Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1984

Return to TedSilary.com Home Page

All-City

Public League

Semifinals
Doubleheader at Northeast
Central 31, Bok 6
   John Barber (21-80) and Keith Hodges (12-85) ran for two TDs apiece.
Bok was making a playoff appearance for the first time since winning the
title in 1951.
Frankford 42, West 14
  Blair Thomas produced 110 yards and four TDs on 23 carries. For West,
Reggie Barnes ran 75 yards for the game's first score, but then injured his
thigh and was ineffective thereafter.
Final
At Northeast
Frankford 16, Central 0
    Blair Thomas carried 42 times for 167 yards and a TD to give
retiring coach Al Angelo a 172-39-5 record in 20 seasons along with nine
PL titles. Thomas finished his career with career city-leagues records
for rushing attempts (626), rushing yards (3,941), rushing TDs (55) and
total TDs (59). For Central, Rich Drayton made three receptions for 50
yards.

Standings

Coaches' All-Public

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Frankford
Coach
Al Angelo
Record
6-0-0, 9-1-0
All-Stars
Brian Oechslin, L
Chris Porta, L
Blair Thomas, RB
Jerry Dooling, K
Derrick Mathis, DL
David Stone, LB
Clyde Thompson, LB
Tito Davis, DB
Lawrence Miller, DB

Catholic League

Quarterfinals
Ryan 14, McDevitt 6
    Pat Smith completed no passes, but ran for two short TDs. Tim
Brydges made two key tackles on McDevitt's final possession.
Judge 7, North 0
    Brian Dulin (33-76) ran for a second-quarter TD and Tony
Leneghan made 11 tackles. North did not advance past its own 38 until
1:27 remained.
Carroll 12, O'Hara 7
    Chris Dransfield rushed 21 times for 73 yards. Burt Grossman led
the defense by recording a safety. Art Condodina, O'Hara's star rusher,
was sidelined with a knee injury on his first carry. He finished his
career with a CL-record 3,299 yards on 546 carries. He also scored 47
TDs (45 on rushes).
Bonner 19, West 3
    Mike Meiswich ran for 70 yards and a TD on 19 carries and Pete
Ruggieri made 11 tackles.
Semifinals
Doubleheader at Veterans Stadium
Judge 21, Ryan 19
    Brian Dulin (28-81) rushed for one TD, Ed Tamasitis (6-for-13,
96 yards) passed for another to Dave Waskiewicz (4-60) and Joe Garlick
returned a punt 49 yards for a third as Judge rolled to a 21-7 lead,
then held on. For Ryan, Pat Smith passed for two scores to Jim Offner
and Mike Cooper ran 4 yards for a TD on the first play of the fourth
quarter. Looking to create a tie on the conversion, Al Settembrino could
not connect on a halfback pass.
Carroll 23, Bonner 10
    Carroll rolled despite collecting 97 fewer yards and 13 fewer
first downs. Chris Dransfield (17-63, TD) led in rushing while Mike
Hofer had two interceptions and returned the second 68 yards for a TD on
the game's final play. Burt Grossman added 13 tackles with two sacks.
Bonner's Tom Colvin passed 14-for-35 for 141 yards and a TD and Mike
Meiswich carried 23 times for 143 yards.
Final
At Villanova Stadium
Judge 17, Carroll 10
    With Ed Tamasitis running for one score and passing for another
and Brian Dulin contributing 108 yards on 19 carries, Judge captured its
third out-of-nowhere title in four years. The Crusaders finished third
in the North after fourth-place finishes in '81 and '83. Tony Leneghan
made 11 tackles and recovered two fumbles. Rusher Chris Dransfield
(16-102, TD) starred for Carroll, which advanced to the Judge 9 before
time ran out.

Standings

Coaches' All-Catholic

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Judge
Coach
Whitey Sullivan
Record
6-2-0, 11-4-0
All-Stars
Mike Mulherrin, L
Dave Waskiewicz, Rec.
Ed Tamasitis, QB
Brian Dulin, RB
Joe Garlick, AP
Tom Robinson, P
Tony Leneghan, LB

Inter-Ac League

Standings

Coaches' All-Inter-Ac

Champs' Thumbnail Sketch

Malvern
Coach
Gamp Pellegrini
Record
4-0-0, 8-2-0
All-Stars
Bob Miller, L
Jim Lynch, L
John Rogers, Rec.
Bill Lockhart, QB
Stan Brown, RB
Dennis Morgan, LB
Craig Johnston, DB