On the Trail With Ted, Basketball 2017-18 (February)

On the Trail With Ted
Basketball 2017-18, February

Observations, notes, etc., on games I've seen during
the 2017-18 season . . . Plus some Tedbits.

If your name is misspelled on a TEAM PAGE, please speak up. Send an email to tedtee307@yahoo.com.

SPECIAL NOTE
To all scorekeepers: PLEASE try to make sure that correct info on scoring is called into the Score Service -- 215-854-4570. Generally, it's better when the winning team calls in the results. That way the papers receive info to explain HOW the game was won because representatives of the winning team will usually be in a better mood (just human nature) to provide extra details such as rebounds, assists, etc., or the identity of someone who maybe hit a winning shot. Thank you.

December and earlier files
January files

FEB. 28
TEDBIT
Matt Griffin made history Monday night as his Roman Catholic Cahillites edged Bonner-Prendergast, 51-49, to win the Catholic League championship. This is Matt's second year in charge. In CL history, 25 titles have been won by coaches in their first or second year at a school. Bill "Speedy" Morris, who coached Matt at the Prep, was the last to do so in '03. Matt was not on that team, but his brother was (John). Speedy also won the championship in season No. 2 of his first go-'round at Roman. John "Jocko" McGarry also pulled off the feat at two schools, West Catholic and Southeast Catholic (a k a South Catholic). In '62, Rev. James Donahoe took over when Ed "Dutch" Doyle needed to step aside due to illness. The CL's first season was 1919-20.

Catholic League Coaches With Ttitles in 1st or 2nd Year
Year	School	Coach	Year	League	Overall
2018	Roman Catholic	Matt Griffin	2nd	11-2	TBA
2003	SJ Prep	Bill "Speedy" Morris	2nd	13-1	30-2
1988	Monsignor Bonner	Fran O'Hanlon	2nd	10-4	19-9
1984	Monsignor Bonner	Art Hunter	1st	11-1	28-6
1982	Roman Catholic	Barry Brodzinski	1st	8-6	18-10
1981	La Salle	Bill Michuda	2nd	14-2	23-8
1976	Bishop Kenrick	Mike Lynam	1st	12-4	24-8
1975	Father Judge	Bill Fox	1st	11-5	20-10
1972	St. Thomas More	Eddie Burke	1st	13-3	22-9
1969	Roman Catholic	Bill "Speedy" Morris	2nd	14-2	25-4
1967	North Catholic	Jack Friel	2nd	12-2	25-3
1964	Cardinal Dougherty	Jack Pergolin	1st	12-0	24-1
1962	SJ Prep	Rev. James Donahoe	1st	8-1	11-4
1959	West Catholic	Jack Devine	1st	12-2	24-5
1952	West Catholic	Jim Usilton Jr.	1st	12-2	20-3
1949	West Catholic	Joe Langan	2nd	9-5	-
1943	Roman Catholic	Jordan Oliver	1st	9-7	-
1942	La Salle	Joe Meehan	1st	15-1	-
1939	Southeast Catholic	John "Jocko" McGarry	1st	13-3	-
1936	La Salle	Charles "Obie" O'Brien	2nd	13-1	-
1935	North Catholic	Ken Simendinger	1st	10-2	-
1931	West Catholic	John "Jocko" McGarry	2nd	7-1	-
1929	North Catholic	Wm. "Butch" Dougherty	1st	6-0	-
1921	West Catholic	Bro. Michael Quinlan	2nd	6-2	-
1920	SJ Prep	John Lavin	1st	7-1	-

FEB. 27
TEDBIT
Last night was the 17th time in Catholic League basketball history that the championship was decided by no more than two points. Thanks to Hakim Hart's layup with 1.6 seconds left on a pass from Lynn Greer, Roman is now 2-2 in these classics. Below are the scores and a pertinent nugget for the 17 games. Take note: In 1937, a best-of-three series decided the title. La Salle won Game 3 by four points, 29-25. By the way, Lynn Greers are 2-1 in league championship games. In 1969, Senior was a rotation guy for Edison's Public League champs. He had one point and three rebounds in a 69-67 win over Southern (then had 12 points and seven rebounds as the Inventors beat Roman, 57-54, for the City Title). Junior, the Daily News City Player of the Year, had 19 points and four assists as Engineering and Science fell to Gratz, 68-46, in the '97 Pub final. III, only a soph, had 12 points and four assists in last night's 51-49 win over Bonner-Prendergast.

Catholic League Championship Games Decided by One/Two Points
Year	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Margin
1923	SJ Prep	22	Salesianum	21	2
Kerrigan's last-second bucket moved Salesianum within 22-21
1937	Salesianum	25	La Salle	23	2
Jimmy Duncan canned a last-second layup (first of best-of-three)
	La Salle	19	Salesianum	18	1
Johnny Brnich's free throw made it 19-16 (second of best-of-three)
1953	West Catholic	53	La Salle	52	1
Bill Lindsay's free throw made it 53-50
1956	North Catholic	48	La Salle	47	1
Josh Keenan won it by canning a third-chance follow
1959	West Catholic	59	Judge	58	1
Judge's John Monahan could not hit a last-second jumper
1961	St. Thomas More	48	Dougherty	47	1
Dougherty's Joe White could not a last-second jumper
1967	North Catholic	58	Bonner	56	2
In the second OT, Dennis Bohn beat the buzzer with a follow
1968	O'Hara	53	Judge	52	1
Mike Daly nailed a 25-footer to win it in OT
1970	Dougherty	45	North Catholic	44	1
NC's Joe Rymal came close on a buzzer-beater from 40 feet
1975	Judge	48	Roman	46	2
Dennis Taylor's layup on Joe Clancy's feed made it 48-44
1981	La Salle	40	West Catholic	38	2
Mike Flanagans two free throws at 0:21 mae it 40-36.
1984	Bonner	58	La Salle	56	2
La Salle's John Zamichieli could not hit last-second shot
1990	Roman	64	La Salle	62	2
Marvin Harrison's layup won it with 0:06 left in OT
2001	Neumann	60	Roman	59	1
Roman's Tamal Forchion was just inside the arc when he hit the final FG
2012	Neum.-Goretti	59	SJ Prep	57	2
Ja'Quan Newton hit two free throws with 1.3 left in OT
2018	Roman	51	Bonner-Prendie	49	2
Lynn Greer passed to Hakim Hart for the winning layup at 1.6

FEB. 26
TEDBIT
Time to take a guess . . . Here are your picks for the winner and final score in tonight's Catholic League final -- Bonner-Prendie vs. Roman -- at the Palestra. This is the first batch. Other guesses must be received by 8 p.m. Thanks to all participants. A note about one guesser: Tom Kehoe has working ties to all four teams that'll be playing tonight. The teams in the girls game will be O'Hara and Neumann-Goretti. He teaches at the first and formerly taught at the other. He also worked at B-P and Roman. At those schools he was the disciplinarian and athletic director, respectively. . . The Wife picked Roman because her mother, Mary, graduated from Hallahan, Roman's sister school. and many family members attended both.
UPDATED with picks received by 8. The polls are closed. Thanks to all participants!

PICKING B-P	Score	Margin
Craig Conlin	54-53	1
Jim Smith	58-57	1
John "Lefty/Blade" McCauley	61-59	2
Ed "Otto" Smith	60-58	2
Ken Woodring	62-60	2
Charlie Lamb	53-50	3
Ed "Huck" Palmer	64-61	3
Jake Conaboy	62-59	3
Jason Smith	62-59	3
Matt "Cauls" McCauley	65-62	3
Joe DeBarberie	58-55	3
Dan Solis-Cohen	59-56	3
Dan Greenberg	63-60	3
Bill Koch	59-55	4
Bill Zeits	63-59	4
Ed "Granite Run" Maul	68-64	4
Kyle Smith	67-63	4
Eric "Woody" Burke	66-62	4
Joe Nawrocki	80-76	4
Dan O'Sullivan	65-61	4
Paul Hoffman	60-56	4
Chris Rodgers	60-56	4
Tom Kehoe	61-57	4
Fred "Hugo" Burns III	72-68	4
Bryan Dooley	64-59	5
Marty Weiss	65-60	5
Nick Chichilitti	60-55	5
Ned Graham	60-55	5
Joe Messina	62-57	5
Jim "Dege" DiGuiseppe	67-62	5
Pat McLoone	67-62	5
Bernie Rogers	55-50	5
Jim "Flipper" Phillips	61-55	6
Fran Costello	71-65	6
Mike Herron	67-61	6
Nick "John's Son" Mosco	68-62	6
Ernie Gallagher	61-54	7
JD "Also John's Son" Mosco	59-52	7
John "Ace" McCarry	59-52	7
Jim Trainer	65-58	7
Connor Ganley	66-59	7
Jim O'Connor	68-60	8
Bill Gallagher Sr.	63-54	9
Paul "Chuk" Valcukas	66-56	10
Jim Bell	60-45	15

PICKING ROMAN	Score	Margin
Charles "Shoob" Monroe	50-49	1
Keith Morris	62-61	1
Brian Warren	60-58	2
Brian McNichols	69-67	2
Bill Wright	59-56	3
Bob Dillon	52-49	3
John Knebels	67-64	3
Mark "Frog" Carfagno	60-57	3
Bill "Nephew" Morris	58-55	3
Amauro "Amar" Austin	55-51	4
Big Willie McGonigle	68-64	4
Bill Cooke	63-59	4
George Orsino	61-57	4
Keith Hines	70-66	4
Tom Kossuth	62-58	4
John Mosco	66-62	4
Rick Leinenbach	65-61	4
Bill "Babs" Haines	51-46	5
Jerry Greenberg	65-60	5
Thomas "Puck" McKenna	55-50	5
Joe McCourt	58-53	5
Pat Sorrentino	62-57	5
Chris Carr	63-58	5
R.C. Kehoe	64-59	5
Ted Rauch	65-60	5
Mike Frain	70-65	5
Paul McManus	75-70	5
Bill Conners	57-51	6
Phil Palkon	54-48	6
Joe Mason	61-55	6
Dan Lennon	67-61	6
Blair Klumpp	57-50	7
Kevin "Sparky" Cooney	74-66	8
Frank "5" McArdle	66-58	8
John Dolan	68-59	9
Jon "Duck" Gray	54-45	9
Bob Cooney	58-49	9
Liam Shanahan	61-52	9
The Wife	54-44	10
Kevin Lauer	62-51	11
Ed Barkowitz	63-52	11
Paul Miller	68-55	13

FEB. 25
TEDBIT
Tomorrow night, one of the combatants in the Catholic League final (against Roman) will be a team from the suburbs, Bonner-Prendergast (Drexel Hill). Then known as Monsignor Bonner, it became the CL's first suburban champ in 1960. Over the 58 seasons from '60 through '17, "Burbs Boys" won 10 championships and Bonner led the way with four. The Friars were also the only squad to win two in a row -- current coach Jack Concannon was a star forward for the '83 kingpins -- and now there's a chance BBs will again capture two in a row since Archbishop Wood was the '17 winner. La Salle was new to the BB club in '63, having moved to Wyndmoor from the college campus at 20th & Olney. Tom Ingelsby, Carroll's coach in '95, was a star guard (as a junior) for O'Hara's '68 champs.

The Catholic League's Suburban Basketball Champs
Year	School	Coach	1st All-Catholic	League	Overall
'60	Monsignor Bonner	Tom Sabol	Frank Corace	12-2	18-6
'63	La Salle	Obie O'Brien	Frank Gaidjunas	13-2	24-5
			George Smith
'68	Cardinal O'Hara	Jim Purcell	Lou Ferro	13-1	24-5
			Joe Hazinsky
'76	Bishop Kenrick	Mike Lynam	Paul Mulholland	12-4	24-8
'81	La Salle	Bill Michuda	Chip Greenberg	14-2	23-8
'83	Monsignor Bonner	Ed Stefanski	Rodney Blake	11-3	27-7
'84	Monsignor Bonner	Art Hunter	Rodney Blake	11-1	28-6
'88	Monsignor Bonner	Fran O'Hanlon	Brian Daly	10-4	19-9
'95	Archbishop Carroll	Tom Ingelsby	Rafal Bigus	11-3	24-4
'17	Archbishop Wood	John Mosco	Collin Gillespie	12-1	28-3
			Tyree Pickron

FEB. 24
TEDBIT
The 2018 Catholic League championship will be decided Monday night at the Palestra as Bonner-Prendergast meets Roman Catholic. So far, 83 championship games have been played (counting three "extras" that were part of best-of-three series in 1937 and 1939) and Roman leads in wins with 22. B-P owns four, all from its just-Bonner era. Records for championship games are on the left. Records for quarterfinals/semifinals/finals are on the right.

Records in CL Championship Games
School	W	L	Pct.	Total
Wood	1	0	1.000	1
St. Thomas More	4	1	.800	5
Roman	22	7	.759	29
SC/Neumann/N-G	19	9	.679	26
Bonner/B-P	4	2	.667	6
SJ Prep	6	5	.545	11
Kenrick	1	1	.500	2
North Catholic	5	6	.455	11
La Salle	8	12	.400	18
West Catholic	5	10	.333	15
O'Hara	1	2	.333	3
Judge	3	8	.273	11
Salesianum	1	3	.250	2
Dougherty	2	7	.222	9
Carroll	1	5	.167	6
McDevitt	0	0	.000	0
Egan/C-E	0	1	.000	1
St. James	0	1	.000	1
Ryan	0	3	.000	3
	83	83		166

Records in CL Quarterfinals/Semifinals/Finals
School	W	L	Pct.	Total
Roman	87	31	.730	118
SC/Neumann/N-G	66	33	.667	99
Carroll	24	25	.539	49
North Catholic	30	28	.532	58
Dougherty	29	32	.519	61
SJ Prep	25	25	.487	50
Judge	34	41	.484	75
St. Thomas More	10	8	.462	18
La Salle	43	51	.457	94
West Catholic	26	37	.438	63
Ryan	14	22	.424	36
Bonner/B-P	22	29	.400	51
Kenrick	9	13	.400	22
O'Hara	13	21	.387	34
Egan/C-E	1	3	.333	4
Salesianum	1	3	.250	4
St. James	2	9	.200	11
Wood	4	21	.125	25
McDevitt	1	9	.100	10
	441	441		882

FEB. 23
TEDBIT
The final week of January in 1964 was an all-timer for a Southwest Philly kid named Frank Kunze. Up until the mid-1960s, Public high schools had TWO classes in each grade. Frank, a basketball player, graduated from John Bartram on Jan. 27. The next day, he played for the Braves against Frankford in a regular season game and, in his first start of the season, scored 52 points by shooting 22-for-40 and 8-for-12. He was on the floor for all but the final 1:18. Kunze had started as a soph and junior, but coach Tony Coma brought Frank off the bench in that 1963-64 season because he'd be a mid-year graduate. The start and chance to rack up as many as 52 points was Coma's way to thank Kunze for the way he handled the situation. OK, now we're up to Jan. 29 and here's what Kunze did . . . Played for Cheyney in a 91-77 victory over East Stroudsburg! He scored just two points (on a field goal) while becoming, according to multiple newspaper accounts, just the second white guy to ever play hoops for Cheyney. The first, also in that season, had been Ridley product Al Ross. On Jan. 30, Bartram played Roxborough. By Public League rules, Kunze could have played in that tilt as well! Mid-year grads were eligible through Jan. 31. However, NCAA rules prevented college athletes from continuing to play at the high school level. Kunze went on to have a great career at Cheyney, racking up 1,274 points. He was a co-captain for the Wolves' 1966-67 squad, which was the Division II East Regional champ. He then played briefly in the Eastern Professional Basketball League.

FEB. 22
TEDBIT
Quite the contrast in last night's Catholic League semifinals at the Palestra. Bonner-Prendergast (nee Bonner) claimed a postseason win over Carroll for the first time while Roman upped its record vs. St. Joseph's Prep to 9-3 and bested the Hawks for the third consecutive season. B-P coach Jack Concannon was also Bonner's boss for those setbacks in '93 and '95; that was his first coaching go-'round with the Friars. Between Roman and Prep, Speedy Morris is now 5-4 in that series.

Breakdown of Playoff Results Between Carroll/Bonner-Prendie
Year	Round	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Winner's Leader	Pts
1977	Semi	Carroll	72	Bonner	49	Greg Webster	18
1985	Pre	Carroll	61	Bonner	50	Barry Bekkedam	19
1993	Qtr	Carroll	56	Bonner	54	Bryan Brennan	15
1995	Qtr	Carroll	62	Bonner	52	Tom Dearborn	19
2018	Semi	Bonn.-Pren.	48	Carroll	45	*see below	10
*Isaiah Wong/Tariq Ingraham

Breakdown of Playoff Results Between Roman-SJ Prep
Year	Round	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Winner's Leader	Pts
1925	Final	Roman	23	SJ Prep	18	Dudley	6
1943	Semi	Roman	33	SJ Prep	31	Jack Maloney	10
1969	Qtr	Roman	58	SJ Prep	53	Mike Moody	21
1978	Semi	Roman	76	SJ Prep	58	Reggie Jackson	18
1986	Qtr	Roman	66	SJ Prep	52	Kevin Cofield	16
2007	Qtr	Roman	47	SJ Prep	36	Brian Wanamaker	16
2008	Qtr	SJ Prep	61	Roman	55	Jim Mower	32
2010	Qtr	SJ Prep	42	Roman	41	Joe Nardi	20
2013	Semi	SJ Prep	57	Roman	50	Miles Overton	17
2016	Qtr	Roman	56	SJ Prep	42	Lamar Stevens	15
2017	Qtr	Roman	56	SJ Prep	55	Allen Betrand	11
2018	Semi	Roman	69	SJ Prep	66	Allen Betrand	20

FEB. 21
TEDBIT
This kid rules!! . . . Jason Smith, the winner of the Take a Guess contest for the CL semis, is 12 years old. And he's the grandson of the second-place finisher, Jim Smith, who's likely THE most devoted B-P fan, ever. Jason's in the sixth grade at St. Dorothy School, in Drexel Hill. He attended the games with grandpop and another legend, John "Lefty/Blade" McCauley. Congrats, Jason!
Take a guess . . . Here are your picks for the winners -- and combined margin of victory -- for tonight's Catholic League semifinals at the Palestra. Guesses must be received by 6:15 p.m. Ballot box now closed. Thanks to all participants! Judge assistant Fran Hennessey thinks both games will require four overtimes and be decided by just one point (smile).

Name	B-P	Carroll	Roman	SJ Prep	Total
Mark "Frog" Carfagno		yes		yes	11
R.C. Kehoe		yes	yes		11
Ed "Huck" Palmer	yes		yes		15
Pat Sorrentino		yes	yes		11
Eric "Woody" Burke	yes		yes		14
Big Willie McGonigle 3rd place	yes		yes		9
Thomas "Puck" McKenna		yes	yes		10
Anthony Magallanes	yes			yes	17
George Orsino	yes			yes	12
Mike Casey		yes	yes		6
Ernie Gallagher	yes			yes	6
Ted Rauch	yes		yes		16
Dan Solis-Cohen	yes		yes		17
Dan Greenberg	yes		yes		13
Keith Hines	yes		yes		15
Matt "Cauls" McCauley	yes		yes		30
Ed Barkowitz	yes			yes	14
Bill Gallagher Sr.	yes		yes		22
Pat McLoone	yes			yes	8
Tom Kossuth	yes		yes		11
Joe Mason	yes		yes		16
Marty Weiss	yes		yes		11
Bill "Nephew" Morris	yes			yes	15
Amauro "Amar" Austin	yes			yes	8
Blair Klumpp	yes		yes		26
Charlie Lamb	yes			yes	33
Jon "Duck" Gray	yes		yes		14
John Knebels	yes		yes		12
Fran Hennessey		yes		yes	2
Jake Conaboy	yes			yes	9
Paul Hoffman	yes		yes		13
Tom Kehoe		yes	yes		9
Bill Zeits	yes			yes	15
John Dolan	yes		yes		19
Denise Palkon	yes		yes		26
Bob Dillon		yes	yes		11
Chris Rodgers	yes			yes	14
Jim Smith 2nd place	yes		yes		8
Ed Maul	yes			yes	11
Jason Smith 1st place	yes		yes		7
Bob "ND Harvey" Sumner Jr.	yes			yes	7
Brian Warren	yes		yes		11
Ken Woodring	yes		yes		20
Gerry Sasse		yes	yes		13
Mike Drumm		yes	yes		13
Bill Koch		yes	yes		12
Joe Nawrocki	yes		yes		23
Joe Messina	yes			yes	15
James Gillespie		yes	yes		11
Joe Maguire	yes			yes	19
Barry Whelan	yes		yes		19
Kevin "Not a Fan of "Fraud" Lauer	yes		yes		11
Mick Barrett	yes			yes	13
Mike McLaughlin	yes			yes	16
Mike McGuire		yes	yes		14
Dan O'Sullivan	yes		yes		15
Bill Conners	yes		yes		32
Jerry Greenberg		yes	yes		23
The Wife (well-known expert ha ha)	yes		yes		35

FEB. 20
TEDBIT
In a quarterfinal last Friday night, Bonner-Prendergast rolled last archrival O'Hara, 89-63, to earn a spot on the list below. Jr. PG Isaiah Wong led the way with 32 points and missed just two shots (one floor, one line).

Highest Team Scoring Totals in Catholic League Playoff History
Year	Round	Winner	Pts	Loser	Pts	Leading Scorer	Pts
2016	Quarter	Neumann-Goretti	104	Bonner-Prendie	65	Zane Martin	26
2014	Quarter	Neumann-Goretti	98	West Catholic	58	Ja'Quan Newton	26
1991	Quarter	Roman	89	Bonner	55	Bernard Jones	21
2010	First	Neumann-Goretti	89	Dougherty	58	Tony Chennault	24
2016	Semi	Neumann-Goretti	89	Ryan	55	Quade Green	31
2015	Quarter	Neumann-Goretti	88	Judge	57	Zane Martin	20
2018	Quarter	Bonner-Prendie	88	O'Hara	63	Isaiah Wong	32
1992	Final	Roman	87	Dougherty	68	Kyle Locke	39
2009	Final	Neumann-Goretti	86	Roman	53	Tyreek Duren	26
2000	Quarter	Roman	85	West Catholic	38	#Eddie Griffin	23
2013	Quarter	Neumann-Goretti	85	McDevittt	54	John Davis	25
1986	Final	Roman	84	Dougherty	57	Ernest Pollard	22
2004	Final	SJ Prep	84	Dougherty	61	John Griffin	27
2001	Semi	Roman	84	Dougherty	53	Tamal Forchion	23
2006	Semi	Neumann-Goretti	84	Dougherty	73	D.J. Rivera	24
2014	Quarter	Roman	84	McDevittt	56	Rashann London	15
1987	Semi	Roman	82	Carroll	66	Alan Watkins	24
1988	Semi	Roman	82	West Catholic	69	Alan Watkins	23
1996	Quarter	Carroll	81	Neumann	63	Martin Ingelsby	24
2007	Quarter	Neumann-Goretti	81	Bonner	57	*see below	22
1959	Pre	Dougherty	80	Roman	27	Jack Shepper	27
1995	Pre	La Salle	80	Ryan	67	Jack Horgan	32
2002	Quarter	Dougherty	80	Wood	62	Tim Smink	17
#-advanced to NBA
*-Rick Jackson and Antonio "Scoop" Jardine had 22 points apiece

FEB. 19
TEDBIT
Quarterfinals have been part of the Catholic League's playoff landscape since 1968 and semifinals go back to 1942. The first chart below lists records in quarters (left) and semis (right) and the second (under the first one) lists total records. Roman has made 88 total appearances and owns the best winning percentage at .727.
UPDATED through the 2018 semifinals . . .

Records in Catholic League Quarterfinals, 1968-2018
School	W	L	Pct.	Total
Roman	36	12	.750	48
Dougherty	18	9	.667	27
Carroll	17	9	.654	26
Neumann/N-G	22	12	.647	34
North Catholic	14	8	.636	22
Judge	20	18	.526	38
Ryan	11	11	.500	22
SJ Prep	11	13	.458	24
La Salle	18	22	.450	40
Kenrick	6	8	.429	14
O'Hara	9	13	.409	22
Bonner/B-P	11	16	.407	27
St. Thomas More	1	2	.333	3
St. James	1	2	.333	3
West Catholic	6	19	.240	25
McDevitt	1	8	.111	9
Wood	2	20	.091	22
Conwell-Egan	0	2	.000	2
	204	204		408

Records in Catholic League Semifinals, 1942-2018
School	W	L	Pct.	Total
Egan	1	0	1.000	1
Roman	29	12	.707	41
SC/Neumann/N-G	25	12	.676	37
West Catholic	15	8	.652	23
SJ Prep	8	7	.533	15
La Salle	17	17	.500	34
St. Thomas More	5	5	.500	10
Wood	1	1	.500	2
North Catholic	11	14	.440	25
Judge	11	15	.423	26
Bonner/B-P	7	11	.389	18
Dougherty	9	16	.360	25
Carroll	6	11	.353	17
Kenrick	2	4	.333	6
O'Hara	3	6	.333	9
Ryan	3	8	.273	11
St. James	1	6	.143	7
McDevitt	0	1	.000	1
	154	154		308

Total Records in CL Quarters/Semis Through '18 Semis
School	W	L	Pct.	Total
Roman	65	24	.730	89
SC/Neumann/N-G	47	24	.662	71
Carroll	23	20	.539	43
North Catholic	25	22	.532	47
Dougherty	27	25	.519	52
SJ Prep	19	20	.487	39
Judge	31	33	.484	64
La Salle	35	39	.473	74
St. Thomas More	6	7	.462	13
West Catholic	21	27	.438	48
Ryan	14	19	.424	33
Kenrick	8	12	.400	20
Bonner/B-P	18	27	.400	45
O'Hara	12	19	.387	31
Egan/C-E	1	2	.333	3
St. James	2	8	.200	10
Wood	3	21	.125	24
McDevitt	1	9	.100	10
	358	358		716

FEB. 18
TEDBIT
In this century. lower seeds have claimed victory 13 times in Catholic League quarterfinals. The most recent upset occurred Friday night and was quite notable because it prevented Neumann-Goretti from advancing to the semis for the first time since 2008. The Saints were bested by St. Joseph's Prep, 54-40, and, yes, the game was played in N-G's gym. Strange goings-on: The Prep went scoreless for 7:27 and N-G did so for 10:05.

Upsets in Catholic League Quarterfinals, 2000-18
Year	Winner (Seed)	Loser (Seed)	Score	Margin	Leading Scorer	Pts
2008	Ryan (3)	Dougherty (2)	72-46	26	Andrew Rogers	21
2016	Ryan (5)	La Salle (4)	67-49	18	Izaiah Brockington	27
2003	La Salle (3)	Wood (2)	46-29	17	Will Furey	14
2018	SJ Prep (7)	Neumann-Goretti (2)	54-40	14	Edward Croswell	18
2006	Ryan (3)	Judge (2)	39-26	13	Joe Zeglinski	12
2002	Neumann (4)	Carroll (1)	56-43	13	Adon El	18
2008	Bonner (3)	Neumann-Goretti (2)	63-53	10	Lijah Thompson	18
2004	Neumann (3)	Roman (2)	57-47	10	Tabby Cunningham	16
2011	Roman (5)	Judge (4)	63-57	6	Montana Mayfield	12
2008	SJ Prep (4)	Roman (1)	61-55	6	Jim Mower	32
2001	Dougherty (4)	Judge (1)	47-41	6	Mark Seidenburg	14
2015	La Salle (5)	SJ Prep (4)	37-33	4	*see below	11
2010	SJ Prep (3)	Roman (2)	42-41	1	Joe Nardi	20
*-Dave Krmpotich and Shawn Witherspoon scored 11 points apiece.

FEB. 17
PAISAA TOURNEY QUARTERFINAL
Haverford School 66, Penn Charter 46
PC's 2017-18 season is in the books. Was it terrific? Hardly. Was it decent enough to create nice memories? Let's go with that. The Quakers finished 17-11 overall and they hadn't claimed that many wins since going 18-11 in 2005-06. On the ouch side, they went 3-6 over the last nine games and were unable to finish at least .500 in the Inter-Ac League (4-6). PC lost twice to HS in the regular season and a road win today against this opponent would have qualified as a significant upset. A mid-range jumper by sr. WG Mason Williams brought PC within 10-7 with 3:29 remaining in the first quarter, but the Fords mostly rolled from there and the first eight minutes ended at 21-11. The second stanza was basically even. There was a hint of light for PC with about three minutes left in the third as the lead was whittled down to eight, at 40-32. Nah, it didn't go down to six or five. It ballooned. Shortly before the buzzer, sub sr. G TJ Malone, a lefty, drained a right-wing trey to make it 48-32. There was one last play of note in that quarter. With two-tenths of a second remaining, sr. WG-SF Will Samuel inbounded from the right baseline. There was no time to catch/shoot, of course, so soph WG-SF Ryan "Pooch" Holmes did a great job of semi-catch/simultaneously-guide and he successfully nailed a bank shot. The ref ruled . . . no good. Oh, baby. My pic from the far end showed the ball in Pooch's hand with no time yet off the clock. Wonder if anyone shot video? HS made the lead 21 points, at 56-35, on a trey by star sr. G Kharon Randolph with 6:34 left. To that juncture the Fords were 10-for-15 in the second half. Williams (19) and Samuel (14) scored in double figures and the latter claimed 10 rebounds. Jr. G Gavin Burke topped HS with 20 points while Randolph managed 19. Against I-A schools, Burke had his three highest scoring games vs. PC -- 14, 14 and 20. He totaled 33 vs. all others. With 1:52 left, PC coach Jim "Flipper" Phillips made sure his lineup included all five seniors -- Williams, Samuel, PF Ryan Dickson, G Jake Nicastro and deep sub F Christopher "Floater" Thomas. The first four departed at 1:13 and Floater was allowed to finish since he hadn't played earlier. Williams finished his season with 526 points (18.8 PPG) and his career with 1,204. That number ranks sixth in school history. Thanks for an enjoyable season, guys, and good luck to all seniors going forward. Note to underclassmen: Put in lots of off-season work. Plenty of playing time will be available next season.

FEB. 17
TEDBIT
The questions began peppering the cell phone as last night's interesting Catholic League quarterfinals wound down. Lots of Tedbit inspiration (ha ha). One question came from Dan DiBerardinis, Roman's good-guy athletic director. He was wondering how often teams meet for the championship one year, then don't advance as far as the semis the next. In fact, he was guessing this might have been a first. Ah, these young bucks. So much they need to learn (smile). I can see why Dan, a 2005 Roman grad (and player), had that thought, though, because Roman and Neumann-Goretti (nee Neumann) have been dominant programs for a good while. Plus, he wasn't too far off with regard to modern times. This is the first time since 2008 that both previous year's finalists have not advanced to at least the semis. There was also a 10-year gap before that and a nine-year gap before that. This list goes back to 1968, the first year for quarterfinals. There have been 10 instances and five occurred over the first 15 seasons. Fourteen of the teams lost in quarterrs. One fell in a pre-playoff. Five did not make the playoffs (X used for that).

Finals One Year, No Semis the Next . . .
Year	Winner	Score	Loser	Score
2017	Wood	65	N-G	58
2018	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	Qtr
2007	Roman	59	N-G	56
2008	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	Qtr
1997	Neumann	54	Carroll	46
1998	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	X
1988	Bonner	62	North	59
1989	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	X
1985	Neumann	57	La Salle	54
1986	Lost in ..	X	Lost in . .	Qtr
1981	La Salle	40	West	38
1982	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	Qtr
1980	Roman	49	Kenrick	41
1981	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	Qtr
1976	Kenrick	64	West	54
1977	Lost in . .	X	Lost in . .	Pre
1971	SJ Prep	64	O'Hara	58
1972	Lost in . .	X	Lost in . .	Qtr
1968	O'Hara	53	Judge	52
1969	Lost in . .	Qtr	Lost in . .	Qtr

FEB. 16
TEDBIT
Exactly 50 years ago today (it was even a Friday), all front-row spectators at Bartram wound up being treated for windburn. Just kidding . . . I think. The final score in a game that completed the Public League regular season was Bartram 158, Simon Gratz 89. Yes, the Braves exploded for 158 points (4.9 per minute) and this was two decades prior to the debut of the three-point shot. At the time, 158 and 247 were state records for one/two teams in the same game. Not sure about now, but I know of at least one higher combo total. In 1998, also in the Pub, George Washington outlasted West Philadelphia, 130-127, in four overtimes. In this 1968 game, Mike Moore led Bartram with 57 points thanks to 21-for-34 shooting from the floor and 15-for-16 at the line. He also claimed 21 rebounds. In all the Braves shot 64-for-101 and 30-for-43. Also, they scored 51 points in the fourth quarter (6.4 per minute). Outrageous! Marv Frazier (30) and Ernie Strange (18) also had high totals. Bartram coach Jack Farrell said of the outcome, "It wasn't a deliberate thing to roll up a score like that. When Mike got into the 40s, we called time and the kids decided to do it on their own. I'm real happy for him." The boxscore accompanies this Tedbit. Be advised, there are some typos. Imagine being a Gratz player. You get home from school and Mom asks, "How'd the game go?" . . . "We scored 89 points." . . . "Wow, that's great!" . . . "But we lost by 69."

FEB. 15
TEDBIT
This year, for the first time, three Catholic League teams are being coached by African-Americans. And last night, Cardinal O'Hara's Jason Harrigan became the first of those three men to claim a CL playoff win. On the road, the Lions bested Archbishop Ryan, 58-47, for their first playoff win since 2012 as sr. G Antwuan Butler scored 24 points (all in the second half). Butler is a transfer from now-closed Delaware Valley Charter and Harrigan was his coach there before taking the O'Hara reins for the 2016-17 season. Also yesterday, McDevitt, coached by Will Chavis and likewise involved in a road game, gave St. Joseph's Prep a scare before falling, 57-51. Next up will be Bryan Caver. Tonight at 7 at La Salle, he'll lead Conwell-Egan vs. Lansdale Catholic in a game to decide the CL's rep for the upcoming 4A City Title.
UPDATE: Conwell-Egan won, 65-57, so Bryan Caver now owns a win as well. Patrick Robinson scored 24 points, thus reaching 1,000 for his career.

African-American Catholic League Coaches / Details of Playoff Wins
School	School	Years	When	Wins	Details
Fred Douglas	SJ Prep	3	1972-74	-
Marc Turner	Kennedy-Kenrick	1	2001	-
Guy Moore	North Catholic	1	2010	1	'10 - beat Judge, 66-64, 1st round
Guy Moore	West Catholic	3	2011-13	-
Jazz Williams	West Catholic	3	2014-16	2	'14 - beat Lansdale, 48-45, 1st round
					'14 - *beat Palumbo, 61-40 1st round
Jason Harrigan	O'Hara	2	2017-18	1	'18 - beat Ryan, 58-47, 1st round
Bryan Caver	Conwell-Egan	1	2018	-	'18 -- #beat Lansdale, 65-57
Will Chavis	McDevitt	1	2018	-
*-state playoff
#-to determine CL's rep for 4A City Title

FEB. 14
PAISAA TOURNAMENT, FIRST ROUND
Penn Charter 63, Friends' Central 55
Anyone have a friend who knows somebody who works for Guinness World Records? Boy, do I have an entry for that organization! Here we go . . . Fewest Field Goals Attempted in the Second Half by Someone Who Scored 24 Points in the First Half -- 1, Mason Williams, Penn Charter, 2018 vs. Friends' Central. (With injury/sickness/foul trouble not part of the equation.) . . . Hard to believe, right? In the first half, the sr. WG sniped 9-for-11 from the floor and 6-for-8 on three-pointers for those 24 points as the host Quakers built a 33-21 lead.. He was on full-blown fire. He drained five of those treys in the first 12:10. In the second half, Williams was guarded very well by Edward Holland. The kid never left Mason's front or sides or back or anything and since PC was still doing reasonably well, there was no need to force things. Williams did try three FGs beyond intermission. But he was fouled on two of those attempts and since the ball did not go through the rim/net, those attempts did not count. (He hit three straight free throws after being hacked on a trey attempt from the left corner and the first of two after being clobbered on a follow.) His one actual attempt was a dunk with 1:22 remaining in the game. That was set up sub jr. F Ryan "Zingy" Maloney, who made a steal at about three-quarters court. Williams raced to the other end, Maloney pinpointed him perfectly along the way with a pass and Mason pogo-sticked up for the uncontested jam. In all he scored 30 points while shooting 10-for-12 from the floor (6-for-8 on treys) and 4-for-6 at the line. OK, are you ready for Nutty Nugget No. 2? Sr. SF Will Samuel scored 19 points and . . . owned NONE at halftime. He took just two shots prior to intermission. He scored PC's first seven points of the third quarter and frolicked from there. In all, he shot 6-for-11 (2-for-4) and 5-for-6. Meanwhile, the coolest play of the night featured sub jr. G Dylan Topaz, who made an acrobatic leap for a steal, then added a spin en route to a driving layup. Who says golfers aren't athletes!? (smile) Soph WG Ryan "Pooch" Holmes spent his night turning into Mr. Floor General with six assists and Maloney had eight of his nine rebounds in the first half. F Josh Friday, a gangly lefty, made sure FC hung around by scoring 16 of his 18 points in the second half. By the way, Friday's uniform number is 13. Wonder how he'd play on Friday the 13th? Wing sniper BK Kothari mad-bombed his way to 12 points by nailing four treys. PC's quarterfinal opponent (details TBA) will be the winner of tomorrow's Haverford School-Solebury game.
NUGGETS: In the opening game of the doubleheader, PC's girls also defeated Friends' Central . . . PC teacher John Burkhart handled PA duties for both tilts. He announced that one of the refs for the boys game was John Prez. "Prez" is his nickname. He's former Dougherty sniper John Przybylinski . . . Did you know? Keith Holmes, Pooch's dad, scored a goal on a head ball as Ryan topped Carroll, 4-0, to win the Catholic League soccer championship in 1981.

FEB. 14
TEDBIT
Bonner-Prendie jr. PG Isaiah Wong last night finished first in voting for the Coaches' All-Catholic Basketball Team and thus earned MVP honors. Going back to 1965, when the league first picked A-C honorees by division, Wong is the 15th underclass MVP. As you likely know by now, Wong is a first-year CL player. He transferred into B-P from Notre Dame in Lawrenceville, NJ. Other first-year CLers on the list below are O'Hara's Adonal Foyle in '92 and Dougherty's Kyle Lowry in '03. Foyle came from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a Caribbean nation, and only stayed one year before transferring to a school in upstate New York. He played college ball at Colgate and then spent 12 years in the NBA. Lowry popped up at Dougherty as a transfer from Northeast. He played at Villanova and is still going strong in his 12th NBA season.

The Catholic League's Non-Senior MVPs, 1965-2018
Year	Name	School	Division
1967	Hank Siemiontkowski	North Catholic	North
1967	Joe Hazinsky	Cardinal O'Hara	South
1971	Maurice "Mo" Howard	St. Joseph's Prep	South
1977	Reggie Jackson	Roman Catholic	South
1979	Lonnie McFarlan	Roman Catholic	South
1983	Brian Leahy	Bishop Kenrick	North
1992	*Adonal Foyle	Cardinal O'Hara	South
1996	Donnell Sutton	Cardinal Dougherty	North
1999	Eddie Griffin	Roman Catholic	South
2002	Kashif Payne	Archbishop Carroll	South
2003	Kyle Lowry	Cardinal Dougherty	North
2008	Maalik Wayns	Roman Catholic	South
2009	Tony Chennault	Neumann-Goretti	Blue
2012	Stephen Vasturia	St. Joseph's Prep	Overall
2018	Isaiah Wong	Bonner-Prendie	Overall
*-soph

FEB. 13
TEDBIT
For the first time since 1988, and 11th time total, Monsignor Bonner/Bonner-Prendergast has finished with the best record in its division. (These days, of course, the Catholic League is all one "division.") In 1964, '66 and '67, the Friars ended up in a tie for best-record honors. They lost a coin flip in '64, then lost/won pre-playoffs to decide the top spot in '66 and '67, respectively. This year they finished in a 12-1 deadlock with Neumann-Goretti and go into the playoffs as the No. 1 seed because of the head-to-head result with N-G. The Friars also won the championship in '83. That year they finished second in the Southern Division. A star senior forward on that team was Jack Concannon. Yes, he's the coach of this year's team.

Bonner's Seasons With Division Championships (or Ties)
Year	W-L	Top Player	End Result	Foe in Last Game	We	They
1960	12-2	Frank Corace	Won championship	St. James	62	45
1961	11-3	Bob DeFino	Lost in semifinal	Dougherty	57	70
1964	11-1	Frank Guerin	Lost in semifinal	Dougherty	64	74
1966	12-2	Mike Hauer	Lost in semifinal	St. Thomas More	45	48
1967	11-3	Nick Scogna	Lost in final	North Catholic	56	58
1970	15-1	Jim Haggarty	Lost in semifinal	North Catholic	50	64
1972	14-2	Mike Stack	Lost in semifinal	St. Thomas More	59	62
1982	12-2	Walt Fuller	Lost in semifinal	Roman	35	37
1984	11-1	Rodney Blake	Won championship	La Salle	58	56
1988	10-4	Brian Daly	Won championship	North Catholic	62	59
2018	12-1	TBA
					548	573

FEB. 12
TEDBIT
For the second consecutive season, at least two guys have finished with averages of at least 22 points in Catholic League regular season play. Conwell-Egan's Patrick Robinson, a senior (and lefty), averaged 23.5 and Bonner-Prendie junior Isaiah Wong averaged 22.0. This makes two consecutive seasons with "Two 22s" along with three in the last five. There was a three-season run from '98 to '00. . . Oh, one last thing. Wood plays Carroll tonight in the final regular season game. The Vikings' Andrew Funk owns 231 points through 12 games for a 19.2 average. If he drops a 55-point bomb tonight, we will gladly add him to the list (smile).

Catholic Seasons With at Least Two Members in "The 22 Club"
Name	School	Year	G	Points	Avg.
Jim Grazione	South	'55	14	350	25.0
Joe Ryan	SJ Prep	'55	14	321	22.9
Mike Jones	ST More	'69	16	419	26.2
Steve Batory	West	'69	16	354	22.1
Kevin Fitzpatrick	Ryan	'77	16	365	22.8
Joe Schoen	North	'77	16	361	22.6
Monroe Blakes	West	'88	14	385	27.5
Eddie Malloy	O'Hara	'88	14	317	22.6
Brian Daly	Bonner	'88	14	315	22.5
Neal McGee	SJ Prep	'92	14	326	23.3
Cuttino "Cat" Mobley	Dougherty	'92	16	358	22.4
Rasual Butler	Roman	'98	14	374	26.7
Anthony Starace	Ryan	'98	14	344	24.6
Eddie Griffin	Roman	'99	14	359	25.6
Kasim Holloman	SJ Prep	'99	14	341	24.4
Ashley Howard	Bonner	'99	14	333	23.8
Eddie Griffin	Roman	'00	10	261	26.1
Fran Grandieri	O'Hara	'00	14	325	23.2
Jamal Nwaniemeka	C-E	'12	13	317	24.4
Stephen Vasturia	SJ Prep	'12	13	297	22.8
Tyrell Long	McDevitt	'14	13	299	23.0
Chris Clover	SJ Prep	'14	13	286	22.0
Collin Gillespie	Wood	'17	13	313	24.1
Quade Green	N-G	'17	13	297	22.8
Patrick Robinson	C-E	'18	13	306	23.5
Isaiah Wong	B-P	'18	13	289	22.2

FEB. 11
TEDBIT
This season, for the seventh time (and first time since 2002), at least three players finished with Inter-Ac averages of at least 20 points. This is the first time all members of The 20 Club are underclassmen . . . and all three grades are covered. Malvern's Deuce Turner is a soph, Germantown Academy's Jordan Longino is a freshman and Haverford School's Christian Ray is a junior.

Inter-Ac Seasons With at Least Three Members in "The 20 Club"
Name	School	Year	G	Points	Avg.
Paul Hutter	GA	'70	9	236	26.2
Billy Harris	PC	'70	10	234	23.4
Mike Oristaglio	MP	'70	10	212	21.2
Charley Ryan	MP	'70	10	205	20.5
Billy Harris	PC	'71	9	258	28.7
Charley Ryan	MP	'71	10	221	22.1
Frank McCann	HS	'71	10	204	20.4
Gateson Recko	CH	'88	10	218	21.8
Gary Duda	MP	'88	10	217	21.7
Eugene Burroughs	EA	'88	10	200	20.0
Alvin Williams	GA	'92	10	202	20.2
Tim Krug	PC	'92	10	201	20.1
Dave Miller	CH	'92	10	200	20.0
Tom Whitworth	CH	'98	10	263	26.3
Brian Burke	GA	'98	10	222	22.2
Doug Fairfax	HS	'98	10	213	21.3
John Phillips	EA	'98	9	192	21.3
Tim Whitworth	CH	'98	10	211	21.1
Matt Walsh	GA	'02	9	222	24.7
Cameron Youngblood	HS	'02	10	241	24.1
Terrence Mack	EA	'02	10	203	20.3
Deuce Turner	MP	'18	10	223	22.3
Jordan Longino	GA	'18	10	210	21.0
Christian Ray	HS	'18	10	205	20.5

FEB. 10
TEDBIT
Under third-year coach Bernie Rogers, Haverford School last night defeated Penn Charter, 79-66, to become the 10th Inter-Ac team in this century (just the third over the last 12 seasons) to finish with a perfect record at 10-0. The Fords won their games by a rounded-off average score of 71-53. Just once did an opponent come within 10 points; Malvern the first time around at 62-57. This century's other 10-0s: Germantown Academy in '00, '01, '02 and '13; Penn Charter in '03 and '04; Episcopal in '05 and '06; Chestnut Hill in '10. This is the Fords' fourth perfect I-A season -- 10-0 in '25 and '27, and 7-0 in '37.

Haverford School's March to a 10-0 Inter-Ac League Record
Opponent	HS	Opp.	HS' Leading Scorer	Pts
Germantown Academy	84	70	Kharon Randolph	22
Episcopal	65	40	Christian Ray	21
SCH Academy	66	54	Christian Ray	24
Malvern	62	57	Christian Ray	26
Penn Charter	60	48	Gavin Burke / Ray	14
Episcopal	69	53	Christian Ray	23
Germantown Academy	75	45	Christian Ray	18
Malvern	83	58	Kharon Randolph	26
SCH Academy	62	43	Christian Ray	13
Penn Charter	79	66	Christian Ray	22
	705	534

FEB. 9
INTER-AC LEAGUE
Haverford School 79, Penn Charter 66
If only PC had scored two more points in a specific part of the game -- just TWO more -- the entire night might have wound up differently . . . OK, probably not. But we can dream, right? A three-pointer by sr. WG Mason Williams on a feed from sr. PG Jake Nicastro drew the Quakers within 24-23 in the latter portion of the second quarter. And there they stayed, stuck on 23 up to intermission and then for the first 65 seconds of the third quarter. If PC had taken the lead against the Fords, who were shooting for a perfect Inter-Ac season at 10-0, maybe the confidence level at least semi-soars, maybe the student fans stand up and form an actual rooting section, maybe the Fords begin to experience at least a hint of the jitters, maybe the Quakers forge ahead to lead by six-eight points heading into halftime. Oh, well. Can't have everything. Recently, couldn't even have many Inter-Ac wins. After starting league play at 3-1, PC sagged to a 4-6 finish and since four starters will be graduating it's tough to predict what will happen in the 2018-19 season. Before halftime, HS got a right corner trey from sr. PG Kharon Randolph, a loose ball/opportunity bucket by jr. SF-WG Christian Ray and another FG by Ray on a follow. That made the score 33-23. The second half started with regular baskets by Randolph and frosh WG Christian Clover, which sandwiched a left-corner trey by Clover. That quickly, the score was 40-23 and the deep sighs released by PC faithful were numerous. To that point HS owned a shooting percentage of 66.7 (10-for-15) in the second and third quarters. Overall, Ray wound up shooting 10-for-14 en route to 22 points. He was a very savvy kid around the cup and is the definition of no-muss, no-fuss. He farts around (or passes gas, if you prefer -- smile) with the ball not at ALL and matches quick hands with springy feet. Randolph (15 points) missed his first three shots, then just two thereafter. He pretty much had his way on drives. Clover, like many (all?) lefties, loves to take his mail on the left side of the court. He had 16 points and went 3-for-5 on treys. Jr. G Gavin Burke (14) missed NO treys, going 3-for-3 with classic lift/arc on his shots. Jr. PF-C Asim Richards bulled around inside. PC started its five seniors -- the usual four plus deep sub Christopher "Floater" Thomas. Floater departed with 4:38 in the first quarter and he owned a plus-three since PC was ahead, 8-5. He also dished an assist, but his season's shooting percentage dipped to 83.3 (on 5-for-6) because he missed his only shot, a left corner triple. Williams sniped 5-for-7 from behind the arc and notched 22 points. Nicastro had six points, two assists. WG-SF Will Samuel had 14 points and seven boards. PF Ryan Dickson had two assists and set ever-forceful picks. Jr. F Ryan "Zingy" Maloney paced the subs with 11 points while shooting 3-for-4 (one trey) and 4-for-4. The visit began in the Graham Athletic Center as the wrestling squad topped Episcopal in a very rare appearance in that building. It was a fun experience and congrats to all who made it happen -- athletic department whirlwinds John Thiel, Ed Foley, Gerry Sasse, coach Pete Shaifer, etc. "Shaif" remembered being part of a GAC meet (also vs. Episcopal) as a PC senior in 1982 . . . The arrival inside the Dooney Field House was highlighted by getting to see HS assistant Jazz Williams, who was entering the building at the same time (with his daughter). Jazz starred at West Catholic and later coached the Burrs.
NUGGETS: PC will host Friends' Central Wednesday in the first round of the PAISAA Tournament . . . Good to see former Dobbins star Marvin Stinson, whose son, Jaylen, a frosh, is a rotation sub for HS . . . Ditto for former La Salle star Terry Burke. Gavin is his son and so is Scott, a soph JV player who dresses varsity . . . Randolph is headed to the University of the Sciences. Ex-Carroll star Jordan Ingram, an assistant at USci, was on hand to watch Kharon do his thing . . . One more visiting dignitary: Rich Miller. Among other duties, he coached Judge in 2000 when Bill Fox was taking a break.

FEB. 9
TEDBIT
In his third season, coach Bernie Rogers has steered Haverford School to its first Inter-Ac League championship since 1999. It's an outright crown and the Ford will finish with a perfect mark (10-0) if they win tonight at Penn Charter. The I-A started in 1924 and 29 coaches have won first championships by their third season at that school. The list is below. Thirteen firsts. Ten seconds. Six thirds. As you check out the names, you'll see that lots of great men are included.
UPDATE: The Fords indeed finished 10-0.

INTER-AC COACHES WITH TITLES BY THIRD SEASON
CHESTNUT HILL	Year	Season	Record	Kind
Bill Dooley	First	2008	10-0	Outright
EPISCOPAL	Year	Season	Record	Kind
Jim Beighle	First	1933	6-1	Tie
Dan Dougherty	Third	1979	10-0	Outright
GTN. ACADEMY	Year	Season	Record	Kind
George Davidson	First	1954	8-2	Outright
Alex DeLucia	First	1959	8-2	Tie
Jim Fenerty	Third	1992	8-2	Tie
HAVER. SCHOOL	Year	Season	Record	Kind
Bill Durbin	First	1924	9-1	Outright
Bill Crowell	First	1927	10-0	Outright
Doc Wallace	First	1928	7-1	Outright
Charlie Gault	Third	1935	4-1	Co
Ray Edelman	Second	1975	9-1	Co
Brian Shane	Second	1999	9-1	Outright
Bernie Rogers	Third	2018	10-0	Outright
MALVERN PREP	Year	Season	Record	Kind
Gene Powers	Second	1958	8-2	Co
Jack Kraft	First	1960	9-1	Outright
Dan Kelly	Second	1973	10-0	Outright
Joe Hindelang	First	1975	9-1	Co
Fran Dunphy	First	1976	10-0	Outright
Bud Tosti	Second	1981	9-1	Outright
PENN CHARTER	Year	Season	Record	Kind
Ben Emery	Third	1926