Roland and McRae are the best coaches at the Volusia-Flagler High School sports awards

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Other finalists for the boys coaching position were Rick Darlington of DeLand football and Mark Grose of Spruce Creek golf. Other finalists for the girls coaching position were Dina Pinson of DeLand golf and Brandon Stewart of Mainland basketball.

Roland captained Volusia County's first high school football team to win a state championship in 2003 and coached his alma mater to its second region title last December, almost 20 years to the day later. His Mainland Buccaneers capped a 14-1 season by defeating St. Augustine 21-19 in the Class 3S final. They avenged their 2022 loss in the state final with a walk-off field goal by Jacob Gettman.

For the first time in his coaching career, Roland focused his attention primarily on the offense after his previous offensive coordinator left for a college job in the offseason. The unit averaged 34.5 points per game in 2023. Mainland's defense allowed just 12.6 points per game and featured two All-Americans.