COACH PHILIP HAYWOOD
Career Record: 428-131
Years at Belfry: 1984-Present
Championship game appearances: 12
State championships: Six (2002-03, 2013-16)
First eastern Kentucky school to ever win four straight titles.
Selected National Coach of the Year
What is your coaching philosophy? I coach kids hard and the right way. In turn, they will play hard, get a little better each pay, prepare players to be good fathers, good husbands and good citizens in the years after high school.
Favorite pastime? Reading
Favorite food? BBQ and steak
Country or rock? Enjoy listening to both
Favorite music group? Too many to name
Hero? Roy Walton, former head coach at Lexington Tates Creek played a huge role and had a great influence on my life.