Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1981

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All-City

Public League

Single-Elimination Tournament
First Round
Gratz 6, Edison 0
   Derome Cooper ran for a one-yard TD with 8:25 left one play after Craig
Davis threw a 32-yard pass to Gary Thomas.
Franklin 8, U. City 0
   Anthony Smith (30-234) ran 75 yards for a score with 4:10 left.
Dobbins 22, Olney 0
   Keith Harris (84 yards), Derrick McCollum (76) and Kevin Reed (48) rushed
for long TDs.
King 45, Mastbaum 0
   Darryl "Hambone" Taylor (31-211) and Keith Ford ran for three TDs apiece.
Roxborough 32, Overbrook 20
   Scott Ashenfelter ran for two TDs. For Overbrook, Michael Abram ran 15
times for 196 yards and three scores.
Second Round
Gratz 16, Northeast 14
   Lawrence Strickland ran seven yards for a TD with 0:48 left and then added
the conversion run.
Franklin 6, Penn 0
   Ron Gordon returned a third-quarter punt 70 yards for a TD.
Dobbins 28, West 0
   Keith Harris (9-63, two TDs) and Kevin Reed (13-108, TD) led the way.
King 7, Central 6
   King was outgained in scrimmage yardage, 190-47, but survived thanks to
Oliver Gibson's one-yard, second-quarter run and Gary Irvine's PAT, which
followed Lewis Miller's fumble recovery.
Frankford 63, Roxborough 7
   Dave DeNofa tied a five-county Philadelphia area record by kicking nine PAT.
He also threw a TD pass. George Heineman ran for two scores.
Washington 29, Southern 0
   Norman Saunders rushed 13 times for 58 yards and two TDs before suffering a
second-quarter injury. Mark Barnum had two interceptions.
Bartram 26, Germantown 0
   David Boone paced the win with 180 yards and three TDs on 19 carries. Dewitt
Vallery returned an interception 59 yards for a score.
Lincoln 13, Bok 0
   Ron Morman rushed 36 times for 175 yards and two TDs.
Quarterfinals
King 6, Lincoln 2
   Oliver Gibson threw just three passes, but one went for a 10-yard score to Lonnie
Solomon. King took an intentional safety with 4:35 left, then relied on its defense,
led by Wayne Blassingame, to hold the lead. Lincoln had seven yards total offense.
Bartram 12, Franklin 6
   After costing his team five-yard penalties five times, Walter Benson atoned by
catching a nine-yard TD pass from Deron Mason with 0:38 left.
Frankford 28, Gratz 12
   Charles Thomas ran nine times for 102 yards and two TDs. For Gratz, Vincent
"Chico" Williams produced 127 yards and two scores on 12 carries.
Washington 22, Dobbins 6
   Norman Saunders rushed 22 times for 96 yards and two TDs.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Northeast
Frankford 41, Bartram 14
   George Heineman rushed 26 times for 239 yards and four TDs. For Bartram, Hector
Scott ran for one TD and returned a kickoff 77 yards for another.
Washington 14, King 0
   Chick Hoff and John Humes ran for TDs. Jeff Capriotti uncorked an 81-yard punt
with the wind and had one go minus-10 yards against the wind.
Final
At Northeast
Frankford 34, Washington 8
    George Heineman scored four TDs as the Pioneers collected their
eighth title in 13 years. Heineman returned a fumble 48 yards for a
score to wreck Washington's first play from scrimmage. He also rushed 27
times for 158 yards and two scores and caught a 9-yard scoring pass from
Dave DeNofa. For the season, Heineman scored 17 of Frankford's 29 TDs.
DeNofa, who in the regular season had set an area record by kicking nine
PAT in one game, hammered field goals of 25 and 29 yards and added four
PAT.

Standings

Single-elimination tourney
followed teachers' strike.

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Frankford
Coach
Al Angelo
Record
None, 6-1-0
All-Stars
Jeff Brooks, L
George Troemel, Rec.
Dave DeNofa, QB
Brian Ramsey, DL
Bob Oechslin, LB
George Heineman, DB

Catholic League

Quarterfinals
Judge 31, Wood 0
    Jerry Magallanes rushed for 272 yards and four TDs on 38
carries. Danny Ellis kicked a 31-yard field goal and four PAT.
Egan 13, Dougherty 7
    Chris Powell produced 86 yards and two TDs on 14 carries. Tony
Ciotti bumped Dougherty's Thomas Empson out of bounds at the 5 on a
fourth-down, last-minute play.
O'Hara 9, Roman 6 (OT)
    Regulation ended at 3-3, forcing the first overtime game in
city-leagues history. Roman began its possession at the O'Hara 15 and
Martin Shields kicked a 27-yard field goal on fourth down. On O'Hara's
third play, Dan Murray completed an 8-yard scoring pass to Steve
Gentile. Roman was playing in a postseason game for the first time since
1947.
Bonner 34, Neumann 0
    Ralph Lamarra rushed for 160 yards and one TD, a 74-yarder, on
21 carries as Bonner appeared in a postseason game for the first time
since 1968. Neumann was playing in the postseason for the first time
since 1954.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Veterans Stadium
Judge 14, Egan 0
    Jerry Magallanes (27-76) scored on a 1-yard run and John Hart
raced 61 yards with a blocked field goal for the other TD. The shutout
was Judge's sixth of the season.
O'Hara 18, Bonner 3
    Steve Gentile rushed for 123 yards and two TDs and Mike
Threllfall kicked field goals of 24 and 48 yards. Bonner's Jim Chupein
kicked a 47-yard field goal and hit the crossbar on a 55-yard attempt.
Final
At Northeast
Judge 28, O'Hara 15
    Jerry Magallanes rushed for 133 yards and two TDs on 33 carries
and caught a 46-yard scoring pass from John Higgins (5-for-12, 108). Ken
Jones added 75 yards and a TD on 11 carries. Greg Gallagher and Ed
Bambino had two interceptions each. For O'Hara, Sean Sullivan made four
catches for 81 yards and a TD.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Judge
Coach
Whitey Sullivan
Record
5-3-0, 12-3-0
All-Stars
Pat Gallo, L
Jerry Magallanes, RB
Mike Gwynn, Rec.
John Higgins, QB
Dom Sabato, DL
John Hart, DE
Matt Donnelly, LB
Greg Gallagher, DB

Inter-Ac League

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

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Episcopal
Coach
Jim Auch Jr.
Record
3-0-0, 9-0-0
All-Stars
Pete Gregory, L
Mike D'alicandro, L
Jamie Auch, RB
Dave DeMoss, K
Mark Farrell, DE
Mike Malatesta, LB
Jim Farrell, DB