City Basketball, 2004

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 2004

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All-City

FIRST TEAM |

*Sean Singletary | Penn Char.

Mark Tyndale | Gratz

Kyle Lowry | Dougherty

Chris Clark | SJ Prep

Brian Grandieri | Malvern

SECOND TEAM |

Charron Fisher | Roman

Rob Kurz | Penn Char.

Erik Adams | Olney

DeSean White | Dougherty

John Griffin | SJ Prep

Marshall Taylor | West Cath.

THIRD TEAM |

Tywain McKee | Bartram

Dionte Christmas | Fels

Shane Clark | Dougherty

Nick Shattuck | La Salle

R. "Tabby" Cunningham | Neumann

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND OF 16 Franklin LC 75, West Phila. 62 Led by Michael Scott (16-for-17), the Bobcats went 39-for-44 at the

line to win going away. Scott had 21 points, six assists and four steals. Joshua Grier and

Meril Branch added 14 points apiece. West, which had to forfeit a regular season game to

Gratz for using illegal throwback uniforms, received strong efforts from Ricardo Lovelace

(25, 12 rebounds), Chris Williams (20) and Maurice Polen (15 boards). Bartram 79, Lincoln 56 Tywain McKee (26) hit three of his four treys while scoring 11

points in a 25-14 third quarter. Maurice McPherson (18) and Steve Hassell (14) led

Lincoln. Eng. and Science 68, Washington 66 Keshan Myers buried five treys en route to a 37-point outburst and

had 15 points in a 26-11 third quarter. Tramaine Jackson (21) went 13-for-17 at the line.

Tyree Williams grabbed 11 boards. For Washington, which drew close on a last-second trey,

Corey White had 24 points. Gratz 81, Straw. Mansion 63 Mark Tyndale mixed 26 points, 10 rebounds and five assists while

Tyrone "Tamir" Smith (nine assists) and Matthew Walden (seven blocks) also made

big contributions. Mansion's John Scarbrough had 21 points and 13 boards. Frankford 59, Franklin 56 Six Pioneers scored between six and 14 points as Ryan Smith dished

seven assists. Lewis Leonard (14, eight rebounds) and Malik Dickerson (12, nine) helped

inside. Franklin's Anwar Rascoe had eight points and 15 boards. Germantown 58, Roxborough 55 (OT) The Bears advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time since

1983 despite blowing an 11-point, fourth-quarter lead. The only OT points came on Corey

James' trey. Corey Bethea (16) and Ivan Evans (12, nine rebounds) led in scoring. For

Roxborough, Donte Robinson scored 11 of his 20 points in a 24-13 fourth quarter and

Shaheed Rucker forced OT with a steal and free throw. Olney 58, Central 52 Erik "Ugs" Adams pogo-sticked for 26 points, 11 rebounds

and three blocks and scored 11 points in a 21-17 third quarter. Scott Rodgers (19) and

Kenny St. George (18) led Central. Univ. City 62, Southern 55 The Jaguars, the ninth seed from the A-B grouping, stunned the

Division D champ mostly behind the stellar play of Anthony Morrison (28 points, five

treys, 15 boards). Jeffery Andrepoint (14) and Terrence Cutner (13) also scored in double

figures and Aaron Stephens dealt seven assists. Cutner had nine of his points in an 18-6

fourth quarter. Shawn Sabb (14, seven boards) and Antoine "Doo Dirty" Brown (13,

five assists) led Southern. QUARTERFINALS Bartram 66, Franklin LC 59 Tywain McKee contributed 20 points (three treys), 12 rebounds, four

assists and four steals to lead the Braves to the road victory. Maurice Wood (14, 11

boards) and Daziah Miller (11, 14) lent assistance. Justin Lawus came off the bench to

block seven shots. Michael Scott had 23 points and six assists for FLC. Gratz 49, Eng. and Science 31 After spotting the visitors a 16-9 lead after one quarter, the

Bulldogs turned the defensive screws and eased to victory. Mark Tyndale had 23 points, 11

boards and three assists. Matthew Walden (nine) and Jason Hickenbottom (eight) helped on

the glass. Kechan Myers and Tramaine Jackson had 10 points apiece for E&S. Frankford 65, Germantown 54 With Ryan Smith unavailable (ankle injury), Maurice Miller moved

from the wing to the point and came through with 17 points, five assists and three steals.

The Pioneers won the last quarter, 24-11. Malik Dickerson grabbed 13 rebounds and shot

7-for-8 en route to 18 points. Alfred Thomas added 14 points. G-town's leaders were Corey

Bethea (15, 10 boards) and Ivan Evans (11, nine.) Univ. City 57, Olney 47 For the second time in eight years, the Jaguars advanced to the

semifinals by winning a second consecutive road playoff. Only one other team in that span

(Central in '02) matched that feat. Anthony Morrison had 16 points and 11 rebounds while

Aaron Stephens dealt four assists. UC's rotation included no one over 6-2. Despite the

lack of size, the Jaguars attempted just four treys (making none). Olney's Eric

"Ugs" Adams had 12 points and 17 boards. Kevin Presberry nailed three treys en

route to 16 points. SEMIFINALS Same Day At La Salle University Gratz 70, Bartram 67 The Bulldogs blew an 18-point lead in a shade under six minutes --

extending just into the start of the fourth quarter -- but recovered and survived. Mark

Tyndale had 24 points before fouling out with 2:19 left. One other Bulldog and two Braves

fouled out and 46 personals were whistled. Malcolm Welles helped to hold Bartram's chief

scorer, Tywain McKee, to 15 points (two through three quarters) and 3-for-11 shooting on

treys. Jason Hickenbottom (16), Tyrone "Tamir" Smith (13) and Matthew Walden

(10) helped Tyndale. McKee's assistance came largely from Maurice Wood (17, six assists)

and Chris Seaborn (15, eight rebounds). McKee was unable to connect on a 65-foot heave at

the buzzer. Frankford 59, Univ. City 54 This was the first time since 1965 that a semi did not have a

coaches' first team All-Public honoree, and the absence of true headliners was reflected

in some of the stats -- 106 missed shots (74 floor, 32 line), 34 turnovers, 45 personals.

Lewis Leonard had 19 points for Frankford in very strange fashion; 3-for-6 on treys,

2-for-8 on twos, 6-for-14 at the line. Malik Dickerson grabbed 16 rebounds. Maurice

Miller, having just returned from tending to a family crisis in NYC, entered the game in

the second half, wearing a teammate's shorts, and came up with six points, four assists

and two steals. UC's leaders were Antoine Coaxum (21 points, 11 rebounds, five steals, 15

points in fourth quarter) and Aaron Stephens (14, five steals). Coaxum's basket cut the

deficit to 56-54, but on Frankford's attempt at a breakaway, an intentional foul was

called and the Pioneers went 3-for-4 at the line. FINAL At Temple's Liacouras Center Gratz 71, Frankford 53 After going without a field goal in a four-point first half, Mark

Tyndale went crazy and finished with 27 points. He had six in the third and 17 in the

fourth and canned his last eight shots from the floor; most followed hard, athletic moves

to the hoop. He shot 9-for-18 and 9-for-15 while adding eight rebounds. Tyrone

"Tamir" Smith mixed 15 points and five assists while Jason Hickenbottom (12) and

Malcolm Welles (11) also scored in double digits. Maurice Miller, Frankford's only

double-figure scorer, nailed four treys en route to 20 points. The Pioneers eased within

five points at the start of the fourth quarter, then faded.

Standings

DIVISION A | |

a-Frankford | 11 | 2

Olney | 11 | 2

Lincoln | 7 | 6

a-Washington | 5 | 8

Dobbins | 5 | 8

Edison | 4 | 9

Penn | 4 | 9

Northeast | 1 | 12

DIVISION B | |

*-Gratz | 13 | 0

Bartram | 11 | 2

Central | 9 | 4

Germantown | 8 | 5

x-Univ. City | 7 | 6

West Phila. | 5 | 8

King | 2 | 11

Overbrook | 1 | 12

*-beat

West via forfeit, illegal uniforms

x-9th in A-B | |

y-10th in A-B | |

DIVISION C | |

Franklin LC | 13 | 1

Eng. and Science | 12 | 2

x-Straw. Mansion | 11 | 3

Franklin | 10 | 4

x-Fels | 7 | 7

y-Mastbaum | 6 | 8

Kensington | 5 | 9

y-Masterman | 4 | 10

Bodine | 1 | 13

x-met

twice due to scheduling woes.

y-met

twice due to scheduling woes.

DIVISION D | |

Southern | 14 | 0

Roxborough | 11 | 3

Lamberton | 9 | 5

Audenried | 7 | 7

Prep Charter | 7 | 7

Bok | 7 | 7

Parkway | 6 | 8

Furness | 2 | 12

Swenson | 1 | 13

GAMP | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Public

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Mark Tyndale | Gtz | 12 | 287 | 23.9

Kechan Myers | E&S | 14 | 293 | 20.9

Dionte Christmas | Fels | 14 | 388 | 27.7

Tywain McKee | Bart | 13 | 241 | 18.5

Shawn Sabb | Sou | 14 | 221 | 15.8

Tracey Worley | Mans | 14 | 329 | 23.5

Erik Adams | Oln | 13 | 203 | 15.6

Marion "Buddy" Rose | Mstb | 14 | 379 | 27.1

Michael Scott | FLC | 14 | 216 | 15.4

Antoine Brown | Sou | 14 | 149 | 10.6

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Ivan Evans | Gtn | 12 | 191 | 15.9

Scott Rodgers | Cent | 13 | 222 | 17.1

James Pope | Bok | 14 | 294 | 21.0

Steve Hassell | Linc | 13 | 216 | 16.6

Anthony Morrison | UC | 13 | 209 | 16.1

John Scarbrough | Mans | 14 | 266 | 19.0

Tyrone "Tamir" Smith | Gtz | 12 | 129 | 10.8

Kashief Carr | Sou | 13 | 266 | 20.5

Tramaine Jackson | E&S | 14 | 246 | 17.6

Anwar Rascoe | Fkn | 13 | 219 | 16.8

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Jason Hickenbottom | Gtz | 12 | 88 | 7.3

Joshua Grier | FLC | 13 | 208 | 16.0

Harold Hall | Lamb | 14 | 232 | 16.6

Zahir Carrington | Mstr | 14 | 216 | 15.4

Lewis Leonard | Fkd | 13 | 165 | 12.7

Ricardo Lovelace | West. | 12 | 195 | 16.3

Andrew Jerry | Oln | 13 | 147 | 11.3

Meril Branch | FLC | 14 | 221 | 15.8

Chris Clahar | Lamb | 14 | 189 | 13.5

Ahkieme McClendon | Dobb | 13 | 158 | 12.2

Champs' Rotation

GRATZ

Coach

Leonard Poole

Record

13-0,

25-3

Starters

Mark Tyndale

Tyrone "Tamir" Smith

Jason Hickenbottom

Matthew Walden

Malcolm Welles

Key

Subs

Donald Curtis

Jamar Bruce

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Pre-Playoff Wood 70, North Catholic 55 The Vikings stormed to a 21-1 lead while claiming the first

postseason win in the program's 38-year CL history. They'd been 0-10, with all of the

losses in quarterfinals. Matt Spadafora shot 6-for-8 and 8-for-8 for 20 points and grabbed

seven rebounds. Tim Walters added 17 points and nine boards. Mike Piselli (11) and John

Gwiazdowsi provided 19 points off the bench. Freshman Andrew Pomager (17) and Chalie Evans

(14) led North. Evans had missed the last four games of the regular season after suffering

an ankle injury. Quarterfinals Back-to-back doubleheaders at La Salle Univ. La Salle 45, Ryan 43 The Explorers survived despite going roughly 14 minutes without

a field goal. That drought ended when Nick Shattuck hit a shot with 4:48 left in the third

quarter. Shattuck (21) was the only Explorer with more than seven points and his short

bank shot, off an inbound pass from Colin Fitzgerald (five assists), broke a 43-43 tie

with 6.2 seconds remaining. A late trey by star sophomore Joe Zeglinski was a shade off.

With 10, Shattuck had four more rebounds than anyone else in the game. Jim Welsh (13) and

Joe Mullin (11) led Ryan. Dougherty 66, Wood 63 (2 OTs) The Cardinals avoided what likely would have been considered

the second biggest upset in CL playoff history -- behind only the win by North's JV over

McDevitt in 1968 -- when sub Kyle Sample took a pass from Tim Smith (17 points, three

assists) and swished a right-corner trey with 2.1 seconds showing. Smith then batted away

Wood's final inbound pass. Dougherty was just the third team in CL history to go perfect

for two straight seasons and was the area's No. 1-ranked team. Wood entered 0-10 in

regular playoffs and just two nights earlier had finally tasted postseason success,

downing North in a pre-playoff. Dougherty trailed, 54-49, with 35 seconds left in

regulation, but got to OT on a follow by Shane Clark (12 points, 1,009 for career) and a

trey by 6-7 center DeSean White. Wood point guard Matt Spadafora had 16 points and 14

rebounds. Rob Pearson (15), Tim Walters and Brian Klumpp (14 apiece) also scored in double

figures and Klumpp's trey on a pass from Corey Filer created a 63-63 tie with 0:26 showing

in the second OT. Kyle Lowry added 10 points for Dougherty before fouling out with 2:17

left in the first OT. Neumann 57, Roman 47 David Burton scored just six points, but didn't mind thanks to

large contributions in the rebound (15) and blocked shot (six) categories. After two

misses by teammates, sub Derrick "D.J." Rivera (nine points) hustled for a

follow and three-point play with 1:06 left to provide a 50-46 lead. Richard

"Tabby" Cunningham had 16 points, four assists and three steals. Adon El had 11

points and eight boards. Roman franchise Charron Fisher mixed 16 points and nine boards. SJ Prep 70, West Catholic 50: Chris Clark, just 5-8,

contributed 16 points, 11 assists, six steals and even seven rebounds as the Hawks

coasted. Soph Reggie Redding added 15 points, 15 rebounds and three steals. John Griffin

and Mike Kearney (6-for-8) had 13 points apiece. Despite severe foul trouble, West's

Marshall Taylor tallied 19 points, 12 boards, three assists and three steals. Semifinals Back-to-back nights at La Salle University Dougherty 66, Neumann 62 The Cardinals once again flirted with disaster, but managed to

escape. This time they had a 17-point lead after three quarters and saw it dwindle all the

way to two as Neumann frosh Antonio "Scoop" Jardine buried a left-wing trey with

1:10 left. Guard Kyle Lowry had 18 points, 14 rebounds, four assists and three steals and

hit four free throws down the stretch to sandwich a basket by Neumann's David Burton (12

points, 11 rebounds). Dougherty's Shane Clark had 20 points in the first half, then took

just one shot thereafter (25 points). Three of his four blocks came in the last 90

seconds. DeSean White had 14 points and seven boards before fouling out with 4:10 left.

Neumann's Richard "Tabby" Cunningham had 10 points (957 career) and six assists.

There were 47 fouls and 63 free throws. SJ Prep 59, La Salle 52 The Explorers had to go without their franchise forward, Nick

Shattuck, who suffered an ankle injury in practice the day before. They jumped to a 7-0

lead and remained in serious contention into the third quarter. Reggie Redding (16), Mike

Kearney (season-high 15) and John Griffin (12) led The Prep; Redding added nine rebounds,

four assists and three steals. Chris Clark had four assists and no turnovers. Ryan Kirk

(17) and Colin Fitzgerald (11) topped La Salle. FINAL At La Salle University SJ Prep 84, Dougherty 61 Again the arena was packed beyond belief,

again many were turned away, and again The Prep knocked off a team considered to have more

talent. The Hawks' guards, wing John Griffin (27) and point Chris Clark (25), combined to

shoot 15-for-21 (floor), 5-for-7 (treys) and 17-for-18 (line) while pacing overall

performances, same order, of 27-for-44, 7-for-12 and 23-for-29. The Prep, which made 17 of

its first 24 shots, closed out the first half with a 9-0 run to take a 30-22 lead. It

began the second half with a 14-7 run, then dominated from there. Reggie Redding (16) and

Mike Kearney (10) also scored in double figures. Clark (five) and Griffin, a Bucknell

signee, combined for nine assists. Coach William "Speedy" Morris lifted his CL

title total to eight. Tim Smith (16), DeSean White and Shane Clark (14 apiece) led

Dougherty. White (Providence), Clark and Kyle Lowry (both Villanova) were committed to D-I

programs.

Standings

NORTH | |

Dougherty | 14 | 0

La Salle | 10 | 4

Ryan | 9 | 5

North | 8 | 6

Wood | 8 | 6

Judge | 5 | 9

Conwell-Egan | 1 | 13

McDevitt | 1 | 13

SOUTH | |

SJ Prep | 13 | 1

Roman | 12 | 2

Neumann | 9 | 5

West | 8 | 6

Carroll | 6 | 8

Bonner | 5 | 9

O'Hara | 3 | 11

Kennedy-Kenrick | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN DIVISION

FIRST TEAM | | | |

DeSean White | Dough | 14 | 273 | 19.5

Kyle Lowry | Dough | 14 | 241 | 17.2

Nick Shattuck | LaS | 14 | 206 | 14.7

Shane Clark | Dough | 12 | 153 | 12.8

Joe Zeglinski | Ryan | 14 | 238 | 17.0

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Matt Spadafora | Wood | 14 | 208 | 14.9

Chalie Evans | North | 10 | 120 | 12.0

Ryan Kirk | LaS | 14 | 177 | 12.6

Jim Welsh | Ryan | 14 | 193 | 13.8

Joe Mullin | Ryan | 14 | 113 | 8.1

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Steve Wolf | Judge | 14 | 205 | 14.6

Colin Fitzgerald | LaS | 14 | 137 | 9.8

Tim Walters | Wood | 14 | 159 | 11.4

John Adamski | North | 14 | 163 | 11.6

Tim Smith | Dough | 14 | 119 | 8.5

SOUTHERN

DIVISION

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Charron Fisher | Roman | 13 | 246 | 18.9

Chris Clark | Prep | 14 | 199 | 14.2

Marshall Taylor | West | 14 | 305 | 21.8

John Griffin | Prep | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Rich. Cunningham | Neum | 14 | 144 | 10.3

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Mike Springman | Carr | 14 | 217 | 15.5

Reggie Redding | Prep | 14 | 159 | 11.4

Rob Latimer | West | 14 | 231 | 16.5

David Burton | Neum | 14 | 174 | 12.4

Adon El | Neum | 13 | 155 | 11.9

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Amarildo Matos | K-K | 13 | 241 | 18.5

Andre Sloan-El | Roman | 13 | 122 | 9.4

Bobby Jordan | Roman | 14 | 142 | 10.1

Brett Johnson | Roman | 14 | 103 | 7.4

Mike Kearney | Prep | 13 | 87 | 6.7

Champs' Rotation

SJ PREP

Coach

Speedy Morris

Record

13-1, 27-4

Starters

John Griffin

Chris Clark

Reggie Redding

Mike Kearney

Jared Black

Key Subs

Corey O'Rourke

Mike Boyle

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (10-0) Once again the Quakers clinched the title in Game No. 9 on the

road. The victim this time was Malvern by a score of 69-49. Rob Kurz, a Notre Dame signee,

contributed 25 points, 10 rebounds and three assists. Sean Singletary, a Virginia signee,

mixed 14 points, five assists and four steals. Zack Zeglinski added 15 points and with

Singletary helped to hold Malvern franchise Brian Grandieri to 3-for-14 from the floor (14

points). PC won its last game, 79-62 over Episcopal, as Singletary (30) and Kurz (28) went

wild. The back-to-back perfect league seasons were PC's first since 1963 and '64. It was

the fifth consecutive season in which the champ posted a perfect record. That had happened

only once before (1939-43) in the league's 81-season history. The Quakers again capped

their season by besting Episcopal and GA in the showcase tournament.

Standings

Penn Charter | 10 | 0

Gtn. Academy | 8 | 2

Episcopal | 5 | 5

Malvern | 5 | 5

Haverford Sch. | 2 | 8

Chestnut Hill | 0 | 10

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Sean Singletary | PC | 10 | 213 | 21.3

Brian Grandieri | MP | 10 | 222 | 22.2

Rob Kurz | PC | 10 | 181 | 18.1

Ryan Ayers | GA | 10 | 158 | 15.8

Wayne Ellington | EA | 10 | 174 | 17.4

Gerald Henderson | EA | 10 | 120 | 12.0

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Brian Grimes | GA | 7 | 85 | 12.1

Pete Kathopoulis | HS | 10 | 154 | 15.4

Zack Zeglinski | PC | 10 | 110 | 11.0

Larry Sharp | GA | 10 | 78 | 7.8

Brian Shanahan | EA | 10 | 99 | 9.9

Champs' Rotation

PENN CHARTER

Coach

Jim

"Flipper" Phillips

Record

10-0, 21-7

Starters

Sean Singletary

Rob Kurz

Zack Zeglinski

Sammy Zeglinski

Joe Rauchut

Key

Subs

*R.J. Hollinshead

Hanif Hopkins

Brian Teuber

*starter through early Jan.,

then missed most of league

play with injury