South Gulf Football Officials Association

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 17, 2010


South Gulf Football Officials Association named Officials Association of the Year

GAINESVILLE – The South Gulf Football Officials Association of Fort Myers was named the 2010 Officials Association of the Year at the annual Officials Leadership Conference in Gainesville this weekend.

The award is the highest honor awarded by the Association to a local officials association deemed to have contributed at the highest level of excellence to Florida high school athletics.  Among the factors considered are recruitment of new officials, retention of member officials, education and training of membership, professionalism, and innovation.

About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletics in Florida. It has a membership of more than 770 middle and senior high schools, and sponsors postseason competitions to determine the official state high school champions in 30 different sports. The 16-member FHSAA Board of Directors is the executive authority of the Association.    

 President Mike Brown receives the prestigious award from Dr. Peggy Jones from the FHSAA, along with Vice President Tom Hanson and Treasurer Butch Goble.

 https://officials.fhsaa.org/ 

Joe Rider with SGFOA alumni Jimmy Russell (WVIAC & Sunbelt) and Mike Pavese (ACC) at his 2010 FHSAA Hall of Fame induction ceremony in Gainesville, Florida.

 Listing order; Referee, Umpire, Linesman, Line Judge & Back Judge

1- BROWN — HOBBS – MERRILL - GOLLIHER - ZAJAS

2- GOBLE—WALKER – SANZONE – ACKERSON - HASKILL

3- HANSON—CAHILL – BRYANT – WHITMORE - GRANNON

4- MANTICA—BUONOCORE - VIGNESS –MORGAN - BOSSELER

5- REESE—SINGLETARY – FINLEY – SHAFFER – WEEKS

6- SCHAIBLE—PERRY – JACOBS – LUTZ - NICHOLSON

7- SMITH—POINTER – LIESE – REYNOLDS - RUSNOCK

8- STEVENS—HERRERA – LATHEROW – MENDES - DUKES

9- WHEELER—LESLIE – PAUL – NAIDL - PEREZ

10- WHIDDEN - MURPHY – BURCH – FERREIRA - SPANGLER

Contact the SGFOA at: sgfoawebmaster@gmail.com

The South Gulf Football Officials Association is dedicated to providing top quality officiating services for all high school football programs within the state of Florida. The SGFOA is committed to the recruitment, training and development of officials motivated by the pursuit of excellence in the avocation of high school football officiating.