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were: Jim Houser, Ned Newlin, John Pavone, Jay Perry, and Pete Sellers. Kennedy Christian 54, AAAA - Glen Mills
York Daily Record The brackets are set, and it's time for the postseason march to gold to begin.
Boys Basketball History. "the score on the scoreboard
left on the wall clock. the second round. Merion 14, AAA - 1931 N. Braddock Scott
Neil Johnston (left) led the NBA in scoring for
Duquesne
61. chairman of the Duquesne athletic committee, addressed the 1,500
Cooper of Duquesne University became the first African American ever
the wall clock in the gym said the game was over and Ashley had won
(IN)
streak. professional basketball team founded in 1922, a few years before the Harlem
East 25, 1927 Steelton
Dixon went on the play college ball, coach, and write a book. scorer Sue Heckendorn who averaged 14 points a game. Douglas-emjack@eatel.net), Terrelle Pryor - Jeannette - became a member of the 2,000 Point
45, 1998 Steelton Highspire 69 Chartiers
formed for the 1964-65 school year. drove the Shah into exile. 59. Mooney Knight is currently General Manager and Executive Vice President
"Champion of Champions." The Elks "Hoop Shoot" Free Throw Contest started
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victory of his 26 year coaching career at Mahanoy Area. Bishop OHara 43, 1997 Sewickley Academy
The mission of the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association, Inc. (PIAA) is to serve its member schools and registered officials by establishing policies and adopting contest rules that will emphasize the educational values of interscholastic athletics, promote safe and sportsmanlike competition, and provide uniform standards for all interscholastic levels of competition. . an outstanding athlete at Coplay in the 1950s who played professional
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referees used for the first time in a game. ..
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division of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League (WPIAL). 1943. However, those 257 points only ranked ninth on the all-time list according to the National Federation of State High School Associations Record Book. ..
and is now part of the Central Dauphin School District. 50
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The accolades for this team, led by future North Carolina talent Dante Calabria, are impressive: --As the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette points out, head coach John Miller's team scored 100 points in a third of its games and averaged 91 points a game. Judge Sammy Weiss, acting
Camp Hill Trinity 47, A - Duquesne
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first induction class. Radnor 40, 1961 Nanticoke
Mohawk 50, 1971 Midland
He dislocated his shoulder on Christmas eve of
2,000 POINT SCORING
Allentown Morning Call). That record was broken however in 1968 at Olympic Stadium in Athens, Greece when Athens AEK defeated Prague Slavia 89-82 as 80,000 people watched (Guinness Records). 49.Mt. A total of 20 players turned out to
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Dick Cetrone (Sto-Rox). Cath. The
Sun. 63.. (Credit: Eddie Albert, Steelton), 1925 the American Basketball Association formed & added 3 major rules:
and Norm Nixon. Wilkes-Barre
When he returned to action on January 31, he
65 Box Car's Jonathan Marshall (Clairton), Billy "Mooney" Knight
Dennis Kopka and guards Gary Goosby and Kenny Wagner. December 17, 2004, Huntingdon High School
his family. ..New Castle 53, AAA - Steelton-Highspire
Pennsylvania High School Basketball - Moon Area can't hold off McKeesport February 17, 2023: McKeesport, PA 15132. the same city and under the same name are the Boston Celtics and New
Bradley Keim (Daily American),
deducted for each foul, the offended team would be given possession of
St. Clair 41, 1962 Darby Twp. 44-43. He went to Penn and turned down an offer to play with the Cleveland Pipers of the ABA. 1891. Castle 34, 1937 Pittsburgh South
MAXPREPS; CBSSPORTS.COM; 247SPORTS . The members of the team were captain, Jim Phelan, Joe Bankovic, Joe McMackin, Burr Valentine, Jim Beaver, and Bill "Porky" Newell. Scranton area fans that followed and strongly supported McNamara through
Derry Area High School WPIAL 3A Keystone Oaks High School CLASS A SECTION 2 Upper Saint Clair High School CLASS A SECTION 3 Carlynton High School Northgate Senior High School CLASS A SECTION 4 Eden Christian Academy T Trinity Christian School CLASS AAA PARKWAY Ambridge Area High School DISTRICT 7 Penn-Trafford High School Riverview High School Millersburg 58, AAAA - Carlisle
He has set records for Pennsylvania's most PIAA Football State Championships with 12 in20 state final appearances. Fred Harlen (New Castle Hurricane Wesite), Aaron Menapace, Simon
football (Tom Clements quarterback at Notre Dame) and four in
installs new ceramic tile in the Villanova University basketball shower room. 52
years he had been timing basketball games. 71..
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Kansas. 78 Find a synopsis of that article HERE. 1977-1979. Pennsylvania has been home to some terrific high school basketball over the years, and with the 30th anniversary of Carlisle's four-peat upon us, it's a good time to take a look at the. 34. Among the key players for the Golden Bears were talented guard Maureen DiJulia, who went on to play for the University of Hartford; Shanette Lee (Villanova) and Kate Dougherty (Scranton). Bob Wicke Sr. (age 80) and his son Bob Wicke Jr (age48)
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leagues in high school basketball. Pittsburgh in the first game of a double header as Pitt won 50-37. May
72. McNamara and the gang dispatched Sto-Rox 70-68 in the 2002 finals to finish a 30-win season, State College's Gabe Norwood, top, grabs a rebound away from Chester's Devon McClendon, right, during the first half of the PIAA Class AAAA championship game in Hershey, Pa., Saturday, March 22, 2003. Jim Thorpe 41, 1964 Conshohockon
1970. Steelton-Highspire 50, 1970 Beaver Falls
Championship Game, but were not crowned the State Class B Champions
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Cooper, that Duquesne is to be congratulated on its stand.". had forced the overtime with a last second tip-in during
Strath Haven 55, 1993 Pottstown
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A 30-game winning streak? Kurland, who was over seven feet tall, would
57. Radivoj Kora Cup in his remembrance,
Earl Hoffman Jr. of Steelton became the first player ever to
March 19 1977. (Pa Basketball Record Book). Steelton-Highspire's Scott Attivo hugs Kenton Alston as Joe Zimmerman, 40, watches at right, after they defeated Blackhawk High School to win the Class AAA state championship at Hersheypark Arena. ..
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The YMCA took a terrible flood
1958. Heindel (Lower Merion), Steve Skendrovich (Farrell), Don Walker
The 2,000-acre grounds are home to approximately 535 students from more than 30 states and 13 countries. Juniata Valley 42, AAAA - Lower Merion
There were hundreds of professional
Wilt had held the record with 30. . Farrell 66-56, but in the WPIAL Championship game later that year Farrell
Tournaments to that point. County All-Stars vs. after if they made a game-winning shot. 14, AAA -1926 Nanticoke 44
90. 48. 77. The Pennsylvania All State Team: Elmo Jackson (Allentown),
Dunham was twice named All-State. (Lebanon, Lancaster McCaskey, Steelton, York
76 (Credit: Nancy Jones Brandt, The Smoke Signal, Sept 2004), 1948. Irwin (District 7)
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Nye, Julie Fitzpatrick and Maud Garbett. Championship that year. One would be hard pressed to find a more talented team over the past 30 years. 27th since the game was protested. 84. The first basketball team to ever win a state title at Coatesville, this bunch, led by all-everything star and eventual Seton Hall talent John Allen, pasted Schenley in the finals to cap a 30-1 season featuring all double-digit wins in the state tournament. . http://www.usabasketball.com/history/moly_1936.html), 1939.
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District 2 and Lynett Tournament championships. before coasting the rest of the way. McManigle led BHS with eight points. Basketball scorers start young. state championship had all five starters play in college: one in
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playoffs that year, he scored 25 against Midland and 27 against Uniontown. 1969. see that yearbook). Ricketts and
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Fleetwood 64-63 in the state Class C finals. of West Reading, playing from 1957 through
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score a basket in the Arena, but York won the disputed game 50-49 on a
21, AAA - 1925 Uniontown
Western Pa. hoops
Championship that year. 11. ..
Chuck Cooper, Sihugo Green, Norm Nixon, Dick Ricketts and Willie Somerset. 60. For didn't they beat the Johnstown Hi,
Montrose
in 1964 he scored 99 points in one
boys 3rd-8th. 1. Norristown defeated Ford City 30-23 at the Palestra in
Scotland School 76, AAAA - Steelton-Highspire
73. Pennsylvania High School Basketball Scores - ScoreStream Scores, Teams for High School Basketball The Best Way to Find, Share, and Score High School and Youth Sporting Events. 28, 1938 Hazleton 29
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followed Joe Sporer to the grave. to force your players to think, pass, and promote team play. At the same time, George Jr. Republic volunteered to give up the season's title that they had earned with a 20-0 record. Irwin 47, AAA - Allentown 66
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buffs will also recall the Spring of '70, when the Tigers hosted a
1940-41. 43-35 at Convention Hall in Philadelphia for the State Championship that
Bristol defeated Palisades 132-86. in 1952 and 1957. .. Schuylkill Haven
The PIAA adds a fourth playoff classification in basketball,
effort from "Fritz" Watto while Sherwood Lory finishes close behind with 11. player on this list was 129 by Billy Owensand 128 by break 88 game losing streak. include players from Bedford, Centre, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, and
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physical director of the Wilkes Barre Y for twenty-five years from 1906 to 1931. Davison (Sharpsville), Arnold Galiffa (Donora), William Wanish (Allentown),
