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Ongoing . . . Welcome to Story Time.
Note from Ted: Did I write a story about you, a teammate, a friend, a
relative or something else that just interested you? Did you lose or
maybe damage the clipping? You can see it posted on this website. Send your request
to tedtee307@yahoo.com and
please provide some necessary details. Thanks! Stories are now being
posted
here in a
Story Time album. Daily links will also be provided. . . Meanwhile,
this page
from 2016 includes stories about 87 "Our Guys" who advanced to the
NFL, NBA or MLB.
June 6
Tedbit -- You could say that Jason
Harrigan,, hired yesterday by SJ Prep, has become the ninth black
man to head a Catholic League basketball program. However, that
would be wrong. This will be the ninth time a black man has
been in hoop charge, but Jason was No. 6 in 2017 when he began a
two-year stint at Cardinal O'Hara. Now he's No. 2 on the two-schools
list, following Guy Moore (North Catholic's final season in '10,
West Catholic from '11 through '13). Much of me wishes we were
heading into the 2021-22 season. That way Jason could be part of a
50th anniversary at Prep and overall. Former Overbrook star Fred
Douglas ('51), a class act through and through, became the CL's
first black coach for the 1971-72 season. Best of luck, Jason!
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Catholic League's Black Basketball Coaches |
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School |
School |
Years |
When |
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Fred Douglas |
SJ Prep |
3 |
1972-74 |
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Marc Turner |
Kennedy-Kenrick |
1 |
2001 |
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Guy Moore |
North Catholic |
1 |
2010 |
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Guy Moore |
West Catholic |
3 |
2011-13 |
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Jazz Williams |
West Catholic |
3 |
2014-16 |
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Jason Harrigan |
O'Hara |
2 |
2017-18 |
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Bryan Caver |
Conwell-Egan |
1 |
2018 |
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Will Chavis |
McDevitt |
4 |
2018-21 |
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Jason Harrigan` |
SJ Prep |
1 |
2021 |
Story Time . . . Click
here
for: In the late 1970s.
Roman basketball player Ralph Mack
was the alllllllllllll-time character.
Click
here
for: It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's a Basketball Player.
Atlanta Falcons QB
Matt Ryan (Penn Charter)
is stepping up, BIG time. Click
here.
Junw 5
Congrats to Jason Harrigan, who's now the basketball coach at
St. Joseph's Prep.
He formerly headed the programs at
Del-Val Charter
and
Cardinal O'Hara.
Press release is
here.
**Click
here
for a list of all "Basement Guys"
(scoring averages under 10.0) in Catholic League basketball,
1971-2020.**
Story Time . . .
Click
here for:
In 2008,
West Catholic QB Curtis Drake
directed an offense that was so productive, it earned the nickname
"Enjoy the Show."
In 2009, something big was happening at
Cardinal O;Hara.
Click
here.
June 4
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Dave
Riddick. Mr. Riddick, an All-Public basketball player (20.3 average)
for Bok Tech in 1956, and then a star at Maryland State and
long-time stalwart in the Charles Baker Summer League, passed away
recently, RIP, sir.
Check back tomorrow for a list of all the leading "Basement Guys"
(explanation to come - smile) in Catholic League basketball,
1971-2020.
Story Time . . . Click
here
for:
Penn Charter's Chris Rodgers
is a basketball assistant at his alma mater. Was a quality player,
also.
Click
here for a
photo set from 2014, when
West Phillly
honored its Gene Banks-led,, 30-0 hoops powerhouse.
Click
here for:
Never Know Where You'll See
Bishop Kenrick grads Pat
Beacham and Greg Grant;
first team All-Catholic basketball honorees in 1991.
New Jersey's version of the PIAA now has its first female director,
Colleen Maguire.
June
3
**Click
here
for a page that details the
Neumann/N-G
Roman
basketball series over Carl Arrigale's 22 seasons as coach of the
Pirates/Saints.**
Story Time . . . Click
here
for: In 1998,
Northeast's Dante Poole
provided an all-time ending to a football playoff game.
From Steve Haug . . Almost 300 senior student athletes from AOP schools
are planning to play college sports. Click
here for the list.
Click
here
for a pic from the 2013
Haverford School-Episcopal
football game.
Basketball players Sam Sessoms Jr. (Shipley, Binghamton, transferring to
Penn State) and Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree (N-G, Villanova), among many
others,
yesterday made a peaceful
George Floyd march through West Phila. Click
here.
Sam's dad, also Sam, was an All-Public guard for University City in
1990.
Pat
McLoone (La Salle),
executive sports editor of the DAILY NEWS/Inky,
was the guest on a podcast hosted by former website stalwart
Kevin
"Sparky" Cooney (Judge)
and former DN sports writer
"Michael Jack" Kern.
(Lincoln). Click
here.
June 2
Check back tomorrow for a page that details the
Neumann/N-G
Roman
basketball series over Carl Arrigale's 22 seasons as coach of the
Pirates/Saints.
**Click
here to see details of all outbursts of at least 90
points by Catholic League basketball teams (CL regular season and
playoffs, City Titles, state playoffs) over the last 20 seasons.**.
Story Time . . . Click
here
for: You may know
Cardinal O'Hara grad Ed/Eddie Malloy
for his 18 seasons of reffing in the NBA. Well, in 1989 he was also
a first team All-City selection and reached 1,000 points with the
Daily News in the house.
Carroll product Derrick Jones
might be waving bye-bye to the Miami Heat. Click
here.
Click
here
to see details on a special football day for
Gratz
in 2009.
This year's Notre Dame-Navy football game will not be played in Ireland.
Click
here.
June
1
Check back tomorrow to see details of all outbursts of at least 90
points by Catholic League basketball teams (CL regular season and
playoffs, City Titles, state playoffs) over the last 20 seasons.
**Click
here for 50-year All-City Football Teams by
Geography (four in city, two in suburbs.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
If there's a
Willis (Neil, of Malvern
Prep), there
's a way to win the Inter-Ac League football championship.
In 2006, the heroics of three
Overbrook
football players became national news. Click
here.
The photos mentioned on that page are
here.
May
31
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Bobby
Devine. Mr. Devine, a starter for West Catholic's 1953 basketball
city champs (beat Wilt Chemberlain and Overbrook for that honor) and
the leading vote-getter on the 1954 All-Catholic team (also won the
CL Markward Award), passed away recently. RIP, sir. Obit
here.
Check back tomorrow for 50-year All-City Football Teams by
Geography (four in city, two in suburbs.
Story Time . . . Click
here
for: In 1985,
Neumann hoopster Steve Benton
was scorching hot in a game at Frostburg State (Md.).
Click
here to read about
Carroll's
unusual basketball feat in 2014, and how much it differed from one
in 1983.
Click
here for a story on
Malvern Prep baseball star Jarod Wade,
who missed one last chance to impress high school spectators.
May 30
Story Time . . . Click
here
for: In the early1980s,
La Salle's Chip Greenberg
was so impressive, coach Les Burke mentioned him in the same
sentence with Tom Gola.
Click
here
for a page that celebrates the special feat by
Frankford QB Tim
DiGiorgio
in 2011.
Click
here for a story on
Eastern
Regional
sr. RHP Cole Boyan.
New Jersey might go with a different kind of "Last Dance" baseball
tournament. Click
here.
Click
here for Joe Mason's story on Dr. Hank DeVincent
(RIP).
Delran sr. R.J. Moten was hoping to get drafted. Now? The son of former
Eagles LB Ron Moten is intending to play football AND baseball at
Michigan. Click
here for Ryan Lawrence's story.
May 29
Our thoughts and prayers are wit the family and friends of Anthony
Robinson. Anthony, a star basketball player for Edison High in 1983
(second team All-City; later played at Cheyney), passed away
recently. RIP, Anthony.
**Click
here for 50-year All-City Basketball Teams by
Geography (four in city, two in suburbs**
Story Time . . . Click
here for: In 1989,
Dougherty's Dave Distel
was quite the pistol. He routinely fired away from so far out, with
permission, that foul shots felt like layups.
The AOP's Steve
Haug is doing a Spotlight Series. Today's episode features 1990
Ryan grad Chris Mooney.
Click
here.
