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This page
from 2016 includes stories about 87 "Our Guys" who advanced to the
NFL, NBA or MLB. Fifteen stories were added in 2020, bringing the
total to 102.
Story Time album is
here.
A page that celebrates the 53-year career of media giant Ray Didinger is
here
Ongoing . . .
Former website legend Amauro
Austin is now posting weekly reports on local high school basketball
games and compiling recruiting/prospects lists. Click
here.
From previous school years:
Click
here
for Ed "Huck" Palmer's statistical coverage of Catholic League
football on easternpafootball.com -- TEAM PAGES, leader boards, etc.
TEAM PAGES for Penn Charter and Malvern now included.
Click
here
for Ed "Huck" Palmer's complete, game-by-game stats for 2021-22
Catholic League basketball teams. Click
here
for Huck's CL all-star teams and special awards.
**Click
here
for Huck's All-Catholic football teams -- Overall, Red, Blue.**
Huck's CL team/individual stats leaders for 2020-21 basketball are
here.
As are team-by-team stats, leader boards in many categories.
Click
here for basketball
rosters for Catholic/Inter-Ac teams. (All rosters now posted.
Thanks!)
The schedule/results/complete boxscores for Catholic League
basketball are
here.
Individual scoring in Inter-Ac League basketball games is posted
here.
PIAA boys basketball brackets/schedules . . .
Class 6A -
Class 5A -
Class 4A -
Class 3A.
Tribute Pages:
Devon Prep
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Neumann-Goretti
Updates on the Donofrio Classic can be
accessed
here.
Click
here
for the 2021-22 All-City Basketball Team; courtesy of Randy Miller /
The Miller Report. And the All-State Basketball Teams, selected by
Pennsylvania Sports Writers.
**Click
here
for new info from the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame.**
Bill Shank, productive sixth man for Roman Catholic's 1992 Catholic
League basketball champs, is approaching one year of recovery (Sept,
27) after struggling with 15 years of addiction, homelessness,
health setbacks, etc. He is now telling his story to school/youth
groups and may be reached at willshank577@gmail.com. Thank you. Stay
strong, Bill!
Jan. 22, 2023/Going forward
**Note from
Ted . . . Updates to this site will lo longer be made. MAJOR
THANKS to all contributors/loyalists over these 22 years. Lots of
fun. Stay well. . . Places to get info:
www.cityofbasketballlove.com --
papreplive.com --
northteasttimes/sports.com
-- aopathletics.org --
interacathletics.com --
Various
lists
by Ed "Huck" Palmer from easternPAfootball.com . . .
philadelphiasportsdigest.com
. . .
Assorted South Jersey football files, via Marc Narducci and Chuck
Langerman, can be found
here.
Oct. 24
RIP, Dan Dougherty. Mr. Doc, a
basketball coach and person for the ages at Malvern and Episcopal
(he also coached in between Bobby Knight and Mike Krzyzewski at
Army), passed away this morning. Click
here for a Tribute Page. And
here for Mike Jensen's obit.
Oct. 21
Tonight, 7 o'clock at O'Hara,
website legend Ed "Huck" Palmer will sit alongside Bob Long to
provide color commentary for the Roman-La Salle football game
here. Enjoy!
Oct. 18
Click
here for Bill Wasylenko's wonderful story on Drew
Gordon's major impact on La Salle High football.
Oct. 9
Best wishes going forward to Frankford
baseball coach Juan Namnun, who now sees "double" in a different
light, Click
here.
Oct. 5
Interesting Nugget
Three Silary boys graduated high school
40 years apart . . . Ted Sr., Simon Gratz, 1929; Ted Jr., Penn
Charter, 1969; Kevin, Eastern Regional (NJ), 2009. Senior's year was
the same as his address: 1929 W. Westmoreland Street. Not far from
Shibe Park/Connie Mack Stadium.. Let's see if Kevin has a son in
2031.
Oct. 4
Best wishes going forward to John
Owens, who has stepped down as Penn Charter's basketball coach for
health reasons.
Sept. 23
Congrats to OF
Mike
Siani (Penn Charter),
who last night made his MLB debut for the Cincinnati Reds.
Sept. 5
Numbers confirmed by Ed "Huck" Palmer
. . . . SJ Prep jr. Samaj Jones passed 12-for-14 for 420 yards and
seven TDs this past weekend vs. St. Peter's Prep (NJ).
Aug. 2
Sean McDermott is getting ready for
his sixth season as coach of the Buffalo Bills. He divided high
school between North Penn and La Salle and was terrific in
football/wrestling Click
here.
Art McNally (Roman)
is about to become the NFL HOF's first on-field official. Click
here,
Twenty-five years of great spring-sports coaches in Northeast Phila.
Click
here for Joe Mason'story.
Aug. 1
In the 1989-90 basketball season,
Egan's Joe McEwing
made second team All-City for his play at guurd. That spring, he
earned first team All-City laurels his for play as an outfielder
(and would spend nine seasons in MLB). Click
here for
Ted's story on the wonderful gesture made in 1990-91 by Joe and his
family.
This will be Paul Sacco's final season. He's the winningest active
football coach in New Jersey. Click
here.
Trivia answer . . .
A site-record nine
readers got
it correct that Willie Wilson is best-known for striking out in Game
6 of the 1980 World Series against the late Tug McGraw to clinch the
Phillies first World Series title. The winners are: John Donahue,
Chris "Gator" McCoy, Dan Solis-Cohen, Frank Barone, Ken Woodring,
Ted Rauch, Notre Dame Harvey, Tom Meakim, and Robert Tyer. First to
post was Robert
Tyer. Trivia question from Chuck Langerman . . .
Question: Willie
Wilson, a 1975 graduate of Summit High School in Union County, New
Jersey is generally regarded as the finest multi-sport athlete in
New Jersey scholastic history. The former Kansas City Royals center
fielder was first-team all-state in football, basketball, and
baseball. What is Willie Wilson best known for in Philadelphia
sports history??
Send your answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com by 2 p,m, Thanks!
Eastern
Regionalsenior
offensive tackle/defensive tackle
Quoy Rainey
(pic
here)
is one of the biggest football players in South Jersey at 6-6, 350
pounds. Last season, he had 39 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and two
sacks.
July 30
Best wishes going forward to Denver
Nuggets rookie Collin Gillespie. who's coming off surgery to repair
a broken leg. Click
here for Mike Jensen's story.
July 29
In 2006, N-G's Kevin Lauer enjoyed
entertaining his baby brother, Rion. Click
here.
Recent
Eastern
Regional
grad Ryleigh Heck has joined the national field hockey team. Click
here.
July 28
Gary Miles' obit on Skip Wilson is
here.
La Salle entered the 2006 CL Red
football playoffs on a three-game losing streak. No sweat. Start
strong. Finish stronger. Click
here.
July 27
As the 1999-2000 regular season wound
down, West Catholic coach Bill Ludlow issued scorekeeper Wes Jackson
a uniform and was thrilled to watch him bury three treys. Click
here.
July 26
RIP, James "Skip" Wilson. Mr. Wilson,
who coached Temple's baseball team to 1,034 wins in 46
seasons, passed away today at age 92. Click
here
for obit.
Philomena Cimino (RIP) never missed
son Pete's basketball games. Except once. Click
here for Marc Narducci's story.
Imhotep hoops irising sr. Justin
Edwards has picked Kentucky. Click
here.
2017
Eastern
Regional
grad Davis Schneider was named the Northwest League Player of the
Week. Click
here.
July 25
RIP, Len Oliver. Mr. Oliver, a member
of the Soccer Hall of Fame since 1996, has passed away. Click
here.
Big moment coming up for
Pete Rose.
Click
here.
Jan. 2 2000. . . Eddie Griffin and
Roman vs. injured Dajuan Wagner and Camden. Click
here.
Trivia answer . . .
Two readers got the trivia question right. First to post was Ken
Woodring, then Alfred Rauch, Jr. The answer was Pete
Cimino of Bristol
High who
scored a Pennsylvania state-record 114 points in a 134-86 victory
over Palisades High School on January 22, 1960. Cimino pitched
professionally with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels in the
Major Leagues. His state scoring mark for a single game has stood
for 62 years and likely will be a "forever record."
Trivia question from Chuck Langerman . . .Question: Who is
the former Major League Baseball pitcher who played high school
basketball for a Philadelphia-area school and once scored 114 points
in a game?
Send your answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com by 2 p,m, Thanks!
The
U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA)
has named
Penn Charter's Candice Lee
the coach of the Year for Pennsylvania. Congrats! Pic
here.
Season highlights:
The 4x800 relay team of Julia Dolce, Olivia Montini, Dani Shipon and
Allison DiLisi posted a 9:22.31 at the 126th Penn Relays for 6th
place in the Championship of America. DeLisi also placed 13th
overall in the Championship of America mile run with a time of
5:02.62. The Quakers won the Inter-Ac championships behind first
place finishes by Amanda Ehrenhalt (300 hurdles), Alli DeLisi (400M,
800M), Olivia Montini (1600M), Mariah Mays (shot put), Cassidy Scott
(triple jump) and the 4x400 and 4x800 (natch) relay teams. The
Quakers also won the PAISAA title. The 4x800 relay team of Julia
Dolce, Amanda Ehrenhalt, Dani Shipon and Allison DiLisi posted a
12:26.14 at New Balance Nationals in June, for 12th place in the
country. Head Coach Candice Lee was recognized as PA Coach of the
Year by the National Track & Field Cross Country Coaches
Association.
July 22
On the same date five years apart,
Danny Algeo (RIP) coached the football teams at Roman (1999) and
O'Hara (2004) to Catholic League championships. Click
here for the O'Hara story, featuring LB Mike Marlotta.
Tiiiiime for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit. . .
. In girls basketball, 2002 Cheltenham grad Rachel Laws-Myers knew
how to WIN. Click
here.
Click
here for a story on N-G hoops assistant John Brennan.
Three Philly-area guys are dominating hoops recruiting. Click
here.
July 21|
Bonner-Prendie rising sr.
SS Kevin McGonigle
is projected to be a way-up-there pick in the 2023 draft. Click
here for Matt Breen's story.
Pennsbury grad Ryan McCarty has become
the first Penn State Abington baseball player to sign a pro contract
(with Toronto, bio
here).
In 1988, coach Vince Miller needed
one, two, three, FOUR OTs to honor his late father with
Frankford's
first Pub basketball championship. Click
here.
July 20
Click
here for Part One of a 1993 story on
Roman Catholic's
unique and tiny gym. And
here for Part Two.
July 19
Saint Joseph's University C Andrew
Cossetti (La Salle) was drafted by in the 11th round (No. 324) by
the Minnesota Twins. He has been playing with the Trenton Thunder.
Penn LHP Joe Miller (La Salle) was drafted in the 11th round (No. 327) by
the Detroit Tigers.
Virginia OF Chris Newell (Malvern) was drafted in the 13th round (No.
405) by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Click
here for Matt Breen's recent, wonderful story on
Chris.
Maryland OF Chris "Bubba" Alleyne (SCH Academy) was drafted in the 19th
round (No. 585) by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Between the '82 and '83 baseball
seasons
Franklin's Ron Friedrich
added a wife, daughter , , , and 40 pounds. Next he helped the
Electrons become the first inner-city baseball champs. Click
here/
July 18
UNC- Charlotte 2B Nate Furman
(Bonner-Prendie) has been selected by Cleveland in the fourth round
(No. 121) of the MLB draft.
Virginia Tech C Cade Hunter, son of
former Notheast star Scott Hnnter, was drafted in the fifth round by
Cincinnati.
Nazareth Academy (girls only) will join
the Catholic League for the 2023-24 school year. Click
here.
In 1983, Daily News readers
selected
Penn Charter's Ruben Amaro
Jr. as "The City's
Finest" (top senior athlete). Click
here for Ted's story and comments that supported all
candidates.
Tiiiiime for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit. . .
. In the baseball draft, Reggie Jackson sniffed very rare air. Click
here.
Trivia answer . . .
Three readers got the correct answer of "Nature Boy" Buddy Rogers
(real name Herman Rohde) who played offensive line at both Camden
and Woodrow Wilson High Schools before becoming a 13-time World
Wrestling champion. Dan Solis-Cohen, Ken Woodring, and Frank Barone
got the question right with Dan Solis-Cohen being the first to post.
Trivia question from Chuck Langerman . . .Question: Name
the Camden, New Jersey native who played high school football at
both Camden High and Woodrow Wilson High School before becoming one
of the biggest draws in the history of the pro wrestling business??
Send your answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com by
2 p.m. Thanks!
July 17
Eagles QB Jalen Hurts held a youth
football camp yesterday at Cheltenham High. Click
here,
PIAA moves closer to paying athletes
for name, image, likeness. Click
here.
July 16
RIP, William "Poogie" Hart. Mr. Hart,
the head singer of the Delfonics. has passed away.
His son Will "Hadi" Hart
was a Cheltenham High School basketball legend, ranking as one of
the best offensive players ever at the Wyncote school. The 6-4
swingman graduated in 1988, averaging 22.4 ppg, 7.2 rebounds, and
6.1 assists in leading the Panthers to a 21-9 record his senior
season. Obit is here.
The Markward Basketball Club will
hold s special event July 28, 7 p.m., at the Seaport Pier, 22nd &
the Boardwalk, in North Wildwood, N.J. Former North
Catholic/Villanova basketball star Hank Siemiontkowski will be the
guest speaker. Cost of $25 includes food and discounted cash bar.
This will be a benefit for a friend of the club. Make checks payable
to the William Markward Club, 5020 North Covent Lane, Unit C,
Philadelphia, PA. 19114.
July 15
RIP, Valerie Phillips. Valerie, who
starred in basketball at the ol' William Penn ('80) and Virginia
State, has passed away.
In 2007, Wood's Fran McGlinn wolfed
down the most heartwarming dunk in Catholic League history. Click
here.
Former West Catholic football/basketball star Rob Hollomon is guiding the
Big 5 Alumni Team in The Basketball Tournament. It will play today
at Rucker Park in NYC. Click
here.
Juky 14
Click
here
for a John Marzano Tribute Page and go to the very bottom of that
page to see a story written about John during his senior season at
Central in 1981. RIP, John. You were admired by all.
Click
here for Joe Mason's ranking of basketball coaches from
NE Philly over the past 25 seasons. Good stuff!
July 13
Congrats to John Schneider, who today
was promoted from bench coach to interim manager of the Toronto Blue
Jays. John's brother, Kevin, coached Neumann-Goretti to CL baseball
titles in two of his three seasons (2014 & '16.). He also won
City Titles in all three seasons and the Class AA state crown in
'16. Story on John is
here.
Most people know about Dawn Staley
because of her outstanding coaching career. But she was also
an all-time player and it all began at Dobbins. Click
here for a story written after her final game.
Tiiiime for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit . . . Focus on basketball's Harper
family (Biff, Will, Laura). Click
here.
July 12
In 1984, Norman Y. Lono's photo of
Mastbaum dunkmeister Darin "Munchy" Mason appeared on the back page
of the Daily News and created quite the stir. He was sitting
on the rim! Click
here
. . . . And click
here
for Ted's story.
July 11
Camden's D.J. Wagner, the nation's No.
1 rising basketball senior, has won a U17 world championship. Click
here.
In the smmer of 1988, some "Our Guys"
got to spend time in Canada and play baseball for a semi-pro team
owned by Wayne Gretzky's father. Even lived in the family house,
which was filled with treasures. Part One of the story is
here, Part Two is
here.
Trivia answer . . .
Two readers got the correct answer of Gary Degenhardt. Dan
Solis-Cohen was the first to post, followed by Ken Woodring. Several
readers answered Al Angelo's son, Skip Angelo. Skip Angelo was never
the head football coach, but as Ocean City High's head golf coach,
he won over 200 matches which is tops in school history.Trivia question from Chuck Langerman . . .
Who is the all-time winningest football coach in Ocean City High
School, New Jersey history?? (Hint: He played for and was mentored
by the late, legendary Frankford High football coach Al Angelo in
the 1960s) Send your answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com by
2 p.m. Thanks!
Mark "Frog" Carfagno will appear tonight on WIP (8 o'clock) to talk about
honors for
Dick Allen.
July10
Best wishes for a speedy recovery to
Eastern
Regional
grad Jack Herman, who suffered multiple broken bones while making a
spectacular catch for the Pirates' High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers.
Click
here. (With him in the pic is Penn Charter grad and
teammate Sammy Siani.)
Nolan Jones attended Penn Charter as a
frosh, then transferred to Holy Ghost Prep so he could also play ice
hockey. Where is he now? In MLB with Cleveland. What did he do
yesterday? Click
here.
When recent PC grad Vince Fattore came home this weekend from Duke, he
couldn't stay away from his American Legion team. Click
here.
July 8
Only in the Pub, In a good way . . .
Click
here
for details on the 2010 non-league football game (involving Pub
teams) that was played over seven days . . . and produced 102
points.
Click
here for Joe Mason's ranking of football coaches from
NE Philly over the past 25 seasons. Good stuff!
