10 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 25, 2002
“The Sparta Academy Warriors defeated Autauga Academy 19-12 on Fri., Sept. 20, in Prattville.
“Perry Castleberry scored the first touchdown for the Warriors on a 35-yard run. John McGinitie added the PAT. Perry Castleberry scored again on a 32-yard run. The try for the two-point conversion failed. Paul Castleberry recovered an Autauga fumble in the end zone for the Warriors’ final TD of the night. The try for the PAT was no good.
“Perry Castleberry was the leading rusher for the Warriors with 147 yards on 18 carries and two TDs. Wiley Cobb had 88 yards on 14 carries, Brandon Burleson had 10 yards on three carries and Matt Robinson had –7 yards on four carries.
“At the quarterback spot Cobb completed three out of seven passes for 56 yards and had one interception. McGinitie completed two out of 10 passes for 24 yards and had one interception.
“Jeremy Anderson had two receptions for 38 yards, Wiley Cobb had two receptions for 24 yards and Paul Castleberry had one reception for 18 yards.”
“The Sparta Academy Pee Wee Warriors lost to the Escambia Academy Pee Wee Cougars 8-0 on Mon., Sept. 23, at Stuart-McGehee Field.
“Leading the Pee Wee Warriors on defense was Torrey Pugh with four solo tackles and six assists. Steven Stuart had four solo tackles and two assists, Taylor Brown had two solo tackles and four assists.”
25 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 24, 1987
“Sparta Academy’s Warriors are cheered on by these lovely 1987-88 Cheerleaders: Shawn Hammonds and Missi Sanford; and Robin Henley, Mary Ann Hughes, Traci Booker, Christi Bush and Stacey Holmes.”
“The Evergreen Aggies lost their second game in a row last Friday night by the score of 9-6 to the Monroeville Tigers.
“Evergreen got on the scoreboard first when Tim Stallworth picked up a fumble and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown.
“Defensively for the Aggies, Marvin Cunningham was the leading tackler with nine solos and five assists, followed by Russell Meeks with nine solos and four assists and Steve Cunningham with five solos and six assists.”
“Southern Academy blanked Sparta Academy, 28-0, here Friday night at Stuart-McGehee Field.
“Lee Wild had 30 yards on 10 carries, Jeff Carrier 21 on four, Robbie Bolton 19 on five, Jamie Deason 12 on six, Brad Watts lost one on one and Kenny Bledsoe lost 17 on four.
“Bledsoe completed two of three passes for three yards and had an interception. Watts threw one interception and Wild’s only throw was intercepted. Wild had one reception for two yards and Craig Blackburn one for one yard.”
40 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 28, 1972
“Go, Warriors, Go! These Sparta Academy cheerleaders will be doing their thing at the home field for the first time this season Saturday night when the Warriors meet Wesleyan of Citronelle at Stuart-McGehee Field at eight o’clock. Sparta has posted a 2-1 record while playing its first three games on the road. Leading the yells are Susan Jeffries and Barbara Findley, Jane Carleton, Deborah Burt and Linda Jones, Val Nielsen, Angie Taylor and Prather Nielsen.”
“The Sparta Academy Warriors journeyed to Jackson and were handed a 28-20 defeat by an aroused band of Jackson Academy Eagles in a game played without registered officials.
“Coach Richard Brown pointed out to the Warriors in the dressing room at halftime that their first half performance left much to be desired.”
“Rain fell on Evergreen Friday as the Butler Tigers backed the visitors 14-0, leaving the Aggies with an 0-4 mark to their seasonal credit Friday night.”
“Sparta’s junior varsity defeated Montezuma Academy of Andalusia 20 to 0 Tuesday night.
“Walker Scott scored the three touchdowns and Bobby Johnson added two extra points.
“Jerry Peacock rambled for 25 yards and set up Sparta’s first touchdown on the one-yard line where Walker Scott carried it over for the six points.
“Dennis Culbreth, defensive tackle for Sparta, turned in a good performance, stopping Montezuma backs several times. Other defensive standouts were Danny Joiner, Larry Reid, Frederick Stevens, Johnny Cook and Woody Register.”
55 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 26, 1957
“An old rivalry is renewed tomorrow night in Brooks Stadium when the Evergreen Aggies host the Monroeville Tigers.
“Coach Wendell Hart and assistant Jeff Moorer have been working this week to improve an Aggie offense that never did get going in an opening loss to Andalusia Friday.
“Coach Hart will send the following starters out to answer the opening whistle:
“LE, Robert Daniels, 140; LT, James Nelson, 170; LG, Buddy Zukowski, 170; C, Paul Pace, 175; RG, George Bolton, 160; RT, Howard Claybrook, 175; RE, Jerry Mitchell, 150; QB, Billy Grace, 140; LH, Jimmy Moorer, 150; RH, Jimmy Bell, 140, or Robbie Boykin, 145; FB, Robert Ellington, 155.”
“The scheduled game in Evergreen Thursday night between Lyeffion and Beatrice has been postponed due to illness of members of the Beatrice squad, Coach Devlin Lathan of Lyeffion reported late Wednesday morning.
“According to the coach, he was contacted Tuesday by Beatrice officials who said that about 12 men were out with the flu, in addition to the two men injured in the Camden game. Wednesday morning, 16 men were out, and the game had to be postponed.
“Starting line-up for the Jackets would have been: LE, Willard Wall; LT, Cecil Salter; LG, Douglas Burt or James Hicks on offense, and Larry Pate on defense; C, Geral Dean; RG, Haywood Coker; RT, Kenneth Dunn; RE, David Watts; QB, Billy Salter; LH, Danny Covin or Billy Watts; RH, Eugene Powell; FB, Hagood House.
“Pushing the probable starters hard in competition for a starting berth are Frank Brown, Wendell Burt, Gary Ellis, Bobby Jo Hamrick, Tommy Kerr, Wayne Brooks, Billy Dunn, Jimmy Jones and Robert Williams.”
70 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 24, 1942
“Cecil Hagood Jr., Dewey Langham, John Barron, Bobby Bozeman, Ebin Moorer, Cecil Prescott and James Tharp attended the Auburn-Chattanooga football game in Montgomery Friday night.”
“Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Stuart attended the Auburn-Chattanooga football game in Montgomery Friday night and spent several days with his sister, Mrs. Clifford Harper and Mr. Harper.”
“Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Hanna, Mr. and Mrs. W.N. McGehee and R.G. Kendall Jr. were among those who attended the Auburn-Chattanooga football game Friday night in Montgomery.”
Movies showing at Evergreen’s Pix Theatre that week included a Tues., Sept. 29, showing of the baseball movie, “It Happened In Flatbush” – “A Home Run of Laughter! Lloyd Nolan, Carole Landis with Sara Allgood, William Frawley, 20th Century Fox.”
“Hunting seasons for 1942-43, announced by Conservation Director Albert W. Gill and Game Chief Ben C. Morgan and approved by the State Conservation Advisory Board, are essentially the same as those in effect last year. One minor change was made, the closing of Butler County to deer and turkey."
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