Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1971

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City Title

Public League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS
At Southern
Overbrook 66, Bartram 49
  Andre McCarter mixed 18 points and 14 rebounds. Kevin Washington scored two of his 16 points on an 85-foot bank shot as the third quarter ended. Jerry Thomas added 15 points, 15 rebounds. McCarter played tough defense on Bartram’s Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant (nine points, 16 rebounds).
At Northeast
West 94, Olney 75
  Mike Stokes (23), Earl Bundy (22), Tom Hooks (20), Jan Pearson (16) and Terry McCarter (11) combined for all but two of the Speedboys’ points. Hooks added 16 rebounds. West coach Joe Goldenberg opted to double-team 6-8 Jim Baker (27) and play guard/brothers Eddie (20) and Willie Taylor (15) man-to-man, leaving one forward constantly open.
FINAL
At Lincoln
Overbrook 69, West 48
  Andre McCarter had 17 points, eight rebounds and four assists as Overbrook won its sixth title under coach Paul Ward. Jerry Thomas (16 points, nine rebounds), Rich Laurel (13, seven) and Kevin Washington (16 points) helped out. West's Tom Hooks had 18 points and 16 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoffs
At O’Hara
West 75, Bonner 58
  Alfie Williams notched 19 points and 16 rebounds to lead West, which shot 31-for-54. Mike MacDonald (21) paced Bonner.
At O’Hara
West 77, Carroll 59
  Harold Richardson shot 10-for-17 en route to 24 points and claimed 17 rebounds. Alfie Williams (20, 18) also made heavy contributions. The Burrs won the second half, 55-28. For Carroll, Kevin Dougherty and Paul Fox scored 16 points apiece and Fran Lynam added 15.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Dougherty 66, Judge 65 (ot)
  Bill Magarity totaled 25 points and 17 rebounds and his brother, Mark, a sophomore, hit a free throw with 0:10 left to win it. The Cardinals (sub Ron Newman 14) had trailed by four with 1:12 left in the extra session. For Judge, Harry Edwards (13) and Dennis DeMayo (15 rebounds) led the starters while subs Joe Kerrigan and Tom McLaughlin scored 12 points apiece.
North 51, Kenrick 46
  Soph Barry Brodzinski netted 15 points while Mike Borski mixed 13 points and 14 rebounds. Fran Rafferty (20) led Kenrick.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
SJ Prep 79, West 52
  Bill Truskey combined 21 points with 13 rebounds, Tim Corlies totaled 14 points and 15 boards and Maurice ‘‘Mo’’ Howard scored nine of his 18 points in a 22-11 second quarter. Alfie Williams led West with 13 points, 16 boards.
O’Hara 55, Roman 47
  Ed Manning shot 10-for-13 and 6-for-7 for 26 points and was hit on his foot by a flying whiskey bottle thrown from Roman’s stands. Mike Arizin added 15 points and Mike Sabol sank a 44-foot shot to end the first quarter. Jim ‘‘Chico’’ Singleton (11) led Roman.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
SJ Prep 76, North 73
  Maurice ‘‘Mo’’ Howard collected 27 points and seven assists while Tim Corlies (16, 16 rebounds) and Bill Truskey (15, 12) were tough inside. Barry Brodzinski (26) and Joe Wojtiw (20) paced North, which scored three late baskets to draw close.
O’Hara 47, Dougherty 44
  The Lions swept to a 27-15 edge in the final 11 minutes as Mike Arizin (16, 11 rebounds) and Ed Manning (14) led the way with eight points apiece. Sub John DiMarco won a jump ball after almost getting a steal and passed to Jim McCaffrey for the winning layup. For Dougherty, Bill Magarity totaled 18 points and 19 rebounds (only five fewer than O’Hara’s team) and Pete Varanavage scored 16 points.
FINAL
At the Palestra
SJ Prep 64, O'Hara 58
  Maurice "Mo" Howard shot 12-for-18 and 5-for-8 for 29 points — a CL postseason record — and Bill Truskey mixed 13 points with 12 rebounds as The Prep prevailed. Two baskets by Howard and another by Truskey allowed the Hawklets to take a 49-46 lead and maintain control from there. Mike Arizin (22) and Ed Manning (17) led O'Hara.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (8-2)
Penn Charter (8-2)
  In Game No. 6, Billy Harris, returning from a one-game suspension, poured in 30 points as PC topped Episcopal, 74-57, leaving both teams at 4-2. Tim Knettler (15) and Tim O’Rourke (14) helped. Pat Tarsi had 17 points for Episcopal. Both teams won their last four games. In a non-league game, Harris buried Germantown Lutheran Academy under a 65-point avalanche; it was the most points ever scored by an Inter-Ac player. Harris set a record for highest league average (28.7 in nine games) and led the state with a 33-point overall average.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation