With the constant turnover and the loss of Fisher (Louisa 2017) and Woodson (Powhatan 2018) I was a bit curious about the coaching tenures in Class 4 Region B and this is what I discovered:
Only four current coaches have been at their schools for more than 5 years and based on my research I now know why. Besides being consistent winners these four coaches have only suffered 5 losing seasons between them.
Hall: Starting his 17th year at Courtland. He has a regular season record of 112-47, playoff record of 14-14 and overall record of 126-61. Coach Hall has made the playoffs 14 of 16 years and the Cougars have qualified 9 straight years. Coach Hall's 2015 team made it to the state semi-final losing to Lake Taylor.
Mills: Starting his 15th year at Dinwiddie. He has a regular season record of 105-35, playoff record of 20-11, and an overall record of 125-46. Coach Mills has made the playoffs 12 of 14 seasons and the Generals have qualified 12 straight years. Coach Mills 2013 team won the Class 4 State Championship. His 2008 and 2016 teams lost in the State Finals. Under Mills the Generals have won 4 of 6 regional final games.
Hatfield: Starting his 12th year at Eastern View. He has a regular season record of 85-25, playoff record 10-7, and an overall record of 95-32. Coach Hatfield has made the playoffs 7 out of 11 years and the Cyclones have qualified 6 straight years. Coach Hatfield's 2018 team won Region B and lost in the state semi-final to Lake Taylor.
Henderson: Starting his 7th year at Monacan. He has a regular season record of 48-12, playoff record 6-6, and an overall record of 54-18. Coach Henderson has made the playoffs 6 of 6 years and as you can see Monacan has qualified 6 straight years. Coach Henderson's 2014 team made it to the state semi finals before losing to Lake Taylor.
Only four current coaches have been at their schools for more than 5 years and based on my research I now know why. Besides being consistent winners these four coaches have only suffered 5 losing seasons between them.
Hall: Starting his 17th year at Courtland. He has a regular season record of 112-47, playoff record of 14-14 and overall record of 126-61. Coach Hall has made the playoffs 14 of 16 years and the Cougars have qualified 9 straight years. Coach Hall's 2015 team made it to the state semi-final losing to Lake Taylor.
Mills: Starting his 15th year at Dinwiddie. He has a regular season record of 105-35, playoff record of 20-11, and an overall record of 125-46. Coach Mills has made the playoffs 12 of 14 seasons and the Generals have qualified 12 straight years. Coach Mills 2013 team won the Class 4 State Championship. His 2008 and 2016 teams lost in the State Finals. Under Mills the Generals have won 4 of 6 regional final games.
Hatfield: Starting his 12th year at Eastern View. He has a regular season record of 85-25, playoff record 10-7, and an overall record of 95-32. Coach Hatfield has made the playoffs 7 out of 11 years and the Cyclones have qualified 6 straight years. Coach Hatfield's 2018 team won Region B and lost in the state semi-final to Lake Taylor.
Henderson: Starting his 7th year at Monacan. He has a regular season record of 48-12, playoff record 6-6, and an overall record of 54-18. Coach Henderson has made the playoffs 6 of 6 years and as you can see Monacan has qualified 6 straight years. Coach Henderson's 2014 team made it to the state semi finals before losing to Lake Taylor.