central board update

CENTRAL BOARD UPDATE

FROM THE DESK OF STEVE SAVARESE

(Front row, from left): Sandy Logan, Charlotte Davies, Vanda Peppers, Elvia Henderson, Wanda Gilliland,

Alaine Davis, Eula Milner. (Back row, from left): Ron Ingram, Rodney Mills, Steve Bailey, Joe Evans, Steve

Savarese, Ken Blankenship, Doug Barfield, Greg Brewer, Alan Mitchell.

Merry Christmas from the AHSAA

FROM THE DESK OF EXECUTIVE D IRECTOR

STEVE SAVARESE

T-Mobile Tickets

Available

2

Swimming Champs

Crowned

3

Super 6 Has Six

New Champions

4

Alabama-

Mississippi Classic

Dec. 12

5

State Cheer Com-

petition Dec. 19

5

Swim Champion

Photo Gallery

6

November Ejections

Down from 2007

6

Inside this

issue:

Super 6 Enjoys Super Week at Tuscaloosa

The 2009 Super 6 State Football

Championships closed out two wonder-

ful days of lifelong memories at the

University of Alabama’s Bryant-Denny

Stadium and all I can say is “Wow.”

The City of Tuscaloosa and its Tusca-

loosa Sports Foundaton were tremen-

dous hosts for the event. With three

games played each day at beautiful

Bryant-Denny, the experience for the

players and coaches and fans was just

wonderful. The games were well-

played. Attendance was up 44 percent

over the 2008 Super 6 with an esti-

mated attendance over the two-day

event of 47,718.

Continued on page 2 (Super 6)

DECEMBER, 2009

Stanhope Elmore’s

Woody Joye sets state

The Tuscaloosa Sports Foun-

dation, headed by Don Staley,

did a remarkable job getting

the cities of Tuscaloosa and

Northport on board along with

Tuscaloosa County. Many vol-

unteers worked tirelessly to

insure the teams, coaches and

fans had a rewarding experi-

ence. We thank all who had a

part in the 2009 success, espe-

cially Mr. Staley and his volun-

teers, The University of Ala-

bama’s staff, Marty Smith and

the Alabama Sports Foundation

for their strong leadership. All

games were televised live

across the state. We thank CBS

42 and its network of affiliates.

The games were also broad-

cast via live radio across the

state thanks to

the AHSAA Ra-

dio Network.

I also want to

thank the Cen-

tral Board of

Control and the

Founders of the

Super 6 as well

as other members of the Mon-

day Morning Quarterback Club

that provided the foundation

back in 1996. They had the fore-

sight to bring the champion-

ships together at a neutral site

in 1996. Foremost among them

was former AHSAA executive

director Dan Washburn, who

shared this vision and believed

it would work.

Most of all we thank the

teams, the players and

coaches for displaying out-

standing sportsmanship and

such inspiring determination.

The reason for the Super 6

should always be to provide a

memorable and rewarding ex-

perience for the student-

athletes who play the games.

To the Central Board, our

schools and to all our students,

coaches, teachers and admin-

istrators, I want to wish each

and every one of you a Merry

Christmas, a Happy New Year

and a joyous holiday season.

Let us never forget the real

reason for Christmas.

Super 6 a success— continued

T-Mobile Announces Pairings For Prestigious Tournament

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Hanna Arena with nationally top-

ranked St. Mary’s (CA) vs. Mt.

Lebanon (PA). Hoover will take on

Hillsboro of Nashville in the second

game.

The first boys game features Hous-

ton-Yates (TX) versus Covington-

Kentwood (WA) followed by Butler

of Huntsville and Winter Park, FL.

The first-round pairings of boys

and girls teams for the 2009 T-

Mobile Invitational national high

school basketball tournament Dec.

29-30 have been announced by T-

Mobile USA, Inc., and the National

Federation of State High School

Associations (NFHS).

The first girls game on Dec. 29

will be at 1 p.m. at Samford’s Pete

2-Day Pass: Tickets are $10 for students and $16 for adults.

1-Day Pass: ($6 and $10, one day).

AHSAA member schools can get free tickets to bring teams to the T-Mobile In-

vitational national high school basketball tournament at Samford University

Dec. 29-30 by applying on line at www.ahsaa.com.

A limited supply of free tickets for AHSAA member school teams will be made

available on a first-come, first-serve basis. DEADLINE FOR APPLYING ON

LINE IS DEC. 15. For more information, email: [email protected].

Free T-Mobile Tickets Available To Schools

Butler’s Jack Doss

http://www.ahsaa.com

Mountain Brook captured the girls

championship and Bob Jones won

the boys title Dec. 5 at the AHSAA

2009 state swimming champion-

ships at Auburn University’s James

Martin Aquatic Center.

The Lady Spartans out-pointed

runner up Auburn 210-185 to claim

the title. Bob Jones rolled up 293

points to also beat runner-up Au-

burn with 232 points.

The Patriots won the boys com-

petition on the strength of two re-

cord-setting performances in relay

wins. The team of Scott von

Jouanne, Kent Fellows, Charlie

Johnson and George Wong swam

the 200-yard freestyle relay in

1:26.55 to set the new AHSAA

mark. Von Jouanne, Fellows, Phil

Deaton and Wong then closed out

the competition with a record-

setting 3:09.93 time to win the 400-

yard freestyle relay.

Woody Joye of Stanhope Elmore

also closed out his incredible prep

career by adding one more record

to his list of wins. The University of

Texas signee turned in a winning

time of 48.76 seconds in the 100-

yard butterfly to set a new AHSAA

mark in that event. He narrowly

missed breaking his own mark set

in 2008 (50.03) in winning the 100-

yard backstroke with a 50.63 time.

In the girls competition, Rainey

White sparked Mountain Brook

with two individual wins and the

anchor leg on two winning relays.

She set a new AHSAA state record

in the 100-yard butterfly competi-

tion with a time of 55.91 seconds in

the finals. She also won the 100-

yard freestyle in 52.60, just a sec-

ond off the state mark.

She also teamed with

Samantha Stanley, Mallie Brom-

berg and Mary Carr to win the 200-

yard freestyle relay in 1:40.31. She

swam the final leg of the winning

400-yard freestyle relay as well

with teammates Anna Judd,

Stanley and Carr to turn in a win-

ning 3:39.93 time, just 85/100ths

of a second off the record time set

by the Lady Spartans in the 2000

state meet.

Megan Molnar of Auburn

also set a state record on Saturday

with her winning 1:02.31 time in

the 100-yard breaststroke finals.

In the diving competition on Fri-

day, Jillian Braun of Auburn to-

taled 387.15 to win the girls 1-

meter competition. Robert Raley

of Murphy won the boys’ diving

title with a winning score of

492.86. Boys Top 10

1-Bob Jones 293.0

2-Auburn 232.0

3-McGill-Toolen 213.0

4-Randolph 148.0

5-UMS-Wright 146.5

6-Huntsville 130.0

7-Grissom 107.0

8-Spanish Fort 99.0

9-Spain Park 97.0

10-Hoover 78.0

Girls Top 10

1-Mountain Brook 210.0

2-Auburn 185.0

3-Hoover 170.5

4-Bob Jones 164.0

5-Grissom 162.0

6-Daphne 123.0

7-St. Paul’s 106.0

8-Fairhope 104.0

9-Spain Park 101.0

10-Homewood 99.0

PREPARE Now Accepted by NFHS as Approved Course


Mountain Brook, Bob Jones Claim Swim Crowns

PREPARE, a sports-safety course created by the National Center for Sports Safety that already meets the first aid

requirement for the AHSAA coaching certification, has been accepted as a first aid equivalent for the newly

launched Level 1 – Accredited Interscholastic Coach Certification of the National Federation of State High School

Associations (NFHS).

The program is aimed at educating coaches on how to prevent common injuries, how to recognize symptoms of

potentially dangerous conditions and how to respond in emergency situations. PREPARE participants will gain valu-

able information that is relevant on and off the playing field.

The PREPARE course, available online for $36, is also available in a hands-on setting in various states. To find out

more about a hands-on class, call the NCSS office at 866-508-NCSS.

Six new champions were crowned

at the AHSAA 2009 Super 6 State

Football Championships last week.

Hoover ended Prattville’s three-

year hold on the 6A crown with a 28

-23 win in the finals to close out the

two-day competition on Friday

night.

The Bucs (14-1) have now won six

6A titles since 2000. Piedmont (13-

2) won its first-ever football champi-

onship with a 35-28 overtime win

over Cordova in the 3A finals to

kick off the six-game marathon on

Thursday.

It was also the first time the Su-

per 6 has been held at Bryant-

Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. The

2010 Super 6 will be played at Au-

burn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium.

Cherokee County (15-0) finished the

state’s only unbeaten season with a

31-27 win over Jackson — the War-

riors’ first state football title and

third Super 6 appearance.

Brantley (1A), Reeltown (2A) and

Demopolis (5A) all had won previ-

ous championships at the Super 6.

