Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1962

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City Title

Public League

Playoffs

FIRST ROUND
At Southern
Bartram 65, Franklin 46
  Earl Monroe scored 26 points. Irv Peacock (17) topped Franklin.
West 54, Lincoln 37
  Ken Morgan (11) led 11 West scorers. Joe Hindelang had 15 for Lincoln.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Bartram 52, Overbrook 39
  Unheralded sophomore Al Alston scored seven of his nine points in a 17-8 fourth quarter to spark Bartram, which was led by Earl Monroe (14) and Chris Kefalos (13). Gil Smith had 17 points for ’Brook.
West 56, Edison 48
  Sixth man Paul Jackson had all eight of his points and many key rebounds as West controlled the second half. Deforia Coleman (16) and Frank Card (13) led in scoring. John “Moose” Jackson had 21 points for Edison. Star George Mack was held to six.
FINAL
At Southern
West 76, Bartram 73
  Frank Card scored 24 points to lead the way. Ken Morgan (19), Deforia Coleman (15) and Lou Gates (14) helped out. Gates went 10-for-10 at the line, with six coming in the last quarter. West had been forced to forfeit two wins at mid-season for using an ineligible player. Chris Kefalos (24), Earl Monroe (21) and Frank Kunze (18) paced Bartram.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
SJ Prep 53, West 45
  Tom Duff (21) and Eddie Burke (11) led the Hawklets in scoring and West (Marty Ford 12) went 6:30 without a field goal in the third quarter to hurt its chances.
Dougherty 75, Neumann 53
  Tom Griffies scored 20 points and George Paull mixed 16 points and 17 rebounds. Bill Oakes (19) led Neumann.
FINAL
At the Palestra
SJ Prep 53, Dougherty 47
  Matt Guokas (15) was the only Hawklet to score in double figures, but Eddie Burke, Tom Duff and Bill McFadden added nine points apiece and sub Tom Macksey managed seven. The Prep took control (46-33) with a 27-8 burst in the first 13 minutes of the second half. The Hawklets were coached by the Rev. James H. Donahoe, who'd relieved Ed "Dutch" Doyle (heart attack) early in the season.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (11-1)
  The leaders met on the final day of the season. Visiting Penn Charter registered a 60-49 win as Bill Soens led the way with 15 points, followed by Mike Aron (13), Steve Cushmore and Lin Scarlett (11 each). Malvern, which received 13 points from Dave Baxter and 12 from Bill McDonough, fell into a second-place tie with Episcopal at 9-3.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation