Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1955

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City Title

Public League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Overbrook 83, Bok 46
  Wilt Chamberlain sank 23 field goals en route to 48 points, a total that enabled him to expand his PL postseason record (41, set in ’54). He played all but the final 27 seconds.
West 58, Northeast 53
  Ray “Chink” Scott shot 13-for-14 at the line while scoring 25 points and Joe Goldenberg added 15 points. West took the lead for good, 48-47, on Pete Urquhart’s only basket of the game. For Northeast, the scoring leaders were Jim “Tee” Parham (14), William “Sonny” Hill and Bob Young (12 apiece).
FINAL
At the Palestra
Overbrook 78, West 60
  Seven-foot Wilt Chamberlain and 5-6 Marty Hughes scored 33 and 25 points, respectively, before a capacity crowd of 8,500 paid. Vince Miller added 17 points. With chief stars Ray "Chink" Scott and Joe Goldenberg in deep foul trouble, West was led in scoring by Reese Murray and Pete Urquhart (13 apiece). In the '54 and '55 seasons, West had six losses — all to 'Brook.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
West 62, North 55
  John Rowan scored five of his 14 points in a 12-0 run that enabled West to win the fourth quarter, 24-10. Pat Carey, who’d posted a 47-point game during the regular season, managed 17 points. George ‘‘Buddy’’ Kline (21) paced North.
La Salle 54, ST More 46
  Joe Heyer (18) and Gerry Bohlinger (14) led La Salle, which scored 10 consecutive points to start the third quarter. Dan Devine (15) and Jim Jenkins (12) paced More.
FINAL
At the Palestra
West 63, La Salle 55
  Joe McGinn's 11-point effort — all on free throws — typified the game, which gave Jim Usilton Jr. his third championship in his four years as coach. The teams combined to shoot 84 free throws as West went 35-for-52 and La Salle went 19-for-32. Joe Spratt scored seven of his 15 points in a 19-13 fourth quarter. Pat Carey scored 16 points. George Schmidt (16) and Hugh Brolly (14) were high for La Salle.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (8-2)
  In Game No. 8, Richie Kohler exploded for 50 points, 10 better than the league record, to pace an 86-56 blowout of Gtn. Academy that clinched the title. Kohler made 16 field goals and shot 18-for-21 at the line to break the 40-point record set by Haverford’s Fred Gieg in 1949, and then tied by Malvern’s Charles "Jerry" Kehoe in ’50 and Penn Charter’s Drew Schaufler in ’53. Ollie Powers added 27 points. The Quakers lost their final two games, 62-59 to runner-up Haverford (7-3) despite Kohler’s 22 points and 73-70 to Episcopal despite Powers’ 25 points.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation