Philadelphia High School Basketball
Catholic League Coaches/Records
(Through 2022)

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ARCH. CARROLL              
Coach Years League Overall        
Bill McDonough

1969

1-15

          
Barry Kirsch 1970-81 64-116          
Mike Brown 1982-87 37-45          
Phil Eisenmann

1988

7-7

 15-10        
Chet Walsh 1989-91 16-26 30-48        
Tom Ingelsby 1992-97 69-15 138-36        
Fran Ingelsby

1998

2-12

7-20

        
John "J.R." Roe 1999-02

26-30

 49-55        
Paul Romanczuk 2003-04

13-15

 23-28        
Lou Becht 2005 5-9 12-13        
Paul Romanczuk 2006-18 128-50 260-102        
  Romanczuk totals   141-65 283-130        
Francis Bowe 2019-22 29-24 58-39        
  397-364          
   Romanczuk missed 2005 season on medical leave.
             
ARCHBISHOP RYAN              
Coach Years League Overall        
George Paull 1968-76 55-89 92-128        
John Miller 1977-85 66-78 130-138        
Dave "D.J." Mulholland 1986-94 74-54 115-91        
Joe "Burger" Heinbach 1994

5-9

9-16

        
Ron Zawacki 1995-00 28-56 57-86        
Bernie Rogers 2001-15 114-91 212-161        
Joe Zeglinski 2016-22 55-38 113-62        
  397-415 728-682        
   Mulholland resigned after one game in 1994 season (0-0, 0-1); Heinbach completed season (5-9, 9-16).
             
ARCHBISHOP WOOD              
Coach Years League Overall        
Warren "Butch" Winterbottom 1967-69 5-41          
Jim Mullen 1970-72 4-44          
Sam King 1973 1-15          
Bill McFadden 1974-77 34-30          
Ed Givnish 1978-84 32-66          
Fran Schluckebier 1984-87 26-36 38-53        
Jim "Mo" Connolly 1988-89

9-23

 14-36        
Joe Blair 1990-94 32-46 62-65        
Joe Sette 1995-08 94-102 162-193        
Sean Tait 2009 10-6 16-7        
Jack Walsh 2010-13 33-22 58-37        
John Mosco 2014-22 88-32 165-64        
  368-463          
   Givnish resigned after 12 games in 1984 season (0-2, 2-10); Schluckebier completed season (3-11, 3-11).
             
BISHOP McDEVITT              
Coach Years League Overall        
Harry Booth 1964-65 6-18          
Bob Cranage 1966 6-6          
Steve Chapman 1967-70 32-30          
Jim Siegler 1971-73 20-28          
Ed Holzer 1974-75 7-25          
Eddie Burke 1976 7-9          
Pat Knapp 1977-80 21- 43          
Joe Sette 1981-89 73-71          
John Mostak 1990-95 22-70 40-107        
Jack Rutter 1996-05 45-81 101-133        
Sean Ryan 2005 2-12 3-13        
Jack Rutter 2006-14 22-104 83-132        
   Rutter total   67-185 184-265        
Sean Ryan 2015-17 2-37 12-54        
   Ryan total   4-49 15-67        
Will Chavis 2018-21 35-19 63-33        
    300-553          
   Rutter took ML after eight games in 2005 season (0-0, 5-3). Ryan completed season (2-12, 3-13).
             
BONNER-PRENDIE              
(Msgr. Bonner through '12)              
Coach Years League Overall        
Tom Sabol 1956-67 103-61 183-104        
Paul Gallagher 1968-70 33-13 52-21        
Dick Bernhart 1971-75 54-26 98-50        
Fran Docherty 1976-77 12-16 30-25        
Jim Huggard 1978-79 12-16          
Ed "Shot" Stefanski 1980-83 32-24          
Art Hunter 1984 11-1 28-6        
Dick Bernhart 1985 7-7 15-11        
   Bernhart Total   61-33 113-61        
John Miller 1986

7-7

 20-10        
Fran O'Hanlon 1987-89 25-17 46-34        
Kevin McCormick 1990-91

12-16

 26-25        
Jack Concannon 1992-96 39-31 76-55        
Jim "Goose" Welde 1997-05 42-84 97-130        
Brian Daly 2006-09 30-26 59-43        
Tom Meakim 2010-14 13-53 26-83        
Jack Concannon 2015-18 28-24 66-37        
   Concannon total   67-55 142-92        
Kevin Funston 2019-22 30-18 54-27        
  490-440          
             
CAMDEN CATHOLIC              
Coach Years League Overall        
Jim Bonner 1923-25 6-24          
Harry Cuneff 1926-28 8-30          
  14-54          
             
CARDINAL DOUGHERTY              
Coach Years League Overall        
Mike Fallon 1958-60 24-21 34-31        
Joe Heyer 1961-63 33-12 55-19        
Jack Pergolin 1964-66 28-8 53-14        
Bob Harrington 1967-82 152-102 207-179        
Mark Heimerdinger 1983-09 256-146 421-290        
Bill Day 2010 8-8 12-12        
  501-297 782-545        
             
CARDINAL O'HARA              
Coach Years League Overall        
Jim Purcell 1965-72 76-44 126-68        
Bob Palestini 1973-75 29-19          
Steve Maiocco 1976

4-10

 13-13        
Harry "Bud" Gardler 1977-08 213-233 463-341        
Tim Kelly 2009-13 10-57 34-76        
Steve Cloran 2014-16 5-34 18-48        
Jason Harrigan 2017-18 5-21 16-29        
Ryan Nemetz 2019-22 20-33 45-42        
  362-451          
             
CONWELL-EGAN              
(Bishop Egan through '93)              
Coach Years League Overall        
John Clark 1964 9-3          
Paul Kearns 1965 3-9          
Bill Kelley 1966 0-12          
Jim Kildorf 1967-68

11-19

          
Bill McFadden 1969-71 16-32          
Billy Jackson 1972-73 9-23          
Ron Stewart 1974-75 3-29          
Joe Rapczynski 1976-81 10-86 44-103        
Jim Fenerty 1982-89 28-100 61-138        
Dave Schafer 1990-93 16- 47 30-65        
Bob DiFlorio 1994-01 25-87 52-146        
Rich Schafer 2002-07 18-66 53-98        
Rick Sabol 2008-13 35-50 68-72        
Frank Sciolla 2014-16 21-18 53-26        
Eric Kindler 2017 5-8 10-15        
Bryan Caver 2018 2-11 9-16        
Adam Bowen 2019-22 5-49 13-65        
  216-649          
             
DEVON PREP              
Coach Years League Overall        
Jason Fisher 2019-22 21-33 40-41        
             
FATHER JUDGE              
Coach Years League Overall        
Charles "Buddy" Donnelly 1956-62 62-39 99-54        
Ed Scullin 1963

4-11

6-15

        
Charley Greenberg 1964-74 111-37 165-70        
Bob Degnan 1974

9-5

9-6

        
Bill Fox 1975-85 140-36 231-103        
Ron Zawacki 1986

10-6

 14-12        
Bill Fox 1987-99 137-59 233-117        
   Fox Total   277-95 464-220        
Rich Miller 2000

7-7

 15-10        
Bill Fox 2001-05

44-26

 81-49        
  Fox Total  

321-121

 545-269        
Frank Cahill 2006-09

29-27

 52-48        
Sean Tait 2010-21

61-97

 132-133        
Chris Roantree 2022

4-9

 9-11        
 

618-359

 1,046-628        
   Greenberg resigned after eight games in 1974 season (2-0, 5-3); Degnan completed season (9-5, 9-6).
             
KENNEDY-KENRICK              
(Bishop Kenrick through '93)              
Coach Years League Overall        
Joe Brown 1964 0-12          
Chas. "Jerry" Kehoe 1965-68

9-45

          
Harry "Bud" Gardler 1969-75 57-55 97-  72        
Mike Lynam 1976-78 29-19 45-  39        
Phil Martelli 1979-85 71-41 *108-87        
Tom Kehoe 1986-93 62-66 96-112        
Bob McTamney 1994-00

11-87

 44-130        
Marc Turner 2001

0-14

 8-17        
David Neeld 2002-04

2-40

 7-67        
Mike Fink 2005-06 2-26 22-28        
Jack Flanagan 2007-10 3-57 15-78        
*numbers adjusted   246-462          
             
LANSDALE CATHOLIC              
Coach Years League Overall        
Bernie Fitzgerald 2009-11

10-35

 20-46        
Ed Enoch 2012-14

9-30

 25-43        
Chris Podsobinski 2015

2-11

 5-17        
Joe Corbett 2016-22

12-79

 36-109        
  33-155 86-215        
             
LA SALLE              
Coach Years League Overall        
Joe Dougherty 1920-21

2-14

          
         Not in league 1922-23            
Al Voeglin 1924

1-9

          
Tom Donleavy 1925

2-8

          
Bill Parnell 1926-27

7-17

          
Mike Saxe 1928

10-4

          
         Not in league 1929-34            
Charles "Obie" O'Brien 1935-41 76-26          
Joe Meehan 1942-43 21-11          
Charles "Obie" O'Brien 1944-70 245-141          
   O'Brien Total   321-167 541-248        
Mike Osborne 1971-77 75-37 122-65        
Dave "Lefty" Ervin 1978-79

11-21

 16-34        
Bill Michuda 1980-81 26- 6 37-22        
Les Burke 1982-86 60-20 76-49        
Marty Jackson 1987-91 54-26 85-47        
Bernie Fitzgerald 1992-93 13-19 21-29        
Marty Jackson 1994-01 80-32 138-71        
   Jackson Total   134-58 223-118        
Bernie Fitzgerald 2002 7-7 10-15        
   Fitzgerald Total   20-26 31-44        
Marty Jackson 2003-04 19-9 33-21        
   Jackson Total   153-67 256-139        
Joe Dempsey 2005-18 106-82 208-147        
Mike McKee 2019-22 31-23 60-29        
  846-512          
             
NORTH CATHOLIC              
Coach Years League Overall        
Mal Gowan 1928 5-9          
William "Butch" Dougherty 1929 6-0          
John "Jocko" Collins 1930-34 16- 24          
Ken Simendinger 1935-38 38-18          
Father William Keely 1939

4-12

          
Frank Hoerst 1940-42 31-15          
Walter "Babe" Marshall 1943

4-12

          
Phil Looby 1944-53 72-72          
Ed Scullin 1954-60 66-33 102-55        
C. Alan Rowe 1961-62 6-24

11-27

        
Jim Kildorf 1963-64 11-16 19-25        
Jack Ryan 1965 10-2 15-5        
Jack Friel 1966-69 48-10 81-18        
Fran Dougherty 1970 13-3 21-4        
Tony Costantino 1971-79 99-45 138-81        
Iggy Brodzinski 1980-81

11-21

 17-31        
Joe Rapczynski 1982-88 65-47 102-75        
Pete Bilinsky 1989-93 41-38 68-58        
Brother Jim Williams 1994-02 55-71 82-132        
Mike McCarron 2003-09 61-37 105-77        
Guy Moore 2010 8-6 11-12        
  670-515          
             
ROMAN CATHOLIC              
Coach Years League Overall        
Billy Markward 1920-41 145-93          
Johnny Caspar 1942 5-11          
Jordan Oliver 1943 9-7          
Rev. John Senglar 1944 9-7          
Charley McGlone 1945-46 21- 9          
Francis "Cookie" McCusker 1947

6-8

          
Bob Walters 1948-52 19-51          
Walt Colman 1953-58 25-58 42-79        
Fran McMenamin 1959-64 36-51 54-68        
Anthony "Bud" Walsh 1965-67

11-31

 21-39        
Bill "Speedy" Morris 1968-81 171-39 347-82        
Barry Brodzinski 1982-86 46-10 115-33        
Dennis Seddon 1987-08 263-45 516-128        
Chris McNesby 2009-16 90-16 168-56        
Matt Griffin 2017-21 53-11 96-29        
Chris McNesby 2022 12-1 24-4        
  McNesby Total   102-17 192-60        
  921-448          
             
ST. JAMES              
Coach Years League Overall        
Francis "Beans" Brennan 1942-44

12-36

          
Jimmy Murphy 1945-49 24-48          
Jack Ramsay 1950-52 13-29          
Joe Logue 1953-58 29-53          
Jack McKinney 1959-60 17-11          
John Mooney 1961-64

8-46

          
Tony Abbott 1965-66 8-20          
Paul Gallagher 1967 4-10 10-13        
Tony Farnell 1968-69 5-25 12-26        
Ed Givnish 1970-74 16-64 38-81        
Paul Makovsky 1975

2-14

 7-19        
Tom Stewart 1976-93 51-199          
  189-555          
             
ST. JOHN'S              
Coach Years League Overall        
Joe Meehan 1935 2-10          
John Gillespie Sr. 1936-40 13-63          
15-73          
   Breakdown for 1935 unavailable.            
             
Ss. NEUMANN-GORETTI              
(nee S. Cath. & Bish./SN Neum.)            
Coach Years League Overall        
Johnny Oakes 1936-38 24-20          
John "Jocko" McGarry 1939-45 83-27          
Lou Fiorella 1946-47 16-12          
Jack Kraft 1948-59 91-75          
Jim Usilton Jr. 1960-62 16-26 24-36        
Al DiGiacomo 1963-71 69-61 114- 83        
Jim Stinger 1972-80 63-71 98-116        
Dave Duke 1981-85 31-37 81- 65        
Bob DiFlorio 1986-93 50-62 101-109        
Mike Doyle 1994

7-7

 14-13        
Tom Dougherty 1995-98 33-23 62-42        
Carl Arrigale 1999-22 283-44 551-130        
  766-465          
             
ST. JOSEPH'S PREP              
Coach Years League Overall        
John Lavin 1920-27 55-23          
Bill Leopold 1928 4-10          
Ed Hosey 1929 1-5          
Billy Oakes/Bart Sheehan 1930 3-5          
John Donahoe 1931-34 14-18          
Anthony "Ank" Scanlan 1935

1-11

          
Lou Sugarman 1936 1-13          
Jim Osborne 1937-38

10-20

          
Matt Guokas Sr. 1939-40 23- 9          
Rev. James Buckley 1941 0-1          
Joe Schaaf 1941-42 9-20          
Francis "Cookie" McCusker 1943 12-4          
John "Jocko" Collins 1944 4-12          
Joe Oakes 1945-53 54-74          
John Blong 1954-56 13-28 24-36        
Wally Nowacki 1957-59 8-35

12-50

        
Ed "Dutch" Doyle 1960-62 12-24 24-28        
Rev. James Donahoe 1962 8-1

11-4

        
John "Jocko" Collins 1963-65 15-26 25-33        
   Collins Total   19-38          
Ed "Dutch" Doyle 1966-68 16-26 27-34        
   Doyle Total   28-50 51-62        
Eddie Burke 1969-71 33-15 53-29        
Fred Douglas 1972-74 18-30 35-35        
Tom Lynch 1975-77 21-23 41-38        
Paul Lynch 1978-81 29-27 63-43        
John Ostick 1982-85 14-40 29-75        
Paul Lynch 1986-89 23-33 45-51        
   P. Lynch Total   52-60 108-94        
Kevin Touhey 1990 2-12

4-20

        
Bill Tomasco 1991-92 4-24

8-42

        
Eddie Burke 1993-99 35-63 70-103        
   Burke Total   68-78 123-132        
Kevin Kelly 2000-01

12-16

27-27

        
Bill "Speedy" Morris 2002-20

180-78

366-141

        
Jason Harrigan 2021-22

5-21

11-24

        
 

639-747

          
   Guokas resigned shortly before start of 1941 season.  
   Buckley coached two games in 1941 season (1-1, 0-1); Schaaf completed season (3-10 league).  
   Doyle took ML after 12 games in 1962 season (5-1, 11-1); Donahoe completed season (8-1, 11-4).  
             
ST. THOMAS MORE              
Coach Years League Overall        
Joseph "Tubby" Walker 1938-41 28-34          
Hugh Gallagher 1942 10-6          
John "Jocko" Collins 1943 10-6          
Val Hartman 1944-45 13-19          
Art Spector 1946 0-14          
Joseph "Tubby" Walker 1947-51 24-38          
Rev. Joseph Hilferty 1951

5-3

5-3

        
Joseph "Tubby" Walker 1952-55 29-23 46-35        
   Walker Total   81-95          
Rev. Charles Gallen 1955 3-1

4-2

        
Al Guokas 1956-57 10-16 16-21        
Jim Purcell 1958-63 50-34 82-51        
Billy Hoy 1964-68 41-27 68-47        
Paul Croley 1969-71 20-28 32-33        
Eddie Burke 1972-75 37-27 58-40        
  280-276          
   Walker took ML after six games of 1951 season, then returned for playoffs (5-1, 16-3); Hilferty completed regular season (5-3, 5-3).
   Walker took ML after 10 games of 1955 season (6-4, 10-6); Gallen completed season (3-1, 4-2).   
             
SALESIANUM              
Coach Years League Overall        
Art Malloy 1922-24 17-11          
Buck Magill 1925-27 22-12          
Johnny Oakes 1928-32 19-23          
Buck Magill 1933

2-6

          
   Magill Total   24-18          
Francis "Mike" McCall 1934 4-4          
Franny Walsh 1935 9-3          
John "Jocko" Collins 1936-37 21- 7          
Ott Smith 1938-43 33-61          
Rev. James O'Neil 1944-45

3-29

          
  130-156          
             
TRENTON CATHOLIC              
Coach Years League Overall        
John Meagher 1926-27 10-14          
Morrie Tome 1928 7-7          
  17-21          
             
VILLANOVA PREP              
Coach Years League Overall        
Mike Saxe 1920-23 14-20          
  14-20          
             
WEST CATHOLIC              
Coach Years League Overall        
Brother Mike Quinlan 1920-22

10-14

          
Tom Tracey 1923-26 13-29          
Jim O'Keefe 1927 8-4          
Dan McNichol 1928 7-7          
         Not in league 1929            
John "Jocko" McGarry 1930-35 30-22          
Pat Conway 1936-38 22-22          
Joe Meehan 1939-40 11-21          
Bob Dougherty 1941-45 58-20          
John "Duke" Hannan 1946 4-10          
Dan Kenney 1947 9-5          
Joe Langan 1948-49 19-9          
Ed O'Halloran 1950 9-5 15-6        
Gene Powers 1951 11-3 18-4        
Jim Usilton Jr. 1952-58 76-20 130-40        
Jack Devine 1959-61 25-17 44-28        
Bernie Cleary 1962-64 18-22 31-39        
Jim McNichol 1965-68 25-31 43-56        
Billy Hoy 1969-73 36-44 47-57        
Joe McFadden 1974-76 23-23 44-36        
Eddie Burke 1977

8-6

 17-8        
Pat Cassidy 1978-85 72-38 135-77        
Joe Donahue 1986-93 55-57 99-112        
Bill Ludlow 1994-10 103-139 221-215        
Guy Moore 2011-13 8-31 17-51        
Jasmine "Jazz" Williams 2014-16 13-26 25-46        
Jason Hasson 2017-18 6-20 5-19        
Miguel Bocachica 2019-22 26-25 42-41        
  705-670