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2009 FULTON FOOTBALL GAME NOTES FULTON FOOTBALL 2008 Class 3A State Champions 2003, 2004, 2006 Fulton Falcons (0-0) vs. Morristown West Trojans (0-0) August 22, 2009 Burke-Toney Stadium ________________________________________________________________ Setting The Scene 2009 Schedule Fulton opens its 59 th season of football this Date Opponent afternoon in Morristown. The Falcons are 25- 8/14 Karns (Jamboree) W, 16-0 28-5 in season opening games…Today marks 8/22 @Morristown West the first time that Fulton has ever played in a nd 8/28 @Powell Week Zero game, and August 22 is the 9/4 @Austin-East earliest Fulton has ever started a season… The 9/10 Alcoa (Thurs.) 7:00PM Falcons are 10-14 in the month of 9/18 @Pigeon Forge August…Fulton will try to return to the playoffs in 2009, after missing the postseason 9/25 @West for the 1 st time since 1992 last year…Both 10/2 @Gibbs squads return most of their starters from last 10/9 Gatlinburg-Pittman HC year. Fulton returns seven offensive starters 10/16 Carter and eight defensive starters in 2009, while 10/30 Union Co. West returns nine on defense and eight on offense…Today will be only the 3 rd meeting Falcon Talk between the schools. Fulton defeated West 29- 8 in Morristown in 1971, and the Trojans - The 2009 Falcons are trying to return to returned the honor with a 21-7 victory in the playoffs after missing the postseason Knoxville in 1972. in 2008. It was the fist time Fulton had not earned a playoff berth since 1992. - The Falcons failed to have a player earn a Fulton Quick Facts spot on the All-State, All-PrepXtra, or All-KFL teams last year. Location…………….. Knoxville - Fulton returns seven offensive starters, Opened……………… 1951 and eight defensive starters in 2009. Enrollment…………. 983 - As a sophomore, Ben Winters was selected by his teammates as a co-captain District/Playoff Class… 3-AA/4A of the 2008 Fulton football team. Winters 2008 Record…………. 4-6 was also selected as a member of the All- Home Field…………. Bob Black Field Region 2-3A team Principal……………. Dr. Jon Rysew yk - Junior running back Dametrius Thomas Athletic Director…… Jody Wright accounted for over 1000 all-purpose yards Head Coach………… Buck Coatney last year. Seasons…………….. 18 Record……………… 129 -82 Gameday Forecast Seasons Played…….. 59 All -Time Record…… 354 -272 -11 Partly cloudy skies are on tap for Playoff Appearances.. 18 Saturday in Morristown, with the high Playoff Record……… 31 -15 temperature reaching only 81 degrees. About Fulton High School Coach Buck Coatney Fulton High School opened in 1951 as one of Fulton High School’s 44-16 semi-final win Tennessee’s first comprehensive high schools, over Pearl-Cohn in 2007 a milestone victory combining a complete academic curriculum for Head Football Coach Buck Coatney. The with a full vocational program. Fulton is Falcons gave Coatney his 125 th coaching located in historic North Knoxville just 5 victory as FHS head coach. This is an amazing minutes from the University of Tennessee feat, considering that when Coatney was hired campus. The school is named for noted in 1992, Fulton was scheduled to be closed. industrialist and inventor Weston M. Fulton. Coatney’s job looked to be a temporary one. Fulton has developed a reputation for turning Interest in football was slipping at the school, out graduates who have followed the school as many players moved to other schools due to motto “enter to learn- go forth to serve.” A the proposed closing. The 1992 team suffered tradition of outstanding athletic teams has through a 1-9 season, but the lone win was an been born at the school. Famous former overtime victory over arch-rival West. The Falcons include College Football hall of famer Fulton program improved throughout the early and former Dallas Cowboy D.D. Lewis, UT 90s. The Falcons made their first of 15 basketball All-American Bill Justus, former consecutive playoff appearances under Vol linebacker Jackie Walker, and four-sport Coatney in 1993. By the year 2000, Fulton had letter winner Ron Widby. Fulton’s destiny re-established itself as a football power in the was almost sealed in 1992 when the Knox Co. Knoxville area. In 2002, Coatney led the School Board voted to close the school, but Falcons to their first undefeated regular season strong protests by alumni and supporters since 1974, ending the season at the BlueCross helped to reverse the decision. A fifteen Bowl. Coatney became the first-ever coach in million dollar renovation of Fulton High was Knoxville to lead his team to back-to-back completed in 1998 which created new state football championships in 2003 and classrooms, including band and music rooms, 2004. Fulton returned to the pinnacle of Class and a new gymnasium. 3A football in 2006, as the Falcons ended the Fulton High School responded to the season with a 14-1 record and the school’s challenges of the No Child Left Behind Act third state championship. Fulton showed during the 2008-2009 school year by constant improvement in 2007, and earned completely changing its organizational another trip to the BlueCross Bowl. Currently, structure to focus on small learning Coatney has a 129-82 record as Fulton’s head communities. This change will allow Fulton coach. High School to become an innovative center Coatney’s roots are colored maroon and of learning, and produce students who enter to white, as his father John captained Fulton’s learn and go forth to serve. 1959 team. Coatney was known as a hard- The Falcons clinched their first state nosed linebacker and tight end on the Falcon championship in any sport in 2003 defeating teams of the late 70s. He was named to the all- Covington for the class 3A football title. state team and the Knoxville Journal defensive Fulton began their title defense on a rocky player of the year, as he led Fulton to a region note in 2004, losing 2 of their first 4 games, championship in 1979. Current Vanderbilt but showed constant improvement throughout coach Bobby Johnson recruited Coatney to the season. The Falcons hit their stride in the Furman University where he earned playoffs, advancing to their 3 rd consecutive Honorable-Mention All-American honors. He BlueCross Bowl. Fulton’s 2 nd state began his coaching career at Furman as a championship was sewn up after a 34-6 defeat graduate assistant. After leaving Furman, of Greenbrier. The Falcons returned to Coatney spent two years as an assistant coach championship form in 2006, finishing with a at Middlesburg High School in Florida. He 14-1 record and a BlueCross Bowl victory returned to Fulton in 1987, where he served as over David Lipscomb. The Fulton basketball Defensive Coordinator. He was named team earned its first AA state championship in Fulton’s 11 th head coach in 1992. Coatney is 2008 with a 74-68 victory over Memphis the only football coach to win three Mitchell, and defended that title in 2009. consecutive KFL/PrepXtra Coach of the year honors (2002-2004). For his work in 2004, numerous positions while on the staff at Coatney was named state coach of the year by Fulton. He joined the staff in 1998 as Head the Tennessee Sportswriters Association, and Freshmen coach. Lambdin serves as an the Tennessee Titans. Coatney served as the academic counselor to Fulton athletes through defensive coordinator of the 2005 Tennessee the Play It Smart program. He was a member High School All-Star team. He earned his of the Fulton football teams during the mid- fourth PrepXtra Bob Polston Coach of the 80s. Year award, and his third TSWA state Coach of the Year honor following the 2006 season. Jay Humphrey Coatney is scheduled to serve as the defensive Running Backs/Defensive Backs/Special teams coordinator of the Tennessee team in the 2009 Years at Fulton: 9, 1 st Year: 2001 Border Bowl all-star game. Texas High School Football legend Jay Coatney’s Milestone Victories Humphrey joined the Fulton staff in 2001, and #1 1992- FHS 14 West 7 (OT) has tutored some of Fulton’s greatest running #25 1998- FHS 1 Union Co. 0 (forfeit) backs. Humphrey had the honor of coaching #50 2001- FHS 36 Seymour 26 his sons Derrick and Desmond during Fulton’s #75 2003- FHS 42 Seymour 10 2006 championship season. He will take over #100 2006- FHS 26 Austin-East 7 Special Teams coordinator duties in 2009. #125 2007- FHS 44 Pearl-Cohn 16 Meet The Coaching Staff Micaiah Smoker Wide Recievers/Defensive Backs st Years at Fulton: 4, 1 Year: 2006 Bob Black Coach Micaiah Smoker is another former Offensive/Defensive Line Falcon that is now a member of the coaching Years at Fulton: 45, 1 st Year: 1965 staff. Smoker played running back for Fulton Coach Bob Black has been a staple of Fulton from 1989 to 1991. In addition to his coaching athletics for nearly 50 years. Black graduated duties, Coach Smoker helps coordinate from Fulton in 1960, and played football Fulton’s Strength and Conditioning program. collegiately at Carson-Newman. He returned to coach at his alma mater in 1965, and has Pete Stout served as an assistant coach for his entire stint, Offensive/Defensive Line except for two years as head coach in 1969 Years at Fulton: 4, 1 st Year: 2006 and 1970. He was inducted into the TSSAA Pete Stout joined the Fulton coaching staff in Hall of Fame in 2008, and into the Fulton 2006 after a long stint as an assistant coach at Wall of Fame in 2009.