Spring 2003 - tssaa

TSSAA 

Tennessee Secondary School 

• TSSAA Hall of Fame Inductees 

• Spring Fling Schedule 

• Mr. & Miss Basketball Honorees 

• A. F. Bridges Scholarship Winners 

HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE 

Athletic A s s o ciation TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION 

SPRING 2003


TSSAA 

Athletic A s s o ciation 

TSSAA CALENDAR 2003-2004 

FOOTBALL • GOLF • GIRLS VOLLEYBALL • CROSS COUNTRY 

• GIRLS SOCCER (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) ………………………July 28 

GOLF (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) …………………………………August 11 

GIRLS SOCCER (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ………………………August 18 

CROSS COUNTRY • GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) August 25 

Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ………………………August 25 

FOOTBALL (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ……………………………August 29 

GOLF - DIVISION I 

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY)……A-AA - Sept. 30 / AAA - Sept. 16 

• Region ……………………………A-AA - Oct. 6 / AAA - Sept. 22 

• State ………………A-AA - October 14-15 / AAA - Sep. 30- Oct. 1 

BOWLING (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ………………………………Sept. 29 

GOLF - DIVISION II 

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

VOLLEYBALL - DIVISION I 

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) A-AA and AAA …………October 17 

• Region A-AA and AAA …………………………………October 21 

• Sectional A-AA and AAA ………………………………October 23 

• State A-AA and AAA …………………………………October 29-31 

VOLLEYBALL - DIVISION II 

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

CROSS COUNTRY MEET 

• Region A-AA • DIV. II • AAA (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …October 25 

• State……………………………………………………November 1 

GIRLS SOCCER - DIVISION I 

• District A-AA and AAA (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………October 17 

• Region Semifinals A-AA and AAA ……………………October 21 

• Region Finals A-AA and AAA …………………………October 23 

• Sectional ………………………………………………October 25 

• State ………………………………A-AA & AAA - Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 

GIRLS SOCCER - DIVISION II 

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………October 24 

• State ………………………………………………Oct. 29 - Nov. 1 

BASKETBALL • WRESTLING (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) …………October 27 

FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS - DIVISION I (1A–2A-3A-4A-5A) 

• First Round ……………………………………………November 7 

• Second Round ………………………………………November 14 

• Quarter-Finals ………………………………………November 21 

• Semi-Finals …………………………………………November 28 

• Finals ………………………………………………December 5-6 

FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS - DIVISION II (A-AA-AAA) 

• Quarter-Finals (AA/AAA) ………………………………November 7 

• Semi-Finals (A) ………………………………………November 7 

• Semi-Finals (AA/AAA) ………………………………November 14 

• Finals…………………………………………………November 22 

CHEERLEADING - STATE CHAMPIONSHIP …………………………TBA 

Regional Meetings 

• EAST TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE) 1:00 P.M. ………………November 3 

• MIDDLE TENNESSEE (NASHVILLE) 10:00 A.M. …………November 5 

• WEST TENNESSEE (JACKSON) 1:00 P.M. ………………November 6 

Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ……………………November 13 

BASKETBALL • WRESTLING (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST)………November 24 

Legislative Council Meeting (HERMITAGE) ……………………December 3 

Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ………………………January 8 

BOWLING - DIVISION I 

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………January 16 

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………January 23 

• State…………………………………………………January 30-31 

BOWLING - DIVISION II 

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………January 23 

• State…………………………………………………January 30-31 

WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS - DIVISION I 

• Dual Meet State ………………………………………February 6-7 

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………February 14 

• State (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………………February 19-21 

WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS - DIVISION II 

• Dual Meet State ………………………………………February 6-7 

• State ………………………………………………February 20-21 

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS 

JUNIOR HIGH DISTRICTS ………………………………………TBA 

DIVISION I (A, AA and AAA) 

• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………Feb. 28 

• Regions (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………March 4 

• Girls Sectionals …………………………………………March 6 

• Boys Sectionals …………………………………………March 8 

• Girls State ……………………………………………March 10-13 

• Boys State ……………………………………………March 17-20 

DIVISION II 

• Regions (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………Feb. 28 

• Sectional…………………………………………………March 5-6 

• Girls State ……March 11, 13 • Boys State …March 18, 20 

Board of Control Meeting (MURFREESBORO) ……………………March 18 

Legislative Council Meeting (MURFREESBORO) ……………………March 19 

GIRLS SOFTBALL • BASEBALL • SOCCER 

• TRACK • TENNIS (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) …………………February 16 

GIRLS SOFTBALL • BASEBALL • SOCCER 

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

TRACK 

• Sectional (A-AA and AAA) (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………May 21 

• Regions (DIVISION II) (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………May 21 

• State ……………………………………………………May 27-28 

BASEBALL- DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA) 

• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 14 

• Regional Semi-Finals ………………………………………May 17 

• Regional Finals ……………………………………………May 19 

• Sectional ……………………………………………………May 21 

• State Tournament ………………………………………May 25-29 

BASEBALL - DIVISION II 

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………May 21 


SOFTBALL - DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA) 


• Regional Semi-Finals ………………………………………May 17 

• Regional Finals ……………………………………………May 19 

• Sectional ……………………………………………………May 21 


SOFTBALL - DIVISION II 


• State ……………………………………………………May 25-29 

BOYS SOCCER - DIVISION I (A-AA, AAA) 


• Region Semifinals ………………………………………May 17 

• Region Finals ……………………………………………May 19 

• Sectional ……………………………………………………May 21 

• State Tournament A-AA, AAA ………………………….May 26-29 

BOYS SOCCER - DIVISION II 



TENNIS - DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA) 


• Regional Team Finals - GIRLS ……………………………May 13 

• Regional Team Finals - BOYS ……………………………May 14 

• Regional Singles and Doubles …………………………May 17-18 

• Sectional Team - GIRLS ……………………………………May 20 

• Sectional Team - BOYS ……………………………………May 21 

• State Tournament (TEAMS - SINGLES - DOUBLES) …………May 25-27 

TENNIS - DIVISION II 


• Sectional Team - GIRLS ……………………………………May 18 

• Sectional Team - BOYS ……………………………………May 21 


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

RONNIE CARTER 

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

BOB BALDRIDGE 

ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

GENE BECK 


GENE MENEES 


BERNARD CHILDRESS 


STEPHEN BARGATZE 

DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES 

WANDA BELT 

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 

COURTNEY BRUNETZ 

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 

PAT DROKE 


MATTHEW GILLESPIE 


TERRY HILLIER 


TRINA MELTON 


EARL NALL 

TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 

GAYLE SIMMS 


SHONNIE SPEICHER 


LYNNE SUTTON 


BOARD OF CONTROL 

PRESIDENT - MIKE REED 

HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN 

VICE PRESIDENT - FRED KESSLER 

BOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLIVAR 

LYNN BROWN 

MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, MARYVILLE 

TOMMY LAYNE 

SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP 

TERRY LOOPER 

CASCADE HIGH SCHOOL, WARTRACE 

MIKE TRIBUE 

McGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE 

MICKEY DUNN 

LAWRENCEBURG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

LAWRENCEBURG 

SAM MILES 

DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, DYERSBURG 

JOE DAVIS 

MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS 

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 

PRESIDENT - BILLY JOE EVANS 

FAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE 

VICE PRESIDENT - ED FOSTER 

OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL, OOLTEWAH 

RICHARD CARROLL 

SULLIVAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT 

BARRY POTTS 

STRATFORD HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE 

MICHAEL REYNOLDS 

FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE 

MIKE TATUM 

LEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HOHENWALD 

STEVE WILKINSON 

LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL, LEXINGTON 

DAN BLACK 

CROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMO 

SONNY HICKS 

HAMILTON HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS 

VOLUME 54 MAY 2003 

FEATURES 

4 What’s Happening 

Updates on people, rules, standards and equipment. 

6 TSSAA Hall of Fame Inductees 

TSSAA honors members for outstanding achievement. 

9 Distinguished Service Recognition 

A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for achievement. 

10 Ronnie Carter 

Ronnie reflects on a coach whose values were right on. 

11 Bob Baldridge 

Miscellaneous thoughts on athletics. 

12 Disciplinary Actions 

A report on violations by member schools and sanctions imposed. 

13 Stephen Bargatze 

A report on “the Right Team”... and a little more. 

14 Bernard Childress 

The annual meeting report on the TMSAA. 

16 A. F. Bridges Scholarship Winners 

27 student-athletes receive scholarships. 

20 Trina Melton 

A report on the Cheer Coaches Conference and its honorees. 

22 Whistle Notes - Gene Beck 

Information for TSSAA officials and thoughts on the past year. 

24 Spring Fling Information 

Complete information for the 2003 Spring Fling. 

22 Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards 

Finalists and winners of these prestigious honors are recognized. 

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WHAT’S HAPPENING 

TSSAA Hall of Champions Update 

Approximately five yeas ago the TSSAA Board of Control began 

discussing ways to recognize TSSAA Hall of Fame members and their 

accomplishments. It grew from that initial concept to the idea of a facility 

that would house information which would include a history of athletic 

programs of Tennessee schools, past and present; a history of the 

association; a history of the officiating program; a history of each sport 

records, championship teams, state tournaments; a recognition of Hall of 

Fame members; a history of the Tennessee high school athletic 

association; a history of the media covering high school athletics; a 

recognition of outstanding high school athletes; and a TSSAA timeline. 

In basketball this year, the TSSAA members who participated in Hall of 

Champions benefit games contributed $59,280.70. This makes our total 

contributions to date $210,935.72. 

Listed below are the schools that participated in the Hall of Champions 

games and the amount each school contributed. A special note should be 

made that in many cases the officials contributed their game fees and the 

visiting schools contributed their share to the Hall of Champions fund. 

Another special commendation should be made to Bolivar Central High 

School, Lawrence County High School, and Warren County High Schools 

for the events they held and the contributions they made. 

SchoolName Amount 

Anderson Co. High School $348.00 

Austin-East High School $1,148.82 

Bartlett High School $1,025.00 

Bolivar Central High School $4,330.00 

B. T. Washington High School $617.00 

Bristol High School $155.00 

Cascade High School $588.00 

Chattanooga Christian School $1,249.00 

Chattanooga School for the Arts & Sciences $151.00 

Cheatham Co. Central High School $717.00 

Chester Co. High School $1,115.00 

Christ Presbyterian Church $1,548.00 

Christian Brothers High School $1,262.00 

Claiborne Co. High School $422.00 

Clarkrange High School $572.00 

Cleveland High School $800.00 

Cumberland Co. High School $157.00 

Daniel Boone High School $56.36 

Davidson Academy $90.00 

Decatur Co. Riverside High School $265.00 

Dobyns Bennett High School $1,350.00 

Donelson Christian Academy $908.00 

East Ridge High School $400.00 

F.C. Boyd Christian School $49.14 

Farragut High School $813.81 

Franklin Co. High School $981.00 

Franklin High School $370.00 

Franklin Road Academy $87.76 

Friendship Christian School $175.00 

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Germantown High School $261.00 

Gibson Co. High School $2,234.00 

Gleason High School $310.00 

Grace Baptist Academy $477.00 

Hampshire Unit School $552.00 

Hancock County High School $662.00 

Harding Academy $790.00 

Harpeth High School $482.00 

Hendersonville High School $1,622.00 

J.D. Jackson Junior High $273.20 

Jackson Christian School $1,746.00 

Lake Co. High School $668.00 

Lawrence Co. High School $3,373.00 

Lenoir City High School $594.00 

Lighthouse Christian Academy $466.00 

Lookout Valley High School $387.00 

Manassas High School $530.00 

Maryville High School $806.00 

Memphis South Side High School $845.00 

Middle Tennessee Christian $425.00 

Moore Co. High School $905.00 

Mt. Pleasant High School $709.00 

Munford High School $65.94 

Northeast High School $263.00 

Oak Ridge High School $1,410.00 

Obion Co. Central High School $1,241.00 

Oliver Springs High School $388.00 

Pigeon Forge High School $359.00 

Portland High School $682.00 

Ravenwood High School $1,340.00 

Red Boiling Springs High School $178.00 

Scott High School $600.00 

Sequoyah High School $820.00 

Sevier Co. High School $381.00 

South Doyle High School $874.29 

South Greene High School $806.00 

St. Andrew's - Sewanee School $50.00 

St. Cecilia Academy $170.00 

Station Camp High School $763.00 

Sullivan Central High School $406.00 

Sullivan North High School $426.00 

Sullivan South High School $9.00 

Summertown High School $979.00 

Sycamore High School $485.00 

Tellico Plains High School $398.00 

Tennessee High School $502.00 

Tullahoma High School $988.38 

Warren Co. High School $3,321.00 

Watertown High School $247.00 

Wayne Co. High School $260.00 

Total: $59,280.70

Simpson: 

Wrestler, Soldier, All-American 

Commentary by Dominic Bonvissuto 

This article is reprinted with the permission of The City Paper 

You won’t find the NCAA’s biggest bracket-buster on the highlights 

of Sportscenter. It won’t be written about in USA Today or posterized 

on the pages of Sports Illustrated, either. 

In this season dedicated to roundball ruckus, where teams like Butler 

are celebrated for overcoming long odds to advance, it was a 

collegiate wrestler, with a long shot dream of winning a national 

championship, who fought his way through a bracket filled with higher 

seeds and bigger reputations to make a name for himself. 

Competing in last weekend’s NCAA Championships in Kansas City’s 

Kemper Arena, Phillip Simpson, a sophomore at Army and 2001 

graduate of Montgomery Bell Academy, nearly accomplished his goal, 

finishing third in the 141-pound weight class, good enough to be 

classified as an All-American (an honor bestowed on the top eight 

finishers). In seven matches over the three-day tournament, the No. 8seeded 

Simpson lost only once, a narrow 5-2 defeat in the 

quarterfinals to the No. 1 seed and eventual national champion, Teyon 

Ware of Oklahoma. 

Already considered one of the best grapplers Tennessee has ever 

produced after becoming just the second person to win four high 

school state championships (a third has done it since), Simpson added 

to his legacy by becoming the first Nashvillian to be recognized as an 

All-American wrestler by the NCAA. 

Mind Games 

Although he fell just short of the ultimate achievement, like the 

Butler’s of the world normally do, Simpson actually accomplished quite 

a lot. To finish third, he had to battle his way through the consolation 

rounds after losing his quarterfinal match. Simpson won four 

consolation matches, defeating the tournament’s No. 2 seed and the 

defending national champion in the process. A well-subscribed-to 

theory in wrestling circles is that the best wrestler usually finishes first, 

but it’s the toughest one who finishes third. 

“When I lost to Teyon, I was upset and then I looked at what I had to 

do next and I was like, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. There’s no way’,’’ 

said Simpson, recounting the events to The City Paper from his 

barracks on West Point’s campus. “With those higher seeds in the 

way, it just looked impossible.” 

Simpson credits a superior mental state for propelling him through 

the consolations. Three weeks prior to the championships, Simpson’s 

parents and younger brother William sent Phillip a book entitled Mind 

Gym by Gary Mack and David Casstevenes. The book, which helped 

William, a junior MBA wrestler, cope with the mental strain he 

encountered after finishing a disappointing third in last month’s high 

school state tournament, did wonders for Phillip’s psyche. Combine 

that with the bi-weekly visits he was making to the sports psychologists 

at West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance, and Phillip felt he 

had the mental make-up to get through anything. 

“That’s what got me over the hump,” said Phillip. ‘I took all that 

pressure of myself and was able to refocus. I was able to wrestle with 

a clear mind.” 

Roots 

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

over 40 Nashville wrestling enthusiasts, including his parents and 

grandparents, former coaches and teammates and even some former 

opponents. The Nashville contingent, sporting Army paraphernalia, 

didn’t let nose-bleed seats in Kemper keep them from voicing their 

support for their favorite son. 

Flanked by fans numbering in the thousands from traditional 

wrestling powerhouses like Oklahoma State and Iowa, the Phillip 

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Phaithful made their voices heard, chanting “A-R-M-Y” at every chance 

and screaming their heads off for victories. 

“You bet I heard them. They were as loud as any of the other fans 

there,” said Army coach Chuck Barbee, who also instructs Phillip’s 

brother Patrick, who’s currently a freshman at West Point. “It’s 

something the Simpson’s are very proud about. They work their tails 

off to represent their hometown, and they have a strong sense of pride 

when they’re out on that mat.” 

