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• A.F. BRIDGES AWARDS PROGRAM WINNERS • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION • 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULES

TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HERMITAGE, tssaa news Routing RepoRt 2011 FALL STATE CHAMPIONS TSSAA is proud to recognize the 2011 Fall Sports Champions This routing report is provided to assist principals and athletic directors in ensuring that Large Co-Ed Division II-A the TSSAA News is seen by all necessary Northwest HS St. George’s Independent school personnel. Each individual should check the appropriate Junior Varsity Jazz School box after having read the News and pass it on Franklin HS Super Co-Ed to the next individual on the list or return it to Dyer County HS Division II-AA the athletic administrator. Small Varsity Jazz Ensworth HS Farragut HS ❑ Athletic Director ❑ Girls Coach CROSS-COUNTRY ❑ Coach Large Varsity Jazz ❑ Boys Tennis Coach Bearden HS A-AA GIRLS A-AA GIRLS ❑ Girls Basketball Coach Chattanooga Christian School Signal Mountain HS ❑ Girls Track & Field Coach Large Varsity High Kick ❑ Boys Basketball Coach Ooltewah HS AAA GIRLS AAA GIRLS ❑ Boys Track & Field Coach Ravenwood HS Clarksville HS ❑ Girls Cross Country Coach Junior Varsity Pom ❑ Girls Coach Arlington HS DIVISION II-A GIRLS DIVISION II-A GIRLS ❑ Boys Cross Country Coach University School of Nashville University School of Nashville ❑ Coach Small Varsity Pom ❑ Football Coach Warren County HS DIVISION II-AA GIRLS DIVISION II-AA GIRLS ❑ Cheerleading Coach Harpeth Hall HS Ensworth HS ❑ Boys Golf Coach Large Varsity Pom ❑ Girls Golf Coach Arlington HS ❑ Girls Soccer Coach A-AA BOYS A-AA BOYS ❑ Boys Soccer Coach Greeneville HS Notre Dame HS Junior Varsity Hip Hop ❑ Coach St. Benedict at Auburndale ❑ Coach AAA BOYS AAA BOYS Other______Brentwood HS Hendersonville HS Small Varsity Hip Hop Greenbrier HS DIVISION II-A BOYS DIVISION II-A BOYS University School of Nashville Evangelical Christian School Large Varsity Hip Hop St. Benedict at Auburndale DIVISION II-AA BOYS DIVISION II-AA BOYS Brentwood Academy McCallie School Cheer Only Building Macon County HS FOOTBALL Routine Non-Building GIRLS SOCCER Dobyns-Bennett HS DIVISION II-A A-AA St. George’s Independent Routine Non-Tumbling Christian Academy of School Montgomery Central High Knoxville DIVISION II-AA Freshman AAA Ensworth HS Blackman HS Franklin HS CLASS 1A Junior Varsity Division II-A Wayne County HS Centennial HS University School of Jackson CLASS 2A Small Varsity Division II-AA Friendship Christian School Franklin HS Baylor School CLASS 3A Medium Varsity GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Christian Academy of Germantown HS Knoxville A Large Varsity Friendship Christian School CLASS 4A Houston HS Greeneville HS AA Super Varsity Page HS CLASS 5A Obion County Central High Henry County HS AAA Small Co-Ed Ravenwood HS CLASS 6A Blackman HS Maryville HS tssaa staFF BERNARD CHILDRESS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

GENE MENEES. ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATTHEW GILLESPIE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MARK REEVES ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD MCWHIRTER ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR winteR 2012 eDition WANDA BELT ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

TRINA MELTON ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HEATHER CARTER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ARTICLES

EMILY CROWELL ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TERRY HILLIER 6 A. F. Bridges Awards ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT HSs are honored for sportsmanship. LAUREN LYNCH ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GAYLE SIMMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 13 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award Winners SHONNIE SPEICHER Backs and linemen are honored for their performances on the gridiron. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT LYNNE SUTTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT KIM ALLEY FEATURES ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STEPHEN BARGATZE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES

COURTNEY BRUNETZ DIRECTOR OF MARKETING 5 Distinguished Service Recognition EARL NALL A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for excellence. TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR LARRY COUNTS DIRECTOR OF CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS 14 TMSAA - Richard McWhirter BoaRD oF ContRoL A report on TMSAA meeting. PRESIDENT - MIKE REED HAMBLEN WEST HS, MORRISTOWN VICE PRESIDENT - FRED KESSLER BOLIVAR CENTRAL HS, BOLIVAR 15 Trina Melton JODY WRIGHT Information on the Fifteenth Annual Cheer Coaches Conference. FULTON HS, KNOXVILLE TOMMY LAYNE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HS, DUNLAP JERRY MATHIS 15 Stephen Bargatze TULLAHOMA HS, TULLAHOMA An update on The Right Team. STEVE CHAUNCY HILLWOOD HS, NASHVILLE BRYAN TRUE LEWIS COUNTY HS, HOHENWALD 17 2012 TSSAA/TIAAA Tennessee State Athletic CHUCK WEST DRESDEN HS, DRESDEN Directors Conference ISAAC WHITE WESTWOOD HS, MEMPHIS Basketball Schedules LegisLative CounCiL 19 PRESIDENT - DAN BLACK Division I and II Boys and Girls championship playoff schedules. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS - BRADFORD SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT

VICE PRESIDENT - MIKE HENSON HUNTINGDON HS, HUNTINGDON

RICHARD CARROLL SULLIVAN NORTH HS, KINGSPORT

STEVE HARRIS FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY , NASHVILLE MICHAEL REYNOLDS FARRAGUT HS , KNOXVILLE MIKE TATUM LEWIS COUNTY HS, HOHENWALD DAN HADDOW BOLTON HS, MEMPHIS JEFF LUTTRELL WATERTOWN HS, WATERTOWN 3 DANNY GILBERT SODDY-DAISY HS, SODDY-DAISY WHAT’S HAPPENING

NFHS Coaches Association Award Program Lamar Rogers Milestone We are proud to announce that, again this year, the Board of Control has given TSSAA On December 19, 2011, Lamar Rogers, the head girls' basket- permission to participate in the NFHS Coaches Association Award Program. This ball coach at Clarkrange HS, won his 1,000th game as a head program is designed to recognize State Active Coaches of the Year and Sectional Coaches coach. Rogers began his coaching career in 1977 at Clarkrange, of the Year in each sport sanctioned by the Association. Coaches are selected based on and has remained there for all 36 years of his career. Rogers has their accomplishments the previous school year. State and Sectional Coach of the Year led Clarkrange to 8 state basketball championships (1983, 1984, winners will receive a certificate from the National Federation recognizing their 1985, 1990, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2009) and one state runner-up accomplishments. Sectional Award winners will also be considered for the NFHS finish in 2008. National Coach of the Year Award. A National committee will select the National Jim Smiddy, the former Bradley Central coach, is the only Coaches of the Year and these individuals will receive a plaque from the national office other coach in Tennessee to compile more victories than Rogers. recognizing their accomplishment. Each state is also allowed to nominate one Citation Smiddy finished his career at Bradley Central with a record of (Coach) nominee. NFHS Citations are presented to individuals who have made significant 1217-206. contributions to the NFHS and/or other national organizations that have had an impact on Rogers, who was inducted into the TSSAA Hall of Fame in HS activities. Nominees for Contributor of the Year must exemplify the highest standards 2009, is currently 6th all-time in the national HS record book for of sportsmanship, ethical conduct, moral character, and carry the endorsement of their all-time wins. The top five list of coaches with the most wins all- respective state HS association. time is: TSSAA is proud to recognize our award winners for the 2010-11 school year. They are 1345 – Leta Andrews - Grandbury, TX - 1962-2011 (1,345-317) [80.9%] as follows: 1217 – Jim Smiddy - Charleston, TN; Cleveland, TN Bradley Central - 1948-93) (1,217-206) [85.5%] 2010-11 TSSAA COACHES OF THE YEAR 1152 – Bertha Teague - Ada Byng, OK - 1928-70 (1,152-115) [90.9%] Boys Sports Girls Sports 1100 – Joe Lombard - Canyon, TX - 1978-2011 (1,100) [91.8%] Football Basketball 1063 – Thednall Hill - Hardy Highland, AR - 1952-86 (1,063-122) [89.7%] Vance Belew, Columbia Central HS David Byrd, Wayne County HS Basketball Track David Taylor, Craigmont HS Mike Crockett, Knoxville West HS Website Usage Update Track Volleyball Brian Harrell, Stratford HS Tommy Danner, Evangelical Christian School During October TSSAA.org had 1.7 million pageviews from 291,000 visitors. Baseball Softball During the hours around the release of the brackets on Saturday, TSSAA.org had visits from Ernie Smith, David Lipscomb HS Joe Layton, Tipton-Rosemark Academy Soccer Soccer 150K users and 680,000 pages were looked at on the website. Those are probably records for Mike McLean, Hardin Valley Academy Jim Schermerhorn, Notre Dame HS TSSAA.org. Wrestling Tennis Eric Phillips, Cleveland HS Greg Seat, Christ Presbyterian Academy Of real interest, however, is that for the first time in history of the website, Internet Explorer Cross Country Cross Country access dropped under 50%. Clear example of that browser continuing to lose market share. But Steven Dorris, Martin Luther King HS Teresa Marchetti, St. Cecilia Academy Golf Golf of course the biggest interest to me and other web developers is that outside of access to the Andy Gilley, Hendersonville HS Gary Partrick, Baylor School website from Windows operating system, the next most accesses came from Android (#2) and Tennis Girls Bowling Betsy Sparks, Christian Academy of Knoxville Bill Oyler, St. Agnes Academy iPhone (#3). Macintosh has dropped to 4th barely edging out iPads. Clearly mobile computing is coming on like a tidal wave. TSSAA is proud to announce that three coaches from Tennessee were selected Section 3 There were 2,300 visits from Ballinger, Texas - a small town of 4,300 people with the closest Coach of the Year in their perspective sports by the National Federation of HS Coaches city being Abilene 80 miles away. Ballinger calls itself "The Greatest Little Town in Texas.". The Association for the 2010-11 school year. Section 3 includes eight Southeastern states (Alabama, person visiting the website from Ballinger was obviously a football fan as all of the visits were Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, and Tennessee) and right after football scores were posted. finalists were submitted to the NFHS for consideration as National Coach of the Year. Those World-wide there is a lot of interest from Abidja. Abidjan is the economic and former official coaches selected as Section 3 recipients from Tennessee are the following: capital of Côte d'Ivoire. It is the largest city in the nation and the third-largest French-speaking city in the world (after Parid and Kinshasa). Considered a cultural hub of West Africa, Abidjan is Girls’ Basketball – David Byrd, Wayne County HS characterized by a high level of industrialization and urbanization. Girls’ Volleyball – Tommy Danner, Evangelical Christian School Boys’ Golf – Andy Gilley, Hendersonville HS Football Playoffs For the first time ever, the load on TSSAA.org was so great that we had server issues. We had It is also an honor for TSSAA to announce that Ernie Smith of David Lipscomb HS was 45,000 visitors that accessed 210,000 pages (viewing brackets/results) during a two hour stretch selected as NFHS National Coach of the Year in Baseball for the 2010-11 school year. between 9-11 pm. Coacht.com also set a record with 1,683 people online at one time looking at The following criteria was used to select the National Coach of the Year: career coaching results. record, community service, involvement in school activities, involvement in the individual’s profession at the local, state, and national levels, and the individual’s basic TSSAA Hall of Fame philosophy of athletics. We are currently in the process of selecting the TSSAA Hall of Fame Class of 2012. We will Congratulations to all of our state, sectional, and national honorees. This is a be announcing this year’s inductees during the month of February. tremendous accomplishment and each recipient is very deserving of these accolades. The luncheon and induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 21. It will be held at 11:00 a.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in Murfreesboro. If you have any questions please contact Heather Carter at 615-889-6740 or [email protected].

4 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION

ADMINISTRATOR - Steve Harris

TSSAA is proud to recognize Mr. Steve Harris as its distinguished service honoree as an administrator. Mr. Harris received his undergraduate degree in mathematics from the , Knoxville and his Master of Education in Administration and Supervision from Middle Tennessee State University. He has served for 39 years as an educator with vast experience as a principal, teacher, and coach of HS students. He was the Executive Principal of Antioch HS, and he worked as an administrator in Metro-Nashville Public Schools from 1990 to 2004, when he began working at Franklin Road Academy. He is currently the Dean of Upper School at Franklin Road Academy, a position he has held since July 1, 2004. As an educator he has received several awards and honors including, Vice President of the Metro-Nashville HS Principal’s Association, President of the Nashville Football Coaches Association, Teacher of the Year, and District Girls Basketball Coach of the Year. He has served as a TSSAA District Coordinator and is a current member of the TSSAA Legislative Council. Steve and his wife, Donna, are proud to have three grown children: Annie, Meredith, and Clint. TSSAA is proud to recognize Mr. Steve Harris for his work, dedication, and the many contributions he has made to students through his work as an administrator.

