City Basketball, 2002

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 2002

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All-City

FIRST TEAM |

*Matt Walsh | Gtn. Acad.

Maureece Rice | Mansion

Richard Francis | Bartram

Lee Melchionnni | Gtn. Acad.

Terrence Mack | Episcopal

SECOND

TEAM |

Maurice Collins | Gratz

Charron Fisher | Roman

Micheal

Blackshear | Gratz

Kashif Payne | Carroll

Sharif Bray | Central

R.

"Tabby" Cunningham | Neumann

THIRD

TEAM |

Dahliek Powell | Roxborough

Ted Skuchas | Gtn. Acad.

Chris Kozole | Ryan

Raheem Scott | King

Mike Spadafora | Wood

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND OF 16 Northeast 75, Masterman 50 The game was played cross-court because no one bothered to fix a cracked

glass backboard on the main court. Chaz Crawford came close to a triple-double with

eight points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Troy Roundtree (23 points, 13 rebounds) and Kyle

Lowry (25) also starred. For Masterman, Labeeb Muhammad had 25 points while Brian Holsey

did have a triple-double (11, 15 boards, 10 blocks). Gratz 52, Eng. and Science 39 Maurice "Mardy" Collins

scored 16 points while Tariq Wharton and Omar Johnson saved 23 of their 26 points for the

second half. Gratz went on a 33-11 run after falling behind, 12-2. Returning from a

self-induced forearm injury, Micheal Blackshear had 13 rebounds in 20 minutes. Justin

Scott (17) and Matthew Jefferson (15) led E&S. Overbrook 62, Olney 37 Kristian Clarkson had 13 points, 18

rebounds and four blocks. Murvin English dished 12 assists. Elijah Talbert mixed 11

points, 14 rebounds. Tyree Hankerson (13) led Olney. Central 53, Roxborough 43 Khalif Leek had 18 points, nine

rebounds and three assists and hit two straight treys after Roxborough forged a tie at

40-40. Sharif Bray had 14 points, six assists. Roxborough's Dahliek Powell managed 21

points and 14 rebounds. King 35, Frankford 25 The teams combined to shoot 16-for-58 (27.5 percent) from the floor. In a

15-5 first half, Frankford shot 0-for-8 and committed 14 turnovers. Akeem Wright had 13

points and six rebounds. Frankford was led by 5-5 guard Roland Samuels (10 points.) Straw. Mansion 76, Dobbins 55 Maureece Rice (21), Aaron Brown (19)

and Maurice Stennis (16, 11 assists) led in scoring while Dawud Morris claimed 15

rebounds. Pat Grant (19) led Dobbins. Southern 59, Penn 38 The Brown brothers, senior forward Roosevelt "Row-Row" (18 points, 10

rebounds) and sophomore guard Antoine "Doo Dirty" (10, seven assists), were

prominent. Shawn Sabb had 21 points. Anthony Harper paced Penn with 25 points. Bartram 76, Franklin LC 55 Richard "Franchise" Francis (24) and Bryant Leach (18) led in

scoring and Jason Cain grabbed 11 rebounds. Bartram had 29 field goals on layups, dunks

and follows. FLC's Michael Green scored 27 points. QUARTERFINALS Straw. Mansion 70, King 63 Dawud Morris scored 10 points while adding team highs in rebounds (10) and

blocks (five). Maureece Rice (23) and Aaron Brown (17) led the Knights in scoring. Raheem

Scott (four assists) and Akeem Wright scored 16 points apiece for King while Darron

Bradley added 15. Bartram 65, Southern 53 Richard "Franchise" Francis shot 12-for-18 en route to 25 points

as the Braves ran their record to 26-0. Jason Cain contributed 10 points and 16 boards.

Khalil Abdus-Salaam had 10 boards. For Southern, the leaders were the Brown brothers,

senior Roosevelt "Row-Row" (20 points) and soph Antoine "Doo Dirty (14,

five assists). The game was played one day after Bartram, messing around relentlessly

(guys played out of position, deep subs received extensive playing time, one shot with the

opposite hand on free throws), fell to Franklin, 77-73, in a Sixers prelim. Charles

Sumter, PL basketball chairman, later ruled the contest a scrimmage. Northeast 56, Gratz 53 Brandon Palmer shot 8-for-17 (3-for-6 on treys) en route to 23 points as

the Vikings dumped the PL's premier program. Troy Roundtree added 13 points, eight

rebounds and four assists. Kyle Lowry had 12 points. Northeast made the semis for the

first time since 1960. Gratz missed the semis for the first time since 1988. Gratz trailed

by 16 points after three quarters, but had a chance to tie in the waning moments. A trey

went awry. Micheal Blackshear had 17 rebounds in 24 minutes. Maurice "Mardy"

Collins had 24 points. Central 58, Overbrook 56 Sharif Bray scored 24 points and made four steals as the Lancers

advanced to the semis for only the second time since 1965 (also '91). The defensive

heroics of the little-used Armen Henderson helped Central win the last quarter, 17-7.

Also, he hit a trey to start a game-ending, 11-2 run. For 'Brook, Murvin English had 17

points and five assists while Shawn Ikokwu had 12 points, 11 boards, five assists. SEMIFINALS Doubleheader at La Salle University Straw. Mansion 69, Bartram 60 Maureece Rice shot 8-for-16 and 9-for-10 for 25 points as the

Knights brought Bartram's dream season to an abrupt halt. Dawud Morris added 11 points, 10

rebounds and five blocks. The leaders for Bartram were Richard Francis (23) and Jason Cain

(15, 18 rebounds). The other Braves combined to shoot 8-for-36. An early indicator of

Bartram's focus problems came when no one noticed that time was running out in the first

quarter. The buzzer sounded as a player dribbled far from the basket. Northeast 76, Central 72 Kyle Lowry, a 5-10 guard, shot 9-for-14 (3-for-4 on treys) and

8-for-13 for 29 points -- most by a soph in a PL semi since Wilt Chamberlain had 35 in

1953 for Overbrook. He also had two assists and three steals. Lowry scored 13 points in

the second quarter as the Vikings' two inside forces, Troy Roundtree and 6-8 Chaz

Crawford, sat down due to foul trouble. Brandon Palmer had 13 points and six assists.

Sharif Bray (28, six assists) and Khary Kenyatta (24) paced Central. FINAL At Temple's Liacouras Center Straw. Mansion 73, Northeast 62 Northeast, making its first final appearance since 1956, was

outscored, 13-0, over the final 3:15 after Troy Roundtree converted a follow. Mansion went

ahead for good, 65-62, as Delton Morgan-Hines (13 points, 10 rebounds) converted a

three-point play off a follow at 1:02. At the other end, deep sub Paul Calloway tried a

shot from the top of the key. Dawud Morris (15 points, five blocks) flashed from out of

nowhere to block it and sub guard Wayne "Whispers" Harrington completed a

fastbreak with a layup. Mansion eased home from there. Maureece Rice, the PL scoring champ

for the second consecutive years, was off (6-for-21) from the floor, but he went 8-for-10

from the line, still finished with a respectable point total (21) and made six steals. For

Northeast, Chaz Crawford posted 12 blocked shots along with nine rebounds and six points;

soph Kyle Lowry zoomed and varoomed for 20 points (14 in the third quarter) and also made

four steals; and Roundtree shot 10-for-17 and 2-for-2 for 22 points and grabbed eight

boards.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

a-Northeast | 9 | 4

Frankford | 9 | 4

a-Penn | 6 | 7

Olney | 6 | 7

x-Dobbins | 5 | 8

Edison | 4 | 9

Washington | 2 | 11

Lincoln | 1 | 12

x-10th in A-B | |

DIVISION B | |

Bartram | 13 | 0

a-Overbrook | 11 | 2

Gratz | 11 | 2

a-King | 9 | 4

y-Central | 9 | 4

Univ. City | 4 | 9

Germantown | 3 | 10

West Phila. | 2 | 11

y-9th in A-B | |

DIVISION C | |

Straw. Mansion | 13 | 0

Eng. and Science | 11 | 2

x-Franklin LC | 10 | 3

y-Masterman | 9 | 4

Franklin | 9 | 4

Mastbaum | 7 | 6

Fels | 4 | 9

Kensington | 2 | 11

Bodine | 0 | 13

x-5th in C-D | |

y-beat Fkn for 6th

in C-D | |

DIVISION D | |

Roxborough | 11 | 2

Southern | 8 | 5

Bok | 7 | 6

Furness | 7 | 6

Parkway | 6 | 7

Lamberton | 6 | 7

Audenried | 3 | 10

GAMP | 3 | 10

Prep Charter | 1 | 12

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Maureece Rice | Mans | 13 | 485 | 37.3

Richard Francis | Bart | 13 | 246 | 18.9

Micheal Blackshear | Gtz | 8 | 85 | 10.6

Maurice "Mardy" Collins | Gtz | 13 | 197 | 15.2

Labeeb Muhammad | Mstr | 13 | 393 | 30.2

Sharif Bray | Cent | 13 | 246 | 18.9

Dahliek Powell | Rox | 13 | 306 | 23.5

Raheem Scott | King | 13 | 140 | 10.8

Murvin English | Ovb | 13 | 188 | 14.5

Chris Tucker | Lamb | 13 | 341 | 26.2

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Troy Roundtree | NE | 10 | 158 | 15.8

