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COACHING WINS THROUGH 2021
(50 or more wins)
Unofficial career win totals for head football coaches in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A:
North Lincoln’s Nick Bazzle has the most wins among Greater Hickory area head coaches with 163. He has also been a head coach at Newton-Conover and Alexander Central.
Nick Bazzle, E. Lincoln 163
Butch Carter, Alexander Central 147
Ryan Habich, Watauga 132
Randall Gusler, Statesville 129
Brian Hampton, Ashe County 68
Joe Glass, Hickory 60
Derrick Minor, E. Burke 56
Will Byrne, Maiden 55
Note: All head coaches listed have been head coach at multiple high schools except Byrne.
COACHING RECORDS BY WINNING PERCENTAGE
(Minimum 20 wins through 2021 season)
Sam Mackey of Hibriten has the best win percentage among head football coaches in the Greater Hickory area through the 2021 season. The Panthers are 26-7 in his three years as head coach (.787), just ahead of Maiden’s Will Byrne (.785)./HIBRITEN HIGH PHOTO
Unofficial career win percentages for head football coaches in the Catawba Valley 2A Athletic, Western Foothills 3A and Northwestern 3A-4A:
Sam Mackey, Hibriten .787
Will Byrne, Maiden .785
Ryan Habich, Watauga .754
Darren Ponder, W. Lincoln .705
Randall Gusler, Statesville .645
Derrick Minor, E. Burke .595
Butch Carter, Alexander Central .590
David Lubowicz, E. Lincoln .589
Note: All head coaches listed have been head coach at other schools except Mackey, Byrne, Ponder and Lubowicz.
