Paul VI High School
Basketball History
(This Catholic School Is Located in
Haddonfield, New Jersey)
Recaps of Playoff Games
in Parochial (1968-2005) and Non-Public A (2006-forward) Tournaments
Paul VI has competed at the A level throughout its existence.
All-Time Record -- 48 wins, 38 losses
In SJ Sectionals -- 45-37
In NJ Finals -- 3-1
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Top Playoff Scoring Performances
Coaches' Playoff Records
Records vs. Opponents
Opponents . . .
*Bergen Catholic Bishop Ahr -- Edison (formerly St. Thomas Aquinas) Bishop Eustace -- Pennsauken Camden Catholic -- Cherry Hill Christian Brothers Academy -- Lincroft *Essex Catholic -- Newark (later moved to East Orange; closed in 2003) Holy Cross -- Delran Holy Spirit -- Absecon *Immaculata -- Somerville *Marist -- Bayonne McCorristin -- Hamilton (formerly St. Anthony; now Trenton Catholic Academy) |
Monsignor Donovan -- Toms River (originally St. Joseph; now Donovan Catholic) Notre Dame -- Lawrenceville Red Bank Catholic -- Red Bank St. Anthony -- Hamilton (now McCorristin) St. Augustine -- Richland St. John Vianney -- Holmdel St. Joseph (Met.) -- Metuchen St. Joseph (TR) -- Toms River (became Monsignor Donovan; now Donovan Catholic) St. Rose -- Belmar St. Thomas Aquinas -- Edison (now Bishop Ahr) *-State final (in '83 for Immaculata) |
Details obtained primarily from stories in the
Philadelphia Inquirer
and
Camden Courier-Post.
To reach Ted Silary -- tedtee307@yahoo.com
Year | Round | Opponent | W-L | Score | Details |
Known as Non-Public A Tournament, 2006-Forward | |||||
2020 | Qtr | St. John Vianney | Won | 82-34 | Wisler Sanon (19), Jalen Boyd-Savage (16), Nicolo Nibeli (15) and Jaden |
Arline (13) paced this rout and all but Boyd-Savage nailed three treys. | |||||
Semi | St. Augustine | Lost | 57-48 | A 16-6 third quarter proved to be a killer. Jalen Boyd-Savage (26) and Wisler | |
Sanon paced the Eagles. They hit five and three treys, respectively. | |||||
2019 | Qtr | Bishop Eustace | Won | 70-46 | Soph Wisler Sanon chalked up 20 points while Hartnel Haye and Tyshon |
Judge were right behind with 19 apiece. | |||||
Semi | Red Bank Catholic | Won | 83-54 | Hartnel Haye (24) and Tyshon Judge combined for 45 points. | |
Final | Camden Catholic | Lost | 40-34 | Led by soph Jalen Boyd-Savage (19), the Eagles rallied from a 10-point, | |
early-fourth-quarter deficit to get within 36-34. | |||||
2018 | First | Notre Dame | Won | 78-58 | Tyshon Judge (22) and Hartnel Haye (19) were tops for the Eagles, who |
rolled to a 44-21 halftime advantage. | |||||
Qtr | St. Anthony | Lost | 62-61 | Frosh Wisler Sanon was impressive with 24 points, but SA won on a | |
free throw with six seconds remaining. | |||||
2017 | First | Red Bank Catholic | Lost | 64-53 | Keenan Wise scored 24 points. |
2016 | First | St. John Vianney | Lost | 69-49 | Voshon Mack hit for 21 points. |
2015 | First | Christian Brothers | Lost | 80-65 | Kiyon Johnson and Lonnie Moore evenly divided 40 points. |
2014 | First | Immaculata | Won | 91-33 | Details currently unavailable. |
Qtr | Christian Brothers | Won | 44-41 | Ivan Robinson (14) and Jay Howard (13) led the way. | |
Semi | St. Augustine | Won | 47-36 | Jair Green and Jay Howard scored 15 points apiece and hit triples in a | |
10-2 run to end the third quarter. | |||||
Final | St. Joseph. (Met.) | Lost | 81-62 | Jay Howard poured in 29 points, but no Eagle joined him in double | |
figures. Karl-Anthony Towns totaled 26 points, 13 rebounds and five | |||||
blocks for the winners. He made his NBA debut two years later. | |||||
2013 | Qtr | Camden Catholic | Won | 52-49 | Jay Howard packed 14 of his 20 points into the first half. Matt Risse |
saved 11 of his 15 for the second and hit two free throws with 1:49 left | |||||
to provide a 50-49 lead. Howard also had six steals. | |||||
Semi | Notre Dame | Won | 88-66 | Matt Risse hustled for 19 points and nine rebounds to knock off the top | |
seed. Jay Howard (18) and Matt O'Keefe (11) provided assistance. | |||||
Final | St. Joseph (Met.) | Lost | 76-69 | Strong outings by Jay Howard (27), Matt Risse (17) and Ivan Robinson | |
(12) were not enough. | |||||
2012 | First | Msgr. Donovan | Won | 72-31 | Roosevelt Cubbage (16) led five double-figure scorers. MD owned |
just 18 points after three quarters. | |||||
Qtr | Holy Spirit | Won | 47-40 | Jay Howard and Roosevelt Cubbage halved 24 points. | |
Semi | Notre Dame | Won | 67-46 | Back from an ankle injury, Ron Curry scored 12 points to support Jay | |
Howard (17) and Roosevelt Cubbage (14). | |||||
Final | St. Joseph (Met.) | Lost | 51-41 | Ron Curry (13 points, four assists) hit a three-pointer to create a 37-33 | |
lead with 6:06 left, but SJ roared to the next 15 points. Jay Howard had | |||||
14 points. | |||||
2011 | Qtr | Red Bank Catholic | Lost | 76-73 | While falling to the No. 7 seed, No. 2 PVI won the last quarter, 31-23, |
and edged as close as 74-73. Roosevelt Cubbage (23), Robert Poole (18) | |||||
and Ron Curry (16) led the point parade. | |||||
2010 | First | Holy Spirit | Won | 51-48 | In OT, Ron Curry passed to Chris Jermyn (18) for a right-corner trey |
with 0:10 showing. Jermyn saved seven points for the extra session. | |||||
Qtr | Camden Catholic | Lost | 63-43 | Only Nick Moore (11) managed at least 10 points. | |
2009 | First | Red Bank Catholic | Lost | 66-56 | Robert Poole and Chris Jermyn halved 28 points. |
2008 | Qtr | Christian Brothers | Won | 57-49 | Will Campbell racked up 14 of his 28 points in the first quarter and PVI |
won the first half, 35-20. | |||||
Semi | Camden Catholic | Lost | 53-47 | The Eagles (Will Campbell 16) entered this one with 25 consecutive wins | |
and finished 26-2. The game was tied after three quarters. | |||||
2007 | First | Camden Catholic | Lost | 51-49 | Mike Stafford offered 18 points and Will Campbell had 15. CC won on |
an uncontested layup after holding the ball (no timeouts) for the last 2:47. | |||||
2006 | Qtr | Christian Brothers | Lost | 63-62 | Santini Lanciano (drilled six three-pointers while scoring 27 points, but the |
Eagles missed four free throws in the final moments. | |||||
Known as Parochial A Tournament Through 2005 Season | |||||
2005 | Qtr | Camden Catholic | Lost | 45-42 | Bobby Harper (12), Shauwn Hines (11) and Santini Lanciano (10) |
scored in consecutive order for PVI, which was burned for 11 consecutive | |||||
points in the fourth quarter. | |||||
2004 | First | Bishop Ahr | Won | 86-76 | SIX Eagles scored in double digits -- Shauwn Hines (17), Bobby Harper |
(15), Brian Blumenstein (13), Brandon Robinson, Vinnie Milano (12 apiece) | |||||
and Brian Wooten (10). | |||||
Qtr | St. Augustine | Lost | 71-54 | The second half (45-27) did not go well. Brian Wooten had 14 points. | |
2003 | First | Holy Cross | Won | 52-49 | Brandon Eicholtz contributed 20 points and the Eagles benefited from a |
19-11 edge in the second quarter. Jim Hayden hit two free throws at 0:12 | |||||
to provide a 52-47 lead. The win was PVI's first in a playoff since '92. | |||||
Qtr | Camden Catholic | Lost | 70-43 | Only Brandon Eicholtz (15) scored in double figures. | |
2002 | Did not qualify | ||||
2001 | Did not qualify | ||||
2000 | Did not qualify | ||||
1999 | Qtr | St. Joseph (Met.) | Lost | 75-53 | Chuck Walter nailed three treys en route to 19 points. |
1998 | Did not qualify | ||||
1997 | Did not qualify | ||||
1996 | Qtr | Christian Brothers | Lost | 67-38 | Tom Begley scored nine points. |
1995 | Did not qualify | ||||
1994 | Did not qualify | ||||
1993 | First | Red Bank Catholic | Lost | 68-54 | Kevin Ward scored 18 points. |
1992 | Qtr | Christian Brothers | Won | 61-49 | Rob Atene mixed 16 points with six assists and four steals while Chuck |
Guittar had 16 points, eight rebounds. The Eagles sealed the deal by | |||||
hitting 25 of 33 free throws in the fourth quarter. | |||||
Semi | McCorristin | Won | 54-49 | The Eagles, down by 11 at halftime, shot 9-for-10 at the line in the | |
fourth quarter and scored nine of the last 14 points. Chuck Guittar | |||||
had 16 points, 10 boards. | |||||
Final | St. Joseph (Met.) | Lost | 51-34 | PVI shot 10-for-47 from the floor and SJ finished with a 16-2 run. | |
Chuck Guittar had 13 points. | |||||
1991 | First | Holy Spirit | Won | 78-60 | Frank Chiliberti hit three treys en route to 29 points and Rob Atene, |
in quite the coincidence, scored seven of his 17 points in a 17-7 first | |||||
quarter. | |||||
Qtr | McCorristin | Lost | 65-50 | The Eagles surrendered the final 12 points. Frank Chiliberti tallied 21. | |
1990 | Qtr | St. Joseph (Met.) | Lost | 52-50 | PVI lost the OT session, 4-2. Tim Senatore's two free throws provided |
the last lead, at 50-49. Frank Chiliberti notched 19 points. | |||||
1989 | First | Holy Cross | Won | 63-45 | Mike Mascolo (24) and Chris Kates (16) led the way. |
Qtr | McCorristin | Lost | 66-48 | Mike Mascolo (17) and Tim Senatore (15) were the only Eagles to | |
score more than five points. Just three guys topped two. | |||||
1988 | Qtr | St. Rose | Won | 63-60 | In the third OT, Kevin Gemmell put the Eagles in charge by tapping |
in a missed free throw. Regulation ended 53-53. Andy Howley's 26 | |||||
points enabled him to become PVI's fourth 1,000-point scorer. | |||||
Semi | Christian Brothers | Won | 38-36 | Three-pointers provided 30 of PVI's 38 points. Andy Howley (14) | |
and Mike Mascolo (12) drained four apiece. | |||||
Final | McCorristin | Won | 42-37 | Andy Howley scored eight of his 15 points in a 13-6 fourth quarter | |
and hit a triple to make it 38-34. McCorristin had won 19 in a row. In its | |||||
three sectional wins, PVI knocked off, in order, the No. 3, No. 2 and | |||||
No. 1 seeds by 10 total points. | |||||
*Final | Bergen Catholic | Won | 51-49 | The Eagles again walked a tightrope under first-year coach Steve Selby, | |
winning the state crown by two points. Andy Howley (22) was the top | |||||
scorer while Kevin Shell had 17 points, seven boards. Selby made sure | |||||
to note that PVI (23-7) was 14-0 in games advance scouted by Kevin | |||||
Kulikowski, a mid-season staff addition. | |||||
1987 | Qtr | Camden Catholic | Won | 56-44 | The Eagles shot 20-for-34 from the floor while turning the tables on an |
opponent that earlier triumphed by 18 points. Jeff Kowal shot 7-for-11 | |||||
and 6-for-6 for 20 points. Tom Pajic had 14 points, eight rebounds. | |||||
Semi | Christian Brothers | Lost | 62-43 | Tom Pajic shot 10-for-17 for 20 points. | |
1986 | Qtr | St. John Vianney | Won | 48-45 | Art Mascolo saved 15 of his 25 points for the second half and PVI needed |
them; SJV won it, 31-24. Neil Fromm had 13 points, eight rebounds. | |||||
Semi | Christian Brothers | Lost | 63-50 | Art Mascolo reached 20 points. Tom Mulligan and David Robinson halved | |
24. | |||||
1985 | Qtr | Notre Dame | Won | 59-57 | Tim Howley tallied 18 points and hit two late free throws to win it. |
Brian Morehead (16) was close behind. | |||||
Semi | Msgr. Donovan | Won | 71-54 | Brian Morehead was perfect at the line (14-for-14) while scoring 28 | |
points and the Eagles won the fourth quarter, 26-16. This was PVI's | |||||
seventh consecutive trip to the semis and this win (No. 23 for the season) | |||||
represented a school record. | |||||
Final | Christian Brothers | Lost | 64-46 | Thanks mostly to Joe Paterno, who shot 10-for-11 and 11-for-11 for 31 | |
points overall, CBA led by at least 14 points throughout the second half. | |||||
Tim Howley scored 16 ponts. Brian Morehead, a four-year starter, had | |||||
10, finalizing his career total at 1,523 (school record). | |||||
1984 | Qtr | Holy Cross | Won | 49-48 | Brian Morehead went 10-for-11 at the line while becoming the lone Eagle |
(22) to score in double digits. A basket by Morehead off a steal by Tom | |||||
Mulligan/assist by Glen Gess gave PVI a 43-42 lead with 1:11 left. HC was | |||||
then hit with a tech and Morehead sank two free throws. | |||||
Semi | St. Joseph (Met.) | Won | 74-49 | The relatively easy win was powered by Brian Morehead (21) and Dave | |
Morgan (15). | |||||
Final | Christian Brothers | Lost | 63-49 | Down by 28-12, CB stormed to 22 of the next 24 points. Brian Morehead | |
jammed 15 of his 23 points into the fourth quarter. | |||||
1983 | First | St. Thomas Aquinas | Won | 104-61 | The romp was powered by Rich Risse (21), Brian Morehead (19), Matt |
Brady (16), Jack Franchi (15) and Ray LaGreca (11). The Eagles led at | |||||
the half, 50-22. | |||||
Qtr | Christian Brothers | Won | 51-48 | PVI knocked off the No. 2 seed thanks mostly to Brian Morehead (14), | |
Rich Risse and Matt Brady (13 apiece). | |||||
Semi | St. John Vianney | Won | 61-44 | Matt Brady had major fun dealing 15 assists. Rich Risse (19) and Tim | |
Howley (15) were the primary beneficiaries. | |||||
Final | St. Joseph (Met.) | Won | 54-51 | Rich Risse netted 15 of his 20 points in the second half and drove for a | |
three-point play with 0:24 left that made it 50-47. Matt Brady had 19 points. | |||||
The Eagles won the third quarter, 17-8. | |||||
*Final | Immaculata | Won | 55-54 | Rich Risse (19) missed a corner jumper, but Tim Howley was there to score | |
on a tip-in at 0:03. Matt Brady was named the MVP thanks to 16 points and | |||||
10 assists. Brian Morehead had 14 points. PVI racked up one fourth of its | |||||
20 wins in tournament play. | |||||
1982 | Qtr | Notre Dame | Won | 60-52 | Mike Androlewicz hustled for 27 points and Carl Revels added 19. Matt |
Brady dealt 11 assists. | |||||
Semi | St. Joseph (TR) | Lost | 60-58 | Mike Androlewicz (31) again was prominent, but the Eagles waved so-long | |
to an eight-point lead in the final 3:15 of regulation. The game went two OTs. | |||||
1981 | Qtr | Camden Catholic | Won | 44-43 | CC's Karl Sartor was fouled on a last-second follow . . . or not. The refs |
ruled Sartor was hacked after the buzzer and PVI survided. Mark | |||||
Radziewicz scored seven of his 12 points to make it 42-39. Mike | |||||
Androlewicz had 15 points. | |||||
Semi | Christian Brothers | Lost | 65-48 | Matt Brady tabbed 13 points. CB won the fourth quarter, 27-15. | |
1980 | Qtr | St. Joseph (Met.) | Won | 53-51 | Mark Radziewicz fed Matt Lonetto for a 12-foot jumper at 0:04 that |
broke the game's only tie. | |||||
Semi | Notre Dame | Won | 60-49 | The Eagles rolled to a 20-7 lead in the first eight minutes. Matt Lonetto | |
finished with 16 points. | |||||
Final | St. Joseph (TR) | Won | 60-49 | Bob Shannon (16) and Ed Duckworth (14; he'd played for SJ as a frosh) | |
led the Eagles to their second sectional crown. | |||||
*Final | Marist | Won | 37-36 | Ed Duckworth stuck a 10-foot jumper with six seconds left to give SJ | |
its first Parochial title since Bishop Eustace in 1969. The assist went to | |||||
Barry Buchowski . . . after PVI had missed a free throw and follow. | |||||
1979 | First | Camden Catholic | Won | 44-21 | Phil Seeberger scored five of his 12 points in OT and posted a field goal |
off a stolen inbound pass to make it 42-41. Mark Calzonetti notched 16 | |||||
points. | |||||
Qtr | St. Anthony | Lost | 56-53 | A 23-17 fourth quarter disadvantage caused the Eagles to fall short. Barry | |
Buchowski (12) and Mark Calzonetti (10) were the leaders. | |||||
1978 | First | Camden Catholic | Lost | 53-51 | In OT, Kevin Callahan won it with an 18-foot jumper. Greg Calzonetti |
had 20 points for PVI and Joe Przybylkowski nailed a jumper to force | |||||
the extra session. | |||||
1977 | Qtr | Notre Dame | Won | 57-52 | Ed Gramigna scored seven of his 14 points in the fourth quarter. Mike |
Dougherty added 13 points. | |||||
Semi | Christian Brothers | Won | 52-49 | Kevin Donnegan tallied 14 points and canned a field goal to put the | |
Eagles ahead for good at 48-47. Mike Dougherty (17) led the way. | |||||
Final | Red Bank Catholic | Lost | 39-33 | Only Greg Calzonetti (11) and Mike Dougherty (10) topped four points. | |
1976 | First | St. Anthony | Lost | 57-54 | Pat Hennessey sniped 7-for-8 and 6-for-6 for 20 points and hit a jumper |
at 0:05 that would have provided a 56-55 lead. Alas, an offensive foul | |||||
was called off the ball. | |||||
1975 | Qtr | Notre Dame | Won | 68-59 | Though star guard Joe Branco was out with an ankle injury, Rich |
Costello (19) and Pat Hennessey (16) enabled PVI to prevail. | |||||
Semi | Camden Catholic | Won | 67-48 | Rich Costello and Pat Hennessey halved 36 points. Paul Witt added 13. | |
Final | Holy Cross | Won | 64-52 | After dropping the first quarter, 19-12, the Eagles regrouped and | |
stormed to their first sectional title thanks to balanced scoring from | |||||
Paul Witt (16), Rich Costello (14), Joe Branco (11) and Jim Ackroyd (10). | |||||
*Final | Essex Catholic | Lost | 74-56 | To assorted reporters, EC's coach predicted his powerhouse would romp by | |
40. Halftime? PVI led by 35-31, thanks to 16-for-24 shooting from the floor. | |||||
EC woke up in the second half. For the Eagles, Paul Witt (16), Rich Costello | |||||
(12) and Pat Scharff (11) led in scoring. | |||||
1974 | Qtr | Christian Brothers | Won | 78-50 | Gregg Metzinger shot 19-for-34 from the floor while exploding for 44 |
points, breaking the school record (40) set by John Conway in 1969. | |||||
Metzinger had sat out three weeks with a shoulder injury. | |||||
Semi | Camden Catholic | Lost | 60-57 | The Eagles (Gregg Metzinger 22) were outscored by 27-10 in the | |
fourth quarter. | |||||
1973 | Qtr | Christian Brothers | Lost | 71-58 | Gregg Metzinger (12). The Eagles lost the third quarter, 21-2 |
1972 | Did not qualify | ||||
1971 | Did not qualify | ||||
1970 | Did not qualify | ||||
1969 | Did not qualify | ||||
1968 | Did not qualify |
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Top Playoff Scoring Performances | |||
Year | Name | Pts | Opponent |
1974 | Gregg Metzinger | 44 | Christian Brothers |
1982 | Mike Androlewicz | 31 | St. Joseph (Toms River) |
1991 | Frank Chiliberti | 29 | Holy Spirit |
2014 | Jay Howard | 29 | St. Joseph 9Metuchen) |
1985 | Brian Morehead | 28 | Monsignor Donovan |
2008 | Will Campbell | 28 | Christian Brothers |
1982 | Mike Androlewicz | 27 | Notre Dame |
2006 | Santini Lanciano | 27 | Christian Brothers |
2013 | Jay Howard | 27 | St. Joseph (Metuchen) |
1988 | Andy Howley | 26 | Sr. Rose |
2020 | Jalen Boyd-Savage | 26 | St. Augustine |
1986 | Art Mascolo | 25 | St. John Vianney |
1989 | Nick Mascolo | 24 | Holy Cross |
2017 | Keenan Wise | 24 | Red Bank |
2018 | Wisler Sanon | 24 | St. Anthony |
2019 | Hartnel Haye | 24 | Red Bank Catholic |
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Coaches' Playoff Records | ||
Name | Years | W-L |
Rich Dorsey | 1968-69 | none |
Bill Bramble | 1970-73 | 0-1 |
Art DiPatri | 1974-87 | *24-12 |
Steve Selby | 1988-90 | #5-2 |
Lou Abbatista | 1991-97 | 3-4 |
John Innocenzo | 1998-02 | 0-1 |
Barry Brodzinski | 2003-06 | 2-4 |
Tony Devlin | 2007-19 | 14-14 |
Totals | 1968-2019 | 48-38 |
*-includes 2-1 in state finals ('75, '80, '83) | ||
#-includes 1-0 in state final ('88) |
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Records vs. Playoff Opponents | |||
School | W | L | Pct. |
Notre Dame | 8 | 0 | 1.000 |
Holy Cross | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
Holy Spirit | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
#Immaculata | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
Msgr. Donovan | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
*Bergen Catholic | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Bishop Ahr | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
Bishop Eustace | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
*Marist | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
St. Rose | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
St. Thomas Aquinas | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
St. John Vianney | 3 | 1 | .750 |
McCorristin | 2 | 2 | .500 |
St. Joseph (TR) | 1 | 1 | .500 |
Christian Brothers | 7 | 9 | 438 |
Camden Catholic | 5 | 8 | .385 |
St. Joseph (Met.) | 3 | 6 | .333 |
St. Augustine | 1 | 2 | .333 |
Red Bank Catholic | 1 | 5 | .167 |
*Essex Catholic | 0 | 1 | .000 |
St. Anthony | 0 | 3 | .000 |
48 | 38 | .558 | |
*-State final | |||
#-One win in state final |