Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1980

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All-City

City Title

Public League

Playoffs

CHALLENGE PLAYOFF
Southern 83, Northeast 62
  Mark Tarboro had 23 points and 13 rebounds. Northeast’s Willie Oliphant concluded his career by going over 1,000 points.
QUARTERFINALS
Overbrook 69, Univ. City 63
  Tony Costner shot 11-for-16 for 28 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Steve Black added 21 points and Terry Carter notched seven assists while attempting no shots from the floor. UC’s scoring leaders were Ray “Ice” Arrington (20) and Jerome Broadus (18).
Franklin 63, West 58
  The passing of Kevin “Mug” Brown (11 assists) set up Phillip Burton (16 points), George Dennis (14) and Brent Colbert (10). For West, Greg “Box” Brandon had 20 points and 18 rebounds and Jerry Moore mixed 19 points, eight rebounds, eight assists.
Southern 80, King 71
  Superior shooting by Darryl Davis (9-for-11, 23) and Mark Tarboro (8-for-11, 19) allowed Southern to triumph. Dallas Philson managed 17 points, six assists. King’s Ivan Felder had 24 points and Kevin Johnston claimed 16 rebounds.
Germantown 60, Olney 56
  Ray Stukes (15 points) and James “Herb” Forrest (13) paced G-town, which outscored Olney, 9-2, in the last 1:41. Ken Coffin scored the go-ahead basket. Olney’s Samuel Hines had 18 points.
SEMIFINALS
At the Palestra
Overbrook 77, Southern 62
  Tony Costner (21 points, 18 rebounds), Darryl “World” Brown (20, 12) and John Bryant (14, 13) were heavy contributors. ’Brook expanded a 30-28 halftime lead by scoring the next 19 points. For Southern, Dallas Philson had 23 points and Mark Tarboro had 16 points, 16 rebounds.
Franklin 58, Germantown 53
Phillip Burton (20) and George Dennis (18) handled much of the scoring and Brent Colbert grabbed 14 rebounds. Alfonso McCloud and James “Herb” Forrest scored 18 apiece for the losers.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Overbrook 72, Franklin 61
  Tony Costner had 26 points and 14 rebounds for 'Brook (34-0), which set the city record for the highest number of wins in a perfect season. Darryl "World" Brown (15 points) and Steve Black (13) helped out. For Franklin, Earl Hightower (16 points, 10 rebounds) and Phil Burton (15, 12) did well inside and Kevin "Mug" Brown had 11 assists.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals
Doubleheader at Lincoln
Judge 57, Ryan 54
  Sub John Luciano led Judge in points (15) and rebounds (six) and Mike O’Donnell added 11 points. Mike Leithead led Ryan in points (14) and boards (seven). Due to faulty synchronization, each ‘‘minute’’ on the scoreboard equaled 1:18.
Kenrick 64, La Salle 60
  The Knights spurted to a 26-9 bulge and held on. Pat Hannan shot 8-for-10 for 20 points and received help from Jim Bolger (16, eight rebounds) and Tom Scott (14, nine). La Salle’s Mark Mischler had 18 points, eight rebounds.
South Semifinals
At SJ Prep
Roman 77, Neumann 47
  Steve Scheier dealt most of his nine assists to Lonnie McFarlan (17, 11 rebounds) and Randy Monroe (16).
At Carroll
O’Hara 44, West 41
  Dennis Arizin (15 points, nine rebounds) hit a clinching layup at 0:04 after West’s John Rousey was called for an offensive foul. West’s Jeff Jones had 12 points, eight rebounds.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Kenrick 45, Judge 42
  Jim McLaughlin (13) and Jim Bolger (11) led in scoring, Pat Hannan made four steals and Tom Scott grabbed nine rebounds as the Knights snapped a 16-game losing streak against Judge (Art Comas 11).
Roman 62, O’Hara 55
  Lonnie McFarlan shot 10-for-16 and 6-for-8 for 26 points and Gerald Roberts added 14 points, five assists. Dennis Arizin (16) and Bill Mitchell (14) paced O’Hara.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 49, Kenrick 41
  Lonnie McFarlan shot 9-for-14 and 8-for-11 for 26 points and snatched 10 rebounds as Roman became the first CL team to win three consecutive championships since South Catholic from 1939 to '41. The triumph also gave Roman and coach Bill "Speedy" Morris six titles in 12 years. Glenn Welton (10) and Gerald Roberts (six assists) helped. Kenrick's Tom Scott had 11 points, 11 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (8-2)
  The clincher came in Game No. 9, a 42-34 win over visiting Haverford School. Charles Hickman (13), Daniel "Skip" Hager (12) and Jim Farrell (11) led the way. Four teams tied for second at 5-5.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation