.7

Zakee Smith | FLC | 15 | 223 | 14.9

Sam Brown | Linc | 15 | 293 | 19.5

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Jermaine

Robinson | Oln | 16 | 328 | 20.5

Shatee

"Meatball" Cooks | Gtz | 16 | 201 | 12.6

Charles

"Tuna" Pringle | FLC | 16 | 193 | 12.1

Sean Watkins | Edi | 12 | 189 | 15.8

Melvin Young | UC | 16 | 255 | 15.9

Raheem Islam | Cent | 16 | 243 | 15.2

Amin Robinson | Aud | 16 | 304 | 19.0

Chaz Williamson | Mast | 14 | 231 | 16.5

Julian Hairston | Bart | 16 | 263 | 16.4

Angel

"Fuey" Gonzalez | Kens | 15 | 270 | 18.0

Champs' Rotation

GRATZ

Coach

Bill Ellerbee

Record

16-0, 24-5

Starters

Marvin O'Connor

Jarett Kearse

Shatee Cooks

Steve Kennedy

Khari McKie

Key

Subs

Sharod Carroll

Rasheem Sims

Catholic League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Judge 71, McDevitt 60 Brendan Ferns accumulated 22 points, 11 rebounds and three steals, Chris Klos shot

6-for-7 and 5-for-6 for 18 points and Brendan Fox dealt seven assists. Ryan Presson (19)

led McDevitt. La Salle 66, Wood 57 Brett Gordon dished nine assists to help Joe Meade (18), Mike Morsell (13) and

Chris McShea (11) reach double figures. The Explorers outscored Wood by 18 points over the

last 8:02 as Gordon ended the third quarter with a deep three. Wood’s Joe Thompson

(25) and Bill Hutchinson (18) drained five and four threes, respectively. Neumann 71, Roman 58 Victor Thomas (16), James Fowler, Rashime Middleton (14 apiece), sub Devon

Fowler (12, James’s brother) and Mark Del Brocco (11) scored in double figures as

Neumann prevented Roman from advancing to the semis for the first time since 1985 and

assured the Cahillites would not win 20 games for only the fourth time in 25 seasons.

Rasual Butler (13) led Roman. Carroll 61, SJ Prep 51 Tim Judge used perfect shooting (4-for-4, 2-for-2) to score 11 points while

Martin Ingelsby added 21 points and three assists and Bill Phillips mixed 15 points, eight

boards, three blocks. Chris Hightower led The Prep with 16 points and seven rebounds. Semifinals Doubleheader at the Palestra Neumann 76, La Salle 58 Victor Thomas shot 8-for-8 en route to 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds as

the Pirates advanced to the final for the first time since 1985. James Fowler, Mark Del

Brocco and Rashime Middleton had five assists each. Sub Devon Fowler drained four threes

while reaching 19 points. La Salle’s Joe Meade had 15 points, eight boards. Carroll 64, Judge 32 Bill Phillips sparked the mismatch with 17 points and 11 rebounds while Martin

Ingelsby had 11 points and five assists as the Patriots raised their record to 27-0. Only Tim Ryan (17) and Chris Klos (six) topped two points for Judge. FINAL At the Palestra Neumann 54, Carroll 46 After taking a 15-minute hot shower before the game to ease back pain, sixth

man Devon Fowler completed an impressive playoff run by shooting 5-for-6 and 5-for-6 for

17 points in 23 minutes as the Pirates sentenced Carroll to its first defeat of the

season. Victor Thomas added 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocks and provided

Neumann's first lead, 45-43, with 3:59 left when he grabbed a miss and scored on a slam

dunk. Mark Del Brocco scored 13 points. For Carroll, which shot 2-for-21 on threes, Bill

Phillips bagged 16 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks.

