2018

Bill Gollihare

Bill Gollihare's girls' head basketball coaching career began at Peoria High School in 1980 and he coached the Panthers for the next 18 years.  He moved to Deer Valley for the next 8 years and retired.  Joy Christian High School managed to lure Bill out of retirement where he coached another 5 years.  Bill retired again in 2013 capping a 31 year coaching career.  Bill's teams were Arizona State Basketball Champions three times; (twice at Peoria, 1988 and 1989), and once at Deer Valley in 2006.  His teams were region champions 11 times and he finished with 513 career wins with his lifetime w

Charles "Chuck" Hardt

Chuck Hardt spent his entire storied coaching career at Payson High School.  He served in the unique position as both girls and boys track coach for 21 years, with 5 of those years being the assistant coach.  His teams won four Arizona State Championships, one State Runner-Up, ad six Region crowns.  Coach Hardt was honored as Arizona State Track Coach of the Year in 2001 by the ATCCA and named Region Coach of the Year six times.  He also assisted in varsity football for 7 years and the 1981 Longhorns won that gridiron State Title.  Chuck also coached basketball as a head coach and assistant

Bob Callison

Bob began his coaching career as an assistant at Bradshaw Mountain in 1995 before being named head coach at McClintock High School a year later .  In 2000, he moved to Mesquite High, and in 2006 he accepted the head coaching position at Mesa Mountain View.  His teams posted 381 wins with only 116 losses for a winning percentage of 77%.  His Mountain View Toros won the State Championships in 2014 and 2015, were State Runners-Up twices, and were the Region Champions from 2013 through 2016.  At one point in this streak they were ranked the 24th best high school wrestling program in the nation.

Mike Brown

Mike's 26 year head football coaching career included stints at Thunderbird, Greenway, Tolleson, and North Canyon High Schools.  He is currently assisting at Pinnacle High School.  His overall record as a head coach is 156 wins, 129 losses, and 3 ties for a 55% winning percentage.  His teams at Greenway were State Runners-Up in 2001 and 2002.  The Demons also collected 6 region championships.  Coach Brown was also head boys ytrack coach at Greenway for 12 years with 5 region championships and State Runners-Up in 2001.  Mike was honored as the Arizona State Prep Coach of the year in 2002.  C

Herman Andrews Jr.

Herman began his storied wrestling head coaching career at Safford High School in the Fall of 1999.  Highlights of his 21 years at Safford include and 83% winning percentage, 7 state championships, 3 state runners-up, and 15 regional championships.  He was named National Coach of the Year in 2007 by the National High School Athletic Coaches' Association.  He was Arizona State Coach of the Year 7 times and Region Coach of the Year an amazing 15 times.  Herman's wrestlers have garnered 39 individual state championships, 22 individual runners-up, and 126 individual region titles.  He has coach