Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1991

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Gratz 73, Univ. City 34
  Wilfred Kirkaldy had 14 points as Gratz had eight players score at least six points. He added 12 rebounds. Levan Alston dealt 11 assists.
Overbrook 68, Bartram 54
  Isaiah “Reese” Montgomery, who’d won more than $6,000 the previous summer in dunk contests while using an assumed name (he was cleared to play by the school district), totaled 18 points, five rebounds, six assists and four steals. Aaron Rogers added 15 points, five assists. Bartram’s Tyrone Mason scored 30 points.
Franklin 65, Olney 56
  George Boyd collected 17 points and 10 rebounds and Brandon Edwards added 13 points, six assists, four steals. Damani Harper (18) led Olney.
Dobbins 71, Parkway 69
  Marvin Stinson (26) and Randy Howell (17) led Dobbins, which shot 8-for-15 on threes. Parkway’s Amiri “Ralph” Johnson bulled for 34 points and 16 boards.
Franklin LC 84, Northeast 58
  Cliff Dunn (20) and Keino Terrell (18) led in scoring and Tyrone Weeks had 14 points, 21 rebounds, four blocks. Bruce Harris (19) led Northeast.
West 87, Edison 64
  Gerald Jordan had 21 points and 14 rebounds while Shawn Harvey added 14 points and nine assists. Dennis Caldwell (21) and Lamar Poole (18) topped Edison.
Central 78, Bok 71
  Craig Wise shot 22-for-24 from the line en route to 46 points, three short of Larry Cannon’s city playoff record set in 1965. He added 10 rebounds and 12 steals. Tyrone Tyson had 14 points, five steals. Willie Bright (23) topped Bok.
Southern 91, Straw. Mansion 58
  Kareem “Rab” Townes pumped in 38 points and Jeffery “Jay” Myers added 20. Derrick Ross (11) led Mansion.
QUARTERFINALS
Gratz 72, Franklin 46
  Rasheed Wallace bagged 16 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulldogs coasted. Levan Alston added 14 points.
Central 82, West 80
  Craig Wise used four threes and 10-for-13 foul shooting to again post 46 points and vault the Lancers into the semifinals for the first time since 1965. He added 15 rebounds, five assists and seven steals. Tyrone Tyson scored 18 points and Jason Pinkett converted a one-and-one for an 82-77 lead with 0:06 left. West’s Laurence Pembrook had 27 points and Shawn Harvey had 15 points, nine assists.
Southern 89, Dobbins 86
  Kareem “Rab” Townes buried five threes and shot 11-for-13 at the line for 36 points and Anthony “Skip” Duren added 19 points, eight rebounds, four assists. For Dobbins, Marvin Stinson scored 32 points and Derrik Millhouse had 14 points, eight rebounds, six blocks. A disturbance cleared Southern’s gym with 0:07 left. Thereafter, Duren missed a one-and-one and Stinson was short on a 55-foot heave.
Franklin LC 59, Overbrook 55
  Tyrone Weeks generated 23 points, 15 rebounds, four steals and two blocks. Cliff Dunn had eight assists. Overbrook’s Malik Rose had 16 points, 17 boards.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Civic Center
Gratz 84, Central 40
  Rasheed Wallace and Wilfred Kirkaldy had matching stats — 17 points, eight rebounds. Contrell Scott added 10 points, six assists, four steals. Craig Wise managed 19 points for Central.
Franklin LC 71, Southern 70
  With 0:07 left, Faron “Meatball” Hand took a pass from Karriem Parker, scored a field goal and added a free throw. Hand then stole the ball and passed to Parker, who, thinking time had expired, placed the ball on the floor in front of FLC’s bench. Southern’s Kareem “Rab” Townes (29, eight rebounds, 11 steals) picked it up and barely missed a 60-footer. Sub Isaiah Russell had 20 points for FLC. Southern’s rooters staged a 10-minute riot after the game.
FINAL
At the Civic Center
Gratz 47, Franklin LC 43
  After Wilfred Kirkaldy drew an offensive foul on FLC's Faron "Meatball" Hand with 0:08 left, Levan Alston converted a one-and-one at 0:06 to clinch the win. Andre Griffin (14) and Alston (13) led Gratz in scoring. Tyrone Weeks (15) and Hand (13) topped FLC.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

North Preplayoff
At La Salle High
Dougherty 51, McDevitt 50 (ot)
  The Cardinals roared to a 16-1 advantage in the final 4:14 of regulation and claimed the win when Cuttino ‘‘Cat’’ Mobley (11 points, seven rebounds) hit a free throw with 0:08 left in OT after grabbing an offensive rebound. Shawn Newman added 11 points for Dougherty, which lost five of its first six and eight of its first 11 before rallying to 8-8. McDevitt got 12 points and 10 rebounds from 6-7 Mark Zataveski, but missed four one-and-ones in the final 0:43 of regulation while allowing Mobley to hit a three and Elson DeVan to can an uncontested layup at 0:05.
South Preplayoff
At Carroll
Bonner 44, Neumann 43
  Fred Kohm scored the first of his 17 points before the game even started, converting a free throw after one of Neumann’s players was caught dunking during the warmups. Steve Zebuski scored the winning basket with 0:28 left on a pass from Jay Moran. At 0:08, Yusef Rodgers was called for a 5-second, closely-guarded violation even though Neumann had inbounded only 4 seconds earlier. Troy Aursby (16) led the Pirates.
North Semifinals
Kenrick 53, Dougherty 45
  Pat Beacham (14), Keith Gallagher (12), and Greg Grant (11, 11 rebounds) led the way as Kenrick coasted. For Dougherty, Shawn Newman scored 13 points to finish his career with 1,033 and become the first player in CL history to reach 1,000 in two varsity seasons. In a December non-league game against West, he’d set the record for most points scored (58) by a CL player when he shot 21-for-45 (four threes) and 12-for-18.
La Salle 50, Judge 32
  Curtis Eby scored eight of his 14 points in a 14-5 first quarter. Keith Conlin posted 10 points, 16 rebounds, four blocks. Tim Issel (13) led Judge, which shot 12-for-51 and 6-for-26 on threes.
South Semifinals
Roman 89, Bonner 55
  At Dougherty, sub Jeremy ‘‘Saddle’’ Lawimore had 15 points, seven boards and five assists in 18 minutes while Bernard Jones had 21 points and eight rebounds in 17 minutes on a tender ankle. The Cahillites scored 26 consecutive points to create a 34-16 bulge. Mark Mulroy and Chris McFadden had 10 each for Bonner.
West 59, O’Hara 54
  David Reilly, angered about being overlooked in the coaches’ All-Catholic voting, shot 4-for-5 on threes en route to 18 points and dealt six assists while Chris McShane added 20 points and 12 rebounds. O’Hara’s Geoff Beaver had 15 points, 10 boards.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
La Salle 51, Kenrick 48
  Brian McGill collected 15 points and 11 rebounds and Ernie Koschineg scored 16 points as La Salle became the first North team to win three consecutive playoff titles. The Explorers led by 12 with 2:51 left, but Kenrick came within a missed three of forcing OT. Pat Beacham and Scott Lawler had matching stats (14 points, 11 boards).
Roman 73, West 43
  Marvin Harrison led the rout with 16 points while Jeremy ‘‘J.J.’’ Smith added 13 points and nine rebounds. Rob Wharton (10) topped West.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 70, La Salle 36
  Marvin Harrison (nine rebounds) and Bernard Jones totaled 18 points apiece and Mike Watson added 11 points and 14 rebounds as Roman won its 44th CL game in succession (regular season and playoffs). The Cahillites won their 14 division games by an average score of 83-48 and their three playoffs by an average score of 77-45. No one reached double figures for La Salle.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Episcopal (10-0)
  The title was clinched in Game No. 8 as Jerome Allen (18 points), Eric Moore (16) and Brian Dougherty (14, son of coach Dan Dougherty) paced a 62-43 pounding of visiting Haverford. The championship was the Churchmen’s fifth in a row (one shared) and ninth (two shareds) in Dougherty’s 15 seasons as coach. In the finale, a 64-45 win over visiting Malvern that extended the Churchmen’s league winning streak to 26 games, Allen (1,027) and Moore (1,008) surpassed 1,000 career points with 29 and 11, respectively. Runner-up Penn Charter finished 7-3.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation