Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1998

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Public League

Quarterfinals
Northeast 28, Dobbins 20
   Tavis Green raced 76 yards for a back-breaking TD and finished with 148 yards on 14 carries while Dante Poole added 72 yards and a score on 17 rushes. Green also posted 72 yards on two returns. Mike Konrad passed for one score and ran for another. For Dobbins, which entered unbeaten, Andre Davis passed 8-for-13 for 160 yards and three TDs, all to Daniel Stevens (5-111).
Bok 16, King 6
   Kyle Lark, who'd make a quick recovery after being shot in the back three weeks earlier, causing his teammates to nickname him "Lark Kent," made one interception, broke up two more passes and logged six tackles (two for losses). Eddie Turner rushed 20 times for 130 yards and a TD. For King, Rasheim "Feet" Wright passed 7-for-17 for 100 yards and a TD to Chavaun Johnson (5-67).
Washington 20, Central 6
   Bruce Perry rushed seven times for 122 yards and two TDs, both in the fourth quarter. Perry's second score, an 83-yard sprint, came just after Washington's Jafar Williams tackled Central receiver Jamar Williams at the 17. Central's Kairi Cooper produced 107 yards on 27 carries.
Mastbaum 34, Bartram 6
  Shaihie Wynder passed 10-for-14 for 161 yards and a TD to Ethan Cottrell (5-60). Eric Plant added four catches for 90 yards. Hasan Jones took care of the rushing, posting 110 yards and two TDs on 11 carries. Bartram's Rashan Brown (9-89) started the scoring with a 49-yard run.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Northeast
Mastbaum 40, Washington 32
   Will Richards rumbled for 130 yards and three TDs on 20 carries as the Panthers surprised unbeaten Washington. Shaihie Wynder passed 10-for-18 for 94 yards while Eric Plant led the receivers (6-42) and maneuvered his way to a 78-yard score on a kickoff return. For Washington, Bruce Perry sped for 201 yards and three TDs on 18 carries and Edvard Jean passed 5-for-19 for 103 yards and two scores to Jafar Williams (5-103). The teams combined for 34 first downs, 641 yards total offense and 227 yards on returns (868 total).
Northeast 9, Bok 8
   In a circumstances-for-the-ages finish, Northeast reversed an 8-7 deficit with 0:08 left when Dante Poole blocked Ralph Sheridan's punt through the back of the end zone for a safety. Bok had only 10 players on the field on the fateful play -- the missing man was one of Sheridan's three personal protectors. With 1:02 left, Northeast coach Harvey "Brew" Schumer opted not to attempt a chip-shot field goal and Tavis Green (17-110) was dumped for a 1-yard loss on fourth-and-1 from the 4. Poole scored Northeast's TD on a 10-yard run. For Bok, Will Gadson passed 10-for-18 for 121 yards, leaped into the end zone for a 2-yard TD midway through the fourth quarter and then flipped a conversion pass to Ed Brumskill. Gadson played more than half the game with a broken leg and needed three stitches to repair a gash in his chin. Bok, the smallest PL school with football (400 male enrollment), was trying to make the final for the first time since 1951.
Final
At Northeast
Mastbaum 28, Northeast 7
    Shaihie Wynder passed 8-for-16 for 128 yards and a TD to Earl Johnson while Hasan Jones, Will Richards and Hasan Ashmore (a clinching 68-yarder on a slotback counter) ran for one score apiece. Center Danny Hughes was able to enjoy a victory in the title game after his father and brother, Jim and Jim Jr., had experienced defeat in 1975 and '93 while also playing on the offensive line for Mastbaum. Eric Plant made nine tackles. For Northeast, Dante Poole rushed 12 times for 59 yards and a score.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

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Mastbaum
Coach
John Murphy
Record
5-0-0, 10-1-0
All-Stars
Danny Hughes, L
Will Richards, RB
Chuck Westergon, K
Antonio Sowell, DL
Hasan Jones, LB
Darnell Smaller, LB
Shaihie Wynder, DB
Eric Plant, DB

Catholic League

Quarterfinals
La Salle 28, Wood 0
    Spending time at QB and tailback, Chris Pennington rushed for 48
yards, passed for 72 and made four receptions for 50. His TD came on a
run. Rich "Moose" Krauss added 59 yards and a TD on seven carries while
Mike Savage kicked field goals of 42 and 41 yards. Wood was limited to
76 yards total offense on 39 plays.
Ryan 26, McDevitt 20
    Bill Crowley ran 1 yard for a tie-breaking TD with 2:30 left.
Joe O'Connell rushed 19 times for 99 yards and a score and Sean Cassidy
returned an interception -- his first of the season -- for a 55-yard TD
-- his first score at any level. For McDevitt, Mike Hagarty passed
8-for-19 for 156 yards and a TD to Rob Clift (4-41) and ran for a score.
SJ Prep 14, Roman 3
    Steve Comly passed 11-for-24 for 168 yards and a TD to Jim
Jankiewicz (3-43) and added a score and 59 yards on 15 rushes. Kenny
Wilson and Sean Heenan made clutch sacks on the Roman possession that
sandwiched the Hawklets' TDs. Roman's Derek Clayton rushed 16 times for
64 yards.
O'Hara 42, Bonner 0
    Soph Kevin Jones churned out 222 yards on 22 carries and scored
three TDs, a performance highlighted by an 89-yarder. Soph Greg Watson,
Jones's backup, added 114 yards and two TDs on seven carries. Bonner's
John Stauffer passed 8-for-24 for 91 yards.
Semifinals
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
La Salle 17, O'Hara 10
    Chris Pennington completed 6 of 14 passes for 74 yards and a TD
to Mike DeCrescio, Rich "Moose" Krauss rushed 18 times for 66 yards and
a score and Mike Savage hammered a 42-yard field goal as the Explorers
dumped unbeaten O'Hara. For the Lions, soph Kevin Jones posted 160 yards
and a TD on 33 carries to become only the second player in Catholic
League history to surpass 2,000 yards in a season (2,070). He joined
Judge's Bill Foley (2,116 in 1968).
At Northeast
Ryan 14, SJ Prep 0
    Neal Regan (11-65) and Joe O'Connell (20-61, TD) led in rushing.
Glen Galeone Jr., son of Ryan's coach, made a 42-yard catch to set up
the first score and forced a fumble (recovery by Jim Hughes) that led to
the second score. For Prep, Steve Comly passed 14-for-28 for 128 yards,
all to Ed Turner (8-61) and Tom Toland (6-59).
Final
At Northeast
La Salle 17, Ryan 3
    After playing most of the first half at quarterback, Chris
Pennington moved to running back and finished with 17 carries for 135
yards and two TDs. His clincher, a 47-yarder, came with 1:45 left.
Pennington's replacement, soph Gabe Marabella, passed 6-for-9 for 117
yards. Mike Savage kicked a 39-yard field goal, raising his FG total for
the playoffs to four -- all from 39 to 42 yards. Chris Dougherty led the
defense with 10 tackles. For Ryan, Joe O'Connell rushed 17 times for 60
yards, Nick Colacicco kicked a 38-yard field goal and Glen Galeone Jr.,
son of Ryan's coach, made two receptions for 93 yards.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

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La Salle
Coach
Joe Colistra
Record
6-1-0, 12-1-0
All-Stars
Kevin Noone, L
Chikwere "Obi" Amachi, WR
Chris Pennington, QB
Mike Savage, K
Chris Kerns, DL
Tim McDonald, E/OLB
Kevin Merlini, LB
Kevin Dougherty, DB
Paul Colistra, DB

Inter-Ac League

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

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Penn Charter
Coach
Brian McCloskey
Record
4-0-0, 6-2-0
All-Stars
Chris Hatcher-McMullen, L
James Berry, RB
Joe Nejman, RB
Kyle "Slice" Chaffin, DL
Pat Gallagher, DL
Tom Reilly, LB
Chris Glowacki, DB
Barry Mahabee, DB