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New Mexico All-Decade: Head Coach of the Decade

Head Coach of the Decade

  • Mario Trujillo (Santa Rosa) 3 State Championships and a 29 game win streak. Runner up in 2018

    Votes: 12 16.9%
  • Cooper Henderson (Artesia) - 3X state champion (2010, 2014, 2015)

    Votes: 30 42.3%
  • Jeff Lynn (Roswell) - 2X state champion (2018, 2019)

    Votes: 6 8.5%
  • Jim Miller (Las Cruces) - 2X state champion (2012, 2013)

    Votes: 13 18.3%
  • Kief Johnson (Ruidoso) - 2X state champion (2014, 2017)

    Votes: 3 4.2%
  • Leroy Gonzales (Robertson) - 1 State Champion. 4 Runner Ups in a row.

    Votes: 5 7.0%
  • David Howes (Rio Rancho) - 2X state champion (2014, 2016); 2019 RUP

    Votes: 5 7.0%
  • Heath Ridenour (Cleveland) - 2x State Champion. 1 Runner Up

    Votes: 16 22.5%
  • Dickie Roybal (Melrose) - 4X State Champion (3-peat). Runner up 2011

    Votes: 4 5.6%
  • Jaime Ramirez (Portales) - 2X State Champion

    Votes: 5 7.0%

  • Total voters
    71

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Cooper Henderson is the Head Coach of the Decade

Cooper Henderson, now the athletic director at Artesia High School, won the poll for head coach of the decade. Henderson stepped down as head coach after the 2015 season and although he was only a head coach for six years this decade he won the poll by a comfortable margin. Henderson had a record of 52-24, winning three state championships (2015, 2014, and 2010) during this decade. He finished with 14 state championships and 293 wins total.

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