OFFICIAL - Jim Cradic TSSAA is proud to recognize Jim Cradic as its distinguished service honoree as an official. Jim attended Church Hill HS where he graduated in 1956. He served in the United States Marine Corp from 1957-1960. He retired from AGC Industries after 39 years as an electrical technician. Jim was a great TSSAA official for more than 40 years. He was also an outstanding college football, basketball and baseball official. He has served as a football and basketball supervisor and assigning officer for the past 15 years. Jim was elected to the TSSAA Hall of Fame in 2002, and also, received the “Official of the Year” from the Lawrenceburg Quarterback Club in 1996. Jim has been married for the past 48 years to the former Shirley Quillen. They have two children, Tony and Sheila, and three grandchildren Quiana, Carlee and Eden. TSSAA is proud to recognize Jim Cradic for his work and dedication to the student-athletes in the state of Tennessee. COACH - Sue Bartlett Sue Bartlett grew up 20 miles North of London, England. She was the daughter of avid athletes John and Sally Turberville. Sue played varsity tennis, netball, field hockey, track (hurdles and high jump), and for her HS, Brudenell Secondary School for Girls. She also competed in judo tournaments outside of school. At 16 she decided to pursue tennis and judo alone. Leaving HS at 16 and working in her father’s insurance business for three years, Sue then had the opportunity to attend the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on a tennis scholarship. She was on two AIAW Small College National Championship Teams in 1978 and 1979, and was an All American in 1979. After graduating Cum Laude with a B.S degree in Marketing in 1981, Sue began teaching tennis at Manker Patten and the Fairyland Club and also assisted with the UTC Women’s Tennis Program for three years. In the fall of 1988, Sue was hired as the Director of Tennis and Varsity Tennis Coach at Girls Preparatory School. In the 23 years she has been at GPS, the tennis team has won the TSSAA State Championship five times, runner up three times, and finished in the final four numerous other times. Her coaching record is 250-96. There have been numerous individual TSSAA State Singles and Doubles Champions under Sue’s tenure at GPS from 2002 – 2010. Sue has also been inducted into the following Hall of Fames: 2007 Tennessee Tennis Hall of Fame 2004 Chattanooga Sports Hall of Fame 1994 UTC Hall of Fame Sue was chosen as the Tennessee and Southern NFHS Coach of the Year in 2004-05 and the Chattanooga Free Press Coach of the Year in 2006 and 2008. Sue’s former players have played at Florida, Tennessee, UT-Chattanooga, Wofford, Kentucky, Appalachian State, and many division 3 schools Sewanee, Centre College, Washington, Lee, Wheaton, Carson Newman, Hamilton, and Belmont. Other former players of Sue have played club tennis at Duke, UT, Vanderbilt, and others. As a reward for State Championship wins Sue and the GPS Tennis Team members enjoy four days in New York City to explore the city and watch the US Open Professional tournament. This is a school highlight!! A perpetual student, Sue continues to study the game of tennis. She is one of two or three female tennis professionals in Tennessee to have graduated from the USTA High Performance Coaching Program and last year she gained Mental Training Certification at the Human Performance Institute. She has been a USPTA Certified Tennis Professional since 1983. Sue is still an avid competitor in tennis and has reached new heights over the last several years. While she has won National titles in both the US and Great Britain, the last three years, Sue has been proud to represent her native Great Britain in the Maria Bueno Senior World Team Championships which have been held in Mallorca, Spain, Mexico City, and Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2009, Sue and her team won the gold medal and world champion bragging rights by beating the U.S in the final. It was the first time in 28 years that a British women’s team had won a gold medal. TSSAA is proud to recognize Sue Bartlett as its Distinguished Service Award honoree as a great educator and tennis coach in the state of Tennessee.

CONTRIBUTOR - Jesse Smithey TSSAA is proud to recognize Jesse Smithey as its distinguished service honoree as a contributor. Jesse was born in Memphis in 1979. He moved to Humboldt and is a 1997 graduate from Humboldt HS, where he competed in golf. He attended the University of Tennessee- Knoxville and graduated in 2002 with an undergraduate degree from the College of Communications. He wrote for the college paper, the Daily Beacon, during one semester of his senior year. Jesse has served as preps editor and golf writer for the Knoxville News Sentinel since 2006. He is a May 2002 graduate of the University of Tennessee and was hired at the News Sentinel in August 2002. He has been recognized numerous times for his work, including the first place award for Best Prep Writer in 2009-2010 in the Tennessee Sports Writers Association Writing Contest. In addition to his work with the News Sentinel, Jesse is on HS Heroes, a local television show which airs weekly during football and basketball seasons. He also periodically co-hosts The Sports Page, the local News Sentinel radio show, as well as a radio show about HS football during the football season. Jesse and his wife, Laura, have a three year old daughter, Cate. TSSAA is proud to recognize Jesse Smithey for his work, dedication, and the many contributions he has made to HS athletics in Tennessee.

5 2010 A. F. BRIDGES AWARDS 2011

As part of the "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" program, TSSAA recognizes member schools that have made the effort to remind their athletic family that there is a particular code of conduct, a particular level of expected behavior, and a way to act that is proper if one wishes to be a part of an athletic contest, regardless of how they participate. "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" focuses on the foundation of what we hope all participants will do. Just do what you are supposed to do in representing yourself, your family, your school and community. Those schools that received no reported unsportsmanlike conduct incidents during the 2009-10 season have received a certificate highlighting the "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" logo and this effort. We are specifically recognizing proper sportsmanship at athletic contests, but we all understand that the athletic contests are a small part of our educational program. DIVISIONAL AWARDS Local officials associations have been asked to nominate schools that they service that have displayed this overall positive effort to teach, expect, and demand a positive atmosphere of sportsmanship at their particular contests. Member schools have also been asked to nominate individuals or schools for special recognition for going the extra mile to do what's right. Nominations have also come from representatives of the Tennessee Obervers Program for Sports. The TOPS observers have shared the positive efforts that have been recognized at athletic contests across our state. From these nominees and the schools that have received no reported unsportsmanlike conduct during the previous school year, 27 schools have been selected to receive the A.F. Bridges Award at the divisional level. Three Class A, three Class AA, and three Class AAA schools in each grand division have been recognized for a total of nine schools in each division and 27 schools overall. These schools will be presented "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" recognition banners at the regional meetings in each grand division of our state during November. Again, the TSSAA Board of Control has earmarked $27,000 toward a scholarship fund to recognize outstanding student athletes from the A. F. Bridges Divisional Finalists. Each school will receive $1,000 toward a scholarship to recognize an outstanding student athlete who represents the essence of good sportsmanship and citizenship. The criteria for this scholarship will be established by the school, and student athletes will be recognized later during the school year. STATE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Of these 27 divisional recipients, one school in each class will receive Tennessee's top award for overall outstanding effort in its division. These schools will be presented the A.F. BRIDGES STATE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE . This is the highest award that can be bestowed upon a school to honor its overall efforts to promote citizenship and sportsmanship at school, and at athletic contests. ATHLETIC DISTRICT AWARDS The A.F. Bridges Awards program includes awards for School System Administrator of the Year, Principal of the Year, Athletic Director of the Year, Female Coach of the Year, Male Coach of the Year, Official of the Year, and Contributor of the Year. Recognition will be made in the above mentioned categories in each of the nine athletic districts in our state. Nominations have been made by a Citizenship/Sportsmanship Committee in each athletic district and final selection has been made by a State Selection Committee. The awards are named the A.F. BRIDGES AWARD in honor of the TSSAA's first executive secretary. A.F. BRIDGES A.F. Bridges was born in Athens, Louisiana on March 17, 1905. He attended school in Lincoln County, Tennessee and graduated from Central HS in Fayetteville in 1922. He earned his B.A. and M.A. from Peabody College in Nashville. He began his work as a teacher and coach at Peabody HS in Trenton, and after a number of years with the Milan, Henderson, and Covington schools, he returned in 1936 as Superintendent of the Trenton schools. Soon after, he became the Superintendent of the Covington City Schools. After three years in Covington, Mr. Bridges was named as the first full-time Executive Secretary of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association and established the first TSSAA state office in Trenton in 1946. Under the leadership of A. Foster Bridges, athletics in the state of Tennessee reached a level of excellence and competence that earned the respect of all people. Mr. Bridges brought national recognition to Tennessee in HS athletics, and particularly in the field of girls' athletics and in the establishing of one of the most respected training programs for officials in the nation.Mr. Bridges was a person of high principles who displayed firmness and fairness, as well as the high ideals of ethics and integrity, as he and many other school people established the foundation of TSSAA across our state. It is our sincere wish that through honoring Mr. Bridges by naming this awards program after him, we will have the opportunity to remind young people of the positive characteristics, not only of this gentleman, but of athletics in general and participants specifically.

6 TTHHEE AA.. FF.. BBRRIIDDGGEESS AAWWAARRDDSS 2010 DIVISIONAL FINALISTS 2011 WEST MIDDLE EAST TENNESSEE TENNESSEE TENNESSEE

CLASS A CLASS A CLASS A 1. Gleason High School 1. Cornersville High School 1. Chatt. Sch for the Arts & Sciences 2. Huntingdon High School 2. Pickett County High School 2. Oakdale High School 3. West Carroll High School 3. Van Buren County High School 3. Oneida High School

CLASS AA CLASS AA CLASS AA 4. Camden Central High School 4. David Lipscomb High School 4. Cumberland Gap High School 5. Harding Academy 5. Marshall County HIgh School 5. Girls Prepatory School 6. University School fo Jackson 6. Whites Creek High School 6. Tyner Academy

CLASS AAA CLASS AAA CLASS AAA 7. Jackson North Side High School 7. Cane Ridge High School 7. Maryville High School 8. Kirby High School 8. Columbia Central High School 8. Morristown-Hamblen HS West 9. Melrose High School 9. Kenwood High School 9. Oak Ridge High School

State Award of Excellence winners in bold type

7 5 1 8 2 4 7 6 3 9

THE A. F. BRIDGES AWARDS 2010 ATHLETIC DISTRICT AWARDS 2011

atHLetiC DistRiCt 7 atHLetiC DistRiCt 4 atHLetiC DistRiCt 1 School System Administrator of the Year School System Administrator of the Year School System Administrator of the Year Steve Wilkinson, Henderson County BOE Mike Davis, Wilson County Schools Morris Woodring, Johnson County Schools Principal of the Year Principal of the Year Principal of the Year Brian Norton, Scotts Hill High School James Bennett, Warren County High School Greg Clark, Seymour High School Athletic Director of the Year Athletic Director of the Year Athletic Director of the Year Ricky Coffman, Adamsville High School Dale Alsup, Coffee County High School Jim Lethco, Pigeon-Forge High School Female Coach of the Year Female Coach of the Year Female Coach of the Year Molly Ashley, West Carroll High School Holly White, Riverdale High School Robin Vannoy, Morristown-Hamblen HS East Male Coach of the Year Male Coach of the Year Male Coach of the Year Jarreett Jones, Liberty Technology Magnet HS Mark Purvis, Mt. Juliet High School Brad Flatford, Cosby High School Official of the Year Official of the Year Official of the Year Nick Owens, Arlington Fred McCollum, Gallatin Craig Price, Morristown Contributor of the Year Contributor of the Year Contributor of the Year Carroll Bank & Trust, Huntingdon Wilson Bank & Trust Doug Buckles, Unaka atHLetiC DistRiCt 8 atHLetiC DistRiCt 5 atHLetiC DistRiCt 2 School System Administrator of the Year School System Administrator of the Year School System Administrator of the Year Dan Black, Bradford Special School District Ricky Perry, Goodpasture Christian School Henry Bagggett, Oneida City Schools Principal of the Year Principal of the Year Principal of the Year Chuck West, Dresden High School Nate morrow, Christ Presbyterian Academy Sallee Reynolds, Hardin Valley Academy Athletic Director of the Year Athletic Director of the Year Athletic Director of the Year Jeromy Davidson, Westview High School Jeff Brothers, Nashville Christian School Ronald Ladd, Kingston High School Female Coach of the Year Female Coach of the Year Female Coach of the Year Dawn Barger, Lake County High School Brandy Gagliano, Christ Presbyterian Academy Jayme Smith, Anderson County High School Male Coach of the Year Male Coach of the Year Male Coach of the Year Shane Sisco, Union City High School Jim Fey, East Literature Magnet School Clark Wormsley, Webb School of Knoxville Official of the Year Official of the Year Official of the Year Skip Jones, Jackson Ray Johnson, Jr., Adams Pete Stafford, Knoxville Contributor of the Year Contributor of the Year Contributor of the Year Greg Usery, Greenfield Rudy Kalis, WSMV Nashville Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics

atHLetiC DistRiCt 9 atHLetiC DistRiCt 6 atHLetiC DistRiCt 3 School System Administrator of the Year School System Administrator of the Year School System Administrator of the Year India Weaver, MIAA Benny Pace, Lewis County Schools Johnny McDaniel, Bradley County Schools Principal of the Year Principal of the Year Principal of the Year Greg McCullough, Memphis Central High School Allen Trull, Lewis County High School Shawn Brower, Chattanooga Christian School Athletic Director of the Year Athletic Director of the Year Athletic Director of the Year Tim Smith, Houston High School Jay Powlas, Dickson County High School C. R. “Bubba” Simmons, McCallie School Female Coach of the Year Female Coach of the Year Female Coach of the Year Niki Bray, Memphis Central High School Kim Brenner, Zion Christian Academy Elaine Peigen, Ooltewah High School Male Coach of the Year Male Coach of the Year Male Coach of the Year David Taylor, Craigmont High School Vance Belew, Columbia Central High School Steve Henry, Soddy-Daisy High Schooll Official of the Year Official of the Year Official of the Year George White, Jr., Memphis Trey Miles, Madison Marsha Goodwin, Cleveland Contributor of the Year Contributor of the Year Contributor of the Year Mark Healy, Millington Kyle Johnson, Loretto Ward Gossett, Times Free Press Chattanooga 8 CORPORATE SPONSORS

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

BlueCross Blueshield of tennessee - BlueCross Invites Fans to Show Their School Spirit

While this year’s BlueCross Bowl teams were busy battling it out on the field, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee took the competition off of the field and into hometown communities with the first-ever BlueCross Bowl Fan-Faceoff. The competition pitted fans against each other to determine which school had the most school spirit. Each school was assigned a unique keyword and fans were challenged to text that keyword to a specific number before the clock ran out in their respective games. The school with the most texts received a $1,000 donation from BlueCross. The Fan-Faceoff allowed students, parents, faculty and hometowns to show support for their championship teams while providing BlueCross an opportunity to give back to the communities that are so important to the success of the BlueCross Bowl. Congratulations to the following Fan-Faceoff winning schools: University School of Jackson (II-A), Baylor (II-AA), Wayne County (1A), Dresden(2A), Milan (3A), Greeneville (4A), Henry County (5A) and Maryville (6A).

And in other sports news, BlueCross Championship Series calculations are complete for the fall sports! Here are the current leaders in each Division: Division A - Wayne County (1st), Summertown (2nd), Signal Mountain (3rd) Division AA - CAK (1st), Milan (2nd), CPA (3rd) Division AAA - Henry County (1st), Maryville (2nd), Franklin (3rd) Division IIA - St. George's (1st), USN (2nd), Evangelical Christian School (3rd) Division IIAA - Ensworth (1st), St. Agnes (2nd), McCallie (3rd)

Congratulations to all the schools currently leading the state in athletic performance and sportsmanship! Updated standings will be posted again after winter sports championships are complete. For a complete explanation of the BlueCross Championship Series, be sure to check out the tssaa.org website. Happy training and we’ll see you in March!

the governors Highway safety office not only sponsors the Right Team, but the Governor Highway Safety Office takes their message to our state championships. At the state championships the Governor Highway Safety Office reminds our fans to Booze It & Lose it! For more information about the Governors Highway Safety programs visit tntrafficsafety.org.

the southeast united Dairy industry association, inc. - SUDIA (milk) continues to support the TSSAA as the “official beverage” and to promote SUDIA’s Fuel Up with Chocolate Milk campaign. Chocolate Milk is an ideal beverage for student athletes. It provides them with unique nutrition needed after sporting events and practices: carbohydrates to provide energy and help fuel muscles, protein to support growth and repair of muscles, and vitamins and minerals to help build strong bones and bodies. For more information and resources on the Fuel UP with Chocolate Milk campaign and SUDIA please visit southeastdairy.org.

Baptist sports Medicine - Baptist Sports Medicine continues to play an important role in the TSSAA State Championships by providing medical coverage for all games. Baptist Sports Medicine is the sports medicine provider for the Tennessee Titans and the TSSAA. For a physician who understands your active life, call 284-GAME or visit baptistsportsmedicine.com.

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Ball sponsors The following balls will be used at the state championships for the 2011-2012 school year. Please be sure to check-out the special rates for these balls with your local dealer. Baseball- Rawlings R100HS TN Basketball- Rawlings Vision- COMP-TNB or COMP-TNWB Football- Rawlings STPROS-TNB Volleyball- Molten USA IV58L-U Super Touch Soccer- Select Royale Softball- Worth

Note: Wilson Sporting Goods will be the official ball of all sports during the 2012-2013 school year.

Our sponsors play an important role at the state championships. Do to rising costs, it is critical to find sponsors to support high school athletics. The TSSAA thanks the sponsors for their continuous support and encourages you to be involved in the sponsor programs. In addition, if you know of a potential corporate sponsor, please contact our marketing coordinator, Courtney Brunetz at 423-624-0762.

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12 TENNESSEE TITANS MR. FOOTBALL AWARDS

TENNESSEE TITANS MR. FOOTBALL FINALISTS 1A LINEMAN DII-A LINEMAN 2A BACK DII-AA BACK Coltin Blevins, South Pittsburg Brewer Congleton, Knoxville Webb Dalton Boles, West Greene C.J. Beathard, BGA Tyler Coen, Gordonsville Chase Hensley, USJ Charlie High, CAK Cornelius Elder, Ensworth Boston Ray, Wayne County Brandon Hill, St. George’s Ladarius Vanlier, Maplewood Jordan Wilkins, St. Benedict

2A LINEMAN DII-AA LINEMAN 3A BACK KICKER OF THE YEAR Jamel Hall, Greeneville Woody Baron, Brentwood Academy Brian Kimbrow, Memphis East George Bullock, Knoxville West Jarod Henderson, Austin-East Barrett Gouger, Baylor I’Tavius Mathers, Blackman Landon Foster, Independence Terrell Rollins, Greeneville Graham Shuler, Brentwood Academy Patton Robinette, Maryville Henrique Ribeiro, Baylor

3A LINEMAN 1A BACK DII-A BACK Brett Dillard, Mt. Juliet Jajuan Lankford, South Pittsburg Caleb Blance, Knoxville Webb Jay Guillermo, Maryville Jacob Tucker, Perry County Josh Kimberlin, SBEC Andrew Jelks, Henry County Tyler Warbritton, Huntingdon Lee Mayhall, USJ

TENNESSEE TITANS MR. FOOTBALL WINNERS 1A LINEMAN - COLTIN BLEVINS - South Pittsburg High School 5’11”, 225-pound offensive guard and middle linebacker. He is a senior captain and three year starter for the Pirates. At the end of the regular season he had 71 solo tackles, 43 assists, 5 tackles for a loss, and one sack. He also had three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. Coltin was named the Defensive MVP of the 2010 BlueCross Bowl and was an All-State selection last year as well.

1A BACK - JACOB TUCKER - Perry County High School 6’1”, 185-pound quarterback and linebacker. He is a senior captain and four year starter for the Vikings. During the regular season he completed 177 of 275 passes for 2,665 yards and 29 touchdowns, while throwing only four interceptions. He carried the ball 180 times for 1,993 yards and 19 touchdowns. He has been selected to the All-Region team four times and the All-State team twice. Jacob holds four state records and he has been selected to play in the 2011 Toyota East/West All-Star Game. COLTIN BLEVINS JACOB TUCKER

2A LINEMAN - TERRELL ROLLINS - Greeneville High School 6-foot, 280-pound offensive/defensive lineman. He is a senior captain and four year starter for the Greene Devils. This season he finished with 42 tackles, 39 assists, 20 tackles for a loss, and five-and-a-half sacks. Terrell was a pre-season All-State selection and has been named to the All-State team twice. He was selected to the All-Conference team four times.

2A BACK - CHARLIE HIGH - Christian Academy of Knoxville 6’-foot, 176-pound quarterback. He is a junior and three year starter for the Warriors. During the regular season he completed 236 of 330 passes (72%) for 3,388 yards and 42 touchdowns. He carried the ball 33 times for 107 yards and four touchdowns. Charlie has thrown for more than 4,000 yards over the past two seasons. TERRELL ROLLINS CHARLIE HIGH

3A LINEMAN - JAY GUILLERMO - Maryville High School 6’3”, 292-pound center. He is a senior and three year starter for the Rebels. This season he has averaged an offensive grade of over 82% and has 57 pancake blocks. He is a first team All-State selection for the 2010 and 2011 seasons and was named the District 4-AAA Most Outstanding Lineman. Jay has been selected to play in the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game in Tampa, FL.

3A BACK - I’TAVIUS MATHERS - Blackman High School 5’11”, 195-pound running back and safety. He is a senior captain and two year starter for the Blaze. During the regular season he carried the ball 228 times for 2,203 yards and 25 touchdowns. He returned five kickoffs for 186 yards, averaging 37.2 yards per return. In 2010, he was a finalist for the Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award, first team All-State selection, and was named both the Gatorade and Old Spice Player of the Year. I’Tavius was named the District 7-AAA MVP this season. JAY GUILLERMO I’TAVIUS MATHERS

DIVISION II A LINEMAN - BREWER CONGLETON - Webb School of Knoxville 6-foot, 190-pound offensive guard and linebacker. He is a senior captain for the Spartans. This season he recorded 119 tackles, eight tackles for a loss, two fumble recoveries, and two interceptions. Brewer was selected to both the All-Region and All-State teams in 2010.

DIVISION II A BACK - CALEB BLANCE - Webb School of Knoxville 5’5”, 175-pound running back and linebacker. He is a senior captain and four year starter for the Spartans. This season he carried the ball 119 times for 1,414 yards and 13 touchdowns. Caleb is a three time All-State selection and was named the Offensive MVP of the BlueCross Bowl in 2009 and 2010.

BREWER CONGLETON CALEB BLANCE

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DIVISION II AA LINEMAN - BARRETT GOUGER - Baylor School 6’5”, 280-pound offensive/defensive tackle. He is a senior captain and three year starter for the Red Raiders. This season he graded out at 90% and he had 24 pancake blocks. He was a pre-season All-State selection this year and was a first team All-State selection in 2010. Barrett was also a first team Times/Free Press “Best of the Preps” selection last year as well.

DII-AA BACK - CORNELIUS ELDER - Ensworth High School 5’10”, 165-pound running back and defensive back. He is a junior and two year starter for the Tigers. During the regular season he accounted for 2,366 all-purpose yards and 21 touchdowns. He carried the ball 161 times for 1,549 yards and had 16 receptions for 414 yards. He averaged 45.2 yards per return on kickoffs. On defense he had 24 tackles and four interceptions. Cornelius was a finalist for the 2010 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award. He was also a finalist for the 2011 Mr. Basketball Award.

BARRETT GOUGER CORNELIUS ELDER

KICKER OF THE YEAR - HENRIQUE RIBEIRO - Baylor School 6’1”, 215-pound kicker. He is a senior and two year starter for the Red Raiders. This year he made 8 of 11 field goal attempts, with his longest coming from 57 yards. He made three field goals over 50 yards and six of his eight field goals were from over 40 yards. 49 of his 53 kickoffs were for touchbacks. All three of his misses this year were from over 50 yards.

HENRIQUE RIBEIRO

TMSAA REPORT RICHARD MCWHIRTER participate in TMSAA tournament series. There was some discussion about the need to fine schools for The Tennessee Middle School Committee violations of the TMSAA Bylaws. It was decided that the TSSAA State met for the first time this school year on Office would track the violations and report back to the committee in November 2nd. Members in attendance were February. Chic Nute, Tommy Shelton, Vic King, Ken There was discussion about the need for the Independent Game Rule Hilliard, India Weaver, Tim Bell, Matt Calvert, at the Middle School level. No action was taken at this time. The State and Dr. Michael Lowe. office will survey member schools for feedback on the issue and report Committee members were given an updated back to the committee in February. list of TMSAA member schools and the Areas Committee members reviewed the TMSAA Sports Calendar and they have been assigned. The committee discussed alternative options for Girls Volleyball, Softball, and decided on the appropriate Area for each new Baseball. They also looked at changing the First Practice Date to school. The committee decided that the current August 1 for Football and October 1 for Basketball. No action was classification will remain in place through the taken at this time. 2012-13 school year. Schools will only be reclassified before that time Article IV, Section 1 of the TMSAA Bylaws state that member if they report at 20% increase or decrease in their enrollment numbers. schools may only play or scrimmage middle school teams with grade 6, The Committee reviewed the TMSAA Bylaws. They agreed to 7, and 8. The committee voted to waive this rule for Golf for this year recommend to the Board of Control that Article I, Section 1 be only. The Middle School Golf Tournaments are comprised of mostly changed to state that: Membership in the Tennessee Middle School non-school teams, and the committee wanted TMSAA golfers to be Athletic Association shall be open to any school that terminates with able to participate. the 6th, 7th, or 8th grade, both for boys and girls interscholastic athletic The Committee looked at the possibility of Girls Wrestling be competition. Any school that terminates in the 6th grade may be a sanctioned in the future. member of the TMSAA for the purposes of forming a Co-operative The Committee discussed the need to move to a separate TMSAA Program for their 6th grade students only. Schools with any website. combination of grades 6-12 will hold only one membership in the Other Items for discussion included: the need to be able to rate Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association, but may compete in officials and hold them accountable, TMSAA/TSSAA Identification the Middle School Athletic Association, Junior High Division, and Cards, 6 minute quarters in basketball, and the need for Middle School Senior High Division. Any member school that withdraws from Administrators to be able to vote for the TSSAA Board of Control. TMSAA membership must be an affiliate member for one year upon The next TMSAA Committee meeting is set for February 15, 2012, application to renew membership. Affiliate membership is defined as at 9:00am. having rights of other member schools but not being allowed to

2011-2012 Wednesday, March 21 5:30 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School ***Since golf rules meetings are offered Thursday, March 22 5:30 p.m. Jackson, University School of Jackson online every other year, it is very Wednesday, March 28 5:30 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School GOLF RULES important that coaches attend these Thursday, March 29 5:30 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame HS meetings as new USGA rules books will Monday, April 2 5:30 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane HS be given to those in attendance. The rule Tuesday, April 3 5:30 p.m. Smithville, DeKalb County HS MEETINGS changes made will be discussed. Wednesday, April 4 5:30 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County HS

14 THE RIGHT TEAM STEPHEN BARGATZE has not had us in awhile or never, I am writing this story for you.....You are like my wife and need proof. Here are some unbelievable quotes and I have a pinch nerve in my neck, I know it is emails from your colleagues to help share the value of this program: pinch because of the pain and the numbness in my left fingers. I go to a doctor, he knows it is -"Rarely do we believe a program is worthy of disrupting classes, but pinch because he believes me when I tell him Stephen Bargatze and his program is worthy of our time and attention", how much it hurts and where it hurts. He even Mark Pugh at David Lipscomb High School tells me which disc are bulging in my neck because of the numbness in my fingers. Now he -"Because I've been around a while, I've had the opportunity to sit tells me I am 100% sure you have a bulging disc through a multitude of inservice programs--some of them good, most of between number six and seven if fact is 95% them not! What Stephen Bargatze did today in Monroe County was sure, but if I would like he could give me an MRI absolutely phenomenal! Not only was it by far the best I've ever seen, it , which means he will put me in a casket with the was positively life changing! feet cut out of, and if I am not claustrophobic now you will be later, they will beat on the sides and tell you not to I've been swamped with thank you hugs, calls and emails since I move or swallow. By the way it will be one of the worst things you have returned to my office from the meeting. The response to Stephen's ever been through. And another thing is , that it will cost you 350 dollars presentation this morning has been absolutely overwhelming."-Dan out of your own pocket. Now I am fine with the 95% sure thing but the Schlafer,Federal Programs-Title I Director at Monroe County Schools doctor talked to my wife and the next day I was put inside a casket. The If you need more recommendations just give us a call, otherwise think doctor was right, it was one of the worst things ever for me and do you of that as your "short" MRI... know that I have a bulging disc? To book us into your school for this year or next year, please email We have been very fortunate to have visited the majority of the schools Courtney Brunetz at [email protected]. across the state over the last 14 years. However, if you are a school that

CHEERLEADING COACHES CONFERENCE AND A.D.’S CONFERENCE

Coaches Association and the TSSAA. The conference will begin on Monday, TRINA MELTON April 23, with registration at 8:30 a.m. with the first session beginning at 9:00 The fifteenth annual Cheerleading Coaches a.m. Monday will be a full day of sessions on cheer and dance technique, Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites in safety, and administration. There will also be an awards luncheon on Monday Murfreesboro on April 23 - 24, 2012. The Athletic where a Cheerleading Coach of the Year will be named from East, Middle, and Director’s Conference, organized by the TIAAA, will West Tennessee. Administrators will be sent nomination forms by fax to also be at the same site on April 23 – 25, 2012. nominate their cheerleading coach/sponsor. On Tuesday, April 24, the Information concerning both conferences will be AACCA Cheerleading Certification Course will be administered beginning at available on the TSSAA website in the near future. 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The cheer conference is sponsored by the Universal We strongly urge you to consider attending these conferences. They offer Cheerleaders Association, the Tennessee Cheer many opportunities for learning, leadership, and fellowship. Make your plans now to attend.

GET TO KNOW YOUR TSSAA STAFF

TERRY HILLIER GAYLE SIMMS Most every official in the state of Tennessee knows the name Terry Hillier. Gayle Simms came to work at TSSAA in May of Ms. Hillier handles all registration, officials' correspondence, and works 1997. Since that time she has been responsible for directly with TSSAA official supervisors and assigning officers in every accounting, insurance, and human resources. She sport, as well as handling many other duties in regard to the TSSAA also manages all financial aspects of the association. officiating program. Terry is the one to call when you want to know "Am I Gayle is the person your bookkeeper would receive registered?" She is in charge of meeting attendance and the official's awards a call from if your district, region, or sectional program. She also assists in the handling of unsportsmanlike conduct financial reports are past due or incorrect. She incidents that occur at athletic contests. Terry holds the title of prepares every financial report that is presented to Administrative Assistant/Management of Officials for the TSSAA. the Board of Control. Terry came to TSSAA in 1981, and took over the officials' program in Gayle graduated from Bruceton Central High 1986, when she began working with Assistant Executive Director Gene Beck, School in 1966. Shortly thereafter she attended who has since retired. West Tennessee Business College in Jackson, TN. Terry graduated from Madison High School in 1973, and married Tim Gayle married the late Calvin Simms in 1978. Hillier from England, in 1990. They have one son, Johnathan Winston Lee, who is a graduate of Beech High School in Hendersonville, TN.

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National Federation HS Coaches Education Program *Attendance in the classes does not mean the individual has successfully completed his or her requirements. Attendees must pass the Coaching Principles and Sports First Aid tests. A copy of both certificates (Coaching Principles & Sports First Aid) should be submitted to the Athletic Director in their school. September 3-4, 2011 October 22-23, 2011 Brad Jobe Ramer School Billy Anderson Knoxville Catholic HS Rachel Barnard Carpenters Middle School Mark Johnson Fayette Academy Lucas Andrews Hampton HS Connie Blair Fairview Elementary School Andrew Maddox Huntingdon HS Joshua Boggan Science Hill HS Cassandra Borden Carpenters Middle School Marc Maxwell Evangelical Christian School Kely Braswell Christian Academy of Knoxville Kayla Clemmer John Sevier Elementary Kimberly McNeal University School of Jackson Chris Clunan Independence HS Ronnie Devon Crass Oliver Springs HS Robby Midyett Bartlett HS Ryan Travis Collier Sullivan South HS Brianne Dodgen Hardin Valley Academy Tricia Nelson Sacred Heart of Jesus HS Noah T. Evans Adamsville Junior/Senior HS Rodney Earvin Tyner Academy Joshua Omura Collierville HS Brian K. Gibson Science Hill HS Cory Felts Berean Christian School Mitch Platz Fayette Academy Eddie Good Daniel Boone HS **Coaching. Princ. Only Brandon Forrester Bradley Central HS Jeremy Potts McKenzie HS Amanda Green Rye Cove Intermediate School Ashley Gillum Greenback School Greg Robb Westview HS James C. Hampton, Jr. Science Hill HS Larry Graves Christian Academy of Campbell County Jerry Wesley Shappley Bartlett HS James "Tyler" Hensley Volunteer HS Brandon Harris Knoxville Catholic HS David Simpson Evangelical Christian School Jeff Jones Sullivan North HS Robert Hasentufel Knoxville Metro Tyler Sowell Lexington HS Lynne Jordan Lebanon HS **Coaching Principles Only Jim Higgins Soddy Daisy HS Brian Stafford Carroll Academy Steven A. Kiernan Unicoi County HS Kristina B. Hudson Lee HS Joe Sulateskee Zion Christian Academy John Ledford Cookeville HS Kristen Johnson Gibbs HS Mack Terry Camden Central HS Benjamin Lewis White Station HS Tab Jordan Berean Christian School Ellis White Fayette Academy Justin Long Fulton HS Darryl Lane Newport Grammar School Steven Wilder Dyersburg HS Ray Martin Adamsville HS Jared Liles Claiborne HS Vernon Woods Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Mike Mubarak Knoxville Catholic HS Scott Matlock Christian Academy of Campbell County Desmond Zollicoffer Camden Central HS Willie Pierce Sullivan East HS Mike McDonald Berean Christian School Chad Rogers White House HS Stacey McNabb Fort Loudoun Middle School December 2-3, 2011 Willie D. Smith Science Hill HS Josh Millsaps Loudon HS Megan Arndts Midway HS Wade Hamilton Thomes, III Cane Ridge HS Jason Moyer Berean Christian School Mike Bailey Marshall County HS Jimmy Vines Hampton Elementary School Delza Noble Johnson County HS Ashley Blackwell West Side Elementary - Ringgold, GA Richard White Hampton Elementary School Mark Schoenfield Hume-Fogg Academic HS Tammy Bohannon Riceville Elementary School Christopher Shannon Williams Sullivan North HS Zach Schrandt Gatlinburg-Pittman HS Roy Bullock Mt. Pleasant HS Brian Wilson Collinwood HS Kathleen Scruggs Gerri Le Cantrell Calhoun Elementary Devin Woodard Hendersonville HS William L. Seaman Mt. Juliet HS Robert Capps Rhea County HS Shawn Showalter White House HS Chris Cassetty Jackson County HS September 24-25, 2011 Chase Smith Concord Christian School Lorrina Clark Meigs Co. Elementary School Jackie Anderson Marion County HS Gerald W. Spates, Jr. Brainerd HS Jeremy Cox Campbell County HS Amanda Ball Newport Grammar School Tessa Stevens Carpenters Elementary School Amanda Diaz Mayfield Elementary School Crystal Beckner Meadow View School Holly Tipton Greenback School Doug Dodson White Co. HS Shane Begnaud Webb School of Knoxville Tracy Treadway Rockwood HS Amber Duncan East Side Elementary Andy Bennett Scince Hill HS Bryan Valentine Newport Grammar School Jerry Wayne Ferguson Lincoln County HS Cory Gephart Sevier County HS John Vandergriff Halls HS Cody Gaskill Lincoln County HS Greg Gill Webb School of Knoxville Daniel Vanover John Hardaway Ravenwood HS Ken Green Cosby HS Jody Waddell Oak Ridge HS Roger Haston White County HS Bradley Harris Notre Dame HS Andy Walker Christian Academy of Knoxville Chris Higdon Cumberland Co. HS Elizabeth Hodges Witt Elementary School Joshua R. Wilkins Lebanon HS Amanda Hill Eastbrook Middle School Mathew Ingersoll Sevier County HS George T Hopson Virginia HS - Bristol, VA Grant Kunselman Notre Dame HS October 29-30, 2011 Scott Key Macon County HS - **Sport First Aid Only Jay Locastro Rossville Christian Academy Jennifer Bailey Rossville Christian Academy Barry King Macon County Jr. HS Gary Long, Jr. Tyner Academy Troy Bailey Rossville Christian Academy Danielle Lancianese Cumberland Co. HS - **Sport First Aid Only Sanja Martinovic Morristown West HS Randy Bowling Frank Hughes HS Kelly Lunsford Meigs North Elementary School Alexis McGaha Bridgeport Elementary School Josh Boyd Camden Central HS Don Maness Dobyns Bennett HS Greg Medlin Dekalb County HS Craig Clay Ripley HS William Jay McElyea Lincoln County HS Sara Morrow Newport Grammar School Antawn Coby Union City Middle School Brittany Morrison Oak Grove School Brett Morton Grainger HS Ran Coleman Lausanne Collegiate School Terry Oglesby Carter HS Jeremy L. Phillips Macon Co. HS Curtis Cooksey Humboldt HS Emaleigh Reagan Mountain View School Christopher Elik Pickell Roane County HS Archie Crossland Cleveland HS Cindy Renfro Meigs South Elementary Nicole Riddle Chuckey-Doak HS Todd Day Memphis Academy of Health Sciences Sarah Rogers South Polk Elementary School Diana Rutledge Pigeon Forge HS Derrick Elliott Westview HS Erin Schwibbe Heritage HS - Ringgold, GA Mark Rutledge Pigeon Forge HS Melanie Floyd Linden Middle School Kelvin Scott Red Bank HS Bobby Joe Sams Happy Valley HS Pattie Gardner Schilling Farms Middle School Brittany Spear Mayfield Elementary School Joshua Turner Seymour HS Phillip Glass South Gibson County HS Susana Taylor Heritage HS - Ringgold, GA Heather Webster Sevier County HS Misty Greenway University School of Jackson TyWebb White Co. HS Brandon Williams Meadow View School Bo Hart Memphis University School AustinYoung Greenbrier HS Seth Willoughty Dekalb County HS Cheramah Kitron Hearns Overton HS KellyYoung Oak Grove School

16 2012 TSSAA/TIAAA Tennessee State Athletic Directors Conference Athletic Administration Leadership Training Institute Course Offerings (Through the NIAAA) April 22 & 23, 2012 @ The Embassy Suites Hotel in Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Sunday, April 22, 2012 Course #1: LTC 501 Time: 2:00-6:00 p.m.

Athletic Administration: Philosophy, Leadership Organizations and Professional Programs The flagship course of Leadership Training serves as an overview for interscholastic athletic administration. This course introduces the philosophy of educational athletics then focuses on the roles of the NIAAA, the NFHS, the State Athletic/Activity Associations, and the State Athletic Administrator’s Associations. The course also previews the NIAAA Leadership Training and Certification Programs. It is a prerequisite for all levels of certification and includes study materials for the CAA Certification Examination.

Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Athletic administrators seeking to learn more about educational athletics, national organizations, and those interested in pursuing the certification process. This course is a recommended prerequisite to all other LTI courses. Required for: RAA, CAA and CMAA Certification

Monday, April 23, 2012 Course #2: LTC 707 Time: 1:00-5:00 p.m.

Athletic Administration: Assessment of Interscholastic Athletic Programs and Personnel This course examines a philosophical rationale and a variety of methods that may be used to assess athletic programs and personnel. The goals of this program are to improve the performance of athletic coaches and other athletic department personnel, improvement of program operations and improvement of satisfaction among players, parents and employees. A central theme is to encourage assessment of needs, interests and opinions that can enhance goal-setting and planning priorities. The course examines a philosophical rationale for assessment of HS sport programs, discusses basic statistical concepts, focuses on Affective Assessment, describes various Personnel Assessment methods and concepts, and details various Program Assessment techniques.

Enrollees who will derive greatest benefit: Administrators with no background in personnel and program assessment and administrators seeking templates for assessment.

NIAAA CODE OF ETHICS - THE INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATOR 1. Develops and maintains a comprehensive athletic program which seeks the highest development of all participants, and which represents the individual dignity of every athlete. 2. Considers the well being of the entire student body as fundamental in all decisions and actions. 3. Supports the principle of due process and protects the civil and human rights of all individuals. 4. Organizes, directs and promotes an interscholastic athletic program that is an integral part of the total education program. 5. Cooperates with the staff and school administration in establishing, implementing and supporting school policies. 6. Acts impartially in the execution of basic policies and in the enforcement of the conference, league, and state HS association rules and regulations. 7. Fulfills professional responsibilities with honesty and integrity. 8. Upholds the honor of the profession in all relations with students, colleagues, coaches, administration and the general public. 9. Improves the professional status and effectiveness of the interscholastic athletic administrator through participation in local, state, and national in-service programs. 10. Promotes high standards of ethics, sportsmanship and personal conduct by encouraging administration, coaches’, staff, student athletes, and community to commit to these high standards.

17 L EADERSHIP TRAINING INSTITUTE REGISTRATION FORM

Name: ______School: ______Mailing Address: ______City: ______Zip Code: ______Office Number: ______Cell Number: ______

Class Attending (Please check): Sunday, April 22, 2012

______: Course #1: LTC 501 Athletic Administration: Philosophy & Leadership

Monday, April 23, 2012

______: Course #2: LTC 707 Athletic Administration Program Assessment Strategies

Class Fee: $90.00 for TIAAA Members $120.00 for Non-Members *Registration Fee Through March 15, 2012: $90.00 *Late Registration Fee (March 15-31): $125.00 *Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 31, 2012 (no registration forms can be accepted after March 31) Amount Enclosed (Make checks payable to the TIAAA and mail with Registration Form): $______Please mail registration form and check (Make checks payable to the TIAAA) to: Christ Presbyterian Academy C/O NIAAA Leadership Training Program Attn: Mike Ellson, LTI Tennessee State Coordinator 2323a Old Hickory Blvd. Nashville, Tennessee 37215 For class registration questions please call Mike Ellson at 615-301-3552. For TASL questions please call Paul Pendleton at 423-652-9589.

*PLEASE NOTE: TASL CREDIT MAY BE AVAILABLE FOR THE COURSES BEING OFFERED. ALSO, 3 HOURS OF GRADUATE CREDIT MAY BE AVAILABLE (FOR ADDITIONAL WORK AND AN ADDITIONAL FEE). PLEASE GO TO www.niaaa.org FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING UNIVERSITY AFFILIATIONS WITH THE NIAAA AND COLLEGE CREDIT THROUGH THE NATIONAL INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATORS ASSOCIATION LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM.

TIAAA—Tennessee Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association NIAAA—National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association

18 2012 BlueCross

Division i and ii Basketball ticket information

note: each day will be one session. a ticket purchased will be good the entire day. tickets for every day, with the exception of Championship saturday, are $10 each.

tickets on the final day of each tournament (saturday) are $12.

Division ii state Basketball D-i giRLs D-i BoYs tournament CHaMpionsHips CHaMpionsHips Lipscomb university MaRCH 7-10, 2012 MaRCH 14-17, 2012 nashville, tn March 1-3, 2012 wednesday wednesday AA-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.) AA-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.) session 1 – thursday AA-quarterfinal (11:30 a.m.) AA-quarterfinal (11:45 a.m.) 2:00 P.M. – Class A Girls’ Semifinal AA-quarterfinal (1:00 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (1:30 p.m.) 3:30 P.M. – Class A Boys’ Semifinal AA-quarterfinal (2:30 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (3:15 p.m.) 5:15 P.M. – Class A Girls’ Semifinal AAA-quarterfinal (4:00 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (5:00 p.m.) 6:45 P.M. – Class A Boys’ Semifinal AAA-quarterfinal (5:30 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (6:45 p.m.)

session 2 – Friday thursday thursday 2:00 P.M. – Class AA Girls’ Semifinal AAA-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (10:00 a.m.) 3:30 P.M. – Class AA Boys’ Semifinal AAA-quarterfinal (11:30 a.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (11:45 a.m.) 5:15 P.M. – Class AA Girls’ Semifinal A-quarterfinal (1:00 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (1:30 p.m.) 6:45 P.M. – Class AA Boys’ Semifinal A-quarterfinal (2:30 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (3:15 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (4:00 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (5:00 p.m.) session 3 - saturday A-quarterfinal (5:30 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (6:45 p.m.) 11:00 A.M. – Class A Girls’ Championship 1:00 P.M. – Class A Boys’ Championship Friday Friday 3:00 P.M. – Class AA Girls’ Championship AA-semifinal (10:00 a.m.) AA-semifinal (10:00 a.m.) 5:00 P.M. – Class AA Boys’ Championship AA-semifinal (11:30 a.m.) AA-semifinal (11:45 a.m.) AAA- semifinal (1:00 p.m.) AAA- semifinal (1:30 p.m.) AAA- semifinal (2:30 p.m.) AAA- semifinal (3:15 p.m.) A- semifinal (4:00 p.m.) A- semifinal (5:00 p.m.) A- semifinal (5:30 p.m.) A- semifinal (6:45 p.m.)

saturday - Championships saturday - Championships Class AA – 2:00 p.m. Class AA – 2:00 p.m. Class AAA – 4:00 p.m. Class AAA – 4:00 p.m. Class A – 6:00 p.m. Class A – 6:00 p.m. 20