2002
Playoff Recaps
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PUBLIC LEAGUE
ROUND OF 16
Northeast 75, Masterman 50: The game was played cross-court because no one bothered to
fix a cracked glass backboard on the main court. Chaz Crawford came close to a
triple-double with eight points, 11 rebounds and 11 blocks. Troy Roundtree (23 points, 13
rebounds) and Kyle Lowry (25) also starred. For Masterman, Labeeb Muhammad had 25 points
while Brian Holsey did have a triple-double (11, 15 boards, 10 blocks).
Gratz 52, Eng. and
Science 39: Maurice "Mardy" Collins
scored 16 points while Tariq Wharton and Omar Johnson saved 23 of their 26 points for the
second half. Gratz went on a 33-11 run after falling behind, 12-2. Returning from a
self-induced forearm injury, Micheal Blackshear had 13 rebounds in 20 minutes. Justin
Scott (17) and Matthew Jefferson (15) led E&S.
Overbrook
62, Olney 37: Kristian Clarkson had 13 points, 18
rebounds and four blocks. Murvin English dished 12 assists. Elijah Talbert mixed 11
points, 14 rebounds. Tyree Hankerson (13) led Olney.
Central
53, Roxborough 43: Khalif Leek had 18 points, nine
rebounds and three assists and hit two straight treys after Roxborough forged a tie at
40-40. Sharif Bray had 14 points, six assists. Roxborough's Dahliek Powell managed 21
points and 14 rebounds.
King 35,
Frankford 25: The teams combined to shoot 16-for-58 (27.5 percent) from the floor. In
a 15-5 first half, Frankford shot 0-for-8 and committed 14 turnovers. Akeem Wright had 13
points and six rebounds. Frankford was led by 5-5 guard Roland Samuels (10 points.)
Mansion
76, Dobbins 55: Maureece Rice (21), Aaron Brown
(19) and Maurice Stennis (16, 11 assists) led in scoring while Dawud Morris claimed 15
rebounds. Pat Grant (19) led Dobbins.
Southern
59, Penn 38: The Brown brothers, senior forward
Roosevelt "Row-Row" (18 points, 10 rebounds) and sophomore guard Antoine
"Doo Dirty" (10, seven assists), were prominent. Shawn Sabb had 21 points.
Anthony Harper paced Penn with 25 points.
Bartram
76, Franklin LC 55: Richard "Franchise" Francis (24) and Bryant Leach (18)
led in scoring and Jason Cain grabbed 11 rebounds. Bartram had 29 field goals on layups,
dunks and follows. FLC's Michael Green scored 27 points.
QUARTERFINALS
Straw. Mansion 70, King 63
Dawud Morris scored 10 points while adding team highs in rebounds
(10) and blocks (five). Maureece Rice (23) and Aaron Brown (17) led the Knights in
scoring. Raheem Scott (four assists) and Akeem Wright scored 16 points apiece for King
while Darron Bradley added 15.
Bartram 65, Southern 53
Richard Francis shot 12-for-18 en route to 25 points as the Braves
ran their record to 26-0. Jason Cain contributed 10 points and 16 boards. Khalil
Abdus-Salaam had 10 boards. For Southern, the leaders were the Brown brothers, senior
Roosevelt "Row-Row" (20 points) and soph Antoine "Doo Dirty (14, five
assists). The game was played one day after Bartram, messing around relentlessly (guys
played out of position, deep subs received extensive playing time, one shot with the
opposite hand on free throws), fell to Franklin, 77-73, in a Sixers prelim. Charles
Sumter, PL basketball chairman, later ruled the contest a scrimmage.
Northeast 56, Gratz 53
Brandon Palmer shot 8-for-17 (3-for-6 on treys) en route to 23
points as the Vikings dumped the PL's premier program. Troy Roundtree added 13 points,
eight rebounds and four assists. Kyle Lowry had 12 points. Northeast made the semis for
the first time since 1960. Gratz missed the semis for the first time since 1988. Gratz
trailed by 16 points after three quarters, but had a chance to tie in the waning moments.
A trey went awry. Micheal Blackshear had 17 rebounds in 24 minutes. Maurice
"Mardy" Collins had 24 points.
Central 58, Overbrook 56
Sharif Bray scored 24 points and made four steals as the Lancers
advanced to the semis for only the second time since 1965 (also '91). The defensive
heroics of the little-used Armen Henderson helped Central win the last quarter, 17-7.
Also, he hit a trey to start a game-ending, 11-2 run. For 'Brook, Murvin English had 17
points and five assists while Shawn Ikokwu had 12 points, 11 boards, five assists.
SEMIFINALS
(Doubleheader at La Salle University)
Straw. Mansion 69, Bartram 60
Maureece Rice shot 8-for-16 and 9-for-10 for 25 points as the
Knights brought Bartram's dream season to an abrupt halt. Dawud Morris added 11 points, 10
rebounds and five blocks. The leaders for Bartram were Richard Francis (23) and Jason Cain
(15, 18 rebounds). The other Braves combined to shoot 8-for-36. An early indicator of
Bartram's focus problems came when no one noticed that time was running out in the first
quarter. The buzzer sounded as a player dribbled far from the basket.
Northeast 76, Central 72
Kyle Lowry, a 5-10 guard, shot 9-for-14 (3-for-4 on treys) and
8-for-13 for 29 points -- most by a soph in a PL semi since Wilt Chamberlain had 35 in
1953 for Overbrook. He also had two assists and three steals. Lowry scored 13 points in
the second quarter as the Vikings' two inside forces, Troy Roundtree and 6-8 Chaz
Crawford, sat down due to foul trouble. Brandon Palmer had 13 points and six assists.
Sharif Bray (28, six assists) and Khary Kenyatta (24) paced Central.
FINAL
(At Temple's Liacouras Center)
Straw. Mansion 73, Northeast 62
The Knights scored the final 13 points to capture their second title
in three years. Delton-Morgan Hines (13 points, 10 rebounds) broke a 62-62 tie with a
three-point play off a follow. Dawud Morris then blocked a shot, Wayne Harrington drove
three-quarters court for a layup and Harrington followed with a block of his own.
Harrington and Tyreek Graves (both were substitute guards) made three steals apiece.
Maureece Rice had 21 points and six steals. The junior guard finished the season as the
No. 3 career scorer in city history. For Northeast, without a title since 1929, 6-8 Chaz
Crawford posted 12 blocked shots while the scoring leaders were Troy Roundtree (22) and
Kyle Lowry (20).
CATHOLIC LEAGUE
QUARTERFINALS
(Back-to-back Doubleheaders at La Salle Univ.)
Neumann 56, Carroll 43
The No. 4 South seed dumped No. 1 as soph Adon El mixed 18 points,
12 rebounds and eight blocks. El had 10 points in a 19-9 first quarter. Richard
"Tabby" Cunningham (12) and Antwain Wynn (10) helped the cause. Kashif Payne led
Carroll with 15 points. Jordan Ingram had 10 rebounds.
Dougherty 80, Wood 62
Tim Smink (17), DeSean White (16) and Shane Clark (14) led the way
as the Cardinals coasted. Dougherty shot 23-for-23 at the line in the second half and
24-for-26 total. Greg Arrow (16) led four double-figure scorers for Wood. Mike Spadafora
mixed 15 points, seven assists, three steals.
Ryan 71, Judge 61 (OT)
The Raiders overcame an eight-point deficit in the final 2:20 of
regulation to seize the win. Andy MacDonald, a 6-2 center, shot 7-for-10 and 6-for-9 for
20 points and claimed 11 boards. Chris Kozole had 16 points, six rebounds, six assists,
six steals. Kozole and Mike Devine hit gigantic treys in the regulation comeback. For
Judge, the leaders were Kevin Pierce (15), Tom Keenan (13) and Ryan Haigh (11, five
assists).
SJ Prep 66, Bonner 46
Soph Chris Clark shot 4-for-5 on threes en route to 24 points as the
Hawks, under first-year coach William "Speedy" Morris, of Roman fame, won a
playoff game for the first time since 1978. Mark Zoller contributed 14 points and nine
boards. Prep shot 9-for-20 on treys. Matt Kearney led Bonner with 15 points, eight boards.
SEMIFINALS
(Back-to-back nights at La Salle Univ.)
Neumann 74, Dougherty 60
Adon El again sniffed a triple-double (nine points, 11 rebounds,
eight blocks) and received frontcourt support from Kevin Lauer (13 points, first varsity
dunk) as Neumann rolled. Richard "Tabby" Cunningham had 21 points, four assists,
four steals.) Neumann won the third quarter, 28-8. Tim Smink (21) and Shane Clark (20, 10
rebounds) led Dougherty.
Ryan 53, SJ Prep 49 (OT)
Once again the Raiders prevailed in an extra session. Brendan
O'Malley shot 8-for-12 (one trey) and 3-for-4 for 20 points and put Ryan ahead for good,
50-49, with an off-balance jumper he somehow got off against a triple-team. Andy MacDonald
added 12 points, nine boards. Chris Kozole had 11 points, three assists, four steals. Joe
Mullin and Mike Devine dished five and four assists, respectively. For Prep, which missed
late treys that could have won it (regulation) and prolonged it (OT), Mark Zoller had 12
points and 15 boards. Chris Clark added 14 points.
FINAL
(At La Salle University)
Neumann 66, Ryan 53
Chris Del Brocco, the team's only returning starter, sniped 6-for-10
on treys en route to 20 points as the Pirates defended their title. Adon El, sub Todd
Johnson (both 11) and Richard "Tabby" Cunningham (10) also scored in double
figures and Antwain Wynn posted four assists. Andy MacDonald (15) and Brendan O'Malley
(12) led Ryan, which was making only its second title-game appearance (also 1979) in 35 CL
seasons. Chris Kozole had four steals in the first 10 1/2 minutes and the score was 13-13.
He then picked up his second foul and Neumann led at the half, 20-13. Del Brocco opened
the third quarter with two treys.