Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 2001

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All-City

Public League

Quarterfinals
Washington 38, Germantown 14
   The Eagles cruised to a 32-0 lead as Ryan Gore (14-61) ran for two early
scores and then watched Marcus Kennedy set the tone with strong passing
(5-for-9, 133) to Mike Van Allen (2-65, TD) and Kyle Bell (2-63). Deron
Dungee and Brandon Scott had interceptions and Bell recovered a fumble.
G-town's Jeffrey King posted 121 yards and a TD on 25 carries.
Northeast 21, Dobbins 7
   Chris Poindexter (19-121) and Darien "Party" Hardy (20-68) ran for one
score apiece and James Franklin hit Maurice Slaughter for a 53-yard TD.
Hardy's tally came in the waning moments after Dobbins failed on
fourth-and-10 from its 21.
Mastbaum 12, Bok 6 (2 OTs)
   Chris DeShields was basically a one-man gang for the Panthers. He rushed
22 times for 97 yards and both TDs, caught two passes for 83 yards and had
14 tackles (five for losses). Also, in OT No. 2, he blocked a 27-yard field goal
attempt, then ran 3, 4 and 3 yards to end it. Mark Hansberry passed 8-for-14
for 159 yards. For Bok, Kevin Cheely ran 77 yards for a TD while Will McCall
added an interception and 174 yards of rushing and receiving.
Bartram 6, King 0 (OT)
   Hanif Long hit Chironn "Goober" Davis with a 13-yard scoring pass to end
the OT session. Davis rushed 20 times for 67 yards. King's Donald Jefferson
(21-70) had similar numbers.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Northeast
Washington 22, Bartram 0
   Maurice Bennett posted eight tackles, an interception and a tone-setting fumble
recovery; it came on the game's first scrimmage play and was followed three plays
later by Ryan Gore's 4-yard TD run. The other TDs came on another run by Gore
and Marcus Kennedy's pass to Mike Van Allen.
Northeast 24, Mastbaum 7
   Chris Poindexter zoomed for 184 yards and two TDs on 29 carries and Maurice
Slaughter opened the scoring with a catch from James Franklin. Mastbaum's Chris
DeShields rushed 15 times for 152 yards, raising his career total to exactly 3,000.
Final
At Northeast
Washington 19, Northeast 10
    Bobby Young recovered a fumble on Northeast's 6 to set up the
game's first TD and made a 32-yard reception on third-and-19 to
immediately precede the second, Maurice Bennett's 2-yard run with
4:20 left to put the Eagles ahead for good. The reception was Young's
third of the season. His second, resulting in a 6-yard loss, had come one
play earlier. Ryan Gore added the clinching TD on a 46-yard interception
return. Kyle Bell snagged four passes for 80 yards in addition to making
five tackles at safety. Northeast's Darien "Party" Hardy ran 18 times for
80 yards.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Washington
Coach
Ron Cohen
Record
4-1-0, 10-2-0
All-Stars
Jameel McClain, L
Mike Van Allen, Rec.
Marcus Kennedy, QB
Jason Bermudez, DL
Maurice Bennett, LB
Ryan Gore, RB

Catholic League

Red Division
First Round
Judge 10, Ryan 0
   Justin O'Brien (31-153) accounted for all of the points with a 22-yard field goal, a
55-yard run and a PAT. Mike Eaton added 136 passing yards on 11-for-17 marksmanship.
O'Hara 21, La Salle 6
   With top rusher Anthony Heygood unavailable (concussion), Tom "Screech"
Convery picked a wonderful time to post career highs for catches (eight), yards (106)
and TDs (three, most in city postseason history). The QB was Colin Smith (13-for-20,
184). Pat Gallagher managed 89 yards on 20 rushes. For La Salle, Joe F. Winning passed
10-for-20 for 116 yards.
Semifinals
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Bonner 28, Judge 7
   A 7-7 tie was broken three plays after Joe Boland stole the ball and returned it 18 yards
to the Judge 7. Jason Smith (24-129) and Mike Stauffer ran for two TDs apiece; Paul
Kollhoff also topped 100 yards (18-105). Judge's score came on an 80-yard run by
Justin O'Brien (20-147). He finished the season with 63.3 percent of Judge's points
(152 of 240). Taking away the two games he missed with a broken wrist, he scored
82.2 percent (152 of 185). Also, surrounding his injury, he scored 74 consecutive points
(likely a city mark).
At Northeast
SJ Prep 35, O'Hara 6
   The Hawks avenged a 35-10 defeat in the 2000 final in rousing fashion. Vince Gallagher
passed 11-for-12 for 180 yards and a TD apiece to Pete Chromiak (5-128) and Jim
Lachman (3-37). Kyle Ambrogi rushed 17 times for 160 yards and two scores.
Final
Red Division
At Northeast
SJ Prep 31, Bonner 6
    While often sharing one wideout spot, Pete Chromiak (3-84) and
Jim Lachman (4-64) caught one TD apiece from Vince Gallagher (11-for-17,
189) as the Hawks (10-3) completed their all-the-way-back climb from an
0-3 start to the season. A close game was broken up in the final 3
minutes of the first half as Chromiak scored on a 71-yard bomb and Kyle
Ambrogi (21-95) ran 4 yards for a TD, making it 21-0. Gallagher and
Danny Jones had interceptions. Bonner ran 41 plays, and just five
produced gains of more than 10 yards. Three occurred after the score was
24-0.
Blue Division
First Round
McDevitt 35, West Catholic 0
   Tariq Boston returned the opening kickoff 89 yards for a score. The Lancers' second
score also came on a return: 28 yards with an interception by P.J. Chipman. Demetrius
"Meat" Oliver added 68 yards and two TDs on 16 carries.
Neumann 33, Conwell-Egan 12
   The Pirates rebounded nicely from a 17-0 defeat to the same opponent one week earlier.
Chris Scott-Peters ran 23 times for 105 yards and three TDs and added a fourth on a pass
from Ed Lego (5-for-10, 90). C-E's Steve Slaton ran 12 times for 72 yards and a score.
Semifinals
At Plymouth-Whitemarsh
Carroll 34, Neumann 13
   The Patriots exploded for 27 points in the final 15:16. Pat Brochet passed 6-for-15 for
117 yards and one score apiece to Evan Dittler and Chaz Scott. Maurice Stovall scored
on a 52-yard interception return while James Roderick added 134 yards and a TD on
15 rushes. Neumann's Mark Meighan scored on a 64-yard fumble return.
At Northeast
Wood 10, McDevitt 7
   The Vikings earned their first title appearance since 1980 as Antonio Troisi uncorked
a 49-yard run to set up a score and made a fumble recovery to wrap things up.
Final
At Northeast
Carroll 28, Wood 7
    Mike Malandra opened the game by returning the kickoff 91 yards
for a TD, then turned over the heavy-duty work to 260-pound junior James
Roderick (25-148, two TDs). Maurice Stovall added a TD catch and his
11th interception of the season; Jared O'Shea and Sean Ryan also made
picks. Carroll (12-1) raised its two-year record to 25-1, with the only
loss coming to Bonner, by 3-0. For Wood, burned by Carroll to the tune
of 124-8 in the teams' previous two meetings (77-0 last year, 47-8
earlier in this season), down lineman Keary Packer made nine tackles.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Red
SJ Prep
Coach
Gil Brooks
Record
7-0-0, 10-3-0
All-Stars
John Connors, L
Mike Minetti, L
Steve Mair, L
Pete Chromiak, Rec.
Jim Lachman, Rec.
Vince Gallagher, QB
Kyle Ambroi, RB
Pat Kaiser, K
Mike Mailey, DL
Tim Giangiulio, DL
Adam Hepp, E/OLB
Brian Tracz, LB
Dan Jones, DB
Blue
Carroll
Coach
Dan Bielli
Record
7-0-0, 12-1-0
All-Stars
Dom D'Alicandro, C
John Vanak, L
Joe Cocco, L
Maurice Stovall, Rec.
James Roderick, RB
Chaz Scott, MP
Pat Kelly, DL
Vince Lynam, E/OLB
Mike Cutone, LB
Paul Rambo, LB

Inter-Ac League

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Malvern
Coach
Gamp Pellegrini
Record
4-0-0, 9-0-0
All-Stars
Jeff Carroll, L
Stefan Niemczyk, L
Kevin Barr, Rec.
Mike Treston, RB
Brendan Carney, K
T.J. Cascio, DL
Mike Meehan, DL
Shawn Quinn, DL
Gerald Price, LB
Kevin Lilly, LB
Chris Emper, LB
D.J. Driscoll, DB
Rob McGarrigle, DB