Class 6A

Hoover 28, Prattville 23

Class 5A

Demopolis 27, Russellville 14

Class 4A

Cherokee Co. 31, Jackson 27

Class 3A

Piedmont 35, Cordova 28 (OT)

Class 2A

Reeltown 16, Clay County 8

Class 1A

Brantley 28, Hackleburg 13

Six New Champions Crowned at Super 6


2009 Super 6 Champions

Class 1A Brantley Bulldogs Class 2A Reeltown Rebels

Class 3A Piedmont Bulldogs

Class 4A Cherokee County Warriors

Class 5A Demopolis Tigers Class 6A Hoover Bucs

Eight members of

the Alabama roster

for this Saturday’s

Alabama-

Mississippi All-Star

Classic played in

state championship

games at the AH-

SAA’s Super 6 in

Tuscaloosa last

week.

This year's All-Star Classic is set

for Saturday, December 12, at Mo-

bile's Ladd-Peebles Stadium. The

contest will be nationally-

televised by VERSUS with kickoff

slated for 12:30 p.m.

Players arrived in Mobile on Mon-

day for a week-long series of

practices and special events lead-

ing up to the game. Over 30 mem-

bers of this year's Alabama and

Mississippi rosters have already

verbally committed to play at SEC

colleges and other major schools

in 2010.

Tickets sell for $10 each and can

be purchased at

www.almsclassic.com, by calling

251-344-2000, or in person at the

All-Star Classic office, 105 N. Con-

ception Street in downtown Mo-

bile, and at Rick's Sporting Goods,

5614 Old Shell Road.

For Alabama, coached by Hoo-

ver coach Josh

Niblett, five

members of the

Alabama All-

Stars roster

took home state

titles, led by a

trio of stars

from 6A cham-

pion Hoover

plus Cherokee County quarter-

back Coty Blanchard, the 2009

Gatorade State Player of the Year.

The Hoover-Prattville contest

won by the Bucs 28-23 featured six

All-Star Classic players, three

from each team. Hoover wide re-

ceivers Maudrecas Humphrey,

Josh Magee and linebacker John

Propst are on the roster along with

Prattville linebacker Quashaun

Lee, defensive back Nick Perry

and receiver Corey Shelton. Pratt-

ville coach Jamey DuBose is also

on the Alabama coaching staff.

In the 4A Championship Game,

Blanchard earned the game's MVP

honors in leading the Warriors to

a 31-27 victory over Jackson to cap

off a perfect 15-0 season. Blanch-

ard threw for 187 yards and a

touchdown and also rushed for

100 yards and two more scores,

the final one coming from five

yards out with just 26 seconds to

play for the winning score.

Another All-Star Classic team

member, offensive lineman Seth

Reedy, was a member of Pied-

mont's first-ever state champion-

ship team.

Alabama-Mississippi

Football Classic

Year-by-Year

2008: Alabama 28, Mississippi 3

2007 (Dec.) Mississippi 26, Alabama 7

2007 (June): Alabama 51, Mississippi 14


2005: Mississippi 21, Alabama 18















1990: Alabama 24, Mississippi 14 (OT)

1989: Alabama 24, Mississippi 21 (4 OT)

1988: Alabama 24, Mississippi 21 (3 OT)

Alabama hosts a 15-7 edge in the

series

SAA will be working closely with

UCA to assure that the judging

panels will be representative of all

entities of the cheerleading indus-

try.

Competition begins at 9 a.m. for

varsity squads and 2 p.m. for other

divisions.

For more information, email:

[email protected]. Do not contact

Wallace State for information.

AHSAA member school cheer-

leading squads will compete at

Wallace State Community College

in Hanceville Dec. 19 beginning at

9 a.m.. Deadline for all entries

is Dec. 9.

The Universal Cheerleaders

Association will conduct the event.

The competition is open to any

AHSAA member school. The AH-

Alabama All-Stars preparing for Saturday’s

Classic at Mobile’s Ladd-Peebles Stadium

AHSAA Cheer Competition Dec. 19


mailto:[email protected]

7325 Halcyon Summit Drive

P.O. Box 242367

Montgomery, Al 36124-2367

2009 AHSAA Swimming Champions

Phone: 334-263-6994

Fax: 334-387-0075

E-mail: [email protected]

Ejections down from 2007 by 47%

from 60 to 32 in November, 2009

Bob Jones Patriots

2009 Boys State Champions

Mountain Brook Spartans

2009 Girls State Champions

AHSAA Calendar

Dec. 12: Ala.-Miss. Classic, Mobile, 12:30

pm

Dec. 24-25: AHSAA Office closed

Dec. 29-30: T-Mobile Classic, Samford U.

Dec. 31-Jan. 1: AHSAA Office closed

Jan 8: Baseball Mini-Clinic, AHSAA Office


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