Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1996
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All-City
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| L | Greg Jandrisitz | McDevitt |
| L | Andre Taylor | Franklin |
| L | Angelo Vicoli | P. Charter |
| L | Kwesi Solomon | Washington |
| L | Gary Blanch | Ryan |
| Rec. | Bill Fulforth | Ryan |
| Rec. | Ed Giddings | Univ. City |
| Rec. | Mike Mattia | La Salle |
| QB | Brett Gordon | La Salle |
| RB | Eddie Gaskins | Frankford |
| RB | Chris Downs | Malvern |
| MP | Brendan Moore | P. Charter |
| K | Jim Boylan | Kenn.-Ken. |
| P | Kevin McGerry | Judge |
| Defense | ||
| L | Fred Hanes | McDevitt |
| L | Raheem Islam | Central |
| L | Greg Sadowski | Kenn.-Ken. |
| L | Brian Person | Episcopal |
| LB | Raheem Brock | Dobbins |
| LB | Victor Hobson | SJ Prep |
| LB | Brian Kersey | Dougherty |
| B | Ed Bowman | Mastbaum |
| B | Sean Scott | Carroll |
| B | Ed Boron | La Salle |
| B | Matt Bailer | Episcopal |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| L | Mike Hendrzak | Kenn.-Ken |
| L | Brian Wilson | O'Hara |
| L | Ronald James | Frankford |
| L | Harold "Hap'' Gottehrer | Penn Charter |
| L | Marlon Miller | Malvern |
| Rec. | Jay Jordan | Gtn. Acad. |
| Rec. | Saleem Debnam | Frankford |
| QB | Steve Szydlik | Frankford |
| RB | Pat Larkin | Penn Charter |
| RB | Matt Blewitt | Gtn. Acad. |
| RB | Yorel Prosser | Dobbins |
| MP | Brian Kraus | SJ Prep |
| MP | Brian Bradley | Southern |
| K | Chris Albright | Penn Charter |
| P | Drew Middlemiss | La Salle |
| Defense | ||
| L | Bryan Anderson | Bartram |
| L | Brendan "Bird" Coyle | La Salle |
| L | Mark Fisher | North Cath. |
| L | Darnell White | Dobbins |
| LB | Grandvell Taylor | Roxborough |
| LB | Kyle Shedrick | Mastbaum |
| LB | Tom Walsh | Judge |
| LB | Chris Kittredge | McDevitt |
| B | Brian Rodgers | McDevitt |
| B | Dennis Tygh | Lincoln |
| B | Marc Daniels | King |
| THIRD TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| L | James Hawkins | Univ. City |
| L | Frank Cacciola | SJ Prep |
| L | Jim Lannigan | Judge |
| L | Vidyapati Bey | Germantown |
| L | Dan Grazione | Episcopal |
| Rec. | Kevin Joyce | Neumann |
| Rec. | Bernard Bygott | Hav. School |
| QB | Rob Heleniak | Gtn. Acad, |
| RB | Paul Northern | Bartram |
| RB | John Doherty | O'Hara |
| RB | Brian Boss | North Cath. |
| MP | Anthony King | Edison |
| MP | Terry Bacon | Germantown |
| K | Brett Gordon | La Salle |
| P | George Radu | Washington |
| Defense | ||
| L | Terrance Jones | Frankford |
| L | Espie Hart | Overbrook |
| L | Sean Friel | Judge |
| L | Mike Pinto | Malvern |
| LB | Aaron Brown | SJ Prep |
| LB | Chris Covington | Frankford |
| LB | Sean Ryan | Central |
| LB | Matt Schuh | Hav. School |
| B | John Griffin | Northeast |
| B | Jonathan Brown | West Phila. |
| B | Michael Rothmaller | Frankford |
Public League
Quarterfinals
Mastbaum 42, Washington 7
Kyle Shedrick included an 87-yard TD among his nine carries for 169 yards
and Brian Smith rushed 17 times for 116 yards and three TDs. Washington's score
came on Reuben White's 78-yard punt return.
Dobbins 19, Bok 14
James Brock ran 16 times for 110 yards and a TD. Antowine Graham ran for
one score and passed for another.
Bartram 14, Roxborough 12
Mack Taylor blocked Lyrio Noel's 26-yard, field-goal attempt with 27
seconds remaining to preserve the win. Paul Northern ran 24 times for 163 yards
and two TDs. For Roxborough, Gary Willis returned a kickoff 83 yards for a
score.
Frankford 40, King 17
Eddie Gaskins rushed 26 times for 267 yards -- the No. 1 effort in PL
postseason history -- and four scores and Michael Rothmaller returned an
interception 54 yards for a TD. For King, Marc Daniels passed 7-for-11 for 110
yards and Travis Coleman rushed 20 times for 111 yards.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Northeast
Dobbins 17, Mastbaum 0
Yorel Prosser rushed 23 times for 174 yards and a TD. Mastbaum entered
unbeaten (except for a forfeit) and owned a 338-49 scoring advantage.
Frankford 21, Bartram 0
Ronald James made 14 tackles (two for losses) and Eddie Gaskins rushed 16
times for 103 yards and a TD.
Final
At Northeast
Frankford 28, Dobbins 0
Running through a driving rain on a bare field that was reduced to
mud-pit status, Eddie Gaskins produced 160 yards and two TDs on 17 carries to
give nine-year Frankford coach Tom Mullineaux his first title. Gaskins became
the second 2,000-yard, one-season rusher in city history (2,061) and tied the
one-season city mark for TDs (29, 28 on rushes). Also, he raised his career
rushing yardage total to 4,182, best in city-leagues history. Steve Szydlik ran
for one TD and passed to James Clay for another. Frankford finished 11-1 (20-19
Thanksgiving loss to North Catholic) and scored 417 points (34.8 average).
Linebackers Chris Covington and Danny Owens and lineman Ronald James helped to
hold Dobbins to one first down, 4 yards total offense and 27 plays.
Standings
| DIVISION A | |
| Frankford | 5 0 0 |
| Washington | 4 1 0 |
| Northeast | 3 2 0 |
| Lincoln | 1 4 0 |
| Olney | 0 5 0 |
| DIVISION B | |
| Dobbins | 5 0 0 |
| Roxborough | 4 1 0 |
| Germantown | 2 3 0 |
| Central | 1 4 0 |
| Gratz | 0 5 0 |
| DIVISION C | |
| Mastbaum | 5 0 0 |
| King | 4 1 0 |
| Edison | 2 3 0 |
| Franklin | 1 4 0 |
| Overbrook | 0 5 0 |
| DIVISION D | |
| Bartram | 5 0 0 |
| Bok | 3 2 0 |
| Southern | 2 3 0 |
| Univ. City | 2 3 0 |
| West Phila. | 1 4 0 |
Coaches' All-Public
| DIVISION A | |
| Frankford | |
| Eddie Gaskins | RB |
| Steve Szydlik | QB |
| Saleem Debnam | Rec. |
| Ron James | L-LB |
| Chris Covington | RB-LB |
| Michael Rothmaller | Rec.-DB |
| Washington | |
| Andy Wrigley | QB |
| Kwesi Solomon | L-DL |
| Dan Brunwasser | L |
| Eli Johnson | L-DL |
| Northeast | |
| Joe Kendorski | RB |
| Eric Petty | L |
| John Griffin | DB |
| Lincoln | |
| Dennis Tygh | QB-LB |
| Mike Smith | DL |
| Olney | |
| Gregory Tony | RB-DB |
| Maurice Wright | QB-Rec. |
| DIVISION B | |
| Dobbins | |
| Raheem Brock | Rec.-LB |
| Yorel Prosser | RB-LB |
| Darnell White | L-DL |
| Antowine Graham | QB |
| Lamont Lister | LB |
| Ricky Davis | RB-DL |
| Roxborough | |
| Grandvell Taylor | RB-LB |
| Jamie Westerfer | RB-LB |
| Ryan Smith | L-LB |
| James Levister | QB |
| Gary Willis | Rec.-DB |
| Germantown | |
| Robert Akens | QB |
| Vidyapati Bey | L |
| Terry Bacon | RB |
