Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1996

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Edison 80, King 56
  Omar Logan scored 26 points and David “Day-Day” Wise mixed 15 points with 10 assists. Tyrone Forrest added 13 points, 10 rebounds, four steals. Brian Jeter (17) and Malik Moore (15) led King.
Eng. & Science 75, Overbrook 73 (3 ot)
  Lynn Greer collected 35 points, seven rebounds, five assists and four steals and passed to Jameel Hawthorne for the winning three with 0:08 left. Thomas Darden added 13 points, 10 boards. For ’Brook, N’aim Crenshaw scored 26 points and Dakaree “Cory” Rose had 19 points, 17 boards. Crenshaw was barely long with a last-second three.
Franklin LC 65, Univ. City 64
  Taalib-Din Franks shot 5-for-5 and 3-for-3 to pack 13 of his 16 points into a 24-16 fourth quarter and Eric Coleman (20) hit the last of his five threes with 0:04 left. Anwar “Fis” Blagmon (26) topped UC.
Franklin 55, Penn 51
  Dhaamin Hill scored 22 points while David Carter and Alex Wesby grabbed 12 rebounds apiece. Penn’s Adam Brown had 13 points, eight boards.
Dobbins 74, Southern 54
  Larry Nicholson scored 18 points and Rahsaan Ames totaled 17 points and 10 assists. Southern’s Charles “Chew” Bostic (22) tied the PL postseason mark with six threes.
Gratz 79, Mastbaum 43
  Steve Kennedy scored 15 points and Arthur Dorsey had 10 points, 10 boards. John Jones (11) paced Mastbaum.
Straw. Mansion 93, West 59
  Shawn Wims and Kevin “Buzzy” Forney scored 20 points each and Ronald “Flip” Murray had 18 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists. Donald Jackson and William Smith had 12 apiece for West.
Frankford 79, Audenried 52
  Petrick Sanders scored 19 points, John Walker added 17 and Ronnie Conway and Arthur “Yah” Davis had 16 apiece. Earl Foreman dealt six assists. Abdul Taylor (32) paced Audenried.
QUARTERFINALS
Edison 53, Eng. and Science 48
  Omar Logan scored 17 points, Mark Peterson claimed 12 rebounds and David “Day-Day” Wise dealt five assists as the Owls advanced to the semifinals for the first time since 1983. Lynn Greer led E&S with 19 points.
Gratz 72, Straw. Mansion 57
  Marvin O’Connor (16), Jarett Kearse (15) and Terrance “Fats” Smith (10) led the way and sub Ronald “Bambi” Campbell had four assists, three steals. Mansion’s Ronald “Flip” Murray had 20 points.
Frankford 89, Franklin 53
  Used as the sixth man, Arthur “Yah” Davis poured in 32 points while Petrick Sanders added 12 points and Earl Foreman mixed 11 points, five assists. Dhaamin Hill (20) and Alex Wesby (18) led Franklin.
Franklin LC 54, Dobbins 48
  Eric Coleman shot 8-for-8 at the line en route to 24 points and 6-7 soph Charles “Tuna” Pringle procured 19 rebounds as the Bobcats became the first road team to win a PL quarterfinal since 1987. Rahsaan Ames (21) was best for Dobbins.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Civic Center
Edison 76, Franklin LC 62
  Omar Logan was in control with 27 points and seven assists while Mark Peterson and Tyrone Forrest scored 15 points apiece as the Owls advanced to the title game for the first time since 1969. FLC’s Eric Coleman hit five threes en route to 29 points.
Gratz 66, Frankford 64
  Jarett Kearse collected 16 points and four assists and converted a three-point play with 2:08 left to put Gratz ahead for good, 62-61. Marvin O’Connor shot 9-for-16 and 9-for-11 for 29 points and sub Ronald “Bambi” Campbell dealt seven assists. Arthur “Yah” Davis (23), Petrick Sanders (16, 12 rebounds) and John Walker (12, 11) paced Frankford. Earl Foreman missed a running 12-footer at the buzzer.
FINAL
At the Civic Center
Edison 74, Gratz 68 (ot)
  Mark Peterson shot 15-for-16 at the line en route to 27 points (nine in OT) and added 10 rebounds for the Owls, champs for the first time since 1969. Omar Logan added 17 points. After Gratz's Marvin O'Connor (35 points) scored with 2 seconds left in regulation to provide a 58-56 lead, Edison forced overtime on an amazing play: Tyrone Forrest made a three-quarters court pass to Albert Crockett, who caught the deflected ball on a short hop and made an all-in-one-motion turn and flip to the basket from 15 feet. The ball banked in!

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

South Preplayoff
At O’Hara
West 45, Bonner 44
  Frank Binns scored 17 points and nailed a buzzer-beating 7-footer along the left baseline after picking up a loose ball. The Burrs (6-8 going in) became the first CL playoff team with a losing record. Jasmine Williams had 12 points and six assists and soph John Ashmore grabbed 11 rebounds. Dennis Moran (16) and Tim Anderlonis (12, 10 rebounds) paced Bonner.
Quarterfinals
La Salle 72, North 59
  Joe Meade totaled 22 points and three assists while subs Andrew Rakowski and Chris Magarity added nine and seven points, respectively. The Explorers shot 26-for-32 at the line. Jim Logan (20) and Mike Sigall (17) paced North.
Dougherty 43, Judge 39
  Eddie Leber, scoreless beforehand, notched the final five points of the game on a layup and 3-for-4 shooting at the line. Donnell Sutton had 14 points. Jason Holloran (18) led Judge. The game’s start was delayed 24 minutes after the collapse of a railing fronting the Looney Bin stands at the east end of Dougherty’s gym.
Roman 74, West 36
  At La Salle University, Donnie Carr (21) and Curtis King (11, eight rebounds) paced the rout as Roman advanced to the semifinals for the eighth consecutive year. For West, which shot 11-for-43, sub Harvey Renwrick scored 11 points in 11 minutes.
Carroll 81, Neumann 63
  Martin Ingelsby (24), Tom Dearborn (20) and Andy Buzbee (19) combined to shoot 23-for-39 as the Patriots frolicked. Neumann’s Mark Del Brocco hit three threes and went 10-for-10 at the line en route to 27 points.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Roman 63, La Salle 49
  Donnie Carr scored 20 points, Rafi Stevens totaled 14 points and nine rebounds and R.C. Kehoe mixed 12 points, six assists and four steals. La Salle’s Jim Reeves had 17 points, 16 boards.
Carroll 58, Dougherty 48
  Martin Ingelsby bagged 20 points, four assists and three steals and Andy Buzbee shot 11-for-11 at the line en route to 17 points. Donnell Sutton (17) paced Dougherty.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Roman 57, Carroll 47
  Donnie Carr (19), Jakub "Jimmy" Juskowiak (15) and Rafi Stevens (13, 10 rebounds) led in scoring, R.C. Kehoe distributed six assists and Curtis King rejected five shots as the Cahillites claimed their seventh title in eight years and 15th in 28. Dennis Seddon, the coach for 10 seasons, won his 250th game. Tom Dearborn (20) and Martin Ingelsby (15) paced Carroll.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (10-0)
  Host GA clinched the title in Game No. 9, downing Malvern, 61-57, in overtime as 6-8 soph Chris Krug generated 20 points, 15 rebounds and seven blocks. Jason Lucas (16, seven rebounds) and Julius Williams (10, five assists) helped. PC placed second at 7-3.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation