Coach Gardler's All-Stars And 1,000-Point Scorers ALL-CATHOLIC HONOREES 1969-75 Kenrick 1977-08 O'Hara FIRST TEAM 1970 Jim Casciano 1971 Fran Rafferty 1973 Terry Kehoe 1974 Mike Blackwell 1978 Chris Manning 1979 Tom O'Hara 1979 Dave Kerins 1980 Bill Mitchell 1985 Mike Louden 1985 Mike Connor 1987 Mike O'Hara 1988 Eddie Malloy 1989 Eddie Malloy 1990 Steve Cloran 1991 Jeff Macalis 1992 Adonal Foyle 1994 Andrew Gosseaux 1998 Jeff Randazzo 1999 Jeff Randazzo 2000 Fran Grandieri 2001 Gene Willard SECOND TEAM 1971 Albie Becker 1972 Paul McDade 1973 Tom Grady 1975 Mike Murphy 1978 Dave Kerins 1980 Dennis Arizin 1981 Mark Poplawski 1984 Mike Doyle 1985 Chris Arizin 1989 Joe Giunta 1991 Geoff Beaver 1992 John Watson 1993 Steve LaFashia 1995 Greg Klein 1995 Javier Crespo 1996 Chris Reno 1998 Alex Sazonov 2002 Chris Grandieri THIRD TEAM 1970 Fran Rafferty 1971 Paul Pfanders 1972 Tom Valerio 1974 Mike Murphy 1975 Jack Vogt 1977 Chris Manning 1980 Tom Gahagan 1980 John McHugh 1981 Tom Jones 1982 Paul Roach 1983 Tim Kelly 1983 Mike Doyle 1984 Mike Connor 1984 Mike Louden 1986 Bill Kirschner 1986 John O'Hare 1986 Mike Brannan 1990 Jeff Macalis 1992 Steve Dougherty 1993 Joe Collins 1995 John Gallagher 1997 Brian Smyth 1997 Alex Sazonov 1998 Lou Becht 1999 Bill Hagan 2001 Chris Grandieri 2003 James Mitchell 2006 Pat Kirby 2007 Jim Kelleher ALL-CITY HONOREES (All at O'Hara) FIRST TEAM 1989 Eddie Malloy SECOND TEAM 1980 Bill Mitchell 1987 Mike O'Hara 1992 Adonal Foyle 1999 Jeff Randazzo THIRD TEAM 1988 Eddie Malloy 1998 Alex Saznnov 2000 Fran Grandieri 2001 Gene Willard 1,000-POINT SCORERS 1,222 -- Eddie Malloy 1,025 -- Mike Connor

Buddy Gardler Tribute Page   Harrison "Buddy" Gardler coached basketball at Bishop Kenrick (1969-75) and Cardinal O'Hara (1977-2008) for 39 total seasons, setting the record for most overall wins by a Catholic League coach (560). A triumph in 1986 created quite an entertaining stir because Buddy used a junk defense to stop his son, Chris, a franchise player for St. James. Here is that story . . . By Ted Silary   Buddy Gardler officially has forfeited all chances to win any organization's Father of the Year award for 1986.   Hoping to ensure a victory Friday night for his Cardinal O'Hara basketball team, Gardler spent the second half of a game against St. James in a diamond- and-one defense. He also ensured his house would be church-quiet later that evening and that the dishes might not get done for a week.   The target of the diamond-and-one was Chris Gardler, a 5-8, 140-pound senior guard, and the son of Buddy.   Buddy Gardler is not the kind of father who ordinarily would follow a course of action designed to impede his son. But you must consider two ingredients: O'Hara, a 71-64 winner, was continuing its fight for a Catholic South playoff berth, and the Gardlers say they are more like brothers than father and son.   "I never thought in my life he'd do something like that," said Chris, who scored 12 first-half points and finished with 19, but was rendered a non- factor in the second half by Bill Kirschner, except for a third quarter steal for a three-point play and two field goals in the game's waning moments. ''I guess I should have taken it as a compliment. There was no doubt it hurt us.   "I was kind of mad, but, no, I didn't look over or say anything. He was trying to win, same as us."   In the O'Hara locker room, Buddy Gardler was darn near reveling in the events of the evening. A visitor could picture him rushing home to bust on his son/brother.   "I was kidding him all week," Buddy said. "I was saying, 'We're going to play you in a box. You score half the points.' I don't think he believed me . . . I'd do that to any good player. Nothing personal."   Buddy and Chris are inseparable in the summertime. If you can't find them playing basketball and taking dips at a swim club close to their Ridley Park home, check out a hoop camp or clinic. They are there, or they will arrive soon.   Obviously, because of school, Buddy's coaching duties, Chris's playing duties and the nature of the schedule, they don't spend as much time together in wintertime.   Buddy was able to catch the St. James-Monsignor Bonner game last Monday, but delight turned to fright when Chris was decked on a breakaway layup late in the first half, flipping head over heels and suffering a concussion.   "I come to watch him play and wind up taking him to the hospital," Buddy said. "That was a tough one for him - for all the St. James kids. They were up by 15 at the half and they had (Bonner star) Ivan Brown in foul trouble. Then they lost by seven."   St. James, which fell again, 70-56, at West Catholic yesterday, is 0-26 in division games in the past two seasons, but Chris Gardler has risen above the gloom to become a player worthy of sustained attention from Ursinus, Pharmacy, Widener, Cabrini and Moravian.   Chris, a member of the National Honor Society, ranked No. 14 in the senior class academically, averages 16 points and four assists. He possesses an uncanny ability to milk numerous trips to the foul line, and once he gets there, he rings up the points on the scoreboard; he's an 84-percenter.   "The first time we played them, he had a perfect game - 4-for-6 and 8-for-8 for 16 points," Buddy said. "Before he got hurt, he controlled that Bonner game, too. He's a cocky kid. That's his personality. At 5-8, I guess you have to be that way."   Chris estimates he stood 5-foot tall and weighed 90 pounds as a freshman. Buddy, a product of Bonner and St. Joseph's, was late to mature physically and since Chris's hands and feet (size 11 sneakers) are big, there is hope he will become bigger and stronger.   It would be almost impossible, meanwhile, to make their relationship any stronger.   "We're more like brothers, but he's still my father first," Chris said. ''He makes sure I stay out of trouble, that I don't get involved in some of the things other kids get involved in.   "I was looking forward to playing against him again. It gave me more of an incentive to play hard. I love playing when there's meaning to the game. We were thinking of making a bet; like, the loser would have to do the chores for a while. We're always battling over who's king of the house. Usually, he gets his way."      continued right below . . .

Coach Buddy Gardler in 1977 SEASON BY SEASON League (Overall, Where Available) 1969: 5-11 1970: 12-4 / 16-7 1971: 12-4 / 16-7 1972: 4-12 1973: 9-7 1974: 6-10 / 13-14 1975: 9-7 Kenrick Total: 57-55 Overall: 97-72 (1976: Assistant at American Univ.) 1977: 3-11 1978: 6-8   1979: 9-5 1980: 11-3 1981: 5-9 1982: 4-10  1983: 5-9  1984: 6-6 1985: 9-5 / 21-8 1986: 8-6 / 20-9 1987: 4-10 / 11-13 1988: 6-8 / 14-10 1989: 12-2 / 20-6 1990: 9-5 / 16-10 1991: 11-3 / 18-7 1992: 13-1 / 24-3 1993: 7-7 / 10-16 1994: 7-7 / 10-16 1995: 7-7 / 17-11 1996: 2-12 / 8-15 1997: 5-9 / 12-13 1998: 13-1 / 23-4 1999: 7-7 / 15-12 2000: 6-8 / 11-15 2001: 8-6 / 18-8 2002: 4-10 / 10-14 2003: 3-11 / 9-14 2004: 3-11 / 6-18 2005: 5-9 / 14-11 2006: 6-8 / 12-13 2007: 5-9 / 8-16 2008: 4-10 / 10-14 O'Hara Total: 213-233 Overall, Where Available: 463-341   TOTAL RECORD 39 Seasons, 1969-75, 1977-2008 League - 270-288 *Overall - 560-413 (*Determined from Several Sources)   PLAYOFF BREAKDOWN Appearances Ended in  . . . Quarterfinals (10) 1970, 1971, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2001 Semifinals (5) 1980, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1992 Final (1) 1998 TOP 20 CL SCORERS (Yellow at Kenrick) Fran Grandieri 2000 23.2 Eddie Malloy 1988 22.6 Eddie Malloy 1989 22.4 Mike O'Hara 1987 21.2 Steve Cloran 1990 18.8 Jeff Randazzo 1999 18.8 Adonal Foyle 1992 18.4 Chris Manning 1978 17.4 Mike Louden 1985 16.9 Gene Willard 2001 16.9 Mike Blackwell 1974 16.1 Terry Kehoe 1973 15.9 Fran Rafferty 1971 15.8 Bill Mitchell 1980 15.6 Jim Casciano 1970 15.4 Andrew Gosseaux 1994 15.4 Greg Klein 1995 15.4 Chris Grandieri 2002 14.9 Albie Becker 1971 14.7 Steve LaFashia 1993 14.6

  Because he teaches at O'Hara, archdiocesan rules would have permitted Buddy Gardler to enroll Chris in that school. But
Chris was intent on attending St. James with his grade-school buddies, including next-door neighbor Dennis Dougherty, a
frontcourt starter.
  "Chris is the type of kid I never had a problem with," Buddy said. "A lot of things could have worked against him, but he's
pretty well adjusted. If I want to go to bed at 11 o'clock on a Friday night, I can do it because I know he'll be in before 12.
  "He has loved his four years at St. James. How many kids can say they love going to school? He does. He's up and out the
door with no problems. People can't believe that I never pushed him into basketball, but it's true. The only thing I ever
pushed him to do was to get good grades."
  Although the miracle of videotape has allowed father to see son in a handful of extra games this season, Chris sometimes
finds himself questioning his father's motives.
  "He says he watches our games to see me play," Chris said, laughing. "I think all he's doing is scouting. We were watching
some tapes the other night and when us against Carroll came on, he said, 'Shut it off.' That was because his team had already
played them twice."
  O'Hara and St. James also have met twice already, of course. And don't think for a second that Buddy will let Chris forget
the outcomes, either.

This story was written in 1992 after Buddy and the Lions terminated Roman's 49-game
winning streak, counting playoffs, in Catholic League action . . .

By Ted Silary
  Back home on Union Island, in a Caribbean nation called St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Adonal Foyle's budding
basketball career was not exactly followed by the multitudes.
    First, there were no multitudes.
  Second, there were no gymnasiums and no stands at the outdoor courts.
  "The most people who watched me play? Maybe 100," Foyle said. "No seats. They'd stand around the side of the court."
  Close to 3,000 people - 1,000 more than live on Union Island - streamed into St. Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
last night to watch a Catholic South doubleheader featuring four of the prime playoff contenders.
  No wonder Foyle was nervous. No wonder it showed, at least in part.
  Foyle, a 6-9, 220-pound sophomore, shot just two-for-12 from the foul line en route to eight points. But he also snatched
16 rebounds, blocked nine shots and altered three others - hey, special players deserve special statistical categories - as
Cardinal O'Hara dumped Roman Catholic, 53-46, to terminate the Cahillites' 49-game league winning streak.
  In Game 1, Mike Dever (14 points, nine assists), Jay Moran (nine points, 15 rebounds) and Bill Carr (17 points) led
Monsignor Bonner past West Catholic, 74-46.
  Roman, the three-time defending champion, had last lost to a league foe on Jan. 29, 1989. The winner was O'Hara, 45-42.
The Cahillites won 10 to finish '89, all 17 in '90 and '91 and the first five this season. The streak was 50 against league
opposition overall, counting a tournament win last December against Bishop Kenrick.
  As the final buzzer sounded last night, the grief was not widespread. Substitute guard Bill Shank lay briefly on the floor
with his head covering his hands, but most of the players merely shook their heads in mild disgust, slapped five with
O'Hara's players, then trotted to the locker room.
  "Nobody's that upset," said forward Kyle Locke, Roman's lone veteran. ''We'll see them again. This wasn't a championship
game. "
  Added coach Dennis Seddon: "We didn't shoot well (18-for-59) and we didn't deserve to win. What you saw tonight was
a good senior team beating a good junior team."
  Seddon opined that lead guard John Watson and the Lions' other starters aside from Foyle (Steve Dougherty, Brian
Patterson and Brian O'Donnell) had made the difference. And there was merit in that. But Foyle's contributions were too
large to be minimized.
  "We'd been hearing so many things about him," Locke said. "But until you go play against him . . . Phew, we didn't know
he was this good."
  It was in the fieldhouse, at a camp last summer, that Foyle had first played ball in America. Spectators were few, of course.
  "This was something to get adjusted to, definitely," Foyle said, referring to the near-sellout. "I knew we had to win this
game, and that made me put pressure on myself. It made me sick to keep missing foul shots. How many was it, 20? I was
so bothered by it, I had trouble concentrating. I was mad at myself."
  As usual, the Lions rarely looked to Foyle in their set offense. That was particularly so after three early possessions
resulted in a rejection, a double-dribble and a traveling call on which his feet got badly tangled.
  But timing and jumping were never a problem.
  "It makes you a little more gung-ho (on defense) with Adonal behind you," Watson said. "You can take some chances."
  Said Foyle: "No matter how I struggle for points, I can still be important to the team. If I don't do it at the offensive end,
I can do it at the defensive end.
  "To block shots, I try to make sure what the player has going. Does he have another bounce? What other alternatives
does he have? If he's in the air, I know I have great leaping ability and a chance to block the shot. I just want to make sure
that he has already used his bounces, and he's about to take the shot."
  Watson, who had struggled recently, and who then had missed practice all week with strep throat, gave a vintage
performance. He shot well en route to 19 points (8-for-14, 3-for-6 on "threes") and collected eight assists.
  "I've been talking to him a lot," coach Buddy Gardler said. "I talk to him more than I talk to my own son."
  Because of his throat, Watson had trouble talking to anyone.
  "I couldn't yell that well," he said. "I have a light voice. Nobody can hear me in practice anyway. It didn't seem like our
offense ever got into sync. That was probably my fault. I wasn't running it right, I guess. But we won. We must have
done something right.
  "(The recent problems) were all in my head. Mr. Gardler and I sat down and he gave me a lecture. He told me what I
was doing wrong and how to correct it. It pretty much came down to me just playing my game, just like I do down at
the playground."
  Watson had a meaningful flurry late in the third quarter. Not only did he drain a "three" and fire a nifty pass to O'Donnell,
who did the same. As the quarter ended, he ducked under a defender and nailed an off-balance jumper to give the Lions
a 38-30 lead.
  Down the stretch, Roman could not quite make the Lions sweat.
  "My point to the kids was, this is our biggest game (to date), but you could possibly play them three times," Gardler
said. "I was afraid to have them go out there and run around like chickens."
  For the players, there was no fear.
  "Last year," Watson said, "I had the feeling we could beat them. Then I'd see them walk in and it was, 'We're not going
to beat this team.' This year, thank God, we have a big guy who can do a lot and guys like Steve Dougherty, Brian
O'Donnell and Brian Patterson, and a whole bench filled with good players. So, yeah, I felt we had a chance."

This story was written for the Daily News in January 1970 as Buddy steered Kenrick
toward its first playoff berth . . .

 

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Below are the players who helped Buddy Gardler claim 560 wins over 39 total seasons as a
Catholic League coach -- 7 at Bishop Kenrick, 32 at Cardinal O'Hara. 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.

Steve McDonald	1969	Andy Callahan	1983	Andrew Byrne	1996
Joe Kelly	1969	Mark Kent	1983	Chris Barksdale	1996
Jim Travers	1969	Mike Deckert	1983	Chris Reno	1996
Ted Sitarz	1969	Mike O'Brien	1983	Phil Miraglia	1996
Jim Casciano	1970	Tim Kelly	1983	Ryan Gallagher	1996
Tom Brady	1970	Bill Keane	1984	Steve Greim	1996
Bruce Geary	1970	Chicky Pollick	1984	Vince May	1996
Jim Brock	1970	John Sheehan	1984	Ander Pineda	1997
Bill Costello	1970	Mike Doyle	1984	Andre Morton	1997
Steve Greb	1970	Rick Hartz	1984	Brian Smyth	1997
Jack Eisenmann	1970	Bill Ryan	1985	Jeff DiBlasi	1997
Fran Rafferty	1971	Chris Arizin	1985	P.J. Vanni	1997
Albie Becker	1971	Dan DeVries	1985	Pat Schmid	1997
Paul Pfanders	1971	Joe Hemphill	1985	Shawn McCray	1997
Jack Eisenmann	1971	Mike Connor	1985	Alex Sazonov	1998
Bill Gordon	1971	Mike Louden	1985	Devon Johnson	1998
J. O'Hara	1971	Tim Donaghy	1985	J.D. Dodds	1998
Paul McDade	1972	Bill Kirschner	1986	Lou Becht	1998
Tom Valerio	1972	Brian Kilroy	1986	Bill Hagan	1999
Bob Mullen	1972	Dean O'Toole	1986	Bob McEntee	1999
Geno Auriemma	1972	Jay Armitage	1986	Derrick Dougherty	1999
Brian Walesyn	1972	Jim Lynam	1986	Jeff Randazzo	1999
Eddie Porretti	1972	John O'Hare	1986	Jeff Siti	1999
Tom Grady	1973	Mick Houston	1986	Joe McGinn	1999
Jack Hannan	1973	Mike Brannan	1986	Tim Smith	1999
Terry Kehoe	1973	Rob Prince	1986	Biff Duffy	2000
John Rodenbaugh	1973	Roger Kent	1986	Bob Purpura	2000
Len Vuotto	1973	Al Huntzman	1987	Fran Grandieri	2000
Mike Blackwell	1974	Bob Wenke	1987	Frank Craig	2000
Dennis Angeloni	1974	James McNelis	1987	James Johnson	2000
Mike DiSiro	1974	Jerry Daudert	1987	Mike Zamulinsky	2000
Tom Vogt	1974	John Weir	1987	Chris Smyth	2001
Steve Eisenmann	1974	Mike O'Hara	1987	Ed Sinclair	2001
Tony Lowe	1974	Steve Delaney	1987	Gene Willard	2001
Bernie Hober	1974	Tom Caruso	1987	Ken Grant	2001
Jawood Carlin	1974	Chris Donaghy	1988	Mike Lomas	2001
Jack Vogt	1975	Ed Dougherty	1988	Bob McAndrews	2002
Paul Mulholland	1975	Jeff DellaFranco	1988	Chris Grandieri	2002
Jim McShea	1975	Jim Marquet	1988	Fran Burbidge	2002
Mike Murphy	1975	Matt Mullen	1988	Greg D'Elia	2002
Phil Eisenmann	1975	Mike Kane	1988	Harry Dougherty	2002
Bernie Hober	1975	Scott Connell	1988	Kevin Floyd	2002
John Mulholland	1975	Bill Kelly	1989	Mark Barrar	2002
Tom Catagnus	1975	Christian Gosseaux	1989	Pat Baylor	2002
Butch Bontempo	1975	Dave Fisher	1989	Ryan Cleary	2002
Joe Costantino	1975	Eddie Malloy	1989	Steve Baylor	2002
Joe Matteo	1975	Frank Stempin	1989	Ted Rydesky	2002
Tony Salamone	1975	Jack Clark	1989	Tom Convery	2002
Andy Hoffner	1977	Joe Giunta	1989	Alex Gineitis	2003
Dave Brown	1977	Matt Daudert	1989	Brian Campbell	2003
Duke Callahan	1977	Mike Dougherty	1989	Craig Haywood	2003
Jim Martin	1977	Pat Guinan	1989	James Mitchell	2003
John Coyle	1977	Dan McManus	1990	Jeff Nowell	2003
John Dischert	1977	Eric Parker	1990	John Brennan	2003
Sean Kearney	1977	Kevin Cloran	1990	Jon Contois	2003
Skip Mark	1977	Sean Tucker	1990	Mark Greim	2003
Bill Helmig	1978	Shawn Casey	1990	Rodney Burton	2003
Bill Pollick	1978	Steve Cloran	1990	Sean Barksdale	2003
Chris Manning	1978	Brian McTague	1991	Harry Duke	2004
Chuck Creighton	1978	Geoff Beaver	1991	Jim Smith	2004
Joe Breslin	1978	Jeff Macalis	1991	Joe Howarth	2004
Leo Doyle	1978	Mark Johnson	1991	Matt Campbell	2004
Mike McCarry	1978	Sean Burns	1991	Ryan McAndrews	2004
Bob Rafferty	1979	Adonal Foyle	1992	Tom Durkin	2004
Chris Duffin	1979	Brendan Patrick	1992	Gabe Diaz	2005
Dave Kerins	1979	Brian O'Donnell	1992	Greg Parker	2005
Frank McAndrew	1979	Brian Patterson	1992	Jim Young	2005
Pete Callahan	1979	John Watson	1992	Mark Concannon	2005
Tom O'Hara	1979	Matt Jennings	1992	Pat Young	2005
Tom Schneider	1979	Steve Dougherty	1992	Rich Varrasse	2005
Bill Mitchell	1980	Tom Clavin	1992	Will Lindsay	2005
Bob Nelson	1980	Drew Baylor	1993	Anthony Walters	2006
Dennis Arizin	1980	Jason Greim	1993	Calvin Gilbert	2006
Dennis Sheehan	1980	Joe Collins	1993	Chris Myers	2006
John McHugh	1980	Steve Kelly	1993	Marius Jankauskas	2006
Marty Purcell	1980	Steve LaFashia	1993	Pat Kirby	2006
Steve DiMarco	1980	Terrence DiBernardino	1993	Scott Taylor	2006
Steve Donahue	1980	Andrew Gosseaux	1994	Troy Kyle	2006
Tom Gahagan	1980	Dan Carroll	1994	Bill Pondok	2007
Bob Wright	1981	Dave Shaak	1994	T.J. Long	2007
Kevin Jennings	1981	Kevin Barrar	1994	Anthony Bertolino	2008
Mark Poplawski	1981	Mike Gilbert	1994	Dan Kearney	2008
Marty Cull	1981	Mike Reinking	1994	Eric Hughes	2008
Tim Tuoni	1981	Nate Smith	1994	Jim Kelleher	2008
Tom Creighton	1981	Alexander Belov	1995	Josh Rogers	2008
Tom Murphy	1981	Billy Thompson	1995	Josh Showers	2008
Brian Connelly	1982	Greg Klein	1995	Kevin Merkle	2008
Ed Snow	1982	Javier Crespo	1995	Mark Wedderburn	2008
Jerry Bradley	1982	Jim Halligan	1995	Matt Romano	2008
Joe Dugan	1982	John Gallagher	1995	Matt Vogel	2008
John Huver	1982	Mike Ceppetelli	1995	Mingone	2008
Larry McAlee	1982	Tim Griesser	1995	Phil Lindsay	2008
Pat Kelly	1982	Tom Burke	1995	Ryan Laughlin	2008
Paul Roach	1982			Ryan Wolski	2008
Ted Morgan	1982			Sean Young	2008
				Spencer Sandy	2008
				Walter Montgomery	2008
				Zach Tansey	2008

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