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             Jefferson Dragons Football

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2009 State Playoff Bracket ~ Class AA

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Dragons All-Time Record against opponents 

Dragons Record by Season

Game Dates versus Individual opponents

Coaches Corner ~

Coach Frank Snyder

Coach Red Yancey

Coach John Davis

Coach Jim Lofton

Coach Jim Stoudenmire

Coach Steve Adams

Coach Bill Navis

Coach Tab Gable

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Jefferson Dragon Basketball

Hard Court History

Boys  and  Girls

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Jefferson Dragon Wrestling

2010 Class AA Individual Champions

103-Pound Class -- Kyle Springer, Jefferson
112-Pound Class -- Cason Thurmond, Jefferson
119-Pound Class -- Isaac Kelly, Jefferson
125-Pound Class -- Dyllan Greene, North Oconee
130-Pound Class -- Jake Orozco, Henry County
135-Pound Class -- Malcolm Allen, Dublin
140-Pound Class -- Cain Finch, Jefferson
145-Pound Class -- Brooks Cowles, Lovett
152-Pound Class -- Hunter Knight, Calhoun
160-Pound Class -- Forrest Przybysz, Jefferson
171-Pound Class -- Jeffrey Holmes, Benedictine
189-Pound Class -- Lucas Redd, Jefferson
215-Pound Class -- Zach Allen, Jefferson
285-Pound Class -- Dalvin Tomlinson, Henry County

Team Winner -- Jefferson - 10th Consecutive Traditional Championship

Jefferson has won all NINE Duel events since the beginning of Duel competition in Georgia

The 7 individual champions ties the record for the most ever in a State Meet for the Dragons.

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Jefferson Dragon  Sping Sports ~ 2010 Schedules for Baseball, Track, Golf, Tennis and Soccer.

Jefferson Dragons Spring Sports Schedules ~ 2010

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Cecil Buffington Top Ten Jefferson High school Athletes of the 1950s

1. Jeff Davis ~ 1957 - 1960

2. Curtis Segars ~ 1950

3. Billy Ricks ~ 1956

4. Wayne Wages ~ 1955

5. Jerry Edwards ~ 1955

6. Billy Sailors ~ 1952

7. Woodrow Stewart ~ 1955

8. Marvin Hall ~ 1954

9. Benny Tompkins ~ 1956

10 . Webster Samples ~ 1955

Cecil Buffington's Top 25 and ties ~  All-Time Jefferson High School Football Players.

Regardless of position.

1.   Jeff Davis  HB

2.   Curtis Segars  HB

3.   Billy Ricks  HB

4.   Darius Minor  QB

5.   Alex Bryan  T

6.  Gary Duke  HB

7. Johnny Spence  HB

8.  Bobby Gooch  HB

9.  Woodrow Stewart

10.  Bob Hix  T

11.  Dickie Copas  C

12.  Webster Samples  T

13.  Todd Berry  HB

14.  Benny Thompkins  FB

15.  Marvin Hall  QB

16.  Jimmy Lofton  QB

17.  Mays Venable  E, John Kesler E

18.  Rodney Wages  T, James Hardman T

19.  Rufus Simms  HB

20.  Gus Johnson  E,  Tab Martin  WRBrandon Mosley TE

21.  Don Thompkins  FB

22.  Ronald Watson  HB

23.  Damon Gause  G

24.  Michael Shields  LB  AJC Player of the Year

25.  Monk Tolbert  HB,  Jack Kesler  HB

 Jerseys that should be retired:

# 27  -  Jeff Davis and Billy Ricks

# 31  -  Curtis Segars and Ronald Watson

Superlatives

Best Back -  Jeff Davis, Billy Ricks

Best Lineman - Wayne Wages,  Chris Davis

Best Blocker - Alex Bryan, Chris Davis

Best Defensive Back - Ronald Watson, Gary Duke

Best Defensive Lineman - Bob Hix

Best Linebacker - Michael Shields

Best Passer - Darius Minor,  Josh Bohanan,  Jimmy Lofton

Best Receiver -  Tab Martin,  Brandon Mosley,  John Kesler

Best Punter - Gary Duke, Kory Hall

Most Heart - Johnny Spence

Most Sucessful College Players ~   Chris Davis, Jeff Davis, Bob Hix, Alex Bryan, Ronald Watson and Todd Berry     _____________________________

Cecil Buffington's Top 10 All-Time Jefferson High School basketball Players

              Boys                                                 Girls 

1.  Richard Wehunt                                   Dot Cook

2.  Jason Gibson                                        Debbie Culpepper

3.  Matt Pugh                                             Brandy Bray

4. Woodrow Stewart                                 Reba Ricks

5. Jerry Edwards                                       Jan Anderson

6. Brandon Anglin                                     Junan Davis

7. Gary Duke                                             Annie Goza

8. Larry Johnson                                      Susan Ethridge

9. Dickie Hoard                                         Melynda Curruth

10. Darius Minor                                       Lee Dubose

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Please keep in mind these photos are 50 to 58 years old  . . .   The photos are not of the highest quality.  Thank you ~ Cecil

1958 Jefferson Dragonettes - Front Row; Delores Roberts, Lilly Scroggins, Betty Parks, Sandra Gailey, Martha Evans, Gloria Langford, Second Row; Emma Lou Murphy, Doris Skelton, Shelby Langford, Sandra Evans, Sandra Evans, Carol Murphy, Alijean Roberts ~ Third Row; Coach Betty Cook, Reba Ricks, Polly Berryman, Mary Nell Davis, Junan Davis, and Linda Meade.

1958 Jefferson Dragons ~ Front Row ~ Charlie Gilbert, Norman Botelho, Daniel Gasaway, Dan Truluck, Don Truluck ~ Second Row, Lynn Brothers, Gary Duke, Coach Monk Collins, Johnny Melvin and Talmage Perry.

A FLASH FROM THE JEFFERSON PAST ~ THE 1958 BRYAN HIGH SCHOOL PANTHERS Front Row ` Aaron Chaney, Horace Maxey, Archie Chaney, Walter Stephens, Robert Davenport, Second Row ~ James Rucker, Nathaniel Bolton, Lewis Pittman, Carol Newton, C. D. Kidd and Talmadge Davenport. Coaches were F. H. Mathis on left and A. J. Aker on the right.

The Bryan High Girls 1958 basketball team consisted of; Left to Right - First Row ~ Margie Varnum, Pearl Hardy, Johnnie Bailey, Jessie Rucker, Betty Varnum, Luree Norman, Second Row; Annie Jackson, Dorothy Alexander, Gwendolyn Williamson, Mary Jackson, Eula Jackson, Annie Reed and Coach Thelma Glenn.

The 1950 Undefeated Jefferson Dragons ~ 9 - 0 - 1

Coach Red Yancy and Captain Curtis Segars of the 1950 ~ 9 - 0 - 1 Jefferson Dragons ~ Curtis Segars scored 185 points for the Dragons in 1950. Still an all-time Jefferson record for one season.

The 1958 Jefferson Dragons ~ This small, inexperienced Dragon 21 man squad finished with an 8 - 2 record, losing only to Commerce and Morgan County.

Quarterback Jeff Davis ~ 1958

Halfback Gary Duke ~ 1958

The 1958 - 1959 Jefferson Dragon Boys team consisted of: Front Row ~ Left to Right; Tommy Carithers, Burton Riddle, Jeff Davis and Manager Mike McQueery. Second Row ~ Left to Right; Lynn Brothers, John Kesler, Hillier Duke and Coach Bill Ensley. Third Row ~ Left to Right; Talmadge Perry, Doug Tatum, Gary Duke and James Aaron.

1958 Jefferson High School Band ~ Left to Right, First Row; Judy Whitmire, Jane Jones, Diane Park, Ellen Garrison, Jennie Wilson, Judith Whelchel, Mary Ann Woodall, and Julia Stovall. Second Row; Tommy Elrod, Bill Kelly, Danny Wilson, Jane Melvin, Beverly Davis, Sara Freeman, Mary Davis, Glenda Gee, Linda Cole, Jean Jackson, and Ann Melvin. Third Row; Suzanne Moore, Vicki Ray, Kay Simmons, Carol Bridges, Ola Freeman, Anna Bolton, Carol Duke, Gary Gilbert, Jean Jones, Jane Bolton, Mike head, Larry Kinney, Margaret Hancock, Harrison McDonald, and Gloria Spence. Fourth Row; Paddy Williams, Neda Stringer, Billy Stringer, Betty Moore, Mike Welborn, Valerie Jones, Clarence Simmons, Jerry Duke, Dennis Wright, Henry Fite, Wayne Butler, Larry Strickland, Lynda Massey, Douglas Legg, Kenneth Bridges, Larry Cole, James Brewer, Mary Grace Curruth, LaVerne Bridges, and Walter Tonge. Standing; Noreen Botelho, Roy Baerne, Jerry Hall, Sara Massey and Band Director Guy Butler.

1959 Jefferson High School State Track and Field Champions ~ Left to Right; Franklin Nichols, Gary Duke, Jeff Davis and Tommy Carithers. Second Row ~ Left to Right; Bennie Davis, Burton Riddle, Doug Tatum, and Don Tompkins. Third Row ~ Left to Right; Jimmy sexton, Eddie Tate, Richard Langford, and Manager Tommy Riddle. Missing from team picture are John Kesler and Jerry Elder.

1959 Jefferson Football Cheerleaders; Lollie Ann Huff, Alice Gilbert, Brenda Samples, Brenda Ricks, Jane Blackstock, Betty Berryman, Ellen Hall and Judy Burch.