Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1972

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All-City

City Title

Public League

Playoffs

SEMIFINALS
At Southern
Bartram 62, Gratz 51
  Gratz roared to a 12-0 lead and was still holding a 14-point edge with 3:46 remaining in the third quarter. Bartram’s surge was paced by Joe “Jelly Bean” Bryant (24 points, 15 rebounds), Roger Steve (12, 13) and Joe “Mad Dog” Pride (10, 10). Leon White and soph Joe Gore led Gratz with 14 points apiece.
At Lincoln
Germantown 75, Overbrook 58
  Six-seven Mike Sojourner shot 12-for-16 for 28 points and swept 19 rebounds as G-town coasted. Marty Lee (16) and Gary Evans (14) helped out. Rich Laurel (30) was the only Panther in double figures.
FINAL
At Lincoln
Bartram 75, Germantown 70
  Joe "Jelly Bean" Bryant had 30 points, Roger Steve scored 18 points and Joe "Mad Dog" Pride mixed 13 points and 17 rebounds for Bartram, which won the last quarter, 23-14. Five-six guard John "Flip" Groce provided a spark when he made a steal and dribbled the length of the court through traffic for a layup. Marty Lee (23 points, 10 rebounds) and Mike Sojourner (15 points, 12 rebounds) led Germantown.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff
At Lincoln
Judge 64, Dougherty 39
  Charlie ‘‘Brownie’’ Liddell scored 18 points, Joe ‘‘Bud’’ Elsesser added 17 points and Jim Edwards mixed 15 points with 16 rebounds. Ron Newman (16) led Dougherty.
North Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
North 70, Judge 53
  Dennis Boylan scored 22 points, including 18 (14 in a row) in a 28-27 first half. Barry Brodzinski added 15 points. Joe ‘‘Bud’’ Elsesser and George McConnell split 26 points for Judge and Jim Edwards added 12.
Ryan 62, La Salle 48
  Mike Cataline (18) and Joe Venuti (16) led in scoring and Rich McGuire mixed 10 points and 17 rebounds as the Raiders tasted success in their first playoff appearance. Steve Javie (14) led La Salle as Rick Hogan was held in check (nine) by Rich Fee.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
ST More 48, O’Hara 42
  Carl Kenty (20) and Ron Holmes (11) scored in double figures as the Bears prevailed. Mike Arizin (21) led O’Hara.
Bonner 39, Roman 37
  Jim ‘‘Beef’’ Brophy shot 9-for-17 for 19 points and drained a left-corner jumper at 0:01 to win it. Ed ‘‘Shot’’ Stefanski’s steal set up the winning possession. Sub Mike Rush added eight points. Roman’s Jim ‘‘Chico’’ Singleton scored 20 points.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
North 66, Ryan 65
  Doug Romanczuk generated 17 points and as many rebounds and Barry Brodzinski scored 17 points. The Falcons led, 60-53, before Ryan drew close behind Mike Cataline (15) and Larry Gruber (13).
ST More 62, Bonner 59 (2 ot)
  The Golden Bears scored all 12 of their OT points from the line and Emery Sammons (18) hit a clinching one-and-one with 0:14 left. Ron Holmes scored 19 points. Ed ‘‘Shot’’ Stefanski scored 16 points for Bonner, which owned a 46-40 lead with 3:09 left in regulation.
FINAL
At the Palestra
ST More 54, North 42
  Carl Kenty collected 13 points, 19 rebounds and eight blocks as Tommy More made Eddie Burke the first coach in CL history to win back-to-back championships at different schools. Emery Sammons scored 16 points and Larry Sanders grabbed 13 rebounds. Barry Brodzinski (11) and Mike Kernan (10) paced North, whose fans pelted the court with four stink bombs during the game and with empty beer cans as the Golden Bears celebrated.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Penn Charter (10-0)
  In Game No. 9, Barnes Hauptfuhrer collected 20 points and 14 rebounds as the Quakers used a 29-13 second quarter to crunch visiting Haverford School, 85-52, and clinch the title. Tim O’Rourke and Ed Enoch added 17 points apiece and Tim Knettler had 13 points, 15 boards. Malvern (8-2) claimed second.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation