Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1973

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Playoffs

SONNY HILL WINTER LEAGUE
PRE-PLAYOFFS
At Recreation Centers
Frankford 68, Mastbaum 66
  Ed Simpson (four points) swished a 20-footer with 0:02 left to lift Frankford (George Gibson 25, Phil Andrews 16, Ed Johnson 11). Wilbert Jackson (24) and Galen Baker (18) led Mastbaum.
West 67, Franklin 66
  Fernando Davis scored 20 points and grabbed the final rebound after Franklin’s Gary Anderson missed a shot that would have won the game. Mark Dwight added 15 points. Willie Rogers (23) and Brandt Moses (18) paced Franklin.
Bartram 100, Lincoln 95
  Gilbert Saunders exploded for 41 points. Archie Hughes added 22. Lincoln was led by Joe Dennis (37) and Ignatius “Nash” Berran (21).
QUARTERFINALS
Doubleheader
At Temple’s McGonigle Hall
Gratz 76, Roxborough 72
  Joe Gore scored 21 points. Al Burton added 15 points, nine rebounds. John “Chubby” Cox (24) and Anthony “Jing” Juliano (15) paced Roxborough.
Olney 72, Frankford 65
  Dana Clark scored 23 points while Milt Colston shot 10-for-14 en route to 21 points and added nine rebounds as the Trojans won a playoff for the first time. Frankford’s Ed Johnson had 17 points, 18 rebounds.
Doubleheader
At Temple’s McGonigle Hall
Overbrook 60, West 56
  Ricky Watson had 18 points and 14 rebounds for ’Brook. Coach Big Bobby Jones benched himself for missing two practices and turned over the team to assistant Bob Hall. Kershaw Leatherbury hit two crucial free throws. West’s Fernando Davis scored 19 points.
Dobbins 52, Germantown 46
  Guards Curtis Cannon (14), Fred Tate (13) and Jeff Hatchell (10) led Dobbins, which was outrebounded by only 47-39 even though G-town’s front line featured 6-11 DeCarsta “Byrd” Webster, 6-7 George Johnson and 6-6 Michael Mack. With tension mounting, the game was halted with 0:17 left.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader
At Temple’s McGonigle Hall
Gratz 66, Overbrook 53
  Joe Gore scored 14 points to lead the way. Gregory Pouncy had 12 points, eight rebounds. Jack Congo (13) led ’Brook.
Olney 67, Dobbins 49
  Greg Adams shot 10-for-13 from the line en route to 20 points and dished five assists. Milt Colston mixed 17 points, 10 rebounds. Curtis Cannon (11) topped Dobbins.
Sonny Hill Winter League
(PL Season Ended by Teachers' Strike)
At the Palestra
Gratz 68, Olney 66
  Joe Gore (16 points) hit a jumper with 0:19 left to break the game's 12th tie, then added two free throws. Greg Pouncy added 22 points and 15 rebounds. Dana Clark (23 points) and Milt Colston (19, 14 rebounds) were Olney's leaders.

*Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff
At O’Hara
Kenrick 63, McDevitt 49
  Mike Murphy scored 18 points and Terry Kehoe handled the inside work with 15 points, eight rebounds. McDevitt’s Don Acciavatti had 13 points and seven boards and sub Steve Olinik scored 11 points.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
North 77, La Salle 59
  Jim ‘‘Bozo’’ Wolkiewicz generated 20 points and 19 rebounds while Barry Brodzinski mixed 18 points and six assists. La Salle’s Dennis Purcell had 16 points, nine rebounds.
Judge 50, Kenrick 40
  Dennis Hiller shot 6-for-10 and 8-for-8 for 20 points and Jim Edwards had the same number of points and rebounds (15). Mike Murphy and Tom Grady scored 14 points apiece for Kenrick, which surrendered the first 12 points of the third quarter.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Roman 57, Bonner 37
  The game was history after Bonner went scoreless for the first 5:00 and shot 1-for-11 in the first quarter. Donald Kelly shot 11-for-12 from the line en route to 21 points. Adrian Moody (13, seven rebounds) and Jim ‘‘Chico’’ Singleton (12, 11) helped. Steve Rush (14) led Bonner.
Neumann 54, West 50
  Wendell ‘‘Chico’’ Ceasar (14 points) hit three consecutive bank shots in the fourth quarter as Neumann rang up an 18-11 advantage. Ed Molony (10, 11 rebounds) and Lloyd Ranson (12, nine) helped. For West, Ron Browner had 17 points and Tom Dougherty grabbed 11 rebounds.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Judge 59, North 44
  Dennis Hiller posted 16 points and 13 rebounds for Judge, which stormed to a 26-10 bulge over the last 10:35. Jim Edwards (12, seven rebounds), Tony Ricci (11, nine) and Jim Brennan (11) lent assistance. For North, Jim ‘‘Bozo’’ Wolkiewicz posted 12 points and 17 rebounds and Barry Brodzinski scored 16 points.
Roman 48, Neumann 46
  Adrian Moody turned a pass from Jim ‘‘Chico’’ Singleton into a decisive three-point play with 1:08 left. Rocco Piliero scored 12 of his 14 points in the second half. Neumann’s Lloyd Ranson had 16 points, 13 rebounds.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 40, Judge 30
  Donald Kelly scored 14 points and dished three assists, Jim "Chico" Singleton mixed 10 points, seven rebounds and six steals and John Griffin scored 11 points. Also, sub Marcellus Pringle grabbed nine rebounds and played tough defense on Jim Edwards (10, 13 rebounds).

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Malvern (10-0)
  There wasn't much suspense. Malvern clinched in Game No. 9 by pounding host Episcopal, 76-50, as Charlie Floyd used 17 field goals and eight free throws to explode for a school-record 42 points and Emmett Fitzgerald added 18 points. Episcopal placed second at 7-3.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation