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Joe Ben Cassedy
Statesboro High School Class of 1952
Colleges
   Florida State University 1952-1953
   McNeese University 1955-1958- B.S. Education
Served in U.S. Army 1953-1955
High Schools
   Ceclia High School- 6 years
   Franklin High School- 5 years
   New Iberia High School- 6 years
   Lake Charles High School- 1 year
   Evans High School- 19 years- Coach/Administrator
   Retired from Evans High School 1995
Cole and Craig Cassedy
Cole Cassedy
   1970 - Academy of Richmond County
   1972 - Evans High School
   1975 - Westside High School
   1985 - Evans High School
   17 Seasons: 130 WINS, 44 LOSSES, 3 TIES
   Academy of Richmond County - State Finals
   Evans High School - 2 consecutive 4-AAAA Playoffs
Craig Cassedy
   Evans High School class of 1988
   Football - 4 years
   Basketball - 4 years
   Baseball - 4 years
   Football Scholarship - Valdosta State
   Baseball Scholarship - Georgia Southern
Meghan A. Correia
Evans High School class of 2000
Varsity Soccer 1996, 1997, 1999 - Right Wing
Varsity Softball 1996-2000 - Middle Infielder
   1999 Most Valuable Player
   1999 Team high batting average .495
   1999 Class AAAA Allstate Honorable Mention
   1997 and 1998 UGA Softball Camp All Star Team
   1998 Georgia Southern University Softball Camp - best defensive player
Softball Scholarship - Georgia Southern University - Major: Business Marketing and Finance
Maria Embon
Evans High School class of 1993
   National Honor Society
   Who's Who Among American High School Students
   Track - MVP Award - Junior/Senior
   School Records: 4x100m, 200m, 400m, 4x400m
   2nd in State Competition - 400m
Track Scholarship - Florida State University
   All Time Top Ten Performance List at Florida State University
   All American Honors
   4 time Academic All American
   ACC Academic Award

Todd Greene
Evans High School class of 1989
   AAAA State Champion Team - 1988 and 1989
   Baseball - 4 year letterman
   Football - 4 years - Best Defensive Back - 1989
Georgia Southern
   Full scholarship
   3rd leading All Time Home Run Hitter in Division I Colleges
   1992 - selected to play in the Pan American game
Signed with the Anaheim Angels - 1993
   Baseball American Minor League Player of the Year - 1996
Minor League Affiliates:
   Lake Elsinore
   Vancover
Major League Teams
   Anaheim Angels - 1998
   Toronto Blue Jays - 1999
Chris Halliday
Evans High School class of 1993
   Football - 3 years
   Baseball - 4 years
   State Champs - AAAA 1990 and 1993
   Columbia County Dixie Youth World Series Champions - 1990
Drafted by New York Yankees - 1993 and 1994
Abraham Baldwin College - 1994 and 1995
Kennesaw State University 1996 and 1997
   All Conference
   1996 - Division II National Champions
   World Series Most Valuable Player
Middle Georgia Assistant Baseball Coach
Terry Holder
Evans High School 1975-1996 Teacher/Coach
5 Georgia AAAA Baseball State Championships 1988, 1989, 1990, 1993, 1994
2nd in the nation in 1990
63 straight victories
Nominated National Coach of the Year 1990, 1994
Jersey #22 retired in 1996
The Holder Brothers
Buddy Holder
   Evans High School class of 1989
   Georgia Southern Scholarship
   College World Series - 1990
   Teacher/Coach - Effingham County
Rodney Holder
   Evans High School class of 1991
   Georgia College Scholarship
   National Runner up - Division II
   Teacher/Coach - South Columbia and Greenbrier High School
Michael Holder
   Evans High School class of 1994
   Georgia Southern Scholarship
   1998- NCAA Division I Player of the Week
   1998 Southern Conference Team

Lavar Johnson
Evans High School class of 1997
   Senior class president
   Freshmen class president
   Voted 'Knight' by the faculty
   Best defensive player - 1997
   Finalist - Wendy's Heisman Trophy
   Track Team - 4 years
   Football - 4 years
Duke University
   Football Scholarship
   Political Science Major
B.J. Long
Evans High School class of 1999
Baseball - 4 year starter
   .500+ batting average
   Member of Team Georgia as a junior - one of the top juniors in Georgia
   Member of Team Gerogia as a senior - one of the top seniors in America
   Two time High School All-American-Collegiate Baseball - USA Today
Football - 4 year starter - Varsity quarterback/ kicker
Middle Gerogia College Full Baseball Scholarship
Barabara Ross
Academy of Richmond County class of 1962
Augusta College
   Associates degree in education
University of Georgia
   1966 - Bachelors in education
   Heath and Physical education major
   Intramurels and P.E. Majors club
Evans High School - 35 years teaching
Coaching Positions
   'First female coach at Evans'
   Junior Varsity Basketball
   Tennis
Tommy Werrick 1946-1990
Graduated Aquinas High School in 1963
Graduated Augusta College-Bachelor of Science
Aquinas High School 1970-1982
   Teacher-Biology/Zoology
   Coach-Football, Girls Basketball
   Athletics Director
Evans High School 1982-1990
   Teacher-Biology
   Coach-J.V. Football, Head Girls Basketball

Freddie James Williams II
0 - University of Texas Basketball Scholarship - Major: Kinesiol

Freddie James Williams II
Evans High School class of 1998
   4 year letterman - Basketball
   1997 - Homecoming King
1998-2000 - Mississippi Delta Community College - Associate of Arts
2000 - University of Texas Basketball Scholarship - Major: Kinesiology

Freddie James Williams II
00 - University of Texas Basketball Scholarship - Major: Kinesiology

 

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