KentuckyHigh School Coach-Of-The-Year winners
(Louisville Courier-Journal)
1946Bobby LaughlinBreckinridge Training
1947Earle JonesMaysville
1948McCoy TarryBrewers
1949Letcher NortonClarkCounty
1950Ralph CarlisleLexingtonLafayette
1951Dale BarnstableLouisville Manual
1952Letcher NortonClarkCounty
1953George ConleyAshland
1954Delmas GishCentral City
1955John BurrAdairCounty
1956Bill CarterHeath
1957John Bill TrivettePikeville
1958Letcher NortonClarkCounty
1959Charlie LampleyNorth Marshall
1960Jim MorrisLouisville Flaget
1961Bob WrightAshland
1962Elmer “Baldy” GilbLexington Henry Clay
1963Morton CombsCarr Creek
Woodie Crum, DaviessCounty (runner-up)
Jock Southerland, HarrisonCounty (3rd)
Bob Mulcahy, Louisville Seneca (4th)
Billy Smith, TaylorCounty (tie for 5th)
Bobby Watson, Owensboro, Sr.
1964Gene RhodesLouisville Male
1965Bill HarrellShelbyCounty
1966Bill HarrellShelbyCounty
1967Bob FoxEarlington
1968Jim RichardsGlasgow (also won Ky. H.S. Coaches Assoc. Coach of the Year)
1969Bob GravesLouisville Central
1970Gary SchafferPleasure Ridge Park
1971Jack UpchurchAndersonCounty
1972Ray VencilElizabethtown
1973Bob BarlowLexingtonBryan Station
1974Bob GravesLouisville Central
1975Wade HoustonLouisville Male
1976Richard SchmidtBallard
1977Richard SchmidtBallard
1978Wayne ChapmanApollo
1979Jock SutherlandLexingtonLafayette
1980Bobby WatsonOwensboro
1981Bobby BarlowLexingtonBryan Station
1982Allen Feldhaus (Sr.)MasonCounty
1983Craynor SloneCarlisle County31 votes
Al Prewitt, Henry Clay12
Maurice Payne, Male11
1984Gerald SinclairLoganCounty
1985Glenn CollieLouisville Seneca
1986Allen Feldhaus (Sr.)MasonCounty
1987Bobby KeithClayCounty
1988Bobby KeithClay County79 votes
Don Parson, Madisonville11
Tim McDougle, Bardstown 7
Gary Moore, Franklin County 6
1989Bobby KeithClayCounty
1990Gary FrenchElizabethtown26 votes
Stan Hardin, Fairdale24
Guy Strong, Clark County13
Al Prewitt, Lexington Henry Clay10
1991Nolan BargerLexington Tates Creek39 votes (149 coaches voted)
Steve Dreher, Paducah Tilghman 12
Billy Ray Reynolds, Scott County 8
Stan Hardin, Fairdale 6
Mike Deaton, Caverna 4
1992Danny HaneyLexington Catholic
1993Tim DavisMarion County44 votes (175 of 272 coaches voted)
Lyle Dunbar, Christian County15 (49 coaches had at least one vote)
Charles Minks, Dilce Combs15
Steve Wright, South Laurel12
1994Billy HicksCorbin20 votes (157 coaches voted)
Mike Jones, Harlan14
Lloyd Gardner, Fairdale13
Billy Swafford, Knox Central10
1995Gary MooreFranklin County22 votes (179 coaches voted)
Tony Hopper, Muhlenberg North18
Dick Wunderlin, DeSales15
Larry Cheatham, Greenwood14
1996Curtis TurleyGreenwood30 (179 coaches voted)
Gary Moore, Franklin County14(59 coaches got at least one vote)
J.D. Strange, Allen County-Scottsville11
Tim Davis, Campbellsville 8
Bill Chumbler, Paducah Tilghman 8
Gran Mefford, Owen County 8
1997Danny HaneyLexington Catholic
1998Danny HaneyLexington Catholic21 votes (153 coaches voted)
Mike Campbell, Butler19
Doug Hines, Union County14
John Messmer, Ft.ThomasHighlands 9
Bill Hicks, Scott County 7
1999Ernie SimpsonBowling Green
Billy Hicks, ScottCounty
Allen Feldhaus, Jr., Madison Central
Dale Mabrey, Pleasure Ridge Park
2000Jimmy JustIroquois18 votes(153 coaches voted;
Ron Dawn, Newport Central Catholic1552 coaches got at least one vote;
Ernie Simpson, Bowling Green 782% of votes received
Dale Mabrey, Pleasure Ridge Park 6before the state tourney)
Cecil Combs, Garrard County 6
Don Adkins, Lexington Lafayette 6
James Haire, Elizabethtown 5
2001Bryce HibbardMale
2002Rodney WoodsWayneCounty
2003Kelly WellsMasonCounty
2004Kelly WellsMasonCounty
2005Mike Szabo, Louisville Trinity35 votes
Steve Wright, South Laurel15
Jeff Morrow, Jeffersontown13
Buddy Biggs, Pendleton Co.12
Tom Crews, DeSales10
2006Buddy Biggs, Pendleton County20 votes
Jason Couch, Eastern16
Steve Wright, South Laurel14
James Haire, Elizabethtown11
2007Billy Hicks, Scott County35 votes
J.C. Wright, Central Hardin14
Chris Renner, Ballard11
Champ Ligon, Bryan Station11
Tim Riley, Warren Central10
2008Champ Ligon, Lexington Bryan Station47 votes - 144 coaches voted
Randy McCoy, University Heights15
David Henley, Covington Holmes13
2009Jason Booher, ShelbyValley21 votes - 105 coaches voted
Jason Couch, Eastern20
Rick Mays, Elliott County20
2010Mike Szabo, Trinity 65votes - 117 coaches voted
Jason Booher, Shelby Valley 8
Kerry Stovall, Christian County 7
Greg Coldiron, Lafayette 7
2011Wayne Breeden, Lexington Tates Creek18 votes - 110 coaches voted
Ken Chevalier, DixieHeights14
Chris Renner, Ballard13
2012Allen Feldhaus, Jr., Madison Central28 votes - 98 coached voted
Mike Szabo, Trinity20
Scott Humphrey, Clark County15
Trent Steiner, Simon Kenton10
2013Allen Feldhaus, Jr., Madison Central29 votes - 70 coached voted
Jason Booher, Covington Holmes 9
Troy Barr, Bullitt East 4
Billy Hicks, Scott County 4
Happy Osborne, Montgomery Co. 4
2014Scott Ruthsatz, Covington Catholic 16 votes - 69 coaches voted
Rodney Woods, Wayne County 13
Billy Hicks, Scott County 6
Ron Dawn, Newport Central Catholic 5
Tim Haworth, Hopkinsville 4
2015Rod Drake, Owensboro13 votes - 78 coaches voted
B.B. King, KnottCounty Central11
Chris Renner, Louisville Ballard10
Tyler Smithhart, Henderson County 9
Jeff Jackson, Lincoln County 6
2016Josh Cook, MercerCounty16 votes - 76 coaches voted
Scott Chalk, Lexington Dunbar11 (28 coaches received at least one vote)
Frankie Smith, Christian County 5
D.G. Sherrill, Bowling Green 5
Willie Feldhaus, Louisville Male 5
2017Tim Sullivan, Cooper19 votes - 87 coaches voted
Bill Hicks, Scott County12
James Schooler, Fern Creek 9
D.G. Sherrill, Bowling Green 6
Rob Goodman, Lexington Sayre 6
2018Billy Hicks, Scott County17 votes - 84 coaches voted
Scott Ruthsatz, Covington Catholic10
Nate Valentine, Lexington Christian 6
KC Goodin, Butler 6
Jon Bentley, Estill County 5