Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 2002

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND OF 16
Northeast 75, Masterman 50
  The game was played cross-court because no one bothered to fix a cracked glass backboard on the main court.  Chaz Crawford came close to a triple-double with eight points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Troy Roundtree (23 points, 13 rebounds) and Kyle Lowry (25) also starred. For Masterman, Labeeb Muhammad had 25 points while Brian Holsey did have a triple-double (11, 15 boards, 10 blocks).
Gratz 52, Eng. and Science 39
  Maurice "Mardy" Collins scored 16 points while Tariq Wharton and Omar Johnson saved 23 of their 26 points for the second half. Gratz went on a 33-11 run after falling behind, 12-2. Returning from a self-induced forearm injury, Micheal Blackshear had 13 rebounds in 20 minutes. Justin Scott (17) and Matthew Jefferson (15) led E&S.
Overbrook 62, Olney 37
  Kristian Clarkson had 13 points, 18 rebounds and four blocks. Murvin English dished 12 assists. Elijah Talbert mixed 11 points, 14 rebounds. Tyree Hankerson (13) led Olney.
Central 53, Roxborough 43
  Khalif Leek had 18 points, nine rebounds and three assists and hit two straight treys after Roxborough forged a tie at 40-40. Sharif Bray had 14 points, six assists. Roxborough's Dahliek Powell managed 21 points and 14 rebounds.
King 35, Frankford 25
  The teams combined to shoot 16-for-58 (27.5 percent) from the floor. In a 15-5 first half, Frankford shot 0-for-8 and committed 14 turnovers. Akeem Wright had 13 points and six rebounds. Frankford was led by 5-5 guard Roland Samuels (10 points.)
Straw. Mansion 76, Dobbins 55
  Maureece Rice (21), Aaron Brown (19) and Maurice Stennis (16, 11 assists) led in scoring while Dawud Morris claimed 15 rebounds. Pat Grant (19) led Dobbins.
Southern 59, Penn 38
The Brown brothers, senior forward Roosevelt "Row-Row" (18 points, 10 rebounds) and sophomore guard Antoine "Doo Dirty" (10, seven assists), were prominent. Shawn Sabb had 21 points. Anthony Harper paced Penn with 25 points. 
Bartram 76, Franklin LC 55
  Richard "Franchise" Francis (24) and Bryant Leach (18) led in scoring and Jason Cain grabbed 11 rebounds. Bartram had 29 field goals on layups, dunks and follows. FLC's Michael Green scored 27 points.
QUARTERFINALS
Straw. Mansion 70, King 63
  Dawud Morris scored 10 points while adding team highs in rebounds (10) and blocks (five). Maureece Rice (23) and Aaron Brown (17) led the Knights in scoring. Raheem Scott (four assists) and Akeem Wright scored 16 points apiece for King while Darron Bradley added 15.
Bartram 65, Southern 53
  Richard "Franchise" Francis shot 12-for-18 en route to 25 points as the Braves ran their record to 26-0. Jason Cain contributed 10 points and 16 boards. Khalil Abdus-Salaam had 10 boards. For Southern, the leaders were the Brown brothers, senior Roosevelt "Row-Row" (20 points) and soph Antoine "Doo Dirty (14, five assists). The game was played one day after Bartram, messing around relentlessly (guys played out of position, deep subs received extensive playing time, one shot with the opposite hand on free throws), fell to Franklin, 77-73, in a Sixers prelim. Charles Sumter, PL basketball chairman, later ruled the contest a scrimmage.
Northeast 56, Gratz 53
  Brandon Palmer shot 8-for-17 (3-for-6 on treys) en route to 23 points as the Vikings dumped the PL's premier program. Troy Roundtree added 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Kyle Lowry had 12 points. Northeast made the semis for the first time since 1960. Gratz missed the semis for the first time since 1988. Gratz trailed by 16 points after three quarters, but had a chance to tie in the waning moments. A trey went awry. Micheal Blackshear had 17 rebounds in 24 minutes. Maurice "Mardy" Collins had 24 points.
Central 58, Overbrook 56
   Sharif Bray scored 24 points and made four steals as the Lancers advanced to the semis for only the second time since 1965 (also '91). The defensive heroics of the little-used Armen Henderson helped Central win the last quarter, 17-7. Also, he hit a trey to start a game-ending, 11-2 run. For 'Brook, Murvin English had 17 points and five assists while Shawn Ikokwu had 12 points, 11 boards, five assists.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at La Salle University
Straw. Mansion 69, Bartram 60
   Maureece Rice shot 8-for-16 and 9-for-10 for 25 points as the Knights brought Bartram's dream season to an abrupt halt. Dawud Morris added 11 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks. The leaders for Bartram were Richard Francis (23) and Jason Cain (15, 18 rebounds). The other Braves combined to shoot 8-for-36. An early indicator of Bartram's focus problems came when no one noticed that time was running out in the first quarter. The buzzer sounded as a player dribbled far from the basket.
Northeast 76, Central 72
   Kyle Lowry, a 5-10 guard, shot 9-for-14 (3-for-4 on treys) and 8-for-13 for 29 points -- most by a soph in a PL semi since Wilt Chamberlain had 35 in 1953 for Overbrook. He also had two assists and three steals. Lowry scored 13 points in the second quarter as the Vikings' two inside forces, Troy Roundtree and 6-8 Chaz Crawford, sat down due to foul trouble. Brandon Palmer had 13 points and six assists. Sharif Bray (28, six assists) and Khary Kenyatta (24) paced Central.
FINAL
At Temple's Liacouras Center
Straw. Mansion 73, Northeast 62
    Northeast, making its first final appearance since 1956, was outscored, 13-0, over the final 3:15 after Troy Roundtree converted a follow. Mansion went ahead for good, 65-62, as Delton Morgan-Hines (13 points, 10 rebounds) converted a three-point play off a follow at 1:02. At the other end, deep sub Paul Calloway tried a shot from the top of the key. Dawud Morris (15 points, five blocks) flashed from out of nowhere to block it and sub guard Wayne "Whispers" Harrington completed a fastbreak with a layup. Mansion eased home from there. Maureece Rice, the PL scoring champ for the second consecutive years, was off (6-for-21) from the floor, but he went 8-for-10 from the line, still finished with a respectable point total (21) and made six steals. For Northeast, Chaz Crawford posted 12 blocked shots along with nine rebounds and six points; soph Kyle Lowry zoomed and varoomed for 20 points (14 in the third quarter) and also made four steals; and Roundtree shot 10-for-17 and 2-for-2 for 22 points and grabbed eight boards.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Back-to-back Doubleheaders at La Salle Univ.
Neumann 56, Carroll 43
   The No. 4 South seed dumped No. 1 as soph Adon El mixed 18 points, 12 rebounds and eight blocks. El had 10 points in a 19-9 first quarter. Richard "Tabby" Cunningham (12) and Antwain Wynn (10) helped the cause. Kashif Payne led Carroll with 15 points. Jordan Ingram had 10 rebounds.
Dougherty 80, Wood 62
   Tim Smink (17), DeSean White (16) and Shane Clark (14) led the way as the Cardinals coasted. Dougherty shot 23-for-23 at the line in the second half and 24-for-26 total. Greg Arrow (16) led four double-figure scorers for Wood. Mike Spadafora mixed 15 points, seven assists, three steals.
Ryan 71, Judge 61 (OT)
   The Raiders overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 2:20 of regulation to seize the win. Andy MacDonald, a 6-2 center, shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-9 for 20 points and claimed 11 boards. Chris Kozole had 16 points, six rebounds, six assists, six steals. Kozole and Mike Devine hit gigantic treys in the regulation comeback. For Judge, the leaders were Kevin Pierce (15), Tom Keenan (13) and Ryan Haigh (11, five assists).
SJ Prep 66, Bonner 46
   Soph Chris Clark shot 4-for-5 on threes en route to 24 points as the Hawks, under first-year coach William "Speedy" Morris, of Roman fame, won a playoff game for the first time since 1978. Mark Zoller contributed 14 points and nine boards. Prep shot 9-for-20 on treys. Matt Kearney led Bonner with 15 points, eight boards.
Semifinals
Back-to-back nights at La Salle Univ.
Neumann 74, Dougherty 60
   Adon El again sniffed a triple-double (nine points, 11 rebounds, eight blocks) and received frontcourt support from Kevin Lauer (13 points, first varsity dunk) as Neumann rolled. Richard "Tabby" Cunningham had 21 points, four assists, four steals.) Neumann won the third quarter, 28-8. Tim Smink (21) and Shane Clark (20, 10 rebounds) led Dougherty.
Ryan 53, SJ Prep 49 (OT)
   Once again the Raiders prevailed in an extra session. Brendan O'Malley shot 8-for-12 (one trey) and 3-for-4 for 20 points and put Ryan ahead for good, 50-49, with an off-balance jumper he somehow got off against a triple-team. Andy MacDonald added 12 points, nine boards. Chris Kozole had 11 points, three assists, four steals. Joe Mullin and Mike Devine dished five and four assists, respectively. For Prep, which missed late treys that could have won it (regulation) and prolonged it (OT), Mark Zoller had 12 points and 15 boards. Chris Clark added 14 points.
FINAL
At La Salle University
Neumann 66, Ryan 53
   Chris Del Brocco, the team's only returning starter, sniped 6-for-10 on treys en route to 20 points as the Pirates defended their title. Adon El, sub Todd Johnson (both 11) and Richard "Tabby" Cunningham (10) also scored in double figures and Antwain Wynn posted four assists. Andy MacDonald (15) and Brendan O'Malley (12) led Ryan, which was making only its second title-game appearance (also 1979) in 35 CL seasons. Chris Kozole had four steals in the first 10 1/2 minutes and the score was 13-13. He then picked up his second foul and Neumann led at the half, 20-13. Del Brocco opened the third quarter with two treys.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (10-0)
  The Patriots outdid themselves this time, clinching the championship in Game No. 8. Matt Walsh poured in 34 points and Ted Skuchas claimed 11 rebounds, lifting his career total to 1,007, as GA ripped visiting Haverford School, 80-51. In its last two games, GA downed host Episcopal, 59-41, as Walsh scored 25 points; and host Chestnut Hill, 67-33, as Melchionni scored 23 points. The Episcopal game had been suspended in the third quarter two weeks earlier after a Churchman suffered a serious injury. Coach Jim Fenerty's Patriots ended the season with a 31-game league winning streak, five short of the league mark set by Penn Charter from 1939-44.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation