If you liked reading friday night lights you will really enjoy reading this book. Since 19 these two storied south georgia high school football teams have been battling it out on the field. Valdosta to honor hometown champion malcolm mitchell. In 1966 lchs and hahira high school consolidated to. Valdosta has 932 victories alltime, according to the georgia high school football historians association. Watch valdosta high school mens varsity football highlights and check out their schedule and roster on hudl. Valdosta wildcat museum is operated by the touchdown club and open during home games. Football is a key component of georgia heritage, and much of that credit is due to valdosta. Maxpreps has their game schedule and results, including links to box scores, standings, stats, photos and video highlights. Valdosta high school serves grades 912 in the valdosta city school district.
Holcomb is a former lead high school football writer for the atlanta journalconstitution and cofounder and primary researcher behind the georgia high school football historians association. Rome wasnt built in a day and neither will valdosta high school football. Best high school football programs by state stadium talk. The georgia high school football daily is a free email newsletter produced by todd holcomb and chip saye. Despite the pandemic shutout, propst is ready to get started right away. He played football for grady high school and georgia tech in atlanta. The story of the greatest high school football national championship teams of the 20th century hudak, timothy l.
Valdosta high, which has won more games than any other school in u. He was having a conversation with principal bill aldrich and. Recapture your memories, share with your family, and reconnect with your classmates. In 1961 students from the local black high schools, lowndes county training school and webbmiller, were integrated into westside high school. Valdosta high school is home to the winningest high school football. Propst gets certificate back, hopes to coach again in georgia. Valdosta high school is part of valdosta city schools in valdosta, ga. The story of the greatest high school football national championship teams of the 20th century. Valdosta, georgia is called title town, usa because they have won more high school football games and titles than anyone else. Valdosta high school is the winningest program in the country, which is why its fitting that, arguably, the nations most recognized high school football coach, rush propst, is now the 17th head. Valdosta wildcats vs houston county bears senior night october 30, 2020. The building was not yet completed and during those first few weeks of classes, carpenters were still putting up. Story highlights author documented a season with the winningest high school football.
Top 50 winningest high school football programs of all. Valdosta finished 103 in 2019 and reached the class aaaaaa quarterfinals. Valdosta high schools contributions to college football at quarterback. Valdosta is by far the winningest high school program in history, posting a record of 92824033. Hyders death stuns valdosta legendary coach collapses at. Coach alan rodemaker told walb hes hired an attorney to fight. If you see your name among the valdosta high school graduates, someone is looking for you. Valdosta high school is home to the winningest high school football program with the most wins in the united states, with a record 911 wins, 27 losses, and 34 ties, for a winning percentage of 77. Six of valdosta high s state championship teams also have earned national titles in 1962, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1988 and 1992 and the school claims to be the winningest high school football program in u. Robin hines, executive director of the georgia high school association, talks about how the covid19 pandemic is affecting high. Schedule 1920 valdosta 2019 football schedule mascot wildcats team varsity 2019 colors black, gold coach alan rodemaker. Propst said he had been contacted by valdosta administrators days ago but not interviewed. Mens varsity football valdosta high school valdosta. Learn about valdosta high school football recruits in valdosta.
Saye is a 25year veteran of the newspaper industry who has covered high school sports for the atlanta journalconstitution. Only the university of michigan 903 wins boasts a football program with more wins than valdosta high school, and the wildcats sit an amazing 145 games ahead of the chicago bears, who have the most wins in nfl history 731. Valdosta high school football coach nick hyder died yesterday. Valdosta high s football wildcats rolled past monroes tornadoes this past saturday night at albany, 7522, and in dications are that it might be an alltime point total for a vhs team in a single contest. Its the winningest high school football program in history. You also get a real sense of how much football means to the city of valdosta. The valdosta high school wildcats have one of the most successful high school football programs in the country with 9 wins, six national championships 1962, 1969, 1971, 1984, 1986, 1992, 24 georgia state championships between 1920 and 2016, and 41 regional titles. The vikings and wildcats will compete in the winnersville classic on sept. The man who became a high school football coaching legend in his. Authorities ruled it an accident, but johnsons family believes something very different and a second autopsy appears to support their suspicions.
In their storied history, valdosta high school s football program has won 41 regional, 23 state and. The valdosta lowndes showdown in georgia is perhaps the most intense high school rivalry in the country. Valdosta s win total changes maxpreps lists the source of each teams win total and this year weve switched to the georgia high school football historians association website as the source for valdosta s win totals. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from valdosta high school in valdosta, georgia. My gorgeous niece, logan is the cheerleader facing. Valdostas head football coach speaks out after being released. Valdosta city school district has 10 schools in its district in valdosta, ga. Valdosta football coach says firing was unjust, will fight. View the 1975 valdosta high school yearbook for free, or buy a reprint. That sets up a trip to face crosstown rival, valdosta, in one of the biggest games in high school football. According to rodemaker, in a 54 vote during the valdosta city school. Valdosta high schools contributions to college football.
On friday night, valdosta high school has the chance to become the first high school football program in history to earn its 900th victory in an annual rivalry matchup with crosstown lowndes high. High school football the fall of a football dynasty. He became head coach of valdosta high school in 1974, after serving as athletic director and head football coach for west rome high school. Lowndes county high school opened in 1959 in the southern portion of the county below valdosta, serving a totally white enrollment of 671 students. Rush propst taking over national power valdosta ga. Lowndes high school first opened its doors in the fall of 1966. The south georgia school has won 24 state titles, the most of any georgia football program, and 932 games, the most of. Valdosta high school wildcats enter hyderbazemore field before epic game against crosscity rival lowndes high school, friday, october 12, 2012. Whichever you prefer, this town has won a lot of high school football games over the years. Schedule valdosta wildcats 2019 football ga maxpreps. Epic high school football rivalry game colquitt vs.
The fall of a football dynasty bleacher report latest. More discussion of the valdosta football coaching situation and dr. Walb valdosta high school head football coach alan rodemaker was voted out of his position tuesday night. Create a free football recruiting profile to connect with college coaches. The author does a good job of setting up the season and giving you background knowledge on the coaches, players, and former players from valdosta high school. Valdosta high school boe releases rodemaker as head.
Valdosta has a strong high school football tradition. Next to the museum is the memorial courtyard containing personalized bricks including names of past wildcat players, and monuments to valdosta high coaches wright bazemore, nick hyder and former superintendent a. Rush propst hopes valdosta is final high school job. Walb valdosta high school head football coach alan rodemaker is speaking out after he was let go tuesday night. I dont know of anyone in the high school coaching ranks or even the college ranks for that matter who doesnt know about valdosta football in some form or fashion. The rush propst era has officially begun at valdosta high. Multisport athlete kendrick johnson was found dead in his georgia high school s gym in january.
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