FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2008


Bishop Kenny's West wins election to FHSAA Board of Directors

GAINESVILLE – Bob West, assistant principal and athletic director of Bishop Kenny High School in Jacksonville has won election to the FHSAA Board of Directors, the FHSAA office announced today. West defeated Richard Finlayson, principal of Aucilla Christian Academy in Monticello, and Matt Morris, athletic director of The Bolles School in Jacksonville to claim the Section 1 private school seat on the Board of Directors.

Elsewhere, Apopka athletic director Russell Wambles and Mainland (Daytona Beach) athletic director Dick Toth will run off for the Section 2 public school seat on the Board of Directors; while Columbus (Miami) assistant principal and athletic director Chris McKeon and Seacrest Country Day (Naples) athletic director Mark Marsala will face each other in a run off for the Section 4 private school board seat.

The FHSAA general election ran from Wednesday, April 2, through Friday April 11. Run-off elections will begin at 6 a.m. Monday, April 21 and continue through 5:59 a.m. Thursday, May 1.

In races for seats on the four sectional appeals committees, Chiles (Tallahassee) athletic director Paul Lambert defeated First Coast (Jacksonville) athletic director Martin Lee for a public school seat on the Section 1 Appeals Committee; Boone (Orlando) athletic director Doug Patterson, Mount Dora athletic director John Hallowell and Nease (Ponte Vedra) principal Linda Thomson will face off in a 3-way run-off for a public school seat on the Section 2 Appeals Committee; and Wellington Christian athletic director Matthew Winters and Miami Country Day athletic director Chuck Sennett will run off for a private school seat on the Section 4 Appeals Committee. Fort Pierce Central athletic director Jay Stewart was unopposed in his bid for election to a public school seat on the Section 3 Appeals Committee.

In two races for seats on the Representative Assembly, Navarre athletic director Scott Murphy defeated Milton principal Stewart R. "Buddy" Powell and Jay athletic director Elijah F. Bell for the Division 1 public school delegate seat; and Taylor County Middle (Perry) principal Paul Dyal defeated Wilkinson Junior (Middleburg) principal David J. McDonald and Lake City Middle athletic director Burt Robertson for the Section 1 middle school delegate seat.

Here are the results of the balloting in all races in the general election (**-winner, *-in run off):

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Section 1 Private School Seat
Bob West, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) – 26**
Richard Finlayson, Principal, Aucilla Christian Academy (Monticello) – 17
Matthew G. Morris, Athletic Director, Bolles (Jacksonville) – 5
Section 2 Public School Seat
Russell Wambles, Athletic Director, Apopka – 24*
Dick Toth, Athletic Director, Mainland (Daytona Beach) – 10*
Buddy Schofield, Principal, Dixie County (Cross City) – 9
Patrick Brandhuber, Athletic Director, Parrott Middle (Brooksville) – 5
Ken Seybold, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Matanzas (Palm Coast) – 1
Section 4 Private School Seat
Christopher P. McKeon, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Columbus (Miami) – 32*
Mark Marsala, Athletic Director, Seacrest Country Day (Naples) – 23*
Chuck Sennett, Athletic Director, Miami Country Day – 9
Lazaro Fernandez, Athletic Director, Miami Christian – 4
Claude Grubair, Athletic Director, Ransom Everglades (Miami) – 4

SECTION 1 APPEALS COMMITTEE – Public School Seat
Paul Lambert, Athletic Director, Chiles (Tallahassee) – 28**
Martin Lee, Athletic Director, First Coast (Jacksonville) – 11

SECTION 2 APPEALS COMMITTEE – Public School Seat
Doug Patterson, Athletic Director, Boone (Orlando) – 13*
John Hallowell, Athletic Director, Mount Dora – 9*
Linda Thomson, Principal, Nease (Ponte Vedra) – 9*
Ken Seybold, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Matanzas (Palm Coast) – 8
Sam Momary, Principal, Hagerty (Oviedo) – 7
Robert Wallace, Principal, Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) – 5

SECTION 3 APPEALS COMMITTEE – Public School Seat
Jay Stewart, Athletic Director, Fort Pierce Central – wins unopposed**

SECTION 4 APPEALS COMMITTEE – Private School Seat
Matthew Winters, Athletic Director, Wellington Christian – 14*
Chuck Sennett, Athletic Director, Miami Country Day – 8*
Larry Gritton, Southwest Florida Christian (Fort Myers) – 6
Lazaro Fernandez, Athletic Director, Miami Christian – 3
Jon Elardo, Athletic Director, Berean Christian (West Palm Beach) – 2

REPRESENTATIVE ASSEMBLY
Division 1 Public School Delegate
Scott Murphy, Athletic Director, Navarre – 6**
Stewart R. "Buddy" Powell, Principal, Milton – 1
Elijah F. Bell, Athletic Director, Jay – 1
Division 3 Public School Delegate
Randy Ward, Principal, Marianna – wins unopposed**
Division 5 Public School Delegate
Ben F. Killingsworth, Principal, Madison County (Madison) – wins unopposed**
Division 7 Public School Delegate
Martin Lee, Athletic Director, First Coast (Jacksonville) – wins unopposed**
Division 9 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 11 Public School Delegate
Ken Seybold, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director, Matanzas (Palm Coast) – wins unopposed**
Division 13 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 15 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 17 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 19 Public School Delegate
Brenda Grasso, Principal, Gaither (Tampa) – wins unopposed**
Division 21 Public School Delegate
Tim Sparkman, Athletic Director, Astronaut (Titusville) – wins unopposed**
Division 23 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 25 Public School Delegate
Jose Arias, Athletic Director, Gulf Coast (Naples) – wins unopposed**
Division 27 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 29 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Division 31 Public School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 1-2 Private School Delegate
Richard LaBounty, Athletic Director, Pensacola Catholic – wins unopposed**
Divisions 5-6 Private School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 9-10 Private School Delegate
Dennis Meunier, Athletic Director, St. John Lutheran (Ocala) – wins unopposed**
Divisions 13-14 Private School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 17-18 Private School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 21-22 Private School Delegate
Jerry Welch, Athletic Director, All Saints' (Winter Haven) – wins unopposed**
Divisions 25-26 Private School Delegate
No candidates
Divisions 29-30 Private School Delegate
Chuck Sennett, Athletic Director, Miami Country Day – wins unopposed**
Section 1 (Divisions 1-8) Middle School Delegate
Paul Dyal, Principal, Taylor County Middle (Perry) – 24**
David J. McDonald, Principal, Wilkinson Junior (Middleburg) – 10
Burt Robertson, Athletic Director, Lake City Middle – 10
Section 3 (Divisions 17-22) Middle School Delegate
No candidates

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 700 middle and senior high schools, and sponsors postseason competitions to determine the official state high school champions in 30 different sports.

Contacts:
Cristina Alvarez
Director of Media Relations & Marketing, FHSAA
(352) 372-9551 ext. 190
calvarez@fhsaa.org

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