SPRING 2004

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TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONHERMITAGE, TENNESSEE

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

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FOOTBALL • GOLF • GIRLS VOLLEYBALL • CROSS COUNTRY• GIRLS SOCCER (FIRST PRACTICE DATE) …………………………August 2

GOLF (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ………………………………………August 9GIRLS SOCCER (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ……………………………August 16CROSS COUNTRY • GIRLS VOLLEYBALL (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ……August 23Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ……………………………August 23FOOTBALL (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) …………………………………August 27GOLF - DIVISION I

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………A-AA - Sept. 21 / AAA - Sept. 28• Region …………………………………A-AA - Sept. 27 / AAA - Oct. 4• State …………………………A-AA - October 5-6 / AAA - Oct. 12-13

BOWLING (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ……………………………………Sept. 27GOLF - DIVISION II

• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY)……Sept. 20 • State……Sept. 28-29VOLLEYBALL - DIVISION I

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) A-AA and AAA ………………October 15• Region A-AA and AAA ………………………………………October 19• Sectional A-AA and AAA ……………………………………October 21• State A-AA and AAA………………………………………October 27-29

VOLLEYBALL - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………Oct. 21 • State…Oct. 27-29

CROSS COUNTRY MEET• Region A-AA • DIV. II • AAA (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………October 30• State ………………………………………………………November 6

GIRLS SOCCER - DIVISION I• District A-AA and AAA (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………October 8• Region Semifinals A-AA and AAA …………………………October 12• Region Finals A-AA and AAA ………………………………October 14• Sectional ……………………………………………………October 16• State Quarterfinals …………………………A-AA & AAA - October 20• State Semifinals ……………………………A-AA & AAA - October 21• State Finals …………………………………A-AA & AAA - October 23

GIRLS SOCCER - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………………………October 15• State Quarterfinals …………………………………………October 20• State Semifinals ……………………………………………October 21• State Finals …………………………………………………October 23

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

• First Round …………………………………………………November 5• Second Round ……………………………………………November 12• Quarter-Finals ……………………………………………November 19• Semi-Finals ………………………………………………November 26• Finals ……………………………………………………December 3-4

FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS - DIVISION II (AA-AAA)• Quarter-Finals (AA/AAA)……………………………………November 5• Semi-Finals (AA/AAA) ……………………………………November 12• Finals (AA/AAA) …………………………………………November 19

FOOTBALL PLAY-OFFS - DIVISION II (A)• Semi-Finals (A) ……………………………………………November 5• Finals (A) …………………………………………………November 19

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

• MIDDLE TENNESSEE (NASHVILLE) 10:00 A.M. ………………November 8• WEST TENNESSEE (JACKSON) 1:00 P.M. …………………November 10• EAST TENNESSEE (KNOXVILLE) 1:00 P.M. …………………November 11

Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) …………………………November 18BASKETBALL • WRESTLING (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) …………November 22Legislative Council Meeting (HERMITAGE) …………………………December 1Board of Control Meeting (HERMITAGE) ……………………………January 13BOWLING

• District (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………………………January 14• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………………………January 21• State ……………………………………………………January 28-29

WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS - DIVISION I• Dual Meet State ……………………………………………February 4-5• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………February 12• State (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………………………February 17-19

WRESTLING TOURNAMENTS - DIVISION II• Dual Meet State ……………………………………………February 4-5• State ……………………………………………………February 18-19

BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTSJUNIOR HIGH DISTRICTS ……………………………………………TBADIVISION I (A, AA and AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………Feb. 26• Regions (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ………………………………March 3• Girls Sectionals ………………………………………………March 5• Boys Sectionals ………………………………………………March 7• Girls State …………………………………………………March 9-12• Boys State …………………………………………………March 16-19DIVISION II• Regions (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………Feb. 26• Girls State ……………………………………………………March 2-5• Boys State ……………………………………………………March 2-5

Board of Control Meeting (MURFREESBORO) …………………………March 17Legislative Council Meeting (MURFREESBORO) …………………………March 18GIRLS SOFTBALL • BASEBALL • SOCCER

• TRACK • TENNIS (FIRST PRACTICE DATE)………………………February 15GIRLS SOFTBALL • BASEBALL • SOCCER

• TRACK • TENNIS (DATE OF FIRST CONTEST) ………………………March 14Athletic Directors Conference / Cheer Coaches Conference …………………TBATRACK

• Sectional (A-AA and AAA) (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) ……………May 20• Regions (DIVISION II) (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………May 20• State …………………………………………………………May 26-28

BASEBALL- DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 13• Regional Semi-Finals …………………………………………May 16• Regional Finals …………………………………………………May 18• Sectional…………………………………………………………May 20• State Tournament ……………………………………………May 24-28

BASEBALL - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 20• State Tournament ……………………………………………May 24-28

SOFTBALL - DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 13• Regional Semi-Finals …………………………………………May 16• Regional Finals …………………………………………………May 18• Sectional…………………………………………………………May 20• State Tournament ……………………………………………May 24-28

SOFTBALL - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 20• State …………………………………………………………May 24-28

BOYS SOCCER - DIVISION I (A-AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 13• Region Semifinals ……………………………………………May 17• Region Finals …………………………………………………May 19• Sectional…………………………………………………………May 21• State Tournament Quarterfinals A-AA, AAA ………………….May 25• State Tournament Semifinals A-AA, AAA …………………….May 26• State Tournament Finals A-AA, AAA ………………………….May 28

BOYS SOCCER - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 20• State Tournament Quarterfinals…………………………………May 25• State Tournament Semifinals …………………………………May 26• State Tournament Finals ………………………………………May 28

TENNIS - DIVISION I (A, AA, AAA)• Districts (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 11• Regional Team Finals - GIRLS …………………………………May 12• Regional Team Finals - BOYS …………………………………May 13• Sectional Team - GIRLS…………………………………………May 19• Sectional Team - BOYS …………………………………………May 20• Regional Singles and Doubles ………………………………May 16-17• State Tournament (TEAMS - SINGLES - DOUBLES) ………………May 24-26

TENNIS - DIVISION II• Region (MUST BE COMPLETED BY) …………………………………May 14• Sectional Team - GIRLS…………………………………………May 17• Sectional Team - BOYS …………………………………………May 20• State Tournament ……………………………………………May 25-26• State Tournament (TEAM - SINGLES - DOUBLES) …………………May 24-26

Board of Control Meeting (PARIS LANDING) ……………………………June 7-9

FEATURES

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

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

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

11 Bob BaldridgeMobility adds challenges to educators.

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

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

20 Trina MeltonA report on the development of Cheerleading.

10 A Tennessee Schoolboy LegendKittrell’s Monk Montgomery was a special player.

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

14 Bernard ChildressThe annual meeting report on the TMSAA.

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

24 Spring Fling InformationComplete information for the 2004 Spring Fling.

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

VOLUME 55 MAY 2004

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RONNIE CARTEREXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

BOB BALDRIDGEASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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BERNARD CHILDRESSASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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STEPHEN BARGATZEDIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES

COURTNEY BRUNETZDIRECTOR OF MARKETING

EARL NALLTECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR

BOARD OF CONTROL

PRESIDENT - MIKE REED HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN

VICE PRESIDENT - FRED KESSLERBOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLIVAR

LYNN BROWNMARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, MARYVILLE

TOMMY LAYNESEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP

TERRY LOOPERCASCADE HIGH SCHOOL, WARTRACE

MIKE TRIBUEMcGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE

MICKEY DUNNLAWRENCEBURG COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

LAWRENCEBURG

SAM MILESDYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, DYERSBURG

JOE DAVISMANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

PRESIDENT - BILLY JOE EVANSFAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE

VICE PRESIDENT - ED FOSTEROOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL, OOLTEWAH

RICHARD CARROLLSULLIVAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT

STEVE HARRISANTIOCH HIGH SCHOOL, ANTIOCH

MICHAEL REYNOLDSFULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE

MIKE TATUMLEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HOHENWALD

PHIL ROGERSJACKSON CENTRAL-MERRY HIGH SCHOOL, JACKSON

DAN BLACKCROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMO

W H A T ’ S H A P P E N I N G

AN MPORTANT NOTE: MAILING ADDRESS INFORMATIONIn sending mail to our office in using United States Postal Mail (standard

mail) should be addressed the P.O. Box 319. If you are sending somethingthrough UPS, FEDEX, etc., you must include the physical street address of3333 Lebanon Road, Hermitage, TN 37076.

Coach John Tucker InductedThe Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame recently inducted retired coach John

Tucker and Chattanooga Howard football star Reggie White into its Hall ofFame while honoring at the same time as amateur team of the year theFarragut High School boys’ soccer team and also its baseball team. Tuckercoached for forty-three years and logged 332 wins. He coached at ParsonsHigh School, Tiptonville, Hohenwald, Dickson, Milan, Gibson County andHumboldt during his forty-three year tenure. White was a football star atHoward High School in Chattanooga before becoming SEC Player of theYear at University of Tennessee. He was a first round draft choice of thePhiladelphia Eagles and started for thirteen years in the NFL.

Farragut’ boys’ soccer team and baseball team won the 2003 Class AAAState Championships on the same day during the Spring Fling. The Admiralsfinished number two in the nation in soccer and Coach Wallie Culbreth wasnamed National High School Coach of the Year. The same honor went tobaseball coach Tommy Pharr and they also finished number two in the nationin baseball.

New Association Created for Sports Public Address AnnouncersA professional association dedicated to sports public address announcing

has just been launched. The National Association of Sports Public AddressAnnouncers (NASPAA) is a not-for-profit organization headquartered inKansas City, Missouri.

Membership is open to sports public address announcers and to individuals,such as athletic directors and association administrators, who haveresponsibility in hiring or assigning announcers. Membership is also open tostudents. “NASPAA will focus on providing national leadership andmeaningful educational programs and services for high school, college andamateur sports public address announcers,” commented Brad Rumble,NASPAA Executive Director. “We will be active in promoting theeducational values of sports public address announcing; and working with keyassociations and organizations, as well as entities in related broadcast fields aspart of an ongoing effort to raise the level of professionalism of sports publicaddress announcing in the United States.”

“No one individual receives more attention game-to-game, event-to-event,week-in and week-out, than the sports public address announcer,” remarkedFrank Kovaleski, Director of the National Interscholastic AthleticAdministrators Association. “Their performance reflects directly on theathletic director, athletic department, school, and in many cases thesponsoring organization or association. Resources offered by NASPAA, suchas “THE VOICE ABOVE THE CROWD,” will be a tremendous benefit tothese individuals.” “THE VOICE ABOVE THE CROWD,” provides nationalguidelines for announcing, and is endorsed by the NIAAA, NJCAA and theNAIA.

The NASPAA is also developing a leadership-training course for theNIAAA that will focus on the role of the athletic director in managinggame/event announcing. “The Voice Above the Crowd,” will serve as theprimary resource for the course. NASPAA’s goal is to teach the course for

the first time at the National Conference of High School Directors of Athleticsin New Orleans this December.

Information about NASPAA membership and “The Voice Above theCrowd” can be found on the organization’s website, www.naspaa.net.Information can also be found on the TSSAA website, www.tssaa.org.NASPAA is managed by Allegro Media of Kansas City.

Managing Game/Event Announcing– Avoid Play-by-PlayA sports public address announcer’s job is not to entertain, incite the crowd,

lead cheers, make remarks about the officiating, second-guess coaches oreditorialize in any way. Quite simply, the announcer’s job is to provideinformation that is timely and pertinent and do it professionally.

One area of concern at the high school level is that many announcers havemade play-by play-announcing part of their announcing style, which isinappropriate. Sports public address announcing and play-by-playannouncing have entirely different purposes. If your announcers describe theaction as it takes place and/or offer some type of commentary, as in theexamples listed below, they are doing sports public address announcing:

1. “Blair pitches to Hanks on the sweep.”2. “Basket by Johnson. That gives her 15.”3. “Going to the line is Smith who will attempt to complete a three-point play.”4.“It’s raining three’s here in Raytown!”5. “Now batting is the right fielder, #10 Cantrell, who struck out her last time up.”6. “Thomas on the carry, Tackled hard by Cooper.”

In most instances, announcers think they are providing the fans a service bydoing play-by-play. Yet, others use play-by-play to draw attention tothemselves. Talk to your announcers and let them know how important it isto avoid play-by-play announcing and providing commentary beyond what isexpected of a sports public address announcer.

Brad Rumble, Executive Director of the National Association of SportsPublic Address Announcers (NASPAA) and author of the “The Voice Abovethe Crowd”, has provided this tip. Information about NASPAA membershipand “The Voice Above the Crowd” may be obtained at www.naspaa.net.

NFHS Coaches Association Award ProgramTSSAA is proud to announce that three coaches from Tennessee were

selected Section 3 Coach of the Year in their perspective sports by theNational Federation of High School Coaches Association for the 2002-03school year. Section 3 includes eight Southeastern states (Alabama, Georgia,Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, andTennessee) and finalists were submitted to the NFHS for consideration asNational Coach of the Year. Those coaches selected as Section 3 recipientsfrom Tennessee are the following:

Golf - Ronnie Fuqua, Clarksville High School; Track and Field - SusanRuss, Harpeth Hall High School; Girls Soccer - Jimmy Burchett, FranklinHigh School.

It is also an honor for TSSAA to announce that Jimmy Burchett of FranklinHigh School was selected as NFHS National Coach of the Year in GirlsSoccer for the 2002-03 school year.

Congratulations to all of our state, sectional, and national honorees. This isa tremendous accomplishment and each recipient is very deserving of theseaccolades.

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TSSAA continues to use technology to provide improved serviceto its member schools by working smarter and reducing the workloadat its member schools and at the TSSAA office.

Already, the TSSAA is recognized nationally as one of the leadersin technology use among state associations and is striving to continuein this capacity.

This year was the first year in which all senior high schools wererequired to file eligibility and schedules for all sports online. Thetransition from paper and fax to all electronic has gone smoothly thisyear. To date 69,681 athletes (44,154 boys and 25,527 girls) have hadtheir eligibility filed online. Immediate benefits to schools have beenthe ability to enter name, birth date and year entered ninth grade onlyone time for the tenure of the student at the school, thus reducing theamount of effort to file the same information each year and for eachsport. For the TSSAA, this is almost 69,681 boys and girls birth datesthat don’t have to be checked by hand. For the TSSAA, determiningparticipation numbers electronically for each sport eases the task ofcounting participants by hand for insurance purposes.

Electronic schedules have also helped schools more easily entertheir games for each sport. An added benefit of this is that it enablesother schools, parents and media to see a school’s sport schedule assoon as it is filed. For 2003-04 there have been 49,120 games enteredfor 4,227 teams in all sports for all schools. This translates to an

average of 277 games/meets a day if divided by the 180 school dayseach year.

Laptops at Murphy Center? If you attended the boys and girlsstate basketball tournaments at Murphy Center in Murfreesboro youmay have seen a smattering of people with laptops in the stands.These people were watching the games and surfing the Internet viathe wireless network in the building. Many of these people werewatching the game and following the live streaming of game statisticsthat all Internet users had access to. Wireless is a rapidly emergingtechnology and as more media people get wireless access it willgreatly reduce the never-ending problem on press row with the needfor telephones and Internet connections. One media person withwireless access turned on their laptop and immediately after the gamefiled story and pictures back to their local newspaper– all withoutconnecting one wire to their computer.

Spring Fling Score Updates - In an effort to provide better mediacoverage of this year’s Spring Fling in Memphis, Internet users willbe able to have score updates sent directly by E-mail to theircomputer, or even have results sent to their cell phones and pagers ifthe those devices allow E-mail to be sent to them. Users will be ableto sign up to receive scores from all sports or selected sports if theydesire. This will enable interested parties to find out results theminute the score is reported to the TSSAA media center. TSSAA willalso have a summary page each day that reports all scores at that onelocation. For people who want to see more detail (e.g. box scores forbaseball) will be able to follow links provided on the summary page.

Technology Updateby Earl Nall

JUNE 1 - 4Student Athletic Trainer CampOur camp is designed to give interested high school students an insider’s look at the Certified Athletic Trainer’s role at the university

and professional levels. This year’s camp will focus on knee joint anatomy, taping techniques, recognition, and treatment of commonknee injuries.

Contact: chad.breedlove@baptisthospital.com

JUNE 26Instructional Strength, Speed , and Agility ClinicSouthern Sports Medicine presents the 1st Inaugural Instructional Strength, Speed,& Agility Clinic at Baptist Sports Park, home of

the Tennessee Titans. Open to all high school athletes and coaches. Clinic will be conducted by Nationally recognized StrengthCoaches from the Tennessee Titans, Vanderbilt University, Middle Tennessee State University, and the Nashville Predators. This year’sKeynote Speaker will be Steve Watterson, Strength Coordinator for the Titans. Space is limited to the first 288 registrants. Team ratesare available.

