Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1983

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

PRE-PLAYOFFS
Eng. & Science 53, Washington 51 (ot)
  George Kinsler had 14 points, six rebounds and four assists and went 2-for-4 at the line in the waning moments. Michael Anderson added 17 points for the Engineers, who made the playoffs in just their second PL season. Washington’s Max Blank had 17 points, 12 rebounds.
Gratz 50, Parkway 48
  Sam Denson took an alley-oop pass from Lamar Belton (19 points, four assists) and hit a 5-foot banker with 0:01 left. Parkway’s Derrick Hill had 17 points, 14 rebounds.
ROUND-OF-16
Overbrook 70, King 61
  Herman “Coozie” Willis (22) and Ahmad Gilbert (18) paced ’Brook. King’s Greg Jacobs scored 29 points.
Germantown 65, Southern 58
  Andrew Marshall scored 22 points and Ernest “Pop” Lewis had 19 points, 13 rebounds. Southern’s Nate “Day-Day” Blackwell had 20 points.
Olney 74, Mastbaum 72
  Anthony “T-Bone” McFadden scored 22 points and won it with a buzzer-beating 22-footer while surrounded by three defenders. David Jones had 16 points. Mastbaum’s Dana “Dano” Garner shot 13-for-17 for 30 points, adding six assists.
Dobbins 59, Frankford 51
  Greg “Bo” Kimble had 19 points, 11 rebounds. The Mustangs used a 17-2 rush to take a 49-39 lead. Guy Thomas (14) led Frankford.
West 83, Gratz 54
  Howard Evans had 25 points and Marc Anderson totaled 19 points, 10 rebounds. Roy Goldwire (16) led Gratz.
Edison 77, Eng. and Science 69
  Terry Butler (23), Calvin Gambrell (22) and Anthony Robinson (21) led the way. Michael Anderson poured in 37 for E&S.
Straw. Mansion 71, Bok 57
  Doug “Snooze” Williams (26) and Owolabi Folami (20) led in scoring and John Stratford grabbed 17 boards. Williams added 12 assists. Mike Brice (14) was best for Bok.
Franklin 62, Northeast 53
  Rico Washington had 18 points and 21 rebounds and Jerome “Pooh” Richardson dished eight assists. Chris Blocker (23) led Northeast.
QUARTERFINALS
Overbrook 56, Dobbins 47
  Ahmad Gilbert arrived late, but scored 16 points in the last three quarters. Octavius “Tate” Davis had 15 points, nine rebounds. Mark Stevenson (10) led Dobbins.
Edison 72, Straw. Mansion 64 (ot)
  Terry Butler (22 points, 17 rebounds) and Anthony Robinson (22, 14) were strong inside and Edison shot 10-for-11 at the line in OT. Owolabi Folami (21) topped Mansion.
Franklin 65, Germantown 45
  Brian “Sugar Bear” Smith scored 20 points. Rico Washington (17 points) and Ed Robinson split 32 rebounds. G-town’s Ernest “Pop” Lewis had 17 points, nine boards.
West 75, Olney 67
  First sub Robert Palmer shot 6-for-8 and 5-for-6 for 17 points for West, which produced five double-figure scorers. Marc Anderson had 18 points, nine rebounds. Anthony “T-Bone” McFadden (28) paced Olney.
SEMIFINALS
At Southern
Overbrook 59, Franklin 56
  Walt Mitchell mixed 18 points with four assists and Ahmad Gilbert had 16 points, nine rebounds. ‘Brook rallied from 10-0 and 41-28 deficits. Franklin’s Rico Washington had 12 points, nine rebounds.
At William Penn
West 58, Edison 54
  Marc Anderson managed 19 points and 10 rebounds as the Speedboys rallied from a 46-39 deficit. Howard Evans (13) and Tracey Kelty (12) helped. Edison’s Terry Butler had 13 points, 12 rebounds.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Overbrook 52, West 49 (ot)
  Herman "Coozie" Willis (19) and Ahmad "Ahkkie" Gilbert (18) led Overbrook in scoring. With 0:38 left in OT, Octavius "Tate" Davis made two free throws to provide a 51-49 lead and Gilbert added another at 0:16. West then sandwiched a missed one-and-one by 'Brook with two misses from the floor. Marc Anderson had 11 points and nine rebounds for West.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Kenrick 53, La Salle 44
  Brian Leahy shot 6-for-9 and 6-for-8 for 18 points and added 11 rebounds and three assists. Dave Duda (18) and Lee Abernathy (six assists) helped. Sophs Craig Conlin (20) and Tom Gizzi (15) helped La Salle to a 40-26 rebounding edge.
Judge 59, McDevitt 40
  Tom Jusczak (12) led in scoring and Don Rauchut had eight rebounds. Tom Shea (11) paced McDevitt.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Roman 72, St. James 44
  Dallas Comegys delivered 19 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. Rob Williams added 10 points, seven boards. Jimmy Pee had 16 points for St. James, which collapsed after building a 19-11 lead.
Bonner 67, West 59
  Tom Clark and Tom Gormley scored 18 points apiece and Jack Concannon had 12 points, 10 rebounds. Mark ‘‘Marques’’ Johnson (19) led West.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Judge 55, Kenrick 43
  Sub Rich McCloskey scored nine points and claimed 14 rebounds. John Boyle (11, 10) and Don Rauchut (eight, 12) also made solid contributions in both categories. Kenrick’s Brian Leahy had 19 points, 14 rebounds.
Bonner 43, Roman 42
  Tom Gormley notched 15 points and eight rebounds and hit a clinching free throw with 0:04 left. Jack Concannon (12, 10) and Rodney Blake (eight, 12) helped. Roman’s Dallas Comegys was huge with 21 points, 21 rebounds, five blocks.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Bonner 73, Judge 53
  Jack Concannon shot 7-for-9 and 7-for-8 for 21 points and plucked 15 rebounds as the Friars gave a championship to coach Ed "Shot" Stefanski, who resigned in the locker room afterward. Rodney Blake (19, six blocks), Tom Gormley (14, six assists) and Jim "Goose" Welde (five assists) helped. Judge's John Boyle had 14 points, four assists.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)
  The clincher came in Game No. 9, a 45-39 success at Gtn. Academy. James "Bruiser" Flint totaled 18 points and three assists and Anthony Dade had 15 points and four blocks. The visiting Churchmen completed a 10-0 season by smoking Haverford School, 92-59, behind 29-point efforts by Flint and Dade. Episcopal, the champ for the fourth time in five years under coach Dan Dougherty, raised its marks during that span to 46-4 in the league and 112-10 overall. Malvern took second place at 8-2.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation