City Basketball, 2007

Philadelphia

Scholastic Basketball, 2007

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All-City

FIRST TEAM |

Name | School

Bradley Wanamaker | Roman

Ramone Moore | Southern

Rick Jackson | Neum.-Goretti

Jeff Jones | Bonner

Marcus Morris | Prep Charter

Markieff Morris | Prep Charter

SECOND TEAM |

Antonio "Scoop" Jardine | Neum.-Goretti

Malcolm Eleby | Franklin LC

Kyle Griffin | Gtn. Academy

Sean Evans | Northeast

Sammy Zeglinski | Penn Charter

THIRD TEAM |

Kenny Moore | Univ. City

Matt Griffin | SJ Prep

Kashief Edwards | Imhotep

Kenny Spotwood | Frankford

Tommie "T.J." Sykes | Gratz

Public League

PRELIMINARY PLAYOFFS Class AAAA Mastbaum 76,

Lincoln 64: Sean Rice-Fleming

buzz-sawed his way to 19 points and assists while receiving help from Michael

Rainey (21) and Chris Ayandokun (15, 11 rebounds). Also, Marvin Warden had six

first half steals as 'Baum stormed to a 40-21 edge. Brandon Bowes scored 33

points for Lincoln, with 19 coming in the first 10 minutes of the second half.

Football star Tyrone Bolden added 13 points and nine boards. Bartram 74, Overbrook 72: Novar Gadson scored 22 points and received plenty of help from frosh Tyrone

Garland, Clyde James (15 apiece) and Tyreese Wheeler (14). Overbrook soph

Nurideen Lindsey popped in 40 points, but missed two free throws with 1.8

seconds showing and Kevin Leland (16) was unable to connect on a follow. Class AAA Franklin 46,

FitzSimons 39: Tyriq Timmons (12)

emerged as the game's leading scorer after hitting six free throws in the final

3:00. Mark Lawrence and Tyrone Waters had 10 points apiece for FitzSimons, a

first-year PL member. Sayre 64, Phila. Elec. 57: Like FitzSimons, this Pub rookie was placed in the wrong division (D, for AA and

A schools) and then was given a play-in game. Jovan Brown (19) and Kevin "Yao"

White (16) helped to pull off the road upset. Sean McCall (15) topped PE. Class AA Parkway 63, Bodine

50: Furnell Doster (22, four treys)

and Rodsewell Wells (20) did much of the damage. Bradley Pointer (14) was best

for Bodine. Del. Valley 61, Mastery 59 (OT): Troy Blue (20) hit three free throw in the

final 0:09 to force OT, then sank four more. Jaleel Khabeer (24) and Brian Reid

(20) led Mastery. FIRST-ROUND PLAYOFFS Class AAAA Gratz 79, Mastbaum

39: Tommie "T.J." Sykes (20), Alibaba

Odd (15), Ishmawiyl McFadden (13) and Josh "Scrap" Martin (11) reached double

figures while Sykes (10) and Odd (seven) led the way in scoring. Martin added

eight assists. Sean Rice-Fleming topped Mastbaum with 14 points. Southern 70, Northeast 54: Temple signee Ramone Moore (24) and Robert

"Elevator Man" McKee (17, two wicked dunks) were consistent throughout and

Antoine Reese packed 10 of his 15 points into a 21-5 third quarter. For

Northeast, Sean Evans scored 26 points and Jordan Green rang up all 12 of his on

treys. Frankford 72, Bartram 71 (OT): Clarck Dure's trey gave Bartram a 65-62 lead. Frankford's Kenny Spotwood (21

points, 11 rebounds) forced OT with a lengthy, desperation trey that caused his

team's fans to storm the floor in celebration, resulting in a technical foul to

start OT and allowing Bartram to claim a one-point lead. Rakeem Golden-White's

late free throws provided a three-point lead. Bartram missed a trey, then got a

layup at the buzzer. Bartram frosh Tyrone Garland (26) had 10 fourth-quarter

points. Edison 75, Dobbins 61: Junior guard George Baker, already over 1,000 points for his career, collected

22 points, five rebounds and three apiece of assists and steals. Luis Martinez

added 17 points and five assists while Daniel Johnson mixed 14 points, 11 boards

and four assists. Dobbins' headliners were James Lewis (26, 17-for-18 at line)

and Marcellus Willoughby (20). Class AAA Franklin LC 55,

Franklin 46: Malcolm Eleby (St.

Bonaventure) hustled for 24 points, six boards and three assists and Dante

Wooten posted eight rebounds, six blocks. Brandon Penn (13) topped Franklin. Eng. and Science 60, Furness 35: Sandy Tanner scored seven of his 16 points in an 18-10 first quarter. Thiel Benn

added 15 points. Comm. Tech 89, Sayre 72: Andrew "Scootie" Randall, a junior who played

his freshman season at Bartram, grabbed 11 rebounds and used 31 points to raise

his career total to 1,023. For Sayre, Jovan Brown scored 19 points and Wayne

Johnson had 17 points, nine boards. Penn 91, Bok 71: Brandon Tondreau, sporting a Mohawk haircut, sniped for 23 points while Kevin

Hudson mixed 19 points, eight boards. The starting point guard was Orie Johnson,

a 5-2, 120-pound senior (nine points, four assists). Corey Curtis (17) and Chris

Parks (14) led Bok, which had eight players in uniform to Penn's 18. Class AA Prep Charter 72,

Parkway 49: The Memphis-bound Morris

twin towers, Markieff and Marcus, scored 19 and 15 points, respectively.

Markieff added 11 rebounds, four blocks. Parrish Grant had 11 points, six

assists. Soph Furnell Doster (28) paced Parkway. Straw. Mansion 97, Del. Valley 75: Dwayne Davis dealt seven assists and tallied eight of his 32 points in a 19-8

third quarter. Eddie Frazier (18) and Devon White (15) helped with scoring while

halving 22 rebounds. DV's Troy Blue went for 34 points. Imhotep 54, Masterman 40: Jermaine Washington (15, Central Connecticut) and Kashief Edwards (14, Niagara)

led the way. Mark McGuire and Kirk Wynn scored 14 apiece for Masterman. Vaux 90, Hope 67: Vaux, a first-year PL member coached by former NBA player John "Chubby" Cox

(Kobe Bryant's uncle), received a monstrous performance from Victor Nwakpuda (27

points, 15 rebounds, eight blocks). He scored nine of his points in a 32-17

fourth quarter. Hakeem Wilson (18) and Phillip Michaels (14) lent scoring

assistance. Briel Scott (22) and Aaron Haye (18) were high for Hope. ROUND OF 16 Class AAAA

Frankford 72, Bartram 71 (OT):

Clarck Dure's trey gave Bartram a 65-62 lead. Frankford's Kenny

Spotwood (21 points, 11 rebounds) forced OT with a lengthy,

desperation trey that caused his team's fans to storm the floor

in celebration, resulting in a technical foul to start OT and

allowing Bartram to claim a one-point lead. Rakeem

Golden-White's late free throws provided a three-point lead.

Bartram missed a trey, then got a layup at the buzzer. Bartram

frosh Tyrone Garland had 10 fourth-quarter points.

Gratz 76, Southern 63:

The Bulldogs used balance to

offset Ramone Moore's 38-point avalanche. Tommie "T.J." Sykes

rang up 25 points, but received plenty of help from Ishmawiyl

McFadden (15 points, eight rebounds, three blocks), Charles

White and Josh "Scrap" Martin (eight assists apiece). After a

Southern player kicked a Gratz player during a scramble that

followed a hard foul, fan tension caused police to clear the gym

for the final two minutes.

Class AAA

Franklin LC 42, Eng. and Science 39:

Malcolm Eleby

registered 18 points, 11 rebounds and four assists while Dante

Wooten helped out with six points, seven rebounds and five

blocks. E&S' final possession included three missed treys. Sixth

man Jamil Cherry scored 10 points. Thiel Benn (nine) and Darrell

Mills (eight) were the rebound leaders.

Comm. Tech 78, Penn 54:

Andrew "Scootie" Randall and

Chris Jones scored 18 points apiece, with 12 of Jones' coming in

a 28-9 first quarter. Najee Edwards added 12 points and nine

assists.

Class AA

Imhotep 80, Straw. Mansion 75:

This was one of the

most amazing games in city history. In the first quarter,

Mansion's Dwayne Davis (32) hit six consecutive treys. No. 6

came on a shot while he was falling out of bounds in front of

Imhotep's bench. He later added two more and finished with 32

points, but the Knights collapsed after he fouled out with 6:40

remaining. Imhotep, which entered the fourth quarter down by 19

points, rang up a 31-7 advantage while forcing 12 turnovers. The

three D-I signees, Tamir Johnson, Jermaine Washington and

Kashief Edwards (19), scored seven points apiece in the wild

comeback. Afterward, Davis and Washington were crying as they

shared a halfcourt hug.

Prep Charter 74, Vaux 52:

Markieff Morris dominated to

the tune of 29 points and 19 rebounds. Jesse Morgan (16) and

Marcus Morris (15) also scored well. Phillip Michaels and Hakeem

Wilson scored 13 points each for Vaux.

Class A

Freire 60, GAMP 40:

Jarrod Denard buzzed for 14 points, six rebounds and 10 assists

while Ameen Rorie (12 rebounds) scored eight of his 12 points in

a 25-7 third quarter. Anthony Venafro (14) and Eric Funaro (12)

led GAMP.

Robeson 65, Math/Civics/Science 63:

Rob Hall sank a buzzer-beater from close to halfcourt after Dom

Medlock (20) and Kahri Harris (17) had led the way. MC&S, yet

another first-year Pub entrant, placed James Gregory (19) and

Zaahir Smith (17) in double digits.

QUARTERFINALS Class AAAA Final (At William Penn)

Gratz 62, Frankford 50:

Tommie "T.J." Sykes had five rebounds and three blocks and

scored eight of his 20 points in a 23-15 fourth quarter. Charles

White added 17 points, five boards and seven assists. Kenny

Spotwood (11) was Frankford's lone double-figure scorer. He

added five apiece of rebounds and assists. Class AAA Final (At Southern) Franklin LC 65, Comm. Tech 60: Kyle Sawyer passed

to Denzel Yard for a trio of treys in an 18-8 second quarter

while Malcolm Eleby, in time, was his usually productive self

with 14 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Comm. Tech reduced

a 20-point deficit to 63-60 on a three-pointer by deep sub

Shaquille Shannon on a feed from Najee Edwards (20 points)

before FLC closed things out. CT's Shyheem Satchell added 12

points, six boards, three steals. Class AA Final (At Southern) Prep Charter 52, Imhotep 48: The Panthers once

again mounted an impressive comeback, this time from 32-16. They

had a chance to tie at 50-50, but a lean-back, left-wing jumper

by Jermaine Washington did not connect and Parrish Grant (11

points, seven assists) hit two clinching free throws. Marcus and

Markieff Morris scored 12 and 14 points. Markieff fouled out

with 3:54 left and Ferg Myrick completed an eight-rebound

performance. Tamir Johnson (20) scored eight straight points

before halftime to fuel Imhotep's rally. Class A Final (At William Penn) Freire 62, Robeson 60: A ntoine "Blueberry" Singleton shot

10-for-14 en route to 23 points to lead Freire. He added eight

rebounds and two assists. Jarrod Denard and Ameen Rorie halved

30 points and Octavious Booker grabbed 12 rebounds. For Robeson,

which missed a last shot and could not get off a follow in time,

the leaders were Dom Medlock (21 points, 14 rebounds) and Rob

Hall (19, six steals).

SEMIFINALS (Doubleheader at Saint Joseph's Univ.)

Gratz 69, Freire 35:

With AAAA meeting A, the fear was a mismatch and that was what

happened. In reaching the final for the 16th time in the last 19

seasons, Gratz turned bad to worse by winning the fourth

quarter, 19-6. Tommie "T.J." Sykes shot 8-for-14 en route to 17

points, Ishmawiyl McFadden mixed 12 points and eight rebounds,

Charles White totaled 13 points, four assists and four steals

and Josh "Scrap" Martin dished six assists. White played

lockdown defense on Freire's best scoring threat, Jarrod Denard

(6-for-20, 16 points, no field goals in a 29-15 first half).

Prep Charter 49, Franklin LC 40:

This game also left much to be desired. PC seized command with

an 11-0 run sandwiching halftime and then FLC never whittled the

deficit below six. The Morris twins, Marcus (15) and Markieff

(10), led in scoring while adding eight and 11 rebounds,

respectively. Parrish Grant distributed six assists. Ferg Myrick

grabbed seven rebounds in limited duty. Kyle Sawyer (15) led FLC

in scoring as Malcolm Eleby had one of those nights (3-for-19,

12 points). He did add eight rebounds, three assists and five

steals. Dante Wooten registered seven rejections.

FINAL (At Temple's Liacouras Center)

Prep Charter 49, Gratz 48:

The Huskies survived as

Gratz missed three "last shots," one of which was launched after

the game "ended." After 6-10 Markieff Morris partially deflected

a close-in flip shot by Josh "Scrap" Martin and 6-9 Marcus

Morris, Markieff's identical twin, batted away Alibaba Odd's

follow, the clock melted down to 0:00 and the Huskies'

fans/cheerleaders stormed the court in celebration and "We Are

the Champions" played over the sound system. One problem: the

clock should have been stopped. The referees summoned the

Huskies .3 on the clock. Martin

inbounded to Charles White, who missed a left-wing trey. PC's

joy was repeated, this time with even more intensity. Just two

days after Neumann-Goretti's Rick Jackson posted 26 points, 17

rebounds and eight rebounds in a CL semi, Markieff went pretty

much stat for stat with 23-18-8. Marcus had 10 points, 10 boards

and five assists. Gratz turned three straight steals into six

consecutive points and a 48-47 lead before Markieff took a pass

from Tyree "Chuck" Harris and followed his own miss for what

turned out to be the winning basket. Tommie "T.J." Sykes (13),

White (11) and Ishmawiyl McFadden (10) scored in double figures

for Gratz. White added eight rebounds and four assists. The loss

made Gratz 7-9 in title games over the last 19 seasons, with

three setbacks by one point and two others in OT. (One of those

one-point losses, to Franklin LC in '94, was later erased due to

the Bobcats' use of ineligible players.)

State Playoffs

CLASS A Play-In Game At Northern York Camp Hill 64, Robeson 55: The Lions claimed a 34-30 lead by sinking four straight techs and maintained it

the rest of the way. Dom Owens (14) and Dom Medlock (10) reached double figures

for Robeson. Daniel Mack (11) and Owens (10) led in rebounds. Four of the

Huskies' 10 players were freshmen. First Round At Southern Freire 61, Pottsville Nativity 31: Thanks to seven steals, the Dragons roared to a 16-2 start and completed the

rout by pitching a fourth quarter shutout (11-0). Jarrod Denard totaled 20

points, four assists and seven steals. Frosh Octavious Booker added 15 points

and 12 rebounds and Antoine "Blueberry" Singleton hustled for seven assists,

five steals. Freire racked up 19 steals in all. Second Round At Norristown Reading Central Catholic 54, Freire 45: One RCC player sank four early threes and later, against a box-and-one, three

others combined for five. The overall field goal total was 10 treys, eight

regulars. For Freire, which was able to look confidently ahead thanks to a

nine-man roster featuring all underclassmen, Jarrod Denard scored 17 points and

Octavious Booker grabbed 13 rebounds.

CLASS AAA First Round At Southern Greencastle-Antrim 68, Franklin LC 59: The District 12 champ suffered the indignity of falling to the No. 5 seed from

District 3. Malcolm Eleby finished his career with 23 points (1,556), nine

rebounds, six assists and four steals. Kyle Sawyer and Denzel Yard scored 11

points apiece. A six-point play -- two treys by the same player, surrounding an

off-the-ball foul that enabled G-A to retain possession -- dropped FLC into a

50-39 hole with 6:19 left. The Bobcats moved within 61-59 at 1:41 before fading. At Chambersburg Mercersburg James Buchanan 60, Communications Tech 58: The Phoenix was victimized by a buzzer-beating layup after forging a tie on its

own layup (by Najee Edwards) with seven seconds left. Edwards (17) and junior

Andrew "Scootie" Randall (13, 1,057 career) scored in double figures for CT.

