All-City Hoop Classic, 2005

Philly USA All-City Basketball Classic, 2005

This high-quality tripleheader, involving most of the top underclassmen
in the area, was June 3 at the old St. John Neumann HS, 26th
and Moore streets.

   Click here for link to the 2001 tripleheader.
   Click here for link to the 2002 tripleheader.
   Click here for link to the 2003 tripleheader.
   Click here for link to the 2004 tripleheader.

Freshman Game
White 84, Black 75
   White: Nasir Robinson 15, Miguel Bocachica 14, Bryan Cohen 12, Steve
Haynes 10, Austin Johnson 8, Charles White 8, Wayne Davis 7, Malik
Tinsley 6, Eric Brennan 4, Ryan White 0.
   Black: Sam Givens 15, Lenny Young 11, Courtney Stanley 11, Jamal Wilson
10, Larry Loughery 8, Devon White 6, R.J Handy 5, Antonio Monroe 5,
Chris Kurz 2, Rashad Savage 2.
   MVPs: White – Cohen, Black – Givens. Most Unselfish: Black – Stanley.
Defensive Player: White – Haynes.

Sophomore Game
Blue 126, White 108
   Blue: Scoop Jardine 31, Rick Jackson 22, Tyreke Evans 18, Ervin Spuriel
13, Rob Townsend 10, Chris Edwards 9, Todd O’Brien 6, Kenny Spotwood 6,
Kyle Griffin 4, Doug Davis 4, Andrew Pomager 3.
   White: Jeff Jones 20, Josh Martin 19, Sammy Zeglinski 14, Jermaine
Washington 13, Malcolm Eleby 13, Marcus Morris 11, Markieff Morris 11,
Sean Evans 4, Hanif Nixon 3, Donte Wooten 0.
   MVPs: Blue – Jardine & Jackson, White – Jones. Most Unselfish: Blue –
Evans. Defensive Player: White – Zeglinski.

Junior Game
White 137, Blue 135
   White: Darrin Govens 32, Earl Pettis 20, D.J Rivera 19, Kashief Carr 18,
Andrew Jones 13, Mike Ringgold 12, Reggie Redding 6, Andrew Ott 6, Pat
Mansell 6, Jason Love 5.
   Red: Wayne Ellington 39, Lewis Leonard 25, Gerald Henderson 21,
Garrett Williamson 16, Malik Alvin 12, Dan Geriot 6, Mike Yocum 6,
Rodney Green 5, Devon McLendon 5.
   MVPs: White – Govens, Red – Ellington. Most Unselfish: White – Pettis.
Defensive Player: Red – Henderson.

Philly USA All-City Classic – Rosters
Freshman Game
BLACK
Wayne Davis 6-3 G/F Rhodes
Ryan White 6-4 F FLC
Miguel Bocachica 6-5 F Washington
Bryan Cohen 6-4 G Abington Friends
Rashad Savage 6-4 F Pottsgrove
Steve Haynes 5-11 G Frankford
Malik Tinsley 6-5 F Frankford
Charles White 6-2 G Gratz
Austin Johnson 6-6 C Cheltenham
Nasir Robinson 6-5 F American Christian

WHITE
Jamal Wilson 6-5 F Neumann-Goretti
Devon White 6-7 C Roman Catholic
Larry Loughery 6-5 F St. Joseph's Prep
Chris Kurz 6-6 F/C Penn Charter
R.J Handy 6-2 G Roman Catholic
Lenny Young 6-1 G Academy of New Church
Sammy Givens 6-4 F Academy of New Church
Mark Wedderburn 6-6 F/C O'Hara
Courtney Stanley 6-1 G Kennedy Kenrick
Antonio Monroe 5-10 G St. Thomas

Alternates
Glen Richards 6-7 C West Chester Henderson
Russell Johnson 6-5 F Chester
B.J Robinson 6-6 F Chester
Mike Rhoades 5-9 G Germantown Academy
Eric Brennan 6-4 G/F West Catholic

SOPHOMORE
BLACK
Malcolm Eleby 6-3 G FLC
Markieff Morris 6-9 C Prep Charter
Marcus Morris 6-8 F Prep Charter
Josh Martin 6-2 G Cardinal Dougherty
Jeff Jones 6-4 G Monsignor Bonner
Donte Wooten 6-8 C FLC
Hanif Nixon 6-4 F Imhotep Charter
Sean Evans 6-6 F Northeast
Ken Spotwood 6-2 G Frankford
Jermaine Washington 5-9 G Imhotep Charter

WHITE
Scoop Jardine 6-2 G Neumann-Goretti
Rick Jackson 6-9 C Neumann-Goretti
Rob Townsend 6-2 G/F Cardinal Dougherty
Chris Edwards 6-5 F Dobbins Tech
Tyreke Evans 6-5 G American Christian
Kyle Griffin 6-2 G Germantown Academy
Andrew Pomager 6-4 G North Catholic
Doug Davis 5-9 G Prep Charter
Todd O'Brien 6-10 C Garden Spot (Pa)
Ervin Spuriel 6-9 C Lutheran Academy

JUNIORS
BLUE
Wayne Ellington 6-4 G Episcopal
Gerald Henderson 6-5 F Episcopal
Hamady N’Diaye 6-11 C Life Center (NJ)
Devon McLendon 6-3 G Mt. Zion Academy (NC)
Garrett Williamson 6-4 G/F Lower Merion
Mike Yocum 6-8 C Episcopal
Dan Geriot 6-8 F Springfield (Delco)
Malik Alvin 5-11 G Simon Gratz
Lewis Leonard 6-4 G/F Frankford
Rodney Green 6-5 G/F Prep Charter
RED
D.J Rivera 6-2 G Neumann-Goretti
Earl Pettis 6-6 G/F Neumann-Goretti
Andrew Ott 6-10 C Germantown Academy
Mike Ringgold 6-6 F Roman Catholic
Pat Mansell 6-1 G Cheltenham
Reggie Redding 6-4 G/F St Joseph's Prep
Darrin Govens 6-1 G Chester
Jason Love 6-9 C Abington Friends
Andrew Jones 6-9 F Abington Friends
Kashief Carr 6-5 G/F Lutheran Academy

ALTERNATES
Ronald Moore 5-11 G Plymouth Whitemarsh
Tyrone Lewis 6-1 G Harry S. Truman
Ryan Brooks 6-4 F Lower Merion
Tate Warner 6-8 C Westtown Friends
Dutch Gaitley 6-9 C Archbishop Carroll

   “Back at the Scene”

   I know that you have all heard about Wayne Ellington but the
folks at the Philly USA basketball program want you to go back in your
memories to a couple years ago. To be exact, when a skinny guard from
Douglasville, PA came down to the Philly USA All-City Classic to
participate in the Philly USA All-City Classic with future high school
teammate Gerald Henderson.
   Among the spectators, Episcopal Head Coach, Dan Dougherty
trying to sneak a peak at the guard he kept hearing about from local
basketball experts who were whispering “the kid coming to your school,
he can really play.” So the skinny guard from Douglassville, PA
performed well. Ellington exploded on the local and national basketball
scenes with a breathtaking 33 point, 8 rebound, 7 assist performance.
He has been dominating local basketball headlines ever since.
This year Ellington will try to be the first three time Philly
USA All-City Classic Most Valuable Player. The 6’5 wing guard from
Episcopal Academy will tandem with his equally skilled wing teammate
Gerald Henderson as they do battle with Neumann-Goretti’s Earl Pettis
and DJ. Rivera. Yes, there will be five on five action and, yes they are
two more games, but the Episcopal–Neumann match-up has some history.
Episcopal and Neumann were the top two teams in the area this year, but
did not play each other. Ellington and Henderson squared off against
Pettis and Rivera at the Coaches vs. Cancer Doubleheader at Conshohocken
and according too many the Neumann duo more than held their own. So we
can get to answer some questions: are Wayne and Gerald still the best
duo in the city, state or even country or is it Earl and DJ.
Gerald and Wayne have signed with respective ACC powers,
Duke and North Carolina. Pettis and Rivera are being recruited by a
cadre of Big East and ACC schools and they too will likely sign letter
of intent with major programs.
Among other things, the All-City Classic is considered the
“top one day basketball event in Philadelphia” by noted recruiting guru
Tom Konchalski of HSBI. This year at 26th and Moore, the Old Neumann
High School, the All-City Classic will take place. On June 3rd, 6:00pm
the event begins with the area’s best freshmen taking the floor. The
sophomore game to follow and then the main attraction. Local
businessman and philanthropist Paul King will be honored.

For information contact
Charles “Shoob” Monroe
267-228-7368
Monroecha76@hotmail.com