Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1981

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

QUARTERFINALS
Franklin 66, Northeast 53
  Reggie Faison scored 23 points and received help from Vic Alexander (12, 16 rebounds). Northeast’s Ken Nelson had 17 points, 12 rebounds.
Southern 72, Germantown 68
  Kevin Williams shot 7-for-8 for 17 points and Bernard Witherspoon (seven assists) hit five free throws in the last 2:00. G-town’s James “Herb” Forrest had 26 points, 10 rebounds.
Frankford 53, Mastbaum 52
  Sophomore Rico Washington generated 25 points and 11 rebounds as the Pioneers won a playoff for the first time since 1949. After Washington missed a free throw with 0:04 left, Ralph Lewis outbattled a Mastbaum player for the ball and rattled in a 12-foot, left-baseline jumper to win it. Mastbaum playmaker Timmy Brown fouled out with 2:07 left in the third quarter, though coach Ralph “Bones” Schneider did not know it until he tried to put Brown back in the game with 6:12 left. Mastbaum’s Ernell Harley had 17 points.
King 62, West 60 (ot)
  Kevin Johnston (13 points) stuck a 15-foot jumper with 0:01 left to win it. Greg Overton had 16 points, six assists. West overcame a 15-point deficit in the fourth quarter to force OT. Derrick Williams (15) and sub Claude Hughes (13) led the way.
SEMIFINALS
At the Palestra
Franklin 61, Southern 58
  Vic Alexander and Reggie Faison had 16 points apiece and Keith Walker chipped in with 13 points, 12 rebounds. Southern’s Andy Jones had 14 points while Mike Richmond mixed 12 points, 11 boards.
Frankford 72, King 66
  Ralph Lewis stepped forward for 17 points and 17 rebounds and was sandwiched by Anthony Chennault (18) and Rico Washington (16) as Frankford advanced to the final for the first time since 1949. King’s Dwight Dunbar shot 11-for-15 for 22 points.
FINAL
At Lincoln
Franklin 84, Frankford 71
  Reggie Faison (29) and Keith Walker (20) led the scoring and Vic Alexander mixed 15 points and 18 rebounds as Franklin won its first championship since 1952 and became the first North Philly winner since Edison in 1969. For Frankford, Anthony Chennault scored 31 points and had 10 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoff
At O’Hara
St. James 35, Bonner 33
  Nate Hall, a 6-6 soph, took a lob pass from Paul Van Horn and banked in a layup with 0:03 left as the Bulldogs earned a trip to the playoffs for the first time since 1960. Jim Seaman scored 11 points while Van Horn and Tom Jones split eight assists. Bonner’s Rich Hopkins had 10 points and nine rebounds.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
La Salle 41, Kenrick 39 (ot)
  Chris O’Brien drained an 8-foot jumper at 0:03 and Kenrick’s Mike Lowry could only hit the rim on a 30-footer. Chip Greenberg had 10 points, five assists. Kenrick’s Jim McLaughlin had 10 points.
Judge 64, Wood 47
  Mark Singer (12 rebounds) and John Luciano scored 17 points apiece. Jack Walsh (24) led Wood.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
St. James 58, Roman 56 (ot)
  In the greatest upset record-wise in CL playoff history, the 7-7 Bulldogs, who needed to win a preplayoff just to join the party, stunned 14-0 Roman as Nate Hall collected 15 points and 10 rebounds, John McHugh added 10 points and eight boards and Paul Van Horn, accustomed to shooting less than 50 percent, went 6-for-8 at the line and dished five assists. St. James had lost 29 in a row to Roman. Tom Jones blocked Roman’s last shot in regulation. Hall’s one-and-one conversion with 0:10 left in OT provided a 58-54 lead. Roman’s Glenn Welton scored 20 points.
West 65, SJ Prep 45
  John Rousey was special with 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Anthony Murphy had 10 points, seven boards. Keith Coleman (15) led The Prep.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
La Salle 52, Judge 47
  Chip Greenberg mixed 18 points, six rebounds and three assists and sub Dave Powell had nine points, five boards. Mark Singer (16) paced Judge.
West 41, St. James 39
  Anthony Murphy scored just six points, but added 12 rebounds and seven blocks. Curtis Emery had 10 points, nine rebounds. St. James missed two shots on its final possession while trying to tie and shot 1-for-6 from the line in the fourth quarter.
FINAL
At the Palestra
La Salle 40, West 38
  While facing a triangle-and-two — on Chip Greenberg (14) and Chris O'Brien — for the first time all season, La Salle scored just four second-half field goals but managed to capture its first title since 1963. Mark Mischler had 10 points and eight rebounds and Mike Flanigan hit two free throws for a 40-36 lead with 0:21 left. West's Anthony Murphy had 13 points, eight boards.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Malvern (9-1)
  In Game No. 10, Malvern won the title by besting runner-up Episcopal (8-2), 73-56, as Steve Nesmith shot 11-for-18 and 7-for-10 for 29 points. He added 10 rebounds and three assists. Rick Maccarone (14, eight boards) and Barkley Sample (13, 11) helped. Episcopal’s Charles Hickman had 18 points and 16 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation