WINTER 2005

• A.F. BRIDGES AWARDS PROGRAM WINNERS • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION • MR. FOOTBALL AWARDS

TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE TSSAA NEWS ROUTING REPORT 2004 FALL STATE CHAMPIONS

This routing report is provided to assist The TSSAA is proud to recognize the 2003 Fall Sports Champions. principals and athletic directors in ensuring that the TSSAA News is seen by all necessary school personnel. CHEERLEADING CROSS-COUNTRY GOLF Each individual should check the appropriate Freshman Division A-AA GIRLS A-AA GIRLS box after having read the News and pass it on Collierville High School David Lipscomb High School Davidson Academy to the next individual on the list or return it to the athletic administrator. Junior Varsity Division AAA GIRLS AAA GIRLS ❑ Athletic Director Houston High School Brentwood High School Farragut High School ❑ Girls Tennis Coach ❑ Baseball Coach Cheer (Non-Building) DIVISION II GIRLS DIVISION II GIRLS ❑ Boys Tennis Coach Division Brentwood Academy Baylor School ❑ Girls Basketball Coach McKenzie High School ❑ Girls Track & Field Coach A-AA BOYS A-AA BOYS ❑ Boys Basketball Coach Cheer (Building) Division Elizabethton High School Hixson High School ❑ Boys Track & Field Coach Lawrence County High School ❑ Girls Cross Country Coach AAA BOYS AAA BOYS ❑ Girls Volleyball Coach Small Co-Ed Division Houston High School Jefferson County High School ❑ Boys Cross Country Coach Collierville High School ❑ Wrestling Coach DIVISION II BOYS DIVISION II BOYS ❑ Football Coach Large Co-Ed Division Brentwood Academy Baylor School ❑ Cheerleading Coach Christian Brothers High School ❑ Boys Golf Coach ❑ Girls Golf Coach Small Varsity Division GIRLS SOCCER FOOTBALL ❑ Girls Soccer Coach Briarcrest Christian School A-AA DIVISION II-A ❑ Boys Soccer Coach Franklin Road Academy Bishop Byrne High School ❑ Softball Coach Medium Varsity Division ❑ Bowling Coach Centennial High School AAA DIVISION II-AA Other______Houston High School Briarcrest Christian School Large Varsity Division Houston High School Division II DIVISION II-AAA Baylor School Memphis University School Super Varsity Division Germantown High School CLASS 1A GIRLS Donelson Christian Academy VOLLEYBALL DANCE CLASS 2A A-AA Alcoa High School Jazz Division David Lipscomb High School Collierville High School CLASS 3A AAA Fulton High School Pom Division Brentwood High School Collierville High School CLASS 4A Division II Maryville High School Hip Hop Father Ryan High School Hendersonville High School CLASS 5A Riverdale High School RONNIE CARTER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOB BALDRIDGE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE BECK ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE MENEES ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BERNARD CHILDRESS ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WANDA BELT VOLUME 57 WINTER 2005 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT PAT DROKE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT MATTHEW GILLESPIE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT ARTICLES TERRY HILLIER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT A. F. Bridges Awards TRINA MELTON 6 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT High schools are honored for sportsmanship. GAYLE SIMMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT SHONNIE SPEICHER Mr. Football Award Winners ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 12 Backs and linemen are honored for their performance on the gridiron. LYNNE SUTTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

BOARD OF CONTROL FEATURES PRESIDENT - MIKE REED HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN VICE PRESIDENT - FRED KESSLER BOLIVAR CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BOLIVAR 5 Distinguished Service Recognition LYNN BROWN MARYVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, MARYVILLE A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for excellence. TOMMY LAYNE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP TERRY LOOPER 9 Whistle Notes - Gene Menees CASCADE HIGH SCHOOL, WARTRACE Information for and recognition of TSSAA officials. MIKE TRIBUE McGAVOCK HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE BRYAN TRUE SUMMERTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, SUMMERTOWN 14 Ronnie Carter SAM MILES Athletics at the secondary school level has its advantages. DYERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL, DYERSBURG JOE DAVIS MANASSAS HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS 16 Matthew Gillespie LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL Changes in the media and the championships. PRESIDENT - BILLY JOE EVANS FAYETTEVILLE CITY SCHOOLS, FAYETTEVILLE VICE PRESIDENT - ED FOSTER OOLTEWAH HIGH SCHOOL, OOLTEWAH 17 Stephen Bargatze RICHARD CARROLL An update on The Right Team. SULLIVAN NORTH HIGH SCHOOL, KINGSPORT STEVE HARRIS FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY, NASHVILLE 17 Trina Melton MICHAEL REYNOLDS Information on the Ninth Annual Cheer Coaches Conference.. FARRAGUT HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE MIKE TATUM LEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, HOHENWALD DAN BLACK 18 Bernard Childress CROCKETT COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, ALAMO Information on TMSAA committee meeting and rules changes. JOHN MALONE TREADWELL HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS PHIL ROGERS TSSAA NEWS (USPS 643-400) IS PUBLISHED FOUR TIMES A YEAR: SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, JANUARY AND APRIL JACKSON CENTRAL-MERRY HIGH SCHOOL FOR $10.00 PER YEAR BY TSSAA, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE 37076. SECOND CLASS, POSTAGE PAID AT HERMITAGE, TN AND ADDITIONAL MAILING OFFICES. POSTMASTER: SEND ADDRESS CHANGE TO: TSSAA NEWS, 3333 LEBANON ROAD, HERMITAGE, TN 37076

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NFHS Coaches Association Award Program Tennis – Sue Webb, Chattanooga Christian We are proud to announce that, again this year, the Board Bowling – Keith Freemon, Hendersonville of Control has given TSSAA permission to participate in the NFHS Coaches Association Award Program. This program Girls Sports is designed to recognize State Active Coaches of the Year Basketball – Rick Insell, Shelbyville Central and Sectional Coaches of the Year in each sport sanctioned Track – Angela Hubbard, Hume Fogg by the Association. Coaches are selected based on their Volleyball – Tracey Berry, Page accomplishments the previous school year. State and Softball – Kristi Brinkley, Beech Sectional Coach of the Year winners will receive a Soccer – Dennis Lindsay, Farragut certificate from the National Federation recognizing their Tennis – Jimmy Pitkanen, Webb School of Knoxville accomplishments. Sectional Award winners will also be Cross Country – Karen Robichaud, Brentwood considered for the NFHS National Coach of the Year Award. Golf – Sandra Black, Rossvie A National committee will select the National Coaches of the Year and these individuals will receive a plaque from the Youth Organizations Thankful national office recognizing their accomplishment. To Attend BlueCross Bowl Each state is also allowed to nominate one Citation TSSAA provided tickets to youth organizations for the (Coach) nominee. NFHS Citations are presented to BlueCross Bowl. Over 1,000 tickets were distributed to the individuals who have made significant contributions to the following organizations: NFHS and/or other national organizations that have had an impact on high school activities. Nominees for Contributor Boys & Girls Clubs of Middle Tennessee of the Year must exemplify the highest standards of Boys & Girls Club of Mufreesboro sportsmanship, ethical conduct, moral character, and carry Boys & Girls Club of Franklin the endorsement of their respective state high school LaVergne Police Athletic League association. Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Middle Tennessee TSSAA is proud to recognize our award winners for the Special Kids Inc. 2003-04 school year. They are as follows: Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes Bethlehem Center, Gra-Mar, Training Ground, Inc., Boys Sports Jr. Pee Wee Football – P.A. Pratt, Crockett County Project for Neighborhood Alliance. Basketball – Donald Ensor, Unaka Track – Jason Wood, Cordova Thank you letters were sent to the TSSAA by many of the Baseball – Donny Joyner, Milan young recipients that were able to attend the games. After Soccer – Russ Plummer, Hendersonville reading their letters, it is easy to see that it was well worth it Wrestling – Jim Morgan, Baylor to provide these young people with the opportunity to attend Cross Country – George Gibson, Houston the BlueCross Bowl. Golf – Danny Leasure, Lexington

4 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION

ADMINISTRATOR - Harvey Mize

TSSAA is proud to recognize Harvey Mize as our Distinguished Service Award recipient as an administrator in the state. Harvey Mize attended Lily High School in Kentucky from 1957 to 1961, where he was a three sport star. He played baseball for the Bulldogs and was also quarterback for the football team. However, he is best remembered for leading the Lily Bulldog basketball team to their first state tournament appearance in 1961 and was selected to the All- State team. After graduating high school, Harvey went on to play basketball for Sue Bennett Junior College. From there he furthered his career and earned his B.S. degree from Eriskine Collge and his Masters degree from Austin Peay State University. Some of his other accomplishments include proudly serving in the Vietnam War as an Army captain and being inducted into the Laurel County Sports Hall of Fame. From 1974 to 2000, Harvey coached varsity girls’ basketball at McEwen High School. During this time the Warriorettes won five district championships and had four trips to the sub-state. He won 437 games and was named District Coach of the Year six times. While at McEwen, Harvey has also served as a classroom teacher, assistant principal, and athletic director at the high school. Mr. Mize is currently the principal at McEwen Middle School and coaching the ninth grade girls’ basketball team. TSSAA is proud to salute Harvey Mize for his contributions as a coach and administrator to high school athletics in Tennessee.

OFFICIAL - Henry Phillips Henry Phillips, a TSSAA official with 38 years of experience, is being honored as distinguished service award honoree. Henry has worked TSSAA sports for five decades, registering first in 1967. He has worked basketball, baseball, softball and volleyball. In 1994, he became assigning officer of the Columbia Official’s Association and in the year 2000, was named basketball coordinator for the South Central Official’s Association. Henry has worked many district, regional, sectional and sub-state games throughout the years and officiated in the state volleyball tournament in 1998 and 2001. He has served in administrative capacities for the TSSAA at the state volleyball tournament in 2003 and 2004. Henry graduated from Wayne County High School, Tennessee in 1962. He attended Union University in Jackson and Memphis State University. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in education with majors in health, physical education and recreation. He began officiating with intramurals while at MSU in football, basketball, volleyball and baseball. Henry serves as park manager for the state of Tennessee at the David Crockett State Park in Lawrenceburg. He has professional certificates as a cap certified leisure professional and a certified park and recreational professional. He is married to Cathye, and has one son, two step-children and six grandchildren. TSSAA is truly proud to honor Henry Phillips for his dedication to athletics, education, and children in the state of Tennessee.

COACH - Lamar Rogers It is a pleasure for TSSAA to recognize Lamar Rogers as our Distinguished Service Award recipient as a coach in the state. Coach Rogers attended Clarkrange Elementary and Banner Roslin grade schools. He graduated from Clarkrange High School and returned to his alma mater as a teacher and coach after finishing college. Coach Rogers attended Tennessee Tech University where he received his Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees. He met his future wife, Karen Sells, while attending Tennessee Tech. They have been married for 30 years and have two children, a son, Alvin, and a daughter, Pamela. They also have a son-in-law, Chris Turner. His daughter, Pamela, was a member of his Clarkrange basketball team from 1992 to 1995. She participated on the 1995 team that won the Class A State Championship. Coach Rogers is in his 30th year teaching at his alma mater. This is his 28th year as head girls’ basketball coach. His teams have made 15 state tournament appearances and won 7 state titles. His teams have won 791 and lost 162 games during his 28 year coaching career. TSSAA proudly salutes Lamar Rogers for his outstanding work with the student-athletes in Tennessee.

CONTRIBUTOR - Winston L. Wallace Winston L. Wallace is a graduate of the University of Alabama with a degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Winston worked for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation in Burbank, California for two years prior to moving to Tennessee in 1952. He was a Principal Engineer and Section Supervisor with Calspan Corporation. He retired in 1993 after having worked at Arnold Engineering Development Center (AEDC) for over 42 years. Calspan was one of the three contractor-operators of AEDC near Tullahoma. As a long time resident of Manchester, Tennessee, Winston become involved early in girl’s track and organized and directed the Manchester Rotary Girl’s Invitational Track Meet for years. He has served as a track meet official for several years as a starter and referee on the junior high, senior high and college level, as well as National Junior Olympic Track and Field Meets. As an avocation, Winston spent 20 years as a high school football and basketball play-by-play sports announcer for Radio Station WMSR-FM in Manchester. During this time, he developed an interest in compiling a sports history of Manchester Central High School (now Coffee County High). This interest extended to compiling district, regional and state tournament results in football and basketball – an interest that continues to the present. Much of this information has been shared with other sports announcers and with the TSSAA. During the time Winston was doing play-by-play, he also was a sports stringer for The Manchester Times and The Nashville Banner. His weekly “Raider Reminiscing” column in The Manchester Times recounted memorable Manchester football games all the way back to their beginning in 1922. TSSAA proudly salutes Winston Wallace as a contributor to the children and the sports programs in the state of Tennessee.

5 2003 A. F. BRIDGES AWARDS 2004

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 2003-04 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 were presented "JUST DO WHAT'S RIGHT!" recognition banners at the regional meetings in each grand division of our state during November, 2004. STATE AWARD OF EXCELLENCE Of these 27 divisional recipients, one school in each class received Tennessee's top award for overall outstanding effort in its division. These schools were 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 has been expanded to include 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 was 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 were 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 High School 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 High School 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 high school 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.

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CLASS A CLASS A CLASS A 1. Halls High School 1. Forrest High School 1. Christian Academy of Knoxville 2. Dresden High School 2. Van Buren County High School 2. Temple High School 3. Scotts Hill High School 3. Westmoreland High School 3. Whitwell High School

CLASS AA CLASS AA CLASS AA 4. Brighton High School 4. DeKalb County High School 4. Carter High School 5. Chester County High School 5. Livingston Academy 5. Sullivan Central High School 6. McKenzie High School 6. Smith County High School 6. West Greene High School

CLASS AAA CLASS AAA CLASS AAA 7. Dyersburg High School 7. Cookeville High School 7. Bearden High School 8. Hardin County High School 8. Dickson County High School 8. Greeneville High School 9. Millington Central High School 9. Franklin County High School 9. Maryville High School

NOTE: State Award of Excellence winner shown in bold.

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THE A. F. BRIDGES AWARDS 2003 ATHLETIC DISTRICT AWARDS 2004

ATHLETIC DISTRICT 7 ATHLETIC DISTRICT 4 ATHLETIC DISTRICT 1 SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Jim Ward - McKenzie Allen West – Clay County Schools Dr. Lyle Ailshie – Greeneville City Schools PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Bill Kee - Camden Central High W.A. (Buddy) Pate Jr. – Eagleville High Daffin Anderson – Cherokee High ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Doyle Murphy - Chester County High Jerry Mathis – Tullahoma High Gary Householder – Seymour High FEMALE COACH FEMALE COACH FEMALE COACH Nancy Fitts - Jackson North Side High Lesley Smith – Livingston Academy Brenda Evans – Science Hill High MALE COACH MALE COACH MALE COACH Wade Comer - McKenzie High Jimmy Maynord - Smith County High Graham Clark – Dobyns Bennett High OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Newman Ramsey - Football Jack Borden – Football Shelby Miller – Football & Basketball CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR Michael Sparks - Fellowship of Livingston Regional Hospital Jim Kiss – Sullivan North High Christian Athletes (Director) ATHLETIC DISTRICT 5 ATHLETIC DISTRICT 2 ATHLETIC DISTRICT 8 SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR Dr. Margaret W. Wade – Franklin Road Academy John Fogarty – McMinn County Schools Tim Fite - Tipton County Schools PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Paul Decker – Hendersonville High Mike Reynolds – Farragut High Sam Miles - Dyersburg High ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR William Workman – Clarksville High Jerry Thompson – Maryville High Bobby Mullins - Crockett County High FEMALE COACH FEMALE COACH FEMALE COACH Joanne Tribue- Hunters Lane Jerilynn Carroll – Knoxville Halls Teresa Mills - Halls High MALE COACH MALE COACH MALE COACH Dennis Goodwin – Donelson Christian Academy Bill Young – Christian Academy of Knoxville Jesus Patino - Haywood High OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Walter Overton – Football, Basketball Kenny Everett – Basketball Wilford Smith - Football CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR Dr. Clarence Sanders – Gallatin Jim Bletner – University of Tennessee Brad Vinson & Brian Moore (Team Physician) (Munford Touchdown Club) ATHLETIC DISTRICT 3 ATHLETIC DISTRICT 6 SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR ATHLETIC DISTRICT 9 SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR Larry Payne – Cleveland City Schools Robert Cole – Memphis City Schools Dr. Bill Thrasher – Columbia Academy PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL PRINCIPAL Margie Allison – South Pittsburg Dr. Timothy Setterlund – Collierville High Bryan True – Summertown High ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Catherine Neely- East Ridge Jim Heinz – Evangelical Christian School Ronnie Seigenthaler – Brentwood High FEMALE COACH FEMALE COACH FEMALE COACH Beverly Tatuer – Bledsoe County Schools Lisa Lewis – Collierville High Heather Warren – Wayne County High MALE COACH MALE COACH MALE COACH Larry Davis – Polk County Charlie White – Germantown High Brian Kelly – Centennial High OFFICIAL OFFICIAL OFFICIAL Stacey Rymer – Volleyball & Basketball Joe Darr – Football, Softball Tim King – Volleyball, Softball, Basketball CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR CONTRIBUTOR Stephen Hargis – Times/Free Press Jeff McElveen – Coca-Cola Tony Wolfe – Columbia Area McDonalds (Chattanooga)

