Regardless of the outcome of Monday's Lower State Semifinal match, I think Dutch Fork's Jovan Brdarski deserves consideration as coach of the year for Region 5-AAAA if not all of AAAA. Consider the following:
- First year coach not hired until December
- Only 3 starters returned from last year's team
- Young team with only 1 senior
- 16-3-1 record to date
- Region 5-AAAA co-champions and first seed
- Lower-state finalists