Philadelphia Scholastic Basketball, 1997

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All-City

Public League

Playoffs

ROUND-OF-16
Gratz 78, Southern 45
  Marvin O’Connor scored 26 points while Shatee “Meatball” Cooks added 16. Lenroy Jones (11) topped Southern.
West 78, Franklin 76
  In the most amazing comeback in PL playoff history, West won the last quarter, 36-16, and erased a 73-60 deficit in the final 1:27. Five-eight soph Donnel Feaster set PL and city postseason records with seven threes (in 12 attempts), scored half of his 38 points in the final quarter and dribbled the length of the court to flip in a 7-footer with 0:03 left. Sean McKnight hit three threes en route to 15 points. For Franklin, Alex Wesby mixed 20 points, seven rebounds and six assists and Dontise McClay dished eight assists. Because of violations of team rules, both teams were missing two key players.
Dobbins 62, Germantown 47
  Rodney Willis notched 19 points, 16 rebounds and five blocks and Terrence “Nip” Cook dealt six assists. For G-town, Tyrone Williams (14) and Gerald Johnson (14 boards) were the leaders.
Univ. City 93, Frankford 62
  Melvin “Beef” Young (27) and Sylvester “Bam” Westcott (22) led in scoring and Maliek “Squeaky” Sanders had 10 assists. Frankford’s Earl Foreman (25) shot 15-for-15 at the line.
Straw. Mansion 75, Olney 65
  Ronald “Flip” Murray popped in 30 points, Tyree “Skyree” Jones added 18 points, 10 rebounds and four blocks and Bernard “Glove” Scott had nine assists. Olney soph Jermaine Robinson (29) hit five threes.
Overbrook 87, Washington 55
  N’aim Crenshaw, the PL scoring champ (26.3), exploded for 34 points and Kyle Myrick had 19 points, 12 assists, five steals. Tim Ferguson (14) led Washington.
Eng. and Science 86, Penn 59
  Lynn Greer hit five threes and shot 15-for-16 at the line en route to 42 points. He added 14 rebounds. Shawn Cottman (20) and Adam Brown (17) paced Penn.
Franklin LC 87, Central 60
  Zakee Smith (22), Jeffrey Stamps (17) and Taalib-Din Franks (15) led in scoring while Stamps and Charles “Tuna” Pringle split 18 rebounds. Khalid Bray (16) and Raheem Islam (15) paced Central.
QUARTERFINALS
Gratz 71, Dobbins 45
  Shatee “Meatball” Cooks shot 7-for-10 and 4-for-4 for 18 points. Jarett Kearse (17) and Marvin O’Connor (15) helped out. Dobbins’s starters scored eight to 10 points.
Straw. Mansion 78, West 58
  Three players scored at least 20 points — Kevin “Buzzy” Forney (29), Ronald “Flip” Murray (21), Tyree “Skyree” Jones (20) — as Mansion advanced to the semis for the first time in the school’s 16-season PL history. Sub Anton “Bonton” James claimed 12 rebounds in 16 minutes. Donnel Feaster (26) and Sean McKnight (19 rebounds) paced West.
Eng. and Science 70, Franklin LC 54
  Lynn Greer exploded for 48 points — one short of the PL and city playoff record — as the Engineers, in their 16th season, earned a first-ever appearance in the semis. Greer shot 13-for-19 (5-for-6 on threes) and 17-for-25 and also led E&S in rebounds (nine). For FLC, Zakee Smith had 13 points and Jeffrey Stamps posted 15 boards.
Univ. City 62, Overbrook 53
  Melvin “Beef” Young collected 19 points and eight rebounds and Sylvester “Bam” Westcott scored 14 points. N’aim Crenshaw led ‘Brook with 18 points, 10 rebounds.
SEMIFINALS
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Gratz 70, Straw. Mansion 54
  Jarett Kearse used a 14-for-18 showing at the line to pave the way to 33 points and added five assists as the Bulldogs earned a spot in the final for the ninth consecutive year. Marvin O’Connor shot 9-for-11 for 22 points and Steve Kennedy added 12 boards, four blocks. For Mansion, Kevin “Buzzy” Forney scored 28 points and Tyree “Skyree” Jones grabbed 17 rebounds.
Eng. and Science 72, Univ. City 56
  Lynn Greer went 4-for-4 on threes and scored 29 points and Elijah Warner bulled for 17 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks as E&S rolled toward the title game. UC’s Sylvester “Bam” Westcott scored 20 points.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Gratz 68, Eng. and Science 46
  Steve Kennedy collected 14 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks while Marvin O'Connor (13 rebounds) and Jarett Kearse also scored 14 points. Shatee "Meatball" Cooks added 11 points and 10 boards. Lynn Greer led E&S with 19 points to finish his career with 1,991. Also, he set PL and city playoff records with 138.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Rotation

Catholic League

Playoffs

Quarterfinals
Judge 71, McDevitt 60
  Brendan Ferns accumulated 22 points, 11 rebounds and three steals, Chris Klos shot 6-for-7 and 5-for-6 for 18 points and Brendan Fox dealt seven assists. Ryan Presson (19) led McDevitt.
La Salle 66, Wood 57
  Brett Gordon dished nine assists to help Joe Meade (18), Mike Morsell (13) and Chris McShea (11) reach double figures. The Explorers outscored Wood by 18 points over the last 8:02 as Gordon ended the third quarter with a deep three. Wood’s Joe Thompson (25) and Bill Hutchinson (18) drained five and four threes, respectively.
Neumann 71, Roman 58
  Victor Thomas (16), James Fowler, Rashime Middleton (14 apiece), sub Devon Fowler (12, James’s brother) and Mark Del Brocco (11) scored in double figures as Neumann prevented Roman from advancing to the semis for the first time since 1985 and assured the Cahillites would not win 20 games for only the fourth time in 25 seasons. Rasual Butler (13) led Roman.
Carroll 61, SJ Prep 51
  Tim Judge used perfect shooting (4-for-4, 2-for-2) to score 11 points while Martin Ingelsby added 21 points and three assists and Bill Phillips mixed 15 points, eight boards, three blocks. Chris Hightower led The Prep with 16 points and seven rebounds.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at the Palestra
Neumann 76, La Salle 58
  Victor Thomas shot 8-for-8 en route to 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Pirates advanced to the final for the first time since 1985. James Fowler, Mark Del Brocco and Rashime Middleton had five assists each. Sub Devon Fowler drained four threes while reaching 19 points. La Salle’s Joe Meade had 15 points, eight boards.
Carroll 64, Judge 32
  Bill Phillips sparked the mismatch with 17 points and 11 rebounds while Martin Ingelsby had 11 points and five assists as the Patriots raised their record to 27-0. Only Tim Ryan (17) and Chris Klos (six) topped two points for Judge.
FINAL
At the Palestra
Neumann 54, Carroll 46
  After taking a 15-minute hot shower before the game to ease back pain, sixth man Devon Fowler completed an impressive playoff run by shooting 5-for-6 and 5-for-6 for 17 points in 23 minutes as the Pirates sentenced Carroll to its first defeat of the season. Victor Thomas added 10 points, nine rebounds and four blocks and provided Neumann's first lead, 45-43, with 3:59 left when he grabbed a miss and scored on a slam dunk. Mark Del Brocco scored 13 points. For Carroll, which shot 2-for-21 on threes, Bill Phillips bagged 16 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Rotation

Inter-Ac League

Gtn. Academy (9-1)
  Host GA clinched the title in Game No. 9 with its 26th consecutive league victory. The victim was Episcopal, 63-58, as Brian Burke mixed 20 points with four assists and Julius Williams (23) and Chris Krug (15) split 16 rebounds. GA was dumped by runner-up Malvern (8-2), 64-54, in its final game.

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Rotation