Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1954
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City Title
At the Palestra |
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Overbrook 74, South Catholic 50 |
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Wilt Chamberlain scored 32 points to tie the game record set in '53 by West Catholic's
Bill Lindsay. Jim Sadler added 17 |
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Public League
Playoffs
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Overbrook 74, West 55
Wilt Chamberlain poured in 41 points — most in PL playoff history
— as ’Brook coasted. He outscored West in the first half, 22-20. Joe Howell
scored 18 points for West.
Northeast 57, Bok 45
Don Davis (18 points) and Jim “Tee” Parham (14) paced the
winners. Joe Keegan (12) led Bok, a first-time playoff entrant.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Overbrook 60, Northeast 46
Wilt Chamberlain scored all 13 of Overbrook's first-quarter points and finished
with 40. No one else scored more than six. William "Sonny" Hill led Northeast
with 11 points.
Standings
| Overbrook | 12 | 0 |
| Northeast | 11 | 1 |
| West Phila. | 10 | 2 |
| Bok | 10 | 2 |
| Olney | 8 | 4 |
| Southern | 8 | 4 |
| Frankford | 7 | 5 |
| Lincoln | 7 | 5 |
| Central | 5 | 7 |
| Franklin | 4 | 8 |
| Germantown | 4 | 8 |
| Dobbins | 3 | 9 |
| Bartram | 2 | 10 |
| Gratz | 2 | 10 |
| Mastbaum | 2 | 10 |
| Roxborough | 1 | 11 |
Coaches' All-Public
FIRST TEAM |
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Wilt Chamberlain |
Ovb |
12 | 453 | 37.8 |
Clarence "Bud" Houck |
Linc |
12 | 318 | 26.5 |
Jim "Tee" Parham |
NE |
12 | 296 | 24.7 |
Joe Howell |
West |
12 | 329 | 27.4 |
Jim Muldoon |
Sou |
12 | 348 | 29.0 |
SECOND TEAM |
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Carl Reamer |
Mast |
12 | 283 | 23.6 |
Chuck Huebner |
Fkd |
12 | 247 | 20.6 |
Bob Warner |
Rox |
12 | 300 | 25.0 |
George Jackson |
Gtn |
12 | 318 | 26.5 |
Mel Sharpe |
Dobb |
12 | 254 | 21.1 |
Champs' Rotation
OVERBROOK |
Coach |
Cecil Mosenson |
Record |
12-0, 20-0 |
Starters |
Wilt Chamberlain |
Doug Leaman |
Ira Davis |
Mel Brodsky |
Jim Sadler |
Key Subs |
Marty Hughes |
Howard Johnson |
Dave Henryhand |
Al Weinberg |
Catholic League
Playoffs
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
South 63, North 59 (ot)
The Pirates roared back from a 13-point, early-fourth-quarter deficit as Bob
Goodrich (17) led the way. Goodrich scored the final six points of regulation in 35
seconds on a jumper, two free throws and a layup off Rich DeFusco’s assist. Fred
Giordano’s tap-in provided the lead for good, 59-57. Gerry McColgan (17) and Tony
Garberina (16) paced North.
West 75, La Salle 47
The teams combined to shoot 99 free throws as West went 37-for-50 and La Salle
went 25-for-49. Bob Devine scored 19 points. Bill Bodo (10) led La Salle.
FINAL
At the Palestra
South 51, West 45
Jim Grazione (18) and Rich DeFusco (10) scored in double figures for South,
which trailed just once, 1-0. The largest lead, 31-18, was provided as Jim Tobin and Fred
Giordano scored on successive tap-ins. Bob Devine, Charles Eltringham and Jack Savage
split 30 points for West.
Standings
| West | 12 | 2 |
| North | 11 | 3 |
| South | 9 | 5 |
| La Salle | 9 | 5 |
| Roman | 8 | 6 |
| ST More | 4 | 10 |
| St. James | 2 | 12 |
| SJ Prep | 1 | 13 |
Coaches' All-Catholic
FIRST TEAM |
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Bob Devine |
West |
14 | 171 | 12.2 |
Joe Ryan |
Prep |
14 | 328 | 23.4 |
Jerry McColgan |
North |
14 | 175 | 12.5 |
Jim Grazione |
South |
14 | 222 | 15.9 |
Bill McGonigal |
St. J |
14 | 253 | 18.1 |
SECOND TEAM |
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Ray Dovell |
Roman |
14 | 269 | 19.2 |
Al Haeber |
La S |
14 | 231 | 16.5 |
Charles Eltringham |
West |
14 | 177 | 12.6 |
Jim McNicholas |
West |
14 | 170 | 12.1 |
Nick DiCiurcio |
More |
14 | 193 | 13.8 |
Champs' Rotation
SOUTH |
Coach |
Jack Kraft |
Record |
9-5, 18-10 |
Starters |
Jim Grazione |
Fred Giordano |
Bob Goodrich |
Rich DeFusco |
John Hopkins |
Key Subs |
Jim Tobin |
John Dever |
Lou Pucillo |
Inter-Ac League
Gtn. Academy (8-2)
The visiting Patriots defeated Friends’ Central, 48-45, on the
season’s final day to win their first title since 1930 and only their second overall.
Al Cooke (15) and Bob Ortman (12) scored in double figures for first-year coach George
Davidson, and Ortman hit two clinching free throws with 0:12 left. Episcopal (7-3) placed
second.
Standings
Gtn. Academy |
8 |
2 |
Episcopal |
7 |
3 |
Haverford Sch. |
6 |
4 |
Penn Charter |
6 |
4 |
Fds. Central |
1 |
8 |
Malvern |
1 |
8 |
Friends Central vs. Malvern not played. |
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Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
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Bill Kile |
FC |
Richie Kohler |
PC |
Randy Austin |
GA |
John Mangan |
HS |
Al Cooke |
GA |
SECOND TEAM |
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Lothrop Lee |
HS |
Jim Auch |
MP |
Dan McAlaine |
EA |
Bart Hanlon |
PC |
Dan Little |
GA |
Sam Allen |
EA |
Champs' Rotation
GTN. ACADEMY |
Coach |
George Davidson |
Record |
8-2 |
Starters |
Randy Austin |
Al Cooke |
Dan Little |
Bob Powelson |
Bob Ortman |
Key Subs |
Dick Crawford |
Paul Hardy |