July 7
Eastern
Regional's
Pawandeep Singh is Sun Newspapers'
volleyball player of the year. Click
here.
Click
here for a story from 1990 about Audenried basketball frosh
Jamal Collier, who stood only 4-9 1/2. He wound up making national
news in Sports Illustrated. Click
here
(about two-thirds of the way down the page.)
Bonner-Prendie
dominates the All-Delco Baseball Team. Click
here.
July 6
Major congrats to
West Catholic grad Jimmy Reilly,
who's now officially the new basketball coach at Jefferson
University. He succeeds fellow WC alum Herb Magee, his boss for 15
seasons. All the best, Jimmy! Click
here.
By his senior year at Ryan in 2010,
pool whiz Steve Markle already owned a national rep for trick shots.
Click
here.
Facebook page is
here.
Click
here for Joe Mason's story on La Salle lineman Lukas
Donahue.
Penn
Charter rising sr. Bella Toomey
has committed to Fairleigh Dickinson for hoops, her new passion.
Click
here.
From Mark "Frog" Carfagno . . . The Phillies have decided to honor
Dick
Allen in 2023,
the 60th anniversary of his MLB debut. Date/details TBA.
July 5
RIP, Chris Kefalos. Chris, who starred in basketball at Bartram
and Temple, then played pro ball in Greece for a decade, has passed
away in Greece, where he'd been living for decades. Former Temple
teammate Joe Hindelang (Lincoln) noted, "While rooming with Chris
for four years, I learned so much outside of aports ... I am smarter
today because of Chris.
As an
athlete, he was a tremendous competitor with a strong will to win.
In addition, he was an unselfish player always."
After missing almost his entire senior season due to injury, Penn
Charter LHP Andrew Healy has nixed the draft and will instead attend
Duke. Click
here. His dad, Dave, also of PC, was the City Pitcher
of the Year In 1986. (11-0, 1.13 ERA,
137 Ks in 80 2/3 innings.
A look at Bok's 43-game winning streak in Public League football,
2002-10. The school closed in 2013. Click
here.
Update from Chuck . . .
This week's trivia question must have been too easy!
A site-record eight readers got the correct answer which was Paul
Westhead. They are: Dan Solis-Cohen, Tom Meakim, Ken Woodring, Fran
Hennessey, Ted Rauch, Chris "Gator" McCoy, James O'Connor, and Notre
Dame Harvey. Dan Solis-Cohen was the first to post.Trivia question from Chuck Langerman . . .
Name
the West Catholic High graduate and former Malvern Prep basketball
player who is the only coach on the planet to win both an NBA and
WNBA championship. Send your answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com by
2 p.m. Thanks!
RIP, Connie Miller. Mr. Miller,
point guard for the 1950 La Salle High Catholic/City basketball
champs that
included all-timer Tom Gola, passed away recently. Click
here for obit.
Happy
June 34th!!!
. . . (Sorry. July always gets
here too fast - smile.)
July 3
Penn Charter rising sr. Mark Butler
will play college hoops at Lafayette. Click
here.
July 1
In 1994, Ted wrote a 25th-year
anniversary story about Leroy Reams' one-game career with the
Phillies.
Click
here. Rest of story is
here.
June 30
RIP, Jim Halpin. Jim, a 1963 grad who
for years held Judge's school record for points in one game (34),
passed away today. His sons, Jim and Mike, played for Carroll.
Nephews Steve and Kevin Wolf played for Judge.
In 2008, Phola. Academy's Dave Pachucki
pitched a no-no with 17 Ks. Click
here.
June 29
-\In 2014, all kinds of Carroll players scored in back-to-back games.
Quite the contrast to a 1983 game.
Click
here.
Juue 28.
Anthony Finkley is confident with his
Roman decision (and Saint. Joe's). Click
here.
Let's never forget . . . In
2008,
West
Catholic's Tom Sessa
recorded the best kind of save. Click
here.
June 27
Forty years ago,
Frankford sr,
RHP
Richie McKay received word he'd been drafted by the Yankees.
. . Oops by MLB and then The Sporting News. Click
here.
Trivia answer . . .
There were five readers who
got the Randy Grossman trivia question right. They were Ken Woodring,
Notre Dame Harvey, Tom Meakim, Bob Romeo, and Dan Solis-Cohen with Ken
Woodring being
the first to post. Worth noting, that several readers gave the incorrect answer
of Northeast High graduate Herb
Adderley.
Herb won three Super Bowls, but he did win three NFL championships
before the Super Bowl existed. If the question was: What area player
has won the most NFL championships?---the answer would be Adderley
because he won six with three NFL championships and three Super
Bowls, which are now the NFL championship game. Adderley is second
all-time only to Tom
Brady who
has won seven NFL
championship. In his case, all are Super Bowls.
Trivia question from Chuck Langerman
. . . Name the former southeastern Pennsylvania High school
football player who leads all former Philadelphia-area high school
football players with four Super Bowl rings for being on four Super
Bowl winners. (Hint: His cousin Burt was a pretty good football
player at Archbishop Carroll HS.) Send your answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com
by 2 p.m.
Thanks!
June 25
A section of Hunting Park Avenue
right in front of Gratz is now named Rasheed Wallace Road. Click
here and/or
here. ('Sheed is now a Lakers assistant.)
June 24
The third Adam Taliferro/coach Larry
Ginsburg 7-on-7 Classic will be held tomorrow at
Eastern
Regional.
Click
here for participants/schedule.
Roman product (kinda/sorta) Jalen
Duren was selected in the first round of the NBA draft. Name now on
this list. (His dad, Anthony "Skip" Duren, starred for Southern in a
1991 quarterfinal win over Dobbins -- 19 points, eight
rebounds, four assists, three steals.)|
Villanova's
Collin Gillespie (Wood)
has signed a two-way deal with Denver, per Mike Jensen. Click
here. Two more NBA signees, per Jensen: St. Joseph's
Jordan Hall (N-G)
to San Antonio and Iowa State's
Izaiah Brokington (Ryan)
to New Orleans.
On Aug. 6, the Phillies will pay tribute (manner TBA) to
Dick
Allen.
The 2014 football season brought Part
Two of Can Anyone Make a Tackle? Click
here.
June 23
On Oct. 25, 2003, with fellow all-timer
Eddie Gaskins (Frankford) in attendance, West Catholic's Curtis "Boonah"
Brinkley broke two city records. Special Page, with photos, is
here.
June 22
Three hoops seasons ago
Haverford School
finished perfect at 29-0 Taking a look is well worth it. Click
here.
June 21
Three
Eastern
Regional
players earned baseball honors in the Olympic Conference, American
Division. Click
here.
Tiiiime for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit.
Never know how far a javelin throw might take you. Click
here.
And Ryan's treys just kept on coming. Cliek
here.
June 20
With his coach in attendance, Wood
all-timer Gary Martin went out a winner. Click
here.
RIP, Lennie Rosenbluth. Mr.
Rosenbluth, who led North Carolina to the 1957 NCAA championship
over Kansas and Wilt Chamberlain, died Saturday. Click
here.
In 2006, Chestnut Hill's blockers
cleared paths, then wolfed down grub. Click
here
Trivia nnswer . . . No
one provided the correct answer, J.T. Realmuto.
Name the current Philadelphia Phillies baseball player who led the
USA in home runs as a high school senior in 2010 with 28 homers???
Send to chucklang@hotmail.com
by 2 p.m. Thanks
June 19
Eastern Regional
product Amirah Ali
is pumped for her first pro soccer game in her native New Jersey.
Clikc
here.
June 17
Congrats to the Golden Sate Warriors.
the first NBA champs in 1947-48 as the Philadelphia Warriors and yet
again the league's best thanks to last night's Game Six win over
Boston. That's title No. 7. Click
here.
In 2007, John Barr created quite the stir with a perfect game to open
Germantown Academy's season. Literally. No scrimmages. Not even an
outdoor practice. Click here.
June 16
Perhaps the best
example ever of Only in the Pub. Click
here.
Hard to believe 17-plus years have passed.
Biggest weight difference ever between a team's kicker and punter?
Olney's Dontae Angus (310 K) and Valsky
Auguste (135 P) 9/15/11.
Click
here.
June 15
Ten years ago today,
La Salle
became the first Catholic League school to win a state baseball
championship. Click
here
for the Celebration Page with everything you want/need. Go, 'Splorers!
On May 15, 2012,
Bonner visited Carrroll for The Lumber Bowl. Pics
here.
June 14
Mark Gubicza (middle, red shirt), meets
with former
Penn Charter
teammates, etc., at recent Phillies-Angels game. Click
here.
The final field goal in North Catholic's gym in 2010. Click
here.
. . . . But should it have counted? Report under
Feb.
17.
June 12
David Armstrong is Wood's new football
coach. Click
here.
Trivia answer: Dan Dougherty, who
enjoyed major success at Malvern and Episcopal. Correct answers were
supplied in order by Tom Meakim, Dan Solis-Cohen and Notre Dame
Harvey.
Entertaining basketball pic. Click
here.
Trivia question from Chuck
Langerman . . .
Bobby Knight coached basketball at Army West Point from 1965 to
1971. compiling a record of 102-50. His former player Mike
Krzyzewski coached at Army from 1975 to 1980 with a record of 73-59.
Who was the head basketball coach at Army between Knight and
Krzyzewski from 1971 to 1975.
Send answer to
chucklang@hotmail.com
by 2 p.m. Thanks!)
June 11
No Tedbit today/tomorrow. See ya Monday. thanks.
June 10
Time for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit.
Millville's Lotzeir Brooks. Only a frosh, yet quite the handful.
Click here.
Pub Tedbit
From 1974 through 2015, 12 players made at least three starts in
Public League semifinals and two guys, Gratz'
Rasheed Wallace and
Franklin Learning Center's Faron "Meatball" Hand, did so four times.
'Sheed was perfect and scored 78 points, going up each year. The
breakdown for all 12 is below. The overall record was 29-9.
|
At Least Three Starts in Pub Semifinals,
Through 2915 |
|
Name |
School/W-L/{points |
Breakdown |
|
Gene Banks |
West Phila. |
1975/1976/1977 |
|
Gene Banks |
3-0 record / 70 points |
W/W/W -- 12/26/32 |
|
Gene Banks |
|
|
|
Clarence "Eggy" Tillman |
West Phila. |
1976/1977/1978 |
|
Clarence "Eggy" Tillman |
3-0 record / 46 points |
W/W/W -- 4/13/29 |
|
Clarence "Eggy" Tillman |
|
|
|
Ricky Tucker |
Overbrook |
1977/1978/1979 |
|
Ricky Tucker |
2-1 record / 35 points |
W/L/W -- 12/2/21 |
|
Ricky Tucker |
|
|
|
Tony Costner |
Overbrook |
1978/1979/1980 |
|
Tony Costner |
2-1 record / 45 points |
L/W/W -- 16/8/21 |
|
Tony Costner |
|
|
|
Eric Williams |
West Phila. |
1986/1987/1988 |
|
Eric Williams |
2-1 record / 31 points |
L/W/W -- 5/10/16 |
|
Eric Williams |
|
|
|
Faron "Meatball" Hand |
Franklin LC |
1989/1990/1991/1992 |
|
Faron "Meatball" Hand |
3-1 record / 53 points |
L/W/W/W -- 4/17/10/22 |
|
Faron "Meatball" Hand |
|
|
|
Faron "Meatball" Hand |
|
|
|
Rasheed Wallace |
Gratz |
1990/1991/1992/1993 |
|
Rasheed Wallace |
4-0 record / 78 points |
W/W/W/W -- 16/17/22/23 |
|
Rasheed Wallace |
|
|
|
Rasheed Wallace |
|
|
|
Tyrone Weeks |
Franklin LC |
1991/1992/1993 |
|
Tyrone Weeks |
3-0 record / 43 points |
W/W/W -- 15/12/16 |
|
Tyrone Weeks |
|
|
|
Shawn "Reds" Smith |
Gratz |
1992/1993/1994 |
|
Shawn "Reds" Smith |
3-0 record / 33 points |
W/W/W -- 14/11/8 |
|
Shawn "Reds" Smith |
|
|
|
Khalil Abdus-Salaam |
Bartram |
2001/2002/2003 |
|
Khalil Abdus-Salaam |
1-2 record / 9 points |
L/L/W -- 0/5/4 |
|
Khalil Abdus-Salaam |
|
|
|
Samir Doughty |
Comm Tech / MC&S |
2012/2013 -- 2014 |
|
Samir Doughty |
1-2 record / 47 points |
L/L/W -- 8/15/24 |
|
Samir Doughty |
|
|
|
Sammy Foreman |
Vaux / King |
2013 -- 2014/2015 |
|
Sammy Foreman |
2-1 record/ 46 points |
W/W/L -- 9/17/20 |
|
Sammy Foreman |
|
|
June 9
In his first year as the baseball
coach at Penn State Abington, Chestnut Hill Academy product David
Miller has prouduced a MAJOR star, Ryan McCarty. Click
here.
Pub Tedbit
In the 76 seasons from 1940 through 2015, how many times -- in any
playoff game -- did five players score
in double figures for the evenrual champion? The answer is seventeen and that hit me as kinda
low. One
reason: Playoff formsts differed widely. Another reason:
Teams did not fly up and down as often as they did
in the regular
season. The feat was accomplished five times in finals, zero imes in
semis, four times in
quarters and eight times in the round-of-16.
So. did six guys ever reach double figures. Yes, just once --
Southern vs. West Philly in the '87 final. And twice two subs were
part of the fivesomes. In that '82
Mastbaum-Franklin final, the
latter had four double-digit scorers. Franklin led in other points
scored
by subs, 6-4..
|
Eventual Pub Champs With at Least Five Double Figure Playoff
Scorers, Through 2015 (*sub) |
|
SCHOOL |
Year |
|
SCHOOL |
Year |
|
SCHOOL |
Year |
|
IMHOTEP |
2015 |
|
GRATZ |
1994 |
|
FRANKFORD |
1989 |
|
Vs. Constittution |
Final |
|
Vs. Washington |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. Penn |
Rd. 16 |
|
Daron Russell |
19 |
|
Reds Smith |
18 |
|
Cori Lewis |
23 |
|
Khalief Tinley |
12 |
|
Lynard Stewart |
17 |
|
Jason Warley |
22 |
|
DeAnte Robinson |
11 |
|
Terrell Stokes |
16 |
|
Carlin Warley |
17 |
|
Jaekwon Carlyle |
10 |
|
Michael Blunt |
15 |
|
Johnny Davis |
13 |
|
Devin Liggeons |
10 |
|
Brian Samuels |
10 |
|
Brother Abner |
13 |
| |
77 |
|
|
94 |
|
|
101 |
|
COMM. TECH |
2008 |
|
GRATZ |
1994 |
|
SOUTHERN |
1987 |
|
Vs. Bok |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. King |
Qtr |
|
Vs. West Phila. |
Final |
|
Scootie Randall |
24 |
|
Terrell Stokes |
16 |
|
Nelson Brown |
18 |
|
Shaquille Shannon |
*16 |
|
Lynard Stewart |
14 |
|
World Stokes |
12 |
|
Manny Jordan |
12 |
|
Brian Samuels |
12 |
|
Jason Waters |
12 |
|
Virgil Pearson |
*12 |
|
Reds Smith |
11 |
|
Terrance McDuffie |
*12 |
|
Chris Jones |
11 |
|
Michael Blunt |
11 |
|
Will Scott |
11 |
| |
93 |
|
|
69 |
|
Kevin Smith |
10 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
75 |
|
CENTRAL |
2005 |
|
GRATZ |
1993 |
|
MASTBAUM |
1982 |
|
Vs. Franklin |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. Furness |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. Franklin |
Final |
|
Scott Rodgers |
29 |
|
Rondell Turner |
*23 |
|
Dano Garner |
18 |
|
Kenny St. George |
14 |
|
Rasheed Wallace |
15 |
|
Timmy Brown |
17 |
|
Andre Woodlin |
12 |
|
Reds Smith |
12 |
|
Ellison Huggins |
16 |
|
Marcus Morris |
12 |
|
Alem Watson |
11 |
|
Darren Keith |
12 |
|
Rashid Coleman |
10 |
|
Lynard Stewart |
*10 |
|
Charlie Davis |
11 |
| |
79 |
|
|
86 |
|
|
78 |
|
STRAW. MANSION |
2000 |
|
FRANKLIN LC |
1992 |
|
WEST PHILA. |
1976 |
|
Vs. Franklin |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. Audenried |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. Olney |
Qtr |
|
Omar Thomas |
25 |
|
Sean Colson |
21 |
|
Gene Banks |
26 |
|
Maureece Rice |
14 |
|
Isaiah Russell |
18 |
|
Eggy Tillman |
20 |
|
Fatty Cunningham |
13 |
|
Meatball Hand |
16 |
|
Darryl Warwick |
15 |
|
Darryl Jones |
12 |
|
Cliff Dunn |
15 |
|
Don Watkins |
*14 |
|
Frank Griffin |
10 |
|
Tyrone Weeks |
14 |
|
Weiner Williams |
10 |
| |
76 |
|
|
95 |
|
|
97 |
|
UNIVERSITY CITY |
1995 |
|
FRANKLIN LC |
1992 |
|
EDISON |
1966 |
|
Vs. Roxborough |
Rd. 16 |
|
Vs. University City |
Qtr |
|
Vs. Germantown |
Final |
|
Rasheed Brokenborough |
32 |
|
Tyrone Weeks |
23 |
|
Stu Staggs |
20 |
|
Michael Tucker |
14 |
|
Meatball Hand |
22 |
|
Rick Jordan |
20 |
|
Chop Harris |
13 |
|
Sean Colson |
11 |
|
Nate Mask |
15 |
|
Fis Blagmon |
10 |
|
Isaiah Russell |
10 |
|
Sam Gore |
12 |
|
Alfonso Wilson |
10 |
|
Cliff Dunn |
10 |
|
Jack Stevenson |
11 |
| |
91 |
|
|
78 |
|
|
78 |
|
UNIVERSITY CITY |
1995 |
|
GRATZ |
1990 |
|
|
|
|
Vs. Straw. Mansion |
Qtr |
|
Vs. Franklin LC |
Final |
|
|
|
|
Rasheed Brokenborough |
23 |
|
Rasheed Wallace |
23 |
|
|
|
|
Fis Blagmon |
18 |
|
Harry Moore |
15 |
|
|
|
|
Chop Harris |
12 |
|
Aaron McKie |
14 |
|
|
|
|
Alfonso Wilson |
11 |
|
Andre Griffin |
13 |
|
|
|
|
Michael Tucker |
11 |
|
Levan Alston |
11 |
|
|
|
| |
77 |
|
|
80 |
|
|
|
June 8
Click
here for Matt Breen's story on Ryan grad Jonathan
Loughran, Adam Sandler's long-time movie sidekick.
(And thanks to
Matt for publishing Jon's kind words.)
Pub Tedbit
The regular season has just ended and your top assistant pulls
yo aside with a worried look on hix face.
Somehow he doubts that the
team's best player will surpass his average even ONCE in the
upcoming playoffs.
Uh oh? Not really. The list below shows a scoring
breakdown for 41 Pub champs, 1975 through 2015. The
leading regular
season scorer topped his average only 44 percent of the time, but
every guy won a championship.
Kinda surprising, right? Two players
achieved perfection -- Bo Kimble in 1985 and Fatts Russell in '15.
Of those who whiffed, three advanced o the NBA -- Lionel Simmons,
Aaron McKie and Marcus Morris-- and Carlin Warley's
dad, Ben, played
in the show. Thankfully, they all had supportive teammates.
|
Year/School/Top Scorer in RS |
Avg |
Pre |
Rd 16 |
Qtr |
Semi |
Final |
|
|
1975 WEST |
|
|
|
Gtn |
Edi |
Gtz |
|
|
Mark Dwight |
19 |
|
|
35 ^ |
14 |
22 ^ |
2 of 3 |
|
1976 WEST |
|
|
|
Oln |
Dobb |
Ovb |
|
|
Gene Banks |
25.4 |
|
|
26 ^ |
26 ^ |
23 |
2 of 3 |
|
1977 WEST |
|
|
|
Mast |
Oln |
Ovb |
|
|
Gene Banks |
24.4 |
|
|
28 ^ |
32 ^ |
X |
2 of 3 |
|
1978 WEST |
|
|
|
King |
Fkn |
Mast |
|
|
Eggy Tillman |
26.8 |
|
|
29 ^ |
29 ^ |
10 |
2 of 3 |
|
1979 OVERBROOK |
|
|
|
Fkd |
Dobb |
Fkn |
|
|
Ricky Tucker |
16.9 |
|
|
20 ^ |
21 ^ |
19 ^ |
3 of 3 |
|
1980 OVERBROOK |
|
|
|
UC |
Sou |
Fkn |
|
|
Tony Costner |
20.4 |
|
|
26 ^ |
21 ^ |
26 ^ |
3 of 3 |
|
1981 FRANKLIN |
|
|
|
NE |
Sou |
Fkd |
|
|
Vic Alexander |
16.1 |
|
|
12 |
16 |
15 |
0 of 3 |
|
1982 MASTBAUM |
|
|
|
Ovb |
Sou |
Fkn |
|
|
Timmy Brown |
19.2 |
|
|
21 ^ |
17 |
17 |
1 of 3 |
|
1983 OVERBROOK |
|
|
King |
Dobb |
Fkn |
West |
|
|
Ahmad Gilbert |
17 |
|
18 ^ |
16 |
14 |
18 ^ |
2 of 4 |
|
1984 FRANKLIN |
|
|
Ovb |
Oln |
Gtz |
Dobb |
|
|
Sugar Bear Smith |
18.4 |
|
10 |
24 ^ |
20 ^ |
8 |
2 of 4 |
|
1985 DOBBINS |
|
|
Cent |
Ovb |
Mast |
Sou |
|
|
Bo Kimble |
22.9 |
|
25 ^ |
33 ^ |
32 ^ |
27 ^ |
4 of 4 |
|
1986 SOUTHERN |
|
|
Pky |
Fkn |
Gtz |
UC |
|
|
Lionel Simmons |
32.8 |
|
27 |
26 |
29 |
21 |
0 of 4 |
|
1987 SOUTHERN |
|
|
Edi |
Gtz |
Fkn |
West |
|
|
Will Scott |
20 |
|
22 ^ |
21 ^ |
23 ^ |
11 |
3 of 4 |
|
1988 FRANKFORD |
|
|
Bart |
King |
Fkn |
West |
|
|
Carlin Warley |
19.4 |
|
26 ^ |
17 |
20 ^ |
17 |
2 of 4 |
|
1989 FRANKFORD |
|
|
Penn |
West |
FLC |
Gtz |
|
|
Carlin Warley |
22,2 |
|
17 |
18 |
19 |
16 |
0 of 4 |
|
1990 GRATZ |
|
|
Oln |
Mast |
West |
FLC |
|
|
Aaron McKie |
17,5 |
|
10 |
16 |
7 |
14 |
0 of 4 |
|
1991 GRATZ |
|
|
UC |
Fkn |
Cent |
FLC |
|
|
Rasheed Wakkace |
13.9 |
|
8 |
16 ^ |
17 ^ |
7 |
2 of 4 |
|
1992 FRANKLIN LC |
|
|
Aud |
UC |
Pky |
Gtz |
|
|
Tyrone Weeks |
19.5 |
|
14 |
23 ^ |
12 |
8 |
1 of 4 |
|
1993 GRATZ |
|
|
Furn |
SM |
Oln |
FLC |
|
|
Rasheed Wallace |
15.1 |
|
15 |
16 ^ |
23 ^ |
16 ^ |
3 of 4 |
|
1994 GRATZ |
|
|
Wash |
King |
Ovb |
FLC |
|
|
Reds Smith |
16 |
|
18 ^ |
11 |
8 |
10 |
1 of 4 |
|
1895 UNIVERSITY CITY |
|
|
Rox |
SM |
Fkn |
Gtz |
|
|
Rasheed Brokenborough |
28.6 |
|
32 ^ |
23 |
20 |
14 |
1 of 4 |
|
1996 EDISON |
|
|
King |
E&S |
FLC |
Gtz |
|
|
Omar Logan |
18.1 |
|
26 ^ |
17 |
27 ^ |
17 |
2 of 4 |
|
1997 GRATZ |
|
|
Sou |
Dobb |
SM |
E&S |
|
|
Marvin O'Connor |
23.7 |
|
26 ^ |
15 |
22 |
14 |
1 of 4 |
|
1998 FRANKLIN |
|
|
Edi |
Mast |
UC |
FLC |
|
|
Alex Wesby |
21.9 |
|
21 |
10 |
14 |
17 |
0 of 4 |
|
1999 FRANKLIN |
|
|
Oln |
Fkd |
E&S |
Gtz |
|
|
Calvin Johnson |
16.9 |
|
17 ^ |
15 |
10 |
13 |
1 of 4 |
|
2000 STRAW. MANSION |
|
|
Lamb |
Fkn |
King |
Gtz |
|
|
Omar Thomas |
23.5 |
|
24 ^ |
25 ^ |
28 ^ |
22 |
3 of 4 |
|
2001 GRATZ |
|
|
Linc |
King |
Bart |
Fkd |
|
|
Michael Cuffeee |
12.8 |
|
12 |
12 |
20 ^ |
11 |
1 of 4 |
|
2002 STRAW. MANSION |
|
|
Dobb |
King |
Bart |
NE |
|
|
Maureece Rice |
37.3 |
|
21 |
23 |
25 |
21 |
0 of 4 |
|
2003 BARTRAM |
|
|
Rox |
Pky |
King |
Gtz |
|
|
Jason Cain |
15.5 |
|
12 |
13 |
6 |
8 |
0 of 4 |
|
2004 GRATZ |
|
|
SM |
E&S |
Bart |
Fkd |
|
|
Mark Tyndake |
23.9 |
|
26 ^ |
23 |
24 ^ |
27 ^ |
3 of 4 |
|
2005 CENTRAL |
|
|
Fkn |
UC |
Fkd |
PC |
|
|
Scott Rodgers |
23.2 |
|
20 |
26 6 ^ |
20 |
15 |
1 of 4 |
|
2006 GRATZ |
|
|
Dobb |
Sou |
UC |
CT |
|
|
Malik Alvin |
16 |
|
15 |
24 ^ |
19 ^ |
21 ^ |
3 of 4 |
|
2007 PREP CHARTER |
|
Pky |
Vaux |
Imho |
FLC |
Gtz |
|
|
Marcus Morris |
23.7 |
15 |
15 |
12 |
15 |
10 |
0 of 5 |
|
2008 COMM. TECH |
|
Furn |
Bok |
FLC |
SM |
Fkd |
|
|
Scootie Randall |
22.5 |
15 |
24 ^ |
22 |
6 |
16 |
1 of 5 |
|
2009 IMHOTEP |
|
Fre |
CT |
PC |
MCS |
FLC |
|
|
Sam Prescott |
16.8 |
13 |
10 |
16 |
21 ^ |
24 ^ |
2 of 5 |
|
2010 IMHOTEP |
|
DV |
PC |
Fkd |
MCS |
Bart |
|
|
David Appolon |
12.7 |
19 ^ |
2 |
23 ^ |
15 ^ |
6 |
3 of 5 |
|
2011 IMHOTEP |
|
Sou/MN |
PC |
BL |
PE |
Con |
|
|
Ameen Tanksley |
13.5 |
12 / 11 |
16 ^ |
20 ^ |
16 ^ |
15 ^ |
4 of 6 |
|
2012 CONSITUTION |
