The 1960s was the decade in which high school football went South. The top teams in the country could be found in Florida, Georgia and Texas and the best player of the decade played in Louisiana.
Miami (Fla.) and Coral Gables (Fla.) dominated the 1960s, collecting seven national championships between them. Newly formed Reagan (Austin, Texas) also joined the mix in the late 1960s, winning a pair of national championships, as chosen by the National Sports News Service.
Valdosta (Ga.), meanwhile, had possibly the best team as it captured its first national championship in 1962 under coach Wright Bazemore.
Joe Ferguson of Woodlawn-Shreveport (La.) was the best player of the decade. ...
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