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From http://contest.usatodayhss.com/

At least he was consistent.

Philip Haywood of Belfry (Ky.) won USA TODAY High School Sports' first-ever Best High School Football Coach competition. He had the most votes nationally in each round, including the final round that wrapped up Tuesday.

A total of 12,501,398 votes were cast throughout the competition, including more than 3 million in the final round. Haywood received 1,529,334 votes in the final round. Kevin Lynott of Middletown, Md., came in a close second with 1,311,679 votes in the national round.

Roughly 4.5 million votes were cast during the regional round, with Haywood receiving the most at 653,111. He edged Mike Lalor of Stillman Valley (Stillman, Ill.) in Region Four. Lalor received 642,342 votes in what turned out to be a heated race to the final buzzer.

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Congratulations Coach Haywood and the Pond Creek Nation!

And, of course, thanks and congratulations to all the voters from other schools who adopted and supported Coach Haywood!