Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1952
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City Players on All-Scholastic Team
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Grant Dunn | Hav. School |
| G | Remie Smith | Lincoln |
| G | Andy McFadden | West Cath. |
| T | Jim DiGrazio | South Cath. |
| E | George Atherholt | Gtn. Academy |
| B | Irvin "Bo" Roberson | Bartram |
| B | Bob Glascott | Roman |
| B | Jim Walsh | North Cath. |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| T | John O'Brien | Gtn. Academy |
| E | Ed Kerpius | North Cath. |
| B | Bob Lassen | Gtn. Academy |
| B | Dick Christy | St. James |
City Title
At Franklin Field
North Catholic 25, Lincoln 0
John Hilferty turned four completions into 108 yards and TD passes
to John Lauch (58 yards) and Ed Kerpius (39 yards) and rushed
nine times for 42 yards and a score of his own. Jim Walsh produced the fourth
score by hitting John Conroy with a 37-yard halfback pass. The Falcons
accumulated 384 yards total offense. Lincoln's chances were hampered by an ankle
injury to ace passer Bill Zador, who hobbled through a brief appearance.
Public League
No Game
Lincoln and Bok had identical 6-0-0 records during the season. Lincoln
was awarded the title on strength points, based on the combined records of all
teams beaten by both.
Standings
| *Lincoln | 6 0 0 |
| Bok | 6 0 0 |
| Central | 5 0 1 |
| Bartram | 5 1 0 |
| Gratz | 5 1 0 |
| Roxborough | 3 1 2 |
| Frankford | 3 3 0 |
| Northeast | 1 2 3 |
| Southern | 2 3 0 |
| Olney | 1 3 2 |
| West Phila. | 1 3 2 |
| Franklin | 1 4 0 |
| Germantown | 1 5 0 |
| Overbrook | 1 5 0 |
| Dobbins | 0 5 0 |
| Mastbaum | 0 5 0 |
| * -- declared champion | |
Coaches' All-Public
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Ron Howley | Rox |
| G | Gene Epstein | Oln |
| G | Bob Werner | Fkd |
| T | Dan Kraynyak | Sou |
| T | Rulon Finnell | Gtz |
| E | Ed Scarborough | Dobb |
| E | Seymour Lemonick | Oln |
| B | Irvin "Bo" Roberson | Bart |
| B | Mike Slaveski | Linc |
| B | Bob Patete | Rox |
| B | Marv Grossman | Cent |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Dick Borkowski | NE |
| G | Remie Smith | Linc |
| G | Simon Abramson | Ovb |
| T | Joe O'Connell | Mast |
| T | Fred Peck | Rox |
| E | Dan Fleming | Linc |
| E | Roger MacKrel | Gtn |
| B | Myron Greene | Ovb |
| B | Nick Franceschino | Bok |
| B | James Allen | West |
| B | Hal Kolinsky | Oln |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Lincoln
Coach
Moe Weinstein
Record
6-0-0, 8-1-0
All-Stars
Remie Smith, G
Dan Fleming, E
Mike Slaveski, B
Catholic League
Decided in Regular Season
North (6-0-1)
John Goshow capped a 40-0, title-winning rout of host ST More by
scoring on a 2-yard interception return. Jim Walsh scored the Falcons' first two
TDs on a pair of 2-yard runs. The Golden Bears were blanked in all seven league
games. South was second at 6-1-0.
Standings
| North | 6 0 1 |
| South | 6 1 0 |
| St. James | 4 2 1 |
| Roman | 4 3 0 |
| West | 4 3 0 |
| SJ Prep | 2 5 0 |
| La Salle | 1 6 0 |
| ST More | 0 7 0 |
Coaches' All-Catholic
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Tom Akins | ST More |
| G | Andy McFadden | West |
| G | Dick Krop | North |
| T | Joe DiGrazio | South |
| T | Frank Kane | West |
| E | Bob Fox | Roman |
| E | Joe Kelly | South |
| B | Bob Glascott | Roman |
| B | John Bauer | West |
| B | Jim Walsh | North |
| B | Dick Christy | St. J |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Bob Mahoney | St. J |
| G | Ernie Boegly | Roman |
| G | George Veneziale | North |
| T | Ray Lyons | North |
| T | Tom Healy | South |
| E | Ed Kerpius | North |
| E | Mike Doyle | Prep |
| B | John Hilferty | North |
| B | Joe Moshinski | South |
| B | Paul Caracciolo | North |
| B | Charley Muzio | South |
| B | Bernie Burke | La S |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
North
Coach
Jack Gillespie
Record
6-0-1, 10-0-0
All-Stars
Dick Krop, G
George Veneziale, G
Ray Lyons, T
Ed Kerpius, E
Jim Walsh, B
John Hilferty, B
Paul Caracciolo, B
Inter-Ac League
Season's RecapStandings
| Gtn. Academy | 4 0 0 |
| Episcopal | 3 1 0 |
| Penn Charter | 2 2 0 |
| Haverford School | 1 3 0 |
| Malvern | 0 4 0 |
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Grant Dunn | HS |
| G | Jim Flanigan | MP |
| G | Ken Given | GA |
| T | Joe Happe | PC |
| T | John O'Brien | GA |
| E | George Atherholt | GA |
| E | Sam Niness | EA |
| B | Bob Lassen | GA |
| B | Bernard "Bob" Caesar | GA |
| B | Bob Meyer | PC |
| B | Ken Clark | EA |
| B | Harold Ramonat | EA |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Leo Coacher | MP |
| G | Joe Torg | PC |
| G | Ted Sloan | GA |
| T | Jim Bickell | EA |
| T | John Wells | PC |
| E | Jim Raugh | HS |
| E | Paul Hynes | PC |
| B | Bill Burns | HS |
| B | Dick Lassen | GA |
| B | Courtney Foos | HS |
| B | Bill McLaughlin | PC |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Gtn. Academy
Coach
Ed Lawless
Record
4-0-0, 7-0-0
All-Stars
Ken Given, G
Ted Sloan, G
John O'Brien, T
George Atherholt, E
Bob Lassen, B
Bernard "Bob" Caesar, B
Dick Lassen, B