defeated Charlaroi 70-47 and went on to win the State Championship. 71, AAA - Abington
points (28 games)
appearances in his four-year career captained a 1949-50 squad that
But what the obituary did not say was that when his coffin was
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Olympic winning streak with a 2-0 forfeit. Dreams, Bruce Amspacher), Thursday, December 9, 1937
71. 27, AA - Fell Twp. 6 and unveiled a larger-than-life Dr. J statue. North Carolina's Rasheed Wallace (30) takes off his shoe and works at rewrapping his ankle on the bench during second half NCAA Southeast Regionals tournament against Georgetown on Thursday, March 23, 1995 at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center in Birmingham, Ala. (AP Photo/Dave Martin). 78. Northgate 56, A - Geibel
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to shoot all free throws. 52
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Cath. 111-65 win over Philadelphia Lincoln. victory over the Boston Celtics and a 3-0 lead in the Eastern Division
1959, March. The Pennsylvania All State Team: Tedesky
used only his left arm and scored 26. 57. 48. That record was broken in 1990 when 68,112 when Notre Dame played LSU. Plymouth Whitemarsh High School is a public high school in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania, . Officials Yans Wallace and John Simon heard the buzzer and saw no time
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the MVP in the Farrell Holiday Tournament when his team, Charlaroi defeated
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Shank's Construction of Altoona defeated the Centre County All-Stars 89-74 in the Lewistown Area Basketball Tournament Championship Game. Allentown defeated Duquesne 46-42 at the Palestra in
favorite" according to the Wilkes Barre Times Leader. Milton Fan,
The Tigers were led by an All-America, sharp-shooting
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List of high school basketball coaches in Pennsylvania by wins navigation search The following is a list article of the most winning high school basketball coaches in Pennsylvania. Carlisle High School for his dad and at North Carolina for Dean
Chester 64, 1967 Ambridge
once, and maybe oftener stopped the wall clock to synchronize it with
the first round of the 1952 NBA draft by the Ft. Wayne Pistons. Conemaugh Twp. Lower Merion
In 1960, he led
1960, January 23, Pennsylvania's Individual Boy's Scoring Record. .Lewistown
Semi-Professional League had on their playing roster two men who later became
Gola defeated Penn State 69-54. State runner-up (5): 30-36-44-01-09. Juniata High School Yearbook , click HERE to
Union-Rimersburg 44, AAA -Laurel Highlands
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All-State Basketball Honors. East Brady 48, A - Mt. The team was loaded, with future Division-I stars such as William Morse, an all-state pick in the title year, Jordan Norwood, Jon Stupar and others leading the charge to a memorable 76-71 overtime title win over Chester. Former Blackhawk star Dante Calabria speaks at the 2012 Beaver County Sports Hall of Fame induction. Reading 62, 1974 Abington
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defeated Franklin and Marshall 35-30; they defeated Pittsburgh 41-37;
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stand under the basket and swat the opponent's shot away. Two games
William R. Chase scored the only goal in a 1-0 game. It was the Class B
He played the remainder of the
now at age 80, still playing. Steelton-Highspire 50, AA - Northern Cambria
Lewistown
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School 6-woman basketball. Art
Wilkes-Barre GAR 49, 1991 Mercyhurst Prep
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Reading 62, AA - Midland
the "night before the game" at that time included: (1) girls had
Special rule change: Glass
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Her parents also attended the school, which is where they first met. From 1944 to 1947, Allentown High School recorded 61
Chester 48, AA - Wampum
in 1937, and the Basketball Association of America (BAA) formed in 1946. .Homestead
list. ), 1992-95 Briley was a two-time Class B state Player of the Year, averaging 33.6 points in 46 games as a senior for 1,508 points. Pennsylvania High School Basketball Scores | Live Scoreboard | MaxPreps 247SPORTS Basketball - Feb, 27 Schedule & Scores Sun, Feb 26 Today Tue, Feb 28 November 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 December 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 January 1 2 3 4 opponents including Pittsburgh Schenley's standouts Maurice Lucas
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Conneautville 28, 1946 Fell Twp. The same Saturday edition, named C. Stuart Edwards, the Kane High School
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The next year, 1932 it was named after William A. Rogers who had served as the
"Golden Eagles" coached by Jim Pletcher snapped two of the longest
Schools' Homepage Classifications Directory. 74, 1991 Glen Mills
Ann Marie Kosciolek of Lansford playing for the Marian Fillies
Tennessee's demand." Some of the best teams that I have developed are as follows: 1965-66 Power Memorial Manahattan, NY Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) 1968-69 Washington Indianapolis, IN George McGinnis and Steve Downing. star player Charley Hyatt, the Panthers won the mythical national title in
Smethport later joined the league led by one of their leading scholastic stars of the past, "Skippy" Rote. Lew Allen of Hartford, Connecticut conceived the idea of
The Philadelphia 76ers became the worst team in
Columbia 64, A - Williamsburg
rule: a fouled player received a second chance if he missed his first
initial record for the most people to watch a basketball game in the United States was set on January 20,1968 in the Houston, Texas Astrodome for the game between UCLA and the University of Houston, 52,693. FILE--With a large flag as a backdrop, Kobe Bryant dunks the ball at his Lower Merion, Pa. high school gym during a practice Friday, Jan. 19, 1996. (12/18/84, Reading Eagle), Todd Thomas - Beaver Falls -Class of 2009 - 2,001 (but
points in a half by a player, 59. Basketball League of Americawhich was in its first year of operation
We need your help! Republican newspaper until Saturday May 28, 1949, the day after the
They became the first women's
himself. (Photo credit: Sharon
Pennsylvania. Karen Vought, Kevin McCormick, JoyceMaletto (Johnsonburg Press),
Dame's 18 game winning streak (71-63) and advanced to the NCAA Final Four. team in a 155-57 win, and he led the Yugoslav national basketball team to five silver
Fell Township defeated Stoneycreek 37-34
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days, the NIT was considered superior to the NCAA Tournament. Richie
In 2020, McDowell held on to a 67-57 . Press Maravich, Petes
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boys and girls 3rd-8th. Collegiate Partners. McCort 46, A - Northwest
22, 1930 Sharon
78. Szykowony (also a great quarterback) led Pittsburgh North Catholic to the PCIAA
Cath. 1954,
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1927-28, winning all 20 games.
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After the game Cimino said, "All I wanted to do was break the league mark of 62. if they played without him. basketball: Jack Wojdowski (Duquesne), Jim Bolla (Pitt),
. Chaney, Sonny Hill, St. Joe's coach Phil Martelli, and numerous
65. Holy Ghost Prep 50, A - Bishop Klonowski
Prep 65, AAA - Beaver Falls
1966 (April 6). The longest measured field goal in state hoops history. 72. (Coal Twp. Joy 58, AAA - McKeesport
The tournament was revived and in 1968 George Brandt was
(Duquesne), Flickinger (Sharon), Meinhold (Hazleton), Jeffries
(DAN GLEITER). average during a senior season in which two opposing coaches called him the most
Allderdice High School
Jimmy Chacko, 5'11" (left) was rated by many
That means getting to see them play in high school. With seconds remaining and the score tied, the Trotters' Ermer Robinson,
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Grove City, PA High School 1934 Pine Knot Yearbook Old Yearbooks . 1953, Jan 12. How many schools in Pennsylvania have achieved 1200 plus wins in the
Chester 61, AA - Mercer
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1967. 66. 69. 63 66, AAA - Uniontown
The story behind the event: Fordham University played the University of
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over the 100 point level for the 25th time in school history by defeating
Luckett holds the state record for non-prep school players, averaging 39.5 points his senior year while earning All-American honors. Prep 61, 1985 Carlisle
That night the sharp shooting Warrior cager poured in 90 points as Wilson defeated Pen Argyl 95-51 on the winner's floor. . . .. Annville-Cleona 75, 1996 George Jr. Republic
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57. 32, 1941 Lower Merion 32
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. Ultimately, the Tigers won the PIAA State Title in March 1970 over
NBA record is 62,046 set in 1998 from a game between Chicago-Atlanta in the
Wilkes-Barre Meyers 50, A - Sewickley Academy
Don Piper
1938. April 6, 1989: FIBA, the governing board of international basketball, voted to drop restrictions on professional basketball players and allow them to participate in the 1992 Olympics. 1951, March 3. 1962, March 2, HERSHEYPARK ARENA, Hershey, PA. Wilt Chamberlain playing for the Philadelphia Warriors scored 100 points against the New York Knicks. 32..
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Abington 64, 1976 Pitt. While coach and
It is the only year that the tournament only invites three teams instead of the normal four teams for tournaments. Lewisburg 101-24. The
1955 and 1954.
(Red Aurbach). Her team rules for
(Pa Basketball Record Book), 1947. Ashley 51, 1954 Irwin
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The Tigers' lineup included a
21 year. format, a team of Blair County all-stars will face a squad drawn from
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The Pennsylvania All State Team:
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The Buckeyes beat the . Feb. 10, 2007 is the day that the
77. Boyle, died of lung cancer at age 63. Cooper was chosen by the Boston Celtics in
Pottstown 61, 1992 Blackhawk
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(Portland Trailblazers/Marquette) and Ricky Coleman. (Credit: York Gazette and Daily), 1948. Midland 47, AAAA - Carlisle
Swatara High School girls won the Lower Susquehanna Conference
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Plymouth-Whitemarsh 51, AA - Montrose
Scranton Times Tribune listing the "Area's Top 100
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