The Inaugural WCOA Hoops4Sportsmanship

Classic

December 19, 2020

Presented by McDonald’s & Tampa Bay Community

WCOA Hoops4Sportsmanship Title Sponsor

Platinum Sponsorship

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Membership Executive Bill Bram 727-916-1485 [email protected]

The WCOA Hoops 4Sportsmanship Classic arose from the vision of WCOA Vice President Dave Queen. The High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) emphasizes sportsmanship every year. Officials must file an online AT-6 form with the state for an unsporting technical foul in basketball or an equivalent penalty in other sports. Officials wield a stick with their power to punish bad sportsmanship. Dave was searching for a way to offer players a carrot and reward them for good sportsmanship.

There is also an AT-7 which officials may file in cases of very good sportsmanship. FHSAA informed us that in academic year 2019-20, fewer than 100 total AT-7 forms were filed for all Florida high school sports. WCOA has resolved to increase player awareness of the AT-7 form and for our officials to issue more AT-7s. FHSAA school administrators often recognize and reward student-athletes who receive AT-7s. That is an incentive for improved sportsmanship.

Dave Silverman is the Director of The WCOA Hoops 4Sportsmanship Classic, chairing a committee of 11 WCOA officials. Fellow official Randy Sterns, an attorney, formed our 501(c)(3) charity WCOA 4Sportsmanship, Inc., filing with the IRS and the State of Florida.

Mike Buckingham has been our liaison with the FHSAA regarding the sportsmanship aspect of our WCOA Hoops 4Sportsmanship Classic. Mike is a former NCAA D-I women’s basketball official. Mark Olson headed our team selection sub-committee. Jon Decker, one of our WCOA assigners, chaired our program sub-committee.

John Jarocki, who began officiating in 1974, led our sponsorship sub- committee. Jack Llewellyn procured our banners and signs.

Ian Edwards and Paul McMahon are co-staff-directors on Game Day,convedr overseeing the numerous WCOA officials volunteering today. Paul also did the computer graphics for this program. Chuck Kindred and Anthony Brown contributed their experience in organizing previous tournaments. Special thanks to Shawn Farson for creating Hoop4Sportsmanship logo.

Combined, our committee officials have officiated approximately 25 FHSAA finals / semi-finals in Lakeland. West Coast Officials Association

West Coast Officials Association (WCOA) has over 400 football and basketball member officials in the Tampa Bay area and has served our community for over 50 years. We officiate almost all the high school games in Hillsborough County and at least half the games in Pasco County. WCOA also officiates middle schools, youth leagues, and adult recreation leagues.

Our mission is to be the association of choice. West Coast Officials Association is dedicated to serving the sports of football and basket-ball in the state of Florida through the training and development of quality officials who will positively impact the sports in which they are involved. We aim to fulfill this mission by maintaining an organization that upholds the highest principles in supporting our members at every stage of their officiating career.

Some of our officials also officiate junior college and Division II and III college basketball and football. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) consistently recognizes WCOA for its quantity and quality of training. The FHSAA selects our officials for a high number of post-season assignments at the regional and state cham-pionship series level.

Rodney Dickerson is the President of West Coast Officials Associa-tion. Dave Queen is WCOA Vice President for Basketball.

We are always looking for new recruits. If you are interested in be-coming a WCOA basketball official or WCOA football official, email Sally Scribner at [email protected] You can also go to our website wcoafla.org and click the ‘Join’ link on the top right. A class for new officials starts Spring 2021.

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With sadness, we note the passing of Jack Brown on Thanksgiving Day. Jack was one of the longest tenured WCOA basketball officials with over 35 years of service. Jack was a great mentor for newer of-ficials. Jack played football at Middleton H.S. in Tampa, Class of 1965. He worked 30 years at USF’s Florida Mental Health Institute. Jack will be missed by all his colleagues at WCOA.

The WCOA Hoops 4Sportsmanship Classic is the vision of West Coast Basketball Officials’ Association -Tampa, V. P. Dave Queen. The Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) emphasizes sportsmanship every year.

Officials file more UnSportsmanship reports than reports for Sportsmanship each year. As officials, Fans and Coaches we have searched for ways to reward players for good sportsmanship.

The Sportsmanship Classic is our carrot to Coaches, Players and Fans to improve Sportsmanship. Donations received from Tampa Bay Community Sponsors will reward acts of Sportsmanship in the Game.

These teams have been chosen to lead others in athletics in the pursuit of Championships and Sportsmanship. This is the inaugural event and will continue each year.

Dave Silverman, Director, WCOA Hoops 4Sportsmanship Classic, and committee WCOA members. Randy Sterns, P.A. Treasurer, Mike Buckingham, FHSAA Liaison, Mark Olson, Team Consultant, Jon Decker, Sponsorship Co-Ordinator, John Jarocki, Sponsorship Chairman, Jack Llewellyn, banners and signs, Anthony Brown Tickets & Officials, Ian Edwards and Paul McMahon, Game Day Staff Directors and online program, Chuck Kindred, Electronic Clock Operator and Head Table Staff.

Special thanks to Shawn Farson for creating the WCOA Hoops4Sportsmanship logo. WCOA Thanks Keystone Preparatory H.S., The University of Tampa, The McDonald’s Casper Family Corporation and all of our Tampa Bay Community sponsors.

Sportsmanship Awards Presentation & Game Honorees

Each team shall receive a ‘Title Sponsor’ WCOA 4Sportsmanship Classic Award. Rubin Padgett Game Rubin Padgett was the first African American Hillsborough County Commissioner and owner of Padgett Nursing Home in east Tampa. Rubin was an accomplished advocate for those living in Tampa’s inner city. He passed away in March 2020, survived by son Nolan Padgett, a WCOA official and Men’s Basketball Coordinator of Officials for the NCAA D-II Sunshine State Conference; and grandchildren Nolan Padgett Jr and Tracie Lowe, both WCOA officials.

Jan Bennett Game Jan Bennett was inducted into the Florida Association of Basketball Coaches Court of Legends after compiling 576 wins at Tampa Bay Tech, Robinson, Brandon and other Tampa Bay high schools. Twenty-five of his players earned NCAA D-I or D-II scholarships. Five of them later played in the NBA; two in the NFL; and two in MLB. He passed away in September 2020, survived by his wife Martha Bennett, a WCOA electronic clock operator.

Jane Castor Game Mayor Jane Castor is currently the 59th Mayor of Tampa who previously served as the first female Chief of Police of the Tampa Police Department. (2009-2015). A native of Tampa, Mayor Castor graduated in 1977 from Chamberlain HS while playing basketball & . Mayor Castor was inducted into the University of Tampa's Athletic Hall of Fame following her record-breaking performance on the women's basketball and volleyball teams. She graduated in 1981 with a BS in Criminology and later earned a Master Degree (MPA) in Public Administration from Troy State University.

In Memory “Jack Brown” Game With sadness, we note the passing of Jack Brown on Thanksgiving Day, 2020. Jack was the longest tenured WCOA basketball official with over 40 years of service and reached the highest officials’ rating. Jack was a great mentor for new officials, players and future coaches. Jack played football at Middleton H.S. in Tampa, Class of 1965. Served in the U.S. Army. Jack Brown worked 30 years at USF’s Florida Mental Health Institute. Jack will be missed by all his colleagues at WCOA. Sportsmanship Awards Presentation

Each team shall receive a ‘Title Sponsor’ WCOA 4Sportsmanship Classic Award

Rubin Padgett Game First African American Hillsborough County Commissioner

Jan Bennett Game Florida Hall of Fame inducted Coach

Jane Castor Game Mayor * First Female Chief, City of Tampa

Game #4 TBA Recognition of a Tampa Bay Area Sportsmanship Recipient

Bronze Sponsorship

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Program Sponsorship’s

FreshStart Inc Harold Weaver Jr. [email protected]

Northwestern Mutal Brian Damasiewicz, Financial Advisor [email protected]

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Rubin Padgett Game 3:00 PM

Yellow Jackets Blake Varsity Boys 1 Kyle Stewart 21 Brandon Granville 3 Cedric Jackson 22 Henry Katz 4 Javon Ashley 23 Joshua Dunbar 10 Joshua Williamson 33 Phillip Woodside 11 Jahlil Johnson 44 Antonio Wanser 12 Andre Facen 45 Kilib Jackson 20 Donald Walker

Head Coach - Fred Lewis 1st year as boys’ basketball coach at Blake High School. Spent last 4 seasons as the girls’ basketball coach at Blake. Served as head coach at Middleton High School from 2011-2014. Played locally for Doug Aplin at Chamberlain High School. Played at USF from 1988-1992. Helping the Bulls to 3 straight years of post-season play (including NCAA bids in 1990 & 1992). 14 year professional player with stints in Israel, Japan, Philippines and Venezuela.

2 Renaldo Garica II 21 Matt Mulfinger 12 Jack Weinstock 23 CJ Hawkins 13 Greg Paxton 33 Mark Mulfinger 15 Keon Keeley 42 Kavouklis

Coach Renaldo Garcia Joined Berkeley in 2017 as its new varsity head coach. Prior to that, he served as head basketball coach at Sickles High since 2002. His coaching accolades include leading Sickles to the 2017 Class 8A State Championship, finishing the season with an impressive 29-4 record. As a player, Coach Garcia was a three-year starting guard for the University of Florida from 1987-1991, where he was a member of the school’s first SEC Championship team in 1989. He played professionally for Liga Georgina de Villegas (San Pedro Sula, Honduras) from 1991-1992. Jack Brown Game 7:00 PM

Mascot Mustangs Mitchell Varsity Boys

1 Nate Adawonu 0 Alec Hilliard 33 Jacob Beegle 32 Brayden Krapf 35 Julius Bhattan 3 David Proper 4 Manny Colon 23 Jason Richardson 22 Chris Dicocco 5 Khamari Smith 20 Johnny Fairbank 30 Sam Unger 11 Elijah Hadley 10 Maddox Wahr 25 James Hill 2 Stephen White

Head Coach – Jason Vetter Third season at Mitchell after 15 years at Hudson High. He is the winningest coach in Hudson High history and has 194 wins overall. At Hudson, Vetter led the Cobras to their first regional playoff appearances in school history in 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012. He helped sign 16 players to college scholarships. Vetter is 20-33 in two seasons at Mitchell, with the team being awarded FHSAA Academic Team Champion both years.

Jan Bennet Game 3:00 PM

Mascot Gryphons 2020-2021 Lady Gryphon Varsity Basketball

5 Kaiya Walsh 14 Morgan Minardi 10 Emma Dimassa 15 Alexus Fillmore 11 Maria Rojas 24 Rasha Khan 12 Ashley Turner 30 Lexi Pizarro 13 Abigail Jones 34 Kelise White

Head Coach - Mark Key 19 years at Sickles High School, Record 277-220 ,3 District Championships, 7 Regional Appearances, 6 Sweet 16 3 Regional Finals, 1 Region Championship, 1 Final Four 1 McDonald All American and 2 Parade All Americans.

1 Amaiya Potter 21 Ashlyn Couzens 2 Zion Pace 22 Rebecca Nieves 3 Landyn Williams 23 Claire Kelley 4 Natalia Rivera 24 Kailee Burkleo 12 Solei Sowell 25 Emma Gregory 13 Olivia Van Damme 44 Zoi Evans Alexis Couzens

Head Coach – Karley Barnes Jane Castor Game 1:00 PM

4 Becca Bach 22 Analyah Allen 20 Lexi Price 5 Destiny Hines 10 Sydney Sandhoff 3 Jenna Lind 44 Cameron Siler-Nixon 33 Alyssa Bongiovanni 21 Hanna Thornbury 24 Danae Blacketer 1 Lindsay Phillips 12 Brooke DiCampli

Head coach- Josh Goldstein: Grew up in Providence, Rhode Island. Graduated from The University of Tampa 2007. Member of the team at UT from 2003-2005. Teacher in Hillsborough County Schools since 2007. Baseball assistant coach at Leto, Gaither, and Tampa Bay Tech High Schools from 2008-2014. Career coaching record of 45-54.

1 Kayla Ludwig 14 Lydia Castro 3 Jinnae Williams 20 Erin Ellsworth 4 Madison Giovenco 21 Jenna Funderburke 5 Pauline Anunobi 22 Autumn Stiens 10 Casey Deck 23 Madison Vaira 11 Theresa Hospodarek 24 Sydney Palmer 12 Myel Parker 33 Franchesca Bradner

Head coach- Scott Palmer Scott Palmer who is in his 4th year as head coach and has coached various sports in the county for 25 years. The Lady Wolves have had recent success in 2019 theywon their first district championship and have been to the state playoffs the last 2 years. Newsome has a strong nucleus returning 7 Sr’s and 9 returning Varsity Letter winners. The Lady Wolves are led by SR’s Pauline Anunobi, Lydia Castro, Casey Deck. Jenna Funderburke, and Madison Vaira. Bronze Sponsorship

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WCOA (Basketball) Officials Recruitment

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