Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1993

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

DIVISION E/FIRST ROUND
Franklin 78, Lamberton 51
  Terrell Wright had 28 points. Keith Burdine (19) and William Taylor (17 rebounds) led Lamberton.
Bodine 85, Lincoln 60
  Anwar Amin hit four threes and scored 39 points, adding 16 rebounds.
Furness 103, Fels 66
  Warren Chance accumulated 36 points, 24 rebounds, 11 assists. Jamal Lomax added 33 points, 14 rebounds, 12 assists. Sherman DeShields (26) led Fels.
Kensington 55, Germantown 52
  Chris Jones made his sixth steal and a clinching layup with 0:05 left. Maurice Brown had eight assists.
DIVISION E/SECOND ROUND
Franklin 51, Bodine 44
  Terrell Wright had 18 points and 17 rebounds and Artise McClay added 11 points. Anwar Amin (17) topped Bodine.
Furness 91, Kensington 78
  Warren Chance poured in 41 points to break the school record (40) set earlier in the season by teammate Jamal Lomax (23). Maurice Brown (31) keyed Kensington.
ROUND-OF-16
Gratz 86, Furness 42
  Rondell Turner scored 23 points and Rasheed Wallace grabbed 16 rebounds. Warren Chance (15) paced Furness.
Overbrook 68, Dobbins 33
  Laurence Pembrook (24) and Ronald Kenan (20) led ’Brook.
West 63, Eng. and Science 60
  Devin Baker notched 16 points and 12 rebounds and 6-8 soph Lari Ketner (10, nine rebounds, four blocks) unfurled a dunk for a 63-58 lead. For E&S, Paul Kennedy had 14 points, five assists.
Bok 62, Frankford 37
  Fred Warrick collected 23 points, 12 rebounds and four assists as the Wildcats won a postseason game for the first time since time since taking a pre-playoff in 1967. Michael Russell added 10 points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals. Anthony Mitchell (17) paced Frankford.
Straw. Mansion 85, Bartram 61
  Dwain Barnes mixed 20 points, seven rebounds, 10 assists and six steals. Richard McQueen added 22 points. Lanier “Church” Perrin (20) and Sonny Nelson (18) paced Bartram.
Univ. City 70, Mastbaum 60 (ot)
  Shawn Cherry had 22 points, seven boards and five assists and hit a three to force OT. Sekou Clark added 17 points. Mike Cassidy (19) led Mastbaum.
Olney 77, Southern 67
  Jason Lawson notched 32 points, 19 rebounds and five blocks. Damani Harper delivered 11 assists. Daniel Prescott (21) topped Southern.
Franklin LC 69, Franklin 48
  Tyrone Weeks powered for 22 points and 21 rebounds. Lester Adams added nine assists.
QUARTERFINALS
Gratz 76, Straw. Mansion 43
  Rondell Turner scored 18 points, Rasheed Wallace had 16 points and 13 rebounds and Terrell Stokes dished six assists. Richard McQueen scored 21 for Mansion.
Franklin LC 65, West 60
  Tyrone Weeks shot 7-for-10 and 8-for-10 for 22 points, adding 14 rebounds and seven blocks. Michael Robinson posted 16 points and Terry Johnson dealt seven assists. Jim Mitchell (19) and Tom Shearin (18) led West.
Overbrook 58, Bok 54
  Laurence Pembrook scored 22 points, Ronald Kenan mixed 14 points and seven rebounds and John Drummond (11, 10) provided comfort with a tap-in for a 55-50 lead. Bok’s Fred Warrick (26) shot 4-for-5 on threes.
Olney 74, Univ. City 52
  Jason Lawson scored 23 points, consumed 25 rebounds and blocked seven shots. Damani Harper had 15 points, eight assists. Taom Boulware added 20 points. Shawn Cherry (16) and Rasheed Brokenborough (15) led UC.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Civic Center
Gratz 64, Olney 44
  Six-eleven Rasheed Wallace collected 23 points, eight rebounds and four blocks and shot 2-for-2 on threes. Shawn “Reds” Smith added 11 points, five assists, three steals. Olney’s 6-10 Jason Lawson was held to nine points and five boards.
Franklin LC 63, Overbrook 59
  Tyrone Weeks had 16 points, 21 rebounds and five blocks, Michael Robinson mixed 17 points and nine boards and Mukit Wali had 17 points. Laurence Pembrook (23) and Ronald Kenan (19) topped ’Brook.
FINAL
At the Civic Center
Gratz 63, Franklin LC 45
  With 8,500 watching, Rasheed Wallace totaled 16 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots as the Bulldogs (31-0) became the first city team to enjoy a perfect season since Overbrook in 1980 (34-0). Lynard Stewart added 14 points. Gratz was named the consensus No. 1 team in the country and the No. 3 team in city history by the Daily News. No one scored in double figures for FLC.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoff
At Bonner
West 51, O’Hara 49 (ot)
  Coach Joe Donahue dedicated the win to his father, Harry, 80, who’d died two days earlier. Bernie Shannon had 15 points, Scott Galloway had 11 points and 11 rebounds, Jim Reilly dished nine assists and Jamal Palmer registered seven blocks. With 0:01 left, O’Hara’s Drew Baylor, a star pitcher, was inserted and made a long pass to Joe Collins. Collins caught the ball just inside the foul line, but his shot clanged off the rim.
North Semifinals
North 76, La Salle 61
  Joe Harvey had 19 points and eight assists and received help from Matt Comey (18), Mike Hartzell (15, 11 rebounds) and Ryan Bonner (12). Kevin Olender (17) led La Salle.
Judge 53, Ryan 39
  Chuck Hiller shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-6 for 21 points and Danny Oldfield added 19 points. Kevin Hawley dealt eight assists.
South Semifinals
Roman 58, West 50
  At Dougherty, Marc Jackson banged for 19 points and 20 rebounds while Dwayne ‘‘Sugar’’ Hill added 18 points, five assists. West’s Scott Galloway scored 24 points.
Carroll 56, Bonner 54
  Bryan Brennan scored 15 points and created a held ball with 0:30 left; Mike Roberts (13, eight rebounds) was fouled thereafter and hit two free throws for a 56-52 lead. Mark Mulroy and Jeff Connell (13 each) led Bonner.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
North 75, Judge 63 (ot)
  Matt Comey collected 23 points, eight rebounds and five assists while Mike Hartzell had 17 points and Joe Harvey had 14 points, eight assists. North won the overtime, 12-0. For Judge, which went 3-for-25 on threes, Danny Oldfield scored 19 points.
Roman 58, Carroll 47
  Marc Jackson mixed 14 points, 19 rebounds and four blocks and Dwayne ‘‘Sugar’’ Hill added 14 points, nine boards, six assists. Bryan Brennan (17) paced Carroll.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 62, North 55 (ot)
  Marc Jackson accumulated 22 points, 18 rebounds and three blocks and Dwayne "Sugar" Hill added 17 points, eight assists and three steals as Roman won a fifth consecutive title under coach Dennis Seddon to match a feat that had been done only once in CL history — by Roman from 1924 to '28. There was no scoring in the final 2:30 of regulation and then Jackson passed to Mike Tabb for the first two baskets of overtime. Joe Harvey (14) and Matt Comey (13) paced North.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (9-1)
  Visiting GA won the title in Game No. 10 by dumping Chestnut Hill, 42-27, in a slowdown that momentarily caused bad feelings between GA coach Jim Fenerty and CH coach John McArdle. GA’s Alvin Williams needed 34 points to surpass 1974 Malvern grad Charlie Floyd (1,725) as the Inter-Ac's leading career scorer. He settled for 10 points and finished with 1,702. Damon Williams (no relation) had 12 points. Damon Myers added 10. On Feb. 13, GA (22-0) lost its chance at an unbeaten season by losing at Haverford, 65-48. On Feb. 17, GA won the rematch, 90-36, as A. Williams poured in 45 points. The results represented a 71-point turnaround. Runner-up Episcopal finished 8-2.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation