March 2015 Goal Post - Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas

THE GOALPOST A Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas Publication
Volume VII, Issue 3 March 2015
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Editor: French Harvey, sbadmin37@shrine-bowl.com
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Shrine Bowl of the Carolina’s
Annual Meeting and Election of Officers
Ronnie Blount, Chairman of the Shrine Bowl Board of Governors announced
that Brack Wilson, Past Potentate of Sudan Shiners in New Bern, NC was
elected President of the Board of Governors for 2015 at the annual Board of
Directors meeting held in Dunn, NC on February 28th. Wilson, a native of
Clayton, North Carolina is Broker in Charge of HTR Commercial in the Raleigh Durham area and former owner of Brack Wilson Ford-Lincoln Mercury.
Chairman Blount further added the following officers were elected to board:
1st Vice President – John T. McClary, Jr. – Past Potentate – Omar Shrine –
Charleston, SC
2nd Vice President – Fred Sharp – Past Potentate – Jamil Shrine – Columbia, SC
Brack Wilson, PP
3rd Vice President – Lindley Ivey – Amran Shrine – Raleigh, NC
4th Vice President – Rod Brown – Hejaz Shrine – Mauldin, SC
Secretary – Jeff Taylor – Sudan Shrine – New Bern, NC
Treasurer – Henry Long – Oasis Shrine – Charlotte, NC
Athletic Director – Ron Long – Oasis Shrine – Charlotte, NC
Chaplain – Ray Fields – Amran Shrine – Raleigh, NC
Blount added that President Wilson appointed Noble Jamie Smith of Hejaz Shrine Center
in Greenville, South Carolina as the Shrine Bowl Game Chairman for the 79 th Annual
Shrine Bowl Game to be played on December 19 th in Gibbs Stadium on the campus of
Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Smith joined the Shrine Bowl game
committee in 2004 as an escort for the South Carolina squad and eventually became the
Chairman of the South Carolina escort committee. He was appointed as a Vice Game
Chairman in 2012. He has served as an officer of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas for
the past five years and as the President in 2014. As the General Game Chairman he
Jamie Smith
See ELECTIONS on page 2
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Oasis
Shrine Rejoins Shrine Bowl
Elections
is responsible for the planning and coordination of each year’s game. Brack also appointed Noble
Lindley Ivey, Amran Shrine, as the 1st Vice Game Chairman and Noble Chris Norman, Oasis Shrine,
as the 2nd Vice Game Chairman.
In addition to the annual election of officers the board approved a budget for the 2015 game and approved a bylaws change that incorporates Oasis Shrine in the Shrine Bowl Association. The bylaws
changes will be sent to the Shriners International headquarters for approval.
Shrine Bowl Incentive Program
P.R.I.Z.E. Incentive Program
Kevin C. Hall
The Performance Reward Incentive Zeal Excellence program has been a big
success in motivating our volunteers to earn rings for their efforts in bringing
in revenue to the Shrine Bowl through cash donations, ad sales for our game
day program, and ticket sales to the game. Since 2012 when we launched this
incentive, we have generated in excess of $94,000 from a number of participants in the program. Additionally, we have been pleased to award 9 individuals the Chairman’s Club ring for bringing in donations of least $7000. This
ring and the other rings in the lower levels can only be earned through our incentive program.
If you have not signed up to participate, please send your request to Kevin Hall at
hallkevinc@gmail.com. All monies collected from donations must be submitted to Mary McFadden in the Shrine Bowl office with a notice that the donations are towards your incentive plan. Remember that donations can be cash or checks made payable to the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas, ad
sales for game day program and/or ticket sales. The Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas is an IRS approved 501(c)3 charitable organization.
In 2014, 5 people earned the Chairman’s Club ring. They raised donations totaling $52,770.00
Pictured with General Game Chairman
Altman and P,R.I.Z.E. Incentive Program Chairman, Kevin Hall are Tony
Edwards, Steve Bembridge and Allen
Sligh who received their rings at the
Volunteer’s Awards Banquet. Not pictured who also earned rings are Gary
Parsons, PP and Jimmy Owen.
