On the Trail With Ted, Basketball 2015-16 (January)

On the Trail With Ted
Basketball 2015-16, January

Observations, notes, etc., on games I've seen during
the 2015-16 season . . . Plus some Tedbits.

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SPECIAL NOTE
To all scorekeepers: PLEASE try to make sure that correct info on scoring is called into the Score Service (215-854-4570). Generally, it's better when the winning team calls in the results. That way the papers receive info to explain HOW the game was won because representatives of the winning team will usually be in a better mood (just human nature) to provide extra details such as rebounds, assists, etc., or the identity of someone who maybe hit a winning shot. Thank you.

JAN. 31
TEDBIT
For the moment, for the sixth time, at least three Catholic/Inter-Ac players boast overall scoring averages of at least 20 points. Just once, in the 2001-02 season, have more than three CL/I-A guys averaged 20 or more. Six did so that year. This year, Malvern's Will Powers is right on the doorstep at 19.5. For now, Episcopal jr. Nick Alikakos owns the top CL/I-A average in this century at 24.5.

Years in This Century When at Least Three CL/I-Ac Guys
Have Averaged a Minimum of 20 Points Per Game
Year/Name	School	G	Pts	Avg
2001
Terrence Mack	Episcopal	26	576	22.2
*Matt Walsh	Gtn. Academy	30	626	20.9
Mike Spadafora	Wood	24	489	20.4
2002
Charron Fisher	Roman	25	582	23.3
*Matt Walsh	Gtn. Academy	29	650	22.4
Andrew Holland	Conwell-Egan	25	542	21.7
Ryan Rich	Kennedy-Kenrick	25	528	21.1
Cameron Youngblood	Haver. School	25	528	21.1
Rob Sullivan	La Salle	18	365	20.3
2004
*Sean Singletary	Penn Charter	27	617	22.9
Charron Fisher	Roman	28	609	21.8
Marshall Taylor	West Catholic	26	520	20.0
2006
Jeff Jones	Bonner	26	569	21.9
*Wayne Ellington	Episcopal	30	657	21.9
*Gerald Henderson	Episcopal	31	667	21.5
2014
Chris Clover	SJ Prep	23	503	21.9
Ja'Quan Newton	Neumann-Goretti	31	670	21.6
Tyrell Long	McDevitt	25	537	21.5
2016
Nick Alikakos	Episcopal	19	465	24.5
Ryan Daly	Carroll	19	414	21.8
Devon Goodman	Gtn. Academy	23	476	20.7
*-advanced to NBA

JAN. 30
NON-LEAGUE
Penn Charter 60, Cristo Rey 45
Tired? Who's tired? Lacking focus? Who's lacking focus? Not PC! Playing for the third time in four days, the Quakers rolled to an easy victory. Admittedly, CR is far from a powerhouse. The relatively new school, located on Broad Street just a short distance south of Central High's football field (and the starting point for The Broad Street Run), has seniors for the first time this year and coach Guy Moore, formerly the head coach at North Catholic (final year of existence in 2010; succeeded current PC assistant Mike McCarron) and West Catholic (the next three years), is still trying to build the program. Even taking the Blue Pride's neophyte status into consideration, the Quakers had one big reason to feel good after this one: How well they shared the ball. At times, the pill was damn near talking as it zipped from guy to guy to guy, and no one was coming close to being selfish. Seven of the team's first eight baskets were scored off assists and that trend continued . . . 17 of 22 (77 percent) for the game. PC rolled to a 13-1 lead and, over time, CR was not completely dusted because PC boss Jim "Flipper" Phillips substituted with major compassion, especially after his squad scored 40 of the game's first 62 points. Only soph WG Mason Williams scored in double digits, draining five treys en route to 21 points. He also snatched seven rebounds. Jr. WG Mike "Neeko" Hnatkowsky was also prominent early in the third quarter, posting three apiece of rebounds/assists in the first 3:26. In the fourth quarter, frosh WG Ryan "Poochie/Pooch" Holmes totaled five points, four boards and two assists while soph G Owen Pighini absolutely snatched four rebounds. Jalil Moseley led Cristo Rey with 22 points. He hit three treys and had a very quick release. He'd be just standing there, holding the ball and looking around and, zoom, there it would be, passing through the net. Aside from Guy Moore, it was nice to see CR's junior varsity coach, Gerald "Moosha" Redding. He was a third team All-City honoree for Frankford in 1999, then starred at Millersville. His cousin, Reggie Redding, was a first-teamer for St. Joe's Prep, then played at Villanova and is now a pro in Turkey. One of the refs in the varsity game (I was also on hand for the two preliminaries) was Tom Coia. His deceased distant cousin, Angelo Coia, advanced from Northeast to the NFL and was mentioned earlier this week in a Tedbit about the longest NFL/AFL TDs ever scored by Public/Catholic/Inter-Ac guys. His longest was an 80-yarder, the same distance racked up by Roman product Marvin Harrison. His son, also named Marvin, plays for PC's middle school hoops varsity. (Yes, he also plays football.)

JAN. 30
TEDBIT
Lansdale Catholic has not experienced much basketball fun since the school was strong-armed by the Archdiocese -- VERY much against its will -- into joining the Catholic League for the 2008-09 school year. The Crusaders are 23-84 in CL regular season play and have won by more than 15 points just three times. Also, they have captured two consecutive wins just twice. The details are below. The wins in 2012-13 ended the regular season. Three games remain in the 2015-16 season -- at Wood, home with Carroll, at Ryan -- and another win will be extremely difficult to notch. Anyway, congrats to first-year coach Joe Corbett and his players for pulling off this double-win feat.

Lansdale Catholic's Two-Game CL Winning Streaks
Year/Dates/Opponents	Score	Leading Scorer	Pts
2013 (2/8 & 2/10)
West Catholic	58-42	Andrew Riviello	17
Conwell-Egan	50-47	Andrew Riviello	19

2016 (1/27 & 1/29)
McDevitt	58-54 (OT)	Dan Modestine	14
Bonner-Prendergast	51-50	Tyler Grant	12

JAN. 29
INTER-AC LEAGUE
Malvern 65, Penn Charter 61
Paul Westhead. That name likely means nothing to most (all?) the young bucks reading this report. But it rings many bells for the old heads and I thought about him often during tonight's first half. In the 1990 college basketball season, Loyola Marymount (Calif.) flew up and down the court again and again while averaging -- hold on to your hat -- 122.4 points a game. Paul Westhead was the Lions' coach and would you care to guess where he played his high school ball? The answer: Malvern. And he played it well, earning first team coaches' All-Inter-Ac honors in 1957. Malvern's current coach, John Harmatuk, also favors the let's-fly style and the first half was quite the entertainment festival, with Malvern winding up on top, 39-34, thanks mostly to 8-for-19 shooting from behind the arc. Many spectators were likely thinking, "No way the second half will be as crazy as the first." Right, they were. But that's not to say the game lost its appeal. Not even close. This one was quite the sweetheart throughout and the Friars managed to ultimately own it thanks to a 7-2 advantage over the final 3:16. At that moment, PC claimed its first lead, at 59-58, thanks to a three-point play by jr. G Dylan Burnett off a wonderful pass from jr. PG Adam Holland. The play drew the night's biggest reaction as PC's rooters, students and adults alike, went absolutely berserk. Alas, that momentum could not be sustained. PC did not score again until 6.6 seconds remained and attempting a two-point shot with so little time remaining was not a correct decision because the deficit stood at six points. Hey, it happens. Sometimes guys lose their bearings in the heat of the moment. Malvern's biggie was a three-point play by star sr. WG Will Powers with 42.1 on the clock. Just two days earlier, Powers reached 1,000 career points. In this one, though, he was largely ineffective thanks to strong defense by jr. G Mason Williams (most of the time) and sr. G Jake McCain (some of the time). But with Malvern really needing a big play, Powers made a hard burst to the hoop and got hammered on his release. He threw up a prayer. Ah, but it was a well-pondered prayer. Though he was turned sideways off the bump, he perfectly figured what he needed from that angle in terms of loft/touch and, wouldn't you know it, banked the ball in off the glass. He then added the free throw for a 62-59 lead. PC missed shots on its next two possessions while Malvern countered with three of four free throws for 65-61 arithmetic at 13.1. Malvern's scoring was about as balanced as you'll ever see. Sr. C Mike Hollingsworth had 16 points (7-for-11 floor), but five other guys scored from nine to 11. Soph WG O'Shaan Allison, a lefty and already a star running back, had 11 points and drained three treys. This was my first look at him. He was ill when the teams met earlier this month. I also liked the aggressiveness shown by sr. G Mike Narzikul, who never hesitated to take it to the Quakers with frisky penetration. Four Q's scored in double digits and another came close. Sr. F Harrison Williams led the way with 15 points. Behind him were Mason Williams (14), Burnett (11), jr. G Mike "Neeko" Hnatkowsky (10) and Holland (eight). With nine boards, two steals and two blocks, Burnett was back in whirlwind mode. H. Williams and Hnatkowsky halved 10 boards while Holland/Hnatkowsky halved eight dimes. Tonight was Senior Night for PC -- McCain, H. Williams, G Michael Berk, F Evan Ferrell and Sean Foley (injured all season). The first four started along with Holland and Malvern rolled to a 10-2 lead in the first 3:21. Luckily for PC, a little-by-little comeback took place. Among the PC supporters were Mary Jane and Frank McGlinchey. Mary Jane, a junior, plays for the varsity girls squad. Frank (OPC '15) is now doing a post-grad year at Hill School and will head to Franklin & Marshall from there. You might be aware of their cousin. Some guy named Matt Ryan. Plays QB somewhere? In a league that pays its players? Something like that (smile). Today's first stop was the wrestling room for PC's varsity vs. an impressive team from Haverford School. The pic set also includes the fourth quarter of the JV hoops tilt vs. Malvern. Tomorrow, PC hosts Cristo Rey, a new school right down Broad Street from Central High's football field, so that'll be the third game in four days.

JAN. 29
TEDBIT
In city leagues history, two father-son combos have reached 1,000 career points. Are we on the doorstep of welcoming combo No. 3? As of this morning, Carroll senior Ryan Daly owns 798 points. He is averaging 21.8 and the Patriots have four league games remaining. In the PIAA era, which started in the 2008-09 season (and saw Carroll win the AAA state championship), the Patriots have averaged just under seven postseason games per year, counting CL, City Title and state games. So . . . let's say Carroll plays 11 more games and Daly, a Hartford commit, averages 22 points. Bingo, he finishes with 1,040. In 1988, Ryan's dad, Brian, finished with 1,253 points after leading Bonner to the CL championship. He was also the Daily News City Player of the Year. The other father-son combos are Anthony and Tony Chennault, and Maurice "Mo" and Ashley Howard. Ashley played for SJ Prep, his dad's alma mater, through his junior season, then transferred to Bonner.
Other notable father-son combos, as they come to me: In 1969, Tom Ingelsby (O'Hara) was the Markward Club's top senior. In '97, his son, Martin Ingelsby (Carroll), won that honor . . . In 1987, Doug Overton (Dobbins) was the MC's top senior. In 2013, his son, Miles Overton, was a third team All-City selection for SJ Prep . . . In 1973, Roxborough's John "Chubby" Cox was the MC's top Public League senior. In 1999, his son, John Cox, was the MC's overall winner . . . In 1934, Roman's Matt Guokas was a first team coaches' All-Catholic honoree. In 1962, his son, Matt Guokas was the MC's overall winner for SJ Prep. In 1988, his son, Matt Guokas, was a first team All-Inter-Ac honoree for Penn Charter . . . In 1991, Gratz' Levan Alston was a second team All-City honoree. In 2015, his son, Levan "Shawn" Alston, was the MC's top Inter-Ac League senior . . . In 1976, Overbrook's Mike Blackshear was a second team All-City honoree. In 2002, his son, Micheal Blackshear, was a second team All-City honoree for Gratz . . . In 1974, Roman's John Griffin was a third team All-City honoree for Roman. In 2004, his son, John Griffin, was a second team All-City honoree for SJ Prep. In 2007, another son, Matt Griffin, was a third team All-City honoree for SJ Prep . . In 1986, Southern's Marshall Taylor was a third team All-City honoree. In 2004, his son, Marshall Taylor, was a second team All-City honoree for West Catholic . . . In 1986, Roxborough's Sean Lloyd was a second team coaches' All-Public honoree. In 2014, his son, Sean Lloyd, was a second team All-City honoree for Imhotep . . . In 1988, Franklin Learning Center's Mike Terry was a second team coaches' All-Public honoree. In 2010, his son, Mike Terry, was a third team All-City honoree for North Catholic . . . In 1992, West Philly's Joe Newton was a second team coaches' All-Public honoree. In 2014, his son, Ja'Quan Newton, was the MC's overall winner in 2014 . . . In 1971, Edison's Jim Roundtree was a second team coaches' All-Public honoree. In 2003, his son, Troy Roundtree, was a third team All-City honoree for Northeast . . . In 1943, Roman's Joe Rogers was the leading votegetter on the coaches' All-Catholic team. In 1973, his son, Joe Rogers, was a second team All-City honoree for Carroll . . . In 1941, Bartram's Jerry Rullo was a second team coaches' All-Public honoree. In 1989, his son, Jim Rullo, was the MC's top Inter-Ac League senior for Malvern . . . In 1963, SJ Prep's Vince Curran was a second team coaches' All-Catholic honoree. In 1987, his son, Vince Curran, was the MC's top Catholic League senior for SJ Prep. If you can think of other notable combos (with at least one having earned All-City or Markward Club honors, and the other having earned at least all-league honors), let me know at tedtee307@yahoo.com. Thanks!

Name	School/Year	Points
Anthony Chennault	Frankford '81	1,026
Tony Chennault	Neumann-Goretti '10	1,621

*Maurice "Mo" Howard	SJ Prep '72	#1,296
Ashley Howard	SJP/Bonner '99	1,254

Brian Daly	Bonner '88	1,253
Ryan Daly	Carroll '16	798
*-advanced to NBA
#-estimate based on several factors

JAN. 28
TEDBIT
In today's high school world, many athletes limit themselves to one sport. And then you have what we like to call The Greater Loughery Family. In this century, seven members have attended Penn Charter. Basketball has been a secondary sport for all, but all have played through senior year and many have been primary contributors. John Loughery's dad, also named John, was a quarterback for Penn Charter and Boston College. The other guys are sons of his sisters. Jake McCain is now a senior, but this run is not about to end. There are four more boys in The Greater Loughery Family and it's likely most/all will attend PC. There is only one girl in the clan. Mary Jane McGlinchey, a junior sub, is a first-year member of PC's varsity, and here's hoping she barges her way onto the list below before the end of the season (smile). Matt Ryan is the Atlanta Falcons' quarterback. Mike McGlinchey is a starting offensive lineman for Notre Dame. John Loughery was a backup QB this past season for Temple. John Ryan played QB at Brown. Pat McCain is a freshman at Dickinson while Frank McGlinchey is doing a post-grad year at Hill School. Together, the seven members of TGLF have scored 2,282 points overall and 858 in Inter-Ac play. (The oldest Ryan brother, Mike, was a QB at Malvern in the late '90s. Sam McCain, brother of Pat and Jake, played football at Archbishop Wood.) In this century, as noted in a football Tedbit first posted in October, the seven PC members of TGLF (and Sam) have accounted for 14,777 yards and 124 TDs.
UPDATE: On Feb. 5, in the fourth quarter of a game at Agnes Irwin, junior Mary Jane McGlinchey, sister of Mike and Frank, drilled a three-point shot to score her first varsity points. Her name has been added to the list below and the totals for cousin Jake McCain have been updated. The next bit of research will have to be done WITHIN the family. As in . . . Is Mary Jane the first member of the Greater Loughery family to score her first varsity points via a trey? She's hoping! (smile).
FINAL UPDATE THROUGH 2015-16 SEASON: The numbers for Jake and Mary Jane -- and the overall totals -- have been finalized.

Name	I-A	Over.
Matt Ryan
2001	59	111
2002	115	287
2003	114	284
	288	682

John Ryan
2008	11	15
2009	11	31
	22	46

John Loughery
2010	25	80
2011	19	96
	44	176

Mike McGlinchey
2010	46	81
2011	47	217
2012	104	289
2013	111	275
	308	862

Pat McCain
2014	19	54
2015	105	237
	124	291

Frank McGlinchey
2014	2	2
2015	9	21
	11	23

Jake McCain
2015	38	156
2016	42	71
	80	227

Mary Jane McGlinchey
2016	3	3
	3	3

Totals	880	2,310

JAN. 27
INTER-AC LEAGUE
Episcopal Academy 47, Penn Charter 39
You've all seen games like this: Team A maintains a narrow lead throughout and you think to yourself, "Team B is gonna pull this out at the end. Maybe even on a last shot." And then we had today's situation at PC. Episcopal led and led and led, though never by much, and down the stretch . . . PC could provide no miracles. Primarily, EA won because it sniped 10-for-10 at the line in the final 1:37 -- four double-bonus situations and a one-and-one -- after jr. PG Adam Holland drained a left-wing trey to draw PC within 37-34. The marksmanship was provided jr. G Conner Delaney (6-for-6) and sr. G Matt Woods (4-for-4). Almost all shots produced perfect swishes, too. Beforehand, neither guy had attempted a free throw all game, so major props for the cool-as-a-cucumber displays. Entering this one, the Quakers had to think they were sittin' pretty because, in effect, this was their second home game vs. EA. The first meeting had taken place in the I-A's opening tripleheader, right up School House Lane at Philadelphia University. PC pulled off an upset in that one, so EA definitely arrived today with plenty of motivation. Overall, we'll go with jr. G Jermaine Rhoden as EA's primary hero. Wait, didn't he contribute just four points? True. But he played great defense on soph WG Mason Williams and was mainly responsible to holding him to eight points (and nine shots from the floor). Jr. F Nick Alikakos (14) and Delaney (10) reached double figures and Woods (nine) came close. As you may remember, Woods, a competent mad bomber, posted no points (0-for-6 from floor) in the teams' first meeting mainly due to jr. G Dylan Burnett. Today? Woods owned three points just 26 seconds into the game. However, he scored no more points through the third quarter (0-for-4) as Burnett again counted cavities. He did nail a right baseline jumper with 5:34 remaining to provide a 32-29 lead to again create a hint of distance after PC had drawn close. One of those days. Especially in the first half, PC experienced a case of Bad Hands Disease. Most of the Quakers' turnovers resulted from fumbles over the baseline. Thanks to seven points (also two assists) in the fourth quarter, Holland finished with 10 points. No one claimed more than three rebounds (among 14 total) while the totals for assists and steals were five/five. Though this game was obviously low-scoring, it didn't hurt the eyes too much. The teams went at it hard and it seemed, to me at least, like a game with a score in the 60s and 50s, not 40s and 30s. However, there were almost no fast breaks. It was great to see EA coach Craig Conlin (I've known the family since the early '70s) and his assistants, Jon Kelsey, Tom Kossuth, Woody Burke and Tim Ivory. Woody is also a fast friend of the famous Thomas "Hockey Puck" McKenna and he, too, received a text shortly before gametime providing news that Puck had been moved from intensive care to a regular room! The day's best moment, by far! Journalists on hand for this one and/or the second half of the doubleheader (PC's girls beat Notre Dame) included Aaron "Ace" Carter, Josh Verlin, John Knebels and Tom Utescher. Bill Gallagher, Ace's hoops coach at PC as well as the former football coach at PC and EA, was also in the house. Before the girls game, Tom Clark, a starting forward and third team All-Catholic honoree for Bonner's 1983 Catholic League champs, walked over to say hello. His daughter, Caitlyn, starts for Notre Dame and is primarily known for defensive lockdowns. Afterward, the handshake guy was Mike Purcell, a star guard (20.4 league average) for Haverford School in 1975. His daughter, Leanne, was a two-year starter for ND, but is out for her senior season due to a serious health issue. She is fighting the battle with major resolve. Best of luck, Leanne!

JAN. 27
TEDBIT
Cue the Twilight Zone music . . . again. Three seasons ago, in a 73-41 victory over Lansdale Catholic, seven guys scored for La Salle in numerical order, from 12 points down to six. Last night, the Explorers lost to Carroll, 66-52, and all seven scorers were guys whose names can be found right in a row, alphabetically by surname, on the roster. This time, there were no other scorers. We'll also call this one a city record (until someone proves otherwise -- smile). And maybe athletic director Joe Parisi will take a picture of these guys, too! Click here for the 2013 page. And, yes, Amar and Jarrod Stukes are brothers.

2013 Game		2016 Game
Feb. 4		Jan. 26
Lansdale	W, 73-41	Carroll	L, 66-52
Numerically		Alphabetically
Malik Janifer	12	Konrad Kiszka	3
Steve Smith	11	Ryan McTamney	15
Pat Cooney	10	Matt Paulus	8
Amar Stukes	9	Allen Powell	2
Jon Naji	8	Dan Remolde	4
Ryan Winslow	7	Shane Stark	10
Alex Cuoci	6	Jarrod Stukes	10
Other Scorers
Shawn Witherspoon	4
Najee Walls	2
Mick Barrett	2
Jalen Herdsman	2

JAN. 25
TEDBIT
In yesterday's item, we noted that three guys had scored at least 20 points for Neumann-Goretti in Friday night's win over Carroll. Welllllll . . . something else was quite noteworthy about that victory. It was No. 700 all-time for N-G (originally Southeast Catholic, then Bishop and St. John Neumann before the merger with Goretti) in 81 seasons of Catholic League regular season play! Congrats to coach Carl Arrigale and the Saints (nee Pirates). N-G is averaging 8.6 wins per league season. Judge leads the pack at 9.7, followed by La Salle (9.1) and Roman (8.8).

Ss. NEUMANN-GORETTI
(nee S. Cath. & Bish./SN Neum.)
Coach	Years	League
Johnny Oakes	1936-38	24-20
John "Jocko" McGarry	1939-45	83-27
Lou Fiorella	1946-47	16-12
Jack Kraft	1948-59	91-75
Jim Usilton Jr.	1960-62	16-26
Al DiGiacomo	1963-71	69-59
Jim Stinger	1972-80	63-71
Dave Duke	1981-85	31-37
Bob DiFlorio	1986-93	50-62
Mike Doyle	1994	7-7
Tom Dougherty	1995-98	33-23
Carl Arrigale	1999-15	217-28
		700-447

JAN. 24
TEDBIT
While beating Carroll on Friday, 98-75, Neumann-Goretti pulled off a feat that had not been accomplished in a Catholic League game since 2004. What was it? A Triple Twenty. Yes, three guys scored at least 20 points. Zane Martin racked up 22 points while Rasheed Browne and Quade Green posted 20 apiece. (Plus, Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree came oh-so-close with 18. Meanwhile, Ryan Daly poured in 33 points for Carroll.) Early in league play in 2003-04, DeSean White (25), Shane Clark (21) and future NBAer Kyle Lowry (also 21) were part of a Triple Twenty for Dougherty in a win over Ryan. In the interim, there were eight-nine almosts before Friday night. N-G had two alone in the 2005-06 season. In Game No. 3, vs. Bonner, the numbers were 23 (Earl Pettis), 20 (Derrick "DJ" Rivera) and 18 (Rick Jackson). In Game No. 13 vs. Kennedy-Kenrick, they were 25 (Jackson), 24 (Rivera) and 19 (Pettis).

JAN. 23
TEDBIT
Confirmation time again. If you saw the score of last night's Inter-Ac game between Germantown Academy and Malvern and suspected that an I-A game had not produced that many points in quite a while, you were correct. GA won, 88-84, and the 172-point total ranks No. 1 over the last 17 seasons (2000-16). Could it be the highest ever? Not sure I'll be able to nail that down, but an answer of "yes" would not surprise. Below are the top 10 totals over the last 17 seasons. Penn Charter's Zack and Sammy Zeglinski are brothers (and brother Joe is Ryan's first-year coach). GA's Matt Walsh and PC's Rob Kurz/Sean Singletary advanced to the NBA. And -- drum roll, please -- Kyle McCloskey's dad, Mike, played in the NFL. Oddly, four of the games listed below were part of the I-A's annual opening tripleheader.
UPDATE: On Feb. 5, Haverford School beat Malvern, 93-86, to claim the top spot.. The Fords, who trailed by 20 points in the third quarter, received gigantic efforts from senior Jack Marshall, freshman Gavin Burke (24 points) and soph Kharon Randolph (21). The teams combined for 22 three-pointers. Malvern won that duel, 16-6.

Inter-Ac's Top 10 Highest Scoring Games, 2000-16
Date	Year	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Total	Winner's Leader	Pts
Feb. 5	2016	Haver. School	93	Malvern	86	179	#see below	24
Jan. 22	2016	Gtn. Academy	88	Malvern	84	172	Kyle McCloskey	28
Jan. 18	2002	Penn Charter	92	Haver. School	68	160	Zack Zeglinski	35
Feb. 8	2002	Gtn. Academy	90	Haver. School	63	153	Matt Walsh	30
Jan. 6	2015	Episcopal	78	Malvern	75	153	*see below	28
Jan. 24	2003	Penn Charter	89	Malvern	63	152	Rob Kurz	26
Jan. 4	2003	Penn Charter	81	Gtn. Academy	69	150	Sean Singletary	30
Jan. 9	2010	Malvern	75	Gtn. Academy	72	147	DeQuann Walker	25
Feb. 10	2006	Penn Charter	81	Haver. School	65	146	Sammy Zeglinski	22
Jan. 30	2007	Gtn. Academy	74	Penn Charter	71	145	Kyle Griffin	21
Jan. 4	2014	Malvern	75	Penn Charter	70	145	Andy Pancoast	14
#-Jack Marshall and Gavin Burke scored 24 points apiece
*-Nick Alikakos and Mike Jolaoso scored 28 points apiece

HAVERFORD SCHOOL-MALVERN BOXSCORE
MALVERN	FG	F-FT	3's	Pts
Ray Baran	3	1-3	2	9
Will Powers	9	0-0	4	22
Billy Corcoran	6	2-2	2	16
Mike Narzikul	4	0-1	1	9
Brady Devereux	3	0-0	2	8
O'Shaan Allison	4	3-6	4	15
Mike Hollingsworth	2	0-0	0	4
Quinn McCahon	1	0-0	1	3
Total	32	6-12	16	86

HAVERFORD SCHOOL	FG	F-FT	3's	Pts
Jack Marshall	7	10-13	0	24
Gavin Burke	7	5-8	5	24
Micah Sims	1	3-4	1	6
Kharon Randolph	6	7-8	2	21
Asim Richards	3	2-4	0	8
Tommy McNamara	4	0-0	2	10
Total	28	27-37	10	93

Malvern 22 - 29 - 20 - 15 -- 86
Haverford School 20 - 19 - 25 - 29 -- 93

JAN. 22
TEDBIT
Some guys wind up in fast company. And then you have Liam Shanahan and Jesse Turkson. They now find themselves in lightning-speed company. Shanahan and Turkson, who play for Julia Masterman, are just the second classmates in city leagues history to reach 1,000 points while still in their junior year. Shanahan reached 1,000 on Jan. 14 and now stands at 1,033. Turkson did so yesterday and his total is 1,002. The other duo to go the 1,000-as-juniors route? Episcopal Academy's Gerald Henderson and Wayne Ellington. Both advanced to the NBA after three college seasons and this is season No. 7. Gerald plays for Portland while Wayne can be found in Brooklyn. Their final totals at Episcopal were 2,059 for Gerald and 1,756 for Wayne. After the 11th grade, they owned 1,392 and 1,099 points, respectively. Below are all combos that graduated together and scored at least 1,000 points at the same school. Some guys listed below did score points at other schools before transferring to the school from which they graduated. Those other points are not included. There are two other NBA classmate combos: Rob Kurz and Sean Singletary (Penn Charter '04) and twins Marcus and Markieff Morris (Prep Charter '07)
UPDATE: Roman's Bernard Jones and Marvin Harrison ('91) have been added. I missed them. Thanks to Tom Taylor!

1,000-Point Classmates
BOYS' LATIN
Maurice "Doo-Wop" Watson	2012	2,356
Carlos Taylor	2012	1,020
CONSTITUTION
Ahmad "JR" Gilbert	2015	1,491
Kimar Williams	2015	1,245
DOBBINS
*Greg "Bo" Kimble	1985	1,596
Eric "Hank" Gathers	1985	1,251
EPISCOPAL
*Gerald Henderson	2006	2,059
*Wayne Ellington	2006	1,756
Jerome Allen	1991	1,027
Eric Moore	1991	1,008
GAMP
Tom Catlett	1994	1,370
David Spady	1994	1,254
GERMANTOWN ACAD.
*Matt Walsh	2002	1,601
Lee Melchionni	2002	1,261
Otis Ellis	1985	1,421
Rick Williams	1985	1,358
Ryan Ayers	2005	1,370
Brian Grimes	2005	1,352
Nick Lindner	2013	1,234
Greg Dotson	2013	1,013
MASTBAUM
Kevin Benton	1990	1,293
Warren Hawthorne	1990	#1,130
MASTERMAN
Shawn Munford	1997	1,287
Corey Dickerson	1997	1,059
Liam Shanahan	2017	1,033+
Jesse Turkson	2017	1,002+
NEUMANN-GORETTI
Antonio "Scoop" Jardine	2007	1,299
Rick Jackson	2007	1,239
Tony Chennault	2010	1,621
Danny Stewart	2010	1,038
PENN CHARTER
Brett Storm	2000	1,398
Sean Knitter	2000	1,170
*Rob Kurz	2004	1,258
*Sean Singletary	2004	1,137
PREP CHARTER
*Marcus Morris	2007	1,178
*Markieff Morris	2007	1,147
ROMAN
Bernard Jones	1991	1,633
#Marvin Harrison	1991	1,166
Shep Garner	2014	1,437
Rashann London	2014	1,103
ST. JOSEPH'S PREP
Stephen Vasturia	2013	1,764
Miles Overton	2013	1,133
John Griffin	2004	1,488
Chris Clark	2004	1,239
WEST PHILA.
Howard Evans	1984	1,341
Henry Smith	1984	1,139
*-advanced to NBA
#-advanced to NFL
#-best estimate based on assorted factors

JAN. 21
TEDBIT
Here's guessing Justin Gans will never forget the non-league basketball game played last night by Bonner-Prendergast against visiting Parkway Center City. The length of the game was amazing enough; B-P won, 93-88, in four overtimes. This was even more outrageous: the 6-1 Gans, a junior, scored 26 points, 20 more than he'd ever scored in a varsity game. Assistant Bill Cassidy reports that Gans shot 3-for-5 on threes and 11-for-14 at the line. He also noted that varsity coach Jack Concannon is always asking the JV guys "who/when will somebody step up?" Bill added, "Justin Gans stepped up last night!! Great kid, too!! He got some (early) confidence and took off from there." Christian Lane (19) and Keith Washington (13) also scored in double digits. John Hargraves, Dylan Higgins, Michael Perretta (nine apiece) and Ryan Germany (seven) came close, so the Friars almost placed seven guys in double figures. According to information provided to Score Service, Perretta got fouled launching a trey with 0:00 showing in regulation and hit all three shots to force OT. And Lane went 6-for-6 at the line in OT. Earlier this season, Germantown Academy earned a 77-74, four-OT win over St. Vincent Pallotti (MD). Evan-Eric Longino (20), Devon Goodman (16), Bailey Whitman (14) and Kyle McCloskey (11) fueled that win . . . In case you're wondering, four OTs were played in the highest scoring game in city history. On Feb. 3, 1998, Washington beat West Philadelphia, 130-127, as Shannon Bussey (44) led the way. Derrick Johnson (34) topped West. . . In 1988, Frankford topped West Philly, 71-64, for the Pub title at Temple's McGonigle Hall. Both teams lost four starters to personal fouls. Frankford's ninth man, guard Jeffrey Mack, made a huge steal in the third OT, then made another in the fourth. The Pioneers took the lead for good, at 64-62, on Jason Warley's rebound basket with 2:34 left. Warley had 22 points and 23 rebounds. His brother, Carlin, a sophomore, had 16 points and 15 rebounds. For West, Mik Kilgore had 27 points and 10 rebounds . . . In the 1976-77 season, Chestnut Hill beat Haverford School, 29-28, in SIX overtimes. Quite the snoosefest (smile). No one scored in double figures. Four guys total -- two for each team -- managed to rack up eight points . . . On Jan. 21, 1977, Wood edged visiting North Catholic, 75-71, in FIVE overtimes. I covered that game, which ended just after 11 o'clock, in person for the ol' Philadelphia Bulletin. The Vikings scored the final four points thanks to Tom Robinson's right-wing jumper at 0:35 and Neil Collins' one-and-one conversion at 0:08. Three players for each team went the 47-minute distance (OTs were only three minutes back then). Five guys scored in double figures for Wood -- 20 for Robinson, 14 apiece for Collins, Tom Hanks and Gordy Miller, and 11 for Bernie Lajeunesse. Three did so for North -- 26 for Joe Schoen, 20 for John Regan and 12 for Leon Rysak. Robinson said after the game, "This is beautiful, but I hope it never happens again, even if the results are the same. Let's keep things to regulation."

JAN. 20
TEDBIT
Penn Charter's 63-33 win over SCH Academy, racked up yesterday, was rather noteworthy. It was the first time the Quakers won by at least 25 points in 10 seasons and the third time they won by at least 30 points over the last 16 seasons. Seven games on the list below were played in the 2003 and '04 seasons, when the Quakers' stars were future NBAers Sean Singletary and Rob Kurz. Chris Kurz is Rob's brother. Sammy Zeglinski's brother, Joe, is Ryan's first-year coach. Brian Teuber's sister, Lindsay, is an assistant to PC's girls coach, Joe Maguire.
UPDATE: The Quakers' 67-41 win over SCH Academy on Feb. 5 has been added.

Penn Charter's Inter-Ac Wins by at Least 25 Points, 2001-2016
Date	Year	PC	Pts	Opponent	Pts	Margin	Leading Scorer	Pts
Feb. 3	2004	Penn Charter	94	Chestnut Hill	45	49	Sean Singletary	25
Jan. 20	2004	Penn Charter	87	Haver. School	57	30	Sean Singletary	24
Jan. 19	2016	Penn Charter	63	SCH Academy	33	30	Mason Williams	18
Jan. 31	2006	Penn Charter	81	Gtn. Academy	52	29	Sammy Zeglinski	27
Jan. 20	2006	Penn Charter	66	Haver. School	37	29	Chris Kurz	16
Jan. 18	2005	Penn Charter	57	Haver. School	29	28	Brian Teuber	12
Jan. 24	2003	Penn Charter	89	Malvern	63	26	Rob Kurz	26
Feb. 4	2005	Penn Charter	71	Haver. School	45	26	Joe Rauchut	19
Feb. 5	2016	Penn Charter	67	SCH Academy	41	16	Harrison Williams	16
Jan. 21	2003	Penn Charter	76	Episcopal	51	25	Sean Singletary	25
Jan. 23	2004	Penn Charter	69	Episcopal	44	25	Rob Kurz	18
Feb. 10	2004	Penn Charter	69	Malvern	44	25	Rob Kurz	25
Jan. 16	2004	Penn Charter	64	Chestnut Hill	39	25	Sean Singletary	17

JAN. 19
INTER-AC LEAGUE
Penn Charter 63, SCH Academy 33
Maybe the best option for PC's basketball team is A REALLY Silent Afternoon (smile). No classes were held today, so I'm not sure even five students were in attendance for this late afternoon tilt. Instead of losing by 14 (see Friday's report for the "Silent" reference), the Quakers stormed to a 30-point win. Hmmmmmm. SCH is young and inexperienced, so a PC win did not surprise. The one-sidedness did, however. The Quakers won the first quarter, 13-8, then got two quick buckets by soph WG Mason Williams to start the second. Good looks and snappy passes made those happen and that was quite the theme today. PC finished with 14 assists while really making the basketball talk. A decent amount came off high-low or corner-close baseline feeds. Coach Jim "Flipper" Phillips undoubtedly had to be highly pleased with his players' awareness and unselfishness. Williams wound up scoring 18 points (two treys) and seizing seven rebounds. Two other Quakers deserve individual attention. Sr. F Evan Ferrell is almost always a starter, but today he was the fourth guy off the bench. He brought the right mindset into the fray and finished with nine rebounds. Frosh WG Ryan "Poochie" Holmes, a sub, filled up the stat sheet with 12 points (two steals), four boards, two assists and four steals. Holmes also had the play of his young varsity life. In the fourth quarter, he made a steal at roughly three-quarters court, used a behind-the-back dribble to get away from the guy he'd just victimized, roared to the other end, pogo-sticked upward and . . . uncorked a slam!! The bench guys unleashed major joy. In PC's long hoops history, I wonder how many ninth-graders have ever thrown down a slam? Especially a non-frontcourt player? (Holmes is listed at 6-2.) This was truly cool! Shortly thereafter, Holmes fed sr. F Harrison Williams for a layup that enabled PC to double the score, at 60-30. Today was also noteworthy for soph F Ryan Dickson. In his varsity debut, Dickson snagged an offensive rebound with three minutes left. Meanwhile, the Moron of the Year Award has already been claimed by the person who ordered SCH's away uniforms. The primary color is light blue. The numbers are also light blue. The numbers are thinly outlined. Not well enough to get the job done. Brutal. I didn't track the Blue Devils' points. For now, the Runnerup Moron of the Year is . . . me. I used a different memory card to shoot pics of the girls game vs. Germantown Academy, but somehow misplaced it. I THOUGHT I placed it the left pocket of my pants. When I got home . . . not there. Ugh!! Maybe it's on the floor somewhere in PC's gym? Sorry, gals! Very frustrating. One of the pics was of PC girls assistant Colleen Magarity and her dad, GA assistant Joe Magarity. Colleen starred for GA. Joe was my teammate 53 seasons ago -- we lived close by (Joe's crew at 830, our crew at 914) on East Rittenhouse Street -- on the East Germantown Rams 12-and-under team. We came in second in the city. Not first. To this day, I remain devastated (smile).

JAN. 19
TEDBIT
Just because a guy is good enough in one sport to make the highest pro level doesn't mean he can't perform well in another. Below are top league scoring averages, over the previous 50 seasons, for Public/Catholic/Inter-Ac guys who wound up advancing to the NFL or MLB. The top spot, by far, goes to Roxborough's Walter "Buddy" Harris, who had a short stint in the majors as a righthanded pitcher. His dad, Bucky, coached hoops at Philadelphia Textile (now Philly U.) and then Penn Charter, and his brother, Billy, was a scoring machine at PC (top league average of 28.7 in '71; dad coached him only through the '69 season). Right below Buddy on the list below, five guys averaged 17 ppg. Of course, there were other NFL/MLB guys who also played hoops. If you think other guys deserve to be on this list, based on league scoring average, please let me know at tedtee307@yahoo.com. Thanks.

Top Basketball Scoring Averages for Future NFL/MLB Guys, 1966-2015
Name	School	Sport	Year	G	Pts	Avg.
Walter "Buddy" Harris	Roxborough	MLB	1966	14	475	33.9
Uhuru "Joby" Hamiter	Mastbaum	NFL	1991	10	178	17.8
Ben Davis	Malvern	MLB	1995	10	174	17.4
Joe McEwing	Egan	MLB	1990	16	276	17.3
Dom Curry	Washington	NFL	2005	13	223	17.2
Marvin Harrison	Roman	NFL	1991	14	238	17.0
John Cappelletti	Bonner	NFL	1970	16	198	12.4
Mike Mayock	Haver. School	NFL	1976	10	117	11.7
Ryan Nassib	Malvern	NFL	2008	10	116	11.6
Matt Ryan	Penn Charter	NFL	*2002	10	115	11.5
Mike McCloskey	Judge	NFL	1979	15	169	11.3
Brent Grimes	Northeast	NFL	2001	16	167	10.4
Anthony Walters	O'Hara	MLB	2006	14	137	9.8
Don Clune	O'Hara	NFL	1970	15	141	9.4
Jim Cooper	Dougherty	NFL	1973	16	146	9.1
Phil Gosselin	Malvern	MLB	2007	9	64	7.1
Mark Gubicza	Penn Charter	MLB	*1980	10	62	6.2
*-junior season

JAN. 18
TEDBIT
Last Wednesday, the semi-retirement trail led to Penn Charter's Graham Athletic Center for photos of varsity/JV games involving the girls middle school basketball teams. The varsity was to play first and I was standing along the baseline near the gym's entrance, taking some pregame pics of PC's gals in the layup line. Soon, a guy was standing nearby, facing in the other direction and talking to some other people and I happened to notice his right leg was actually a prosthesis. Maybe a minute later, he removed his coat and . . . oh, my goodness, he was wearing a striped shirt! He was going to ref the game! As I learned later, the man was Bill Fahringer. He played multiple sports at Roxborough High ('77) and has long been involved in youth sports as a coach, official and administrator. According to a bio that appeared in the Roxborough Review, a local newspaper, in the fall of 2014, shortly before he was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame by the Lou Cappiella Chapter, Bill suffered a severe work injury in 2006 and lost his leg to amputation in 2009. After a year of rehab, he received the prosthesis and, in time, made a triumphant return to officiating. It was fascinating to watch Bill work. He efficiently moved up and down the floor, never once stumbling or teetering, and was always in position. Plus, he worked well with his partner and displayed friendly interaction with the players. He also provided some entertainment. Each time there was a quick movement of the ball from one spot to another due, say, to a deflected pass, steal or crazy bounce off the rim, Bill would let loose with a low-volume "whoop" . . . kind of like Curly of "The Three Stooges." Ha, ha, ha. After the varsity game ended, Bill and his partner did not leave the gym. They sat down near the scorer's table. Hmmmm. Yes, they wound up working the JV game, as well! So, for roughly two hours, on one leg and one prosthesis, Bill Fahringer went up and down that court again and again and again. Of course, officiating a game is not like running in a 5K. There are all kinds of stops/starts and occasions where a guy has to quickly shuffle out of players' ways. Bill Fahringer did it all in flawless fashion. More than a few times, admittedly, I pointed the camera toward the players and mindlessly snapped away, while instead watching Bill perform his duties. Thanks for providing inspiration, Bill. And congrats on your wonderful comeback from such a difficult moment. Truly amazing.

Bill Fahringer

JAN. 17
TEDBIT
Another suspicion turned out to be legit. After Episcopal topped Malvern by one point, at 70-69, on Friday night, I had the feeling, This might be the highest-scoring, one-point Inter-Ac game in a long time. It was. Below are details for all one-pointers in the last 15 seasons. This one won by 10 points and Episcopal junior Nick Alikakos notched 27 points to claim winner's-leading-scorer honors over fellow EA player Wayne Ellington (25), who's now in the NBA. There were no one-pointers in 2002, '03, '04, '06, '07, '11, '14 and '15. The most (four) occurred in '12.
UPDATE: In its next game, Episcopal won by two points, 58-56, over Germantown Academy. Only one other team listed below did that. In 2005, after beating Chestnut Hill, 43-42, Haverford School won its next game by 33-31 over Malvern.

One-Point Inter-Ac Games Over the Last 15 Seasons
Date	Year	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Leading Scorer	Pts
Jan. 15	2016	Episcopal	70	Malvern	69	Nick Alikakos	27
Feb. 3	2012	Gtn. Academy	60	Haver. School	59	Nick Lindner	20
Feb. 11	2005	Malvern	55	Chestnut Hill	54	Matt Borgerson	17
Jan. 16	2009	Penn Charter	54	Episcopal	53	Dylan Moody	14
Jan. 14	2005	Episcopal	52	Gtn. Academy	51	Wayne Ellington	25
Jan. 13	2012	Malvern	47	Gtn. Academy	46	Steve Perpiglia	18
Feb. 9	2010	Chestnut Hill	46	Episcopal	45	Malik Garner	13
Jan. 28	2005	Haver. School	43	Chestnut Hill	42	Rory Perner	15
Jan. 15	2013	SCH Academy	42	Malvern	41	Drew Dowds	19
Feb. 3	2012	Penn Charter	41	Episcopal	40	*see below	12
Jan. 25	2013	SCH Academy	39	Penn Charter	38	Drew Dowds	14
Jan. 31	2012	SCH Academy	39	Episcopal	38	Malik Garner	14
Jan. 9	2009	Chestnut Hill	38	Gtn. Academy	37	#see below	13
Jan. 5	2008	Gtn. Academy	36	Malvern	35	Jeff Holton	12
*-Mike McGlinchey and John Moderski scored 12 points apiece
#-Todd Cramer and Gary Lawrence scored 13 points apiece

JAN. 16
TEDBIT
Two unusual circumstances in Catholic League games played yesterday . . .
As SJ Prep downed West Catholic, 77-58, sr. Temi Aiyegbusi scored as many points (26) as he'd scored in the Hawks' previous five CL games. In the others, his totals were 2, 5, 6, 4 and 9.
As O'Hara fell to Bonner-Prendergast, 52-42, just three Lions managed to make an appearance in the scoring column. Zakee Griffin (20) and Jayelyn Peebles (17) were the mainstays while Martin Osayi notched five points. By the way, three scorers is not a CL record. In 1982, just two players scored for Carroll in a 46-41 win at the Prep. That game was played on Jan. 14, 1983, and I was there to see it. Rich Conboy , a senior guard, shot 10-for-20 from the field and 4-for-5 for 24. Manny Carlis, a junior forward-center, shot 9-for-15 and 4-for-6 for 22 . Four other players (including Mark Tassoni, who missed a one-and-one with 17 seconds left to clinch the freak occurrence) combined to shoot 0-for-12 from the floor and 0-for-2 from the line.
Two scorers was not a national record.
Nineteen years earlier, in Birmingham, Ala., a pumpin' fool named Walter Garrett scored all of West End's points in a 97-54 win over Glenn Vocational.

JAN. 15
INTER-AC LEAGUE
Germantown Academy 64, Penn Charter 48
After the first quarter ended, GA's student rooters, camped out in the northwest corner of PC's gym, turned toward PC's posse (northeast corner) and belted out "Silent Night." They weren't trying out for some TV singing contest. They were busting stones. Perhaps you've heard of the "Silent Night" tradition started a while back by the student fans of Taylor University, a small NAIA school in Upland, Indiana. The kids dress up in all kinds of outrageous costumes and remain completely quiet until their team scores its 10th point. Then they go berserk and, depending on the circumstances, remained juiced through the end of the game. One BIG problem: Taylor's 10th point doesn't always come quickly. And tonight, neither did PC's. In fact, GA frolicked through the first quarter, seizing a 21-7 lead, and PC didn't score point No. 10 until 6:05 remained in the second stanza. Points 10-11-12 came courtesy of a top-of-the-key trey by jr. PG Adam Holland off an assist from sr. F Harrison Williams. Yes, the explosion of emotion was impressive. Even more of a yes: It really stunk that the PC kids had to wait and wait and wait before they were able to start to have an impact on the game. Change the rule, somebody. Break the "silence" after the very first point! Waiting until 10 makes NO sense! (Just my thought. Yours can be different . . . and wrong. Smile.) Anyway, the early part of this game was much like Tuesday's at Malvern. The Quakers shot poorly and were burned in transition by a mixture of treys and in-tight buckets. The Patriots' early hero was jr. F Kyle McCloskey, who's also the quarterback. Showing impressive versatility, McCloskey, a lefty and the son of former NFLer Mike McCloskey (Judge; great pregame convo, Mike!), scored twice on the blocks, or thereabouts, and then stepped to the left corner to drain a trey. That handed GA a 13-7 lead and eight more points were scored before the buzzer sounded -- a trey by jr. F Evan-Eric Longino off a pass from McCloskey, a layup by sr. PG Devon Goodman (Penn) off a pass from Longino and three free throws by Longino after a trying-a-trey pounding. Thereafter, poor shooting kept PC from creating more than a slight hint of drama. The Q's shot 8-for-29 (27.6 percent) in the first half and 17-for-54 (31.5 percent) for the game. The Patriots, meanwhile, boasted 21-for-34 sniping (61.8 percent) for the game. Yes, almost twice as good. As the fourth quarter started, soph WG Mason Williams missed a trey, but immediately hit another after the rebound bounced back to him. That good fortune moved PC within 51-41, but GA again created more-than-comfortable space. Goodman and Longino halved 42 points while McCloskey had 12. Holland and M. Williams halved 26 and H. Williams had nine. Jr. G Dylan Burnett paced the Q's in rebounds (seven) and steals (three) . . . Amauro "Amar" Austin, a forever website stalwart, was in attendance. He's still glowing after the recent birth of his son, Elijah Amauro "LA" Austin. LA stands for "Little Amar." Also on hand was Allen Rubin, a more-than-forever talent evaluator, and former La Salle High forward Barry Whelan ('94). His brother, Andrew, teaches at SJ Prep and is now the PA announcer for the Hawks' games. Also on hand: Jon "The Original Gerry Sasse" Kinley, Rich Miller and GA all-timer Alvin Williams ('93), who enjoyed a lengthy NBA career and is now an assistant to the man who coached him, Jim Fenerty. Great to see you, Alvin! PC's kids had one quality chant back at GA's: "45-17! . . . 45-17! . . . 45-17!" That was the score of PC's football win vs. the Patriots. My first stop, at roughly 3:30, was the same gym in which the boys' games was played. I wanted to say hello to Matt Paul, a former Chestnut Hill star who, as it turned out, was making his debut as SCH Academy's girls coach. I also wanted to get a pregame pic of the famous Mo'ne Davis, who's also a hoopsterette. Then it was over to the north side of campus, in the ol' building next to the football field, for the varsity wrestling match vs. Episcopal. PC seized that one, 54-24. In between the wrestling match and boys' JV basketball game? A visit to the drive-thru at the Checker's on Hunting Park Avenue, right off Fox Street! Every so often, I get a hankering for those spicy fries. Can't be helped.

JAN. 15
TEDBIT
As of now, seven teams own winning records in Catholic League play and Neumann-Goretti is the least likely to face a junk defense. The 6-0 Saints have been led in scoring by four players. Ryan Daly has led Carroll in all five of its games. No one else has set the pace more than thrice.

Leading Scorers for Catholic League Teams With Winning Records
Team	W-L	Leading Scorers	--- Point Totals ---
Neumann-Goretti	6-0	Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree	22	18
		Quade Green	15	21
		Zane Martin	21
		Rasheed Browne	29
Carroll	5-0	Ryan Daly	24	26	26	20	19
SJ Prep	5-0	Kyle Thompson	13	18	(16)
		Darius Kinnel	11	(16)	11
La Salle	4-1	Ryan McTamney	17	(12)	12
		Jarrod Stukes	20	18
		Shane Stark	(12)
Conwell-Egan	3-2	Kar'ron Johnson	18	13
		LaPri McCray-Pace	23	25	15
Roman	3-2	Tony Carr	17	17
		Lamar Stevens	26	23
		Mikeal Jones	19
Ryan	3-2	Izaiah Brockington	10	17	18
		Austin Chabot	24	25
( ) = Shared scoring lead

JAN. 14 (Evening)
TEDBIT
Bonner-Prendergast will honor all veterans with a program prior to tip-off between Bonner/Prendie and O'Hara boys� basketball teams this Friday evening.
During the program Marine Lance Corporal Patrick Concannon (nephew of B-P coach Jack Concannon); Marine Sergeant Matt Sondermann, who served three tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and received the Purple Heart; Vietnam Veteran Dennis J. Murphy, who is a member of the Monsignor Bonner Hall of Fame and received the Purple Heart and Silver Star, will unveil a memorial in the form of �one empty seat.� The event is sponsored by the �POW-MIA National Chair of Honor� Program/�One Empty Seat."
Friday, January 15, 2016
6:30 p.m. (Program)
7:00 p.m. (Tip-Off)
Monsignor Bonner and Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School (Gymnasium)
403 N. Lansdowne Avenue
Drexel Hill, PA 19026 (Delaware County)
In addition to the presentation of the memorial, the Upper Darby Marine Corps League Detachment #884 will lead a March on the Colors and the invocation and benediction will be given by Reverend John Ames, Dean of the School of Theological Studies at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. At the conclusion of the program �Taps� will be played by Anthony M. Montagno of the Vietnam Veterans MC, Chapter E.
Accompanying the chair will be a plaque that reads: �You are not forgotten, since World War I, more than 92,000 American soldiers are unaccounted for.�

JAN. 14
TEDBIT
As the final scores for last night's Catholic League games rolled in, this thought came to mind: Whoa, look how many points some of these winning teams are racking up. How often does THIS happen in Catholic League games? Eventually, I added up the total points for the four winners with at least 80 -- that came to 345 -- and then checked final scores over the last 15 seasons. That total is the highest for four winners on the same day/night! Of course, as many as four games are not always played. But they often are, so this accomplishment is rather noteworthy. Below are the Top 7 numbers, with breakdowns. In the extra amazing category, we give you this: Two of the seven numbers listed below were posted two days apart -- Jan. 10 and 12 in 2003. (And two more were posted 12 days apart -- Jan. 11 and 23 in 2004). On Jan. 10, 2003, Steve Wolf's 30 points came close to Judge's school record (34, that's still the mark). On Jan. 23, 2004, Jim Welsh's 22 points led Ryan past McDevitt. He's now a Catholic/Inter-Ac ref. One more nugget: On Feb. 16, 2007, Judge beat McDevitt, 74-40, so on that date five winners combined for 409 points. Last night's No. 5 outburst squad was SJ Prep, which beat McDevitt, 70-32. So that total is 415, six points better.

Date	Year	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Leading Scorer	Pts
Jan. 13	2016	N-G	97	B-P	65	Rasheed Browne	29
		Roman	89	West	42	Tony Carr	17
		Judge	80	Wood	71	Marc Rodriguez	24
		Carroll	79	Ryan	48	Ryan Daly	19
			345
Feb. 16	2007	N-G	89	West	65	Rick Jackson	19
		SJ Prep	86	K-K	48	Jim Mower	14
		Roman	84	O'Hara	55	Brian Wanamaker	21
		Dougherty	76	C-E	52	Kahlil Mumford	15
			335
Jan. 12	2003	Dougherty	116	McDevitt	81	DeSean White	31
		Neumann	85	K-K	35	Adon El	13
		Bonner	66	West	62	Randy Reid	26
		Roman	65	SJ Prep	59	Charron Fisher	19
			332
Jan. 10	2003	Judge	93	McDevitt	56	Steve Wolf	30
		SJ Prep	92	K-K	35	John Griffin	21
		Dougherty	80	Wood	56	DeSean White	21
		Ryan	65	North	48	Mike Devine	21
			330
Jan. 8	2010	N-G	86	Wood	75	Tyreek Duren	28
		C-E	86	McDevitt	50	Andrew Schaefer	21
		North	81	Judge	64	Woody Redding	23
		Roman	70	Bonner	61	Rakeem Brookins	24
			323
Jan. 11	2004	Dougherty	87	Ryan	58	DeSean White	25
		North	79	Judge	60	Nate Edwards	14
		La Salle	77	McDevitt	41	Nick Shattuck	14
		Bonner	76	K-K	46	Derrick Graff	20
			319
Jan. 23	2004	Neumann	90	K-K	58	*see below	16
		Ryan	79	McDevitt	50	Jim Welsh	22
		Roman	75	O'Hara	52	Charron Fisher	27
		La Salle	75	C-E	45	Nick Shattuck	26
			319
*-Earl Pettis and Phil Love scored 16 points apiece

JAN. 12
INTER-AC LEAGUE
Malvern 70, Penn Charter 50
Talk about misleading . . . Each team drained eight three-pointers, so that's a standoff, right? Not really. Malvern hit seven in the first three quarters while building a 48-34 lead and PC notched five in the last quarter while falling even further behind. Under coach John Harmatuk, the Friars like to run and run some more and in this one, except for a brief spell in the third quarter, they were not only running, but doing impressively so on all cylinders. They were equally productive, inside and outside, while also playing sticky-enough defense to force PC into consistent off-kilterness. Exhibit A: soph WG Mason Williams finished with 17 points, but the other starters combined for just nine markers. Also, though the Quakers' defensive efforts have often been very good to great this season, in this one they logged just four steals. No need for any blow-by-blow descriptions. Well, just this one: Malvern scored nine consecutive points in roughly 85 seconds to open the fourth quarter, upping its pad to 57-34. The most impressive Friars were sr. WG Will Powers and sr. F Mike Hollingsworth. Powers hit four treys en route to 20 points. He's not a jet, in terms of flat-out speed, but does have quick hands -- he can shake it back and forth, big time -- and a very fast release. Lots of nice D-IIIs are after him and it's possible he could opt for being a D-I walk-on. The 6-6 Hollingsworth has the look of a classic late-bloomer. He showed good body control, and hands, and was quick off his feet with good hops. Reminded me a shade of La Salle grad Dave Krmpotich, who's now a freshman at Colgate. He had 15 points and made all of his free throws. (Only three, admittedly, but still a good sign.) His body is nowhere close to being finished. For PC, Williams hit two late treys en route to his 17 points and also grabbed seven total boards. Sr. Gs Jake McCain and frosh Ryan "Poochie" Holmes halved 18 points. Jake swished two treys in the third quarter as PC made a semi-run and moved within nine . . . Among the spectators was MLB infielder Phil Gosselin, who's now with the Arizona Diamondbacks after beginning his career with the Atlanta Braves. Phil (Malvern '07) watched the tilt with Malvern's baseball coach, Freddy Hilliard. Other Malvern folks it was great to see: teacher John Ostick (his son, Paul, a football star at Malvern, is now an assistant grid coach at East Catholic HS in Manchester, Conn.), Director of Stewardship Chuck Chinici ("Basically, I'm a schmoozer," he cracked), assistants Drew Flanagan (former website writer!) and Joe Hoban (grid/hoops star), AD Kurt Ruch and former baseball star Tom Grandieri, who now assists at Episcopal (but is cool enough to avoid being ostracized -- smile). Believe it or not, Malvern's gym now has a video board! Before the game, it was playing one of those "One Shining Moment" NCAA videos, old clips of Motown stars (love it!), a story about Steph Curry and an intense training session from Rocky III, among others. Once the game started, the Rocky video played a few times during timeouts and after it ended some Malvern rooters whistled the Rocky theme. In one corner of the gym was . . . a small leather sofa! Ha, ha. Shane Muntz and Nick Miller were in it prior to the game, but did not hang tough. Joe Panichelli and Jamey Piombino then assumed command and stayed there pretty much throughout. Gals from nearby Villa Maria Academy comprised the Friars' cheerleading group. Niiiiiiiice!

JAN. 12
TEDBIT
Never know when something noteworthy is going to take place. In a Catholic League game last night, TWO freshmen scored at least 20 points. McDevitt's Malik Heyward had 22 vs. West Catholic and West's Imere Harris had 21 right back against McDevitt. Below are the performances of at least 20 points by Catholic/Inter-Ac freshmen, in league games, in this century. Only a player's best outing is listed.
UPDATE: On Feb. 5, in a 93-86 win over Malvern, Haverford School's Gavin Burke scored 24 points; he hit five three-pointers. His accomplishment has been added to the list below. Congrats to Gavin!

Best Outputs by Catholic/Inter-Ac Freshmen In League Games, 2000-16 (One Per Player)
Name	School	Pts	Opponent	Season
Zack Zeglinski	Penn Charter	35	Hav. School	2002
Rob Hollomon	W. Catholic	28	Kenn.-Ken.	2006
Andrew Pomager	N. Catholic	26	Wood	2004
Gavin Burke	Haver. School	24	Malvern	2016
Stephen Vasturia	SJ Prep	24	La Salle	2010
#Joe Zeglinski	Ryan	23	Con.-Egan	2003
*Malik Heyward	McDevitt	22	West Catholic	2016
Jaron Macon	McDevitt	22	O'Hara	2015
Evan-Eric Longino	Gtn. Academy	22	Penn Charter	2014
Anthony Cafagna	Chestnut Hill	22	Episcopal	2004
@Gerald Henderson	Episcopal	22	Penn Charter	2003
*Imere Harris	West Catholic	21	McDevitt	2016
Justin Anderson	SCH Academy	21	Penn Charter	2015
Shep Garner	Roman	21	O'Hara	2011
Cody Fitzpatrick	Wood	20	Bonner	2011
Travis Robinson	Penn Charter	20	Episcopal	2007
Nick Alikakos	Episcopal	20	Hav. School	2014
#-played varsity at Penn Charter as an 8th grader (scored 20 vs. GA)
*-same game
@-Inter-Ac's ol' postseason tournament (amusement purposes only)

JAN. 11
TEDBIT
Carroll's 54-41 win over Roman, accomplished thanks to Ryan Daly (20), Josh Sharkey (13), Miks Antoms (12) and John Rigsby (10), was rather noteworthy. It was only the second time in this century that Roman (2-2) suffered a second loss within its first four games of the Catholic League season. The Cahillites first fell in game No. 2, 85-68, vs. Neumann-Goretti, as Dhamir "DaDa" Cosby-Roundtree (22), Quade Green (20), Zane Martin (19), Rasheed Browne (15) and Vaughn Covington (nine) did all of the Saints' scoring. In the 2004-05 season, Roman dropped its first and second games, to SJ Prep and N-G. The Prep won, 57-50, on Jan. 4 behind Reggie Redding (20), Corey O'Rourke (14) and Joe Fox (13). N-G won, 66-58, on Jan. 7 thanks to Derrick "DJ" Rivera (20), Earl Pettis (16) and Antonio "Scoop" Jardine (15). So far in this century, Roman has dropped more than two CL games just five times. These two were four days apart (Jan. 6/10). The two in '05 were three days apart (Jan. 4/7). Its worst record (6-8) was posted in '02.

Breakdown of Roman's Seasons With One or Two CL Losses, 2000-16
Year	W-L	1st Loss	No.	2nd Loss	No.
2016	2-2	N-G	2	Carroll	4
2015	11-2	La Salle	7	Wood	12
2014	13-0
2013	12-1	N-G	7
2012	10-3	N-G	7	Prep	10
2011	9-4	La Salle	4	N-G	7
2010	11-3	La Salle	5	Judge	6
2009	13-1	Ryan	12
2008	14-0
2007	12-2	N-G	1	Prep	7
2006	13-1	Prep	14
2005	10-4	Prep	1	N-G	2
2004	12-2	Prep	8	Prep	14
2003	10-3	Neumann	2	Neumann	9
2002	6-8	Neumann	1	Bonner	5
2001	12-2	Neumann	1	O'Hara	11
2000	13-1	Neumann	1

JAN. 9
TEDBIT
The Inter-Ac's Opening Tripleheader, named in recent years for former Malvern/Episcopal coach Dan Dougherty, is in the books and Germantown Academy still owns it. Yesterday at Philadelphia University, the Patriots topped Haverford School, 60-50, upping their tripleheader record to 19-3 (.864). Also, with a 52-36 triumph over Episcopal Academy, Penn Charter is no longer alone in last place. Look below for each school's record and a list of the assorted sites. The first tripleheader to open league play would have taken place in January 1994, but a wicked snowstorm intervened.

Records in I-A's Opening Tripleheader
Germantown Academy	19-3
Malvern Prep	14-8
Episcopal Academy	10-12
Haverford School	9-13
CHA/SCH Academy	7-15
Penn Charter	7-15
Sites of I-A's Opening Tripleheader
1995	St. Joseph's Univ.
1996	Palestra
1997	Drexel
1998	Haverford College
1999-2003	La Salle Univ.
2004-09	Arcadia
2010-12	Cabrini
2013	Neumann Univ.
2014-16	Phila. Univ.

JAN. 8
INTER-AC LEAGUE
DAN DOUGHERTY TRIPLEHEADER
Penn Charter 52, Episcopal 36
(At Philadelphia University)
The defining moment occurred with just under three minutes remaining. In Episcopal's frontcourt, along the sideline opposite the benches, the ball squirted free and PC jr. G Dylan Burnett made an aggressive dive in an attempt to recover it. That didn't quite work and the ball rolled a shade to the left. No problem! Sr. F Harrison Williams also made an aggressive dive, recovered the ball and a timeout was called. Right nearby, a PC fan, sitting in the first row, leaned forward, stood up, bellowed words of encouragement and pumped his fists in celebration. Identity: Notre Dame football star (and 2013 PC grad) Mike McGlinchey. Very cool! When you saw that score line, perhaps you wondered, "Did he list that backward?" After all, EA is expected to give Germantown Academy a decent run for its 2016 money and PC last year went 1-9 in league play. Yet, no mistake was made. The Quakers DID win and pulled off the feat in semi-comfortable fashion. Defense was the major reason and the previously mentioned body sacrifices were a pretty close second. Almost all of PC's players are stronger than EA's, and they played with juice throughout. EA rarely was able to take comfortable shots and, though known for sniping, was able to hit just one three-pointer. In all, the Churchmen were 1-for-13 beyond the arc. Honestly, much of the first half was barely watchable. Neither team had played since 2015 and the cobwebs were prominent. But the Q's slapped together a nice run near the end of the half to take a 19-13 lead. The last two baskets were a trey by sub sr. G Jake McCain (McGlinchey's cousin) on a pass from jr. PG Adam Holland and a layup by sub jr. F Justus Sanders on another feed from Holland. PC racked up 10 straight points in the first four minutes of the third quarter -- Holland was big with a top-of-the-key trey and a layup off an aggressive drive -- and the Q's just had to maintain their poise and make plays the rest of the way, which they did. The major defensive focus involved star jr. F Nick Alikakos. Nick the Not Thick But Quick, who has just been offered by Penn, entered the game needing 51 points for 1,000. PC coach Jim "Flipper" Phillips put Williams on Alikakos and most went well . . . except for bothersome whistles. Williams picked up two early fouls and the dog-him duties were switched to Burnett, who is usually the classic pain-in-the-you-know-what. He was today, too. Burnett remained on Alikakos through halftime and Williams was on him almost exclusively through the fourth quarter. Of course, there were numerous double-teams and Nick was able to use his savvy (and brass) to get to the foul line for 12 free throws. He made seven en route to 19 points. Love it! Why? Because he has now scored an odd number of points in NINE consecutive games! Here we go: 23, 33, 35, 37, 19, 19, 19, 35 and 19. Gotta be a city record, right? (smile) Even a world record? From the field, he went 7-for-12. EA's second leading scorer this season has been sr. WG Matt Woods. He was held scoreless mostly because of Burnett's cavity-counting defense. Jr. G Conner Delaney scored seven of his 10 points in the last quarter. Holland (14, all in second half) and Williams (10) scored in double figures while soph WG Mason Williams (eight, no relation) and McCain (seven) made sniffs. Sr. F Evan Ferrell and M. Williams grabbed six boards apiece. The best moment was interacting with Dan Dougherty, for whom the tripleheader is named. Aside from great conversation, he gave me a present! Ha, ha. It was an envelope filled with cool mementos (clippings, pics, programs) from Dan's playing career at St. Joseph's. I'll post a story about Dan tomorrow, hopefully, along with the cover of a Palestra program from Jan. 13, 1956. Syracuse was playing La Salle that night in a doubleheader (prior to St. Joe's-Manhattan) and the pic on the front featured Syracuse's seven veterans. One was Jim Brown! Yes, that Jim Brown, the one who went on to enjoy MAJOR, MAJOR pro football success. Guess what else? Many long-time followers of lacrosse insist that Brown, a Long Island native, was also that sport's best-ever player. Incredible . . . Many legends (aside from I-A head coaches) in the house today. I'll throw some names out there, in the order they come to me. As always, apologies to those not mentioned. Aaron "Ace" Carter, Drew Flanagan, Rick "Best Character on The Goldbergs" Mellor, Bill Gallagher, John Loughery Sr. and Jr., Pat and Sam McCain, Anthony Dade, Gerry Sasse, Ed Malandro, Steve Black, Dennis Hill, Larry Storm Sr., Brian Dougherty, Dave Bass, Jim King, Bobby Jordan, Marty Weiss, Ed/Ted/Sean Foley . . .
UPDATE: In EA's next game Jan. 12 vs. Haverford School, Alikakos scored 30 points, ending his odd streak at nine games.

JAN. 8
TEDBIT
Neumann-Goretti's Wednesday night win over Roman was at least a little noteworthy. Reason: It enabled the Saints to leave behind a losing record vs. Roman in regular season games in this century. The teams are now 12-12. Ah, but N-G (formerly Neumann) is 9-3 in playoffs, so overall it's 21-15. The playoff breakdown: 4-3 in finals, 2-0 in semis and 2-0 in quarters. Below are all individual point performances of at least 20 points. Roman's Charron Fisher, who played his college ball at Niagara before embarking on a still-active pro career overseas, leads the pack with a 32-pointer. Also, he scored at least 25 points six times.

Top Individual Point Performances In N-G/Roman Series, 2000-16
Name	Sch.	Pts	Occ.	Year
Charron Fisher	RC	32	RS	2002
Lamin Fulton	N-G	30	RS	2011
Charron Fisher	RC	29	RS	2004
*-Eddie Griffin	RC	28	RS	2000
*-Maalik Wayns	RC	27	RS	2008
Charron Fisher	RC	27	RS	2003
Charron Fisher	RC	27	RS	2003
Lamar Stevens	RC	26	RS	2016
Lamarr "Fresh" Kimble	N-G	26	RS	2014
Tyreek Duren	N-G	26	F	2009
Antonio "Scoop" Jardine	N-G	26	RS	2007
Charron Fisher	RC	26	RS	2004
Derrick "DJ" Rivera	N-G	25	Q	2005
Charron Fisher	RC	25	Q	2003
Rakeem Brookins	RC	24	F	2009
Nazeer Bostick	RC	23	F	2015
Ja'Quan Newton	N-G	23	F	2014
John Davis	N-G	23	RS	2012
Khalil Ferguson	RC	23	RS	2004
Tamal Forchion	RC	23	RS	2001
Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree	N-G	22	RS	2016
Rashann London	RC	22	F	2014
Mike Ringgold	RC	22	RS	2005
Robert "Beattie" Taylor	Neu	22	RS	2001
Quade Green	N-G	21	F	2015
Ja'Quan Newton	N-G	21	RS	2013
Jamal Wilson	N-G	21	RS	2008
Bradley Wanamaker	RC	21	RS	2007
Brian Wanamaker	RC	21	RS	2007
Richard "Tabby" Cunningham	Neu	21	RS	2002
Brent Welton	RC	21	RS	2001
Tamal Forchion	RC	21	RS	2000
Quade Green	N-G	20	RS	2016
Ja'Quan Newton	N-G	20	RS	2012
Shep Garner	RC	20	S	2012
John Davis	N-G	20	RS	2011
Will Kirkland	RC	20	RS	2008
Rick Jackson	N-G	20	RS	2007
Bradley Wanamaker	RC	20	RS	2006
Bradley Wanamaker	RC	20	RS	2006
Derrick "DJ" Rivera	N-G	20	RS	2005
Tamal Forchion	RC	20	RS	2001
*-advanced to NBA

JAN. 7
TEDBIT
As you may remember, O'Hara scored just 16 points in a loss to SJ Prep (39 points) back on Dec. 22. Below is a list of all outputs of 29 or fewer points in CL games in this century. The Prep has done the strangling 19 times . . . all with Speedy Morris as the coach ('02 season onward).

Low-Scoring Teams in CL Games, 2001-16
Points Scored	School	Opponent	Victory Margin	Season
16	O'Hara	SJ Prep	23	2016
17	O'Hara	Carroll	47	2014
18	O'Hara	SJ Prep	32	2003
19	Lansdale	SJ Prep	53	2011
19	Judge	SJ Prep	14	2010
19	La Salle	Wood	32	2005
19	K-K	Carroll	30	2003
20	Lansdale	Ryan	29	2011
20	O'Hara	Bonner	35	2007
22	McDevitt	Judge	13	2001
22	Lansdale	Carroll	36	2013
22	K-K	SJ Prep	44	2008
22	C-E	Carroll	21	2014
23	B-P	SJ Prep	36	2014
24	Judge	Ryan	23	2007
24	Bonner	SJ Prep	40	2006
25	Bonner	O'Hara	26	2012
25	O'Hara	SJ Prep	25	2010
25	O'Hara	SJ Prep	18	2009
25	O'Hara	Roman	34	2004
26	O'Hara	SJ Prep	51	2015
26	Lansdale	Ryan	21	2013
26	Bonner	N-G	28	2012
26	O'Hara	SJ Prep	24	2010
26	Ryan	SJ Prep	17	2009
26	La Salle	Ryan	32	2007
26	Judge	Ryan	13	2006
26	K-K	SJ Prep	35	2005
27	West	Roman	34	2011
27	SJ Prep	Roman	12	2009
27	West	Carroll	30	2006
27	O'Hara	Neumann	39	2004
27	Bonner	Carroll	14	2003
28	Lansdale	SJ Prep	23	2015
28	O'Hara	Roman	35	2012
28	Bonner	Ryan	14	2012
28	K-K	Carroll	37	2007
28	C-E	Dougherty	36	2007
28	K-K	Carroll	34	2007
28	West	Carroll	10	2006
28	La Salle	Judge	17	2005
28	K-K	O'Hara	15	2003
28	K-K	Neumann	46	2003
28	West	Carroll	48	2014
29	B-P	SJ Prep	44	2015
29	C-E	Carroll	24	2010
29	Wood	Ryan	15	2007
29	C-E	Ryan	25	2007
29	Carroll	SJ Prep	18	2006
29	La Salle	Judge	15	2005
29	O'Hara	SJ Prep	19	2004
29	O'Hara	Carroll	11	2003
29	O'Hara	SJ Prep	26	2003
29	K-K	Roman	44	2003
29	K-K	SJ Prep	48	2003
29	Wood	La Salle	17	2003
29	K-K	Carroll	9	2001

JAN. 5
TEDBIT
We posted this list two seasons ago and now have added guys who've since earned spots. So far this season, not too many Catholic League games have been played and no sophs have scored as many as 25 points. There's still time, guys. Fire away! (If you have your coach's permission -- smile.)

Best Outings by Sophs in CL Games (2000-16)
Name	School	Pts	Opponent	Season
Pat Smith	Wood	34	West	2012
Jeff Jones	Bonner	34	Roman	2005
Izaiah Brockington	Ryan	32	C-E	2015
Andrew Louden	O'Hara	32	Ryan	2014
Charron Fisher	Roman	32	Neumann	2002
John Griffin	SJ Prep	31	Carroll	2002
Pat Smith	Wood	30	Roman	2012
Rob Hollomon	West	30	N-G	2007
Jeff Jones	Bonner	30	N-G	2005
Stephen Vasturia	SJ Prep	28	N-G	2011
Gene Williams	SJ Prep	28	Bonner	2010
Lenny Young	North	28	Dougherty	2008
Steven Griffin	Judge	27	*Roman	2011
Stephen Vasturia	SJ Prep	27	*Carroll	2011
Aquil Younger	West	27	C-E	2009
DeSean White	Dougherty	27	La Salle	2002
Charron Fisher	Roman	27	Carroll	2002
Charron Fisher	Roman	27	West	2002
Quade Green	N-G	26	Carroll	2015
Quade Green	N-G	26	*La Salle	2015
Steven Griffin	Judge	26	N-G	2011
Joe LoStracco	Wood	26	O'Hara	2012
Miles Overton	SJ Prep	26	*Carroll	2011
Jeff Jones	Bonner	26	West	2005
Charron Fisher	Roman	26	SJ Prep	2002
Quincy Reed	Judge	26	B-P	2014
Marc Rodriguez	Judge	25	*B-P	2015
Derrick Jones	Carroll	25	Ryan	2013
Shep Garner	Roman	25	Ryan	2012
Stephen Vasturia	SJ Prep	25	McDevitt	2011
Stephen Vasturia	SJ Prep	25	O'Hara	2011
Lenny Young	North	25	SJ Prep	2008
Danny Stewart	N-G	25	O'Hara	2008
Clay Penecale	La Salle	25	Dougherty	2006
Jeff Jones	Bonner	25	Roman	2005
Joe Zeglinski	Ryan	25	La Salle	2004
Chalie Evans	North	25	C-E	2002
Charron Fisher	Roman	25	K-K	2002
"Tabby" Cunningham	Neumann	25	West	2002
"Tabby" Cunningham	Neumann	25	O'Hara	2002
Isaac Greer	Dougherty	25	McDevitt	2001
*-playoff

JAN. 4
TEDBIT
When a coach is in his 31st season, how can he possibly have a new experience? Well, it might be happening to William "Speedy" Morris. Morris coached Roman Catholic for 14 seasons, Penn Charter for two and he's now in his 15th at St. Joseph's Prep. And . . . It's possible (likely?) that, for the first time, his top two scorers in league play will be sophomores. The Hawks have played just two league games so far, but the top scorers are soph point guard Kyle Thompson (23 points) and soph wing guard Darius Kinnel (18), a transfer from Highland Regional High, in Blackwood, NJ. They are also the Hawks' overall scoring leaders with 144 and 118 points, respectively. Senior Pete Gayhardt is third at 10/83. Just once has one of Speedy's teams been led in scoring by a sophomore. That was Stephen Vasturia (249) in 2011. He's now playing for Notre Dame. Sophs have earned the No. 2 spot five times and the No. 3 spot six times. Vasturia placed third as a frosh in 2010. Not surprisingly, considering that they were so productive so early, all guys listed below wound up having wonderful careers.

Young Bucks Who've Finished Among Top Three Scorers In League Play for Teams Coached by Speedy Morris (All Were Sophs Except for Stephen Vasturia, a Freshman, in 2010)
----- Roman Catholic (1968-81 Seasons) -----
Year	1st Scorer	Pts	2nd Scorer	Pts	3rd Scorer	Pts
1971					Chico Singleton	199
1976			Reggie Jackson	203
1978					Lonnie McFarlan	153
----- Penn Charter (1983-84 Seasons) -----
Year	1st Scorer	Pts	2nd Scorer	Pts	3rd Scorer
1984			Marv Dunmeyer	136
----- St. Joseph's Prep ----- (2002-16 Seasons)
Year	1st Scorer	Pts	2nd Scorer	Pts	3rd Scorer
2002			John Griffin	187	Chris Clark	109
2004					Reggie Redding	159
2006			*-Larry Loughery	152
2010			Gene Williams	158	Stephen Vasturia	120
2011	Stephen Vasturia	249			Miles Overton	153
2013					Chris Clover	111
*-transferred to Academy of the New Church for his senior year.

JAN. 3
TEDBIT
For the second consecutive season, the rotation of a Catholic League team is being dominated by young bucks. At McDevitt, coach Sean Ryan is mostly using a seven-man crew and four of those guys are no more than sophs. The tenth graders are Jaron Macon and Da'Quane Williams while Malik Heyward and Cameron Gardner are freshmen. At various times in the 2014-15 season, SIX young bucks were part of O'Hara's rotation -- freshmen Kevin Tilghman and twins Ahmad and Ahmin Williams; sophs Domantas Tiska, Jayelyn Peebles and Kairi Jones. Oddly, only Peebles is still part of the program. The Williams twins are now at Plymouth-Whitemarsh. Jones is at Penn Wood. Not sure on Tiska (he's Lithuanian) or Tilghman. Below are points breakdowns for the two teams. McDevitt has played just two CL games so far.

Many Young Bucks in the Rotation
O'Hara, 2014-15 Season
Name	Year	NLP	CLP	Total
Kairi Jones	So.	60	x	60
Jayelyn Peebles	So.	30	15	45
Kevin Tilghman	Fr.	16	26	42
Domantas Tiska	So.	20	38	58
Ahmad Williams	Fr.	100	82	182
Ahmin Williams	Fr.	51	80	131

McDevitt, 2015-16 Season
Name	Year	NLP	CLP	Total
Cameron Gardner	Fr.	46	2	48
Malik Heyward	Fr.	45	17	62
Jaron Macon	So.	58	19	77
Da'Quane Williams	So.	98	13	111