2016: Madison’s Jackson Has Highest W-L %

Rick Jackson, who guided the Madison Warhawks to a 12-2 record, two classic postseason victories, plus a third almost as riveting, has the leading won-loss record among San Diego County coaches with at least 100 career victories.

Jackson is 120-36-4 in 12 seasons at Madison for a .768 percentage, including state championships in 2012 and 2016.

Madison earned a Division II-AA title this year with a remarkable postseason.

–The Warhawks overcame a 31-7 halftime deficit and defeated St. Augustine, 35-31, for the San Diego Section D-I championship.

–They fought back after lagging by 19 points in the fourth quarter and knocked off Calabasas, 60-53, in overtime in the Southern California regional.

–Then the team from northeast Clairemont won a taut, 21-17 struggle against San Jose Valley Christian for state honors.

Oceanside’s John Carroll, who retired after the 2014 campaign, is second to Jackson with a  26-season career record of 248-75-6 for a .763 percentage.

Chula Vista’s Chet DeVore  and San Diego’s Duane Maley have the highest all-time records for coaches with a minimum 50 games.  DeVore was 44-7-1 (.856)  from 1951-55, Maley  97-19-3 (.828) from 1948-59.

Monte Vista’s Ron Hamamoto and Valley Center’s Rob Gilster are the leading active coaches in victories,  Hamamoto with 210, Gilster with  207.

Herb Meyer of Oceanside and El Camino is the all-time leader with 339 games won from 1959-2003. Carroll is second with  248 from 1989 -2014.

Poway’s Damian Gonzalez (107) this season became the 42nd coach in County history to reach 100 wins.

Other active coaches with at least 100 victories are Mission Bay’s Willie Matson (184), Cathedral’s Sean Doyle (177), Christian’s Matt Oliver (148), Mission Hills’ Chris Hauser (142), Mira Mesa’s Gary Blevins (140), Point Loma’s Mike Hastings (133), and El Camino’s Jerry Ralph (126).

The see the entire list, go to Coach 100 Club in the drop down menu of the “Football” link.

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