Catholic League Wins Record (2011)
Celebration Page Skip to main content Speedy Morris' first-team All-Catholic players: ROMAN CATHOLIC, 1968-81 1969: Mike Bantom 1970: Jim O'Brien 1971: John Beecroft 1973: Chico Singleton, Donald Kelly 1974: John Griffin, Donald Kelly 1975: Zane Major 1976: Mike Morrow 1977: Reggie Jackson 1978: Reggie Jackson 1979: Lonnie McFarlan 1980: Lonnie McFarlan 1981: Rnady Monroe, Glenn Welton ST. JOSEPH'S PREP, 2002-11 2002: Mark Zoller 2003: Mark Zoller, John Griffin 2004: Chris Clark, John Griffin 2005: Reggie Redding 2006: Reggie Redding 2007: Matt Griffin 2008: Jim Mower 2009: Joe Nardi 2010: Joe Nardi 2011: TBA CATHOLIC LEAGUE TITLES 1969: 14-2, 26-4 1973: 13-3, 24-6 1974: 15-1, 31-3 1978: 13-1, 32-4 1979: 13-1, 31-5 1980: 13-1, 31-3 2003: 13-1, 30-2 2004: 13-1, 27-4 Speedy Morris Celebration Page William "Speedy" Morris became the Catholic League's winningest coach on 2/7/11, as St. Joseph's Prep beat visiting Cardinal O'Hara, 55-38. Here's the Daily News story . . . ------------------------------ Morris owns CL wins record By TED SILARY AS IT TURNS OUT, coach William " Speedy " Morris is not in complete control of all aspects of St. Joseph's Prep's basketball program. School officials know a crimson-letter day when they see one, and they were not about to let it get go unnoticed. Morris, 561-146 in only 24 seasons, is now the winningest coach in Catholic League history. And PA announcer Andrew Whelan informed the folks of that feat moments after the final buzzer concluded yesterday's 55-38 CL success over visiting Cardinal O'Hara. With 1 1/2 minutes left, Whelan had been handed a sheet of paper by Bill Avington, the Prep's communications director and the nephew of Dan and Larry Avington, twin-brother starters for Morris' first squad at Roman Catholic in the 1967-68 season. As the Hawks passed the ball from player to player over the last 40-odd seconds, declining to add to their lead, Morris stood in front of the bench, lightly touching his chin. Surely, he was thinking about some of the spectacular wins, or the championships, or the great players, or the amazing path he'd followed to reach this milestone. "I was just glad it was over," Morris said. "O'Hara was lights-out in the first quarter. " Speedy Morris -- SEASON BY SEASON ROMAN 1968: 17-7 1969: 26-4 1970: 15-9 1971: 17-8 1972: 19-6 1973: 24-6 1974: 31-3 1975: 28-6 1976: 28-5 1977: 24-8 1978: 32-4 1979: 31-5 1980: 31-3 1981: 24-8 SJ PREP 2002: 24-6 2003: 30-2 2004: 27-4 2005: 26-5 2006: 24-5 2007: 22-8 2008: 16-11 2009: 14-9 2010: 17-8 2011: 14-6 TOTAL RECORD 883-380 High School 1968-81: Roman, 347-82 1983-84: Penn Charter, 41-14 2002-11: SJ Prep, 214-64 College 1985-86: La Salle women, 43-17 1987-01: La Salle men, 238-203 Rest of story . . . Really? That was his thought? "I don't like to make a big deal of this stuff," he said. "As little fanfare as possible. I mean, I'm honored, but . . . It's about the kids. " Not yesterday. Morris went 347-82 in 14 seasons at Roman (1968-81) and he's now 214-64 in 10 at the Prep. He also was 41-14 in two seasons at Penn Charter (1983-84), of the Inter-Ac League, making his scholastic numbers 602-160 (.790). The old CL mark belonged to Harry "Bud" Gardler, 560-413 in 38 seasons at the old Bishop Kenrick (1969-75) and O'Hara (1977-2008). The previous standard-bearer was Bill Fox, 545-269 in 29 seasons at Father Judge (1975-85, 1987-99, 2001-05), and Fox had broken the mark of the man who'd coached him at La Salle High, Charles "Obie" O'Brien (541-248 in 34 seasons; 1935-41 and 1944-70). Morris mentioned that he always had great respect for Gardler's coaching abilities, and that the two, with their wives, had gone on double dates during Gardler's time at Kenrick. Morris recalled the first CL coaches' meeting he ever attended, and how one guy said he wanted the CL to stop playing Friday night games "so the coaches could take their wives shopping. " Another hollered from across the room, "Ah, you just want to go to the bar! " He also thought back to his first Roman game, which produced a 66-53 win at Archbishop Wood behind double-figure scoring from John Proud (18), Larry Storm (15), Keith Coady (13) and Steve Collins (12). "Wood's coach was Warren Winterbotton," Morris recalled. "I remember thinking, 'He was a player at Villanova. I'm going against him?' . . . And then on the bus ride back, I was thinking how proud my dad [Charles] would have been; he died when I was in the eighth grade. " Morris, 68, a 1960 Roman grad, grew up in Manayunk and has lived forever in Roxborough. He was not a star student ("My best class was typing") and upon graduation was hired as a clerk-typist at the old Midvale-Heppenstall Steel Co. His love for X's and O's was intense and, after making a name for himself on the youth circuit, he was hired as Roman's JV coach for the 1966-67 campaign. Speedball brought much glory to Broad and Vine. His teams won six CL crowns and the 1974 City Championship, and the 3 years from 1978-80 yielded 94 wins! But in July 1981, he was fired by the school's principal, the Rev. Edward B. Cahill, for what he termed "personal differences in application of policy over a period of time. " He refused to be more specific. The media firestorm was intense. Even the local TV stations paid great attention. Within a month, Cahill was being reassigned to a Philly parish and a board composed of five CL principals was recommending that Roman rehire Morris. Didn't happen. He spent the 1981-82 season as a behind-the-scenes assistant to Monsignor Bonner coach Ed Stefanski, who's now the 76ers' general manager. "If not for Eddie, I don't know that I would have continued in coaching," said Morris, who, after yesterday's game, posed for midcourt pictures - the whole scene was quite understated - with his players, assistants and the school president, the Rev. George W. Bur. "People were telling me, 'You're done. Forget about it. ' That year lifted my spirits. Eddie was just getting involved in the mortgage business, so sometimes I'd even run practice. " Penn Charter welcomed him back into the head-coaching fold, and there he was able to coach his oldest son, Keith, now one of his assistants. Next were stints at La Salle University as the women's coach (1985-86; 43-17) and men's coach (1987-2001, 238-203). "I was so lucky to be a head coach in college ball without a degree," he said. "That would never happen now. I only did 1 year of night school at St. Joe's, and probably got all D's. "This was in '73. I had three kids [under age 5]. I'd go to work before they got up, then coach and go to school, and they were asleep by the time I got home. I never saw them. " Morris said he was offered the La Salle's men's job right before he coached the women to a win over St. Peter's for the '86 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title. "But I was told not to say anything to anybody," he noted. "Not even [wife] Mimi. Imagine that. I'm coaching the women in a title game knowing I'm going to be the men's coach. " After the men's ride ended with another termination, Morris wound up at the Prep, and he says, "I've been happier here than anywhere I've ever been. " He then added, "You know, I almost didn't take this job. " Reason? "I heard stories that the parents here had too much to say," he said. "I was assured by Jim Murray [still the athletic director] that he and the principal made the decisions. That was all I needed to hear. "Because I got appendicitis, I couldn't meet with the kids for about a month. When that happened, co-captains Jim Good and Mike Harbrick were staring at me [in awe]. I figured we'd go forward just fine. " The '03 and '04 squads won championships. Morris said he remains on the job "because I love the interaction with the kids. I've had so many great ones [as people]. Some of my best friends are former players. I've been to their weddings. To their kids' confirmations/graduations. Lots of great memories. "There have been some bad ones, too, but they've been way, way, way outweighed. " After Morris recently bagged his 600th high school win, he told the Daily News he could picture coaching two to three more seasons, health permitting. "I figured that had to be a misquote," Keith Morris said, laughing. "I see him going for a while. He has too much fun here. He loves the kids. Only 2 to 3 more years would be a shocker to me. "He coached in college, of course, but I think he has always been more about the high school kids. You can spend more time with them. Take them to a Big 5 game. Buy them a cheesesteak with no violation. You can have more of an impact on their lives, as well as teach them the game. "The La Salle jobs gave him the ability to put us through college, but his heart of hearts has always favored this level, where you're more of a teacher on and off the court. " Stephen Vasturia (25; he has made 69 consecutive free throws), Gene Williams (15) and Miles Overton (10) reached double figures in scoring for the Prep. Mike Fee and Mike Levy also started, while Kevin Oberlies and James Stewart were part of the seven-man rotation. Morris, of course, still does not miss a trick. Late in the third quarter, as the Hawks held for a last shot, he noticed a player bent over to the side of the foul lane. "Get your hands off your knees!" he barked. "Look like you want to play! " His attention to detail is never-ending. "He's a student of the game. Even to this day," Keith Morris said. "You'll still see him reading other coaches' books or watching their videos. He believes if you stop trying to learn, it's time for it to be over. He's never been big enough to believe there's something he doesn't know. " After so much success, that mindset should not surprise.
300 Wins at a Second School (2015)
Celebration Page On Dec. 30, 2015, with a 49-43 win over Salesianum (DE), in a showcase event at Widener University, William "Speedy" Morris became the first high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania history to claim win No. 300 at a second school, according to state hoops historian Bill Gaffey. Morris was 347-82 at Roman for 14 seasons (1968-81) and the win over Salesianum made him 300-94 in 15 seasons (2002-16) at SJ Prep. Senior Pete Gayhardt led the Hawks with 18 points and 15 rebounds while soph Kyle Thompson contributed 13 points. Other scorers: Darius Kinnel 7, Chris Montie 5, Brian Griffin 3, Temi Aiyegbusi 2, Evan Wall 1. The win raised the Prep's season record to 7-3 -- 6-3 in non-league games, plus a CL win over O'Hara. ---- This story was written after Speedy won his first game as SJ Prep's coach . . . NOT AS SPEEDY Morris upbeat as new job gets under way Coaching legend thinks he'll make impact at Prep By Ted Silary ON THE NIGHT when Bill "Speedy" Morris returned to the coaching level where he earned his wings, his jacket never took flight. If you were around when Morris coached high school basketball, for 16 of 17 seasons ending in 1984 (14 at Roman Catholic, one year off, two at Penn Charter), you vividly recall the flying jackets. Could have been a referee's call. Could have been a bonehead play. Could have been anything even remotely negative, really. Speedy's jacket would soar, the fans would roar and later they would exaggerate to friends, "I swear it went 50 feet! " Morris, fired last March after posting eight consecutive losing seasons at La Salle University (his 15-year run began with six consecutive postseason appearances), was back on a sideline last night, coaching St. Joseph's Prep past Chestnut Hill Academy, 64-40, in the latter's Tip-Off Tournament. The scene did not quite qualify as Bright Lights Territory, but Morris was still energetic. Of course, energetic is nowhere close to vintage Speedy. SEASON BY SEASON ROMAN 1968: 17-7 1969: 26-4 1970: 15-9 1971: 17-8 1972: 19-6 1973: 24-6 1974: 31-3 1975: 28-6 1976: 28-5 1977: 24-8 1978: 32-4 1979: 31-5 1980: 31-3 1981: 24-8 SJ PREP 2002: 24-6 2003: 30-2 2004: 27-4 2005: 26-5 2006: 24-5 2007: 22-8 2008: 16-11 2009: 14-9 2010: 17-8 2011: 14-9 2012: 21-6 2013: 24-6 2014: 16-7 2015: 18-5 2016: 7-3 TOTAL RECORD 969-410 High School 1968-81: Roman, 347-82 1983-84: Penn Charter, 41-14 2002-11: SJ Prep, 300-94 College 1985-86: La Salle women, 43-17 1987-01: La Salle men, 238-203 In the third quarter, after watching a Hawklet play lazy defense, Morris screeched and used a salty word or two. "Think he's not into it?" said his son, Keith, an assistant. When guard John Griffin - his father, John, starred for Morris at Roman Catholic and later coached Saint Joseph's University - declined to snipe despite being wide open, Morris yelled, "Griff! Shoot the damn ball!" But all in all, he was calm and calmer. "Hey, look at the score," he said, smiling. "Wasn't much reason to yell. Except for the third quarter, when we got outhustled, and I'm still not happy about it, as I just told the kids again, I thought we gave a good effort. "I wasn't throwing the jacket much the past few years. My wife has been dressing me better [he wore a black suit]. A couple years ago, I threw my jacket and never got it back. I think people were looking to get one." A dozen family members watched Morris' return. Also on hand were maybe 35 "Speedies," for lack of a better term - people who have supported his teams under all circumstances. Even Temple coach John Chaney, who lives in nearby Mount Airy, turned out to watch a half. A few minutes after the game, Stan Parker, CHA's athletic director, walked into the Hawklets' locker room and presented Morris the game ball while welcoming him back to scholastic coaching. Keith Morris insisted his father is having a fun time. "He loves coaching high school kids," he said. "At this level, he can have much more of an impact on their lives. You don't have to worry about the stupid NCAA regulations. He's making this team a family. He has already had kids to the house for dinner. "The only reason he went to college coaching in the first place [with La Salle's women for the '85 season] was to help put his four kids through college. We all thank him greatly for that." Speedy said he would have gladly remained at Roman Catholic to this day had he not been fired after the '81 season for reasons never fully explained. "I'd be in my 35th season and feeling like Morgan Wootten," he said, smiling, referring to the been-there-forever boss at DeMatha, in Hyattsville, Md. The strange part about last night's scene, from Prep's end, anyway, was the total lack of student support. True, the Hawklets will play tonight for the Catholic Red football championship. True, it was the first game. True, it was on the road. True, the opponent was not a big-timer. But no kids at all? "A lot of our students think we're going to be the same, ol' Prep," manager/scorekeeper Dan Timby said. "But in our scrimmages, we beat Judge and McDevitt handily. We had a 19-0 quarter against McDevitt. "He's working us hard. The practices are usually 3 hours. One went for 3 1/2." Said Morris: "The guys that can do it in 2 hours must be much smarter than I am. Hey, the only defense we have in so far is man-to-man." Morris shrugged when asked whether he thinks his players consider him a coaching legend or someone who merely happens to be their new coach. "I heard that [one player's] response when I got the job was, 'Wow! He's going to coach us?!' " Morris said. "I feel they're responding to me. Whether that's because I coached for a lot of years in Division I, I don't know. I think they just want someone they can respond to. Someone who can push them. "Kids still want discipline; though a lot of them will walk all over you if you let them. The biggest change through the years has been that you have to be a lot more positive with kids. You can yell, sure, but then you'd better pat them on the back." Though he used words such as "shocked" and "crushed" when referring to his La Salle firing, and said he still misses being there, Morris appears to be enjoying his new assignment. He is still collecting on the last year of his La Salle contract, and he's unemployed except for coaching. Thus, he often arrives at Prep by 10 a.m. and holds court in an office specially provided for him. At Roman, Morris went 347-82 with six Catholic League championships. At Penn Charter, he went 41-14 with one Inter-Ac title. At Prep, he's a gaudy 1-0. "I'm enjoying this," Morris said. "And I'm enjoying the kids." Pause. Grin. "If we lose a couple, I don't know if they'll be enjoying me." Look out for flying jackets . . .
700 Career Wins
Celebration Page On Dec. 30, 2016, with a 67-48 win over St. Georges (DE), in a showcase event at Widener University, William "Speedy" Morris notched his 700th win as high school coach. Morris was 347-82 in 14 seasons at Roman (1968-81), 41-14 in two at Penn Charter (1983-84) and this win made him 312-103 in 16 at St. Joseph's Prep (2002-17). Junior Kyle Thompson led the Hawks with 21 points while classmates Darius Kinnel (17) and Ed Croswell (12) also scored in double figures. Other scorers: Brian Griffin 9, Gabe Arizin 8. Arizin (13) and Croswell (12) led in rebounds. The win raised the Prep's season record to 6-2. In 2015, in the same gym on the same date, the Hawks bested Salesianum (DE), 49-43, to make Morris the first high school basketball coach in Pennsylvania history to claim win No. 300 at a second school, according to state hoops historian Bill Gaffey. Also, high school win No. 700 came in his 1,400th game as a high school/college coach. ---- This story was written after Speedy notched his 300th win on Dec. 11, 1979 . . . By Ted Silary There was a cake for Bill "Speedy" Morris, but in deference to an ever-present diet, he did not eat any. There was not a cake for Lonnie McFarlan, but then again no one could have foreseen the need to order one. As a boisterous crowd at Bishop Kenrick sensed early last night, a celebration with two cakes, two sets of noisemakers and two brands of party hats was surely in order. For Morris, the mastermind basketball guru with the theatrical savvy to match, the occasion was his 300th victory in 12-plus years at Roman Catholic High. For the 6-5 McFarlan, the 72-58 win provided a chance to smash some records. With 2:57 remaining in the third quarter, McFarlan snatched his eighth rebound of the night, thus rubbing out Reggie Jackson (763) as Roman's all-time leader. McFarlan finished the evening with 12 boards and a 768 total, but in the really big news, he also poured in 45 points, shooting 21-for-30 from the field, along with 3-for-4 from the line. Again, Jackson (now at Maryland) was the victimized Cahillite, having scorched St. James for a school-record 41. "In the middle of the second quarter, I started to get the feeling that it was gonna be a pretty good night," noted McFarlan, who scored 21 first-half points. "But I never thought it was gonna wind up as good as this. "I TURNED ONE time in the middle and I was off-balance. I just threw it up and it went in. It shocked me. That was a George McGinnis shot." Ha, ha. If McGinnis - at least in his late Sixers' days - had taken that shot, it might have clanged off the rim or wound up as an air-ball. McFarlan's shots last night seemed to be encased in cotton. He first forced a shot in the fourth quarter and, if anything, did not cut loose often enough. As you can expect, each time McFarlan even came close to messing up, ol' Speed Man displayed the contortions and facial expressions that have made him famous. With those pointed, high-pitched words to match. Speedy in 1968 SEASON BY SEASON ROMAN 1968: 17-7 1969: 26-4 1970: 15-9 1971: 17-8 1972: 19-6 1973: 24-6 1974: 31-3 1975: 28-6 1976: 28-5 1977: 24-8 1978: 32-4 1979: 31-5 1980: 31-3 1981: 24-8 PENN CHARTER 1983: 20-7 1984: 21-7 SJ PREP 2002: 24-6 2003: 30-2 2004: 27-4 2005: 26-5 2006: 24-5 2007: 22-8 2008: 16-11 2009: 14-9 2010: 17-8 2011: 14-9 2012: 21-6 2013: 24-6 2014: 16-7 2015: 18-5 2016: 13-10 2017: 6-2 TOTAL RECORD High School 700-199 1968-81: Roman, 347-82 1983-84: Penn Charter, 41-14 2002-17: SJ Prep, 312-103 -- ( College ) 281-220 1985-86: La Salle women, 43-17 1987-01: La Salle men, 238-203 -- ( Overall ) 981-419 -- CATHOLIC LEAGUE TITLES 1969: 14-2, 26-4 1973: 13-3, 24-6 1974: 15-1, 31-3 1978: 13-1, 32-4 1979: 13-1, 31-5 1980: 13-1, 31-3 2003: 13-1, 30-2 2004: 13-1, 27-4 INTER-AC TITLE 1984: 9-1, 21-7 "Lonnie scores 45 points, it must seem silly for me to yell at him. Maybe it's that I'm too much of a perfectionist. He's got to play defense better, he's got to rebound better. He's an unselfish kid - too much, sometimes. If he had taken all the shots that were there, he would have scored 'way over 50." "He can holler at me and jump all over me, if he wants to," Lonnie said. " It's for my own good. If I didn't have someone of his caliber to lead me, I wouldn't be where I am right now (among best players in country). I have to take what he says constructively. If he didn't say anything, I'd start to wonder, 'Something must be wrong with Coach Morris.' "One thing I'd like to say: Lonnie McFarlan didn't get these points all alone. I can't do anything if my teammates don't play well, also. Say I'm off. They'll be able to pick up the slack. In fact, they might do a better job than me." BEFORE ROMAN COULD have Speedy's cake and eat it, too, it first had to shake a team that is much better than many people had realized. Phil Martelli, the Knights' second-year coach, has a great thing going. Junior Tom Scott mixed 13 points and 10 rebounds, Pat Hannan pulled off several pretty drives en route to 14 points, and Jim Bolger chipped in with 12 points and four assists. This team is most assuredly not a spittin' image of the one in '76, which took the title and warmed hearts the area over, but if Martelli can sustain both the intensity and high level of play, a Northern Division playoff berth could be in the offing. Meanwhile, Morris was asked to recall his early days at Broad and Vine, when a job coaching basketball at Roman was tantamount to leaping from the third-floor fire escape. When Speedy took over, the Cahillites had not reached the playoffs since about the time that David beat Goliath. Or so it seemed. However, that first squad in 1967-'68 invaded the Palestra, as have all the others since but one ('70). Roman owns five league titles and one City Title ('74) under Morris. "No one thought Roman basketball would come to this, including myself, " Morris said. "I remember when I took the job, talking with my best friend, John Hoban. We said that if we could just be .500 after a couple years, people would say we were doing a great job. "In fact, if somebody had said, 'We will let you be 50-50 after five seasons,' I would have pinned him down right then and said, 'Yeah, yeah, I'll take it.' "THAT FIRST TEAM should get the credit for getting everything going. I like to remind these kids of those kids - how much they worked, how nobody got on anyone else. They were united in every way." When pressed, Morris was able to recall that his 100th win came over O'Hara in 1972 and that his 200th win came over Neumann in 1976. And the first? "Barry Fisher was my assistant. I can even remember the things we talked about on the bus ride up there (to Wood). He said I didn't know how to dress, that my socks should match my pants, that instead they matched my sports coat." These days, Speedy Morris is unmatched when it comes to high school coaches in the area (state?, country?, universe?) and, as players go, McFarlan's attaining that same stature in a hurry. Over the summer, Lonnie gave a hint of a dynamite senior season, exploding for 41 points (19-for- 35) as the Venice Island All-Stars lost to Mrs. Paul's Pals. "I'm trying to approach each game with the same feeling, that I just go out to do my best," McFarlan said. "There's nothing to worry about, no pressure at all from anybody. I go out there totally relaxed. I block everything outta my mind. On the court, I can hear just one person - Coach Morris. And I know what he says is not gonna steer me wrong." At game's end, McFarlan, Glenn Welton (18 points, 11 rebounds), Gerald Roberts (7 assists), Steve Scheier (6 assists), Randy Monroe (9 boards) and the rest of the Cahillites steered themselves into the locker room. Morris' brother, Dave, unveiled a cake that he ordered on behalf of the Morris children. Later, back at Speedy's Drop in the Bucket tappy in Roxborough, there was another cake, even bigger. "The thing is," Speedy said, "I don't even eat cake." But how that man can put away the basketball victories. Below are the players who helped Speedy Morris accumulate 700 wins at the high school level. 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. The '81, '84 and '17 teams include multiple underclassmen. ROMAN CATHOLIC 1968-81 Seasons PENN CHARTER 1983-84 Seasons ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 2002-17 Seasons Charles DiCicco 1968 Andy Vye 1983 Evan Pierce 2002 Dan Avington 1968 Art Duff 1983 Jim Good 2002 Dennis Mathews 1968 Dennis Foley 1983 Matt Stefanski 2002 John Proud 1968 Joe Doherty 1983 Mike Haubrich 2002 Keith Coady 1968 Abe Dunmeyer 1984 Ryan Lynch 2002 Larry Avington 1968 Brian Duffy 1984 Brett Novielli 2003 Steve Collins 1968 Carl Arrigale 1984 John Oberlies 2003 Bill Braunsberg 1969 Drew Meyers 1984 Kyle Eisenmann 2003 Bill Medina 1969 Ed Small 1984 Mark Meehan 2003 Bob Giballa 1969 Hank Weiss 1984 Mark Zoller 2003 John Pindynski 1969 Joe Gleason 1984 T.J. Valerio 2003 Larry Storm 1969 Joe McGarvey 1984 Antoine Joseph 2004 Lorenzo Hough 1969 Marv Dunmeyer 1984 Chris Clark 2004 Mike Bantom 1969 Tom Burke 1984 Jared Black 2004 Mike Moody 1969 John Griffin 2004 Bob Zakrzewski 1970 Mike Boyle 2004 Charles Gardner 1970 Mike Kearney 2004 Dennis Carr 1970 Pat O�Toole 2004 Jim O'Brien 1970 Paul Lynch 2004 Rich Giusti 1970 Corey O'Rourke 2005 Ed Hoban 1971 Joe Fox 2005 John Beecroft 1971 Oscar Griffin 2005 Marty Corcoran 1971 Sean Barker 2005 Tony Smith 1971 Charlie Schrier 2006 Bob Blumber 1972 Dave Stefanski 2006 Charlie Rumsey 1972 James Oberlies 2006 Dave Henderson 1972 Kevin Fox 2006 Ed Jones 1972 Kevin Funston 2006 Fran Sykes 1972 Kevin Gallagher 2006 John Murphy 1972 Matt Beck 2006 Mike Cannon 1972 Mike Lombardi 2006 Mike Foster 1972 Mike McCauley 2006 Rich Maguire 1972 Reggie Redding 2006 Bob Cahill 1973 Chris Farrell 2007 Chico Singleton 1973 Drew Horgan 2007 Jim Harrington 1973 Larry Loughery 2007 Rocco Piliero 1973 Matt Dolan 2007 Adrian Moody 1974 Matt Griffin 2007 Donald Kelly 1974 Mike Mifka 2007 Jack Kelly 1974 Rob Coney 2007 John Griffin 1974 Sean McNulty 2007 Marcellus Pringle 1974 Casey Convery 2008 Mike LaPera 1974 Jim Mower 2008 Ike Robertson 1975 Joe Meehan 2008 Ira Brown 1975 Matt Williams 2008 Jeff Marcial 1975 Mike Bradley 2008 Joe Garrett 1975 Phil Giordano 2008 Keith Green 1975 Rich Hofmann 2008 Rich Smith 1975 Sean Dooley 2008 Terry Christian 1975 Brandon Robinson 2009 Tom Griffin 1975 Dan Fitzpatrick 2009 Tony Rapone 1975 Drew Valerio 2009 Zane Major 1975 Kevin O'Neill 2009 Bob Alessio 1976 Mike Leithead 2009 Greg Flannery 1976 Pat Stewart 2009 Jim Benincasa 1976 Pete Buzby 2009 Jim Dougherty 1976 Tom Griffin 2009 Mike Morrow 1976 Bryan Bacskai 2010 Rich Blasetti 1976 Connor McIntyre 2010 Steve Compton 1976 Joe Nardi 2010 Frank Ward 1977 Joe Oberlies 2010 Fred Braunsberg 1977 John Hrabrick 2010 Jim Parson 1977 John Regan 2010 Kevin Eagan 1977 Sean Brophy 2010 Mark Dugan 1977 James Stewart 2011 Ray Finney 1977 Matt Stahl 2011 Tyrone Dent 1977 Mike Fee 2011 Warren Catlett 1977 Mike Levy 2011 Charlie Robbins 1978 Gene Williams 2012 Chris Kelley 1978 Joe Kane 2012 Greg Hayden 1978 Kevin Oberlies 2012 Jim Braunsberg 1978 Matt Gorman 2012 John Siorek 1978 Tom Stewart 2012 Larry McGill 1978 Trevor Johnson 2012 Reggie Jackson 1978 Wes Hackman 2012 Roosevelt Prescott 1978 Dan Nedbal 2013 Bill Dillard 1979 Dan Sherry 2013 Kevin Copes 1979 Kyle MacWilliams 2013 Leonard Stubbs 1979 Mark Hueber 2013 Mike Lally 1979 Miles Overton 2013 Ralph Mack 1979 P.J. Kelly 2013 Ray Gorham 1979 Stephen Vasturia 2013 Darryl Williams 1979 Alex Stewart 2014 Gerald Roberts 1980 Chris Hoffner 2014 John Ross 1980 John Luciano 2014 Lonnie McFarlan 1980 Kyle W. Thompson 2014 Steve Scheier 1980 Malik Macon 2014 Alex Staranowicz 1981 Rick Slusarczyk 2014 Anthony Abron 1981 Ryan Wall 2014 Craig McClellan 1981 Tom Fox 2014 Dallas Comegys 1981 Austin Gallagher 2015 Glenn Welton 1981 Billy Kramer 2015 Jim Capella 1981 Billy Kramer 2015 Jim Parrella 1981 Brendan Burns 2015 Marc Jones 1981 Chris Clover 2015 Marc Jones 1981 Jack Henkels 2015 Mike Morris 1981 James Leible 2015 Randy Monroe 1981 James McGovern 2015 Steve Dangerfield 1981 Mark Scarlett 2015 Steve Pettit 1981 Zach Talke 2015 Alim Kamara 2016 Anto Keshgegian 2016 Chris Montie 2016 Evan Wall 2016 Fintan O'Toole 2016 John Kueny 2016 Keith Williams 2016 Pete Gayhardt 2016 Temi Aiyegbusi 2016 Vincent Luciano 2016 Askia Hamilton 2017 Brian Griffin 2017 Darius Kinnel 2017 Edward Croswell 2017 Gabe Arizin 2017 Joseph Paparone 2017 M. Kyle Thompson 2017 Matt Hartz 2017 Matthew Cruz 2017 Max Frantz 2017 Mike Barton 2017 Mike Hagan 2017 Vincent Busico 2017
1,000 Career Wins
Celebration Page On Jan. 12, 2018, by a score of 63-42 over visiting Lansdale Catholic in a Catholic League game, Bill "Speedy" Morris earned his 1,000th win in season No. 50 as a high school/college coach. Morris was 347-82 in 14 seasons at Roman (1968-81), 41-14 in two at Penn Charter (1983-84), 43-17 in two with La Salle University's women, 238-203 in 15 with La Salle's men and this win made him 331-110 in 17 at St. Joseph's Prep (2002-18). Senior Darius Kinnel led the Hawks with 18 points, lifting his total above 1,000 (counting one varsity season at Highland High, in South Jersey). Classmates Kyle Thompson (15) and Ed Croswell (10) also scored in double digits. Juniors Gabe Arizin (nine)/Jacob O'Connell (six) and soph Trevor Wall (five) completed the scoring. The win raised the Prep's season record to 10-1. ---- This story was written after Speedy notched his first win with the Prep on Nov. 30, 2001 By Ted Silary, Philadelphia Daily News ON THE NIGHT when Bill "Speedy" Morris returned to the coaching level where he earned his wings, his jacket never took flight. If you were around when Morris coached high school basketball, for 16 of 17 seasons ending in 1984 (14 at Roman Catholic, one year off, two at Penn Charter), you vividly recall the flying jackets. Could have been a referee's call. Could have been a bonehead play. Could have been anything even remotely negative, really. Speedy 's jacket would soar, the fans would roar and later they would exaggerate to friends, "I swear it went 50 feet!" Morris, fired last March after posting eight consecutive losing seasons at La Salle University (his 15-year run began with six consecutive postseason appearances), was back on a sideline last night, coaching St. Joseph's Prep past Chestnut Hill Academy, 64-40, in the latter's Tip-Off Tournament. The scene did not quite qualify as Bright Lights Territory, but Morris was still energetic. Of course, energetic is nowhere close to vintage Speedy. In the third quarter, after watching a Hawklet play lazy defense, Morris screeched and used a salty word or two. "Think he's not into it?" said his son, Keith, an assistant. When guard John Griffin - his father, John, starred for Morris at Roman Catholic and later coached Saint Joseph's University - declined to snipe despite being wide open, Morris yelled, "Griff! Shoot the damn ball!" But all in all, he was calm and calmer. "Hey, look at the score," he said, smiling. "Wasn't much reason to yell. Except for the third quarter, when we got outhustled, and I'm still not happy about it, as I just told the kids again, I thought we gave a good effort. "I wasn't throwing the jacket much the past few years. My wife has been dressing me better [he wore a black suit]. A couple years ago, I threw my jacket and never got it back. I think people were looking to get one." A dozen family members watched Morris' return. Also on hand were maybe 35 "Speedies," for lack of a better term - people who have supported his teams under all circumstances. Even Temple coach John Chaney, who lives in nearby Mount Airy, turned out to watch a half. A few minutes after the game, Stan Parker, CHA's athletic director, walked into the Hawklets' locker room and presented Morris the game ball while welcoming him back to scholastic coaching. Keith Morris insisted his father is having a fun time. "He loves coaching high school kids," he said. "At this level, he can have much more of an impact on their lives. You don't have to worry about the stupid NCAA regulations. He's making this team a family. He has already had kids to the house for dinner. "The only reason he went to college coaching in the first place [with La Salle's women for the '85 season] was to help put his four kids through college. We all thank him greatly for that." Speedy said he would have gladly remained at Roman Catholic to this day had he not been fired after the '81 season for reasons never fully explained. "I'd be in my 35th season and feeling like Morgan Wootten," he said, smiling, referring to the been-there-forever boss at DeMatha, in Hyattsville, Md. The strange part about last night's scene, from Prep's end, anyway, was the total lack of student support. True, the Hawklets will play tonight for the Catholic Red football championship. True, it was the first game. True, it was on the road. True, the opponent was not a big-timer. But no kids at all? "A lot of our students think we're going to be the same, ol' Prep," manager/scorekeeper Dan Timby said. "But in our scrimmages, we beat Judge and McDevitt handily. We had a 19-0 quarter against McDevitt. "He's working us hard. The practices are usually 3 hours. One went for 3 1/2." Said Morris: "The guys that can do it in 2 hours must be much smarter than I am. Hey, the only defense we have in so far is man-to-man." Morris shrugged when asked whether he thinks his players consider him a coaching legend or someone who merely happens to be their new coach. SEASON BY SEASON ROMAN 1968: 17-7 1969: 26-4 1970: 15-9 1971: 17-8 1972: 19-6 1973: 24-6 1974: 31-3 1975: 28-6 1976: 28-5 1977: 24-8 1978: 32-4 1979: 31-5 1980: 31-3 1981: 24-8 PENN CHARTER 1983: 20-7 1984: 21-7 LA SALLE WOMEN 1985: 22-8 1986: 21-9 LA SALLE MEN 1987: 20-13 1988: 24-10 1989: 26-6 1990: 30-2 1991: 19-10 1992: 20-11 1993: 14-13 1994: 11-16 1995: 13-14 1996: 6-24 1997: 10-17 1998: 9-18 1999: 13-15 2000: 11-17 2001: 12-17 SJ PREP 2002: 24-6 2003: 30-2 2004: 27-4 2005: 26-5 2006: 24-5 2007: 22-8 2008: 16-11 2009: 14-9 2010: 17-8 2011: 14-9 2012: 21-6 2013: 24-6 2014: 16-7 2015: 18-5 2016: 13-10 2017: 15-8 2018: 10-1 TOTAL RECORD High School 719-206 1968-81: Roman, 347-82 1983-84: Penn Charter, 41-14 2002-18: SJ Prep, 331-110 -- ( College ) 281-220 1985-86: La Salle women, 43-17 1987-01: La Salle men, 238-203 -- ( Overall ) 1,000 - 426 -- CATHOLIC LEAGUE TITLES 1969: 14-2, 26-4 1973: 13-3, 24-6 1974: 15-1, 31-3 1978: 13-1, 32-4 1979: 13-1, 31-5 1980: 13-1, 31-3 2003: 13-1, 30-2 2004: 13-1, 27-4 INTER-AC TITLE 1984: 9-1, 21-7 MAAC TITLES 1988: 14-0, 24-10 1989: 13-1, 26-6 1990: 16-0, 30-2 1992: 12-4, 20-11 -- 1,000-POINT SCORERS (Coached by Speedy; All or Part of Career) SCHOOL Pts Sr. Yr. ROMAN "Chico" Singleton 1,127 1973 Reggie Jackson 1,861 1978 Lonnie McFarlan 1,842 1980 Glenn Welton 1,323 1981 PENN CHARTER None LA SALLE WOMEN Linda Hester 1,490 1986 Jill Crawley 1,451 1986 Suzi McCaffrey 1,011 1986 Allison Hudson 1,138 1987 Tracey Sneed 1,486 1989 LA SALLE MEN Larry Koretz 1,382 1987 Tim Legler 1,699 1988 Rich Tarr 1,004 1988 Craig Conlin 1,159 1989 Lionel Simmons 3,217 1990 Doug Overton 1,795 1991 Randy Woods 1,811 1992 Jack Hurd 1,693 1992 Kareem Townes 1,925 1995 Paul Burke 1,368 1995 Romaine Haywood 1,083 1996 Mike Gizzi 1,319 1998 Donnie Carr 2,067 2000 Victor Thomas 1,765 2001 Rasual Butler 2,125 2002 SJ PREP Mark Zoller 1,317 2003 John Griffin 1,488 2004 Chris Clark 1,239 2004 Reggie Redding 1,568 2006 Stephen Vasturia 1,764 2013 Miles Overton 1,133 2013 Chris Clover 1,247 2015 "I heard that [one player's] response when I got the job was, 'Wow! He's going to coach us?!' " Morris said. "I feel they're responding to me. Whether that's because I coached for a lot of years in Division I, I don't know. I think they just want someone they can respond to. Someone who can push them. "Kids still want discipline; though a lot of them will walk all over you if you let them. The biggest change through the years has been that you have to be a lot more positive with kids. You can yell, sure, but then you'd better pat them on the back." Though he used words such as "shocked" and "crushed" when referring to his La Salle firing, and said he still misses being there, Morris appears to be enjoying his new assignment. He is still collecting on the last year of his La Salle contract, and he's unemployed except for coaching. Thus, he often arrives at Prep by 10 a.m. and holds court in an office specially provided for him. At Roman, Morris went 347-82 with six Catholic League championships. At Penn Charter, he went 41-14 with one Inter-Ac title. At Prep, he's a gaudy 1-0. "I'm enjoying this," Morris said. "And I'm enjoying the kids." Pause. Grin. "If we lose a couple, I don't know if they'll be enjoying me." Look out for flying jackets . . . -- Below are recaps for wins Nos. 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 in Speedy Morris' lengthy career as a high school coach. . . No. 100 Dec. 15, 1972 - Friday night Catholic South At O'Hara Roman 46, O'Hara 44 O'Hara scored 11 of the game's first 13 points. Jim "Chico" Singleton finished with 18 points and Donald Kelly scored 11 of his 17 in the last quarter. Steve Oristaglio (17) led O'Hara. O'Hara's star in the previous season (first team All-City) had been Michael Arizin, the son of NBA all-timer Paul Arizin. Michael's son, Gabe, a soph, is now a starter for SJ Prep (see recap for No. 700.) No. 200 Feb. 13, 1976 - Friday afternoon Catholic South At Roman Roman 58, Neumann 51 Soph Reggie Jackson saved 14 of his 18 points for a 32-25 second half and Mike Morrow added 15 points overall. Afterward, Roman stat man Bob Beecroft joked, "We're calling it 198 and a half. Speedy got thrown out at Carroll last week and was sick for a game last year." No. 300 Dec. 11, 1979 - Tuesday night Non-League At Kenrick Roman 72, Kenrick 58 Lonnie McFarlan shot 21-for-30 and 3-for-4 for a school-record 45 points. He also collected 12 rebounds. Glenn Welton added 18 points and 11 rebounds while '81 grad Randy Monroe -- he's now in his first season as Speedy's assistant at SJ Prep -- grabbed nine boards. Kenrick's coach was Phil Martelli, who's now in his 22nd season as the boss at Saint Joseph's University. One of Phil's assistants was Geno Auriemma, who has enjoyed wild success as the women's coach at the University of Connecticut. No. 400 Jan. 6, 2002 - Sunday afternoon Catholic South At SJ Prep SJ Prep 54, O'Hara 38 Mark Zoller and John Griffin contributed 15 points apiece and Ryan Lynch hit three treys en route to 11 points. Griffin's brother, Matt ('07), also played for Speedy at the Prep -- he was a starter in win No. 500 -- and is in his first season as Roman's coach. Their dad, John ('74), was a star for Speedy at Roman. No. 500 Dec. 14, 2005 - Wednesday afternoon Non-League At Malvern SJ Prep 43, Malvern 39 Reggie Redding offered 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Larry Loughery had 11 points and eight boards. Dave Stefanski -- his dad, Ed, a Bonner product, has long held front office jobs for NBA teams -- also scored 11 points. The best pre-game line came from Malvern assistant Joe Redican, in reference to interim coach Kurt Ruch. Mindful that the Friars would be entering play with one win, Joe said playfully, "Kurt has a chance to do something today that Speedy will never be able to do -- double his win total." No. 600 Jan. 31, 2011 - Monday night Catholic League At West Catholic SJ Prep 70, West Catholic 31 The Hawks created major distance with a 25-5 run to start the second half. Gene Williams (23), Stephen Vasturia (15) and Miles Overton (11) paced the romp. Overton's dad, Doug, enjoyed a lengthy NBA career and is in his first year as the coach at Lincoln University. No. 700 Dec. 30, 2016 - Friday afternoon Showcase At Widener University SJ Prep 67, St. Georges (DE) 48 Juniors Kyle Thompson (21), Darius Kinnel (17) and Ed Croswell (12) scored in double figures. Soph Gabe Arizin snagged 13 rebounds and Croswell was right behind with 12. Counting Morris' stints with the women and men at La Salle University, this was his 1,400th game as a head coach (981-419). Below are the players who helped Speedy Morris accumulate 1,000 wins at the high school/college levels. Year indicates the player's final season. Most were seniors. Some transferred and some were underclassmen who did not play in the following season. The '81, '84, '86, '01 and '18 teams include multiple underclassmen. (Note: In the '82 season, Speedy was an unofficial assistant at Bonner.) ROMAN CATHOLIC 1968-81 Seasons LA SALLE WOMEN 1985-86 Seasons ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 2002-18 Seasons Charles DiCicco 1968 Patty Fallon 1985 Evan Pierce 2002 Dan Avington 1968 Trish Giordano 1985 Jim Good 2002 Dennis Mathews 1968 Gina Tobin 1985 Matt Stefanski 2002 John Proud 1968 Kelly Briar 1986 Mike Haubrich 2002 Keith Coady 1968 Mary Coyle 1986 Ryan Lynch 2002 Larry Avington 1968 Jill Crandley 1986 Brett Novielli 2003 Steve Collins 1968 Linda Hester 1986 John Oberlies 2003 Bill Braunsberg 1969 Allison Hudson 1986 Kyle Eisenmann 2003 Bill Medina 1969 Suzi McCaffrey 1986 Mark Meehan 2003 Bob Giballa 1969 Cheryl Reeve 1986 Mark Zoller 2003 John Pindynski 1969 Suzy Springman 1986 T.J. Valerio 2003 Larry Storm 1969 Linda French 1986 Antoine Joseph 2004 Lorenzo Hough 1969 Kelly Greenberg 1986 Chris Clark 2004 Mike Bantom 1969 Tracey Sneed 1986 Jared Black 2004 Mike Moody 1969 Jenniger Snyder 1986 John Griffin 2004 Bob Zakrzewski 1970 Sheila Wall 1986 Mike Boyle 2004 Charles Gardner 1970 Mike Kearney 2004 Dennis Carr 1970 LA SALLE MEN 1987-2001 Seasons Pat O�Toole 2004 Jim O'Brien 1970 Paul Lynch 2004 Rich Giusti 1970 Corey O'Rourke 2005 Ed Hoban 1971 Larry Koretz 1987 Joe Fox 2005 John Beecroft 1971 Ron Barnes 1987 Oscar Griffin 2005 Marty Corcoran 1971 Len Robinson 1987 Sean Barker 2005 Tony Smith 1971 Gary Jones 1987 Charlie Schrier 2006 Bob Blumber 1972 Tim Legler 1988 Dave Stefanski 2006 Charlie Rumsey 1972 Rich Tarr 1988 James Oberlies 2006 Dave Henderson 1972 Ken Palczewski 1988 Kevin Fox 2006 Ed Jones 1972 Eric Lee 1988 Kevin Funston 2006 Fran Sykes 1972 Marvin Woods 1988 Kevin Gallagher 2006 John Murphy 1972 Craig Conlin 1989 Matt Beck 2006 Mike Cannon 1972 Steve Wriedt 1989 Mike Lombardi 2006 Mike Foster 1972 Ralph Flowers 1989 Mike McCauley 2006 Rich Maguire 1972 Sam Rines 1989 Reggie Redding 2006 Bob Cahill 1973 Derek Brown 1989 Chris Farrell 2007 Chico Singleton 1973 Lionel Simmons 1990 Drew Horgan 2007 Jim Harrington 1973 Bobby Johnson 1990 Larry Loughery 2007 Rocco Piliero 1973 Doug Overton 1991 Matt Dolan 2007 Adrian Moody 1974 Broderick President 1991 Matt Griffin 2007 Donald Kelly 1974 Lamont Carter 1991 Mike Mifka 2007 Jack Kelly 1974 Mike Stock 1991 Rob Coney 2007 John Griffin 1974 Randy Woods 1992 Sean McNulty 2007 Marcellus Pringle 1974 Jack Hurd 1992 Casey Convery 2008 Mike LaPera 1974 Milko Lieverst 1992 Jim Mower 2008 Ike Robertson 1975 Bron Holland 1992 Joe Meehan 2008 Ira Brown 1975 Keith Morris 1992 Matt Williams 2008 Jeff Marcial 1975 Blitz Wooten 1993 Mike Bradley 2008 Joe Garrett 1975 Don Shelton 1993 Phil Giordano 2008 Keith Green 1975 Jeff Neubauer 1993 Rich Hofmann 2008 Rich Smith 1975 Ray Schultz 1993 Sean Dooley 2008 Terry Christian 1975 Luteke Kalombo 1993 Brandon Robinson 2009 Tom Griffin 1975 Chris Donato 1993 Dan Fitzpatrick 2009 Tony Rapone 1975 Mike Bergin 1993 Drew Valerio 2009 Zane Major 1975 Terquin Mott 1994 Kevin O'Neill 2009 Bob Alessio 1976 Quincy Lee 1994 Mike Leithead 2009 Greg Flannery 1976 Kareem Townes 1995 Pat Stewart 2009 Jim Benincasa 1976 Paul Burke 1995 Pete Buzby 2009 Jim Dougherty 1976 Derick Newton 1995 Tom Griffin 2009 Mike Morrow 1976 Romaine Haywood 1996 Bryan Bacskai 2010 Rich Blasetti 1976 Chris Copeland 1996 Connor McIntyre 2010 Steve Compton 1976 Everett Catlin 1997 Joe Nardi 2010 Frank Ward 1977 Travar Johnson 1997 Joe Oberlies 2010 Fred Braunsberg 1977 Mike Melchionni 1997 John Hrabrick 2010 Jim Parson 1977 Jasper van Teeseling 1997 John Regan 2010 Kevin Eagan 1977 Matt Comey 1997 Sean Brophy 2010 Mark Dugan 1977 Steve Fromal 1997 James Stewart 2011 Ray Finney 1977 Ronnie Braxton 1997 Matt Stahl 2011 Tyrone Dent 1977 Mike Gizzi 1998 Mike Fee 2011 Warren Catlett 1977 Shawn Smith 1998 Mike Levy 2011 Charlie Robbins 1978 Olof Landgren 1998 Gene Williams 2012 Chris Kelley 1978 Sid Catlett 1998 Joe Kane 2012 Greg Hayden 1978 Brian Flickinger 1998 Kevin Oberlies 2012 Jim Braunsberg 1978 K'Zell Watson 1999 Matt Gorman 2012 John Siorek 1978 Jermaine Peebles 1999 Tom Stewart 2012 Larry McGill 1978 Deon Jones 1999 Trevor Johnson 2012 Reggie Jackson 1978 Bobby Collins 1999 Wes Hackman 2012 Roosevelt Prescott 1978 Donnie Carr 2000 Dan Nedbal 2013 Bill Dillard 1979 Alexsandar Pavlovic 2000 Dan Sherry 2013 Kevin Copes 1979 Mike Pidhirsky 2000 Kyle MacWilliams 2013 Leonard Stubbs 1979 Mike Sidebotham 2000 Mark Hueber 2013 Mike Lally 1979 Rasual Butler 2001 Miles Overton 2013 Ralph Mack 1979 Victor Thomas 2001 P.J. Kelly 2013 Ray Gorham 1979 Julian Blanks 2001 Stephen Vasturia 2013 Darryl Williams 1979 Garrett Bragg 2001 Alex Stewart 2014 Gerald Roberts 1980 James Jordan 2001 Chris Hoffner 2014 John Ross 1980 Rasheed Quadri 2001 John Luciano 2014 Lonnie McFarlan 1980 Anwar Wilson 2001 Kyle W. Thompson 2014 Steve Scheier 1980 Jackiem Wright 2001 Malik Macon 2014 Alex Staranowicz 1981 Dwayne Jones 2001 Rick Slusarczyk 2014 Anthony Abron 1981 Joel-Jean Baptiste 2001 Ryan Wall 2014 Craig McClellan 1981 John Clark 2001 Tom Fox 2014 Dallas Comegys 1981 Austin Gallagher 2015 Glenn Welton 1981 Billy Kramer 2015 Jim Capella 1981 Billy Kramer 2015 Jim Parrella 1981 Brendan Burns 2015 Marc Jones 1981 Chris Clover 2015 Marc Jones 1981 Jack Henkels 2015 Mike Morris 1981 James Leible 2015 Randy Monroe 1981 James McGovern 2015 Steve Dangerfield 1981 Mark Scarlett 2015 Steve Pettit 1981 Zach Talke 2015 Alim Kamara 2016 PENN CHARTER 1983-84 Seasons Anto Keshgegian 2016 Chris Montie 2016 Evan Wall 2016 Andy Vye 1983 Fintan O'Toole 2016 Art Duff 1983 John Kueny 2016 Dennis Foley 1983 Keith Williams 2016 Joe Doherty 1983 Pete Gayhardt 2016 Abe Dunmeyer 1984 Temi Aiyegbusi 2016 Brian Duffy 1984 Vincent Luciano 2016 Carl Arrigale 1984 Mike Barton 2017 Drew Meyers 1984 Matthew Cruz 2017 Ed Small 1984 Brian Griffin 2017 Hank Weiss 1984 Matt Hartz 2017 Joe Gleason 1984 Joseph Paparone 2017 Joe McGarvey 1984 Askia Hamilton 2017 Marv Dunmeyer 1984 Max Frantz 2017 Tom Burke 1984 Chris Arizin 2018 Gabe Arizin 2018 Vincent Busico 2018 Riley Burns 2018 Edward Croswell 2018 Dan DiSandro 2018 Shane Dever 2018 Mike Hagan 2018 Aidan Hartey 2018 Darius Kinnel 2018 Jacob O'Connell 2018 M. Kyle Thompson 2018 Christian Tomasco 2018 Trevor Wall 2018 --- ROTATIONS FOR SPEEDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 1969 1980 1990 ROMAN ROMAN LA SALLE MEN Starters Starters Starters Mike Bantom Lonnie McFarlan Lionel Simmons Mike Moody Gerald Roberts Doug Overton Larry Storm Glenn Welton Randy Woods John Pindynski Randy Monroe Jack Hurd Jim O'Brien Steve Scheier Milko Lieverst Key Subs Key Subs Key Subs Bill Medina Steve Pettit Bobby Johnson Lorenzo Hough Marc Jones Bron Holland 1973 1984 1992 ROMAN PENN CHARTER LA SALLE MEN Starters Starters Starters Jim "Chico" Singleton Carl Arrigale Randy Woods Donald Kelly Marv Dunmeyer Jack Hurd John Griffin Drew Meyers Milko Lieverst Adrian Moody Joe McGarvey Bron Holland Rocco Piliero Ed Small Jeff Neubauer Key Subs Key Subs Key Subs Mike LaPera Abe Dunmeyer Paul Burke Marcellus Pringle Joe Gleason Blitz Wooten Jim Harrington Tom "Sleepy" Burke Luteke Kalombo Ray Schultz 1974 1988 2003 ROMAN LA SALLE MEN SJ PREP Starters Starters Starters Donald Kelly Lionel Simmons Mark Zoller John Griffin Tim Legler John Griffin Zane Major Rich Tarr Chris Clark Mike LaPera Craig Conlin T.J. Valerio Adrian Moody Doug Overton Kyle Eisenmann Key Subs Key Subs Key Sub Marcellus Pringle Bobby Johnson John Oberlies Jack Kelly Ken Palczewski 1978 1989 2004 ROMAN LA SALLE MEN SJ PREP Starters Starters Starters Reggie Jackson Lionel Simmons John Griffin Larry McGill Doug Overton Chris Clark Lonnie McFarlan Jack Hurd Reggie Redding Charlie Robbins Craig Conlin Mike Kearney John "Yosh" Siorek Milko Lieverst Jared Black Key Subs Key Subs Key Subs Ralph Mack Bobby Johnson Corey O'Rourke Mike Lally Steve Wriedt Mike Boyle Don Shelton 1979 ROMAN Starters Lonnie McFarlan John "Yosh" Siorek Ralph Mack Mike Lally Glenn Welton Key Subs Ray Gorham Kevin Copes --
Retirement
Celebration Page This story, which perfectly captured Speedy's career and his impact on so many, was written after he coached his final Catholic League regular season game By Kevin Callahan WYNDMOOR � Before the last regular season game for Speedy Morris, his former assistant coach Rich Prendergast smiled. Although the ending of the legendary career of Morris is truly sad, the memories will always bring a smile. And, the memories � �We met on this court,� Prendergast said, shaking his head to the circle of life he was experiencing Sunday afternoon at La Salle College High School. �It was 1965 and Speedy was coaching St. John the Baptist (Manayunk) and I was coaching Saint Timothy (Mayfair) and we played in the second round of the CYO tournament here. �I knew he was a good coach and demonstrative, but what I remember most is when we were shaking hands after the game, he said to me, �my scouts didn�t tell me how good your press was,� Prendergast said laughing. �I was thinking, �you have scouts, I was just hoping to find my station wagon to drive the team home,� and we stayed close all these years.� The story by Prendergast really punctuates the success of Morris as a coach and a person. As a coach, Morris did what other coaches wouldn�t at every level to prepare his team, to give his team an edge. As a person, once you were a friend of Morris, you were a friend for life. �It�s really been overwhelming, everybody saying so many nice and warm things,� Morris said before the Hawks defeated La Salle 59-56 as the Prep improved to 12-10 overall. �I wish we were winning a few more games but �� �It�s really humbling,� Speedy added quickly. �I�m seeing so many people and I�ve met so many people in basketball, it�s been a blessing.� Morris, 77, announced in December his retirement at the end of his 19th year at the Prep and 52nd season coaching on the high school and college levels due to health issues. Thankfully, the end isn�t here yet as the ninth-seeded Hawks move into the first round of the Philadelphia Catholic League playoffs on Wednesday at 5 p.m. at Archbishop Carroll. �It definitely is in the back of our minds,� said senior forward Chris Arizin after scoring eight points, admitting not wanting the career of Morris to end this week. �He is such a legendary coach and this could be his last game, our last game, and we don�t want either of those so we are going to play our hearts out every game.� Only the hearts of the many who played for Morris at Roman Catholic, Penn Charter, La Salle University men�s and women�s teams, and St. Joseph�s Prep can tell how his 1,000-plus wins doesn�t do justice of the impact the kid from Manayunk has had on the Philadelphia basketball community. �The last four yeas I have worked my way through the ranks and it has been the best experience,� said Arizin, whose father Chris played at Drexel and his grandfather Paul starred at Villanova and is one of the NBA�s all-time greatest. �He pushes us and the little things are the most important, even the way we pivot, he coaches that, and it carries over to so many other aspects of life. �He is a really caring guy and is very personable and everything he teaches really carries over.� Mike Keenan, a senior guard, drained five 3-pointers and scored 18 points for the Prep in front of a packed gym that gave Morris a standing ovation before the game while players on both teams wore t-shirts with �52 Seasons - Philly Legend, One of a Kind� on the backs. �We love him, he is a Philly original,� La Salle coach Mike McKee, who played at Roman Catholic, said. �There is Rocky, there are soft pretzels, there are cheesesteaks and there is the Liberty Bell and there is Speedy Morris. �He is just an unbelievable person and I�ve always admired him and it means a lot to just be a part of this. �He is the best, he is a great role model,� McKee added before La Salle dropped to 10-12 overall. �We are trying to get our guys to understand, this is about 52 years. It is a beautiful day.� Keith Morris played for his dad at La Salle and has been by his side on the Prep bench. �I think the greatest thing about him is the older he has gotten, some of the stuff he would have been harder on the kids about, he has a softer approach,� Keith said. �I think one of the things that strikes me most about him and he has said it multiple times, is the greatest gifts he has ever been given is invitations to former players weddings, invitations to their children�s christenings. Some of his former players are his best friends. He takes more pride in seeing them go out and be a hard working family man than anything, it is beyond basketball. continued right below . . . SEASON BY SEASON ROMAN 1968: 9-5 / 17-7 1969: 14-2 / 26-4 1970: 8-8 / 15-9 1971: 11-5 / 17-8 1972: 11-5 / 19-6 1973: 13-3 / 24-6 1974: 15-1 / 31-3 1975: 15-1 / 28-6 1976: 11-3 / 28-5 1977: 11-3 / 24-8 1978: 13-1 / 32-4 1979: 13-1 / 31-5 1980: 13-1 / 31-3 1981: 14-0 / 24-8 PENN CHARTER 1983: 6-4 / 20-7 1984: 9-1 / 21-7 LA SALLE WOMEN 1985: 9-3 / 22-8 1986: 10-2/ 21-9 LA SALLE MEN 1987: 10-4 / 20-13 1988: 14-0 / 24-10 1989: 13-1 / 26-6 1990: 16-0 / 30-2 1991:12-4 / 19-10 1992: 12-4 / 20-11 1993: 9-5 / 14-13 1994: 4-6 / 11-16 1995: 7-7 / 13-14 1996: 3-13 / 6-24 1997: 5-11 / 10-17 1998: 5-11 / 9-18 1999: 8-8 / 13-15 2000: 5-11 / 11-17 2001: 5-11 / 12-17 SJ PREP 2002: 11-3 / 24-6 2003: 13-1 / 30-2 2004: 13-1 / 27-4 2005: 13-1 / 26-5 2006: 11-3 / 24-5 2007: 11-3 / 22-8 2008: 8-6 / 16-11 2009: 8-6 / 14-9 2010: 9-5 / 17-8 2011: 8-5 / 14-9 2012: 11-2 / 21-6 2013: 11-2 / 24-6 2014: 8-5 / 16-7 2015: 10-3 / 18-5 2016: 7-6 / 13-10 2017: 8-5 / 15-8 2018: 7-6 / 19-9 2019: 7-7 / 13-11 2020: 6-8 / 13-12 TOTAL RECORD ( High School ) 366-122 / 754-237 1968-81: Roman, 171-39 / 347-82 1983-84: Penn Charter, 15-5 / 41-14 2002-20: SJ Prep, 180-78 / 366-141 ( College ) 281-220 1985-86: La S. women, 19-5 / 43-17 1987-01: La S. men, 128-96 / 238-203 League/Conference ( 513 - 223 ) ( Overall ) 1,035 - 457 -- CATHOLIC LEAGUE TITLES 1969: 14-2, 26-4 1973: 13-3, 24-6 1974: 15-1, 31-3 1978: 13-1, 32-4 1979: 13-1, 31-5 1980: 13-1, 31-3 2003: 13-1, 30-2 2004: 13-1, 27-4 INTER-AC TITLE 1984: 9-1, 21-7 MAAC TITLES 1988: 14-0, 24-10 1989: 13-1, 26-6 1990: 16-0, 30-2 1992: 12-4, 20-11 -- 1,000-POINT SCORERS (Coached by Speedy; All or Part of Career) SCHOOL Pts Sr. Yr. ROMAN "Chico" Singleton 1,127 1973 Reggie Jackson 1,861 1978 Lonnie McFarlan 1,842 1980 Glenn Welton 1,323 1981 PENN CHARTER None LA SALLE WOMEN Linda Hester 1,490 1986 Jill Crawley 1,451 1986 Suzi McCaffrey 1,011 1986 Allison Hudson 1,138 1987 Tracey Sneed 1,486 1989 LA SALLE MEN Larry Koretz 1,382 1987 Tim Legler 1,699 1988 Rich Tarr 1,004 1988 Craig Conlin 1,159 1989 Lionel Simmons 3,217 1990 Doug Overton 1,795 1991 Randy Woods 1,811 1992 Jack Hurd 1,693 1992 Kareem Townes 1,925 1995 Paul Burke 1,368 1995 Romaine Haywood 1,083 1996 Mike Gizzi 1,319 1998 Donnie Carr 2,067 2000 Victor Thomas 1,765 2001 Rasual Butler 2,125 2002 SJ PREP Mark Zoller 1,317 2003 John Griffin 1,488 2004 Chris Clark 1,239 2004 Reggie Redding 1,568 2006 Stephen Vasturia 1,764 2013 Miles Overton 1,133 2013 Chris Clover 1,247 2015 Kyle Thompson 1,074 2018 Darius Kinnel 1,046 2018 Trevor Wall 1,109 2020 �The Jimmy O�Briens, the Mike Bantoms, the Lionel Simmons� and the Steve Vasturias are all great friends, but it is everybody, there are guys who come around who were last men on the bench, there are managers that just love him.� Matthew Morris is the son of Keith and the grandson of Speedy. He is a 6th grader who plays for his Plymouth-Whitemarsh town team and St. Genevieve school team. �Until 5th grade, I was like that is just my Pop-Pop,� Matthew said. �And, then all of a sudden, one of my buddies said, �hey, I looked up Speedy Morris and he is all over Google,� and I was like, �oh my gosh, everybody knows him.� �And, I will be stopped at my basketball games and people will say, �you�re Speedy Morris� grandson� and it is a shock to me, everyone knows him as a basketball legend and that is my Pop-Pop. �So it is really cool to be able to go to his Hall of Fames and to be able to say my Pop-Pop is a Hall of Famer,� atthew gushed, �and for people to recognize me as his grandson. Mike Brophy also enjoys a unique and close perspective of Speedy Morris since not only did his son, Sean, play for him at the Prep, he played against Morris� Roman Catholic teams in the mid-1970�s when he starred in Archbishop Carroll�s backcourt with Butch Lynam and Greg Webster, who both went on to play for La Salle. Brophy recalled trailing the Cahillites at halftime by 10 points and he could hear Morris through the walls at Carroll. �It didn�t matter they were up, Speedy was a perfectionist and he wanted everything done right no matter what the score,� said Brophy, who scored 1,000 points and captained Ursinus� Final Four team in 1981 along with Springfield coach Kevin McCormick. Brophy also was a Division I official and reffed one of Morris� La Salle games at the Carrier Dome, so he might have heard Speedy on the sideline, too. But Brophy recalled Morris softer side off the court, which has endeared the veteran coach to so many over the years as well, telling the story when his son had his wisdom teeth removed and Speedy showed up at their house with a milk shake for Sean. �And, Sean was only a sophomore,� Brophy said. Brophy admired how Morris was able to install offensive sets and systems to maximize the talent of his teams and top players. �He had good players everywhere he went, but he made those players pretty spectacular and highlighted them,� Brophy said. �Obviously, he has been a winner anywhere he has gone.� Steve Vasturia, the all-time leading scorer at St. Joseph�s Prep School, crossed the Delaware River to play for Morris from South Jersey where Speedy�s legacy reached. �I was so lucky to have played for Speedy at the Prep where I was able to grow immensely as a player and as a person," Vasturia said when contacted over the weekend in Germany where he is playing professionally with Rasta Vechta. �I learned so much from him and he really helped to shape me into the person I am today.� The leading scorer in the Prep�s prestigious history with 1,764 points, Vasturia was the Prep�s first player to be named team Most Valuable Player and All-Catholic League for three consecutive years. �He has made such a major impact on the Philadelphia basketball community and countless players and families," Vasturia said. Vasturia, who had his No. 32 retired at The Prep, was a four-year starter at the University of Notre Dame. �Today, I�m lucky to call him a friend and am extremely proud to have been a part of his program," said Vasturia, who was the Gatorade Pennsylvania Player of the Year as a senior for Morris, Donnie Carr is one of only six players in La Salle history to top 2,000 points (2,067) in his four-year career playing for Morris. �He was a guy that was before his time,� Carr said. �The way he played in the late 1990�s and early 2000�s is the way veryone is playing now,� Carr said. The four-time First Team All-Big 5 honoree, who ranks second in school history with 308 three-pointers and sixth with 404 assists, is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Explorers. �He is the one who put the idea of one day coaching in my head,� said Carr. Carr was star guard at Roman Catholic where Morris� legacy started in the PCL. �Everyone knows about his unbelievable career, his Hall of Fame career as a coach, but he is also a Hall of Fame person,,� Carr said. �He is an unbelievable guy, and I was just blessed to play for him and learn from him for four years of my life.� Randy Monroe also played at Roman Catholic for Morris and is a former assistant coach under him at La Salle. He is currently an assistant coach with the Hawks and a dean at the Prep. �He�s a man who has put his whole heart and soul into coaching the game of basketball and nurturing young men and when it is time to say good-bye so to speak,� Monroe said. �I do recall my days playing for him at Roman Catholic and if I could turn back the hands of time, I would go right back to Roman and play for him again.� Former La Salle University coach John Giannini noted how Morris was a mentor to several generations of coaches. �Fran Dunphy is the winningest Big 5 coach and he learned to coach under Speedy Morris, Joe Mihalich is having an incredible career (at Hofstra) and beat UCLA at Pauley Pavilion this year and he learned under coach Morris and you can go on and on,� Giannini said. �Then you have coaches who are a little bit younger like myself and for me he was a friend and a role model. �He was a friend because he always encouraged me and he wanted me to succeed and he was a role model because he was a good coach and a family man. �I got really close with his family over the years and everyone talks about balance in life, how can you be great at your profession, but also have a good family life and he does both of those as well as any coach I�ve been around.� Current Explorers head coach Ashley Howard and sophomore forward Ed Croswell, who played for Morris, sat behind he Prep bench after playing a tough Atlantic 10 Conference game on Saturday night against rival Saint Joseph�s. �It was an honor to play for Coach Speedy,� Croswell said. �He just taught me so much about the game, how to slow down, he was very technical about how he wanted us to run his plays and he has been a great mentor to me. �He is just a great person to be around and people don�t know that he is hilarious off the court and I just love to be around him.� And, some like Prendergast have been blessed to be around Speedy Morris for over 50 years, but no matter how long anyone has shared the court with him, they have been touched by the man. �The Prep�s motto is �men for others� and I don�t know of any man for others more than my dad,� Keith Morris said, �and, that is quite a blessing.� And, legacy. -- Coach Speedy Morris (front, R) with Penn Charter's 1984 Inter-Ac League champs. No. 32 (front) is Carl Arrigale, the league MVP and long-time, highly-successful coach at Neumann/Neumann-Goretti. -- Below are recaps for wins Nos. 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600 and 700 in Speedy Morris' lengthy career as a high school coach. . . No. 100 Dec. 15, 1972 - Friday night Catholic South At O'Hara Roman 46, O'Hara 44 O'Hara scored 11 of the game's first 13 points. Jim "Chico" Singleton finished with 18 points and Donald Kelly scored 11 of his 17 in the last quarter. Steve Oristaglio (17) led O'Hara. O'Hara's star in the previous season (first team All-City) had been Michael Arizin, the son of NBA all-timer Paul Arizin. Michael's son, Gabe ('19), was a starter for SJ Prep (see recap for No. 700.) No. 200 Feb. 13, 1976 - Friday afternoon Catholic South At Roman Roman 58, Neumann 51 Soph Reggie Jackson saved 14 of his 18 points for a 32-25 second half and Mike Morrow added 15 points overall. Afterward, Roman stat man Bob Beecroft joked, "We're calling it 198 and a half. Speedy got thrown out at Carroll last week and was sick for a game last year." No. 300 Dec. 11, 1979 - Tuesday night Non-League At Kenrick Roman 72, Kenrick 58 Lonnie McFarlan shot 21-for-30 and 3-for-4 for a school-record 45 points. He also collected 12 rebounds. Glenn Welton added 18 points and 11 rebounds while '81 grad Randy Monroe -- he's now in his first season as Speedy's assistant at SJ Prep -- grabbed nine boards. Kenrick's coach was Phil Martelli, who's now an assistant at Michigan after 24 seasons as the boss at Saint Joseph's University. One of Phil's assistants was Geno Auriemma, who has enjoyed wild success as the women's coach at the University of Connecticut. No. 400 Jan. 6, 2002 - Sunday afternoon Catholic South At SJ Prep SJ Prep 54, O'Hara 38 Mark Zoller and John Griffin contributed 15 points apiece and Ryan Lynch hit three treys en route to 11 points. Griffin's brother, Matt ('07), also played for Speedy at the Prep -- he was a starter in win No. 500 -- and is in his third season as Roman's coach. Their dad, John ('74), was a star for Speedy at Roman. No. 500 Dec. 14, 2005 - Wednesday afternoon Non-League At Malvern SJ Prep 43, Malvern 39 Reggie Redding offered 14 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Larry Loughery had 11 points and eight boards. Dave Stefanski -- his dad, Ed, a Bonner product, has long held front office jobs for NBA teams -- also scored 11 points. The best pre-game line came from Malvern assistant Joe Redican, in reference to interim coach Kurt Ruch. Mindful that the Friars would be entering play with one win, Joe said playfully, "Kurt has a chance to do something today that Speedy will never be able to do -- double his win total." No. 600 Jan. 31, 2011 - Monday night Catholic League At West Catholic SJ Prep 70, West Catholic 31 The Hawks created major distance with a 25-5 run to start the second half. Gene Williams (23), Stephen Vasturia (15) and Miles Overton (11) paced the romp. Overton's dad, Doug, enjoyed a lengthy NBA career and is now the coach at Lincoln University. No. 700 Dec. 30, 2016 - Friday afternoon Showcase At Widener University SJ Prep 67, St. Georges (DE) 48 Juniors Kyle Thompson (21), Darius Kinnel (17) and Ed Croswell (12) scored in double figures. Soph Gabe Arizin snagged 13 rebounds and Croswell was right behind with 12. Counting Morris' stints with the women and men at La Salle University, this was his 1,400th game as a head coach (981-419). Below are the players who helped Speedy Morris accumulate 1,035 wins at the high school/college levels. Year indicates the player's final season. Most were seniors. Some transferred and some were underclassmen who did not play in the following season. The '81, '84, '86, '01 and '20 teams include multiple underclassmen. (Note: In the '82 season, Speedy was an unofficial assistant at Bonner.) ROMAN CATHOLIC 1968-81 Seasons LA SALLE WOMEN 1985-86 Seasons ST. JOSEPH'S PREP 2002-18 Seasons Charles DiCicco 1968 Patty Fallon 1985 Evan Pierce 2002 Dan Avington 1968 Trish Giordano 1985 Jim Good 2002 Dennis Mathews 1968 Gina Tobin 1985 Matt Stefanski 2002 John Proud 1968 Kelly Briar 1986 Mike Haubrich 2002 Keith Coady 1968 Mary Coyle 1986 Ryan Lynch 2002 Larry Avington 1968 Jill Crandley 1986 Brett Novielli 2003 Steve Collins 1968 Linda Hester 1986 John Oberlies 2003 Bill Braunsberg 1969 Allison Hudson 1986 Kyle Eisenmann 2003 Bill Medina 1969 Suzi McCaffrey 1986 Mark Meehan 2003 Bob Giballa 1969 Cheryl Reeve 1986 Mark Zoller 2003 John Pindynski 1969 Suzy Springman 1986 T.J. Valerio 2003 Larry Storm 1969 Linda French 1986 Antoine Joseph 2004 Lorenzo Hough 1969 Kelly Greenberg 1986 Chris Clark 2004 Mike Bantom 1969 Tracey Sneed 1986 Jared Black 2004 Mike Moody 1969 Jenniger Snyder 1986 John Griffin 2004 Bob Zakrzewski 1970 Sheila Wall 1986 Mike Boyle 2004 Charles Gardner 1970 Mike Kearney 2004 Dennis Carr 1970 LA SALLE MEN 1987-2001 Seasons Pat O�Toole 2004 Jim O'Brien 1970 Paul Lynch 2004 Rich Giusti 1970 Corey O'Rourke 2005 Ed Hoban 1971 Larry Koretz 1987 Joe Fox 2005 John Beecroft 1971 Ron Barnes 1987 Oscar Griffin 2005 Marty Corcoran 1971 Len Robinson 1987 Sean Barker 2005 Tony Smith 1971 Gary Jones 1987 Charlie Schrier 2006 Bob Blumber 1972 Tim Legler 1988 Dave Stefanski 2006 Charlie Rumsey 1972 Rich Tarr 1988 James Oberlies 2006 Dave Henderson 1972 Ken Palczewski 1988 Kevin Fox 2006 Ed Jones 1972 Eric Lee 1988 Kevin Funston 2006 Fran Sykes 1972 Marvin Woods 1988 Kevin Gallagher 2006 John Murphy 1972 Craig Conlin 1989 Matt Beck 2006 Mike Cannon 1972 Steve Wriedt 1989 Mike Lombardi 2006 Mike Foster 1972 Ralph Flowers 1989 Mike McCauley 2006 Rich Maguire 1972 Sam Rines 1989 Reggie Redding 2006 Bob Cahill 1973 Derek Brown 1989 Chris Farrell 2007 Chico Singleton 1973 Lionel Simmons 1990 Drew Horgan 2007 Jim Harrington 1973 Bobby Johnson 1990 Larry Loughery 2007 Rocco Piliero 1973 Doug Overton 1991 Matt Dolan 2007 Adrian Moody 1974 Broderick President 1991 Matt Griffin 2007 Donald Kelly 1974 Lamont Carter 1991 Mike Mifka 2007 Jack Kelly 1974 Mike Stock 1991 Rob Coney 2007 John Griffin 1974 Randy Woods 1992 Sean McNulty 2007 Marcellus Pringle 1974 Jack Hurd 1992 Casey Convery 2008 Mike LaPera 1974 Milko Lieverst 1992 Jim Mower 2008 Ike Robertson 1975 Bron Holland 1992 Joe Meehan 2008 Ira Brown 1975 Keith Morris 1992 Matt Williams 2008 Jeff Marcial 1975 Blitz Wooten 1993 Mike Bradley 2008 Joe Garrett 1975 Don Shelton 1993 Phil Giordano 2008 Keith Green 1975 Jeff Neubauer 1993 Rich Hofmann 2008 Rich Smith 1975 Ray Schultz 1993 Sean Dooley 2008 Terry Christian 1975 Luteke Kalombo 1993 Brandon Robinson 2009 Tom Griffin 1975 Chris Donato 1993 Dan Fitzpatrick 2009 Tony Rapone 1975 Mike Bergin 1993 Drew Valerio 2009 Zane Major 1975 Terquin Mott 1994 Kevin O'Neill 2009 Bob Alessio 1976 Quincy Lee 1994 Mike Leithead 2009 Greg Flannery 1976 Kareem Townes 1995 Pat Stewart 2009 Jim Benincasa 1976 Paul Burke 1995 Pete Buzby 2009 Jim Dougherty 1976 Derick Newton 1995 Tom Griffin 2009 Mike Morrow 1976 Romaine Haywood 1996 Bryan Bacskai 2010 Rich Blasetti 1976 Chris Copeland 1996 Connor McIntyre 2010 Steve Compton 1976 Everett Catlin 1997 Joe Nardi 2010 Frank Ward 1977 Travar Johnson 1997 Joe Oberlies 2010 Fred Braunsberg 1977 Mike Melchionni 1997 John Hrabrick 2010 Jim Parson 1977 Jasper van Teeseling 1997 John Regan 2010 Kevin Eagan 1977 Matt Comey 1997 Sean Brophy 2010 Mark Dugan 1977 Steve Fromal 1997 James Stewart 2011 Ray Finney 1977 Ronnie Braxton 1997 Matt Stahl 2011 Tyrone Dent 1977 Mike Gizzi 1998 Mike Fee 2011 Warren Catlett 1977 Shawn Smith 1998 Mike Levy 2011 Charlie Robbins 1978 Olof Landgren 1998 Gene Williams 2012 Chris Kelley 1978 Sid Catlett 1998 Joe Kane 2012 Greg Hayden 1978 Brian Flickinger 1998 Kevin Oberlies 2012 Jim Braunsberg 1978 K'Zell Watson 1999 Matt Gorman 2012 John Siorek 1978 Jermaine Peebles 1999 Tom Stewart 2012 Larry McGill 1978 Deon Jones 1999 Trevor Johnson 2012 Reggie Jackson 1978 Bobby Collins 1999 Wes Hackman 2012 Roosevelt Prescott 1978 Donnie Carr 2000 Dan Nedbal 2013 Bill Dillard 1979 Alexsandar Pavlovic 2000 Dan Sherry 2013 Kevin Copes 1979 Mike Pidhirsky 2000 Kyle MacWilliams 2013 Leonard Stubbs 1979 Mike Sidebotham 2000 Mark Hueber 2013 Mike Lally 1979 Rasual Butler 2001 Miles Overton 2013 Ralph Mack 1979 Victor Thomas 2001 P.J. Kelly 2013 Ray Gorham 1979 Julian Blanks 2001 Stephen Vasturia 2013 Darryl Williams 1979 Garrett Bragg 2001 Alex Stewart 2014 Gerald Roberts 1980 James Jordan 2001 Chris Hoffner 2014 John Ross 1980 Rasheed Quadri 2001 John Luciano 2014 Lonnie McFarlan 1980 Anwar Wilson 2001 Kyle W. Thompson 2014 Steve Scheier 1980 Jackiem Wright 2001 Malik Macon 2014 Alex Staranowicz 1981 Dwayne Jones 2001 Rick Slusarczyk 2014 Anthony Abron 1981 Joel-Jean Baptiste 2001 Ryan Wall 2014 Craig McClellan 1981 John Clark 2001 Tom Fox 2014 Dallas Comegys 1981 Austin Gallagher 2015 Glenn Welton 1981 Billy Kramer 2015 Jim Capella 1981 Billy Kramer 2015 Jim Parrella 1981 Brendan Burns 2015 Marc Jones 1981 Chris Clover 2015 Marc Jones 1981 Jack Henkels 2015 Mike Morris 1981 James Leible 2015 Randy Monroe 1981 James McGovern 2015 Steve Dangerfield 1981 Mark Scarlett 2015 Steve Pettit 1981 Zach Talke 2015 Alim Kamara 2016 PENN CHARTER 1983-84 Seasons Anto Keshgegian 2016 Chris Montie 2016 Evan Wall 2016 Andy Vye 1983 Fintan O'Toole 2016 Art Duff 1983 John Kueny 2016 Dennis Foley 1983 Keith Williams 2016 Joe Doherty 1983 Pete Gayhardt 2016 Abe Dunmeyer 1984 Temi Aiyegbusi 2016 Brian Duffy 1984 Vincent Luciano 2016 Carl Arrigale 1984 Mike Barton 2017 Drew Meyers 1984 Matthew Cruz 2017 Ed Small 1984 Brian Griffin 2017 Hank Weiss 1984 Matt Hartz 2017 Joe Gleason 1984 Joseph Paparone 2017 Joe McGarvey 1984 Askia Hamilton 2017 Marv Dunmeyer 1984 Max Frantz 2017 Tom Burke 1984 Vincent Busico 2018 Riley Burns 2018 Edward Croswell 2018 Mike Hagan 2018 Darius Kinnel 2018 M. Kyle Thompson 2018 Christian Tomasco 2018 Gabe Arizin 2019 Jacob DeAnnuntis 2019 Dan DiSandro 2019 Aiden Hartey 2019 Jacob O'Connell 2019 Michael Wusinich 2019 Chris Arizin 2020 Reese Clark 2020 John Egan 2020 Ryan Gaffney 2020 Brian Geatens 2020 Colin Hagan 2020 Austin Hodgens 2020 Michael Keenan 2020 Jimmy King 2020 Chad McMonagle 2020 Liam O'Neill 2020 Richard Thomas 2020 Jaiden Vargas 2020 Trevor Wall 2020 --- ROTATIONS FOR SPEEDY'S CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS 1969 1980 1990 ROMAN ROMAN LA SALLE MEN Starters Starters Starters Mike Bantom Lonnie McFarlan Lionel Simmons Mike Moody Gerald Roberts Doug Overton Larry Storm Glenn Welton Randy Woods John Pindynski Randy Monroe Jack Hurd Jim O'Brien Steve Scheier Milko Lieverst Key Subs Key Subs Key Subs Bill Medina Steve Pettit Bobby Johnson Lorenzo Hough Marc Jones Bron Holland 1973 1984 1992 ROMAN PENN CHARTER LA SALLE MEN Starters Starters Starters Jim "Chico" Singleton Carl Arrigale Randy Woods Donald Kelly Marv Dunmeyer Jack Hurd John Griffin Drew Meyers Milko Lieverst Adrian Moody Joe McGarvey Bron Holland Rocco Piliero Ed Small Jeff Neubauer Key Subs Key Subs Key Subs Mike LaPera Abe Dunmeyer Paul Burke Marcellus Pringle Joe Gleason Blitz Wooten Jim Harrington Tom "Sleepy" Burke Luteke Kalombo Ray Schultz 1974 1988 2003 ROMAN LA SALLE MEN SJ PREP Starters Starters Starters Donald Kelly Lionel Simmons Mark Zoller John Griffin Tim Legler John Griffin Zane Major Rich Tarr Chris Clark Mike LaPera Craig Conlin T.J. Valerio Adrian Moody Doug Overton Kyle Eisenmann Key Subs Key Subs Key Sub Marcellus Pringle Bobby Johnson John Oberlies Jack Kelly Ken Palczewski 1978 1989 2004 ROMAN LA SALLE MEN SJ PREP Starters Starters Starters Reggie Jackson Lionel Simmons John Griffin Larry McGill Doug Overton Chris Clark Lonnie McFarlan Jack Hurd Reggie Redding Charlie Robbins Craig Conlin Mike Kearney John "Yosh" Siorek Milko Lieverst Jared Black Key Subs Key Subs Key Subs Ralph Mack Bobby Johnson Corey O'Rourke Mike Lally Steve Wriedt Mike Boyle Don Shelton 1979 ROMAN Starters Lonnie McFarlan John "Yosh" Siorek Ralph Mack Mike Lally Glenn Welton Key Subs Ray Gorham Kevin Copes --