Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1977

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City Title

Public League

Playoffs

CHALLENGE PLAYOFF
Southern 93, Central 65
  Kevin Broadnax (20) and Carl “Muscle Face” Ford (19) led in scoring and Gary Spencer had 15 points, 12 rebounds. Calvin Dixon (16) led Central.
QUARTERFINALS
West 83, Mastbaum 59
  Gene Banks shot 11-for-15 en route to 28 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Clarence “Eggy” Tillman added 21 points. For Mastbaum, making its first playoff appearance in 32 seasons of PL membership, Neal Robinson totaled 18 points, 11 rebounds.
Olney 59, King 57
  Tim McAliley (27) shot 11-for-19 and James Brooks scored the winning basket with 0:04 left on a backdoor pass from Mark Hopkins (nine blocks). Kevin “Show Biz” Andrews (19) and Aaron Bing (18) paced King.
Overbrook 71, Dobbins 62
  Lewis Lloyd had 22 points and 20 rebounds and Carl Lacy scored 19 points. Soph Ricky Tucker had 12 points, six assists. Jerome “J.P.” Peterson led Dobbins with 20 points, 17 boards.
Southern 77, Frankford 76 (ot)
  Gary Spencer had 29 points and 19 rebounds and Southern received its final four points from subs — John Tart’s follow and Jim Smith’s free throws. Jeffery “Monk” Clark (37) and Claude Gross (21) led Frankford.
SEMIFINALS
At Southern
West 89, Olney 52
  Gene Banks exploded for 32 points (16-for-25) and 26 rebounds. Darryl “City Lights” Warwick (15) and Clarence “Eggy” Tillman (13) also scored in double figures. James Brooks (10 points, 10 rebounds) was best for Olney.
At Lincoln
Overbrook 77, Southern 66
  Lewis Lloyd shot 14-for-19 and 9-for-11 for 37 points and claimed 17 rebounds. Carlton “C-9” Willis added 17 points, nine rebounds. Gary Spencer (24) and Steve Mays (17) topped Southern.
FINAL
At the Palestra
West 61, Overbrook 51
  With All-America Gene Banks watching from the bench (he was suspended for violating team rules), Clarence "Eggy" Tillman had 24 points and 12 rebounds before a turnaway crowd (8,000-plus). Mike Powell, who started in Banks's place, had 13 points. The Speedboys finished the season at 30-0 and were 79-2 in Banks's 3-year varsity career. Overbrook's Lewis Lloyd had 19 points and 13 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff
At Ryan
Dougherty 76, La Salle 56
  Tim McTaggart hustled for 21 points and 20 rebounds while Ronald Guy was close with 22 points and 15 boards. For La Salle, Pat McLoone scored 17 points and Bernie Fitzgerald had 14 points, nine rebounds.
South Preplayoff
At St. Joseph’s College
Carroll 59, West 58
  Walter Jackson (17), Edgar Carlis and Greg Webster (14 each) led in scoring and Kevin ‘‘Butch’’ Lynam made two free throws with 0:09 left to win it. Dane Correll (22) and Richard Furr (18) led West.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Judge 69, Wood 58
  Returning from a broken finger, Bob Convey collected 20 points and six assists and Tom ‘‘Mo’’ Greenfield had 11 points, nine boards. Paul Hanks (20, 12 rebounds) and Bernie Lajeunesse (16, 11) led Wood.
Dougherty 49, North 47
  Steve ‘‘Fearless Fly’’ Pearson shot 7-for-10 for 14 points and drained a running 20-footer with 0:01 left to win it. It was the third time in seven years that Dougherty entered the playoffs as the fourth-place team and knocked off the division champ. Kevin Van Osten had 12 points and six assists and Jim Dorsey grabbed 11 rebounds. North’s Joe Schoen had 18 points and 22 rebounds.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Bonner 40, Roman 38
  Kevin McCormick scored 16 points while Tim Vanderslice and Pat Concannon canned layups after Roman drew within 35-33 with 2:58 left. Mark Dugan (13) paced Roman.
Carroll 65, SJ Prep 56
  Kevin ‘‘Butch’’ Lynam shot 9-for-13 and 5-for-6 for 23 points while Mike Brophy shot 6-for-8 and 7-for-7 for 19 points. Edgar Carlis took eight rebounds. The Prep’s Chris Foy had 26 points, 11 boards.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Judge 55, Dougherty 46
  Tom ‘‘Mo’’ Greenfield grabbed 12 rebounds and shot 11-for-12 from the line en route to 21 points. The Crusaders hit 10 consecutive shots from the floor spanning the third and fourth quarters. Ed Costello had 14 points. Dougherty’s Jim Dorsey had 16 points, eight rebounds.
Carroll 72, Bonner 49
  Edgar Carlis shot 7-for-8 for 17 points and plucked 10 rebounds for Carroll, which scored the first 11 points of the second quarter. Greg Webster had 18 points, three assists. Frank Nunan (14) led Bonner.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Judge 56, Carroll 53
  Frank Ciurlino shot 10-for-14 and 4-for-5 for a season-high 24 points and notched the Crusaders' final six points on two baskets and two clinching free throws with 0:09 left. Bob Convey added 12 points and four assists and Tom "Mo" Greenfield had 10 points. Kevin "Butch" Lynam (16) and Greg Webster (15) paced Carroll.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Malvern (9-1)
  The Friars won on the final day of the season as Pat Purcell’s 22 points -- 14 in the first quarter -- paced a 53-46 verdict over visiting Chestnut Hill. Gordy Bryan added 13 points. In Game No. 8, Malvern had claimed a one-game lead by downing host Haverford School (the runner-up at 8-2), 54-48, as Bryan scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. The Friars trailed by nine, 45-36, with 6:16 left.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation