Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1957
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City Title
At the Palestra |
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Overbrook 56, North Catholic 41 |
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Ballhandler Bobby Jones scored 21 points to lead 'Brook, which trailed just once, 2-0.
Wayne Hightower chipped in with 14 |
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Public League
Playoffs
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Overbrook 57, Franklin 35
Wayne Hightower led the way with 26 points and 20 rebounds.
Franklin’s Jimmy May, the PL’s leading scorer (28.1 ppg.), missed 17 consecutive
shots and finished 4-for-32 for 12 points.
Lincoln 70, Edison 59
Fred Schmidt (30 points), Bruce Fleming (21) and Bruce Drysdale (13) paced
the win. George Timbers (18) and Ben Ellis (14) led Edison, which began the season as
Northeast before that school moved from 8th and Lehigh to Cottman and Algon.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Overbrook 66, Lincoln 57
Wayne Hightower scored 24 points and Bobby Jones added 21 as 'Brook rolled.
Fred Schmidt scored 24 points for Lincoln, but Bruce Fleming was limited to six by severe
foul trouble.
Standings
| 1957 | ||
| NE/Edison | 11 | 1 |
| Overbrook | 11 | 1 |
| Franklin | 10 | 2 |
| Lincoln | 10 | 2 |
| Gratz | 9 | 3 |
| Frankford | 8 | 4 |
| West Phila. | 8 | 4 |
| Germantown | 6 | 6 |
| Bartram | 5 | 7 |
| Bok | 5 | 7 |
| Central | 5 | 7 |
| Southern | 3 | 9 |
| Dobbins | 2 | 10 |
| Olney | 2 | 10 |
| Roxborough | 1 | 11 |
| Mastbaum | 0 | 12 |
Coaches' All-Public
1957 |
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FIRST TEAM |
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Wayne Hightower |
Ovb |
12 | 248 | 20.7 |
Jimmy May |
Fkn |
12 | 337 | 28.1 |
George Timbers |
Edi |
12 | 253 | 21.1 |
Fred Schmidt |
Linc |
12 | 244 | 20.3 |
Bruce Fleming |
Linc |
12 | 195 | 16.3 |
SECOND TEAM |
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Hubie White |
West |
12 | 220 | 18.3 |
Ken Campbell |
West |
12 | 235 | 19.6 |
Leroy "Sweets" Alexander |
Gtz |
10 | 140 | 14.0 |
John Koskinen |
Bart |
12 | 220 | 18.3 |
Eddie Harris |
Cent |
12 | 222 | 18.5 |
Champs' Rotation
1957 |
OVERBROOK |
Coach |
Paul Ward |
Record |
11-1, 20-1 |
Starters |
Wayne Hightower |
Ralph Heyward |
Bernie Ivens |
Howie Horenstein |
Bobby Jones |
Key Subs |
Art Morganstern |
Hank Altschuler |
Franklin Smith |
Catholic League
Playoffs
South Preplayoff
At St. Joseph’s College
Neumann 57, Bonner 37
Sam Kavalauskas (14), Jim Gannon (12) and Andy Terifay (10) scored in double
figures for Neumann, which rolled to bulges of 14-3 after one quarter and 33-14 at
halftime.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
North 58, West 57
Joe ‘‘Zeke’’ Zawacki scored all 15 of his points in the
second half as the Falcons twice built leads of 15 points. Larry Sarafinas added 14
points. Ray Brown (20) and Bob Dickey (12) paced West, which was alive until committing a
turnover with 0:22 left.
La Salle 48, Neumann 40
Rich Amejka and Jerry Cosgrove split 28 points for La Salle, which coasted to a
34-20 lead after three quarters. Andy Terifay (16) led Neumann.
FINAL
At the Palestra
North 37, La Salle 32
Baskets by Ed Rotz, Tom Samulewicz (10 points), Joe "Zeke" Zawacki
and Larry Sarafinas enabled North to turn an 18-14 deficit into a 22-18 edge. La Salle
received 12 points from Jerry Cosgrove and 10 from George Bauder, but drew no closer than
four in the final quarter.
Standings
| 1957 | ||
| NORTH | ||
| North | 10 | 3 |
| La Salle | 10 | 3 |
| SJ Prep | 5 | 8 |
| Roman | 3 | 10 |
| Judge | 3 | 10 |
| SOUTH | ||
| West | 10 | 3 |
| a-Neumann | 8 | 5 |
| Bonner | 8 | 5 |
| ST More | 5 | 8 |
| St. James | 3 | 10 |
Coaches' All-Catholic
1957 |
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FIRST TEAM |
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Bob Dickey |
West |
10 | 138 | 13.8 |
Rich Amejka |
La S |
13 | 220 | 16.9 |
Tom Samulewicz |
North |
13 | 233 | 17.9 |
Billy Hoy |
More |
13 | 251 | 19.3 |
Bill Penny |
Judge |
13 | 196 | 15.1 |
Jim Gannon |
Neum |
13 | 174 | 13.4 |
SECOND TEAM |
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Sam Kavalauskas |
Neum |
13 | 166 | 12.8 |
Larry Sarafinas |
North |
13 | 149 | 11.5 |
Bill McFadden |
Prep |
13 | 184 | 14.2 |
Ray Brown |
West |
13 | 197 | 15.2 |
Jerry Cosgrove |
La S |
13 | 165 | 12.7 |
Champs' Rotation
1957 |
NORTH |
Coach |
Ed Scullin |
Record |
10-3, 19-7 |
Starters |
Tom Samulewicz |
Joe "Zeke" Zawacki |
Larry Sarafinas |
Ron Ebert |
Ed Rotz |
Key Subs |
Rich Gathright |
Andy Lavin |
Ernie Kiester |
Bob Liddy |
Inter-Ac League
Haverford School (9-1)
The clincher came in Game No. 9, a 47-46 squeaker over host Malvern. Jerry
Aldrich (15) and Don Shaffer (14) led the way and Olin West hit the winning basket with
0:28 left. The Fords scored seven of the last nine points. In their finale, the Fords were
upset by host Episcopal, 44-42, despite Shaffer’s 18 points. The No. 2 spot went to
Malvern (8-2).
Standings
Haverford Sch. |
9 |
1 |
Malvern |
8 |
2 |
Episcopal |
5 |
5 |
Penn Charter |
5 |
5 |
Gtn. Academy |
3 |
7 |
Fds. Central |
0 |
10 |
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
FIRST TEAM |
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Don Shaffer |
HS |
Paul Westhead |
MP |
Charles Grigg |
EA |
Ken Twiford |
GA |
Vince Wolfington |
MP |
Ted Rauch |
HS |
SECOND TEAM |
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Carl Albrecht |
PC |
Upton Bell |
MP |
Jerry Aldrich |
HS |
Andy Stifler |
FC |
Olin West |
HS |
Ted Cushmore |
PC |
Champs' Rotation
HAVER. SCHOOL |
Coach |
Bill Prizer |
Record |
9-1 |
Starters |
Don Shaffer |
Ted Rauch |
Jerry Aldrich |
Olin West |
Phil Hepburn |
Key Sub |
Dave Fletcher |