Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1985

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Dobbins 84, Central 58
  Greg “Bo” Kimble scored 25 points, Eric “Hank” Gathers totaled 17 points and 15 rebounds and brother Derrick Gathers grabbed 10 boards. Jonathan Jones (22) led Central.
West 53, Frankford 50 (2 ot)
  Eric “Button” Pearson had 19 points and nine rebounds in 38 minutes for West, which overcame a 12-point deficit with 5:54 left in regulation. Adrian Burke (17) led Frankford.
Mastbaum 87, King 64
  Warren Hawthorne (33) and Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell (26) led the romp. King sub Ron Bryant shot 7-for-8 for 16 points.
Gratz 65, Edison 42
  Brian Shorter (21, 15 rebounds), older brother Rodney Shorter (18) and Walt Dozier (15 boards) paced Gratz.
Northeast 76, Bartram 64
  Phil Booth mixed 22 points and 13 rebounds. Keith Wilkerson added 16 points. Bartram’s Mike Dorsey had 24 points, 17 boards.
Southern 86, Kensington 52
  Lionel Simmons had 19 points and 15 rebounds. Bruce Harvey (28) led Kensington, a first-time playoff entrant.
Overbrook 62, Washington 49
  Ed Urie scored eight of his 17 points in a 23-16 fourth quarter. David Carr (19) led Washington.
Franklin 82, Parkway 43
  Jerome “Pooh” Richardson dominated with 31 points and 10 assists. Will Bolds grabbed 15 rebounds. Andre Ward (19) paced Parkway.
QUARTERFINALS
Dobbins 68, Overbrook 45
  Greg “Bo” Kimble shot 14-for-16 for 33 points and plucked 14 rebounds. Darrell “Heat” Gates dealt nine assists.
Southern 74, Franklin 73
  Will Crandall hit eighth man Bob Johnson for a vicious dunk and a 72-67 lead with 0:16 left. Johnson finished 6-for-7 and 9-for-10 for 21 points. Lionel Simmons added 19 points. Paul “Snoop” Graham (25) and Jerome “Pooh” Richardson (24) led the losers.
Gratz 55, West 46
  Walt Dozier (21 points, 12 rebounds) and Brian Shorter (14, 12) sparked Gratz. West’s Eric “Button” Pearson had 20 points.
Mastbaum 56, Northeast 53
  Warren Hawthorne accumulated 26 points and 14 rebounds. Darren Miller also grabbed 14 boards. Phil Booth led Northeast with 17 points, 13 rebounds.
SEMIFINALS
At Southern
Dobbins 94, Mastbaum 72
  Greg “Bo” Kimble shot 14-for-18 and 4-for-5 for 32 points and Eric “Hank” Gathers added 22 points. Warren Hawthorne (25) and Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell (23) topped ’Baum.
At William Penn
Southern 70, Gratz 69
  After blowing a 10-point, fourth-quarter lead, Southern survived when John Erby converted a layup off a fastbreak pass from Will Crandall with 0:08 left. The Rams advanced to the final for the first time since 1969; they’d lost five times in the semis since. Lionel Simmons (20), Irv Hutcherson and sub Bob Johnson (18 apiece) paced the scoring. Gratz’s Walt Dozier had 20 points, 11 rebounds.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Dobbins 86, Southern 62
  Greg "Bo" Kimble had 27 points, 12 rebounds and three assists as Dobbins won its first title in its 40th PL season. Eric "Hank" Gathers added 27 points, 14 rebounds and 4 assists. Sophomore Doug Overton had 12 points and 4 assists. For Southern, Lionel Simmons had 18 points and 11 boards.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff
At Ryan
Kenrick 55, Dougherty 53
  With 0:02 left, Jimmy Davis inbounded to fellow sub Mike Carfagno, who stuck a 15-foot jumper to win it. Ed Swayze had 16 points. Mike Neher (13) led Dougherty.
South Preplayoff
At O’Hara
Carroll 61, Bonner 50
  Barry Bekkedam shot 6-for-9 and 7-for-8 for 19 points, adding 11 rebounds and six blocks. Matt Ward (11, 10 rebounds) and Mike Iorio (nine, 10) helped. Bonner’s Ed McCrystal had 18 points.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at Temple’s McGonigle Hall
La Salle 63, Wood 51
  Craig Conlin collected 23 points and 12 rebounds and soph Dan Durkin had nine points, five rebounds, three assists. For Wood, Tom Martin scored 15 points and Jim Feeney grabbed 17 rebounds.
Judge 49, Kenrick 44
  Mike Cummiskey scored 18 points and Paul Winters (12, 10 rebounds) converted a nifty pass by Mike ‘‘Zack’’ Zacierka for a layup to provide comfort at 41-36. Scott Crouch (12) led Kenrick.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Field House
Neumann 53, O’Hara 52 (ot)
  Frank Giunta (23) made a midcourt steal and then hit a one-and-one with 0:12 left to give Neumann a 53-50 pad and its first playoff win since 1973. Rocco Sansone grabbed 13 rebounds. Chris Arizin (20, 16 rebounds) and Mike Connor (18, 12) led O’Hara.
Carroll 60, Roman 56
  Sub Jim Trainer compressed 10 points and three assists into 16 minutes and canned a layup with 0:38 left for 57-52 lead. Barry Bekkedam had 12 points, 15 boards. Melvin ‘‘Sauce’’ Hawkins (13) led Roman.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at St. Joseph’s University
La Salle 57, Judge 48
  Craig Conlin (16, eight rebounds), Tom Gizzi (16, seven) and Greg Wilhelm (10, 10) were the stars for La Salle, which shot 23-for-25 from the line. Judge’s Rob Mulville scored 16 points.
Neumann 54, Carroll 52 (ot)
  Steve Benton forced OT with an open court steal and layup and hit a 10-footer with 0:18 left to win it. He had 21 points, six rebounds, three assists. John Gilroy had 17 points, 10 rebounds. Carroll’s Barry Bekkedam totaled 15 points, nine boards, eight blocks.
FINAL
At St. Joseph's University
Neumann 57, La Salle 54
  Steve Benton came through with 17 points, eight rebounds and five assists, John Gilroy had 10 points and nine boards and Frank Giunta dealt six assists as the Pirates won their first title since 1965. With 0:06 left, Benton missed a one-and-one, but got a reprieve when a La Salle player entered the lane too fast. He then made both free throws. For La Salle, which shot 8-for-17 at the line, Craig Conlin shot 10-for-13 and 3-for-4 for 23 points and took eight rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (9-1)
  The clincher came in Game No. 10. Rick Williams scored 16 points while Otis Ellis (15 rebounds) and Chris Miller had 14 apiece as the visiting Patriots downed Malvern, 56-42, to win their first title since sharing a three-wayer in 1969. In Game No. 8, GA had dumped visiting Penn Charter, 61-52, behind Williams’s 27 points and nine rebounds. PC placed second at 8-2.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation