City Basketball, 2000

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 2000

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All-City

FIRST

TEAM |

*Eddie Griffin | Roman

Omar Thomas | Mansion

Dawan Robinson | King

Sean Knitter | P. Charter

Percell Coles | Gratz

SECOND

TEAM |

Brandon

"Pooh" Gary | Lamberton

Brett Storm | P. Charter

Phillip Alston | Frankford

Cantrell

"Man-Man" Fletcher | Neumann

Tamal Forchion | Roman

Chris Rodgers | Gtn. Acad.

THIRD

TEAM |

Fran Grandieri | O'Hara

Brandon Brigman | Neumann

David

"Meatball" Crawford | Neumann

Darryl Jones | Mansion

Randy Morman | Penn

Public League

Playoffs

DIVISION E/ONE ROUND ONLY Bok 81, Roxborough 54 Lovett Davenport, cut in the preseason and then brought back because coach

Chicky Chiumento "had a feeling," hustled for nine assists and seven steals.

James Frager (27), Valgene West (21) and Jevne "Juice" Wise (14) led in scoring.

Roxborough's Khalif Jones had 17 points, 12 rebounds. Kensington 88, Fels 82 (2 ot) Carlos Munoz (20), Nick Pote (18), Tarik Hanton (17) and Nick Pote (16)

led in scoring and deep sub Jim Slavin scored all five of his points in the extra

sessions. Shaun Snyder (24) and George Mosee (18) paced Fels. CHALLENGE PLAYOFFs West 80, Kensington 66 Senior Donny Williams had 13 points, two assists and two steals. His

brother, Donta, a soph, had 12 points, five assists and two steals. Kensington's leaders

were Nick Pote (19, 10 assists) and Tarik Hanton (21, 16 boards). Lamberton 69, Bok 62 Brandon "Pooh" Gary shot 10-for-13 at the line en route to 26

points. Russell Walker (18) helped. Bok's Valgene West hit for 21 points. ROUND-OF-16 Straw. Mansion 94, Lamberton 44 Darryl Jones had 25 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and seven steals.

Omar Thomas added 24 points, 16 rebounds. Lamberton's Brandon "Pooh" Gary (19)

nailed five treys. Gratz 54, West 35 Only Percell Coles (12) scored in double figures for the Bulldogs, but

Shaun McKie had nine rebounds and five assists. Donny Williams (14) topped West. Olney 58, Mastbaum 55 Star guard Alex "Boo" Thompson shot 0-for-10 and went scoreless,

but David "Bone" Bell (23 points) and Solomon Harris (12, 12 rebounds) covered

for him nicely. The Trojans forged a 49-40 lead and then held on. Mastbaum's Shejdie

Childs mixed 25 points, four assists, six steals. King 64, Dobbins 48 Dawan Robinson, King's first PL scoring champ (31.5 average), jetted for

20 points and 10 assists and got help from Wayne White (13, eight rebounds). The scoring

leaders for Dobbins were JeVan Sayles (15) and Maurice Allen (13). Bartram 69, Central 65 The Braves' leading scorer was substitute forward Anthony Boyer (16).

Robert Bouknight added 14 points while Bobby Leach blended 13 points, four assists, five

steals. For Central, Isaiah "Zike" Nathaniel (24) shot 11-for-13 at the line,

soph Sharif Bray scored 19 points and Brian Wells had eight blocks. Penn 55, Eng. and Science 49 Nasser Battle (14) and Mustafa Shakur (11) scored six points apiece in a

20-13 fourth quarter. Randy Morman had 12 points, 14 boards. William Gary (13) led the

losers. Frankford 62, Southern 45 The Pioneers recorded a surprisingly easy road win as Phillip Alston

scrambled for 18 points and 11 rebounds. Karl "Kobe" Mitchell (16) and Nicholas

King (13, 11 boards) assisted. Terrence "Puppy" Smith and Jahmel Smith (10 each)

led Southern, which entered 20-2. Franklin 42, Univ. City 38 Jamal Nichols scored 14 points and swept 19 rebounds in the slow-paced

game. Only sub Maurice Maxwell (10) hit double figures for UC. QUARTERFINALS Straw. Mansion 76, Franklin 60 Omar Thomas generated 25 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and three

blocks as the Knights charged to an emotional victory. Gregory "Fatty"

Cunningham mixed 13 points, eight assists and five steals and lesser light Frank Griffin

made all but one of his shots for 10 points. Franklin point guard Hanif "Julio"

Styles, a three-year starter, bowed out with a career-high 27 points. Gratz 55, Penn 31 Only two players scored in double figures. Gratz's Percell Coles shot

4-for-7 on treys en route to 20 points and Penn's Mustafa Shakur had 13 points. Gratz's

Shaun McKie had six assists. Penn's Randy Morman had nine rebounds. Olney 68, Bartram 60 Bouncing back from his round-of-16 goose egg, Alex "Boo"

Thompson exploded for 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists as the Trojans won on the

road. Solomon Harris had 18 points and seven rebounds, made a twisting layup with 1:20

left for a 62-57 lead and followed almost immediately with a rebound and outlet pass to

Vernon Robinson for a clinching layup. Bartram's Bobby Leach had 18 points, nine assists. King 57, Frankford 32 Dawan Robinson led the way with 21 points, eight rebounds, two assists and

three steals as King earned a trip to the semifinals for the first time since 1981. Bruce

Bonner helped with 12 points while Raheem Scott added nine points, nine boards. Frankford

shot 10-for-43 and was outrebounded, 33-17. SEMIFINALS Back-to-Back Days at St. Joseph's Straw. Mansion 73, King 47 Omar Thomas shot 14-for-18 for 28 points and snatched 11 rebounds as

Mansion earned a trip to the title game for the first time in its 20 PL seasons. Freshman

Maureece Rice added 21 points while shooting 9-for-13. Darryl Jones came through with 10

points, 14 boards, six assists. Dawan Robinson scored 20 points to become King's first

1,000-point scorer (1,018). The Cougars were outrebounded, 44-19. Gratz 56, Olney 45 Percell Coles scored 20 points and sophomore sub Michael Blackshear had 12

points and 10 boards as the Bulldogs advanced to the final for the 11th time in 12 years.

Blackshear shot 4-for-5 and 4-for-4. For Olney, which played tough but faded after cutting

the lead to 40-39 on a reverse, alley-oop dunk by 6-6 point guard David "Bone"

Bell with 6:47 left, Alex "Boo" Thompson had 17 points and Vernon Robinson

claimed 11 rebounds. FINAL At Temple's Liacouras Center Straw. Mansion 60, Gratz 49 The Knights spurted to a 10-1 lead, got 22 points and 13 rebounds from Omar

Thomas and held off a late-game challenge to win their first-ever title and spit out the

bad taste of an 0-16 lifetime record against Gratz. Gregory "Fatty" Cunningham

had nine points and nine assists while freshman Maureece Rice added 13 points, three

assists and three steals to negate the rough times suffered by Darryl Jones -- limited to

16 minutes by foul trouble; departed with 7:44 left. For Gratz, only Percell Coles (18)

reached double figures and it was his trey that sliced Mansion's lead to 41-38 with just

under 4:00 left. The Knights stormed to 10 of the next 14 points. Mansion coach Gerald

Hendricks dedicated the win to his 17-year-old son, Kyle, a national-class breaststroker

who'd been left quadriplegic in a swim-practice accident 17 months earlier.

Standings

DIVISION A-B | |

Gratz | 13 | 0

King | 12 | 1

Olney | 10 | 3

Franklin | 9 | 4

a-Eng.&Science | 8 | 5

Frankford | 8 | 5

Central | 7 | 6

Lamberton | 6 | 7

Parkway | 5 | 8

Lincoln | 5 | 8

Washington | 4 | 9

Germantown | 3 | 10

Edison | 1 | 12

Northeast | 0 | 13

DIVISION C-D | |

Straw. Mansion | 13 | 0

a-Bartram | 11 | 2

Southern | 11 | 2

Penn | 10 | 3

University City | 9 | 4

Mastbaum | 8 | 5

z-Dobbins | 8 | 5

West | 5 | 8

Masterman | 5 | 8

Overbrook | 4 | 9

Furness | 4 | 9

Franklin LC | 2 | 11

Audenried | 1 | 12

Bodine | 0 | 13

z: awarded forfeit win over West after playoffs

(ineligible player).

DIVISION E | |

Bok | 6 | 1

Kensington | 5 | 3

Fels | 4 | 3

Roxborough | 4 | 4

GAMP | 0 | 8

Bok-Fels canceled

Bok and Kens qualified for playoffs.

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Omar Thomas | Mans | 13 | 306 | 23.5

Dawan Robinson | King | 13 | 410 | 31.5

Percell Coles | Gtz | 13 | 285 | 21.9

Brandon

"Pooh" Gary | Lamb | 13 | 272 | 20.9

Phillip Alston | Fkd | 13 | 276 | 21.1

Randy Morman | Penn | 11 | 247 | 22.5

Shannon Bussey | Wash | 13 | 405 | 31.2

Darien Chavis | E&S | 13 | 273 | 21.0

Darryl Jones | Mans | 13 | 207 | 15.9

Alex

"Boo" Thompson | Oln | 13 | 233 | 17.9

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Shaun McKie | Gtz | 12 | 132 | 11.0

Terrence "Puppy"

Smith | Sou | 13 | 133 | 10.2

Jahad Snead | Gtn | 12 | 289 | 24.1

Jamal Nichols | Fkn | 13 | 135 | 10.4

Derek Boykin | UC | 13 | 209 | 16.1

Jermaine

"Oak" Green | Sou | 13 | 153 | 11.8

Isaiah

"Zike" Nathaniel | Cent | 12 | 201 | 16.8

JeVan Sayles | Dobb | 13 | 212 | 16.3

Robert

Bouknight | Bart | 12 | 144 | 12.0

Kairi Truesdale | Linc | 13 | 231 | 17.8

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

David

"Bone" Bell | Oln | 13 | 183 | 14.1

Anthony Payne | Bart | 13 | 182 | 14.0

Bilal McAfee | Linc | 13 | 230 | 17.7

Nile Patrick | Fels | 7 | 148 | 21.1

Maureece Rice | Mans | 12 | 190 | 15.8

Jerome Burt | Pky | 12 | 233 | 19.4

Nicholas King | Fkd | 13 | 175 | 13.5

Lafay Johnson | Fkn | 12 | 108 | 9.0

Jeff Powell | Mast | 13 | 184 | 14.2

Greg

"Fatty" Cunningham | Mans | 12 | 109 | 9.1

Champs' Rotation

S.

MANSION

Coach

Gerald

Hendricks

Record

13-0, 24-3

Starters

Omar Thomas

Darryl Jones

Greg

“Fatty” Cunningham

Maureece Rice

Frank Griffin

Key

Subs

Levi Lemar

Johnny Mack

Nontesh Savage

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoffs At Bonner O’Hara 63, SJ Prep 59 (ot) Fran Grandieri shot 7-for-14 (three triples) and 9-for-14 for 26 points as

O'Hara beat a team that had registered a regular season sweep by 37 total points and led

by 35-26 with 2:52 left in the third quarter. Grandieri also had 12 rebounds, four

assists, three steals and three blocks. The Lions went ahead for good, 59-56, with 1:04

left as Mike Zamulinsky hit a three on a pass from soph Chris Grandieri, Fran's sophomore

brother. Jamar Stokes (16 points) and Ryan Tyson (14) led Prep. At Bonner Carroll 68, O'Hara 58 Fran Grandieri again was spectacular, getting 31 points -- the fourth-best

total in CL postseason history -- and nine rebounds, but his outburst could not offset the

balanced scoring of sub Kevin Waterman (18), freshman Kashif Payne (17, eight assists) and

Dave Hoopes (14). Carroll thus earned a playoff spot after going 0-14 in the '99 season. Quarterfinals Back-to-Back Days at Tom Gola Arena Neumann 65, Carroll 52 A 25-for-30 performance at the line and 16 points apiece from Cantrell

"Man-Man" Fletcher, David "Meatball" Crawford and Brandon Brigman

(nine rebounds) allowed Neumann to control the game. Frosh Jordan Ingram led Carroll in

points (12) and rebounds (seven). Dougherty 40, McDevitt 37 Driving coach Mark Heimerdinger batty, the Cardinals for some reason played

beyond conservatively in the final quarter, losing it by 7-4, and barely survived.

Jonathan Davenport led Dougherty in points (13) and boards (six) and sub Aaron Pinckney,

who'd missed a large chunk of the season with knee miseries, shot 4-for-4 for eight

points. McDevitt's Wayne Bishop, the two-time North scoring champ, had 13 points and Jack

Ketterlinus came close on a running, straight-ahead trey at the buzzer. Roman 85, West 38 Eddie Griffin, the two-time South scoring leader, posted 23 points in 20

minutes as Roman stormed to the biggest win in CL playoff history, surpassing 34-pointers

by Roman in the '91 quarterfinals and final. Sub Brent Welton had 11 points, six rebounds.

West had no one in double figures, shot 16-for-62 and was outrebounded, 37-20. La Salle 67, North 42 Neighbors Brian "Whitey" Horgan (21 points, 13 rebounds) and Dennis

Stanton (18) paced the romp. Soph Rob Sullivan added 11 points and three assists and

limited star Steve Szychulski to five points. North went 6-for-28 on treys. Semifinals Doubleheader at Temple’s Apollo Neumann 63, La Salle 46 Brandon Brigman shot 9-for-14 while scoring 19 points and leading Neumann to a

win made simple by a 28-17 second half. Cantrell "Man-Man" Fletcher and David

"Meatball" Crawford had 12 points apiece. For La Salle, Brian "Whitey"

Horgan (18) shot 8-for-17. His teammates shot 10-for-31. Roman 57, Dougherty 37 Don't let the final score fool you. Sparked by Robert Carter, who several times

maneuvered around Roman star Eddie Griffin for baskets, Dougherty charged within 43-37

with 3:14 left. The Cardinals then went dry and Roman finished with a 14-0 run. Griffin

had 14 points, 12 rebounds, four blocks. Michael Wild added 10 points, seven assists.

Jonathan Davenport topped Dougherty in points (14) and rebounds (six). FINAL At Temple's Apollo Roman 58, Neumann 55 After enduring a mostly frustrating season, sub John Huggins had 15 points and

four assists in 26 minutes and made a steal and two free throws with 32.4 seconds left to

provide a 56-53 lead. Neumann's Brandon Brigman (follow) and Roman's Brent Welton (two

foul shots) traded scores, then Neumann's Cantrell "Man-Man" Fletcher barely

missed a buzzer-beater from the right side of halfcourt. For Roman, Michael Wild (17

points) hit three treys, Tamal Forchion grabbed 14 rebounds and Eddie Griffin had 15

points, 10 boards, six blocks. Five Pirates scored from nine to 13 points while Fletcher

had seven assists and Brigman had 13 boards. Robert "Beattie" Taylor

(pronounced) and David "Meatball" Crawford (mild) played with limps after

suffering ankle injuries. Both schools' rooters threw trash at each other and Roman's

net-cutting ceremony was delayed by 10 minutes.

Standings

NORTH | |

Dougherty | 13 | 1

La Salle | 10 | 4

North | 9 | 5

McDevitt | 8 | 6

Judge | 7 | 7

Wood | 7 | 7

Conwell-Egan | 1 | 13

Ryan | 1 | 13

SOUTH | |

d-Neumann | 13 | 1

Roman | 13 | 1

West | 8 | 6

b-Carroll | 6 | 8

O'Hara | 6 | 8

SJ Prep | 6 | 8

Bonner | 2 | 12

Kenn.-Kenrick | 2 | 12

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Wayne Bishop | McD | 14 | 269 | 19.2

Brian

"Whitey" Horgan | La S | 14 | 207 | 14.8

Steve

Szychulski | North | 14 | 209 | 14.9

Robert Carter | Dough | 13 | 142 | 10.9

Jonathan

Davenport | Dough | 14 | 174 | 12.4

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Dennis Stanton | La S | 14 | 207 | 14.8

Mike Spadafora | Wood | 14 | 179 | 12.8

Ryan Albany | North | 14 | 167 | 11.9

Brian Senior | Wood | 14 | 174 | 12.4

Robert Georges | McD | 14 | 94 | 6.7

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Mark Goetz | Dough | 14 | 134 | 9.6

Kevin Hanlon | Judge | 14 | 140 | 10.0

John Capella | Ryan | 14 | 209 | 14.9

Khavaughn

Shannon | Dough | 14 | 90 | 6.4

Mike Cram | North | 14 | 146 | 10.4

Walt Pinkas | C-E | 7 | 117 | 16.7

SOUTHERN

DIVISION | | | |

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Eddie Griffin | Roman | 10 | 261 | 26.1

Tamal Forchion | Roman | 14 | 252 | 18.0

Cantrell

Fletcher | Neum | 13 | 177 | 13.6

Fran Grandieri | O'H | 14 | 325 | 23.2

Nate Lewis | West | 13 | 261 | 20.1

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Jamar Stokes | Prep | 14 | 274 | 19.6

Chas Bailey | Neum | 14 | 197 | 14.1

Frank Williams | Bonn | 14 | 211 | 15.1

David Crawford | Neum | 14 | 203 | 14.5

Michael Wild | Roman | 14 | 117 | 8.4

THIRD

TEAM | | | |

Kashif Payne | Carr | 14 | 159 | 11.4

Brandon Brigman | Neum | 13 | 153 | 11.8

Corey Rich | K-K | 14 | 177 | 12.6

Terrell Jackson | West | 14 | 154 | 11.0

Dave Hoopes | Carr | 14 | 155 | 11.1

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Dennis Seddon

Record

13-1, 25-7

Starters

Eddie Griffin

Tamal Forchion

Michael Wild

Dave Levetter

Jim Kelly

Key Subs

John Huggins

Brent Welton

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (10-0)

The title was decided on Feb. 18 as host Penn Charter (7-1), still

harboring hopes of forcing a tie, was jolted by the Patriots, 63-50, who were playing

their finale. Soph Matt Walsh, a star sub making his first start of the season, shot

8-for-14 (3-for-3 on treys) en route to 20 points. Mike Slattery (14, six assists), Lee

Melchionni (13) and Chris Rodgers (11) also scored in double figures. Sean Knitter (22, 13

rebounds) and Brett Storm (16) led PC. The Quakers fell in their finale at Malvern, 62-48,

and both teams finished 7-3 for second.

Standings

Gtn. Academy. | 10 | 0

Malvern | 7 | 3

Penn Charter | 7 | 3

Chestnut Hill | 3 | 7

Episcopal | 3 | 7

Haverford Sch | 0 | 10

Episcopal | 3 | 7

Haverford Sch. | 2 | 8

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Chris Rodgers | GA | 10 | 145 | 14.5

Sean Knitter | PC | 10 | 209 | 20.9

Brett Storm | PC | 10 | 157 | 15.7

Matt Kauderer | GA | 10 | 111 | 11.1

Dave Glaser | MP | 10 | 142 | 14.2

Matt Walsh | GA | 10 | 143 | 14.3

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Terrence Mack | EA | 10 | 153 | 15.3

Mike Slattery | GA | 9 | 79 | 8.8

Mike Brown | CH | 10 | 125 | 12.5

Brian Buckley | MP | 10 | 107 | 10.7

Cameron

Youngblood | HS | 10 | 168 | 16.8

Champs' Rotation

GTN.

ACADEMY

Coach

Jim Fenerty

Record

10-0, 25-2

Starters

Chris Rodgers

Matt Kauderer

Ted Skuchas

Mike Slattery

Lee Melchionni

Key

Subs

Matt Walsh

Jim Slattery

Troy Holiday