12 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 16, 1999
“Warriors defeat Greenville 38-32: The Sparta Academy Warriors claimed their first victory of the season with a 38-32 win over the Greenville Academy Tornadoes last Friday night in Greenville.
“(David) Bush was the leading rusher for the Warriors with 121 yards on 22 carries.”
Other standout Sparta players in that game included Lee Booker, Jared Brogden, Derek Faulkner, Kyle Johnston and John McKenzie.
“The Hillcrest Jaguars moved to 3-0 on the season and 1-0 in area play with a big 42-8 win over the Monroe County Tigers last Friday in Evergreen.
“Running backs Sedrick and Fredrick Rudolph accounted for three touchdowns and linebacker Jason Watkins returned a blocked punt for another score as the Jags built a 27-0 halftime lead.
“Stephen Branch and LaCheston Moore added third quarter TDs to give the Jags a 42-0 lead.
“Demetrius Etheridge kicked two extra points, Seth McIntyre had a two-point conversion run, and Ronald Grace tossed a two-point PAT pass to Sedrick Rudolph during the Jags’ winning evening.
“J.R. and Jason Watkins, Sam Fountain, Kelvin Fluker, John Nettles and Reco Williams led another strong defensive effort for Hillcrest.
“The Jaguars have given up only three touchdowns in three games, with two of those scores coming as a result of offensive miscues.”
27 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 20, 1984
“Aggies win 3rd over Sumter: The Evergreen Aggies won their third game of the season with a 41-6 win over Sumter County of York.
“Some of the top players for Evergreen on offense were Andrae McMillan with 11 carries for 168 yards, QB Darrin Bradley who went 4-4-0 with three touchdown passes and Fredrick Middleton who caught three passes for 70 yards and two touchdowns.”
Other standout players for Evergreen that night included Howard Jones, Marion Oliver and Dewan Salter.
“Sparta falls to Escambia 9-6: The meeting between long-time rivals, Sparta Academy and Escambia Academy, turned into a defensive battle as the visitors downed Sparta’s Warriors, 9-6.
“Al Etheridge scored Sparta’s lone touchdown on a four-yard pass from Danny Reed.”
Other standout Sparta players in that game included Chris Cook, Thad Ellis, Thomas Floyd, Chad Grace, Jim Marino, Lynn Ralls, Jim Reed, Mark Rigsby, Todd Townson and Tim Wilson.
“Repton defeats Yellow Jackets: The Repton Bulldogs ran their record to 3-0 on the year last Friday night in the WEGN and Evergreen Courant’s game of the week, when they defeated the Lyeffion Yellow Jackets by the score of 23-2 at Mabry L. Covin Field.”
Standout Repton players in that game included Winston Davison Jr., Mitchell Rankins and John Thompson Jr.
Standout Lyeffion players in the game included Michael Bledsoe Jr. and Joe Mixon.
42 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 18, 1969
“The Evergreen Aggies blasted a big Monroe County High School team here Friday night 20-6 to notch their second straight win of the season. An overflow crowd was on hand long before kickoff time for Evergreen’s home opener.
“Coach Wendell Hart’s team used a ball control offense to grind out two first half touchdowns for a 13-0 lead. The Tigers went into an unbalanced line in the second half, that the Aggies failed to pick up for a while, and got back into the game, but Evergreen came on strong, driving 89 yards for a clinching score in the final minutes.
“The line showed much improvement on blocking assignments over the Atmore performance. They were opening up some nice holes although outweighed greatly by the huge Tiger line.
“(Larry) Peacock came up with his finest performance as he, (Hollis) Tranum and (Jimmy) Bell sparked the runners. Larry got off fast and ran tough as he netted 83 yards on 17 carries. Hollis had two big runs as he traveled 66 on 14 tries. Jimmy, a marked man on whom Monroeville keyed all night, did the toughest running of the night as he battled for 55 on 17 carries. (Eric) Pugh flashed brillance on his two carries and picked up 10 yards.
“If you name a standout on defense, you name all of ‘em. Coach Hart and assistants Mike Bledsoe, Charles Branum and Mickey Goneke termed it ‘a fine team effort.’ Ernest Shipp, Tim Skipper, Eddie Ralls, Reggie Smith, Jimmy Hamiter, John Brantley, Ronald Halford, Tranum, Pugh, Bell, (Larry) Thomas and Peacock were all in the thick of it.”
57 YEARS AGO
SEPT. 16, 1954
“2500 Persons Watch Aggies Crush Tigers in Rough Contest: The Evergreen Aggies struck like lightning, scoring twice in less than two minutes, midway of the first quarter and then coasted in for a 26-12 victory over the Bay Minette Tigers last Friday night.
“Perhaps the largest crowd ever assembled in Brooks Stadium watched the long rough game marked by numerous penalties and poor officiating. More than 2,300 paid admissions plus bands, teams, etc. brought the crowd to upwards of 2,500 persons.”
“(Buck) Lewis led the Aggie ball carriers with 113 yards in five carries for 26-yard per average.
Other standout players for Evergreen that night included Ward Alexander, Timmy Boykin, Jimmy Frazier, Wayne Frazier, Charlie Roberts and Richard Taylor.
“Coach Albert Arnold’s Repton Bulldogs start off their 1954 football season with a road trip to Coffeeville tomorrow (Friday).
“Repton’s attack will be built around the hard running of full back Eddie Kelly and the shiftyness of speedy Floyd Morgan. Tommy Nall will handle the quarterbacking chores and Terry Nall will get the starting nod at the right halfback slot.”
Other players on Repton’s team that year included William Ashcraft, Ray Blackwell, Billy Farish, Charles Lee, Lowell Lee, Johnny McInnis, Cleveland Morris, Jerry Nall, Gerald Owens, Wendell Roberson, Selvyn Robinson, Braxton Ryland, Clinton Ryland, Thomas Salter, Bert Stacey and Warner Watson.
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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