12 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1999
“Sparta Academy plays host to Cottage Hill: The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors were the only team to come out on top when Cottage Hill came to Sparta Thurs., Nov. 18.
“Lady Warriors 41, Cottage Hill 29: Leading scorer for the Lady Warriors was Ashley Hammonds with 15 points. Also putting points on the board were Katie Etheridge with nine points and Mary Robinson with six points. Rounding out the scoring were Sally Hartley and Jessica Bennett with four points each. Jessica Armuelles, two points, and Laura Wiggins, one point.
“Cottage Hill 72, Warriors 45: Scoring in double figures for the Warriors were Jake Adams and Lee Booker with 11 points each and Kyle Johnston with 10 points. Rounding out the scoring were Justin Tranum with four points; Tyler Petrey, three points; Derek Faulkner, Derrick Williams and Jimmy Hyde with two points each.
“Cottage Hill 51, JV Warriors 20: Leading scorer for the JV Warriors was Chris Garner with 10 points. Also scoring for the JV Warriors were Wiley Cobb with seven points; Thomas Nielsen, two points; and Cole Commander, one point.”
“Deer Season Opens: Sat., Nov. 20, was the magic day for deer hunters across the state – that’s the day Alabama gun deer season opened in most counties.
“Estimated at 1.6 million, Alabama’s herd is among the largest in the nation.”
27 YEARS AGO
NOV. 22, 1984
“The Repton Pee Wee football team captured its second consecutive championship trophy this season with a 7-1 record. Members of the team are James ‘Pop’ Stanton, Leon Thompson, Lawrence Thompson, Mike Lowery, Tim Salter, Lance Turberville, Andy Salter, Johnny Tait, manager Darrell Smith, Shane Reeves, Tracy Andrews, Brian Waters, Jeffrey Lee, Donald Myrick, Ron Grace, Fred Green, Greg Ivey, manager Michael Crosby, Jimmy Stanford, Stan Grace, Derrick Owens, coach J.C. Brantley, Luke Waller, Michael Rudolph, Brian Jordan, Benny Fawley and manager Leon Rudolph.”
“Thomasville ousts Sparta Warriors: Thomasville’s Panthers knocked off Sparta Academy, 21-6, in the first round of the APSA’s championship playoff. The game was played in Thomasville Friday night.
“Jim Marino had a good night running the ball as he picked up 58 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries. Danny Reed had 16 yards on seven carries; Chad Grace, 15 on four; Mark Rigsby, two on five; and Jeff Walker, lost 10 in two carries.
“Danny Reed completed three of eight passes for 36 yards, but had two interceptions. Jeff Walker completed one of four for 12 yards, but also had an interception.
“Al Etheridge had two catches for 27 yards; Reed, one for 12; and Marino, one for nine yards.
“Marino scored Sparta’s only touchdown on a 21-yard run.”
42 YEARS AGO
NOV. 27, 1969
“Here’s a sight you don’t get to see often, my deer hunting friends tell me, an albino deer. Delan Townson brought this one down over the weekend.”
“These Evergreen High Varsity cagers will play their first home game of the 69-70 season Friday night, Dec. 5, against Red Level. They are John Earl Skipper, Larry Tranum, John Law Robinson, Charles Strong, Warren Stallworth, Larry Peacock, Jimmy Lee Perryman, Sammy Brown, Bob Jones, Ronald Halford, Richard Wilson and Coach Charles Branum.”
“Atmore bounces Aggies 60-50 in season opener: The Atmore Blue Devils combined strong rebounding and a ‘multitude’ of trips to the free throw line to hand the Evergreen Aggies of Coach Charles Branum their first basketball loss of the 1969-70 season. The game, originally scheduled to be played in Evergreen, was played in Atmore due to an inoperative clock at the EHS gym.
“Senior John Earl Skipper led the Aggie scorers with 16 points. He was followed closely by play-making guard John Law Robinson and senior center Bob Jones with 13 points and 10 points respectively. Senior forward Jimmy Lee Perryman hit for seven, and Ronald Halford and Larry Tranum added two each to round out the Aggie scoring.
“In the preliminary game, the Atmore Bees stung the Aggie Bees with a 41-26 defeat. Freshman Johnny Andrews led the Aggie scorers with 13 points, and Ronald Kervin pulled in 14 rebounds to shine a little light on an otherwise dismal evening for the Aggies.”
57 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1954
“Mr. and Mrs. Tal Stuart spent the weekend in Auburn and attended homecoming and the Auburn-Clemson football game.
“Bert Tuggle, Tal Stuart Jr., Eddie and Dickey Tuggle attended the Auburn-Clemson football game in Auburn, Saturday. They were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. O.B. Tuggle.”
“Panthers Upset Aggies 14-13 To Finish Season: A fired up Georgiana football team took the Evergreen Aggies by complete surprise with an upset 14-13 victory to end the season for both teams in Georgiana last Friday night.
“Evergreen moved 79 yards for their first score in the initial quarter to go in front, 7-0. Ronnie Edson carried the final 10 yards for the score and Frazier sneaked the extra point.
“Evergreen came right back to score on a touchdown by Alexander from two yards out. The play was set up on a pass from Alexander to Eugene Hyde who was downed at the Georgiana 2 after the play covered 49 yards. Frazier failed to make the point and that was the end of the scoring for the night.
“The Aggies passed desperately in the fourth quarter, but couldn’t get started. Star center, Wayne Bell, went out with an injury in the last of the third quarter and definitely hampered the Evergreen offense in the final frame.
“Evergreen dominated play, but had one of their worst nights of the year as they couldn’t get rolling. Except for the Panthers’ two scoring plays, they were held in check for the night, but a lax Aggie defense on those two plays made the difference.”
72 YEARS AGO
NOV. 23, 1939
“Sam Dunn was one of the contestants to climb the greased pole at the Hog Festival held in Monroeville.”
“Miss Frances Reeves spent the weekend in Birmingham and saw the Alabama-Georgia Tech game. They were accompanied by Mrs. J.A. Smith, who had been visiting them for two weeks and Miss Olive Kelley of Montgomery.”
“Mrs. Grace Farmer attended the Alabama-Georgia Tech football game in Birmingham Saturday.”
“ON THE SCREEN AT THE PIX THEATRE: Gridiron Game Calls For Wild Cheers Even From Amateur Fan: Richard Greene saw his first football game recently – on a movie lot.
“The game was played for a sequence in ‘Here I Am A Stranger,’ the 20th Century-Fox picture, starring the handsome young British actor and opening Friday at the Pix Theatre.
“Although Greene has been in Hollywood for a year and a half, he’s been so busy making pictures and soaring to stardom that he just hasn’t gotten around to catching up on American sports.
“However, the script demanded that, in the role of a young undergraduate, he take his newly-found father, Richard Dix, to see Stafford, the Alma Mater of both, win the big game.
“Greene and Dix cheered themselves hoarse and went through all the other motions peculiar to football fans.”
Compiled by Sports Reporter Lee Peacock from past issues of The Evergreen Courant. To read The Courant’s weekly Sports Flashback feature online, visit leepeacock2010.blogspot.com.
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