A Numerical Look at Tampa Bay High School Football Teams’ Head Coaches
Don Haggard, BCP Contributor
Listed below are the head coaches at the 72 high school football teams in Hillsborough, Pasco, and Pinellas counties to includes their first year at school, wins, losses, winning percentages, district titles, state titles, and playoff records achieved at their schools.
| Team | Head Coach | Year | Wins | Losses | PCT |
| Anclote | Matt Wicks | 2009 | 7 | 23 | 23.3% |
| Admiral Farragut | Chris Miller | 2005 | 40 | 33 | 54.8% |
| Alonso | Brian Emanuel | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| Armwood | Sean Callahan | 1990 | 196 | 72 | 73.1% |
| Berkeley Prep | Dominick Ciao | 2007 | 51 | 17 | 75.0% |
| Bishop McLaughlin | Derrick Alexander | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| Blake | Micheal Burns | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Bloomingdale | John Booth | 2009 | 6 | 24 | 20.0% |
| Boca Ciega | Antez Brinson | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| Brandon | Dean Eychner | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Calvary Christian | David Bonchi | 2010 | 7 | 13 | 35.0% |
| Cambridge Christian | Bob Dare | 2009 | 14 | 16 | 46.7% |
| Canterbury | Bill Jones | 2011 | 10 | 2 | 83.3% |
| CDS | Lane McLaughlin | 2008 | 27 | 15 | 64.3% |
| Chamberlain | Dedrick Mayo | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Clearwater | Tom Bostic | 1983 | 167 | 139 | 54.6% |
| CCC | John Davis | 2010* | 15 | 6 | 71.4% |
| Countryside | Jared Davis | 2010 | 22 | 2 | 91.7% |
| Dixie Hollins | Mike Morey | 1998 | 58 | 85 | 40.6% |
| Dunedin | Max Smith | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| Durant | Mike Gottman | 2003 | 56 | 40 | 58.3% |
| East Bay | Frank Larosa | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| East Lake | Bob Hudson | 2003 | 54 | 44 | 55.1% |
| Fivay | Chris Taylor | 2010 | 8 | 8 | 50.0% |
| Freedom | Todd Donohoe | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Gaither | Jason Stokes | 2011 | 9 | 4 | 69.2% |
| Gibbs | Antonio Knox | 2011 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% |
| Gulf | Tom Carter | 2011 | 3 | 7 | 30.0% |
| Hillsborough | Earl Garcia Jr. | 1993 | 170 | 50 | 77.3% |
| Hudson | Mark Kantor | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| IRC | Mark Buchanan | 2005 | 43 | 29 | 59.7% |
| Jefferson | Jeremy Earle | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| Jesuit | James Harrell | 2010 | 22 | 3 | 88.0% |
| Keswick Christian | Rick Sanson | 1998 | 68 | 79 | 46.3% |
| King | Al Davis | 2008 | 16 | 23 | 41.0% |
| Lakewood | Cory Moore | 2008 | 28 | 16 | 63.6% |
| Land O’ Lakes | Brian Watchtel | 2011 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Largo | Rick Rodriguez | 2000 | 105 | 36 | 74.5% |
| Lennard | Keith Chattin | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Leto | Matt Kitchie | 2011 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Middleton | Alonzo Ashwood | 2011 | 0 | 10 | 0.0% |
| Mitchell | Will Schmitz | 2011 | 6 | 4 | 60.0% |
| Newsome | Kenneth Hiscock | 2006 | 41 | 22 | 65.1% |
| Northeast | Mike Jalazo | 2011 | 4 | 6 | 40.0% |
| Northside Christian | Alstott | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Osceola | George Palmer | 1990 | 103 | 125 | 45.2% |
| Pasco | Tom McHugh | 2007 | 51 | 11 | 82.3% |
| PHU | Matt LePain | 2011 | 7 | 5 | 58.3% |
| Pinellas Park | Kenneth Crawford | 2009 | 17 | 14 | 54.8% |
| Plant | Robert Weiner | 2004 | 91 | 18 | 83.5% |
| Plant City | Wayne Ward | 2010 | 13 | 8 | 61.9% |
| Ridgewood | Jay Fulmer | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| River Ridge | Ryan Benjamin | 2011 | 7 | 3 | 70.0% |
| Riverview | Michael Thornton | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Robinson | Mike Depue | 2003 | 60 | 41 | 59.4% |
| Seffner Christian | Steve Lewis | 2010 | 8 | 11 | 42.1% |
| Seminole | Sam Roper | 1985 | 117 | 163 | 41.8% |
| Shorecrest | Dave Moore | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Sickles | Brian Turner | 2010 | 13 | 8 | 61.9% |
| Spoto | Dale Caparaso | 2008 | 24 | 18 | 57.1% |
| SPC | Steve Dudley | 2011 | 2 | 8 | 20.0% |
| St. Petersburg | Joe Fabrizio | 2006 | 43 | 23 | 65.2% |
| Steinbrenner | Floyd Graham | 2009 | 12 | 14 | 46.2% |
| Strawberry Crest | John Kelly | 2012 | 0 | 0 | NA |
| Sunlake | Bill Browning | 2007 | 24 | 28 | 46.2% |
| Tampa Bay Tech | Jayson Roberts | 2011 | 8 | 4 | 66.7% |
| Tampa Catholic | Bob Henriquez | 2005* | 57 | 27 | 67.9% |
| Tarpon Springs | Ron Hawn | 2011 | 3 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Wesley Chapel | Ben Alford | 2010 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% |
| Wharton | David Mitchell | 2005 | 42 | 34 | 55.3% |
| Wiregrass Ranch | Jeremy Shobe | 2007 | 13 | 38 | 25.5% |
| Zephyrhills | Reggie Roberts | 2010 | 10 | 10 | 50.0% |
* Two head coaches, John Davis and Bob Henriquez, had previously stints at their current schools, only stats from current run are included.
Eleven coaches currently have 70% winning percentages or better.
| Team | Head Coach | Year | District Titles | Playoffs | State Titles |
| Anclote | Matt Wicks | 2009 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Admiral Farragut | Chris Miller | 2005 | 0 | 4-3 | 0 |
| Alonso | Brian Emanuel | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Armwood | Sean Callahan | 1990 | 7 | 38-11 | 3 |
| Berkeley Prep | Dominick Ciao | 2007 | 2 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Bishop McLaughlin | Derrick Alexander | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Blake | Micheal Burns | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bloomingdale | John Booth | 2009 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Boca Ciega | Antez Brinson | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Brandon | Dean Eychner | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Calvary Christian | David Bonchi | 2010 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Cambridge | Bob Dare | 2009 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Canterbury | Bill Jones | 2011 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| CDS | Lane McLaughlin | 2008 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Chamberlain | Dedrick Mayo | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Clearwater | Tom Bostic | 1983 | 4 | 3-8 | 0 |
| CCC | John Davis | 2010* | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Countryside | Jared Davis | 2010 | 2 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Dixie Hollins | Mike Morey | 1998 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Dunedin | Max Smith | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Durant | Mike Gottman | 2003 | 2 | 3-3 | 0 |
| East Bay | Frank Larosa | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| East Lake | Bob Hudson | 2003 | 2 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Fivay | Chris Taylor | 2010 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Freedom | Todd Donohoe | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Gaither | Jason Stokes | 2011 | 0 | 2-1 | 0 |
| Gibbs | Antonio Knox | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Gulf | Tom Carter | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Hillsborough | Earl Garcia Jr. | 1993 | 9 | 15-17 | 0 |
| Hudson | Mark Kantor | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| IRC | Mark Buchanan | 2005 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Jefferson | Jeremy Earle | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jesuit | James Harrell | 2010 | 2 | 3-2 | 0 |
| Keswick Christian | Rick Sanson | 1998 | 3 | 2-7 | 0 |
| King | Al Davis | 2008 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Lakewood | Cory Moore | 2008 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Land O’ Lakes | Brian Watchtel | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Largo | Rick Rodriguez | 2000 | 8 | 10-9 | 0 |
| Lennard | Keith Chattin | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Leto | Matt Kitchie | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Middleton | Alonzo Ashwood | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Mitchell | Will Schmitz | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Newsome | Kenneth Hiscock | 2006 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Northeast | Mike Jalazo | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Northside Christian | Alstott | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Osceola | George Palmer | 1990 | 3 | 1-5 | 0 |
| Pasco | Tom McHugh | 2007 | 5 | 7-5 | 0 |
| PHU | Matt LePain | 2011 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Pinellas Park | Kenneth Crawford | 2009 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Plant | Robert Weiner | 2004 | 6 | 27-3 | 4 |
| Plant City | Wayne Ward | 2010 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Ridgewood | Jay Fulmer | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| River Ridge | Ryan Benjamin | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Riverview | Michael Thornton | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Robinson | Mike Depue | 2003 | 1 | 6-5 | 0 |
| Seffner Christian | Steve Lewis | 2010 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Seminole | Sam Roper | 1985 | 3 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Shorecrest | Dave Moore | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sickles | Brian Turner | 2010 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Spoto | Dale Caparaso | 2008 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 |
| SPC | Steve Dudley | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| St. Petersburg | Joe Fabrizio | 2006 | 1 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Steinbrenner | Floyd Graham | 2009 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Strawberry Crest | John Kelly | 2012 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sunlake | Bill Browning | 2007 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tampa Bay Tech | Jayson Roberts | 2011 | 1 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Tampa Catholic | Bob Henriquez | 2005* | 4 | 9-6 | 0 |
| Tarpon Springs | Ron Hawn | 2011 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Wesley Chapel | Ben Alford | 2010 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Wharton | David Mitchell | 2005 | 2 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Wiregrass Ranch | Jeremy Shobe | 2007 | 1 | 0-1 | 0 |
| Zephyrhills | Reggie Roberts | 2010 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 |
