MaxPreps named five Dallas-Fort Worth high school coaches to its High School Coaching 100 list for the 2025-26 school year, recognizing them among the nation's elite across all sports.
Jerry Best, Allen's boys wrestling coach since 2002, earned the honor after winning his 16th state championship in 2026 — extending a dynasty that includes a 14-year consecutive title streak from 2010 to 2023, the longest in UIL history for any sport. A three-time NCAA Division II national champion at the University of Central Oklahoma and NCAA DII Hall of Famer, Best holds a 319-77 dual record and has produced 72 individual state champions.
Trent Kutch of Walnut Grove in Prosper made the list after leading his boys soccer team to back-to-back undefeated Class 5A Division I state championships — the first program in UIL boys soccer history to submit consecutive unbeaten title runs. His squad went 56-0-2 over two seasons, including a perfect 31-0 campaign in 2026 that made Walnut Grove only the third boys team in state history to win a championship with at least 30 wins and zero losses.
Highland Park volleyball coach Michael Dearman was named MaxPreps National Coach of the Year in volleyball after winning the school's first-ever state title in the sport, a Class 5A Division I championship that capped a 43-8 season and a 21-match winning streak. Dearman, who has over 900 career wins in more than 20 years at Highland Park, reached the state final 17 years after his first appearance in 2008.