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CVFOA
Sportsmanship Award
The Central
Virginia Football Officials Association ("CVFOA") presents
annually two sportsmanship awards, namely, the Stretch Gardner Sportsmanship
Award and the George Gasser Sportsmanship Award. These awards are
presented to the Central Virginia region high schools served by
the CVFOA that demonstrate the highest levels of sportsmanship during
the football season.
Each
school served by the CVFOA is rated by the game officials for sportsmanship
in three categories. The coaches, players, and spectators are rated
for sportsmanship in each contest and the results for the season
are compiled to determine the award winners.
Stretch
Gardner Award
2002
Winners:
1st Place - Clover Hill High School
2nd Place - J. R. Tucker High School
3rd Place - Mills Godwin High School
The Stretch
Gardner Sportsmanship Award is presented to the highest ranking
AAA or Prep League school. The George Gasser Sportsmanship Award
is presented to the highest ranking AA, A, or Independent school.
1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up sportsmanship certificates are also
presented to the ranking schools for each classification.
The awards
are announced in a press release in early December and the award
trophies are presented to the schools at the annual Touchdown Club
banquet in January each year. The CVFOA also maintains a perpetual
trophy for each sportsmanship award that engraves the names all
the award winners.
The Stretch
Gardner Award was established in 1986. It was named in honor of
Arthur Lee ("Stretch") Gardner, a local sports legend
and educator in Richmond. Stretch was an Armstrong HS and Virginia
Union University graduate and actively played basketball, football,
and baseball while attending these schools. Following graduation
Stretch was a Coach and PE Instructor at Maggie Walker HS for 31
years. He officiated football, baseball, and softball in the Richmond
area for decades and was past-President and a Board member for the
CVFOA. He was inducted into the CIAA Hall of Fame in 1984. Stretch
passed away in 1985
George
Gasser Award
2002
Winners:
1st Place - West Point High School
2nd Place - Goochland High School
3rd Place - Christchurch School
The George
Gasser Award was established in 1997 It was named in honor of George
Gasser a long-time Richmond area athlete, official, past Commissioner
of the CVFOA and a Virginia High School League Hall of Fame inductee.
Mr. Gasser excelled in high school athletics, played minor league
baseball and found his sports calling as a college and high school
basketball and football official. After many years as a Southern
Conference and as a high school official, George assumed the position
of the Commissioner in 1973 and continued in that leadership position
until 1996. During that time the CVFOA evolved into a dynamic officiating
organization with emphasis on training and recruitment. In 1995
he was inducted into the Hall of Fame for his contributions as a
student-athlete, official and commissioner. Mr. Gasser passed away
in 1997.
The Sportsmanship
Award winners are noted below:
Stretch
Gardner Sportsmanship Award:
2002 Clover Hill H.S.
2001 Midlothian H.S.
2000 Midlothian H.S.
1999 Mills Godwin H.S.
1998 St. Christopher's School
1997 Mills Godwin H.S.
1996 Mills Godwin H.S.
1995 JR Tucker H.S.
1994 Mills Godwin H.S.
1993 Petersburg H.S.
1992 Mills Godwin H.S.
1991 Monacan H.S.
1990 Hopewell H.S.
1989 Dinwiddie H.S.
1988 Highland Springs H.S.
1987 Dinwiddie H.S.
1986 Dinwiddie H.S.
George Gasser Sportsmanship Award:
2002 West Point H.S.
2001 Central of Lunenburg H.S.
2000 West Point H.S.
1999 Charles City H.S.
1998 Blessed Sacrament/Huguenot Academy
1997 King & Queen H.S.
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