Winter - TSSAA

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Winter - TSSAA

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• A.F. BRIDGES AWARDS PROGRAM WINNERS
• DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION
• MR. FOOTBALL AWARDS
• LOOKING BACK - "THE GREAT TEAMS"
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WINTER 2001
SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION
TSSAA TENNESSEE
HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE
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❑ Athletic Director
❑ Girls Tennis Coach
❑ Baseball Coach
❑ Boys Tennis Coach
❑ Girls Basketball Coach
❑ Girls Track & Field Coach
❑ Boys Basketball Coach
❑ Boys Track & Field Coach
❑ Girls Cross Country Coach
❑ Girls Volleyball Coach
❑ Boys Cross Country Coach
❑ Wrestling Coach
❑ Football Coach
❑ Cheerleading Coach
❑ Boys Golf Coach
❑ Girls Golf Coach
❑ Girls Soccer Coach
❑ Boys Soccer Coach
❑ Softball Coach
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This routing report is provided to assist
principals and athletic directors in ensuring that
the TSSAA News is seen by all necessary
school personnel.
Each individual should check the appropriate
box after having read the News and pass it on
to the next individual on the list or return it to
the athletic administrator.
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TSSAA NEWS
ROUTING REPORT
TSSAA
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2000 FALL STATE CHAMPIONS
The TSSAA would like to congratulate the following state champions for 2000 fall sports
CHEERLEADING
CROSS-COUNTRY
GOLF
Freshman Division
Cordova High School
A-AA GIRLS
Chattanooga Christian School
A-AA GIRLS
Davidson Academy
Junior Varsity Division
Cordova High School
AAA GIRLS
Houston High School
AAA GIRLS
Soddy Daisy High School
Cheer (Non-Building) Division
Polk County High School
DIVISION II GIRLS
Harpeth Hall High School
DIVISION II GIRLS
Baylor School
Cheer (Building) Division
Macon County High School
A-AA BOYS
Franklin Road Academy
A-AA BOYS
Kingston High School
Small Co-Ed Division
Bolton High School
AAA BOYS
Houston High School
AAA BOYS
Hardin County High School
Large Co-Ed Division
Christian Brothers High School
DIVISION II BOYS
Baylor School
DIVISION II BOYS
Baylor School
Small Varsity Division
Harding Academy
GIRLS SOCCER
FOOTBALL
Medium Varsity Division
Collierville High School
A-AA
Ridgeway High School
DIVISION II-A
Evangelical Christian School
Large Varsity Division
Houston High School
AAA
Franklin High School
DIVISION II-AA
Montgomery Bell Academy
DANCE
Division II
Battle Ground Academy
CLASS 1A
Christ Presbyterian Academy
Jazz Division
Pom Division
CLASS 2A
Alcoa High School
GIRLS
VOLLEYBALL
A-AA
Page High School
AAA
Brentwood High School
Division II
Girls Preparatory School
CLASS 3A
Portland High School
CLASS 4A
Maryville High School
CLASS 5A
Red Bank High School
RONNIE CARTER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BOB BALDRIDGE
ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
GENE BECK
GENE MENEES
BERNARD CHILDRESS
WANDA BELT
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
VOLUME 53
WINTER 2001
PAT DROKE
MATTHEW GILLESPIE
TERRY HILLIER
TRINA MELTON
ARTICLES
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A. F. Bridges Awards
High schools are honored for sportsmanship.
GAYLE SIMMS
SHONNIE SPEICHER
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Backs and linemen are honored for their performance on the gridiron.
LYNNE SUTTON
BOARD OF CONTROL
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Looking Back
A look at some of the great teams during the past 75 years.
PRESIDENT - MIKE REED
HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN
VICE PRESIDENT - JOHN DIXON
TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, CLEVELAND
Mr. Football Award Winners
FEATURES
MORRIS ROGERS
HUNTLAND HIGH SCHOOL, HUNTLAND
SAM MILES
DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, DYERSBURG
MIKE HAMMOND
JOHN OVERTON HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE
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A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for excellence.
FRED KESSLER
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLIVAR
LYNN BROWN
MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, MARYVILLE
Distinguished Service Recognition
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Whistle Notes - Gene Beck
Information for and recognition of TSSAA officials.
MICKEY DUNN
LAWRENCE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, LAWRENCEBURG
JOE DAVIS
MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS
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Ronnie recalls a few of his most memorable student-athletes.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PRESIDENT - BILLY JOE EVANS
FAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE
VICE PRESIDENT - PETE STAFFORD
SOUTH-DOYLE HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE
Ronnie Carter
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Genes Menees
Gene reflects on some of his concerns about athletics.
STEVE WILKINSON
LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, LEXINGTON
DAVID DANIEL
LORETTO HIGH SCHOOL, LORETTO
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Matthew considers the media coverage given to prep athletics.
ED FOSTER
OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL, OOLTEWAH
SONNY HICKS
HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS
BRUCE BOWERS
WHITES CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE
Matthew Gillespie
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Bernard Childress
Information on TMSAA committee meeting and rules changes.
DAN BLACK
CROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMO
JOHN DIXON
SULLIVAN SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT
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FOR $10.00 PER YEAR BY TSSAA, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE 37076.
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Cover Photo - M. Gillespie - Class 5A championship game, December 2, 2000.
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W H AT ’ S H A P P E N I N G
Bowers to Legislative Council
Bruce Bowers, Principal of Whites Creek
Comprehensive High School, has been elected to
the TSSAA Legislative Council replacing Jean
Litterer of Davidson Academy, who chose not to
run again due to retirement.
Mr. Bowers received his B.S. Degree in
Science and Secondary and Elementary
Education from David Lipscomb University in
1972. In 1977, he received his Master of
Education from Middle Tennessee State
University.
Bruce’s first job was as at Highland Heights
Junior High School where he served as Assistant
Principal from 1977-1980. From 1980-1993 he
served as the Grade-Level Principal at Whites
Creek. He has been the principal at Whites
Creek since 1993.
He attended high school at Cumberland High
School where he played football, basketball, and
track. While at David
Lipscomb, Bruce played
basketball for four
years. In 1992 he was
inducted into the David
Lipscomb University
Athletic Hall of Fame
for
Outstanding
Leadership
and
Performance
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BRUCE BOWERS
Basketball. He is a
member of the National Association of
Secondary School Principals, the Metro Local
School Principals Association, the Metro
Nashville Education Association, and the
Association for Supervision & Curriculum
Development.
IHigh.com Update
With the new semester beginning, there are
some exciting things going on at iHigh.com.
First, there are some new links that have been
added to the State Sites (Tennessee.iHigh.com).
You will see why it is important that we have full
participation from all TSSAA member schools in
order for this to work properly.
TODAY’S EVENTS - This feature is a
compilation of all the events scheduled to be
played each day. These events are compiled
from those entered through SchoolToolz on each
school’s iHigh sites. Therefore, the more
schedules entered by high schools onto their
sites, the more complete and accurate this section
will be. This addition should be a huge
encouragement to our member schools to add
their schedules as they learn their own games will
be included.
With spring sports right around the corner we
would like to encourage you to go ahead and
enter the schedules and rosters for those sports.
This way you will be ready to enter results once
the season begins. These events will also be
listed under the ‘Today’s Events’ section of the
TSSAA iHigh web site.
If you have any questions or need any help
regarding your web site, please contact Heather
Carter, TN Director of iHigh.com at either of the
following:
Phone--(901) 660-0055
E-mail: heather.carter@ihigh.com.
Athletic Directors’ Conference
The THSAAA-TSSAA Athletic Directors’
Conference will be held from April 23-25, 2001,
at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. The keynote
speaker on Monday night will be Kathleen
DeBoer, the Associate Athletic Director at the
University of Kentucky. The luncheon speaker
will be Dale Ford, recently retired Major League
Baseball umpire. Information will soon be sent
to your school, so make plans now to attend.
Cheer Coaches Conference
Cheerleading Coaches need to make plans to
attend the sixth annual Cheer Coaches
Conference on April 23-24, 2001 in Nashville at
the Opryland Hotel. Registration material will be
sent to all schools by the first of February.
This conference not only provides education,
but a time for coaches to get together and
exchange ideas and enjoy a little rest and
relaxation.
We look forward to seeing you at the Fifth
Annual Cheerleading Coaches Conference on
April 23-24 at the Opryland Hotel.
Tennessee Girls’ Basketball Coaches Hit
Milestone in Same Week
Two girls’ basketball coaches in Tennessee
recently achieved a milestone. Coach David
Russell of Gibson Co. captured his 750th win on
December 8, and Coach Lamar Rogers of
Clarkrange High School received his 700th win
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on December 12.
This is a major accomplishment for the two
coaches. Both have been coaching about the
same number of years. Russell has 26 years
under his belt, while Rogers is working on year
25. Both have always coached girls, and have
each coached both boys’ and girls’ in the same
season before.
Coach Rogers has coached all of his 25 years at
Clarkrange, where he served as Assistant Coach
his first season. Coach Russell coached at
Medina and Bradford before going to Gibson
County. He coached in Medina for 3 years,
Bradford 21 years, and is now in his second year
at Gibson County.
Both have some very prestigious awards
reflecting their coaching career. Coach Rogers
has been named the District Coach of the Year
nine times, and the statewide coach of the year
three times. He has coached the Tennessee AllStar team twice, and was named the Southeast
Coach of the Year in 1992 by the National
Athletic Coaches Association.
Coach Russell has been District and Region
Coach of the Year several times, as well as the
Class A Coach of the Year in Tennessee. He too
has coached Tennessee in the Tennessee/Georgia
All-Star game. In 1997, the Womens’ Basketball
Coaches Association named him one of the top
four coaches in the country.
MUS Coach Gets 800th
Coach Jerry Peters of Memphis University
School claimed his 800th coaching victory when
the Owls defeated the Indians of DuQuoin (IL)
High. After the game the Carbondale Community
High School Athletic Director arranged a special
program in which the tournament presented
Coach Peters with a special basketball
documenting his achievement. He also received a
standing ovation as he spoke to the crowd to
thank them for their support.
The record for coaching victories in boys
basketball is 1,021 wins by Walter ‘Buck’
VanHuss (Hampton, Kings. Dobyns-Bennett)
who coached from 1953-89 (1,021-313 .765).
Coach Peters would be close to entering the
record books if he surpasses Ernest Eldridge's
840 career victories at Soddy- Daisy (44 years,
840-256, .766).
All-Time TSSAA Records on Website
What school has the most TSSAA state
championships? What schools won TSSAA state
championships in 1928-29? Current defensive
back, Jabari Greer of the Tennessee Volunteers
won how many individual championships in
track while at Jackson South Side high school?
You can get the answers to these questions in
the new records section on the TSSAA website.
Records showing all the 1,177 state
championships won by 244 different schools
along with every individual winner in track,
wrestling, golf, and cross county in the 75-year
history of the TSSAA are now online.
The records section is dynamically designed so
that users may ask questions in a natural
language. For example, one may ask “How
many state championships has Antioch high
school won?” or “Who were the TSSAA
champions in the school year 1960-1961?”, What
school has the most state championships in girls
track?”, “Show me the year by year champions
in the boys high jump”.
In addition to the state championships section,
there is a section that shows state records in each
of the sports sponsored by the TSSAA.
Check out the TSSAA website
(www.tssaa.org) and explore this new section.
Answers: Baylor School has 59 state
championships, 28 more than the next two
schools - Brentwood Academy and Oak Ridge
(31 each). 1929 TSSAA champions were boysCollege Grove (45-0) and girls - Sparta (White
County) (11-1). Jabari Greer won seven
individual track championships in the high jump,
intermediate and high hurdles between 1998 and
2000.
Prep Hoopster Sets Records
Taurean Moy of Booker T. Washington High
School had the performance of his life on
December 5, 2000. The 6-0 senior scored 83
points in the Warriors’ 115-59 victory over
Manassas High School.
The 83-point performance is second all-time in
Tennessee history for most points in a game by
an individual. The state record is 104 points set
by Danny Boyd of Camden on January 6, 1961.
The majority of Moy’s 83 points came from
the record setting three-point show he put on. He
hit 24 of 44 three-point field goal attempts to set
a new state and national record. The previous
national record was 21 set by Chad Bickley of
Santa Maria Valley Christian Academy, CA on
December 28, 1994. The previous state record
for three-point field goals made in a game was
16. That record was shared by Shawn Thornton
of Perry County and Corrie Johnson of Hardin
County.
Individual Records set by Taurean Moy:
Most points in a game (83) - second in
state. State record (104) - Danny Boyd
(Camden), 1/6/61.
Most three point field goals made in a
game (24) - new state and national record.
Previous national record (21) - Chad Bickley
(Santa Maria Valley Christian Academy,
CA), 12/28/94 (att. 39) Previous state record
(16) - Shawn Thornton, (Perry County),
1/14/00 (att. 23); Corrie Johnson (Hardin
County).
Most three-point field goals attempted in a
game (44) - new state and national record
Previous national record (39) - Chad Bickley
(Santa Maria Valley Christian Academy,
CA), 12-28, 1994 (made 21).
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. TSSAA would like to thank our corporate
sponsors and supporters for their dedication and hard work this fall during the state championships.
BlueCross BlueShield- When the TSSAA Division I Football Championships moved to Middle Tennessee State University in
2000, they had a new name and a corporate sponsor. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee signed a three-year agreement
with TSSAA to be the title sponsor for the BlueCross Bowl, and have a presence at other TSSAA championship events.
Through the partnership, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee plans to develop a program to educate athletes about the
dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs. The sponsorship is one other way BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
promotes health competitions across Tennessee.
United States Marines Corps joined the TSSAA as a supporter of the State Championships and the TSSAA in November.
At the BlueCross Bowl, the Marines tested fans with a Quarterback Challenge and a Chin-Up Challenge. Over 365
students took the challenge during the two-day event. The US Marines also participated in a pre-game ceremony by
escorting the team captains to the center of the field and assisting in the coin-toss. Look for the Marines at the Wrestling
Tournament in February and the State Basketball Tournament in March and be sure to encourage all students to participate in the Marines Challenge.
Baptist Hospital
NASHVILLE
Baptist Hospital continued to play an important role in the TSSAA State Championships by providing medical coverage for all
games. Baptist Hospital is the sports medicine provider for the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Predators, and the TSSAA.
TENNESSEE
Gatorade continued to play a major role at all TSSAA State Championships by providing Gatorade coolers and Gatorade for
participants at the events. The Gatorade sideline program is an important part of the TSSAA State Championships. Gatorade can
also play a major role in your school on and off the playing field. To learn more about the Gatorade sideline program, the Gatorade
vending program and the Gatorade will to win program please contact Susan Wickizer at 423-517-8618.
Morley Candy Bar- TSSAA would like to encourage your school to sign up with Morley Candy and sell Frank Wycheck Bars at your athletic events and
school events. Morley Candy provides a unique opportunity to raise money for your school, the TSSAA Right Team and the Special Olympics. To learn
more about this unique opportunity, please contact Larry Price at 615-391-4004.
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DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION
ADMINISTRATOR - Paulette Moore
TSSAA is proud to recognize Ms. Paulette Moore, Athletic Director at Westside High School in Memphis, as its distinguished service honoree as an administrator.
Ms. Moore is a graduate of Hernando Central High School is Hernando, Mississippi, where she graduated in the top 10 percent of her class, served as President of the Student
Council, the basketball team, Science Club, and was a majorette.
Ms. Moore was graduated Magna Cum Laude from Alcorn State University in 1971 with a major in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. In 1974 she received
her Master's of Education degree from the University of Memphis in Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. She received her plus 45 from Mississippi State
University with a concentration in Adult Education and Community Programs.
From 1972 to 1975 Ms. Moore was elementary physical education instructor at Southaven Elementary School and served as President of the DeSoto County Teacher
Organization, as well as a part-time Adult Education Instructor for Northwest Junior College. From 1975-1997 she was a full-time instructor at Northwest Junior College and
worked in adult education at the DeSoto Center. From 1977 to 1981 she was an adult education instructor at the Shelby County Penal Farm and worked at the Shelby County
PAULETTE MOORE
Health Care Center for the Shelby County Board of Education. From 1981 she has been a teacher, girls' varsity basketball coach, track coach, administrative aid at Westside High School, as well as a Career
Ladder I Instructor.
Presently, Ms. Moore serves as physical science and biology teacher, Model Design Instructor, and Athletic Director (a position she has held for 16 years) at Westside High School. She also serves as
Mentor for New Teachers in the Memphis City Schools. She is an active member of the St. Stephen MBC in Memphis, where she serves as a Sunday School teacher in the Adult Department. She, also, is an
instructor in the local Christian Education Congresses and the National Baptist Congress of Christian Education, USA, Inc.
It is an honor to recognize Ms. Paulette Moore for the many years she has dedicated to education on many levels, and her many contributions to high school athletics in Tennessee.
OFFICIAL - Ken Mara
TSSAA is pleased to recognize one of the top-wrestling officials in the nation as well as the state of Tennessee in Ken Mara. Ken is a graduate of Notre Dame High School in
Chattanooga and the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He wrestled for four years at Notre Dame and won the state championship in 1968 as well as his team won the
team title that year. He wrestled for two years at UTC. He has been a TSSAA wrestling official since 1971 and has officiated in over 20 state wrestling championships. Ken has
also worked the NCAA Division I Championship eighteen times and he has been included as one of the top ten officials nationally seventeen times. He is a member of the
National Wrestling Officials Association. Ken has also officiated championship matches in the Big Ten, SEC, SEIWA, Southern and Mid-Atlantic conferences. When he has
time to get off the mat, he is an avid golfer. He is licensed as an insurance agent with the Department of Commerce and Insurance, member of the Nashville Association of
Insurance and Financial Advisors and a member of the National Society of Group Contract Analyst. He and his wife Cathy have been married for 32 years and have three
daughters and are expecting their first grandchild. TSSAA proudly salutes Ken Mara.
KEN MARA
COACH - Elaine Kirk
TSSAA is proud to recognize Elaine Kirk, volleyball coach at Eagleville High School, as its distinguished service honoree as a coach.
Elaine earned her B.S. degree in Biology, Health and Physical Education from Auburn University in 1966 and in 1984 she received her M.S. degree in Supervision and
Administration from Middle Tennessee State University. She began teaching physical education in Georgia in 1966 through 1969. She then moved to middle Tennessee and
continued her career teaching physical education and Physical Science. In 1979 through the present, Elaine has taught Biology, General Science, Remedial English and Math,
Wellness and Physical Education at Eagleville School.
Elaine began coaching volleyball at Eagleville in 1988 and has compiled a team record of 232 wins and 65 losses. Her volleyball teams have won the district championship
from 1996-2000, the region championship in 1999 and 2000, and the sub-state in 1997, 1999, and 2000. Her team participated in the TSSAA State Volleyball Tournament in
1997, were runners-up in the state in 1999, and were semi-finalists in 2000. Elaine was named the TACA Volleyball Coach of the Year in 1995, 1997, 1998 and 1999. She was
the assistant coach for the West Volleyball All-Star game in Knoxville in 2000.
Through the years, Elaine has coached girls track, sponsored student council, cheerleading sponsor, senior class sponsor and organizes field day for the high school and
elementary.
Elaine is married to Larry Kirk and they reside in Murfreesboro. They are both well-known supporters of Middle Tennessee State University’s athletic programs.
TSSAA is proud to honor Elaine Kirk for her dedication to high school athletics and education in Tennessee.
ELAINE KIRK
CONTRIBUTOR - Chuck Morris
TSSAA is proud to recognize Chuck Morris as its Distinguished Service Honoree as a contributor.
Chuck is a native of Savannah and graduated for Hardin County High School in 1985. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University with a B.S. degree in Mass
Communications in 1990. Chuck is currently the sports editor for The News Examiner in Gallatin. He has held this position since 1998. Previous to working in Gallatin, Chuck
was a sports reporter for The Tennessean in Nashville from 1990-96. He was also a reporter for the Williamson A.M. newspaper in Franklin from 1996-98.
Chuck has assisted the TSSAA for many years as the official scorekeeper at the baseball tournaments at the Spring Fling in Chattanooga. He also does the statistics and
scorekeeping at the basketball tournaments. This year he helped keep the statistics for all of the football championships at the BlueCross Bowl. His experience as a scorekeeper
goes well beyond the TSSAA. Chuck has been part of the MTSU football stat crew since 1996 and has also been the official scorekeeper for the Nashville Sounds baseball
team.
Chuck is engaged to Ms. Amy Thompson of Lebanon. They will marry on August 4 of this year. TSSAA is proud to honor Mr. Chuck Morris for his many contributions to
high school athletics.
CHUCK MORRIS
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A . F . B R I D G E S AWA R D S
2000
As part of the "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" program, TSSAA recognizes member schools that have made the effort to remind their
athletic family that there is a particular code of conduct, a particular level of expected behavior, and a way to act that is proper if
one wishes to be a part of an athletic contest, regardless of how they participate.
"JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" focuses on the foundation of what we hope all participants will do. Just do what you are supposed to
do in representing yourself, your family, your school and community.
Those schools that received no reported unsportsmanlike conduct incidents during the 1999-00 season have received a
certificate highlighting the "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" logo and this effort. We are specifically recognizing proper
sportsmanship at athletic contests, but we all understand that the athletic contests are a small part of our educational program.
DIVISIONAL AWARDS
Local officials associations have been asked to nominate schools that they service that have displayed this overall positive effort
to teach, expect, and demand a positive atmosphere of sportsmanship at their particular contests. Member schools have also
been asked to nominate individuals or schools for special recognition for going the extra mile to do what's right. Nominations
have also come from representatives of the Tennessee Obervers Program for Sports. The TOPS observers have shared the
positive efforts that have been recognized at athletic contests across our state.
From these nominees and the schools that have received no reported unsportsmanlike conduct during the previous school year,
27 schools have been selected to receive the A.F. Bridges Award at the divisional level. Three Class A, three Class AA, and three
Class AAA schools in each grand division have been recognized for a total of nine schools in each division and 27 schools overall.
These schools were presented "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" recognition banners at the regional meetings in each grand division of
our state during November, 2000.
STATE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
Of these 27 divisional recipients, one school in each class received Tennessee's top award for overall outstanding effort in its
division. These schools were presented the A.F. BRIDGES STATE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE. This is the highest award that can be
bestowed upon a school to honor its overall efforts to promote citizenship and sportsmanship at school, and at athletic contests.
ATHLETIC DISTRICT AWARDS
The A.F. Bridges Awards program has been expanded to include awards for School System Administrator of the Year, Principal of
the Year, Athletic Director of the Year, Female Coach of the Year, Male Coach of the Year, Official of the Year, and Contributor of
the Year. Recognition has been made in the above mentioned categories in each of the nine athletic districts in our state.
Nominations have been made by a Citizenship/Sportsmanship Committee in each athletic district and final selections were made
by a State Selection Committee.
The awards are named the A.F. BRIDGES AWARD in honor of the TSSAA's first executive secretary.
A.F. BRIDGES
A.F. Bridges was born in Athens, Louisiana on March 17, 1905. He attended school in Lincoln County, Tennessee and graduated
from Central High School in Fayetteville in 1922. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from Peabody College in Nashville. He began his
work as a teacher and coach at Peabody High School in Trenton, and after a number of years with the Milan, Henderson, and
Covington schools, he returned in 1936 as Superintendent of the Trenton schools. Soon after, he became the Superintendent of
the Covington City Schools. After three years in Covington, Mr. Bridges was named as the first fulltime Executive Secretary of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association and established
the first TSSAA state office in Trenton in 1946. Under the leadership of A. Foster Bridges, athletics
in the state of Tennessee reached a level of excellence and competence that earned the respect of
all people. Mr. Bridges brought national recognition to Tennessee in high school athletics, and
particularly in the field of girls' athletics and in the establishing of one of the most respected
training programs for officials in the nation.Mr. Bridges was a person of high principles who
displayed firmness and fairness, as well as the high ideals of ethics and integrity, as he and many
other school people established the foundation of TSSAA across our state. It is our sincere wish
that through honoring Mr. Bridges by naming this awards program after him, we will have the
opportunity to remind young people of the positive characteristics, not only of this gentleman, but
of athletics in general and participants specifically.
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WEST
TENNESSEE
MIDDLE
TENNESSEE
CLASS A
CLASS A
CLASS A
1. Bradford High School
1. Battle Ground Academy
1. Charleston High School
2. Bruceton High School
2. Cornersville High School
2. Cloudland High School
3. Huntingdon High School
3. Trousdale High School
3. Oneida High School
CLASS AA
CLASS AA
CLASS AA
4. Crockett County High School
4. Dekalb County High School
4. Anderson County High School
5. Memphis University High School
5. Loretto High School
5. Girls Preparatory School
6. Union City High School
6. Macon County High School
6. Sequatchie County High School
CLASS AAA
CLASS AAA
CLASS AAA
7. Hamilton High School
7. Cumberland County High School
7. Cleveland High School
8. Memphis East High School
8. John Overton High School
8. McCallie High School
9. Wooddale High School
9. Mt. Juliet High School
9. Sullivan South High School
State Awards of Excellence winners in bold.
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ATHLETIC DISTRICT 7
SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR
John Pipkin - Chester County Schools
PRINCIPAL OF THE YEAR
Jackie McGee - Bruceton High School
ATHLETIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Danny Day - McNairy Central High School
FEMALE COACH OF THE YEAR
Sandra Fitzgerald - JCM High School
MALE COACH OF THE YEAR
Larry Smalley - Middleton High School
OFFICIAL OF THE YEAR
Ernest Jones - Basketball
CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Dan Hughes - Radio 96.5
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 8
John Scott - Gibson County Schools
Chuck West - Dresden High School
Rick Sullivan - Haywood County High School
Peggie Mayfield - Dyersburg High School
Randy Frazier - Gleason High School
Bill Wheatley - Basketball and Softball
Jim Steel - Dyersburg News
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 9
Johnny Watson - Memphis City Schools
Bill Doss - ECS
Norman Todd - BTW High School
Sarah Smith - Whitehaven High School
Paul Cox - Collierville High School
Don Sutton - Football, Basketball, and Volleyball
Hayes Biggs - Packaging Specialties, Inc.
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ATHLETIC DISTRICT 4
Donnie Haley - White County Schools
Morris Rogers - Huntland High School
Dan Van Winkle - Cumberland County High School
Lynn Cannon - White County High School
Danny Bond - Dekalb County High School
Jody Hargis - Football, Basketball, Baseball, and Softball
Chapel Hill Lions Club
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 5
Scott Brunette - Metro Nashville Schools
Paul Decker - Hendersonville High School
Wayne Parker - Overton High School
Christie Brinkley - Beech High School
Clint Satterfield - Tousdale County High School
Rick Pearson - Football
Billy Jackson - White House High School
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 6
Jimmy Stack - Cheatham County Schools
Gary Hines (Retired) - Harpeth High School
Mike Tatum - Lewis County High School
Barbara Campbell - Brentwood High School
Bobby Sharp - Lewis County High School
Bill Malone - Football
Norm Jenks - Culleoka
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 1
Dr. Dan Russell - Johnson City Schools
Mike Reed - Morristown West High School
Richard Carroll - Sullivan North High School
Cindy Kelly - Greeneville High School
Herb Hawkes - Greeneville High School
Ralph Stout - Football and Basketball
Wayne Philips - Greeneville Sun
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 2
Bob Polston - Knox County Schools
Mike Asquith - South Doyle High School
Jim Helton - Oak Ridge High School
Ann Hamm - Bearden High School
Mark Humphrey - Maryville High School
Steve Pyatt - Football and Basketball
Don Story - Maryville
ATHLETIC DISTRICT 3
Robert Green - Meigs County Schools
Warren Hill - Chattanooga Central High School
Bill Cherry - McCallie
Susan Thurman - Red Bank High School
Tom Weathers - Red Bank High School
Carolyn Jackson - Volleyball
Louis Priddy - Chattanooga
A M E R I C A N G E N E R A L M R . F O O T B A L L AWA R D S
MR. FOOTBALL FINALISTS
1A Lineman
Steven Ross, CPA
Davie Smith, Boyd-Buchanan
Cooper Wallace, CPA
4A Lineman
Dierre Carter, Melrose
Alvin Fite, Hillsboro
Brian Qualls, Hardin County
Division II-AA Lineman
Taylor Bourgeois, Brentwood Academy
Moses Osemwegie, MBA
Ben Power, McCallie
3A Back
Ray Hightower, Marshall County
Willie Mobley, Milan
Darron White, Covington
Division II-A Back
Clint Dowdle, ECS
Cole Hoppe, Briarcrest
Nick Wilson, Knoxville Catholic
2A Lineman
Tremayne Garner, Alcoa
David Roncska, Loudon
Kevin Renfroe, Huntingdon
5A Lineman
Paul Monroe, Sevier County
Blake Morris, Bradley Central
Brett Trott, Oakland
1A Back
Adrian Jamison, Bruceton
Franklin Payne, USJ
Brandon Wells, Moore County
4A Back
Daniel Bullocks, Hixson
Kyle Dickerson, Memphis East
Matthew Stevenson, Melrose
Division II-AA Back
Penn Garvich, McCallie
Willie Idlette, Baylor
Ingle Martin, MBA
3A Lineman
Chase Brooks, Portland
Quentin Hodge, Milan
Ryan White, Marshall County
Division II-A Lineman
Rob Ashworth, BGA
Kevin Galloway, Notre Dame
Bryan White, Knoxville Webb
2A Back
Mario McElrath, Union City
Matthew Tant, Harpeth
Anthony Webster, Riverside
5A Back
Ralph King, Riverdale
Adrian Porter, Oak Ridge
Gerald Riggs, Red Bank
MR. FOOTBALL WINNERS
1A LINEMAN
STEVEN ROSS - Christ Presbyterian Academy (Head Coach: David Pack)
6-foot-5, 265-pound senior guard/defensive end and three-year starter for the Lions. He had 109 tackles, five sacks, two fumble
recoveries, and two forced fumbles this year. Named preseason All-State 1A. Was named preseason All-American outside lineman by
Super Prep. Was listed by CNNSI All-American Top 100. Was a Mr. Football finalist last year. During his junior year, Steven was an
All-State selection at offensive tackle by the Associated Press and an All-State selection by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association at
defensive tackle. During his three years as a starter he has a total of 217 tackles. He was runner-up for the Hugh O’Brian Leadership
Award as a sophomore. He currently has a 3.3 GPA and has won the National Science Olympiad Award for Biology.
STEVEN ROSS AND BRANDON WELLS
1A BACK
BRANDON WELLS - Moore County High School (Head Coach: Doug Price)
5-foot-11, 230-pound senior tailback/linebacker. A captain and four-year starter for the Raiders. He rushed for 2,114 yards and 25
touchdowns this season. For his career, he has carried the ball 1,195 times for over 8,200 yards and 107 touchdowns. He has been
named to the All-Region team every year he has played and the All-Midstate team twice. During his sophomore season Brandon was
named a finalist for the Mr. Football award. On defense, he had 93 tackles as a linebacker this season and 406 total for his career.
2A LINEMAN
DAVID RONCSKA - Loudon High School (Head Coach: Tim Daniels)
6-foot-1, 235-pound senior fullback/linebacker. A senior captain and three-year starter for the Redskins. He had 103 tackles and 14
sacks/tackles for a loss this season. As a fullback he rushed for 547 yards and nine touchdowns. He has been named to the All-County
and All-Region teams this season. He was named All-County, All-Region, All-East Tennessee, and Honorable Mention All-State in
1999. For his career, David has 297 tackles and 34 sacks/tackles for a loss. He currently has a 3.1 GPA.
DAVID RONCSKA AND MARIO MCELRATH
2A BACK
MARIO McELRATH - Union City High School (Head Coach: Randy Barnes)
6-foot-2, 215-pound junior running back and two-year starter for the Golden Tornadoes. Through 12 games this year he rushed for 1,593
yards and 27 touchdowns on 136 carries. He averages 11.8 yards per carry. He also has eight receptions for 134 yards and two
touchdowns. He was named the Class 2A Player of the Week by the Associated Press on week 8. For his career, Mario has rushed for
3,323 yards and 54 touchdowns and an average of 10.3 yards per carry. He holds school records for most touchdowns in a single season,
most points in a single season, and most rushing yards in a season. He was a first team TSWA All-State selection his sophomore season.
3A LINEMAN
CHASE BROOKS - Portland High School (Head Coach: Roger Perry)
6-foot, 205-pound fullback/linebacker. A senior captain and three-year starter for the Panthers. He had 101 tackles, four fumble
recoveries, three tackles for a loss, and one sack. On offense he had 38 carries for 309 yards and two touchdowns. Has been named to the
All Mid-State first team, All-Region, and All-County teams. Was a starter on both offense and defense in the 1999 Clinic Bowl and led
the team in tackles. Chase has been a member of FCA for four years and Future Business Leaders of America four two years. He is also
involved in coaching a youth football team in Portland.
CHASE BROOKS AND RAY HIGHTOWER
3A BACK
RAY HIGHTOWER - Marshall County High School (Head Coach: Mac McCurry)
6-foot, 193-pound running back/defensive back. A senior captain and four-year starter for the Tigers. He rushed for 1,548 yards on 167
carries for an average of 9.27 yards per carry. He also had 20 touchdowns on the season. On defense he had a total of 76 tackles. Was
named Associated Press Player of the Week and the Air Force ROTC 3A Player of the Week twice. For his career he has 2,592 rushing
yards on 321 carries for an average of over eight yards per carry. Ray is a member of Student Council, FCA, and has been an honor roll
student for four years.
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4A LINEMAN
ALVIN FITE - Hillsboro High School (Head Coach: Ron Aydelott)
6-foot-1, 220-pound fullback/linebacker. A senior captain and three-year starter for the Burros. He had 140 tackles, seven hurries, three
pass blocks, six fumble recoveries, and four forced fumbles this season. On offense he carried the ball 144 times for 1,108 yards and 10
touchdowns. He had over 2,500 yards rushing and 20 touchdowns for his career. He was named Region 5-4A MVP twice, Metro
Nashville Player of the Year, and to the All-State team twice. He has a 2.9 cumulative GPA and is currently on the Honor Roll and
Distinguished Scholars List. He is involved with volunteer work with the homeless, the Blood Drive, and is a member of FCA.
4A BACK
DANIEL BULLOCKS - Hixson High School
6-foot-1, 195-pound quarterback/defensive back. A senior captain and three-year starter for the Wildcats. He rushed for over 1,500 yards
and 21 touchdowns. He threw for over 600 yards and five touchdown passes this season. As a defensive back, Daniel had 60 tackles and
four interceptions. He has been named the Channel 3 Player of the Week. For his career he has rushed for over 3,600 yards and 53
touchdowns while throwing for 2,500 yards and 10 touchdowns. On defense he has career numbers of 70 tackles and four interceptions.
ALVIN FITE AND DANIEL BULLOCKS
5A LINEMAN
PAUL MONROE - Sevier County High School
6-foot-7, 315-pound offensive tackle. A senior and three-year starter for the Smoky Bears. He graded 80% as an offensive tackle and had
12 dominations in eight games. Was named to the All-Region team his junior and senior years as well as Associated Press Honorable
Mention All-State his junior year. Paul was also named All-Northeast and All-East Tennessee as a junior. He has a 3.24 GPA and has
signed a scholarship to play at the University of Tennessee.
