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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.
Ongoing . . .
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 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.
Jan. 16.
RIP, Joe Hartmann, Mr, Hartmann, a New
Jersey baseball legend with strong/forever ties to Eastern Regional,
has passed away. Cliick
here.
Jan. 15
Huck's CL stats/boxes are
here.
Jan. 10
Chuck Langerman is back with a Chuckbit
highlighting basketball winning streaks. Click
here.
Jan. 9
Click
here for a
pic of
Penn Charter's
basketball captains.
Jan. 7
Click
here for a story on Roman-O'Hara.
Jan. 6
A reason to hate the Washington
Redskins. Two days ago, they released two La Salle High
grads, QB Kyle Shurmur and P Ryan Winslow.
Click
here for Joe Mason's story on Franklin Towne Charter
product John Simpson. whose goaltending paced Penn State Brandywine,
located in Media, to a national soccer championship. (John's
grandfather, also John, is a staunch supporter of this website.)
Jan. 5
Stories on recent CL games: Carroll-SJ
Prep is
here. Ryan-Judge is
here. West Catholic-Lansdale is
here.
Choice made by The Wife . . . The
second coolest name on this year's Catholic/Inter-Ac rosters:
Lansdale Catholic's Gio Zito, a junior.
Did you know? Three sons of former NBA "Our Guys" are playing this year
in the Catholic League. SJ Prep's Jaron McKie (Aaron, Gratz),
Roman's Shareef Jackson (Marc, Roman) and Bonner-Prendie's Deuce
Ketner (Lari RIP, Roman).
Jan. 3
After watching Ohio State freshman WR
Marvin Harrison Jr. (SJ Prep) rack up three touchdowns in the Rose
Bowl, forever website supporter Jim O'Connor, a popular former
Philly football official, found himself asking who'd been the last
Public/Catholic/Inter-Ac product to score in that game. My first
answer was so stupid, I'll keep it to myself. Answer No. 2 was Penn
Charter grad Mike Samuel, who played QB for Wisconsin and remains
the best ballhandler I've ever seen. Jim did some digging and, yes,
Mike scored in the 1999 RB on a 61-yard keeper. The question now
becomes, did any "Our Guys" score a TD in the RB from 2000 through
2020? If you know . . .
tedtee307@yahoo.com.
Thanks!
The schedule/results/complete boxscores for Catholic League
basketball are
here.
Jan. 2
Jr. has outdone Sr. As you likely
know by now, Ohio State's Marvin Harrison Jr., a product of St.
Joseph's Prep, is the son of Marvin Harrison Sr., a member of
the Pro Football Hall of Fame and product of Roman Catholic and
Syracuse. Prior to yesterday, Jr. owned five catches for 68 yards
and no TDs. Due to multiple opt outs by wideouts, Jr. got his first
start against Utah in the Rose Bowl and turned six snags into 71
yards and THREE touchdowns. As a freshman at 'Cuse, Sr. made two
receptions for 23 yards and no scores. His career produced 135
catches for 2,728 and 20 TDs, so Jr. still has work to do.
Click
here
for a photo of Jr. from his seventh grade year at Penn Charter. A
pic of one of yesterday's TDs can be seen on
this page.
You definitely agree, right?
Yesterday's Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma State 37, Notre Dame 35) and Rose
Bowl (Ohio State 48, Utah 45), visible back to back on ESPN over
roughly eight hours, were two of the most entertaining games in
football history! Some nuggets: 165 total points, 2,302 scrimmage
yards, 1,690 passing yards, Ohio State's Jason Smith-Njigba
racked up 347 receiving yards (most ever in ANY bowl game), etc.
etc., etc. Check out assorted stories all over the internet.
Jan. 1
**Happy New Year!!**
Dec. 31
RIP, Pat Biello. Ms. Pat, an
All-Catholic basketball player at Cardinal Dougherty and forever
coach at Hallahan and Lawncrest RC, passed away Dec. 26.
Click
here
and/or
here
for obit.
Coolest name on this season's
Catholic/Inter-Ac rosters . . . Achilles Tucker-Turner, a soph guard
at Malvern and the brother of former Friars all-timer Deuce Turner
('20). Let's say he picks up the nickname "Tendon". He could then be
"Triple T".
Click
here for 1A, 2A and 3A All-State Football Teams.
Click
here for 4A,
here for 5A and
here for 6A.
Dec. 30
Back in the limelight . . . Catholic
League grads will be head refs in prominent bowl games: Jerry
Magallanes in today's Music City Bowl (Purdue vs. Tennessee),
Dougherty's Jerry McGinn in Saturday's Fiesta Bowl (Notre Dame vs.
Oklahoma State).
Congrats to
Eastern
Regional
budding basketball star Jason Brice, who has battled back from
cancer. Click
here.
Atlanta Falcons TE
Kyle Pitts (Wood), a
rookie, is headed for the Pro Bowl. Click
here.
This has to be a national record, by
far. Click
here.