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Volunteer Awards
Many deserving Shrine Bowl volunteers were recognized for their outstanding service by outgoing
General Game Chairman, Connie Altman, PP, Amran Shrine. Receiving awards were:
Walt Disney Award
El Bab Shrine Club
Special Projects
Distinguished Service Award
John Burney
Photography Chairman
Dave Thomas Award
Mike Buckner
Field Decorations
Tim Collins
Field Decorations
Chris Norman
North Carolina Escort
Jeff Guffey
Equipment Manager
Conrad Benton
Hospitality Committee
Glen Cook
Hospitality Committee
William "Willie Doc" Dyches
Special Projects
Service Award
Grier Stanford
North Carolina Escort
Del Dawkins
North Carolina Escort
Jeff Blanton
Quartermaster Committee
Chuck Timmons
Quartermaster Committee
J.J. Cruz
Special Projects
David Barnette
Special Projects
Debbie Britt
Retail Clothing Sales
Fran Fields
Retail Clothing Sales
Mark Cook
Field Decorations
Alvin Billings
Field Decorations
Dale Truitt
Field Decorations
Chuck Capps
Field Decorations
Adam Covington
Field Decorations
Dean Beheler
South Carolina Escort Chairman
Brian Moss
South Carolina Escort
John Paul Plazzeto
Country Store Chairman
Tony Edwards
Retail Clothing Sales Chairman
See AWARDS page 4
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AWARDS
General Game Chairman’s
Award
Coble and Sheryl Wilson
Retail Clothing Sales
Buddy and Tina Brown
Retail Clothing Sales
Chris and Linda Mathis
Retail Clothing Sales
Kyle Brooks
Field Decorations
Kyle Buckner
Field Decorations
SGT Randy Hardy
City of Spartanburg Police Liasion
SGT Tyrone Johnson
City of Spartanburg Police Liasion
Chris Hughes
Webmaster
Allen Sligh
South Carolina Escort
Russ Hendrix
South Carolina Escort
Colleen Taylor
Retail Clothing Sales
Vickie Edwads
Retail Clothing Sales
Kevin Hall
Pageantry
Byron Tucker
Radio Network
Charles Britt
Team Security
John Neel and Lana Griffin
Special Projects
Sam Story
Outstanding Player Committee
Mickey Lineburger
Outstanding Player Committee
Jim Taylor
Outstanding Player Committee
Doyle Mintz
Outstanding Player Committee
Keith Richardson
Outstanding Player Committee
Joe Turberville
Jim Taylor
Barry Shuford
Outstanding Player Committee
High School Coaches Association Liaison
High School Coaches Association Liaison
Denice Sprankle
Combines Committee
Ameris Bank
Special Projects
Edwards Jones Investments
Goose Creek Masonic Lodge
#401
Special Projects
Zaxby's of Goose Creek
Special Projects
Drive-In USA
Special Projects
Sonic Drive In
Special Projects
Walmart Superstore #616
Special Projects
Dr. Stephen D. Huch, DMD
Special Projects
Mike Stanford
North Carolina Escort Chairman
Danny Martin
Officials Committee Co-Chairman
Paul Pool
Officials Committee Co-Chairman
Special Projects
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Game DVDs and Photos
DVD’s of the ESPNU broadcast of the 2013 and
2014 Shrine Bowl Games are available for sale. To
order; send a check for $15.00 , made payable to the
Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas and send to 377 Rubin
Center Dr. Suite 106, Ft. Mill, SC 29708. Game
Programs are also available—$5.00. There are also
a limited number of pre-2013 game videos available.
Call or email the office for information.
The player portraits and game photos are also available by contacting Carolina Sports, Inc. at sportsbanner.com or 800-951-3686, ext. 4.
Combines:
North Carolina
Important Dates:
March 29 South Johnston HS, Four Oaks, NC
........................................................ POC: Hunter Jenks hunterjenks@johnston.k12.nc.us
April 25 Eastern Alamance HS Mebane, NC POC: John Kirby john_kirby@abss.k12.nc.us
May 16 Rocky River HS , Mint Hill, NC
POC: Jason Fowler jason.fowler@cms.k12.nc.us
May 30 AC Reynolds HS , Asheville, NC
POC: Shane Laws Brandon.laws@bcs.k12.nc.us
June 6 Scotland County HS, Laurinburg, NC POC: Richard Bailey Rbailey@scotland.k12.nc.us
South Carolina
March 21 Spartanburg HS, Spartanburg, SC
POC:Chris Miller ccmiller@spart7.org
May 16
Summerville HS, Summerville, SC
POC: John McKissick docrowe@dorchester2.k12.sc.us
April 11
West Florence HS, Florence, SC
POC: Trey Woodberry bwoodberry@fsd1.org
June 6
Irmo HS, Columbia, SC
POC: jkennedy@lexrich5.org
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Game Week Photos
Practice
Emanuel Mosley
Most
Valuable
FCA
Breakfast
Defensive Player
Bowling at Paradise Lanes
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Game Week Photos
Wednesday Evening at First Baptist Church
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New Inductees in Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame
Three deserving Shrine Bowl volunteers were inducted into the Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame at the Annual Volunteers’ Award Banquet on February 28, 2015.
The Shrine Bowl Hall of Fame was created in 2005 to recognize outstanding service to the Shrine
Bowl of the Carolinas without whose support this game would not be played.
Dr. Greg Pleasants:
Dr. Greg Pleasants made his inaugural appearance as a
student assistant for the NC team in the early 80's
and made a tremendous impression on the team medical/
trainer staff that year. At NC State, he served as a student
athletic trainer and followed that up by going to medical
school where he received his MD. When the Shrine Bowl
medical director indicated his intent to step down as the
medical director of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas in
2001, Dr. Pleasants was actively sought out as his replacement. He responded without hesitation that it would
be an honor to serve in that capacity. At that time the
game was being played in Rock Hill and since moving
farther west to Spartanburg he has continued serving in
this capacity through today. His experience as an athletic trainer at Garner High School and NC State
gave him tremendous insight as to what ATC's are capable of, but it was always more than a little reassuring to have him watching the Shrine Bowl medical/trainer staff and making sure they did the right
things for the athletes. His previous experience as a student in the Shrine Bowl made the transition
very smooth and easy on everyone. He always makes not only the health care of the athletes a priority, but also goes to great lengths to protect the Shriners from legal issues arising from their acceptance
to play or from injuries received at the game. He is extremely thorough throughout the week from
pregame evaluations of players, to players injured at practices, players injured in the game, and the
post-game evaluation of players following the game. He was undoubtedly a God-send to the athletic
trainers and the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas. He maintains his own medical practice in Garner, NC.
Mike Guerrero
Mike Guererro is currently the athletic trainer at Garner High School. He first appeared on the Shrine Bowl
roster in the early 80's as a student athletic trainer for the
NC Squad. Mike attended NC State for his undergraduate degree and later attended East Carolina University
where he received his Master's. He began his teaching
career at Garner High School and has been there ever
since. He returned to the Shrine Bowl game as the invited adult trainer for the NC Squad some years later and
again did a superb job with his group of athletes.
See
HALL OF FAME on page 9
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Hall of Fame
In 2004, he was selected as the chairman of the Shrine Bowl trainer staff and has worked diligently in
this capacity. He collects all the medical forms and goes over them before arriving in Spartanburg for
the game. He knows as much about each player as its possible to know before they even show up for
the game. He has done a much better job of providing for the player’s needs. He has worked with
Shrine Bowl Medical Director, Dr. Greg Pleasants, at Garner High School for many years and the
working relationship they have at Garner has only made their efforts with Shrine Bowl players that
much more effective. Mike heads up the selection committee for the Shrine Bowl student trainers
from North Carolina.
Illustrious Sir Jimmy Smith, PP
Jimmy Smith is the Past Potentate of Hejaz Shrine
Center, Mauldin, SC and has served the Shrine Bowl
for over 8 years. qualification being affiliated with the
SBOC. Jimmy proudly served on the Board of Governors for 5 years. He has served as the Shrine Bowl parade chairman since 2007, and has worked diligently
to make the parade better and better each year. Since
2013, the parade has actually produced a profit. The
parade committee is self-supportive, files proper permits, arranges with local police, and is promoted
throughout the year. Illustrious Sir Jimmy can be
found many days selling floats, or soliciting shrine
units to participate in the shrine bowl parade. He takes
every opportunity to represent the Shrine Bowl in every capacity. In addition he has raised over $54,000 in 2013 & 2014 to date and is always looking for
more !
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Welcome to New Shrine Bowl
Alumni Club Members in 2015
Coach Ben
Freeman
Head Coach 2014
Dalton
Freeman
SC Player 2007
Are you former player, coach, official, trainer or student assistant? Why not join the Shrine Bowl Alumni
Club? Send for information at alumni@shrinebowl.com.
Looking for Old Game Programs
The Shrine Bowl Office is looking for old game programs to add to our collection of
game memorabilia. If any one has any programs from the games listed below and would
like to donate them to the office, it would be appreciated. Just mail them to the Shrine
Bowl Office, 377 Rubin Center Drive Suite 106, Fort, Mill. SC 29708.
Looking for game programs from 1937 to 1955 and from 1957, 1961, 1962, 1966, and
1986 .
The staff for the Shrine Bowl Thanks you in advance!
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Pictures in this edition were furnished by Shrine Bowl Photographer, John Burney; French Harvey,
John Sullivan, Spartanburg Herald Journal and Carolina Sports, Inc.
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