Record-breaking performances and remarkable stories from Philadelphia high school sports. Written by Ted Silary.
Thomas Edison High School (2005-08)
Edison senior wing guard who set the city's one-game record with 13 three-pointers on February 5, 2008, scoring 48 points in a road win over Martin Luther King.
Bishop Egan High School · Conwell-Egan Catholic High School
The legendary Bishop Egan/Conwell-Egan statistician and superfan who missed only TWO games in the school's football history, a walking encyclopedia of Catholic League football stats and history.
Archbishop Carroll High School (1999-2002)
Archbishop Carroll slugger who became the first city-leagues product to appear in a major league game since 2001, making his MLB debut with the Cincinnati Reds on May 13, 2012 after a dominant high school career.
Bonner-Prendergast High School (2016-19)
Bonner-Prendergast senior guard who scored 30 points exclusively on three-pointers, shooting 10-for-13 from beyond the arc against St. Joseph's Prep on January 21, 2019 -- believed to be a Catholic League record.
Overbrook High School (1952-56)
A first-person account of Wilt Chamberlain's life from childhood best friend Vince Miller, tracing their friendship from third grade through Overbrook High, Kansas, the Globetrotters, and beyond.