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   The best of the best in Alabama High   
  School Football over the past 100 seasons.





Active Coaches with the Most Wins 

    
          The 2020 offseason saw many coaching changes that will affect schools for year to come. The all-time leader in victories, Buddy Anderso0n at Vestavia Hills retired after 43 seasons on the sidelines and 346 wins. Lamar Harris also spent the last 43 years as the head football coach at Hubbertville and racked up 254 victories along the way.

          Other coaches moved on to a different school hoping to ignite a new program. Keith Etheredge takes his talents from Oxford to 7A Auburn. Josh Wright (131 wins) moves from Bessemer Academy to Tuscaloosa Academy.

          Jamie Riggs hangs up the cleats after a 33 year career and 315 victories. Don Jacobs also retires after 14 seasons as a head coach and 107 wins. And Jack Hankins Jr. steps aside after 19 seasons at Thomasville and 169 victories under his belt.

          That leaves us with the list below as we enter the 2021 season soon. Terry Curtis with 317 wins leads the way as three other coaches with at least 300 victories follow.

Active Football Coaches with Most Wins
Coach Team Won Lost Tied Pct.
Terry Curtis UMS-Wright  325 90 0 78.3%
Danny Horn Central Clay County  323 90 0 78.2%
Waldon Tucker Fayette County 316 139 3 69.5%
Paul Benefield Fyffe 312 53 0 85.5%
Steve Smith Piedmont 258 76 0 77.2%
Wayne Grant Crenshaw Christian 249 115 0 68.4%
Trent Taylor Andalusia 244 140 0 63.5%
         
Hugh Fountain Escambia Academy 242 131 0 64.9%
Bobby Carr Autauga Academy 236 53 0 81.7%
David Powell Sumiton Christian 227 90 0 71.6%
Josh Niblett Hoover 224 57 0 79.7%
Mark Freeman Thompson 223 51 0 81.4%
Stacy Luker Clarke County 212 94 0 69.3%
Steve Mask St. Paul's 202 94 0 68.2%
         
Brent Hubbert T.R. Miller 201 49 0 80.4%
Bob Godsey Madison Academy 198 73 0 73.1%
James Sampley Fort Dale Academy 188 120 0 61.0%
Scott Basden Muscle Shoals 187 70 0 72.8%
Phil Lazenby Bayside Academy 185 100 0 64.9%
Mike Battles Jr. Tallassee 180 92 0 66.2%


David Parker
  AHSFHS.org
  dparker@ahsfhs.org




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