Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1978

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City Title

Public League

Playoffs

CHALLENGE PLAYOFF
Northeast 56, Bartram 54
  Richard Johnson shot 11-for-18 for 24 points and scored three consecutive field goals to put the Vikings ahead for good. Bartram’s Larry Moody had 16 points, 19 rebounds.
QUARTERFINALS
West 59, King 56
  Clarence “Eggy” Tillman collected 29 points and 14 rebounds. A tap-in by Vincent Ross gave West its first lead at 37-36 and the Speedboys followed with 10 of the next 12 points. King’s Steve Bond had 12 points and nine assists before fouling out with 4:12 left.
Franklin 62, Frankford 61
  Brian Cornelius scored a career-high 22 points, Martin “Lenny” Torrence grabbed 11 rebounds and Randy Cunningham hit a clinching one-and-one with 0:10 left. Frankford’s Kevin “Cat” Compton had 16 points and five assists and Derrick Miller, son of coach Vince Miller, swept 16 rebounds.
Overbrook 76, Germantown 65
  Carl Lacy scored 20 points while Carlton “C-9” Willis had 16 points and 12 rebounds. Ricky Tucker added nine assists. Gerald Johnson (19 points, 13 rebounds) and Tyrone Settles (18, eight) led G-town.
Mastbaum 76, Northeast 50
  Ray Thompson (20), Keith Hutchinson (19) and Clinton Brower (17) led the scoring as the Panthers, a PL member since the ‘46 season, won a playoff for the first time. Northeast’s Richard Johnson hit for 30 points.
SEMIFINALS
At the Palestra
West 85, Franklin 59
  Clarence “Eggy” Tillman shot 12-for-19 for 29 points and grabbed 17 rebounds. Kevin “Rock” McCray added 16 points, seven assists. Brian Cornelius and Bobby Hunter (11 each) led Franklin.
Mastbaum 64, Overbrook 60
  After Carlton “C-9” Willis (27 points) hit a jumper to draw Overbrook within two with 0:12 left, Ray Thompson (17) dribbled upcourt and slammed just before the buzzer. Reuben McCoy (20, 12 rebounds) and Clinton Brower (17, 13) aided the cause. The losers’ Tony Costner had 16 points, 18 boards.
FINAL
At the Palestra
West 68, Mastbaum 56
  Seventh-man Mark Davis, who'd attended Mastbaum as a junior, posted 20 points and nine rebounds as the Speedboys won their fifth straight title under coach Joe Goldenberg. Kevin "Rock" McCray had 12 points and seven assists. Burt Biggs, who went on to fame as boxer Tyrell Biggs, started for West. A few weeks earlier, West's state-record, 68-game winning streak had been snapped by Overbrook. For Mastbaum, Ray Thompson had 16 points and 15 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Ryan 51, Dougherty 42
  Ray West (10 rebounds) and Steve Senko scored 14 points apiece and Mike McHugh added 11 off the bench. For Dougherty, Tim McTaggart scored 12 points and Tom Gers grabbed 13 boards.
Judge 49, Kenrick 35
  Mike McIntyre (11 rebounds) and Ed Costello scored 14 points apiece and Chris Ciabattone added four assists, seven steals.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Roman 75, Bonner 55
  Larry McGill (17), Reggie Jackson (16, 10 rebounds) and Lonnie McFarlan (15) paced Roman. Jay DeFruscio (24) led Bonner.
SJ Prep 63, West 62
  John Staudenmayer shot 12-for-12 from the line en route to 20 points and added five assists. He converted a one-and-one to win it with 0:09 left. Bill Healy had 18 points, 10 boards. Jamie Davis had 24 points and 13 rebounds for West, which had a 14-point lead with 9:31 left.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Judge 44, Ryan 42
  Fran Gavaghan scored 12 points and Ed Costello had 10 points, seven rebounds. Ryan (Ray West 19) missed a three-quarter-court heave at the buzzer.
Roman 76, SJ Prep 58
  Roman’s leaders were Reggie Jackson (18 ), Larry McGill (16, nine rebounds) and Lonnie McFarlan (16, six assists). The Prep’s Earle Smith had 19 points.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Haverford School (8-2)
  In Game No. 9, Charlie Miller collected 21 points, 12 rebounds and six assists as the visiting Fords jolted Malvern, 76-59, leaving both teams at 7-2. Mike Edelman, son of coach Ray Edelman, added 22 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists and Charlie Clark had 17 points. In finales, Haverford defeated host Chestnut Hill, 42-37, behind Edelman (17) and Miller (15) three days after Malvern fell at Episcopal, 50-47, despite getting 30 points from Pat Purcell.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation