Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1949
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City Players on All-Scholastic Team
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Herman Sweeney | St. James |
| G | Ernie Miller | North Cath. |
| G | Nelson Dewey | Hav. School |
| T | Ed Cook | South Cath. |
| E | Len Oniskey | Roman |
| B | Ken Smith | Episcopal |
| B | Les Graves | Gratz |
| B | John Kitabjian | Frankford |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Larry Cardonick | Olney |
| G | Pete Carrieri | Southern |
| G | Don Shea | St. James |
| T | Tom Franklin | Episcopal |
| E | John Lavin | South Cath. |
| E | Rudy Miles | Dobbins |
| B | John Solari | South Cath. |
| B | Stan Lis | Northeast |
| B | Francis Berk | North Cath. |
City Title
At Franklin Field
North Catholic 21, Gratz 6
Fran Berk (17-88) and Joe Andreotti (10-82) led North in rushing,
with the TDs going to Andreotti, Vince Furlong and John
McDonnell. Tom Formica kicked three PAT for the Falcons, who won their 16th
straight game. Gratz was held to minus-14 yards rushing, but got a score on a
52-yard pass from Bill Reddish to Les Graves.
Public League
Decided in Regular Season
Gratz (6-0-0)
On the final day, Gratz went to 6-0-0 by topping Olney, 13-7, on
TDs by Leonard George (recovery of blocked punt) and Otto Jackson (1-yard run)
while Central missed out on forging a tie by losing to Northeast, 7-0. Central,
Frankford and Southern all went 5-1-0 for second.
Standings
| Gratz | 6 0 0 |
| Central | 5 1 0 |
| Frankford | 5 1 0 |
| Southern | 5 1 0 |
| Northeast | 4 1 1 |
| Roxborough | 3 2 1 |
| West Phila. | 3 3 0 |
| Bok | 2 3 1 |
| Mastbaum | 2 3 1 |
| Bartram | 2 4 0 |
| Central | 2 4 0 |
| Franklin | 2 4 0 |
| Germantown | 1 5 0 |
| Olney | 1 5 0 |
| Overbrook | 0 6 0 |
Coaches' All-Public
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Larry Cardonick | Oln |
| G | Don Mote | Cent |
| G | Pete Carrieri | Sou |
| T | Lou Grandizio | Bart |
| T | Charles DeShields | Bok |
| E | Rudy Miles | Dobb |
| E | Bob Bachman | Cent |
| B | Les Graves | Gtz |
| B | John Kitabjian | Fkd |
| B | Nick Carchidi | Sou |
| B | Leo Manco | Cent |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Ted Rubin | West |
| G | Joe Davison | Fkd |
| G | Nick Costalas | Bart |
| T | Ron Borne | Rox |
| T | Alfonso Rogers | Gtz |
| E | Tony Vacca | Gtn |
| E | Ed Caffee | Gtz |
| B | Stan Lis | NE |
| B | Fred Diodati | Sou |
| B | Emanuel Cambria | Mast |
| B | Clarence Williford | Dobb |
| B | Ben Johnston | Fkn |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Gratz
Coach
Wilbert Augustin
Record
6-0-0, 6-2-0
All-Stars
Alfonso Rogers, T
Ed Caffee, E
Les Graves, B
Catholic League
Decided in Regular Season
North (8-0-0)
As the Falcons subdued St. James, 33-0, to win the title, Vince
Furlong ran for two scores and John Seixas, Ed Parker and John McDonnell
caught one TD pass apiece. South took the runner-up spot at 6-1-1.
Standings
| North | 8 0 0 |
| South | 6 1 1 |
| Roman | 5 2 1 |
| St. James | 5 2 1 |
| La Salle | 3 4 1 |
| SJ Prep | 3 5 0 |
| West | 3 5 0 |
| ST More | 1 7 0 |
| St. John's | 0 8 0 |
Coaches' All-Catholic
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Herman Sweeney | St. J |
| C | Lee French | La S |
| G | Ernie Miller | North |
| G | Don Shea | St. J |
| T | Ron Bressan | North |
| T | Dick Gilroy | South |
| E | Ed Parker | North |
| E | John Lavin | South |
| E | Larry Pierce | St. J |
| B | Francis Berk | North |
| B | John Solari | South |
| B | John McCool | North |
| B | Joe Starr | Roman |
| B | Tom Fannon | St. J |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Bob Vincent | Prep |
| C | Angelo Bonanni | Roman |
| G | John Birle | West |
| G | John Jungers | Roman |
| T | Ed Cook | South |
| T | Jim O'Neill | Roman |
| E | Len Oniskey | Roman |
| E | John Seixas | North |
| B | Bill "Dapper" Walsh | Roman |
| B | Joe Ehasz | St. John's |
| B | John Butrus | South |
| B | Russ Amen | ST More |
| B | Bill Matonis | La S |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
North
Coach
Jack Gillespie
Record
8-0-0, 11-0-0
All-Stars
Ernie Miller, G
Ron Bressan, T
Ed Parker, E
John Seixas, E
Francis Berk, B
John McCool, B
Inter-Ac League
Season's RecapStandings
| Episcopal | 4 0 0 |
| Haverford School | 3 1 0 |
| Penn Charter | 2 2 0 |
| Acad. New Church | 0 3 1 |
| Gtn. Academy | 0 3 1 |
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Dick Flood | PC |
| G | Jim Carville | HS |
| G | Tony Caimi | PC |
| T | Tom Franklin | EA |
| T | Nelson Dewey | HS |
| E | Arnold Forrest | HS |
| E | John Cummins | GA |
| B | Phil Byrnes | HS |
| B | Ken Smith | EA |
| B | Jack Kistler | EA |
| B | Mike Shouvlin | EA |
| B | George Thomas | GA |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Kurt Asplundh | BA |
| G | Ed Palmer | EA |
| G | John Ahrin | HS |
| T | R.W. Edmiston | PC |
| T | Roger Pitkin | EA |
| E | Charles Chadwick | EA |
| E | Ron Forrester | PC |
| B | Bill Wall | PC |
| B | Joe Callahan | HS |
| B | George Swan | EA |
| B | Bob Walker | BA |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Episcopal
Coach
John Orsi
Record
4-0-0, 6-1-0
All-Stars
Ed Palmer, G
Tom Franklin, T
Roger Pitkin, T
Charles Chadwick, E
Ken Smith, B
Jack Kistler, B
Mike Shouvlin, B
George Swan, B