Contact: michael.gerlach@baptisthospital.comPhone: 1.800.826.9998 ext. 5001Register Online: www.highschoolcombines.com

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MICKEY DUNN did his undergraduate work at Austin Peay State University and Middle Tennessee State University, earning a BS degree with a major in Historyand Political Science and a minor in English and Secondary Education. He did his postgraduate work at Tennessee State University and Memphis StateUniversity where he earned his MED in Educational Administration and Supervision and his +30. Mickey began his career at E. O. Coffman Middle School wherehe taught World History, American History, and coached football and basketball. He was instrumental in developing Lawrence County’s 8th Grade AmericanHistory Curriculum and later became Principal at E. O. Coffman. After his tenure at E. O. Coffman, he came to Lawrence County High School, his alma mater,where he served as Assistant Principal and Athletic Director. While at Lawrence County, he has coached boys’ basketball, developed the Academic HonorsSociety, and has been Principal of Lawrence County High School for the past 12 years, presiding over 1200 students and 85 faculty members. Mickey Dunnhas shown a commitment and concern for the students at Lawrence County for almost 30 years. Mickey was elected to the TSSAA Board of Control, asrepresentative from the Sixth Athletic District, in 1995 and still holds that position today. He was awarded the A. F. Bridges Sportsmanship Award at Principalof the Year for the 2002-2003 school year. Mickey’s church activities include serving as an usher and lector. He also is a Catholic Youth Organization Sponsorand Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Instructor. Mickey’s wife, Kathy is a middle school art teacher. He has two sons, one daughter, and one perfectgranddaughter.

ADMINISTRATORS

COACHES

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

JAMES LLOYD "JIMMY" ELLIS was a star athlete at Petersburg High School, where he graduated in 1954. He earned his Degree from Middle Tennessee StateCollege in 1958 and, with the exception of one year, committed his entire career of teaching, coaching, and administration to the youth of Lincoln County. Hebegan his teaching and coaching career at Huntland High School in 1958-59. He then went to Petersburg High School, his alma mater, from 1959-1966,where he served as principal from 1964-1966. From 1966 through 1979 he served as teacher, assistant football coach, head track coach, and interim girls’basketball coach at Lincoln Central High School. His 1972-1973 girls’ basketball team was district champions and in 1975-1976 they won the regional title.Both his 1975-76 and 1976-77 teams advanced to the sub-state. In 1979 he moved to Lincoln County High School where he served as Assistant Principal andAthletic Director (as well as interim girls’ basketball coach in 1987) until his retirement in 1991. He served as a TSSAA Board of Control member from 1989through 1991. Jimmy continued his commitment to athletics and the TSSAA after his retirement in his work with the TOPS program and also came back toLincoln County High School to serve as assistant girls’ basketball coach in the 1995-96 season. He was an admired coach and highly respected administratorand a man who has devoted his life to his family, church, and the Lincoln County community. He is an elder of the Mimosa Church of Christ. He and his wife,Fredna, have been married 48 years and have three daughters and seven grandchildren, all of whom have participated in some type of sports activity.

DAVID COLLIE is a veteran of the United States Air Force and served his country in Vietnam. He began his teaching and coaching career in his hometown atWayne County High School in Waynesboro. He then spent 17 years as the boys’ basketball coach at East Robertson High School in Cross Plains, where thegym is known as the David Collie Gym of Champions. In 1983, Coach Collie led East Robertson to its first-ever state championship. His East Robertson teamswere state champions in 1987, 1988, and 1989. After spending three years at Riverdale High School, he spent the next seven years at Columbia Central HighSchool as head boys’ basketball coach. Over the 40 years of his career, David Collie has accumulated an overall winning percentage of 75% with 655 wins and213 losses. In 27 years as head basketball coach, his teams have appeared in 21 district finals, won 17 district championships, 12 regional championships,made 12 trips to the state tournament, and been in the state finals six times. He has coached three Mr. Basketball winners, three Mr. Football winners, and twoMr. Basketball finalists. He is also past president of the Tennessee Athletic Coaches Association. In December 2001 David was honored by being chosen tocarry the Olympic Torch in recognition of his inspiration to many students and players during his career. He and his wife, Cynthia, have been married for 37years and have two children.

DAN CROWE was born and raised in the Horseshoe Community of Carter County. He attended school at Siam Elementary School and then graduated fromElizabethton High School in 1950. After serving in Korea, he graduated from East Tennessee State University in1956 and received his MA Degree in 1960. Hedid additional graduate work at Stetson University and UNC at Greensboro. His first teaching experience was at the two-room Fairview School in Carter Countyin the 1955-56 school year. From there he went on to teach in Carter County at Valley Forge and Hampton High School, where he organized and coached theirfirst track team. From Hampton, he went to East Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, N.C. from 1963-1966, also coaching track. He then went on to teachand coach at Dobyns-Bennett High School from 1967 to 1989. While at Dobyns-Bennett, he was selected East Tennessee Teacher of the Year in 1985 and waspresented the Excellence in Teaching Award by NBC – Carnegie Foundation in 1989. While at Dobyns-Bennett, Dan’s track teams were state champions threetimes (1971, 1972, and 1979), finished 2nd place in 1969-1970; were undefeated in Big 10 Conference, winning 13 championship titles and won 13 Districtchampionships. They were Southern Classic Champions in 1969 and 1971 and six-time East Tennessee Regional Champions. Dan was selected EastTennessee Coach of the Year by the Knoxville Track Club in 1970, 1971, and 1972 and the Dobyns-Bennett’s cross country teams won six conference titles andsix East Tennessee Regional titles, as well as TSSAA runner-up three times. Dan loves writing and has had several books and articles published. He is alongtime member, teacher, and deacon of Siam Baptist Church in Elizabethton. He is married to the former Wilma Lewis and has one daughter and onegranddaughter.

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OFFICIALS

JOE HALFACRE graduated from Jackson County High School in 1962 and Tennessee Tech University with a B.S. in Business Management in 1966. He beganhis coaching career in 1967 at Gainesboro Elementary School, where he coached football and girls’ and boys’ basketball. He went on to coach football and girls’basketball at Fox Middle School in 1968-69. From 1970 through 1978 he served as head girls’ basketball coach at Jackson County High School and, also,during that time he also was assistant football coach and umpired baseball. His teams were state champions in 1973, state runner-up in 1974, and in the statetournament in 1975. They won five district championships, three regional championships, one regional second place, and made four sub-state appearances.Coach Halfacre was named the Nashville Tennessean’s Mid-State Girls’ Coach of the Year in 1973, District Coach of the Year in 1974, 1975, and 1994, andcoached the TSSAA East All-Stars in 1973. He was also named the TACA’s District Coach of the year in 1994. Coach Halfacre left the teaching profession from1978 to 1981, but returned to coach girls’ basketball at Jackson County High School from 1981 to 1986. In 1992 he began coaching the boys’ basketball teamat Jackson County High School, where they won a regional championship in 1996. He retired from coaching at the conclusion of the 1996-97 season. In 18years as head basketball coach Joe finished his career with an overall record of 365 wins and 169 losses. He is currently the Technology Coordinator for theJackson County School System. Joe and his wife, Joan Anderson Halfacre have been married for 33 years and have one son.

The late RONALD RAYMOND "SCAT" LAWSON, SR. graduated from Pearl High School in Nashville, where he was an outstanding basketball player. He thenattended UCLA for his freshman year, where he played for the legendary John Wooden. He transferred to Fisk University in 1962 to complete his education. Itwas at Fisk that he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Masters’ Degrees. In 1964, at 23 years of age, he accepted his first head coaching job at Cameron HighSchool in Nashville, which was his cross-town archrival while attending Pearl High School. One of his biggest career victories happened on Thursday, January19, 1967 when the Cameron Panthers defeated Pearl’s Tigers 68-62 before an overflow crowd of 6,000 fans at Kean’s Little Garden. This win was one ofCameron’s biggest victories as they snapped Pearl’s 52-game winning streak, one of the longest in Tennessee prep school history. In 1970, Cameron won theirfirst state championship with a 29-1 record. The Panthers won their second consecutive state championship in 1971 with a perfect 32-0 record. They went 61-1 over those two seasons including 55 straight victories. That record still stands today. That team was ranked 5th in the nation at season’s end. Five playerson the 1971 squad received All-City recognition. Lawson’s seven-year record at Cameron was 141-18, including 107-7 in the Nashville Interscholastic League.Lawson received many coaching honors including Tennessee Coach of the Year in 1970-71, nominee for the U.S. High School Coach of the Year fromTennessee in 1970. In 1970, Lawson was named coach of the Tennessee West All-Stars and teamed with legendary coach and TSSAA Hall of Fame inducteethe late Cornelius Ridley in guiding the West All-Stars to a 63-52 win over the East All-Stars. After Cameron closed in 1971, Lawson went on to his alma materFisk to become head men’s coach. As Lawson finished his career at Fisk in 1979, he was ranked in the top 10 winning coaches in the nation among Division IIIcoaches. He was married to Jeanne B. Lawson and has two sons, three daughters, and eight grandchildren.

JERRY MATHIS served as assistant baseball coach at Tullahoma High School from 1967-1970 and was assistant girls’ basketball coach from 1971-1976. Hebecame head baseball coach in 1971 and held that position until 1999, and from 1979-1999 he also served as head boys’ and girls’ cross country coach. Jerrybecame Athletic Director of the Tullahoma City Schools in 1999 and still holds that position. His teams won the State Baseball Tournament in 1974 and 1990and were state runners-up in 1973, 1986, and 1997. His cross country team was state runner-up in 1990. As head baseball coach at Tullahoma High School,he amassed 667 wins, had 101 players awarded college scholarships, and had eight players drafted into the pros. In 1995 Jerry was selected as the coach ofthe Tennessee All-star team, and was Sportsfest head coach and Gold Medal winner. He was inducted into the Tennessee Baseball Coaches Association Hall ofFame in Knoxville in 1999-2000. In addition to his coaching accomplishments, he was just as successful as a teacher, senior sponsor, and leader in everyaspect of school life. He was respected by his students and fellow teachers, and also gave his full support to all programs at Tullahoma High School, as well asthe Tullahoma community. Jerry is an active member of First United Methodist Church in Tullahoma and has been a supporter and participant in manyprograms of the church. Jerry and his wife Barbara have one son, one daughter, and two grandchildren.

The late W. G. "PETIE" SILER was a graduate of Knoxville Central High School, the University of Delaware, the University of Tennessee, and the University ofTennessee Law School. He began his coaching career at Knoxville Central High School in 1916. During his 30-year career, he coached 25 years at MorristownHigh School, three years at Knoxville High School and one year each at Knoxville Central High School and LaFollette High School. During that time, he coacheda state championship football team at Knoxville High in 1920, coached Morristown High School football teams to 167 wins, 95 losses, and 12 ties. HisKnoxville High School track team won the state championship in 1922 and his Morristown High School track teams won state championships in 1927 and1928. He coached 11 boys’ and girls’ basketball teams to district or east Tennessee championships and his Morristown High School two-mile relay team set anational high school record in Chicago in 1928. Petie, however, was more than a coach of athletes. He was a force in Morristown that affected the lives ofalmost all of the students in Morristown High School because he knew them from the time they were small children since they spent the summers under hissupervision at "Petie’s Pool" – the local swimming pool and the gathering place for all the community’s use. He also helped build a 9-hole golf course andbowling center for the kids and had an intramural program for the high school for every student in school. He pushed all students to consider athletics in someform and he pushed the good athletes to be better. The gymnasium at Morristown High School was named after him in 1954 and the football field was namedafter him in 1998. The Petie Siler Park in Morristown was named after him in 1998. He was inducted into the East Tennessee Chapter of the National FootballFoundation Hall of Fame in 1966 and inducted into the Northeast Tennessee Hall of Fame In 1993. Coach Siler was married to the late Monnie Agee Siler in1925, and has one daughter, Patricia Siler Harmon, two grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and one great great granddaughter. The legacy lives on!

DON BARRY graduated from Sumner County High School in Portland in 1955, and went on to graduate from Austin Peay State University. After graduation fromAustin Peay, Don went to the Graduate School of Banking of the South at LSU and the Graduate School for Consumer Lending at the University of Colorado. Donbegan officiating football and basketball in 1967 and later added baseball. He has officiated football for five decades and basketball and baseball for shorterperiods of time. He began assigning games and became the North Middle Tennessee Football Officials’ Association’s leader in 1969. At that time, the associationwas servicing seven high schools and had only 25 officials. Under his leadership, the association now has 22 high schools and 90 officials. He has been a statesupervisor since 1997. In his officiating career, Don has officiated over 50 playoff games, including five finals; officiated the TSSAA East-West High School All-Star game in 1971; officiated two Tennessee/Kentucky High School All-Star games, as well as the inaugural Shrine East-West High School All-Star game in 1997;and has been an instructor in sectional football clinics sponsored by TSSAA. Among Don’s special honors and achievements is the Frank (Doc) Keene Award forOutstanding Official in the North Middle Tennessee Football Officials’ Association, the TSSAA Distinguished Service Award and Distinguished Service Award infootball from the National Federation of High Schools. Don is an active member of Hilldale Baptist Church, having served as deacon and Sunday School teacher.Don’s wife’s name is Martha Sue and he has three children, two stepchildren, four grandchildren, and one great granddaughter.

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OFFICIALS

MEMBERS OF THE TSSAA HALL OF FAME - 1982-2004ADMINISTRATORSA. 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)William M. “Mickey” Dunn (2004)James L. “Jimmy” Ellis (2004)

COACHESBoyce Smith (1982)Willie Hudson (1983)Buck Van Huss (1983)Tury Oman (1984)John Treadway (1984)E. B. “Red” Etter (1985)Jim Smiddy (1985)Turney Ford (1986)Jim Satterfield (1987)Leonard Staggs (1987)Joe Branch (1989)Vernon Osborne (1989)Buford Bible (1990)Tom Nix (1990)Galen Johnson (1991)Cornelius Ridley (1991)Dorsey Sims (1992)R. C. Johnson (1992)John Farr (1992)Maurice Kelly (1992)R. “Charlie” Bayless (1993)Paul Caywood (1993)Catherine M. Neely (1993)Wylie Wheeler (1993)Joe H. Allen (1994)Campbell Brandon (1994)Guy Buchanan (1994)Dwight Clark (1994)Ralph Benson (1995)Fred Gamlin (1995)Elvin Little (1995)Dickie Warren (1995)James A. “Jim” Cartwright (1996)Robert A. Harris, Jr. (1996)Gene Trotter (1996)John Tucker (1997)Lee Pate (1997)Charlie Anderson (1998)John Hooper (1998)Tommy Owen (1998)Jim Poston (1998)Richard Ross (1998)Walter Bouldin (1999)Bill Brimm (1999)Mel Brown (1999)Kermit Forkum (1999)

Benny Monroe (1999)Ephriam “King” Berrong (2000)Robert High (2000)Bert “Chig” Ratledge (2000)Calvin Short (2000)A. J. Wilson (2000)Mack Chandler (2001)Tom Coughenour (2001)Tommy Griffith (2001)John Johnson (2001)Ralph Spangler (2001)Nick Coutras (2002)Walter Kilzer (2002)Juanita Merrell (2002)Jim Stowe (2002)Henry Bowles (2003)Jack Cain (2003)Rick Insell (2003)Billy Mayfield (2003)Clifford Ross (2003)David Collie (2004)Dan Crowe (2004)Joe Halfacre (2004)Ronald "Scat" Lawson, Sr. (2004)Jerry Mathis (2004)W.G. “Petie” Siler (2004)

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

OFFICIALSS. D. Jackson (1982)Cooper Dyer (1983)Bill Pack (1983)Ralph Stout (1984)Joe Caldwell (1985)Burrell Crowell (1985)Tom Keysaer (1986)Buddy Patey (1986)Bob Heriges (1987)Elmer L. Holder (1988)Pat McHugh (1989)Ray Street (1989)Paul McDaniel (1990)Billy Schrivner (1990)Brice Hall (1991)E. L. Hutton (1991)Fred Baker (1992)Leo Martindale (1992)Kenny Coulter (1993)E. D. “Icky” Jernigan (1993)David Scobey (1994)James E. “Jim” Wright (1994)Ferrell “Dee” Loveless (1994)Edwin Black (1995)Jack Keys (1995)Elbert Fielden (1996)Cecil V. “Snooky” Smith (1996)Emmitt Simon, Sr. (1997)Joel Huffaker (1997)Dale Kelley (1998)Bill Melton (1998)Leonard Coffman (1999)Robert Coy “Pistol” Gaither (1999)Junior Ward (1999)Hunter Jackson (2000)Bill Pittman (2000)William C. “ Bill” Battle (2001)Fred F. Kessler (2001)John A. McPherson (2001)Jim Cradic (2002)Charles McConnell (2002)Billy Belew (2003)Ray Fuller (2003)Don Barry (2004)Marsha Goodwin (2004)LaTain McGhee (2004)

MARSHA GOODWIN earned her B.S. in 1972 and her M.Ed. in 1975 from Middle Tennessee State University, and then went on to earn her +45 from TreveccaNazarene University. She taught Health and Physical Education for many years at Bradley Junior High School and now teaches and coaches at Walker Valley HighSchool in Cleveland. Marsha is one of the outstanding volleyball officials in the United States. She has been a TSSAA volleyball referee, as well as a PAVO/NAGWScollegiate official, since 1974. She served as a Southeastern Tennessee High School Volleyball Supervisor/Assigner until 1996 and has been SoutheasternCollegiate Officials Board Chair from 1992-present. Among other organizations, she is a member of the Professional Association of Volleyball Officials, theSoutheastern Collegiate Officials Board, Chattanooga Area Volleyball Officials Association, and the National Association for Girls and Women in Sports. She hasbeen very active in the recruitment of officials, as well as taking the lead in the teaching and training of officials for several years. She serves as the TennesseeState Coordinator for officials in the TSSAA State Volleyball Tournament and leads clinics in officiating for TSSAA across the state during TSSAA rules meetingseach fall. In addition to her officiating accomplishments, she has been recognized by her peers as Teacher of the Year for two years and was named recipient of theTSSAA Distinguished Service Award. Marsha lives in Cleveland and has two children and one grandchild.

LATAIN MCGHEE served in the U.S. Navy for two and one-half years where he earned two battle stars – Iwo Jima and Okinawa. He graduated from the Universityof Tennessee in 1950 and worked in accounting for 37 years before retiring in 1987. LaTain began his officiating career in 1958 under the tutorage of Buddy Pateyin the Big Ten Football Conference in Jackson, where he served until 1966. During this time, he also began working as a TSSAA basketball official. A career movetook him to Chattanooga in 1967 where he worked in the Tri-State Football and Basketball Associations through 1970. Then in 1971 he was transferred toKnoxville and began officiating football there in 1971; he officiated in Knoxville through the 1985 season. He served as president of that association from 1975through 1983. Throughout his career, LaTain has worked numerous playoff games, including several quarterfinals and semifinals, along with two championshipfinals. In 1986 he was appointed a TSSAA supervisor of football officials for the Knoxville area, a position he presently holds. LaTain and his family attend the FirstBaptist Church in Knoxville where he serves as a deacon, tenor soloist, and assistant treasurer. He has been married to the former Dorothy Emge for 53 years andthey have two children.

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

It is a pleasure for TSSAA to recognize Christy Bingham as our Distinguished Service Award recipient as a coach in the state.Coach Bingham is a graduate of the University of Arkansas where she was a member of the cross country team. She has beencoaching cross country and softball at St. Benedict at Auburndale for the past seven years. Each year since Christy has beencoaching she has taken her teams to the State Cross Country Meet or State Softball Tournament. She has had three female crosscountry runners win the Individual State Meet. Coach Bingham has been selected Coach of the Year by The Commercial Appeal intheir “Best of the Preps” magazine in both cross country and softball. She and her late husband, Don, received the Sonny WritersSportsmanship Award during the 2002-03 school year.

In addition to her responsibilities at St. Benedict, Coach Bingham found time to help Germantown High School’s coach, BrendaWalton, when she was called to active duty by the Naval Reserve following the September 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center. Coach Binghamhelped with Coach Watson’s team for the remainder of that season so the student athletes would not have to forfeit their season. Always behind thescenes during her seven years at St. Benedict was her late husband, Don. Don often helped with preparing the field for games, repairing dugouts, cuttinggrass, making hotel and travel arrangements for state bound teams, scorekeeper, game announcer, and chauffeur.

Coach Bingham is also the proud mother of two children: Natalie (Senior at Rhodes College) and Chas (student at St. Benedict). TSSAA proudlysalutes Christy Bingham for her outstanding work with the student athletes in Tennessee.

TSSAA proudly salutes Ernest Jones as its recipient of the distinguished service award for officials.Ernest began officiating TSSAA basketball in 1980. He is a member of the West Tennessee Basketball Officials Association.

Ernest has worked numerous district, regional, and sub-state basketball games. He has worked four TSSAA State Tournaments (2Boys’ and 2 Girls’). He has also worked in the NAIA Championships for four years running. He is an active member in severalcollege conferences, including the Gulf South Conference, OVC, TranSouth, Mid South, KIAC, and the TN Jr. College Association.

Ernest was born and raised in Hardeman County and graduated from Bolivar Central High School, where he was an outstandingbasketball player. He has been employed at the Western Mental Health Institute for the past 26 years.

It is an honor to recognize Ernest Jones for his dedication to officiating high school sports in the state of Tennessee.

TSSAA is proud to recognize Dennis Goodwin as its Distinguished Service Award honoree as an administrator. Dennis graduated from Bristol High School and Trevecca Nazarene College. He began his interest in coaching while at Trevecca

by coaching a full contact intramural football league. After graduating from Trevecca, he took his coaching talent to DonelsonChristian Academy, where he began coaching in 1983. He was first hired as an assistant coach in football and basketball, and headcoach in tennis. He taught economics, Bible, history and drivers education that first year. It was also the first year DCA was amember of the TSSAA. The football team finished 1-9, basketball 11-14 but made the region tournament. In his 5th year at theschool (1988) the football team won the state championship and in 1989 they finished second. He became head basketball coach in1986 and won the district championship in 1989-90 and was named coach of the year.

In 1993 Dennis took over the head reins of the football program. He has won 101 games in his 11 years as head coach and only fell short 35 times, a74% winning percentage. He won the school’s second state championship in 1996 and finished second in 2003. He has compiled a 26-13 state playoffrecord, while being named State Coach of Year in 1996 and Region coach of the Year in 1995.

One of the things Dennis is known for at DCA is his famous quote, “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.”Not only is he a giftedcoach, but he is also the Athletic Director. He is responsible for over 40 different teams at DCA. Every high school program has competed in the StateTournament since he has been the Athletic Director and has hung many State Championship banners. The Middle School programs have won numerousconference championships also. He has also been responsible for administering several district and regional tournaments in his tenure as Athletic Directorat DCA. Dennis has served as a District Coordinator for District 9A since the District and Regional Coordinators concept first began several years ago.

TSSAA proudly salutes Dennis Goodwin for his outstanding work with student-athletes as a teacher, coach, and Athletic Director at DonelsonChristian Academy, as well as his continued work with TSSAA in the capacity as a TSSAA District Coordinator.

ADMINISTRATOR – DENNIS GOODWIN

COACH – CHRISTY BINGHAM

OFFICIAL – ERNEST JONES

TSSAA is proud to recognize Stan Crawley as our Distinguished Service Award recipient. Stan Crawley worked for 30 yearscovering local sports for the Chattanooga Times. While at the Chattanooga Times, he covered The Masters from 1996-1999, theNCAA men’s golf championships as well as the U. S. Amateur at the Honors Course. Stan became a known fixture at most highschool sporting events as well as the TSSAA State Tournaments. His coverage and love of high school sports over the years haveleft many memories and lasting impressions on former athletes and their families.

Stan is currently a staff writer for The Chattanoogan.com and the Chattanoogatpc.com. In addition to these two websites, Stanalso is the editor of two college sports books, The Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook and The Blue Ribbon College FootballYearbook.

Because of all the contributions Stan has made to athletes and high school sports in the state of Tennessee, TSSAA proudlysalutes Stan Crawley for his dedication and enthusiasm over the years.

CONTRIBUTOR – STAN CRAWLEY

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KITTRELL– Say “Jimmy,” and most folks give you ablank look.

But mention his nickname, “Monk,” and the faces ofdiehard basketball fans light up. Jimmy “Monk”Montgomery set state and national scoring records duringhis playing days at Kittrell High School. From 1960-1963,

he scored 4,013 points,outdistancing even current NBAstars like Anfernee “Penny”Hardaway, who scored 3,039 atMemphis Tredwell. “Jimmy waslimited to two-point shots. Notelling how many points he wouldhave scored with the three-pointrule,” said Comas Montgomery,Jimmy’s older brother. Many ofMontgomery’s shots came fromwhat now would be consideredthree-point range.

“Monk was the best high schoolplayer I ever witnessed play thegame,” said retired sports scribe

Edgar Allen of Nashville during an interview a few yearsago at the TSSAA Boys State Tournament.

Montgomery, 59, is in seriously declining health due toadvanced emphysema and related maladies.

Sportswriters like Allen called the team, the “Boys fromCripple Creek,” paying homage to the tiny stream thatmeanders through the Kittrell community about 9 miles fromdowntown Murfreesboro. Kittrell High, located on OldWoodbury Pike, had only 250 students. Monk put KittrellHigh on the map.

His coach, Deward “Foots” Compton, confirmed thatbefore his death a few years ago. Compton broke KittrellHigh scoring records himself in 1939, before being named acollege All-American player at the University of Louisville,and returning later as a teacher and coach at Kittrell High.

“Kittrell was known from Bristol to Memphis, because ofMonk and basketball,” Foots told Daily News Journal cityeditor Sam Stockard in a 1994 interview.

“Compton was also a legend, recruited out of tiny Kittrellby legendary Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp. Compton latertransferred to Louisville where he led the Cardinals to anational championship,” said Sheriff Truman Jones, aKittrell native.

“But when Monk came along in the 1960s, he was knownfor being a scoring machine. The Kittrell crowd was veryloyal,” Jones said. “When quite young, Monk had his ownkeys to area gymnasiums and would practice shooting forhours. The work paid off.

“He became the most prolific scorer in the county andstate, when basketball was in it’s glory days of popularity inthe small schools, such as Rockvale, Lascassas andChristiana,” Jones said.

“Sometimes when Monk took the floor, he wasunstoppable, head and shoulders above most players of thatera. There was a lot of community pride in that era whensmall communities still had their high schools. And theyloved to compete against big Murfreesboro Central High. Nohigh school player was more widely known in Tennesseethen, or now, than Monk Montgomery,” the sheriff said.

Comas Montgomery played basketball at Kittrell as well.The elder Montgomery was on a 16-1 Kittrell team in 1952when he and fellow player Franklin Neely were named to theAll-Rutherford County Tournament Team.

“There’s a loyalty that exists to this day among KittrellHigh loyalists,” Comas said. “Some of us still get togetherweekly for coffee. It was a sad day when Kittrell High wasclosed and consolidated with Riverdale and Oakland highschools in the 1970’s.” Memories, however, live on in thehearts of Kittrell faithful.

“There was something special about Kittrell, and thefamous ‘Kittrell crowd’ that frequented the high schoolbasketball games,” Jones said.

“Pound-per-pound, small– but mighty– Kittrell High likelyproduced the highest-caliber basketball stars of any othersmall school in the Volunteer State,” Comas said.

In addition to Monk and Compton, Connie Vance Turner’sname was known as one of the best female players of her erain the late 1960s, he said. Kittrell had a fan following insurrounding communities, said Harold Patrick, whobroadcast Woodbury Central’s basketball games duringMontgomery’s heyday.

“When games were set to start at 7 p.m., fans beganpouring into the small Kittrell gymnasium before 5 p.m., inorder to get a seat,” Patrick said. “Oh Lord, yes, the Kittrellgym was packed each time they played. And when theycame to Woodbury, they packed our gym too.

“One time, I went to Franklin to a Christmas tournamentjust to watch Kittrell, and they had three guys on Monk,”Patrick said. “They were down 16 at half. Monk didn’t miss

In this issue of the TSSAA News, we would like to take theopportunity to look back at a legend in high schoolbasketball. Jimmy “Monk” Montgomery played at KittrellHigh School from 1960-1963. He holds the state record formost points scored in a career with 4,013 points. Thisaccomplishment also puts him eleventh in the nationalrecord book. Dan Whittle, a columnist for the Daily NewsJournal in Murfreesboro, recently wrote an article lookingback at Montgomery’s success at Kittrell High School. Withthe permission of the Daily News Journal and Mr. Whittle,we are pleased to reprint this article for the readers of theTSSAA News.

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a shot the second half and Kittrell won the game.“During tournaments, Cannon County folks had to drive

over Peaks Hill to hear the radio station out of Murfreesborobroadcast Kittrell games. Folks from Woodbury would linetheir cars up on Peaks Hill in order to hear Monk playbasketball, especially when Kittrell played MurfreesboroCentral. You had (Jimmy) Nipper, (Bobby) Jones, (Ben)Cates, (David) Adams and then, Montgomery. That’s howwell I remember that long ago team.

“Monk was the best I ever saw in person. The only person Isaw to compare, and that was on TV, was “Pistol” PeteMaravich,” Patrick said. “I would go down to the KittrellGym often, just to watch Monk, who would still be shootingway after practice was over. He loved the game. That Kittrellcrowd was the best. The boys were class acts too. I’m sorryto hear about his illness.”

Coach and player Ben Cates played on a Kittrell team with

Montgomery. Cates, during a 1994 newspaper interview,recalled a particular game at Red Boiling Springs when theteam needed a clutch basket to win the game. ComasMontgomery remembers that game as well. During atimeout, it was decided to get the ball to Monk.

“As a player, often you know when it leaves your hands,that it’s going to hit nothing but net,” Comas said. “WhenMonk took the shot at Red Boiling Springs, he immediatelyturned and headed toward the dressing room. That wasbefore the ball got to the goal.”

“When Monk shot the ball, I looked up and he had alreadyturned and started walking to the dressing room ... before theball swished through the net,” Cates agreed.

And the Kittrell’s Blue Devils won the game.Although Monk is now in seriously declining health, his

legend lives large in the hearts of thousands of fansthroughout the Volunteer State.

Mobility of individuals and the family unit makeseducation more challenging each and everyday.As a family picks up and moves from one

community to another, children are moved from oneeducational school to another. When the child reentersschool in the middle of a school year, where they pick up inSpanish I may not be where they left off at the previousschool. The transfer student faces not only new classes buta new environment with different classmates. Athleticsmany times will make that transition much easier as thestudent athlete immediately gets into the positives of inter-reacting with other students.

When you throw the mobility of families into the prospectof charter schools and “no child left behind” as well asother innovative educational formats, the family has amultitude of decisions to make. The most prominent onehas got to be that education is first. Athletics does play atremendous part in a child’s life, but getting a propereducation will take a child much further in his or her lateryears. Too many decisions are based on where the bestbaseball or softball program exists. Almost everyone ineducation has seen a family make adjustments in their life

so that a child can have two and a half months of oneseason for one year for one lifetime in one special time ofenvironment. Again, the right decision has got to be foreducation.

Administrators, coaches, teachers and anyone in asupervisor capacity become a role model for children.They are even more so a role model as a child steps into anew environment. How school personnel act, react, andinteract with students becomes a bigger and more importantfactor each and everyday. School personnel become thefamily environment to many children. School personnelmust be a shining example for children. Children pick upon the slightest movements of adults as well as their movesand their attitudes. It is so important that we asadministrators, coaches and teachers know and showrespect for each other and therefore, the children aroundthem will hopefully pick up the same traits.

A great general rule of thumb is to treat others as youwould want to be treated yourself. And probably moreimportant is to treat children the way you would wantothers to treat your children.

Mobility Challenges Education

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

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

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SCHOOL SPORT VIOLATION DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Bolivar Central Basketball (Girls) Misapplication of rule. No further disciplinary action, no fine

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.21st Century Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

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

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

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Cleveland Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 4 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Clinton Basketball (Girls Freshman) Pending.

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

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Columbia Academy Basketball (Girls) Pending.

Fans and substitutes came onto playing floor during altercation.Copper Basin Basketball (Boys) School fined $500.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.David Lipscomb Wrestling School’s decision to suspend next two dates. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Player came onto floor during an altercationFayette Ware Basketball (Girls) School fined $250.

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

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

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

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

Player came off bench during an altercation.Hamilton Basketball (Boys JV) School fined $250.

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Harding Academy Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 3 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

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

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

Players came onto floor during an altercation.Kingsbury Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

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

Player came onto floor during altercation.Kirby Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

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

Fan came onto playing floor during altercation.Lenoir City Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

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

Fans came onto floor during altercation.Memphis East Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

Fans came onto floor during altercation.Memphis Melrose Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

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

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

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.Pigeon Forge Basketball (Boys) School’s decision to suspend for next 3 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension. School fined $250.

Player came onto floor during altercation.Ripley Basketball (Boys) School fined $250. School suspended player 6 games

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

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

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

Fans and substitutes came onto playing floor during altercationTellico Plains Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

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

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

Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct.University School of Nashville Basketball (Girls) School’s decision to suspend for next 2 games. Coach not allowed toattend games under suspension.

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

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

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

Players and fans came onto playing during an altercation.Westwood Basketball (Boys) School fined $250.

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

T H E R I G H T T E A M : A N U P D A T E

The Right Team Golf Trail is just around thecorner. Make sure you check with your school'sprincipal and/or athletic directors for the details.Due to statewide budget cuts, the TSSAA RightTeam lost the major grants used to support theprogram. Therefore, in an effort to raise money forthis crucial program, the TSSAA initiated theRight Team Golf Tournaments. The golf

tournaments not only provide the opportunity for fellowship and funamongst Tennessee schools, but the tournaments have the potential togenerate revenue to sustain the Program throughout the year.

What we need is for you to contact TSSAA or myself atsbargatze@tssaa.org and let us know if your school is planning on takingpart in the tournament.We need to know now how to prepare for the eventand the numbers as close to possible. Please send me an e-mail or fax tellingus your schools plans on taking part. Thanks in advance.

I really feel that we need to do this tournament and do it fast; being bornin the mid 50's I'm lucky to be alive. My baby crib was covered with abright colored lead-base paint. There were no childproof lids on medicinebottles, doors or cabinets, and when I rode my bike, I had no helmets. Igrew up riding in cars with no seatbelts or air bags. Riding in the back of apickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat. I drank water fromthe garden hose and not from a bottle (I know, how did I ever survive?). Ishared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle, and no one actuallydied from this. I would spend hours building a go-cart out of scraps and then

rode down the hill, only to remember that I had forgotten the brakes. Afterrunning into the bushes a few times, it solved that problem. I left home earlyin the morning and played all day, as long as I was back before thestreetlights come on. No one was able to reach me all day, NO CELLPhones!!!! This may be hard to believe but I played DODGE BALL, andsometimes, the ball would really hurt. There were no lawsuits, they werejust accidents. Little league had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Iwas not as smart as other kids and had to repeat a grade, and was even heldback a year or two. My parents did not bail me out and they actually sidedwith the teachers.

I need your help now and this golf tournament will make it possible for

meto live on and spend time with students. Let us hear from you soonLipstick at School According to a news report, a certain private school in Washington

recently was faced with a unique problem. A number of 12-year-old girlswere beginning to use lipstick and would put it on in the bathroom.

That was fine, but after they put on their lipstick they would press theirlips to the mirror, leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night themaintenance man would remove them and the next day, the girls would putthem back.

Finally the principal decided that something had to be done. She called allthe girls to the bathroom and met them there with the maintenance man.

She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem forthe custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate howdifficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the maintenance man toshow the girls how much effort was required.

He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleanedthe mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror.There are teachers, and then there are educators.

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

A Big “Thank You” to Our Corporate Sponsors

The corporate sponsors and supporters play an integral part in the TSSAA and the TSSAA State Championships. TSSAA would like to thankour corporate sponsors and supporters for their dedication and hard work this winter during the state championships.

BlueCross BlueShield This year marked the first year of an additional three-year contract for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to be thetitle sponsor the Division I State Football Championships. The Healthy Competition program educates athletes about the potential dangers ofusing performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) such as steroids and nutritional supplements. “Through our continued partnership with TSSAA,BlueCross has been able to promote physical fitness and show student athletes that goals are accomplished through hard work and healthycompetition, not by using drugs,” said Joan Harp, senior vice president and chief marketing officer for BlueCross.

US Marines Corps United States Marines Corps joined the TSSAA as a supporter of the State Championships and the TSSAA in October.The Marines brought their Chin-Up Challenge to the wrestling and basketball championships this winter. At the wrestling championships, theMarines tested fans with the Chin-Up Challenge. Participants tested their strength in chin-ups to receive prizes from the Marines. Over 350students took the challenge during the three-day event. The US Marines also distributed medals and trophies during the medal ceremony.During the Division I girls and boys basketball championships the Marines brought the Chin-Up Challenge and Basketball Free ThrowChallenge. Over 862 students participated in the challenges during the two weeks.

Baptist Sports Medicine The Baptist Sports Medicine Basketball Championships were a huge success with over 100,000 individualsattending the three championships. In addition to titling the Basketball Championships, Baptist Sports Medicine continued to play an importantrole in the TSSAA State Championships by providing medical coverage for all games. Baptist Sports Medicine is the sports medicine providerfor the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Predators, and the title sponsor of the Division I and Division II Basketball Championships of TSSAA.

Memphis Grizzlies Memphis Grizzlies and the TSSAA honored 24 outstanding athletes in the Mr. and Miss Basketball Awards Ceremony inMemphis. Approximately 350 guests attended the two-day event. On March 26, 2004 the finalists were introduced during the Grizzlies gamevs.Houston. The finalists were honored with a luncheon and awards ceremony on Saturday, March 27, 2004 at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis.The Tennessee Sports Radio Network and Memphis Sport 56 presented a live broadcast of the ceremonies throughout the state.

Gatorade Gatorade continued to play a major role at all TSSAA State Championships by providing Gatorade product and coolers forparticipants at the events. TSSAA would like to encourage everyone to check-out the Gatorade website to learn about sidelines opportunitiesfor your school.

The Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association Committee held itssecond meeting of the school year on Wednesday, February 18, 2004 atthe TSSAA office in Hermitage. Committee members present wereHardin Satterfield, Chic Nute, Vic King, Norma Beshears, and MikeFulkerson.

Members of the committee approved the current membership list. Wehad a total of 14 schools that applied for new membership this year.This brings the total number of schools in TMSAA to 269.

Committee members decided on the topics they felt needed to bediscussed with our Athletic Directors during the TMSAA Forum at theirconference April 26-28. Those topics were as follows:

• TMSAA Bylaw Changes (Academic, Unsportsmanlike Conduct,

Coaches, Exceptions to TSSAA Policy)

• Scoring to be used during Volleyball Matches

• Pre-Game Warm-Up and Spirit Rule in Basketball

Rally scoring in volleyball for TMSAA member schools was discussedafter being tabled in the last meeting. The NFHS Volleyball RulesCommittee decided in their January meeting that all matches shall be thebest 3-out-of-5 games. The games shall be played to 25 points and thedeciding game shall be played to 15 points. The format for all gameswill be rally scoring. The middle school committee voted to proposethat all middle school matches be 2-out-of-3 games in regular season andtournaments. Games will be played to 25 points with the third gameplayed to 15. The format will be rally scoring. Each game must be wonby a minimum of two points.The committee voted to recommend that the“Guidelines to Address Unsportsmanlike Behavior” and Eligibility Listsand Schedule Requirements be a part of the TMSAA Bylaws. Inaddition, Rule #10 of the TMSAA Bylaws was rewritten to read asfollows:

All coaches must be approved by the principal, superintendent,and/or local board of education. Any coach who is not a full-time

employee of the school system and does not possess a teacher’scertificate or the equivalent or is not a retired educator must attendthe TSSAA Coaches Training Session within his or her first year ofassuming the position. A fine of $50.00 will be assessed to theschool if the coach does not attend and he or she will be required toattend the next available meeting. All non-faculty coaches mustcomplete the NFHS Coaches Education Program in a TSSAA-approved course within five years of assuming the position.

Schools must submit the names of all non-faculty coaches to the stateoffice each year. A school must pay an annual registration fee of $40.00per coach. The maximum fee for a school to register non-facultycoaches will be $100.00 per year.Committee members considered arequest from Walter J.Baird Middle School to move from Area 4 to Area3 in Middle Tennessee. The request was approved beginning with thenext school year. The committee voted to ask the Board of Control toadopt the identical policy which has been implemented in high schoolbasketball. This refers to Pre-Game Warm-Ups and spirit rules forcheerleaders during basketball games. The new rule in middle schoolwill read as follows:

If a team circles the entire floor during pre-game warm-ups whilethe jurisdiction of the officials has started, there will be technicalfoul charged indirectly to the head coach. If a team runs through ateam already warming up, a technical foul will be charged indirectlyto the head coach.

Also, teams must go to the free throw line area directly in front of theirbench during pre-game introductions or during pre-game warm-ups. Noteam will be allowed around the mid-court circle during or afterintroductions. Cheerleaders cannot stand at anytime during the game inthe area of the free throw lane extended under the basket.

The TMSAA Committee meetings for the 2004-05 school year will beheld on November 17, 2004 and February 16, 2005.

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WRESTLINGDIVISION I DUALS

Bradley Central High SchoolDIVISION II DUALS

McCallie SchoolDIVISION I INDIVIDUALBradley Central High SchoolDIVISION II INDIVIDUAL

Baylor School

GIRLS BASKETBALLClass A

Clarkrange High SchoolClass AA

Livingston AcademyClass AAA

Shelbyville Central High SchoolDivision II

Harpeth Hall High School

BOYS BASKETBALLClass A

Unaka High SchoolClass AA

Bolivar Central High SchoolClass AAA

White Station High SchoolDivision II

Brentwood Academy

2003-2004 WINTER STATE CHAMPIONSThe TSSAA would like to congratulate the following state champions for 2003-2004 winter sports

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2004 TMSAA GIRLS’ SECTIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSMIDDLE TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

E.O. Coffman Middle School Bernie Fuller Anthony Flatt

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Mt. Juliet Middle School Mike Gwaltney Rick Johnson

EAST TENNESSEE- SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Rogersville City School William C. Walker Dennis Renner

EAST TENNESSEE-LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Greeneville Middle School Linda Stroud Bill Muhlhahn

HAMILTON COUNTY - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

East Lake Middle School Joshua Barber Alvin T. Tarver

HAMILTON COUNTY - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Loftis Middle School Steve Holmes Wes Skiles

WEST TENNESSEE

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Soddy Daisy Middle School Robert Jenkins Christy Harding

2004 TMSAA BOYS’ SECTIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSMIDDLE TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Cheatham Middle School Norma Beshears Rick Nute

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Walter J. Baird Middle School Mark Willoughby Terry Spurlock

EAST TENNESSEE - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Holston Middle School Dr. David Burrell Jared Harrison

EAST TENNESSEE - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Colonial Heights Middle School W.M. Cline Mark Conkin

HAMILTON COUNTY - SMALL SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

John P. Franklin Middle School Joshua Barber Walter McGary

HAMILTON COUNTY - LARGE SCHOOL DIVISION

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Dalewood Middle School Linda Darden Stanley Jackson

WEST TENNESSEE

SCHOOL PRINCIPAL COACH

Southwind Middle School Marcia Crouc Paul Edwards

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

2004-05 COACHES EDUCATION CLASS SCHEDULENOTE: ONLY APPLICATIONS FROM TSSAA AND TMSAA MEMBER SCHOOL COACHES WILL BE ACCEPTED DURING THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF THE APPLICATION PERIOD.

Dates Days Applications Accepted Classes PlaceJune 24, 25, 2004 Thurs., Fri. April 8; May 12 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TNJuly 14, 15, 2004 Wed., Thurs. June 1; June 28 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid St. Benedict at Auburndale, Cordova, TNAug. 21, 22 2004 Sat., Sun June 21 - July 22 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TNSept. 11, 12, 2004 Sat., Sun July 9; Aug. 12 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Jefferson Co.High School, Dandridge, TNOct. 16, 17, 2004 Sat., Sun. Aug. 12; Sept. 10 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Maryville High School, Maryville, TNNov. 20, 21, 2004 Sat., Sun. Sept. 20; Oct. 20 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid University School of Jackson, Jackson, TNDec. 3, 4, 2004 Fri., Sat. Oct. 4; Nov. 4 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TNFeb. 12, 13, 2005 Sat., Sun. Dec. 13; Jan. 14 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Boyd Buchanan High School, Chattanooga, TNMarch 11, 12, 2005 Fri., Sat. Jan. 5; Feb. 4 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TNMarch 18, 19, 2005 Fri., Sat. Jan. 5; Feb. 4 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid SportsCom, Murfreesboro, TNApril 2, 3, 2005 Sat., Sun. Feb. 2; Mar. 2 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid Franklin Road Academy, Nashville, TNApril 16, 17, 2005 Sat., Sun. Feb. 2; Mar. 2 Coaching Principles; Sport First Aid University School of JacksonJackson, TN

NO EARLY REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED

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The A.F. Bridges Awards Program announced in the winter issue of the TSSAA Newsthe 27 Divisional Finalists for 2002-03. 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 scholarshipfund to recognize one outstanding student athlete from each of the 27 schools that wereDivisional Finalist for the A.F. Bridges Awards. Each school was asked to recognize aperson who represents the essence of good sportsmanship and citizenship. The criteriafor this nomination was set up by each individual school.

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

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

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

JACOB N. JENKINS, Elizabethton High SchoolHe has a 3.975 GPA and is in the top five percent of his class. He has been a member of FCA for four years and the National Honor Society and Student Council for twoyears. Academic honors include the Scholastic Achievement Award in 2000-01, Mens’ All-State Chorus in 2004, and Who’s Who Among American High SchoolStudents in 2000-01 and 2003-04. He has been the president of his church youth group since 2000 and a counselor for the Appalachian Christian Camp since 1999. Jakehas volunteered time to the Buffalo Creek Water Clean-Up-Streams and the Outreach Program at Valley Forge Christian Church. He has been a member of the varsityfootball team four years, the track team two years, and named to the Region 1-4A first team in football in 2002 and 2003. He was captain of the football team as a senior.

PAUL WATERSPolk County High School,He is a member of the Beta Club, STARS, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, History Club, and FCCLA. He has been vice-president of the Beta Club and wassophomore class reporter. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Army Science Fair winner, Polk County High School Science Fair winner, andDAR Award winner. Paul has been involved with various FCCLA food drives, the Beta Club Adopt a Family at Christmas, and volunteer time at BentonLifestyle and Fitness Center. He has been a member of the basketball team for four years at Polk County and was captain of the team his senior year.

KALEY E. PRICE, Sequatchie County High SchoolShe has a 3.82 GPA and has been in the top ten of her class for four consecutive years. She has been a recipient of the Biology Award and the Bausch and Lomb Science Award. She was a Girls’ State Alternate as a junior and received the Coach’s Award in basketball as a junior as well. Kaley has volunteered much ofher time to the First Baptist Church in Dunlap with Vacation Bible School, Children’s Church Assistant Teacher, and as a Nursery Volunteer. She has been amember of the basketball team at Sequatchie County High School for four years and a member of the golf team for three years.

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS AA

MATTHEW T. MURRILL, Christian Academy of KnoxvilleHe has a GPA of 4.0 and a class rank of 11 out of 70. He is a member of Student Senate, National Honor Society, Band, Pep Band, Boy Scouts, and ChurchYouth Group. He has been recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students and is a USAA All-American Scholar. Matthew is a recipient ofthe ACSI Distinguished Christian High School Student Award for Academics and Leadership. He is a member of the soccer team at CAK which won the ClassA-AA state championship last year. He was selected to the All-KIL team and first team All-District as a junior.

BRANDON RUSSELL LANGLEY, Midway High SchoolHe is president of the Student Council and Senior Class at Midway. He is a member of the Beta Club, Talented and Gifted Program, and is a representative forthe Scholar’s Bowl and Math Competition at both UT and Roane State. Brandon has been the recipient of numerous academic awards including being namedValedictorian. He has received the Senior Math, Science, English, and American History Awards and was named “Most Likely to Succeed.” He has beenrecognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students and was the Boy’s State delegate as a junior. He is a representative for STARS andvolunteers with the Angel Tree and Relay for Life. He is a member and team captain of the basketball team at Midway.

NEWELL WEST ARMSTRONG, Oneida High SchoolHe is ranked sixth in his class with a 3.97 GPA. He is a member of the Student Government, Beta Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, and EnvironmentalTeam. Newell was the vice-president of his class as a sophomore. He has been a member of Best Buddies and volunteered time with the Lions Club in Oneida.He has been a member of both the golf and basketball teams at Oneida High School. He was captain of the basketball team both his junior and senior years andwas named to the All-District team both of those years as well.

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AARON JORDAN COX, Daniel Boone High SchoolHe is an Honor Roll student and has been recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students. He is a member of FCA and was the president in2004. He has volunteered with both Youth and Church Mission Trips as well as Hope Builders and World Changers. Aaron has been a member of both thebasketball and baseball teams at Daniel Boone High School. Athletic honors include the All-State Good Hands Award, being named to the Big 7 All-Tournament Team in both basketball and baseball. He was an honorable mention selection to the All-State basketball team and the East Tennessee baseballteam.

DUSTIN B. TURNER, Heritage High SchoolHe has a 3.85 cumulative grade point average. He has been recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students and the National Honor Roll.He is a recipient of the Student of Distinction Award in both 2003 and 2004. Dustin is a member of FCA, Pep Club, Young Life, and the Spanish Club. He hasvolunteered for Young Life Service Projects and Passport Camp Projects in North Carolina and Kentucky. He is a member of the golf team and baseball team. In 2003 he was a region qualifier and All-Blount County selection in golf.

ASHLEY HAAS, Oak Ridge High SchoolShe is ranked 21 out of 314 in her class with a 4.195 GPA. She is a member of Young Life, National Honor Society, and the Junior Advisory Board. She was thefounder of the Technology Student Association at Oak Ridge High School where she has been the president, treasurer, reporter, and vice president. She placedfirst in the nation in Parliamentary Procedure with TSA. She was class treasurer both as a freshman and senior. Ashley has been a member of the varsity soccerteam at Oak Ridge all four years of high school. She has been an All-District selection four times, All-Region three times, and All-State twice. She was also named to multiple all-tournament teams whil competing in soccer. She also lettered in softball for two years.

EAST TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA

LLIAM McFARLANE, Eagleville High SchoolHe is a member of the Spanish Club and is a student council class representative. He is also a member of the Beta Club where he is the vice president. Lliamhas been a member of both the varsity basketball and baseball teams. He was co-captain of the basketball team. He has also been a manager for both thevolleyball and softball teams as well. He has volunteered his time as a Jr. Pro basketball coach and also as a basketball camp coach and official. He has helpedorganize blood drives and arranged a “toys for tots” program.

CONNIE RIDGELL, Monterey High SchoolShe is a member of the National Honors Society, FCA, Humanities Club, and Pep Club. She is a student government representative, Girls State delegate, classsecretary, and Beta Club president. Connie has been heavily involved in community service. Some of the things she has helped with are Roadblock to FeedHomeless, school beautification, Second Harvest Food Bank, school peer tutoring, Secret Santa for Needy Kids, and Feed the Children. She has been thestatistician for both volleyball and basketball every year she has been at Monterey High School.

JESSICA LACEY HUNT, Watertown High SchoolShe has a 3.5 GPA and has been recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students every year since she was a sophomore. She is a member ofFCA where she was vice-president as a junior and president as a senior. She is the assistant sports editor for the yearbook staff. She has volunteered her timewith many church activities including M-fuge, World Changers, and Thirty-hour famine. Jessica was a member of the varsity basketball team four years and wasteam captain both as a junior and senior.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS A

JENNIFER NICHOLE FRANKLIN, Creek Wood High SchoolShe is a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Future Teachers of America. She is involved in coaching, teaching, church activities and basketballcamp. Jennifer is a member of the varsity basketball team at Creek Wood High School. She was also a member of the homecoming court at the school as well.She is a recipient of the Lady Red Hawk Award in 2002-2003.

JESSICA DICKERSON, Greenbrier High SchoolShe has a 4.0 GPA and is a valedictorian. She is vice president of the Senior Class, Beta Club, and National Honor Society and is a member of Mu Alpha Theta,Senior Sisters, Future Teachers of America, and Youth Helping Youth. Jessica has been recognized by Who’s Who Among American High School Students andwas a nominee for the National Wendy’s High School Heisman Scholarship. She is Captain of both the varsity volleyball and basketball teams at Greenbrier.She has been a member of the All-District and All-Region tournament teams in volleyball. She has volunteered with the Red Cross Blood Drive and has been aparticipant in numerous other volunteer events.

LUCAS CURFMAN, Lewis County High SchooHe has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked fourth out of 140 in his class. He is a member of the Beta Club, Anchor Club, Science Club, 4-H, and First Priority. Lucas wasa Boys State alternate as a junior and has been a Gold Honor Roll recipient for four years. He has been a member of the varsity basketball team for four yearsand has been named to the All-Region team each year since he was a sophomore. He is a Youth Group Leader at his church and has been involved withLeadership and Mission Trips as well as local food drives and Toys For Tots.

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS AA

MyRANDA WRIGHT, Antioch High SchoolShe has been a member of DECA, Civitan Honor Key, and the National Honor Society. She was a class representative as a sophomore and junior and has beenclass president each year since she was a sophomore. She has been named Miss Antioch as a senior and is a recipient of the Optimist Club Most OutstandingStudent of the Year Award. She is a member of the varsity volleyball and basketball teams and has been captain of each two years. She has been named to the All-District tournament team in basketball and received the Varsity Volleyball Most Improved Award. MyRanda’s community involvement and volunteerwork includes Boys and Girls Club, Pacesetter Organization, Pulse Day, and PAL Track Club.

DEMETRIA T. DOOLEY, Columbia Central High SchoolShe has a 3.3 GPA and is a member of Y.P.D., the Peace in Action peer mediation team, Alpha Psi Gamma Sorority, and is a D.A.R.E. role model. She is also amember of the First Farmers and Merchant Bank student advisory board and was a Girls State delegate alternate as a junior. Demetria has been a member of thevarsity basketball team and the marching band at Columbia Central for four years. She has been a member of the track team since she was a sophomore.

Ravenwood High School, No senior class yet

MIDDLE TENNESSEE - CLASS AAA

ELIZA A. SPRY, Adamsville High SchoolShe is a member of HOSA, FTA, NAHS, and the Beta Club. She is also a member and the president of CEC (Cultural Exchange Club). She was involved inputting together and organizing the junior/senior prom at her school. Eliza has been a member of the varsity basketball team at Adamsville High School for fouryears.

ADAM C. CARTER, Huntingdon High SchoolHe is a member of the Rotary Honors Program, FCA, Spanish Club, Business Professionals of America, Science Club, and Future Farmers of America. He hasbeen president of the Beta Club for one year and president of the Math Club for two years. His involvement in volunteer work and community service includesparticipating in the HHS Relay for Life and being the technical director for the Huntingdon High School Chorus and the Senior Play. Adam has been a memberof the football team all four years in high school and a member of the baseball team since he was a sophomore. He was selected to the All-Region team in football and was a member of the 2003 Class AA state championship team.

JOHN W. WHITEHEAD, Trinity Christian AcademyHe is a member of the Beta Club, Spanish Club, Young Life, and is a Campus Life Leader. He is a two-time recipient of the Lion Award at TCA and has beenan A/B Honor Roll student each year in high school. Community service and volunteer work include Habitat for Humanity, RIFA, Denmark CommunityElderlyAssistance, and VBS worker at his church. John has been a member of both the varsity football and baseball teams at Trinity Christian. He has receivedmultiple awards for his performance on the field in football his senior year.

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DEMITRICE J. BEAUREGARD, Bolivar Central High SchoolHe was a Boys’ State alternate as a junior at Bolivar Central. He has been a member of the football and basketball teams each year since he was a freshman. In football he has been selected as the team’s best defensive player twice and the best receiver as a senior. He has been named to the All-Region team and was anAll-State Honorable Mention selection as well. He is a choir member and usher at his church and has volunteered time by helping to deliver Thanksgivingbaskets and boxes to churches and families each year. Demitrice has twice been named the Gatorade Player of the Month for his achievements on the court inbasketball.

JENNIFER B. HUTCHERSON, Chester County High School She has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked first in her class at Chester County. She is valedictorian of her class and was selected as Miss CCHS by her peers. She is in numerous clubsincluding Beta Club, Spanish Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, Honor Club, FCA, and Varsity Club. She was president of her class as a freshman and sophomore and has beenpresident of both the Stripers and National Honor Society her senior year. Jennifer was selected as the Homecoming Queen her senior year. She has also been awarded theAcademic Spotlight for numerous subjects as selected by her teachers. She has been a member of the volleyball, softball, basketball teams at Chester County. She was selected tothe All-District team and All-West Honorable Mention team in volleyball. Community service and volunteer work include Relay for Life, Boys and Girls Club, peer tutoring, andSalvation Army.

AMY GILLIS, Crockett County High SchoolShe has a 4.0 GPA and is ranked third in her class. Academic honors include being named Most Likely to Succeed, Gold Bar, Academic Letter, NationalNominee for Wendy’s High School Heisman, and Who’s Who Among American High School Students. She has received the TSSAA Student-Athlete Award ofMerit and Distinguished Scholastic Achievement Award. She has held such offices as class treasurer and class secretary. She is a member of Captain’s Council,the yearbook staff, FCCLA, and Crockett Youth Leadership. Amy is a member of the tennis team at Crockett County and was the co-captain her senior year.

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BEN MICHAEL AKES, Dyersburg High SchoolHe has a 3.98 GPA and has been a Golden Honor Roll student each year in high school. He is a member of FCA, Mu Alpha Theta, Spanish Club, WorldGeography Club, and Art Explorers. He is a three-year member of the National Honor Society and was vice-president his senior year. He was a nominee for theNational Youth Leadership Conference and the National Student Leadership Conference. He has been a member of both the varsity football and baseball teamsat Dyersburg four years. He was captain of the football team as a senior and has been selected to the All-Conference second team and All-Conference Honorable Mention teams. He has volunteered time with Special Olympics and Relay for Life.

KEVIN M. COX, Fairley High SchoolHe has a 3.7 GPA and is ranked tenth out of 236 in his class. He is a member of the student council and the National Honor Society. Kevin is a member of thevarsity baseball team at Fairley High School. He is also captain of the baseball team as well. He has been previously selected as the MIAA Baseball Player ofthe Year. At school he is involved in other activities and is a library assistant as well.

BRANDON SLAUGHTER, Memphis Central High SchoolHe is a first and second Honor Roll student. He is a member of the Chemistry Club, Spanish Club, Youth Orchestra, Mu Alpha Theta, National Honors Society,and African American Studies Club. Brandon has been the recipient of numerous awards including the William H. Sweet Award, All-West Tennessee Orchestra(first chair), Scholarly Athlete of the Year, and Edsouth Scholar Athlete Award. He is also a Wendy’s High School Heisman National Nominee. He is amember of the football and track teams at Central High School. He is the captain of the football team and has been selected to the All-Region first team fordefense and the All-Region second team for offense. He is a Youth United Way member and a Regional Medical Center Volunteer.

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2004-2005 ADMINISTRATORS' MEETINGS

Wednesday, Sept. 15 9:00 a.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School - Middle School MeetingThursday, Sept. 16 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Central High School - Middle School MeetingMonday, Sept. 20 9:00 a.m. Nashville, Baptist Hospital Plaza Conference Center (20th & Church) - Middle School MeetingTuesday, Sept. 21 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Board of Education - Middle School MeetingWednesday, Sept. 22 9:00 a.m. Jackson, Union University - Middle School MeetingThursday, Sept. 23 9:00 a.m. Fayetteville, Municipal Building (On the Square) - Middle School MeetingWednesday, Sept. 29 9:00 a.m. Algood, Star Center 228 E. Main St. - No Middle School MeetingThursday, Sept. 30 9:00 a.m. Chattanooga, Stadium Club, Finley Stadium - Middle School Meeting

Middle School meetings will be held at 1:00 p.m.

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Cheerleading– The subject of long debate of whether it is asport or not. Is it an activity that supports athletics andsports or is it a sport in itself? Cheerleading is not

classified as a sport, but remains as an official school activity,albeit one that involves considerable athleticism at someparticipating schools.

Cheerleaders are student-athletes just as football and basketballplayers are student-athletes. There is an idea floating around outthere that if cheerleading was a sanctioned sport in the state ofTennessee then schools would get more funding for theircheerleading programs and coaches would get a salary like othercoaches or for some even a supplement for their long hours andduties as a coach/sponsor. Classifying cheerleading as an“athletic activity” avoids the necessity of TSSAA overseeingeligibility requirements for students who participate. Rather itmakes the activity open to all students. The entire concept of“school spirit” is to provide an inclusive environment for allstudents to participate. Requiring eligibility rules similar to thosefor actual sports teams contradicts this concept of inclusion andopen participation in school spirit activities. It also allows eachschool the freedom to determine for themselves what rolecheerleaders should play for their school rather than mandating acertain style or approach from the TSSAA state office. There area few schools across the state that do require their cheerleadingprograms to follow TSSAA guidelines as they do in other sports.The state office gets many calls throughout the year in regard tocheerleaders being required to follow TSSAA guidelines and ourreply is it is not a TSSAA rule, but may be a rule or requirementof the local Board of Education or a school policy. The onlyrequirement that TSSAA has in regard to cheerleading is that theymust follow and abide by the “Spirit” rule book that the NationalFederation of State High School Associations publishes. Thisbook promotes sportsmanship and helps minimize risk toparticipants that they should be cautious and aware of. Ifcheerleaders and coaches/sponsors are knowledgeable and abideby the guidelines in the “Spirit” rule book, then they would becovered under TSSAA’s catastrophic insurance, provided thecheerleaders are participating in a TSSAA sanctioned event.

Cheerleading has come a long way over the past twenty yearsfrom being an extra-curricular activity with squads being chosenon a popularity basis to now where it is almost a must thatcheerleaders have gymnastics ability and are some of the most

talented athletes in the school. It has gone from squads cheeringat school sport events to competing in competitions locally and allover the country. The amount of time that cheerleaders spend ona daily basis practicing and training at the local gyms isphenomenal. Not only do they attend most athletic contests tocheer their teams on to victory, but they also play a big role inpromoting school spirit and positive sportsmanship. There aretimes when administrators, coaches and teachers look to thesestudent-athletes for guidance and help in handling the student-body and fans when problems arise during athletic contests.These student-athletes are looked up to not only by students in theschool, but also by the people in the community. Tennessee hascome together with three groups of people; the TennesseeSecondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA), the TennesseeCheer Coaches Association (TCCA), and the UniversalCheerleaders Association (UCA) to develop what is known as“The Tennessee Plan”. This plan is to recognize a very importantgroup of student-athletes that are vital to each schools program, toprovide education and resources for cheerleadingcoaches/sponsors, and to provide a competition for cheerleadingsquads of all types. The first phase of the plan started in the fallof 1995 with cheerleading rules meetings that were held acrossthe state. In these meetings, TSSAA issues are discussed, andthere are representatives from the TCCA present to organizecoaches all across the state and to bring them together to form agroup and to continue the networking. Jim Lord, executivedirector of AACCA is also present to provide explanations ofskills and the safety aspect of cheerleading. The second phasebegan in the spring of 1995 with the first Cheerleading CoachesConference. It is a one-day conference with many differentsessions with cheerleading coaches from all across the state. Notonly does it provide education, but a time for coaches to gettogether and exchange ideas and enjoy a little rest and relaxation.The third phase started in the fall of 1996 with the firstcheerleading competition held at Middle Tennessee StateUniversity. The competition was designed to allow differentlevels of competition so that squads of all ability levels will becompeting in a comfortable setting. The emphasis of thecompetition will be for recognition and fun. All three phaseshave been a huge success and they continue to growtremendously each year.

Growth and Progression of Cheerleading

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February 14 - 15, 2004

Todd Altaffer Franklin County High SchoolMatthew Barton Horace Maynard Middle SchoolStacie Barton Horace Maynard Middle SchoolDonald Bodenhamer Tyner AcademyWesley Booher Tennessee High SchoolNancy Brock Girls Preparatory SchoolKevin Burke, III Ooltewah High SchoolLori Copas David Crockett High SchoolBenton Cox Horace Maynard Middle SchoolTy Daft King's AcademyRandy Emsminger Bradley Central High SchoolDennis Floyd Whitwell Middle SchoolGeri Gearrin Girls Preparatory SchoolAmy Geron-McGowan Baylor SchoolBarbara Goins Bradley Central High SchoolBarbie Graham Grace AcademyWes Greene Meigs County High SchoolJerry Harris Baylor SchoolTobi KilgoreTroy Langley Boyd Buchanan High SchoolMike Martin Oak Ridge High SchoolCoty Matoy Sweetwater High SchoolBill McMahan Baylor SchoolBradley Mitchell Giles County High SchoolEugene Nelson Chattanooga Christian SchoolGary Partrick Baylor SchoolJason Rhodey Clinton High SchoolAimee Richardson Elizabethton High SchoolManny Sanchez Grace AcademyJim Schermerhorn Notre Dame High SchoolKent Settlemyer Midway High SchoolSarah Sharp King's AcademyToby Silberman Boyd Buchanan High SchoolEmily Skelton University School Johnson CityRick Smith Bradley Central High SchoolDon Thurman Chattanooga Christian SchoolTalya Trudell Notre Dame High SchoolCraig Williams Grace AcademyTommy Winchester Lookout Valley High SchoolKip Young Boyd Buchanan High SchoolDallas Zellner Clinton High School

March 12 - 13, 2004

Andrew Ackley Spring Hill High SchoolJohnny Allman Tellico Plains High SchoolTyler Baker David Crockett High SchoolTony Barrett Cascade High SchoolDenard Bertram Harriman High SchoolJonathan Clark Rossview High SchoolDanny Cloud Volunteer High SchoolWilliam Fox Seymour Middle SchoolGary Gentry David Crockett High SchoolL. Robert Grefseng Zion Christian AcademyJamie Hendrix DeKalb County High SchoolChris Jackson McMinn Central High SchoolGeorge Larkins Volunteer High SchoolJackie Littlejohn Sycamore High SchoolMike Madison Westmoreland High SchoolChuck McClain Volunteer High SchoolRon Newcomb Centennial High SchoolJames OdenMarva Rawlings Waverly Central High SchoolMario A. Reyes, Jr. Forrest High SchoolAdrian Smith Volunteer High SchoolJoanie Smith Soddy Daisy High SchoolJonathon Snyder Alcoa High SchoolRamona Sutton St. Cecilia AcademyClarence Trapp DeKalb County High SchoolMike Webster Zion Christian AcademyDanielle Welch St. Cecilia AcademyAlana White Zion Christian AcademyLarry Williams David Crockett High SchoolStephen York Upperman High SchoolBuck Young Zion Christian Academy

March 19 - 20, 2004

George Brown LaVergne High SchoolJim Carr Macon County Junior High SchoolShane Chapman Cornersville High SchoolShay Tom Clariday Macon County Junior High SchoolTammy Crews Loretto High SchoolStetson Dickerson Greenbrier High SchoolKevin Donaldson Clay County High SchoolBrent Garrison Linden Middle SchoolJennifer Gray Shelbyville Central High SchoolJoel Helton Knoxville Central High SchoolDavid Johnson Greenbrier High SchoolRicky Kailiponi Cannon County High SchoolSila Kailiponi Cannon County High SchoolAndrzej Kaslikowski Clay County High SchoolRich Kimberly Middle Tennessee Christian SchoolKevin Lane Knoxville Central High SchoolCathy Lawless Clinton High SchoolEric Lomax Lobelville Elementary SchoolMarty Brandon Maxfield Clay County High SchoolDustin McCarter Greenback High SchoolGreg McDonald McMinn County High SchoolJo Anne McKnight Blackman Middle SchoolAmy Nance Middle Tennessee State UniversityBill Neal Oakland High SchoolJoshua Ray Puckett Greenfield High SchoolJeff Roberts Beech High SchoolChris Shuford Red Bank Middle SchoolBaylon Sissom Cannon County High SchoolJanie Stewart Hardin County Middle SchoolDiane Stockard Murfreesboro Central Middle SchoolDemetria Stowe Clarksville AcademyJoey Turbeville William James Middle SchoolNick Watson Murfreesboro Central Middle SchoolVincent Wehby, Jr. Pope John Paul II High SchoolMichael Williams Knoxville Catholic High School

April 3 - 4, 2004

Kevin Anderson Fairview High SchoolRichard Arnold Christ Presbyterian AcademyDavid Ball Farragut High SchoolAngela Barnes Wilson Elementary SchoolCory Barrett Watertown High SchoolRahim Batten Montgomery Bell AcademyRonnie Bellar Greenbrier High SchoolHarold Benjamin, Sr. LaVergne High SchoolLesli Breeden Briarcrest Christian SchoolTrevor Brown David Crockett High SchoolCaroline Carter Coopertown Middle SchoolTracy Curtis Van Buren County High SchoolJoe Davis Montgomery Bell AcademyGregory Dawson Sequatchie County Middle SchoolDavid Derrick Harpeth High SchoolBrian Epps Christ Presbyterian AcademyGinger Clark Finn Red Boiling Springs High SchoolCarrie Froula Wilson Elementary SchoolRob Gaines Friendship Christian SchoolMichael Gibson Rossview High SchoolChris Hight John Overton High SchoolJane Hollingsworth David Lipscomb High SchoolAleshia Hudson Springfield High SchoolJennifer Marshall Andrew Jackson SchoolJames Parris Pickett County High SchoolLinda Rizor Andrew Jackson SchoolDarin Scarbrough Clinton High SchoolDavid Southerland McMinn County High SchoolGrover Starnes Sullivan East High SchoolTracy Sullins Wilson Elementary SchoolBob Sullivan Columbia Central High SchoolLinda Taylor Andrew Jackson SchoolWanda Walker East Robertson Middle SchoolGloria Ward McGavock Elementary SchoolKynette Williams Karns High SchoolTeresa Williams Creek Wood High School

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

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

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This is my 16th year for a “Looseball” collection of notes,thoughts, and ideas from the past year (April 2003 - April 2004).This is my 19th year with TSSAA... What is a multiplier?...Thankful to have had opportunity to be involved in some form ofathletics for so long... Most high school athletes will not get amajor college scholarship... And that’s okay... We shouldparticipate because it’s fun... No Child Left Behind on papersounds good - so did special education... Playing high schoolfootball for Coach Boyce Smith, I did not realize I was not asgood as the player across the line from me... Are we making toomany excuses for athletes?... Simply prepare and play your best...Classification was never intended to solve all athletic problems.You will always have to teach fundamentals... The Z plan... Howdo we encourage more students to get involved withactivities??... Practice year round?... Private education is anattractive alternative... Jordan attended her 3rd Boys’ StateBasketball Tournament at 27 months old... Member schools arethe athletic association... Why doesn’t public education considerbeing more attractive?... Complain or improve... Time moves onpretty fast now... It’s hard to believe my son, Taylor, is oldenough to be engaged - Oh, he is 26 years old... There is muchmore traffic in Tennessee than there used to be... Administratorsused to explain eligibility rules to parents... Coaches need to havetime off from their sport... It’s not working year round that winsgames. It’s what we are teaching. Fundamentals still win gamesand tournaments are at the end of the season for a reason... If youreally travel the state of Tennessee, you will realize that there isno magic plan that will level all playing fields... If I belong to anassociation, why would I sue myself - or my peers... Did weactually get along before cell phones?... It is hard to believe thatstate basketball attendance is down. Not just this year either.We need to revamp our post-season format.

Reminder to All OfficialsWe will be mailing renewal registration cards for the 2004-05

school year this May. Please remember that it is yourresponsibility to register for the upcoming school year by the

June 1st deadline. If you do not receive a renewal card, pleasecontact our office. Please note that the registration fee for thefirst sport in which you register has been increased to $50. Theregistration fee for additional sports will remain $25 for eachsport. The registration fee for the first sport, after the June 1stdeadline, has increased to $60. Registration in all additionalsports will remain $35.

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

2004 DUAL MEET STATE WRESTING TOURNAMEN TOFFICIALSTim Abel Kenny AlexanderStan Croxdale Eddie DavisPaul Douglas Danny GilbertRicky Lowry David McGinley

2004 STATE WRESTLING TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSTim Abel P. A. BowlerChris Coover Mike CraftDon Elsea Jack FairclothJack Gallagher Danny GilbertDavid Heffington Ken MaraDavid Marking Gerald MuncieJeff Ruffalo Jim SimpsonPete Stafford Tim StaffordJon Swindle Eddie DavisWalter Vineyard Scott WilliamsJim Zink Steve Craig

2004 TSSAA GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSChuck Arnold Richard ChurchJames Davis Philip FreelsPhillip Hester Daniel MarshPete Norville Paul RitchieCharles “Bo” Simpson Jeffrey SmithIngus Stigler Richard West

2003 TSSAA BOYS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT OFFICIALSDan Boykin Brian CarpenterFreddie Carpenter Johnny CoxDwayne Eubank Gregory GerenReno Hall Rick HammondJack Hill Danny LeasureBart Lyon Samuel Northcutt, Jr.Robert Perkins Doug StrongMarvin Taylor Mike TrussellKeith Wish Cole Womack

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OFFICIALS RECEIVING 5 YEAR AWARDS

ADAMS, BYRON BARTLETTADAMS, NEWT WILDERSVILLEADKINS, CHARLES F JEFFERSONALDEN, JOHN T PORTLANDALLEN, BARRY HENDERSONVILLEALLEN, RICHARD R KNOXVILLEALVIS, PETE ROGERSVILLEASHLEY III, CHARLES CHATTANOOGAATCHISON, MICHAEL LEXINGTONBAKER, LARRY L. CLINTONBALLARD, JAMES P HIXSONBARRY, MICHAEL CLARKSVILLEBARTLEY, GREG DUNLAPBAXTER, ED BRIGHTONBEN-AMI, MOTI KNOXVILLEBERRY, MICHAEL CLEVELANDBINGENHEIMER, MICHAEL BARTLETTBLACKBURN, RONNY OLIVE BRANCHBLACKWOOD, MIKE HALLSBLANKENSHIP, RON BRENTWOODBLEVINS, JAMES ADAM JASPERBLUFORD, DAVID L. LENOIR CITYBOGAN, NATHAN HENDERSONVILLEBONER, BILL MT JULIETBOOHER, RYAN BRISTOLBOWEN, MICKIE CULLEOKABROWN, RONNIE MCMINNVILLEBROWN, RUSSELL WARTBURGBROWN, TIM LEBANONBROWN, WM JASON CLINTONBRYANT, EARL ANTIOCHBURCHELL, TERRY BEAN STATIONBURNETT, DANNY BLUFF CITYBURRELL, ROOSEVELT ANTIOCHBUSH, HUBERT MEMPHISCALDWELL, DANNY COLUMBIACALLAHAN, MICHAEL L KNOXVILLECANNON, CHARLES ARLINGTONCARRICO, JUSTIN OOLTEWAHCASEY, JOHN L. WINCHESTERCHAVIS, MICHAEL KNOXVILLECHOCKLEY PHIL ESTILL SPRINGSCLARK, PAUL OLIVE BRANCHCOCHRAN, BARRY DAYTONCOLLINS, KENNY W GREENEVILLECOOK, JASON FAIRVIEWCOPELAND, JOCK R CORDOVACOSTELLO, FRANK STEWART MANORCROCKETT, JOHN KNOXVILLECROSS, DAVID WESTMORELANDCROSSMAN, PATRICK CHATTANOOGACUNNINGHAM, UTICA CORDOVADAVIS, PETER M HENDERSONVILLEDAVIS, RODNEY CLEVELANDDAVIS JR, RICHARD ARLINGTONDONALDSON, WESLEY KNOXVILLEDRIVER, THOMAS ANTIOCHDURHAM, DAVID MEMPHISEDENS, FRANK ESTILL SPRINGSELLIS, JAMES PIKEVILLEELLIS, WAYNE T DICKSONEVANS, AARON ROCKWOODEVANS, RANDY BEAN STATIONFAIRBANKS, W.L. SODDY DAISYFAULK JR., RONALD C. BOLIVARFERRELL, JODY ESTILL SPRINGSFIELD, RICKEY MUFREESBOROFINGER, RICK HIXSONFISCINA, NICHOLAS KNOXVILLE

FISCOR, AMY MT. JULIETFLAKE, WILLIAM JACKSONFLATT, CHRIS HENDERSONVILLEFLEMING, DEREK NASHVILLEFLETCHER, BRANDON KINGSPORTFLYNN, WILLIE V NASHVILLEFOGLE, WILLIAM J. PORTLANDFORD, JEFF M. NASHVILLEFRENCH, RANDALL PARISFULLBRIGHT, MARK E CHATTANOOGAGALLOWAY, JAMES L MILANGARLAND, CHARLES L JOHNSONGIBSON, STEVEN W KNOXVILLEGIPSON, RANDY LAVERGNEGRANVOLD, WENDY KNOXVILLEGRAY, BENNY KNOXVILLEGROOMS, DAVID GOODLETTSVILLEGUY, CHRISTINA ANTIOCHHAGGARD, STEVE COOKEVILLEHALCOMB, JAY R LAKE CITYHALE, BARRY S JACKSONHALE, STEVEN L. PARISHALL, GEORGE GREENEVILLEHAMMERSTEIN, ROBERT CLARKSVILLEHARMON SR, GARY RISING FAWNHARRELL, BARRY HUMBOLDTHARRIS, RYAN NASHVILLEHARRIS, STERLING NASHVILLEHARVEY, JIM MANCHESTERHAWKINS, MICHAEL OOLTEWAHHAYS, EDDIE JACKSONHAYS, MIKE LEXINGTONHEAD, MARSHALL H. HENDERSONVILLEHEINZ, BILL COLLIERVILLEHILL, EUGENE, KNOXVILLEHODGE, MONLO JACKSONHOLMES, WALT N. BARTLETTHOLSINGER, DON “BUBBA” JACKSONHORTON, LYNN SELMERHUDDLESTON, KEVIN L. LEBANONJELLISON, ANGIE MEMPHISJENKINS, JASON DOC WOODLAWNJOHNSON, WILLIE MEMPHISJONES, ANTONIO F MEMPHISJONES, LARK MEMPHISKIMBRO, PHILLIP NASHVILLEKNIGHT, ED WARTBURGLACEY, RICHARD A ELIZABETHTONLAURENCE, DALE NASHVILLELAWSON, JERRY C ROGERSVILLELE, NAM JACKSONLOCUM, JENNIFER JO MURFREESBOROLONG, ALAN E. KINGSPORTLONG, RONALD LANCINGLOWE, JOHN CORDOVALUECHAUER, DAVID A CORDOVALUNDY, DONALD KNOXVILLEMANGRUM, SHELLEY BRENTWOODMANN, CATHY MEMPHISMARKS, WILLIAM N MURFREESBOROMARTIN, GREG STANTONVILLEMARTIN, TRACI MORRISTOWNMARTIN, VICTOR OAK GROVEMATHIS, GREGORY MEMPHISMATTHEWS, CARROLL D CLARKSVILLEMCARTHUR, DONALD HUNTINGDONMCARTHUR, JASON D NASHVILLEMCCARTHY, SEAN SUMMERTOWNMCCUTCHEON, DAVID GERMANTOWNMCGHEE, JIM, SPARTAMCGUIRE, MICHAEL SEYMOURMEADOW, KELLY R ERIN

MELTON, SUSAN BIG SANDYMITCHELL, DAVID W KNOXVILLEMORRIS, JAMES L NASHVILLEMOYER, JAY MEMPHISNEAL, JERRY FAYETTEVILLENEWSOM, KENNETH JACKSONNICHOLS, REGINALD BARLETTNOLEN JR, KLYCE CHARLOTTENUNLEY, STAN TRENTONOBANDO, JOSE ATHENSOLTERMAN, THOMAS KINGSPORTPASCHALL, DOUG NOLENSVILLEPATTY, MATT CHATTANOOGAPETERS, TODD CLARKSVILLEPHILLIPS JR, RONALD COSBYPILANT, LANDON ARLINGTONPLUSH, JOHN E. WHITE HOUSEPOORE, JASON KNOXVILLEPORTER, BRIAN LAWRENCEBURGPRICE, BRAD KNOXVILLEPRICE, JAMES D MEMPHISPROCTOR, CHARLES RINGGOLDRADER, MICHAEL L GREENEVILLERAY, RICK A ATHENSREESE, CLARK MEMPHISRICHARDSON, KEITH A CORDOVARITCHIE, PAUL CLARKSVILLEROBERTS, DAVID A. MT. PLEASANTROBERTS, HOWELL BLOUNTVILLEROBERTS, JAMES JACKSONROBINSON, PETER FRANKLINROBINSON, WILLIE MEMPHISROHM, DAVID A JACKSONRUSH, DEAN RED BOILINGS SPRINGSSCHAEFGEN, PHILIP P. MEMPHISSCHLERETH, EUGENE SIGNAL MTNSEGOBIANO, RICHARD CORDOVASHADOWENS, KEITH SMYRNASLOAND, MATTHEW CHATTANOOGASMITH, BRET WINCHESTERSMITH, CARL E ANTIOCHSMITH JR, DARA HERMITAGESMOTHERMAN, EDDIE MURFREESBOROSPENCER, JASON NASHVILLESPENCER, JOHN A MADISONSTEEN, JONATHAN JACKSONSTEWART, WAYNE SIGNAL MTNSWEENEY, SHERYL COLUMBIATEICHMAN, THOMAS MURFREESBOROTERRY, MICHAEL H ANTIOCHTHOMAS, TILLMAN TYRONE KNOXVILLETHOMAS, WAYNE MURFREESBOROTHOMAS, WILLIAM C OAK RIDGETHORNTON, SHAWN MEMPHISTIPPIT II, DAVE F OOLTEWAHTRAVERSE, DUANE NASHVILLEVESPIE, STAN WARTBURGWARD, RONALD UNION CITYWASHINGTON, SONYA JACKSONWATSON, RONALD MEMPHISWELCH, AARON SODDY DAISYWHITE JR, GEORGE MEMPHISWHITEHEAD, TONY L LAWRENCEBURGWILBERT, JAMES T MURFREESBOROWILDER, MATTHEW RED BOILING SPRINGSWILKERSON, KIMBERLY CHATTANOOGAWILLIAMS, DARREN R DRESDENWINFREE, TERRY R. GORDONSVILLEWOOD, BOB COOKEVILLEWOOD, CHARLES A. KINGSTONWYLLIE, ANN CASTALIAN SPRINGSYOUNG, ALLEN COLLIERVILLE

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

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April, 2004

The Memphis and Shelby County Sports Authority is excited to welcome you to our neck of thewoods next month for Spring Fling. We guarantee that you will have a great time while you arecompeting for the State Championship.

All information concerning Spring Fling can be found on our website www.memphissports.orgor call us toll-free with any questions at 1-877-725-5465. All participating hotels, their rates andcontact information are on our website. The rates are good for everyone coming for SpringFling, which includes family and friends.

Opening Ceremonies this year will have some neat surprises in store this year. The event willtake place at AutoZone Park on Wednesday evening at 7:30 pm. More information concerningOpening 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 allthe new and exciting changes taking place in the Bluff City.

See you in MEMPHIS!

Tiffany BrownExecutive DirectorMemphis and Shelby County Sports Authority

SPRING FLING SCHEDULE

Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Session 1Tennis Hutchison (A-AA Team) 8:00 A.M.; 9:30 A.M.; 2:00 P.M.

Baseball Christian Brothers High School (A); University of Memphis (A); Millington (AA); Briarcrest (AA) 10:00 A.M.

Tennis Hutchison (AAA Team) 11:00 A.M.; 12:30 P.M.; 4:00 P.M.Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex 10:00 A.M.

Tuesday, May 25, 2004 Session 2Baseball Christian Brothers High School (A);

University of Memphis (A); Millington (AA); Briarcrest (AA) 5:00 P.M.Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex - 5:00 P.M.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004 Session 1Tennis Hutchison (A-AA Singles & Doubles) 8:00 A.M.; 1:00 P.M.

Tennis Rhodes College (D-II Girls Team) 8:00 A.M.; 2:00 P.M.Tennis Hutchison (AAA Singles & Doubles) 9:30 A.M.; 1:00 P.M.

Tennis Rhodes College (D-II Boys Team) 9:30 A.M.; 2:00 P.M.Baseball Christian Brothers High School (A);

Millington (AA); Sowell (AAA); Gagliano (AAA); Christian Brothers University (D-II); University of Memphis (D-II) 10:00 A.M.

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex 12:00 P.M.Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex

10:30 A.M.; 11:00 A.M.; 1:00 P.M.; 1:30 P.M.

Wednesday, May 26, 2004Opening Ceremonies AutoZone Park 7:30 P.M.

Thursday, May 27, 2004 Session 1Tennis Hutchison (D-II Singles & Doubles) 8:00 A.M.; 12:00 P.M.Girls’ Track & Field Briarcrest (3200 & Field Events) 9:00 A.M.

Baseball Christian Brothers High School (A); Millington (AA); Sowell (AAA); Gagliano (AAA); Christian

Brothers University (D-II); University of Memphis (D-II) 10:00 A.M.Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex 10:00 A.M.

Tennis Hutchison (A-AA & AAA Singles & Doubles) 10:00 A.M.

Thursday, May 27, 2004 Session 2Baseball Gagliano (AAA); Sowell (D-II); TBA (A & AA) 5:00 P.M.

Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex 5:00 P.M.Girls’ Track & Field Briarcrest (Running Events) 5:00 P.M.

Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex 7:00 P.M.; 7:30 P.M.

Friday, May 28, 2004 Session 1Tennis Hutchison (D-II Singles & Doubles) 9:00 A.M.

Boys’ Track & Field Briarcrest (3200 & Field Events) 9:00 A.M.Baseball Gagliano (AAA); Sowell (D-II) 10:00 A.M.Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex 10:00 A.M.

Baseball AutoZone (Class A Championship) 12:00 P.M.Baseball AutoZone (Class AA Championship) 3:00 P.M.

Friday, May 28, 2004 Session 2Baseball TBA (AAA & D-II) 5:00 P.M.Softball Greenbrook Softball Complex

5:00 P.M.; 5:30 P.M.; 6:00 P.M.; 6:30 P.M.Boys’ Track & Field Briarcrest (Running Events) 5:00 P.M.

Saturday, May 29, 2004Baseball AutoZone (D-II Championship) 9:00 A.M.

Softball TBA (Games, if necessary) 10:00 A.M.Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex (Class A-AA Championship) 12:00 P.M.

Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex (D-II Championship) 2:30 P.M.Soccer Mike Rose Soccer Complex (Class AAA Championship) 5:00 P.M.

Baseball AutoZone (Class AAA Championship) 8:00 P.M.

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

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2004 SPRING FLING FACT SHEET

Site: Memphis, TN

Dates: Tuesday, May 25 – Saturday, May 29

Admission: Tickets will be $6.00 with an all-day wrist band available for $10.00.

Admission to the baseball championships at Autozone Park on Friday and Saturday will be $8.00. The ticket includes admission to the Memphis Redbirds game held at Autozone on the same day of purchase.

Parking: $5.00 - good for all day at any site.Championships crowned in five different sports: baseball, softball, track & field, soccer, and tennis.

Champions crowned in each sport:

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

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

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

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

• Opening Ceremonies event to be held for the second consecutive year.

• Event will be at Autozone Park on Wednesday, May 26 at 7:30 p.m. and will have numerous keynote speakers and special attractions.

For more information concerning Spring Fling XI go to www.memphissports.org.

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Winners and finalists of the Mr. and Miss BasketballAwards Presented by the Memphis Grizzlies werehonored on March 27 at a luncheon hosted by theMemphis Grizzlies at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis.More than 500 people, including the honorees, theirfamilies, coaches, school administrators and membersof the media from all parts of the state attened the 2004luncheon. Pictured are the Mr. and Miss Basketballwinners for each classification. Seated from left to rightare Sarah Baker (Harpeth Hall), Alex Fuller (ShelbyvilleCentral), Katrina Beechboard (Livingston Academy),Merideth Richardson (Bradford). Standing from left toright are Brandon Wright (Brentwood Academy),Jamont Gordon (Glencliff), Corey Brewer (Portland),and Jonathan Cook (Chattanooga Christian).

CLASS A

MERIDETH RICHARDSON - Bradford High School Head Coach: Eric HamptonSenior, 5-9, guard. A three-year starter who averages 23.0 points, 7.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists,and 3.2 steals per game. She shoots 49% from the field, 32% from three-point range, and72% from the free-throw line. She was recently voted District 16-A Player of the Year. Sheeclipsed the 2,000-point mark earlier this season and has had over 20 games with 30 or morepoints in her career. She has been selected to the All-District and All-Region teams threetimes. As a sophomore and junior she was named to the All-West Tennessee and AP All-State teams. Merideth was a Miss Basketball finalist in 2003. She is the vice-president of thesenior class and has a 3.48 GPA. She has signed a scholarship to play at Belmont University.

JONATHAN COOK - Chattanooga Christian School Head Coach: Eddie SalterSenior, 6-5, guard. A four-year starter who averages 23.5 points per game, 8.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 2.4 steals per game. He shoots 47% from thefield, 35% from three-point range, and 80% from the free-throw line. He was named the MVP of the district and region and has been selected to the All-District team four straight years. He has scored over 2,000 points in his career. He has been named the District MVP twice and was named to the All-Stateteam as a junior. Jonathan was a member of the all-tournament team at the state tournament his freshman year.

DIVISION I, CLASS A

Mariska ReedEzell-Harding

Merideth RichardsonBradford

Michelle SnowClarkrange

DIVISION I, CLASS AA

Katrina BeechboardLivingston Academy

Marissa HensleyJackson County

Brooke JohnsonSeymour

DIVISION I, CLASS AAA

Alex FullerShelbyville

Cait McMahanHeritage

Ashleigh NewmanShelbyville

DIVISION II

Sarah BakerHarpeth Hall

Alliesha EasleyBriarcrest

Melissa LiebschwagerBriarcrest

MISS BASKETBALL 2004 FINALISTS

DIVISION I, CLASS A

Jon AustinGordonsville

Jonathan CookChattanooga Christian

Brandon ShaneGreenfield

DIVISION I, CLASS AA

Corey BrewerPortland

Brian LakeBolivar Central

Tyler SmithGiles County

DIVISION I, CLASS AAA

Jamont GordonGlencliff

Justin HareBradley Central

Courtney PigramWhite Station

DIVISION II

Jonathan AdamsBaylor

Charles HamptonBishop Byrne

Brandon WrightBrentwood Academy

MR. BASKETBALL 2004 FINALISTS

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CLASS AA

KATRINA BEECHBOARD - Livingston Academy Head Coach: Lesley SmithSenior, 5-11, small forward. A four-year starter who averages 18.4 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.6assists, and 2.5 steals per game. She averages 53% from the field, 35% from three-pointrange, and 70% from the free-throw line. For her career she has over 1,900 career points and900 rebounds. She has been named the District 7-AA MVP two consecutive years as well asto the Street & Smith Honorable Mention team. She was named to the All-Regiontournament team this season and was a member of the all-tournament team at the statetournament in 2003. She was recently named the MVP of the 2004 state tournament. Katrinawas a Miss Basketball finalist in 2003. She is a member of SADD, FCA, the German Club,and 4-H Club. She has signed a scholarship to play at the University of Tennessee atChattanooga.

COREY BREWER - Portland High School Head Coach: Tris KingtonSenior, 6-8, guard. A three-year starter who averages 29.5 points, 13.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 3.1 steals per game. He shoots 47.7% from the field and71.4% from the free-throw line. He has 48 blocks on the season. He has scored over 2,300 points in his career. This season he has been named to theMcDonald’s All-American team and he will play in The Jordan Classic in Washington D.C. He has been named to the All-Region tournament teams threetimes. He was the region tournament MVP as a junior and was named to the All-District tournament team as a sophomore and junior. Corey was amember of the all-tournament team at the 2003 state tournament. He has a 3.95 GPA and has signed a scholarship to play at the University of Florida.

CLASS AAA

ALEX FULLER - Shelbyville Central High School Head Coach: Rick InsellSenior, 6-2, forward/center. A three-plus year starter who averages 17.1 points, ninerebounds, 2 assists, and two steals per game. She shoots 70% from the field and 81% fromthe free-throw line. Heading into the state tournament she has scored over 1,700 points in hercareer at Shelbyville. She has been named to the All-District team three times and the All-Region team each year of her high school career. She has been named to the All-State teamboth her freshman and junior seasons. She has been a member of the all-tournament team atthe state tournament as a freshman, junior, and senior. This season she has already beennamed to the WBCA All-American team as well as the McDonald’s All-American team. Lastyear, as a junior, she was named to the AP second team All-America and Nike All-American.

JAMONT GORDON - Glencliff High School Head Coach: Stephen WrightJunior, 6-4, guard. A three-year starter who averages 28 points, 16.3 rebounds, 6.0 assists, and 3.0 steals per game. He shoots 54% from the field, 40%from three-point range, and 56% from the free-throw line. This season he had back-to-back games which he scored 43 and 42 points. He is an All-Districtand All-Region selection. He has over 1,375 career points and an average of 23.7 points for his career. Jamont is a member of the Environmental Club.

DIVISION II

SARAH BAKER - Harpeth Hall High School Head Coach: Karen SchwartzJunior, 6-0, forward. A three-year starter who averages 14 points, 8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and3 steals per game. She shoots 43% from the field and 80% from the free-throw line. She hasbeen named to the All-Region and All-Region tournament teams all three years of her highschool career. She was the region MVP and region tournament MVP this season. She hasbeen named to the all-tournament team at the state tournament for three consecutive years aswell. She has scored over 1,100 for her career. Sarah is an honor roll student with a 3.6GPA.

BRANDON WRIGHT - Brentwood Academy Head Coach: George PittsSophomore, 6-9, forward. A two-year starter who averages 23 points, 12 rebounds, 6.0

blocks, and 2.0 steals per game. He shoots 64% from the field and 72% from the free-throw line. He has been named the MVP of the Middle Region forDivision II both as a freshman and sophomore. In two seasons he already has over 1,200 career points. Brandon was named the MVP of the Division IIstate tournament in both his freshman and sophomore seasons.

Time has a way of slipping away far too quickly. Today’s high school athletesare living their most enjoyable years. They just don’t know it. Fifty years fromnow, a fortunate few will remember their once in a lifetime trip to Murfreesboro forthe State tournament. The Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association wantsto preserve the state’s proud sports history. The Association is hopeful the historyof its member schools, many of which have been closed through consolidation, andthe many great coaches and players of the past are never forgotten.

Today the TSSAA, organized in 1925, honors one of the great basketballprograms of the past. Fifty years ago, on the nightof March 13, 1954, West End High School ofNashville won its fourth and final State basketballchampionship. The story of this tenacious, never-quit team begins a tradition by the TSSAA ofpaying homage to past championship teams.

A history of the TSSAA written by Gene Pearcetitled A Privilege, Not a Right: The History ofTennessee High School Sports will be available inthe spring of next year. The following is anexcerpt:

Linden (1955, ‘56, and ‘57 State champions)gave basketball fans at Vanderbilt’s MemorialGymnasium a brief glimmer of what was to be in1954, but it was the Bluejays of Nashville Westwho wrote a script only Hollywood could haveconceived. In game after game, West’s cardiackids turned certain defeat into victory. Statetournament trips and winning championships werenot new to Nashville West. The Bluejays were themost dominant basketball team in the 1940s,having won three times (1944, ‘46, and ‘48),finished second in 1947, and third in 1943 and ‘45.The 1940s was the Emmett Strickland era andWest was blessed with a great number of excellentathletes. In 1954, the coach was Joe Shapiro andthe team was made up of ten gritty competitors.Two of the biggest battlers were the senior guards,5-7 Jimmy French and 5-8 Ralph Greenbaum. Theother starters were 5-11 senior Billy Owens and 6-0 junior Buddy Parsons at forward and EddieGreer and Butch Stephens, both 6-2 juniors, whoalternated at center. “You’ve got to give the kidsplenty of credit,” Shapiro said after the 42-40overtime victory against LaFollette in the finals.“We didn’t have a George Kelley or Billy Joe Adcock or Bob Dudley Smith for us.The boys simply did it on courage, inspiration and with the all-out help of thestudent body. We were blessed with a naturally fine defensive man in Billy Owensand the rest of the team took pride in their defense. I doubt that any team in thestate had a better defense than we did. The boys didn’t ask how many they’d scoredafter a ball game. They always wanted to know ‘how many did my man make?’”

The LaFollette win was the fourth overtime win in the Bluejays’ previous eightgames. Every game was a gut-wrencher, but West was a team of destiny. I’mLooking Over a Four-Leaf Clover had been West’s fight song for several years, butfrom the beginning of the 1953-54 school year, West supporters adopted anotherchant: “All the way for Doc! Hey! All the way for Doc!” Dr. W. H. Yarbrough wasthe West principal who was in his last year at the school. “I don’t know of a schoolman in the world who is held in deeper affection by his boys and girls than is Dr.W. H. Yarbrough,” Nashville Banner sports editor Fred Russell wrote. “It’s easy tounderstand. Any one among his thousands of formers students can become ill, orsuffer some misfortune, or get into trouble, and usually the first person to show upas a comforter is Dr. Yarbrough.”

After defeating Petersburg, 51-43, in the first round, it took overtime wins overLake City, 46-42, and Memphis Treadwell, 46-40, to reach the finals. In theprevious seven games, the Bluejays had earned a harrowing one-point victory in

addition to four overtime victories, including two that required a second sudden-death overtime period.

As usual, the Bluejays had to come from behind to defeat LaFollette in theclosing seconds, completing a won-loss record of 24-3 for the season, in thechampionship game that was seen by 6,000, the largest crowd at the time to eversee a state final in Tennessee. Having blown an eleven-point lead, West trailedLaFollette, 35-32, at the end of the third period when the West principal, “Doc”Yarbrough, made his way to a seat among the West followers. The inspired

Bluejays were not going to be denied. “Suddenlythe crowd became quiet,” French said. “Hewalked slowly down the aisle toward our bench.As we ran back on the court, we all had tears inour eyes.”

The Owls were able to ward off the Jays andtook a 39-35 lead before West began its surge.Butch Stephens hit a pair of free throws andBuddy Parsons connected on another as the leadwas again cut to 39-38. Suddenly Jimmy Frenchmoved in and hit a hook shot to send the Jaysahead for the first time, 40-39, with only 1:37remaining on the clock. “It was a shot I wouldpractice in the back yard,” French said manyyears later, “but it was not one I ever dreamed ofusing in a game. I have no idea why I shot it.Thank goodness it went in.” LaFollette’s ChuckWebb tied the game with a free throw, but Westplayed for one shot as French made two freethrows to end the suspense. The ill Yarbrough,who had listened to the previous games on radio,was given the game ball.

In the quarterfinals, Lake City had a 41-39lead and possession of the ball with thirtyseconds left to play. An errant pass from LakeCity’s Bobby Leach to Bob Daniels went out ofbounds. Then West’s French missed from twenty-five feet, but got his own rebound and fired again.The ball rolled around the rim for an agonizinglylong time before dropping in with four secondsremaining. Time ran out before Lake City couldget a shot off. In overtime, Lake City scored firstwhen Leach hit a free throw, but West’sGreenbaum came back with two free throws andFrench drove under for the clincher. Against

Memphis Treadwell in the semifinals, Greenbaum had scored 18 points, but had toleave the game with a cut above the eye. He returned midway of the final periodwith West leading, 37-35. This lead was lost, but French sent it into overtime bytying with a free throw and the Eagles missed two shots in the final seconds. Inovertime, Greenbaum scored five of West’s eight points. For the night, French andGreenbaum had scored 37 of West’s 46 points. After the game, Greenbaum got twostitches. Fifty years later the noted Nashville pediatrician remembers the final asnot one of his best games. “We were behind at the half,” Greenbaum said. “CoachShapiro put Billy Owens on LaFollette’s best scorer and Owens shut him down.”From eight to four on Saturday, Greenbaum was taking the college entranceexamination and the next day spent nine hours at his job as a supermarket checkerat Bramlett’s on Franklin Road. After two years at Yale, Greenbaum enrolled atVanderbilt, joining French again where both played basketball and baseball. Frenchwas a coach and fund raiser at Battle Ground Academy for many years. Twonames would no longer appear in the roster of school principals after 1954. Theywere Yarbrough and Fred S. Elliott of Whitehaven. Both were TSSAA pioneers. Atthe beginning of the TSSAA’s second school year, 1926-27, Yarbrough, thenprincipal of Nashville’s Peabody Demonstration School, became the Association’ssecretary-treasurer. Elliott held this position, the TSSAA’s most authoritative, from1930 to 1942.

RosterJimmy French G Sr. 5-7 31Archie Grant G Sr. 5-9 32Billy Owens F Sr. 5-11 33Ralph Greenbaum G Sr. 5-8 34Boyd Parsons F Jr. 6-0 36Vaughn Dubose G Jr. 5-9 38Bobby Glenn F Jr. 6-1 39Eddie Greer F Jr. 6-2 42John Stephens C Jr. 6-2 44Eddie Gaines C Jr. 6-4 45Dallas Thomas F Soph. 6-1 35Jerry Morrison F Sr. 5-11 37

High School Enrollment, 503: Superintendent of Schools, W. A. Bass; High SchoolPrincipal, W. H. Yarbrough; High School Coach, Joe G. Shapiro; School Colors,Blue, Gray, and Red; Teams Nickname, Bluejays.

First Row: Buddy Parsons, John Stephens, Bobby Glenn, EddieGreer, Eddie Gaines. Second Row: Vaughn Dubose, Jimmy French,Ralph Greenbaum, Archie Grant, Billy Owens, Jerry Morrison.

The trophy presentation at West High School.

TSSAA’s first Executive Secretary, A. F. Bridges, presents state championshiptrophy to the Nashvile West team.

Basketball tournaments always have a sense of theater, where unlikely heroes emerge onthe court…and sometimes in the bleachers.

Fifty years ago, in a time and a place so different from today, Nashville West High’sbasketball team wrote an unforgettable chapter in the state’s high school sports lore.

The movie “Hoosiers” has nothing on the real-life drama of West High’s championshiprun. No less of a sports authority than southern radio legend Larry Munson calls the WestHigh story his favorite sports story.

As another boys’ state tournament occurs this year at Middle Tennessee State inMurfreesboro, a few attending that event will have been among those present on a chillySaturday night at packed Vanderbilt Memorial Gym in 1954 when West High followed itsmotto –All The Way For Doc –to the state championship.

The story revolves around the late W. H. (Doc) Yarbrough, who had been West High’sonly principal since the school opened in 1937. Yarbrough already had announced hisretirement, effective at the end of the 1953-54 school year.

Those were different days. Principals were respected, even revered. School spirit wassomething more than a cliché. West High even had a school song –I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover –that foreshadowed what happened in the state tournament.

Yarbrough, his retirement approaching, became ill at tournament time and was placedunder doctors’ orders not to attend the games.

His illness became a rallying point for the West High team. Starting with the districttournament, West High, coached by Joe Shapiro and already one of Nashville’s top teams,began winning close games. The run continued through the region and eventually into thestate where the Bluejays were one of the more unlikely of the Sweet 16 final teams. Witheach win, the motto –All the Way for Doc –took on added significance.

A TRUE TEAMWest High, which is now West End Middle School, located at the corner of West End and

Bowling Avenue, was a good team –with emphasis on team.Shapiro coached a team that included the dynamic guard duo of 5-foot-7 Jimmy French,

now 68, and 5-8 Ralph Greenbaum, 67. Billy Owens, Buddy Parsons and John (Butch)Stephens, at 6-2 the tallest starter, rounded out the starting line-up. Long-time Hendersonvilleand Davidson Academy coach Eddie Green was also on the team.

“This had all the elements –a motivation for winning for a beloved principal, even down toour spirit song,” recalls French.

Retired Tennessean sports writer Jimmy Davy, who covered preps during those days, says,“West High was a team that not many thought would go very far going in the tournaments”before somehow winning the state title in what he terms “a miraculous experience.”

This was pre-integration Nashville, where black and white did not mix on the high schoolbasketball court. It would be 12 years before powerful Pearl High won the first statechampionship in the tournament that included teams from black high schools.

But the West High fairytale crossed color lines, leaving an impression on people likeMelvin Black, a former player and assistant coach at Pearl High.

“Back in the ‘50s, some of us would compare scores in the paper and we’d say we couldbeat so-and-so,” says Black. “West, along with East, Litton, and MBA were some of the eliteschools.

“What West did that year was outstanding.”The title march began in the district tournament and took flight with a win over Ryan.“Then it became an escalating thing,” says Shapiro, now 93, adding that the All the Way

for Doc slogan began in the region tournament. “Every time we had a close game we believedwe were going to win.” In those days, sudden deaths settled games that were tied at the endof the first overtime. In the District 18 finals, French scored in sudden death to beat MBA 36-34.

“I was a sophomore that year,” recalled Tommy Frist, Chairman Emeritus of HospitalCorporation of America. “I was guarding Jimmy at that game at Lipscomb. In sudden deathhe hit a jump shot over me to win the game.

“When they got to the state I was very excited for them,” he said. “It was an amazing runand a great success story.”

The story continued to build into one miracle finish after another, with four of West’s 10games in the tournaments going into overtime and two into sudden death. In the mostdramatic game, Greenbaum was fouled with no time remaining on the clock and West trailingDonelson by two points in the region tournament. He made both free throws to keep his teamalive, and West went on to win in overtime. West was looking like Little Engine that Could.

Finally, the only thing standing between West and a state championship was a goodLaFollette team from east Tennessee.

DOC SHOWS UPDoc Yarbrough was not in Memorial Gym when the championship game started. On

doctors’ orders, he was at his home, playing bridge with his wife and two friends.The doctors didn’t want him listening to the game on the radio, but Doc Yarbrough didn’t

always do as he was told and when West High trailed 27-17 at halftime, the principal excusedhimself from the bridge table.

“He told his wife, ‘my boys need me,’ and he put on his coat to go to the game. They triedto stop him, but he went anyway,” recalls Munson who broadcast the game for WSIX Radio.

Munson, whose broadcast résumé includes the 1989 championship run for the Universityof Georgia football team, recalls the scene in Memorial Gym in classic Munson style.

“I remember distinctly Dr. Yarbrough walking down that aisle way with an overcoat overhis arm, a red scarf and overshoes. The place just went into an uproar. It became a sustainedroar.” Yarbrough’s entrance was impossible to miss and it got the desired effect out of theWest High players.

“During a timeout, Dr. Yarbrough came in on the east side,” recalls French. “It was a verymoving experience. You could hear a pin drop.

“Then there was a big roar from the standing-room only crowd.”Bill Roberts, retired copy editor for the Nashville Banner, was keeping the score book for

Munson that night and remembers, “The roar was so loud when he came in, and they startedsinging their school pep song… then everything they started doing seemed to work.”

Says Davy who covered the game for the Tennessean: “The last half turned into a totallyemotional experience.”

West High began chipping away at the lead. With about a minute left, French hit a hookshot from outside the foul line to give West the lead for good.

“When Dr. Yarbrough came into the gym, the student body went nuts,” says Shapiro.“Then Jimmy hit that big hook shot late.”

West High got the ball back and French dribbled out the last 18 seconds. Sobbing, he wasengulfed by delirious fans at mid-court.

Munson’s conclusion: “There’s no doubt that his coming there won the game for them.”

STILL UNFORGETTABLEThe events of those few days, especially the remarkable scene in the state championship

game, are stamped on the memories of those involved in the All the Way for Doc miracle. “After I got out of the Navy, the postman asked if I was the one who played on the West

team,” recalls Greenbaum, who teamed with French in the backcourt. “It was as if I hadbecome as famous as someone who had won a Pulitzer Prize.”

“Every coach will tell you what might have happened if his team had done this or that,”Shapiro said. “Well, with all the close games, overtimes, and sudden deaths we had then –ifhappened.”

In the aftermath of the game late Banner Sports Editor Fred Russell wrote, “If there isanything new that possibly could be said about the magnificent climb that took West High’sBluejays to the top of the state basketball ladder, we are not aware of it. It was a great teamwith a great purpose.”

On the Monday after the game Doc Yarbrough addressed the West High student body withthese words: “You have done the impossible. It is an unbelievable achievement.”

Then Jimmy French, as captain, presented the state champion trophy to Yarbrough andsaid, “I want to present this trophy to the greatest principal in the world.”

Yarbrough, who later was elected to the city council, died in June 1961, at age 77following a stroke he suffered the year before. But the memories remain, supplemented byyellowed pages in the scrapbook.

The headline in the Tennessean the day after the game summed it up perfectly: “We Madeit, Doc –42-40.”

Did they ever.

Harold Huggins now writes for the Nashville City Paper in a distinguished career that hasincluded the Nashville Banner and the Nashville Tennessean. In writing this story, he said:“When I was a little boy, my father, Harold, a big sports fan himself, became fascinated withthe West High run in the tournaments. He said we ought to go to the state finals and see Westplay at Vanderbilt. It was my first state tournament.

“A person is influenced so much by what happens early in life and the West High storycertainly had an early impact on me.

“This special event made me realize hopes and dreams really can come true.“Your memories become a little faded and scratchy in 50 years, but there are a few things

on that March 13 night I will never forget.“Things like Doc Yarbrough coming into the West cheering section … West trailing the

entire way … then Jimmy French dribbling out the final seconds … and how be broke downcrying as the West students and cheering section rushed out and mobbed him and the team onthe floor.

“These types of endings do not happen all the time –but it did in 1954.”

2004-2005 REGIONAL RULES MEETINGS

2004-2005 CHEERLEADING RULES MEETINGSWednesday, Sept. 15 5:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Thursday, Sept. 16 5:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School of KnoxvilleMonday, Sept. 20 6:00 p.m. Jackson, Union UniversityTuesday, Sept. 21 6:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University SchoolWednesday, Sept. 22 6:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolThursday, Sept. 23 5:00 p.m. McMinnville, Warren County High SchoolWed., Sept. 30 (tent.) 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School

2004-2005 GOLF RULES MEETINGSWednesday, March 30 5:30 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School Thursday, March 31 5:30 p.m. Jackson, Union University Monday, April 4 5:30 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High SchoolTuesday, April 5 5:30 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School Wednesday, April 6 5:30 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Monday, April 11 5:30 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolTuesday, April 12 5:30 p.m. Smithville, DeKalb County High SchoolWednesday, April 13 5:30 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County High School

2004-2005 FOOTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSMonday, July 26 7:00 p.m. Martin, UT Martin Student CenterTuesday, July 27 7:30 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education Wednesday, July 28 7:30 p.m. Jackson, Union University, Harvey HallThursday, July 29 7:30 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School Monday, Aug. 2 7:30 p.m. Shelbyville, Shelbyville Central High SchoolTuesday, Aug. 3 7:30 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Wednesday, Aug. 4 7:30 p.m. Knoxville, Knoxville Central High SchoolThursday, Aug. 5 7:30 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High SchoolMonday, Aug. 9 7:00 p.m. Gordonsville, National Guard ArmoryTuesday, Aug. 10 7:00 p.m. Clarksville, Richview Middle SchoolWednesday, Aug. 11 7:00 p.m. Athens, McMinn County High SchoolThursday, Aug. 12 7:00 p.m. Oak Ridge, Jefferson Middle School

2004-2005 BOWLING RULES MEETINGSMon., Aug. 2 5:30 p.m. Memphis Univ. School, Memphis - Wonderlick AuditoriumTue., Aug. 3 5:30 p.m. Univ. School of Jackson, Jackson - Football Field HouseWed., Aug. 4 5:30 p.m. Central High School, ColumbiaThu., Aug. 5 5:30 p.m. Hermitage Lanes, Nashville (Lebanon Rd.)Mon., Aug. 9 5:30 p.m. Sevier County High School’s Library, Sevierville Tue., Aug. 10 5:30 p.m. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga

2004-2005 SOCCER RULES MEETINGSTuesday, July 27 5:00 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education Wednesday, July 28 5:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University, Harvey HallThursday, July 29 5:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School Monday, Aug. 2 5:00 p.m. Shelbyville, Shelbyville Central High SchoolTuesday, Aug. 3 5:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Wednesday, Aug. 4 5:00 p.m. Knoxville, Knoxville Central High SchoolThursday, Aug. 5 5:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School

2004-2005 BASEBALL RULES MEETINGS January 12 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolJanuary 13 6:00 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County High SchoolJanuary 19 6:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High SchoolJanuary 20 9:00 a.m. Knoxville, Fulton High School January 27 2:00 p.m. Cookeville, Cookeville High SchoolJanuary 29 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Memphis University SchoolJanuary 29 2:00 p.m. Jackson, University SchoolJanuary 30 2:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School

The TSSAA umpires’ camp will be held in Jackson on January 28-30, 2004.There will be umpires’ clinics in Nashville, Chattanooga, and Gray on the dates andtimes listed above at those sites. At all umpires’ clinics, there will also be a rulesmeeting for coaches.

2004-2005 BASKETBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSOctober 6 Chattanooga 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame High SchoolOctober 7 Shelbyville 6:30 p.m. Shelbyville High SchoolOctober 11 Gray 6:30 p.m. Daniel Boone High SchoolOctober 12 Morristown 6:30 p.m. Morristown Recreation CenterOctober 13 Knoxville 6:30 p.m. Knoxville Central High SchoolOctober 14 Smithville 6:30 p.m. DeKalb Co. High SchoolOctober 17 Memphis 2:00 p.m. MUS (Coaches)

4:00 p.m. MUS (Officials)October 18 Dresden 6:30 p.m. Dresden High SchoolOctober 19 Jackson 6:30 p.m. Union UniversityOctober 20 Nashville 6:30 p.m. Hunters Lane High SchoolThe rules meetings will be combined for coaches and officials for the 2004-2005 school year exceptfor the Memphis meeting at MUS.

2004-2005 SOFTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSMonday, Jan. 10 7:00 P.M. DeKalb Co. High School, Smithville, TNWednesday, Jan. 12 7:00 P.M. Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TNThursday, Jan. 13 7:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TNWednesday, Jan. 19 7:00 P.M. Board of Education, Memphis, TNThursday, Jan. 20 7:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TNMonday, Jan. 24 7:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TNWednesday, Jan. 26 7:00 P.M. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TNThursday, Jan. 27 7:00 P.M. Marshall Co. High School, Lewisburg, TN

2004-2005 TRACK RULES MEETINGSMonday, Jan. 24 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolWednesday, Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Thursday, Jan. 27 7:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School Monday, Jan. 31 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolWednesday, Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University SchoolThursday, Feb. 3 7:00 p.m. Jackson, Union UniversityMonday, Feb. 17 7:00 p.m. Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School

2004-2005 WRESTLING RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGSMonday, Oct. 18 7:00 p.m. Morristown, West High SchoolTuesday, Oct. 19 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High SchoolMonday, Oct. 25 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High SchoolTuesday, Oct. 26 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School

2004-2005 VOLLEYBALL RULES MEETINGSSunday, August 1 2:00 p.m. Officials Clinic & Rules Meeting

Central High School, ColumbiaMonday, August 2 5:30 p.m. St. Agnes Academy, Memphis Tuesday, August 3 5:30 p.m. University School of Jackson, JacksonWednesday, August 4 5:30 p.m. Franklin Road Academy, NashvilleThursday, August 5 5:30 p.m. Cookeville High School, CookevilleMonday, August 9 5:30 p.m. Recreation Center, Morristown Tuesday, August 10 5:30 p.m. Webb School, Knoxville Wednesday, August 11 5:30 p.m. East Ridge High School, Chattanooga

CLOSED BOOK EXAM - Monday, August 23 - Check with your local association forsite and timeCLOSED BOOK MAKE-UP EXAM Check with your local association for site and time

2004-2005 MEETINGSFOR NON-FACULTY & BEGINNING COACHES

Wednesday, Sept. 15 5:00 P.M. Daniel Boone High School, Gray, TNThursday, Sept. 16 5:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TNMonday, Sept. 20 6:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TNTuesday, Sept. 21 6:00 P.M. Board of Education, Memphis, TNWednesday, Sept. 22 6:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TNThursday, Sept. 23 5:00 P.M. Whitthorne Middle School, Columbia, TNThursday, Sept. 30 5:00 P.M. Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, TNThursday, Jan. 13 5:00 P.M. Webb School of Knoxville, Knoxville, TNThursday, Jan. 20 5:00 P.M. Union University, Jackson, TNMonday, Jan. 24 5:00 P.M. Hunters Lane High School, Nashville, TN

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