Very good post, especially on Bro. Ron. They need to go further back and get all of the athletes that have been paid for. Everything from the participation fees to part of all all of the tuition. There were others before Wannamaker that received financial aide!! Showing Chrisitian love had nothing to do with the violations. The operate above the rules and then try to smooth it all over with we were just trying to help someone in need!! What a sham. I think they need to be penalized for every violation because it wasn't done out of ignorance!
This is not second hand. They were told when they got wannamker from east knoxville(living with his graNdmother, legal guardian at the time) That all fees and tuition had to be paid by the leagal guardian or parent. He moved in with the pastor's oldest son and they paid his tuition. I know that there were others who had their athletic participation fee paid for them by a member of the church. I could list a few more names of atrhletes that reeceived tuition and fee help from the church or members of the church.
FYI Nothing goes on at GCA that REV. Stewart does not know about. I'm surprised he is even openly admitting what they did even though they say it was out of love. Someone will lose their head over this if it means damage controll for the school and the church and to save Bro. Stewart.
AS far as the Williams boy is concerned, I believe he was suspended from GCA last year and was readmitted again this year. Grandparents thought he was receiving a scholarship to go to GCA.
Find out why McKamey was let go from Anderson County football staff, might give you indication of his character.
Just saw a list of the Sequoyah players that made the all region team in footall for 2008.
first team, jacob white. sterling steinhardt and storm corvett
second team; elisha moser, christian bell, josh workman, shane breeden and cody topa.
Sequoyah High School
week 0 @Scott County
week 1 Tellico Plains
week 2 Meigs county
Week 3 @ Lenoir City
week 4 open
weeks 5 @ CAK
week 6 @ McMinn Central
week 7 Signal Mtn.
week 8 Polk County
week 9 Loudon
week 10 @ Sweetwater
In a regional meeting with TSSAA a few eeks ago the region was outlined as, McMinn Central, Polk, Sweetwater, Sequoyah, Meigs and Tellico if they rremained where they were. Tellico has opted to go down to 1A.
wannamaker lived with grandmother in east knoxville public housing, you can figure out the rest. Money was never a barrier to enrolling an athlete at grace. there are several benevolent folks in the church.