CLASS AAAA First Round At Northeast Gratz 82, Upper Darby 73: The Pub's proudest program finally broke through in a state playoff. The

Bulldogs beat the quite small visitors at their own game, swooshing to a 26-10

lead after one quarter. Josh "Scrap" Martin shot 7-for-10 and 11-for-12

for 25 points, collected five apiece of assists and steals and even claimed

seven rebounds. Four of

his five assists came while Gratz was setting the first quarter tone. Ishmawiyl McFadden posted six rebounds and four blocks and scored 18 points

while shooting 8-for-11 from the floor. Tommie "T.J." Sykes totaled 14 points

(6-for-9) and nine boards. Charles White collected 11 points and eight

assists (five in the third quarter). At Central Dauphin East Southern 72, Cumberland Valley 53: Before a turnaway crowd,

Temple-bound Ramone Moore shot 13-for-19 en route to 30 points and grabbed 11

rebounds. Anthony "Crip" Reese mixed five assists, six steals and even eight

rebounds. His twin, Antoine (13), and Robert "Jay" McKee (10) also scored in

double figures. At Northeast Pennsbury 56, Frankford 50: In a wickedly hot and overcrowded gym

(there was no concession stand) filled mostly with Pennsbury loyalists, only a

late burst by Frankford made this one seem close. Senior swingman Kenny Spotwood

used an 18-point effort to finalize his career total at 1,005; he added eight

rebounds. The basket that raised the number to 1,001 drew Frankford within

35-29. The Falcons scored the next nine points. Antwaine Brown grabbed seven

boards. J.C. Montgomery and Malik Tinsley notched three blocks apiece. At William Tennent Plymouth-Whitemarsh 56, Edison 44: George Baker (16) and Daniel

Johnson (14) reached double figures for Edison. Baker, a junior guard and the

city's leading career scorer among current underclassmen (1,101), added five

steals. Johnson had seven rebounds, three steals. Second Round At Coatesville Gratz 67, Penn Manor 46: Ishmawiyl McFadden scored eight of his 23

points in a 19-10 second quarter to help the Bulldogs establish command and

become the first PL AAAA team to advance to a quarterfinal. Tommie "T.J." Sykes

(14) and Alibaba Odd (13) also scored in double figures while Josh "Scrap"

Martin dished four assists. At Norristown Chester 70, Southern 55: The Rams were sabotaged by a 20-6 third

quarter, during which they committed 12 turnovers. Also, for the game Chester

claimed triple their number of rebounds (51-17). Ramone Moore, honored earlier

in the day by the Markward Club as the PL's top senior, scored 23 of his 34

points in the first half. Third Round At Norristown Gratz 61, Lower Merion 58: After entering halftime scoreless, in

part due to foul trouble, Tommie "T.J." Sykes roared to 18 points and tallied

six in a row to leave behind a 55-55 tie. His final two came on a dunk; he added

eight rebounds. Charles White, also shaking off foul trouble, scored 10 of his

13 points after intermission. Josh "Scrap" Martin added 11 points, three

assists. Semifinal At Norristown Chester 67, Gratz 60: The Bulldogs claimed 10 more rebounds, 44 to

34, but mostly were done in by Karon Burton, who shot 5-for-11 on treys en route

to 35 points. Gratz received balanced scoring from Ishmawiyl McFadden (16), Josh

"Scrap" Martin and Charles White (15 apiece). Martin finished eight points short

of 1,000 for his three-school career (also Dougherty, Prep Charter); he added

nine assists and four steals.

CLASS AA First Round At Southern Prep Charter 46, Camp Hill Trinity 45: Marcus Morris collected 12

points and 13 rebounds. His twin, Markieff, added 11 points, eight rebounds and

four blocks for the defending state champs, and hit a free throw to provide a

four-point lead before Trinity drained a last-second trey. Parrish Grant added

11 points. At Bethlehem Freedom Imhotep 62, Easton Notre Dame 38: Imhotep got a dunk from Kashief

Edwards just 4 seconds into the game and swept to leads of 11-0 and 30-9.

Edwards had 15 points, eight rebounds, three blocks. Jermaine Washington (12,

five assists) and Tamir Johnson (10) helped the Panthers. Second Round At Norristown Prep Charter 56, Lower Moreland 44: The Huskies started slowly

(14-5) deficit, but eventually prevailed thanks to Marcus Morris (16 points, 14

rebounds, four blocks) and his twin, Markieff (12, nine, two). At Bethlehem Freedom Imhotep 66, Wilkes-Barre GAR 34: The Panthers stormed out of the

gate and maintained that mind-set throughout. Kashief Edwards led the way in

points (17), rebounds (12) and blocks (four) while Tamir Johnson added 16 points

and seven boards and was especially effective in the tone-setting first quarter

rush. Third Round At Reading's Geigle Complex Prep Charter 65, York Catholic 57: PC conquered the challenging

task of having to face a team nicknamed Fighting Irish on St. Patrick's Day.

Jesse Morgan nailed five consecutive second half shots (two treys included) en

route to a 16-point outing while the Morris twins were steady throughout. Marcus

totaled 23 points and 11 rebounds while Markieff hustled for 18 points, 13

boards, two assists, five steals and four blocks. Staunch defense by Kevin

Radford helped to force YC star Jake Iati into misses on seven of his last nine

shots. Radford also went 5-for-6 at the line in the waning moments (for his only

points). At Bethlehem Freedom Imhotep 70, Wilkes-Barre Bishop Hoban 52: The Argents entered 30-0

and jumped to an 8-0 lead. Imhotep was still reeling from bus problems that kept

it from starting warmups until 1 minute after the game was supposed to start. In

time, the Panthers rolled. With nine field goals (two dunks), Kashief Edwards

scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half while Will Adams (three, 14

points) and Jermaine Washington (two, 16) combined for five post-intermission

treys. Hanif Nixon mixed 11 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Semifinal At Ben Franklin Prep Charter 61, Imhotep 48: The Huskies delivered a third-strike

blow to their Division C rivals thanks to mostly to the Morris twins. Markieff

totaled 21 points, eight rebounds and three steals while Marcus contributed 15

points, six boards and four assists. Parrish Grant added nine points, four

assists and solid ballhandling. For Imhotep, conquered by PC in the Division C

finale and a Pub quarterfinal, Kashief Edwards mixed 13 points, seven rebounds

and two blocks, and Tamir Johnson had nine points and eight rebounds. Final At Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center Prep Charter 68, Aliquippa 66: The Huskies, who committed 33

turnovers and ran out of timeouts with 5:31 left in the third quarter, roared

back from a 14-point deficit in the final 3:51 to claim a second consecutive

title. The Morris twins went the identical route in points and rebounds --

Markieff had 16 and 16; Marcus had 11 and 11. Marcus hit two free throws with

six seconds left to give PC just its third lead of the game, then Aliquippa was

called for traveling at 1.4. Kevin Radford sniped 4-for-5 on treys en route to

14 points and Parrish Grant had 13 points, four assists.

Standings

DIVISION A | W | L

Gratz | 13 | 0

Franklin LC | 12 | 1

a-Edison | 11 | 3

Southern | 11 | 3

Overbrook | 10 | 4

Bartram | 9 | 5

Central | 7 | 7

Roxborough | 6 | 8

King | 5 | 8

*Bok | 5 | 9

Furness | 4 | 10

Univ. City | 4 | 10

Germantown | 3 | 10

West Phila. | 2 | 11

*Fkn. Towne | 0 | 13

*-AAA; others are AAAA

canc: FLC-Gtz; FT-King;

West-Gtn

DIVISION B | W | L

Frankford | 14 | 0

a-*Comm. Tech | 12 | 2

*Eng. and Science | 12 | 2

a-Northeast | 9 | 5

*Penn | 9 | 5

a-Dobbins | 8 | 6

Mastbaum | 8 | 6

*Franklin | 7 | 6

*Phila. Elec. | 7 | 7

Lincoln | 7 | 7

a-Washington | 5 | 9

Kensington | 3 | 11

Olney | 1 | 12

*Swenson | 1 | 12

Fels | 0 | 13

*-AAA; others are AAAA

canc: Fkn-Fels; Swen-Oln

DIVISION C | W | L

Prep | 10 | 0

Imhotep | 9 | 1

a-*Freire | 6 | 4

*Math/Civics/Science | 6 | 4

a-*Hope | 6 | 4

Del Val | 6 | 4

Mastery | 4 | 5

Nueva Esperanza | 2 | 7

*World Comm. | 2 | 7

*New Media | 2 | 8

Phila. Academy | 0 | 9

*-A; others are AA

canc: WC-PA; Mast-NuEs

DIVISION D | W | L

Straw. Mansion | 11 | 0

#Sayre | 9 | 1

Vaux | 9 | 2

Masterman | 7 | 3

Parkway | 7 | 4

*Robeson | 6 | 4

a-Bodine | 5 | 6

#FitzSimons | 3 | 7

*GAMP | 3 | 7

*Lamberton | 2 | 8

*CAPA | 0 | 10

*Saul | 0 | 10

-A; #-AAA; others are AA

canc: Fitz-Robe; Lamb-GAMP;

Say-Mast; Saul-CAPA

Coaches' All-Public

DIVISION A

FIRST TEAM | | | |

George Baker | Edi | 14 | 290 | 20.7

Malcolm Eleby | FLC | 13 | 319 | 24.5

Novar Gadson | Bart | 14 | 224 | 16.0

Nurideen Lindsey | Ovb | 13 | 314 | 24.2

Josh "Scrap" Martin | Gtz | 13 | 175 | 13.5

Ishmawiyl McFadden | Gratz | 13 | 170 | 13.1

Robert "Jay" McKee | Sou | 14 | 145 | 10.4

Kenny Moore | UC | 14 | 311 | 22.2

Ramone Moore | Sou | 14 | 358 | 25.6

Derrick Segers | Rox | 13 | 173 | 13.3

Tommie "T.J." Sykes | Gratz | 13 | 171 | 13.2

Dante Wooten | FLC | 10 | 72 | 7.2

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Robert Antrom | Furn | 14 | 216 | 15.4

Clayton Brothers | Rox | 14 | 166 | 11.9

Branden Burnett | West | 13 | 217 | 16.7

Maurice Goodwin | Bok | 12 | 90 | 7.5

Khalief Mason | Gtn | 13 | 169 | 13.0

Darryl McBride | Gtn | 13 | 244 | 18.8

Marcus McQueen | King | 13 | 123 | 9.5

Yusef Nuriddin | Cent | 14 | 187 | 13.4

Derrick Pitts | West | 11 | 71 | 6.5

Dwain Winkfield | King | 13 | 138 | 10.6

DIVISION B

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Shawn Beatty | Swen | 13 | 272 | 20.9

Tyrone Bolden | Linc | 14 | 164 | 11.7

Brandon Bowes | Linc | 14 | 201 | 14.4

Sean Evans | NE | 14 | 299 | 21.4

Marcus Langley | PET | 14 | 213 | 15.2

Andrew "Scootie" Randall | CT | 14 | 295 | 21.1

Sean Rice-Fleming | Msbm | 14 | 209 | 14.9

Kenny Spotwood | Fkd | 14 | 257 | 18.4

Sandy Tanner | E&S | 14 | 167 | 11.9

Akeem Todd | Dobb | 14 | 173 | 12.4

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Chris Ayandokun | Msb | 14 | 169 | 12.1

Thiel Benn | E&S | 14 | 112 | 8.0

Miguel Bocachica | Wash | 10 | 121 | 12.1

Khayree Brown | Fkd | 14 | 116 | 8.3

Keurlin Charles | NE | 14 | 86 | 6.1

Najee Edwards | CT | 12 | 130 | 10.8

Edmund Gonzalez | Fkd | 14 | 96 | 6.9

Damon Harper | Wash | 10 | 106 | 10.6

Chris Jones | CT | 13 | 146 | 11.2

Thristan Lundy | Fels | 13 | 155 | 11.9

Angel Miranda | Kens | 12 | 123 | 10.3

J.C. Montgomery | Fkd | 14 | 120 | 8.6

Brandon Penn | Fkn | 13 | 203 | 15.6

Courtney Roberson | Kens | 14 | 140 | 10.0

Joey Scott | Oln | 13 | 181 | 13.9

Dante Williams | Wash | 14 | 115 | 8.2

DIVISION C

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Troy Blue | DV | 10 | 227 | 22.7

Kashief Edwards | Imh | 9 | 129 | 14.3

Kyre Hanford | Hope | 5 | 43 | 8.6

Eric Johnson | MC&S | 10 | 168 | 16.8

Tamir Johnson | Imh | 8 | 76 | 9.5

Marcus Morris | Prep | 10 | 237 | 23.7

Markieff Morris | Prep | 10 | 167 | 16.7

Brian Reid | Msry | 9 | 192 | 21.3

Briel Scott | Hope | 10 | 192 | 19.2

Jermaine Washington | Imh | 9 | 99 | 11.0

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Will Adams | Imh | 9 | 101 | 11.2

Andy Bousono | Nu. Es | 9 | 166 | 18.4

Jarrod Denard | Fre | 9 | 184 | 20.4

James Gregory | MC&S | 10 | 163 | 16.3

Terrell "T.O." Jenkins | DV | 10 | 133 | 13.3

Jaleel Khabeer | Msry | 9 | 111 | 12.3

Jesse "Boog" Morgan | Prep | 10 | 73 | 7.3

Kevin Radford | Prep | 10 | 39 | 3.9

Zaahir Smith | MC&S | 10 | 146 | 14.6

Tauheed Young | Hope | 9 | 114 | 12.7

DIVISION D

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Jamil Brown | Lamb | 8 | 159 | 19.9

Laron Byrd | GAMP | 10 | 147 | 14.7

Dwayne Davis | Mans | 11 | 240 | 21.8

Furnell Doster | Pky | 8 | 146 | 18.3

Eddie Frazier | Mans | 11 | 155 | 14.1

Wayne Johnson | Say | 10 | 166 | 16.6

Mark McGuire | Mstr | 10 | 111 | 11.1

Dom Medlock | Robe | 10 | 156 | 15.6

Phillip Michaels | Vaux | 11 | 171 | 15.5

Melvin Williams | Vaux | 11 | 154 | 14.0

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Kenny Bagwell | Pky | 11 | 81 | 7.4

Jovan Brown | Sayre | 10 | 145 | 14.5

Adam Chandler | Mstr | 10 | 101 | 10.1

Eric Funaro | GAMP | 10 | 87 | 8.7

Kahri Harris | Robe | 8 | 98 | 12.3

Mark Lawrence | Fitz | 9 | 93 | 10.3

Maurice Mason | Fitz | 9 | 145 | 16.1

Victor Nwakpuda | Vaux | 11 | 130 | 11.8

Jordan Perkins | Mstr | 10 | 140 | 14.0

Bradley Pointer | Bod | 11 | 98 | 8.9

Rodsewell Wells | Pky | 11 | 124 | 11.3

Devon White | Mans | 11 | 117 | 10.6

Kevin White | Sayre | 10 | 87 | 8.7

Hakeem Wilson | Vaux | 11 | 130 | 11.8

Kirk Wynn | Mstr | 10 | 127 | 12.7

Champs' Rotation

PREP CHARTER

Coach

Dan Brinkley

Record

10-0, 27-4

Starters

Marcus Morris

Markieff Morris

Jesse Morgan

Parrish Grant

Kevin Radford

Key Subs

Ferg Myrick

Tyree "Chuck" Harris

John "Tatoe" Brown

Catholic League

NORTH PRE-PLAYOFF (At Ryan) La Salle 56, Judge 51: After falling behind by 30-17 late in the

first half, the Explorers stormed to a 36-15 run and then held on as Judge made

a late push. Clay Penecale saved 17 of his 21 points for the second half and

Frank Pierson, a spotty shooter all season, went 4-for-5 (two treys) for 10

points. His layup and subsequent three-pointer made it 53-45. The substitute

guard also trailed only Matt Crozier (10) in rebounds for La Salle with four; he

also managed two assists and two steals. After Bob Zanneo (13) could not connect

on a late trey that would have been his fifth, and would have tied the game,

Pierson rebounded and passed to Penecale for breakaway layup. Kevin Lynch led

Judge with 25 points, thanks mostly to perfect shooting (9-for-9, three threes)

from the floor. He scored the Crusaders' first 14 points and had assists on the

next two baskets, a trey and a regular. QUARTERFINALS (Two North Games at Ryan) N. Catholic 53, Ryan 48: The Falcons used balanced scoring (Velton

Jones 15, Chris Edwards 14, Andrew Pomager 13) to overcome having to play in

their opponent's gym (pre-arranged site). The Falcons were especially effective

in grabbing offensive rebounds down the stretch, keeping alive possessions and

negating shaky foul shooting. Andrew Rogers scored 17 points for Ryan, which was

coached by his brother, Bernie. Dougherty 68, La Salle 50: A closing run of 13-1 enabled the Cardinals

to make this one look like a blowout. Kahlil Mumford and Justin Minter (eight

rebounds) scored 16 points apiece and Roberto Townsend made amends for two

earlier missed dunks by wolfing down a pair that would have been SportsCenter

worthy. On the latter, on a three-quarter-court drive that followed a steal, he

purposely bounced the ball and caught it on the way up before thunder-slamming.

Clay Penecale (25) led La Salle. (Two South Games at O'Hara) Roman 47, SJ Prep 36: The Cahillites used suffocating defense to

sentence the Prep to 35 percent shooting (12-for-34) from the floor. Brian

Wanamaker scored 16 points. His twin, Bradley, a Pitt signee, totaled 10 points

and the same number of rebounds. All 14 points scored by the Kirkland twins came

courtesy of Will. Jim Mower (10) led Prep. Neumann-Goretti 81, Bonner 57: Syracuse-bound best buddies Rick Jackson

(11-for-12) and Antonio "Scoop" Jardine halved 44 points as the Saints stormed

to victory. There were also co-leaders (Rashad Savage and Jamal Wilson, nine)

atop the rebound category. Bonner's Jeff Jones (Virginia) scored 20 points to

conclude his career with 1,923, the No. 1 total in CL history. He'd tied the

school record with 41 in the Friars' second regular season meeting with N-G. SEMIFINALS (Doubleheader at the Palestra) Roman 62, Dougherty 44: The Cahillites used relentless defensive

pressure, especially against the North MVP, Kahlil Mumford, to claim what

evolved into an easy victory. Dougherty shot 14-for-41 and committed 19

turnovers. Roman's Bradley Wanamaker shot 8-for-12 and 6-for-8 for 22 points.

Maalik Wayns also shot well (4-for-6, 7-for-8) en route to 17 points. Nick

Daggett, with help from Courtney Stanley, held Mumford to seven points. Nos. 6

and 7, on free throws with 3:06 left, froze his career total at 1,001. Roberto

Townsend (12) and frosh sixth man Willis Nicholson (10) led Dougherty in

scoring. The Cards surrendered 12 of the game's first 14 points and then 10

straight to start the second half after scrambling within 23-19. Neumann-Goretti 73, N. Catholic 45: Rick Jackson slapped together one

of the most dominant performances in city playoff history. He totaled 51 markers

in the three main big-man categories, thanks to 26 points, 17 rebounds and eight

blocks. Antonio "Scoop" Jardine scored 17 points and dished all 10 of his

assists in the second half. Jamal Wilson mixed eight points and as many

rebounds. Sixth man Mark Hatty, the football quarterback, scored twice on

follows when the game was still competitive and was able to laugh at himself

after missing a late-game breakaway dunk; his jump left him short and he pounded

the ball against the rim. He promised to attempt no dunks in the final. Lenny

Young and Velton Jones halved 22 points for North. The combined 46-point

differential was the third highest in CL semis history behind 55 in '01 and 50

in '97. FINAL (At the Palestra) Roman 59, Neumann-Goretti 56: Just when it appeared the Cahillites were dead

meat, with just under six minutes left, they overcame a 10-point deficit by

roaring to 11 consecutive points in 1 minute, 40 seconds, and wound up scoring

17 of the game's final 21 points. The win gave 21-year coach Dennis Seddon his

10th title, eclipsing the CL record of nine by Roman's Billy Markward in the

1920s and '30s and preventing N-G's Carl Arrigale from capturing his fifth in

seven years. Roman went ahead for good, at 56-54, with 2:22 left as members of

the team's two sets of twins did the honors: Will Kirkland (also Wes) scored on

a pass from Pitt signee Bradley Wanamaker (also Brian). Will Kirkland was the

defender in '06 when Derrick "D.J." Rivera hit his game-winner; he said he

wasn't himself for a whole month afterward. Bradley Wanamaker had 17 points, six

rebounds, seven assists and four steals. Wayns (13), Will Kirkland (12) and

Brian Wanamaker (10) also scored in double figures. N-G's leaders were Syracuse

signees/best buddies Rick Jackson (20 points, 18 rebounds, six blocks) and

Antonio "Scoop" Jardine (11 assists). Jackson's three-game playoff averages were

22.7, 14 and six. Will Kirkland sank the first of two free throws at 6.4 for a

62-59 lead. Teammate Courtney Stanley grabbed the rebound of the missed second

shot, then clanked two FTs of his own. N-G's Jamal Wilson rebounded and passed

ahead to sixth man Mark Hatty, who hit the rim with a 24-foot, right-wing trey

at the buzzer. As the Cahillites began to celebrate, roughly a half-dozen,

liquid-filled plastic bottles were fired onto the court from high above N-G's

bench. Roman's contingent sought refuge in the locker room, then later returned

to accept the plaque and cut down the net.

Standings

NORTH | |

Dougherty | 14 | 0

North | 10 | 4

Ryan | 9 | 5

a-La Salle | 7 | 7

Judge | 7 | 7

Conwell-Egan | 5 | 9

Wood | 4 | 10

McDevitt | 0 | 14

SOUTH | |

Roman | 12 | 2

Neumann-Goretti | 13 | 1

SJ Prep | 11 | 3

Bonner | 7 | 7

Carroll | 6 | 8

O'Hara | 5 | 9

West | 2 | 12

Kennedy-Kenrick | 0 | 14

Coaches' All-Catholic

NORTHERN

DIVISION

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Kahlil Mumford | Dough | 14 | 200 | 14.3

Andrew Rogers | Ryan | 14 | 179 | 10.9

Roberto Townsend | Dough | 14 | 173 | 12.4

Chris Edwards | North | 14 | 176 | 12.6

Andrew Pomager | North | 14 | 179 | 12.8

*Fran McGlinn | Wood | 2 | 3 | 1.5

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Clay Penecale | La S | 14 | 194 | 13.9

Dan Comas | Wood | 14 | 185 | 13.2

Bob Zanneo | Judge | 14 | 174 | 12.4

Justin Minter | Dough | 14 | 127 | 9.1

Tim Gates | Dough | 14 | 105 | 7.5

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Andrew Vose | Judge | 14 | 165 | 11.8

Velton Jones | North | 13 | 118 | 9.1

Chris Wilk | Ryan | 14 | 123 | 8.8

Lenny Young | North | 13 | 127 | 9.8

Matt Crozier | La S | 14 | 124 | 8.9

SOUTHERN

DIVISION

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Jeff Jones | Bonn | 14 | 329 | 23.5

Bradley Wanamaker | Roman | 14 | 246 | 17.6

Antonio Jardine | N-G | 14 | 283 | 20.2

Rick Jackson | N-G | 14 | 235 | 16.8

Matt Griffin | Prep | 14 | 134 | 9.6

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Larry Loughery | Prep | 14 | 198 | 14.1

Brian Wanamaker | Roman | 14 | 197 | 14.1

Jim Mower | Prep | 14 | 197 | 14.1

Jamal Wilson | N-G | 14 | 112 | 8.0

Maalik Wayns | Roman | 14 | 131 | 9.4

THIRD TEAM | | | |

Lijah Thompson | Bonn | 14 | 130 | 9.3

Rob Holloman | West | 14 | 217 | 15.5

Ellis Rogers | Carr | 14 | 133 | 9.5

Kasheef Festus | Carr | 13 | 114 | 8.8

Jim Kelleher | O'H | 14 | 155 | 11.1

Champs' Rotation

ROMAN

Coach

Dennis Seddon

Record

12-2, 28-3

Starters

Bradley Wanamaker

Brian Wanamaker

Maalik Wayns

Will Kirkland

Nick Daggett

Key Subs

Courtney Stanley

Wes Kirkland

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (8-2) The suspicion entering the season was that the Inter-Ac race would be wide

open because none of the six teams appeared to be extra strong. Exactly correct.

The Patriots became the first outright champion since 1980 with a league record

as "poor" as 8-2 and their 11 overall losses were believed to be an all-time

mark. The crown was decided in a last-night showdown between Malvern and

visiting GA, as both entered with 7-2 records. While triumphing in somewhat

comfortable fashion, 63-52, the Patriots showed incredible scoring balance

thanks to La Salle signee Kyle Griffin (13), Joe Hill and Jeff Holton (12

apiece), D.J. Johnston (10) and Dean Melchionni (nine). Griffin dished six

assists and went 7-for-8 at the line, leading the way to a 13-for-15 showing in

the fourth quarter. Malvern, stocked almost completely with players who were

better in other sports, received 14 points from Joe Hoban. The showcase

tournament produced in-control wins over Penn Charter and Malvern. Griffin

scored 24 points in the final, lifting the GA portion of his career total to

1,123. (He previously scored 334 at Allentown Central Catholic.) Oddly, Malvern

suffered all four of its league losses, including the one in the showcase final,

on its home court.

Standings

Gtn. Academy | 8 | 2

Haverford Sch. | 7 | 3

Malvern | 7 | 3

Penn Charter | 5 | 5

Chestnut Hill | 2 | 8

Episcopal | 1 | 9

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

FIRST TEAM | | | |

Kyle Griffin | GA | 8 | 137 | 17.1

Sammy Zeglinski | PC | 10 | 207 | 20.7

Joe Hoban | MP | 10 | 142 | 14.2

D.J. Johnston | GA | 10 | 149 | 14.9

John Haldy | HS | 10 | 140 | 14.0

SECOND TEAM | | | |

Mike Francisco | MP | 10 | 107 | 10.7

Travis Robinson | PC | 10 | 114 | 11.4

Drew Goldstein | HS | 9 | 106 | 11.8

Gary Lawrence | CH | 9 | 105 | 11.7

Dan Stewart | HS | 10 | 89 | 8.9

Champs' Rotation

GTN. ACADEMY

Coach

Jim Fenerty

Record

8-2, 17-11

Starters

Kyle Griffin

D.J. Johnston

Jeff Holton

Joe Hill

Dean Melchionni

Key Subs

Steve Roma

Eric Yuschak

Cameron Ayers

Tim McCarty