History

Bearette Hall of Fame
Year Inducted	Name	Role	Years in the program
2005	Jim Smiddy	Head Coach	1958-1998
2005	Jeanette Gibon Dockery	Player	1926-1930
2005	State Championship Team 1962	37-1
2006	Myrtle Fitzgereld	Player	1933-1937
2006	Corky Witlock	Radio Broadcaster	1961-Present
2006	State Championship Team 1970	30-2
2007	Jane Brock Richardson	Player	1962-1966
2007	Gloria Scott Deathridge	Player	1967-1971
2007	State Championship Team 1973	25-4
2008	Salley Nerren Phillips	Player	1958-1962
2008	Data Caldwell	Player	1972-1976
2008	State and National Championship Team 1975	36-0
2008	State and National Championship Team 1976	36-0
2009	Janet Prueitt Bacon	Player	1951-1955
2009	Sharon Montgomery Guy	Player	1954-1958
2009	Sylvia Lauderdale Coates	Player	1958-1962
2009	Robert Maupin	Supporter/Assistant Coach	1975-2009
2010	Elaine Ownby	Player	1961-1964
2010	Rita Hannah	Player	1966-1970
2010	Zandra Ownby Morris	Player	1966-1970
2010	Liz Hannah Jackson	Player	1970-1974
2011	Bryan Cofer	Assistant Coach	1970-1993
2011	Kathy Chastain Cecil	Player	1973-1976
2011	Sharon Davis Cate	Player	1973-1977
2014	Jody Adams	Player	1987-1989
2014	Sandra Dixon Shourd	Player	1968-1971
2016	Martha Montgomery Frazier	Player	1964-1967
2016	Trecia Watson	Player	1964-1967
2016	Traci Dixon Long	Player	1973-1977
2018	Alice Hancock	Player	1961-1965
2018	Paige Redman	Player	1992-1995
2018	Amy Geren McGowan	Player	1992-1995

Bearette 1000 Point Club
Name	Points	Graduation Year
Data Caldwell	3,011	1976
Liz Hannah	2,693	1974
Rhyne Howard	2,511	2018
Brittany Jackson	2,470	2001
Zandra Ownby	2,455	1970
Jody Adams	2,450	1989
Trecia Watson	2,308	1967
Paige Redman	2,251	1995
Brooke Copeland	2,232	2014
Jackie Pickel	2,221	2006
Traci Dixon	2,157	1977
Amy Geren	1,983	1995
Halle Hughes	1,847	2017
Jane Brock	1,841	1966
Martha Montgomery	1,730	1967
Rita Hannah	1,409	1970
Anna Walker	1,349	2020
Katie Davis	1,309	2009
Melinda Godfrey	1,233	1993
Haley Ervin	1,205	2009
Slyvia Lauderdale	1,153	1962
Kally Eldridge	1,129	2008
Rebecca Reuter	1,108	2014
Tennessee played six on six basketball through the 1978-79 season
The three point line was introduced in the 1988-89 season

Top 10 Scoring in Individual Games
Name	Opponent	Points
Jane Brock	Cleveland (W, 114-38) 2/25/1966	93
Martha Montgomery	Polk County (W, 83-31) 12/14/1965	65
Data Caldwell	Everett (W, 77-61) 2/28/1975	65
Trecia Watson	Cleveland (W, 95-19) 12/11/1965	64
Jody Adams	Kirkman (L, 101-112) 2/7/1989	57
Liz Hannah	Cleveland (W, 76-52) 2/12/1974	56
Kaye Bivens	Polk County (W, 71-25) 2/18/1964	52
Data Caldwell	Cleveland (W, 76-51) 1/17/1975	52
Data Caldwell	Loudon (W, 83-49) 1/27/1975	51
Sylvia Lauderdale	City High (W, 81-35) 12/1961	50
Brittany Jackson	Rhea County (W, 59-45) 1/4/2000	50

TSSAA Miss Basketball Finalists
Name	Year
Amy Geren	1995
Paige Redman	1995
Brittany Jackson	2000, 2001 (Winner)
Jackie Pickel	2006
Rhyne Howard	2017, 2018 (Winner)
Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year
Rhyne Howard	2018

Bearette All-Americans
Name	Year	Organization
Jody Adams	1989	Converse High School All-American
Brittany Jackson	2001	WBCA/Phoenix High School All-American
Rhyne Howard	2018	Jordan Brand All-American

State Championship Teams

1962 State Champions (37-1)

Front Row L to R: Kaye Bivens, Elaine Hammonds, Doris Wilson, Mable Delay, Doris Montgomery, Charlotte Corvin, Slyvia Lauderdale

Back Row L to R: Head Coach Jim Smiddy, Alecia Nerren, Alice Hancock, Sally Nerren, Elaine Ownby, Gracie May, Carolyn Owens

1962 State Championship Box Score

1970 State Champions (30-2)

Front Row L To R: Jackie Smith, Sandra Dixon, Lucretia Banks, Karen Vassey, Gloria Scott, Zandra Owenby, Rita Hannah, Cynthia Harbison

Back Row L to R: Assistant Coach Gordon Suttle, Phyllis Dowdy, Sandra York, Belinda Delashmitt, Karen Goins, Donna Watson, Debbie Varner, Patricia Dill, Head Coach Jim Smiddy

1970 State Championship Box Score

1973 State Championship Team (25-4) (Large Class)

Front Row L to R: Sherry Baker, Cinday Lovelace, Debbie Westfield

Middle Row L to R: Ann Morton, Debbie Varner, Nan Zeige, Marie Mullins, Carol Daniels, Liz Hannah

Back Row L to R: Assistant Coach Leon Austin, Barbara Kibbh, Janice Miller, Kathy Chastain, Data Caldwell, Linda Davis, Donna Caldwell, Karen Harbison, Diane Cochran, Head Coach Jim Smiddy

1973 State Championship Box Score

1975 National and State Championship Team (36-0) (Large Class)

First Row L to R: Karen Mills, Tracey Dixon

Second Row L to R: Sharon Davis, Paula Maddox, Karen Humberd, Kathy Kirkpatrick

Third Row L to R: Assistant Coach Steve Williams, Nan Elrod, Donna Caldwell, Marie Mullins, Janice Miller, Head Coach Jim Smiddy

Fourth Row L to R: Kathy Chastain, Data Caldwell, Tammy Murphy, Karen Wilson

1975 State Championship Box Score

1976 National and State Championship Team (36-0) (Class AAA)

Front Row L to R: Janice Fanning, Kathy Kirkpatrick, Karen Mills, Neasy Barrett

Middle Row L to R: Jackie Whitlock, Kathy Chastain, Tracy Dixon, Sharon Davis, Karen Humbred, Head Coach Jim Smiddy

Back Row L to R: Paula Williams, Tommy Murphy, Data Caldwell, Karen Wilson, Kim Maples, Joan Boyd

1976 Championship Box Score

2019 State Championship Team (34-3) (Class AAA)

Front Row L to R: Jamaryn Blair, Ashlan Crittenden, Amelia Reuter, Anna Roberts, Kaleigh Hughes, Kelsey Carman, Cambree Mayo, Jamia Williams

Back Row L to R: Assistant Coach Keith Freeman, Assistant Coach Amy Tinsley, Hannah Lombard, Alexis Barnes, Ashton Estrada, Syler Falcon, Kaitlin Hullender, Anna Walker, Anna Muhonen, Assistant Coach Katie Frazier, Head Coach Jason Reuter

2019 State Championship Box Score

State Runner-Up

1964 (34-5) 1964 State Championship Box Score

1995 (35-3) Class AAA 1995 Championship Box Score

Miscellanous

Most Consecutive Wins – 90 (1974-1977)

Most Coaching Wins – Jim Smiddy 1,217 (1948-1993) 2nd most in National History