| Central | |
| Sean Ryan | RB-LB |
| Raheem Islam | Rec.-DL |
| Gratz | |
| Rakeem Johnson | Rec. |
| DIVISION C | |
| Mastbaum | |
| Ed Bowman | QB-DB |
| Kyle Shedrick | RB-LB |
| Ron Brown | LB |
| Mike Crawford | DL |
| Wm. "Biscuit" Littles | L-DL |
| Brian Smith | RB-DB |
| King | |
| Marc Daniels | QB-DB |
| Travis Coleman | RB-LB |
| Kasim Green | RB-DB |
| Vincent Pemberton | L-DL |
| Edison | |
| Curtis Segers | L-LB |
| Anthony King | RB |
| James Cosby | DB |
| Franklin | |
| Maurice Bibbs | QB-LB |
| Andre Taylor | L-DL |
| Overbrook | |
| Espie Hart | Rec.-DB |
| DIVISION D | |
| Bartram | |
| Paul Northern | RB-DB |
| Bryan Anderson | L-DL |
| Phil Johnson | RB-DB |
| Earl Thornton | L-DL |
| Kodi Nixon | Rec.-DB |
| Patrick Aaron | RB-LB |
| Bok | |
| Omar Sabir | L-DL |
| Horace Stewart | L-DL |
| Bruce Morton | RB-LB |
| Will Gadson | QB |
| Southern | |
| Brian Bradley | RB-DB |
| Joe Conaway | L-DL |
| John Watts | L-DL |
| U. City | |
| Ed Giddings | Rec.-DB |
| Marvin Dockery | RB-LB |
| West | |
| Jonathan Brown | RB-DB |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Frankford
Coach
Tom Mullineaux
Record
5-0-0, 11-1-0
All-Stars
Ronald James, L
Jeff Faust, L
Saleem Debnam, Rec.
Steve Szydlik, QB
Eddie Gaskins, RB
Tim Neal, K
Terrance Jones, DL
Chris Covington, LB
Michael Rothmaller, DB
Catholic League
Quarterfinals
Judge 12, McDevitt 6 (OT)
Ryan Hartey caught a 10-yard scoring pass from Joe Tyer on the
first play of OT, then McDevitt failed on its possession. Jim Casey
(18-66) rushed for Judge's regulation TD. For McDevitt, Dennis Flaherty
passed 9-for-18 for 121 yards.
La Salle 40, North 0
Brett Gordon passed 14-for-23 for 177 yards and two TDs and
kicked field goals of 18 and 32 yards along with three PAT. Drew
Middlemiss returned a fumble 30 yards for a score and Brendan "Bird"
Coyle made three tackles for losses.
O'Hara 7, Kennedy-Kenrick 0
John Doherty rushed 20 times for 111 yards and a two-yard TD
with 11:05 left.
SJ Prep 14, Neumann 7
David Hand passed 5-for-15 for 119 yards and two TDs. Victor
Hobson and Sean Killeen made nine tackles apiece.
Semifinals
At Northeast
La Salle 41, O'Hara 10
Brett Gordon passed 11-for-18 for 195 yards and four TDs, with
two going to Mike Mattia (5-123). Gordon raised his season's TD total to
25, breaking the city-leagues record of 24 set in 1989 by Frank Costa of
SJ Prep.
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Judge 21, SJ Prep 12
Jim Casey ran 27 times for 112 yards and two TDs and D.J. Jones
made nine tackles. The Prep scored on its first two possessions, but
notched just two first downs thereafter.
Final
At Northeast
La Salle 20, Judge 7
Mike Durso rushed 22 times for 113 yards and a TD, becoming the
first Explorer all season to reach 100 yards, and Brett Gordon passed
16-for-33 for 162 yards and a TD to Jeff Pietrak. Gordon also kicked
field goals of 23 and 34 yards. La Salle finished the season as the
first 14-0 team in city-leagues history and extended its winning streak
to 25 games. Gordon's two-year varsity passing totals stood at 4,190
yards and 51 TDs. Jim Casey ran for Judge's TD.
Standings
| NORTHERN DIVISION | ||
| La Salle | 7 0 0 | |
| McDevitt | 6 1 0 | |
| Judge | 5 2 0 | |
| North | 4 3 0 | |
| Ryan | 3 4 0 | |
| Wood | 2 5 0 | |
| Dougherty | 1 6 0 | |
| Conwell-Egan | 0 7 0 | |
| SOUTHERN DIVISION | ||
| SJ Prep | 6 1 0 | |
| 2Kennedy-Kenrick | 5 2 0 | |
| O'Hara | 5 2 0 | |
| 4Neumann | 4 3 0 | |
| Carroll | 4 3 0 | |
| Bonner | 3 4 0 | |
| Roman | 1 6 0 | |
| West | 0 7 0 | |
| 2 -- beat O'H. for second. | ||
| 4 -- beat Carr. for fourth. | ||
Coaches' All-Catholic
| NORTHERN DIVISION | ||
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Joe McFillin | Ryan |
| L | Gary Blanch | Ryan |
| L | Greg Jandrisitz | McD |
| L | Paul Weinacht | La S |
| L | Martin Loesch | North |
| WR | Bill Fulforth | Ryan |
| WR | Mike Prince | Dough |
| WR | Jeff Pietrak | La S |
| TE | Brian Kirchenbauer | C-E |
| QB | Brett Gordon | La S |
| RB | Brian Boss | North |
| RB | Jason Johnson | McD |
| RB | Jim Casey | Judge |
| K | Kevin McGerry | Judge |
| P | Kevin McGerry | Judge |
| Defense | ||
| L | Mark Fisher | North |
| L | Brendan "Bird" Coyle | La S |
| L | John Price | La S |
| E/OB | Todd Carmody | La S |
| E/OB | Brian Kersey | Dough |
| ILB | Jason Szumski | North |
| ILB | Chris Kittredge | McD |
| ILB | Keith Ulrich | Ryan |
| B | Bill Fulforth | Ryan |
| B | Brian Rodgers | McD |
| B | Jim Noone | La S |
| B | Kareem Osborne | Dough |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Mike McGinn | North |
| C | Stan Buber | McD |
| C | Dave Lebold | Dough |
| L | Joe Mahoney | Judge |
| L | Jim Lannigan | Judge |
| L | Mike Gogola | Wood |
| L | Carl Davenport | Dough |
| L | Adam Burghardt | C-E |
| WR | Mike Mattia | La S |
| TE | John Kurek | Ryan |
| TE | Chris Kittredge | McD |
| TE | Jack Hammond | La S |
| QB | Joe Corsanico | Ryan |
| QB | Jim Miller | North |
| QB | Dennis Flaherty | McD |
| QB | Ryan Hamilton | Dough |
| RB | Kareem Osborne | Dough |
| RB | Mike Durso | La S |
| RB | Shanga Tabb | McD |
| RB | Ed Guzak | Judge |
| K | Jeff Pietrak | La S |
| P | Drew Middlemiss | La S |
| Defense | ||
| L | Fran McMenamin | Ryan |
| L | Sean Friel | Judge |
| L | Chuck Burgy | Wood |
| E/OB | John Kurek | Ryan |
| E/OB | Fred Hanes | McD |
| ILB | Mike Lacey | Wood |
| ILB | Drew Middlemiss | La S |
| ILB | Tom Walsh | Judge |
| B | Jerry Spoerl | North |
| B | Sean Graf | Judge |
| B | Ed Boron | La S |
| B | John Westerman | C-E |
| SOUTHERN DIVISION | ||
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Matt Peterson | Carr |
| L | Brian Wilson | O'H |
| L | Mike Hendrzak | K-K |
| L | Pat Scanlon | Carr |
| L | Frank Cacciola | Prep |
| WR | Kevin Joyce | Neum |
| WR | Luke McKenna | Roman |
| TE | Bob Campbell | Roman |
| QB | Christian DeChurch | K-K |
| RB | John Doherty | O'H |
| RB | Greg Sadowski | K-K |
| RB | Tavi Spurio | K-K |
| K | Jim Boylan | K-K |
| P | Tom Smith | O'H |
| Defense | ||
| L | Greg Sadowski | K-K |
| L | Brian Blaisdell | Prep |
| L | C.J. Quirk | O'H |
| E/OB | Joe DiTullio | O'H |
| E/OB | Sean Killeen | Prep |
| ILB | Matt McCluskey | Neum |
| ILB | Ed Stefanski | Carr |
| ILB | Victor Hobson | Prep |
| B | Sean Scott | Carr |
| B | Frank Hurley | Carr |
| B | Phil Doherty | O'H |
| B | Jermaine Slade | Prep |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Jim Asciutto | Bonn |
| C | Nick Faiola | Prep |
| L | Leon Armour | Bonn |
| L | Gregg Wood | O'H |
| L | Dan Gress | Prep |
| L | Carlton Hamwright | West |
| WR | Sean Scott | Carr |
| WR | Brian Kraus | Prep |
| TE | Jim Davie | Bonn |
| QB | Ed Quinn | Neum |
| QB | Eric Martinson | West |
| RB | Brandon Banks | Carr |
| RB | Aaron Brown | Prep |
| RB | Rocco Trivarelli | Roman |
| K | Tim Noone | Carr |
| P | Nick Desiderio | Carr |
| P | Jim Boylan | K-K |
| Defense | ||
| L | Lamar McCollough | Neum |
| L | Kevin Walls | O'H |
| L | Kevin Komelasky | Prep |
| L | Jermaine Johnson | Bonn |
| E/OB | Mike Picard | K-K |
| E/OB | Fran Nelling | Bonn |
| ILB | Jim Clark | O'H |
| ILB | Joe Centone | O'H |
| ILB | Mike O'Neill | Bonn |
| ILB | Nick Keller | Roman |
| B | Mike Cassidy | O'H |
| B | Scott Hunter | Bonn |
| B | Timmy Kapusniak | Neum |
| B | Tavi Spurio | K-K |
| B | Chris Schmidt | Roman |
| B | Brian Kraus | Prep |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
La Salle
Coach
Joe Colistra
Record
7-0-0, 14-0-0
All-Stars
Paul Weinacht, L
Jeff Pietrak, WR
Mike Mattia, WR
Jack Hammond, TE
Brett Gordon, QB
Mike Durso, RB
Brendan "Bird" Coyle, DL
John Price, DL
Todd Carmody, E/OLB
Drew Middlemiss, LB
Jim Noone, DB
Ed Boron, DB
Inter-Ac League
Season's RecapStandings
| *Malvern | 3 1 0 |
| *Penn Charter | 3 1 0 |
| Episcopal | 2 2 0 |
| Gtn. Academy | 2 2 0 |
| Haverford School | 0 4 0 |
| * -- co-champions |
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| L | Angelo Vicoli | PC |
| L | Harold "Hap" Gottehrer | PC |
| L | Dan Grazione | EA |
| L | Dom Cusano | MP |
| L | Marlon Miller | MP |
| L | Kevin Czaban | GA |
| Rec. | Bernard Bygott | HS |
| Rec. | Jay Jordan | GA |
| QB | Rob Heleniak | GA |
| RB | Pat Larkin | PC |
| RB | Matt Bailer | EA |
| RB | Chris Downs | MP |
| RB | Matt Blewitt | GA |
| Defense | ||
| L | Brian Person | EA |
| L | Mike Pinto | MP |
| L | Jim Woodward | MP |
| L | Derek Mitchell | GA |
| LB | John Daly | PC |
| LB | Ryan Hamilton | EA |
| LB | Dan Bonner | MP |
| LB | Matt Schuh | HS |
| B | Brendan Moore | PC |
| B | Rich Steigerwalt | EA |
| B | Ted Holmes | GA |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Malvern (tie)
Coach
Gamp Pellegrini
Record
3-1-0, 6-4-0
All-Stars
Dom Cusano, L
Marlon Miller, L
Chris Downs, RB
Mike Pinto, DL
Jim Woodward, DL
Dan Bonner, LB
Penn Charter (tie)
Coach
Brian McCloskey
Record
3-1-0, 4-4-0
All-Stars
Angelo Vicoli, L
Harold "Hap" Gottehrer, L
Pat Larkin, RB
John Daly, LB
Brendan Moore, DB