|
WC |
Lamb |
MCS |
Bart |
BL |
|
|
Savon Goodman |
27.5 |
41 ^ |
41 ^ |
24 |
27 |
24 |
2 of 5 |
|
2013 IMHOTEP |
|
E&S |
BL |
PE |
CT |
Vaux |
|
|
Brandon Austin |
16.7 |
12 |
21 ^ |
7 |
18 ^ |
23 ^ |
3 of 5 |
|
2014 KING |
|
Sou |
Fkd |
Cent |
MCS |
Con |
|
|
Sammy Foreman |
13 |
15 ^ |
12 |
12 |
17 ^ |
12 |
2 of 5 |
|
2015 IMHOTEP |
|
Say |
BL |
DV |
King |
Con |
|
|
Fatts Russell |
13.6 |
19 ^ |
15 ^ |
16 ^ |
24 ^ |
19 ^ |
5 of 5 |
June 7
From Chuck: No correct answers. Jason Harrigan now coaches at SJ
Prep. Previously coached at Del-Val Charter and O'Hara.
June 6
Trivia question from Chuck Langerman . . .
Name the basketball player, who played for St. Joseph's University
Big Five Hall of Famer Bryan Warrick at Burlington City High School
in New Jersey, before going on to coach
three Philadelphia City
League high school teams?
Send answers to
chucklang@hotmail.com by
2 p.m. Thanks!
Pub Tedbit
As promised Friday, here are the
biggest crush jobs in quarterfinals and round of 16 playoffs throgh
2015.
|
Year |
Rd, |
Winner |
Pts |
Loser |
Pts |
Margin |
|
1992 |
Qtr |
Gratz |
100 |
Central |
44 |
56 |
|
1876 |
Qtr |
West Phila. |
97 |
Olney |
56 |
41 |
|
1989 |
Qtr |
Frankford |
92 |
West Phila. |
51 |
41 |
|
2011 |
Qtr |
Imhotep |
85 |
Boys' Latin |
46 |
39 |
|
2010 |
Qtr |
Imhotep |
85 |
Boys' Latin |
46 |
39 |
|
1996 |
Qtr |
Frankford |
89 |
Franklin |
53 |
36 |
|
1975 |
Qtr |
Olney |
77 |
Dobbins |
43 |
34 |
|
1979 |
Qtr |
Overbrook |
76 |
Frankford |
42 |
34 |
|
1993 |
Qtr |
Gratz |
76 |
Straw. Mansion |
43 |
33 |
|
2003 |
Qtr |
Bartram |
75 |
Parkway |
45 |
30 |
|
1992 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
88 |
GAMP |
25 |
63 |
|
1994 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
94 |
Washington |
41 |
53 |
|
1994 |
Rd 16 |
University City |
88 |
Germantown |
35 |
53 |
|
1995 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
79 |
Parkway |
26 |
53 |
|
1989 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
79 |
Bok |
27 |
52 |
|
1986 |
Rd 16 |
Southern |
97 |
Parkway |
47 |
50 |
|
2000 |
Rd 16 |
Straw. Mansion |
94 |
Lamberton |
44 |
50 |
|
2001 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
85 |
Lincoln |
35 |
50 |
|
2012 |
Rd 16 |
Constitution |
99 |
Lamberton |
49 |
50 |
|
1988 |
Rd 16 |
Frankford |
95 |
Bartram |
48 |
47 |
|
1988 |
Rd 16 |
West Phila. |
79 |
Eng. & Science |
33 |
46 |
|
2009 |
Rd 16 |
MC&S |
85 |
New Media |
39 |
46 |
|
1993 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
86 |
Furness |
42 |
44 |
|
2010 |
Rd 16 |
Constitution |
90 |
Robeson |
46 |
44 |
|
1998 |
Rd 16 |
Gratz |
65 |
Lincoln |
24 |
41 |
|
2013 |
Rd 16 |
MC&S |
93 |
Straw. Mansion |
53 |
40 |
June 5
Congrats to
SCH
Academy product
Chris
"Bubba" Alleyne,
a fifth-year senior OF at Maryland. Already
named the Big Ten Player
of the Year, now he's a first team All-Ameriacn! Click
here.
No Pub Tedbit today. See ya tomorrow. Thanks.
June 4
Extra Tedbit
Here is the latest breakdown for "Our
Guys" and NBA/ABA playoff points. Kyle Lowry mow ranks third
in
points and fiffh in PPG. And Wilt Chamberlain still trails Paul
Arizin in PPG, 24.2 to 22.5, for the top sot.
Incredible.
Thanks to Ted Rauch for the help.
|
"Our Guys" With at Least 250 NBA/ABA Playoff Points |
|
Name |
School |
G |
Points |
Avg. |
Rank |
|
Wilt Chamberlain |
Overbrook |
160 |
3,607 |
22.5 |
2nd |
|
Rasheed Wallace |
Gratz |
177 |
2,384 |
13.5 |
|
|
Kyle Lowry |
Dougherty |
107 |
1,582 |
14.8 |
5th |
|
Earl Monroe |
Bartram |
82 |
1,471 |
17.9 |
3rd |
|
Paul Arizin |
La Salle |
49 |
1,186 |
24.2 |
1st |
|
Larry Foust |
SE Catholic |
73 |
902 |
12.4 |
|
|
Wali Jones |
Overbrook |
70 |
833 |
11.9 |
|
|
Marcus Morris |
Prep Charter |
64 |
815 |
12.7 |
|
|
Aaron McKie |
Gratz |
75 |
710 |
9.5 |
|
|
Walt Hazzard |
Overbrook |
58 |
685 |
11.8 |
|
|
Ray Scott |
West Phila. |
*48 |
660 |
13.8 |
|
|
Tom Washington |
Edison |
*66 |
585 |
8.9 |
|
|
Mike Gale |
Overbrook |
*66 |
512 |
7.8 |
|
|
Guy Rodgers |
Northeast |
46 |
508 |
11 |
|
|
Malik Rose |
Overbrook |
82 |
506 |
6.2 |
|
|
Fred Carter |
Franklin |
28 |
446 |
15.9 |
4th |
|
Tom Gola |
La Salle |
39 |
432 |
11.1 |
|
|
Wayne Hightower |
Overbrook |
38 |
381 |
10.0 |
|
|
Jim Washington |
W. Catholic |
42 |
369 |
8.8 |
|
|
Markieff Morris |
Prep Charter |
50 |
368 |
7.4 |
|
|
Lewis Lloyd |
Overbrook |
25 |
367 |
14.7 |
|
|
Cuttino Mobley |
Dougherty |
26 |
333 |
12.8 |
|
|
Ronald Murray |
S. Mansion |
45 |
319 |
7.1 |
|
|
Gene Banks |
West Phila. |
27 |
292 |
10.8 |
|
|
John Baum |
West Phila. |
*35 |
262 |
7.5 |
|
|
Matt Guokas |
SJ Prep |
60 |
254 |
4.2 |
|
|
*-includes ABA |
|
|
|
|
|
Jnne 3
Pub Tedbit
The list below shows the biggest
blowouts in finals and semis through the 2015 season. Just getting
warmed up, folks. Check back Monday for quarterfinals and Round of
16 crush jobs.
|
Year |
Round |
Winner |
Pts |
Loser |
Pts |
Margin |
|
2006 |
Final |
Gratz |
62 |
Comm. Tech |
36 |
26 |
|
2012 |
Final |
Constitution |
85 |
Boys' Latin |
60 |
25 |
|
1945 |
Final |
Southern |
45 |
West Phila. |
21 |
24 |
|
1985 |
Final |
Dobbins |
86 |
Southern |
62 |
24 |
|
1991 |
Semi |
Gratz |
84 |
Central |
40 |
44 |
|
2008 |
Semi |
Comm. Tech |
93 |
Bok |
50 |
43 |
|
1992 |
Semi |
Gratz |
87 |
Overbrook |
47 |
40 |
|
1955 |
Semi |
Overbrook |
83 |
Bok |
46 |
37 |
|
1969 |
Semi |
Edison |
93 |
Gratz |
56 |
37 |
|
1977 |
Semi |
West Phila. |
89 |
Olney |
52 |
37 |
|
1989 |
Semi |
Frankford |
82 |
Franklin LC |
45 |
37 |
June 2
Pub Tedbit
So, your high school is known for
having very good basketball teams and maybe once a decade somebody
advances to the NBA. Pretty exciting, right? But let's go back to
the late 1950s at Ovenrook. The 1957-58
Panthers/Hilltoppers won the
Public League and City championships and finished with a 22-0
record. The
starting lineup included THREE future NBA players,
center Wayne Hightower and guards Walt Hazzard
and soph Wali Jones.
Jones became a starter in the middle of the season when Howie
Horenstein
graduated. That's how it was back then. All Pub schools
had two senior classes. Hightower won the
Markward Club Award as the
city's top senior, but there were folks who strongly believed the
best
prospect on 'Brook was junior Ralph Heyward, who made first
team All-Public. In 59, Overbrook again
won double championships
and, like Hightower before him, Heyward was baned to the Parade
All-America
Team. He played three seasons of college ball, one
at Kansas in '61 and two at Seattle in '64 and '65. He
was limited
to nine games, with only nine in '64. He totaled 238 points and 150
rebounds. Below are pro
stats for Hightower, Hazzard and jones. One
more thing: In the late '50s Overbrook had a sub named
Leonard Borisoff. In time he became Len Barry and enjoyed a terrific singing
career with the Dovells
(Bristol Stomp) and as a solo artist
(1-2-3).
|
Pro Stats for
1957-58 Oiverbrook Starters |
| |
|
|
G |
PPG |
R/A PG |
FG PCT |
FT PCT |
|
Wayne Hightower |
10 years |
8 teams |
565 |
11.6 |
7 R |
.381 |
.752 |
|
Wali Jones |
8 years |
5 teams |
678 |
9.8 |
3.1 A |
.409 |
.802 |
|
Walt Hazzard |
10 years |
5 teams |
724 |
12.6 |
4.9 A |
.441 |
.757 |
June 1
Imhotep's Keon Wylie earned team MVP
honors while leading PA past Maryland, 28-7, in the Big 33
Classic.
Click
here.
Mike Missanelli is out at 97.5, the
Fanatic. Click
here and/or
here.
Pub Tedbit
Time to reveal the longsest streaks by Public League schools with
first team All-Public honorees,
1941-2015. The cutoff was four years
and even wih that a surprising number of schools fell short of
making the list. Gratz is first at 13 and most of those years
Leonard Poole. not Bill Ellerbee, was the
coach. Bartarm and
Strawberry Mansion are tied for second at 11, Franklin Learning
Center
toughed out two streaks of eight. In its old days at 8th &
Lehigh, Northeast's streak featured
two future HOFers, Guy Rodgers
(basketball) and Herb Adderley (football).
|
Longest Streaks of Having First Team
All-Public Honorees, 1941-2015 |
|
School |
Years |
First |
Last |
Noteworhy |
|
Gratz |
13 |
1999 |
2011 |
Mark Tyndale 2 (cool name: Alibaba Odd) |
|
Bartram |
11 |
2001 |
2011 |
Novar Gadson 2, Tyrone "Braidheart" Garland 2 |
|
Strawberry Mansion |
11 |
2000 |
2010 |
Maureece "Scorelord" Rice 3, Dwayne Davis 2 |
|
Math/Civics/Sciences |
9 |
2007 |
2015 |
Jose Ortiz 2, Jeremiah "Lump" Worthem 2, Samir Doughty 2 |
|
Olney |
9 |
1967 |
1975 |
Three in 1975 (Leroy Berry, Bob Stephens, Charles McAliley),
Jim Baker 2 |
|
Franklin LC |
8 |
1989 |
1996 |
Faron "Meatball" Hand 3, Tyrone Weeks 3 |
| |
8 |
2003 |
2010 |
Malcolm Eleby 3 |
|
University City |
8 |
1992 |
1999 |
Rasheed Brokenborough 3, |
|
West Phila. |
8 |
1974 |
1981 |
Three in 1977 (Gene Banks, Clarence '"Eggy" Tillman, Darryl
"City Lights" |
| |
|
|
|
Warwick), Tillman 3, Banks 2, Tim Smith 2 |
|
Eng. & Science |
7 |
2004 |
2010 |
Marcus Brown 2 |
|
Overbrook |
7 |
1967 |
1973 |
Three in 1973 (Jack Congo, Ricky Watson, Michael "Moon"
Black), Ron Eleby 2, |
| |
|
|
|
Andre McCarter 2 |
|
Southern |
7 |
1975 |
1981 |
Dallas Philson 2 (cool nickname; Carl "Muscle Face" Ford) |
|
Franklin |
6 |
1980 |
1985 |
Jerome "Pooh" Richardson 2 |
|
Imhotep |
6 |
2006 |
2011 |
Three in 2007 (Kashief Edwards, Tamir Johnson, Jermaine
Washington), 2009 |
| |
|
|
|
Sam Prescott, Will Adams, Parrish Grant) and 2011 (Ameen
Tanksley, Erik |
| |
|
|
|
Copes, David Appolon) |
|
Northeast |
6 |
1951 |
1956 |
Joe Belmont 2, Jim "Tee" Parham 2 (HOFers Guy Rodgers
BB/Herb Adderley FB) |
|
Germantown |
5 |
1970 |
1974 |
Mike Sojourner 2 |
|
Prep Charter |
5 |
2005 |
2009 |
Markieff Morris 3, Rodney Green 2, Ferg Myrick 2 |
|
Boys' Latin |
4 |
2009 |
2012 |
Maurice "Doo-Wop" Watson 4 |
|
Edison |
4 |
1980 |
1983 |
Anthony Robinson 2 |
|
Elverson |
4 |
2012 |
2015 |
None |
|
Frankford |
4 |
2005 |
2008 |
Lewis leonard 2 |
|
Lamberton |
4 |
2005 |
2008 |
Jamil Brown 2 |
|
Lincoln |
4 |
1962 |
1965 |
Joe Hindelang 2, Larry Cannon 2 |
|
Palumbo |
4 |
2011 |
2014 |
Demetrius Davenport 2 |
|
Robeson |
4 |
2007 |
2010 |
Jay Harris 2 |
|
Roxborough |
4 |
2006 |
2009 |
None |
|
|
Aaron Brown |
17 |
9 |
14 |
40 |
|
|
Dawud Morris |
10 |
11 |
15 |
36 |
|
|
Delton Morgan-Hines |
8 |
13 |
13 |
34 |
|
|
"Whispers" Harrington |
4 |
10 |
2 |
16 |
|
|
Maurice Stennis |
8 |
1 |
6 |
15 |
|
|
Tyreek Graves |
|
|
2 |
2 |
|
|
|
70 |
69 |
73 |
212 |
est Philly was next with four.