Fifty years ago, as coached by Bob Shoudt, four track sophomores
from Norristown High accomplished quite the national feat in the
Penn Relays. Click
here for Ed Morlock's story.
Click
here for a podcast that addresses
Dick Allen's
career and his HOF chances. Also, website legend Mark "Frog"
Carfagno was the guest on a podcast. Click
here. He appears at the 24:12 mark.
May 28
Check back tomorrow for 50-year All-City Basketball Teams by
Geography (four in city, two in suburbs.
Story Time . . . Click
here for: Basketball buddies Adon El and Antwain Wynn
were the heroes for
Neumann
in a 2003 quarterfinal in over Roman.
Click
here
in case you experienced frustration yesterday trying to view details
of a classic "Hockey Puck" moment.
Click
here
for a page that celebrates a special feat by future NFLer
Will Fuller (Roman)
in 2011.
Click
here for another story on the upcoming
Dick Allen
documentary by "The Last Dance" guy.
May 27
The most entertaining man, by far. in this world, Thomas "Hockey
Puck" McKenna, has entered the stretch run of his cancer treatments.
Chemo is over. Another 10 days of radiation. He remains overwhelmed
by all the support and sends thanks/best wishes to everyone. . . .
Click
here
for an all-time Puckster moment from the late 1990s (now on flickr
with a two-part caption).
**Click
here
for each Public League school's (non-charters only) most memorable win in a
football, basketball or baseball City Title.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for: In 1986,
Southern's Robert "World" Stokes
helped his school halt a 40-year hoops drought. (Dawn Staley nugget
also on page.)
Click
here to see details on a monumental football win by
La Salle
in 2008.
May 26
**Check back
tomorrow for each Public League school's (non-charters only) most memorable win in a
football, basketball or baseball City Title.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
West Catholic's Dave
Bertoline
much preferred being
special to specialization.
In 2006,
Olney's
football team broke a serious drought. Click
here.
Tiiiiime for a Chuck Langerman Chuckbit . . . Click
here
for: A prominent politician with the initials
J.B. accomplished a special feat in high school football.
Click
here for another story about what
Dick Allen
had to endure in Philly.
Ex-Phillies player/coach Milt Thompson has found a new calling. Click
here.
May 25
It's Memorial
Day .
. .
Remember those who have sacrificed
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and
friends of Ed Magliocco. Mr. Magliocco, the principal at Murrell
Dobbins Tech during the school's best stretch for sports (1971-93),
passed away May 6. RIP, sir. Obit
here.
**Click
here
for each Catholic League school's most memorable win in a
football, basketball or baseball City Title.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for: The Penn Charter-Germantown Academy
football series began in 1887 and
Eddie Bambino
almost certainly provided the most dramatic finish.
Meanwhile . . . check out
this
page from
2012, when West Catholic staged an all-time football reversal, in
extremely short order.
A Florida high school football coach is in trouble for ignoring the
COVID-19 rules. Click
here.
May 24
**Check back
tomorrow for each Catholic League school's most memorable win in a
football, basketball or baseball City Title.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
In 1986 how tough/important was
Bartram LB Billy Dunfee?
Well, coach Tom Bazis said of him,
"If I had six Billy Dunfees and five tackling dummies, I could still
win ballgames."
Click
here
for a goofy moment from the 2005 football season.
You won't believe what happened to Millville's Mike Trout in a game vs.
Cherry Hill East in 2008. Click
here.
Could the coronavirus pandemic actually help the PIAA, at least in one
area? Click
here.
May 23
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
In a 1989 game,
West Catholic's Chris
McShane was
able to collect 21 rebounds despite his stick-figure frame.
Two teams from
La Salle
and one from
Germantown Academy
are still alive in a best-of-decade baseball battle. Click
here.
Are you hoping to be recruited for baseball or softball? These webinars
will provide great insights on the new normal. Click
here.
Click
here to see how high school sports in Pennsylvania
will go forward.
Myy 22
**Click
here for a
breakdown of All-Time Most Memorable Playoff Wins for each Catholic
League school in football, basketball and baseball.**
Story Time . . .Click
here for:
Who says a kid can't be a
Starr
at football and singing?
West Philly all-timer Gene
Banks says the
GOAT award goes to
Wilt.
Click
here.
Click
here to see how much $$$$ Notre Dame's coaches were paid
in 2018-19.
Megastar atar RB Johnny Martin, of Highland High in South Jersey (for
now, he says he's transferring to a school TBA), will play college
football at Temple. Click
here. Via Chuck Langerman:
He enters his senior year with 4,321
yards, which
is 22nd
best all-time in
South Jersey history. With another 1,000-yard season, he can become
the first
area back to rush for over 1,000 yards in four different seasons.
A new book about the Phillies dedicates a whole chapter to
Dick Allen.
Click
here.
Can you picture the football and baseball seasons being reversed next
school year? Click
here.
May 21
Check back tomorrow for a
breakdown of All-Time Most Memorable Playoff Wins for each Catholic
League school in football, basketball and baseball.
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
In a 2010 baseball game vs. E&S,
Germantown's O'Shane Black
played well and coach Joe Fite made a visit to he--.
Eastern
Regioal
grad Tom Flaccco is hoping to make some NFL QBing history. Click
here
for a video interview that includes Tom and big bro Joe.
The debate continues . . .When/how will high school sports return?
C-E football coach Jack Techtmann
is among those quoted. Click
here.
One guy is torching Gov. Wolf for recent comments on sports fans. Click
here.
May 20
**Click
here
for recaps of the Top 50 Most Memorable Catholic League Playoffs
(football, basketball, baseball) over the last 20 school years.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
In 1986,
Penn
Charter earned
the victory in football game No. 100 vs. Germantown Academy.
In 1984, Will Bolds helped
Franklin
win the Pub basketball championship. Now he goes by Bill, is a
Philadelphia policeman and still knows how to triumph (vs.
COVID-19). Congrats! Click
here for a story/video and
here for a
pic taken last year (brother Rich is the basketball coach at Timber
Creek, in South Jersey.
The NHSF won't introduce a shot clock. Click
here.
A New Jersey coach, Bill Bills, is ready to retire after four decades and
1,000 wins over three sports. Click
here.
How will high school sports go forward for fall 2020? Click
here.
May
19
**Check back tomorrow for
recaps of the Top 50 Most Memorable Catholic League Playoffs
(football, basketball, baseball) over the last 20 school years.**
Story Time . . . Click
here for:
A clock snafu at the end of a PL basketball game kept chairman John
Koskinen (among others) trying to untangle the mess until almost 2
a.m.
Click
here
for a rare video of a mid-1950s game involving
Wilt Chamberlain and
Overbook vs.
Farrell, of Western Pa.
The Chicago Baseball Museum defends
Dick Allen.
Click
here.
May 18
Click
here
for a Youtube video featuring former
Gratz basketballl star
Jarett Kearse.
**Click
here
for the Top 10 performances in medium/low enrollment Catholic League
football finals, 1999-forward.**
Click
here
for a short story about a Catholic League baseball mess from 1922 .
. . Yes, 1922!
May 17
Check back tomorrow
for the Top 10 performances in medium/low enrollment Catholic League
football finals, 1999-forward.
**Click
here for the Top 25 performances in Catholic League
football finals (1970-2019). Only top-enrollment games from 1999
forward.**
Click
here for an obit by Daily News alum Ed
Barkowitz on Joe Perrott, who taught and coached lacrosse at
Penn Charter .
. . among many things.
Click
here for a recap of great moments from the Catholic
League's winter sports season.
Click
here
to see a pic/details about a special save, which had nothing to do
with pitching, by
West Catholic baseball player Tom Sessa
in 2008.
May 16
Check back tomorrow for the Top 25 performances in Catholic League
football finals (1970-2019). Only top-enrollment games from 1999
forward.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of Jim
Fraser. Mr. Fraser, a 1955 Germantown Academy grad and former
pro football player (LB-P), passed away recently. RIP, sir.
Obit
here.
**Click
hece
for the Top 25 performances (all for winning
teams) in Catholic League baseball finals (1970-2019).**
Click
here for
Bill Soens'
college basketball stats (see May 15.)
Click
here for Joe Mason's story on
Judge's Kyle Davis,
who became an unofficial assistant football coach after being unable
to play as a senior.
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