15 YEARS AGO
JAN. 16, 1997
“The defending Class A state champion Sparta Academy Lady Warriors defeated Bullock Memorial Academy 69-45 to win the Bullock Memorial Basketball Tournament held January 10th and 11th in Union Springs. Members of the Lady Warriors are Sally Hartley, Jennifer Coker, Monica Morrison, Aundria Griffin, Heather Booth, Jenny Harper and Kristin Smith, assistant coaches Al Etheridge and Russ Brown, Jill Pate, Andrea Ward, Ashley Hammonds, Nikki Jones, Cass Ralls, Shelley Bell and Head Coach Richard Brown. Aundria Griffin and Andrea Ward made all-tournament and Nikki Jones was the Tournament MVP.”
“Sparta Warriors defeat Lakeside School 86-53: Sparta Academy destroyed Lakeside School, 86-53, in the Bullock Memorial Basketball Tournament held Fri., Jan. 10, and Sat., Jan. 11, at Union Springs. The Warriors finished in third place in the tournament.
“Chad Morris scored 23 points to lead the way for the Warriors. Joining him in double figures were Chris Kervin with 19 points, Rod McIntyre with 16 points and Josh Pate with 14 points. Rounding out the scoring for the Warriors were Seth McIntyre with six points, Jason Robinson six points and Craig Waters two points.”
“Sparta Lady Warriors beat Escambia Academy: The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors defeated Escambia Academy, 68-47, in a game played Tues, Jan. 9, at Sparta. Aundria Griffin was the leading scorer for the Lady Warriors with 25 points.”
30 YEARS AGO
JAN. 21, 1982
“Jackets win Excel Classic: The Lyeffion High School Yellow Jackets escaped with a last second, one-point win over the tough Blue Devils of Castleberry’s Conecuh County High on Friday night and went on to win the Excel Classic Tournament. Lyeffion defeated Frisco City, 82-77, in the semi-finals and ran away from host Excel, 90-66, in the finals.
“The Jackets held an 11-point third-quarter lead over Castleberry, but the Blue Devils led by Jeff Castleberry’s nine points and tremendous hustle by him and Donald Likely quickly narrowed the margin. With only nine seconds left, Castleberry held a 60-59 lead.
“The Jackets inbounded the ball and moved the length of the court to set up the final shot. Freshman George Bradley’s shot from the corner with one second left was dead center, and Lyeffion won, 61-60.
“Andrew Maxwell had 27 points, and Michael Grace and Troy Stallworth 11 each to lead Lyeffion scoring. Bobby Blount with 12 rebounds and Grace with 10 controlled the boards. Donald Lee handed out four assists.
“Because of the weather, the planned three-day tournament was condensed into two with semi-finals and finals played Saturday. At one o’clock, led by the outstanding shooting of Troy Stallworth with 30 points and Michael Grace with 27, Lyeffion defeated Frisco City, 82-77. Grace also grabbed 20 rebounds, and Blount, 18. Lee had 12 points, seven assists and six rebounds.
45 YEARS AGO
JAN. 19, 1967
“Castleberry hosts county cage tourney: Coach Wayne Pope’s Conecuh County High School Blue Devils will host the annual Conecuh County Basketball Tournament Friday and Saturday. They are favored to win the meet.”
“Quarterbacks honor Aggies Friday night: Members of the 1966 Evergreen High Aggie football squad will be honored at the Evergreen Quarterback Club’s annual Football Banquet Friday night at 7:30 at the high school cafeteria.
“Coach Bobby Freeman of the Auburn University coaching staff will be the featured speaker. An all-stater at Decatur High School, Freeman was one of the Tigers’ most exciting runners while at Auburn. Freeman was named SEC Back of the Year in 1954 and led the conference in total offense in the same year.
“Wayne Frazier, former Evergreen High and Auburn great, will also be present at the banquet and speak briefly. Frazier earned all-state honors in high school and signed with Auburn after being courted by a larger number of colleges. He was a standout center and linebacker for the Tigers and earned three varsity letters.
“Following graduation, Frazier signed with the San Diego Chargers and later played with the Houston Oilers. This year he played with the AFL Champion Kansas City Chiefs and as he was not bothered by injuries for the first time had his best year in pro ball. Sunday he played an outstanding game for the Chiefs in the Super Bowl.”
60 YEARS AGO
JAN. 17, 1952
“Repton High Edges Beatrice High, 44-42: At the end of a well fought battle the Repton Bulldogs found themselves on the big end of a 44-42 score.
“Repton led most all the way by a slim margin until late in the fourth quarter when Beatrice gained a four-point lead. With the clock running out, Repton hit a couple of field goals and two free shots to regain the lead and win. Burt led the Repton players with 15 points. Simpkins paced the losers with 19 points.”
“Aggies Lose Another Pair of Close Ones: Coach Wendell Hart’s Evergreen Aggies were in a rut this week following another pair of losses by narrow margins.
“Last Friday night, the Monroeville Tigers edged the locals, 49-48, and Tuesday night, Beatrice slipped by them, 57-51.
“The Monroeville team came from behind to win a real thriller played in Monroeville. The Aggies started like a house afire and were hitting their shots from all over as they piled up a big lead in the first quarter. The Tigers got in the game in the second period and from the half on it was nip-and-tuck to the final whistle. Shirley Frazier topped the Aggies with 12 points.
“Tuesday night, the Aggies lost to Beatrice in the first quarter as they got off on the wrong foot and fell way behind. From the start of the second quarter on the Evergreens made a gallant come back attempt but couldn’t close the gap. Shirley Frazier supplied the punch for the locals , slipping 27 points through the cords.”
75 YEARS AGO
JAN. 21, 1937
“Green Hawks Journey To Georgiana Tonight: Boasting a string of four straight victories, the Evergreen Green Hawks, local amateur basketballers, meet a string independent team at Georgiana tonight.
“The Hawks trimmed McKenzie Monday night by a score of 32-38.
“Trailing 26-28 with four minutes left to play, the Hawks put on a spirited rally in the closing minutes to pull away from the visiting aggregation.
“Seabrooks, sensational goal-shooting forward, was high scorer with 11 points.
“The Hawks defeated Castleberry 29-25 last Friday night on the Castleberry court with Bill Seals and Ed Johns pacing the locals.
“Future home games of the Green Hawks will be played at Castleberry, the local court being unavailable to the town team.”
Compiled by Lee Peacock from past issues of The Evergreen Courant.
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