Georgia Southern tops UTC in third OT

By John Frierson October 28, 2012 1 min read

Georgia Southern’s Ezayi Youyoute, 11, attempts to brush off the Mocs’ Wes Dothard, 25.

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SDHS honors latest Hall of Fame inductees

The owner of nine U.S. patents from her time with the Kimberly-Clark Corporation, Julia Smith now assists in operation and distribution for Delicato Family Vineyards, the fastest-growing family-owned vineyard in California. She and her wife Tammy make it back to Soddy-Daisy several times a year to visit Julia Smith's stepfather and family.

Randy Wilson went from the forests and outdoors of Soddy-Daisy and turned that into a successful career with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office, studying migratory birds. During the B.P. oil spill of 2010, Wilson lead efforts to analyze and survey land impacted by the oil, as well as identify animals that could be rescued.

Tonya Wilson's high school career featured plenty of success as an All-State basketball player who earned a four-year hoops scholarship to Belmont University. Her work after college, though, may be even more impressive. Currently the director for Global Compliance at the New York City office of Barclays Bank, Wilson still finds time to visit her hometown of Daisy.

Carlos Wilson, Class of 1958, gives a brief acceptance speech during the induction ceremony. Wilson is well-known for discovering, researching and marking a previously unknown portion of the Trail of Tears. Proud of his Cherokee ancestry, Wilson said in his speech that the drive he found to never give up is something every student at SDHS should strive for.

W.V. Roberson has a proud history with the Soddy-Daisy community. He has lived in the Daisy community since he was 9 years old, he said, and was a proud member of the Soddy-Daisy Jaycees who helped organize and run the effort to incorporate the town in 1969. He went door to door, raised funds and assisted in taking the census to fulfill the incorporation requirements. Roberson is also active in the local branch of the American Legion and helps organize a free dinner every Veterans Day for the veterans of the area.

Eddie Brannon, left, accepts his induction with his longtime friend Dr. Sam Gill. Brannon, who graduated in 1959, was team captain during the 1959 SDHS football season, one of the school's best on record. A lifetime member of the Soddy-Daisy community, Brannon has run a successful furniture business, E.F. Brannon Furniture, for decades. He also, along with several of his friends, became part-owner of the Racquet Club in Hixson to keep the building alive and running. Generations of Brannon's family have attended the school, with several grandchildren soon to graduate, he said.

The 2016 Class of SDHS Hall of Fame inductees stand after their ceremony. From left are Carlos Wilson, Randy Wilson, Carrol Morrison DeNure, Julia Smith, Tonya Wilson, W.V. Roberson and Eddie Branson.

The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga football team made enough mistakes Saturday to lose to No. 2 Georgia Southern in regulation. The Mocs also made enough good plays to overcome those mistakes and win in regulation.

Neither of those happened. Instead, the Eagles stopped UTC on fourth down in triple overtime to win 39-31.

“We absolutely shot ourselves in the foot on special teams,” Mocs coach Russ Huesman said. “We absolutely lost the football game on special teams.”

The game was tied at 24 at the end of regulation, and the Southern Conference-leading Eagles (7-1, 6-1) scored 10 of their 24 points off two critical special-teams turnovers. The last came with UTC (4-4, 3-2) up 24-21 with about 13 minutes remaining.

After UTC’s defense forced a three-and-out and a punt, Mocs returner Tommy Hudson muffed the return and GSU recovered at the UTC 36-yard line. That led to a 24-yard Alex Hanks field goal that tied the game.