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Official Publication of The Mississippi Association of Coaches
Fall 2011 | Vol. 29, No. 2
features
Cover Story
Congratulations to MAC’s
5 2011 Coaches of the Year!
Feature Story
Let’s All Cheer for Our 2010–11
10 State Championship Coaches
Feature Story
MAC Salutes 2011’s
11 Most Valuable Players
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2011–2012 MAC Officers
President’s Message (Wert Spiva)
Executive Director’s Message (Johnny Mims)
News from MAC
2011 Hall of Fame Inductees
Outstanding Coach Award
2010–2011 Distinguished Coaches
MAC’s First Official Chaplain
Notes from the MAC Staff
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President’s Message
Committed to Serve
It
is a distinct honor and gives me great pleasure to serve as the president
of the MAC for the 2011–12 year. MAC’s 4,000+ coaches and
supporters have helped make it one of the most recognized coaches’
organizations in the entire country. With the profound leadership of Johnny
Mims (our executive director), the work of the executive board and various
committees and the superlative efforts and never-ceasing-to-amaze work of
Sara and Teresa (our administrative assistants), the MAC keeps looking to
become strong and stronger. Together, with God’s guidance and direction,
we — the MAC— continue to strive to reach new heights.
Please don’t hesitate to call if I can be of service or assistance to you. Have a great
season and school year! May God continue to richly bless each of you.
Wert Spiva
2011–2012 MAC President
// Executive Director’s Message
A Great Start to the New School Year
As
I look back on the 2011 clinic, this one may just be the best we
have had. I extend my appreciation to the many individuals who
helped to make it such a success. Sara, Teresa and I say “thank
you” to the MAC committee members who gave up their personal time to
help us out at the clinic. We also appreciate the all-star coaches for their
commitment to their sport and the athletes by giving of their time to make
these all-star events happen and be successful.
The MAC and the MHSAA continue to work together and support one another as we
serve the coaches of this state. We look forward to working with Don Hinton and his staff
in the coming year. We also appreciate our working relationship with the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes. Bill Buckner and his staff continue to have a tremendous positive impact
on our athletic programs throughout the state.
As a new school year begins, the MAC wishes you the best in all of your endeavors. Each
of you has a special role that you play in the lives of young athletes. You should count it
an honor and a privilege to hold the title of COACH.
Johnny Mims
Executive Director
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Baseball
Mark Ross, Long Beach High School
Coach Mark Ross of Long Beach, a
native of Pascagoula and a graduate
of Long Beach and William Carey,
led the Long Beach Bearcats to the
Class 5A state runner-up finish. The
27-year coaching veteran has guided his
baseball teams (at Harrison Central and
Long Beach) to a record of 370–241.
He has led the Bearcats to eight district
titles, two South State Championships
and the 2010 Class 5A state crown. During his tenure at Long
Beach, five of his players have inked professional contracts.
Mark is a four-time All-Star coach and a two-time Sun Herald
Baseball Coach of the Year.
Girls Basketball
Jonas James, Lanier High School
A Vicksburg native and graduate of
Jackson State, Coach Jonas James led
his Lanier Lady Bulldogs basketball
team to an undefeated season and the
Class 5A State championship. In the
profession for 16 years, he has coached
200 games, with his teams earning a
mark of 152–48. Ironically, the 200th
game he coached was for the State
Championship gold ball trophy. In
addition to MAC honors, Coach James was named the Girls
Metro Coach of the Year by the Jackson Clarion Ledger.
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Boys Basketball
Jay Ladner, St. Stanislaus College
A native of Picayune, Coach Jay Ladner
was a star basketball player at Oak Grove
and Southern Miss who also lettered in
baseball. He has spent his entire coaching
career of 20 years at St. Stanislaus, where
he has paced his Rock-A-Chaws to 15
state tournament appearances, 6 South
State titles, four state tournament finalfour
appearances, one state runner-up
finish and the 2011 Class 4A gold ball
championship. Compiling a coaching record of 493–177, Coach
Ladner has received various Coach of the Year awards and is the
first-ever three-time Sun Herald Coach of the Year honoree.
Girls Cross Country
Ben Mikell, Lafayette County High School
A former three-sport letterman at East
Holmes Academy, Ben lettered in track at
Holmes Junior College and Delta State.
Leading his Lady Commodore squad
to this year’s division title and a Class
4A runner-up finish, Coach Mikell also
serves as head boys cross-country coach
and head boys track coach. He began his
14-year career at Adams Christian before
going to Mississippi Baptist High and
Ridgefield, Connecticut. He taught but did not coach for 10 years
at South Pontotoc and arrived at Lafayette County High in 2003.
Coach Mikell is a former Star teacher and Teacher of the Year.
Boys Cross Country
Geary Howell, Clinton High School
In just five short years, Coach Geary
Howell has made a tremendous impact on
the Clinton High cross-country program.
For leading his Arrows runners to an
amazing record of 24–0 and the Class 6A
state championship in 2010, the MAC now
recognizes Coach Howell as the MAC
Boys Cross Country Coach of the Year.
The eight-year coaching veteran coached
track & field, baseball and cross country at
Chamberlain-Hunt Academy and Warren Central before arriving
at Clinton in 2006. Prior to the state title in 2010, Geary paced
the Arrows to a 2009 Class 6A state runner-up finish.
Football
Lance Pogue, South Panola High School
A graduate of Eupora High, Holmes CC
and Delta State, Coach Lance Pogue directed
the powerhouse South Panola Tigers to
yet another undefeated season and the 2010
Class 6A state championship. An 18-year
veteran who has coached at Winona,
Mississippi Delta CC, Madison Central and
Eupora, he led Eupora to a state runner-up
finish before he departed for South Panola
in 2007. Since he took over the South
Panola gridiron program, he has guided the Tigers to one state
runner-up finish and three state championships in just four seasons.
His Tigers claimed their second straight Class 6A title in 2010 and
were named the number one high school football team in the nation
by USA Today . Overall, Lance’s football teams have a record of
142-42. Coach Pogue was also named the National High School
Football Coach of the Year by USA Today and Russell Athletics.
Girls Golf
Joe Ray, St. Andrews High School
Veteran Coach Joe Ray guided the Lady
Saints of St. Andrews to their fourth district
title in a row, a state runner-up finish and
a class 1 State Individual champion. A
native of Jackson, he was an All-Conference
football player at Oxford High before receiving
degrees at Ole Miss and Delta State.
He started his 27-year coaching career as
a football coach in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
He has been coaching golf for the past
decade and arrived at St. Andrews in 2005. In just seven years
as head girls golf coach, Coach Ray has led the Lady Saints to
four district titles and two state runner-up finishes. In 2010, Joe was
also honored by the National Federation of High Schools as State
Girls Golf Coach of the Year.
Boys Golf
Mark Enis, Tupelo High School
A longtime coaching stalwart of 12 years,
Coach Mark Enis is a former All-State
baseball player at Tupelo High and
received his college degree at William
Carey while starting two years on the
diamond. A superb soccer coach, he led
the Tupelo Golden Wave boys soccer
squad to the 2007 state title and the girls
soccer teams to state crowns in 2003 and
2004 (he is the only coach in Mississippi
to win a state title in both boys and girls soccer). He has guided
the Tupelo boys golf linksters to four consecutive state championships
in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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Girls Soccer
Marty Pettit, Pontotoc High School
A 29-year coaching stalwart, Marty is a
native of Amory and graduate of Shannon
High and Mississippi State. A versatile
coach and accomplished teacher, Marty
has served as a head coach in the sports
of football, basketball, baseball, track and
soccer, with stops at Tupelo, Mooreville and
Pontotoc. This year, he led the Pontotoc
Lady Warriors to their second consecutive
North Half championship. Coach Pettit is a
two-time Tupelo Teacher of Distinction and has also been honored
as Coach of the Year by the Northeast Daily Journal.
Boys Soccer
Gray Massey, Florence High School
A native of Hattiesburg and a graduate of
Northwest Rankin High and Mississippi
College, Coach Gray Massey guided the
Florence Eagles soccer team to the Class
4A State Championship. In his six years
of coaching, Coach Massey’s Florence
boys soccer teams have compiled a record
of 100 wins, 34 losses and 5 ties. He has
now led Florence to six division titles, two
Class 4A State runner-up finishes and the
2011 State Championship. With this honor, Gray is receiving
his first ever MAC Coach of the Year award.
Tennis
Kathy Gendron, Ocean Springs High School
Longstanding championship coach Kathy
Gendron guided the Lady Greyhounds of
Ocean Springs to their second consecutive
State Championship, including three individual
champions. She began her 26-year
coaching career as girls’ basketball coach
and later added tennis to her duties at
Ocean Springs. Her Ocean Springs
tennis netters have a record of 165 wins
and only 9 losses and have won 9 out of
a possible 11 district titles since Kathy took over the program.
Coach Gendron was also honored as coach of the year by the
Sun Herald and Gulf Coast Media.
Girls Track
Mike Bain, Pontotoc High School
A distinguished member of the MAC
Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2010,
Coach Mike Bain continues to receive
MAC Coach of the Year Honors. A
native of Winona and graduate of Pearl
High, Hinds CC, and Mississippi College,
Mike is a noted steeplechase champion.
He has spent his entire renowned 33-year
coaching career at Pontotoc High where
he originated the cross country, girls soccer,
and girls softball programs. His Lady Warriors track teams have
won 150 meets, losing only 52, and, in 2011, they captured their
second straight state championship for Mike’s fourth girls track
state titles. Mike’s Pontotoc boys’ thincladders have won 6 state
titles and his cross country teams have claimed an amazing 30
state championships. Overall, Mike has led Pontotoc to a staggering
40 state championships. With this year’s MAC award,
Coach Bain has now been named MAC Coach of the Year for
track or cross country an incredible seven times.
Girls Slow Pitch Softball
Tabitha Beard, New Hope High School
Skilled veteran coach Tabitha Beard has
been chosen as the MAC High School
girls slow pitch softball coach of the year
for leading the New Hope Lady Trojans
to their fourth straight state championship.
Coach Beard, a 9-year coaching veteran,
hails from Columbus and graduated from
New Hope and MUW as an honors
student. Her slow pitch teams at New
Hope have captured 109 wins against
20 losses, while her fast pitch squads have compiled a mark of
111-28. Tabitha’s New Hope slow pitch teams have won four
consecutive district, North State and state championships in
2007, 2008, 2009, and 2010. A two-time All Star coach, she
has been recognized by the Columbus Commercial Dispatch as
an All Area coach on five occasions.
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Girls Fast Pitch Softball
Shane Montgomery, North Pontotoc High School
Coach Shane Montgomery, a 28-year
coaching veteran, has been honored as the
High School Girls Fast Pitch Softball
Coach of the Year by the MAC. Shane
hails from Pontotoc where he was an
All-State basketball player who played
in the Mississippi High School All-Star
game. He received his college degrees
from Itawamba CC (where he was an
All-State and MVP baseball star) and
from Ole Miss. Coach Montgomery coached at Tremont and
Ripley before arriving for a second time at North Pontotoc
High. In 2010, he led the Lady Vikings to the Class 4A Fast
Pitch State Championship. An accomplished girls’ basketball
coach, Shane is a two-time All-Star coach and also led two
Mississippi hoops teams in Australia. Coach Montgomery is a
three-time Northeast Daily Journal Coach of the Year, and this
year’s honor is his second MAC recognition.
Volleyball
David Irwin, Hancock High School
Youthful Coach David Irwin paced the
Hancock High Lady Hawks volleyball
squad to the Class 3A 2010 State
Championship and has been named the
MAC Volleyball Coach of the Year for
his efforts. David hails from Pascagoula
and is a graduate of Pascagoula High and
Southern Miss. In his brief 7-year career,
he has coached at Pinecrest High in Southern Pines, North
Carolina, and Hancock High, where he has led the Lady Hawks
to 100 wins and only 36 losses. Overall, Coach Irwin’s volleyball
teams at Hancock have captured 3 district titles, 2 South State
crowns and the 2010 Class 3A state championship. David was
selected as Coach of the Year by the Sun Herald in 2008 and
2010, and he is receiving his first ever MAC honor.
Girls Powerlifting
Jeff Hollingsworth, Charleston High School
Charleston’s Jeff Hollingsworth has been named as the first-ever
Girls Powerlifting Coach of the Year by the MAC. A native of
Charleston and a graduate of Strider Academy and Delta State,
Jeff has been in the coaching profession for seven years and
has coached every sport offered at Charleston High. He has
also coached the Tiger basketball team to a district title and
the track team to two district crowns, three region titles and
two North State championships. Coach Hollingsworth has
been coaching girls powerlifting for only 3 short seasons, and
his Lady Tiger lifters have won 11 matches with only 2 losses.
Under his guidance, Charleston has won one region and two
North Half titles. In 2011, Jeff led Charleston to the school’s
second consecutive Class 1 State Championship.
Boys Powerlifting
Tyrone Varnado, South Pike High School
Coach Tyrone Varnado hails from
McComb, where he was an honor
student at South Pike before receiving
his college degrees at Alcorn State. A
10-year coaching veteran, Coach Varnado
has been at South Pike since 2001. Since
his arrival, he has guided the Eagle powerlifting
squads to 7 regional crowns, 10
South State titles and 3 State Championships
in 2006, 2008 and 2011. While
Coach Varnado is receiving an MAC Coach of the Year award for
the first time, he was also named Coach of the Year by the South
Pike School District in 2006 and by the MHSAA in 2008.
Girls Bowling
Susan Dudley, Tupelo High School
Coach Susan Dudley led the Tupelo
Golden Wave girls’ bowling squad to the
2011 state championship. A native of
Jasper, Alabama, and a graduate of Tupelo
High, Mississippi State and Southeastern
Louisiana, Coach Dudley is a nationally
board-certified teacher who has been
coaching for seven years. She guided
the Lady Golden Wave bowlers to one
regional title in 2010 and three straight
state runner-up finishes in 2008, 2009, and 2010. In 2011,
Susan’s Tupelo team struck gold as they captured the Tupelo
Holiday Tournament, won the regional title and then won the
elusive state championship trophy. Coach Dudley’s MAC honor
is the first of its type for girls bowling.
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Athletic Director of the Year
Boys Track
Woody Barnett, Pearl High School
A member of the Class of 2008 of the
MAC Coaches Hall of Fame, Woody
Barnett has received dual honors from
the MAC as MAC High School Boys
Track Coach of the Year and MAC
Athletic Director of the Year. A Jackson
native and graduate of Pearl High and
Mississippi College, Woody has been in
the coaching profession for 34 years, all
at Pearl High School. The championship
veteran mentor has paced the Pearl Pirates to 42 state championships
in track and cross country. His Pearl track squad
captured the state track championship once more in 2011.
Coach Barnett has also guided 145 cross country and track
individual champions. Woody has served as athletic director
at Pearl since 1997 and supervises a high school program with
37 coaches, a budget of $150,000 and an enrollment of 1,050
high school students and 900 junior high students. While serving
as Pearl’s athletic director, Coach Barnett’s Pearl Pirate athletic
squads have won 45 state championships. Recently, Woody’s
Pearl program was recognized by the Jackson Clarion Ledger
with the Class 5A All Sports Awards, the fourth time Pearl
athletics have been so honored. With the dual accolades, Coach
Barnett has now received a remarkable 30 Coach of the Year
Awards, with two National Coach of the Year awards, four
Jackson Daily News or Clarion Ledger distinctions and 16
MAC honors. R
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state winners
Let’s All
Cheer for Our
2010–2011
State Championship Coaches
Baseball
1A Tyler Rogers, Nanih Waiya
2A Dusty Hillman, Taylorsville
3A Larry Knight, Sumrall
4A Greg Owen, Columbia
5A Brian Rea, Ridgeland
6A Larry Watkins, Petal
Boys Basketball
1A Kenyon Ross, Durant
2A Lemuel Jones, Piney Woods
3A Michael Smith, Booneville
4A Jay Ladner, St. Stanislaus
5A Ronald Norman, Wayne County
6A Randy Bolden, Meridian
Girls Basketball
1A Jason Thompson, H.W. Byers
2A Chad Harrison, Scott Central
3A Katie Bates, Ripley
4A John Stroud, New Albany
5A Jonas James, Lanier
6A Angela Reynolds, NW Rankin
Fast Pitch Softball
1A Scott Leggett, Bogue Chitto
2A Josh Perkins, Enterprise (5)
3A Chris Kidd, Nettleton
4A Justin Chaney, Newton County
5A Eric Neel, Wayne County
6A Kayla Watkins, Madison Central
Tennis
1A Roger Browne, Sacred Heart
2A Lynn Ogden, St. Joseph (Madison)
3A Emillia Viljoen, St. Andrew’s
4A Memorie Naron, Cleveland
5A Louis Nash, Oxford
6A Kathy Gendron, Ocean Springs
Boys Golf
1A Jim Taylor, St. Aloysius
2A Michael Gray, Baldwyn
3A Keith Greene, Corinth
4A Shelby Kuhn, Kosciusko
5A Drew McBrayer, New Hope
6A Mark Enis, Tupelo
Girls Golf
Class I Doug Stuart, St. Patrick
Class II Jackie Suggett, Madison Central
Boys Track
1A Josh Glasner, Montgomery Co.
2A Heath Dudley, J.Z. George
3A Ryan Summers, Corinth
4A Arzell McCoy, Port Gibson
5A Woody Barnett, Pearl
6A Alfred Williams, Meridian
Girls Track
1A Wert Spiva, Coldwater
2A Heath Dudley, J.Z. George
3A Shannon O’Brien, St. Patrick
4A Mike Bain, Pontotoc
5A Jamie Perkins, Oxford
6A Dakedreon Lampkin, Murrah
Boys Powerlifting
1A Bobby Bowman, Durant
2A Mike Hendershot, Scott Central
3A Randall Montgomery,
Velma Jackson
4A Tyrone Varnado, South Pike
5A Ray Durr, Pearl
6A Brad Rhodes, Gulfport
Girls Powerlifting
Class I Jeff Hollingsworth,
Charleston
Class II Stanley Spell, McClain
Class III Jonathan Anderson, Pearl
Boys Bowling
Class I Barbara White, West Union
Class II Susan Dudley, Tupelo
Girls Bowling
Class II Susan Dudley, Tupelo R
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MAC Salutes the
2011’s Most Valuable Players!
state mvps //
Mississippi Alabama All-Star Football Classic
Cotton Robertson Award — Nickolas Brassell, South Panola
Mississippi Most Valuable Player — C.J. Johnson, Philadelphia
Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football Classic
(Sponsored by Air National Guard)
Bill Stewart Award —
North: Mykail Miller, Itawamba AHS
South: Treyshawn Mitchell, Forest
Most Valuable Offensive Player — Ricky Hunt, North Panola
Most Valuable Defensive Player — Gabriel Gray, Hazlehurst
Crossroads Diamond Club
All-Star Baseball Games
Twink Sexton Award — Coach Rusty Cagle, Lewisburg
Elbert Nelson Academic Award — Spencer Turnbull,
Madison Central
1A/2A/3A Game
North MVP — Jonathan Morrison, Ripley
South MVP — Cody Brewer, Perry Central
Best Offensive Player — Gabriel Gray, Hazlehurst
Best Defensive Player — Will Cockrell, Tupelo Christian
Randy Makamson Award — Tyler Moore, Mooreville
4A/5A Game
North MVP — Will Cox, Amory
South MVP — Ryan Ellis, Columbia
Best Offensive Player — Josh Laxer, Madison Central
Best Defensive Player — Nick Johnson, Ridgeland
Mark Vinson Award — Mitchel Babb, South Panola
All-Star Softball Games
1A/2A/3A Games:
Fast Pitch North MVP — Hayley Parker, Nettleton
Fast Pitch South MVP — Rebecca Dunn, Seminary
Slow Pitch North MVP — Mallory Michael, Wheeler
Slow Pitch South MVP — Lexus Griffith, Taylorsville
4A/5A/6A Games:
Fast Pitch North MVP — Audrey Hartman, Northwest Rankin
Fast Pitch South MVP — Morgan Fairley, George County
Slow Pitch North MVP — Dakota Vowell, Nechoba Central
Slow Pitch South MVP — Ashley Downing, Quitman
Morris Hunter Sportsmanship Award — Morgan Fairley,
George County
Mississippi/Alabama All-Star Basketball Games
Girls’ Most Valuable Player — Kendra Grant, Richland
Boys’ Most Valuable Player — Daniel Grieves, St. Stanislaus
Mississippi Sports Medicine
All-Star Basketball Games
Michael Crouther Sportsmanship Award (Girl) —
Alexis Hardaway, H.W. Byers
Girls’ Most Valuable Offensive Player — Tiaria Griffin,
Lawrence County
Girls’ Most Valuable Defensive Player — Jerontay Clamons,
Coldwater
All-Star Extravaganza Girls 3-Point Shooting Winner —
Derita Luckett, Jim Hill
All-Star Extravaganza Girls’ Free-Throw Shooting Winner —
Kyra Williams, Long Beach
All-Star Extravaganza Girls’ Slam-Dunk Winner —
Jerontay Clemons, Coldwater
Michael Crouther Sportsmanship Award (Boy) —
Raeford Worsham, Wayne County
Boys’ Most Valuable Offensive Player — Fred Thomas,
Jim Hill
Boys’ Most Valuable Defensive Player — Gavin Ware,
Starkville
All-Star Extravaganza Boys’ 3-Point Shooting Winner —
Jacolby Mobley, Starkville
All-Star Extravaganza Boys’ Free-Throw Shooting Winner —
Fred Thomas, Jim Hill
All-Star Extravaganza Slam-Dunk Winner —
Bryant Magee, West Marion
Overall Winner of 3-Point Shooting Contest —
Jacolby Mobley, Starkville
Overall Winner of Free-Throw Shooting Contest —
Fred Thomas, Jim Hill
Overall Winner of Slam-Dunk Contest —
Jerontay Clemons, Coldwater
All-Star Volleyball Games
North Outstanding Player — Sarah Farmer, Tupelo
South Outstanding Player — Torie Clark, Long Beach
Game Ball for North — Ashley James, Southaven
Game Ball for South — Lane Jackson, Vancleave
Baptist Rehab Services All-Star Soccer Games
Coca-Cola Award — Morgan Wesson, Gulfport
Girls’ Best Offensive Player — Alex Craig, Oak Grove
Girls’ Best Defensive Player —Tatiana Gonzales,
Ocean Springs
William Winter Award — Taylor Higgason, Petal
Boys’ Best Offensive Player — “Ducky” Troutman,
Ocean Springs
Boys’ Best Defensive Player — Arlington Shirley, NW Rankin R
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news from MAC
» MAC Announces
Its 2011 Hall of
Fame Inductees
Banquet held at
The Hilton Hotel,
Jackson, MS
June 24, 2011
Sponsored by
Front row (left to right):
D.M. Howie and Shelby Watts.
Back row (left to right): Cary Shepherd,
Neil Hitchcock and Lucy Seaberry-Moore.
» James Sloan Receives the Coach Roy
Garcia Outstanding Coach Award
Left to right: Coach Roy Garcia, Coach James
Sloan and Howard McNeill, MAC President.
Retired coach James Sloan of Tupelo was recognized for his years of distinguished
service to the MAC and was presented the Coach Roy Garcia Outstanding Coach
plaque at the Coaches Clinic on July 15, 2011. This award honors the “best of the
best” in high school athletics. Congratulations, Coach Sloan!
» Congratulations
to MAC’s 2010 – 2011
Distinguished Coaches
These individuals served as assistants to the
2010–11 Coach of the Year winners and were
honored at the 2011 Hall of Fame banquet.
John Culpepper, South Pike
George Kersh, Pearl
Deunta Pittman, Lanier
Connie Sharpe, New Hope
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» Bill Buckner Named as
MAC’s First Official Chaplain
Bill Buckner has been named the first
official MAC chaplain. The chaplain
will coordinate with the Fellowship of
Christian Athletes to meet some of the
needs of the MAC members. Many of
our coaches are experiencing life issues
such as illness, death, stress, loss of
employment or transition to retirement.
Bill and his FCA staff will work with
our coaches through these difficult times.
Bill Buckner • State Director
Mississippi FCA • (601) 573-8556 • bbuckner@fca.org • www.fcams.org

news from MAC/continued
» Kudos to MAC’s
2010 – 11 Service
Award Winners
40-Year Service Awards
Ricky Black, Jackson Preparatory School
Steve Harmon, Columbia High School
35-Year Service Awards
Ronald Aldy, Holmes Community College
Larry Gann, Center Hill High School
Tony Stanford, Columbus High School
Alonzo Stevens, Vicksburg High School
30-Year Service Awards
David M. Howie, Tougaloo College
Michael Martin, Natchez High School
Dellie C. Robinson, Vicksburg High School
25-Year Service Awards
Johnny Barfield, Carthage High School
Donny Fuller, Gulfport High School
Herman Sanders, Wingfield High School
To be recognized for your years of coaching
service, contact the MAC office to receive
the form. The form is also available in the
2011–12 Directory and online. The forms
must be completed and received in the MAC
office by June 1, 2012, to be recognized at
the Hall of Fame Banquet.
» MAC’s 2010 – 2011
Winners of the World Class
Athletic Surfaces Scholarship
Breanna Ainsworth
Daughter of Coach
Greta Ainsworth
Attending William
Carey University
World Class Athletic Surfaces provides
two $500 scholarships to be presented to
children of MAC members. The two
recipients selected at random during the
MAC General Business Meeting during
the 2011 Coaches Clinic were:
Stephanie McNeill
Daughter of Coach
Howard McNeill
Attending the University of Southern
MS Gulf Coast Campus
Thank you, Mike! And congratulations to our recipients!
» A New Location for the
2011 Mississippi/Alabama
All-Star Football Classic,
December 10, 2011
» Gulf Coast
Coaching Clinic
December 15–17, 2011
Beau Rivage
Biloxi, Mississippi
The 49th Annual Gulf Coast Coaching Clinic
will take place December 15–17 at the Beau
Rivage in Biloxi, MS. The clinic will coincide
with the MS Association of Coaches Bernard
Blackwell All-Star Game (North versus South)
on Saturday, December 17. Complete clinic
and hotel information will be mailed in early
November.
This great tradition will continue and will be played at the newly
renovated Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, on December
10. “The 25th MS-AL Football Classic features some of the best
high school talent that these two states have to offer, and we are
extremely pleased with the new venue,” said Johnny Mims, MAC
executive director.
Head Coach:
Larry Weems,
Meridian
Scout Coach:
Junior Graham,
Eupora
Assistant Coaches:
John Douglas,
Quitman
Brad Embry,
Water Valley
Ken Chandler,
Winona
Lance Pogue,
South Panola
Lance Reed,
Natchez
Marcus Boyles,
Wayne County
Administrative
Coaches:
Ronnie Cuevas
Steve Rudolph
www.mscoaches.com – fall 2011 – Mississippi Coach 13

news from MAC/continued
» 2011 Bernard Blackwell
All-Star Football Game
December 17, 2011
North Team Coaches
Head Coach:
Henry Johnson, West Bolivar
Assistant Coaches:
Justin Hollis, Vardaman
Nikita Johnson, West Boliver
Ashley Kuhn, Grenada
Chris McRae, J.Z. George
Ed Rich, Southaven
Sleepy Robinson, Durant
Scout Coach:
Kenny Burton, Richland
The Bernard Blackwell
All-Star Football Game
is scheduled to be played
on December 17 at Biloxi
High School. The game
will coincide with the
Gulf Coast Coaching
Clinic at the Beau Rivage
(December 15–17). The
coaches are as follows:
South Team Coaches
Head Coach:
John Perry, Pearl
Assistant Coaches:
Paul Anderson, Terry
Judd Boswell, Forest
Marcus High, East Central
David King, Hancock
Ryan Ross, Ocean Springs
Kevin Worrell, Pearl
Scout Coach:
Brad Breland, Union
» MAC Coaches Social
July 14, 2011
Coach Corey Sutton
(Hazlehurst) winning MAC’s
first karaoke contest at the
2011 Coaches Social.
The 2011 Coaches Social on Thursday, July 14, featured
a karaoke contest served up with heavy hors d’oeuvres
and drinks. This first-time contest was met with great
enthusiasm among our coaches. The winner of the karaoke
contest was assistant football and golf coach Corey Sutton
from Hazlehurst High School. Congrats to Coach Sutton!
» MAC Assists Athletes’
Families with Recruiting
Education
As athletic administrators and coaches, we all understand
the pressures that the recruiting process can create. We
are also aware of a growing industry commonly referred
to as “recruiting services.” While some of these services
provide useful information, the vast majority of them seek
to capitalize financially on our families’ weakness… the
promise of receiving an athletic scholarship.
That is one of the many reasons that the MAC is proud
to provide an NIAAA-endorsed, non-profit webinar solution
to help our membership address this troublesome area.
On the MAC website (www.mscoaches.com), you will
find a link that reads MAC NCAA/NAIA/JUCO Eligibility
and Recruiting Webinar. The MAC recruiting webinar
addresses many important topics concerning academic
eligibility, recruiting and social responsibility, including:
• Three rules of being a parent
• Scholarship myths and facts
• NAIA and JUCO education
• Scholarships… do they differ?
• The name game
• Negotiate/cooperative education
• Dangers of social networking/cell phones
• National letter of intent
• NCAA/NAIA eligibility centers
• Recruiting services
• NCAA core course requirements
We highly recommend that you make your athletes’
families aware of this no-cost service. The MAC feels it
will go a long way in serving our athletic community.
» Notes from the MAC Staff
• The tentative date set for the 2012 Coaches Clinic is
July 11–13.
• Please refer to your MAC Directory to view the calendar
of events for the upcoming year. Some all-star games have
been moved to coincide closer to the end of the season.
• We DO NOT send out All-Star nomination forms. They
can be downloaded from our website and faxed to this office.
• You may join our association online with a debit/credit
card. Visit our website www.mscoaches.com.
• The MAC will not be responsible for sending you another
magazine or the Directory if you did not comply with the
instruction to give us your home mailing address, which
we must have! R
14 Mississippi C oach – fall 2011 – www.mscoaches.com

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