Goose Gossage, the former MLB pitcher known to be very outspoken, will
appear today at 2 p.m. on
WCHE radio (1520 AM)
to talk about the latest
Dick Allen
snub.
Dec. 28
SCH Academy's Alassane "Big Al"
Amadou, a 6-9 transfer from now-closed McDevitt, is creating quite a
stir. One of his mentors is former website legend Amauro Austin.
Click
here.
Roman product Lynn Greer is transferring from Dayton to Saint Joseph's.
Click
here.
Dec. 27
Among the refs for last night's
76ers-Wizards game was Central High product Tom Washington. His
brother, Joe (RIP), was a first team All-City honoree in 1979 while
fueling Overbrook (34-1) to Public/City championships.
Dec. 25
Merry
Christmas!!
Dec.
24
RIP, Vince Guida. Vince, a first team
All-Public running back for Frankford in 1970, passed away recently.
Click
here.
The master list for 1,000-yard
rushers/passers and 500-yard receivers has been updated. Click
here.
Dec.
22
Tedbit
The career passing stats for a
certain lefty were outrageously hefty. We're referring to Michael "Neeko"
Hnatkowsky, who recently completed his Penn Charter/Muhlenberg
College career with off-the-chart numbers. He completed 1,379 of
2,257 passes for 18,880 yards and 204 touchdowns! To say this feat
is unmatched by any other Public/Catholic/Inter-Ac product is risky,
but it has to be close, at least.
Here is Neeko's bio page heading into the 2021 season
and
here is a story about 2021 and all of his
accomplishments. Congrats, Neeko!
|
Penn Charter |
|
Year |
Com |
Att |
Yards |
TDs |
|
2013 |
48 |
102 |
710 |
5 |
|
2014 |
127 |
225 |
2066 |
15 |
|
2015 |
107 |
199 |
1771 |
23 |
|
2016 |
112 |
196 |
1625 |
17 |
|
Totals |
394 |
722 |
6172 |
60 |
|
Muhlenberg College |
|
Year |
Com |
Att |
Yards |
TDs |
|
2017 |
163 |
266 |
2091 |
20 |
|
2018 |
235 |
402 |
3101 |
31 |
|
2019 |
270 |
407 |
3640 |
46 |
|
2021 |
317 |
460 |
3876 |
47 |
|
Totals |
985 |
1535 |
12708 |
144 |
|
Overall |
1379 |
2257 |
18880 |
204 |
Dec.
20
Click
here
for Ed "Huck" Palmer's complete, game-by-game stats for Catholic
League basketball teams.
**Click
here
for Huck's All-Catholic football teams -- Overall, Red, Blue.**
Dec.
18
Ed Morrone writes about the impact
Speedy Morris made at
Penn Charter.
Click
here.
Dec.
16
Ex-Inky sports writer Dave Caldwell
suggests how the Phillies, and/or Philly, should honor
Dick
Allen. Click
here.
**The football history pages for
Inter-Ac League and Catholic League schools are being updated little
by little.** Click
here.
Dec.
12
SJ Prep fell to Mt. Lebanon in last
night's Class 6A state final. Click
here.
Dec.
11
Some pics from last night's Speedy
Morris PC dedication ceremony are
here.
Dec.
10
Today and tomorrow, Penn Charter is
hosting the first Speedy Morris Invitational Tournament; Speedy
coached PC in the '83 and '84 seasons. Games can be streamed
here.
Dedication ceremony for Speedy will be held at 6:50 p.m. today.
Dec.
8
The first game of Penn Charter's
girls basketball season produced victory No. 100 for coach Joe
Maguire. Click
here.
Dec.
6
RIP, Clarence "Eggy" Tillman.
Clarence, a scholastic basketball all-timer at West Phila. ('78),
has passed away. Career highlight: state record 68-game winning
streak.
Dick Allen
missed out by one vote again. Mark "Frog" Carfagno again was
devastated. Click
here.
Dec.
5
VERY best wishes going forward
to Donald Hunt, who has retired after 43 years as a sports writer,
primarily for the Philadelphia Tribune. Click
here.
And
here.
Nov.
19
Click
here for the Coaches'
All-Catholic Football Team. And click
here for the Coaches' All-Inter-Ac Football Team. (Please report misspellings to
tedtee307@yahoo.com.)
Nov.
18
Click
here
for many pics from the recent
PC-GA football game. And click
here for a pic of the Geis MVP trophy winners,
PC's Ohifame Ijeboi (6) and Seamus McCain (5).
Nov.
15
RIP, Norm Eavenson. Norm, long a top-notch
evaluator of high school basketball talent in the Philadelphia area,
passed away yesterday. Mike Jensen's story is
here. Obit is
here.
Services: Monday, 11/22, at DellaVecchia, Reilly, Smith and Boyd
Funeral Home, 410 Church Street, West Chester, 19380. Viewing: 9
a.m. to 10:45. Funeral: 11. Service will be streamed
here.
Nuggets from Huck . . . Penn Charter
racked up 509 yards total offense vs. Germantown Academy. Ohifame
Ijeboi rushed 19 times for 252. QB Seamus McCain, cousin of NFLers
Matt Ryan (Falcons) and Mike McGlinchey (49ers), added 176 on 12
carries . . . Malvern's Isaiah Wright carried 48 times for 244 yards
and two TDs vs. SCH Academy.
Nov,
12
Tomorrow at 1:30. host Penn Charter
and Germantown Academy will play football for the 135th consecutive
year. Watch the game
here.
. . PC won, 35-32.
Nov.
11
Happy Veterans Day . . . Thanks to
all former/current military personnel for your service.
Best wishes going forward to Norm Eavenson. Norm, long a top-notch
evaluator of high school basketball talent in the Philadelphia area,
is battling a serious health issue.
The CL 6A final, La Salle vs. SJ Prep, will be held Saturday, 2 p.m. at
Franklin Field. Bob Long Sports will air audio coverage
here. . .
SJ Prep won, 35-7.
Nov.
5
Dick Allen
(RIP) has another chance to enter the baseball HOF. Click
here for Matt Breen's story.
Nov.
3
Click
here for a tribute to
Penn Charter grad Tony Resch,
a lacrosse all-timer as a player and coach.
Oct.
30
Nugget from Huck . . . In rain/wind
last night at O'Hara, SJ Prep beat Judge, 21-13, and neither team
threw a pass! Judge QB Mike VanHorn turned 40 carries into 237
yards and two TDs. He carried the ball on the Crusaders' final 19 plays, 31 of
the last 32 and 36 of the last 39. He was tackled for a loss just
once.
Oct.
29
Friendly reminders . . .
1955 Penn Charter grad Rich Westcott
has completed his 27th book --
Amazing Phillies Feats: The Greatest Player Performances in
Philadelphia Phillies History.
Click
here to purchase. Thank you. Click
here
to visit Rich's website.
Hunting Park native Lou Canelli, a
product of La Salle High (Class of 1973, first team All-Catholic)
and Temple, has written a book about his basketball life. Click
here
to read the details and to
purchase. Proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Foundation. Thank you.
Ocf.
19
RIP, Harry Carr. Harry, who coached
Roman's football team for two seasons (1994-95) and assisted at five
other Catholic/Inter-Ac/Public schools (West
Catholic, Cardinal Dougherty, Chestnut Hill Academy, Boys' Latin, Roxborough)
over three decades, passed away
Saturday. Obit is
here.
Oct.
16
RIP, Mickey McGroarty. Mickey, who
started girls soccer in the Catholic League and coached St. Hubert
for 43 seasons, passed away last Monday. Click
here foe Joe Mason's obit, which details Mickey's
many accomplishments.
Oct.
13
Just six years ago,
Abdoulaye Kamagate did not know football existed. Now he stars for
Frankford and has been a major force as the Pioneers have tied the
school record for consecutive shutouts (six). Oh, he also
excels in soccer. Click
here for Joe Mason's story.
Oct.
12
Click
here for Joe Mason's story on
Penn
Charter product Michael "Neeko" Hnatkowsky, who's glad
he decided to play one more season as Muhlenberg's productive QB.
And click
here for an earlier story from D3FOOTBALL.com.
Oct.
8
Atlanta Falcons QB
Matt
Ryan (Penn Charter) now stars in a Tide commercial.
Click
here.
Also, click
here for a Falcons podcast featuring an interview
with Matt.
Oct.
7
1955 Penn Charter grad Rich Westcott
has completed his 27th book --
Amazing Phillies Feats: The Greatest Player Performances in
Philadelphia Phillies History.
Click
here to purchase. Thank you. Click
here
to visit Rich's website.
Oct. 4
Saturday at Franklin Field, La Salle beat SJ Prep, 28-21, for the
first time wince 2015. Click
here for Kev Hunter's story. And
here for Joe Santoliquito's story.
Penn
Charter product Mike "Neeko" Hnatkowsky, the QB at
Muhlenberg, had quite the memorable performance last week.
Click
here.
Oct.
1
Major congrats to former
SJ Prep baseball star Perry
Russom (Class of 2009, second team All-City OF)!
Yesterday, he made his debut as a news reporter for CNBC. Click
here
to see his first report. And
here to see the press release.
Sept. 28
Hunting Park native Lou Canelli, a
product of La Salle High (Class of 1973, first team All-Catholic)
and Temple, has written a book about his basketball life. Click
here
to read the details and to
purchase. Proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Foundation. Thank you.
Sept. 20
Major congrats to
Eastern Regional grad
Adam Taliaferro,
who returned to Happy Valley Saturday night to serve as Penn State's
honorary captain for the football game vs. Auburn. Click
here for Joe Juliano's story. (The family has Philly
roots. Dad Andre is a Dobbins grad.)
Sept. 17
Click
here for Joe Mason's story on Joey Mastrangelo, who
led Ryan past Judge,21-14, before a memorable crowd.
Sept. 8
Major congrats and best wishes going
forward to
1959 Weat Catholic grad Herb
Magee. Come spring, the Hall of Famer will retire
after 55 seasons as the basketball coach at Jefferson University;
(previously Phila. Textile and Phila. University). No games played
in 1920-21 due to Covid. Click
here.
isug.
31
Ryan football coach Bill Murphy is
the nephew of Joe McDermott, the legendary former Judge baseball
coach. Click
here for Joe Mason's story.
Aug.
16
The late, great Joe Malizia Sr.,
whose game films provided terrific memories for Philly high school
athletes, will be honored at Roman Catholic's annual sports HOF
banquet Sept.16. Details are
here.
Alumnus and former basketball
coach Speedy Morris will also be honored.
Aug.
15
RIP, Jay Greenberg. Jay, whose HOF
career covering hockey began in Philly at the Bulletin and
Daily News, passed away this week. Obit is
here.
Aug.
4
In 1988, West Catholic's Monroe
Blakes set the still-standing Catholic League record for highest
average in league play (14-385-27.5). Now, his son, Jaylen, out of
Blair Academy (N.J.), has joined the freshman class at Duke.
Congrats! Click
here.
July
30
MaxPreps has named the top high
school baseball teams, all time, in all 50 states. The No.1 spot in
Pennsylvania goes to Malvern's 2008 squad. Click
here.
July
29
RIP, Cliff Anderson. The St. Joe's
all-timer and former NBA/ABA player, an Edison grad, passed away
Monday. Click
here.
July
28
Penn Charter grad and former Phillies
executive David Montgomery (RIP) received a lifetime achievement
award Sunday at the Hall of Fame. His wife, Lynn. accepted/spoke.
Click
here for the video.
July
24
Kevin "Sparky" Cooney made his first
sports splash as a student manager for coach Bill Fox (RIP). Click
here for his memories in the Northeast Times.
Click
here for John Knebels' story on Joe Parisi's great
career as La Salle High's athletic director ... and how he's going
forward.
July
22
Paul Romanczuk is now the basketball
coach at Malvern, his original high school. He coached at Carroll,
his alma mater, through 2018. Click
here.
July
19
RIP, Bill Fox. Bill, who coached
Father Judge's basketball team to 545 wins and three Catholic League
championships over 29 seasons, passed away last night. Click
here
for a Tribute Page. And
here
for a list of the Winningest Coaches. Obit is
here.
July
16
Another draftee: Wake Forest C Shane
Muntz (Malvern) by Arizona in the 15th round (No. 438). He was also
drafted out of Malvern. Thanks to Ted Rauch for the heads-up.
July
15
RIP, Ivan Hicks. Ivan, a football
player for West Catholic, passed away during an informal session
involving WC and Coatesville. Click
here.
July
14
Other draftees: Villanova P Jimmy
Kingsbury (Malvern) by Seattle in the 17th round (No. 504); Penn
State P Kyle Virbitsky (Episcopal) by Oakland in the 17th round (No.
518). If you know of others . . .
tedtee307@yahoo.com.
July
12
Congrats to recent Malvern grad
Lonnie White. The OF was selected in the second round (No. 64;
competitive balance B portion) of the MLB draft by the Pittsburgh
Pirates. He is also a Penn State football recruit.
July
9
Major congrats to Mark Hueber, a
former website writer and basketball player at SJ Prep. He's now an
assistant to Lafayette coach Fran O'Hanlon!!
Strange times at Little Flower HS. Only in the Pub worthy. Click
here for Joe Mason's story.
June
27
Major congrats to Jessica Gray, the
sister of forever website stalwart Jon "Duck" Gray!! Jessica, a
product of Germantown Friends and Temple, is now Co-Executive
Director of Player Engagement for the Detroit Lions. She works with
the rookies on their transition to the NFL Most recently she was the
assistant athletic director at Texas Tech. Best of luck, Jessica!!
June 20
After pitching for 10 years in
independent baseball, Ryan grad Kevin McGovern is now with the
Cardinals' AA quad. Click
here for Joe Mason's story.
June
16
RIP, Jim Phelan. Mr. Phelan, after
playing basketball for La Salle College, coached Mount St. Mary (MD)
for 49 seasons (830 wins, one D-II national title). He passed away
last night at age 92. Click here for
obit.
June 15
Best wishes going forward to Joe
Parisi, La Salle High's former baseball coach and forever athletic
director. In his new role at La Salle, Joe will schedule summer
service trips for 175 students to four states and nine countries.
June
14
Alumnus Bill Wasylenko
('69) has completed his second almanac on La Salle High football.
There is a page for each season and special pages for lists. The
book includes 144 pages and en estimated 2,300 pictures. The book
costs $25.00 and will be sold at La Salle games, scrimmages, parent
gatherings, etc.
The book is also available by mail; add $5 to each order, no matter
the number of books, to handle processing. Make checks payable to La
Salle College High School and please include your email address.
Send to Bill Wasylenko, 121 Kelsey Drive, Lansdale, PA 19446. Send
questions to Bill at
explorerfb@gmail.com.
Thank you! . . . Front cover is
here.
Back cover is
here.
June
13
**Click
here
for a John McArdle (RIP) Tribute Page.** It details John's career as
an umpire and basketball coach.
Best wishes going forward to N-G basketball assistant Pat Sorrentino, who
is bouncing back from a serious health issue.
June
8
Almost four decades after starring in
basketball for Ben Franklin, Ed Robinson is still taking on
challenges. And winning! Click
here.
June 6
Best wishes going forward to Ed
Barkowitz. Ed, long a provider of interesting nuggets for the
Daily News, has accepted a buyout.
June
4
RIP, George "Buddy" Kline. Buddy, who
reffed in the ol' American Basketball Association and then for a
long time in the Catholic League, passed away recently.
Check out
this nugget from March 25, then return to read a
response from forever Ryan football assistant Rick Eife.
Small
world! Wally Boehmer, Frankford's only scorer
that day is my uncle, my mom's older
brother. Wally was a really nice guy; he was in
the Coast Guard during WWII, stationed in
Atlantic City for most of his time. He came back
to Philly and started a career with Curtis
Publishing until his retirement in the 60's. He
and his wife retired to Sunrise, Florida and his
youngest daughter, my cousin Cindy played
basketball for Florida State. I haven't had much
contact with them since Wally passed away about
fifteen years ago but I'll make every effort to
share this; I think his grandchildren would be
thrilled to see it.
June
2
RIP, Bob Ewing, Bob, who coached
O'Hara to two CL football championships and 116 wins over 16 seasons
(1975-90), passed away recently.
Alumnus Chris Roantree is Judge's new basketball coach. Click
here.
Penn Charter's list of major sports
captains has been updated. One more added. Click
here.
June 1
Click
here for the updated
list of "Our Guys" on All-Big 5 teams.
May
30
Click
here for a pic of legendary
George Washington
football coach Ron Cohen and four of his stars.
May
28
Playing catch-up with draft files . .
.
**Philadelphia's first-round draftees
**All Philly NFL draftees, 1974-forward
May
20
RIP, Jim Fenerty. Jim, the
second winningest basketball coach in city history, passed away last
night. Click
here.
Click
here
for Drew Markol's obit. Click
here
for Celebration Page.
Welcome back to Roman
Catholic basketball coach Chris McNesby, who has replaced Matt
Griffin. In his first stint as Roman's coach, Chris won 168 games
and 2 CL championships over 8 seasons.
May
18
In his 32nd season as Penn
Charter's only varsity softball coach, Doc Mittica bagged career win
400 with a 4-2 triumph over SCH Academy on May 7 . . . pic by John
Burkhart is
here.
May
6
RIP, Michael "Streets" Shalon.
Mike, a staunch supporter of Bonner-P basketball and the father of
'03 starter Mike Shalon, passed away recently. Obit is
here.
April 25
RIP Ed Hoban, a basketball
captain at Roman Catholic (1971) and Philadelphia Textile (1975)
passed away recently. Obit is
here.
April 22
Best wishes going forward to Judge
grad Ryan Nace, who is no longer the football coach at Cheltenham
High.
April 20
Best wishes going forward to Sean Tait, who is no longer Father
Judge's basketball coach. Click
here
for Joe Mason's story.
In
2004, Jadrien "J.J." Reynolds suffered a serious neck injury while
playing in a football scrimmage for George Washington High.
Now he is attempting to buy a handicapped accessible van.
Please visit the
Go Fund Me page and help if you can.
Thank you.
La Salle High graduate Darnell Artis is having the time of his life
playing for the Harlem Globetrotters. Click
here.
April 19
Obit for John McArdle (RIP) is
here.
April 18
The All-Star Labor Classic will be
played today at Ridley High. Click
here for
the website.
April 16
Most
overall/Catholic/Inter-AC files on the
basketball history page
have been updated.
April 13
Wood's Rahsool Diggins
owns a lofty spot a special list. Click
here.
April 12
The All-City basketball players have been added to the all-time
list.
First Names from
A to C
First Names from D to G
First Names
from H to J
First Names from K to M
First Names
from N to R
First Names
from S to Z
April 11
Quite the dandy, double-duty display. . . John
Westfield (Father Judge) recorded ten strikeouts on
the mound then drove to the football game and bagged five points
with a FG and two PAT.
April 10
RIP, John McArdle. John, who in 1992
coached the basketball team at his alma mater, Chestnut Hill Academy
to its first Inter-Ac championship since 1933, has passed away. He
won two more titles at CHA. He was also a prominent high
school/college baseball umpire. Obit is
here.
April 9
Click
here
for the for the 2020-21
All-City Basketball Team, as selected by Randy Miller Jr.,
owner/director of The Miller Report.
April 8
Check back tomorrow for the 2020-21
All-City Basketball Team, as selected by Randy Miller Jr.,
owner/director of The Miller Report.
April 2
Thanks to stellar effort by Tom Taylor
and Ed "Huck" Palmer, the updated scoring pages for Catholic League
basketball teams, past and present, can be accessed right here . . .
B-P
-
Carr
-
C-E
-
Devon
-
Dough
-
Judge
-
Ken/K-K
-
Lans
-
La S -
McD
-
North -
O'Hara
-
Roman -
Ryan
-
SC/Neum/N-G
-
St. J
-
SJP
-
STM -
West
--Wood.
Click
here for a list of
coaches' All-Catholic players, 1941-forward, listed by school and
team (first, second, third). Scoring averages included.
April 1
Well, he has completed more
amazing work. Click
here
for Ed "Huck" Palmer's All-Catholic Basketball Team and special
awards in multiple categories. Thanks again, Huck!! Take more bows.
Ex-Roman coach Matt Griffin has
already made an impact at D-1 Albany. Click here for Josh Verlin's
story.
March 31
The All-Star Labor Classic will be
played April 18 at Ridley High. Click
here for
the website.
March 30
RIP, Walt Fuller. Walt, a first team
All-City basketball player for Bonner in 1982, passed away last
night. He played college ball at Drexel (team MVP in 1986; 1,159
career points) and assisted at multiple colleges.
**Click
here for the updated
list of 1,000-Point Scorers.**
**Click here
for the Overall Scoring Leaders, 2021.**
**Click
here for the Overall Scoring Leaders, 2000 through
2021 seasons.**
March 29
Click
here
for Ed "Huck" Palmer's list of final Catholic League team/individual
basketball stats. You won't believe the depth. Every category
imaginable. Thanks, Huck! Please take a few bows.
March 28
Click
here for the
Reading-Wood recap and be prepared to learn some significant info
about how close
Wood
came to an all-time accomplishment.
March 27
6A final, Wood vs. Reading, can be
watched
here. Wood fell, 58-57, and finished the season at
19-1.
Ryan-CP recap is
here.
March 26
Ryan vs. Erie Cathedral Prep can be
watched
here. . . . Ryan fell, 69-49.
March 25
Click
here for programs for the boys/girls PIAA
championship games.
Click
here for: Never Know What Amazing Nugget You'll Find
While Searching for Something Else.
March 24
Click
here for a story on Wood's win over Lower Merion.
State finals at GIANT Center, in Hershey: Ryan vs. Erie Cathedral Prep,
Friday, 7:30, in 5A; Wood vs. Reading, Saturday, 7:30, in 6A.
March 23
RIP, Vincent A. "Jimmy
the Jet" Panetta. Jimmy, the "forever" assistant to former Malvern
Prep football coach Gamp Pellegrini, passed away recently. Obit is
here.
6A semi: Wood beat Lower Merion, 72-68. All five starters scored in
double figures. Marcus Randolph (24) and Rahsool Diggins (16) led
the way. Recap
is
here.
**Click
here for the Coaches' All-Catholic Basketball Team
and special congrats to the repeat MVP,
Wood sr. G Rahsool Diggins,
and the Speedy Morris Coach of the Year,
Devon
Prep's Jason Fisher.**
Recap of Ryan's semifinal win over Chester is
here.
March 22
Ryan beat Chester, 84-63. Aaron
Lemon-Warren shot 15-for-17 en route to 36 points; most ever by a
visiting player in a playoff in Chester's gym. Christian Tomasco (26
points) shot an even higher percentage (12-for-13). Dominic Vazquez
recorded 13 assists.
Schedule for semis: tonight, 7
o'clock, Ryan at Chester in 5A; tomorrow, 7 o'clock, Wood at Lower
Merion in 6A.
Recaps for all three quarterfinals
involving CL teams are
here.
March 20
Wood (6A) won in today's state
quarterfinal (70-56 over Allentown William Allen). Marcus Randolph
led the way with 23 points.
Ryan (5A) won in last night's state
quarterfinals. Carroll (4A) did not. Recaps are
here.
March 19
Click
here for another look at the way NYC's Tom Konchalski
(RIP) influenced college basketball.
Stats for CL teams in City Titles are
posted
here. 3A through 6A. Thanks to Ed "Huck" Palmer.
March 18
Best wishes going forward to Matt
Griffin. He has stepped down as Roman's basketball coach to become a
college assistant at Albany.
Stats for CL teams in City Titles are
being posted
here. 4A so far.
March 17
**Links to updated I-A basketball individual scoring pages:
EA
-
GA
-
HS
-
MP
-
PC
-
CHA/SCH
(Career totals for all I-A scorers, 1969-2021, listed at bottom
of pages for each school; overall list is
here.)
. . . Thanks to Joe Redican (MP) and Ed Foley (PC) for their
hustle.**
March 16
Click
here for Ed Morlock's story on Wood's triumph. And
here for Josh Verlin's.
March 15
Wood beat Roman, 68-59, for the
championship.
Tonight's CL boys basketball final (7
o'clock) can be watched
here.
March 14
Roman and Wood were the winners in
the CL boys semifinals. They'll meet for the championship March
15, 7 p.m., at Cardinal O'Hara.
