WINTER 2014 • A.F. BRIDGES AWARDS PROGRAM WINNERS • DISTINGUISHED SERVICE RECOGNITION • 2014 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULES TENNESSEE SECONDARY SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION HERMITAGE, TENNESSEE TSSAA NEWS ROUTING REPORT 2013 FALL STATE CHAMPIONS TSSAA is proud to recognize the 2013 Fall Sports Champions This routing report is provided to assist principals and athletic directors in ensuring that the TSSAA News is seen by all necessary CHEERLEADING CROSS-COUNTRY GOLF school personnel. Junior Varsity Pom A-AA GIRLS A-AA GIRLS Each individual should check the appropriate Arlington High School Signal Mountain High School Sullivan South High School box after having read the News and pass it on to the next individual on the list or return it to Junior Varsity Hip Hop AAA GIRLS AAA GIRLS the athletic administrator. Arlington High School Morristown-Hamblen Science Hill High School High School West q Athletic Director Small Varsity Pom DIVISION II-A GIRLS q Girls Tennis Coach Farragut High School DIVISION II-A GIRLS Franklin Road Academy q Baseball Coach Webb School of Knoxville q Boys Tennis Coach Large Varsity High Kick DIVISION II-AA GIRLS q Girls Basketball Coach DIVISION II-AA GIRLS q Ooltewah High School Baylor School Girls Track & Field Coach Brentwood Academy q Boys Basketball Coach q Large Varsity Jazz A-AA BOYS Boys Track & Field Coach A-AA BOYS q Girls Cross Country Coach Bearden High School Alcoa High School Murfreesboro Central q Girls Volleyball Coach q Boys Cross Country Coach Small Varsity Hip Hop Magnet School AAA BOYS q Wrestling Coach Hendersonville High School Hendersonville High School q Football Coach AAA BOYS q Cheerleading Coach Small Varsity Jazz Brentwood High School DIVISION II-A BOYS q Boys Golf Coach Brentwood Academy St. George’s Independent School q Girls Golf Coach DIVISION II-A BOYS q Girls Soccer Coach Large Varsity Pom Webb School of Knoxville DIVISION II-AA BOYS q Boys Soccer Coach Bearden High School Memphis University School q Softball Coach DIVISION II-AA BOYS q Bowling Coach Large Varsity Hip Hop McCallie School Other_________________ St. Benedict at Auburndale FOOTBALL Cheer Only Building DIVISION II-A Montgomery Central High School GIRLS SOCCER A-AA Webb School of Knoxville Knoxville Catholic High School Routine Non-Building DIVISION II-AA Knoxville Halls High School AAA Ensworth High School Houston High School Routine Non-Tumbling CLASS 1A Montgomery Central High School Division II-A Union City High School St. George’s Independent School Freshman CLASS 2A Brentwood High School Division II-AA Trousdale County High School Harpeth Hall High School Junior Varsity CLASS 3A Arlington High School Alcoa High School Small Varsity CLASS 4A Hendersonville High School GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Fulton High School A Medium Varsity Goodpasture Christian School CLASS 5A Ravenwood High School Henry County High School AA Large Varsity Sullivan South High School CLASS 6A Houston High School Maryville High School AAA Super Varsity Brentwood High School Arlington High School Division II-A Small Co-Ed Webb School of Knoxville Blackman High School Division II-AA Large Co-Ed St. Agnes Academy Sacred Heart of Jesus High School Super Co-Ed Dyer County High School 2 TSSAA STAFF BERNARD CHILDRESS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GENE MENEES ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MATTHEW GILLESPIE ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MARK REEVES ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RICHARD MCWHIRTER ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WANDA BELT ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WINTER 2014 EDITION TRINA MELTON ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HEATHER CARTER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT EMILY CROWELL ARTICLES ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TERRY HILLIER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT 8 A. F. Bridges Awards LAUREN LYNCH HSs are honored for sportsmanship. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT GAYLE SIMMS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Willie Brown SHONNIE SPEICHER 11 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TSSAA recognition of achievement LYNNE SUTTON ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT KIM ALLEY 18 Tennessee Titans Mr. Football Award Winners ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Backs and linemen are honored for their performances on the gridiron. ALLISON BRYAN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT STEPHEN BARGATZE DIRECTOR OF STUDENT SERVICES COURTNEY BRUNETZ FEATURES DIRECTOR OF MARKETING EARL NALL TECHNOLOGY DIRECTOR 7 Distinguished Service Recognition BOARD OF CONTROL A coach, official, administrator and contributor are recognized for excellence. PRESIDENT - MIKE REED HAMBLEN WEST HIGH SCHOOL, MORRISTOWN VICE PRESIDENT - JERRY MATHIS TULLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL, TULLAHOMA 13 BlueCross Basketball Schedules JODY WRIGHT FULTON HIGH SCHOOL, KNOXVILLE Division I and II Boys and Girls championship playoff schedules. TOMMY LAYNE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, DUNLAP STEVE CHAUNCY 20 TMSAA - Richard McWhirter HILLWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, NASHVILLE A report on TMSAA meeting. BRYAN TRUE LEWIS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL , HOHENWALD CHUCK WEST DRESDEN HIGH SCHOOL, DRESDEN 21 Trina Melton RICKY CATLETT JACKSON NORTH SIDE HIGH SCHOOL, JACKSON Information on the Eighteenth Annual Cheer Coaches Conference. ISAAC WHITE WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 21 Stephen Bargatze PRESIDENT DAN BLACK An update on The Right Team. DIRECTOR OF SCHOOLS BRADFORD SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT VICE PRESIDENT - MIKE HENSON HUNTINGDON HS, HUNTINGDON RICHARD CARROLL SULLIVAN NORTH HS, KINGSPORT GREG MCCULLOUGH MEMPHIS CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, MEMPHIS MICHAEL REYNOLDS FARRAGUT HS, KNOXVILLE MIKE TATUM LEWIS COUNTY HS, HOHENWALD DAN HADDOW BOLTON HS, MEMPHIS JEFF LUTTRELL WATERTOWN HS, WATERTOWN 3 DANNY GILBERT SODDY-DAISY HS, SODDY-DAISY WHAT’S HAPPENING Website Usage Update NFHS Coaches Association Award Program TSSAA.org Year of Facts (Top 10 Lists) We are proud to announce that, again this year, the Board of Control has Summary of TSSAA.org Metrics for 2013 given TSSAA permission to participate in the NFHS Coaches Association Award Program. This program is designed to recognize State Active Coaches Visits: 2,161,320 of the Year and Sectional Coaches of the Year in each sport sanctioned by the Unique Visitors : 736,702 Association. Coaches are selected based on their accomplishments the previous Pageviews: 8,491,414 school year. State and Sectional Coach of the Year winners will receive a certificate from the National Federation recognizing their accomplishments. Top 10 Countries That Visited TSSAA.org Sectional Award winners will also be considered for the NFHS National Coach 1 United States 2,143,552 of the Year Award. A National committee will select the National Coaches of 2 Canada 2,102 the Year and these individuals will receive a plaque from the national office recognizing their accomplishment. Each state is also allowed to nominate 3 United Kingdom 1,207 one Citation (Coach) nominee. NFHS Citations are presented to individuals 4 Germany 809 who have made significant contributions to the NFHS and/or other national 5 India 553 organizations that have had an impact on high school activities. Nominees for 6 Japan 525 Contributor of the Year must exemplify the highest standards of sportsmanship, 7 Nigeria 393 ethical conduct, moral character, and carry the endorsement of their respective 8 Côte d’Ivoire 336 state high school association. 9 Brazil 309 TSSAA is proud to recognize our award winners for the 2012-13 school year. 10 Dominican Republic 298 They are as follows: Boys Sports Girls Sports Top 10 States That Visited TSSAA.org 1 Tennessee 1,511,881 Football Basketball Ron Marshall, Cory Barrett, 2 North Carolina 122,266 Gordonsville HS Riverdale HS 3 Georgia 63,817 Basketball Track 4 Texas 57,351 Thomas Boykin, Christina Webb, Humboldt HS Clarksville Northeast HS 5 Kentucky 45,997 6 California 37,274 Track Volleyball Al Evans, Maggie Kuyper, 7 Illinois 29,747 Oakland HS St. Cecilia Academy 8 Florida 27,876 Baseball Softball 9 Mississippi 27,758 Mike Guinn, Ronnie Burke, 10 Michigan 23,725 Pigeon Forge HS Lexington HS Soccer Soccer Top 10 Cities In Tennessee That Visited TSSAA.org Tom Whicker, Wendy Howe, St. George’s Independent School University School of Nashville 1 Nashville 246,270 2 Knoxville 105,344 Wrestling Tennis Randy Shelton, Jeff Martin, 3 Memphis 82,101 Greeneville HS Siegel HS 4 Chattanooga 72,682 Cross Country Cross Country 5 Murfreesboro 67,066 Lynn Jeffers, Glendon Gattis, Daniel Boone HS Macon County HS 6 Jackson 53,491 7 Franklin 48,849 Golf Golf Dallas Hill, Beverly Shoulders, 8 Johnson City 44,563 Siegel HS Macon County HS 9 Clarksville 34,925 Tennis Girls Bowling 10 Cookeville 30,300 David Helbig, Debbie Knott, Christian Academy of Knoxville Dobyns Bennett HS 4 WHAT’S HAPPENING Top 10 Browsers for TSSAA.org Top 30 Accessed Pages of TSSAA.org 1 Safari (iPad) 735,195 1 Home Page 2,177,131 2 Internet Explorer 678,888 2 Football Scoreboard 492,136 3 Chrome 289,025 3 Classifieds 375,102 4 Firefox 191,394 4 Sport Links for Regulations 213,054 5 Android Browser 186,379 5 BCBowl Info Page 154,333 6 Safari (in-app) 43,041 6 6A Football Bracket 146,059 7 Mozilla 14,177 7 Schedules 142,580 8 Amazon Silk 7,105 8 5A Football Bracket 130,897 9 IE with Chrome Frame 6,973 9 Girls Live Draw for Basketball 117,671 10 BlackBerry 2,707 10 4A Football Bracket 115,612 11 Football Regulation 111,582 Top 10 Ways (Service Providers) Users Got To TSSAA.org 12 Baseball Home 109,384 1 education networks of america 224,221 13 Wrestling Home 103,733 2 charter communications 208,173 14 2A Football Bracket 98,516 3 cellco partnership dba verizon wireless 205,335 15 1A Football Bracket 98,117 4 comcast cable communications inc. 191,396 16 Handbook 97,279 5 (not set) 144,653 17 Directory Search 90,168