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ne of the best kept secrets in our state is the baseball 2004 TSSAA STATE GIRLS’ SOCCER OFFICALS umpire’s camp held the last weekend in January. From across the state, there will be anywhere from 40 to 60 HIGHLAND RIM ASSOCIATION O Jeff Vegso, Butch Patterson, Paul Girata, Mitch Clark high school umpires coming together to learn more about the rules and mechanics of high school baseball. The camp has been WEST TN ASSOCIATION a valuable tool for improving the baseball umpiring across the Bill McManus, Dennis Kennetz, Mike Pitoniak, Ben Armstrong state. The camp is directed by Bob Black, a long time SEC and SOUTHEAST ASSOCIATION ACC umpire. The staff includes Jim Herbert, Dorris Armstrong, Hiko Waldon, Dan Lawson, Joe Owino, Gary Welch, Rick Finger, Ed Hudson, Jack Cox and Scott Chamberland. Also, on the staff Gene Schlereth, Isaac Martinez, Thomas Andrake, Bill Sisk, are two major league umpires, Dale Ford (recently retired) and Rob Griffith, Abby Gengozian Chuck Meriwether who is still working in the major leagues. TENNESSEE VALLEY ASSOCIATION The contributions that the entire staff has made are enormous. Mike Fitzpatrick, Chip Fuller, Todd Buchkovich, Larry However, both Dale and Chuck bring something unique to the Scalf, Mike Compton, John Glowienka, Randy Chappell, Chuck Schaich high school umpires. They have been and are still at the top of their profession. Both have worked in the World Series and TRI-CITIES ASSOCIATION Jason Booher, Frank De Nobriga, Jerry Cook, Al Wargo Chuck worked this past fall at the Red Sox/Cardinals series. Also, both bring humility to the umpires that is respected across MIDDLE TENNESSEE ASSOCIATION our state. Even though Dale retired from professional ball, he George Blank, Casey Tice, Jeff Gillies, Tony Sheets continues to work high school and has worked two of our state tournaments since retiring. Congratulations to Chuck for working the World Series. If you love baseball, stop by the camp. It is 2004 TSSAA STATE FOOTBALL OFFICIALS worth it just listening to the baseball stories. All are true with just BLOUNT COUNTY ASSOCIATION a bit of dramatics thrown in. Benny Blackstock, David Warwick, Mark Payne, Don Talbott, Tom Hatcher, Bruce Larson

2004 TSSAA STATE VOLLEYBALL OFFICIALS CLINCH VALLEY ASSOCIATION Dale Condra, L. C. Wilson, Ken Buchanan, CHATTANOOGA Tim Sharp, Jeff Kidwell, Dan Kinser Carolyn Jackson, Tomas Laguer MID-SOUTH ASSOCIATION COOKEVILLE Ron Webb, Mark Harbert, Chris Jamison Randy Gore Lark Jones, Robert Shearin, Jim Brown

KNOXVILLE MIDDLE TN ASSOCIATION Gary Ramsey, Denise Penzkofer Walter Overton, Darryl Keckler, Richard Shinbaum Kurt Myers, John Griswold, Sid Doty TRI-CITIES Deidre Brown NORTH CENTRAL ASSOCIATION Howard Galyean, Greg Jarrell, Jim Kincaid MEMPHIS Keith Shadowens, Jeff Jennings, Ray Chitwood Betty Parks, Wray Lokey NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION NASHVILLE John Carpenter, Jerry McKinney, John French Tim King, Diane Beasley, Shane Sharpe David Hawks, Jason McKinney, Jere Baldridge

WEST TENNESSEE SOUTHWEST ASSOCIATION Rachel Dickson Robert King, Tony Walker, Ray Washington Craig Murley, Doc Worthington, Troy Sipes

TRI-COUNTY ASSOCIATION Bryan Frye, Robert Sutton, Robie Casteel Mark Smith, Keith Deakin, Larry Sells 9 OFFICIALS’ AWARDS

TSSAA would like to congratulate and recognize the KINZER, MICHAEL WHITES CREEK COTHAM, JAMES P OLD HICKORY officials listed below for their years of service in officiating KNIGHT JR, SHELBY L LAKE CORMORANT CRAFT, KENNETH M. BOLIVAR high school sports in the state of Tennessee. We appreciate KOZLOWSKI, DAVID A COLUMBIA CROSSMAN, WARREN S . HIXSON their support and dedication to high school sports in the LANGSTON, FRANKIE L KNOXVILLE CURRY JR, WILLIAM F NASHVILLE state of Tennessee. TSSAA will recognize the recipients of LEE, BRENT DICKSON DALTON, RANDY B. COOKEVILLE the 10 and 15 year awards in this issue of the NEWS. The MAYNOR, MICHAEL D LEBANON DANCE, JED E. KNOXVILLE MCCOY, STEVE E HARRISIN DAVIS, JAMES G. MANCHESTER recipients of the 25, 40, and 50 year awards were MCDANIEL, WAYNE KNOXVILLE DEESE, EDDIE D SMYRNA recognized in the fall issue, and the recipients of the 5 year MITCHELL, LIONEL TERRENCE RIPLEY DELGADO, JOSE F. OLIVE BRANCH awards will be in the spring issue. MONTGOMERY, LEONARD MEMPHIS DEPEW, DANNY L CHURCH HILL MOORE JR, HARVEY J MOHAWK DILLARD, JAMES W MADISON OFFICIALS RECEIVING 10 YEAR AWARDS NABORS, CHRIS NASHVILLE ENGLE, MICHAEL D COOKEVILLE ABERCROMBIE, DONALD H KNOXVILLE NIPPS, RANDALL D OLD HICKORY ESSARY, BRADLEY K. BARTLETT ANDERSON, PAM MURFREESBORO NORVILLE JR, RICHARD G ALCOA FLOYD, DAVID B. KNOXVILLE ANGEL, TERRI L KNOXVILLE PAINE, ROBERT "Jody" MEMPHIS FRYE, DAVID K. TELLICO PLAINS ARNOLD, CHUCK ERIN PATTERSON, EARL BUTCH MCMINNVILLE FULLER, ALAN CHIP MARYVILLE ASHLOCK, MARK E CELINA PETERS, JONATHAN L BLOUNTVILLE GARRETT JR, FREDDIE L JACKSON BALL, RAIFORD JEFFERSON CITY PYBURN, CRAIG NASHVILLE GRAVES, JAMES C. MILLINGTON BARRON, MICHAEL DYER RAMSEY, GARY E LOUISVILLE HALE, WILLIAM L. CHATTANOOGA BEUKENKAMP, RODERIK G HENDERSONVILLE ROGERS, JUSTIN N KNOXVILLE HAMMONTREE JR, MIKE FRANKLIN BLACKWELL, ERNEST L CLARKVILLE RUSSELL, STEPHEN S UNION CITY HEADY, BRUCE K. GAINESBORO BLANKS, TYRONE CORDOVA SHELTON, LARRY G NEWPORT HICKS, JAMES E BOLIVAR BRADLEY, ERICA K HERMITAGE SMITH, HOWARD L MEMPHIS HOLDER, JOHN B CHATTANOOGA BRANDON, DENNIS V WHITWELL SONGER, TONY SEQUATCHIE HUTSELL, SCOTT ATHENS BRENGLE, TODD LEE POWELL STANFILL, BECKY DECATURVILLE INGRAM, DAVID L ALCOA BROWN, KENNETH NEWPORT STEPHENSON, TYLER MEMPHIS JEFFERSON, JEROME BARTLETT BROWN, ROBERT E WHITE HOUSE STILTNER, MATT HELENWOOD JENKINS, MARK E. LAVERGNE BURRIS, PAUL A KNOXVILLE TALBOTT, DONALD L MARYVILLE JONES BRIER, SUSIE WARTBURG CHRISTIAN, BRAD GATE CITY TALLEY, BILLY B CLEVELAND KENNEDY, GARY D SUNBRIGHT CHURCH, RICHARD J JOHNSON CITY THOMAS, LEE KNOXVILLE KING, PAUL DON SOUTH PITTSBURG COOPER, TIMOTHY A MEMPHIS TUNSTALL, JEROME MEMPHIS KOJUNDIC, MELISSA ROGERSVILLE COOVER, CHRIS KNOXVILLE VANDER MOLEN, DOUGLAS G MURRAY KRAVITZ, STEVEN N NASHVILLE CROSSER, CASEY A HENRY VIEIRA, BRADFORD A NASHVILLE LADD, GREGORY A. KNOXVILLE CROUCH, CHARLES R CLARKSVILLE WALKER, BART M KNOXVILLE LAWSON JR, DAN J CHATTANOOGA DAVIS, SAM W KINGSTON WALKER, TONY LEXINGTON MCDONALD, GREG DYERSBURG DEASON, WALTER T DICKSON WARNER, BRENT KINGSPORT MITCHELL, JAMES D. COOKEVILLE DICKERT, DAVID L CHATTANOOGA WEAVER, JOSEPH L OAK RIDGE MYERS, DREW E. NASHVILLE DONAHUE, DAVID L CLARKSVILLE WEST, AARON SHELBYVILLE PATTERSON JR, H D GREENEVILLE DOSS, ROBERT KEN JACKSON WHITE-CANSLER, LISA M HARRISON PHILLIPS, CRAIG CLEVELAND DOWNS, DARRELL W BRENTWOOD WHITTEMORE, THOMAS W JOHNSON PHILLIPS IV, CLAY SMYRNA DRISCOLL, GREGORY J DYER ZABOLOTNEY, DESTA HIXSON PIERCE, DANNY R. CULLEOKA DUNN, MARK T NASHVILLE ROGAN, DARRYL D. OLD HICKORY DURHAM, ALLEN BLUFF CITY RYMER, STACEY A . CLEVELAND ERVIN, JEFF NASHVILLE OFFICIALS RECEIVING 15 YEAR AWARDS SEBRING, DAVID J MADISON GEMMEL JR, JOHN T NASHVILLE ADKISSON, REX DANIEL SAVANNAH SIMPSON, CHARLES H. "Bo" MORRISTOWN GETNER, TERRY J LAVERGNE ALEXANDER, JERRY L MULBERRY STARR, ROBERT N JACKSON GIRATA JR, PAUL T WINCHESTER ALLEN, ROBERT E . MILLINGTON SUGGS, ROBERT L CHATTANOOGA GREEN, RICKEY C CHARLESTON ARNETTE, MAURICE L. PULASKI TODD JR, JAMES M BRENTWOOD HAMILTON, JOHN D JACKSON ARNOLD, DARRELL G. TALBOTT TUCKER JR, OLIS C CLEVELAND HAMILTON, KEITH TULLAHOMA AUTRY, BILL BARTLETT TULLOSS, WILLIE M ANTIOCH HANSEL, JOHN B HIXSON AUTRY, JOHN H MEMPHIS VIAR, DAVID LEE SWEETWATER HERRON, RAYMOND L BOLIVAR BARNES, MICHAEL L. JACKSON VINYARD, TERRY E. MURFREESBORO HETZLER, ROBERT B HIXSON BENNETT, BARRY D. MADISON VIPOND, BOBBY M. EAST RIDGE HILLIARD, BRENT CLEVELAND BIRKNER, DAN ELIZABETHTON VOLLEN, HARRY PARIS HOPPER, SCOTT O COLLIERVILLE BLANK, GEORGE E . NASHVILLE WALKER, ALVIN W MEMPHIS HOWARD, STANLEY R PULASKI BORUM, MICHAEL E CLINTON WHEELER, RANDALL SAVANNAH JERSEY, DAVID E KNOXVILLE BOYD, WALTER T GALLATIN WHITE, DAVID J. KNOXVILLE JONES, RANDY H LAWRENCEBURG BREWER, CHARLES L. SOMERVILLE WHITE, STEVEN B . MARYVILLE JONES, THOMAS M CLARKSVILLE BRIDGEWATER, ALAN EL PASO WIGGINS, GLENN E. BOLIVAR KAROTKO, DAVID A LEBANON BROWN, SAMMIE MEMPHIS WILSON, VICTOR MEMPHIS KEENAN III, EUGENE FRANKLIN BRUCE, GLENN A. PARIS WOMACK, COLE R. NASHVILLE KENNEDY II, RANDY ARLINGTON COCHRAN, BILL FRANKLIN WORTHINGTON, MICHAEL "DOC" JACKSON

2004-2005 TRACK RULES MEETINGS 2004-2005 SOFTBALL RULES AND MECHANICS MEETINGS

Monday, Jan. 24 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Monday, Jan. 10 7:00 p.m. Smithville, DeKalb County High School Wednesday, Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Wednesday, Jan. 12 7:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School Thursday, Jan. 27 7:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School Thursday, Jan. 13 7:00 p.m. Knoxville, Webb School of Knoxville Monday, Jan. 31 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School Wednesday, Jan. 19 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Board of Education Wednesday, Feb. 2 7:00 p.m. Memphis, Memphis University School Thursday, Jan. 20 7:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University Thursday, Feb. 3 7:00 p.m. Jackson, Union University Monday, Jan. 24 7:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School Monday, Feb. 7 7:00 p.m. Murfreesboro, Riverdale High School Monday, Jan. 26 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School Wednesday, Jan. 27 7:00 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County High School

10 DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS

OFFICIAL NOTICES Rules violations by member schools and sanctions imposed. All activities varsity level unless otherwise specified. SCHOOL SPORT VIOLATION DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Bartlett Wrestling Participation of athletes not enrolled at school. School self-reported. School fined $800. Wrestling program on probation for 2004-2005 school year. Games forfeited.

Baylor Girls Golf Playing more than one varsity team. School self-reported. School fined $500. Girls golf program on probation for one year.

Bishop Byrne Football Removed team from competition. School fined $500. Booker T. Washington Football Violation of practice rule. School self-reported. School fined $500. Football program on probation for one year.

Cascade Football Players came off bench and onto playing field. School fined $250. Cornersville Football Players came off bench and onto playing field. School fined $250. Davidson Academy Girls Soccer Playing ineligible player in girls soccer games. School self-reported. School fined $250. Games forfeited. Gibbs Girls Soccer Playing two transfer students before approval. School self-reported. School fined $50. Giles County Football Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. Grundy County Football Playing ineligible player in one game. School self-reported. School fined $50. Game forfeited. Harpeth Hall Girls Soccer Asst. coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. Henry County Softball Violation of practice rule, open facility rule, weight train- School self-reported. School’s decision to relieve coach from ing/conditioning program rule, and scrimmage rule. position as softball coach. No further action taken by TSSAA. Hillsboro Volleyball Playing ineligible player in five contests. School self-reported. School fined $250. Contests forfeited. Hillwood Football Participation in spring practice of three athletes School self-reported. School initiated disciplinary not enrolled in school. action for coaches involved. Total athletic program on probation for one year. Football program on probation for two years. School fined $1500.

Hillwood Boys Soccer Playing ineligible player during 2003-04 school year. School self-reported. School fined $250. Games forfeited. Jackson Central-Merry Football Players came on field during altercation. School fined $250. Lausanne Collegiate School Girls Basketball Violation of non-faculty coaching rulle. Total athletic program on probation for 2004-05 school year. School fined $1000.

Lenoir City Girls Soccer Asst. coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. Lexington Girls Soccer Asst. coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend games under suspension. School fined $250. Lexington Boys Bowling Playing ineligible player in two contests. School self-reported. School fined $250. Contests forfeited. Loudon Football Asst. coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. Loudon Football Players came on field during altercation. School fined $250. McMinn Central Football Asst. coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. Requested information again 12/10/04 McMinn Central Volleyball Use of non-registered official. School fined $60. Memphis East Football Players came on field during altercation. School fined $250. Memphis Northside Football Violation of practice rule. School self-reported. School fined $500. Football pro- gram on probation for one year, and may not partici- pate in any interschool scrimmages prior to 8/20/04, with the exception of MIAA jamboree.

Montgomery Bell Academy Football Use of non-registered faculty coach two years. School self-reported. School fined $1000. Pearl-Cohn Football Playing ineligible player in two games. School self-reported. School fined $100. Games forfeited. Red Bank Football Player came onto playing field. School fined $250. Scott Girls Soccer, Girls Cross Playing ineligible player. School self-reported. School fined $250. Games forfeited. Country, Girls Basketball

Sequatchie County Football Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. Sheffield Football Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. South Greene Football Head coach ejected for unsportsmanlike conduct. School’s decision to suspend next game. Coach not allowed to attend game under suspension. School fined $250. Springfield Baseball Use of non-faculty coach not submitted to state office. School self-reported. School fined $500. Station Camp Football Playing ineligible player in one game. School self-reported. School fined $50. Game forfeited.

11 AMERICAN GENERAL MR. FOOTBALL AWARDS

MR. FOOTBALL FINALISTS 1A Lineman 4A Lineman Division II-AAA Lineman 3A Back Division II-A/AA Back Corderro “RoRo” Fennessee, Mt. Pleasant Gregory Hardy, Melrose Joseph Birdsong, Montgomery Bell Acad. Albert Harris, Austin-East Nick McFadden, Knoxville Catholic Mark Thompson, Donelson Christian Acad. Malcolm Rawls, Memphis East Ayanga Okpokowuruk, McCallie Roger Herndon, Greenbrier Hall Simmons, Evangelical Christian Michael Wheeler, Friendship Christian Steven Turner, Haywood Barry Turner, Brentwood Academy Blake McAdams, Ripley Ryan Walker, Knoxville Webb

2A Lineman 5A Lineman 1A Back 4A Back Division II-AAA Back Desmond Hendricks, Tyner Academy Jeff Cottam, Germantown Matt Peardon, Boyd Buchanan Graig Cooper, Melrose Cortney Braswell, Baylor Jacques Pipkins, Carver Darius Myers, Cordova Travis Sikes, CPA Ricky Ladd, White House Lee Hilt, McCallie Brandon Warren, Alcoa Chris Perkins, Riverdale Lee Sweeney, Friendship Christian Cade Thompson, Maryville John David Lawhorn, MUS

3A Lineman Division II-A/AA Lineman 2A Back 5A Back Kicker of the Year Jake Kiser, McNairy Central Todd Cox, Harding Academy Austin Rogers, David Lipscomb Duran Ferguson, Dobyns Bennett Alberto Diaz, Crockett County Anthony McAlister, Austin-East Jeff Jolly, Knoxville Catholic Patrick Turner, Goodpasture Jake Nunley, Coffee County Bryant Hahnfeldt, Montgomery Bell Acad. Cody Stubblefield, Page Michael Oher, Briarcrest Phillip Weathers, Huntingdon Dave Thomas, Riverdale Justin Sparks, Briarcrest

MR. FOOTBALL WINNERS

1A LINEMAN - MARK THOMPSON - Donelson Christian Academy (Head Coach: Dennis Goodwin) 6’5”, 290-pound senior at offensive and defensive tackle. He is a team captain and three-year starter for the Wildcats. He has led an offensive line that has produced over 2,700 yards rushing and 1,400 yards passing this season. On defense, he has 35 tackles, six tackles for loss, one forced fumble, and two fumble recoveries. He was an All-State selection in 2003 and honorable mention All-State in 2002. Mark has been selected to the All-Region team three times. He is an honor student with a 3.3 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society and FCA.

1A BACK - MATT PEARDON - Boyd Buchanan School (Head Coach: Robert Akins) 6’0”, 195-pound senior tailback. He is a three-year starter for the Buccaneers. This season he carried the ball 208 times for 1,856 yards and set the Chattanooga city scoring record with 31 touchdowns. He also had eight receptions for 107 yards. He was named to the Associated Press and Tennessee Sports Writer’s Association All-State teams in 2003 and was MVP of the 2003 Class A BlueCross Bowl. Matt has over 5,200 career rushing yards and 83 career touchdowns. He is a member of the National Honor Society.

MARK THOMPSON MATT PEARDON

2A LINEMAN - DESMOND HENDRICKS - Tyner Academy (Head Coach: Wayne Turner) 6’1”, 210-pound senior linebacker/quarterback. He is a team captain and three-year starter at Tyner. This season he had 104 solo tackles, 76 assists, 19 tackles for loss, and 14 sacks. He had one interception, six forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries. He was named to the 2004 All-Region team. For his career, Desmond has 225 solo tackles, 146 assists, 29 tackles for loss, 23 sacks, three interceptions, 13 forced fumbles, and 12 fumble recoveries. He is the President of the Beta Club, Senior Class, and Christian Youth Fellowship. He is also a member of FCCLA and SGA.

PHOTO UNAVAILABLE 2A PATRICK TURNER - Goodpasture Christian School (Head Coach: David Martin) 6’5”, 220-pound wide receiver/defensive back. A senior and three-year starter for the Cougars. This season he had 48 receptions for 880 yards and 10 touchdowns for an average of 18.3 yards per reception. He was an All-Region, Tennessean All Mid-State, and TSWA All-State selection in both 2002 and 2003. Patrick holds school records for most yards receiving and touchdown receptions in a season. He also holds career receiving records at Goodpasture with 174 career receptions, 3,027 yards receiving, and 37 touchdowns. These numbers are also second all-time in state record categories. He is a member of FCA and volunteers with the annual food drive and by visiting nursing homes.

DESMOND HENDRICKS PATRICK TURNER

3A LINEMAN - ANTHONY McALISTER - Austin-East High School (Head Coach: Stanton Stevens) 6’ 7”, 290 pound offensive/defensive tackle. A senior captain and four-year starter for the Tigers. For the season he had 37 solo tackles, 30 assists, 13 tackles for loss, one sack, and two pass deflections. He forced one fumble and recovered two. For his career he has 83 solo tackles, 63 assists, 18 tackles for loss, four sacks, and one interception. Ramon has been named to the All-Region team twice and honorable mention to the All-West Tennessee team. He has been given the team awards for Best Blocker and the Leadership Award.

3A BACK - ROGER HERNDON - Greenbrier High School (Head Coach: Kirk Williams) 5’11” running back/free safety. A senior and four-year starter for the Bobcats. This season he carried the ball 270 times for 1,976 yards and 28 touchdowns. He had an average of 7.3 yards per carry. He also had 111 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns. He returned six punts for 138 yards and two touchdowns as well as seven kickoffs for 113 yards. On defense he had 48 tackles, four tackles for a loss, and four interceptions. This season he was named the Region 5-3A Player of the Year for the second consecutive year. Roger was a Mr. Football finalist in 2003 and was also named to the TSWA All-State team and the Tennessean All Mid-State team. He has a 4.3 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club, Business Professionals of America, and Mu Alpha Theta. ANTHONY McALISTER ROGER HERNDON

12 4A LINEMAN - GREGORY HARDY - Melrose High School NO BIO INFORMATION AVAILABLE

4A BACK - CADE THOMPSON - Maryville High School (Head Coach: George Quarles) 6’2”, 185-pound quarterback. A senior and three-year starter for Maryville. This season he has completed 128 of 213 passes for a 60% completion percentage. He has thrown for 2,137 yards and 29 touchdowns against only three interceptions. The 29 touchdowns ranks third in the state for touchdown passes thrown in a season. Cade was a pre-season All-State selection this year. His 5,325 total passing yards for his career ranks third all-time in Tennessee for career yards. He has thrown 58 touchdowns in his career. He has been named to the All-Blount County team twice, the All-Region 3-4A team three times, and was Honorable Mention All-State in 2002.

GREGORY HARDY CADE THOMPSON

5A LINEMAN - JEFF COTTAM - Germantown High School (Head Coach: Charlie White) 6’8”, 255-pound defensive tackle/tight end. He is a senior captain and two-year starter for the Red Devils. This season he recorded 75 tackles and six sacks on defense. As a tight end he had 10 receptions for 245 yards. He was a first team All-Region selection and a pre-season All-American selection by PrepStar Magazine. He was also a pre-season All-State selection. For his career he has 128 tackles and fifteen sacks. Jeff is a member of the Renaissance Club, Better Business Club, and FCA.

5A BACK - DAVE THOMAS - Riverdale High School (Head Coach: Gary Rankin) 6’0”, 185-pound quarterback/defensive back. He is a senior and four-year starter for the Warriors. This season he completed 42 of 74 passes for 849 yards and 12 touchdowns against only one interception. He carried the ball 64 times for 849 yards and 13 touchdowns. He returned 14 punts for 199 yards and two touchdowns. On defense he had 21 tackles, two tackles for a loss, and one interception. Dave was a pre-season All-State selection and was named the Player of the Week by the Associated Press. In 2003 he was named the Region 4-5A MVP and was an All-State selection by the AP and TSWA. For his career he has completed 110 of 204 passes for 1,937 yards. He has rushed for 1,880 yards and 24 touchdowns. Dave is active in FCA and Young Life. JEFF COTTAM DAVE THOMAS

DIVISION II A/AA LINEMAN - MICHAEL OHER - Briarcrest Christian School (Head Coach: Hugh Freeze) 6’5”, 340-pound offensive tackle. He is a senior captain and two-year starter for the Saints. This year he has 124 pancakes, graded at 87.7%, and has not allowed a sack all year. He was rated one of the top 50 players in the nation by ESPN and was named the top offensive lineman in the southeast region by Rivals. Michael was tabbed as the top recruit in the mid-south by the Commercial Appeal. For his career he has 222 pancake blocks. He is a member of FCA and is a MIFA Volunteer.

DIVISION II A/AA BACK - NICK McFADDEN - Knoxville Catholic High School (Head Coach: Mark Pemberton) 5’9”, 175-pound running back/defensive back. He is a senior captain and three-year starter for the Fighting Irish. This season he carried the ball 146 times for 1,364 yards and an average of 9.3 yards per carry. He had 19 rushing touchdowns and averaged 124 rushing yards per game. He also had 11 receptions for 303 yards and four touchdowns. He returned 20 punts for 382 yards and three touchdowns. On defense he had 54 tackles, five tackles for loss, and one interception. He was a 2004 pre-season All-State selection. In 2003 he was named to the All-State team as well as the All-KIL team. For his career he has 344 rushes for 3,289 yards and 44 touchdowns. He has 878 career receiving yards and 10 receiving touchdowns, giving him 61 career total touchdowns. Nick has a 3.0 GPA and is a member of FCA. MICHAEL OHER NICK McFADDEN

DIVISION II AAA LINEMAN - AYANGA OKPOKOWURUK - McCallie School (Head Coach: Ralph Potter) 6’4”, 245-pound defensive end/tight end. He is a senior and two-year starter for McCallie. This season he has 72 tackles, five sacks, 27 tackles for a loss, and one safety. For his career he has 115 total tackles, 34 tackles for a loss, 9 sacks, one forced fumble, and two safeties. Ayanga is a member of the National Honor Society and Honor Roll.

DII AAA BACK - LEE HILT - McCallie School (Head Coach: Ralph Potter) 6’2”, 175-pound wide receiver/defensive back. He is a senior and first year starter for the Blue Tornado. This year he has 42 receptions for 896 yards for an average of 21.3 yards per reception. He had six receiving touchdowns this year as well.

AYANGA OKPOKOWURUK LEE HILT

KICKER OF THE YEAR - BRYANT HAHNFELDT - Montgomery Bell Academy (Head Coach: Jeff Rutledge) 5-11”, 180-pound kicker/punter. He is a senior and three-year starter for the Big Red. This season he has hit 15 of 19 field goal attempts and 23 of 24 extra points. He averaged 39.4 yards per punt and 95% of his kickoffs went unreturned. For his career he has hit 29 of 46 field goal attempts and 99 of 103 extra point attempts.

BRYANT HAHNFELDT

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RONNIE CARTER

“How Fortunate We Are”

y now, everyone has seen the Indiana Pacers/Detroit equity among the 380 member schools at the high school level Pistons incident and the Clemson/South Carolina and the 300 member schools at the middle school level. Bincident. Most of us have been involved in some type of What would happen if it occurred at our level? The very discussion or made comments about what occurred. Among the simple answer is that the question would be raised by the many questions that it has raised is, “Could this occur at other superintendent, principal of the school, and the athletic levels – like, maybe, high school or middle school?” association as to whether we needed to continue to play sports or To those of us involved in sports on an everyday basis, the not. Let me give you a couple of quick examples. One year we answer is very simple. It can occur at any level at any time. In had an incident involving a small group of fans that approached fact, one month later it occurred in a high school basketball an official and there was a strong indication that there had been game in another state when players on the floor went into the physical contact. People in the school took disciplinary action to stands because they were being heckled by opposing fans. The not host any home basketball games for a year prior to action by question becomes, “What is the difference between all the TSSAA. A coach had played ineligible student-athletes in five different levels of sports and do we, at the secondary school early season basketball games. The school promptly removed level, have any advantages?” Think about all the different levels the coach from all positions at the school and removed their of sports that are played – professional, college (Division I, basketball team from participation in the tournament series at the Division II, Division III – and rest assured there is a difference end of the year – again, before final action by TSSAA. It is hard in each of those divisions), non-scholastic sports (club level, for me to picture schools at either the college level or travel teams, etc.), and youth sports that stretch all the way down professional teams taking away all home games in order to send to five- and six-year-old all-star and travel teams. They all offer a message, or removing themselves from tournaments at the the opportunities that participation in sports can provide. Is conclusion of the year. there any difference in those levels in general and, more Make certain that you do not think we are better or are specifically, in regard to the incidents that occurred at Detroit or stronger people than those at other levels. My guess is that there Clemson? are good, strong people at all of the levels. The advantage that The answer, for us, is a resounding “YES.” It is different at we have is that athletics, while very important, are a very small our level. We have many inherent advantages. Obviously, the part of our total educational program. It is always about balance fact that we do not have to deal with the sale of alcohol at our and about keeping everything in the proper perspective. Our events is a major plus. However, we are naïve if we do not think problems can and will escalate when the tail wags the dog and it that alcohol can get into some of our isolated events by people gets out of perspective. It can occur when our schools get coming to view our contests. We have to always be one step caught up in an arms race with their athletic programs. ahead in trying to provide the best possible atmosphere for We are all very fortunate to be involved in secondary school sports to be played at our level. athletics in whatever role we play – administrators, coaches, What would be the difference if these incidents occurred at officials, players, and fans. If we can remember the simple our level? I think the major advantage we have is that athletics principle of each of those roles – administrators to administer the at our level is still a small part of the total educational program. program, coaches to coach, officials to officiate, players to play, Our rules are written to make sure it stays in its proper and fans to cheer positively – then it really works pretty well. perspective and is always secondary to the major mission of The problems occur when any of those groups cross over and educating students academically. Our rules are written to protect start doing things that are the responsibility of someone else. It student-athletes and our rules are written to provide competitive really is pretty simple.

14 Baptist Hospital N ASHVILLE TENNESSEE and irregular heart beats to high blood pressure, clogged arteries Healthy Competition: Play Fair, and cancers, and potentially death. For this reason, it is imperative that administrators, coaches and counselors make healthy Play Safe, Compete Drug Free competition a top priority. BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee and TSSAA have partnered In light of the recent national attention performance-enhancing to promote healthy competition among Tennessee’s 374 junior and drugs (PEDs) have received within the professional sports industry, senior high schools. In a recent survey of teenage athletes, 69 many high school coaches and administrators are finding percent indicated they had not received information on the dangers themselves wondering if the same problem could actually hit closer of PEDs from their sports team. In addition, 81 percent of those to home: in their own schools. surveyed reported they had never had a conversation with their The problem of PEDs use is widespread among middle and high parents about PEDs. Student athletes should be encouraged to train school athletes. According to the 2003 BlueCross BlueShield safely without using drugs, maintain a healthy diet and get plenty Association’s Healthy Competition National Survey on PEDs in of rest. Also, students should talk to their doctor about their health, Sports, as many as 1.1 million young people ages 12-17 have taken nutrition, preventing injury and safe ways to gain strength and PEDs or sports supplements. Sixty-three percent of young people endurance. Coaches and counselors can take action by educating surveyed who knew someone using PEDs said they did so to both athletes and staff about the dangers of PEDs and should be “perform better in sports.” prepared to discuss the issues and establish clear rules on substance What qualifies as a PED? PEDs are prescription drugs, abuse.With recent incidents of role models in the sports of baseball nutritional supplements and growth hormones that some athletes and track and field reportedly using PEDs, the responsibility falls may take to enhance their energy and power while working out or on the shoulders of coaches and parents alike to ensure that student competing. Performance-enhancers generally fall in one of three athletes are doing what is right. Make your position on drug use categories: stimulants (amphetamines), which cause the body to clear and be a good role model for our students. run in overdrive; blood doping, which increases the blood levels in For more information on competing fairly and playing safe, or to a person causing the body to carry increased levels of oxygen; and obtain pledge cards and literature on the dangers of PEDs, contact anabolics (steroids), which create more muscle as the body Scott Wilson at BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee exercises. PEDs can also take the form of commonly sold ([email protected]) or visit the Healthy Competition Web nutritional supplements and growth hormones. site at www.healthycompetition.org. The dangerous side effects of PEDs are numerous, from seizures

Wrestling Tournament in February and the State Basketball Tournament in CORPORATE SPONSORS March and be sure to encourage all students to participate in the Marines The corporate sponsors and supporters play an integral part in the TSSAA Challenge. and the TSSAA State Championships. TSSAA would like to thank our Baptist Sports Medicine- Baptist Sports Medicine continued to play an corporate sponsors and supporters for their dedication and hard work this important role in the TSSAA State Championships by providing medical fall during the state championships. coverage for all games. Baptist Sports Medicine is the sports medicine BlueCross BlueShield- This year marked the second year of an additional provider for the Tennessee Titans, the Nashville Predators, and the title three-year contract for BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee to be the title sponsor of the Division I and Division II Basketball Championships of sponsor the Division I State Football Championships. BlueCross BlueShield TSSAA. of Tennessee has been the title sponsor of the Division I Championships Ball Sponsors- Wilson Sporting Goods is the official football, basketball since 2000. The Healthy Competition program educates athletes about the and baseball of the TSSAA. Wilson provided 6 footballs to all teams using potential dangers of using performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) such as the Wilson GST football in the Clinic Bowl and the BlueCross Bowl this year. steroids and nutritional supplements. “Through our continued partnership The official basketball of the TSSAA girls basketball championships will be with TSSAA, BlueCross has been able to promote physical fitness and show the EDG3WC 285 and the official basketball of the boys basketball student athletes that goals are accomplished through hard work and healthy championships will be the EDG3WC with the TSSAA logo. Brine is proud to competition, not by using drugs,” said Joan Harp, senior vice president and be the official soccer ball of the TSSAA. Since 1922, Brine has been known chief marketing officer for BlueCross. BlueCross BlueShield honored the as one of the top soccer brands in the world. Brine’s heritage has drawn accomplishments of the winners by providing championship hats. This directly from the style of soccer that has developed in the U.S. over the past token reinforced the importance of hard work and healthy competition. century. Brine is the soccer brand that is ‘For the American Game’ and has US Marines Corps- United States Marines Corps joined the TSSAA as a been chosen as the official ball of the most elite collegiate soccer supporter of the State Championships and the TSSAA in October. This year, organizations: NCAA, NAIA, and NJCAA. In 2005 Brine will introduce a the Marines brought their Chin-Up Challenge to the cross country revolutionary new Official NCAA ball called the QED 600, the first new Official championships. The Marines also assisted the TSSAA in distributing the NCAA ball since 1987, to mark Brine’s 19th year as the official ball of the medals throughout the championships. At the BlueCross Bowl, the Marines NCAA College Cups. Visit brine.com in January to learn more about the QED tested fans with a Quarterback Challenge and a Chin-Up Challenge. Over 300 600 and its replica line of team and retail balls. Good luck to all teams in the students took the challenge during the two-day event. The US Marines also season to come.Mikasa is the official volleyball of the TSSAA. All teams participated in a pre-game ceremony by escorting the team captains to the competing in the State Volleyball Championships used the Mikasa VFC200. center of the field and assisting in the coin-toss. Look for the Marines at the Worth is the official softball of the TSSAA.

15 MATTHEW GILLESPIE

Athletics Should Be, And Is Fun

t the administrator’s meetings that were held across was that I got to choose. the state this past September, Mr. Carter, Mr. When I did play baseball, nothing sticks out in my mind AChildress, and other members of the TSSAA staff more than dad teaching me and helping me with my discussed many important items with the administrators of the fundamentals in the back yard. Just like sons across the schools. Every year changes in bylaws and the constitution, country already know, there’s nothing like a good game of eligibility, rules changes, and other important issues are “catch” with your dad. discussed. At the end of each meeting in 2004, Mr. Carter and I don’t remember my parents ever missing a game when I Mr. Childress concluded with some interesting information was growing up. They were always there to support me and found in some studies done on young people and their cheer me on. I never, as mentioned in the study before, participation in athletics. dreaded a ride home with my parents after a game, no matter Two items from that study stuck out in my mind. The first how good or bad my team or I did. After learning some of the was the question: “Why do you participate in athletics?” When results of that study, it reminded me of how many times a Mr. Carter first told me about this study, he asked what I teammate of mine would get yelled at by their parents from the thought might be the most popular answer. The following stands or behind the fence. Unfortunately, I still see this occur things came to mind: winning, championships, a chance to get at games that I attend now. a college scholarship, etc. The answer, which isn’t that Athletics plays a very important role in the lives of many surprising, was: TO HAVE FUN! people. Whether you are a student athlete, coach, official, The other item asked of those who were polled was administrator, or parent, it impacts many people’s lives every something along the lines of, “What do you view as a negative day. We all hope that the impact is a positive one, and in most in participating in athletics?” I thought the answer might be cases it is. The impact on my life was very positive, and still getting yelled at by your coach or failing to succeed. is to this day. I credit that to my dad. He never pressured me However, the majority responded that they dreaded the ride into participating in sports, which I think is probably why I home with their parents. That to me is surprising and enjoyed them so much. He was never on the bleachers yelling frightening at the same time. at the umpires and referees. Not to say that he didn’t yell at My memories of participating in athletics go back to referees at many of the MTSU basketball games we would probably the first T-ball team I was on. I think I was about attend together, but he never did at mine. five years old. From there I advanced to coach-pitch, then up In the past four years of my life, there have been three days through the ranks of little league, then on to the Babe Ruth that I will never forget. In July of 2001 my father passed leagues during my teenage years. I never participated on any away. Not a day goes by that I don’t think of my dad. If I can teams at the high school I attended. I either wasn’t good be half the man he was, I think I will have succeeded in life. enough, not interested in the sport, or in the case with baseball, In December of 2002 I was married to a woman I love more as had to choose between getting a job to pay for my car each day passes. On September 14 of this year, I became a insurance, or play high school baseball. I knew time wouldn’t dad. As many of you already know, there is nothing in the allow me to do both, so I got a job. That was the deal my dad world that compares to being a parent. I don’t know how gave me. If I could pay for my insurance and gas, he would many times I was told, “It’s amazing how much you can love buy me the truck. I thought it was a pretty good deal, plus, someone that’s been on this earth for such a short time.” That even if I made the high school team, I’d probably ride the statement couldn’t be truer. bench. I can only hope that I will be able to set the examples and be Another great deal that my parents gave me was that I got to half as good of a father to my son as my dad was to me. If I choose what I wanted to participate in. I wasn’t urged to play am, I’m pretty sure he will have fun, and hopefully won’t baseball, soccer, football, or basketball. No one forced me to dread the ride home with his parents after a game. take karate lessons (which I never did). But the great thing

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THE RIGHT TEAM

Yes, it is true, my wife will not buy gifts and put my STEPHEN BARGATZE name on it. So I’m sitting here at 11:20 writing this when I should be out shopping. I love waiting until the Update last minute to shop and it is amazing what you can get at Walgreen’s these days. Just one note to ponder: Women will never be equal to I’m writing this on December 23, men until they can walk down the street with a bald 2004. One reason is that Matthew head and a beer gut, and still think they are attractive to didn’t tell me about this until the opposite sex. December 17th, which is my son’s wedding date. Who gets married in December? P.S. Just a note to let you know that the waiting list Snowmen and elves? Well, I now have a new family for my show from the Nashville meeting at Baptist member, formerly Celesta Cox from Cowan, Hospital was lost. If you signed up then please e-mail Tennessee. Courtney at [email protected] and let her know. When my son asked me how much it costs to get married I had to tell him I was not sure; I’m still paying Right Team Golf Tournament Coming (if you know what I mean, and I think you do). to a Town Near You. I did my last show on Dec. 22 for the mentally Keep an eye out for information coming to you school handicapped adults and teens. Makes you think. I with details of the 2nd annual Right Team Golf really do have a lot to be thankful for: three great, sorry Tournament. Last year there were three tournaments four now, great kids and a good wife, and the job here held in East, West, and Middle Tennessee and it is at TSSAA. I know that I joke a lot, but I really do love going to happen again. Start now to plan your team or working here. It gives me the chance to see just how teams. The tournaments will be held sometime during well the high schools in Tennessee are doing and a the dead period of this year. Once again thanks to the chance to meet some great kids that are not mine and I schools that participated last year and we are looking do not have to buy Christmas presents for. We have a for an even bigger turn out this year. Information will thing in my family that we all have to buy each other be addressed to Athletic Directors of each school. gifts, which means I have to shop.

TRINA MELTON Ninth Annual Cheerleading Coaches Conference The ninth annual Cheerleading where a Cheerleading Coach of the Year will be named Coaches Conference will be held at from east, middle, and west Tennessee. Opryland Hotel in Nashville on Administrators will be receiving nomination forms in April 4 - 5, 2005. the mail to nominate their cheerleading coach/sponsor. The conference is sponsored by the On Tuesday, April 5, the AACCA Cheerleading Universal Cheerleaders Association, the Tennessee Certification Course will be administered beginning at Cheer Coaches Association and the TSSAA. The 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. The schedule for the conference will begin on Monday, April 4, with conference will be posted on the TSSAA website in registration at 8:30 a.m. with the first session beginning March. We strongly urge you to consider attending this at 9:00 a.m. Monday will be a full day of sessions on conference. The conference offers many opportunities cheer and dance technique, safety, and administration. for learning and fellowship. Make your plans now to There will also be an awards luncheon on Monday attend.

17 BERNARD CHILDRESS

E MIDDL SE E S ES C N H N O E O T L TMSAA A T N H IO LE AT TIC ASSOCI Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association

he Tennessee Middle School Athletic Association positive meeting that sets the tone for an enjoyable contest. Committee held its first meeting of the school year TSSAA Bylaws state that only students who are enrolled Ton November 17, 2004 at the TSSAA Office. and in regular attendance at a school may participate in off- Members present were Vic King, Norma Beshears, Hardin season practice. We have, however, allowed incoming Satterfield, Mike Fulkerson, and Bob Yancey. sixth graders and ninth graders to go to their feeder schools Committee members were given an updated list of in the spring and participate in weight lifting and TMSAA member schools and the Areas they have been conditioning. The committee discussed whether or not this assigned. Fifteen schools have requested to become is necessary. Committee members decided that our middle members starting this year. To date, we have 280 member schools are consistent with what is allowed at the high schools in the Tennessee Middle School Athletic school level. Weight lifting and conditioning during the Association. off-season by students not in regular attendance at the A group of middle Tennessee principals, athletic school has not been an issue with incoming middle school directors, and coaches met in April at the TSSAA Office students. Most schools do not allow elementary school and considered realigning the Middle Tennessee Area and students to come over and start weight lifting and Sections for post-season tournament purposes only. The conditioning. new alignment has no effect on who the schools decide to The committee discussed the Independent Game play during the regular season. It does, however, give Participation Rule, TMSAA Sports Calendar, Area and every school in middle Tennessee an opportunity to Sectional basketball tournament sites, and the Wrestling participate in an Area and Sectional Post-Season Weight Management Program, but no changes in our Tournament if they decide to do so. A report on this current policy were recommended. meeting was presented to the committee. 2004-2005 BASEBALL RULES MEETINGS Members of the committee were given a report of the unsportsmanlike incidents which occurred during the 2003- January 12 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga, Notre Dame High School January 13 6:00 p.m. Lewisburg, Marshall County High School 04 school year. After discussing the information, the January 19 6:00 p.m. Gray, Daniel Boone High School committee decided to continue requiring that a Game January 20 6:00 p.m. Knoxville, Fulton High School Administrator be appointed by the principal of each host January 27 6:00 p.m. Cookeville, Cookeville High School January 29 9:00 a.m. Memphis, Memphis University School school to supervise every varsity contest in football and January 29 2:00 p.m. Jackson, University School basketball. The Game Administrator must be someone January 30 2:00 p.m. Nashville, Hunters Lane High School other than one of the participating coaches. The Game The TSSAA umpire’s camp will be held in Jackson on January Administrator of the host school is required to conduct a 28-30, 2005. pre-game meeting which must include the coaches, There will be umpires’ clinics in Nashville, Chattanooga, and Gray on the officials, and security personnel. Included in the pre-game dates and times listed above at those sites. At all umpires’ clinics, there discussion is to be a review of the expected behavior of will also be a rules meeting for coaches. everyone involved in the contest. This should be a very

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National Federation High School 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.

Participants September 11th – 12th, 2004 Mitch Cox Sullivan South High School Jim Nixon Knoxville West High School James Addington Campbell County High School Michael Crouch Alvin C. York Institute Rico Page Maplewood High School Robert Alley Ross N. Robinson Middle School Craig Dixon Clinton High School Tommy Robinson David Arnold Johnson County High School Jim Dunkin Alcoa High School Nathaniel Root Memphis Catholic High School Johnny Arnold Johnson Co. High School Roger Dykes North Greene High School Richard Savoy Munford High School Julia Bolton Morristown Hamblen High School West Bill Ferrell Cookeville High School Stephen Shepherd Ridgeway High School Scott Bolton Morristown Hamblen High School West John French William Blount High School Clovis Simas Trinity Christian Academy Brad Bowles Science Hill High School Bob Garza Hendersonville High School Bobby Taylor Jackson Christian School Johnny Burleson, Jr. Elizabethton High School Jody Goins Oak Ridge High School George Terrell Ripley High School Brandon Burnett Knoxville Halls High School Kevin Goodson Carpenters Middle School James Walker University School Of Jackson Brian Carlin Christian Academy Of Knoxville Scott Hoskins Cumberland Gap High School Paul Ward Harpeth Hall School Todd Collins Maryville High School Matt Hughes Copper Basin High School William R. Williams Ripley High School Andy Curtis Happy Valley High School Larry Hurst Morristown-Hamblen High School West Greg Davis Fulton High School Terry Isley North Greene High School Participants December 3rd – 4th, 2004 Andy Fichera Alcoa High School Jamie Jones Lincoln Memorial University Sherry Adkins Clarksville High School Mike Field Sevier County Middle School David Killen Loretto High School Parker Altman Ravenwood High School Tim Fox Sevier County Middle School David King Morristown-Hamblen High School East Jay Roderick Bailey Rossview High School Thomas Gorman Alcoa High School Joseph Knox Farragut High School Lloyd Baxter, III Santa Fe School Troy Hale Christian Academy Of Knoxville Glen Lawson Oneida High School Justin Birdwell Cookeville High School Chad Hopkins Sevier County High School Walter Liszeski Sequoyah High School Jake Bolton Marion County High School Josh James Campbell County High School Jason Moorman Union County High School Tom Boyd Lebanon High School Jerry Jenkins Elizabethton High School Ralph Noble Morristown-Hamblen High School West Anthony Wayne Brewer Warren County High School David Kitchen, Jr. Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Jimmy Parton Powell High School Adam Brown Cookeville High School Paul Lillard Hillwood High School Arland Early Perkins Powell Valley Elementary School Chad Caldwell Smyrna High School Jeffery Livingston Elizabethton High School Timothy Jason Phillips William Blount High School Bubba Chandler Cheatham County Central High School Jeremy Maddox Happy Valley High School Peter Rosenblad Knoxville Catholic High School Connie Diehl Santa Fe School Rich Murray Science Hill High School Samuel B. Sampley Greenback School Darvin Gill DeKalb County High School Bill Palmer Anderson County High School Nikki Sexton Karns High School Todd Harris Mt. Juliet Christian Academy Rodney Parton Sevier County Middle School Warren Sliger Oliver Springs High School David Hultquist Webb School Of Knoxville Kim Pratt Fulton High School Jordan Smith Oneida High School Eunill Lee Jackson County High School William Raby Tellico Plains High School Travis Stone Copper Basin High School Jason May Moore County High School Lindsay Smith Powell High School Deann Stratton Rutledge High School Wayne McGowan Fairview High School William Henry Stokely, Jr. Volunteer High School Charles Travis Sutton Powell Valley Middle School Burton Milnor, Jr. Memphis University School Tiffany Stroud Washburn High School Darrell Vance Morristown-Hamblen High School West Randy Morey Shelbyville Central High School Nathan Turner Sevier County High School Paul Vaughn Riverdale High School Al Morris Coffee County Central High School Robert Vanover Sullivan North High School Mike Ward North Greene High School Thomas Lee Nadeau Clarksville High School Richard Wagner Elizabethton High School Nicholas White Lenoir City High School Albert Newberry Dickson County High School Mark Webb Unicoi County High School R.J. Pierce Warren County High School Jeremy Whitaker Claiborne High School Participants November 20th – 21st, 2004 Marc Quarles Ravenwood High School Jason White Christian Academy Of Knoxville Christopher Ammons Lexington High School John Sherrill Cumberland County High School Anthony Whiteside Science Hill High School Ayanna Bell Memphis Catholic High School David Singleton Alvin C. York Institute Adam Wilkin Elizabethton High School Gina Butler Carroll Academy Richard Skipper Coffee County Central High School Mike Wilmoth Claiborne High School Josh Carter Liberty Technology Magnet High School Diana Smedley Tennessee School for the Blind William Scott Wilson Sullivan East High School Edgar Currin Dyer County High School Kim Smith Hendersonville High School Anthony Troy Zachary Hancock County High School Denise Filipek Memphis Catholic High School Jamie Snow Claiborne High School Tim Gilbert Scotts Hill High School Ricky Thompson Columbia Academy Participants October 16th – 17th, 2004 Timm Johnson Dyersburg High School Sharon D. Tolliver Midway Elementary School Scott Amspaugh Heritage High School Joe Jones Springfield High School Greg Tubbs Cookeville High School Robert Wayne Barks William Blount High School Tonya Lutz Carroll Academy Roger Ward Oneida High School Rusty Boggs Copper Basin High School Andy Lytle Jackson Central-Merry High School Matt Whalen Oliver Springs Elementary School Dail Cantrell Anderson County High School Jessica Myers Ripley High School Raymond Woods Tullahoma High School

19 2005 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT INFORMATION

DIVISION I We want to thank you for your support of high school basketball and the TSSAA State Basketball Tournaments. All general admission seating at Murphy Center will be chair backs above the rail (rows 5-22) and bleachers for all sections except sections C, D, E, F, and G, where general admission seating begins on row 10 and above. General admission seating will be a first come, first served seating for each session. DIVISION II For the second consecutive year the D-I GIRLS D-I BOYS Division II boys and girls state CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS tournaments will be held at David MARCH 9-12 MARCH 16-19 Lipscomb University from March 2-5. Eight teams will qualify for both the boys Wednesday a.m Wednesday a.m. and girls tournaments this year. Game A-quarterfinal (11:00 a.m.) A-quarterfinal (10:30 a.m.) times listed below for the Division II A-quarterfinal (12:30 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (12:15 p.m.) tournament are tentative and subject to A-quarterfinal (2:00 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (2:00 p.m.) change. Wednesday p.m. Wednesday p.m. A-quarterfinal (5:30 p.m.) A-quarterfinal (5:15 p.m.) D-II CHAMPIONSHIPS AA-quarterfinal (7:00 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (7:00 p.m.) MARCH 2-5 AA-quarterfinal (8:30 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (8:45 p.m.)

Wednesday (Session 1) Thursday a.m. Thursday a.m. Girls’ Quarterfinal (12:00 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (11:00 a.m.) AA-quarterfinal (10:30 a.m.) Boys’ Quarterfinal (1:30 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (12:30 p.m.) AA-quarterfinal (12:15 p.m.) Girls’ Quarterfinal (3:15 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (2:00 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (2:00 p.m.) Boys Quarterfinal (4:45 p.m.) Thursday p.m. Thursday p.m. Thursday (Session 2) AAA-quarterfinal (5:30 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (5:15 p.m.) Girls’ Quarterfinal (11:30 a.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (7:00 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (7:00 p.m.) Boys’ Quarterfinal (1:00 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (8:30 p.m.) AAA-quarterfinal (8:45 p.m.)

Thursday (Session 3) Friday a.m. Friday a.m. Girls’ Quarterfinal (6:30 p.m.) A-semifinal (11:00 a.m.) A-semifinal (10:30 a.m.) Boys’ Quarterfinal (8:00 p.m.) A-semifinal (12:30 p.m.) A-semifinal (12:15 p.m.) AA-semifinal (2:00 p.m.) AA-semifinal (2:00 p.m.) Friday (Session 4) Girls’ Semifinal (11:30 a.m.) Friday p.m. Friday p.m. Boys’ Semifinal (1:00 p.m.) AA-semifinal (5:30 p.m.) AA-semifinal (5:15 p.m.) AAA-semifinal (7:00 p.m.) AAA-semifinal (7:00 p.m.) Friday (Session 5) AAA-semifinal (8:30 p.m.) AAA-semifinal (8:45 p.m.) Girls’ Semifinal (6:30 p.m.) Boys’ Semifinal (8:00 p.m.) Saturday Saturday Championships Championships Saturday (Session 6) Class A - 3:00 p.m. Class A - 3:00 p.m. Girls’ Championship (1:00 p.m.) Class AA - 5:00 p.m. Class AA - 5:00 p.m. Boys’ Championship (2:30 p.m.) Class AAA - 7:00 p.m. Class AAA - 7:00 p.m.