Catholic League Title Game
47–48L vs. North Catholic
North Catholic won by a point on a rebound basket in the final seconds.
La Salle scoring: Hugh Brolly 18, Joe Heyer 17
Site: The Palestra
La Salle Basketball · History
1955–56
12–1 in the Catholic League, 1st in the North Division. Head coach Obie O'Brien.
- League
- 12–1
- 1st
- Overall
- —
- Not listed
- Top Scorer · PPG
- 21.2
- Joe Heyer
Scoring · Catholic League
| Player | G | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Heyer | 13 | 276 | 21.2 |
| Hugh Brolly | 13 | 165 | 12.7 |
| John Simpson | 13 | 123 | 9.5 |
| Rich Amejka | 13 | 92 | 7.1 |
| Charles O'Brien | 13 | 89 | 6.8 |
| Tom Haggerty | 9 | 32 | 3.6 |
| George Bauder | 8 | 27 | 3.4 |
| Tom Hopkins | 7 | 24 | 3.4 |
| Tom Heron | 8 | 21 | 2.6 |
| Charles Murray | 1 | 3 | 3.0 |
| Team | 13 | 852 | 65.5 |
Regular-season Catholic League games only.
Catholic League Playoffs
- Winvs. St. JamesSemifinal67–49
- Lossvs. North CatholicFinal47–48
Honors
- All-Catholic · First Team
- Joe Heyer, Hugh Brolly
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.