As you might imagine, there are more than a few folks with Evergreen connections on the team. Former Hillcrest High School standout Willie “Jodey” Campbell is the team’s head coach and the team’s roster also includes three other former Hillcrest players – Patrick Cunningham, Jermaine Rodger and Jarvis Straughn.
The team will play in the Premier South Football League and will kick off their 10-game schedule on April 30 when they play the Gulf Coast Pirates in Brewton.
Other players from our part of the state that are on the team include (along with their former high school), Sedrick Samuel of W.S. Neal, Willie Samuel of W.S. Neal, Cortez Banks of T.R. Miller, Johntae Brown of T.R. Miller, Seth Holland of T.R. Miller, Justin Smith of W.S. Neal, Marcus Jones of T.R. Miller, Victor McKenzie of Atmore, Charlie “C.J.” Baker of Andalusia, Brandon Page of Monroe County High School, Gentry Dailey of Frisco City, Terrance Carter of Flomaton, Michael Berry of Andalusia, Therman Bencon of Flomaton, Quamie Richardson of Frisco City, Allen Spears of Flomaton, Jermaine Lett of Monroe County, Christian Goldsmith of Andalusia, Javan Lacey of Andalusia, Rickey Terrell of Monroe County, Jametielle Lacey of Andalusia and Brian Raymond of Monroe County.
The team still has a few spots to fill on its 55-man roster. If you’re at least 18 years old, you can find more information about how to join the team on the league’s Web site at www.thepsfl.com.
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! featured an interesting sports-related item on Sunday about Todd Ragsdale of Talent, Oregon. Ragsdale reportedly runs up to 102 miles at a stretch – completely barefooted.
On June 5 of last year, Ragsdale set the world record (pending confirmation by Guinness World Records) for the longest distance run ever run barefooted. He did so as part of a Relay for Life fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. During that event, he ran 102 miles (413 laps) barefooted around the track at South Medford High School.
He described his feet as “swollen up like elephant feet” after his finish.
Prior to Ragsdale’s record-breaking performance, the previous world record was 90 miles.
The NBA playoffs got under way last weekend as teams from the Eastern and Western conferences began battling it out for this year’s championship.
Eastern Conference teams that made the playoffs this year include the Chicago Bulls, Indiana Pacers, Miami Heat, Philadelphia 76ers, Boston Celtics, New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Orlando Magic.
Western Conference teams in the playoffs are the Memphis Grizzlies, San Antonio Spurs, New Orleans Hornets, L.A. Lakers, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trailblazers, Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
I follow the Hornets pretty close, and I have to admit that I was surprised that they even made the playoffs to begin with. Imagine my surprise on Sunday night when they beat the two-time defending NBA champion, Los Angeles Lakers, 109-100. I think it’s a long shot for the Hornets to keep this up, especially in a best-of-seven series against the Lakers.
For the record, I like San Antonio in the Western Conference, especially if they can get Manu Ginobili back on the court and keep him there. I like the Celtics in the Eastern Conference, but I wouldn’t count out the Bulls or Miami either.
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