PAUL MONROE AND GERALD RIGGS
5A BACK
GERALD RIGGS - Red Bank High School (Head Coach: Tom Weathers)
6-foot-1, 215-pound running back/linebacker. A junior and three-year starter for the Lions. Through 12 games he carried the ball 185
times for 1,812 yards and 26 touchdowns this season. He averaged 9.8 yards per carry. He also had 10 receptions for 221 yards and two
touchdowns. He scored a total of 180 points. On defense he 22 tackles for a loss, 11 sacks, caused seven fumbles and recovered four. In
1999 Gerald was named to the All-Region, All-City, and All-State teams.
DIVISION II-A LINEMAN
BRYAN WHITE - Webb School of Knoxville (Head Coach: David Meske)
6-foot-2, 235-pound offensive guard/linebacker and fullback. A senior captain and four-year starter for the Spartans. He had over 300
total tackles in his career. During his sophomore and junior years he was named to All-State, All-Knoxville, and All-East Tennessee
teams. This is the third consecutive year he has been a Mr. Football finalist. He is a member of Young Life, FCA, Spanish Club, and is a
Webb School ambassador. He has committed to play football on scholarship at the University of Virginia.
BRYAN WHITE AND CLINT DOWDLE
DIVISION II-A BACK
CLINT DOWDLE - Evangelical Christian School (Head Coach: Jim Heinz)
5-foot-11, 165-pound quarterback. He has played at five different defensive positions. A senior and three-year starter for the Eagles.
Rushed for 190 yards and five touchdowns. He completed 70 of 116 pass attempts for 1,278 yards and 16 touchdowns. Was a Mr.
Football finalist in 1999. He was named to All-Region and All-State teams his sophomore and junior seasons. He has also been named to
the Best of the Preps, All-City, and All-County teams. For his career he has 4,159 passing yards and 47 touchdowns. He has rushed for
789 yards and 11 touchdowns. Clint is an FCA officer, a member of Young Life, and an Honor Roll student with a 3.6 GPA.
DIVISION II-AA LINEMAN
MOSES OSEMWEGIE - Montgomery Bell Academy (Head Coach: Ricky Bowers)
6-foot, 205-pound fullback/linebacker. A senior captain and three-year starter for the Big Red. He recorded 96 tackles, 11 tackles for a
loss, and two sacks this season. He also has one fumble recovery, one interception, and one blocked kick. Was named defensive MVP
for the 2000 Division II-AA Clinic Bowl. On offense he rushed for 230 yards and two touchdowns. He has been named All-State and
All-Metro twice. Was named All-Midstate Linebacker for three years. In the past two years he has a total of 183 tackles, three sacks, and
two interceptions.
MOSES OSEMWEGIE AND INGLE MARTIN
DIVISION II-AA BACK
INGLE MARTIN - Montgomery Bell Academy (Head Coach: Ricky Bowers)
6-foot-3, 205-pound quarterback/defensive back. A senior captain and three-year starter for the Big Red. He carried the ball 131 times
for 998 yards and 12 touchdowns this season. He completed 57 of 124 pass attempts for 907 yards and six touchdowns. As a kicker he
made six of nine field goal attempts and was seven for seven on extra point attempts. He had 27 punts for 1019 yards and an average of
37 yards per kick. On defense he had 17 tackles and one interception. He was a “Prep-Star” pre-season All-American selection. He is
also one of fifteen finalists for the Dick Butkus National Player of the Year Award. He was the winner of the Division II-AA Mr.
Football Back Award last year.
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A
GENE BECK
UNDER THE LIGHTS
in the Knoxville area.
There has not been anyone in TSSAA history that has combined
this much time assigning officials with this number of sports.
TSSAA has lost a very loyal member of the athletic family. Our
sympathy goes out to he family and many friends of Mr. Jerry Glenn
of Knoxville.
The A. F. Bridges Awards program has been expanded to include
awards for School System Administrator of the Year, Principal of the
Year, Athletic Director of the Year, Female Coach of the Year, Male
Coach of the Year, and
Contributor of the Year. A Citizenship/Sportsmanship Committee
has made nominations in each athletic district and a State Selection
Committee has made the final selection.
Nine officials, one in each athletic district, have been recognized
this year:
District Name
1
Ralph Stout
2
Steve Pyatt
3
Caroyln Jackson
4
Jody Hargis
5
Rick Pearson
6
Bill Malone
7
Ernest Jones
8
Bill Wheatley
9
Don Sutton
City
Mountain City
Clinton
Chattanooga
Monteagle
Mt. Juliet
Columbia
Bolivar
Jackson
Memphis
This issue of the TSSAA News recognizes the officials who worked the
state championship series in volleyball, girls’ soccer and football.
2000 TSSAA STATE VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALS
TRI-CITIES - Brenda Evans, Chris Graybeal
CHATTANOOGA - Curtis Creighton, Mike Hawkins
KNOXVILLE - Denise Penzkofer
MEMPHIS - Betty Parks, Mickey Pitts
NASHVILLE - Tim King, David Ladd
COOKEVILLE - Carol Mayberry
Sport
Football & Basketball
Football & Basketball
Volleyball
Football, Basketball, Baseball & Softball
Football
Football
Basketball
Basketball & Softball
Football, Basketball & Volleyball
2000 TSSAA STATE GIRLS’ SOCCER OFFICALS
HIGHLAND RIM ASSOCIATION
Earl Patterson, Keith Hamilton, Bob Nichols, Jim Schiermeyer
MIDDLE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION
George Blank, Matt Ferrier, Eugene Platt
SOUTHEAST ASSOCIATION
Patrick Crossman, Rick Finger, Gene Schlereth, Dan Lawson,
Ken Carter, Haskell Swafford, Vann Sisemore
TENNESSEE VALLEY ASSOCIATION
John Smith, Susan Williamson, Mike Fitzpatrick, Chuck Wood
TRI-CITIES ASSOCIATION
Frank Denobriga, Jerry Cook, Steve Krein, Bill Fleenor
WEST TENNESSEE ASSOCATION
Andy Hill, Mike Pitoniak, Dave Smith, Jock Copeland
Their understanding of rules and mechanics is very important.
However, they have been recognized for loyalty and dedication to
educational athletics and for displaying high ideals in the area of
ethics, integrity, sportsmanship and citizenship.
This group of officials are outstanding role models for us and are
basically a who’s who in high school officiating. We encourage
their fellow officials to recognize this award and reflect upon the
purpose for which this award has been established.
In this issue of the TSSAA News, you will find an article on the A.
F. Bridges Awards Program for this year and the recipients
representing both the schools and the individual athletic districts.
SPECIAL NOTE
Recently, TSSAA lost a member of the athletic family who was
very unique in his contribution to high school athletics. Mr. Jerry
Glenn, longtime official and assigning officer, passed away at the
age of 65.
Mr. Glenn had been registered as an official for 43 years. Jerry
was remembered for his many years of service to high school
officiating in football and basketball; however, his contribution in
the assigning of officials to athletic contests was quite unique. Jerry
has served as assigning officer for football officials in the Knoxville
Football Officials Association and assigning officer for basketball in
the Knox South Basketball Officials Association for many years. He
recently took on the assigning officer’s position for wrestling in the
Knoxville area. He had also assigned baseball and softball officials
2000 TSSAA STATE FOOTBALL OFFICIALS
NORTHWEST TN ASSOCIATION
Harold Wheatley, Ronald Snider, Tommy Blow,
William Jelks, Rick Hammond, Phil Carr
NORTH CENTRAL TN ASSOCIATION
Julian Sampson, Rod Goodner, Allen Melton,
Mike Hammontree, Larry Humphrey, Steve Jones
REGION I ASSOCIATION
David Birkner, Doug Dillinger, Randy Hodge
Lynn Griffith, Howard Hinson, Jim Stoots
SOUTHEAST ASSOCIATION
Doug Renz, Leon Fuller, John Campbell,
Dwayne Ammons, Jim Cash, Steve Boggs
CLINCH VALLEY ASSOCIATION
Dan Friar, Jr., John Hunter, Ken Buchanan
Steve Long, Wayne Lawless, Don Abercrombie
KNOXVILLE ASSOCIATION
Don Hutcheson, Danny Huffaker, Vic Howard
Daryl Kizer, Jim Fox, Bobby Beal
MIDDLE TN ASSOCIATION
Wayne Clendenen, Casey Moreland, Steve Swift
Kurt Meyers, Drew Meyers, Billy Still
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THE OFFICIAL GAME BALL
FOR TSSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
TSSAA is very proud of these corporate sponsorships and the support
shown to high school athletics. Please help us recognize these manufacturers
as the Official Ball Sponsors of TSSAA.
As a reminder, please be aware that new ball contracts will go into effect
for the 2000-01, 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04 school years. The TSSAA
will continue with Rawlings in football, basketball, and baseball. Beginning
with the basketball tournament in 2001, the composite ball will be used.
The girl’s ball will be the EDG3WC285 and the boy’s ball will be the
EDG3WC. The football will be the ST5 and the baseball will be the raisedseam ball. Worth will continue to furnish softballs for the state tournament.
Tachikara will furnish the state volleyballs and the ball provided will be the
SVSWH. Brine will furnish the NCAA Championship game balls (BC105)
for the girl’s and boy’s state soccer championships.
TSSAA would like to congratulate and recognize the officials listed below for their years of service in officiating high school sports 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 10 and 15 year awards in this issue of
the NEWS. The recipients of the 25, 40, and 50 year awards were recognized in the fall issue, and the recipients of the 5 year awards will be in the spring issue.
OFFICIALS RECEIVING 10 YEAR AWARDS
APPLING, MURPHY
GERMANTOWN
BANKS, TYRONE
MEMPHIS
BAYLOR, DANNY S.
CHATTANOOGA
BEATY II, LARRY B
BRENTWOOD
BLAIR, CURT
LAKESITE
BLUM, AMOS E
MEMPHIS
BRADFORD, ERIC N.
WINCHESTER
BRATCHER JR, BOB
MEMPHIS
BRUMLEY JR, KING A,
MEMPHIS
BRUMLOW, DEWAYNE,
BRENTWOOD
BURNETT-WILSON, SHARON L MEMPHIS
CARMACK, EDWARD H .
ROGERSVILLE
CASH, JAMES E.
HIXSON
CHADWELL, JERRY E.
JACKSBORO
CLARK, MICHAEL S
FAYETTEVILLE
COLEMAN, MARK A.
MEMPHIS
CORUM, TERRY H.
ATHENS
DALTON, GARY S.
KNOXVILLE
DANCER, J LARRY
SELMER
DAVIS, MILES C.
SMYRNA
DAVIS, CHARLES M.
PULASKI
DOVER, LARRY D.
OLIVE BRANCH
FINNIE, REGINA H .
MEMPHIS
FISHER, SAMMY E.
DECATURVILLE
FLANAGAN, JEFFREY A.
HIXSON
FRYE, BRYAN K
TELLICO PLAINS
GALYON, MAX D
HARRIMAN
GARRETT, FENNY
CHURCH HILL
GARVICH, MICHAEL A.
CLEVELAND
GEREN, GREGORY L.
CLEVELAND
GOODNER, ROD
LEBANON
GRAY II, JAMES D.
SPARTA
GREENE JR, EDWARD L
CHATTANOOGA
GRINDSTAFF, BRAD A
ELIZABETHTON
GRINTER, FELICIA A
ANTIOCH
GRUZALSKI, GREG R
OAK RIDGE
HARDIN, MICHAEL A.
ELIZABETHTON
HAWKINS, GREGORY S
DANDRIDGE
HENSON, HOWARD
KINGSPORT
HITSON, C. ROBIN
FRIENDSVILLE
HIX, ERIC
COOKEVILLE
HOGSED, MICHAEL A
SODDY DAISY
HOUSER, BRADLEY D.
OLD HICKORY
HUDGINS, JIM
NASHVILLE
HUGHES, NEIL D.
MURFREESBORO
INMAN, JIM
COLLIERVILLE
ISENBERG, BUD
KINGSPORT
IVIE, FRED I.
DYER
JACKSON, CAROLYN C.
CHATTANOOGA
JACKSON, DAVID L
TULLAHOMA
JACKSON JR, HENRY F
MEMPHIS
JARRELL, GREGORY P.
HENDERSONVILLE
JELKS, WILLIAM W
PARIS
JENNINGS, JEFFREY G.
HERMITAGE
JETER, ANNETTE
MEMPHIS
JOHNSON JR, CARL H
JONESBORO
JONES, DAVID M
JOHNSON CITY
JONES, FARMER W
JACKSON
JONES, JUDY B.
HENDERSONVILLE
KENDALL, JERRY L
JOHNSON CITY
OFFICIALS RECEIVING 15 YEAR AWARDS
KESSLER, TED H.
KETCHUM, KIM
KIDWELL, JEFFREY L.
KIGGANS, DARRELL M.
KING, TIMOTHY S.
KNOX, ANTHONY D.
KOFFMAN, TIM
KRAUS, JOHNNY R .
LEDBETTER, GARY W
LOVE, BRIAN D.
LOVVORN, STEVEN D
LOY, MICHAEL E.
MARKING, JOHN TOM
MARTIN, JASON E
MCCLANAHAN JR, JAMES E
MELVIN, JOHN M.
MOORE, ROBERT L .
MOSLEY, MAVERICK E
MOTLEY, GERALD D
MYNATT, SHANE P
NYE, EUGENE
OGLE, ERIC
OGNIBENE, JOHN G
OSBORNE, LARRY E
PACK JR, CHARLES A
PALMER, WAYNE
PARRISH, PATRICIA E
PICKERING, MICHAEL T.
POWELL JR, JAMES L
PULLEY, RUSS
ROACH, JACK E
ROBERSON JR, HORACE R
ROBERTS, MICHAEL
SANFORD, PATRICK C
SCHILLING, RICHARD E.
SCHMITZ, DAVID J.
SEYFARTH SR
SIKES, LARRY D.
SMITH, DAVID C.
SMITHSON, JERRY T
SNYDER, RAY H
STUDSTILL, ALGER M.
THURMAN, JERRY
TODD, ALBERT M .
TROTTER, THOMAS F .
TROUTMAN, JEFFREY A.
VANDERGRIFT, RICHARD F.
WAGGONER JR, FRED L
WHITE, LANCE
WHITE JR, PHILLIP H
WHITEHEAD, TERRY L
WILKERSON, ANDREW A .
WILLIAMS, SCOTT D.
WOODS, BILL L
BOLIVAR
SUMMERTOWN
CLINTON
KNOXVILLE
NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE
MONUMENT
NASHVILLE
JAMESTOWN
CHAPEL HILL
SHELBYVILLE
STRAWBERRY PLAINS
ATOKA
MORRISTOWN
MEMPHIS
CLEVELAND
MARYVILLE
TULLAHOMA
CHATTANOOGA
KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE
BRENTWOOD
CLEVELAND
ANTIOCH
CHATTANOOGA
NORRIS
CROSS PLAINS
NASHVILLE
NASHVILLE
LAFOLLETTE
NASHVILLE
COLUMBIA
OLIVE BRANCH
SMYRNA
MARION
GLEN M. PORTLAND
CHATTANOOGA
CORDOVA
FRANKLIN
MILLINGTON
NASHVILLE
COLUMBIA
JACKSON
CHATTANOOGA
LAFOLLETTE
COVINGTON
MARYVILLE
BLUFF CITY
GALLATIN
KNOXVILLE
OOLTEWAH
CHATTANOOGA
WHITEVILLE
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ALTIERI, ANTHONY "GERRY"
BARNES, PAT
BECKER, FRANK V
BROCK, DEMPSEY J.
BROGAN, WALLACE F
BROWN, RANDY
CARTER, GERALD T .
CHAMBERS, RALPH E.
CHANDLER, TRAVIS
COWSERT, DAVID RAY
CROSS, TIMOTHY A
CRUMP, RICHARD W
CULBERSON, W L
DEARMITT, GENE
DILL, JIMMY W.
DRAPER, BARRY E.
EASTERLY, MARK C
FINCH, KELSEY T .
FITE, BARTON B .
FOGARTY JR, WILLIAM G.
FRANCE, GEORGE W
GARRETT II, CHARLIE A
GREEN, RICHARD E
HARBERT, MARK C
HARGIS, JOEL R
HEMPHILL, J RONALD
HODGE, RANDEL S .
HOOPER, RANDY R
HUGHES, MIKE E.
HUMPHREY, LARRY
JONES, DEBORAH W.
LAMB, LYNN
LAWRENCE, BILLY R.
LICHLYTER, JAMES M.
MARSHALL, JAMES E.
MATHEWS JR, ROBERT J
MCWHIRTER, RICHARD A.
MEYER, STEVEN E .
MIDGETT, LEE
MYNATT, KENNETH
NEELY, CATHERINE
NIPPER, DENNIS R AY
OWENS, LEONARD J
PENZKOFER, DENISE A
PERKINS SR, ANTONIO E
PETTUS, EARL
PHILLIPS, STEPHEN P.
POTTS, JERRY M
ROGERS, KENNETH L
SEALS, DOUG,
SMITH, JAMES W
STREET, STEPHEN M.
STROUD, SHANE
SULLIVAN, CHIP
SWANN, FLOYD DEAN
TAYLOR, DAN L
WHEATON, JOHN M
WHITAKER, CHAS GREG
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BARTLETT
DICKSON
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KNOXVILLE
HALLS
HENDERSONVILLE
OOLTEWAH
JONESBORO
CORDOVA
CHATTANOOGA
MEMPHIS
COLUMBIA
UNION CITY
CLARKSVILLE
NASHVILLE
GREENEVILLE
KNOXVILLE
MURFREESBORO
KNOXVILLE
JEFFERSON CITY
JACKSON
KNOXVILLE
COLLIERVILLE
COALMONT
MADISONVILLE
JOHNSON CITY
MARYVILLE
MEMPHIS
HENDERSONVILLE
HENDERSON
CLARKSVILLE
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KNOXVILLE
MEMPHIS
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LEXINGTON
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HARRIMAN
HIXSON
MURFREESBORO
MEMPHIS
KNOXVILLE
KNOXVILLE
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JACKSON
MURFREESBORO
MCMINNVILLE
NEW MARKET
LEBANON
JOHNSON CITY
PORTLAND
JOELTON
KNOXVILLE
FRANKLIN
ALGOOD
BRISTOL
KNOXVILLE
RONNIE CARTER
Three of My Most Memorable Student-Athletes
Continuing the story of our history …
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the runners (over 200) -- from the first runner for her team to not scoring.
Then came the climax to the scene. After getting up and falling numerous
times and almost completely exhausted, she gets to her knees the final
time and crawls across the finish line -- and why?
You know the answer to the Brentwood Academy runner and also to
what motivated a boy with one leg to try out for a difficult sport with so
many odds against him -- the drive to complete the task, to finish the job.
It's what we teach through activities. Those are two of my top highlights
of observing great student-athletes in great events.
hen you are fortunate to see as many state championship events
over as many years as I have, it is indeed risky to start singling
out particular athletes. You might say it's dangerous -- you're
going to leave someone out -- how can you do it? And yet, for me, it's
really easy. I will give you my two memorable accomplishments by
student-athletes in state tournament competition and the one I think had
the greatest impact on people.
The two athletic accomplishments in state tournament competition, for
me, occurred in the same year 1990-91. Many of you will not recognize
either. I don't even remember the name of one, which is a true picture of
what athletics are meant to be at our level. They come in two sports -wrestling and cross-country -- probably not what you expected, given our
great history in football and basketball.
The student-athlete in wrestling is Jeff Loyd who was the 103-lb. state
champion in 1991, but the story starts four years earlier. Jim Snider,
coach at Clarksville Northwest, called to ask me whether you could
wrestle with only one leg. Jeff, a freshman, had come out for wrestling.
He was born with only one leg with a foot-like extension at the other hip
joint. After finding out that it was not against the rules, the many questions
started to follow: 1) How do you wrestle on your feet? 2) How do you
condition for a sport that requires the ultimate in conditioning, etc.? The
answers to these and many others and what happens over the next four
years are all worthy of a story itself.
The end result was seeing Jeff win the 103-lb. State Championship his
senior year, do one of those "Ozzie Smith" flips starting on the one foot
and landing on it, and then jump into the arms of Coach Snider -- four
years after the first telephone call.
The second one occurred a few months earlier and I don't remember her
name. She was a cross-country runner from Brentwood Academy and it
was the State Championship. As the runners completed the three miles
and were headed up the last stretch to the finish line, she collapsed to the
ground and rolled to a sitting position, trying unsuccessfully to get up,
over and over, only to collapse each time with more and more runners
passing. Our trainers and security personnel came to her but she refused
aid and would not let anyone touch her (it would have disqualified her).
Now, all the runners are passing, including all six of her teammates.
Since only the top five will count in scoring, her finish will not count for
her team. Think about it -- she's gone from All-State (top 15) to the last of
THE GREATEST IMPACT PLAYER
You hear the term "impact player" all the time. I would not begin to
pick that player from all I've seen in the different sports over the many
years. I've seen future NFL, NBA, and Major League baseball players in
our championships.
I prefer to take the term in another direction -- how about the player that
had the greatest impact on people in a gymnasium or field? This player
affected people in a positive manner like none I have ever observed -players from both sides, crowds from both sides, media, etc. I never saw a
negative response to a call by officials. He always carried himself in the
greatest manner and people everywhere came to see him play.
There are many stories told about him. One team played a triangle and
two with the triangle on him and held him to 50. In one game, a player
who had guarded him for four quarters waited outside the locker room
following the game to get his autograph. His coach pulled him in the third
quarter one night because the game was already out of hand, only to have
the opposing fans create a scene behind his bench demanding that he put
him back in so they could watch him more -- those are strong. The player
was Tony Delk of Haywood County High School.
I have often wondered what made him so special, beyond his
unbelievable ability. There were other great players, but he was a cut
above. You could feel it in every gym where he played. I know it is
mostly him and the kind of family he had, but I also know that a coach
like Rick Sullivan and an administrator like Gordon Perry were a part of it.
That's also what we do -- make people better through relationships.
Three very special people!
Spring issue -- my two favorite championships
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GENE MENEES
I Just Don’t Understand
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score points, drive in runs, etc. because those players practice just as
hard and deserve to enjoy success just as the starters do. However, I do
not understand how a coach can keep his/her starters in to play the entire
game when the outcome of the game has been determined, and in some
cases has been determined fairly early in that game. I have seen football
coaches with their starters playing in the fourth quarter in a game, which
they are ahead by four or five touchdowns. I have seen basketball
coaches continue to play their starters and pressing in the fourth quarter
when their team is ahead by 30. I have seen baseball coaches continuing
to steal bases when they are ahead by 8 or 10 runs and it is apparent that
the game is over.
I have played, coached and watched a lot of games over the years and
I have seen one team lose every game. Losing is as much a part of high
school athletics as winning. It is all part of the educational experience.
The thing that should not be a part of high school athletics is to
intentionally embarrass or humiliate an opponent. I have also been
around long enough to see the saying be proven correct, “ what goes
around comes around”. Let us all try to keep high school sports in the
proper prospective, play hard, try to win every contest but always
respect your opponent, respect the families of those opponents and
respect the game itself.
here are a lot of things I do not understand in the world of
athletics. I do not understand how the Texas Rangers can sign ARod to a $252,000,000 contract. I do not understand how an NFL
player can be upset if he is fined $30,000 for spitting in an opponent’s
face. I do not understand why college basketball players shake and beat
themselves on the chest for simply hitting a lay-up or how football
players dance and tackle themselves in their own end zone for scoring a
touchdown. As Bear Bryant once said, when you score a touchdown
you should act like you have been there before.
I have told my wife on several occasions, the game has simply passed
me by and I am too old-fashioned. I now have come to the conclusion
that at the professional and college level, trash talking and athletes
drawing attention to themselves are here to stay.
