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THE GOALPOST A Shrine Bowl of the Carolinas Publication Page 1

Ron Long, Athletic Director of the Shrine Bowl Of The Carolinas recently announced thecoaches selections for the 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels and the South Carolina Sandlap-

pers. These Coaches have been selected and approved to coach their respective teams in

the 76 th annual Shrine Bowl Game to be played on Saturday, December 15th at beautiful

Gibbs Stadium on the campus of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina..

2012 NORTH CAROLINA COACHES

Title First Name Last Name High School SCHOOL CITY

Head Coach Nelson Smith Garner Garner

Coach Adrian Snow West Forsyth Clemmons

Coach Russell Stone Douglas Byrd Fayetteville

Coach Doug Illing Davie County Mocksville

Coach B.J. Laughter Hendersonville Hendersonville

Coach Mike Byus East Lincoln Denver

Coach David Grant Walter Williams Burlington

olume IV, Issue 3 March 2012

The Electronic Newsletter of

Game Committee of the Shrine owl of the Carolinaswww.shrine-bowl.com

Editor: French Harvey, admin@shrine- bow

Ron Long

2012 Shrine Bowl Coaches Announced




2012 SOUTH CAROLINA COACHES

Long added, “All respective North and South Carolina Coaches Associations and governing bodies have approved

their coaching selections for participation in this Carolina’s Football Classic affectionately known as America’s Or

inal All Star High School Football Game - where strong legs run, so crippled legs might walk. “

Title First Name Last Name High School SCHOOL CITY

Head Coach Ray Stackley Stratford Goose Creek

Coach Kirk Burnett Airport West Columbia

Coach Wade Cooper Blue Ridge Greer

Coach

Don

Frost

Christ Church

Greenville

Coach Mike Wells Buford Lancaster

Coach Bill Harvey Newberry Newberry

Coach Tony Smith Stratford Goose Creek

2012 Shrine Bowl Combines

Kelly Adams, Shrine Bowl Combine Coordinator announced the following combinechedule for 2012:

urpose: To provide opportunity for high school football players to demonstrate skillseeded for athletic scholarships and possible Shrine Bowl selection.

Who: Rising 12th graders are eligible to attend. This means only current Juniors are eli-ible to attend.

Cost: $20.00 per player. High School Coaches and spectators will be admitted free.There will be no checks accepted at any of the combines, cash only please. There will

hrine Bowl staff at each combine to collect registration fees.

To be measured: 1. Height 2. Weight

To be tested:

1. Vertical Jump

2. 40 Yard Dash

3. Pro Agility Shuttle

4. Bench Press Rep. (All position players will rep 185 lbs as many times as they can.)

To be evaluated:

mportant Information: 1. Each athlete is to attend only one combine for NCAA purposes. 2. Some events may change according to equipment available. 3. Rising seniors should bring videos for the Shrine Bowl Coaching Staff to evaluate.




SHRINE BOWL GAME COMMITTEE STAFF

Game Chairman Connie Altman 919-291-4055 [email protected] Vice Game Chairman Lindley Ivey 336-202-3370 [email protected] Vice Game Chairman Ronnie Blount 910-624-0708 [email protected] Director Ron Long 704-905-2998 [email protected] Coordinator Kelly Adams 919-998-8526 [email protected] French Harvey 704-840-8076 [email protected] Advertising Stephen Schram 803-547-0300 [email protected] Clay Webb 864-923-1182 [email protected]

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4. Each player will receive a T-shirt and unmatched exposure. 5. Each position player will work with Shrine Bowl coaches at his position and go through a series of footba

related drills. 6. Please be on time: We are going to be on a tight schedule.

Times: 9:30 am REGISTRATION FOR KICKERS, PUNTERS, AND LONG SNAPPERS

(There is no pre-registration for any of the combines)

10:00 am REGISTRATION FOR POSITION PLAYERS

10:00 am KICKERS START TIME

11:00 am POSITION PLAYERS START TIME

Dates and Schools:

North Carolina: March 24 South Johnston HS; Four Oaks, NC (Coach Bennett Jones) April 14 West Mecklenburg HS; Charlotte, NC (Coach Jeff Caldwell) April 21 Eastern Alamance HS; Mebane, NC (Coach John Kirby) April 28 A.C. Reynolds HS; Asheville, NC (Coach Shane Lewis)

NC Co-Coordinator: Chris Norman (704

-692

-4703) [email protected]

South Carolina: April 21 Spartanburg HS, Spartanburg, SC (Coach Freddie Brown) May 26 Can Bay HS, Summerville, SC (Coach Russell Zher) June 9 Irmo HS, Columbia, SC (Coach Bob Hanna)

For additional information call or contact Shrine Bowl Combine Coordinator: Kelly Adams (919-998-8526)[email protected]




Ronnie L. Blount, Hope Mills, NC was elected as Chairman, Board of Governors of the Shrine Bowl of the Carolinat the annual meeting held at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on February 25th. Noble Ronnie is a member of Sudan

Shrine and was the 2011 President of the Board of Governors. He has served on the Board of Governors since 2007

He also has served as the 2nd Vice Game Chairman for the Shrine Bowl Game. Blount replaces Illustrious Sir Wil-iam, R. “Billy” Benfield of Hejaz Shrine who served as the Chairman of the Board since 2007.

n addition to Noble Blount the following No-les were elected to the Executive Board: Presi-

dent—Don Addyman PP, Jamil Shrine; 1stVP—Connie Altman PP, Amran Shrine; 2ndVP—Jamie Smith, Hejaz Shrine; 3rd VP— Brack Wilson PP, Sudan Shrine; and 4th VP— ohn McClary, Jr. PP, Omar Shrine. Nobles

ohn Davidson, Jr. and Henry Long wereeelected to their offices as Secretary and Treas-urer. Noble Blount appointed Ray Fields PP,Amran Shrine as the Chaplain. The followingwere elected as Members at Large: Dennis Cra-ven, William Dyches and Riley McDaniel fromOmar Shrine; Tony Edwards, Conrad Bentonnd Jeff Taylor from Sudan Shrine; Jerry Baxter

PP, William Rodgers PP and Joe Sessoms fromHejaz Shrine; Leonard Walker, Lance Carpenter and Steve Tucker from Jamil Shrine; and Johnny Brooks, Rickey

NOBLE RONNIE L. BLOUNT ELECTED AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF

GOVERNORS OF THE SHRINE BOWL OF THE CAROLINAS

New Chairman presents a plaque to outgoingChairman, Billy Benfield.

Chairman Benfield presents Ronnie Blounthis Past President’s plaque.

The officers were installed by Illustrious Sir Steve Norris, Potentate of Sudan Shrine.




Matthews, Ben Harmon and Charles Britt from Amran Shrine. The potentate, chief rabban and recorder from eachshrine center are members of the board by virtue of their shrine center office. Nobles Ron Johnson, Amran Shrine Ronnie Blount, Sudan Shrine were elected to Emeritus Member at Large status.

The board also voted to send a donation of $40,000 to the Shriners Hospitals from the proceeds of the 2011 game.

The board also approved a budget for 2012.

Board of Governors Meeting

Potentate Steve Norris welcomesBoard of Governors to Sudan territory.

Treasurer Henry Long presents the treasur-er’s report and proposes the 2012 budget.

President Ronnie Blount presents an autographedgame football to DennisCraven for the sponsor-ship by Carolina Ford

Dealers.

General Game Chairman Connie Alt-man gives a report on the 2011 Shrine

Bowl Game.




TWO NEW INDUCTEES INTO HALL OF FAME

At the Volunteer Awards Banquet held at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on Saturday night, February 25, Hall of FameCommittee Chairman Ray Fields PP and Past Pres-dent announced that Noble French Harvey and

Noble “Mac” McCallister were selected to theShrine Bowl Hall of Fame Class of 2011. The Hall

of Fame was created in 2005 in recognition of out-tanding service to the Shrine Bowl of the Caroli-

nas without whose support this game would nothave been played.

Noble French Harvey joined the volunteer staff ofhe Shrine Bowl during the 1999 game week anderved as the coaches and volunteer hospitality

chairman for six years. Beginning in 2001 he be-came the game day director, coordinating the pre-

game and half -time activities. He writes the scripts

for the awards banquet and the game day activities.

n 2004 he began serving as the Shrine Bowl Ad-ministrator responsible for maintaining a sports in-formation database on Shrine Bowl coaches andplayers. He also coordinates the nomination pro-cess for player selection.

He became a Master Mason in Flint, Michigan and became a Shriner in 1980 in Aloha Shrine in Honolulu, HawHe became a Shrine Clown and has been a member of shrine clown units in Aloha Shrine, Hawaii; Zurah Shrine, Mneapolis, MN and Oasis Shrine, Charlotte. He is currently the Captain of the Oasis Shrine Clowns and has served

President of the South Atlantic Shrine Clown Association. He also served as the Director of the Oasis Shrine Cirfor 10 years. He is Past Master of James K. Polk Masonic Lodge in Pineville, NC and served as the lodge secretfor five years. French is also an associate member of Hejaz Shrine, Mauldin, SC. He is a charter member of the OaShrine Golf Club where he served as secretary for five years and is currently a member of the Royal Order of JestCourt 109, Charlotte, NC.

French is a retired U.S. Navy Officer who served 23 years and then taught NavalJROTC in a Charlotte high school for 17 years.

Noble “Mac” McCallister has served as the chairman of the Shrine Bowl mediaand press box committee for nine years. In this capacity he coordinates all press

and media contact during the game. He and his committee issue all of the presscredentials and are responsible for the operations of the stadium press box.

Noble Mac is an Emeritus Member of the Shrine Bowl of Governors, he serveeight years as a Member -At-Large for Amran Shrine. He also serves as the Par-iamentarian for the Shrine Bowl Board of Governors.

Mac lives in Hillsborough, North Carolinaand is a member of Amran Shrine. He is alsoa member of the Triangle Shrine Club wherehe served as President, and now serves onheir Board of Directors, He is Past Director

Noble French Harvey received the Hall of Fame from Ray Fields PP/PastPresident and Connie Altman PP.

Noble “Mac” McCallister recivedthe Hall of Fame from GeneralGame Chairman Connie Altman




Important Dates:

March 17—Shrine Bowl Coaches Meeting, Plaza Hotel, FortMill, SC

March 24—Combine at South Johnston HS, Four Oaks, NC

April 14—Combine at West Mecklenburg HS, Charlotte, NC

April 21—Combine at Eastern Alamance HS, Mebane, NC

Spartanburg HS, Spartanburg, SC

April 28—Combine at A.C. Reynolds HS, Asheville, NC

May 26— Combine at Cane Bay HS, Summerville, SC

June 9—Combine at Irmo HS, Columbia, SC

December 15—76th Shrine Bowl

of Amran’s Ceremonial Cast, Past Director of Amran Shrine, and Past Chief Aide for three Potentates. Mac is Pastector of the Royal Order of Jesters Court 106, Raleigh, NC. He is Past Master of Oak Grove Masonic Lodge a

33rd Degree Scottish Rite Mason.

2011 Shrine Bowl game

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der made out to the Shrine

Bowl of the Carolinas to

377 Rubin Center Drive,

Suite 106 Fort Mill, SC

29708.

Betty Hatley Retires, Again!

Mrs. Betty Hately, who has served as the Shrine Bowl office manager since 2007 re-tired on February 28th. Mrs. Hately had retired once before in 2004 after havingserved as the Shrine Bowl secretary for over 30 years. When Billy Benfield becameChairman of the Board in 2007 he asked Betty to come out of retirement and work atthe office in Fort Mill on a part-time basis. Betty also worked as an office manager for

her son-

in-

law, a Charlotte dentist.

For anyone who has been associated with the Shrine Bowl for over thirty years, theywill know and respect the work ethic and knowledge of Mrs. Hately. She will bemissed by the Board of Governors and Game Committee.

A personnel committee has been formed by Chairman of the Board Ronnie Blount toseek a replacement.




THANKS TO OUR VOLUNTEERS!

It could not have been done without you!

Billy Benfield PP, Chairman of the Board, and Connie Altman PP, General GameChairman, recognized many volunteers who assisted with the 2011 Shrine Bowl gamen December. and presented awards as shown below. The awards banquet was attended

by over 80 volunteers at the Hope Mills Shrine Club on February 25th.

n recognition of their support to the game, Chairman Altman presented each of the sup-porting Shrine Centers with a Walt Disney Award.

President Ronnie Blount presented Henry Long with the President’s Award for Volun-eer of the Year.

Other awards and who they were presented to are:

SHRINE BOWL VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED

Name Committee Award

Ben Harmon Media Committee Distinguished Service

Jim Crawford Media Committee Distinguished Service

Ron Johnson

Media Committee

Distinguished Service

Danny Martin Officials Co-Chairman Walt Disney Award

Paul Pool Officials Co-Chairman Walt Disney Award

Steve Christian Media Committee Walt Disney Award

Billy Atkinson Food Chairman Dave Thomas Award

Brad Huffstettler Security Committee Chairman Dave Thomas Award

Harvey Ellis Media Committee Dave Thomas Award

Jimmy Smith, PP Parade Chairman Dave Thomas Award

Johnny Brooks Field Manager Dave Thomas Award

Lindley Ivey Vice Game Chairman Dave Thomas Award

Ron Long Athletic Director Dave Thomas Award

Ronnie Blount Vice Game Chairman Dave Thomas Award

Spartanburg Police Department Spartanburg, SC Dave Thomas Award

Stan Seigle Photography Committee Dave Thomas Award

Troy Ray Collins King and Queen Committee Chairman Dave Thomas Award

William "Willy Doc" Dyches Concessions Committee Chairman Dave Thomas Award

Hejaz Wheelchair Unit Hejaz Shrine Shrine Bowl Service Award

Jamie Smith South Carolina Escort Chairman Shrine Bowl Service Award

Jimmy Owen Quartermaster Shrine Bowl Service Award

Jimmy Webb Pageantry Coordinator Shrine Bowl Service Award

John Burney Photography Committee Chairman Shrine Bowl Service Award

John Davidson

Stadium Manager

Shrine Bowl Service Award

Kelly Adams, PP Combines Coordinator Shrine Bowl Service Award

Mike Stanford North Carolina Escort Chairman Shrine Bowl Service Award

Richard Matthews Country Store Chairman Shrine Bowl Service Award




Where are they Going to College Update

SC Ryan Raley Fairfield Central HS Presbyterian College

(If your name and college choice has not been listed, send an email to admin@shrine- bowl.com with the informatio

Adam Covington Field Decoration Committee Game Chairman Award

Chuck Timmons Quartermaster Committee Game Chairman Award

Conrad Benton Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Game Chairman Award

Earl Smith Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Glen Cook Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Game Chairman Award

Jeff Blanton Quartermaster Committee Game Chairman Award

Jeff Taylor Assistant Stadium Manager Game Chairman Award

Jocelyn Blount

Clothing Sales Committee

Game Chairman Award Jona Smith Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Kathy Robinson Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Roger Rollins Quartermaster Committee Game Chairman Award

Ronie Robinson Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Thomas Frankhart Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Tim Collins Field Decoration Committee Game Chairman Award

Tony Edwards Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Vicky Edwards Clothing Sales Committee Game Chairman Award

Alvin Billings Field Decoration Committee Game Chairman Service Award

Andrew Herman

Jamil Shrine

Game Chairman Service Award

Arden Sharpe Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Bobby Kneece Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Chuck Capps Field Decoration Committee Game Chairman Service Award

Clay Webb Webmaster Game Chairman Service Award

Don Melton Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Dwight Harsey Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

George Black Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Hejaz Provost Guard Hejaz Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

James Cotton Sudan Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Jamil Provost Guard Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Jeremy Smith

Jamil Shrine


Jim New Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Mark Cook Field Decoration Committee Game Chairman Service Award

Mike Gore Sudan Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Nate Nickel Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Randy Smith Sudan Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

So. Brunswick Is. Shrine Club Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Game Chairman Service Award

Stewart Smith Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Sudan Thunderbolts Coaches and Volunteer Hospitality Game Chairman Service Award

Terry Montgomery Jamil Shrine Game Chairman Service Award

Willis Jenkins

Jamil Shrine


J. J. Cruz Omar Shrine Special Projects Service Award

Riley McDaniel Omar Shrine Special Projects Service Award




PHOTO GALLERY

OF VOLUNTEER

AWARDS NIGHT.

Photographs taken by French Harvey

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