[#1 Blackcat Fan]

Congrats to Coach Phillip Haywood and the Pond Creek Nation.

Coach Phillip Haywood was voted Best High School Football Coach in the nation.

[jw4914]

Congratulations... From the Lion's den in Garrard!!!!

[Granny Bear]

Congratulations to the Pond Creek Nation and Coach Haywood!!!

[BelfryPride]

Philip Haywood of Belfry (Ky.) won USA TODAY High School Sports' first-ever Best High School Football Coach competition. He had the most votes nationally in each round, including the final round that wrapped up Tuesday.
A total of 12,501,398 votes were cast throughout the competition, including more than 3 million in the final round. Haywood received 1,529,789 votes in the final round. Kevin Lynott of Middletown, Md., came in a close second with 1,311,825 votes in the national round.

1. Philip Haywood - Belfry, Belfry, KY
Total votes for this Coach: 1,529,789

2. Kevin Lynott - Middletown, Middletown, MD
Total votes for this Coach: 1,311,825

3. Jim Hoover - Walton, Walton, NY
Total votes for this Coach: 137,117

4. Jim Hightower - St. Thomas More, Lafayette, LA
Total votes for this Coach: 103,609

5. Rick Jones - Greenwood, Greenwood, AR
Total votes for this Coach: 68,067

6. Marcus Boyles - Petal, Petal, MS
Total votes for this Coach: 64,605

7. Jeff Van Leur - Bridgewater Emery Ethan, Emery, SD
Total votes for this Coach: 42,168

8. Mike Herrington - Hart, Newhall, CA
Total votes for this Coach: 35,763

8. Jeff Van Leur - Bridgewater Emery Ethan, Emery, SD
Total votes for this Coach: 42,168

[jw4914]

Congratulations!!!!

[Pulp Fiction]

Congrats Coach Haywood....... Never underestimate the Pond Creek Nation.

[bulldog42]

Congratulations to Coach Haywood and the Belfry family from 99% of Lawrence County. As a young Coach about 14 years ago he took the time to sit and talk w me at a clinic in Cincy. A few years ago we sat down again at Belfry. You don't forget how people treat you coming up and he was 1st class. I know 99% of Lawrence County respects Belfry, their physicality, accomplishments and longevity of their program. As brothers in EKY we all feel the tightened job market, coal crunch, the pain pill epidemic etc. I've worked in S Willy and most of EKY for almost a decade. It's good to see your community and our state have a good reason to celebrate over a good man.
Good luck the rest of the season. Hope we all get to get after it again.
Coach Preece

[Demarcus ware]

Congrats Belfry!!!!!

[64SUR]

I am proud to have been a part of the first -ever best high schools football coach competition Congratulations to Coach Phillip Haywood an pond creek nations from williamsburg,leslie co and Laurel co :1:

[zaga_fan]

Couldn't have happened to a better man,

[TopCat]

Great coach and even better person. Well deserved indeed!!! Congrats Coach Haywood.

[sssmith6868]

Congratulations Coach Haywood!:notworthy

[WideRight05]

Did I not call the victory from the very beginning?

There is no doubt from what everybody says about Haywood that he is a class act and seems like a terrific guy. Best wishes to him as he continues to be a model of integrity for the young men of Belfry to follow.

[khsgamenight]

Well deserved honor!!!

[64SUR]

Thanks for the Ride irateSho nations

[maximus73]

Congratulations to a well deserving coach.

[E's Army]

Congrats to Coach Haywood and Belfry

[MtnHSFootballFan]

What a performance by the Pond Creek Nation and everyone else that took part. WOW!

I posted this in another thread, but here it is again.

Haywood for President! irateSho

[bear claw]

Congrats to Coach Haywood and to the Pond Creek Nation! Coach, I hope you hang around to win your 400th game.

[Mr. Pike Central]

Congrats Coach Haywood!

[charlesw88]

Congrats!

[PantherTradition]

Runs a clean program and is a class act. Well deserved. Congrats from the Panther Nation.

[FreightShaKer]

Congrats to Haywood and all supporters

[dawgbyte02]

If every coach, every where, every level, every sport could be like Phillip Haywood our society would improve 100%

[bear claw]

You know, I have just been here thinking about what was just done. Everybody in this state should be proud of this accomplishment. Everybody on BGR should either post or like on this thread. No matter if you like Belfry or not, Phillip Haywood is a class act and one of the greatest to ever coach the game. I see no end in sight for Belfry to be a solid football team, especially as long as a Coach is there.

[fieldofdreams]

Proud of Coach, the voters, and all supporters! It was a lot of hard work and sleepless nights but we got it done!

[panther nation]

It's about time coach Haywood gets some national praise!!
From everything I have heard about him. He has always gotten the best out of each and everyone of his players. He is respected by all who have played for him and he has the upmost respect for them.

IMO a coach should be a mentor, friend, and a teacher and not just sports but in life. Coach Haywood has all of these qualities and then some.

A very deserving award to a very deserving man.
Congrats coach Haywood!!!

[RunItUpTheGut]

Blow out.

[RunItUpTheGut]

Will they have the banner for Fridays game?
I seen where the school won 2000 and a banner for it.

[GOREDDEVILS]

Congratulations to Haywood and Belfry:Clap: