FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 11, 2006


Blountstown's Summers wins election to FHSAA Board of Directors; 7 races to be decided with runoffs

GAINESVILLE – Blountstown High School Principal Keith Summers has won election to the FHSAA Board of Directors, the FHSAA Office announced today.

Summers, currently a member of the Section 1 Appeals Committee, will replace Fleming Island Principal Sam Ward as the Section 1 public school representative. Ward was ineligible for re-election. Summers secured the necessary majority of votes cast by one. He had 34 votes to the 17 cast for Rodney Nobles of Laurel Hill and the 16 cast for John Gwynes of Ed White (Jacksonville).

A total of 254 of the 724 member school representatives, or 35 percent of the membership, voted in the electronic balloting.

Six races for seats on the Representative Assembly were also decided in the general election. Paul Dyal of Taylor County Middle (Perry) won the Divisions 1-8 middle school seat; Craig Clements of DeLand won the Division 11 public school seat; Michael Wood of Bayonet Point Middle (New Port Richey) won the Division 13 middle school seat; Russell Wambles of Apopka won the Division 15 public school seat; Joe Kemper of Barron Collier (Naples) won the Division 25 public school seat and Stephanie Tudor of MAST Academy (Miami) won the Division 31 public school seat.

The races for seats on the Board of Directors will be decided by run-off elections. In Section 2, incumbent Jeff Malloy of Oak Hall (Gainesville) will face Mike Malatesta of Bishop Moore (Orlando) for the private school representative seat. In Section 3, incumbent Bob Cotter of Clearwater Central Catholic will face Jim O'Malley of Florida Air Academy (Melbourne) for the private school representative seat. In Section 4, Ernie Modugno of Naples will face George Phelan of Miami Sunset for the public school representative seat currently held by Dianne Sanzari of Coral Springs, who was not successful in her bid for reelection.

Other races that will be settled by run-off elections are the Section 1 Appeals Committee public school seat between Randy Ward of Marianna Middle and Paul Lambert of Chiles (Tallahassee); the Section 2 Appeals Committee public school seat between John Boston of West Orange (Winter Garden) and Craig Clements of DeLand; the Section 4 Appeals Committee public school seat between Eric Lape of Braddock (Miami) and Mark Marsala of South Fort Myers; and the Representative Assembly Divisions 29-30 private school seat between Chuck Sennett of Miami Country Day and Joe Zaccheo of Monsignor Pace (Miami).

Run-off elections will begin during the week of Monday, April 17, and will continue for 10 days. Candidates receiving the majority of votes cast in a race will be declared the winner. The Board of Directors will break any ties at its June 2 meeting in Jacksonville Beach.

The terms of office for those individuals winning elections will be July 1.

Here are the complete results of the 2006 FHSAA General Election (** – denotes winner; * – denotes in run-off election):

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 Public School Seat
Keith Summers, Principal, Blountstown – 34**
Rodney Nobles, Principal, Laurel Hill – 17
John Gwynes, Athletic Director, Ed White (Jacksonville) – 16
Section 2 Private School Seat
Jeff Malloy, Athletic Director, Oak Hall (Gainesville) – 21*
Mike Malatesta, Athletic Director, Bishop Moore (Orlando) – 14*
Frank Prendergast, Athletic Director, Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) – 5
Brandt McFarlin, Athletic Director, Seven Rivers Christian (Lecanto) – 4
Russell Richards, Principal, Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) – 3
Joseph Dougherty, Principal, Halifax Academy (Daytona Beach) – 1
Section 3 Private School Seat
Jim O'Malley, Athletic Director, Florida Air (Melbourne) – 19*
Bob Cotter, Athletic Director, Clearwater Central Catholic – 16*
Jerry Welch, Athletic Director, All Saints Academy (Winter Haven) – 11
Russell Ball, Principal, Canterbury (St. Petersburg) – 4
Section 4 Public School Seat
George Phelan, Athletic Director, Miami Sunset – 25*
Ernie Modugno, Athletic Director, Naples – 21*
Dianne Sanzari, Athletic Director, Coral Springs – 18
Jerry Albert, Athletic Director, Coral Springs Charter – 7
David Culp, Principal, Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) – 7
Mark Marsala, Athletic Director, South Fort Myers – 3

SECTION 1 APPEALS COMMITTEE
Public School Seat
Randy Ward, Principal, Marianna Middle – 21*
Paul Lambert, Athletic Director, Chiles (Tallahassee) – 17*
Andy Gay, Athletic Director, East Gadsden (Havana) – 15
Ben Killingsworth, Principal, Madison County (Madison) – 12

SECTION 2 APPEALS COMMITTEE
Public School Seat
John Boston, Athletic Director, West Orange (Winter Garden) – 17*
Craig Clements, Athletic Director, DeLand – 17*
Kenneth Seybold, Assistant Principal, Matanzas (Palm Coast) – 9

SECTION 3 APPEALS COMMITTEE
Public School Seat
Tim Sparkman, Athletic Director, Astronaut (Titusville) – unopposed**

SECTION 4 APPEALS COMMITTEE
Public School Seat
Mark Marsala, Athletic Director, South Fort Myers – 26*
Eric Lape, Athletic Director, Braddock (Miami) – 24*
Dianne Sanzari, Athletic Director, Coral Springs – 15
Michael Collins, Athletic Director, Northeast (Oakland Park) – 7
Tracy Latimer, Athletic Director, Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) – 5
Taunya Dix, Athletic Director, Pompano Beach – 3

REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
Division 1 Public School Seat
No candidates
Division 3 Public School Seat
No candidates
Division 5 Public School Seat
Ben Killingsworth, Principal, Madison County (Madison) – unopposed**
Division 7 Public School Seat
No candidates
Division 9 Public School Seat
Cindy Boulware, Athletic Director, Gainesville – unopposed**
Division 11 Public School Seat
Craig Clements, Athletic Director, DeLand – 6**
Kenneth Seybold, Assistant Principal, Matanzas (Palm Coast) – 1
Division 13 Public School Seat
Michael Wood, Athletic Director, Bayonet Point Middle (New Port Richey) – 6**
Margie Fackelman, Athletic Director, Centennial Middle (Dade City) – 5
Division 15 Public School Seat
Russell Wambles, Athletic Director, Apopka – 4**
Michael Blasewitz, Principal, Winter Springs – 1
Division 17 Public School Seat
Greg Zornes, Assistant Principal, Largo – unopposed**
Division 19 Public School Seat
Lanness Robinson, Assistant Principal, Wharton (Tampa) – unopposed**
Division 21 Public School Seat
No candidates
Division 23 Public School Seat
Gary Shiffrin, Principal, Merritt Island – unopposed**
Division 25 Public School Seat
Joe Kemper, Athletic Director, Barron Collier (Naples) – 21**
Mark Marsala, Athletic Director, South Fort Myers – 1
Division 27 Public School Seat
Dave Currier, Athletic Director, West Boca Raton – unopposed**
Division 29 Public School Seat
No candidates
Division 31 Public School Seat
Stephanie Tudor, Athletic Director, MAST Academy (Miami) – 9**
Victor Lopez, Principal, Miami – 1
Divisions 1-2 Private School Seat
Rich LaBounty, Athletic Director, Pensacola Catholic – unopposed**
Divisions 5-6 Private School Seat
No eligible candidates
Divisions 9-10 Private School Seat
No candidates
Divisions 13-14 Private School Seat
No candidates
Divisions 17-18 Private School Seat
Russell Ball, Principal, Canterbury (St. Petersburg) – unopposed**
Divisions 21-22 Private School Seat
Pete Baldwin, Athletic Director, Life Academy (Kissimmee) – unopposed**
Divisions 25-26 Private School Seat
William Carufe, Athletic Director, Community School (Naples) – unopposed**
Divisions 29-30 Private School Seat
Chuck Sennett, Athletic Director, Miami Country Day – 6*
Joe Zaccheo, Athletic Director, Monsignor Pace (Miami) – 6*
Steve Byers, Athletic Director, Master's Academy (Fort Lauderdale) – 5
Divisions 1-8 Middle School Seat
Paul Dyal, Principal, Taylor County Middle (Perry) – 35**
Donnie Harrison, Assistant Principal, Lake City Middle – 25
Divisions 17-23 Middle School Seat
No candidates

About the FHSAA
The Florida High School Athletic Association is the governing body for interscholastic athletic competition in Florida. It has a membership of more than 700 middle, junior and senior high schools. A representative democracy, the FHSAA annually holds elections to fill seats on its Board of Directors, Representative Assembly and sectional appeals committees. Each member school representative may declare his or her candidacy and run for the seat or seats to which he or she is eligible for election.

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