Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1987

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Southern 95, Edison 59
  Robert “World” Stokes (23 points, 14 rebounds) and Will Scott (22, 16) sparked Southern. Joe Jefferson (21) led Edison.
West 38, Univ. City 37
  Gary Farmer, the West starter with the lowest scoring average, notched 14 points total and shot 6-for-8 for 12 of the Speedboys’ 18 second-half markers. His in-the-lane jumper completed the scoring with 1:39 left. UC was guilty of turnovers with 0:06 and 0:03 left. Dwayne Jeter had 11 points, eight boards, four assists. UC’s James Glass had 10 points, eight boards.
Frankford 43, Central 41
  Darryl Oliver fed Jamie Ross (15) for the winning basket with 0:18 left and Central’s Derrick Ward (14) was long with a last-second jumper. Teammate Edwin Hall added 21 points.
Parkway 57, Lincoln 52
  Sub Wasul Crawford shot 5-for-7 and 5-for-6 for 15 points as the Hoyas gained their first playoff win in their sixth PL season. Gene Lett had 11 points, eight assists. For Lincoln, making its first playoff appearance since 1965, Mike Glitz grabbed 16 boards.
Straw. Mansion 54, Washington 51
  Wendell McBride scored 19 points and hit a crucial jumper with 1:00 left for Mansion, which earned its first playoff win in its seventh PL season. The Knights 10 days earlier had lost their top two players to academic ineligibility. Corry Appline (15) and Harold Mobley (14) led Washington.
Dobbins 59, Overbrook 41
  Doug Overton scored nine of his 19 points in a 27-16 first half. Marc Whaley (14) led Overbrook.
Gratz 48, Eng. and Science 39
  Andre Ware had 17 points and 13 rebounds and Eddie Savage helped to hold Corey Kemp, the PL scoring champ (26.8), to 12 points.
Franklin 72, Bartram 45
  Randy Woods (16), Eric “Rabb” London (14), Ben Wilson (12) and Shawn Frazier (10) led the Electrons, who raced to a 20-4 lead.
QUARTERFINALS
Southern 78, Gratz 71
  The passing of Jason Waters (eight assists) enabled Robert “World” Stokes (26) and Will Scott (21) to carry the scoring load. Gratz’s Eddie Savage had 22 points and 11 assists.
Dobbins 61, Frankford 42
  Sean Dickerson shot 9-for-11 for 20 points and plucked 11 rebounds. Frankford’s Jamie Ross scored 17 points.
Franklin 84, Straw. Mansion 53
  Randy Woods contributed 23 points, seven rebounds and five assists and Karl Lancaster packed 11 points and eight boards into 13 minutes. Mansion’s Anthony Mosley had 13 points, 12 rebounds.
West 74, Parkway 49
  Eric Williams (21) and Dwayne Jeter (20) led in scoring while Mike Monroe and Derek Higgins had 10 rebounds apiece. Parkway’s Lee Kent had 11 points, eight rebounds.
SEMIFINALS
At Gratz
Southern 81, Franklin 69
  Senior Nelson Brown, who’d played only recreation and playground ball through his junior year, collected 16 points, five rebounds, eight assists and three steals. Will Scott (10-for-14, 23) and Kevin Smith (17) also starred. Randy Woods (22) led Franklin.
At Southern
West 58, Dobbins 53
  The Speedboys broke a 46-46 tie with seven consecutive points as Dwayne Jeter (19) led the way. Mike Monroe had 13 points, nine rebounds. For Dobbins, Larry Stewart had 15 points, 11 boards.
FINAL
At Temple's McGonigle Hall
Southern 75, West 66
  Six players scored in double figures for Southern, led by Nelson Brown (18). The Rams trailed, 30-29, at halftime, then scored the first 14 points of the third quarter. For West, Mike Monroe had 26 points and 13 rebounds.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion
North 49, Ryan 44
  Jim Schultice (16) and Eric Banks (10) led in scoring and Tim Comey had four assists. The Falcons scored the last six points on two free throws apiece by Kevin Comey, brother Tim and Banks. Pat Kilgarriff (13) and John Smedley (10, 11 boards) led Ryan.
Kenrick 64, Dougherty 51
  Eddie Scott shot 9-for-11 and 5-for-6 for 23 points and dished five assists as the Knights pulled the upset. Eddie Hull added 12 points and three assists. Dougherty’s Rodger Tabb had 18 points, seven rebounds.
South Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion
Carroll 62, West 53
  John Henning collected 16 points and 12 rebounds while Tom Dunn and Mike Kempski scored 19 points apiece. Monroe Blakes (18) and Brian Duffy (14, 12 rebounds) led West and Nelson Davis was the first CL player to hit a playoff three-pointer.
Roman 53, Bonner 45
  Chuck Veterano had 20 points and 15 boards for Roman, which broke away from a 37-37 tie with seven points in 52 seconds. Clayton ‘‘Stink’’ Adams (14, three assists) had the first five points in the burst. Bonner’s Brian Daly had 15 points, eight rebounds.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Villanova Pavilion
North 56, Kenrick 54
  Tim Comey converted a one-and-one with 0:06 left to win it while Kevin Comey and Dave Mastropietro scored 13 points apiece and Jim Schultice plucked 12 rebounds. Kenrick’s Eddie Scott shot 10-for-15 and 6-for-6 for 26 points and had 10 rebounds.
Roman 82, Carroll 66
  Soph Alan Watkins bulled for 24 points and eight rebounds, Clayton ‘‘Stink’’ Adams had 16 points, six assists and four steals and sub Maynard Merriman had 10 points, 10 boards. Tom Dunn (24) and Mike Kempski (19) paced Carroll.
FINAL
At Villanova Pavilion
North 63, Roman 59
  Dave Mastropietro (21 points, 11 rebounds) and Jim Schultice (19, 12) were bulwarks inside, Kevin Comey had five assists and Tim Comey converted a one-and-one with 0:03 left as the Falcons won their first championship since 1967. Schultice showed North's resolve when he missed three shots on the same possession and then made a fourth with 4:27 left. Kevin Comey was Roman coach Dennis Seddon's paperboy. For Roman, Alan Watkins had 15 points and 10 rebounds while Clayton "Stink" Adams added 13 points, eight assists.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)
  In Game No. 9, Scott Turner scored eight of his 21 points in a 19-10 fourth quarter as visiting Episcopal downed Gtn. Academy, 66-57, to clinch the title. Jeff Hines (15) and Paul Chambers (13) helped. In the finale, Episcopal needed two overtimes to dispatch Haverford, 87-83, and finish 10-0 for the fourth time in nine seasons. Bill Miller (18), Paul Chambers (17), Jeff Hines (16) and Scott Turner (13) led the way to offset Ed McCrystal’s 38-point outburst. Runner-up Penn Charter was 8-2.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation