Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1979

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All-City

City Title

Public League

Playoffs

CHALLENGE PLAYOFF
Southern 84, Olney 74
  Albert “Truck” Butts had 24 points and 15 rebounds. Dallas Philson added 18 points and seven assists. Olney’s Gregg olmes scored 24 points.
QUARTERFINALS
Overbrook 76, Frankford 42
  Ricky Tucker shot 10-for-13 for 20 points and dished seven assists. Tony Costner added 13 points, 20 rebounds. Frankford’s Steve Black scored 14 points.
West 55, Southern 53
  Jim Moore totaled 20 points and 11 rebounds and converted a one-and-one for a 55-51 lead with 0:15 left. Kevin “Rock” McCray added 16 points. Southern’s Albert “Truck” Butts had 12 points, 20 rebounds.
Franklin 61, Gratz 54
  Vaughn Taylor matched 14 points with 14 rebounds. Kevin Taylor (no relation) hit a jumper to break a 53-53 tie. Gratz’s Joe Brown had 12 points, 13 boards.
Dobbins 71, Central 65
Double-teamed throughout, Horace Owens still managed 18 points and 11 rebounds and received help from Leon Jones (22 points) and Harry Barnes (11 points, 10 assists). Calvin Dixon (21) led Central.
SEMIFINALS
At the Palestra
Overbrook 65, Dobbins 52
  Ricky Tucker contributed 21 points and seven assists while Joe Washington (17) and Jeffrey Tucker (13, no relation) helped out in scoring. Leon Jones (21) and Horace Owens (18) led Dobbins.
Franklin 66, West 62
  Tony “Ice” Ingram sniped 12-for-14 for 26 points as Franklin stunned the five-time defending champions, ending their streak of 16 consecutive PL playoff victories. Vaughn Coats finished 12-for-16 for 24 points, adding 11 rebounds. Phil Burton had nine points, 10 boards.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Overbrook 63, Franklin 52
  Ricky Tucker had 19 points and five assists and Jeffrey Tucker (no relation), Richard Congo and Tony Costner claimed 16 rebounds apiece for the Panthers, who went 34-1 to set the city record for wins in a season. Franklin's Vaughn Taylor had 20 points and 10 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoffs
North 46, McDevitt 42
  Len Scheffold managed 22 points and four assists and Tom Bonk claimed 20 rebounds. George May (18) and Tony Sanders (15) led McDevitt.
La Salle 43, North 41
  Pat Farris (17) and Dave Gray (12) led the way. Tom Bonk paced North with 22 points, 11 rebounds.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Ryan 62, Dougherty 44
  Bob Filer had 19 points and nine rebounds, Mike Hanson had 15 points and eight rebounds and Dan Rice mixed seven points, nine boards, six assists. Terry ‘‘Doc’’ Watson (15) led Dougherty.
Judge 48, La Salle 34
  Joe Petrone shot 9-for-10 at the line en route to 15 points and Rick Marshall added nine points, 10 boards. Dave Gray (12) led La Salle.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Roman 76, Neumann 56
  Lonnie McFarlan showed the way with 24 points and 16 rebounds while John ‘‘Yosh’’ Siorek (16) and Mike Lally (13) divided 16 assists. Neumann’s Marty Campbell had 32 points — a CL postseason mark — and 13 boards.
West 61, O’Hara 52
  Jeff Hunter, who’d missed much of the season with a broken foot, came off the bench to contribute 22 points and nine rebounds. Sherman Kelly (13) and Paul Scott (five assists) helped. O’Hara’s Pete Callahan had 25 points, 13 rebounds.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Ryan 57, Judge 51
  Steve Senko shot 6-for-10 and 10-for-13 for 22 points as Ryan advanced to the final for the first time in its 12-season CL history. Senko added three assists, six steals and hit four free throws after Judge closed within 53-51 with 0:15 left. Ed Mostak had 14 points. Joe Petrone (19) led Judge.
Roman 44, West 39
  Lonnie McFarlan posted 20 points and 13 rebounds for Roman, which regrouped after missing 20 of its first 23 shots. Ralph Mack grabbed 12 rebounds. Sub Jeff Hunter (14) led West.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 61, Ryan 47
  Lonnie McFarlan collected 16 points, 11 boards and five assists for Roman, which swept to a 44-25 edge in the second half. In his first extended playing time in a meaningful game, sub Ray Gorham shot 6-for-8 and 3-for-3 for 15 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Bob Filer (17) and Ed Mostak (12) led Ryan.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)
  The clincher, a 56-47 win over host Haverford School, came in Game No. 8 and gave the Churchmen their first outright title since 1929. Charles Hickman shot 8-for-13 en route to 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Episcopal went to 10-0 in its finale by dumping visiting Gtn. Academy, 70-47, as Hickman (17), Jeff Ochroch (15) and Sean Perretta (13) led in scoring. Chestnut Hill finished second at 6-4.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation