Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1989

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Frankford 101, Penn 67
  Cori Lewis came close to a triple double with 23 points, nine rebounds and nine assists while Jason Warley (22, 10 rebounds) and Carlin Warley (17, 12) cleaned up inside. Kenny Stones (23, 10 boards) and Omar Sanders (17, four assists) led Penn, a 13-year PL member making its first playoff appearance.
Southern 74, Roxborough 61
  Barry Lewis collected 14 points and 20 rebounds and Louis Myers had 17 points, four assists, four steals. Brian Godwin (27) and Victor McKnight (22) led Roxborough.
Parkway 75, Overbrook 61
  Colin King hit four threes en route to 21 points and Stephen Stewart added 18 points, eight rebounds. Overbrook’s Mike Tyson had 26 points, 11 boards.
Dobbins 75, Washington 73
  Jermaine Trottie (19), Alphonso Jones (16), Julian “Juice” Lawrence (13) and Kenya Mobley (12) led Dobbins. Gabe Crowley (25) and Andre Kirkland (22) paced Washington. With 0:06 left, Crowley hit a three to seemingly provide a 76-75 lead, but the basket was disallowed because Washington’s timer had failed to start to the clock.
Gratz 79, Bok 27
  Aaron McKie (20 points, 12 rebounds) and William “Beau” Thompson (11 assists) led Gratz, which held Bok to no field goals through the middle quarters. The output was the lowest in a PL playoff since Lincoln lost to Overbrook, 44-22, in a 1958 semi.
Franklin LC 74, Olney 73
  Keith Donaldson, intentionally fouled on a drive, made a free throw with 0:02 left to lift the Bobcats (Antoine Jefferson 26, Faron “Meatball” Hand 25). Cedric Smith (21) led Olney.
West 70, King 59
  Starring for West were Malcolm Musgrove (20 points, 12 rebounds), Roy Lloyd (18, 10) and Donald Suswell (15, 12 assists). Gregory Coles (25) topped King.
Franklin 85, Eng. and Science 48
  Derrick Whitfield (22) and Phil “Sub” Crump (18) led Franklin in scoring. Rob Bridges had 17 for the losers.
QUARTERFINALS
Frankford 92, West 51
  Jason Warley shot 15-for-18 for 33 points, adding 11 rebounds and four assists. Carlin Warley added 18 points, eight rebounds while Cori Lewis had 21 points, six rebounds, four assists, five steals. Malcolm Musgrove (21) was best for West.
Gratz 43, Franklin 33
  Harry Moore had 12 points and 15 rebounds and Mark Patterson dealt five assists. Aaron McKie suffered a broken left (non-shooting) wrist when he was undercut while dunking. Sub Bruce Johnson led Franklin with 13 points.
Franklin LC 72, Parkway 64
  Antoine Jefferson (11 rebounds) and William Briggs scored 19 points apiece. Parkway’s Leland Kent had 17 points and 19 rebounds.
Southern 75, Dobbins 65
  Shon Minnis shot 11-for-13 for 27 points, adding seven rebounds and six assists. Seventh man Kareem “Rab” Townes, a 6-foot, 130-pound soph, had 13 points, 10 assists.
SEMIFINALS
At King
Frankford 82, Franklin LC 45
  Cori Lewis showed balance with 20 points, seven rebounds, three assists and four steals. Jason (20) and Carlin Warley (19, 13 boards) and Johnny Lewis (15, six assists) helped. Steve Richburg (15) topped FLC.
At William Penn
Gratz 64, Southern 51
  After Aaron McKie gave up trying to play after seven minutes, soph Andre Griffin had 11 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Steve Patterson, Mark’s twin, added 11 points, four assists, three steals. Louis Myers had 19 points for Southern.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Frankford 75, Gratz 66
Carlin Warley collected 16 points and 20 rebounds for Frankford, which used no subs. Jason Warley had 20 points and nine rebounds. Cori Lewis totaled 19 points, five rebounds, seven assists and three steals. For Gratz, the leaders were Harry Moore (23 points, 10 rebounds) and Aaron McKie (19 points).

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoffs
At Bonner
Carroll 63, Neumann 60
  Matt Brown shot 6-for-10 and 9-for-11 for 21 points and dished four assists. Joe Bergstrom grabbed 11 rebounds. Five Neumann players scored 10 or 11 points and Aaron Abbott had seven assists.
At O’Hara
Carroll 62, SJ Prep 40
  Jim Halpin (16) and Derrick Simms (14) led in scoring and Marc Cobia dished seven assists. Frank Sciolla (18) topped The Prep.
North Semifinals
McDevitt 75, Dougherty 63
  Aaron Ervin collected 13 points, five assists and five steals and committed no turnovers as the visiting Lancers won a playoff for the first time in 26 CL seasons. Matt Buber (19), Derick Pickett (16, 12 boards), sub Allen Ray (13) and Darren Gregg (12) also scored in double figures. McDevitt shot 19-for-20 at the line in the last quarter. Dougherty’s Chris Williams had 23 points.
La Salle 67, Judge 58
  Chris Lazorcheck scored 21 points and sub Jack Stanczak battled for 16 points, nine boards. Bill Gillen and Glenn Senior (four threes) scored 19 apiece for Judge.
South Semifinals
Roman 67, Carroll 57
  At St. Joseph’s University, Alan Watkins shot 10-for-11 and 3-for-4 for 23 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. Mike McKee dealt seven assists. Carroll’s Joe Warden had 16 points, 10 rebounds.
O’Hara 50, Bonner 41
  Eddie Malloy had 21 points and eight rebounds while Joe Giunta grabbed 10 boards. Tom McKee (12) led Bonner.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
La Salle 56, McDevitt 47
  Mark Fitzgerald (20, 13 rebounds) and Chris Lazorcheck (14) were the leaders and sub Jarrod Macklin had four assists in 15 minutes. Aaron Ervin (17) led McDevitt.
Roman 72, O’Hara 56
  Ruben Colon posted 18 points (9-for-12) and 16 rebounds and Alan Watkins (16, 10) was close behind. Mike McKee had five assists. O’Hara’s Eddie Malloy had 26 points, 15 boards.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 66, La Salle 56
  Jim O'Rourke fired away for 25 points, including eight of Roman's final nine, and Ruben Colon had 11 points, 11 rebounds and seven blocks. Mike McKee sprinkled nine assists and Alan Watkins scored 14 points. La Salle got 17 points from Chris Lazorcheck and trailed by just one, 54-53, with 2:20 left.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (9-1)
  The title was clinched in Game No. 9. Visiting Haverford was shredded, 63-31, as Eugene Burroughs scored 18 points, Jon Walsh mixed 14 points and nine rebounds and Pat Chambers had 11 points and four assists. The Fords committed 24 turnovers and went 10:15 without a field goal. Runner-up Chestnut Hill went 7-3.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation