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I might be in the minority on this one, but I don't view a successful high school coach as a coach that won state championships. That might be the metric used to compare college or NFL coaches. These days a team that consistently wins state championships is typically due to the fact they recruit the best talent in their area and in modern times it's quietly becoming the state and in some teams cases the nation. I've always been of the impression since I was at St. Petersburg Catholic back in the very early 2000's that high school coaches are far more important to the development of young men. I imagine the players that played for Mr. Budnyk would consider him a champion even if he doesn't have a ring that says "State" on it. I remember reading about Coach Budnyk in the Palm Beach Post in the mid 2000's before his retirement. Sounds like an amazing individual from a different generation that was able to adapt to the changing times.

Attending High School in the Palm Beach area, everybody knew who Coach Budnyk was. A former Marine, no non-sense, who cared deeply about his players, didn't put up with anything from them. Some of my friends who played for him hated him because he wasn't a players' coach. He expected results. Others would still run through walls for the man if he asked them to. He used to help a lot I think the Lou Groza Award (Best Kicker in College which is presented by the Palm Beach Sports Commission) and the local version of it. Newman has never been a consistent powerhouse. They win games consistently against the lesser large public schools in the Palm Beach area, but not good enough to ever really make it. Many years ago, I went to a Cardinal Newman vs Pahokee game at Cardinal Newman back in 1998. Anquan Boldin was a senior that year and Cardinal Newman had a QB/S named Abram Elam (his son just signed with UF while playing at Benjamin School and his brother Matt Elam played for Dwyer/UF/Ravens). This was billed as a star power game, but nobody had any real doubts of the eventual winner (Pahokee). I wish I could say that Newman put up a good game, but I remember leaving early in the 4th quarter because of how lopsided the game was. That is kinda how Newman has always been, one or two good athletes, a bunch of guys who just play with no real idea that they will play again after high school. They are good enough to beat average big schools, but not great schools. As a result, 1st or 2nd round eliminations consistently.

No one has mentioned what Ryan does OFF the field, in the classroom. Jankowski is an exceptional student as well. He will have no problem qualifying for any college who recruits him. Obviously, he has been tutored by his father (Coach J) who is known to be one of the finest High School QB coaches in the country. Like any good QB prospect, Ryan is the first on the practice field, and he is the last one off the practice field....everyday. He is doing everything he a supposed to do (and much more) to lead his team. Ryan has paid his dues...and waited his turn. He will surprise a lot of people this year.

I believe he attended all 4 years, but he definitely graduated from there.

I know.... I know Craig Erickson

It is Sam Budnyk. Sam spent 46 years(1961-2007) at Cardinal Newman plus 2 years at St Ann's High before it became Cardinal Newman. His career record was 278-170-4. No Palm Beach County coach has won more games. Sam ranks as one of the 10 most winning coaches in FHSAA history.

I have a reputation not only on this board but in my community of being someone who is honest even if they don't like what I'm saying I'm not gonna sit back and let someone imply that I'm a liar when they don't have a shred of evidence to make that claim

You have once again failed to realize the issue It isn't the insults it's the bullshit of trying to make me look like a liar because they can't handle being wrong

Is it Sam Bydnyk from Cardinal Newman?

Jessica has reminded us in the past that Chaminade does better as the season progresses...maybe because their transfers have had a chance to gel? If that is the case, Vero should be facing a solid, late-season competitor.

John Carrol been more giving to us than those two teams

Vero beats teams that can't score over 30 points on em especially with this spread offense Vero got but i really wanna see how Vero defense handle this speed late in the season

We have been getting one or two transfers in the last three years. Only because Fort Pierce Central and Fort Pierce Westwood have been having multiple head coaching changes.