Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1984

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Franklin 44, Overbrook 36
  Jerome “Pooh” Richardson blended 11 points, six rebounds and four assists. Franklin led at halftime, 19-7. Overbrook’s Clyde Jones scored 12 points.
Mastbaum 62, Southern 61
  Darin “Munchy” Mason bagged 28 points, five rebounds and six assists, with the last feed setting up Lester Lamb for the winning basket with 0:06 left. Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell had 15 points, four assists. Southern’s Jody Johnson shot 18-for-19 at the line (last 17 in a row) en route to 30 points.
Gratz 57, Frankford 54
  Sixth man Brian Shorter, a 6-4 freshman, notched 16 points and eight rebounds. Dexter Whitfield had 15 points, five assists. Frankford’s Tony Crawford had 18 points, 18 rebounds.
Olney 77, Germantown 61
  Paul “Snoop” Graham shot 13-for-14 at the line en route to 33 points and grabbed eight rebounds. John Green had 15 points, six assists. Marcus Owens (23) and Paul Jordan (20) led G-town.
Northeast 68, King 52
  Keith Jones (31) shot 15-for-17 at the line and Tom Davis had 12 points, 12 rebounds. Scott Slade (24) led King.
West 67, Univ. City 50
  Henry Smith was tough inside with 15 points and 22 boards.
Dobbins 85, Bok 58
  Eric “Hank” Gathers generated 27 points and 18 rebounds. Darrell “Heat” Gates had 18 points, 10 assists. Mike Brice (15) led Bok.
Washington 61, Roxborough 52
  Max Blank had 25 points and 18 rebounds as the Eagles won a playoff for the first time in their 21 PL seasons. Tony Cotton (18) led Roxborough.
QUARTERFINALS
Franklin 73, Olney 56
  Jerome “Pooh” Richardson combined 17 points with seven rebounds and nine assists. Brian “Sugar Bear” Smith shot 10-for-16 for 24 points and Will Bolds mixed 15 points, 15 boards. Olney’s Paul “Snoop” Graham hit for 32 points.
Gratz 63, West 62
  Soph Dennis “Dink” Whitaker (eight assists) hit a 10-footer to beat the buzzer after Lamar Belton (16) was covered. For West, Howard Evans scored 27 points and Henry Smith had 20 points, 16 rebounds.
Mastbaum 64, Northeast 57
  Darin “Munchy” Mason (20) and Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell (17, seven assists) led the way. Darryl Brown (15) led Northeast.
Dobbins 84, Washington 76
  Eric “Hank” Gathers shot 11-for-16 and 9-for-12 for 31 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Greg “Bo” Kimble scored 23 points. Russian immigrant Max Blank, with cheers of “U.S.A!” from Dobbins’s fans ringing in his ears, produced 35 points and 14 rebounds in 25 minutes.
SEMIFINALS
At William Penn
Franklin 77, Gratz 53
  Brian “Sugar Bear” Smith led in points (20) and rebounds (13) as the Electrons won comfortably enough to use 13 players. Jerome “Pooh” Richardson had 17 points, nine assists. Gratz’s Brian Shorter had 12 points, nine rebounds.
Dobbins 45, Mastbaum 40
  The Mustangs advanced to the final for the first time in 39 seasons of PL membership despite shooting 13-for-59 (floor) and 19-for-35 (line). Eric “Hank” Gathers had 24 points, 17 rebounds. Greg “Bo” Kimble grabbed 19 rebounds. Darin “Munchy” Mason (16) topped Mastbaum.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Franklin 53, Dobbins 49
  Jerome "Pooh" Richardson had 17 points and Will Bolds collected 11 points and 11 rebounds. With 0:18 left, Greg "Bo" Kimble (26 points, 20 rebounds) converted a three-point play to pull Dobbins within 50-49. Richardson made a free throw at 0:13, then Dobbins's Eric "Hank" Gathers missed a 17-footer at 0:04. Rodney Miller's two free throws completed the scoring.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals
Doubleheader at St. Joseph’s
La Salle 59, Judge 47
  Craig Conlin (18 points) and Tom Gizzi (16, 10 rebounds) handled the inside while Larry Guess dished seven assists and shot 10-for-13 at the line. Judge’s Rob Mulville had 17 points, 10 rebounds.
Ryan 42, Kenrick 41
  Kevin Farnan (14 points) won it by hitting a foul line jumper with 0:07 left. Fran Ciliberti added 17 points, eight rebounds. Kenrick’s Brian Leahy had 14 points, 10 boards.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at St. Joseph’s
O’Hara 47, Neumann 43
  Mike Louden had 13 points and three assists and committed just one turnover to help the Lions overcome a 37-17 rebounding disadvantage. Neumann’s Steve Benton totaled 19 points and 12 boards before fouling out with 1:46 left.
Bonner 75, West 44
  Rodney Blake shot 11-for-14 and 8-for-10 and 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Dave Koskinen added 20 points, nine rebounds, five assists. West’s John Rankin had 14 points, 10 boards.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at St. Joseph’s
La Salle 56, Ryan 52 (ot)
  Larry Guess contributed 16 points and seven assists and hit a clinching one-and-one with 0:08 left. John Zamichieli (19) and Craig Conlin (12) also scored in double figures and Tom Gizzi grabbed 13 rebounds. Fran Ciliberti (16) led Ryan.
Bonner 57, O’Hara 49
  Ed McCrystal shot 8-for-12 for 21 points and dished six assists. Rodney Blake added 22 points, eight rebounds, three blocks. O’Hara’s Mike Doyle (25) shot 12-for-16.
FINAL
At St. Joseph's University
Bonner 58, La Salle 56
  In 22 foul-plagued minutes, Rodney Blake shot 8-for-11 and 7-for-9 for 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Friars won again and the coach, Art Hunter, resigned again. Dave Koskinen had 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists and Steve Eilola, going 32 minutes for the first time, grabbed 11 rebounds. With 5:35 left, Bonner expanded its lead from 47-44 to 50-44 after a technical foul was called when someone threw a chunk of ice from the top of La Salle's rooting section. For La Salle, Craig Conlin had 20 points, Tom Gizzi mixed 17 points and 10 rebounds, John Zamichieli missed a last-second shot and athletic director Marty Stanczak claimed the ice was thrown by someone who was not a student at either school.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (9-1)
  The clincher came in Game No. 8, a 55-41 win over visiting Chestnut Hill. The title was PC’s first since 1972. Marv Dunmeyer scored 13 points while Joe McGarvey and Drew Meyers added 12 apiece. Carl Arrigale settled for 10 after having exploded for 29 points in the previous game, a 64-54 win over visiting Gtn. Academy. A chance at a 10-0 mark vanished in the finale as the Quakers fell to visiting Episcopal, 64-63. GA (7-3) finished second.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation