Eric Driskell Coach of the Year Award Winners
The Eric Driskell Coach of the Year Award award is given a coach who has demonstrated outstanding coaching qualities over the past season.
2023
Jesse Owen
Gardner-Edgerton
Jesse Owen won the honor after leading the Trailblazers to their first Kansas 6A championship.
2022
Bryan DeLong
Center
DeLong has been named the Eric Driskell High School Coach of the Year for the 2022 season. Center finished the season 11-1, losing to defending Class 4 champion Smithville in the quarterfinals. The Yellowjackets went 6-0 in league play, and DeLong led the team to its first Missouri River Valley Conference title in 2022 since joining the league four years ago.
2021
Clint Rider
Blue Valley Northwest
Blue Valley Northwest started its season with a 35-21 win over Blue Valley and never looked back. The Huskies' only loss of the regular season came against St. Thomas Aquinas High School before starting a dominant run to the Kansas Class 6A title. Northwest would average 52 points per game in the postseason, beating Blue Valley West 35-7 to advance to the Huskies' first-ever state championship game. In the title game, Northwest dominated three-time defending champion Derby 41-21.
2020
Tom Radke
St. James Academy
St. James knocked off No. 1 ranked and undefeated Paola High School 45-35 in the second round of the 4A playoffs. The Thunder would go on to beat six-time defending 4A champ Bishop Miege 36-35 in overtime on their way to winning their first-ever state title with a 56-34 win over Arkansas City in the Kansas 4A championship game. The Thunder finished the season 8-4.
2019
William Lowe
Lincoln College Prep
Lowe led the Blue Tigers to an 11-1 record falling to Platte County in the Class 4 district final. Lincoln Prep finished with one of the best seasons in school history
2018
Leon Douglas
North Kansas City
In 2018, the North Kansas City High School football team had its best season in 50 years. The Hornets went 9-2 overall.
2017
Kansas: Andy Sims
Blue Valley North Missouri: Phil Lite
2016
Kansas: Eric Driskell
Blue Valley Missouri: Bryan DeLong
2015
Kansas: Joel Applebee
Mill Valley Missouri: Ryan Schartz
2014
Kansas: Jon Holmes
Bishop Miege Missouri: Pat Richard
2013
Kansas: Dustin Delaney
Shawnee Mission East Missouri: Kelly Donohoe
2012
Kansas: Tim Callaghan
Shawnee Mission West Missouri: Kelly Donohoe
2011
Kansas: Jeff Gourley
Olathe South Missouri: Fred Bouchard
2010
Kansas: Eric Driskell
Blue Valley Missouri: Tony Severino
2009
Kansas: Pete Flood
Olathe North Missouri: Ryan Schartz
2008
Kansas: Kevin Kopecky
St. Thomas Aquinas Missouri: David Allie
2007
Kansas: Scott Wright
Blue Valley West Missouri: Royce Boehm
2006
Kansas: Steve Rampy
Blue Valley Missouri: Greg Oder
2005
Kansas: Jeff Meyers
Olathe East Missouri: Tom Kruse
2004
Kansas: Mark Littrell
Olathe South Missouri: Tom Kruse
2003
Kansas: Steve Rampy
Blue Valley Missouri: Mark Thomas
2002
Kansas: Gene Wier
Olathe North Missouri: Tony Severino
2001
Kansas: Gene Wier
Olathe North Missouri: Kelly Donohoe
2000
Kansas: Gene Wier
Olathe North Missouri: Chip Sherman
1999
Kansas: Mark Littrell
Olathe South Missouri: Tony Severino
1998
Kansas: Steve Rampy
Blue Valley Missouri: Rick Byers
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