Wood and O'Hara were the winners in the CL girls semifinals. They'll meet
for the championship today, 4 p.m., at Archbishop Carroll.
March 11
Catholic League semifinals . . .
Saturday, March, 13 . . . Ryan (4) at
Wood (1), 6 p.m.; Devon Prep (3) vs. Roman (2), 2:30, at Salvation
Army, Broad and Fairmount (701 N. Broad Street).
March 9
Click
here for
the latest pic of Penn Charter's new athletics facility. By John
Burkhart.
To honor the late
Dick Allen,
the Phillies this season will wear a No. 15 patch on their uniforms.
March 8
RIP, Phil DeMarco. Phil, a first team
All-Public pitcher for Southern in 1973 and '74, passed away
recently.
Click
here for a story about Cincinnati Reds OF prospect
Michael Siani (Penn Charter)
and his baseball-crazy family.
March 6
Holy Ghost Prep coach Tony Chapman
now owns 900 career wins. Click
here. (His JV coach, Jack "In the Box" Crouse, is a
La Salle High grad and wrote highly entertaining reports for this
website.)
March 5
RIP, Steve Chapman. Steve, the
basketball coach at his alma mater, Bishop McDevitt, for four
seasons (1967-70), passed away this morning.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the
Penn Relays have again been canceled.
March 4
Are you a former Public League
athlete? Join the Philadelphia Public League Alumni Athletic
Association to connect with friends, former rivals, etc. Former King
football player Jo-Van Rogers is the organization's president and he
may be reached at
jo-van.rogers@temple.edu.
The Pub's website is
here.
"I Played in the Pub", the group's Facebook page, is
here
March 3
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the
2021 Albert C. Donofrio Basketball Tournament has been canceled.
Feb. 26
RIP, Damon Bethel. Damon, the top LB on
the 1988 All-City Football Team, passed away recently. The
Roxborough grad played in college at Miami.
Malvern enters the season as Pennsylvania's top baseball team. Click
here.
Feb. 25
Congrats to Lionel Bolen, the new
football coach at
Eastern
Regional.
He played at Rancocas Valley and Notre Dame and assisted ER's
previous coach, John Doherty. Story is
here.
Feb. 24
RIP, Bill Hayes. Bill, a basketball assistant at
North Catholic under Jeo Rapczynski , Pete Bilinsky and Brother Jim
Williams, passed away recently. Obit is
here.
Feb. 23
RIP, Mike Hannigan. Mike, who
assisted basketball coach Jim Fenerty across four decades at the ol'
Bishop Egan and Germantown Academy, passed away yesterday. In 2012,
Mike filled in for six games as GA's coach as Jim addressed a health
issue. Obit is
here.
Feb. 22
Jim Crawford, whose son, Kevin, is the
basketball coach at
Eastern
Regional
High, owns a spot on a special Philly/D-I list, as offered by former
Daily News stats stalwart Boop Vetrone. Click
here.
Eastern
Regional
senior Tazir Cantey is making the most
of his shortened season. Click
here.
Feb. 19
Click
here for info
on this year's All Star Labor Basketball Classic.
Feb, 15
Roman product Lynn Greer, now in
prep school, will play college hoops at Dayton. Click
here.
Feb. 13
RIP, Matt Evangelist. Matt, who
starred in football (QB) and baseball (INF) at Frankford (Class of
1986), passed away recently. Obit is
here. Joe Mason's story is
here.
A GoFundMe page is
here.
Feb. 11
On March 26, Cheltenham will play Father Judge in a “United 10” Fall
Alternate Football Season. In what may be a record Cheltenham will
have seven “Our Guys” on staff.
Head Coach - Ryan Nase (Father Judge)
Defensive Coordinator- Kyle Yeiter (Central)
Outside LB - Mike Yeiter (Central)
Inside LB- Paul Bryant (Cardinal Dougherty)
Defensive Tackles - Jim Fitzgerald (Father Judge)
Offensive Assistant - David Thomas (Simon Gratz)
Quarterbacks - Derek Talley (Father Judge)
Feb. 10
RIP, John Fenningham Sr. John, who
starred in football at Judge (Class of 1972) and assisted primarily
at Judge and Penn Charter, passed away recently. Click
here
for an obit.
Best wishes going forward to
Episcopal grad Dave Magarity,
who is retiring as the women's basketball coach at Army. His
daughter, Maureen, is the coach at Holy Cross, and the teams met
recently. Click
here.
Feb. 9
RIP, Jay Norman. Mr. Norman, basketball
star at Mastbaum and Temple, passed away recently. In 1952, he
earned first team coaches' All-Public honors and the school would
not have another first teamer until 1972.
Click
here
for Donald Hunt's obit.
RIP, Tom Konchalski. Mr. Konchalski, a NYC resident and giant among
basketball talent scouts, passed away yesterday. Click
here for an obit. and
here for another.
Feb. 8
Major congrats to former Temple coach
Bruce Arians, who last night guided Tampa Bay to victory in the
Super Bowl! Among his chief assistants: defensive coordinator Todd
Bowles and special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong; Keith was an
All-City RB at the ol' Bishop Egan ('81). Both played at Temple.
Click
here for Paul Domowitch's story.
Jan. 29
RIP, John Chaney. Mr. Chaney, who
earned a spot in the Basketball HOF primarily off his coaching
success at Temple, passed away today at age 89. He starred at Ben
Franklin and coached at Gratz. Click
here for a story.
Jan. 26
Episcopal grad Wayne Ellington
owns an "Our Guys" NBA record . . . Most Franchises Played
For. Detroit is No. 9 for Wayne in 12 seasons and this is his second
stint with the Pistons. Tied for second at eight:
Roman's Rasual Butler,
Strawberry Mansion's Ronald Murray
and
Dobbins' Doug Overton.
Jan. 22
Best wishes going forward to Pat
McLoone, who will no longer serve as the managing editor/sports for
the Daily News/Inquirer and inquirer.com. Pat played hoops at
La Salle High
and in 1977 averaged 12.3 points in Catholic North play. Quite the
wing sniper, he led the Explorers with 17 points in a pre-playoff
loss to Dougherty.The leader of that La Salle team was current Iowa
coach Fran McCaffery.
Jan. 21
Click
here for Joe Mason's great story on now-retired
Dougherty/Fels basketball coach Mark Heimerdinger.
Jan. 19
Click
here for a
team pic of
Eastern
Regional's
2020-21 basketball varsity. IDs now added.
Jan. 12
Major congrats to
Neumann-Goretti product Christian Barmore,
a soph DL at Alabama. He won defensive MVP honors in the national
championship game! Click
here
for an interview.
Jan. 8
Mike Keenan, who played for Mark
Heimerdinger at Cardinal Dougherty in 1989, has replaced the
now-retired "Ding" as the basketball coach at Fels. He coached Fels'
JV for the previous eight seasons, was a boys assistant at Friends
Select 2005-12, the girls varsity at Kennedy-Kenrick in 2001-02, and
the girls JV at K-K from '97 through '02. Best of luck, Mike.
Jan. 5
RIP Mike Mayock Sr. Mr. Mayock, who won
83 games and four Inter-Ac football titles over 19 seasons at Mavern
Prep/Haverford School, has passed away. His son, Mike Jr., is the
general manager of the Las Vegas Raiders. Click
here.
Major congrats to
La Salle High grad Jimmy Morrissey,
who was won a prestigious national award for his football
accomplishment at Pitt. Click
here.
Jan, 3
Click
here
for John Burkhart's early-construction pic of Penn Charter's new
athletic facility,
Jan. 1
**Happy New
Year!!**
Dec. 31
RIP, John "Jack" Wallin. Mr. Wallin,
who in 1951 earned game MVP honors while leading St, Thomas More to
the basketball City Title, passed away recently. Click
here.
Click
here for a
classic Wilt Chamberlain Overbrook pic, as found by Craig Conlin.
Thanks!
Dec. 29
Congrats to Roman/Penn State grad
Lamar Stevens,
who yesterday scored his first NBA points for the Cleveland
Cavaliers. He's now on
this list.
Dec. 25
Merry
Christmas!!
Dec. 24
How cool is this?!
North Catholic's
1967-68 JV basketball team, which earned national acclaim when,
while filling in for the suspended varsity, it beat McDevitt in a
Catholic League quarterfinal at the Palestra, could be inducted itno
the Naismith Basketball HOF in 2021. Major props to former player
and coach Joe Rapczynski, whose book about this team helped to put
it on the doorstep.
Dec. 20
Click
here for a story on Buffalo Bills coach
Sean McDermott
from his playing days at La Salle. And
here
for pics from 2009, when Sean was hired as the Eagles' defensive
coordinator.
Dec. 19
Click
here for Ed Barkowitz' great story on "Our Guys"
rookie NFL head coaches
Kevin Stefanski (SJ Prep,
Cleveland Browns) and
Joe Judge (Lansdale
Catholic, New
York Giants).
Dec. 17
Congrats to
Eastern
Regional
jr. Ryleigh Heck, the SJ field hockey Player of the Year. Click
here,
And to rookie Alexandra Marshall, the Coach of the Year. Click
here.
Dec. 11
Great news via Bob Dillon and Dan
Solis-Cohen. . . Two
Philly guys, Jeff Maconaghy and George Geiss, will be working
tomorrow's Army-Navy game. Congrats!
Dec. 8
RIP, Bill Clausen. Bill, football coach
at West Philadelphia 1973-89 and then the defensive coordinator at
Frankford , passed away recently.
Dec . 7
RIP, Dick Allen. The Phillies' all-time
slugger, who should be in the HOF, passed away today.
RIP, John Smallwood. John, long a
sports writer/sport columnist for the Daily News, passed away
yesterday.
Dec, 4
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files . . .
SJ Prep 2020
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