Catholic League Title Game
32–37L vs. North Catholic
La Salle led 18–14, but North Catholic took over and La Salle never got within four in the fourth quarter.
La Salle scoring: Jerry Cosgrove 12, George Bauder 10
Site: The Palestra
La Salle Basketball · History
1956–57
10–3 in the Catholic League, 1st (tie) in the North Division. Head coach Obie O'Brien.
- League
- 10–3
- 1st (tie)
- Overall
- —
- Not listed
- Top Scorer · PPG
- 16.9
- Rich Amejka
Scoring · Catholic League
| Player | G | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Amejka | 13 | 220 | 16.9 |
| Jerry Cosgrove | 13 | 165 | 12.7 |
| George Bauder | 13 | 114 | 8.8 |
| Bob Kilfeather | 13 | 93 | 7.2 |
| Bob Walsh | 11 | 59 | 5.4 |
| Bill Boland | 10 | 41 | 4.1 |
| John Murray | 7 | 35 | 5.0 |
| Wayne Kullman | 7 | 20 | 2.9 |
| John Brogan | 5 | 7 | 1.4 |
| Jim McMonagle | 2 | 4 | 2.0 |
| Team | 13 | 758 | 58.3 |
Regular-season Catholic League games only.
Catholic League Playoffs
- Winvs. NeumannSemifinal48–40
- Lossvs. North CatholicFinal32–37
Honors
- All-Catholic · First Team
- Rich Amejka
- All-Catholic · Second Team
- Jerry Cosgrove
Coaches’ All-Catholic teams.
In Memory
Records courtesy of Ted Silary
Championships, standings, records, coaches, honors, playoff results and scoring on these pages come from TedSilary.com, Ted Silary’s archive of Philadelphia high school sports. Standings from 1919–20 and scoring from 1938–39, through 2021–22.