Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1986

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs
ROUND-OF-16
Southern 97, Parkway 47
  Lionel Simmons scored 27 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dealt eight assists. Robert “World” Stokes (19) and Marshall Taylor (10 assists) helped. Andre Ward (11) paced Parkway.
Mastbaum 84, Frankford 70
  Derreck Orr (32 points, 13 rebounds) and Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell (31, 12 assists) did heavy damage. For Frankford, Adrian Burke scored 31 points and Steve Blaker had 17 points, 13 boards.
King 57, Bok 56
  Kenny Samuel (15 points) and Bernard Smith (13) dished four assists apiece and Smith scored the clinching field goal. Brad Atkins (18) and Willie Hartsfield (17) had 13 rebounds apiece for Bok.
Franklin 66, Northeast 42
  Sanford Jenkins had 20 points and 12 rebounds and Bryant “Sad Eyes” Watson added 10 points, seven rebounds, six assists. Kyle Carter (13) led Northeast.
West 69, Central 57
  Eric Williams (17), Mike Monroe (16, 10 rebounds) and Rodney Jones (14) led the way. Rick Shinholster (20) paced Central.
Univ. City 79, Washington 61
  Vincent “Butter” Smalls (25, 16) and David Scott (25, 10) led in points and rebounds. Eric Kegler had 10 assists. Washington’s Ellis McKennie and Dexter Perry scored 15 points each.
Dobbins 73, Kensington 65
  Doug Overton (21) and William “Randy” Slade (19) handled the scoring and Larry Stewart grabbed nine boards. Emanual “Vel” Davis (16) led Kensington.
Gratz 70, Bartram 58
  Brian Shorter erupted for 43 points and 17 rebounds while Dennis “Dink” Whitaker dished 15 assists. Bartram’s Reggie Isaac, who’d scored 84 points in the final game of the regular season to come within six of tying Wilt Chamberlain’s city record, bowed out with 34.
QUARTERFINALS
Southern 65, Franklin 49
  Lionel Simmons had 26 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and four blocks. Robert “World” Stokes added 13 points. Franklin’s Randy Woods scored 16 points.
West 45, Dobbins 44
  Soph Eric Williams scored 12 points and hit two free throws with 0:05 left to clinch it. Rodney Jones recorded 10 rebounds and five blocks and James Hillyard scored 15 points. For Dobbins, William “Randy” Slade had 13 points, 12 boards.
Univ. City 57, King 52 (ot)
  After watching the first half with his arm in a sling (left shoulder injury), Eric Kegler decided to play and finished with eight points, six assists and two steals. James Glass gave UC a 53-52 lead with 0:44 left on a steal and layup. Vincent “Butter” Smalls had 19 points, nine rebounds. King’s Ron Bryant scored 18 points.
Gratz 93, Mastbaum 77
  Brian Shorter remained awesome with 40 points and 19 rebounds. Keith Walls added 13 points and 12 rebounds and Dennis “Dink” Whitaker sprinkled 12 assists. Mastbaum’s Tyrell “Magic” Cromwell had 26 points, 10 assists.
SEMIFINALS
At William Penn
Southern 73, Gratz 71 (ot)
  Brian Shorter shot 14-for-15 from the floor for 33 points, snatched 17 rebounds and created a 63-63 tie by converting a rebound basket with 0:02 left in regulation. And then, with 0:02 left in OT, he was fouled while shooting. He missed the first free throw badly, missed the second on purpose and Al Baur rebounded for Southern. Lionel Simmons led Southern with 29 points, 20 rebounds and four blocks. Marshall Taylor added 16 points, seven assists. Gratz’s Dennis “Dink” Whitaker had 12 assists.
At Southern
Univ. City 58, West 51
  Eric Kegler scored 14 of his 18 points in the second half and James Glass had 12 points, nine boards. West’s Rodney Jones had 18 points, eight rebounds and four blocks.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Southern 66, Univ. City 64
  With 21 points and 18 rebounds, Lionel Simmons led Southern to its first title since 1946. Robert "World" Stokes (20 points) and Marshall Taylor (12 points, six assists) were the other key contributors. Stokes won the game with 0:07 left when his 10-foot banker was goaltended by Vincent "Butter" Smalls (12 points, 11 rebounds). Eric Kegler then dribbled the length of the floor and lipped the rim with an 18-footer. UC's David Scott had 21 points.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion
Dougherty 58, Judge 45
  Nick Horne shot 10-for-16 for 24 points and took eight rebounds, John Przybylinski mixed 12 points and nine assists and sixth man Mark ‘‘Skit’’ Scardigli had 10 points, seven boards. Larry Lowry (13) led Judge.
North 50, La Salle 38
  The Falcons put no one in double figures, but four players scored at least eight points. Jim Giedemann and Kevin Comey had five assists each and Mark Morrow grabbed seven rebounds. Mike Matthews (13) led La Salle.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion
Roman 66, SJ Prep 52
  Kevin Cofield scored 16 points and Mike Jackson had 13 points and nine rebounds. Nick Goodwin (16), Damu Forman and Pat Mooney (14 apiece) paced The Prep.
O’Hara 54, Carroll 49
  Bill Kirschner shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-7 for 20 points and seventh man Mike O’Hara packed nine points and two assists into eight minutes. John O’Hare had 13 points, nine boards. Carroll’s John Henning had 16 points, eight boards. South MVP Barry Bekkedam, who’d finished the regular season with school-record outbursts of 37, 38 and 41 points, missed the game with illness.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion
Dougherty 42, North 41
  Tucked into a corner no more than 3 inches from the sideline and baseline, John Przybylinski (12 points) stuck a jumper with 0:09 left to win it. Bob Coppolino (12) had the last of his six assists. Przybylinski was the defender as North MVP Jim Giedemann missed a last shot for the Falcons.
Roman 42, O’Hara 40 (ot)
  Melvin ‘‘Sauce’’ Hawkins collected 12 points and six assists and nailed a 22-footer after taking an inbound pass from Ernest Pollard with 0:01 left. Mike Jackson grabbed 11 rebounds. For O’Hara, Jay Armitage scored 12 points and Jim Lynam Jr. watched in agony as a last-second shot to end regulation went in, and then more in, and then spilled out.
FINAL
At Villanova Pavilion
Roman 84, Dougherty 57
  Sub Clayton "Stink" Adams dished 11 assists and Ernest Pollard (22, 11 rebounds) and Kevin Cofield (14) led five double-digit scorers as the Cahillites stormed to victory. Coach Barry Brodzinski used 16 players and, by game's end, three different styles of uniform were in evidence. John Przybylinski (16) and John "Jake" Jones (14) led Dougherty.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (9-1)
  The clincher came in Game No. 9, a 75-59 win over visiting Haverford. Abe Dunmeyer collected 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Matt Guokas (17), Scott Burke (16) and Marv Dunmeyer, Abe’s older brother, had 11 points and six assists. In the finale, Burke (12) led the way as the Quakers bested visiting Gtn. Academy, 58-51, to finish with a school record for wins (23). GA and Haverford placed second at 6-4.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation