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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
COACHING RECORDS |
"The Master," Ed McCluskey, Farrell
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Jim Dooley,
600, the win was the 85th at Delone Catholic. With 145 at Gettysburg, 129 at
Shippensburg, 164 at Cumberland Valley and 77 in Iceland from 1982-1983. |
Pennsylvania High School Coaches-state
championships (at least two) 3-Butler Hennon, Wampum 2-Jerry Conboy, South Hills Catholic
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Andy Pahach,
industrial arts teacher at Bolivar High School and its successor, Laurel Valley
High School, from 1948 -1984. Head Boys Basketball Coach for Bolivar
Indians (1948-1952) and Laurel Valley Rams (1952-1984),
PIAA state championship game finalist 4 years, District 6 champion 8 seasons,
conference champion 16 times-Total Record: 538 wins
and 346 losses. (Credit:
Doug Kurtz)
Ray Bartha -
he will be playing for his 500th career win at Apollo-Ridge on Thursday night
(1/17/08). He has over a dozen section titles to go with his 1991 WPIAL
title. A-R is a AA school in the Alle-Kiski Valley. (Credit: Katie McLay,
Apollo-Ridge High '06)
Bruce Leib, recorded his
500th win with Hazleton Area, and is currently coaching at Central Dauphin East
and closing in on his 600th. (Credit: Josh
Fadden)
Abe Everhart, 549
wins, Uniontown, 2 State Championships, 1962-1964.
Dick Diethorn,
St. James / St. Canice, 547-202, named Pittsburgh Dapper
Dan Coaching Award in 1951 and 1964, won four state championships.
Bill Fox, Philadelphia Father
Judge, 1975-85, 1987-99, 2001-2005, 545-269
Charles O'Brien, Philadelphia
LaSalle, 1944-1970, 541-248
Roger Flynn compiled a record of
531-201 in 27 seasons coaching the Grove City girls. His final season was
2005-2006. (Credit: Joe Mattis,
Lloyd Wolf, Reading Holy
Name, February 8, 2000 won his 528 th game over 33 seasons.
John Silan, Kutztown
and Wilson, 527-117 over 26 seasons. won three state titles.
Dan Dougherty, Philadelphia
Episcopal Academy, 1977-97, 2001-07, 511-213 (also coached at USMA).
Les Shoop, Punsxutawney
and Knoch winning 511 games in 37 seasons
Aaron Straub. Elk
Harry DeFrank, Trinity,
topped 500 wins in January of 2004 at age 76 and during his 47th
year of coaching. He
retired in 2007 after 50 years in coaching, 23 at Trinity and 27 as a CYO
coach.
Dave Lebo, four consecutive state championships at
John Miller,
Ross Macciocco,
Kenny Bianchi, Abington Heights High School in Lackawanna County
and the Lackawanna league earned his 500th career victory with the boy's basketball
program in 33 years including Scranton Tech before it became Scranton High
School, West Scranton High School and now Abington Heights
(Credit: Steve Lloyd, WNEP-TV 16/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Mickey Holland, head basketball coach at Mahanoy Area High School in
Schuylkill County earned his 500th career victory in his 26th season with the
Bears boy's basketball team. Mahanoy competes in District 11 and is a AA
school (Credit: Steve Lloyd, WNEP-TV
16/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre)
Kevin Kodish, the very successful girl's coach at
Lewistown High School recorded win #500 on 12/6/07, a 58-52 come-from-behind win
at Bellefonte. Among his 500 wins are eight District 6 titles and two PIAA state
championships. Kodish's 24-year career total stands at 500-156 and counting.
(Credit: Dave Burman, radio 105.5 in Lewistown)
John Miller earned No. 500 yesterday when his
Mount St. Joseph girls' team pounded visiting Pennridge, 62-29, in a
nonleague game. Miller began his head coaching career at Archbishop Ryan in 1976
after serving an apprenticeship as Speedy Morris' assistant at Roman Catholic.
Miller's breakdown: 130 wins with the Ryan boys, 20 with the Monsignor Bonner
boys, 317 with the La Salle University women and now 33 with Mount St. Joseph.
His career head coaching record is now 500-354. (12/19/07,
Philadelphia Inquirer)
Paul Brutto, Marian Catholic
girl's coach picked up his 500th career victory as the Fillies cruised past
Mahanoy Area 67-34 in the Schuylkill League Division IV opener for both teams on
12/11/2007.
(Credit: Pottsville Republican)
Ray Bartha, Apollo Ridge's Girls Basketball
got his 500th win on 2/1/08. Bartha has been the head coach at Apollo Ridge
since 1976. His career record is 500-250. (Credit: Fayette County Guru)
Phil Pergola, California Area H. S. has a
career mark of 497-421. The Trojans are at Trinity Christian tomorrow and at
McGuffey Friday. They open the Section 2-A season at West Greene Dec. 18, 2007
and he has the entire season to get to win #500. (Rich
Emert, Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Dennis Seddon, Philadelphia Roman Catholic, 1987-2007, 497-122
J. Birney Crum, Allentown Allen High School, 490 - 109 in 25
coaching seasons. His team won the state championship three straight years
1945, 1946, and 1947.
Terry Manning, Millersburg
H.S., 24 years, 478 wins and 119 losses.
Bill Fulton, in 25 years of boys and five years of girls
coaching, 477-215, coaching stops included Pine Valley Central in New York
state, and Sayre, Lewisburg, Warren, Kane, and Johnsonburg in Pennsylvania.
Ross Kershey, longtime
Coatsville head basketball coach, who had a 462-128 record in 22 seasons
at the helm of the Red Raiders. Known as the "Silver Fox."
Andy Schulz compiled a record
of 474-143 in 23 seasons coaching General McLane. The Lancers won the 2007 PIAA
Class AAA championship. He is currently the General McLane coach. (Credit: Joe Mattis,
Rich Yankowitz,
486- 269, Philadelphia Dobbins Tech, 1972-05
Art Taneyhill, 471-95 in 20
seasons coaching the Altoona Lady Lions to PIAA Titles in 1986, '88, '95 and,
96.
Dave Heitzenrater compiled a
record of 469-196 in 25 seasons coaching the McDowell girls team. His final
season was 2004-2005. (Credit: Joe
Mattis,
Ken Hamilton, Philadelphia
Franklin, 1972-1999, 456-184
Harold Gardler, Philadelphia Cardinal
O'Hara, 1977-07, 453-327
Bill Ellerbee, 450-100 and six
Philadelphia Public League championships, Simon Gratz, 1983-02
(Our cut off is at least 450 wins)
Did you know? that Ed McCluskey applied for the football coaching job at Farrell in 1948. They did not hire him as the football coach, but instead gave him the basketball job. In his first basketball season, 1948-49 he complied a 6-16 record, but then he reeled off 7 straight seasons of 20 plus wins!
Note: More information about some of the coaches can be found in the Pennsylvania
Basketball Hall of Fame under the "Personalities"
section. HERE
Credits: Ted Silary, Philadelphia
News
Terry Bickhart, Reading
Eagle
Dave Burman, radio 105.5 Lewistown
Rick Shrum, Pittsburgh Post
Gazette
Joe Mattis, Erie Times-News
Richard A. Keefer,
Athletic Director, Lewistown Area HS
Josh
Fadden,
Babe Conroy
Gary Markle, Jr
Jim Raykie, Sharon Herald
Steve Lloyd, WNEP-TV 16/Scranton/Wilkes-Barre John Hartsock, Altoona Mirror
Doug Kurtz
Rich
Emert, Pittsburgh Post Gazette
Craig Witman,
BMCO/DMC
return to the Pennsylvania Basketball Website HERE
(Information credit: USA Today,
July 21, 1999, p11c)
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COACHING |
RECORD |
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Morgan Wootten |
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1957- |
1,185-178 (.869) |
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Robert Hughes |
Fort Worth |
1958- |
1,155-233 (.832) |
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Ralph Tasker |
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1941-1998 |
1,122-291 (.794) |
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Bill Krueger |
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1958-1996 |
1,096-250 (.814) |
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Leslie Gaudet |
Pine Prairie, La |
1937-42;1947-70 |
1,026-353 (.744) |
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Walter VanHuss |
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1953-1989 |
1,021-313 (.765) |
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