|
Best Overall Records for Public League
Champions, 1950-Through 2015 |
|
Year |
School |
Coach |
PL |
Over. |
Pct. |
|
'80 |
Overbrook |
Max Levin |
14-0 |
34-0 |
1.000 |
|
'93 |
Gratz |
Bill Ellerbee |
11-0 |
31-0 |
1.000 |
|
'77 |
West Phila. |
Joe Goldenberg |
14-0 |
30-0 |
1,000 |
|
'75 |
West Phila. |
Joe Goldenberg |
14-0 |
25-0 |
1,000 |
|
'58 |
Overbrook |
Paul Ward |
13-0 |
22-0 |
1.000 |
|
'54 |
Overbrook |
Cecil Mosenson |
12-0 |
20-0 |
1.000 |
|
'79 |
Overbrook |
Max Levin |
14-1 |
34-1 |
.971 |
|
'09 |
Imhotep Charter |
Andre Noble |
14-0 |
32-1 |
.970 |
|
'82 |
Mastbaum |
Bones Schneider |
13-0 |
27-1 |
.964 |
|
'84 |
Franklin |
Ken Hamilton |
13-0 |
27-1 |
.964 |
|
'91 |
Gratz |
Bill Ellerbee |
10-0 |
27-1 |
.964 |
|
'65 |
Lincoln |
Harry Silcox |
14-0 |
26-1 |
.963 |
|
'86 |
Southern |
Mitch Schneider |
13-0 |
25-1 |
.962 |
|
'87 |
Southern |
Mitch Schneider |
13-0 |
25-1 |
.962 |
|
'89 |
Frankford |
Vince Miller |
13-0 |
25-1 |
.962 |
|
'60 |
West Phila. |
Doug Connelly |
16-0 |
24-1 |
.960 |
|
'88 |
Frankford |
Vince Miller |
13-0 |
24-1 |
.960 |
|
'59 |
Overbrook |
Paul Ward |
16-0 |
23-1 |
.958 |
|
'57 |
Overbrook |
Paul Ward |
11-1 |
20-1 |
.952 |
|
'55 |
Overbrook |
Cecil Mosenson |
12-0 |
18-1 |
.947 |
|
'56 |
West Phila. |
Doug Connelly |
12-0 |
17-1 |
.944 |
May 17
Best wishes going forward to umpire
extraordinaire (and person) Gene Otto, who worked Catholic League
games for 46 years and assigned the crews for 31! He soon will be
inducted into the CL Hall of Fame. Major congrats, Gene!
Click
here for Matt Breen's story on Wood super-runner Gary
Martin.
Pub Tedbit
A look at semis/finals results for
two of the top coaches in city history, Gratz' Bill Ellerbee (20
years) and West Philly's Joe Goldenberg (21 years). .
.
|
Simon Gratz / Bill
Ellerbee |
West Phila. / Joe
Goldenberg |
|
Semis |
W-L |
Finals |
W-L |
Top Honoree |
Semis |
W-L |
Finals |
W-L |
Top Honoree |
|
1984 |
L 14 |
|
|
|
1971 |
W 19 |
1971 |
L 21 |
|
|
1985 |
L 1 |
|
|
|
1974 |
W 4 |
1974 |
W 2 |
Tim Smith |
|
1986 |
L 2 |
|
|
|
1975 |
W 2 |
1975 |
W 22 |
Tim Smith |
|
1989 |
W 13 |
1989 |
L 9 |
|
1976 |
W 22 |
1976 |
W 11 |
Gene Banks |
|
1990 |
W 17 |
1990 |
W 20 |
Aaron McKie |
1977 |
W 37 |
1977 |
W 10 |
Gene Banks |
|
1991 |
W 44 |
1991 |
W 14 |
Rasheed Wallace |
1978 |
W 26 |
1978 |
W 12 |
Eggy Tillman |
|
1992 |
W 40 |
1992 |
L 13 |
|
1979 |
L 4 |
|
|
|
|
1993 |
W 20 |
1993 |
W 18 |
Rasheed Wallace |
1983 |
W 4 |
1983 |
L 3 |
|
|
1994 |
W 25 |
1994 |
*W |
Lynard Stewart |
1986 |
L 7 |
|
|
|
|
1995 |
W 21 |
1995 |
L 1 |
|
1987 |
W 5 |
1987 |
L 9 |
|
|
1996 |
W 2 |
1996 |
L 6 |
|
1988 |
W 3 |
1988 |
L 7 |
|
|
1997 |
W 16 |
1997 |
W 22 |
Marvin O'Connor |
1990 |
L 17 |
|
|
|
|
1998 |
L 5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1999 |
W 19 |
1999 |
L 6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2000 |
W 11 |
2000 |
L 11 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2001 |
W 30 |
2001 |
W 6 |
Michael Cuffee |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
12-4 |
|
6-6 |
*awarded title
after |
|
9-3 |
|
5-4 |
|
| |
|
|
|
FLC was found to
have |
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
used ineligible
players |
|
|
|
|
|
May 16
*Click
here
for a page that celebrates the 53-year career of sports media giant
Ray Didinger, who soon will retire. Ray did it all while remaining
the nicest man you could ever hope to meet!_
Big day last Friday for Penn
Charter vs. rival Germantown Academy.
Aidan Mehta
hammered a walkoff grand slam to lead the baseball team to victory
and
Colin Michener,
in OT, thanks to a steal and open-net goal, lifted the lacrosse team
to victory. Colin is about to become a third generation PC grad.
Time for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit.
A Cheltenham grad has caused Embiid's devastation. Click
here.
Pub
Tedbit
You should have known this one: My first Public League Tedbit would be
focused on Wilt Chamberlain. Some of you might have learned through
the years that his three biggest outbursts were 90, 74 and 71 points
and that all three took place versus Roxborough. As you'll see
below, thanks to numbers nailed down long ago by Tom Taylor, Wilt
also posted 59 vs. Dobbins and hit every number from 49 on down to
24 except for 27. Pretty amazing. Overall, in three varsity seasons
(ninth grade was part of junior high back then), he scored 46.9
percent of the Hilltoppers' points.
|
Wilt Chamberlain's Game Totals at Overbrook
High With Percentage of Team's Points |
|
Pts |
Opponent |
Pct. |
Year |
Pts |
Opponent |
Pct. |
Year |
Pts |
Opponent |
Pct. |
Year |
|
90 |
Roxborough |
73.2 |
1955 |
41 |
West Phila. |
53.2 |
1954 |
31 |
Lawr.-ville (NJ) |
45.6 |
1953 |
|
74 |
Roxborough |
58.3 |
1955 |
41 |
West Phila. |
55.4 |
1954 |
30 |
Bok |
44.1 |
1953 |
|
71 |
Roxborough |
62.3 |
1954 |
41 |
St. Tho. More |
46.6 |
1955 |
30 |
Dobbins |
42.9 |
1953 |
|
59 |
Dobbins |
52.2 |
1955 |
40 |
Southern |
50 |
1953 |
29 |
Roxborough |
32.6 |
1953 |
|
49 |
Northeast |
58.3 |
1954 |
40 |
Dobbins |
43 |
1954 |
29 |
West Phila. |
46 |
1953 |
|
48 |
West Phila. |
70.6 |
1955 |
40 |
Northeast |
66.7 |
1954 |
29 |
West Catholic |
67.4 |
1953 |
|
48 |
Bok |
57.8 |
1955 |
39 |
Central |
44.3 |
1953 |
29 |
Mastbaum |
31.9 |
1954 |
|
47 |
Gratz |
46.1 |
1954 |
38 |
Southern |
42.2 |
1955 |
28 |
Roxborough |
29.2 |
1954 |
|
47 |
Franklin |
49.5 |
1955 |
37 |
Lincoln |
41.1 |
1955 |
26 |
Gratz |
29.2 |
1955 |
|
46 |
McKeesport |
61.3 |
1955 |
36 |
Dobbins |
65.4 |
1953 |
25 |
Allentown |
48.1 |
1954 |
|
45 |
South Catholic |
54.9 |
1954 |
36 |
Olney |
43.9 |
1953 |
24 |
South Catholic |
35.8 |
1953 |
|
45 |
St. Tho. More |
52.9 |
1954 |
35 |
Roxborough |
42.2 |
1953 |
24 |
Mastbaum |
32.4 |
1953 |
|
45 |
Olney |
53 |
1955 |
35 |
Lincoln |
48.6 |
1953 |
24 |
Franklin |
32.9 |
1953 |
|
44 |
Central |
47.3 |
1954 |
35 |
West Catholic |
42.2 |
1955 |
20 |
Bok |
29.4 |
1954 |
|
44 |
West Phila. |
56.4 |
1955 |
34 |
Northeast |
47.9 |
1953 |
19 |
Germantown |
31.1 |
1953 |
|
43 |
West Phila. |
60.6 |
1954 |
34 |
Dobbins |
40.4 |
1954 |
19 |
Haverf. School |
26.4 |
1953 |
|
42 |
Bartram |
58.3 |
1954 |
33 |
|
