Billy Hicks is the all time wins leader and has 2 state titles but also has 5 runner ups including the last 3. Is he the best coach in the state or is it someone else now like Mike Szabo for Trinity or Scott Ruthasz for Covington Catholic who both also have 2 state titles.

I’d say Billy Hicks is the best and then Ruthsatz number 2. Also Coach Renner at Ballard should be considered.

Best coaches or coaches who have had some of the best players?

Edited March 10, 20197 yr by Underdog

Hicks wasn’t runner up in three straight, two straight he lost quarterfinals in 2017.

 

Aric Russell and Tim Sullivan are at the top of my list.

Call me a homer, but Jon Jones takes a back seat to no one...

Timmy Riley!

Rodney Woods. Wayne County

Dave Faust St. Henry. Not blessed with great talent but does a solid job.

Sorry, but there is just no decisive answer to this question.

Best coaches or coaches who have had some of the best players?

 

Let there be no doubt, this is a huge factor.

If the criteria is who gets the most out of what they have, I have to give Coach Russell from Campbell County a lot of props. Always has an intelligent team that beats a lot of teams with more natural talent and size,

3 coaches in NKY that can be named with any coach in the state are Ruthsatz (CCH), Sullivan (Cooper), and Russell (Campbell CO.).

Call me a homer, but Jon Jones takes a back seat to no one...

 

I firmly believe that Coach Jones is the best coach in the state without a region title.

Call me a homer, but Jon Jones takes a back seat to no one...

What school, please?

What school, please?

 

Gallatin County, small class A school in Warsaw Ky. Coach Jones does an outstanding job.