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Coaching - Region Records

    
          When researching the football coaches with the most region wins one thing becomes apparent. The list of coaches with the most region wins resembles that of the coaches with the most overall wins. But, when looking at the coaches with the best region winning percentage we see several coaches that are not readily found on most other coaching lists.

           Danny Powell of Leroy and Jackson football fame leads our list of coaches with the best overall region winning percentage coming in at an amazing 48-1 record. His only region loss since coming to the AHSAA came back in 2006 when Leroy lost to rival Southern Choctaw 25-19. Since that loss Coach Powell's teams have reeled off forty-four consecutive region wins.

          Coach David Lowery is close to matching Coach Powell's feat coming in with a region record of 92-3 at Elba and Brantley. Since 2001 his Brantley football teams compiled a region record of 75-1. Their lone loss came to McKenzie in 2010 by a score of 18-12. Along the way Brantley set the state record with sixty-two consecutive region wins.

   
Coach David Lowery
         Coach Buddy Anderson of Vestavia Hills leads the way for the most region wins all-time with 122. His Rebels have won fifteen region championships along the way since since he took over the head coaching position in 1978.

Region Coaching Records (Wins)  
Coach Teams Won Lost Pct.    
Buddy Anderson Vestavia Hills 122 45 73.1%    
Terry Curtis Shaw, Murphy, UMS-Wright 110 19 85.3%    
Robert Higginbotham Mountain Brook, Shades Valley, Tuscaloosa County 110 26 80.9%    
Spence McCracken Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery, Opelika 108 15 87.8%    
Waldon Tucker Demopolis Academy, Gordo, Fayette County 107 34 75.9%    
Paul Benefield Sylvania, Fyffe 102 15 87.2%    
Fred Yancey Briarwood 102 15 87.2%    
Doug Goodwin Lineville, Demopolis, Russellville, Homewood 101 28 78.3%    
Jamie Riggs Opp, T.R. Miller 101 26 79.5%    
Danny Horn Clay County, Benjamin Russell 100 26 79.4%    
Russell Jacoway Sand Rock 98 53 64.9%    
John Mothershed Deshler 98 10 90.7%    
Randy Ragsdale Trinity 98 20 83.1%    
Jackie O'Neal Reeltown 93 24 79.5%    
Steve Smith Cedar Bluff, Piedmont 93 13 87.7%    
David Lowery Brantley 92 3 96.8%    
Mike Battles Sr. Handley, Walter Wellborn, Hueytown, Pell City 90 48 65.2%    



Region Coaching Records (winning percentage - 30 games min.)  
Coach Teams Won Lost Pct.    
Danny Powell Leroy, Jackson 48 1 98.0%    
David Lowery Elba, Brantley 95 3 96.8%    
Bill Clark Prattville 50 2 96.0%    
Nolan Atkins Thomasville, Sweet Water, Patrician Academy 77 6 92.2%    
Tandy Geralds Deshler, Woodlawn 37 3 91.9%    
Laron White Tanner 72 6 91.7%    
Bill McNair Thomasville, Southern Ac., Sparta Ac., Marengo Ac. 82 7 91.5%    
Jimmie Moore Colbert County 34 3 91.2%    
John Mothershed Deshler 108 10 90.7%    
Jim McCain Cottonwood 42 5 88.1%    
Spence McCracken Montgomery Academy, Lee Montgomery, Opelika 108 15 87.8%    
Steve Smith Cedar Bluff, Piedmont 93 13 87.7%    
Bob Newton Homewood 50 7 87.7%    
Hugh O'Shields Cleveland, Oneonta 35 5 87.5%    
Paul Benefield Sylvania, Fyffe 102 15 87.2%    
Fred Yancey Briarwood 102 15 87.2%    
Robert Shaw Murphy 47 7 87.0%    


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