Motschenbacher
A pair of Minnesota high school football coaches could reach the century mark in career victories this week.
Carter Ross, Westbrook-Walnut Grove, achieved his 99th career win last Friday night when the Chargers defeated Granada-Huntley 40-8. Westbrook-Walnut Grove is 2-1 this year. This is the 15th year as head coach for Ross, and has an overall record of 99-46-0.
He will be going for career win number 100 this Friday when the Chargers visit Cleveland, which has a record of 0-3.
Flint Motschenbacher of Detroit Lakes also achieved his 99th career win last Friday night when the Lakers defeated Thief River Falls 21-20. Detroit Lakes is 2-1 this year. This is Motschenbacher's 14th season as head coach and has an overall record of 99-41-0.
He will be going for career win number 100 this Friday when they host Staples-Motley, which has a record of 0-3
Most Career Victories
| RANK | WINS | LOSSES | TIES | COACH | SCHOOL | YEARS | WIN% | HOF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 332 | 149 | 5 | Ron Stolski | Brainerd | 50 | 0.683 | 2008 |
| 2 | 328 | 104 | 3 | Mike Mahlen | Verndale | 43 | 0.754 | 2009 |
| 3 | 307 | 66 | 6 | George Larson | Cambridge | 40 | 0.818 | 1994 |
| 4 | 295 | 137 | 3 | Dwight Lundeen | Becker | 42 | 0.678 | 2009 |
| 5 | 287 | 66 | 2 | Ken Baumann | Mahnomen | 32 | 0.811 | 2002 |
*Bold indicates active coach
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