George Quarles of Maryville (Tenn.) and Bob Ladouceur of De La Salle (Concord) have the best all-time winning percentages in high school football at 94 percent and 93.8 percent, respectively. Yet consider this. Quarles suffered his seventh loss in his 17th game. Ladouceur received his seventh loss in his 23rd game.
Galen Brantley Jr. of Soldotna (Alaska) has not been saddled with his seventh loss with 135 games under his belt. That's why Brantley Jr. has the highest winning percentage of any high school coach right now.
The Soldotna mentor heads MaxPreps' list of the Top 50 active coaches with the highest winning percentage. With the minimum qualifying criteria of 100 games coached, Brantley leads all other coaches in the nation with .956 winning percentage thanks to 129 wins against six losses. Among those 129 wins is a 59-game win streak — the longest in Alaska history.
While Brantley's record is impressive, the No. 2 coach is quickly climbing up the list. In his eighth season, Kyle Ralph of New Palestine (Ind.) has 95 wins (including three undefeated seasons and three state championships) and five losses. Meanwhile, Steve Jones of Kimberly won 100 games before finally losing his sixth at the end of the 2018 season. He's at 112-8 with a .933 win percentage.
Galen Brantley Jr., Soldotna coach
File photo by Skip Hickey
1. Galen Brantley Jr., Soldotna (Alaska)
Record: 129-6-0, 0.956
2. Kyle Ralph, New Palestine (Ind.)
Record: 95-5-0, 0.950
3. Steve Jones, Kimberly (Wis.)
Record: 112-8-0, 0.933
4. Thomas Brockett, Ansonia (Conn.)
Record: 170-13-0, 0.929
5. John Roderique, Webb City (Mo.)
Record: 287-26-0, 0.917
6. Gary Joseph, Katy (Texas)
Record: 213-21-0, 0.910
7. Kyle Simmons, Westfield (Chantilly, Va.)
Record: 115-12-0, 0.906
8. Dave Hogan, Chenango Forks (Binghamton, N.Y.)
Record: 128-14-0, 0.901
9. Mike Palmieri, Denmark (Alpharetta, Ga.)
Record: 136-15-0, 0.901
10. Wiley Allred, Royal (Royal City, Wash.)
Record: 243-27-0, 0.900
11. Matt Webb, Maryville (Mo.)
Record: 107-12-0, 0.899
12. John T. Curtis, John Curtis Christian (River Ridge, La.)
Record: 592-66-6, 0.896
13. Jason Mohns, Saguaro (Scottsdale, Ariz.)
Record: 99-12-0, 0.892
14. Marv Cook, Regina (Iowa City, Iowa)
Record: 155-19-0, 0.891
15. Terry Gambill, Allen (Texas)
Record: 122-16-0, 0.8840
16. Hank Carter, Lake Travis (Austin, Texas)
Record: 129-17-0, 0.8836
17. Chris Koetting, Canadian (Texas)
Record: 127-17-0, 0.882
18. Butch Goncharoff, Cedar Park Christian (Bothell, Wash.)
Record: 201-27-0, 0.882
19. Tiger Laverde, Kirtland (Ohio) Record: 200-27-0, 0.881
20. Andy Linn, Lafayette (Williamsburg, Va.)
Record: 101-14-0, 0.878
21. Kevin Kelley, Pulaski Academy (Little Rock, Ark.)
Record: 210-29-1, 0.877
22. Pat Rice, Waunakee (Wis.)
Record: 298-42-0, 0.876
23. Jim Roth, Southern Columbia Area (Catawissa, Pa.)
Record: 444-63-2, 0.874
24. Tommy Knotts, Dutch Fork (Irmo, S.C.)
Record: 430-64-0, 0.870
25. Brady Carney, Muenster (Texas)
Record: 118-18-0, 0.868
26. Keith Croft, Bishop Hendricken (Warwick, R.I.)
Record: 150-23-0, 0.867
27. Roger Harriott, St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
Record: 146-23-0, 0.864
Roger Harriott, St. Thomas Aquinas
File photo by Annette Wilkerson
Record: 143-23-0, 0.861
29. Tom Westerberg, Barbers Hill (Mt. Belvieu, Texas)
Record: 180-29-0, 0.861
30. David Inserra, Maine South (Park Ridge, Ill.)
Record: 203-33-0, 0.860
31. Monte Kohler, O'Dea (Seattle)
Record: 347-56-2, 0.859
32. Bill Cherpak, Thomas Jefferson (Jefferson Hills, Pa.)
Record: 274-46-0, 0.856
33. Clint Galvas, New Lothrop (Mich.)
Record: 106-18-0, 0.855
34. Scott Surratt, Carthage (Texas)
Record: 164-28-0, 0.854
35. Jackie Hayes, Dillon (S.C.)
Record: 330-57-0, 0.853
36. Jeff Herron, T.L. Hanna (Anderson, S.C.)
Record: 312-54-0, 0.85245
37. Gary Rankin, Alcoa (Tenn.)
Record: 439-76-0, 0.85242
38. Jake Fieszel, Gunter (Texas)
Record: 150-26-0, 0.8523
39. Loren Johnson, Highland Springs (Va.)
Record: 125-22-0, 0.8503
40. Shane Fairfield, Muskegon (Mich.)
Record: 113-20-0, 0.8496
41. Paul Benefield, Fyffe (Ala.)
Record: 298-53-0, 0.8490
42. Mike Zmijanac, Seton LaSalle (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Record: 239-43-0, 0.848
43. Kirk Fridrich, Union (Tulsa, Okla.)
Record: 144-26-0, 0.8470
44. Todd Miller, Pine Creek (Colorado Springs, Colo.)
Record: 160-29-0, 0.8466
45. Carl Fruechte, Caledonia (Minn.)
Record: 169-31-0, 0.845
46. Bob Beatty, Trinity (Louisville, Ky.)
Record: 256-47-0, 0.8448
47. Tim Goodwin, Marion Local (Maria Stein, Ohio)
Record: 252-47-0, 0.842
48. Joe LaBuda, Menomonie (Wis.)
Record: 316-59-0, 0.843
49. Jay Sharrett, Pickerington Central (Ohio)
Record: 208-39-0, 0.842
50. Alan Chadwick, Marist (Atlanta)
Record: 386-73-0, 0.841
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