Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1964

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City Title

Public League

Playoffs

FIRST ROUND
At Frankford
Lincoln 81, Franklin 71
  Larry Cannon netted 34 points while George May contributed 22 points and 15 rebounds and Dave Scheinfeld grabbed 16 boards. Fred Ruben (17) led Franklin.
At Franklin
Central 71, West 57
  Joe Heiser scored nine of his 27 points in a 19-9 second quarter. Dave Van Horn and Bob Gelman added 15 points apiece. Elijah Small (13) topped West.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Germantown 60, Central 56
  Bob Reid (18 points) and Lou Gambrell (15) combined for 13 of G-town’s 17 fourth-quarter points. Bob Gelman (24) led Central.
Bartram 81, Lincoln 66
  Richard “Toby” Tyler and Clarence Brookins scored 20 points apiece and combined for 31 rebounds. Brookins (16-for-19) helped Bartram go 35-for-47 at the line. George May (24) and Dave Scheinfeld (17) topped Lincoln, which lost four players on fouls.
FINAL
At Lincoln
Germantown 67, Bartram 65
  Jim Butler, who shot just 2-for-13 from the floor, gave Germantown its first title in 48 years of PL membership by making an under-and-up layup with 0:02 remaining. Bob Reid totaled 19 points, 23 rebounds. Leroy Lark added 17 points, 19 rebounds. Germantown overcame 29-for-96 shooting by winning the rebound battle, 75-56. For Bartram, Richard "Toby" Tyler (20) scored six straight points to force a 65-65 tie with 0:43 left. Bobby Lewis added 14 points.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Dougherty 74, Bonner 64
  The Cardinals ran their record to 23-0 while dominating the rebound battle, 51-29, and receiving 24 points from Mike Kempski. Six-nine Maurice Savage and Gerry McKendry added 15 points apiece. Frank Guerin (20), Joe Lindsay (14), Norm Kropp and Frank Connell (13 each) led Bonner.
Egan 59, Neumann 47
  Egan, a first-year CL member, registered the upset despite having no starter taller than 6-1. Chris Cosmas and Dave Frederick split 40 points and Bill Creeden claimed 18 rebounds. The Eagles rang up a 59-39 lead before Neumann scored the final eight points against reserves. Frank Gillen and Jim Stinger split 22 points.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Dougherty 69, Egan 59
  Phil Serianni scored 17 points, Maurice Savage mixed 16 points and 13 rebounds and Gerry McKendry managed 15 points as the Cardinals triumphed before 8,805. Dougherty alone sold 4,800 tickets. Dave Frederick (22) and Chris Cosmas (10-for-15, 21) led the Eagles.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (12-0)
  The clincher came in Game No. 10 as Mike Aron (17), Lee Ambler (14), Jim Lampe, Rich Deats (11 apiece) and Steve Cushmore (10) sparked a 75-48 frolic past visiting Gtn. Academy and raised coach George "Buff" Weigand’s three-year league mark to 33-1. Episcopal was second at 9-3.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation