Coach Romanczuk's All-Stars  and 1,000-Point Scorers ALL-CATHOLIC HONOREES 2003-04, 2006-18 * - Played in NBA FIRST TEAM 2003 Jordan Ingram 2009 DJ Irving 2009 Juan'ya Green 2010 Juan'ya Green 2011 Juan'ya Green 2012 Yosef Yacob 2013 Yosef Yacob 2014 *Derrick Jones 2014 Ernest Aflakpui 2015 *Derrick Jones 2016 Ryan Daly 2016 Josh Sharkey 2018 AJ Hoggard SECOND TEAM 2003 Mike Springman 2004 Mike Springman 2008 Kasheef Festus 2009 Kasheef Festus 2010 DJ Irving 2010 Ben Mingledough 2011 Tracy Peal 2011 Yosef Yacob 2012 Alec Stavetski 2013 *Derrick Jones 2013 Nick Jones 2014 Austin Tilghman 2015 Josh Sharkey 2015 Dave Beatty 2017 Justin Anderson 2018 Keyon Butler 2018 Justin Anderson THIRD TEAM 2006 Darrell Floyd 2007 Ellis Rogers 2007 Kasheef Festus 2009 Andre Wilburn 2017 AJ Hoggard DAILY NEW ALL-CITY * - Played in NBA FIRST TEAM 2011 Juan'ya Green 2014 *Derrick Jones 2015 *Derrick Jones 2016 Ryan Daly 2018 AJ Hogard SECOND TEAM 2003 Jordan Ingram 2009 DJ Irving 2010 Juan'ya Green 2010 DJ Irving 2013 Yosef Yacob 2016 Josh Sharkey THIRD TEAM 2013 *Derrick Jones 1,000-POINT SCORERS (All or Part of Career) * - Played in NBA 1,645 -- Derrick Jones 1,493 -- Juan'ya Green 1,205 -- Jordan Ingram 1,137 -- Yosef Yacob 1,117 -- DJ Irving 1,065 -- Mike Springman

Paul Romanczuk Tribute Page   Paul Romanczuk coached basketball at Archbishop Carroll for 15 seasons (2003-04, 2006-18), winning 283 games and the 2009 Class AAA state championship; that was the first for a Catholic League member. Here is that story . . . By Ted Silary   STATE COLLEGE -- So now the vacation begins for Juan'ya Green.   He says he'll do his schoolwork, chill out with family members, play some video games . . .   And here's guessing he'll glance, oh, about a million times at the gold medal that will no doubt wind up in a place of living-room prominence.   Somebody had to be first. And it was Archbishop Carroll High.   In Year 1 of the Catholic League's full-fledged PIAA membership, the Patriots are the initial state champions. They earned that distinction last night before 4,270 at Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center, frolicking past Greensburg Salem, of suburban Pittsburgh, 75-54, in the Class AAA final.   Green, a 6-3, 185-pound sophomore combination guard, did his part by totaling 16 points, five rebounds, five assists and three steals.   Imagine if he were 100 percent physically. For a good while now, Green has been battling tendonitis in his left knee. If you'd looked closely, you would have seen the occasional limp. Frequent glances would have confirmed few soarings to rim level, and those are part of his charm.   "I've been icing it every day after practice and doing exercises, like lifts and lunges, trying to make it stronger," Green said. "It's not too painful. It's more that it's frustrating because it prevents me from playing at full strength.   "The doctor said I could keep playing, but to shut it down right after the season. And to make sure when I do start playing again, I stay off concrete. So that's what I'll do. He said I could need an operation if it gets worse. I don't want that, so I am going to shut it down for 2 weeks until my AAU season starts [with Team Philly]."   Though Carroll indeed trekked first to Title Town, it had some help.   The first game of last night's doubleheader involved Cardinal O'Hara in the AAAA girls' final. A right ankle injury to Steph Holzer, the franchise center, helped to turn a three-point lead, held with 5 minutes, 48 seconds left in the third quarter, into a 67-58 defeat to Mt. Lebanon.   "When we went into the locker room at halftime, I figured they'd win," Green said. "It was a shock to hear they lost. And then to find out later about [Holzer's] injury . . .   "We knew we had our chance to be first. We didn't want to mess it up."   Green, who is being pursued hard by Villanova, said he kept thinking again and again about three words uttered during Thursday's practice by coach Paul Romanczuk, and then a few times again during yesterday's light workout.   Hearing them even gave him a partial case of goosebumps:   Champions are forever.   "That was really hitting me," Green said, smiling.   Honestly, Greensburg Salem was thoroughly outmanned. The Golden Lions were significantly smaller and thinner and not nearly as deep, and their feisty ways enabled them to hang tough only through a 16-14 first quarter.   Carroll seized the second stanza, 21-11, and there were two significant omens. One, Kasheef Festus (18 points, six rebounds) converted a follow on the fifth shot of the same possession. And then, after falling and winding up flat on his back, Green grabbed a defensive rebound that fell right into his arms.    continued right below . . .

Coach Paul Romanczuk SEASON BY SEASON League / Overall 2003: 7-7 / 14-12 2004: 6-8 / 9-16 2005: medical leave 2006: 3-11 / 12-13 2007: 6-8 / 10-16 2008: 8-6 / 14-11 2009: 14-2 / 27-3 2010: 14-2 / 24-5 2011: 11-2 / 21-6 2012: 11-2 / 20-8 2013: 10-3 / 23-7 2014: 11-2 / 23-5 2015: 11-2 / 23-7 2016: 12-1 / 23-4 2017: 7-6 / 20-9 2018: 10-3 / 20-8  TOTAL RECORD 22 Seasons, 1987-2008 League - 141-65 Overall - 283-130 PLAYOFF BREAKDOWN Appearances Ended in  . . . Quarterfinals (2) 2003, 2017 Semifinals (7) 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018 Finals (2) 2010, 2011 - TOP 10 CL SCORERS Ryan Daly 2016 22.2 Juan'ya Green 2011 19.6 Derrick Jones 2015 17.4 Keyon Butler 2018 15.8 Juan'ya Green 2010 15.7 Jordan Ingram 2003 15.5 Mike Springman 2004 15.5 Alec Stavetski 2012 15.5 Yosef Yacob 2013 15.3 Ben Mingledough 2010 15.3 - STARTERS FOR 2009 STATE CHAMPS 2009 Kasheef Festus Andre Wilburn DJ Irving Ben Mingledough Juan'ya Green

  DJ Irving's three-pointer on a pass from sub Romance Turner made it 25-16. Green, on a pass from Irving (17 points,
seven steals), added a fast-break layup and Andre Wilburn (12 points) followed with a steal and drive for three-quarters
court and a layup. Ben Mingledough also was a factor, thanks to eight points and six boards. 
  The only drama in the second half centered on when Romanczuk would satisfy Carroll's rabid student rooters and wave
Mike Lauer to the scorer's table. It happened with 4:09 left. A kid immediately yelled, "Lauer, don't pass the ball! " Mike
didn't listen, at first. He tried for assists. But down the stretch, he did go 0-for-2 on treys.
  While accepting their medals and championship trophy, Romanczuk and the Patriots were standing roughly along the foul
line, and foul line extended. Perched nearby on the baseline, beaming and dreaming of a similar moment, were the members
of Carroll's girls' team. They'll play tonight at 6 o'clock in their own AAA final, vs. Lampeter-Strasburg.
  The floor joy was followed by a stint on the PCN cable network for interviews with Romanczuk and several starters. Little
by little, a program assistant convinced more and more of the subs to enjoy the moment by filling in behind.
  Then, with the arena's lights mostly dim, everyone returned to the court to pose for pictures with the trophy and family
members. That session finally ended at 10:37.
  Earlier, Romanczuk had been hit with what he acknowledged was a very tough question. In light of the fact, as a star
forward, he'd helped pace Carroll to the 1994 CL title . . . How do the playing/coaching feelings compare?
  "I still think that nothing beats playing basketball," he said. "But, man, coaching and winning this championship is a very,
very close second."
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This story was written in 2009 after Paul guided the Patriots past N-G in a state
quarterfinal . . .

By Ted Silary
  Pat Daly briefly insisted he does not drive his teammates crazy during Archbishop Carroll High's basketball practices.
  Then he smiled and added, "Not that much, at least."
   Hey, it's his job to drive them batty.
  You think he'll give you an uncontested drive to the basket? No way. He'll scramble to a spot, plant his feet, maybe
say a quick prayer and - thud - take your best shot before tumbling backward to collect yet another black or blue mark.
  "He hurts people," cracked star guard DJ Irving.
  The Pat Daly Story is one of persistence. Just like his ballclub's.
  If you happened to take a peek at yesterday's Daily News, you learned Carroll had fallen to Ss. Neumann-Goretti (and
forerunner St. John Neumann) 18 consecutive times (and twice this season) dating back to 2000-01. The skid did not
reach 19, in part, because Daly is willing to bounce on his, um, butt.
  Carroll 70, N-G 65.
  That was the score last night in a wonderful (though foul-plagued) PIAA Class AAA quarterfinal before a crowd at
Archbishop Ryan that was about 60 percent of capacity.
  The Patriots showed hints of emotion as the final buzzer sounded, then roared down a hallway that led to a distant
classroom. Some players' feet might have even touched the floor. Once inside, they exchanged 1,247 hugs/hand slaps
(rough estimate) and then clapped in unison as an assistant coach bellowed several times, "We got the monkey off our
back!"
  Soon, coach Paul Romanczuk, referring to the Catholic League and state titles, was telling his players, in a surprisingly
calm tone, "They got our one goal. They weren't going to get our other goal."
  After the Patriots changed their clothes and returned to the gym, they were greeted in spirited fashion by maybe 100
supporters.
  As you might expect in this important an accomplishment, heroes were numerous.
  And Daly showed they can come from unexpected places. And earn their praise exclusively because of a desire to
make sacrifices. The own-body variety, for instance.
  Daly, a 6-5, 215-pound senior, scored no points as Carroll's sixth man; he missed his only shot. Didn't even grab a
rebound. But he dove on the floor at any and all opportunities and, best of all, three times he stepped in front of N-G
guys to take charges.
  Each time, the Patriots - on the floor, and on the bench - roared their approval.
  "We go over that all the time in practice. Just stepping in. Taking one for the team," said Daly, who sported a wicked
scratch on the back of his neck. "Coach Paul preaches that the team is more important than the individual. That's our
hilosophy. We build on that.
  "Coach Paul is always saying, 'Take the charge! . . . Take the charge! . . . The little things make the difference!' "
  By now, Daly knows that it pays to listen to Romanczuk.
  As mentioned earlier, Pat's story is one of persistence. Truth is, it featured hesitancy before Romanczuk opted for
arm-twisting.
  Daly was cut from the CYO team at St. Anastasia in Newtown Square as an eighth-grader. Got sliced again when he
tried out for Carroll's freshman team. Didn't bother to give the program another whirl as a sophomore because he
figured, "Why go through that again?"
  But he was growing. After entering Carroll at 5-8, he was up to 6-4 by late fall of his junior year. Romanczuk
happened to see Daly running up and down the court during an open-gym session and asked him to show up for
tryouts.
  "I missed that first one," Daly said, sheepishly. "Still a little nervous, I guess . . . He came looking for me."
  In effect. What Romanczuk did was have [a school employee] reinforce the notion that Pat should put in a tryout
appearance. The rest is you-know-what.
  "I knew I'd see some time this season," he said. "Just didn't know how much. I back up [classmate] Kasheef Festus.
I bang him around in practice. Not only does that make him a better player, it makes me better, too."
  Because of gamelong foul miseries, Festus had to settle for three points and seven rebounds. Irving (26), Juan'ya
Green (16), Andre Wilburn (14) and Ben Mingledough (11) combined for the rest of the points, while Wilburn led
in rebounds (10).
  Green, largely quiet beforehand, packed 12 of his points into the fourth quarter . . . after Irving had lit up the third
with 13.
  Included in DJ's total were three consecutive treys. He hit the last - with a straight-on dead swish, in fact - from
three-quarters' court while beating the buzzer. The miracle shot made it 44-39.
  "I did that my freshman year vs. West Catholic. Same way. Same spot," Irving said. "I knew it was going in. It
gave us energy going into the fourth quarter, which was exactly what we needed."
  Overall, the Patriots went 28-for-38 at the line. N-G was 9-for-22.
  Though Carroll led, 58-50, with 4:09 left, the Saints roared back almost exclusively behind junior guard Tony
Chennault, who already has committed to Wake Forest. He scored 10 of his 21 points down the stretch, and his
follow reduced the lead to 65-63. Irving and Green combined to go 5-for-6 at the line thereafter.
  " refused to lose to them again," Irving said. "I wasn't going to let my seniors go out like that."
  Chennault added 11 rebounds and three steals. Niagara signee Andre "Scooter" Gillette totaled 14 points, eight
rebounds and seven blocked shots.
  Carroll will play York Suburban, a 47-35 winner over Crestwood, in a Tuesday semifinal. Details to be announced.
  This much is already known: In practices beforehand, Pat Daly won't change.
  Uh! . . . Uh! . . . Uh! That's him taking shots to the chest from teammates, who, deep down, are appreciative.
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This story was written in 2011 after Carroll's Juan'ya Green tied a Catholic League
playoff record . . .

  Kyle Locke no longer stands alone atop one of the Catholic League's most noteworthy basketball mountains -
specifically, the one reserved for guys who have enjoyed major point outbursts in playoffs.
  In the 1992 CL final, Locke, a forward, exploded for 39 points as Roman Catholic bested Cardinal Dougherty.
Last night, in a quarterfinal, senior guard Juan'ya Green rang up the same amount of markers as Archbishop
Carroll topped visiting St. Joseph's Prep, 72-65.
  The Niagara signee shot 12-for-17 from the floor (two treys) and 13-for-15 at the line. He also notched six
rebounds, seven assists, two blocks and one steal.
  He finished the first quarter with four points, all on free throws; he'd attempted only one shot from the floor.
Carroll posted 20 field goals over the final three sessions. He was responsible for 18, scoring 12 and assisting
on six.
  "Juan'ya willed us to victory," coach Paul Romanczuk said. "He was determined that this was not going to
be his final Catholic League game. Prep was hitting shot after shot, doing a great job. Every answer we
eeded, Juan'ya provided it.
  "Thirty-nine points and seven assists . . . It was like he was responsible for pretty much all our points."
  For Prep, the scoring leaders were sophs Stephen Vasturia (27) and Miles Overton (26).
  In CL playoff history, no one aside from Locke and Green has surpassed 32 points.

This website item about unusual circumstances was written in 2014

  In back-to-back 2014 Catholic League regular season games, played Jan. 31 vs. O'Hara and Feb. 2 vs. Ryan,
15 and then 14 of Archbishop Carroll's varsity players made their way into the scorebook. The combined total
of scorers was 16. Thirteen players scored in both games. Jimmy Covello and Damone Jones scored vs.
O'Hara, then did not vs. Ryan. Brian Mulligan did not score vs. O'Hara, then did vs. Ryan. In league play,
over the last 20 seasons, no CL team had produced more than 13 scorers in one game. If 15 scorers is an
all-time city leagues record, that would not be a surprise. Against O'Hara, Carroll's leading scorer was Ernest
Aflakpui with nine. Filling that same bill vs. Ryan was Derrick Jones (17).
  Coach Paul Romanczuk said his starters played only two-three minutes into the third quarter vs. O'Hara
before becoming spectators. Eleven guys scored two to four points. The Patriots used 16 players. Mulligan
played about five minutes, Romanczuk figured, but never attempted a shot. With a free throw, Quadere Allen
became the 14th scorer. With a breakaway layup off a teammate's steal/pass, Damone Jones (no relation to
Derrick) became the 15th.

Carroll's 15 Scorers vs. O'Hara Ernest Aflakpui 9 Quadere Allen 3 Dave Beatty 4 Nysier Brooks 2 Jimmy Covello 4 Ryan Daly 7 Damone Jones 2 Derrick Jones 7 Joe Mostardi 4 John Rigsby 3 Josh Sharkey 4 Armand Sorrentino 2 Samir Taylor 4 Dion Theroulde 2 Austin Tilghman 7

Carroll's 14 Scorers vs. Ryan Ernest Aflakpui 8 Quadere Allen 2 Dave Beatty 7 Nysier Brooks 4 Ryan Daly 6 Derrick Jones 17 Joe Mostardi 7 Brian Mulligan 2 John Rigsby 2 Josh Sharkey 10 Armand Sorrentino 2 Samir Taylor 9 Dion Theroulde 1 Austin Tilghman 2

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Recaps of victory in state championship game . . . 2009 CLASS AAA At Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center   Carroll 75, Greensburg Salem 54: The Patriots, who had to capture a winner's in-loser's out District 12 consolation just to make the tournament, completed a strong state-title run with amazing balance. Kasheef Festus (18), DJ Irving (17), Juan'ya Green (16) and Andre Wilburn (12) reached double figures in points and Ben Mingledough came close with eight. All five of those guys also claimed from five to seven rebounds. Carroll won the middle quarters, 41-20. Irving made seven steals. Green had five assists. This was the second game of a night doubleheader. In the opener, O'Hara's girls (AAAA) missed out on a chance to become the Catholic League's first state champ in a loss to Mt. Lebanon. The next night, Carroll's girls completed an emphatic sweep of state titles by swamping Lampeter-Strasburg, 68-45.

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Below are the players who helped Paul Romnczuk claim XXX wins and
one state championship in 15 seasons as the coach at Archbishop Carroll.
The year indicates the player's final season. Most were seniors. Some
transferred and some were underclassmen who did not play in the
following season.

Brandon Preske	2003	Alec Stavetski	2012
John George	2003	Eric Wallace	2012
Jordan Ingram	2003	Francis Jackson	2012
Kyle Giresi	2003	Isaiah Warren	2012
Pat Malatack	2003	Lou Dominique	2012
Anthony Watson	2004	Pat Finnegan	2012
Bobby Giuliano	2004	Shane Randall	2012
Brian McCann	2004	Tom Rymal	2012
Dustin Pio	2004	Trevor Peal	2012
Eugene Adams	2004	Nick Jones	2013
John Durante	2004	Sean Chambers	2013
Matt Chambers	2004	Yosef Yacob	2013
Micah Wilson	2004	Zafir Copeland	2013
Michael Welsh	2004	Armand Sorrentino	2014
Mike Keogh	2004	Austin Tilghman	2014
Mike Springman	2004	Brian Mulligan	2014
Taney Willcox	2004	Dion Theroulde	2014
Tomas Arechabala	2004	Jimmy Covello	2014
Andrew Haefner	2006	Joe Mostardi	2014
Darrell Floyd	2006	Nysier Brooks	2014
Dutch Gaitley	2006	Quadere Allen	2014
Lyndon O'Connor	2006	Damone Jones	2015
Mike Logue	2006	Dave Beatty	2015
Mike Walther	2006	Derrick Jones	2015
Pat Filippelli	2006	Ernest Aflakpui	2015
Shelton Hylton	2006	Kuan-Hsien Liao	2015
Bill O'Brien	2007	Samir Taylor	2015
Chris Davis	2007	Tony Thomas	2015
Dan Joyce	2007	Zaheem Garrett	2015
Erick Johnson	2007	Alex House	2016
Kevin Jones	2007	John Rigsby	2016
Pete Clancy	2007	Josh Sharkey	2016
Shamus McNulty	2007	Miks Antoms	2016
Bender Retif	2008	Ryan Daly	2016
Brian Concio	2008	Colin Daly	2017
Chris Yakscoe	2008	Jahmir Marable-Williams	2017
Ellis Rogers	2008	Jesse McPherson	2017
Jared Poindexter	2008	Jimmy Lake	2017
Lamar Jackson	2008	Khari Williams	2017
Luke Wischnowski	2008	Mark Bradshaw	2017
Andre Wilburn	2009	Rich Rivers	2017
Kasheef Festus	2009	AJ Hoggard	2018
Mike Lauer	2009	Cole Burkitt	2018
Mike Payne	2009	Derrell Jones	2018
Pat Daly	2009	Devon Ferrero	2018
Romance Turner	2009	Gabe Legido	2018
Ryan Hanley	2009	Joey Finley	2018
Trevor McNulty	2009	Justin Anderson	2018
Anthony Butler	2010	Kasheem Thompson	2018
Anthony Hamilton	2010	Keyon Butler	2018
Ben Mingledough	2010	Kiyl Mack	2018
DJ Irving	2010	Luke House	2018
Lou Dominique	2010	Ny'Mire Little	2018
Mike Bowens	2010	Padraig Casey	2018
Vince Mostardi	2010	Shawn Johnson	2018
Franco Pellicciotta	2011	Tairi Ketner	2018
Geoff Wittenberg	2011
Jay Donovan	2011
Juan'ya Green	2011
Matt Donaldson	2011
Rob Pittman	2011
Thomas "Toe" Boyle	2011
Tracy Peal	2011