Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1956
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City Players on All-Scholastic Team
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Tony Radano | Bonner |
| G | Frank Temme | Gtn. Academy |
| T | Dick Geist | Lincoln |
| E | Hugh McGough | Roman |
| B | Herb Adderley | Northeast |
| B | Marty Qualtieri | North Cath. |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Ed Belzer | Roxborough |
| G | Clark Hodgson | La Salle |
| G | Bob Koreck | North Cath. |
| E | Mickey Heinecken | Central |
| B | Lee Jackson | Penn Charter |
| B | Ted Mordecai | West Phila. |
| B | Chick Downham | Gtn. Academy |
| B | Ron Greene | Overbrook |
City Title
At Franklin Field
North Catholic 12, Lincoln 0
The blocking of guard Bob Koreck enabled North to grind out 190
rushing yards in the tightly-played game. Andy Lavin (15-68) led the
Falcons in rushing, but the TDs went to Walt Sroka and Don Rankin on
1-yard efforts. Jerry Wenclawiak knocked down a fourth-down pass in the
end zone to terminate Lincoln's most serious scoring opportunity. For
Lincoln, stifled by an eight-man defensive line (and sometimes nine),
Dick Constable gained 57 yards on 12 carries.
Public League
Decided in Regular Season
Lincoln (7-0-0)
Before 9,000 on Thanksgiving, the host Railsplitters held off
Olney, 6-0, to improve to 7-0-0 as Dave Wilson ran 3 yards on a
second-quarter sweep. Wilson twice ran for 18 yards during the 67-yard
drive and Dick Constable sneaked for a yard on fourth-and-1 at the 5.
Northeast went 6-1-0 for second.
Standings
| Lincoln | 7 0 0 |
| Northeast | 6 1 0 |
| Central | 5 2 0 |
| West Phila. | 5 2 0 |
| Bok | 4 2 1 |
| Dobbins | 4 2 1 |
| Frankford | 4 2 1 |
| Germantown | 4 3 0 |
| Roxborough | 3 2 2 |
| Gratz | 3 3 1 |
| Overbrook | 3 4 0 |
| Southern | 2 5 0 |
| Bartram | 1 6 0 |
| Mastbaum | 1 6 0 |
| Olney | 1 6 0 |
| Franklin | 0 7 0 |
Coaches' All-Public
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Ed Belzer | Rox |
| G | Joe Corbi | Oln |
| G | Rodger Barr | Sou |
| T | Bob Casey | Fkd |
| T | Ray Sherrod | Gtn |
| E | Mickey Heinecken | Cent |
| E | Bill Hirst | Oln |
| B | Karl Schmalz | Cent |
| B | Herb Adderley | NE |
| B | Jack Bottinger | Rox |
| B | Ron Greene | Ovb |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Ray Green | NE |
| G | Tony Groch | NE |
| G | Reese Brown | Ovb |
| T | Bob Kearsey | Bok |
| T | Howard Roberts | NE |
| E | Lou Arcangelo | Linc |
| E | Robert Adams | Gtz |
| B | Herb Vargas | Linc |
| B | Ted Mordecai | West |
| B | Jack Newbert | Dobb |
| B | Tom Dixon | Gtn |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Lincoln
Coach
Moe Weinstein
Record
7-0-0, 8-1-0
All-Stars
Dick Geist, T
Lou Arcangelo, E
Herb Vargas, B
Catholic League
Decided in Regular Season
North (7-1-0)
Marty Qualtieri rushed for two scores and Don Rankin ran for one
and passed for two more as the Falcons took to the road in their finale
and licked La Salle, 34-12, to go to 7-1-0. La Salle's highlight was an
86-yard TD return for a score by Scott Maxwell.
Standings
| North | 7 1 0 |
| La Salle | 5 2 1 |
| Neumann | 5 2 1 |
| Roman | 5 2 1 |
| St. James | 5 2 1 |
| Bonner | 3 3 2 |
| Judge | 2 6 0 |
| West | 1 7 0 |
| ST More | 0 8 0 |
Coaches' All-Catholic
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | Joe Mehlmann | Roman |
| G | Bob Koreck | North |
| G | Tom Tarpey | Roman |
| T | Joe Doyle | North |
| T | Tom Connelly | Bonn |
| E | Mike Greenday | St. J |
| E | Hugh McGough | Roman |
| B | Don Rankin | North |
| B | Nick DeAngelis | Bonn |
| B | John Herrera | La S |
| B | Marty Qualtieri | North |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Harry Broomall | St. J |
| G | Tony Radano | Bonn |
| G | Ed Nedziejko | St. J |
| G | Clark Hodgson | La S |
| T | Mike Anderson | North |
| T | Hugh McGuigan | West |
| E | Dave Truitt | Bonn |
| E | Joe Golden | North |
| B | Paul Aita | La S |
| B | Lou Greco | La S |
| B | Jim Belfie | Bonn |
| B | Art Williams | Roman |
| B | Bob Capone | Neum |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
North
Coach
Jack Gillespie
Record
7-1-0, 9-1-0
All-Stars
Bob Koreck, G
Joe Doyle, T
Mike Anderson, T
Joe Golden, E
Don Rankin, B
Marty Qualtieri, B
Inter-Ac League
Season's RecapStandings
| Gtn. Academy | 3 0 1 |
| Penn Charter | 2 1 1 |
| Episcopal | 1 2 1 |
| Haverford School | 1 2 1 |
| Malvern | 1 3 0 |
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| C | John Gillin | MP |
| G | Frank Temme | GA |
| G | Jim Masella | PC |
| T | Phil Cohan | PC |
| T | Dick Ledwith | HS |
| E | Matthew Black | EA |
| E | Walt Mayer | GA |
| B | Lee Jackson | PC |
| B | Olin West | HS |
| B | Chick Downham | GA |
| B | Sandy McCurdy | EA |
| B | Ken Twiford | GA |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| C | Steve Austin | GA |
| G | Ray Munder | EA |
| G | Connie DeSantis | GA |
| T | Tom Budd | PC |
| T | Bill Germain | GA |
| E | Jim Anderson | PC |
| E | Joe Scattergood | HS |
| E | Ed McCarron | MP |
| B | Don O'Neil | MP |
| B | Ken Jones | EA |
| B | Tom Webster | HS |
| B | Bob McGuckin | PC |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Coach
Ed Lawless
Record
3-0-1, 7-0-1
All-Stars
Steve Austin, C
Frank Temme, G
Connie DeSantis, G
Bill Germain, T
Walt Mayer, E
Chick Downham, B
Ken Twiford, B