Philadelphia Scholastic Football, 1973
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All-City
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Bill "Babs" Haines | West Cath. |
| G | Joe O'Shea | O'Hara |
| G | Steve Gambone | Kenrick |
| T | Richard Musgrove | Germantown |
| T | Tom Stellman | West Cath. |
| Rec. | Leon Quick | Univ. City |
| Rec. | Derick Gallman | Central |
| QB | John Zeglinski | Ryan |
| RB | Wally Shields | Malvern |
| RB | Milton Anderson | Edison |
| RB | Lamont Robinson | Dobbins |
| RB | Joe Yarabinee | West Cath. |
| K | Gus Fernandez | St. James |
| Defense | ||
| E | Charles Ellison | Dobbins |
| E | Rich Geiger | Frankford |
| IL | Will Quick | North Cath. |
| IL | Herb Beck | Malvern |
| LB | Rich Hallacker | Mastbaum |
| LB | Archie Graham | Franklin |
| LB | Keith Mitchell | Gratz |
| B | Mike Przybyszewski | Mastbaum |
| B | Frank Tuck | Univ. City |
| B | Joe Sheridan | Malvern |
| B | Dan Brooks | Gtn. Acad. |
| SECOND TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | James "General" Moore | Franklin |
| G | Mike McAfee | Wood |
| G | Steve Head | Mastbaum |
| T | Tom Platten | Gtn. Acad. |
| T | Fred Way | Dobbins |
| E | Pete Uzelac | La Salle |
| E | John Fair | Carroll |
| QB | Mike Enoch | P. Charter |
| RB | Dennis Buchanan | O'Hara |
| RB | Anthony Turiano | Frankford |
| RB | Jawood Carlin | Kenrick |
| RB | John Whitley | Lincoln |
| K | Dave Jacobs | Washington |
| Defense | ||
| E | Fran Cannon | Gtn. Acad. |
| E | Joe Dugan | O'Hara |
| IL | Charles Haywood | West Phila. |
| IL | Bob Verrelle | Judge |
| IL | Jim Ronan | Carroll |
| LB | Martin Campbell | Lincoln |
| LB | Al Hollawell | Judge |
| LB | Brian Tracz | O'Hara |
| LB | Fred Zeidler | Ryan |
| B | Clarence Hamilton | West Phila. |
| B | Mike Barnes | Gtn. Acad. |
| B | Mike Mayock | Hav. School |
City Title
At Veterans Stadium
O'Hara 13, Frankford 6
Tom Gallagher, playing with a lightweight cast on his left leg,
ran 56 yards for a third-quarter TD to expand O'Hara's 7-6 lead. Dennis
Buchanan rushed 19 times for 152 yards and John Leotta threw a 15-yard
scoring pass to Mark Cordes 6 seconds before halftime; a clock mixup had
resulted in the second quarter lasting 14 seconds longer than it should
have. For Frankford, Anthony Turiano gained 71 yards on 17 carries and
threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Leroy Williams. Rich Geiger gave
Frankford a chance at a tie or win with a late fumble recovery at the
O'Hara 19, but Bill Gargan quickly made a fumble recovery for the Lions.
Public League
Division One Tiebreaker
Frankford 20, Lincoln 0
Ed Gracki rushed 16 times for 79 yards and a TD. Anthony Turiano and
Alfred "Skip" Angelo, son of Frankford coach Al Angelo, also ran for scores
and Gary Timm recovered two fumbles.
Final
At Northeast
Frankford 14, Southern 13
In a wild affair, three touchdowns were scored in the final
3:52. Southern took a 7-6 lead as QB Mike DiFeliciantonio gained 2 yards
on fourth-and-3 then had the ball wrested out of his hands by teammate
Frank Otis, who ran 42 yards for the score. With 1:10 left, Frankford's
Anthony Turiano scored his second TD and Cliff Hutchens hit Jim Wetzel
on the conversion. Southern roared back as Mike McKenna raced 80 yards
for a kickoff-return TD, but on the conversion, George Hall was stopped
inches short of the goal line by Wetzel and Bernie Mullen.
Standings
| DIVISION ONE | |
| *Frankford | 7 1 0 |
| Lincoln | 7 1 0 |
| Central | 6 2 0 |
| Germantown | 4 4 0 |
| Northeast | 4 4 0 |
| Washington | 4 4 0 |
| Gratz | 2 6 0 |
| Olney | 1 7 0 |
| Roxborough | 1 7 0 |
| * -- beat Linc. in playoff. | |
| DIVISION TWO | |
| Southern | 8 1 0 |
| Dobbins | 7 2 0 |
| Mastbaum | 7 2 0 |
| Franklin | 5 4 0 |
| Univ. City | 5 4 0 |
| Bartram | 4 4 1 |
| West Phila. | 3 6 0 |
| Overbrook | 2 6 1 |
| Bok | 2 7 0 |
| Edison | 0 7 2 |
Coaches' All-Public
| DIVISION ONE | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Mark Dua | NE |
| G | Tom Coates | Linc |
| G | Chris Jehlowski | Cent |
| T | Rich Geiger | Fkd |
| T | Richard Musgrove | Gtn |
| E | Derick Gallman | Cent |
| E | Bill Price | Wash |
| QB | Rick Bernardo | NE |
| QB | Bob Humes | Wash |
| RB | John Whitley | Linc |
| RB | Anthony Turiano | Fkd |
| RB | Lou Marchesani | NE |
| Defense | ||
| E | Dave Kovack | Linc |
| E | Larry Wiacek | Cent |
| T | Eric Whitehead | Rox |
| T | Carl Armington | Gtn |
| T | Gary Timm | Fkd |
| LB | Keith Mitchell | Gtz |
| LB | Brian Martuzas | Rox |
| LB | Marty Campbell | Linc |
| B | Quinton Newcombe | Cent |
| B | Albert Hamilton | Gtn |
| B | Ken Duemig | Linc |
| B | Steve Wattenmaker | Wash |
| DIVISION TWO | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | James "General" Moore | Fkn |
| L | Alfred Cooper | Dobb |
| L | Tom Gerace | Bok |
| L | Steve Head | Mast |
| L | Johnnie Tuck | Ovb |
| L | Ellwood Erb | Mast |
| E | Leon Quick | UC |
| E | Michael Taylor | Bart |
| QB | Mike DiFeliciantonio | Sou |
| QB | Darrell Ray | Bok |
| RB | Lamont Robinson | Dobb |
| RB | Milton Anderson | Edi |
| RB | Butterfly Johnson | Sou |
| Defense | ||
| L | Alfred Rodrigues | Bart |
| L | Charles Ellison | Dobb |
| L | Charles Haywood | West |
| L | Robert Thomas | UC |
| L | James Paylor | Sou |
| LB | Archie Graham | Fkn |
| LB | Donald Howell | Ovb |
| LB | Felix Benson | Sou |
| LB | Rich Hallacker | Mast |
| B | Clarence Hamilton | West |
| B | Mike Przybyszewski | Mast |
| B | Charles Dugger | Dobb |
| B | Frank Tuck | UC |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Frankford
Coach
Al Angelo
Record
7-1-0, 10-3-0
All-Stars
Anthony Turiano, RB
Rich Geiger, DE
Gary Timm, DT
Catholic League
Semifinals
At Temple Stadium
Ryan 31, Egan 6
John Zeglinski rushed for 136 yards and one TD and passed for
another score. Jim Norton also posted two rushing TDs.
At Villanova Stadium
O'Hara 13, SJ Prep 6
Tom Gallagher ran for 96 yards on 17 carries. Robert Salla
intercepted three passes.
Final
At Villanova Stadium
O'Hara 11, Ryan 8
After his successful 28-yard field was nullified by illegal
procedure, Tom Gallagher broke an 8-8 tie with 6:13 remaining by
connecting again from 33 yards. O'Hara coach Chappy Moore had lost in
the two previous finals while coaching Kenrick. Mike Chenet, Gallagher's
holder, scored the Lions' TD on a 4-yard run and Mike Narcise rushed for
48 yards on 18 carries. Sean Collins made three interceptions. John
Zeglinski scored for Ryan.
Standings
| NORTHERN DIVISION | |
| CITY SECTION | |
| Ryan | 6 2 0 |
| North | 4 4 0 |
| Judge | 2 5 1 |
| Dougherty | 2 6 0 |
| SUBURBAN SECTION | |
| *Egan | 5 3 0 |
| La Salle | 5 3 0 |
| McDevitt | 4 3 1 |
| Wood | 4 4 0 |
| Kenrick | 2 4 2 |
| * -- beat La S for first. | |
| SOUTHERN DIVISION | |
| CITY SECTION | |
| SJ Prep | 4 3 0 |
| West | 3 4 0 |
| Neumann | 1 6 0 |
| Roman | 1 6 0 |
| SUBURBAN SECTION | |
| O'Hara | 7 0 0 |
| Carroll | 6 1 0 |
| St. James | 3 4 0 |
| Bonner | 3 4 0 |
Coaches' All-Catholic
| NORTHERN DIVISION | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Mike Kiley | Egan |
| L | Steve Abromaitis | Ryan |
| L | Mike McAfee | Wood |
| L | Steve Gambone | Ken |
| L | Wayne Neely | Egan |
| E | Pete Uzelac | La S |
| E | Mike Morrin | North |
| QB | John Zeglinski | Ryan |
| RB | Charlie Heiland | McD |
| RB | Joe Empson | Dough |
| RB | Jawood Carlin | Ken |
| Defense | ||
| L | Bill Hunt | Dough |
| L | Bob Verrelle | Judge |
| L | Tom Creeden | Egan |
| E | Lou Yacovino | Egan |
| E | Marty Wisniewski | North |
| LB | John Scanlon | Judge |
| LB | Al Hollawell | Judge |
| LB | Fred Zeidler | Ryan |
| B | Ray Radomicki | North |
| B | Brian Sottile | Egan |
| B | Mike Kane | Ken |
| SOUTHERN DIVISION | ||
| Offense | ||
| C | Bill Haines | West |
| L | Walt Evans | St. J |
| L | Joe O'Shea | O'H |
| L | Paul Ruffenach | Neum |
| L | Dave Panichi | O'H |
| E | Mike Saksa | Carr |
| E | John Fair | Carr |
| QB | Mike Bailey | Carr |
| RB | Joe Yarabinee | West |
| RB | Dennis Buchanan | O'H |
| RB | John Pollard | Carr |
| Defense | ||
| L | Bill Gargan | O'H |
| L | Jim Ronan | Carr |
| L | Joe Aneskievich | Prep |
| E | John O'Connell | O'H |
| E | Joe Dugan | O'H |
| LB | Brian Tracz | O'H |
| LB | Mike Kellett | Carr |
| LB | Greg Vitali | Prep |
| B | Sean Collins | O'H |
| B | John Harrington | Prep |
| B | John Jones | Bonn |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
O'Hara
Coach
Chappy Moore
Record
7-0-0, 12-0-0
All-Stars
Joe O'Shea, L
Dave Panichi, L
Dennis Buchanan, RB
Bill Gargan, DL
John O'Connell, DE
Joe Dugan, DE
Brian Tracz, LB
Sean Collins, DB
Inter-Ac League
Season's RecapStandings
| Gtn. Academy | 4 0 0 |
| Malvern | 3 1 0 |
| Penn Charter | 2 2 0 |
| Haverford School | 1 3 0 |
| Episcopal | 0 4 0 |
Coaches' All-Inter-Ac
| FIRST TEAM | ||
| Offense | ||
| L | Bob Gaskill | HS |
| L | Tom Platten | GA |
| L | Lyle McCoy | GA |
| L | Paul Rein | GA |
| L | Ed Lobley | PC |
| E | Ed McKendry | GA |
| E | Tom Mackleer | GA |
| B | Wally Shields | MP |
| B | Mike Enoch | PC |
| B | Monroe Greenfield | PC |
| B | Jim Morrison | GA |
| B | Dan Brooks | GA |
| B | Andy Hutter | GA |
| Defense | ||
| E | Mike Lewis | GA |
| E | Fran Cannon | GA |
| IL | Fran Opdyke | GA |
| IL | Dan Riordan | MP |
| IL | Herb Beck | MP |
| LB | Jim Welsh | MP |
| LB | Joe Rosati | MP |
| LB | Dave Butler | PC |
| LB | John Jankowski | GA |
| B | Mike Mayock | HS |
| B | Bob Morton | PC |
| B | Mike Barnes | GA |
| B | Greg Harrington | GA |
| B | Joe Sheridan | MP |
Champs' Thumbnail Sketch
Gtn. Academy
Coach
Jack Turner
Record
4-0-0, 8-0-0
All-Stars
Tom Platten, L
Lyle McCoy, L
Paul Rein, L
Ed McKendry, E
Tom Mackleer, E
Jim Morrison, B
Dan Brooks, B
Andy Hutter, B
Fran Opdyke, DL
Mike Lewis, DE
Fran Cannon, DE
John Jankowski, LB
Mike Barnes, DB
Greg Harrington, DB