SPRING 2003

TSSAA

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TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONHERMITAGE, TENNESSEE

• TSSAA Hall of Fame Inductees• Spring Fling Schedule• Mr. & Miss Basketball Honorees• A. F. Bridges Scholarship Winners

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FOOTBALL • GOLF • GIRLS VOLLEYBALL • CROSS COUNTRY• GIRLS SOCCER (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) ………………………July 28

GOLF (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) …………………………………August 11GIRLS SOCCER (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ………………………August 18CROSS COUNTRY • GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) August 25Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ………………………August 25FOOTBALL (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ……………………………August 29GOLF - DIVISION I

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY)……A-AA - Sept. 30 / AAA - Sept. 16• Region ……………………………A-AA - Oct. 6 / AAA - Sept. 22• State ………………A-AA - October 14-15 / AAA - Sep. 30- Oct. 1

BOWLING (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ………………………………Sept. 29GOLF - DIVISION II

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …Sept. 29 • State……Oct. 7-8VOLLEYBALL - DIVISION I

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) A-AA and AAA …………October 17• Region A-AA and AAA …………………………………October 21• Sectional A-AA and AAA ………………………………October 23• State A-AA and AAA …………………………………October 29-31

VOLLEYBALL - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……Oct. 23 • State…Oct. 29-31

CROSS COUNTRY MEET• Region A-AA • DIV. II • AAA (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …October 25• State……………………………………………………November 1

GIRLS SOCCER - DIVISION I• District A-AA and AAA (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………October 17• Region Semifinals A-AA and AAA ……………………October 21• Region Finals A-AA and AAA …………………………October 23• Sectional ………………………………………………October 25• State ………………………………A-AA & AAA - Oct. 29 - Nov. 1

GIRLS SOCCER - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………October 24• State ………………………………………………Oct. 29 - Nov. 1

BASKETBALL • WRESTLING (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) …………October 27FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS - DIVISION I (1A–2A-3A-4A-5A)

• First Round ……………………………………………November 7• Second Round ………………………………………November 14• Quarter-Finals ………………………………………November 21• Semi-Finals …………………………………………November 28• Finals ………………………………………………December 5-6

FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS - DIVISION II (A-AA-AAA)• Quarter-Finals (AA/AAA) ………………………………November 7• Semi-Finals (A) ………………………………………November 7• Semi-Finals (AA/AAA) ………………………………November 14• Finals…………………………………………………November 22

CHEERLEADING - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP …………………………TBARegional Meetings

• EAST TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE) 1:00 P.M. ………………November 3• MIDDLE TENNESSEE (NASHVILLE) 10:00 A.M. …………November 5• WEST TENNESSEE (JACKSON) 1:00 P.M. ………………November 6

Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ……………………November 13BASKETBALL • WRESTLING (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST)………November 24Legislative Council Meeting (HERMITAGE) ……………………December 3Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ………………………January 8BOWLING - DIVISION I

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………January 16• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………January 23• State…………………………………………………January 30-31

BOWLING - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………January 23• State…………………………………………………January 30-31

WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS - DIVISION I• Dual Meet State ………………………………………February 6-7• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………February 14• State (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………………February 19-21

WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS - DIVISION II• Dual Meet State ………………………………………February 6-7

• State ………………………………………………February 20-21BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS

JUNIOR HIGH DISTRICTS ………………………………………TBADIVISION I (A, AA and AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………Feb. 28• Regions (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………March 4• Girls Sectionals …………………………………………March 6• Boys Sectionals …………………………………………March 8• Girls State ……………………………………………March 10-13• Boys State ……………………………………………March 17-20DIVISION II• Regions (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………Feb. 28• Sectional…………………………………………………March 5-6• Girls State ……March 11, 13 • Boys State …March 18, 20

Board of Control Meeting (MURFREESBORO) ……………………March 18Legislative Council Meeting (MURFREESBORO) ……………………March 19GIRLS SOFTBALL • BASEBALL • SOCCER

• TRACK • TENNIS (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) …………………February 16GIRLS SOFTBALL • BASEBALL • SOCCER

• TRACK • TENNIS (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) …………………March 15TRACK

• Sectional (A-AA and AAA) (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………May 21• Regions (DIVISION II) (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………May 21• State ……………………………………………………May 27-28

BASEBALL- DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 14• Regional Semi-Finals ………………………………………May 17• Regional Finals ……………………………………………May 19• Sectional ……………………………………………………May 21• State Tournament ………………………………………May 25-29

BASEBALL - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 21• State Tournament ………………………………………May 25-29

SOFTBALL - DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 14• Regional Semi-Finals ………………………………………May 17• Regional Finals ……………………………………………May 19• Sectional ……………………………………………………May 21• State Tournament ………………………………………May 25-29

SOFTBALL - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 21• State ……………………………………………………May 25-29

BOYS SOCCER - DIVISION I (A-AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 14• Region Semifinals ………………………………………May 17• Region Finals ……………………………………………May 19• Sectional ……………………………………………………May 21• State Tournament A-AA, AAA ………………………….May 26-29

BOYS SOCCER - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 21• State Tournament ………………………………………May 26-29

TENNIS - DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 12• Regional Team Finals - GIRLS ……………………………May 13• Regional Team Finals - BOYS ……………………………May 14• Regional Singles and Doubles …………………………May 17-18• Sectional Team - GIRLS ……………………………………May 20• Sectional Team - BOYS ……………………………………May 21• State Tournament (TEAMS - SINGLES - DOUBLES) …………May 25-27

TENNIS - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 15• Sectional Team - GIRLS ……………………………………May 18• Sectional Team - BOYS ……………………………………May 21• State Tournament ………………………………………May 26-28

Board of Control Meeting (PARIS LANDING) ……………………June 8-10

FEATURES

6 TSSAA Hall of Fame InducteesTSSAA honors members for outstanding achievement.

9 Distinguished Service RecognitionA coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for achievement.

4 What’s HappeningUpdates on people, rules, standards and equipment.

11 Bob BaldridgeMiscellaneous thoughts on athletics.

13 Stephen BargatzeA report on “the Right Team”... and a little more.

16 A. F. Bridges Scholarship Winners27 student-athletes receive scholarships.

20 Trina MeltonA report on the Cheer Coaches Conference and its honorees.

10 Ronnie CarterRonnie reflects on a coach whose values were right on.

12 Disciplinary ActionsA report on violations by member schools and sanctions imposed.

14 Bernard ChildressThe annual meeting report on the TMSAA.

22 Whistle Notes - Gene BeckInformation for TSSAA officials and thoughts on the past year.

24 Spring Fling InformationComplete information for the 2003 Spring Fling.

22 Mr. and Miss Basketball AwardsFinalists and winners of these prestigious honors are recognized.

VOLUME 54 MAY 2003

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RONNIE CARTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BOB BALDRIDGEASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GENE BECKASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GENE MENEESASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BERNARD CHILDRESSASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

STEPHEN BARGATZEDIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES

WANDA BELTADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

COURTNEY BRUNETZDIRECTOR OF MARKETING

PAT DROKEADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

MATTHEW GILLESPIEADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

TERRY HILLIERADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

TRINA MELTONADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

EARL NALLTECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

GAYLE SIMMSADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

SHONNIE SPEICHERADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

LYNNE SUTTONADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

BOARD OF CONTROL

PRESIDENT - MIKE REED HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN

VICE PRESIDENT - FRED KESSLERBOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLIVAR

LYNN BROWNMARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, MARYVILLE

TOMMY LAYNESEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP

TERRY LOOPERCASCADE HIGH SCHOOL, WARTRACE

MIKE TRIBUEMcGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE

MICKEY DUNNLAWRENCEBURG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

LAWRENCEBURG

SAM MILESDYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, DYERSBURG

JOE DAVISMANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

PRESIDENT - BILLY JOE EVANSFAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE

VICE PRESIDENT - ED FOSTEROOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL, OOLTEWAH

RICHARD CARROLLSULLIVAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT

BARRY POTTSSTRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE

MICHAEL REYNOLDSFULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE

MIKE TATUMLEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HOHENWALD

STEVE WILKINSONLEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, LEXINGTON

DAN BLACKCROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMO

SONNY HICKSHAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS

W H A T ’ S H A P P E N I N G

TSSAA Hall of Champions UpdateApproximately five yeas ago the TSSAA Board of Control began

discussing ways to recognize TSSAA Hall of Fame members and theiraccomplishments. It grew from that initial concept to the idea of a facilitythat would house information which would include a history of athleticprograms of Tennessee schools, past and present; a history of theassociation; a history of the officiating program; a history of each sportrecords, championship teams, state tournaments; a recognition of Hall ofFame members; a history of the Tennessee high school athleticassociation; a history of the media covering high school athletics; arecognition of outstanding high school athletes; and a TSSAA timeline.

In basketball this year, the TSSAA members who participated in Hall ofChampions benefit games contributed $59,280.70. This makes our totalcontributions to date $210,935.72.

Listed below are the schools that participated in the Hall of Championsgames and the amount each school contributed. A special note should bemade that in many cases the officials contributed their game fees and thevisiting schools contributed their share to the Hall of Champions fund.Another special commendation should be made to Bolivar Central HighSchool, Lawrence County High School, and Warren County High Schoolsfor the events they held and the contributions they made.

SchoolName AmountAnderson Co. High School $348.00 Austin-East High School $1,148.82 Bartlett High School $1,025.00 Bolivar Central High School $4,330.00 B. T. Washington High School $617.00 Bristol High School $155.00 Cascade High School $588.00 Chattanooga Christian School $1,249.00 Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences $151.00 Cheatham Co. Central High School $717.00 Chester Co. High School $1,115.00 Christ Presbyterian Church $1,548.00 Christian Brothers High School $1,262.00 Claiborne Co. High School $422.00 Clarkrange High School $572.00 Cleveland High School $800.00 Cumberland Co. High School $157.00 Daniel Boone High School $56.36 Davidson Academy $90.00 Decatur Co. Riverside High School $265.00 Dobyns Bennett High School $1,350.00 Donelson Christian Academy $908.00 East Ridge High School $400.00 F.C. Boyd Christian School $49.14 Farragut High School $813.81 Franklin Co. High School $981.00 Franklin High School $370.00 Franklin Road Academy $87.76 Friendship Christian School $175.00

Germantown High School $261.00 Gibson Co. High School $2,234.00 Gleason High School $310.00 Grace Baptist Academy $477.00 Hampshire Unit School $552.00 Hancock County High School $662.00 Harding Academy $790.00 Harpeth High School $482.00 Hendersonville High School $1,622.00 J.D. Jackson Junior High $273.20 Jackson Christian School $1,746.00 Lake Co. High School $668.00 Lawrence Co. High School $3,373.00 Lenoir City High School $594.00 Lighthouse Christian Academy $466.00 Lookout Valley High School $387.00 Manassas High School $530.00 Maryville High School $806.00 Memphis South Side High School $845.00 Middle Tennessee Christian $425.00 Moore Co. High School $905.00 Mt. Pleasant High School $709.00 Munford High School $65.94 Northeast High School $263.00 Oak Ridge High School $1,410.00 Obion Co. Central High School $1,241.00 Oliver Springs High School $388.00 Pigeon Forge High School $359.00 Portland High School $682.00 Ravenwood High School $1,340.00 Red Boiling Springs High School $178.00 Scott High School $600.00 Sequoyah High School $820.00 Sevier Co. High School $381.00 South Doyle High School $874.29 South Greene High School $806.00 St. Andrew's - Sewanee School $50.00 St. Cecilia Academy $170.00 Station Camp High School $763.00 Sullivan Central High School $406.00 Sullivan North High School $426.00 Sullivan South High School $9.00 Summertown High School $979.00 Sycamore High School $485.00 Tellico Plains High School $398.00 Tennessee High School $502.00 Tullahoma High School $988.38 Warren Co. High School $3,321.00 Watertown High School $247.00 Wayne Co. High School $260.00

Total: $59,280.70

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Simpson:Wrestler, Soldier, All-American

Commentary by Dominic Bonvissuto

This article is reprinted with the permission of The City Paper

You won’t find the NCAA’s biggest bracket-buster on the highlightsof Sportscenter. It won’t be written about in USA Today or posterizedon the pages of Sports Illustrated, either.

In this season dedicated to roundball ruckus, where teams like Butlerare celebrated for overcoming long odds to advance, it was acollegiate wrestler, with a long shot dream of winning a nationalchampionship, who fought his way through a bracket filled with higherseeds and bigger reputations to make a name for himself.

Competing in last weekend’s NCAA Championships in Kansas City’sKemper Arena, Phillip Simpson, a sophomore at Army and 2001graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy, nearly accomplished his goal,finishing third in the 141-pound weight class, good enough to beclassified as an All-American (an honor bestowed on the top eightfinishers). In seven matches over the three-day tournament, the No. 8-seeded Simpson lost only once, a narrow 5-2 defeat in thequarterfinals to the No. 1 seed and eventual national champion, TeyonWare of Oklahoma.

Already considered one of the best grapplers Tennessee has everproduced after becoming just the second person to win four highschool state championships (a third has done it since), Simpson addedto his legacy by becoming the first Nashvillian to be recognized as anAll-American wrestler by the NCAA.

Mind GamesAlthough he fell just short of the ultimate achievement, like the

Butler’s of the world normally do, Simpson actually accomplished quitea lot. To finish third, he had to battle his way through the consolationrounds after losing his quarterfinal match. Simpson won fourconsolation matches, defeating the tournament’s No. 2 seed and thedefending national champion in the process. A well-subscribed-totheory in wrestling circles is that the best wrestler usually finishes first,but it’s the toughest one who finishes third.

“When I lost to Teyon, I was upset and then I looked at what I had todo next and I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. There’s no way’,’’said Simpson, recounting the events to The City Paper from hisbarracks on West Point’s campus. “With those higher seeds in theway, it just looked impossible.”

Simpson credits a superior mental state for propelling him throughthe consolations. Three weeks prior to the championships, Simpson’sparents and younger brother William sent Phillip a book entitled MindGym by Gary Mack and David Casstevenes. The book, which helpedWilliam, a junior MBA wrestler, cope with the mental strain heencountered after finishing a disappointing third in last month’s highschool state tournament, did wonders for Phillip’s psyche. Combinethat with the bi-weekly visits he was making to the sports psychologistsat West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance, and Phillip felt hehad the mental make-up to get through anything.

“That’s what got me over the hump,” said Phillip. ‘I took all thatpressure of myself and was able to refocus. I was able to wrestle witha clear mind.”

RootsOn hand in Kansas City to celebrate Phillip’s accomplishments were

over 40 Nashville wrestling enthusiasts, including his parents andgrandparents, former coaches and teammates and even some formeropponents. The Nashville contingent, sporting Army paraphernalia,didn’t let nose-bleed seats in Kemper keep them from voicing theirsupport for their favorite son.

Flanked by fans numbering in the thousands from traditionalwrestling powerhouses like Oklahoma State and Iowa, the Phillip

Phaithful made their voices heard, chanting “A-R-M-Y” at every chanceand screaming their heads off for victories.

“You bet I heard them. They were as loud as any of the other fansthere,” said Army coach Chuck Barbee, who also instructs Phillip’sbrother Patrick, who’s currently a freshman at West Point. “It’ssomething the Simpson’s are very proud about. They work their tailsoff to represent their hometown, and they have a strong sense of pridewhen they’re out on that mat.”

Nashville businessman Mike Apple was one of the people in town tocheer on Phillip. Apple, 47, was a state champion wrestler at Antioch in1973 and was one of the first Nashvillians to earn a scholarship towrestle in college. Apple, along with Father Ryan’s Chris Winston andHillwood’s Brian Dunning (who is Phillip’s uncle and was also inKansas City), all wrestled for the now-defunct University of Tennesseeprogram.

“We were all joking at the tournament about how there was a lot ofdust up there at the top of the arena, making everyone’s eyes water,”said Apple, who has continued to support local youth wrestlingorganizations. “I don’t think Phillip realized it, or maybe he did, but hewas carrying the weight of everyone from Nashville who has everwrestled.”

Also in the stands for Phillip’s third-place finish was Nashvillepoliceman Bobby Davenport, who was making his second straight tripto the NCAA Championships. In 2002, Davenport and handful ofPhillip’s family and friends made the trip to Albany, N.Y. to support thethen-Army freshman. When Phillip came within one last-second no-callfrom finishing in the top eight, Davenport, who coached Phillip as ayouth, promised himself he wouldn’t miss it when Phillip finallyachieved All-American status.

“When Phillip was seven years old, I made up an extra-large T-shirtwith the words “Phillip Simpson, All-American” on it and presented it tohis mother,” said Davenport, who currently manages and raises fundsfor the Southside Wrestling Club in Nashville. “After Phillip won hismatch for third place, he came running into the crowd and up the stairsto thank all of us who were cheering him on. We were so proud.”

Most of the Nashville supporters attended an impromptu celebratorydinner for Phillip Saturday night in Kansas City. Many of people onhand took the opportunity to let Phil l ip know how much hisaccomplishments had meant to Nashville and the future of wrestling inthe state. Phillip, forever gracious for the unwavering support of hisfamily and friends, was deeply touched.

“When we had our dinner on Saturday, I felt a little bad because a lotof the attention was directed at me,” said Phillip. “It’s not about me; itwas about Tennessee wrestling and the people who have made itpossible for me to be here. [Tennessee Wrestling Federationpresident] Louise Davis, [youth wrestling club coach] Chuck Bean–those are the kind of people who have helped us turn the corner.”

SoldierNot to be lost in all of this, of course, is the circumstances currently

surrounding this country, and Phillip’s affiliation with a serviceacademy. Some of Phillip’s former Army teammates are stationedthroughout the Middle East, in places Phillip could find himself whenhis collegiate career concludes and his military one begins.

When Phillip took home third place, it marked the highest finish foran Army wrestler since 2001, when Maurice Worthy finished runner-upat 174 pounds. Worthy, who Phillip said was influential in his decisionto attend West Point, is currently stationed in Kuwait and was onPhillip’s mind throughout the tournament.

“[Thinking about friends overseas] is difficult in some aspects, but it’srewarding in other ways,” said Phillip. “My job right now is to learn andto wrestle. [The soldiers who are overseas] want me to do well andthey are very supportive of what I’m doing, just like I am of them. It wasa big motivation to me, to represent West Point and all the people whowrestled there and are now fighting overseas, like Maurice is.”

With the United States an overwhelming favorite in the war itscurrently fighting, it’s doubtful President Bush’s troops need any extraassistance. But a certain wrestler, who possesses a strong mind, ahigh respect for his roots and a deep sense of personal responsibility,is ready to fight against any odds, large or small.

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T S S A A H A L L O F F A M E I N D U C T E E S 2 0 0 2

RICHARD CARROLL is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and holds an MA degree from Union College in Barboursville, Kentucky. He taught mathand coached football, basketball, and track from 1966 to 1985 at both the middle school and high school levels. He served as Assistant Principal and AthleticDirector at Sullivan North High School in Kingsport from 1985 to 2001. In 2001 he became Principal/Athletic Director at Sullivan North, a position he holds atthe present time. This school year (2002-2003) is his 37th year in education. During Richard Carroll’s years in education, he has served for several years aspresident and/or secretary/treasurer for local athletic conferences. In 1985, he was a founding member of the Tennessee High School Athletic AdministratorsAssociation (THSAAA), which later became the Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (TIAAA) and Richard presently serves assecretary/treasurer of that organization, as well as chairperson of TIAAA awards committee, editor of the TIAAA newsletter, and member of the TIAAA planningcommittee for state Athletic Directors Conference. Richard serves as TSSAA District Coordinator for District 1AA, chairperson for TSSAA SportsmanshipCommittee for District 1, and is a certified instructor for the NIAAA Leadership Training Courses. Among his numerous awards, he was named TACA AthleticDirector of the Year in 1992, NCSSAD Athletic Director of the Year in 1998 and 1999, the NIAAA State Award of Merit, and Sullivan County’s Award forExcellence in Education. In 2001 he was elected to serve as a member of the TSSAA Legislative Council, representing the 1st Athletic District. In 1998, hereceived the prestigious NFHS Citation Award. Richard is a member of Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church and enjoys his hobbies as a part-time farmer andworking with his two Border Collies.

ADMINISTRATORS

SELECTION OF INDUCTEESThe Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame was established in 1981 to honor outstanding achievements byindividuals to member schools and TSSAA. Each year a minimum of one coach, one administrator, and one official from each of two eras(1925-1975 and 1975-present) are inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame. To be considered for this honor, a nominee must be at least 50years of age or retired for at least three years in the category for which they are nominated. One person is selected from outside thesethree areas in the category of contributor. The selection committee makes the final selections based on nominations from TSSAA schoolpeople and officials. This is the 22nd year that selections have been made.

GORDON PERRY played varsity football for three years in high school (one of those years at Haywood High School where he later became principal). He attendedHinds Junior College in Raymond, Mississippi and then graduated from Murray State University. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Administration(1960) and a Master Degree (1961), he began his teaching and coaching career in Cadiz, Kentucky. Gordon Perry’s affiliation with TSSAA began in 1966 when hebegan teaching and coaching at Haywood High School in Brownsville. In 1969 he became assistant principal of Haywood High School and served in that capacityuntil 1977, when he became principal and athletic director. During his tenure as principal, Haywood High School was cited for excellence by the United StatesDepartment of Education. In February 1986, Haywood hosted the first Tennessee Academic Decathlon competition. In 1988, the school was named one ofTennessee’s Ten Great Schools by Governor Ned McWhirter. It was while Mr. Perry was principal that Haywood worked with the local board of education todevelop the HHS Distinguished Scholars Program. Also, during his tenure as principal, he was very active in TSSAA, serving on the Legislative Council from 1983until 1999. He was elected president of the Council in 1991 and served in that position until his retirement in 1999. His service as athletic director was recognizedin 1989 when he was selected Statewide Athletic Director of the Year by the Tennessee Athletic Directors Association. The next year, he was nominated for theNational High School Athletic Coaches Association National Athletic Director of the Year. Mr. Perry is a past president of the Tennessee Athletic Directors. From1990 until 1992, Mr. Perry served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Inter-Scholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) andreceived the NIAAA State Award of Merit in 1990 and 1993. In 1992, Mr. Perry received a National Federation Citation Award. He and his wife, Carolyn, have fivechildren and nine grandchildren.

JIM WILLIAMS, administrator from Strawberry Plains, spent many years of his life participating in and being involved with athletics in the state of Tennessee.His athletic career began as an 8th grade student on the Carter High School varsity basketball team. He then played four years of varsity basketball at RushStrong High School. While a student at East Tennessee State University, he participated in both basketball and baseball. After graduating from ETSU, hecoached boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball at Cocke County High School for two years, and then went on to coach boys’ basketball at Carter High School for 14years. He served as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Gibbs High School for 16 years and one year as an interim Principal. He then became Principalat Carter High School, where he remained for six years. After a 39-year career in coaching and athletic administration, he was elected to the Knox CountySchool Board in 2000. He has been an active member of the NIAAA and the Tennessee High School Athletic Administrators Association (now the TIAAA). Hisspan of serving as a student athlete and athletic administrator has seen many changes through the years. However, he has always served the state, hisindividual organization, and himself in an exemplary manner. His concern for students and for the athletics programs he directed has been evidence to theathletes, schools, and community he has served. He consistently works for the betterment and strengthening of athletic programs. Mr. Williams and his wife,Carolyn, have been married 41 years and have two children and three granddaughters.

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COACHESHENRY BOWLES graduated from Howard High School in 1955 and attended Lane College where he was a four-year letterman in football and co-captain of theteam in the 1957 and 1958 seasons. At Lane he was elected Business Manager of the Student Body in 1958. He was awarded the President’s Award and wasalso listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1959. He began his teaching and coaching career at Howard in 1959 as head baseball coachand assistant football coach. In 1961 he was appointed head track coach and won the state championship with eight athletes. In 1962 he took the position asjunior high football and track coach in order to gain experience and then in 1969 was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at Howard HighSchool and remained in those positions until his retirement in June of 1998. During his tenure at Howard, he also coached softball and cross country. CoachBowles is considered a legend in the Chattanooga-Hamilton County area for what he accomplished in 29 years as head basketball coach at his alma mater,Howard High School. His teams had a record of 616 wins and 260 losses. Also, his teams qualified for the TSSAA State Tournament 16 times and made 13trips to the State Tournament site, where he finished runner-up twice. His other coaching accomplishments include 26 winning seasons, four 30-gamewinning seasons, 10 TSSAA regional championships, 13 TSSAA district championships, 16 HIL and CIL district championships, State Tournament trips threeconsecutive years twice, and won 62 consecutive district games during one period. He has been married for 39 years to the former Joyce Ann Clark of Jackson,a retired teacher, and they have two children, Etoil Brown and Henry W. Bowles, Jr. They also have one grandson, who was born on November 8, 2002.

The late JACK CAIN graduated from Haywood County High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He earned his BS Degree fromMurray State University and then served in the United States Marine Corps before beginning his teaching and coaching career in Humboldt. While at HumboldtHigh School, he coached football, girls’ basketball, and baseball. He became the head football coach at Humboldt in 1962 and from 1964 to 1976 he coachedfootball and track at Covington High School. He returned to Humboldt in 1977 and remained there until 1984. He coached at Peabody High School in Trentonin 1985 and then moved to and coached in Murray, Kentucky where he stayed until 1992. In 1992 he returned to Humboldt to resume head football coachingduties until his retirement from coaching in 1995. Jack Cain coached a total of 34 years (30 of those in Tennessee schools and 28 years as a head coach).Some of his significant accomplishments as a football coach include a record of 241 wins, 93 losses, two ties, one state championship, one runner-up, 12 tripsto the state playoffs, seven bowl games, and three undefeated seasons. He was honored as Tennessee Coach of the Year in 1979 and was named Big TenConference Coach of the Year five times and District and Regional Coach of the Year four times. His 1974, 1978, 1993, and 1994 teams were honored by theTennessee House of Representatives, Senate and the Governor of Tennessee. Also, he was inducted into the Haywood County Sports Hall of Fame, as well asselected as the Gatorade Coach of the Year for the State of Tennessee in 1995. He and his wife, Barbara, have three sons, John Marcom, William Michael, andChristopher Walker, six grandsons, and one granddaughter.

RICK INSELL graduated from Woodbury Central High School in 1969 and from Middle Tennessee State University in 1977 with a BS in science, health andphysical education, and history. He began his coaching career at Shelbyville Central High School in August of 1977 and continues there today. When first-yearprincipal Mike Bone offered him the boys’ varsity assistant basketball coach position, he informed him that he would teach five classes of American History, aswell as be the girls’ varsity basketball coach, boys’ and girls’ freshman basketball coach, and varsity track and tennis coach. Rick accepted the position andguided the girls’ basketball team, which was not expected to win over seven games, to a winning season, district and regional championships, and a sub-stateappearance. He repeated the feat the following year and at that point asked to be relieved of his boys’ basketball duties to devote his time to the girls’ program.During his tenure as coach of the Shelbyville Eaglettes, his teams have won 21 district championships, 14 regional championships 5 AAA state runners-upawards, and 8 AAA State Championships. His teams also hold state records for consecutive wins with 110, consecutive state titles with 4, most statechampionships for a coach with 8, and several individual and team records during state tournament competition. Including the 2002-2003 basketball season,he has amassed 710 wins and 130 losses. Rick reached his 700th career win on Friday night, January 10, 2003. Coach Insell has received over 25 Coach of theYear Awards. He has been married to Deborah Spry Insell for 27 years and they have three sons, Tom, Kyle, and Matt. His hobbies include Tennessee WalkingHorses and golf.

BILLY MAYFIELD began his coaching and teaching career in 1960 at Marshall County High School as assistant football coach and assistant basketball coach.From there he went to Cornersville High School where he served as head football coach and head boys’ basketball coach from 1961-1965. He coached footballand basketball at Connelly Junior High School in the 1965-1966 school year, before returning to Cornersville and coaching football and basketball from 1966-1968. When he was offered the job at Giles County High School in 1968, the principal at that time, Joe Hardin, told Coach Mayfield, “There is only one catch tothe position. You’ll have to coach girls’ basketball.” Thirty-four years and 675 wins later, he is still coaching girls’ basketball at Giles County High School. Hehas taken many teams to the TSSAA Girls State Tournament, finishing as State Champions and with an undefeated season (30-0) in 1980. In addition, histeams had five finishes in the final four and one as Class AA runner-up. He was District Coach of the Year in 1980-81, 1981-82, 1989-90, 1992-93, and 2001-2002. He was also TACA Coach of the Year in 1985, 1990, and 1993. He coached the Tennessee All-Stars in 1995. He has over 40 years total service toTSSAA. In 2000, he was inducted into the Martin Methodist College Hall of Fame.Billy Mayfield’s knowledge and love of the game, strong work ethic, andcaring attitude for his players makes him one of the top coaches of the game today. When girls’ basketball changed from six on six to five on five, CoachMayfield stayed the course, made the transition, and continued to be successful while other coaches struggled with the change. Coach Mayfield has beenmarried 42 years to the former Jody Williamson and they have two children and five grandchildren.

CLIFFORD ROSS attended Maynard Elementary School and Austin High School in Knoxville. After graduating from Austin, he received his BA Degree fromKnoxville College. After taking classes at Tennessee State University and Virginia State College, he received his MS Degree from the University of Tennessee.He began his coaching career at Escambia County Training School in Atmore Alabama in 1949. After one year there, he coached at Hale High School inMaryville, taking his team to the state tournament. In 1952 Coach Ross moved to the Vine Junior High School in Knoxville where he coached from 1952-1969.In 1970, the predominately black Austin High School merged with the predominately white East High School as a result of integration to form Austin East HighSchool, and Clifford Ross became its first basketball coach. He served as basketball coach and athletic director from 1970 to 1981, when he retired from publiceducation. After his retirement from Austin East High School, he coached at Knoxville College from 1981-1985.Clifford Ross has received many honors duringhis illustrious coaching career. Those honors include being inducted into the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame and the Knoxville College Hall of Fame, and receivednumerous Coach of the Year awards in the KIL, district, and region, as well as the notable Kellogg’s Coach of the Year. Also, because of his tremendouscoaching career at Austin East, the gymnasium was named after him. Clifford Ross serves as an elder and usher at the First United Presbyterian Church. Heand his wife of 55 years, the former Erma Liggett, have one daughter, two granddaughters, and two great-grandchildren. His hobbies include fishing,gardening, reading, working crossword puzzles, and listening to classical music.

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OFFICIALS

MEMBERS OF THE TSSAA HALL OF FAME - 1982-2003ADMINISTRATORSA. F. Bridges (1982)William Osteen (1982)Jimmy Edwards (1983)Webb Porter (1983)W. Hobart Millsaps (1984)Creed McClure (1985)Gill Gideon (1986)A. B. Sisco (1986)Paul Anderson (1987)James “Doc” Simpson (1988)Carl Matherly (1989)Bill Todd (1989)Milton Mayo (1990)Thurman Reynolds (1990)Milton Basden (1991)Tom Fann (1991)Charles William Driskill (1992)James Williams (1992)A. D. Hancock (1993)D. M. Miller (1994)Robert “Bob” Polston (1994)Ernest Rasar (1994)Fred Shelton (1995)Paul Ward (1995)O. Clinton “Clint” Abbott, Jr. (1996)Emmitt H. Simon, Jr. (1996)Jim Poteete (1997)Hardy Loyd (1997)William (Bill) Bailey (1998)William (Bill) Stanfield (1998)Adam DeBerry (1999)Billy Joe Evans (1999)Johnny Miller (1999)Richard Graves (2000)Don Souder (2000) Bill McClain (2001)John L. “Pete” Stafford (2001)Joseph Westbrooks (2001)Bill Baxter (2002)Harry Durham (2002)McDonal (Mack) Franklin (2002)Richard Carroll (2003)Gordon Perry (2003)Jim Williams (2003)

COACHESBoyce Smith (1982)Willie Hudson (1983)Buck Van Huss (1983)Tury Oman (1984)John Treadway (1984)E. B. “Red” Etter (1985)Jim Smiddy (1985)Turney Ford (1986)Jim Satterfield (1987)Leonard Staggs (1987)Joe Branch (1989)Vernon Osborne (1989)Buford Bible (1990)Tom Nix (1990)Galen Johnson (1991)Cornelius Ridley (1991)Dorsey Sims (1992)R. C. Johnson (1992)John Farr (1992)Maurice Kelly (1992)R. “Charlie” Bayless (1993)Paul Caywood (1993)Catherine M. Neely (1993)Wylie Wheeler (1993)Joe H. Allen (1994)Campbell Brandon (1994)Guy Buchanan (1994)Dwight Clark (1994)Ralph Benson (1995)Fred Gamlin (1995)Elvin Little (1995)Dickie Warren (1995)James A. “Jim” Cartwright (1996)Robert A. Harris, Jr. (1996)Gene Trotter (1996)Mack Chandler (2001)Tom Coughenour (2001)Tommy Griffith (2001)John Johnson (2001)Ralph Spangler (2001)John Tucker (1997)Lee Pate (1997)Charlie Anderson (1998)John Hooper (1998)

Tommy Owen (1998)Jim Poston (1998)Richard Ross (1998)Walter Bouldin (1999)Bill Brimm (1999)Mel Brown (1999)Kermit Forkum (1999)Benny Monroe (1999)Ephriam “King” Berrong (2000)Robert High (2000)Bert “Chig” Ratledge (2000)Calvin Short (2000)A. J. Wilson (2000)Mack Chandler (2001)Tom Coughenour (2001)Tommy Griffith (2001)John Johnson (2001)Ralph Spangler (2001)Nick Coutras (2002)Walter Kilzer (2002)Juanita Merrell (2002)Jim Stowe (2002)Henry Bowles (2003)Jack Cain (2003)Rick Insell (2003)Billy Mayfield (2003)Clifford Ross (2003)

CONTRIBUTORSCharles Hampton White (1992)Edgar Allen (1993)Billy J. Haney (1994)Nelson Smotherman (1997)Dick Sobel (1998)Samuel Beasley (1999)Dorothy Nell Davis (2000)Philip & Sue Ann Simpson (2001)Wayne Reynolds (2002)

OFFICIALSS. D. Jackson (1982)Cooper Dyer (1983)Bill Pack (1983)

Ralph Stout (1984)Joe Caldwell (1985)Burrell Crowell (1985)Tom Keysaer (1986)Buddy Patey (1986)Bob Heriges (1987)Elmer L. Holder (1988)Pat McHugh (1989)Ray Street (1989)Paul McDaniel (1990)Billy Schrivner (1990)Brice Hall (1991)E. L. Hutton (1991)Fred Baker (1992)Leo Martindale (1992)Kenny Coulter (1993)E. D. “Icky” Jernigan (1993)David Scobey (1994)James E. “Jim” Wright (1994)Ferrell “Dee” Loveless (1994)Edwin Black (1995)Jack Keys (1995)Elbert Fielden (1996)Cecil V. “Snooky” Smith (1996)Emmitt Simon, Sr. (1997)Joel Huffaker (1997)Dale Kelley (1998)Bill Melton (1998)Leonard Coffman (1999)Robert Coy “Pistol” Gaither (1999)Junior Ward (1999)Hunter Jackson (2000)Bill Pittman (2000)William C. “ Bill” Battle (2001)Fred F. Kessler (2001)John A. McPherson (2001)Jim Cradic (2002)Charles McConnell (2002)Billy Belew (2003)Ray Fuller (2003)

RAY FULLER graduated from Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville in 1943 and entered the United Army the same year. He served in the European Theater inEngland, France, Belgium, and Germany. He crossed the English Channel in June of 1944 and participated in the invasion of France, the Battle of the Bulge, etc. Afterthe war, he played pro baseball in the Kitty league. Ray has been officiating high school sports in the state of Tennessee for the past 47 years. He started hisofficiating career before there were local groups to assign games. Ray began officiating with the likes of Doug Hall, Bob Heriges, Vic Varallo, Tom Keysaer, and StanCioccia, just to name a few. When Ray started in the early 50s, there was no training– just four little league football teams. Each official paired up with an olderofficial and learned on the job. It was estimated that over the past 47 years Ray has officiated over 7, 500 football games at the high school, junior high school, andjunior pro levels. This would also be the same for basketball games; then add to that officiating baseball, and you have quite a long and distinguished career as anoutstanding official who has worked many district tournaments, regional tournaments, state tournaments, and many invitational tournaments. Ray is a person that isalways giving and never asking anything in return and still continues to bring young men into officiating today. When any assigning officer ever asked Ray to fill in forsomeone, they were never turned down. Ray has always wanted to do what was best for officiating and the TSSAA. As an honor for his many years of service, theMiddle Tennessee Basketball Officials Association dedicated its season director to him. He and his wife, Anita, have been married 56 years and have one daughter, twosons, and one grandson.

BILLY BELEW graduated from Lexington High School and earned his BS degree from Union University, where he played three years of baseball. He earned hisMasters plus 45 from Memphis State University and his DDS degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1960. He is Korean War Veteran and hasspent 31 years in education, serving as coach, teacher, and superintendent. Billy Belew began his officiating career as a high school junior in 1947. During hiscareer he has worked playoff and bowl games, as well as four state championship games, including three Clinic Bowls. He has also officiated basketball andbaseball games. He is very proud of the fact that several former and present TSSAA officials began their athletic career during his coaching/teaching tenure. Herecruited some of those officials. Now that he has retired from education, he enjoys golf, retirement, and most of all his officiating contacts, which he made duringhis career. He is presently serving as football supervisor for Southwest Officials’ Association.Billy Belew is known as a man of integrity who always set a positiveexample with those with whom he came into contact, whether on or off the field. He is exemplary of what a TSSAA official should be because he cares about thegame, athletics in general, and abiding by the policies as set forth in the game. He has those same expectations of everyone involved in athletic contests.He ismarried to the former Carolyn Sheppard and they live in Lexington.

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D I S T I N G U I S H E D S E R V I C E R E C O G N I T I O N

TSSAA is proud to recognize Linda McDearman, coach at Mt. Juliet High School, as its distinguished service honoree as a coach. Linda has coached swimming, girls’ basketball, girls’ track, girls’ softball, girls’ and boys’ golf and tennis since she began her 32-

year teaching career. Presently, she coaches girls’ and boys’ golf and girls’ and boys’ tennis at Mt. Juliet High School.Linda graduated from Lebanon High School where she played on the first team to reach state tournament level competition. From

there, she went to Tennessee Tech University and graduated with a double major in English and Health & Physical Education. During her career span of 32 years, Linda began her teaching in 1963 at Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven, Florida

where she worked with swimming and tennis. In 1965, she moved to Donelson High School in Nashville, Tennessee where shecoached girls’ basketball and tennis.

From 1975 to 1980, Linda returned to her alma mater at Lebanon to coach girls’ track and softball. The following six years she was at Castle HeightsMilitary Academy in Lebanon coaching girls’ basketball along with girls’ and boys’ golf and tennis. In 1986, she moved to Mt. Juliet High School.Linda has had numerous participants, both girls and boys, to reach the TSSAA State Golf and Tennis Tournaments.

TSSAA is proud to honor Linda McDearman for her dedication to the young people of the state of Tennessee.

TSSAA proudly salutes Jim Shoemaker as its recipient of the distinguished service award for officials. Jim began officiating TSSAA varsity football and basketball in 1971. Jim has been a vital part of the Knox Ridge Basketball and

Clinch Valley Football Associations since their beginning. He has worked numerous district, regional, and sectional basketballgames as well as several football play-off games. He has worked three state basketball tournaments (2 Boys’ and 1 Girls’). He hasalso served as back judge and referee in five TSSAA State Football Championship contests. After thirty-two years of service, Jimcontinues to officiate high school contests.

Jim works for MCL, Inc. in Oak Ridge. He is the proud father of two children, Jamie and Allison.It is an honor to recognize Jim Shoemaker for the many years he has dedicated to officiating high school sports in Tennessee.

TSSAA is proud to recognize Mike Kimmons, assistant principal and athletic director at Adamsville High School as itsdistinguished service honoree in administration.

Mike received his A.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Dyersburg State Community College and his B.S. degree in educationfrom the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his master’s degree in Education Administration from Trevecca NazareneUniversity.

Mike was at Ripley High School for fourteen years where he coached baseball, varsity football, freshman football and golf. Hewas also athletic director where he received the Tennessee Athletic Director of the Year Award.

Mike has been at Adamsville High School since 1998. He has umpired high school baseball for twenty years and has workednumerous district, region, and state tournaments.

TSSAA proudly salutes Mike Kimmons for his many years of service to the school and to the student athletes in Tennessee.

ADMINISTRATOR – MIKE KIMMONS

COACH – LINDA MCDEARMAN

OFFICIAL – JOE SHOEMAKER

TSSAA is proud to recognize Joe Holloway, teacher/coach and radio broadcaster, as its distinguished service honoree as acontributor.

Joe is a native of Jackson, Tennessee. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Union University in 1973. He latercompleted graduate work at the University of Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee State University, and Lincoln Memorial University.

Joe Holloway has taught and coached in the Madison County School System for the past twenty-five years. He has spent twenty-one years at Jackson Northside High School. Joe has coached girls’ and boys’ basketball, football, volleyball, softball, crosscountry, and tennis. In his spare time, he has been the host of a Sports Talk Show in West Tennessee since 1994. He presentlyworks for WTJS-AM 1390. In 2000-01, Joe received the A.F. Bridges Athletic District Award as an outstanding contributor inAthletic District 7.

Joe is the proud father of one daughter, Megan, who has attended every Girls’ State Basketball Tournament since she was born. TSSAA proudlysalutes Joe Holloway for his contributions to high school athletics in Tennessee.

CONTRIBUTOR – JOE HOLLOWAY

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Recently I had the very distinct privilege of meeting with fivepeople in my office who were there to discuss the merits of aparticular individual for nomination to the TSSAA Hall of

Fame Selection Committee. The individual we were discussing passedaway over 30 years ago and all of these people could easily be retired,even though I don’t think any of them are even close to thinking aboutretirement (well, they might be thinking about it). You have to then geta feel of the individual that they were talking about and realize wherewe were historically. The individual was born in 1895 and afterfinishing college he began teaching and coaching. He coached for alittle over 30 years. His coaching career was cut short by thefollowing: He took time out to serve in World War I; he then took timeto serve in World War II; and finally he had to retire early because ofgoing blind. The last year he coached he was going blind, so he wouldhave a player sitting beside him on the sideline in games telling himwhat was happening so he could give instructions to the player to giveto the people on the field or floor.

Now you have the setting; however, this is just the beginning. At atime when most schools didn’t have a lot of sports, this coach hadteams in football, basketball, golf, track, baseball, girls’ basketball...the list just keeps going on and on. He was the only coach and hecoached all of the sports. In addition, he taught physical education toevery student in the school. He started an intramural program that washeld during a one-hour lunch period each day at the school. Most ofthe students who were not on athletic teams participated on intramuralteams for their class or different clubs. Every club had an intramuralteam. The high school athletes were the coaches and officials. Theintramural league that occurred every day in all of the different sportswas a vicious and competitive league.

In the spring, he would go to all of the elementary schools and createenough interest in track and field that there would be a field day withall the students at the elementary schools participating in the differentevents. I bet you can guess who did the coaching of the elementaryschool students... high school student-athletes again.

There were many, many philosophical things that I learned in thecouple of hours about this particular coach. He felt very strongly thatthe only way you got better in any sport was to play people better thanyou were. With an enrollment of 400, he played one of the largestschools in the state at that time for over 25 years. He won only onegame against this team, but he continued to play them every year forone very simple reason... he thought that’s what it took to get better.

These five individuals told me about many trips the students got totake over their high school career with the high school coach to manydifferent towns to see either college games, museums, etc. Some other

things he just did on the side with the students was that they built aswimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, a bowling alley, and aminiature golf course so the students had something to do in their sparetime.

As I have driven down the road a couple of times since then andthought about the meeting with these five outstanding people, there area lot of things that have crossed my mind. I wonder how manystudents would never have gotten to go to any of those places had it notbeen for this particular high school coach. All five of the people aresuccessful professionals of the highest caliber. You could not havegotten a more impressive group together. There was something said tome in the meeting by more than one of them a couple of times. Thisparticular individual passed away over 30 years ago, but thesetremendously successful people, and many others just like them, won’tlet him die. You have to feel the passion felt by these people for anindividual who was a high school teacher and coach. As I thoughtabout it, two things have continued to cross my mind.

The first is I can’t imagine that they were inventing nearly as manyways to solve all of our educational problems, as we seem to do today.We go from six period schedules to block schedule, which will solveall the world’s problems, only to go back to the conventional schedule.We talk about year round school, all students meeting a certainstandard and passing the standardized test and now, “No Child LeftBehind.” We brag about having everyone on the same track and beingcollege preparatory. I really wonder if they even used the term collegepreparatory back in those days at that particular school and yet I sattalking with an optometrist, principal of a large school in another state,etc. The reality is that no matter what we do in education and nomatter what we invent and no matter what quick fix we try to make, itis still about people impacting people. My guess is that there was notnearly as much available to this particular individual at that time asthere is today to our teachers and coaches. However, there was a deep,deep caring and commitment to the task at hand. I didn’t know him,but I can feel it through these people 30 years after he has passed away.

The other important thing that kept coming home was the impact thatcoaches can make on people. They are in a very unique position andthe impact can be so strong, either for good or bad. I have left the nameof the coach out on purpose because this is really not an article dealingspecifically with this individual. I think he represents an era and a timethat we can only talk about now. Tom Brokaw would have loved thisguy. He takes time from all he did in this particular town for studentsto serve in two world wars and yet, I think he represents what a lot ofcoaches would have been like at that particular time. It is a model thatstill needs to be held up for all of us.

A Blast from the Past...

R O N N I E C A R T E R

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As the past 37 years have flown by, I can well remembera debate between public schools and non-publicschools as a part of the TSSAA. In following the

NCAA basketball tournaments, I got to wondering what itwould be like if non-public schools were not playing in theNCAA tournaments. A quick look at the women’s 64 teamsconcluded that approximately 19 were not public, includingDuke who was a Final Four participant, along with such otherschools such as Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Harvard, orapproximately 30% of the women’s field. In men’s basketball,again one of the Final Four was not public (Marquette) while14 of the 64 were private or church-related, or 22%. It wouldseem strange to me not to see Duke, Notre Dame, WakeForest, Georgetown, and others not involved in the totalcollegiate athletic program!

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As TSSAA moves forward to Memphis for the 10th AnnualSpring Fling, the first ever in Memphis, I think back to the oldroads and the many different sites TSSAA has had over theyears for various tournaments. For many years baseballrotated all over the state, having had state championshipgames in Tri-Cities, Memphis, Chattanooga, West Tennessee,Middle Tennessee, Knoxville... you name it and we just aboutplayed there. Track virtually rotated between Nashville,Memphis, and Knoxville for many, many years. Girls’ softballwas also on the road at home sites across the state ofTennessee. All this before interstates and major highways!The Spring Fling has had nine great years in Chattanooga and

now moves to a new venue with Memphis and Shelby Countyplaying host. It will be very interesting to hear the outcomeand feelings of participants because of so many wonderfulhotel opportunities and restaurants in the Mississippi rivertown.

The Boys’ State Basketball Tournament has mainly beenplayed in Middle Tennessee for most years. However, otherplaces that have hosted the Boys’ State Basketball Tournamenthave been Milan, Kingsport, Jackson, Maryville, Johnson City,as well as Murfreesboro. Starting in 1965, the Boys’ StateBasketball Tournament started on a rotation betweenNashville, Knoxville, and Memphis until 1975 when it movedto Murfreesboro. Girls’ State Basketball Tournaments havebeen played almost entirely in Murfreesboro, but in the earlieryears it was played in Jackson, Nashville, and Sparta.

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One of my favorite coaches in the state of Tennessee is PatHead Summit. Not just because she wins, but also because hergirls are disciplined, respectful, and conduct themselves likeladies. They are required to attend class, sit in the first rows ofseats, maintain academic eligibility, and are required to studyeach and every day.

Let me see now... the winningest coach in the state ofTennessee requires her kids to be disciplined, to actrespectfully, to attend class, to maintain certain averages, andthey win. Repeatedly they win. There seems to be a messagein there.

Miscellany

B O B B A L D R I D G E

D I S C I P L I N A R Y A C T I O N SOFFICIAL NOTICES

Rules violations by member schools and sanctions imposed. All activities varsity level unless otherwise specified.

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SCHOOL SPORT VIOLATION DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Blackman Basketball (Girls Freshman) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Boyd Buchanan Basketball (Girls) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Fans came on playing floor during altercation.Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts Basketball (Boys) Pending.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Chattanooga Center for Creative Arts Basketball (Boys) Pending.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Cheatham County Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Players and substitutes came onto field.Columbia Academy Baseball School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Copper Basin Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Cornersville Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Cumberland County Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Violation of self-imposed sanctions and allowing a student notenrolled in their school to participate in a basketball contest.Dyer County Basketball (Boys)

School initiated further sanctions. Period of probation extended through2004-05. Boys program cannot host post-season tournaments. Schoolwill not share in any post-season receipts. With further violation, teamwill be removed from post-season tournament play.

Playing two ineligible players for the season.Elliston Baptist Academy Basketball (Boys) School self-reported. School fined $500. Games forfeited. Schoolremoved coach and athletic director from positions.

Fan on floor during altercation.Fairview Jr. High Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Franklin Volleyball School’s decision to suspend for next 2 dates. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Gatlinburg Pittman Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Hamilton Basketball (Boys) Last game. School’s decision to suspend for first 2 contests of 2003-04 sea-son. Coach not allowed to attend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Hardin County Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Hillcrest Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Hixson Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Howard School Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Jo Byrns Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Assistant coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Kingston Wrestling School’s decision to suspend for next 2 dates. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Coach removed his team from competition.Kirby Basketball (Girls) School initiated disciplinary action, suspending coach remainder of sea-son. Meeting held with TSSAA State Office.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Knoxville Halls Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Loudon Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Meigs County Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Melrose Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Middle Tennessee Christian Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Millington Central Basketball (Girls) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Mt. Juliet Basketball (Girls) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Mt. Pleasant Basketball (Girls) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.North Greene Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Fans on floor during altercation.Rhea County Basketball (Boys) Pending.

Players off bench and on playing floor during altercation.Rhea County Basketball (Boys) Pending.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Riverdale Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.SBEC Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Playing ineligible player in one contest.Sequoyah Basketball (Boys) School self-reported. School fined $50. Game forfeited.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Soddy Daisy Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Sullivan Central Basketball (Boys JV) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Trezevant Basketball (Boys) School failed to suspend next 2 games, therefore, coach suspended total of 4games. Coach not allowed to attend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.West Basketball (Girls) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Whitehaven Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Whitehaven Basketball (Boys JV) Pending.

Spring is here, there is a lot going on with theRight Team. First Matthew Grover has left theRight Team and returned to West Virginia. Theonly thing I can say about that is in the twoyears Matt was here he did not have one date.Either we worked too much or there were notenough relatives here for him to choose from.Anyway, Matthew will be missed and I reallywant to thank him for all of his help in making

this a better program.Until we find someone who needs a job bad enough to come to work

with TSSAA, Tommy Griffith, a teacher and coach for over 30 years atNashville Overton High School, has come to help me out. When Istarted this job, Ronnie Carter gave me Courtney Poole, a 24-year oldwho looked 15, to travel with me. Now I have Tommy who, by the timethis issue comes out, will be 70 years young.

Like Courtney, Tommy has taught me a lot... how to steal Sweet &Low from Shoney’s and if you eat before 4:30 you can save a dollar.Hotels have wake-up calls at 5:00 a.m., but if you are 70 you do notneed a wake-up call since Tommy gets up at 4:50 a.m. every morning.Here are some other things I have learned from this great man, who hasbeen around for a long, long time:

• A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.

• A day without sunshine is like night.• If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple ofpayments.• Eagles may soar, but weasels aren’t sucked into jet engines.• Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid someone will clean them?

I love hearing old tales from Tommy. One of my favorites is whenTommy and I were talking about Halloween. Tommy said that in hisday they never bought a costume. They just got things from their houseand made their own costumes. He went on to say that his favorite waswearing just a sheet. I then said that we, too, went out as ghosts.Tommy then informed me that he never thought of being a ghost. Hewas a mattress. Thanks, Tommy, for stepping in and helping.

Right Team Information:From Courtney Brunetz

While Stephen and Tommy are stealing sweet n low throughout thestate, I will be organizing and scheduling all programs for the RightTeam. If you would like to schedule Stephen for the 2003-2004 schoolyear please contact me at 423-624-0762. We would also like to requesthelp from all coaches, teachers, principals throughout the state. Due tothe Tennessee budget contraints, our grant through the healthdepartment has been eliminated. Please contact Courtney Brunetz if youknow any company, organization or grant available to help providefunding for the Right Team.

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Baptist HospitalN A S H V I L L E T E N N E S S E E

A Big “Thank You” to Our Corporate Sponsors

The corporate sponsors and supporters play an integral part in the TSSAA and the TSSAA State Championships.The TSSAAwould like to thank BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Baptist Sports Medicine, the Memphis Grizzlies, the United StatesMarines Corps and Gatorade for their support of the TSSAA.

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee reminds athletes that goals are accomplished through hard work and determination. So itis important for all athletes to play hard and play healthy.

Baptist Sports Medicine , the official sports medicine provider of the TSSAA, continues to provide medical coverage at allState Championships. In addition, Baptist Sports Medicine played a more prominent role during the state basketballchampionshipsby becoming the title sponsor of the basketball championships. This was the first year for the Baptist SportsMedicine Basketball Championships.

The Memphis Grizzlies honored 24 outstanding basketball players during the second annual Memphis Grizzlies Mr. and MissBasketball Awards Ceremony at the Memphis Pyramid.Through the generosity of Star, each finalist received a $1000scholarship. The finalists were also honored during the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game vs. Phoenix.

The United States Marines Corps honored four mothers during the state wrestling and basketball championships. The BlueStar Mother Award was presented to two mothers during the wrestling championships and two mothers during the basketballchampionships. This award is given to mothers whose children are serving in the United States Marines Corps. The TSSAAappreciates the opportunity to honor these mothers with the USMC during the championships. In addition, the USMC set up abooth during the wrestling and basketball championships. Approximately 2000 students visited the booth throughout thetournaments.

Gatorade, the official isotonic beverage of the TSSAA, continues to play an integral role at the Championships by providingbeverages on the court and in the locker room. Gatorade not only provides excellent benefits to the TSSAA, but Gatorade offersexcellent benefits to schools across the state through the Gatorade vending program, Gatorade sideline pgoram and theGatorade will to win program.

The Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association Committeeheld its second meeting of the school year on Wednesday,February 19, 2003 at the TSSAA office in Hermitage. Committeemembers present were Hardin Satterfield, Mike Morrison, VicKing, Norma Beshears, and Chic Nute.

Members of the committee approved the current membershiplist. We had a total of 21 schools that applied for newmembership this school year. This brings the total number ofschools in the TMSAA to 262.

Committee members decided on the topics they felt needed tobe discussed with our Athletic Directors during the TMSAAForum at their conference on April 9th. Those topics were asfollows:

1. Post-Season Tournament Financial Guidelines2. Game Administrators Meetings3. Classification for Tournament Play4. Cross Country Regular Season Dates5. Fines for Schools that Violate Policy6. TMSAA Sports Calendar (Football & Basketball Beginning Practice)

In looking at realignment, the committee decided to consolidateArea 7 Middle and Area 5 East. All schools in Area 7 Middlewill be moved to Area 5 East. The schools in Area 5 East will

now include: Bledsoe Co., Cleveland, Dayton City, Jasper, LakeForest, Ocoee, Rhea Central, Richard Hardy, Sequatchie Co.,Smith Co., Spring City, and Whitwell. These schools will beallowed to divide themselves into an East and West Area forpost-season tournament play. The top two teams from the Eastand the top two teams in the West will advance to the newlyrecognized Sequatchie Valley Sectional.

A request was submitted to allow 5th graders to participate inathletics if they attend a K-8 school. This request was denied bythe committee.

After much discussion, the middle school committee endorsedthe TSSAA Administrative Staff assessing fines to schools thatviolate policy. This would include, but not limited to, finingschools that consistently submit eligibility and schedule formslate as well as non-faculty coaches not attending the requiredmeetings within the specified time.

Committee members voted to recommend to the LegislativeCouncil that the TMSAA Sports Calendar be amended to readthat football practice begin the Monday the week of August 1 or4 weeks prior to the first contest, whichever is later. Basketballpractice will begin the Monday the week of October 1 or 4 weeksprior to the first contest, whichever is later. This was passed bythe Legislative Council during their March meeting.

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WRESTLINGDIVISION I DUALS

Bradley Central High SchoolDIVISION II DUALS

McCallie SchoolDIVISION I INDIVIDUALBradley Central High SchoolDIVISION II INDIVIDUAL

Father Ryan High School

GIRLS BASKETBALLClass A

Peabody High SchoolClass AA

Jackson County High SchoolClass AAA

Shelbyville Central High SchoolDivision II

Harpeth Hall High School

BOYS BASKETBALLClass A

Temple High SchoolClass AA

Giles County High SchoolClass AAA

White Station High SchoolDivision II

Brentwood Academy

2002-2003 WINTER STATE CHAMPIONSThe TSSAA would like to congratulate the following state champions for 2002-2003 winter sports

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2003 TMSAA GIRLS’ SECTIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSMIDDLE TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

E.O. Coffman Middle School Bernie Fuller Anthony Flatt, Karen Hollman

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Dickson Middle School Johnny Chandler Kelly Hamilton, Scott Roberts

EAST TENNESSEE- SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Oliver Springs Elementary School Gwen Johnson Sam Bilyeu, Kelli Bilyeu

EAST TENNESSEE-LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Greeneville Middle School Linda Stroud Bill Muhlhahn, Katie Smelcer

HAMILTON COUNTY - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

East Lake Middle School Wendy Jung Sue Farrar

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Loftis Middle School Steve Holmes Wes Skiles

WEST TENNESSEE

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Martin Middle School Nathaniel Holmes Paige McMillan, Judy Suite, Nathaniel Holmes

2003 TMSAA BOYS’ SECTIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSMIDDLE TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

New Prospect Elementary School Jerry Dryden Bill Osborn, Larrial Walker

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Murfreesboro CentralMiddle School Andre Buford Ron Couey

EAST TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Harriman Middle School James Reeves Shannon Cawood

EAST TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

John Sevier Middle School Dr. Carolyn McPhersonMarty Moore

HAMILTON COUNTY - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

John Franklin Middle School Joshua Barber Walter McGary

HAMILTON COUNTY - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

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Red Bank Middle School Robert Alford Dee Carter

WEST TENNESSEE

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Raleigh Egypt Middle School Barry McGee Rickey Bell

We would like to congratulate the TMSAA Sectional Basketball Champions. Members of our championship teams were given theopportunity to be recognized during the TSSAA Girls’ and Boys’ State Basketball Tournaments.

2003-04 COACHES EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULENOTE: ONLY APPLICATIONS FROM TSSAA AND TMSAA MEMBER SCHOOL COACHES WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD.

Dates Days ApplicationsAccepted Classes PlaceJune 11, 12 Wed., Thurs. April 11 , May 12 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TNJuly 16, 17 Wed., Thurs. May 28, June 20 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid St. Benedict atAuburndale, Cordova, TNSept. 6, 7 Sat., Sun July 8, Aug. 8 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Jefferson Co.High School, Dandridge, TNOct. 18, 19 Sat., Sun. Aug. 12, Sept. 12 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Maryville High School, Maryville, TNNov. 8, 9 Sat., Sun. Sept. 9, Oct. 10 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid University Schoolof Jackson, Jackson, TNDec. 5, 6 Fri., Sat. Oct. 3, Nov. 5 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TNFeb. 14, 15 Sat., Sun. Dec. 12, Jan. 23 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Boyd BuchananHigh School, Chattanooga, TNMarch 12, 13 Fri., Sat. Jan. 5, Feb. 5 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TNMarch 19, 20 Fri., Sat. Jan. 5, Feb. 5 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TNApril 3, 4 Sat., Sun. Feb. 4, Mar. 3 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TNApril 17, 18 Sat., Sun. Feb. 4, Mar. 3 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid University School of Jackson, Jackson, TN

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The A.F. Bridges Awards Program announced in the winter issue of the TSSAA Newsthe 27 Divisional Finalists for 2001-02. Also, the nine schools that won the A.F. BridgesState Award of Excellence were recognized.

This year the TSSAA Board of Control has earmarked $27,000 toward a scholarshipfund to recognize one outstanding student athlete from each of the 27 schools that wereDivisional Finalist for the A.F. Bridges Awards. Each school was asked to recognize aperson who represents the essence of good sportsmanship and citizenship. The criteriafor this nomination was set up by each individual school.

Each nominee was asked to provide a complete resume as well as a paper describingwhat participation in activities has meant to them. Additionally, we asked for input as totheir perception of their role and responsibilities as a student leader.

Each student will be awarded the $1,000 scholarship once they have enrolled incollege.

We are very proud to announce the 27 A.F. Bridges Scholar Athletes.

CHRISTOPHER D. WRIGHT, Baylor SchoolMember of National Honor Society 10-12; one of two at school appointed to YMCA Youth Leadership his junior year; varsity football captain his senior year;varsity baseball captain his senior year; named First Team All-State in football his junior and senior years; elected to homecoming court his senior year.Volunteer activities include the Red Circle his junior and senior year; Spirit Committee both junior and senior years; St. Augustine Youth Group. Christopherhas been a member of Mu Alpha Theta all four years in high school, was on the Distinguished List (straight A’s) his freshman year and the Honor Roll from hissophomore to senior years. He has been a member of FCA all four years of high school.

BENJAMIN D. HESS, Gatlinburg-Pittman High SchoolHe is has been a member of FCA and the French Club all four years of high school and a member of the Beta Club his senior year. He received the Award forAcademic Excellence in French I, French II, and Algebra I his freshman year. He has been a member of the varsity football and tennis teams all four years ofhigh school. Ben was an All-Region football selection from his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. During his senior year he was named to the SportswritersFirst Team All-State, AP Honorable Mention First Team, Appalachian Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and Mountain Press Offensive Back of theYear.

JONATHAN DAVID SHARP, Hixson High SchoolHas been a member of FCA every year in school. Was President of FCA his junior and senior years. Member of student council every year. President of theNational Honor Society his senior year. Received awards in Academic Excellence in English and Math his freshman and sophomore years. He was part of theYearbook Staff his senior year and participated in concert band his freshman and sophomore years. He was a member of the football and golf team two years atHixson and a member of the wrestling and baseball teams all four years of high school. All-Region in football his senior year. Named All-State in wrestling his junior year and was region champion his junior and senior years. Jonathan has currently has a 4.0 GPA and is valedictorian of his class.

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS AA

BENJAMIN LLOYD WHARTON, Chattanooga Christian SchoolHonor Roll every semester; Who’s Who Among High School Students his junior year; Nominated as a USAA National Mathematics Awards Winner as a senior.He has been a Student Council Rep. every year. He was Student Council V.P. his junior year and Student Council President as a senior. Student ActionLeadership Team (Church) each year; Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Representative as a junior. Ben took a mission trip to Dominican Republic in Summer2001. He has lettered in baseball every year and basketball since he was a sophomore. Was named baseball All-District Infielder as a sophomore and junior andwas named to the basketball All-District team and All-Region Tournament Team as a junior and senior.

WAYNE ALEXANDER RUPPE, Oakdale High SchoolHe is currently ranked fifth in the senior class. He has been selected to attend the Academic Achievement Dinner ‘03. He has been a TSSAA Academic Athleteall four years in school. He was chosen by his peers as Most Athletic Senior and Best Personality as well as Mr. Sophomore and Mr. Junior. He has been amember of the Drama Club and has been in the school play since he was a sophomore. He received All-District Honorable Mention and All County Awards infootball, basketball, and baseball. He has lettered in basketball, football, and baseball all four years of high school and was the basketball team captain during senior season.

ASHLEY NICOLE TIMBS, Cloudland High SchoolCurrently has a 3.77 GPA. Awards and honors her senior year include being an AIM Scholar, D.A.R.E. Role Model, and Senior Superlative of, ‘Most Likely toSucceed.’ Was selected as a Delegate for Tennessee Electric Cooperative Youth Leadership Conference her junior year. She was Class President as well as Vice-President of Band her junior year. She lettered in basketball as a freshman and has lettered in softball every year in high school. Ashley has been a member ofthe Drama Club all four years and a member of the Beta Club since she was a sophomore. She was a member of band her sophomore and junior years, was on the yearbook staff as a junior, and a member of Future Teachers of America as a senior. She was captain of the softball team her last two seasons and was namedAll Conference and All County as a junior.

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS A

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ASHLEY CHRISTINE BARNETT, Daniel Boone High SchoolShe currently has a 3.5 grade point average. She has lettered in basketball every year while at Daniel Boone. During her basketball career, she has been awardedthe All-State Good Hands Award twice as well as the Texas Roadhouse Athlete of the Week. She lettered in track as a freshman and sophomore. Ashley was amember of Club 121 during her sophomore and junior years. She has been a member of the French Club the last two years and is currently a member of FCCLA.She has done volunteer work with her church and with the Melting Pot.

WILLIAM BLAKE NIDA, Soddy Daisy High SchoolCurrently holds a 3.6 GPA and is in the top 10% of class of 409 students. Named All-American Scholar and National Merit Achievement Scholar this year. Wasselected as representative for Tennessee’s Boy State. During his freshman year he received the World Geography Award, Physical Science Award, and WellnessTrojan Award. He has lettered in basketball, football, and tennis while at Soddy Daisy. During his senior year on the football team he was named WRCBFootball Player of the Week, Region 2-5A All-Region Quarterback, and Second Team All-Chattanooga Area Quarterback. Was captain of the basketball teamandnamed to the All-District Tournament Team during senior season. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, FCA, and Student Venture.

MATTHEW LEE NEWTON, Tennessee High SchoolNamed 2002 American Legion Boy’s State Representative; 2003 Student Conference on Policies and Education participant; qualified for 2002 and 2003 All-State Choir; 2001-2003 member of THS Madrigal Singers; 2001 Model United Nations participant; 2002 Youth in Government Day participant. He wasChaplain of the Freshman Class. During his senior year he has been Section Editor of the Yearbook Staff, Treasurer of Student Council, Treasurer of the CivitanClub, and Vice-President of Interact Club. He is a member of FCA, Bible Club, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Interact, Civitan Club, Natural Helpers,Student Council, and Spanish Club. Matt has completed over 200 hours of community service work with widows through the Widow’s Mite Foundation.

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA

CODY M. HALL, McEwen High SchoolCurrently has a 3.2 GPA and is ranked 23rd in his class. He is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was a Latin Silver Medallist his freshman yearand earned the History Award as a sophomore. He has lettered in both basketball and baseball during his high school career. Was named Best Offensive Playerand Second Team All-District in baseball during his sophomore year and Best Defensive Player his junior year. Basketball honors include All-District and All-District Tournament selection as a junior. Was named to the All-District, All-District Tournament, and All-Region Tournament teams as well as District 10-AMVP as a senior. He coaches Junior League Basketball and volunteers for local church activities.

GREGORY CHASE RICHARDSON, Perry County High SchoolCurrently has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked second in his class. He is a member of the National Beta Club, Advanced Science Club, Math Club, and was a ColumbiaState/First Bank/Ayers Foundation ‘Rising Senior’ College English/History participant. He was treasurer of his class both his junior and senior years and hasbeen captain of the basketball team since he was a sophomore. He has received numerous academic honors including Geography, Algebra I and II, Geometry,Biology, Chemistry, Spanish I and II, U.S. History, and World History. Basketball awards include being named to the All-District and All-District Tournamentteams three times, District 12-A MVP twice, and Region 6-A All-Tournament team selection as a junior and senior. He was also a Wendy’s High SchoolHeisman National Nominee.

BRITTINY DEANNA WILLIAMS, Westmoreland High SchoolShe is a member of the National Beta Club. Community events she has been involved with include Bethpage Carnival, North Sumner Carnival, Valentine’s DayDinner, and Community Mulching. Brittiny lettered in basketball all four years at Westmoreland. As a sophomore she earned the Defensive Award for her teamand was named to the All-District 10-AA team. She was named to the all-tournament team at the Red Boiling Springs tournament three times and the NeraWhitetournament twice. She was named the MVP of the District 8-A tournament her senior year.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS A

MARION CALDWELL GRANBERY, Harpeth Hall High SchoolShe has been on the Honor Roll since she was a freshman and was recently inducted into the Cum Laude Society. She was inducted into the French Honor Societyin 2001. Marion has been a member of both the cross-country and track teams since her freshman year. Harpeth Hall claimed state championships in cross-countryher sophomore, junior, and senior years. They also claimed state titles in track her freshman, sophomore, and junior years. In cross-country she was named to theAll-State and All Mid-State teams twice and the All-Metro team four times. In track, she was part of the 4 x 800 relay team that placed first at state when she wasa junior and second when she was a sophomore. She is a member of the French Club, Book Club, Student-Faculty Committee, and is president of the senior class.

AMANDA CHRISTENSEN, Hickman County High SchoolShe holds a 3.39 grade point average at Hickman County. She is a member of the Jr. Civitan Club, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, HOSA, ScienceClub, and Pride & Spirit. She is also an active member on the Student Council. She has been a member of both the basketball and softball teams at school.Basketball accomplishments include being given the award for Outstanding Performance by an Individual in 2000, Best Defense Award in 2000-01, and the BestOffensive Player Award in 2001-02. She was named to both the District and Region All-Tournament teams in 2002.

DARRYL RAY HENRY, Marshall County High SchoolDarryl has participated in football, basketball, and baseball since he was a freshman. In football he lettered all four years. He broke the school record for puntsand kicks returned for touchdowns by returning 16 during his career. He was selected to the All-State team as a junior and was named the most valuable back atMarshall County High School his senior year. In basketball he played all four years and was a three-year starter. Darryl was a member of two teams thatadvanced to the state tournament. In baseball he also played for four years and started three of them. He has a career batting average of .333 and a .556 on-basepercentage.

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HEATHER GEORGE, Franklin County High SchoolShe currently has a 3.56 grade point average. This year she was named Most Athletic at Franklin County High School. She has been a member of the soccer andsoftball teams all four years in school and the basketball team for three years. She was the team captain in soccer and basketball her senior year. Heather wasnamed to the first team All-District in both soccer and basketball this year.

THOMAS OSTEEN, Lincoln County High SchoolCurrently has a 3.9 grade point average and is ranked eighth in his class. He is a member of the Beta Club, English Honor Society, FFA, and First Priority. Hehas been a member of both the baseball and football teams while at Lincoln County High School. Honors include being named Mr. LCHS and Best All-Around.He was selected as a Boy’s State Representative and was also a recipient of the Rotary Award. He was the team captain and was named the MVP of the footballteam.

CRYSTAL DARLENE JONES, Warren County High SchoolShe is a member of the Beta Club, DECA, the National Honors Society, and the Youth Fair Board. She has been a member of the softball and volleyball teamsall four years at Warren County. She has taken and excelled in numerous business classes. She received the first place Art Award in 2000. Crystal was thecaptain of the Volleyball team her senior year. She has volunteered community service work at the Warren County A & L Fair.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA

JOSHUA FARRIN EDWARDS, Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High SchoolHe currently has a 3.5 GPA and is ranked seventh in his class. He has been a member of the Beta Club since he was a sophomore. Josh has been a member of thefootball team since he was a freshman. He was team captain and was named to the All-Region team his senior year. He also has been a member of the baseball team since he was a freshman and he was and he was a member of the basketball team his freshman year. He is a member of the StudentGovernment, C Club, Spanish Club, Math Club, Civil Defense Club, FCCLA, and FBLA.

JONATHAN ADAM HARRINGTON, Scotts Hill High SchoolHe is ranked 12th in his class and is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club, and is President of Greenhouse. He was a member of the Drama Club his junioryear and the Spanish Club when he was a sophomore and junior. He has been a member of the golf, baseball, and basketball teams at Scotts Hill since he was a freshman. He was named to the All-District teams in baseball as a sophomore and junior and the All-State team when he was a junior.Superlative awards include being named Class Favorite and Most Athletic.

JANA HETSEL, Southern Baptist Educational CenterShe is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Public Relations Club, and Yearbook Staff. She was a Student Council Representative herfreshman year and was Class President both her sophomore and junior years. She is a member of the volleyball and tennis teams at SBEC. She also competed in junior varsity basketball through her sophomore year. Jana has volunteered with Soup Kitchen, the Salvation Army, and Church ClothesCloset. She has made Mission Trips to Guatemala and Brazil.

WEST TENNESSEE - CLASS A

CHARLI NICOLE SMITH, Brighton High SchoolShe is a member of FCA, National Honor Society, and Spanish Club. She is a S.A.D.D. officer and is the Senior Class President. She has a 3.72 GPA and hasbeen on the Honor Roll every grading period in high school. She has been a member of the softball and basketball teams each year in high school. She also was amember of the volleyball team as a freshman and sophomore and was on the golf team her junior and senior years. Athletic awards include 14-AA All-Districtteam and 14-AA District MVP last year. She led the team in batting average, fielding percentage, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. She was alsonamed to the 14-AA All-District team in basketball her junior and senior years.

ANNE-TAYLOR KAIL, Crockett County High School Academic honors/clubs include Beta Club, FCA, secretary/reporter of Captain’s Council, Principal’s Honor Roll, Presidential Honor Roll, National Society of Scholars, Academic Gold Bar, USAA National History and Government Awards Nominee, and French Club. She was a member of the basketball team her firsttwo years in high school and has been a member of the volleyball team all four years. She was the team captain of the volleyball team her senior year and wasnamed to the All-District and All-District Tournament teams. She was the Football Homecoming Queen and the Student Government Sergeant at Arms as asenior.

JOHN PHILLIPS, Memphis University SchoolCurrently holds a 3.48 GPA and is a member of FCA and Student Council. He is on the Faculty Honor Roll and is a Student Ambassador. He is a three-yearletterman in football, basketball, and track. In football he was named the MUS Offensive Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002 and is a recipient of the DanGriffin Football Spirit Award. He was the offensive player of the game twice during both his junior and senior seasons. He holds two career football records andfive individual game records at MUS. His name can be found in the top five in several other categories.

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STEPHANIE CARA BURNHAM, Hardin County High SchoolShe currently holds a 3.95 GPA. She is a member of National Honor Society, Just Say No Club, Student Council, Homecoming Committee, FCA, and HonorsVocal. She is the senior class secretary and was a homecoming senior attendant. Was also selected as a Girls State Representative. Cara has been a member ofthe basketball and baseball teams since she was a freshman. She was captain of both teams as a senior. She has been named to the All-Tournament team in bothsoftball and basketball. She has received both the Best Pitcher and Big Stick Awards in softball. In 2003 she was named to the All-District team in basketball andnamed Most Athletic at Hardin County. She was a homecoming senior attendant and Governor’s School finalist.

AUDREY LAUREN FISHER, Munford High SchoolShe currently holds a 3.9 GPA and is ranked 9th in her class. She is President of the Student Council and a member of the National Honor Society, HOSA, andSADD. She was the editor of the school newspaper from her freshman through junior years. Audrey was named a Girls State Representative her junior year. Shelettered in softball, basketball, and volleyball all four years in high school. She was named to the All-District and District All-Tournament teams in softball whenshe was a junior. She received the Captain Award in basketball her sophomore and senior years. Achievements in volleyball include being named to the All-District team as a sophomore and junior.

BRANDON WALLACE, White Station High SchoolHe is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has lettered in football at White Station, where he was captain of the team his senior year. He is anExecutive Board Member and Co-Chair for Press and Publicity committee of the NAACP. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Youth United Way ofthe Mid-South and a Funds Distribution Committee Member for them as well. He was President of the 2003 Beautillion Militaire and on the MembershipCommittee for Facing History and Ourselves. Brandon was Ministry Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for Generation Seven Student Ministries.

WEST TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA

2003-2004 ADMINISTRATORS' MEETINGS

Monday, Sept. 15 9:00 a.m. Cookeville, Board of Education - No Middle School MeetingTuesday, Sept. 16 9:00 a.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School - Middle School MeetingWednesday, Sept. 17 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Central High School - Middle School MeetingThursday, Sept. 18 9:00 a.m. Chattanooga, Stadium Club, Finley Stadium - Middle School MeetingMonday, Sept. 22 9:00 a.m. Nashville, Baptist Hospital, Plaza Conference Center (20th & Church) - Middle School MeetingTuesday, Sept. 23 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Board of Education - Middle School MeetingWednesday, Sept. 24 9:00 a.m. Jackson, Union University - Middle School MeetingThursday, Sept. 25 9:00 a.m. Fayetteville, Municipal Building (On the Square) - No Middle School Meeting

All meetings will begin at 9:00 am (local time). It is required that a member of your staff be present at this meeting.At 1:00 pm, there will be a meeting for administrators of middle schools to go over all rules and regulations as they apply to members of theTennessee Middle School Athletic Association, which is an affiliate organization of the TSSAA.

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We had another outstanding cheer coaches conference at the Opryland Hotel inNashville. There were coaches from middle schools and high schools that attendedsome great sessions with phenomenal speakers. Three coaches and anadministrator were honored at the Awards Luncheon during the conference.

The East Tennessee Coach of the Year was awarded to Raycean Hollis ofDobyns-Bennett High School where she has been the varsity and junior varsitycheerleading coordinator, sponsor, and head coach for the last three years. Whilefulfilling her duties as a classroom teacher, she commits the time required to coach

the varsity cheerleading squad and the competitioncheerleading squad.During the past three years atDobyns-Bennett, Raycean has developed two NationalAthletic Championship squads. Her squad placed 2nd atthe 2000 and 2001 TSSAA State Championships andplaced 3rd in the 2002 State Championship. Hercheerleaders have received three top awards and her2002-03 squad placed 6th at NCA High SchoolNationals on their first attempt. She has had 48 NCAAll-Americans and four cheerleaders who receivedNCA Staff Application Awards. She has had twoDobyns-Bennett cheerleaders make university squads indance and cheerleading. Raycean is a tireless worker, a

team player and possesses a genuine love for her students and cheerleaders, whilemarried to Damon they have a daughter, Haden who is 10, and a son, Skylar who is8. Two of her major gifts are a very positive personality, and a tireless work ethicin which she strives for perfection. Teachers and coaches are constantlymentioning how great Raycean is to work with. The cheerleading community atDobyns-Bennett is one that uses a “pulling together” type of atmosphere, which isdirectly attributable to Raycean. Raycean’s cheerleading squads are alwaysseeking ways to support their school’s athletes and to help maintain the high degreeof success. She continues to tweak the cheerleading program’s constitution andcontinues to work toward raising the code of conduct expectations for hercheerleaders.

The Middle Tennessee Coach of the Year was given to Grace Pack of LebanonHigh School. Grace has been a leader and coaching cheerleading for 30 years. Herinvolvement has helped students excel academically and athletically. Her effortsalways provide the motivation to have students obtain excellence. As a member ofthe Lebanon High School faculty, Grace sponsored the Beta Club for 15 years, wasdirector of the Academic Banquet for ten years, kept the scorebook for allfreshman and varsity basketball games for eight years, and organizes theJunior/Senior Prom. She has taught all levels of mathematics including APCalculus and serves as chairman of the Math Department. In the community shehas been involved with Dixie Youth Baseball for ten years. In addition to all of heractivities, she has raised three successful children and has three grandchildren.Grace has been the varsity or freshman cheerleading coach for 14 years. She leads

her squads to superior status in all capacities. She trulyhas a gift of helping athletes meet and exceed allexpectations. Her leadership demands respect,dedication, and hard work. She expects hercheerleaders to be leaders in the school showing highmoral character as well as academic achievement. Hersquads have placed several times in cheerleadingcompetitions such as the Smokey MountainCheerleading competition, UCA camp competitions,and TSSAA competitions. As a coach, she producesquality squads that any school would be proud to have.

The West Tennessee Cheer Coach of the Year was

awarded to Christie Plunk of McKenzie High School. Christie has been coachingcheerleading for eight years. She graduated as Salutatorian from Adamsville High

School in 1991. She was a cheerleader for four years andcaptain her senior year. Christie received her B.S. inEducation with emphasis in mathematics from Freed-Hardeman University in 1992 and received a M.A. inEducation from Bethel College in 1999. Christie ismarried to Anthony Plunk and they have one child,Payten. Christie has taught math and has been thecheerleading coach at McKenzie High School since1997. Her first job as coach was to create a cheerleadingmanual, which delineated the role, responsibilities, andexpectations of a cheerleader at McKenzie High School.Christie has worked tirelessly to upgrade thecheerleading program in her school. She has built the

cheerleading program by sponsoring fund-raising such as candle sales, ice creamsales, and clothing with the school’s mascot attached. She has always had summercamp and work sessions for her cheerleaders and has scheduled practices once ortwice a week throughout the year and also attends coaching seminars at UCAsummer camps. Since she sponsors cheerleaders for football and basketballseasons, she works year-round at a job that pays little monetarily in return.Christie’s squads have consistently competed in the TSSAA State CheerleadingCompetitions in Murfreesboro. Her cheer squad placed 3rd in 1997 in the Non-building division of the TSSAA competition and this past year her cheer squadfinished first place in the Cheer Non-building division. Along with all of hercheerleading awards, Christie works equally as hard in her assignment as mathteacher and was named the Teacher of the Year in 2002.

Cheerleading coaches are encouraged each year to nominate an administrator attheir school if they feel that they are supportive of their program and dedicatedthroughout the year. This year’s administrator’s award was given to JuliaNicholson of Montgomery Central High School in Cunningham. Julia has been ineducation for 22 years. She has coached girls basketball on all levels for 15 years.She is currently the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at MontgomeryCentral High School in Cunningham, Tennessee. Julia is the District 10 AA

Coordinator and Region 5 Coordinator for the TSSAAand is a member of the TIAAA and NIAAA. In 2001,Julia received the Tennessee Award of Merit from theNational Interscholastic Athletic Administrator’sAssociation. Julia is well organized, professional andpersonally involved in all of the athletic programs atMontgomery Central High School and treats each groupwith special care and respect. Cheerleaders atMontgomery Central feel that Julia has been a breath offresh air for the cheerleading program. Because of herleadership, the cheerleading squad has become anationally ranked team with widespread community andschool support. Julia has dedicated exorbitant amounts

of time and energy to the cheerleading program, going far beyond the call of duty,and is enthusiastic in doing so. For the past two years, Julia has traveled to UCANationals in Florida with the cheerleading squad to lend the support of the schoolsadministration. She is extremely professional and well organized, creating coacheshandbooks and conducting in-service for all coaches. For schools to havesuccessful cheerleading programs, it is important to have the support and respect ofan administrator like Julia Nicholson that goes above and beyond the normal call ofduty.

Eighth Annual Cheer Coaches Conference

T R I N A M E L T O N

CHRISTIE PLUNK

RAYCEAN HOLLIS

JULIA NICHOLSON

GRACE PACK

NATIONAL FEDERATION INTERSCHOLASTIC COACHES EDUCATION PROGRAM

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PARTICIPANTS- DECEMBER 6-7, 2002RONALD T. CARTMELL HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLRICHARD COMER CAMPBELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLLATINA DAVIS UNICOI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLJASON DENNIS HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLJERRY ELDER COLUMBIA ACADEMYBOBBY EMMONS EIGHTH DISTRICT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLTODD ERICKSON MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOLNEIL FORD COLUMBIA ACADEMYANDREAS GROUZII MT. JULIET HIGH SCHOOLGILBERT HARPER MONTGOMERY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLLARRY HARRIS MONTGOMERY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLJAMIE HILL FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLMORRIS HILTON OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOLRONNIE HUDSON NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLEDDIE JUSTICE HARRIMAN HIGH SCHOOLPETE LASALANDRA MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLALLYN M. LAY, JR. ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOLHAROLD LEONARD RED BOILING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLROBERT LONG CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLBILL MCALLISTER BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLJEREMY MCINTYRE BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLRYAN MILLER HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLDALE MORAN EIGHTH DISTRICT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLNICHOLAS S. NEWMAN NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLERIC NORTON HARRIMAN HIGH SCHOOLBILL OSBORN NEW PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSUSAN POTTER NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLCURTIS ROUSE ROSSVIEW HIGH SCHOOLSCOTT SAMUELS ROSSVIEW HIGH SCHOOLJASON SMITH HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLSHANE TURNER SODDY DAISY HIGH SCHOOLLARRIAL WALKER NEW PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLDEWAYNE WHITE HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLLARRY WILLIAMS GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOLNEEL WOODALLJIM YOUNG NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL

PARTICIPANTS- FEBRUARY 22-23, 2003TOMMY BETHEL BRENTWOOD ACADEMYJASON BLAIR BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOLROBERT BLEVINS, JR. EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOLVIC BLOCHER OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLEDDIE BRYANT CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLJEFF BURRESS ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOLDOUG CROWSON BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOLSHANNON DOAN WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLARVEL EDWARDS BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOLWILLIAM ETTER HAPPY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLBRENT GREEN DONELSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMYNANCY HANLON RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOLJARED HENSLEY SODDY DAISY HIGH SCHOOLJAMIE HULING ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOLMARY INGRAM GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOLCASEY JACKSON J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLFELANDO KING CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOLSTEPHEN LEDFORD, JR. MUNFORD HIGH SCHOOLDENNIS LEFTWICH TYNER ACADEMYKAREN LEWIS ROCKFORD SCHOOLMARK LITCHFORD BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOLJERRY MERSHON CORDOVA HIGH SCHOOLSHANNON MOWERY CHATTANOOGA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLSEAN MURRAY BRENTWOOD ACADEMYCHARLES NORMAN COLUMBIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLGEORGE OLEKSIK BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOLERIN OLIVER GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOLKEITH PARRISH FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOLCLETUS PEW J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLKENNETH REDDEN BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLJEREMY ROGERS BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLROGER SEXTON KNOXVILLE HALLS HIGH SCHOOLSTEVEN SHELTON WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOLHANK SNYDERTINA WALKER GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMYDONNA WHEELER HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOLAMY WOODY MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL MARION COUNTY HIGHSCHOOL

PARTICIPANTS- MARCH 14-15, 2003JEFF BANE CANNON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLRONNIE BOLDEN CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN ACADEMYDANYA CARTER SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOLLISA COGGINS COSBY HIGH SCHOOLJOHN R. DAVIS HERMITAGE SPRINGS SCHOOLERIC DYE LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLPHIL EDGMON ELKTON SCHOOLCOVEY EWING SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLBRIAN FAULKNER BATTLE GROUND ACADEMYSARAH FISHER HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOLGENE HALL ROBERT ELLIS MIDDLE SCHOOLEUGENE F. HINTZ, JR. BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOLJOANNE HITCHCOCK ROY WALDRON SCHOOLTERRY HODGE OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOLROBERT JACKSONJOHN JOHNSON COSBY HIGH SCHOOLPAIGE JOHNSONWILLIAM MICHAEL KETCHUM PAGE HIGH SCHOOLMICHAEL KIRK HIXSON MIDDLE SCHOOLRITA LOWERY HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLALBERT MEDINA TELLICO PLAINS HIGH SCHOOLJENNIFER MYERS CUMBERLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLJEFF PAIR PAGE HIGH SCHOOLMELISSA PETTY WALTER HILL SCHOOLPHIL QUINN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLEALISSA SEYMORE LAVERGNE HIGH SCHOOLTERRY SINGLEY JELLICO HIGH SCHOOLLYNN SMITH E.O. COFFMAN MIDDLE SCHOOLPETE STEM DONELSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMYJASON J. SURLAS KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLROGER W. TODD XTREME VOLLEYBALL CLUBMAVIS WATSON FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOLMATTHEW WILDER HERMITAGE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOLKIMBERLY YOAKEM HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PARTICIPANTS- MARCH 21-22, 2003JIMMY D. BABCOCK CELINA HIGH SCHOOLWENDY BLACKBURN MARYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLBRYAN BURRELL BATTLE GROUND ACADEMYLUKE CARTWRIGHT CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLNIKI CHAMBERS NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOLMELVIN CHILDERS F.C. BOYD, SR. CHRISTIAN SCHOOLJONATHAN CLARK J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLJASON CLAYBORNE SANTA FE UNIT SCHOOLJOSH CROSSLAND DAVIDSON ACADEMYJOHN HIGH III BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOLJEROME JACKSON NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOLASHLEY KIMBROUGH GILES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLLINDA L. KING E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOLJIM MORROW SCOTT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLTHOMAS LEE NADEAU CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLKAREN NEELY MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLGLEN PAVY SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOLTRACEY PATTERSONHOLLY POLING E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOLJOSH RANKIN J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLMATT ROWELL BRIARCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOLTRAYCE RUSHREX SLATTON E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOLHUNTER STAPP CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOLJOHN SURLAS KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOLTONY TUMMINS MCEWEN HIGH SCHOOLTIM VENABLE BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOLMARY BETH WALKUP LASCASSAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTRAVIS WALLS OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOLB.J. WEST LEBANON HIGH SCHOOLBILL WHITTEMORE RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOLKATHIE WOODARD E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOLWESLEY WRIGHT ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOLROGER MILLERTELLICO PLAINS HIGH SCHOOLMICHAEL MINTZ LAVERGNE HIGH SCHOOLJOSH MOORE MCMINN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLJEFF MORELAND DAVIDSON ACADEMYRON PERSONS BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOLCHUCK PITT GOODPASTURE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLERIC REEVES WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLESHANNON SVOBODA HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLINT THOMAS WILSON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOLBETH WARRINGTON NANNIE BERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLESLIE WEED HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL

COACHING FOR CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP THROUGH SPORTS; DRUGS & SPORTAttendance in the classes does not mean the individual has successfully completed his or her requirements. Attendees must pass the Coaching Principles and Sports First Aid tests.

A copy of both certificates (Coaching Principles & Sports First Aid) should be submitted to the Athletic Director in their school.

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This is my 15th year for a “Looseball” collection of notes, thoughts,and ideas from the past year (May 2002-April 2003).

This is my 17th year with TSSAA... The coach of our high school isdemanding 25 drills/conditioning days during the summer, starting theday school is out. He has told the boys that if they do not get in 25practices that they will automatically be off the basketball team for nextseason!.. For coaches like this, we mandate a dead period. 14 days is notenough... Get a clue, Coach... I actually wonder if our member schoolsknow they have by-laws that they have agreed to follow...Would youbelieve this.... If it’s not about winning, why are we in court....Just whatis competitive equity... If you’ve ever wondered if the TSSAA Board ofControl was in the dark, you would have enjoyed the June meeting atFall Creek Falls... the lights went out during a storm...They actually gotmore done in the dark... It is just a game.... why can’t we respect thegame.... Memphis wins “Spring Fling. bid, impressive... Just like a ballgame... some happy, some not...Who actually sits down with a non-faculty coach to explain what is expected.... If it’s not about winning,why do we demand that student athletes work year round.... If a playerlacks confidence and is not fundamentally skilled, they cannot handlepressure... You won’t believe this... When, as administrators, did wedecide that “You Suck” cheer by student body is O.K..... If it’s not aboutwinning, why do we classify.... There are so many more scholarships foracademics than for athletics at the college level... Guess it means moreto the parents to say “my child is going to try for an athleticscholarship”... Do not like e-mail mentality... Sitting near parents andother adults at a recent basketball game, I could not believe how loud,negative, and immature they acted... I personally admire anyone whotries to officiate at the high school level. Why do we think that it is allright for them to take abuse just because, “I paid to get into the game”....Jordan, at 15 months old, attended her 2nd state basketball tournament...Ball contracts have certainly changed in my 15 years... You know, ifstudent athletes would spend the same amount of time working onacademic skills, all would receive full academic scholarships for fouryears... I am amazed to watch basketball teams that practiced yearround, gone to as many camps as is permitted, and can’t play defense,and are eliminated in first round of district tournament... Is somethingmissing.... Summary: If winning is the problem, eliminate post seasoncompetition... regular season only!

Reminder to All OfficialsWe will be mailing out renewal registration cards for the 2003-04

school year this May. Please remember that it is your responsibility toregister for the upcoming school year by the June 1st deadline. If you

do not receive a renewal card, please contact our office.

Reminder to Soccer OfficialsPlease be aware that for the 2003-04 school year, there will be no

spring soccer rules meetings held. The state soccer meetings will bescheduled in the fall only.

Dates, sites, and times for these state soccer meetings can be found onthe last page of this issue of the TSSAA NEWS.

This issue of the NEWS will recognize the officials who worked the statechampionship series during the winter in wrestling and basketball.

2003 DUAL MEET STATE WRESTING TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSP. A. Bowler Steve CraigChris Coover Eddie DavisDanny Gilbert Jeff HudgensSteve Marking Don Pemberton

2003 STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSTim Abel Kenny AlexanderP. A. Bowler Chris CooverMike Craft Stan CroxdaleDon Elsea Jack FairclothDoug Ford Jack GallagherDanny Gilbert David HeffingtonKen Mara David McGinleyByron Mitchell Gerald MuncieJim Simpson Pete StaffordTim Stafford Walter VineyardScott Williams

2003 TSSAA GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSRandy Cagle Danny ChandlerBrad Christian Roy DillRandy Ellis Charles FreemanReno Hall Carl JohnsonTim Merwin Dick PackWayne Thomas Dwight WalkerRonnie Walker Bill Wheeler

2003 TSSAA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSJohn Bailey Donnie BennettSpencer Borders James BurrAlonzo Byrd James DillardFred Divittorio Jeff HaynesJames Hicks Dan HoltDonny Joyner Walter OvertonRob Schutt Ron Woods

LOOSEBALL!

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OFFICIALS RECEIVING 5 YEAR AWARDS

AARON, GREG LEXINGTONADAMOWICZ, EDWARD ROCKVALEADKINS, WILLIAM CHIP KINGSPORTAMUNDSON, MARK H. WINCHESTERANDERSON, RICHARD M. MARYVILLEARNOW, PAUL S. NASHVILLEAZAN, EMANUEL CLARKSVILLEBAKER, PAUL D. GERMANTOWNBARNES, GARY D. MEMPHISBARRETT, SHANE T. NASHVILLEBATES, JR., KINZEL L ATHENSBEATTY, TIMOTHY W. HARRIMANBECKSTEAD, CHRISTOPHER TULLAHOMABELK, JAMES R. SOUTHAVENBELTER, KEVIN S. KNOXVILLEBEYERSDORF, JAMES F. MUNFORDBLAIR , JR. , JAMES E KNOXVILLEBLAKNEY, MATTHEW HERMITAGEBRACKEEN, ERNEST D. MURFREESBOROBRADLEY, CRAIG KNOXVILLEBRAY, MARK CORDOVABRIDGES, RICHARD D. MADISONBROWN, DEIDRE W. JOHNSON CITYBROWN, JAY B. NASHVILLEBROWN, MARSHALL GREENEVILLEBRUCE, DWAYNE PARISBUCHANAN, ED CORDOVABURSE, WILLIAM K. MEMPHISBUTTREY, JAMES MURFREESBOROBYRD, JANICE L. CHATTANOOGACANDEBAT, MIKE G. CORDOVACAPODIFERRO, ANTHONY BARTLETTCARRICO, JOHN A. OOLTEWAHCARTER, LARRY A. OLIVER SPRINGSCHAMBERS, SCOTTIE KNOXVILLECHANEY, DEAN A. PINE KNOTCLARIDY, RICHARD HARTSVILLECOATS, DAVID G. MT PLEASANTCOFFMAN, DAVID CHATTANOOGACONN, RANDALL D. GOODLETTSVILLECOOK, JEROME D. JOHNSON CITYCOPELAND, ROBERT T. ABINGDONCRAWFORD, GEORGE L. GLEASONCROOK, ARTHUR J. SPRINGFIELDCROWE, SHERMAN D. JOHNSON CITYCURSEY, MIKE OAKLANDDACUS, ERIC DICKSONDAVIDSON, DONNIE COOKEVILLEDEAKIN, KEITH V. MADISONVILLEDEGRAW, ANDY OAK RIDGEDEHOFF JR, JOHN W. MILLINGTONDEJARNETTE JR, ROBERT R. OLIVER SPRINGSDILLON, JOHN NASHVILLEDOUGLAS, WILLIE JACKSONDRIVER, JIMMY W. WINCHESTERDUNCAN, CHRIS ARLINGTONDUVALL, DAVE CHUCKYEWING, ZELMA C. NASHVILLEFERGUSON, WESLEY E. MANCHESTERFRANKLIN, AL LEWISBURGFRANKLIN, JAMES J CLEVELAND FRAZIER, ROBERT R MURFREESBOROFREEMAN, JOHN A. MEMPHISFRENSLEY, PAT FRANKLINFULLER, ARTHUR L MURFREESBOROFULLER, MATTHEW S HIXSONGAY JR, JIMMY R MEMPHISGRAHAM, MARK A HOPKINSVILLE

HADLEY, MICHAEL J GERMANTOWNHALL, RENO D KNOXVILLEHALTOM, BRUCE JACKSONHAMILTON, JASON E CELINAHARMON, BOBBY SMYRNAHAYWOOD, MICHAEL CHATTANOOGAHEDRICK, LEE KODAKHICKMAN II, JAMES DAVID STRAWBERRY PLAINSHILL, DAVID J NEWPORTHISCOX, ELLIOT JACKSONHOPKINS, MARRON MEMPHISHOUSTON III, RUFUS B JONESBOROUGHHUBBARD, RONALD L CLARKSVILLEHUEY, LUIS H CLARKSVILLEHUNT, BENNY L MEMPHISHUTCHISON, WILLIAM R MEMPHISHUTSON, MICHAEL KINGSPORTHYAMS, WM TODD NASHVILLEINGLIS, NONA F FRANKLINIRONS, THOMAS F ANTIOCHIRVINE, KEITH DRESDENJAMES, BOBBY N LORETTOJAMISON, CHRIS D CORDOVAJERSEY, DANIEL KNOXVILLEJOHNSON, BRIAN ALAN ANTIOCHJOHNSON, CLIFFORD K FAIRVIEWJOHNSON, ERNEST C KNOXVILLEJOHNSON, SHAWN M MADISONJOHNSTON, BRIAN K CUMBERLAND GAPKELLEY JR, EDWIN L OLIVER SPRINGSKINCAID, WADE COLUMBIAKOHRING, MARK W KNOXVILLELADD, MIKE FRANKLINLANCASTER, BOBBY J UNION CITYLEDBETTER, GREG LENOIR CITYLEWIS, DAVID GOODLETTSVILLELILES, RUSSELL KNOXVILLELINKOUS, DAVID MORRISTOWNLOWERY, DANNY DYERSBURGMAGEE, CARL H CLARKSVILLEMARKING, STEPHEN MEMPHISMARKING, WILLIAM M. MEMPHISMARTIN, DALE R JOHNSON CITYMCANALLY, TOMMY R TULLAHOMAMCCLEARN, HOMER V CLARKSVILLEMCCRARY, WALTER L CHATTANOOGAMCGOWAN, JOHN WHITEVILLEMCMANUS, BILL MEMPHISMEADORS, LARRY D WESTMORELANDMEADOWS, GARY L MT. JULIETMICHAEL, ANTHONY SMYRNAMILLER, DOUG BURLISONMINTER, PHILLIP L. LAVERGNEMOODY, JAMIE SODDY DAISYMOONEN, VICKI R HORN LAKEMOORE, AVA R MCEWENMOORE, COURTNEY CLEVELANDMOORE, GARY R MCEWENMOORE, RUDY L FINGERMORELAND, MARK A JASPERMURPHY, JIMMY P HENDERSONVILLENELSON, TERRY L CLINTONNEWBERRY, LOUIS D WARTBURGNICHOLS, ROBERT TULLAHOMANORFLEET, BRIAN W SMYRNANORTON, ERIC COALFIELDNUNNERY, MICHAEL CORDOVAOSMUS, MARK W MEMPHISPACE, JUSTIN E KNOXVILLEPARNELL, ROBERT F BRISTOL

PARSLEY, ROBERT L SMYRNAPATE, DENNIS A DICKSONPFEIFFER, JOHN NASHVILLEPILLOW, ORLANDO FRANKLINPOORE, MICHAEL A TAZEWELLPOPE, RICK D MARYVILLEPROCTOR, MICHAEL D LYLESPRUITT, ROBERT K FRANKLINQUALLS, JR., QUINTON NOLENSVILLERAMSEY III, GARRARD S FRANKLINRENA, BRIAN C OLIVE BRANCHROBERTS, WILLIAM D GRAYROCHELLE, KEVIN M. PLEASANT VIEWROWAN, EARL W CLEVELANDRUDOLPH, DONALD E WAVERLYSAGE, DAVID W COVINGTONSALYER, ARTHEL M MT CARMELSANDOS, JASON M JOHNSON CITYSAWYER, LANCE CHURCH HILLSCOTT, BENJAMIN GATLINBURGSCOTT, CHRIS CHATTANOOGASEWELL, THOMAS W DYERSBURGSHANKLES, RAYE JASPERSHARP, JOSHUA T LAKE CITYSHOEMAKER, RICHARD T HIXSONSHULTZ, F FT CAMPBELLSIMMONS, KEITH A KNOXVILLESLOVER, TOMMY L LAKE CITYSMITH, C. BRAD OLIVER SPRINGSSMITH, JIMMY R OLIVER SPRINGSSMITH, JOE D HIXSONSMOLNIK, DAVID P COOKEVILLESNYDER, JIMMY D RIDGELYSNYDER, JOHN A GERMANTOWNSTANFILL, JAMIE HENDERSONVILLESULLIVAN, DORRIS A HENDERSONVILLESWINDLE, JON HENDERSONVILLETAYLOR, CHARLES MEMPHISTEICHMAN, JOHN MURFREESBOROTHOMPSON, MATTHEW MORRISTOWNTHOMPSON, SCOTT COLLIERVILLETINSLEY, GARY N COOKEVILLETUNSTALL, ELGIN MEMPHISTURNER, MICHAEL NASHVILLETWITTY, NATHANIEL COOKEVILLEURBANIAK, DENNIS HIXSONVANCE, DAVID L JACKSONVINCENT, BRIAN MEMPHISVON ACHEN, SHAUN T OLIVER SPRINGS WALTMAN. JR., ALBERT F KNOXVILLEWARD, ERIC TRENTONWARNICK, CHRISTOPHER LAVERGNEWENDORF, KARL J SODDY DAISYWEY, LANNIE BRENTWOODWHEELER, MARK E COOKEVILLEWHITE, TIMOTHY H MANCHESTERWILKINS, DEREK MURFREESBOROWILLIAMS, ALLAN H MILLINGTONWILLIAMS, DON HENRYWILLIAMS, RANDY C NEW TAZEWELLWILLIAMS JR, SAMUEL S MEMPHISWILSON, LETITIA COVINGTONWILSON, MONTE HIXSONWRAY, DAVID H TIPTONVILLEWRIGHT, JAY JOHNSON CITYWYATT, AARON M FORT WORTHWYSE, TIM ATOKAYOKLEY, SHAWN MADISONYOUNG, HERBERT A RIPLEY

TSSAA would like to congratulate and recognize the officials listed below for their years of service in officiating high schoolsports in the state of Tennessee. We appreciate their support and dedication to high school sports in the state of Tennessee.TSSAA will recognize the recipients of the 5 year awards in this issue of the NEWS. The recipients of the 10, 15, 25, 40, and 50year awards were recognized in earlier issues this year.

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April, 2003

The Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority is excited to welcome you to ourneck of the woods next month for Spring Fling. We guarantee that you will have agreat time while you are competing for the State Championship.

All information concerning Spring Fling can be found on our websitewww.memphissports.org or call us toll-free with any questions at 1-877-725-5465. Allparticipating hotels, their rates and contact information is on that site. The rates aregood for everyone coming for Spring Fling, that includes fans! You can also maketeam dining reservations on-line or plan a trip to one of our attractions on the websiteas well.

Opening Ceremonies is new this year and we have some neat surprises in store for thatevening. The event will take place at AutoZone Park on Wednesday evening at 7:00pm. More information concerning Opening Ceremonies is on the website.

This is a big deal to our City! We look forward to showing you Memphis hospitality atits finest! We hope that during your stay you will have the opportunity to visit some ofour sites and see all the new and exciting changes taking place in the Bluff City.

See you in MEMPHIS!

Tiffany BrownExecutive DirectorMemphis and Shelby County Sports Authority

SPRING FLING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 Session 1Tennis Hutchison-8:00 am

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex-10:00 am

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 Session 2Baseball AutoZone Park (A) Christian Brothers High School (A)

USA Stadium– Millington (AA) Briarcrest (AA)-5:00 pmSoftball Greenbrook Softball Complex-5:00 pm

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Session 1Baseball AutoZone Park (A) Christian Brothers High School (A)USA Stadium –Millington (AA)Briarcrest (AA) Gagliano (AAA)

Sowell (AAA) University of Memphis (D-II)Christian Brothers University (D-II)-10:00 am

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex-12:00 noonTennis Hutchison School-8:00 am

Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex-11:00 am, 1:30 pm

Wednesday, May 21, 2003Opening Ceremonies AutoZone Park-7:00 pm

Thursday, May 22, 2003 Session 1Baseball AutoZone Park (A) USA Stadium – Millington (AA) Sowell (AAA)

University of Memphis (D-II)-10:00 amSoftball Greenbrook Softball Complex-10:00 am

Tennis Hutchison School-8:00 amGirls’ Track and Field Briarcrest (3200 and Field Events)-9:00 am

Thursday, May 22, 2003 Session 2Baseball AutoZone Park (A) USA Stadium – Millington (AA) Gagliano (AAA)

University of Memphis (D-II)-5:00 pmSoftball Greenbrook Softball Complex-5:00 pm

Girls’ Track and Field Briarcrest (Running Events)-5:00 pmSoccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex-7:30 pm

Friday, May 23, 2003 Session 1Baseball Sowell (D-II) Gagliano (AAA) TBA (A&AA)-10:00 am

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex-10:00 amBoys Track and Field Briarcrest (3200 and Field Events)-9:00 am

Tennis Hutchison-8:00 am

Friday, May 23, 2003 Session 2Baseball Sowell (AAA) Gagliano (D-II)

University of Memphis (A & AA)-5:00 pmSoftball Greenbrook Softball Complex-5:00 pm

Boys’ Track and Field Briarcrest (Running Events)-5:00 pm

Saturday, May 24, 2003Baseball TBA (AAA & D-II games, if necessary)-10:00 am

Softball TBA (Games, if necessary)-10:00 amSoccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex -12:00 noon,2:30 pm,5:00 pm

Baseball University of Memphis (D-II & AAA)-5:00 pm

More detailed schedules as well as brackets and other important informationconcerning Spring Fling can be foundon our website at: www.tssaa.org

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2003 SPRING FLING FACT SHEET

Site: Memphis, TN

Dates: Tuesday, May 20 – Saturday, May 24

Admission: Tickets will be $6.00 with a 7-session pass available for $35.00

Championships crowned in five different sports: baseball, softball, track & field, soccer, and tennis.

Champions crowned in each sport:

Baseball: A, AA, AAA, Division II (four total)Softball: A, AA, AAA, Division II (four total)Soccer: A-AA, AAA, Division II (three total)Boys Track: A-AA, AAA, Division II (three total)Girls Track: A-AA, AAA, Division II (three total)Boys Tennis: A-AA, AAA, Division II for team, singles anddoubles (nine total)Girls Tennis: A-AA, AAA, Division II for team, singles and doubles (nine total)

ParticipantsAthletes: over 2,500Softball Teams: 32Track Meets: 6Baseball Teams: 32Soccer Teams: 24Tennis Teams: 24

General Notes• There are 23 state champions crowned in team play with numerous individual champions being crowned in tennis andtrack & field.

• Spring Fling began in 1994. It was held in the city of Chattanooga for nine consecutive years before moving to Memphis for Spring Fling X.

• Opening Ceremonies event to be held for the first time.

• Ceremonies will recognize all participants of the Spring Fling by having them enter Autozone Park on the field in similar fashion to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Event will be at Autozone Park on Wednesday, May 21 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will have numerous keynote speakers and special attractions.

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Winners and finalists of the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards Presented by the Memphis Grizzlies were honored on March 27 at a luncheon hosted by the Memphis Grizzlies at thePyramid in Memphis. More than 700 people, including the honorees, their families, coaches, school administrators and members of the media from all parts of the state attended the 2003luncheon. Pictured are the Mr. and Miss Basketball winners and finalists for each classification. Seated are the Mr. and Miss Basketball Award Winners. From left to right are Jake Skogen- Temple (A), Merideth Richardson - Bradford (A), Andre Allen - Booker T. Washington (AA), Kendall Cavin - Westview (AA), Lee Humphrey - Maryville (AAA), Ashley Shields - Melrose(AAA), Jada Mincy - Briarcrest (DII), Marc Gasol Lausanne (DII). Finalists are standing.

CLASS A

MERIDETH RICHARDSON - Bradford High School Head Coach: Eric HamptonJunior, 5-9, guard. A two-year starter who averages 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 3.5

steals per game. She shoots 48% from the field and 35% from three-point range. She has scored over30 points in nine games this season. She also leads her team in blocked shots. She has been selected asthe District Player of the Year. Previous honors include being selected to the All-District, All-Region,second team All-State, and All-West Tennessee teams. Merideth is the junior class vice-president atBradford and is a member of the Career Club and Beta Club. She currently has a 3.7 grade pointaverage.

JAKE SKOGEN - Temple High School Head Coach: Dan WadleySenior, 6-5, wing/post. A three-year starter who averages 28.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and

1.9 steals per game. He shoots over 60% from the field, 43.4% from three-point range, and over 76% from the free-throw line. This season he has scored in double figuresevery game and has scored over 30 points 16 different times. He has been an All-District and All-District tournament selection for three consecutive seasons. He was namedthe MVP of the District and Region in both 2002 and 2003 and was the Class A state tournament MVP in 2002 and 2003. For his career he has a field goal percentage over60% and shoots 40% from three-point range. Jake is a member of the National Honor Society and has a 4.1 GPA.

DIVISION I, CLASS A

Crystal EasonScotts Hill High School

Abby FanningMoore County High School

Merideth RichardsonBradford High School

DIVISION I, CLASS AA

Katrina BeechboardLivingston Academy

Kendall CavinWestview High School

Laura HallOliver Springs High School

DIVISION I, CLASS AAA

Brittany FrazierOak Ridge High Schoo

Krystle HortonRiverdale High School

Ashley ShieldsMelrose High School

DIVISION II

Kristin ArchieFather Ryan High School

Jada MincyBriarcrest Christian School

Julie MartinEvangelical Christian School

MISS BASKETBALL 2003 FINALISTS

DIVISION I, CLASS A

Brian CarterMiddleton High School

Casey HoltCulleoka High School

Jake SkogenTemple High School

DIVISION I, CLASS AA

Andre AllenBooker T. Washington High School

Brian FiskDyer County High School

Tyler SmithGiles County High School

DIVISION I, CLASS AAA

Dane BradshawWhite Station High School

Lee HumphreyMaryville High School

Wadale WilliamsColumbia Central High School

DIVISION II

Adarius BowmanNotre Dame High School

Marc GasolLausanne Collegiate School

Josh SuddathMcCallie School

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CLASS AA

KENDALL CAVIN -Westview High School Head Coach: Kevin McMillanSenior, 5-8, guard. A four-year starter who averages 19.5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.5 steals

per game. She shoots 54% from the field, 46% from three-point range, and 83% from the free-throwline. She has been an All-District, All-District tournament, and All-Region selection for threeconsecutive years. She was selected to the All-State team and was a Miss Basketball finalist in 2002.Kendall is Westview’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,800 career points. This year she set the schoolrecord for most three-pointers made in a season. Other career numbers include an 82% free-throwpercentage and a 51% field goal percentage. She is a member of the Math Honor Society, Anchor Club,and FCA. Kendall has a 3.2 grade point average and has signed a basketball scholarship with TennesseeTech University.

ANDRE ALLEN - Booker T. Washington High School Head Coach: Fred Horton, Jr.Junior, 5-10, guard. A three-year starter who averages 19.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 3.7

steals per game. He shoots 44% from the field and 65% from the free-throw line. Andre has recorded four "double-doubles" this season and one "quadruple-double" when hescored 31 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, and had 10 steals and 10 assists in a game against Hamilton this season. He has been named to the All-Shelby Metro team andthe All-State team both his freshman and sophomore seasons. He was a member of the District 16-AA All-Tournament team and the Region 8-AA All-Tournament team thelast two seasons as well. He was the MVP of the state tournament his freshman year and was won the Class AA Mr. Basketball Award lastyear. Career totals include over1,500 points for an average of 16.5 points per game.

CLASS AAA

ASHLEY SHIELDS - Melrose High School Head Coach: Robert NewmanSenior, 5-8, guard. A four-year starter who averages 35 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 4.0

steals per game. She shoots 48.1% from the field, 31% from three-point range, and over 80% from thefree-throw line. She has been named to the All-Metro, All-State, All-Region, and All-State teams. Shewas named the Best of the Preps Player of the Year and was a member of the state tournament All-Tournament team her freshman year. Her career numbers include 28.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.8assists, and 5.7 steals per game.

LEE HUMPHREY - Maryville High School Head Coach: Rodney NelsonSenior, 6-2, point guard/wing. A three-year starter who averages 21.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4 assists,

and 3.8 steals per game. He shoots 47.8% from the field, 41% from three-point range, and 72% fromthe free-throw line. He has been named to the All-Region team this year as well as the Region 4-AAA

Player of the Year. He has been named to the All-East Tennessee 1st Team two years in a row and was an All-State 1st team selection last season. Lee holds numerousrecords at Maryville including most career points with over 2,200; most three-point field goals with 319; most steals with 282. He also has a career field goal percentage of49%. Lee has a 4.1 Grade Point Average and has signed a basketball scholarship with the University of Florida.

DIVISION II

JADA MINCY - Briarcrest Christian School Head Coach: Hugh FreezeSenior, 6-1, post. A three-year starter who averages 17.2 points, 14.2 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 2.0

assists, and 3.4 steals per game. She shoots 56% from the field and 67% from the free-throw line. Shehas been named the MVP of the state tournament and to the All Shelby-Metro team twice. She has beena two-time All-State selection and was a finalist for Miss Basketball in 2002. She has helped leadBriarcrest to two straight state championships and four straight regional championships. She wasrecently named MVP of the 2003 Division II state tournament. She is a member of student council,FCA, and the National Honor Society. Jada has a 3.8 GPA and has signed a basketball scholarship withthe University of Mississippi.

MARC GASOL - Lausanne Collegiate School Head Coach: Jason PetersSenior, 7-0, forward. A two-year starter who averages 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 assists per game.

He shoots 59% from the field, 45% from three-point range, and 83% from the free-throw line. He was a first-team All-Metro and All-State selection in 2002. He was alsonamed to the All-District and All-Region teams. He was a McDonald’s High School All-American nominee this year and was a finalist for the Division II Mr. BasketballAward in 2002. He is currently the Memphis and Shelby County leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocks.

2003-2004 REGIONAL RULES MEETINGS

2003-2004 TENNIS RULES MEETINGSMonday, Jan. 26 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolWednesday, Jan. 28 5:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Thursday, Jan. 29 5:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School Monday, Feb. 2 5:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolWednesday, Feb. 4 5:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School Thursday, Feb 5 5:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University Monday, Feb. 9 5:00 p.m. Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School

2003-2004 CHEERLEADING RULES MEETINGSMonday, Sept. 15 6:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School of KnoxvilleTuesday, Sept. 16 6:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Wednesday, Sept. 17 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolThursday, Sept. 18 6:00 p.m. McMinnville, Warren County High SchoolMonday, Sept. 22 6:00 p.m. Jackson, Union UniversityTuesday, Sept. 23 6:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University SchoolWednesday, Sept. 24 6:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School

2003-2004 FOOTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSMonday, July 28 7:30 p.m. Shelbyville, Shelbyville High SchoolTuesday, July 29 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Wednesday, July 30 7:30 p.m. Knoxville, Knoxville Central High SchoolThursday, July 31 7:30 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Monday, Aug. 4 7:30 p.m. Jackson, Union University, Harvey HallTuesday, Aug. 5 7:30 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education Wednesday, Aug. 6 7:00 p.m. Martin, UT Martin Student Center Thursday, Aug. 7 7:30 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School Monday, Aug. 11 7:00 p.m. Athens, McMinn County High SchoolTuesday, Aug. 12 7:00 p.m. Oak Ridge, Jefferson Middle SchoolWednesday, Aug. 13 7:00 p.m. Clarksville, Richview Middle SchoolThursday, Aug. 14 7:00 p.m. Gordonsville, National Guard, Armory

2003-2004 BOWLING RULES MEETINGSMon., Aug. 4 5:30 p.m. Memphis Univ. School, Memphis - Wonderlick AuditoriumTue., Aug. 5 5:30 p.m. Univ. School of Jackson, Jackson - Football Field HouseWed., Aug. 6 5:30 p.m. Central High School, ColumbiaThu., Aug. 7 5:30 p.m. Hermitage Lanes, NashvilleMon., Aug. 11 5:30 p.m. Sevier County High School, SeviervilleTue., Aug. 12 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga

2003-2004 SOCCER RULES MEETINGSMonday, July 28 5:00 p.m. Shelbyville, Shelbyville High SchoolTuesday, July 29 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Wednesday, July 30 5:00 p.m. Knoxville, Knoxville Central High SchoolThursday, July 31 5:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Monday, Aug. 4 5:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University, Harvey HallTuesday, Aug. 5 5:00 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education Thursday, Aug. 7 5:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School

2003-2004 BASEBALL RULES MEETINGS January 15 6:00 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County High SchoolJanuary 17 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Memphis University SchoolJanuary 17 2:00 p.m. Jackson, University SchoolJanuary 18 2:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolJanuary 28 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolJanuary 29 6:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High SchoolJanuary 31 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Fulton High School (Coaches Only)February 1 2:00 p.m. Cookeville, Cookeville High SchoolFebruary 2 6:30 p.m. Knoxville, Fulton High School (Umpires Only)The TSSAA umpires’ camp will be held in Knoxville on January 30 - February 1, 2003. There will beumpires’ clinics in Memphis, Jackson, Knoxville, and Nashville on the dates and times listed above atthose sites. At all umpires’ clinics, there will also be a rules meeting for coaches. The umpires’ clinic inKnoxville will be held at Fulton High School on February 2 at 6:30 p.m.

2003-2004 BASKETBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSOctober 9 Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame High SchoolOctober 13 Gray 6:30 p.m. Daniel Boone High SchoolOctober 14 Morristown 6:30 p.m. Morristown Recreation CenterOctober 15 Knoxville 6:30 p.m. Knoxville Central High SchoolOctober 16 Smithville 6:30 p.m. DeKalb Co. High SchoolOctober 19 Memphis 2:00 p.m. MUSOctober 20 Dresden 6:30 p.m. Dresden High SchoolOctober 21 Jackson 6:30 p.m. Union UniversityOctober 22 Shelbyville 6:30 p.m. Shelbyville High SchoolOctober 23 Nashville 6:30 p.m. Hunters Lane High SchoolThe rules meetings will be combined for coaches and officials for the 2003-2004school year.

2003-2004 SOFTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSMonday, Jan. 12 7:00 P.M. DeKalb Co. High School, Smithville, TNWednesday, Jan. 14 7:00 P.M. Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TNThursday, Jan. 15 7:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TNWednesday, Jan. 21 7:00 P.M. Board of Education, Memphis, TNThursday, Jan. 22 7:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TNMonday, Jan. 26 7:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TNWednesday, Jan. 28 7:00 P.M. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TNThursday, Jan. 29 7:00 P.M. Marshall Co. High School, Lewisburg, TN

2003-2004 TRACK RULES MEETINGSMonday, Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolWednesday, Jan. 28 7:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Thursday, Jan. 29 7:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School Monday, Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolWednesday, Feb. 4 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University SchoolThursday, Feb. 5 7:00 p.m. Jackson, Union UniversityMonday, Feb. 9 7:00 p.m. Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School

2003-2004 WRESTLING RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSMonday, Oct. 20 7:00 p.m. Morristown, West High SchoolTuesday, Oct. 21 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolMonday, Oct. 27 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolTuesday, Oct. 28 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School

2003-2004 VOLLEYBALL RULES MEETINGSMonday, August 4 5:30 p.m. St. Agnes Academy, Memphis Tuesday, August 5 5:30 p.m. University School of Jackson, JacksonWednesday, August 6 5:30 p.m. Central High School, ColumbiaThursday, August 7 5:30 p.m. Franklin Road Academy, NashvilleSunday, August 10 2:00 p.m. *Recreation Center, Morristown

(Officials Clinic only)Monday, August 11 5:30 p.m. Cookeville High School, CookevilleThursday, August 12 5:30 p.m. Dobyns-Bennett High School, KingsportWednesday, August 13 5:30 p.m. Webb School, KnoxvilleThursday, August 14 5:30 p.m. East Ridge High School, Chattanooga* Officials attending Clinic will be given credit for state rules meeting for 2003.CLOSED BOOK EXAM Monday, August 25 Check with your local association forsite and time.

2003-2004 MEETINGSFOR NON-FACULTY & BEGINNING COACHES

Monday, Sept. 15 6:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TNTuesday, Sept. 16 6:00 P.M. Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TNWednesday, Sept. 17 6:00 P.M. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TNThursday, Sept. 18 6:00 P.M. Whitthorne Middle School, Columbia, TNMonday, Sept. 22 6:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TNTuesday, Sept. 23 6:00 P.M. Board of Education, Memphis, TNWednesday, Sept. 24 6:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TNThursday, Jan. 15 5:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TNThursday, Jan. 22 5:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TNMonday, Jan. 26 5:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High, School Nashville, TN

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