#4 Coach Gary Chilcoat
1st Round Coach Chilcoat eliminated Coach Randy Stokes with 100% of the vote.
Round of 32 Coach Chilcoat took out Rudy Ward with 70% of the vote.
Sweet 16 Coach Chilcoat upset the #1 seed Coach Mac McConnell with 62% of the vote.
Gary Chilcoat was at the helm of the Blue Devils when they were at the top of the region. Taking over in 1999 Chilcoat had the Blue Devils in contention for a region title annually posting a winning season every year he was on the job and making the playoffs 7 times. Chilcoat's Blue Devils won region titles in 1999-2000 and lost by 1 point in the 1999 Class 6 State Final. Chilcoat was 9-7 in the playoffs and 91-14 overall when he left the program following the 2007 season.
#2 Coach Loren Johnson
1st Round Coach Johnson took 80% of the vote knocking out Coach Jerry Carter.
Round of 32 Coach Johnson took out Coach John Trott with 77% of the vote.
Sweet 16 Coach Johnson with 90% of the vote eliminated Coach Ed Bulheller.
Loren Johnson is still writing his story but it is quite the story thus far. 4 state titles, 1 of only 3 coaches to do so in the state and the first in the Richmond Region to do so. He took a Springers program that was always a contender and turned them into the team to beat and a team coaches model their programs after. 12 seasons on the job Coach Johnson has never had a losing season, has made the playoffs 9 times and is an astounding 22-5 in said playoffs. 125-22 record at Highland Springs and he is not done yet.
1st Round Coach Chilcoat eliminated Coach Randy Stokes with 100% of the vote.
Round of 32 Coach Chilcoat took out Rudy Ward with 70% of the vote.
Sweet 16 Coach Chilcoat upset the #1 seed Coach Mac McConnell with 62% of the vote.
Gary Chilcoat was at the helm of the Blue Devils when they were at the top of the region. Taking over in 1999 Chilcoat had the Blue Devils in contention for a region title annually posting a winning season every year he was on the job and making the playoffs 7 times. Chilcoat's Blue Devils won region titles in 1999-2000 and lost by 1 point in the 1999 Class 6 State Final. Chilcoat was 9-7 in the playoffs and 91-14 overall when he left the program following the 2007 season.
#2 Coach Loren Johnson
1st Round Coach Johnson took 80% of the vote knocking out Coach Jerry Carter.
Round of 32 Coach Johnson took out Coach John Trott with 77% of the vote.
Sweet 16 Coach Johnson with 90% of the vote eliminated Coach Ed Bulheller.
Loren Johnson is still writing his story but it is quite the story thus far. 4 state titles, 1 of only 3 coaches to do so in the state and the first in the Richmond Region to do so. He took a Springers program that was always a contender and turned them into the team to beat and a team coaches model their programs after. 12 seasons on the job Coach Johnson has never had a losing season, has made the playoffs 9 times and is an astounding 22-5 in said playoffs. 125-22 record at Highland Springs and he is not done yet.