Nashville businessman Mike Apple was one of the people in town to 

cheer on Phillip. Apple, 47, was a state champion wrestler at Antioch in 

1973 and was one of the first Nashvillians to earn a scholarship to 

wrestle in college. Apple, along with Father Ryan’s Chris Winston and 

Hillwood’s Brian Dunning (who is Phillip’s uncle and was also in 

Kansas City), all wrestled for the now-defunct University of Tennessee 

program. 

“We were all joking at the tournament about how there was a lot of 

dust up there at the top of the arena, making everyone’s eyes water,” 

said Apple, who has continued to support local youth wrestling 

organizations. “I don’t think Phillip realized it, or maybe he did, but he 

was carrying the weight of everyone from Nashville who has ever 

wrestled.” 

Also in the stands for Phillip’s third-place finish was Nashville 

policeman Bobby Davenport, who was making his second straight trip 

to the NCAA Championships. In 2002, Davenport and handful of 

Phillip’s family and friends made the trip to Albany, N.Y. to support the 

then-Army freshman. When Phillip came within one last-second no-call 

from finishing in the top eight, Davenport, who coached Phillip as a 

youth, promised himself he wouldn’t miss it when Phillip finally 

achieved All-American status. 

“When Phillip was seven years old, I made up an extra-large T-shirt 

with the words “Phillip Simpson, All-American” on it and presented it to 

his mother,” said Davenport, who currently manages and raises funds 

for the Southside Wrestling Club in Nashville. “After Phillip won his 

match for third place, he came running into the crowd and up the stairs 

to thank all of us who were cheering him on. We were so proud.” 

Most of the Nashville supporters attended an impromptu celebratory 

dinner for Phillip Saturday night in Kansas City. Many of people on 

hand took the opportunity to let Phillip know how much his 

accomplishments had meant to Nashville and the future of wrestling in 

the state. Phillip, forever gracious for the unwavering support of his 

family and friends, was deeply touched. 

“When we had our dinner on Saturday, I felt a little bad because a lot 

of the attention was directed at me,” said Phillip. “It’s not about me; it 

was about Tennessee wrestling and the people who have made it 

possible for me to be here. [Tennessee Wrestling Federation 

president] Louise Davis, [youth wrestling club coach] Chuck Bean– 

those are the kind of people who have helped us turn the corner.” 

Soldier 

Not to be lost in all of this, of course, is the circumstances currently 

surrounding this country, and Phillip’s affiliation with a service 

academy. Some of Phillip’s former Army teammates are stationed 

throughout the Middle East, in places Phillip could find himself when 

his collegiate career concludes and his military one begins. 

When Phillip took home third place, it marked the highest finish for 

an Army wrestler since 2001, when Maurice Worthy finished runner-up 

at 174 pounds. Worthy, who Phillip said was influential in his decision 

to attend West Point, is currently stationed in Kuwait and was on 

Phillip’s mind throughout the tournament. 

“[Thinking about friends overseas] is difficult in some aspects, but it’s 

rewarding in other ways,” said Phillip. “My job right now is to learn and 

to wrestle. [The soldiers who are overseas] want me to do well and 

they are very supportive of what I’m doing, just like I am of them. It was 

a big motivation to me, to represent West Point and all the people who 

wrestled there and are now fighting overseas, like Maurice is.” 

With the United States an overwhelming favorite in the war its 

currently fighting, it’s doubtful President Bush’s troops need any extra 

assistance. But a certain wrestler, who possesses a strong mind, a 

high respect for his roots and a deep sense of personal responsibility, 

is ready to fight against any odds, large or small.

TSSAA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2002 

ADMINISTRATORS 

RICHARD CARROLL is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and holds an MA degree from Union College in Barboursville, Kentucky. He taught math 

and coached football, basketball, and track from 1966 to 1985 at both the middle school and high school levels. He served as Assistant Principal and Athletic 

Director at Sullivan North High School in Kingsport from 1985 to 2001. In 2001 he became Principal/Athletic Director at Sullivan North, a position he holds at 

the present time. This school year (2002-2003) is his 37th year in education. During Richard Carroll’s years in education, he has served for several years as 

president and/or secretary/treasurer for local athletic conferences. In 1985, he was a founding member of the Tennessee High School Athletic Administrators 

Association (THSAAA), which later became the Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (TIAAA) and Richard presently serves as 

secretary/treasurer of that organization, as well as chairperson of TIAAA awards committee, editor of the TIAAA newsletter, and member of the TIAAA planning 

committee for state Athletic Directors Conference. Richard serves as TSSAA District Coordinator for District 1AA, chairperson for TSSAA Sportsmanship 

Committee for District 1, and is a certified instructor for the NIAAA Leadership Training Courses. Among his numerous awards, he was named TACA Athletic 

Director of the Year in 1992, NCSSAD Athletic Director of the Year in 1998 and 1999, the NIAAA State Award of Merit, and Sullivan County’s Award for 

Excellence in Education. In 2001 he was elected to serve as a member of the TSSAA Legislative Council, representing the 1st Athletic District. In 1998, he 

received the prestigious NFHS Citation Award. Richard is a member of Reedy Creek Presbyterian Church and enjoys his hobbies as a part-time farmer and 

working with his two Border Collies. 

GORDON PERRY played varsity football for three years in high school (one of those years at Haywood High School where he later became principal). He attended 

Hinds Junior College in Raymond, Mississippi and then graduated from Murray State University. After completing his Bachelor of Science in Administration 

(1960) and a Master Degree (1961), he began his teaching and coaching career in Cadiz, Kentucky. Gordon Perry’s affiliation with TSSAA began in 1966 when he 

began teaching and coaching at Haywood High School in Brownsville. In 1969 he became assistant principal of Haywood High School and served in that capacity 

until 1977, when he became principal and athletic director. During his tenure as principal, Haywood High School was cited for excellence by the United States 

Department of Education. In February 1986, Haywood hosted the first Tennessee Academic Decathlon competition. In 1988, the school was named one of 

Tennessee’s Ten Great Schools by Governor Ned McWhirter. It was while Mr. Perry was principal that Haywood worked with the local board of education to 

develop the HHS Distinguished Scholars Program. Also, during his tenure as principal, he was very active in TSSAA, serving on the Legislative Council from 1983 

until 1999. He was elected president of the Council in 1991 and served in that position until his retirement in 1999. His service as athletic director was recognized 

in 1989 when he was selected Statewide Athletic Director of the Year by the Tennessee Athletic Directors Association. The next year, he was nominated for the 

National High School Athletic Coaches Association National Athletic Director of the Year. Mr. Perry is a past president of the Tennessee Athletic Directors. From 

1990 until 1992, Mr. Perry served a three-year term on the Board of Directors of the National Inter-Scholastic Athletic Administrators Association (NIAAA) and 

received the NIAAA State Award of Merit in 1990 and 1993. In 1992, Mr. Perry received a National Federation Citation Award. He and his wife, Carolyn, have five 

children and nine grandchildren. 

JIM WILLIAMS, administrator from Strawberry Plains, spent many years of his life participating in and being involved with athletics in the state of Tennessee. 

His athletic career began as an 8th grade student on the Carter High School varsity basketball team. He then played four years of varsity basketball at Rush 

Strong High School. While a student at East Tennessee State University, he participated in both basketball and baseball. After graduating from ETSU, he 

coached boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball at Cocke County High School for two years, and then went on to coach boys’ basketball at Carter High School for 14 

years. He served as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Gibbs High School for 16 years and one year as an interim Principal. He then became Principal 

at Carter High School, where he remained for six years. After a 39-year career in coaching and athletic administration, he was elected to the Knox County 

School Board in 2000. He has been an active member of the NIAAA and the Tennessee High School Athletic Administrators Association (now the TIAAA). His 

span of serving as a student athlete and athletic administrator has seen many changes through the years. However, he has always served the state, his 

individual organization, and himself in an exemplary manner. His concern for students and for the athletics programs he directed has been evidence to the 

athletes, schools, and community he has served. He consistently works for the betterment and strengthening of athletic programs. Mr. Williams and his wife, 

Carolyn, have been married 41 years and have two children and three granddaughters. 

SELECTION OF INDUCTEES 

The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association’s Hall of Fame was established in 1981 to honor outstanding achievements by 

individuals to member schools and TSSAA. Each year a minimum of one coach, one administrator, and one official from each of two eras 

(1925-1975 and 1975-present) are inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame. To be considered for this honor, a nominee must be at least 50 

years of age or retired for at least three years in the category for which they are nominated. One person is selected from outside these 

three areas in the category of contributor. The selection committee makes the final selections based on nominations from TSSAA school 

people and officials. This is the 22nd year that selections have been made. 

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COACHES HENRY BOWLES graduated from Howard High School in 1955 and attended Lane College where he was a four-year letterman in football and co-captain of the 

team in the 1957 and 1958 seasons. At Lane he was elected Business Manager of the Student Body in 1958. He was awarded the President’s Award and was 

also listed in Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities in 1959. He began his teaching and coaching career at Howard in 1959 as head baseball coach 

and assistant football coach. In 1961 he was appointed head track coach and won the state championship with eight athletes. In 1962 he took the position as 

junior high football and track coach in order to gain experience and then in 1969 was appointed head basketball coach and athletic director at Howard High 

School and remained in those positions until his retirement in June of 1998. During his tenure at Howard, he also coached softball and cross country. Coach 

Bowles is considered a legend in the Chattanooga-Hamilton County area for what he accomplished in 29 years as head basketball coach at his alma mater, 

Howard High School. His teams had a record of 616 wins and 260 losses. Also, his teams qualified for the TSSAA State Tournament 16 times and made 13 

trips to the State Tournament site, where he finished runner-up twice. His other coaching accomplishments include 26 winning seasons, four 30-game 

winning seasons, 10 TSSAA regional championships, 13 TSSAA district championships, 16 HIL and CIL district championships, State Tournament trips three 

consecutive years twice, and won 62 consecutive district games during one period. He has been married for 39 years to the former Joyce Ann Clark of Jackson, 

a retired teacher, and they have two children, Etoil Brown and Henry W. Bowles, Jr. They also have one grandson, who was born on November 8, 2002. 

The late JACK CAIN graduated from Haywood County High School, where he lettered in football, basketball, and baseball. He earned his BS Degree from 

Murray State University and then served in the United States Marine Corps before beginning his teaching and coaching career in Humboldt. While at Humboldt 

High School, he coached football, girls’ basketball, and baseball. He became the head football coach at Humboldt in 1962 and from 1964 to 1976 he coached 

football and track at Covington High School. He returned to Humboldt in 1977 and remained there until 1984. He coached at Peabody High School in Trenton 

in 1985 and then moved to and coached in Murray, Kentucky where he stayed until 1992. In 1992 he returned to Humboldt to resume head football coaching 

duties until his retirement from coaching in 1995. Jack Cain coached a total of 34 years (30 of those in Tennessee schools and 28 years as a head coach). 

Some of his significant accomplishments as a football coach include a record of 241 wins, 93 losses, two ties, one state championship, one runner-up, 12 trips 

to the state playoffs, seven bowl games, and three undefeated seasons. He was honored as Tennessee Coach of the Year in 1979 and was named Big Ten 

Conference Coach of the Year five times and District and Regional Coach of the Year four times. His 1974, 1978, 1993, and 1994 teams were honored by the 

Tennessee House of Representatives, Senate and the Governor of Tennessee. Also, he was inducted into the Haywood County Sports Hall of Fame, as well as 

selected as the Gatorade Coach of the Year for the State of Tennessee in 1995. He and his wife, Barbara, have three sons, John Marcom, William Michael, and 

Christopher Walker, six grandsons, and one granddaughter. 

RICK INSELL graduated from Woodbury Central High School in 1969 and from Middle Tennessee State University in 1977 with a BS in science, health and 

physical education, and history. He began his coaching career at Shelbyville Central High School in August of 1977 and continues there today. When first-year 

principal Mike Bone offered him the boys’ varsity assistant basketball coach position, he informed him that he would teach five classes of American History, as 

well as be the girls’ varsity basketball coach, boys’ and girls’ freshman basketball coach, and varsity track and tennis coach. Rick accepted the position and 

guided the girls’ basketball team, which was not expected to win over seven games, to a winning season, district and regional championships, and a sub-state 

appearance. He repeated the feat the following year and at that point asked to be relieved of his boys’ basketball duties to devote his time to the girls’ program. 

During his tenure as coach of the Shelbyville Eaglettes, his teams have won 21 district championships, 14 regional championships 5 AAA state runners-up 

awards, and 8 AAA State Championships. His teams also hold state records for consecutive wins with 110, consecutive state titles with 4, most state 

championships for a coach with 8, and several individual and team records during state tournament competition. Including the 2002-2003 basketball season, 

he has amassed 710 wins and 130 losses. Rick reached his 700th career win on Friday night, January 10, 2003. Coach Insell has received over 25 Coach of the 

Year Awards. He has been married to Deborah Spry Insell for 27 years and they have three sons, Tom, Kyle, and Matt. His hobbies include Tennessee Walking 

Horses and golf. 

BILLY MAYFIELD began his coaching and teaching career in 1960 at Marshall County High School as assistant football coach and assistant basketball coach. 

From there he went to Cornersville High School where he served as head football coach and head boys’ basketball coach from 1961-1965. He coached football 

and basketball at Connelly Junior High School in the 1965-1966 school year, before returning to Cornersville and coaching football and basketball from 1966- 

1968. When he was offered the job at Giles County High School in 1968, the principal at that time, Joe Hardin, told Coach Mayfield, “There is only one catch to 

the position. You’ll have to coach girls’ basketball.” Thirty-four years and 675 wins later, he is still coaching girls’ basketball at Giles County High School. He 

has taken many teams to the TSSAA Girls State Tournament, finishing as State Champions and with an undefeated season (30-0) in 1980. In addition, his 

teams had five finishes in the final four and one as Class AA runner-up. He was District Coach of the Year in 1980-81, 1981-82, 1989-90, 1992-93, and 2001- 

2002. He was also TACA Coach of the Year in 1985, 1990, and 1993. He coached the Tennessee All-Stars in 1995. He has over 40 years total service to 

TSSAA. In 2000, he was inducted into the Martin Methodist College Hall of Fame.Billy Mayfield’s knowledge and love of the game, strong work ethic, and 

caring attitude for his players makes him one of the top coaches of the game today. When girls’ basketball changed from six on six to five on five, Coach 

Mayfield stayed the course, made the transition, and continued to be successful while other coaches struggled with the change. Coach Mayfield has been 

married 42 years to the former Jody Williamson and they have two children and five grandchildren. 

CLIFFORD ROSS attended Maynard Elementary School and Austin High School in Knoxville. After graduating from Austin, he received his BA Degree from 

Knoxville College. After taking classes at Tennessee State University and Virginia State College, he received his MS Degree from the University of Tennessee. 

He began his coaching career at Escambia County Training School in Atmore Alabama in 1949. After one year there, he coached at Hale High School in 

Maryville, taking his team to the state tournament. In 1952 Coach Ross moved to the Vine Junior High School in Knoxville where he coached from 1952-1969. 

In 1970, the predominately black Austin High School merged with the predominately white East High School as a result of integration to form Austin East High 

School, and Clifford Ross became its first basketball coach. He served as basketball coach and athletic director from 1970 to 1981, when he retired from public 

education. After his retirement from Austin East High School, he coached at Knoxville College from 1981-1985.Clifford Ross has received many honors during 

his illustrious coaching career. Those honors include being inducted into the Knoxville Sports Hall of Fame and the Knoxville College Hall of Fame, and received 

numerous Coach of the Year awards in the KIL, district, and region, as well as the notable Kellogg’s Coach of the Year. Also, because of his tremendous 

coaching career at Austin East, the gymnasium was named after him. Clifford Ross serves as an elder and usher at the First United Presbyterian Church. He 

and his wife of 55 years, the former Erma Liggett, have one daughter, two granddaughters, and two great-grandchildren. His hobbies include fishing, 

gardening, reading, working crossword puzzles, and listening to classical music. 

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TSSAA HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES 2002 

OFFICIALS 

ADMINISTRATORS 

A. F. Bridges (1982) 

William Osteen (1982) 

Jimmy Edwards (1983) 

Webb Porter (1983) 

W. Hobart Millsaps (1984) 

Creed McClure (1985) 

Gill Gideon (1986) 

A. B. Sisco (1986) 

Paul Anderson (1987) 

James “Doc” Simpson (1988) 

Carl Matherly (1989) 

Bill Todd (1989) 

Milton Mayo (1990) 

Thurman Reynolds (1990) 

Milton Basden (1991) 

Tom Fann (1991) 

Charles William Driskill (1992) 

James Williams (1992) 

A. D. Hancock (1993) 

D. M. Miller (1994) 

Robert “Bob” Polston (1994) 

Ernest Rasar (1994) 

Fred Shelton (1995) 

Paul Ward (1995) 

O. Clinton “Clint” Abbott, Jr. (1996) 

Emmitt H. Simon, Jr. (1996) 

Jim Poteete (1997) 

Hardy Loyd (1997) 

William (Bill) Bailey (1998) 

William (Bill) Stanfield (1998) 

Adam DeBerry (1999) 

Billy Joe Evans (1999) 

Johnny Miller (1999) 

Richard Graves (2000) 

Don Souder (2000) 

Bill McClain (2001) 

John L. “Pete” Stafford (2001) 

Joseph Westbrooks (2001) 

Bill Baxter (2002) 

Harry Durham (2002) 

McDonal (Mack) Franklin (2002) 

Richard Carroll (2003) 

Gordon Perry (2003) 

Jim Williams (2003) 

BILLY BELEW graduated from Lexington High School and earned his BS degree from Union University, where he played three years of baseball. He earned his 

Masters plus 45 from Memphis State University and his DDS degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville in 1960. He is Korean War Veteran and has 

spent 31 years in education, serving as coach, teacher, and superintendent. Billy Belew began his officiating career as a high school junior in 1947. During his 

career he has worked playoff and bowl games, as well as four state championship games, including three Clinic Bowls. He has also officiated basketball and 

baseball games. He is very proud of the fact that several former and present TSSAA officials began their athletic career during his coaching/teaching tenure. He 

recruited some of those officials. Now that he has retired from education, he enjoys golf, retirement, and most of all his officiating contacts, which he made during 

his career. He is presently serving as football supervisor for Southwest Officials’ Association.Billy Belew is known as a man of integrity who always set a positive 

example with those with whom he came into contact, whether on or off the field. He is exemplary of what a TSSAA official should be because he cares about the 

game, athletics in general, and abiding by the policies as set forth in the game. He has those same expectations of everyone involved in athletic contests.He is 

married to the former Carolyn Sheppard and they live in Lexington. 

RAY FULLER graduated from Hume-Fogg High School in Nashville in 1943 and entered the United Army the same year. He served in the European Theater in 

England, France, Belgium, and Germany. He crossed the English Channel in June of 1944 and participated in the invasion of France, the Battle of the Bulge, etc. After 

the war, he played pro baseball in the Kitty league. Ray has been officiating high school sports in the state of Tennessee for the past 47 years. He started his 

officiating career before there were local groups to assign games. Ray began officiating with the likes of Doug Hall, Bob Heriges, Vic Varallo, Tom Keysaer, and Stan 

Cioccia, just to name a few. When Ray started in the early 50s, there was no training– just four little league football teams. Each official paired up with an older 

official and learned on the job. It was estimated that over the past 47 years Ray has officiated over 7, 500 football games at the high school, junior high school, and 

junior pro levels. This would also be the same for basketball games; then add to that officiating baseball, and you have quite a long and distinguished career as an 

outstanding official who has worked many district tournaments, regional tournaments, state tournaments, and many invitational tournaments. Ray is a person that is 

always giving and never asking anything in return and still continues to bring young men into officiating today. When any assigning officer ever asked Ray to fill in for 

someone, they were never turned down. Ray has always wanted to do what was best for officiating and the TSSAA. As an honor for his many years of service, the 

Middle Tennessee Basketball Officials Association dedicated its season director to him. He and his wife, Anita, have been married 56 years and have one daughter, two 

sons, and one grandson. 

MEMBERS OF THE TSSAA HALL OF FAME - 1982-2003 

COACHES 

Boyce Smith (1982) 

Willie Hudson (1983) 

Buck Van Huss (1983) 

Tury Oman (1984) 

John Treadway (1984) 

E. B. “Red” Etter (1985) 

Jim Smiddy (1985) 

Turney Ford (1986) 

Jim Satterfield (1987) 

Leonard Staggs (1987) 

Joe Branch (1989) 

Vernon Osborne (1989) 

Buford Bible (1990) 

Tom Nix (1990) 

Galen Johnson (1991) 

Cornelius Ridley (1991) 

Dorsey Sims (1992) 

R. C. Johnson (1992) 

John Farr (1992) 

Maurice Kelly (1992) 

R. “Charlie” Bayless (1993) 

Paul Caywood (1993) 

Catherine M. Neely (1993) 

Wylie Wheeler (1993) 

Joe H. Allen (1994) 

Campbell Brandon (1994) 

Guy Buchanan (1994) 

Dwight Clark (1994) 

Ralph Benson (1995) 

Fred Gamlin (1995) 

Elvin Little (1995) 

Dickie Warren (1995) 

James A. “Jim” Cartwright (1996) 

Robert A. Harris, Jr. (1996) 

Gene Trotter (1996) 

Mack Chandler (2001) 

Tom Coughenour (2001) 

Tommy Griffith (2001) 

John Johnson (2001) 

Ralph Spangler (2001) 

John Tucker (1997) 

Lee Pate (1997) 

Charlie Anderson (1998) 

John Hooper (1998) 

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Tommy Owen (1998) 

Jim Poston (1998) 

Richard Ross (1998) 

Walter Bouldin (1999) 

Bill Brimm (1999) 

Mel Brown (1999) 

Kermit Forkum (1999) 

Benny Monroe (1999) 

Ephriam “King” Berrong (2000) 

Robert High (2000) 

Bert “Chig” Ratledge (2000) 

Calvin Short (2000) 

A. J. Wilson (2000) 

Mack Chandler (2001) 

Tom Coughenour (2001) 

Tommy Griffith (2001) 

John Johnson (2001) 

Ralph Spangler (2001) 

Nick Coutras (2002) 

Walter Kilzer (2002) 

Juanita Merrell (2002) 

Jim Stowe (2002) 

Henry Bowles (2003) 

Jack Cain (2003) 

Rick Insell (2003) 

Billy Mayfield (2003) 

Clifford Ross (2003) 

CONTRIBUTORS 

Charles Hampton White (1992) 

Edgar Allen (1993) 

Billy J. Haney (1994) 

Nelson Smotherman (1997) 

Dick Sobel (1998) 

Samuel Beasley (1999) 

Dorothy Nell Davis (2000) 

Philip & Sue Ann Simpson (2001) 

Wayne Reynolds (2002) 

OFFICIALS 

S. D. Jackson (1982) 

Cooper Dyer (1983) 

Bill Pack (1983) 

Ralph Stout (1984) 

Joe Caldwell (1985) 

Burrell Crowell (1985) 

Tom Keysaer (1986) 

Buddy Patey (1986) 

Bob Heriges (1987) 

Elmer L. Holder (1988) 

Pat McHugh (1989) 

Ray Street (1989) 

Paul McDaniel (1990) 

Billy Schrivner (1990) 

Brice Hall (1991) 

E. L. Hutton (1991) 

Fred Baker (1992) 

Leo Martindale (1992) 

Kenny Coulter (1993) 

E. D. “Icky” Jernigan (1993) 

David Scobey (1994) 

James E. “Jim” Wright (1994) 

Ferrell “Dee” Loveless (1994) 

Edwin Black (1995) 

Jack Keys (1995) 

Elbert Fielden (1996) 

Cecil V. “Snooky” Smith (1996) 

Emmitt Simon, Sr. (1997) 

Joel Huffaker (1997) 

Dale Kelley (1998) 

Bill Melton (1998) 

Leonard Coffman (1999) 

Robert Coy “Pistol” Gaither (1999) 

Junior Ward (1999) 

Hunter Jackson (2000) 

Bill Pittman (2000) 

William C. “ Bill” Battle (2001) 

Fred F. Kessler (2001) 

John A. McPherson (2001) 

Jim Cradic (2002) 

Charles McConnell (2002) 

Billy Belew (2003) 

Ray Fuller (2003)

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION 

ADMINISTRATOR – MIKE KIMMONS 

TSSAA is proud to recognize Mike Kimmons, assistant principal and athletic director at Adamsville High School as its 

distinguished service honoree in administration. 

Mike received his A.S. degree in Criminal Justice from Dyersburg State Community College and his B.S. degree in education 

from the University of Tennessee at Martin. He received his master’s degree in Education Administration from Trevecca Nazarene 

University. 

Mike was at Ripley High School for fourteen years where he coached baseball, varsity football, freshman football and golf. He 

was also athletic director where he received the Tennessee Athletic Director of the Year Award. 

Mike has been at Adamsville High School since 1998. He has umpired high school baseball for twenty years and has worked 

numerous district, region, and state tournaments. 

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

COACH – LINDA MCDEARMAN 

TSSAA is proud to recognize Linda McDearman, coach at Mt. Juliet High School, as its distinguished service honoree as a coach. 

Linda has coached swimming, girls’ basketball, girls’ track, girls’ softball, girls’ and boys’ golf and tennis since she began her 32year 

teaching career. Presently, she coaches girls’ and boys’ golf and girls’ and boys’ tennis at Mt. Juliet High School. 

Linda graduated from Lebanon High School where she played on the first team to reach state tournament level competition. From 

there, she went to Tennessee Tech University and graduated with a double major in English and Health & Physical Education. 

During her career span of 32 years, Linda began her teaching in 1963 at Winter Haven High School in Winter Haven, Florida 

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

coached girls’ basketball and tennis. 

From 1975 to 1980, Linda returned to her alma mater at Lebanon to coach girls’ track and softball. The following six years she was at Castle Heights 

Military Academy in Lebanon coaching girls’ basketball along with girls’ and boys’ golf and tennis. In 1986, she moved to Mt. Juliet High School. 

Linda has had numerous participants, both girls and boys, to reach the TSSAA State Golf and Tennis Tournaments. 

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

OFFICIAL – JOE SHOEMAKER 

TSSAA proudly salutes Jim Shoemaker as its recipient of the distinguished service award for officials. 

Jim began officiating TSSAA varsity football and basketball in 1971. Jim has been a vital part of the Knox Ridge Basketball and 

Clinch Valley Football Associations since their beginning. He has worked numerous district, regional, and sectional basketball 

games as well as several football play-off games. He has worked three state basketball tournaments (2 Boys’ and 1 Girls’). He has 

also served as back judge and referee in five TSSAA State Football Championship contests. After thirty-two years of service, Jim 

continues to officiate high school contests. 

Jim works for MCL, Inc. in Oak Ridge. He is the proud father of two children, Jamie and Allison. 

It is an honor to recognize Jim Shoemaker for the many years he has dedicated to officiating high school sports in Tennessee. 

CONTRIBUTOR – JOE HOLLOWAY 

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

contributor. 

Joe is a native of Jackson, Tennessee. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Union University in 1973. He later 

completed graduate work at the University of Tennessee-Martin, Tennessee State University, and Lincoln Memorial University. 

Joe Holloway has taught and coached in the Madison County School System for the past twenty-five years. He has spent twentyone 

years at Jackson Northside High School. Joe has coached girls’ and boys’ basketball, football, volleyball, softball, cross 

country, and tennis. In his spare time, he has been the host of a Sports Talk Show in West Tennessee since 1994. He presently 

works for WTJS-AM 1390. In 2000-01, Joe received the A.F. Bridges Athletic District Award as an outstanding contributor in 

Athletic District 7. 

Joe is the proud father of one daughter, Megan, who has attended every Girls’ State Basketball Tournament since she was born. TSSAA proudly 

salutes Joe Holloway for his contributions to high school athletics in Tennessee. 

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RONNIE CARTER 

A Blast from the Past... 

Recently I had the very distinct privilege of meeting with five 

people in my office who were there to discuss the merits of a 

particular individual for nomination to the TSSAA Hall of 

Fame Selection Committee. The individual we were discussing passed 

away over 30 years ago and all of these people could easily be retired, 

even though I don’t think any of them are even close to thinking about 

retirement (well, they might be thinking about it). You have to then get 

a feel of the individual that they were talking about and realize where 

we were historically. The individual was born in 1895 and after 

finishing college he began teaching and coaching. He coached for a 

little over 30 years. His coaching career was cut short by the 

following: He took time out to serve in World War I; he then took time 

to serve in World War II; and finally he had to retire early because of 

going blind. The last year he coached he was going blind, so he would 

have a player sitting beside him on the sideline in games telling him 

what was happening so he could give instructions to the player to give 

to the people on the field or floor. 

Now you have the setting; however, this is just the beginning. At a 

time when most schools didn’t have a lot of sports, this coach had 

teams in football, basketball, golf, track, baseball, girls’ basketball... 

the list just keeps going on and on. He was the only coach and he 

coached all of the sports. In addition, he taught physical education to 

every student in the school. He started an intramural program that was 

held during a one-hour lunch period each day at the school. Most of 

the students who were not on athletic teams participated on intramural 

teams for their class or different clubs. Every club had an intramural 

team. The high school athletes were the coaches and officials. The 

intramural league that occurred every day in all of the different sports 

was a vicious and competitive league. 

In the spring, he would go to all of the elementary schools and create 

enough interest in track and field that there would be a field day with 

all the students at the elementary schools participating in the different 

events. I bet you can guess who did the coaching of the elementary 

school students... high school student-athletes again. 

There were many, many philosophical things that I learned in the 

couple of hours about this particular coach. He felt very strongly that 

the only way you got better in any sport was to play people better than 

you were. With an enrollment of 400, he played one of the largest 

schools in the state at that time for over 25 years. He won only one 

game against this team, but he continued to play them every year for 

one very simple reason... he thought that’s what it took to get better. 

These five individuals told me about many trips the students got to 

take over their high school career with the high school coach to many 

different towns to see either college games, museums, etc. Some other 

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things he just did on the side with the students was that they built a 

swimming pool, a nine-hole golf course, a bowling alley, and a 

miniature golf course so the students had something to do in their spare 

time. 

As I have driven down the road a couple of times since then and 

thought about the meeting with these five outstanding people, there are 

a lot of things that have crossed my mind. I wonder how many 

students would never have gotten to go to any of those places had it not 

been for this particular high school coach. All five of the people are 

successful professionals of the highest caliber. You could not have 

gotten a more impressive group together. There was something said to 

me in the meeting by more than one of them a couple of times. This 

particular individual passed away over 30 years ago, but these 

tremendously successful people, and many others just like them, won’t 

let him die. You have to feel the passion felt by these people for an 

individual who was a high school teacher and coach. As I thought 

about it, two things have continued to cross my mind. 

The first is I can’t imagine that they were inventing nearly as many 

ways to solve all of our educational problems, as we seem to do today. 

We go from six period schedules to block schedule, which will solve 

all the world’s problems, only to go back to the conventional schedule. 

We talk about year round school, all students meeting a certain 

standard and passing the standardized test and now, “No Child Left 

Behind.” We brag about having everyone on the same track and being 

college preparatory. I really wonder if they even used the term college 

preparatory back in those days at that particular school and yet I sat 

talking with an optometrist, principal of a large school in another state, 

etc. The reality is that no matter what we do in education and no 

matter what we invent and no matter what quick fix we try to make, it 

is still about people impacting people. My guess is that there was not 

nearly as much available to this particular individual at that time as 

there is today to our teachers and coaches. However, there was a deep, 

deep caring and commitment to the task at hand. I didn’t know him, 

but I can feel it through these people 30 years after he has passed away. 

The other important thing that kept coming home was the impact that 

coaches can make on people. They are in a very unique position and 

the impact can be so strong, either for good or bad. I have left the name 

of the coach out on purpose because this is really not an article dealing 

specifically with this individual. I think he represents an era and a time 

that we can only talk about now. Tom Brokaw would have loved this 

guy. He takes time from all he did in this particular town for students 

to serve in two world wars and yet, I think he represents what a lot of 

coaches would have been like at that particular time. It is a model that 

still needs to be held up for all of us.

BOB BALDRIDGE 

Miscellany 

As the past 37 years have flown by, I can well remember 

a debate between public schools and non-public 

schools as a part of the TSSAA. In following the 

NCAA basketball tournaments, I got to wondering what it 

would be like if non-public schools were not playing in the 

NCAA tournaments. A quick look at the women’s 64 teams 

concluded that approximately 19 were not public, including 

Duke who was a Final Four participant, along with such other 

schools such as Rutgers, Vanderbilt, Notre Dame, Harvard, or 

approximately 30% of the women’s field. In men’s basketball, 

again one of the Final Four was not public (Marquette) while 

14 of the 64 were private or church-related, or 22%. It would 

seem strange to me not to see Duke, Notre Dame, Wake 

Forest, Georgetown, and others not involved in the total 

collegiate athletic program! 

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As TSSAA moves forward to Memphis for the 10th Annual 

Spring Fling, the first ever in Memphis, I think back to the old 

roads and the many different sites TSSAA has had over the 

years for various tournaments. For many years baseball 

rotated all over the state, having had state championship 

games in Tri-Cities, Memphis, Chattanooga, West Tennessee, 

Middle Tennessee, Knoxville... you name it and we just about 

played there. Track virtually rotated between Nashville, 

Memphis, and Knoxville for many, many years. Girls’ softball 

was also on the road at home sites across the state of 

Tennessee. All this before interstates and major highways! 

The Spring Fling has had nine great years in Chattanooga and 

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now moves to a new venue with Memphis and Shelby County 

playing host. It will be very interesting to hear the outcome 

and feelings of participants because of so many wonderful 

hotel opportunities and restaurants in the Mississippi river 

town. 

The Boys’ State Basketball Tournament has mainly been 

played in Middle Tennessee for most years. However, other 

places that have hosted the Boys’ State Basketball Tournament 

have been Milan, Kingsport, Jackson, Maryville, Johnson City, 

as well as Murfreesboro. Starting in 1965, the Boys’ State 

Basketball Tournament started on a rotation between 

Nashville, Knoxville, and Memphis until 1975 when it moved 

to Murfreesboro. Girls’ State Basketball Tournaments have 

been played almost entirely in Murfreesboro, but in the earlier 

years it was played in Jackson, Nashville, and Sparta. 

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One of my favorite coaches in the state of Tennessee is Pat 

Head Summit. Not just because she wins, but also because her 

girls are disciplined, respectful, and conduct themselves like 

ladies. They are required to attend class, sit in the first rows of 

seats, maintain academic eligibility, and are required to study 

each and every day. 

Let me see now... the winningest coach in the state of 

Tennessee requires her kids to be disciplined, to act 

respectfully, to attend class, to maintain certain averages, and 

they win. Repeatedly they win. There seems to be a message 

in there.

DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS 

OFFICIAL NOTICES 

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

SCHOOL SPORT VIOLATION DISCIPLINARY ACTION 

Blackman Basketball (Girls Freshman) 

Boyd Buchanan Basketball (Girls) 

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. 


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

Pending. 

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

Pending. 

Cheatham County Basketball (Boys) 


Columbia Academy Baseball Players and substitutes came onto field. 

School fined $250. 

Copper Basin Basketball (Boys) 

Cornersville Basketball (Boys) 

Cumberland County Basketball (Boys JV) 

Dyer County Basketball (Boys) 

Elliston Baptist Academy Basketball (Boys) 




Violation of self-imposed sanctions and allowing a student not 

enrolled in their school to participate in a basketball contest. 

Playing two ineligible players for the season. 

Fairview Jr. High Basketball (Boys) Fan on floor during altercation. 

School fined $250. 

Franklin Volleyball 

Gatlinburg Pittman Basketball (Boys) 

Hamilton Basketball (Boys) 

Hardin County Basketball (Boys JV) 

Hillcrest Basketball (Boys) 

Hixson Basketball (Boys) 

Howard School Basketball (Boys JV) 

Jo Byrns Basketball (Boys) 

Kingston Wrestling 

Kirby Basketball (Girls) 

Knoxville Halls Basketball (Boys JV) 

Loudon Basketball (Boys JV) 

Meigs County Basketball (Boys JV) 

Melrose Basketball (Boys) 

Middle Tennessee Christian Basketball (Boys) 

Millington Central Basketball (Girls) 

Mt. Juliet Basketball (Girls) 

Mt. Pleasant Basketball (Girls) 

North Greene Basketball (Boys) 









Assistant coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. 

Coach removed his team from competition. 










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

Pending. 

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

Riverdale Basketball (Boys JV) 

SBEC Basketball (Boys JV) 



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School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed to 

attend games under suspension. School fined $250. 











School initiated further sanctions. Period of probation extended through 

2004-05. Boys program cannot host post-season tournaments. School 

will not share in any post-season receipts. With further violation, team 

will be removed from post-season tournament play. 

School self-reported. School fined $500. Games forfeited. School 

removed coach and athletic director from positions. 

School’s decision to suspend for next 2 dates. Coach not allowed to 




Last game. School’s decision to suspend for first 2 contests of 2003-04 season. 

Coach not allowed to attend games under suspension. School fined $250. 











School’s decision to suspend for next 2 dates. Coach not allowed to 


School initiated disciplinary action, suspending coach remainder of season. 

Meeting held with TSSAA State Office. 























Sequoyah Basketball (Boys) Playing ineligible player in one contest. 

School self-reported. School fined $50. Game forfeited. 

Soddy Daisy Basketball (Boys) 

Sullivan Central Basketball (Boys JV) 

Trezevant Basketball (Boys) 

West Basketball (Girls) 

Whitehaven Basketball (Boys) 






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

Pending. 




attend games under suspension. 

School failed to suspend next 2 games, therefore, coach suspended total of 4 

games. Coach not allowed to attend games under suspension. School fined $250. 




attend games under suspension. School fined $250.

THE RIGHT TEAM: AN UPDATE 

STEPHEN BARGATZE 

Spring is here, there is a lot going on with the 

Right Team. First Matthew Grover has left the 

Right Team and returned to West Virginia. The 

only thing I can say about that is in the two 

years Matt was here he did not have one date. 

Either we worked too much or there were not 

enough relatives here for him to choose from. 

Anyway, Matthew will be missed and I really 

want to thank him for all of his help in making 

this a better program. 

Until we find someone who needs a job bad enough to come to work 

with TSSAA, Tommy Griffith, a teacher and coach for over 30 years at 

Nashville Overton High School, has come to help me out. When I 

started this job, Ronnie Carter gave me Courtney Poole, a 24-year old 

who looked 15, to travel with me. Now I have Tommy who, by the time 

this issue comes out, will be 70 years young. 

Like Courtney, Tommy has taught me a lot... how to steal Sweet & 

Low from Shoney’s and if you eat before 4:30 you can save a dollar. 

Hotels have wake-up calls at 5:00 a.m., but if you are 70 you do not 

need a wake-up call since Tommy gets up at 4:50 a.m. every morning. 

Here are some other things I have learned from this great man, who has 

been around for a long, long time: 

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

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• A day without sunshine is like night. 

• If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple of 

payments. 

• Eagles may soar, but weasels aren’t sucked into jet engines. 

• Why do they lock gas station bathrooms? Are they afraid 

someone will clean them? 

I love hearing old tales from Tommy. One of my favorites is when 

Tommy and I were talking about Halloween. Tommy said that in his 

day they never bought a costume. They just got things from their house 

and made their own costumes. He went on to say that his favorite was 

wearing just a sheet. I then said that we, too, went out as ghosts. 

Tommy then informed me that he never thought of being a ghost. He 

was a mattress. Thanks, Tommy, for stepping in and helping. 

Right Team Information: 

From Courtney Brunetz 

While Stephen and Tommy are stealing sweet n low throughout the 

state, I will be organizing and scheduling all programs for the Right 

Team. If you would like to schedule Stephen for the 2003-2004 school 

year please contact me at 423-624-0762. We would also like to request 

help from all coaches, teachers, principals throughout the state. Due to 

the Tennessee budget contraints, our grant through the health 

department has been eliminated. Please contact Courtney Brunetz if you 

know any company, organization or grant available to help provide 

funding for the Right Team. 

A Big “Thank You” to Our Corporate Sponsors 

The corporate sponsors and supporters play an integral part in the TSSAA and the TSSAA State Championships.The TSSAA 

would like to thank BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Baptist Sports Medicine, the Memphis Grizzlies, the United States 

Marines Corps and Gatorade for their support of the TSSAA. 

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee reminds athletes that goals are accomplished through hard work and determination. So it 

is important for all athletes to play hard and play healthy. 

Baptist Sports Medicine , the official sports medicine provider of the TSSAA, continues to provide medical coverage at all 

State Championships. In addition, Baptist Sports Medicine played a more prominent role during the state basketball 

championshipsby becoming the title sponsor of the basketball championships. This was the first year for the Baptist Sports 

Medicine Basketball Championships. 

The Memphis Grizzlies honored 24 outstanding basketball players during the second annual Memphis Grizzlies Mr. and Miss 

Basketball Awards Ceremony at the Memphis Pyramid.Through the generosity of Star, each finalist received a $1000 

scholarship. The finalists were also honored during the Memphis Grizzlies basketball game vs. Phoenix. 

The United States Marines Corps honored four mothers during the state wrestling and basketball championships. The Blue 

Star Mother Award was presented to two mothers during the wrestling championships and two mothers during the basketball 

championships. This award is given to mothers whose children are serving in the United States Marines Corps. The TSSAA 

appreciates the opportunity to honor these mothers with the USMC during the championships. In addition, the USMC set up a 

booth during the wrestling and basketball championships. Approximately 2000 students visited the booth throughout the 

tournaments. 

Gatorade, the official isotonic beverage of the TSSAA, continues to play an integral role at the Championships by providing 

beverages on the court and in the locker room. Gatorade not only provides excellent benefits to the TSSAA, but Gatorade offers 

excellent benefits to schools across the state through the Gatorade vending program, Gatorade sideline pgoram and the 

Gatorade will to win program.

BERNARD CHILDRESS 

TENNESSEE MIDDLE SCHOOL 

TMSAA 

A T H L E T I C 

A S S O C I A T I O N 

The Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association Committee 

held its second meeting of the school year on Wednesday, 

February 19, 2003 at the TSSAA office in Hermitage. Committee 

members present were Hardin Satterfield, Mike Morrison, Vic 

King, Norma Beshears, and Chic Nute. 

Members of the committee approved the current membership 

list. We had a total of 21 schools that applied for new 

membership this school year. This brings the total number of 

schools in the TMSAA to 262. 

Committee members decided on the topics they felt needed to 

be discussed with our Athletic Directors during the TMSAA 

Forum at their conference on April 9th. Those topics were as 

follows: 

1. Post-Season Tournament Financial Guidelines 

2. Game Administrators Meetings 

3. Classification for Tournament Play 

4. Cross Country Regular Season Dates 

5. Fines for Schools that Violate Policy 

6. TMSAA Sports Calendar (Football & Basketball Beginning Practice) 

In looking at realignment, the committee decided to consolidate 

Area 7 Middle and Area 5 East. All schools in Area 7 Middle 

will be moved to Area 5 East. The schools in Area 5 East will 

WRESTLING 

DIVISION I DUALS 

Bradley Central High School 

DIVISION II DUALS 

McCallie School 

DIVISION I INDIVIDUAL 

Bradley Central High School 

DIVISION II INDIVIDUAL 

Father Ryan High School 

TMSAA Meeting Minutes 

February 19th, 2003 

GIRLS BASKETBALL 

Class A 

Peabody High School 

Class AA 

Jackson County High School 

Class AAA 

Shelbyville Central High School 

Division II 

Harpeth Hall High School 

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now include: Bledsoe Co., Cleveland, Dayton City, Jasper, Lake 

Forest, Ocoee, Rhea Central, Richard Hardy, Sequatchie Co., 

Smith Co., Spring City, and Whitwell. These schools will be 

allowed to divide themselves into an East and West Area for 

post-season tournament play. The top two teams from the East 

and the top two teams in the West will advance to the newly 

recognized Sequatchie Valley Sectional. 

A request was submitted to allow 5th graders to participate in 

athletics if they attend a K-8 school. This request was denied by 

the committee. 

After much discussion, the middle school committee endorsed 

the TSSAA Administrative Staff assessing fines to schools that 

violate policy. This would include, but not limited to, fining 

schools that consistently submit eligibility and schedule forms 

late as well as non-faculty coaches not attending the required 

meetings within the specified time. 

Committee members voted to recommend to the Legislative 

Council that the TMSAA Sports Calendar be amended to read 

that football practice begin the Monday the week of August 1 or 

4 weeks prior to the first contest, whichever is later. Basketball 

practice will begin the Monday the week of October 1 or 4 weeks 

prior to the first contest, whichever is later. This was passed by 

the Legislative Council during their March meeting. 

2002-2003 WINTER STATE CHAMPIONS 

The TSSAA would like to congratulate the following state champions for 2002-2003 winter sports 

BOYS BASKETBALL 

Class A 

Temple High School 

Class AA 

Giles County High School 

Class AAA 

White Station High School 

Division II 

Brentwood Academy

We would like to congratulate the TMSAA Sectional Basketball Champions. Members of our championship teams were given the 

opportunity to be recognized during the TSSAA Girls’ and Boys’ State Basketball Tournaments. 

2003 TMSAA GIRLS’ SECTIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION 

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH 

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

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION 


Dickson Middle School Johnny Chandler Kelly Hamilton, Scott Roberts 

EAST TENNESSEE- SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION 


Oliver Springs Elementary School Gwen Johnson Sam Bilyeu, Kelli Bilyeu 

EAST TENNESSEE-LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION 


Greeneville Middle School Linda Stroud Bill Muhlhahn, Katie Smelcer 

HAMILTON COUNTY - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION 


East Lake Middle School Wendy Jung Sue Farrar 

SCHOOL 

HAMILTON COUNTY - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION 

PRINCIPAL COACH 

Loftis Middle School Steve Holmes Wes Skiles 

WEST TENNESSEE 


Martin Middle School Nathaniel Holmes Paige McMillan, Judy Suite, 

Nathaniel Holmes 

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2003 TMSAA BOYS’ SECTIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION 


New Prospect Elementary School Jerry Dryden Bill Osborn, Larrial Walker 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION 


Murfreesboro Central 

Middle School Andre Buford Ron Couey 

EAST TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION 


Harriman Middle School James Reeves Shannon Cawood 

EAST TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION 


John Sevier Middle School Dr. Carolyn McPhersonMarty Moore 

HAMILTON COUNTY - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION 


John Franklin Middle School Joshua Barber Walter McGary 

SCHOOL 

HAMILTON COUNTY - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION 

PRINCIPAL COACH 

Red Bank Middle School Robert Alford Dee Carter 

WEST TENNESSEE 


Raleigh Egypt Middle School Barry McGee Rickey Bell 

2003-04 COACHES EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULE 

NOTE: ONLY APPLICATIONS FROM TSSAA AND TMSAA MEMBER SCHOOL COACHES WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD. 

Dates Days ApplicationsAccepted Classes Place 

June 11, 12 Wed., Thurs. April 11 , May 12 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TN 

July 16, 17 Wed., Thurs. May 28, June 20 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid St. Benedict atAuburndale, Cordova, TN 

Sept. 6, 7 Sat., Sun July 8, Aug. 8 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Jefferson Co.High School, Dandridge, TN 

Oct. 18, 19 Sat., Sun. Aug. 12, Sept. 12 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Maryville High School, Maryville, TN 

Nov. 8, 9 Sat., Sun. Sept. 9, Oct. 10 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid University Schoolof Jackson, Jackson, TN 

Dec. 5, 6 Fri., Sat. Oct. 3, Nov. 5 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TN 

Feb. 14, 15 Sat., Sun. Dec. 12, Jan. 23 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Boyd BuchananHigh School, Chattanooga, TN 

March 12, 13 Fri., Sat. Jan. 5, Feb. 5 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TN 

March 19, 20 Fri., Sat. Jan. 5, Feb. 5 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TN 

April 3, 4 Sat., Sun. Feb. 4, Mar. 3 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TN 

April 17, 18 Sat., Sun. Feb. 4, Mar. 3 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid 

NO EARLY REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED 

University School of Jackson, Jackson, TN

A.F. BRIDGES SCHOLARSHIPS 

The A.F. Bridges Awards Program announced in the winter issue of the TSSAA News 

the 27 Divisional Finalists for 2001-02. Also, the nine schools that won the A.F. Bridges 

State Award of Excellence were recognized. 

This year the TSSAA Board of Control has earmarked $27,000 toward a scholarship 

fund to recognize one outstanding student athlete from each of the 27 schools that were 

Divisional Finalist for the A.F. Bridges Awards. Each school was asked to recognize a 

person who represents the essence of good sportsmanship and citizenship. The criteria 

for this nomination was set up by each individual school. 

Each nominee was asked to provide a complete resume as well as a paper describing 

what participation in activities has meant to them. Additionally, we asked for input as to 

their perception of their role and responsibilities as a student leader. 

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

college. 

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

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS A 

BENJAMIN LLOYD WHARTON, Chattanooga Christian School 

Honor Roll every semester; Who’s Who Among High School Students his junior year; Nominated as a USAA National Mathematics Awards Winner as a senior. 

He has been a Student Council Rep. every year. He was Student Council V.P. his junior year and Student Council President as a senior. Student Action 

Leadership Team (Church) each year; Hugh O’Brien Youth Leadership Representative as a junior. Ben took a mission trip to Dominican Republic in Summer 

2001. He has lettered in baseball every year and basketball since he was a sophomore. Was named baseball All-District Infielder as a sophomore and junior and 

was named to the basketball All-District team and All-Region Tournament Team as a junior and senior. 

WAYNE ALEXANDER RUPPE, Oakdale High School 

He is currently ranked fifth in the senior class. He has been selected to attend the Academic Achievement Dinner ‘03. He has been a TSSAA Academic Athlete 

all four years in school. He was chosen by his peers as Most Athletic Senior and Best Personality as well as Mr. Sophomore and Mr. Junior. He has been a 

member of the Drama Club and has been in the school play since he was a sophomore. He received All-District Honorable Mention and All County Awards in 

football, basketball, and baseball. He has lettered in basketball, football, and baseball all four years of high school and was the basketball team captain 

during senior season. 

ASHLEY NICOLE TIMBS, Cloudland High School 

Currently has a 3.77 GPA. Awards and honors her senior year include being an AIM Scholar, D.A.R.E. Role Model, and Senior Superlative of, ‘Most Likely to 

Succeed.’ Was selected as a Delegate for Tennessee Electric Cooperative Youth Leadership Conference her junior year. She was Class President as well as Vice- 

President of Band her junior year. She lettered in basketball as a freshman and has lettered in softball every year in high school. Ashley has been a member of 

the Drama Club all four years and a member of the Beta Club since she was a sophomore. She was a member of band her sophomore and junior years, was on 

the yearbook staff as a junior, and a member of Future Teachers of America as a senior. She was captain of the softball team her last two seasons and was named 

All Conference and All County as a junior. 

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS AA 

CHRISTOPHER D. WRIGHT, Baylor School 

Member of National Honor Society 10-12; one of two at school appointed to YMCA Youth Leadership his junior year; varsity football captain his senior year; 

varsity baseball captain his senior year; named First Team All-State in football his junior and senior years; elected to homecoming court his senior year. 

Volunteer activities include the Red Circle his junior and senior year; Spirit Committee both junior and senior years; St. Augustine Youth Group. Christopher 

has been a member of Mu Alpha Theta all four years in high school, was on the Distinguished List (straight A’s) his freshman year and the Honor Roll from his 

sophomore to senior years. He has been a member of FCA all four years of high school. 

BENJAMIN D. HESS, Gatlinburg-Pittman High School 

He is has been a member of FCA and the French Club all four years of high school and a member of the Beta Club his senior year. He received the Award for 

Academic Excellence in French I, French II, and Algebra I his freshman year. He has been a member of the varsity football and tennis teams all four years of 

high school. Ben was an All-Region football selection from his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. During his senior year he was named to the Sportswriters 

First Team All-State, AP Honorable Mention First Team, Appalachian Conference Offensive Player of the Year, and Mountain Press Offensive Back of the 

Year. 

JONATHAN DAVID SHARP, Hixson High School 

Has been a member of FCA every year in school. Was President of FCA his junior and senior years. Member of student council every year. President of the 

National Honor Society his senior year. Received awards in Academic Excellence in English and Math his freshman and sophomore years. He was part of the 

Yearbook Staff his senior year and participated in concert band his freshman and sophomore years. He was a member of the football and golf team two years at 

Hixson and a member of the wrestling and baseball teams all four years of high school. All-Region in football his senior year. Named All-State in wrestling 

his junior year and was region champion his junior and senior years. Jonathan has currently has a 4.0 GPA and is valedictorian of his class. 

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EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA 

ASHLEY CHRISTINE BARNETT, Daniel Boone High School 

She currently has a 3.5 grade point average. She has lettered in basketball every year while at Daniel Boone. During her basketball career, she has been awarded 

the All-State Good Hands Award twice as well as the Texas Roadhouse Athlete of the Week. She lettered in track as a freshman and sophomore. Ashley was a 

member of Club 121 during her sophomore and junior years. She has been a member of the French Club the last two years and is currently a member of FCCLA. 

She has done volunteer work with her church and with the Melting Pot. 

WILLIAM BLAKE NIDA, Soddy Daisy High School 

Currently holds a 3.6 GPA and is in the top 10% of class of 409 students. Named All-American Scholar and National Merit Achievement Scholar this year. Was 

selected as representative for Tennessee’s Boy State. During his freshman year he received the World Geography Award, Physical Science Award, and Wellness 

Trojan Award. He has lettered in basketball, football, and tennis while at Soddy Daisy. During his senior year on the football team he was named WRCB 

Football Player of the Week, Region 2-5A All-Region Quarterback, and Second Team All-Chattanooga Area Quarterback. Was captain of the basketball team 

andnamed to the All-District Tournament Team during senior season. He is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, FCA, and Student Venture. 

MATTHEW LEE NEWTON, Tennessee High School 

Named 2002 American Legion Boy’s State Representative; 2003 Student Conference on Policies and Education participant; qualified for 2002 and 2003 All- 

State Choir; 2001-2003 member of THS Madrigal Singers; 2001 Model United Nations participant; 2002 Youth in Government Day participant. He was 

Chaplain of the Freshman Class. During his senior year he has been Section Editor of the Yearbook Staff, Treasurer of Student Council, Treasurer of the Civitan 

Club, and Vice-President of Interact Club. He is a member of FCA, Bible Club, National Honor Society, Beta Club, Interact, Civitan Club, Natural Helpers, 

Student Council, and Spanish Club. Matt has completed over 200 hours of community service work with widows through the Widow’s Mite Foundation. 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS A 

CODY M. HALL, McEwen High School 

Currently has a 3.2 GPA and is ranked 23rd in his class. He is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He was a Latin Silver Medallist his freshman year 

and earned the History Award as a sophomore. He has lettered in both basketball and baseball during his high school career. Was named Best Offensive Player 

and Second Team All-District in baseball during his sophomore year and Best Defensive Player his junior year. Basketball honors include All-District and All- 

District Tournament selection as a junior. Was named to the All-District, All-District Tournament, and All-Region Tournament teams as well as District 10-A 

MVP as a senior. He coaches Junior League Basketball and volunteers for local church activities. 

GREGORY CHASE RICHARDSON, Perry County High School 

Currently has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked second in his class. He is a member of the National Beta Club, Advanced Science Club, Math Club, and was a Columbia 

State/First Bank/Ayers Foundation ‘Rising Senior’ College English/History participant. He was treasurer of his class both his junior and senior years and has 

been captain of the basketball team since he was a sophomore. He has received numerous academic honors including Geography, Algebra I and II, Geometry, 

Biology, Chemistry, Spanish I and II, U.S. History, and World History. Basketball awards include being named to the All-District and All-District Tournament 

teams three times, District 12-A MVP twice, and Region 6-A All-Tournament team selection as a junior and senior. He was also a Wendy’s High School 

Heisman National Nominee. 

BRITTINY DEANNA WILLIAMS, Westmoreland High School 

She is a member of the National Beta Club. Community events she has been involved with include Bethpage Carnival, North Sumner Carnival, Valentine’s Day 

Dinner, and Community Mulching. Brittiny lettered in basketball all four years at Westmoreland. As a sophomore she earned the Defensive Award for her team 

and was named to the All-District 10-AA team. She was named to the all-tournament team at the Red Boiling Springs tournament three times and the NeraWhite 

tournament twice. She was named the MVP of the District 8-A tournament her senior year. 

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS AA 

MARION CALDWELL GRANBERY, Harpeth Hall High School 

She has been on the Honor Roll since she was a freshman and was recently inducted into the Cum Laude Society. She was inducted into the French Honor Society 

in 2001. Marion has been a member of both the cross-country and track teams since her freshman year. Harpeth Hall claimed state championships in cross-country 

her sophomore, junior, and senior years. They also claimed state titles in track her freshman, sophomore, and junior years. In cross-country she was named to the 

All-State and All Mid-State teams twice and the All-Metro team four times. In track, she was part of the 4 x 800 relay team that placed first at state when she was 

a junior and second when she was a sophomore. She is a member of the French Club, Book Club, Student-Faculty Committee, and is president of the senior class. 

AMANDA CHRISTENSEN, Hickman County High School 

She holds a 3.39 grade point average at Hickman County. She is a member of the Jr. Civitan Club, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, HOSA, Science 

Club, and Pride & Spirit. She is also an active member on the Student Council. She has been a member of both the basketball and softball teams at school. 

Basketball accomplishments include being given the award for Outstanding Performance by an Individual in 2000, Best Defense Award in 2000-01, and the Best 

Offensive Player Award in 2001-02. She was named to both the District and Region All-Tournament teams in 2002. 

DARRYL RAY HENRY, Marshall County High School 

Darryl has participated in football, basketball, and baseball since he was a freshman. In football he lettered all four years. He broke the school record for punts 

and kicks returned for touchdowns by returning 16 during his career. He was selected to the All-State team as a junior and was named the most valuable back at 

Marshall County High School his senior year. In basketball he played all four years and was a three-year starter. Darryl was a member of two teams that 

advanced to the state tournament. In baseball he also played for four years and started three of them. He has a career batting average of .333 and a .556 on-base 

percentage. 

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MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA 

HEATHER GEORGE, Franklin County High School 

She currently has a 3.56 grade point average. This year she was named Most Athletic at Franklin County High School. She has been a member of the soccer and 

softball teams all four years in school and the basketball team for three years. She was the team captain in soccer and basketball her senior year. Heather was 

named to the first team All-District in both soccer and basketball this year. 

THOMAS OSTEEN, Lincoln County High School 

Currently has a 3.9 grade point average and is ranked eighth in his class. He is a member of the Beta Club, English Honor Society, FFA, and First Priority. He 

has been a member of both the baseball and football teams while at Lincoln County High School. Honors include being named Mr. LCHS and Best All-Around. 

He was selected as a Boy’s State Representative and was also a recipient of the Rotary Award. He was the team captain and was named the MVP of the football 

team. 

CRYSTAL DARLENE JONES, Warren County High School 

She is a member of the Beta Club, DECA, the National Honors Society, and the Youth Fair Board. She has been a member of the softball and volleyball teams 

all four years at Warren County. She has taken and excelled in numerous business classes. She received the first place Art Award in 2000. Crystal was the 

captain of the Volleyball team her senior year. She has volunteered community service work at the Warren County A & L Fair. 

WEST TENNESSEE - CLASS A 

JOSHUA FARRIN EDWARDS, Hollow Rock-Bruceton Central High School 

He currently has a 3.5 GPA and is ranked seventh in his class. He has been a member of the Beta Club since he was a sophomore. Josh has been a member of the 

football team since he was a freshman. He was team captain and was named to the All-Region team his senior year. He also has been a 

member of the baseball team since he was a freshman and he was and he was a member of the basketball team his freshman year. He is a member of the Student 

Government, C Club, Spanish Club, Math Club, Civil Defense Club, FCCLA, and FBLA. 

JONATHAN ADAM HARRINGTON, Scotts Hill High School 

He is ranked 12th in his class and is a member of Mu Alpha Theta, Beta Club, and is President of Greenhouse. He was a member of the Drama Club his junior 

year and the Spanish Club when he was a sophomore and junior. He has been a member of the golf, baseball, and basketball teams at 

Scotts Hill since he was a freshman. He was named to the All-District teams in baseball as a sophomore and junior and the All-State team when he was a junior. 

Superlative awards include being named Class Favorite and Most Athletic. 

JANA HETSEL, Southern Baptist Educational Center 

She is a member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Public Relations Club, and Yearbook Staff. She was a Student Council Representative her 

freshman year and was Class President both her sophomore and junior years. She is a member of the volleyball and tennis teams at SBEC. 

She also competed in junior varsity basketball through her sophomore year. Jana has volunteered with Soup Kitchen, the Salvation Army, and Church Clothes 

Closet. She has made Mission Trips to Guatemala and Brazil. 

WEST TENNESSEE - CLASS AA 

CHARLI NICOLE SMITH, Brighton High School 

She is a member of FCA, National Honor Society, and Spanish Club. She is a S.A.D.D. officer and is the Senior Class President. She has a 3.72 GPA and has 

been on the Honor Roll every grading period in high school. She has been a member of the softball and basketball teams each year in high school. She also was a 

member of the volleyball team as a freshman and sophomore and was on the golf team her junior and senior years. Athletic awards include 14-AA All-District 

team and 14-AA District MVP last year. She led the team in batting average, fielding percentage, on base percentage, and slugging percentage. She was also 

named to the 14-AA All-District team in basketball her junior and senior years. 

ANNE-TAYLOR KAIL, Crockett County High School 

Academic honors/clubs include Beta Club, FCA, secretary/reporter of Captain’s Council, Principal’s Honor Roll, Presidential Honor Roll, National Society of 

Scholars, Academic Gold Bar, USAA National History and Government Awards Nominee, and French Club. She was a member of the basketball team her first 

two years in high school and has been a member of the volleyball team all four years. She was the team captain of the volleyball team her senior year and was 

named to the All-District and All-District Tournament teams. She was the Football Homecoming Queen and the Student Government Sergeant at Arms as a 

senior. 

JOHN PHILLIPS, Memphis University School 

Currently holds a 3.48 GPA and is a member of FCA and Student Council. He is on the Faculty Honor Roll and is a Student Ambassador. He is a three-year 

letterman in football, basketball, and track. In football he was named the MUS Offensive Player of the Year in 2001 and 2002 and is a recipient of the Dan 

Griffin Football Spirit Award. He was the offensive player of the game twice during both his junior and senior seasons. He holds two career football records and 

five individual game records at MUS. His name can be found in the top five in several other categories. 

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WEST TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA 

STEPHANIE CARA BURNHAM, Hardin County High School 

She currently holds a 3.95 GPA. She is a member of National Honor Society, Just Say No Club, Student Council, Homecoming Committee, FCA, and Honors 

Vocal. She is the senior class secretary and was a homecoming senior attendant. Was also selected as a Girls State Representative. Cara has been a member of 

the basketball and baseball teams since she was a freshman. She was captain of both teams as a senior. She has been named to the All-Tournament team in both 

softball and basketball. She has received both the Best Pitcher and Big Stick Awards in softball. In 2003 she was named to the All-District team in basketball and 

named Most Athletic at Hardin County. She was a homecoming senior attendant and Governor’s School finalist. 

AUDREY LAUREN FISHER, Munford High School 

She currently holds a 3.9 GPA and is ranked 9th in her class. She is President of the Student Council and a member of the National Honor Society, HOSA, and 

SADD. She was the editor of the school newspaper from her freshman through junior years. Audrey was named a Girls State Representative her junior year. She 

lettered in softball, basketball, and volleyball all four years in high school. She was named to the All-District and District All-Tournament teams in softball when 

she was a junior. She received the Captain Award in basketball her sophomore and senior years. Achievements in volleyball include being named to the All- 

District team as a sophomore and junior. 

BRANDON WALLACE, White Station High School 

He is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes. He has lettered in football at White Station, where he was captain of the team his senior year. He is an 

Executive Board Member and Co-Chair for Press and Publicity committee of the NAACP. He is also an Executive Board Member of the Youth United Way of 

the Mid-South and a Funds Distribution Committee Member for them as well. He was President of the 2003 Beautillion Militaire and on the Membership 

Committee for Facing History and Ourselves. Brandon was Ministry Coordinator and Administrative Assistant for Generation Seven Student Ministries. 

2003-2004 ADMINISTRATORS' MEETINGS 

Monday, Sept. 15 9:00 a.m. Cookeville, Board of Education - No Middle School Meeting 

Tuesday, Sept. 16 9:00 a.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School - Middle School Meeting 

Wednesday, Sept. 17 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Central High School - Middle School Meeting 

Thursday, Sept. 18 9:00 a.m. Chattanooga, Stadium Club, Finley Stadium - Middle School Meeting 

Monday, Sept. 22 9:00 a.m. Nashville, Baptist Hospital, Plaza Conference Center (20th & Church) - Middle School Meeting 

Tuesday, Sept. 23 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Board of Education - Middle School Meeting 

Wednesday, Sept. 24 9:00 a.m. Jackson, Union University - Middle School Meeting 

Thursday, Sept. 25 9:00 a.m. Fayetteville, Municipal Building (On the Square) - No Middle School Meeting 

All meetings will begin at 9:00 am (local time). It is required that a member of your staff be present at this meeting. 

At 1:00 pm, there will be a meeting for administrators of middle schools to go over all rules and regulations as they apply to members of the 

Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association, which is an affiliate organization of the TSSAA. 

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TRINA MELTON 

We had another outstanding cheer coaches conference at the Opryland Hotel in 

Nashville. There were coaches from middle schools and high schools that attended 

some great sessions with phenomenal speakers. Three coaches and an 

administrator were honored at the Awards Luncheon during the conference. 

The East Tennessee Coach of the Year was awarded to Raycean Hollis of 

Dobyns-Bennett High School where she has been the varsity and junior varsity 

cheerleading coordinator, sponsor, and head coach for the last three years. While 

fulfilling her duties as a classroom teacher, she commits the time required to coach 

the varsity cheerleading squad and the competition 

cheerleading squad.During the past three years at 

Dobyns-Bennett, Raycean has developed two National 

Athletic Championship squads. Her squad placed 2nd at 

the 2000 and 2001 TSSAA State Championships and 

placed 3rd in the 2002 State Championship. Her 

cheerleaders have received three top awards and her 

2002-03 squad placed 6th at NCA High School 

Nationals on their first attempt. She has had 48 NCA 

All-Americans and four cheerleaders who received 

NCA Staff Application Awards. She has had two 

RAYCEAN HOLLIS 

Dobyns-Bennett cheerleaders make university squads in 

dance and cheerleading. Raycean is a tireless worker, a 

team player and possesses a genuine love for her students and cheerleaders, while 

married to Damon they have a daughter, Haden who is 10, and a son, Skylar who is 

8. Two of her major gifts are a very positive personality, and a tireless work ethic 

in which she strives for perfection. Teachers and coaches are constantly 

mentioning how great Raycean is to work with. The cheerleading community at 

Dobyns-Bennett is one that uses a “pulling together” type of atmosphere, which is 

directly attributable to Raycean. Raycean’s cheerleading squads are always 

seeking ways to support their school’s athletes and to help maintain the high degree 

of success. She continues to tweak the cheerleading program’s constitution and 

continues to work toward raising the code of conduct expectations for her 

cheerleaders. 

The Middle Tennessee Coach of the Year was given to Grace Pack of Lebanon 

High School. Grace has been a leader and coaching cheerleading for 30 years. Her 

involvement has helped students excel academically and athletically. Her efforts 

always provide the motivation to have students obtain excellence. As a member of 

the Lebanon High School faculty, Grace sponsored the Beta Club for 15 years, was 

director of the Academic Banquet for ten years, kept the scorebook for all 

freshman and varsity basketball games for eight years, and organizes the 

Junior/Senior Prom. She has taught all levels of mathematics including AP 

Calculus and serves as chairman of the Math Department. In the community she 

has been involved with Dixie Youth Baseball for ten years. In addition to all of her 

activities, she has raised three successful children and has three grandchildren. 

Grace has been the varsity or freshman cheerleading coach for 14 years. She leads 

her squads to superior status in all capacities. She truly 

has a gift of helping athletes meet and exceed all 

expectations. Her leadership demands respect, 

dedication, and hard work. She expects her 

cheerleaders to be leaders in the school showing high 

moral character as well as academic achievement. Her 

squads have placed several times in cheerleading 

competitions such as the Smokey Mountain 

Cheerleading competition, UCA camp competitions, 

and TSSAA competitions. As a coach, she produces 

GRACE PACK 

Eighth Annual Cheer Coaches Conference 

quality squads that any school would be proud to have. 

The West Tennessee Cheer Coach of the Year was 

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awarded to Christie Plunk of McKenzie High School. Christie has been coaching 

cheerleading for eight years. She graduated as Salutatorian from Adamsville High 

School in 1991. She was a cheerleader for four years and 

captain her senior year. Christie received her B.S. in 

Education with emphasis in mathematics from Freed- 

Hardeman University in 1992 and received a M.A. in 

Education from Bethel College in 1999. Christie is 

married to Anthony Plunk and they have one child, 

Payten. Christie has taught math and has been the 

cheerleading coach at McKenzie High School since 

1997. Her first job as coach was to create a cheerleading 

manual, which delineated the role, responsibilities, and 

CHRISTIE PLUNK 

expectations of a cheerleader at McKenzie High School. 

Christie has worked tirelessly to upgrade the 

cheerleading program in her school. She has built the 

cheerleading program by sponsoring fund-raising such as candle sales, ice cream 

sales, and clothing with the school’s mascot attached. She has always had summer 

camp and work sessions for her cheerleaders and has scheduled practices once or 

twice a week throughout the year and also attends coaching seminars at UCA 

summer camps. Since she sponsors cheerleaders for football and basketball 

seasons, she works year-round at a job that pays little monetarily in return. 

Christie’s squads have consistently competed in the TSSAA State Cheerleading 

Competitions in Murfreesboro. Her cheer squad placed 3rd in 1997 in the Nonbuilding 

division of the TSSAA competition and this past year her cheer squad 

finished first place in the Cheer Non-building division. Along with all of her 

cheerleading awards, Christie works equally as hard in her assignment as math 

teacher and was named the Teacher of the Year in 2002. 

Cheerleading coaches are encouraged each year to nominate an administrator at 

their school if they feel that they are supportive of their program and dedicated 

throughout the year. This year’s administrator’s award was given to Julia 

Nicholson of Montgomery Central High School in Cunningham. Julia has been in 

education for 22 years. She has coached girls basketball on all levels for 15 years. 

She is currently the Assistant Principal and Athletic Director at Montgomery 

Central High School in Cunningham, Tennessee. Julia is the District 10 AA 

Coordinator and Region 5 Coordinator for the TSSAA 

and is a member of the TIAAA and NIAAA. In 2001, 

Julia received the Tennessee Award of Merit from the 

National Interscholastic Athletic Administrator’s 

Association. Julia is well organized, professional and 

personally involved in all of the athletic programs at 

Montgomery Central High School and treats each group 

with special care and respect. Cheerleaders at 

Montgomery Central feel that Julia has been a breath of 

fresh air for the cheerleading program. Because of her 

JULIA NICHOLSON 

leadership, the cheerleading squad has become a 

nationally ranked team with widespread community and 

school support. Julia has dedicated exorbitant amounts 

of time and energy to the cheerleading program, going far beyond the call of duty, 

and is enthusiastic in doing so. For the past two years, Julia has traveled to UCA 

Nationals in Florida with the cheerleading squad to lend the support of the schools 

administration. She is extremely professional and well organized, creating coaches 

handbooks and conducting in-service for all coaches. For schools to have 

successful cheerleading programs, it is important to have the support and respect of 

an administrator like Julia Nicholson that goes above and beyond the normal call of 

duty.

NATIONAL FEDERATION INTERSCHOLASTIC COACHES EDUCATION PROGRAM 

COACHING FOR CHARACTER & CITIZENSHIP THROUGH SPORTS; DRUGS & SPORT 

Attendance in the classes does not mean the individual has successfully completed his or her requirements. Attendees must pass the Coaching Principles and Sports First Aid tests. 

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

PARTICIPANTS- DECEMBER 6-7, 2002 

RONALD T. CARTMELL HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 

RICHARD COMER CAMPBELL COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

LATINA DAVIS UNICOI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

JASON DENNIS HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

JERRY ELDER COLUMBIA ACADEMY 

BOBBY EMMONS EIGHTH DISTRICT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

TODD ERICKSON MEMPHIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL 

NEIL FORD COLUMBIA ACADEMY 

ANDREAS GROUZII MT. JULIET HIGH SCHOOL 

GILBERT HARPER MONTGOMERY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

LARRY HARRIS MONTGOMERY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

JAMIE HILL FRANKLIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

MORRIS HILTON OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL 

RONNIE HUDSON NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 

EDDIE JUSTICE HARRIMAN HIGH SCHOOL 

PETE LASALANDRA MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

ALLYN M. LAY, JR. ONEIDA MIDDLE SCHOOL 

HAROLD LEONARD RED BOILING SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL 

ROBERT LONG CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

BILL MCALLISTER BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

JEREMY MCINTYRE BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

RYAN MILLER HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

DALE MORAN EIGHTH DISTRICT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

NICHOLAS S. NEWMAN NORTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL 

ERIC NORTON HARRIMAN HIGH SCHOOL 

BILL OSBORN NEW PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

SUSAN POTTER NASHVILLE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

CURTIS ROUSE ROSSVIEW HIGH SCHOOL 

SCOTT SAMUELS ROSSVIEW HIGH SCHOOL 

JASON SMITH HARDIN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

SHANE TURNER SODDY DAISY HIGH SCHOOL 

LARRIAL WALKER NEW PROSPECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

DEWAYNE WHITE HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 

LARRY WILLIAMS GREENBRIER HIGH SCHOOL 

NEEL WOODALL 

JIM YOUNG NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL 

PARTICIPANTS- FEBRUARY 22-23, 2003 

TOMMY BETHEL BRENTWOOD ACADEMY 

JASON BLAIR BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL 

ROBERT BLEVINS, JR. EAST RIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL 

VIC BLOCHER OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 

EDDIE BRYANT CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

JEFF BURRESS ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL 

DOUG CROWSON BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL 

SHANNON DOAN WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 

ARVEL EDWARDS BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL 

WILLIAM ETTER HAPPY VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 

BRENT GREEN DONELSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 

NANCY HANLON RED BANK MIDDLE SCHOOL 

JARED HENSLEY SODDY DAISY HIGH SCHOOL 

JAMIE HULING ONEIDA HIGH SCHOOL 

MARY INGRAM GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL 

CASEY JACKSON J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

FELANDO KING CHATTANOOGA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

STEPHEN LEDFORD, JR. MUNFORD HIGH SCHOOL 

DENNIS LEFTWICH TYNER ACADEMY 

KAREN LEWIS ROCKFORD SCHOOL 

MARK LITCHFORD BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL 

JERRY MERSHON CORDOVA HIGH SCHOOL 

SHANNON MOWERY CHATTANOOGA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

SEAN MURRAY BRENTWOOD ACADEMY 

CHARLES NORMAN COLUMBIA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

GEORGE OLEKSIK BOYD BUCHANAN HIGH SCHOOL 

ERIN OLIVER GIRLS PREPARATORY SCHOOL 

KEITH PARRISH FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL 

CLETUS PEW J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

KENNETH REDDEN BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

JEREMY ROGERS BRADLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

ROGER SEXTON KNOXVILLE HALLS HIGH SCHOOL 

STEVEN SHELTON WALKER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL 

HANK SNYDER 

TINA WALKER GRACE BAPTIST ACADEMY 

DONNA WHEELER HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL 

AMY WOODY MIDWAY HIGH SCHOOL MARION COUNTY HIGH 

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PARTICIPANTS- MARCH 14-15, 2003 

JEFF BANE CANNON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

RONNIE BOLDEN CHRIST PRESBYTERIAN ACADEMY 

DANYA CARTER SEYMOUR HIGH SCHOOL 

LISA COGGINS COSBY HIGH SCHOOL 

JOHN R. DAVIS HERMITAGE SPRINGS SCHOOL 

ERIC DYE LINCOLN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

PHIL EDGMON ELKTON SCHOOL 

COVEY EWING SHELBYVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

BRIAN FAULKNER BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY 

SARAH FISHER HENDERSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 

GENE HALL ROBERT ELLIS MIDDLE SCHOOL 

EUGENE F. HINTZ, JR. BRENTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 

JOANNE HITCHCOCK ROY WALDRON SCHOOL 

TERRY HODGE OAKLAND HIGH SCHOOL 

ROBERT JACKSON 

JOHN JOHNSON COSBY HIGH SCHOOL 

PAIGE JOHNSON 

WILLIAM MICHAEL KETCHUM PAGE HIGH SCHOOL 

MICHAEL KIRK HIXSON MIDDLE SCHOOL 

RITA LOWERY HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

ALBERT MEDINA TELLICO PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL 

JENNIFER MYERS CUMBERLAND COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

JEFF PAIR PAGE HIGH SCHOOL 

MELISSA PETTY WALTER HILL SCHOOL 

PHIL QUINN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE 

ALISSA SEYMORE LAVERGNE HIGH SCHOOL 

TERRY SINGLEY JELLICO HIGH SCHOOL 

LYNN SMITH E.O. COFFMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 

PETE STEM DONELSON CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 

JASON J. SURLAS KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 

ROGER W. TODD XTREME VOLLEYBALL CLUB 

MAVIS WATSON FATHER RYAN HIGH SCHOOL 

MATTHEW WILDER HERMITAGE SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL 

KIMBERLY YOAKEM HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

PARTICIPANTS- MARCH 21-22, 2003 

JIMMY D. BABCOCK CELINA HIGH SCHOOL 

WENDY BLACKBURN MARYVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 

BRYAN BURRELL BATTLE GROUND ACADEMY 

LUKE CARTWRIGHT CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 

NIKI CHAMBERS NOTRE DAME HIGH SCHOOL 

MELVIN CHILDERS F.C. BOYD, SR. CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

JONATHAN CLARK J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

JASON CLAYBORNE SANTA FE UNIT SCHOOL 

JOSH CROSSLAND DAVIDSON ACADEMY 

JOHN HIGH III BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL 

JEROME JACKSON NORTHEAST HIGH SCHOOL 

ASHLEY KIMBROUGH GILES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

LINDA L. KING E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOL 

JIM MORROW SCOTT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL 

THOMAS LEE NADEAU CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 

KAREN NEELY MIDDLE TENNESSEE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

GLEN PAVY SPRING HILL HIGH SCHOOL 

TRACEY PATTERSON 

HOLLY POLING E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOL 

JOSH RANKIN J.D. JACKSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL 

MATT ROWELL BRIARCREST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

TRAYCE RUSH 

REX SLATTON E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOL 

HUNTER STAPP CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL 

JOHN SURLAS KNOXVILLE CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL 

TONY TUMMINS MCEWEN HIGH SCHOOL 

TIM VENABLE BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOL 

MARY BETH WALKUP LASCASSAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

TRAVIS WALLS OAK RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL 

B.J. WEST LEBANON HIGH SCHOOL 

BILL WHITTEMORE RAVENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL 

KATHIE WOODARD E.A. COX MIDDLE SCHOOL 

WESLEY WRIGHT ELIZABETHTON HIGH SCHOOLROGER MILLER 

TELLICO PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL 

MICHAEL MINTZ LAVERGNE HIGH SCHOOL 

JOSH MOORE MCMINN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

JEFF MORELAND DAVIDSON ACADEMY 

RON PERSONS BLACKMAN HIGH SCHOOL 

CHUCK PITT GOODPASTURE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL 

ERIC REEVES WEBB SCHOOL OF KNOXVILLE 

SHANNON SVOBODA HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

CLINT THOMAS WILSON CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 

BETH WARRINGTON NANNIE BERRY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

LESLIE WEED HILLSBORO HIGH SCHOOL

GENE BECK 

LOOSEBALL! 

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This is my 15th year for a “Looseball” collection of notes, thoughts, 

and ideas from the past year (May 2002-April 2003). 

This is my 17th year with TSSAA... The coach of our high school is 

demanding 25 drills/conditioning days during the summer, starting the 

day school is out. He has told the boys that if they do not get in 25 

practices that they will automatically be off the basketball team for next 

season!.. For coaches like this, we mandate a dead period. 14 days is not 

enough... Get a clue, Coach... I actually wonder if our member schools 

know they have by-laws that they have agreed to follow...Would you 

believe this.... If it’s not about winning, why are we in court....Just what 

is competitive equity... If you’ve ever wondered if the TSSAA Board of 

Control was in the dark, you would have enjoyed the June meeting at 

Fall Creek Falls... the lights went out during a storm...They actually got 

more done in the dark... It is just a game.... why can’t we respect the 

game.... Memphis wins “Spring Fling. bid, impressive... Just like a ball 

game... some happy, some not...Who actually sits down with a nonfaculty 

coach to explain what is expected.... If it’s not about winning, 

why do we demand that student athletes work year round.... If a player 

lacks confidence and is not fundamentally skilled, they cannot handle 

pressure... You won’t believe this... When, as administrators, did we 

decide that “You Suck” cheer by student body is O.K..... If it’s not about 

winning, why do we classify.... There are so many more scholarships for 

academics than for athletics at the college level... Guess it means more 

to the parents to say “my child is going to try for an athletic 

scholarship”... Do not like e-mail mentality... Sitting near parents and 

other adults at a recent basketball game, I could not believe how loud, 

negative, and immature they acted... I personally admire anyone who 

tries to officiate at the high school level. Why do we think that it is all 

right for them to take abuse just because, “I paid to get into the game”.... 

Jordan, at 15 months old, attended her 2nd state basketball tournament... 

Ball contracts have certainly changed in my 15 years... You know, if 

student athletes would spend the same amount of time working on 

academic skills, all would receive full academic scholarships for four 

years... I am amazed to watch basketball teams that practiced year 

round, gone to as many camps as is permitted, and can’t play defense, 

and are eliminated in first round of district tournament... Is something 

missing.... Summary: If winning is the problem, eliminate post season 

competition... regular season only! 

Reminder to All Officials 

We will be mailing out renewal registration cards for the 2003-04 

school year this May. Please remember that it is your responsibility to 

register for the upcoming school year by the June 1st deadline. If you 

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

Reminder to Soccer Officials 

Please be aware that for the 2003-04 school year, there will be no 

spring soccer rules meetings held. The state soccer meetings will be 

scheduled in the fall only. 

Dates, sites, and times for these state soccer meetings can be found on 

the last page of this issue of the TSSAA NEWS. 

This issue of the NEWS will recognize the officials who worked the state 

championship series during the winter in wrestling and basketball. 

2003 DUAL MEET STATE WRESTING TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS 

P. A. Bowler Steve Craig 

Chris Coover Eddie Davis 

Danny Gilbert Jeff Hudgens 

Steve Marking Don Pemberton 

2003 STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS 

Tim Abel Kenny Alexander 

P. A. Bowler Chris Coover 

Mike Craft Stan Croxdale 

Don Elsea Jack Faircloth 

Doug Ford Jack Gallagher 

Danny Gilbert David Heffington 

Ken Mara David McGinley 

Byron Mitchell Gerald Muncie 

Jim Simpson Pete Stafford 

Tim Stafford Walter Vineyard 

Scott Williams 

2003 TSSAA GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS 

Randy Cagle Danny Chandler 

Brad Christian Roy Dill 

Randy Ellis Charles Freeman 

Reno Hall Carl Johnson 

Tim Merwin Dick Pack 

Wayne Thomas Dwight Walker 

Ronnie Walker Bill Wheeler 

2003 TSSAA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS 

John Bailey Donnie Bennett 

Spencer Borders James Burr 

Alonzo Byrd James Dillard 

Fred Divittorio Jeff Haynes 

James Hicks Dan Holt 

Donny Joyner Walter Overton 

Rob Schutt Ron Woods

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 5 year awards in this issue of the NEWS. The recipients of the 10, 15, 25, 40, and 50 

year awards were recognized in earlier issues this year. 

OFFICIALS RECEIVING 5 YEAR AWARDS 

AARON, GREG LEXINGTON 

ADAMOWICZ, EDWARD ROCKVALE 

ADKINS, WILLIAM CHIP KINGSPORT 

AMUNDSON, MARK H. WINCHESTER 

ANDERSON, RICHARD M. MARYVILLE 

ARNOW, PAUL S. NASHVILLE 

AZAN, EMANUEL CLARKSVILLE 

BAKER, PAUL D. GERMANTOWN 

BARNES, GARY D. MEMPHIS 

BARRETT, SHANE T. NASHVILLE 

BATES, JR., KINZEL L ATHENS 

BEATTY, TIMOTHY W. HARRIMAN 

BECKSTEAD, CHRISTOPHER TULLAHOMA 

BELK, JAMES R. SOUTHAVEN 

BELTER, KEVIN S. KNOXVILLE 

BEYERSDORF, JAMES F. MUNFORD 

BLAIR , JR. , JAMES E KNOXVILLE 

BLAKNEY, MATTHEW HERMITAGE 

BRACKEEN, ERNEST D. MURFREESBORO 

BRADLEY, CRAIG KNOXVILLE 

BRAY, MARK CORDOVA 

BRIDGES, RICHARD D. MADISON 

BROWN, DEIDRE W. JOHNSON CITY 

BROWN, JAY B. NASHVILLE 

BROWN, MARSHALL GREENEVILLE 

BRUCE, DWAYNE PARIS 

BUCHANAN, ED CORDOVA 

BURSE, WILLIAM K. MEMPHIS 

BUTTREY, JAMES MURFREESBORO 

BYRD, JANICE L. CHATTANOOGA 

CANDEBAT, MIKE G. CORDOVA 

CAPODIFERRO, ANTHONY BARTLETT 

CARRICO, JOHN A. OOLTEWAH 

CARTER, LARRY A. OLIVER SPRINGS 

CHAMBERS, SCOTTIE KNOXVILLE 

CHANEY, DEAN A. PINE KNOT 

CLARIDY, RICHARD HARTSVILLE 

COATS, DAVID G. MT PLEASANT 

COFFMAN, DAVID CHATTANOOGA 

CONN, RANDALL D. GOODLETTSVILLE 

COOK, JEROME D. JOHNSON CITY 

COPELAND, ROBERT T. ABINGDON 

CRAWFORD, GEORGE L. GLEASON 

CROOK, ARTHUR J. SPRINGFIELD 

CROWE, SHERMAN D. JOHNSON CITY 

CURSEY, MIKE OAKLAND 

DACUS, ERIC DICKSON 

DAVIDSON, DONNIE COOKEVILLE 

DEAKIN, KEITH V. MADISONVILLE 

DEGRAW, ANDY OAK RIDGE 

DEHOFF JR, JOHN W. MILLINGTON 

DEJARNETTE JR, ROBERT R. OLIVER SPRINGS 

DILLON, JOHN NASHVILLE 

DOUGLAS, WILLIE JACKSON 

DRIVER, JIMMY W. WINCHESTER 

DUNCAN, CHRIS ARLINGTON 

DUVALL, DAVE CHUCKY 

EWING, ZELMA C. NASHVILLE 

FERGUSON, WESLEY E. MANCHESTER 

FRANKLIN, AL LEWISBURG 

FRANKLIN, JAMES J CLEVELAND 

FRAZIER, ROBERT R MURFREESBORO 

FREEMAN, JOHN A. MEMPHIS 

FRENSLEY, PAT FRANKLIN 

FULLER, ARTHUR L MURFREESBORO 

FULLER, MATTHEW S HIXSON 

GAY JR, JIMMY R MEMPHIS 

GRAHAM, MARK A HOPKINSVILLE 

HADLEY, MICHAEL J GERMANTOWN 

HALL, RENO D KNOXVILLE 

HALTOM, BRUCE JACKSON 

HAMILTON, JASON E CELINA 

HARMON, BOBBY SMYRNA 

HAYWOOD, MICHAEL CHATTANOOGA 

HEDRICK, LEE KODAK 

HICKMAN II, JAMES DAVID STRAWBERRY PLAINS 

HILL, DAVID J NEWPORT 

HISCOX, ELLIOT JACKSON 

HOPKINS, MARRON MEMPHIS 

HOUSTON III, RUFUS B JONESBOROUGH 

HUBBARD, RONALD L CLARKSVILLE 

HUEY, LUIS H CLARKSVILLE 

HUNT, BENNY L MEMPHIS 

HUTCHISON, WILLIAM R MEMPHIS 

HUTSON, MICHAEL KINGSPORT 

HYAMS, WM TODD NASHVILLE 

INGLIS, NONA F FRANKLIN 

IRONS, THOMAS F ANTIOCH 

IRVINE, KEITH DRESDEN 

JAMES, BOBBY N LORETTO 

JAMISON, CHRIS D CORDOVA 

JERSEY, DANIEL KNOXVILLE 

JOHNSON, BRIAN ALAN ANTIOCH 

JOHNSON, CLIFFORD K FAIRVIEW 

JOHNSON, ERNEST C KNOXVILLE 

JOHNSON, SHAWN M MADISON 

JOHNSTON, BRIAN K CUMBERLAND GAP 

KELLEY JR, EDWIN L OLIVER SPRINGS 

KINCAID, WADE COLUMBIA 

KOHRING, MARK W KNOXVILLE 

LADD, MIKE FRANKLIN 

LANCASTER, BOBBY J UNION CITY 

LEDBETTER, GREG LENOIR CITY 

LEWIS, DAVID GOODLETTSVILLE 

LILES, RUSSELL KNOXVILLE 

LINKOUS, DAVID MORRISTOWN 

LOWERY, DANNY DYERSBURG 

MAGEE, CARL H CLARKSVILLE 

MARKING, STEPHEN MEMPHIS 

MARKING, WILLIAM M. MEMPHIS 

MARTIN, DALE R JOHNSON CITY 

MCANALLY, TOMMY R TULLAHOMA 

MCCLEARN, HOMER V CLARKSVILLE 

MCCRARY, WALTER L CHATTANOOGA 

MCGOWAN, JOHN WHITEVILLE 

MCMANUS, BILL MEMPHIS 

MEADORS, LARRY D WESTMORELAND 

MEADOWS, GARY L MT. JULIET 

MICHAEL, ANTHONY SMYRNA 

MILLER, DOUG BURLISON 

MINTER, PHILLIP L. LAVERGNE 

MOODY, JAMIE SODDY DAISY 

MOONEN, VICKI R HORN LAKE 

MOORE, AVA R MCEWEN 

MOORE, COURTNEY CLEVELAND 

MOORE, GARY R MCEWEN 

MOORE, RUDY L FINGER 

MORELAND, MARK A JASPER 

MURPHY, JIMMY P HENDERSONVILLE 

NELSON, TERRY L CLINTON 

NEWBERRY, LOUIS D WARTBURG 

NICHOLS, ROBERT TULLAHOMA 

NORFLEET, BRIAN W SMYRNA 

NORTON, ERIC COALFIELD 

NUNNERY, MICHAEL CORDOVA 

OSMUS, MARK W MEMPHIS 

PACE, JUSTIN E KNOXVILLE 

PARNELL, ROBERT F BRISTOL 

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PARSLEY, ROBERT L SMYRNA 

PATE, DENNIS A DICKSON 

PFEIFFER, JOHN NASHVILLE 

PILLOW, ORLANDO FRANKLIN 

POORE, MICHAEL A TAZEWELL 

POPE, RICK D MARYVILLE 

PROCTOR, MICHAEL D LYLES 

PRUITT, ROBERT K FRANKLIN 

QUALLS, JR., QUINTON NOLENSVILLE 

RAMSEY III, GARRARD S FRANKLIN 

RENA, BRIAN C OLIVE BRANCH 

ROBERTS, WILLIAM D GRAY 

ROCHELLE, KEVIN M. PLEASANT VIEW 

ROWAN, EARL W CLEVELAND 

RUDOLPH, DONALD E WAVERLY 

SAGE, DAVID W COVINGTON 

SALYER, ARTHEL M MT CARMEL 

SANDOS, JASON M JOHNSON CITY 

SAWYER, LANCE CHURCH HILL 

SCOTT, BENJAMIN GATLINBURG 

SCOTT, CHRIS CHATTANOOGA 

SEWELL, THOMAS W DYERSBURG 

SHANKLES, RAYE JASPER 

SHARP, JOSHUA T LAKE CITY 

SHOEMAKER, RICHARD T HIXSON 

SHULTZ, F FT CAMPBELL 

SIMMONS, KEITH A KNOXVILLE 

SLOVER, TOMMY L LAKE CITY 

SMITH, C. BRAD OLIVER SPRINGS 

SMITH, JIMMY R OLIVER SPRINGS 

SMITH, JOE D HIXSON 

SMOLNIK, DAVID P COOKEVILLE 

SNYDER, JIMMY D RIDGELY 

SNYDER, JOHN A GERMANTOWN 

STANFILL, JAMIE HENDERSONVILLE 

SULLIVAN, DORRIS A HENDERSONVILLE 

SWINDLE, JON HENDERSONVILLE 

TAYLOR, CHARLES MEMPHIS 

TEICHMAN, JOHN MURFREESBORO 

THOMPSON, MATTHEW MORRISTOWN 

THOMPSON, SCOTT COLLIERVILLE 

TINSLEY, GARY N COOKEVILLE 

TUNSTALL, ELGIN MEMPHIS 

TURNER, MICHAEL NASHVILLE 

TWITTY, NATHANIEL COOKEVILLE 

URBANIAK, DENNIS HIXSON 

VANCE, DAVID L JACKSON 

VINCENT, BRIAN MEMPHIS 

VON ACHEN, SHAUN T OLIVER SPRINGS 

WALTMAN. JR., ALBERT F KNOXVILLE 

WARD, ERIC TRENTON 

WARNICK, CHRISTOPHER LAVERGNE 

WENDORF, KARL J SODDY DAISY 

WEY, LANNIE BRENTWOOD 

WHEELER, MARK E COOKEVILLE 

WHITE, TIMOTHY H MANCHESTER 

WILKINS, DEREK MURFREESBORO 

WILLIAMS, ALLAN H MILLINGTON 

WILLIAMS, DON HENRY 

WILLIAMS, RANDY C NEW TAZEWELL 

WILLIAMS JR, SAMUEL S MEMPHIS 

WILSON, LETITIA COVINGTON 

WILSON, MONTE HIXSON 

WRAY, DAVID H TIPTONVILLE 

WRIGHT, JAY JOHNSON CITY 

WYATT, AARON M FORT WORTH 

WYSE, TIM ATOKA 

YOKLEY, SHAWN MADISON 

YOUNG, HERBERT A RIPLEY

SPRING FLING INFORMATION 

April, 2003 

The Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority is excited to welcome you to our 

neck of the woods next month for Spring Fling. We guarantee that you will have a 

great time while you are competing for the State Championship. 

All information concerning Spring Fling can be found on our website 

www.memphissports.org or call us toll-free with any questions at 1-877-725-5465. All 

participating hotels, their rates and contact information is on that site. The rates are 

good for everyone coming for Spring Fling, that includes fans! You can also make 

team dining reservations on-line or plan a trip to one of our attractions on the website 

as well. 

Opening Ceremonies is new this year and we have some neat surprises in store for that 

evening. The event will take place at AutoZone Park on Wednesday evening at 7:00 

pm. More information concerning Opening Ceremonies is on the website. 

This is a big deal to our City! We look forward to showing you Memphis hospitality at 

its finest! We hope that during your stay you will have the opportunity to visit some of 

our sites and see all the new and exciting changes taking place in the Bluff City. 

See you in MEMPHIS! 

Tiffany Brown 

Executive Director 

Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority 

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SPRING FLING SCHEDULE 

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 Session 1 

Tennis Hutchison-8:00 am 

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex-10:00 am 

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 Session 2 

Baseball AutoZone Park (A) Christian Brothers High School (A) 

USA Stadium– Millington (AA) Briarcrest (AA)-5:00 pm 

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex-5:00 pm 

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 Session 1 

Baseball AutoZone Park (A) Christian Brothers High School (A) 

USA Stadium –Millington (AA)Briarcrest (AA) Gagliano (AAA) 

Sowell (AAA) University of Memphis (D-II) 

Christian Brothers University (D-II)-10:00 am 

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex-12:00 noon 

Tennis Hutchison School-8:00 am 

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

Wednesday, May 21, 2003 

Opening Ceremonies AutoZone Park-7:00 pm 

Thursday, May 22, 2003 Session 1 

Baseball AutoZone Park (A) USA Stadium – Millington (AA) Sowell (AAA) 

University of Memphis (D-II)-10:00 am 


Tennis Hutchison School-8:00 am 

Girls’ Track and Field Briarcrest (3200 and Field Events)-9:00 am 

Thursday, May 22, 2003 Session 2 

Baseball AutoZone Park (A) USA Stadium – Millington (AA) Gagliano (AAA) 

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


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

Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex-7:30 pm 

Friday, May 23, 2003 Session 1 

Baseball Sowell (D-II) Gagliano (AAA) TBA (A&AA)-10:00 am 


Boys Track and Field Briarcrest (3200 and Field Events)-9:00 am 

Tennis Hutchison-8:00 am 

Friday, May 23, 2003 Session 2 

Baseball Sowell (AAA) Gagliano (D-II) 

University of Memphis (A & AA)-5:00 pm 


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

Saturday, May 24, 2003 

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

Softball TBA (Games, if necessary)-10:00 am 

Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex -12:00 noon,2:30 pm,5:00 pm 

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

More detailed schedules as well as brackets and other important information 

concerning Spring Fling can be foundon our website at: www.tssaa.org 

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2003 SPRING FLING FACT SHEET 

Site: Memphis, TN 

Dates: Tuesday, May 20 – Saturday, May 24 

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

available for $35.00 

Championships crowned in five different sports: baseball, 

softball, track & field, soccer, and tennis. 

Champions crowned in each sport: 

Baseball: A, AA, AAA, Division II (four total) 

Softball: A, AA, AAA, Division II (four total) 

Soccer: A-AA, AAA, Division II (three total) 

Boys Track: A-AA, AAA, Division II (three total) 

Girls Track: A-AA, AAA, Division II (three total) 

Boys Tennis: A-AA, AAA, Division II for team, singles and 

doubles (nine total) 

Girls Tennis: A-AA, AAA, Division II for team, singles 

and doubles (nine total) 

Participants 

Athletes: over 2,500 

Softball Teams: 32 

Track Meets: 6 

Baseball Teams: 32 

Soccer Teams: 24 

Tennis Teams: 24 

General Notes 

• There are 23 state champions crowned in team play with 

numerous individual champions being crowned in tennis and 

track & field. 

• Spring Fling began in 1994. It was held in the city of 

Chattanooga for nine consecutive years before moving to 

Memphis for Spring Fling X. 

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

• Ceremonies will recognize all participants of the Spring 

Fling by having them enter Autozone Park on the field in 

similar fashion to the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. 

Event will be at Autozone Park on Wednesday, May 21 from 

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and will have numerous keynote 

speakers and special attractions.

MR AND MISS BASKETBALL 

Winners and finalists of the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards Presented by the Memphis Grizzlies were honored on March 27 at a luncheon hosted by the Memphis Grizzlies at the 

Pyramid in Memphis. More than 700 people, including the honorees, their families, coaches, school administrators and members of the media from all parts of the state attended the 2003 

luncheon. Pictured are the Mr. and Miss Basketball winners and finalists for each classification. Seated are the Mr. and Miss Basketball Award Winners. From left to right are Jake Skogen 

- Temple (A), Merideth Richardson - Bradford (A), Andre Allen - Booker T. Washington (AA), Kendall Cavin - Westview (AA), Lee Humphrey - Maryville (AAA), Ashley Shields - Melrose 

(AAA), Jada Mincy - Briarcrest (DII), Marc Gasol Lausanne (DII). Finalists are standing. 

MISS BASKETBALL 2003 FINALISTS 

DIVISION I, CLASS A 

Crystal Eason 

Scotts Hill High School 

Abby Fanning 

Moore County High School 

Merideth Richardson 

Bradford High School 

DIVISION I, CLASS AA 

Katrina Beechboard 

Livingston Academy 

Kendall Cavin 

Westview High School 

Laura Hall 

Oliver Springs High School 

DIVISION I, CLASS AAA 

Brittany Frazier 

Oak Ridge High Schoo 

Krystle Horton 

Riverdale High School 

Ashley Shields 

Melrose High School 

DIVISION II 

Kristin Archie 

Father Ryan High School 

Jada Mincy 

Briarcrest Christian School 

Julie Martin 

Evangelical Christian School 

CLASS A 

MERIDETH RICHARDSON - Bradford High School Head Coach: Eric Hampton 

Junior, 5-9, guard. A two-year starter who averages 23.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists, and 3.5 

steals per game. She shoots 48% from the field and 35% from three-point range. She has scored over 

30 points in nine games this season. She also leads her team in blocked shots. She has been selected as 

the District Player of the Year. Previous honors include being selected to the All-District, All-Region, 

second team All-State, and All-West Tennessee teams. Merideth is the junior class vice-president at 

Bradford and is a member of the Career Club and Beta Club. She currently has a 3.7 grade point 

average. 

JAKE SKOGEN - Temple High School Head Coach: Dan Wadley 

Senior, 6-5, wing/post. A three-year starter who averages 28.5 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 

1.9 steals per game. He shoots over 60% from the field, 43.4% from three-point range, and over 76% from the free-throw line. This season he has scored in double figures 

every game and has scored over 30 points 16 different times. He has been an All-District and All-District tournament selection for three consecutive seasons. He was named 

the MVP of the District and Region in both 2002 and 2003 and was the Class A state tournament MVP in 2002 and 2003. For his career he has a field goal percentage over 

60% and shoots 40% from three-point range. Jake is a member of the National Honor Society and has a 4.1 GPA. 

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MR. BASKETBALL 2003 FINALISTS 

DIVISION I, CLASS A 

Brian Carter 

Middleton High School 

Casey Holt 

Culleoka High School 

Jake Skogen 

Temple High School 

DIVISION I, CLASS AA 

Andre Allen 

Booker T. Washington High School 

Brian Fisk 

Dyer County High School 

Tyler Smith 

Giles County High School 

DIVISION I, CLASS AAA 

Dane Bradshaw 

White Station High School 

Lee Humphrey 

Maryville High School 

Wadale Williams 

Columbia Central High School 

DIVISION II 

Adarius Bowman 

Notre Dame High School 

Marc Gasol 

Lausanne Collegiate School 

Josh Suddath 

McCallie School

CLASS AA 

KENDALL CAVIN -Westview High School Head Coach: Kevin McMillan 

Senior, 5-8, guard. A four-year starter who averages 19.5 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2.5 steals 

per game. She shoots 54% from the field, 46% from three-point range, and 83% from the free-throw 

line. She has been an All-District, All-District tournament, and All-Region selection for three 

consecutive years. She was selected to the All-State team and was a Miss Basketball finalist in 2002. 

Kendall is Westview’s all-time leading scorer with over 1,800 career points. This year she set the school 

record for most three-pointers made in a season. Other career numbers include an 82% free-throw 

percentage and a 51% field goal percentage. She is a member of the Math Honor Society, Anchor Club, 

and FCA. Kendall has a 3.2 grade point average and has signed a basketball scholarship with Tennessee 

Tech University. 

ANDRE ALLEN - Booker T. Washington High School Head Coach: Fred Horton, Jr. 

Junior, 5-10, guard. A three-year starter who averages 19.6 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 assists, and 3.7 

steals per game. He shoots 44% from the field and 65% from the free-throw line. Andre has recorded four "double-doubles" this season and one "quadruple-double" when he 

scored 31 points, pulled down 11 rebounds, and had 10 steals and 10 assists in a game against Hamilton this season. He has been named to the All-Shelby Metro team and 

the All-State team both his freshman and sophomore seasons. He was a member of the District 16-AA All-Tournament team and the Region 8-AA All-Tournament team the 

last two seasons as well. He was the MVP of the state tournament his freshman year and was won the Class AA Mr. Basketball Award lastyear. Career totals include over 

1,500 points for an average of 16.5 points per game. 

CLASS AAA 

ASHLEY SHIELDS - Melrose High School Head Coach: Robert Newman 

Senior, 5-8, guard. A four-year starter who averages 35 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.4 assists, and 4.0 

steals per game. She shoots 48.1% from the field, 31% from three-point range, and over 80% from the 

free-throw line. She has been named to the All-Metro, All-State, All-Region, and All-State teams. She 

was named the Best of the Preps Player of the Year and was a member of the state tournament All- 

Tournament team her freshman year. Her career numbers include 28.6 points, 10.5 rebounds, 5.8 

assists, and 5.7 steals per game. 

LEE HUMPHREY - Maryville High School Head Coach: Rodney Nelson 

Senior, 6-2, point guard/wing. A three-year starter who averages 21.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 4 assists, 

and 3.8 steals per game. He shoots 47.8% from the field, 41% from three-point range, and 72% from 

the free-throw line. He has been named to the All-Region team this year as well as the Region 4-AAA 

Player of the Year. He has been named to the All-East Tennessee 1st Team two years in a row and was an All-State 1st team selection last season. Lee holds numerous 

records at Maryville including most career points with over 2,200; most three-point field goals with 319; most steals with 282. He also has a career field goal percentage of 

49%. Lee has a 4.1 Grade Point Average and has signed a basketball scholarship with the University of Florida. 

DIVISION II 

JADA MINCY - Briarcrest Christian School Head Coach: Hugh Freeze 

Senior, 6-1, post. A three-year starter who averages 17.2 points, 14.2 rebounds, 3.4 blocks, 2.0 

assists, and 3.4 steals per game. She shoots 56% from the field and 67% from the free-throw line. She 

has been named the MVP of the state tournament and to the All Shelby-Metro team twice. She has been 

a two-time All-State selection and was a finalist for Miss Basketball in 2002. She has helped lead 

Briarcrest to two straight state championships and four straight regional championships. She was 

recently named MVP of the 2003 Division II state tournament. She is a member of student council, 

FCA, and the National Honor Society. Jada has a 3.8 GPA and has signed a basketball scholarship with 

the University of Mississippi. 

MARC GASOL - Lausanne Collegiate School Head Coach: Jason Peters 

Senior, 7-0, forward. A two-year starter who averages 26 points, 13 rebounds, and 2 assists per game. 

He shoots 59% from the field, 45% from three-point range, and 83% from the free-throw line. He was a first-team All-Metro and All-State selection in 2002. He was also 

named to the All-District and All-Region teams. He was a McDonald’s High School All-American nominee this year and was a finalist for the Division II Mr. Basketball 

Award in 2002. He is currently the Memphis and Shelby County leader in scoring, rebounding, and blocks. 

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TSSAA 

Athletic A s s o ciation 

2003-2004 WRESTLING RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS 

Monday, Oct. 20 7:00 p.m. Morristown, West High School 

Tuesday, Oct. 21 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

Monday, Oct. 27 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

Tuesday, Oct. 28 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School 

2003-2004 BASKETBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS 

October 9 Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame High School 

October 13 Gray 6:30 p.m. Daniel Boone High School 

October 14 Morristown 6:30 p.m. Morristown Recreation Center 

October 15 Knoxville 6:30 p.m. Knoxville Central High School 

October 16 Smithville 6:30 p.m. DeKalb Co. High School 

October 19 Memphis 2:00 p.m. MUS 

October 20 Dresden 6:30 p.m. Dresden High School 

October 21 Jackson 6:30 p.m. Union University 

October 22 Shelbyville 6:30 p.m. Shelbyville High School 

October 23 Nashville 6:30 p.m. Hunters Lane High School 

The rules meetings will be combined for coaches and officials for the 2003-2004 

school year. 

2003-2004 TRACK RULES MEETINGS 

Monday, Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

Wednesday, Jan. 28 7:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School 

Thursday, Jan. 29 7:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School 

Monday, Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

Wednesday, Feb. 4 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School 

Thursday, Feb. 5 7:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University 

Monday, Feb. 9 7:00 p.m. Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School 

2003-2004 SOFTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS 

Monday, Jan. 12 7:00 P.M. DeKalb Co. High School, Smithville, TN 

Wednesday, Jan. 14 7:00 P.M. Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TN 

Thursday, Jan. 15 7:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 

Wednesday, Jan. 21 7:00 P.M. Board of Education, Memphis, TN 

Thursday, Jan. 22 7:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TN 

Monday, Jan. 26 7:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TN 

Wednesday, Jan. 28 7:00 P.M. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TN 

Thursday, Jan. 29 7:00 P.M. Marshall Co. High School, Lewisburg, TN 

2003-2004 MEETINGS 

FOR NON-FACULTY & BEGINNING COACHES 

Monday, Sept. 15 6:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 

Tuesday, Sept. 16 6:00 P.M. Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TN 

Wednesday, Sept. 17 6:00 P.M. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TN 

Thursday, Sept. 18 6:00 P.M. Whitthorne Middle School, Columbia, TN 

Monday, Sept. 22 6:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TN 

Tuesday, Sept. 23 6:00 P.M. Board of Education, Memphis, TN 

Wednesday, Sept. 24 6:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TN 

Thursday, Jan. 15 5:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TN 

Thursday, Jan. 22 5:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TN 

Monday, Jan. 26 5:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High, School Nashville, TN 

2003-2004 VOLLEYBALL RULES MEETINGS 

Monday, August 4 5:30 p.m. St. Agnes Academy, Memphis 

Tuesday, August 5 5:30 p.m. University School of Jackson, Jackson 

Wednesday, August 6 5:30 p.m. Central High School, Columbia 

Thursday, August 7 5:30 p.m. Franklin Road Academy, Nashville 

Sunday, August 10 2:00 p.m. *Recreation Center, Morristown 

(Officials Clinic only) 

Monday, August 11 5:30 p.m. Cookeville High School, Cookeville 

Thursday, August 12 5:30 p.m. Dobyns-Bennett High School, Kingsport 

Wednesday, August 13 5:30 p.m. Webb School, Knoxville 

Thursday, August 14 5:30 p.m. East Ridge High School, Chattanooga 

* Officials attending Clinic will be given credit for state rules meeting for 2003. 

CLOSED BOOK EXAM Monday, August 25 Check with your local association for 

site and time. 

2003-2004 REGIONAL RULES MEETINGS 

2003-2004 CHEERLEADING RULES MEETINGS 

Monday, Sept. 15 6:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School of Knoxville 

Tuesday, Sept. 16 6:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School 

Wednesday, Sept. 17 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

Thursday, Sept. 18 6:00 p.m. McMinnville, Warren County High School 

Monday, Sept. 22 6:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University 

Tuesday, Sept. 23 6:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School 

Wednesday, Sept. 24 6:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

2003-2004 BASEBALL RULES MEETINGS 

January 15 6:00 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County High School 

January 17 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Memphis University School 

January 17 2:00 p.m. Jackson, University School 

January 18 2:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

January 28 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

January 29 6:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School 

January 31 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Fulton High School (Coaches Only) 

February 1 2:00 p.m. Cookeville, Cookeville High School 

February 2 6:30 p.m. Knoxville, Fulton High School (Umpires Only) 

The TSSAA umpires’ camp will be held in Knoxville on January 30 - February 1, 2003. There will be 

umpires’ clinics in Memphis, Jackson, Knoxville, and Nashville on the dates and times listed above at 

those sites. At all umpires’ clinics, there will also be a rules meeting for coaches. The umpires’ clinic in 

Knoxville will be held at Fulton High School on February 2 at 6:30 p.m. 

2003-2004 SOCCER RULES MEETINGS 

Monday, July 28 5:00 p.m. Shelbyville, Shelbyville High School 

Tuesday, July 29 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

Wednesday, July 30 5:00 p.m. Knoxville, Knoxville Central High School 

Thursday, July 31 5:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School 

Monday, Aug. 4 5:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University, Harvey Hall 

Tuesday, Aug. 5 5:00 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education 

Thursday, Aug. 7 5:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

2003-2004 FOOTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS 

Monday, July 28 7:30 p.m. Shelbyville, Shelbyville High School 

Tuesday, July 29 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

Wednesday, July 30 7:30 p.m. Knoxville, Knoxville Central High School 

Thursday, July 31 7:30 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School 

Monday, Aug. 4 7:30 p.m. Jackson, Union University, Harvey Hall 

Tuesday, Aug. 5 7:30 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education 

Wednesday, Aug. 6 7:00 p.m. Martin, UT Martin Student Center 

Thursday, Aug. 7 7:30 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

Monday, Aug. 11 7:00 p.m. Athens, McMinn County High School 

Tuesday, Aug. 12 7:00 p.m. Oak Ridge, Jefferson Middle School 

Wednesday, Aug. 13 7:00 p.m. Clarksville, Richview Middle School 

Thursday, Aug. 14 7:00 p.m. Gordonsville, National Guard, Armory 

2003-2004 TENNIS RULES MEETINGS 

Monday, Jan. 26 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School 

Wednesday, Jan. 28 5:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School 

Thursday, Jan. 29 5:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School 

Monday, Feb. 2 5:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School 

Wednesday, Feb. 4 5:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School 

Thursday, Feb 5 5:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University 

Monday, Feb. 9 5:00 p.m. Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School 

2003-2004 BOWLING RULES MEETINGS 

Mon., Aug. 4 5:30 p.m. Memphis Univ. School, Memphis - Wonderlick Auditorium 

Tue., Aug. 5 5:30 p.m. Univ. School of Jackson, Jackson - Football Field House 

Wed., Aug. 6 5:30 p.m. Central High School, Columbia 

Thu., Aug. 7 5:30 p.m. Hermitage Lanes, Nashville 

Mon., Aug. 11 5:30 p.m. Sevier County High School, Sevierville 

Tue., Aug. 12 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga

Spring 2003 - tssaa

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