Hall of Fame
(A-C)

GEORGE ABBOTT was called the “Mighty Mite” when he was participating in sports at Jonesboro-Hodge High School in the late 50’s and for good reason.  Some of his teammates and fans say they never saw a better one, pound for pound.  Although he only weighed about 118 pounds soaking wet, he won a total of nine letters in football, track and basketball at JHHS.

Track and Field was his most outstanding sport.  In 1958 he set a new state record in the mile run of four minutes, 30.4 seconds at the Northwestern Relays in Natchitoches.  That was not just in AA but a record in all of the state classifications and he stood at about seventh in the rankings among all the nation’s high school runners.  He was All-State in 1958 and in 1959 while going undefeated his senior year.

George accepted a track scholarship to Northeast Louisiana University (ULM) and lettered four years in cross country and three in track and field.  His two personal best times in the mile were 4:16.4 and 4:17.1

WAYNE ALFORD graduated from Holy Savior Menard Central High School in 1972, received a B.S. degree from NSU in 1977 with a major in Physical Education and minor in Special Education. He completed his Masters of Education in School Administration at NSU in 1979 and received a Masters plus 30 in School Administration from LA TECH.

Alford was football and basketball at Many Junior High School in 1977-79, head basketball coach at Provencal High School 1980-81, and head basketball coach at Cloutierville High School 1981-82. He was named head coach at Jonesboro-Hodge High School in July 1982.

Alford's JHHS basketball teams compiled an overall record of 308 wins and 132 losses for a 70% record, with four district championships and nine playoff teams from 1982 to 1995. He has by far the most wins of any JHHS basketball coach in history, with Hall of Famer Sam Ledbetter next with 198. His winning percentage i second among the coaches with four or more years at J-H, only to Hall of Farner Larry Toms (.774). The 1984-85 team had a 31-3 (91 %), best J-H record in history, and the 1988-89 J-H team was District AA State Runner-up.

He has continued to serve in other positions in parish education, being named Interim Principal at Jonesboro Hodge Middle School in 1996 and Principal of Weston High School in 1997. While he was at Weston, the school was frequently named an "Exemplary School" by the Louisiana Department of Education. Alford credits the teachers and staff with putting the students' interest as a top priority.

In October of 2007, he was named Superintendent of Jackson Parish School. Alford says although it is a great honor to him personally, it could not be achieved without many great teachers, staff, parents, and students along the way.

NORMAN AMOS lettered in football, baseball and track at Jonesboro-Hodge High School.  He was a starter on offense and defense for three years in football making All-District as a defensive end in 1985.  In 1986 he earned All-District, All-North Louisiana and All-State recognition.  Norman won a football scholarship to University of Louisiana Monroe and was a member of the 1987 Southland Conference  championship team that won the National Championship in their division.  He was a defensive starter for three years and was selected as Defensive Player of the Year twice, garnering All-Conference honors his senior year.

SCOTTY ANDERSON was a three-year letterman in football at Jonesboro-Hodge High School and was named All-District as a tight end in 1996.  He played wide receiver at Grambling State University holding career records there with 196 receptions for 3,334 yards and 35 touchdowns.  Scotty was drafted by the Detroit Lions pulling in 54 receptions for 858 yards and four touchdowns.  He also played with Grand Rapids of the AFL in 2007.

FOOTBALL 

• 3-AA Offensive MVP in 1984 as quarterback

• LHCA West team All-Star as Defensive Back in 1985.

• Two time 1st team All-District in 1983 as wide receiver and defensive back

• On NLU national championship team in 1986 as backup quarterback/wide receiver.

• Caught NLU record tying 85 yard TD in 1986. 

BASEBALL

• 1st team All-District in baseball in 1984 & 1985

• 9-0 record with 0.60 ERA

• Class AA All-State Honorable Mention in 1985

BASKETBALL

• MVP of Quitman tournament in basketball in 1984-1985

• Led to 31-3 record

• District championship (84-85)

TRACK

• Jackson Parish All-Time record holder in Triple Jump set in 1985 (Regional Champion)

HARMON AYRES was a two time All-State 1st team member (1951-52, 52-53), two time All-District MVP (1951-52, 1952-53), and member of the two time state championship teams.  He received 42 baskteball scholarship offers to play college or university basektball from throughout the nation after visiting and trying out for teams all over the United States.  He decided to rejoin his old high school basketball coach (Arnold Kilpatrick) at Northeast Louisiana State College in Monroe, LA.  He made the team and enjoyed playing, but the Korean war started and he joined the U.S. Army, bringing his college basketball career to an end.

JOHN BAILEY participated in baseball, basketball and track at Jonesboro-Hodge High School where his father was principal.  He is the  only JHHS basketball player to be a four-time All-State and

four-time All-District selection.  He is co-holder of the school single game scoring record of 41 points.  John won the state pole vault as a freshman to set a school record.  He was first team All-SEC as a

member of the LSU 1961 conference champion baseball team, was on the first LSU basketball team to beat Kentucky in 1961, played minor league baseball and has the all-time record at the University Lake Golf Course in Enid, Oklahoma with 61 strokes.

TALTON BARRON played basketball at Bienville High School where they recorded two district championships and he was an honorable mention for All-State.  Talton also participated in three track events and was considered an all-around athlete.  He coached basketball at Chatham High School for fourteen years compiling a 352-173 record.  When the girls team needed a coach he filled in for three years with a 51-43 record.  Talton was named District Coach Of The Year thirteen times and he had six players who were awarded District MVP and went on to receive a college degree.

COREY BOND was Class B MVP and 1st team All-State in 1992,  LBCA All-Star in 1992, three time first team All-District in 1990-92.   He had an 8-2 record, 122 strikeouts in 69.2 innings, and batted .500.  Corey played at NSU from 1993-96.  He was a member of 3 straight Southland Conference championships and beat LSU in 1996. 

In college, Corey had a record of 7-3. He received the Southland Conference Scholar Athlete Award in 1996 and was a member of the Southland Conference All-Academic Team in 1996.

RYAN BOND was a 1992 graduate of Weston High School where he was a four-year letterman in basketball.  He was selected All-District three years and All-State two years in a very sucessful high school career.  He averaged 26 points and

14 rebounds a game in his senior year before moving on to La. Tech.  He lettered four years at Tech for coach Jim Woolridge amassing 1,014 points and gathering in 553 rebounds, one of only 15 players in La. Tech history to surpass 1000 points and 500 rebound marks.  Ryan has been selected on the 30-player All-Time Tech Team out of a pool of over 500 players.  He played professionally ten years with seven different teams  and was selected on the All-Star Team.  He played for Croatia, Kosovo and Germany in the European Leagues.  He took one year off during his professional career to be an assistant coach at Jonesboro-Hodge High School.  After retiring from professional basketball Ryan has taught and coached at Weston High School.

MARTY BOOKER participated in football, basketball and track at Jonesboro-Hodge High School.  In football he was a three-year letterman at quarterback while earning Most Valuable Player in District 2-2A.  He still holds the school record for most passing yardage in a career with 2,636 yards. 

Marty was honored as runner-up for National Gatorade High School Player of the Year.  In track he gained a second-place finish in the state high jump and was a starter on the basketball team.  University of Louisiana Monroe awarded Marty a football scholarship and converted him to wide receiver.  As a three-year starter he hauled in 178

receptions for 2,784 yards, second in ULM history.  

Marty was drafted by the Chicago Bears and quickly became their leading receiver for three years breaking records that had lasted for thirty-seven years.  He also played with the Miami Dolphins and Atlanta Falcons.  In his professional career Marty had 523 reception for 6,522 yards and 36 touchdowns.

TOBY BORLAND lettered four years in baseball and three years in basketball at Quitman High School.  He earned All-District honors three years in baseball, two years in basketball and was selected All-State two years in baseball.  Toby Pitched for three minor league teams and for five teams in the majors during his nine-year professional baseball career.  His major League record was 11-9 with 211 strikeouts in 269 innings with his with his best year 7-3  with 76 SO’s for the 1996 Phillies.

HARLEY BOSS played three sports at Jonesboro-Hodge High School and played football and baseball at La. Tech where he batted .340 for his career.  Harley played for six minor league and two major league teams with his best major league year season being 1939 when he batted .269 with 53

RBIs.  Berry Hinton called him “The best fielding first baseman I ever saw.”.  Harley went on to coach at Vanderbilt before his death in 1964 at age 55.  In 1989 he was posthumously inducted into the La. Tech Hall of Fame

NORMAN BRADFORD is one of the finest all-around athletes to play at Jonesboro-Hodge High School. Norman scored 34 points in a basketball playoff game and was the high scorerin the state  championship 81-80 overtime loss to Many.  In football he was the leading rusher on the 1989 State Championship Team gaining 363 yards and scoring 30 points in a playoff game with Vidalia High School, both school records.  In the 1989 AA title game with Welsh High School in the Superdome he was named Most Valuable Player setting five new state championship game records: 

• most rushing yardage

• most touchdowns

• most points scored

• longest punt return

• most punt return yardage.  

Despite a shoulder separation in 1990 he was named All-State first team for the second consecutive year setting school career records of 4,280 yards rushing and 366 points that stood for sixteen years.  He was awarded a scholarship to Grambling State University.  Norman played for legendary coach Eddie Robinson.

BURL BRASHEAR was a three-year selection as All-District in basketball at Jonesboro-Hodge High School.  He averaged 13.5 points per game in 1955-1956 earning Louisiana High School Athletic Association first team All-State for the state runner-up Tigers.   Burl briefly held the school record of 38 points in a single game

RONNIE CARSON began his football career at J-HHS in the 8th grade as he was moved from the Jr. High team to the varsity squad. He was a starter at halfback and defensive back and lettered as an 8th grader. He continued at those positions through his freshman and sophomore campaigns lettering each year. He was a unanimous choice as a sophomore on the 1958 2AA All-District team. The Shreveport Times noted: "Carson banged away at opposition this year for 842 yards in 154 carries for a 5. 5 average. The 5' 1 0" 172 pound sophomore is deemed to be one of the state's top players disregarding classes in time to come". In his junior and senior season Ron was moved to fullback and defensive back and was co-captain, lettered and was selected All-District each of those seasons.  After his senior season he was selected as Best Back by the football squad, Best Athlete at J-HHS and an All-State Honorable Mention as a Fullback. Following his career at J-HHS Ronnie accepted a football scholarship to La. Tech where he played defensive outside linebacker and fullback.  However during his sophomore season he sustained a knee injury that ended his football career. As far as is know he is the only J-HHS player to letter 5 years in football.

WALTER CAUSEY became head football coach in 1984 with a strong history of football greatness.  Playing offensive and defensive end at Neville High School 1962-1964, including their 1962 state championship team.  He was a three-year letterman as a defensive end at La. Tech 1966-1968, winning the Billy Moss award his senior year for his leadership qualities and also as a co-captain.  After a stint in the Army, Walter began coaching as an assistant at North Caddo.  He became head coach at J-HHS in 1984, coming from teh head coaching position at Jena High School.  Walter was head coach from 1984 through 1988, compiling the best winning percentage of any other J-HHS head coach with three or more seasons, and in 5 years he compiled a 49-16 record (.754).  In tough district competition, Coach Causey's Tigers were able to garner District Championships in 1984, 1987, and 1988, and win back-to-back State Championship titles in 1987 and 1988.

FRED CLAY participated in football, basketball, track and tennis all four years at Jonesboro-Hodge High School.  He held the school record in the 100 and 200-yard dashes for over 30 years and was a starter on the 1938 Tigers football team that was 10-1on the season and held the school scoring record for over 50years.  He competed in track and baseball at Northwestern State University and Coach Harry “Rags” Turpin called him “....the best all-around athlete I ever coached.”.  Clay also is a member ofthe Ark-La-Tex Track & Field Hall of Fame in Shreveport.

PHILLIP COCKERHAM graduated from Weston High School in 1980.  He started on the baseball team from 1976-1980.  He was a member of Weston's First Class-C baseball state championship team in 1977 and state runner-up in 1980.  His career batting average was over .400, he also earned all-district his freshman year through his senior year (4 years of high school).  He was also a starter of the Weston basketball team from 1976-1980.  He earned all-district honors in 1979-1980.  He scored over 1000 plus points in his high school career.

CLOTEE COWANS-RICHARDSON participated in basketball, softball and track at Jonesboro-Hodge High School 1977-1979.  She was named Best Defensive Player in basketball, was a State Champion in the 440 yard dash and holds the 100 yard dash school record.  Clotee was voted the Best Female Athlete at JHHS.  Furthering her education and athletic abilities at the University of Louisiana Monroe she became a two-time All-American sprinter.  Clotee earned the Outstanding Female Athlete 1982-1983 and was voted into the ULM Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.