I certainly hope those actions never are accepted at the high school
level. There is no place for those kinds of actions on high school fields
or in high school gymnasiums. I hope our rule’s committees continue to
address such actions and penalize those actions if they occur. As I said
earlier, there are a lot of things I do not understand and some of those
are at our level. The one thing I have never understood is how high
school coaches can purposely run the score up on an opponent. I
understand playing hard. I understand when a coach puts kids in the
game that do not get to play a lot, allowing those kids to play hard and
2001 SOCCER RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS
Tuesday, Jan. 15
Thursday, Jan. 18
Tuesday, Jan. 22
2000-2001 BASEBALL RULES MEETINGS
5:00 p.m. Knoxville, West High School
5:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School
5:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University
Sunday, January 13 9:00 a.m.
Lewisburg, Marshall County High School
Monday, January 14 2:00 p.m.
Cookeville, Cookeville High School
Thursday, January 18 6:30 p.m.
Memphis, Memphis University School
Saturday, January 20 9:00 a.m.
Jackson, Jackson Christian School
Sunday, January 21 3:00 p.m.
Nashville, Hunters Lane High School
Saturday, January 27 10:00 a.m.
Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School
Sunday, January 28 2:00 p.m.
Kingsport, Sullivan South High School
Monday, January 29 6:30 p.m.
Knoxville, Fulton High School
The TSSAA umpire’s camp will be held at University School of Jackson from January
28 - 31.
There will be umpires’ clinics in Lewisburg, Cookeville and Knoxville on the
dates and times listed above at those sites. At all umpires’ clinics there will
also be a rules meeting for coaches.
2000-2001 GOLF RULES MEETINGS
Monday, Jan. 22
Wednesday, Jan. 24
Thursday, Jan. 25
Monday, Jan. 29
Wednesday, Jan. 31
Thursday, Feb 1
Monday, Feb. 5
Wednesday, Feb. 7
5:30 P.M. Smithville, DeKalb County High School
5:30 P.M. Memphis, Board of Education
5:30 P.M. Jackson, Union University
5:30 P.M. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School
5:30 P.M. Kingsport, Sullivan South High School
5:30 P.M. Knoxville, Webb School of Knoxville
5:30 P.M. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School
5:30 P.M. Lewisburg, Marshall County High School
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One thing that has helped in coverage of sports other than basketball
and football has been the growing popularity and use of the internet.
There are numerous websites out there that are devoted to high school
athletics. If you haven’t already noticed, TSSAA has partnered with
iHigh.com. It is a network of state websites with stories, scores,
schedules, rosters, etc. There is usually a new story on anything ranging
from a record setting performance by an athlete to a coach reaching a
milestone victory. Stan Crawley writes a weekly high school column
that appears on this site during the school year. Before joining the
iHigh.com staff, Mr. Crawley covered prep sports for 30 years for The
Chattanooga Times.
If you look at the newspapers in the four largest cities in our state:
Nashville, Memphis, Knoxville, and Chattanooga, their efforts should be
applauded for the coverage they do, even if it is viewed as limited
coverage. In larger markets there is usually a greater demand for
coverage of major universities, professional sports, etc. . . Whereas, in
smaller markets, much more attention can be focused on local issues,
which is why you usually see more coverage of the local high school
teams in smaller markets.
The Chattanooga Times/Free Press is one of the newspapers that have
“beefed-up” their coverage of high school athletics. If you have ever
been to the Spring Fling in Chattanooga at the end of May for the spring
sports championships, you already know what I’m talking about.
During the school year, there is at least some coverage of high school
athletics six out of seven days in a week. During the football season,
they have a section called “Weekend Blitz” which has four pages of
coverage for college football and four pages devoted to high school
football. For the remainder of the school year they have a four-page
section every Friday called “Inside Preps.”
At the Union City Daily Messenger, local and prep coverage is still the
main focus. During the football season they put out a 12-page section
called “Sports Monday” which has stories statistics from the games
played by the three teams in Obion County, Fulton, KY, as well as
coverage on the University of Tennessee, the Titans, and other local
universities. Throughout the week they have polls, feature stories, and
previews for the upcoming games that weekend. They have recognized
the need to cover the Titans, UT, and other universities, but they realize
that the local news and sports is always first with their readers.
There may not always be the amount of coverage you would like to
see on your favorite high school team, or a lengthy Sports Illustratedtype feature story on the star volleyball player, but I think if you look
around, most of the media coverage for high school athletics has
improved in recent years.
he amount of coverage that high school sports receives by media
outlets, or the lack thereof, has been an issue of concern for many
people who are avid supporters of high school athletics.
In recent years, everyone across the state has witnessed the emergence
of the Tennessee Titans. How could you miss them? They made it to
the Super Bowl last year, the playoffs this year, and usually grace the
front page of sports sections across the state on a regular basis. Some
people even argue that they have a bigger following than the University
of Tennessee football team. I don’t know if that’s true, but one can
certainly make a legitimate argument.
Regardless of who is more popular, most people read about and/or
hear about the Tennessee Titans, Tennessee Vols, and other university
athletic programs throughout our state on a daily basis. And who would
have thought that an NHL team would have gained the popularity that it
has! The Nashville Predators haven’t caught on like the Titans, but it’s
safe to say that many people are hooked on hockey.
I am happy to see the success of professional sports in Tennessee, but
one question that was on my mind when these teams arrived in our great
state was, “What’s going to happen to the coverage of high school
athletics?”
Some people may say that there wasn’t enough coverage to begin
with. Whether that’s true or not, I argue that the coverage of high school
athletics has, if anything, improved since the arrival of the professional
teams in our state. Coverage by media outlets of high school athletics is
certainly evident during the state championships that are held at different
venues throughout the state each year. If you don’t believe me, take a
look at press row at the state basketball tournament in Murfreesboro. It
is almost always full. Additional tables are set up on the baseline to
accommodate the large number of members of the media.
During the first-ever BlueCross Bowl on the campus of MTSU, the
number of media in attendance at the games was phenomenal. The state
basketball tournaments and football championships are evidence enough
to prove the commitment of news outlets to report on high school
athletics.
I know that many people out there say, “Yes, but we don’t get enough
coverage during the regular season,” or “The smaller, less recognized
sports don’t get any coverage.” I agree to some extent. Usually you will
see more coverage for the sports of basketball and football, but if you
look, that is true no matter what level of participation you are talking
about. Basketball and football are two of the most, if not the most
popular sports in our country, and have been for a long time. So, it’s not
unusual to see fewer stories on volleyball, softball, tennis, and track &
field than you would sports such as basketball and football.
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team sports in high school, you only have 10 days of school
against school competition. The same summer restriction for
middle school teams was considered. After a lengthy discussion,
the committee took no action.
The Universal Cheerleading Association has begun conducting
Sectional Cheerleading competition for member middle schools.
They would like to conduct an event in Middle, East, and West
Tennessee provided there is enough interest. Sectional
Championships were held in Middle Tennessee on November 4th
and in West Tennessee on December 2nd. East Tennessee
member schools interested in a sectional competition for their
cheerleading squad should contact Trina Melton at the state
office. The committee endorsed the way in which these
championships are being conducted.
As a part of the TSSAA Sports Calendar, the Legislative
Council added the following Bylaw:
Preseason scrimmages with other schools are not permitted
until both schools have practiced a minimum of three days.
This applies to all sports and requires three days of practice
from the beginning practice date in each sport.
The committee decided to recommend to the Legislative
Council that our middle schools follow the same rule. The
academic rule proposal submitted by several West Tennessee
schools was reconsidered. Those member schools requested that
a statement be added which would read as follows:
Students who are socially promoted to the next higher
grade may become eligible the 2nd semester by passing 75%
of their required course work the first semester.
After much discussion, this proposal was denied again. The
committee approved a request from Middle Tennessee which
would allow northern and southern area schools to combine their
basketball tournament and have one large sectional tournament
beginning with the 2001-2002 school year. Principals in Middle
Tennessee will meet and decide the format and how schools will
be classified for the tournament.
he Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association held its
first meeting of the new school year on November 15,
2000. The meeting was held at the TSSAA building in
Hermitage. All committee members were present.
Committee members reviewed the current membership. To
date, we have twenty new member schools this year. Due to the
increased number of schools in the association, it became
necessary for the committee to restructure many of our Areas and
Sections. The majority of the growth the last two years has been
in the Eastern part of the state. Therefore, the Areas and Sections
in East Tennessee were totally restructured.
Sportsmanship was a major item on the middle school agenda.
The committee would like to remind our school personnel of the
emphasis the TSSAA Board of Control has placed on our overall
sportsmanship program. TSSAA Bylaws state that all games
shall be properly supervised to ensure sportsmanlike contests.
The host school shall be responsible for providing sufficient
security to ensure orderly conduct on the part of all spectators.
Member schools are responsible for the conduct of their own fans
and students at every athletic contest, regardless of where it may
be held.
Coaches, players, and fans are expected to conduct themselves
in a positive, sportsmanlike manner at all times. One major
concern of the committee was the increasing number of middle
school coaches being ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Discussion centered around whether or not we need to assess a
fine to the school if a coach is ejected for unsportsmanlike
behavior. After much discussion, the committee decided to poll
our member schools and get their input as to whether or not we
should start assessing a fine to schools which have coach
ejections.
The committee took a look at the TMSAA calendar and the
summer restrictions. It was brought to the attention of the
committee that we could possibly have some member school
basketball teams playing as many as 35 games in the summer. In
2000-2001 TRACK RULES MEETINGS
2000-2001 SOFTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS
Monday, Jan. 22
Wednesday, Jan. 24
Thursday, Jan. 25
Monday, Jan. 29
Wednesday, Jan. 31
Thursday, Feb 1
Monday, Feb. 5
Wednesday, Feb. 7
Monday, Jan. 22
Wednesday, Jan. 24
Thursday, Jan. 25
Monday, Jan. 29
Wednesday, Jan. 31
Thursday, Feb. 1
Monday, Feb. 5
7:00 P.M. Smithville, DeKalb County High School
7:00 P.M. Kingsport, Sullivan South High School
7:00 P.M. Knoxville, Northwest Middle School
7:00 P.M. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School
7:00 P.M. Memphis, Board of Education
7:00 P.M. Jackson, Union University
7:00 P.M. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School
7:00 P.M. Lewisburg, Marshall County High School
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7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Nashville, Hunters Lane High School
Memphis, Board of Education
Jackson, Union University
Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School
Kingsport, Sullivan South High School
Knoxville, Webb School of Knoxville
Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School
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NATIONAL FEDERATION HIGH SCHOOL COACHES EDUCATION PROGRAM
DATE
DAY
COURSE NAME
LOCATION
COST: $185.00 - for participants who take the courses
and do not want college credit. *$410.00 - for participants
who take the courses and desire two hours of
undergraduate credit or three hours of graduate credit.
*Includes a $25.00 first-time registration fee into LMU.
FEB 24, 25
SAT, SUN
Coaching Principles;
Sport First Aid
Boyd-Buchanan High School
Chattanooga
CLASS SIZE: Minimum class size of 30 participants.
Maximum class size of 35 participants.
MAR 8, 9, 10
THU, FRI, SAT
Sport First Aid
Sports Com,
Murfreesboro
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: One month prior to
class. Anyone who signs up late will have to pay an
additional $50.00 late registration fee.
MAR 15, 16, 17
THU, FRI, SAT
Sport First Aid
Sports Com,
Murfreesboro
Coaching for Character &
Citizenship Through Sports;
Drugs & Sports
Baptist Hospital
Nashville
Sport First Aid
University School of Jackson
Jackson
NFHS COURSES
APR 16, 17
APR 28, 29
MON, TUE
SAT, SUN
Participants October 14-15, 2000
Lynn Aaron
Jason Adams
Alcoa High School
Joyce Bates
New Center School
Clifton Boone, Jr.
Sequoyah High School
James Brady
Knoxville Halls High School
Chuck Commerton
Sullivan East High School
Buffie Croft
Fulton High School
Marc Davis
McMinn Central High School
Melissa Dean
Mt. Juliet Christian Academy
Ed Duffee
Clarksville High School
Jeffrey Foster
Anderson County High School
Debbie Glass
Richard Green
Lincoln Heights Elementary School
Brad Hall
Morristown East High School
Josh Henderlight
Knoxville Halls High School
Jana Hillard
Trula Lawson Early Childhood Center
Cory Johnson
Morristown West High School
Kevin Kiser
Sequoyah High School
Rick McClain
White County High School
Tracy Miller
Kelly Peterson
Sevier County High School
Tom Prosser
McMinn Central High School
Jose Salinas
Harpeth High School
Sam Short
Smyrna High School
Kayron Smith
Hendersonville High School
Robert Smith
Scherry Snow
Kingston High School
Jeff Sweeney
Lenoir City High School
Nancy Tyler
Snowden Middle School
Brian White
Morris Woodring
Johnson County High School
Participants November 8th - 9th, 2000
Timothy Belote
Cordova High School
Clare Boggess
Briarcrest Christian School
Thomas Clifton
Millington Central High School
Bill Corum
Harding Academy
Debbie Crawford
Harding Academy
Linda DeBerry
Dyersburg High School
David Dotson
Bolton High School
Allison Eads
Grundy County High School
Terry Forshee
Tennessee Christian Academy
Jared Foust
Crockett County High School
Cindy Fowler
Harding Academy
Doug French
Roni Gerlach
Matthew Hagan
Giles County High School
David Holcom
Warren County High School
Sheri Jackson
Adamsville High School
Wes Johnson
Adamsville High School
Jodi Loynes
University School of Jackson
Bruce Marshall
Millington Central High School
Troy Martin
Gallatin High School
Kenny McCain
Brighton High School
Jr. Medley
F.C. Boyd Christian High School
Deena Myatt
Brentwood High School
Terry Neudecker
Andrew Nutt
Harding Academy
Eric Owen
Gleason School
Mickey Pitts
St. Mary's Episcopal School
Willie Raby
Germantown High School
Ron Sisson
Harding Academy
Brad Smith
Covington High School
Margo Vernum
Bailey Waits
Stacy Ward
Collinwood High School
Greg Williamson
Clarksville Academy
Karla Wright
Northfield Elementary School
SCHEDULE OF CLASSES AND REGISTRATION
INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND AT www.TSSAA.org
CONTACT PERSON: Bernard Childress
TSSAA
3333 Lebanon Road
Hermitage, TN 37076
(615) 889-6740
Participants December 1-2, 2000
Gigi Bagoly
Martin Luther King Magnet School
Heather Cushman Baird Kirkpatrick Elementary School
Joel Butts
Donelson Christian Academy
Larry Neal Clements Hermitage Springs High School
Johnny Cox
McNairy Central High School
Phillip Davidson
Father Ryan High School
Dulcenia Spencer Davis Harris Middle School
Terry Davis
Moore County High School
Gregg Dennison
Cookeville High School
Kimberly Douglas
Cordova High School
Carlita Elder
Oakland High School
Anthony Flatt
E.O. Coffman Middle School
Sandra Franklin
Franklin Road Academy
Ray Frost
Eagleville School
Willie Gallahar
Harriman High School
Rodney Steven Gurley Pearl Cohn High School
Greg Harper
Gallatin High School
Steve Hickman
McNairy Central High School
Larry Holland
Red Boiling Springs High School
Patricia Hughes
Jill Mara Izikoff
Kirkpatrick Elementary School
Linda Faye Keller
Robbie McKenzie
Henry Mensah
Hillsboro High School
Tim Morgan
Sycamore High School
Susie Owen
Westmeade Elementary School
Amy Patterson
Kirkpatrict Elementary School
Nick Patterson
Riverdale High School
Charley Pruitt
Dickson County High School
Jeff Schiding
Knoxville Catholic High School
Wendy Tarver
Cookeville High School
David Taylor
Riverdale High School
Patrick Thornton
Franklin County High School
Randall Woodard
Springfield High School
Shawn Woodcock
Northwest High School
Karla Wright
Northfield Elementary School
Brenda Zbozien
Dickson County High School
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
OFFICIAL NOTICES
Rules violations by member schools and sanctions imposed. All activities varsity level unless otherwise specified.
SCHOOL
SPORT
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DISCIPLINARY ACTION
Anderson County
Volleyball
Playing ineligible players.
School self-reported.School fined $150. Matches forfeited.
Big Sandy
Boys and Girls Basketball
Violation of practice rule.
School initiated disciplinary action: No scrimmage games
permitted in basketball programs during 00-01. No open gym
for remainder of 00-01 in baketball, baseball and softball. No
off-season practice during 00-01. TSSAA placed athletic
program on probation for one year.
Central of McMinn County
Girls Golf
Playing ineligible player in golf match.
School self-reported.School fined $150.
Christ Presbyterian
Boys Golf
Violation of playing rules, Article III, Section 4
School fined $50. During 2001 golf season, boys golf program will be
permitted only 13 dates for golf matches.
Clinton
Boys Basketball
Violation of coaching independent team during offseason practice.
School self-reported. Boys basketball program not permitted to
have any open facilities in basketball, nor gym open for boys
basketball program prior to 11/1/2000. No off-season practice
permitted during the 2000-2001 school year. Coaches cannot be
involved in any independent team in the off-season that involves
student-athletes in Clinton basketball program.
Cocke County
Football
Players left bench during altercation and came
onto field.
School fined $250. School suspended two players from next contest
and dismissed two players from team.
Columbia Academy
Football
Player came from bench onto field during
altercation.
School fined $250. Player suspended next contest.
Craigmont
Girls Soccer
Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.
School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend
game under suspension. Appeal granted- fine dropped.
Franklin County
Girls Soccer
School’s decision to suspend next game. School fined $250. Coach
not allowed to attend game under suspension.
Hillcrest
Football
Playing ineligible player in three games.
School self-reported.Games forfeited. School fined $150.
Jackson County
Volleyball (JV)
Playing ineligible player in three games.
Montgomery Bell Academy
Football (JV)
Ass’t coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Red Bank
Football
Sequoyah
Softball
Violation of practice rules.
School self-reported. In 2001 season, pitchers and catchers may
not begin throwing under supervision until 2/15. Softball
program may not participate in scrimmages or practices with
other teams until 3/12/01. School may not have any open
facilities in softball until 1/1/02.
South Pittsburg
Football
Playing ineligible player in two games.
School self-reported.School fined $100. Games forfeited.
St. Benedict
Softball
Violation of dead period.
Dead period for all sports extended an extra week.
Trezevant
Football
Playing ineligible player in four games.
School self-reported.School fined $250. Games forfeited.
West High
Football
Playing ineligible player in one game.
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LOOKING BACK
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As we enter the 21st Century, the TSSAA is celebrating it’s 75th Anniversary. Throughout the year, we will do many things in
looking back at the rich history of high school athletics in the state of Tennessee since the organization was formed back in 1925.
On the website and in the TSSAA News, we will look back at the following: Greatest Team Championships, Greatest Dynasties,
and Greatest Individual Performances. This is information that has been gathered by staff members through records and
submissions by people from all across the state. Of course, there will be many teams and performances that deserve to be listed
but are not. If there are any performances in the categories listed above, please feel free to submit them by sending an e-mail to:
mgillespie@tssaa.org
In this issue, we will look at some of the greatest team championships in the associations 75-year history.
The Great Teams
and Chris Freeman, all of which
played at the University of Tennessee.
Todd Helton currently plays for the
Colorado Rockies and Bubba
Trammell is with the New York Mets.
Houston High School Soccer During 1999, after winning the Class
AAA soccer championship, they were
named the first place team in the
nation in a poll conducted by the
National Soccer Coaches Association Knoxville Central‘s
of America in conjunction with Todd Helton
Adidas. Houston High finished the starred at UT and
season with a 25-1-1 record. The is currently a
Mustangs led the voting with 96 Colorado Rocky.
points followed by Clarke Central
High School of Athens, Georgia with 94 points.
The 1999 Kingston golf team became the smallest public
school ever to win a state championship in the 68 year
history of the event. In doing so, they pulled off one of the
The 1963 Grundy County football team, coached by Ed
Cantrell and assistant Hollie Brown, posted the best record
in the program's history to date (10-1). They won their first
five games before their only defeat, which came at the hands
of South Pittsburg by a score of 33-7. The last five games
were victories, including a 14-7 win over Macon County in
the Industrial Bowl.
Tennessee High won back-to-back state football
championships in 1971-72 under coach John Cropp. They
defeated Covington 52-0 to win their first state title in '71.
The following year, they defeated Chattanooga Baylor by a
score of 39-6 for their second title.
In 2000, the Oakland baseball team became the first team
in state history to win back-to-back Class AAA state
championships. They finished the season with a record of 403, setting the school record for wins. Jason Sharber (10-1,
0.89 ERA), John Williams (11-0, 0.55 ERA), and Patrick
Hicklen (9-0, 1.45 ERA) formed a deep staff. Jeremy Slayden
hit .407 with 12 home runs and 59 RBI, (school record).
Tennessee's 1999 Class AAA Girls State Soccer
Champions, the Germantown High School Red Devils,
were named the first place team in the nation in a poll
conducted by the National Soccer Coaches Association of
America in conjunction with Adidas. They finished the
season with a 25-0-0 record.
The 1999-2000 Bradford Lady Red Devils finished the
season undefeated for the first time. They finished the
season with a record of 36-0 after defeating Wayne County
by a score of 57-55 for the Class A state title.
In the 1996 state tournament Boyd-Buchanan defeated
Trenton Peabody, the number one team in the state, by one
point in the semifinals. In the finals, they went on to defeat
the number two team in the state, Perry County, by one
point. They finished the year 30-2.
Knoxville Central won the Class AAA baseball
championship in 1990 and finished the season with a perfect
record of 31-0. Eleven members of the team went on to play
college baseball including Todd Helton, Bubba Trammell,
The 1999 Kingston golf team.
greatest upsets in TSSAA championship history for any sport.
Marshall County, the two time defending champion had
won 179 consecutive matches and were led by four seniors
that had never tasted defeat in their high school career.
Marshall County destroyed the Old Fort golf course team
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score was 28-20.
They completed the regular season
by defeating previously undefeated
Maryville by a score of 33-8. The
outscored their opponents 375-49
during the regular season and 518-91
by the end of the playoffs. Leroy
Thompson and Joe Fishback both
went on to play collegiate and
professional football. Thompson, the Austin East’s
MVP of the championship game and Leroy Thompson
the Class AA Mr. Football Award played collegiate
winner, went on to play at Penn State and pro football.
University. His NFL career would last
throughout most of the ‘90’s as he spent time in the
backfield with the Pittsburgh Steelers, New England
Patriots, Kansas City Chiefs, and Green Bay Packers.
Fishback was a standout for the Dallas Cowboys from 19911994. After that, he went on to play for the Jacksonville
Jaguars. Thompson was an integral part of that state
championship. He also sank the final free throws to seal
their basketball state championship and ran the fastest 100
meters in the state to help Austin-East win the track state
championship as well, all in 1986-87.
Germantown High School Baseball. The 1995 Team was
ranked #1 by USA Today,Collegiate Baseball and the
National High School Baseball Coaches Association,all
three of the major polls. The Red Devils were 38-0 in
winning the Class AAA State Championship and the Upper
Deck Classic, known as the best high school tournament in
America. Two players were recognized as All-Americans:
Jay Hood, ss and Chris Lotterhos, 2b. Coach Phil Clark was
recognized as the national high school coach of the year.
record by shooting a 601, 23 strokes better than the previous
course record set by the 1993 Goodpasture team. Kingston,
however, with four juniors on the team did better than that -Kingston shot a course record 598 and not only defeated a
great Marshall County team, but won the state championship
and posted the 7th lowest team score in the history of the
state golf championships.
The 1986 Austin-East football team, coached by Sam
Anderson, capped off the perfect 15-0 season by defeating
Brentwood Academy in the 1986 AA championship game.
Austin-East led 28-0 at the half. The final of those 4
touchdowns occured as A-E held Brentwood Academy at the
goal line and then forced a fumble at the 2 yard line which
Von Reeves (eventual University of Tennessee standout
Tight End) returned 98 yards for the touchdown. The final
The 1995 Germantown Baseball team were recognized as concensus high school national champions.
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LOOKING BACK
GILL GIDEON
Gill Gideon is the second person to serve as full-time
executive secretary of the TSSAA. He held the position from
1972 until his retirement in 1986. Gideon first joined the
TSSAA as an assistant executive secretary in 1966 after
seventeen years of teaching, coaching, officiating and
administrative work on the high school level. During his
tenure as executive secretary, Gideon brought national
recognition to Tennessee when he served as president of the
National Federation of State High School Associations for the
1981-1982 academic year. He also served on the prestigious
National Federation Basketball Rules Committee, National
Federation Track and Field Rules Committee, and the
Advisory Committee of the National Federation
Student Protection Trust. He is
past chairman of the Basketball
Officials Manual and eighteen year
member of both the National
Federation Football Equipment
Committee and Football Rules
Committee.
As Executive Director of TSSAA
Mr. Gideon was instrumental in the
enhancement and growth of female
athletics in the state of Tennessee.
The sports of girls’ volleyball, girls’
Mr. Gill Gideon,
cross country, girls’ track, girls’ golf,
second executive
girls’ pentathlon, and girls’ softball
secretary of TSSAA.
were all started during his time as
Executive Director.
Gideon started his career in interscholastic athletics at
Lexington High School, where he coached football and both
boys’ and girls’ basketball. He led three boys’ squads and
one girls’ squad to the state tournament. In 1962 Gideon
moved into an administrative position at Tigrett Junior High in
Jackson, Tennessee, and just prior to joining the TSSAA staff
served one year as principal at Alexander School in Jackson.
He worked as a TSSAA official in basketball, football,
baseball, and track. He even officiated at two basketball state
tournaments in 1963 and 1964.
Mr. Gideon was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in
1986. He was inducted into the Tennessee Sports Hall of
Fame in 1997.
Married to the former Sara Gill of Jackson, Gideon was born
in Tennessee. They have two sons, Bob and Steve. He
graduated from Whiteville High School and earned his B.S.
degree from Union University where he lettered in football,
basketball, and baseball. The World War II veteran also
received a master’s degree from Peabody College in Nashville
in 1952. Gideon, who retired to Vero Beach, Florida, in 1986
worked part-time for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
TSSAA DURING GILL GIDEON’S CAREER
1972 - Named second TSSAA Executive Secretary
1973 - TSSAA holds its first Boys’ State Basketball Tournament under
the new classification system at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.
Gallatin beats Kingsport-Dobyns Bennett 47-44 to claim the Class L state
championship, and Collierville edges Trenton Peabody 64-63 to win the
Class S crown.
1973 - The first Girls’ State Basketball Tournament under the new
classification system is held at Middle Tennessee State University.
Bradley Central wins the Class L title with a 45-43 decision over Warren
County, and Jackson County defeats Woodbury 43-30 to capture the
Class S championship.
1974 - Nashville Overton High School is the site of TSSAA’s first
annual Girls’ State Track Meet. Manchester High captures the title,
edging out Nashville North 22-18, and Brentwood Academy’s Cathy
Cooke shocks all spectators and gains national attention when she sets a
national record in the mile run with a time of 5:09.3.
1975 - The Board of Control expands its present basketball
classification system to include a third class. Schools now compete in A,
AA, and AAA.
1975 - Don Fairborn of Montgomery Bell Academy directs the first Girls’
State Golf Tournament at Harpeth Hills Golf Course in Nashville.
Charlotte Grant of Girls Preparatory School leads her team to the title
while winning individual honors.
1975 - Margaret Groos of Nashville Harpeth Hall leads her team to the
first TSSAA Girls’ Cross Country state championship by winning the
individual title in a time of 8:31. Harpeth Hall will win the next three cross
country state titles.
1976 - The first Girls’ State Basketball Tournament under the new
classification system is staged at Middle Tennessee State University.
Bradley Central (Class AAA), Marshall County (Class AA), and Memphis
Trezevant (Class A) capture state titles.
1976 - The first Boys’ State Basketball Tournament under the new
classification system is played at Middle Tennessee State University.
McGavock (Class AAA), Humboldt (Class AA), and Perry County (Class
A) claim state championships.
1976 - Chattanooga Kirkman High School defeats Daniel Boone to win
the first annual TSSAA Girls’ Volleyball Tournament. Kirkman High is to
win an unprecedented five straight state titles.
1977 - TSSAA adopts a district playoff plan which allows sixteen teams
to enter the state football playoffs in each class.
1978 - Ronnie Carter of Nashville Overton High School replaces
Johnny Miller as assistant executive secretary. Miller leaves the TSSAA
to become athletic director at Austin Peay State University.
1979 - Gill Gideon’s title of executive secretary is changed to executive
director.
1979 - The first TSSAA State Softball Tournament is held at three
different locations throughout the state. Richland (Class A), Giles County
(Class AA), and Chattanooga East Ridge (Class AAA) all win state
crowns.
1981 - Gill Gideon is elected President of the National Federation of
State High School Associations for the 1981 - 1982 school year.
1982 - The Clinic Bowl is named the host of TSSAA’s State Football
Championships.
1982 - The Clinic Bowl Hosts the TSSAA State Championship football
games at Dudley Field on the Vanderbilt University campus in Nashville.
Memphis Catholic (Class A), Brentwood Academy (Class AA), and
Lincoln County (Class AAA) win state championships.
1985 - TSSAA football playoffs kick-off with a record 96 teams
competing. Thirty-two schools in each class vie for the state crown.
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S T E P H E N B A R G AT Z E
The Right Team Update
Lots of exciting things going on with the
RIGHT TEAM. First would be the hiring of
Matt Grover, from West Virginia. Matt will be
taking Toi Walton’s place. Matt may not have
the looks Toi brought to the office everyday, but
we are looking forward to his assistance to what the Right Team does.
In case you have been wondering just what we do, so far this year
Stephen has done around 86 programs in schools across the state.
Including our state, he has now traveled, spreading his magic with a
message, to five other states.
When is comes to the money situation, TSSAA, has acquired some
funding for the Right Team with the following organizations: Baptist
Hospital, The Memorial Foundation, and Tennessee’s Department of
Health.
Hopefully you will run into the Right Team out there in schools and if
so, feel free to help Stephen with his search as to the meaning of life’s
simple questions:
Why do we say something is out of whack?
What is a Whack?
Why do “slow down” and “slow up” mean the same thing?
Why do “fat chance” and “slim chance” mean the same thing?
Why do people sing ”Take me out to the ball game”once they are
already there?
Why do we say “after dark” when it is really “after light”? Doesn’t
“expecting the unexpected” really make the unexpected expected?
How come abbreviated is such a long word?
T R I N A M E LT O N
Cheer Coaches Conference
This past April, the Tennessee Cheer Coaches
Conference was held in conjunction with the
American Association of Cheerleading Coaches
and Advisors (AACCA) national convention at
the Opryland Hotel in Nashville. It was a great
convention and Tennessee was well represented
with cheerleading coaches from across the state. It was an opportunity
for coaches to sit with other cheerleading coaches from across the
United States to share ideas and learn what is happening with
cheerleading in other states.
There was an awards luncheon at the convention where four
individuals from Tennessee were honored. Each year principals are
encouraged to nominate a cheerleading coach from their school for
years of service, dedication, and hard work. These cheerleading
coaches are voted on by a secret committee.
There was an East, Middle, and West Tennessee
Coach of the Year honored. The East Tennessee
Coach of the Year is Carolyn Gibbons of
Volunteer High School in Church Hill. She has
coached cheerleading for the past 13 years. Her
coaching method is hands on since she actively
CAROLYN GIBBONS
participates in spotting and instructing when her
squad is learning new stunts. In addition to Carolyn’s commitment to
the safety and skills of her squad, she is dedicated
to presenting her squad in a positive manner. She
was chosen because of her leadership, dedication,
commitment to school pride, and good
sportsmanship.
Middle Tennessee’s Coach of the Year is
Angela McCarthy from Harpeth High School in
Kingston Springs where she has coached
ANGELA MCCARTHY
cheerleading for 12 years. In addition to coaching cheerleaders, she
also supervises activities of support for all school sports teams and
organizations. She is constantly staying well educated in the
cheerleading field by attending cheerleading rules meetings, state and
national coaches’ conferences on an annual basis. Angela was
nominated because of her dedication, leadership and enthusiasm.
Marianne Rainey of Collierville High School in Collierville is West
Tennessee’s Coach of the Year. She has been
coaching cheerleading for the past 12 years.
Marianne’s primary ingredients for a successful
program are character, academic success, genuine
school spirit and leadership. She produces all pep
rallies at the school and does an outstanding job
of getting all students involved, while promoting
school spirit and sportsmanship. Marianne has MARIANNE RAINEY
been selected because of her dedication, success and accomplishments.
It is with great honor that TSSAA congratulates and recognizes these
coaches for their dedication and contributions to high school education
and athletics.
The Tennessee Cheer Coaches Association recognized an
Administrator of the Year at the awards luncheon. This person is
nominated by cheerleading coaches across the state. Merrol Hyde,
Superintendent of Schools in the Sumner County School System
received the award for establishing positive guidelines for the selection
of cheerleaders at all levels in the county. To further enhance the
continuity of cheerleading, he invited all coaches to attend
cheerleading meetings in order to gather information regarding
procedures, ideas, and concerns encountered with the present system.
Merrol was chosen for this award because of his support and
enthusiasm to his community and to cheerleading throughout the
county.
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2001 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT INFORMATION
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We want to thank you for your support of high school basketball and the TSSAA State Basketball
Tournaments. We are again combining the Division II Tournament with the Division I Tournament so that
there will be four classifications in this year’s tournament. Only four teams will be qualifying for the
Ath
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Division II Tournament while eight will be qualifying for A, AA, and AAA as in the past.
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There is a new change in the seating format that we want to make you aware of for the 2001 tournament.
1925 - 2000
Due to attendance and the reserved seat request being down, we are going to a general admission ticket for all
seven sessions and will not be able to offer reserved seat tickets this year. All general admission seating will be chair backs above the
rail (rows 5-22) and bleachers. General admission seating will be first come, first served seating for each session. The schedule for this
year’s tournament is as follows:
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TSSAA
GIRLS CHAMPIONSHIPS - MARCH 7-10
BOYS CHAMPIONSHIPS - MARCH 14-17
Wednesday a.m.
A-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.)
A-quarterfinal (1:00 p.m.)
Wednesday a.m.
Wednesday p.m.
AA-quarterfinal (5:30 p.m.)
Wednesday p.m.
Thursday a.m.
AA-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.)
D-II-semifinal (11:30 a.m.)
D-II- semifinal (1:00 p.m.)
Thursday a.m.
AA-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.)
D-II-semifinal (11:45 a.m.)
D-II- semifinal (1:30 p.m.)
Thursday p.m.
AAA-quarterfinal (4:00 p.m.)
Thursday p.m.
Friday a.m.
A-semifinal (11:30 a.m.)
A-semifinal (1:00 p.m.)
AA-semifinal (2:30 p.m.)
Friday a.m.
A-semifinal (11:00 a.m.)
A-semifinal (12:45 p.m.)
Friday p.m.
AAA-semifinal (7:00 p.m.)
Friday p.m.
Saturday - Championships
Division II - 1:00 p.m.
Class A - 3:00 p.m.
Class AA - 5:00 p.m.
Class AAA - 7:00 p.m.
Saturday - Championships
Division II - 1:00 p.m.
Class A - 3:00 p.m.
Class AA - 5:00 p.m.
Class AAA - 7:00 p.m.

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