Standings

NORTH | |

La Salle | 12 | 2

McDevitt | 9 | 5

Judge | 9 | 5

Wood | 9 | 5

Ryan | 8 | 6

Dougherty | 7 | 7

Conwell-Egan | 2 | 12

North | 0 | 14

SOUTH | |

Carroll | 14 | 0

Neumann | 12 | 2

Roman | 10 | 4

SJ Prep | 7 | 7

West | 6 | 8

O'Hara | 5 | 9

Kenn.-Kenrick | 2 | 12

Bonner | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Joe Meade | La S | 14 | 296 | 21.1

Ryan Presson | McD | 14 | 320 | 22.9

Tim Ryan | Judge | 14 | 193 | 13.8

Jim Brennan | Wood | 14 | 182 | 13.0

Donnell Sutton | Dough | 11 | 164 | 14.9

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Anthony Starace | Ryan | 14 | 187 | 13.4

Matt Horgan | La S | 11 | 113 | 10.3

Dan Brett | McD | 11 | 130 | 11.8

Eddie Leber | Dough | 14 | 163 | 11.6

Walt Woods | McD | 14 | 123 | 9.1

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Chris Klos | Judge | 14 | 125 | 8.9

Brendan Fox | Judge | 14 | 136 | 9.7

Mike Morsell | La S | 13 | 92 | 7.1

Bill Hutchinson | Wood | 14 | 155 | 11.1

Tim Whalen | Wood | 14 | 160 | 11.4

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Martin Ingelsby | Carr | 14 | 288 | 20.6

Rasual Butler | Roman | 14 | 243 | 17.4

Victor Thomas | Neum | 14 | 212 | 15.1

Bill Phillips | Carr | 14 | 188 | 13.4

John Ashmore | West | 11 | 192 | 17.5

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

James Fowler | Neum | 14 | 192 | 13.7

Rafi Stevens | Roman | 14 | 179 | 12.8

Jasmine

Williams | West | 14 | 243 | 17.4

Chris Hightower | Prep | 14 | 193 | 13.8

Jim Boylan | K-K | 14 | 203 | 14.5

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Bart Kuzniarz | Carr | 14 | 151 | 10.8

Devon Fowler | Neum | 14 | 146 | 10.4

Brian Smyth | O'H | 14 | 174 | 12.4

Mark Del Brocco | Neum | 14 | 167 | 11.9

Alex Sazonov | O'H | 14 | 125 | 8.9

Champs' Rotation

NEUMANN

Coach

Tom Dougherty

Record

12-2, 25-3

Starters

Victor Thomas

James Fowler

Mark Del Brocco

Rashime

Middleton

Mark Moritz

Key

Subs

Devon Fowler

Greg Robinson

Wayne Jones

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (9-1)

Host GA clinched the title in Game No. 9 with its 26th consecutive

league victory. The victim was Episcopal, 63-58, as Brian Burke mixed 20 points with four

assists and Julius Williams (23) and Chris Krug (15) split 16 rebounds. GA was dumped by

runner-up Malvern (8-2), 64-54, in its final game.

Standings

Gtn. Academy | 9 | 1

Malvern | 8 | 2

Episcopal | 6 | 4

Penn Charter | 5 | 5

Chestnut Hill | 2 | 8

Haverford Sch. | 0 | 10

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Julius Williams | GA | 10 | 195 | 19.5

John Phillips | EA | 10 | 190 | 19.0

Chris Krug | GA | 10 | 127 | 12.7

Anthony Bumbry | MP | 10 | 181 | 18.1

Aaron Carter | PC | 10 | 196 | 19.6

Jeff Spano | MP | 10 | 141 | 14.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Tom Whitworth | CH | 10 | 177 | 17.7

Doug Fairfax | HS | 10 | 156 | 15.6

Brian Burke | GA | 10 | 120 | 12.0

Jay Overcash | GA | 10 | 98 | 9.8

Tim Whitworth | CH | 10 | 132 | 13.2

Champs' Rotation

GTN.

ACADEMY

Coach

Jim Fenerty

Record

9-1, 23-5

Starters

Julius Williams

Chris Krug

Brian Burke

Jay Overcash

Eddie Harris

Key Sub

Jamie Chadwin