The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association is proud to announce that Andrew Booth of Wadsworth High School is the recipient of the 2024 Paul Walker Award. The Paul Walker Award is presented annually by the OHSBCA to an active coaching member of the association who has made significant contributions to high school basketball. The award is named in honor of the late Paul Walker, the longtime coach of Middletown High School. At the time of his retirement, he had the most wins as a boys’ basketball coach in Ohio High School Basketball history.

The Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association would like to congratulate Andrew Booth of Wadsworth High School on receiving the prestigious Paul Walker Award,” stated Joe Balogh, Executive Director of the OHSBCA. “This award is presented to an active coach who has made significant contributions to Ohio High School Basketball. Coach Booth has won over 450 games in his coaching career and has been actively involved in our association.”

Andrew started his coaching career at Malone College where he served as an assistant coach for 2 years. He also served as the junior varsity boys basketball coach at Mansfield St. Peter’s High School for 2 years and an assistant boys basketball coach at Crestline High School for 3 years. For 7 years, he was the head girls basketball coach at Mansfield Madison High School where he had a record of 98-58.

For the past 18 years, he has led the Wadsworth girls program. In that time, he amassed a record of 356-104. In 25 years as a head coach, Andrew has an overall record of 454-162. His teams have won 15 league titles, 19 sectional championships, 9 district championships, and 3 regional championships. In 2016, his team at Wadsworth won the Division I State Championship.

Coach Booth has won various league and district coaching awards throughout his career. In 2016, he was named OHSBCA Division 1 Coach of the Year. He currently serves as the OHSBCA Girls District 2 & 3 Director and is the Co-Director of Midwest Live. He previously served as the OHSBCA Top-20 Awards Director for 3 years.

Andrew serves as an Intervention Specialist at Wadsworth High School. He and his wife Rachel reside in Wadsworth and have two adult children, Peyton (28) and Alec (25).

What they are saying about Coach Andrew Booth
“Andy Booth has been a staple of girls basketball in the state of Ohio and District 3 for many years. His teams are always one of the best around. He has done a tremendous job in building his program and keeping it at an elite level. Andy is as first class as they come.”
-Brett Larrick, District 3 Director

“Andy Booth is a true gentleman and has been very kind and respectful to me throughout my career. Despite all his successes, he remains a very humble person. What really catches my eye is his dedication to the coaching profession. His involvement and commitment with the OHSBCA and all related high school girls’ organizations, speaks volumes on his level of professionalism and care for the sport. I appreciate his dedication and efforts, and I know others do as well. The Wadsworth girls basketball program has been, and still is, the “GOLD STANDARD” for girls’ basketball programs throughout the state.”
-Maggie Ferrando, Head Girls Coach at Avon