David Watson | Furn | 13 | 336 | 25.8

Wayne Marshall | King | 12 | 153 | 12.8

Tyreek Byard | FLC | 13 | 203 | 15.6

Chaz Crawford | NE | 12 | 88 | 7.3

Bryant Leach | Bart | 13 | 176 | 13.5

Matthew Jefferson | E&S | 13 | 182 | 14.0

Baltazar Feliciano | Ken | 13 | 307 | 23.6

Tasheed Carr | UC | 13 | 175 | 13.5

Darron Bradley | King | 13 | 138 | 10.6

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Darnell Corbitt | Fkn | 12 | 227 | 18.9

Aaron Brown | Mans | 13 | 225 | 17.3

Eugene Myatt | West | 11 | 173 | 15.7

Anthony Harper | Penn | 13 | 270 | 20.8

Jason Cain | Bart | 13 | 131 | 10.1

Tyrell Mathis | Dobb | 13 | 161 | 12.4

Nick Martin | Linc | 8 | 158 | 19.8

Donte Wood | Fkd | 13 | 156 | 12.0

Tim Young | Edi | 13 | 274 | 21.1

Kyle Lowry | NE | 13 | 207 | 15.9

Champs' Rotation

S.

MANSION

Coach

Gerald

Hendricks

Record

13-0, 24-4

Starters

Maureece Rice

Aaron Brown

Maurice Stennis

Delton

Morgan-Hines

Dawud Morris

Key

Subs

Wayne

"Whispers" Harrington

Tyreek Graves

Catholic League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals Back-to-back Doubleheaders at La Salle Univ. Neumann 56, Carroll 43 The No. 4 South seed dumped No. 1 as soph Adon El mixed 18 points,

12 rebounds and eight blocks. El had 10 points in a 19-9 first quarter. Richard

"Tabby" Cunningham (12) and Antwain Wynn (10) helped the cause. Kashif Payne led

Carroll with 15 points. Jordan Ingram had 10 rebounds. Dougherty 80, Wood 62 Tim Smink (17), DeSean White (16) and Shane Clark (14) led the way

as the Cardinals coasted. Dougherty shot 23-for-23 at the line in the second half and

24-for-26 total. Greg Arrow (16) led four double-figure scorers for Wood. Mike Spadafora

mixed 15 points, seven assists, three steals. Ryan 71, Judge 61 (OT) The Raiders overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 2:20 of

regulation to seize the win. Andy MacDonald, a 6-2 center, shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-9 for

20 points and claimed 11 boards. Chris Kozole had 16 points, six rebounds, six assists,

six steals. Kozole and Mike Devine hit gigantic treys in the regulation comeback. For

Judge, the leaders were Kevin Pierce (15), Tom Keenan (13) and Ryan Haigh (11, five

assists). SJ Prep 66, Bonner 46 Soph Chris Clark shot 4-for-5 on threes en route to 24 points as the

Hawks, under first-year coach William "Speedy" Morris, of Roman fame, won a

playoff game for the first time since 1978. Mark Zoller contributed 14 points and nine

boards. Prep shot 9-for-20 on treys. Matt Kearney led Bonner with 15 points, eight boards. Semifinals Back-to-back nights at La Salle Univ. Neumann 74, Dougherty 60 Adon El again sniffed a triple-double (nine points, 11 rebounds,

eight blocks) and received frontcourt support from Kevin Lauer (13 points, first varsity

dunk) as Neumann rolled. Richard "Tabby" Cunningham had 21 points, four assists,

four steals.) Neumann won the third quarter, 28-8. Tim Smink (21) and Shane Clark (20, 10

rebounds) led Dougherty. Ryan 53, SJ Prep 49 (OT) Once again the Raiders prevailed in an extra session. Brendan

O'Malley shot 8-for-12 (one trey) and 3-for-4 for 20 points and put Ryan ahead for good,

50-49, with an off-balance jumper he somehow got off against a triple-team. Andy MacDonald

added 12 points, nine boards. Chris Kozole had 11 points, three assists, four steals. Joe

Mullin and Mike Devine dished five and four assists, respectively. For Prep, which missed

late treys that could have won it (regulation) and prolonged it (OT), Mark Zoller had 12

points and 15 boards. Chris Clark added 14 points. FINAL At La Salle University Neumann 66, Ryan 53 Chris Del Brocco, the team's only returning starter, sniped 6-for-10

on treys en route to 20 points as the Pirates defended their title. Adon El, sub Todd

Johnson (both 11) and Richard "Tabby" Cunningham (10) also scored in double

figures and Antwain Wynn posted four assists. Andy MacDonald (15) and Brendan O'Malley

(12) led Ryan, which was making only its second title-game appearance (also 1979) in 35 CL

seasons. Chris Kozole had four steals in the first 10 1/2 minutes and the score was 13-13.

He then picked up his second foul and Neumann led at the half, 20-13. Del Brocco opened

the third quarter with two treys.

Standings

NORTH | |

Dougherty | 13 | 1

c-Ryan | 10 | 4

Judge | 10 | 4

Wood | 9 | 5

La Salle | 7 | 7

McDevitt | 4 | 10

North | 3 | 11

Conwell-Egan | 0 | 14

SOUTH | |

c-Carroll | 11 | 3

SJ Prep | 11 | 3

c-Bonner | 10 | 4

Neumann | 10 | 4

Roman | 6 | 8

O'Hara | 4 | 10

Kennedy-Kenrick | 2 | 12

West | 2 | 12

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN DIVISION | | | |

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Mike Spadafora | Wood | 14 | 261 | 18.6

Ryan Haigh | Judge | 14 | 248 | 17.7

Chris Kozole | Ryan | 14 | 96 | 6.9

Shane Clark | Dough | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Tim Smink | Dough | 14 | 124 | 8.9

#Rob Sullivan | La S | 7 | 121 | 17.3

#honorary pick (injured) | | | |

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Isaiah Pinckney | McD | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Andrew Holland | C-E | 14 | 291 | 20.8

Andy MacDonald | Ryan | 14 | 176 | 12.6

Brendan O'Malley | Ryan | 14 | 168 | 12.0

Isaac Greer | Dough | 14 | 161 | 11.5

THIRD TEAM | | | |

DeSean White | Dough | 9 | 129 | 14.3

Kevin Pierce | Judge | 14 | 157 | 11.2

Greg Arrow | Wood | 14 | 154 | 11.0

Mike Ross | McD | 13 | 157 | 12.1

Donnie Welte | North | 14 | 211 | 15.1

SOUTHERN DIVISION | | | |

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Kashif Payne | Carr | 14 | 250 | 17.9

Charron Fisher | Roman | 14 | 295 | 21.1

Mark Zoller | Prep | 14 | 227 | 16.2

Richard Cunningham | Neum | 14 | 195 | 13.9

Matt Kearney | Bonn | 14 | 177 | 12.6

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Ryan Rich | K-K | 14 | 277 | 19.8

Chris Grandieri | O'H | 14 | 209 | 14.9

Jordan Ingram | Carr | 14 | 153 | 10.9

John Griffin | Prep | 14 | 187 | 13.4

Badir McCleary | Bonn | 13 | 155 | 11.9

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Mike Springman | Carr | 14 | 151 | 10.8

Chris Del Brocco | Neum | 14 | 160 | 11.4

Andre Sloan-El | Roman | 14 | 162 | 11.6

Anthony Bennett | Bonn | 14 | 136 | 9.7

Chris Clark | Prep | 12 | 109 | 9.1

Champs' Rotation

NEUMANN

Coach

Carl Arrigale

Record

10-4, 21-7

Starters

Rich "Tabby" Cunningham

Adon El

Antwain Wynn

Chris Del Brocco

Kevin Lauer

Key Subs

Todd Johnson

Kenny Fulton

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (10-0) The Patriots outdid themselves this time, clinching the championship in

Game No. 8. Matt Walsh poured in 34 points and Ted Skuchas claimed 11 rebounds, lifting

his career total to 1,007, as GA ripped visiting Haverford School, 80-51. In its last two

games, GA downed host Episcopal, 59-41, as Walsh scored 25 points; and host Chestnut Hill,

67-33, as Melchionni scored 23 points. The Episcopal game had been suspended in the third

quarter two weeks earlier after a Churchman suffered a serious injury. Coach Jim Fenerty's

Patriots ended the season with a 31-game league winning streak, five short of the league

mark set by Penn Charter from 1939-44.

Standings

Gtn. Academy. | 10 | 0

Episcopal | 6 | 4

Malvern | 5 | 5

Penn Charter | 5 | 5

Haverford Sch | 4 | 6

Chestnut Hill | 0 | 10

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST

TEAM | | | |

Matt Walsh | GA | 9 | 222 | 24.7

Terrence Mack | EA | 10 | 203 | 20.3

Lee Melchionni | GA | 10 | 161 | 16.1

Mike McGarvey | PC | 10 | 159 | 15.9

Cameron

Youngblood | HS | 10 | 241 | 24.1

Brian Grandieri | MP | 9 | 157 | 17.4

Ted Skuchas | GA | 10 | 94 | 9.4

Nick Levine | CH | 10 | 159 | 15.9

SECOND

TEAM | | | |

Chris Blatt | MP | 9 | 114 | 12.7

Matt Ryan | PC | 10 | 115 | 11.5

Zack Zeglinski | PC | 10 | 147 | 14.7

Champs' Rotation

GTN.

ACADEMY

Coach

Jim Fenerty

Record

10-0, 23-7

Starters

Matt Walsh

Lee Melchionni

Ted Skuchas

Jeff Curtin

Larry Sharp

Key

Subs

Brian Grimes

Alex Lee

Adam Goodman