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Brilliant holding second Hall of Fame induction

EVENT NEARS — Planning the second induction class of the Brilliant High School Hall of Fame and the annual homecoming, set for next week, are committee members including, from left, front, Jayne Jones, Kim Kuthy, Tom Jones, Jane Barrett Jones, Donna Dunn Glover, Gretchen Ross Rheinlander, Joyce Jasenec Comer and Sandy Jeffers; second row, Carolyn Parr, Jim Everson, Larry Roush, Debbie Roush, Paula Roush, Greg Hamilton, Charley McDonald and Kevin Barr; third row, Rick Wine, Rodney Roe, Frank Popp, Jody White, Greg Himes, Deb Gilchrist, Bill Nest and Charlie Nest. Also working with the committee are Pat Freeland, Dick Freeland, Sue Ann Livingston, Rita Boyd, Steve Boyd, Lee Ann Hutton, Liz Cook, Andy Adrian, Janette Forst and Chuck Brettell. -- Bubaa Kapral

BRILLIANT — The village of Brilliant will be the place to be next week.

The southern Jefferson County community will be playing host to its second Brilliant High Hall of Fame ceremonies along with its annual homecoming festivities. The initial hall of fame induction met with resounding success.

Festivities will get under way Thursday with the Brilliant High School Hall of Fame Car/Truck/ Cycle Cruise from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. It will be held in conjunction with the Paul Grant Duo Concert from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Admission is free to both events, which will be held at the former Brilliant/Buckeye North football field, located directly behind the school. Those attending are asked to bring their lawn chairs or blankets. Concessions will be available.

Also Thursday, a corn-hole tournament will be held at the Blue Devil football field at 10 a.m. Entry fee is $5. The back-up rain site is the school gymnasium. A “Coffee Pot Cruise” will be held immediately following the tournament. The cruise will begin at Optimum Blinds and end at North Elementary. Judging will take place on the house-decorating contest. Prizes will be given for the first six places and any house in the former Brilliant School District is eligible.

That will set the stage for Friday’s mixer set for the football field from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The mixer includes a chicken dinner at $15. A free sock hop will be held in the North Elementary gymnasium from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. featuring music by 40 Plus.

Aug. 10 will be the centerpiece of the celebration.

It starts with the Brilliant Hall of Fame parade at 10 a.m.

Novelist and Brilliant native Robin Yocum will serve as the grand marshal of the parade.

The HOF induction ceremonies will immediately follow the parade at the school. The day will conclude with a buffet dinner-dance at the Mingo Knights of Columbus Hall. Registration begins at 5:30 p.m. The dinner-dance is $35.

Kevin Barr is the chairman of the hall of fame organizational committee.

Barr noted the hall has been expanded this year to include former Blue Devils who excelled beyond the athletic field.

“During the selection process last year, we realized that we had a number of Brilliant High graduates that excelled professionally, and we thought it was appropriate to start recognizing some of those individuals for their accomplishments,” Barr said. “It’s important to include former Blue Devils who excelled in other areas, including teachers and administrators.”

The individual inductees for the 2019 class are:

Baseball: Kent Pierce;

Basketball: Bill Nest, Ray Smith, and Jack Hoover;

Fans of the Blue Devils: Amel Malesky, Sandy Linn, Earl Richardson, Jim Degenhardt, American Legion Post 573 and the Brilliant Fire Department;

Football: Jim Graham, Tom Fox, Wesley Hand, Denny Cook, Larry Brooks, Jody White and Dick Kennedy;

Music: Richard Markwell and Ron Retzer;

Professional Achievement: Dr. Rebecca Van Beneden and Dr. Kirby Blankenship;

Teachers and administrators: Adam Goykovich (history), Imogene Louk (physical education), Ray Scherich (drama); Andrew Suranovich (English/guidance counselor), Moses Zegeer (social studies), Charles Sindlinger (physics and chemistry/athletic director) and Bill Merryman (principal);

Track: Bobby Risdon and Lou Hilliard; and

Wrestling: Ron Huggins.

The teams being honored are: 1958 football; 1959 football; 1958-59 basketball; and 1972 track and field, which was runner-up in the Ohio Valley Athletic Conference.

1958 FOOTBALL TEAM: Head Coach Charlie Becca; Assistant Coaches Gene Cross and Carl Hamill. Players: Ed Simpson, Dennis Cook, Bob Linn, Jerry Doughery, Charles Bane, Charles Edwards, Ralph Coleman, Jack Hoover, Richard Fraley, Bill Dehnart, Bob Stewart, Jack Sweeney, Dick Freeland, Ronald Ross, Bill Smythe, Bob Rine, Ronald Brandfass, Joe Popp, Wesley Hand, Bill Chave, Lynn McCutcheon, Ralph Brown, Jim Sterling, Harold Cook, Wilbur Moore, Dale Degenhardt, Jim Presley, Ron Jaros, Paul Dunn, Jim Coleman, Dick Singleton, Tom Harmon and Roger Young. Managers: Charlie Nest, Tom Moore and Earl Richardson.

Cheerleaders: Jayne Taylor Brandfass, Linda Russell Sommer, Ginnie Grubb, Sparkie Branigin, Pat Brizzoli Lantz, Jane Freeland Gillison,

Sue Kennedy Cocorn and Carol Retzer Bane.

1958/1959 BASKETBALL TEAM: Head Coach Carl Hamill. Players: Dennis Cook, Dale Degenhardt, Jim Presley, Jack Hoover, Matt Kessler, Charles Edwards, Jim Coleman, Jim Edwards, Richard Fraley, Dick Freeland, Harold Cook, Lynn McCutcheon, Eddie Tarr, Bill Tilton, Adam Kolopajlo, Bob Scott, Roger Young, Charles Schaffer, Larry Walters and Bob Stewart. Manager Dennis Bradley.

Cheerleaders: Jayne Taylor Brandfass, Linda Russell Sommer, Ginnie Grubb, Sparkie Branigin, Pat Brizzoli Lantz, Jane Freeland Gillison, Sue Kennedy Cocorn and Carol Retzer Bane.

1959 FOOTBALL TEAM: Head Coach Charlie Becca; Assistant coaches Earl Davis and Carl Hamill. Players: Mark Tamburro, John Cook, Ron Brandfass, Ron Jaros, Rich Degenhardt, Terry Edwards, Bill Dehnart, Ralph Brown, Jim Coleman, Dale Degenhardt, Joe Popp, Wilbur Moore, Bob Rine, Bill Chave, John Sterling, Andy Adrian, Harold Cook, Lynn McCutcheon, Eddie Tarr, Charles Bane, George Puntenney, Paul Schmidt, Jack McIntire, Tom Harmon, Roger Young, Jim Presley, Charles Schaefer, Anthony Bruce, Jim Sterling, Wesley Hand, Jack Sweeney, Rich Fraley, Owen Ashton, and Bob Stewart; Managers: Bruce Graham and Sam Retzer.

Cheerleaders: Linda Russell Sommer. Jayne Taylor Brandfass, Sparkie Branigin, Bertha Kackley Kleineke and Jane Freeland Gillison.

1972 TRACK TEAM: Head Coach Sam McCullough. Athletes: Keith Hilliard, Lawrence Carpenter, Allan Brown, Lloyd Rand, Joe Cammer, Charles Brettell, Bob Wentz, Rick Biriam, Danny Ferguson, Harry Fair, Eddie Campbell, Kevin Mayle, Nick Sipcich, Larry Joiner, Terry Mellott, Dave Jenkins, Jeff Bucey, Ralph Robinson, Ken Moore, Mark Owens, Todd Henry, Jim Frye, Tom Mayle, Nick Pomento, John Zorbini, Bill Graham, Mike Carpenter, Tony Muscari, Jeff Cook, Spencer Edwards, Hank Williams and Greg Grant.

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