13
YEARS AGO
NOV.
8, 2001
“Jags beat Carroll 21-7; to
play Briarwood Christian in playoffs: The Hillcrest Jaguars jumped out to a
21-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 21-7 win last Friday night in Evergreen,
sending the Jags to the state championship playoffs for the third consecutive
year.
“Hillcrest drove 70 yards in
10 plays on their first possession to take a 6-0 lead with 6:15 left in the
first quarter. Derrick Rogers picked up a key first down with a six-yard run on
fourth-and-three from the Carroll 34, and Chenson Griffin added a 25-yard run
two plays later. Rogers got the score on a one-yard dive.
“Carroll then moved to the
Hillcrest 42, but Jag lineman Geidiah Robbins ended the drive with a fumble
recovery back at the Eagle 47. LaCheston Moore took it all the way on the next
play, and Griffin’s two-point run made it 14-0 Hillcrest late in the first
quarter.
“After a Jonathan Rogers
interception, a Hillcrest fumble, and a Jaguar fourth-down stop, the Jags took
over on their own 32 midway of the second quarter. Twelve plays and four first
downs later, Derrick Rogers scored his second touchdown, this one on a 12-yard
run. Dominique Etheridge’s kick gave Hillcrest a 21-0 half-time lead.
“Most of the second half was
a defensive struggle, and Eagle quarterback Brandon Newman’s four-yard score
with 2:47 left in the game proved to be too little, too late.
“Hillcrest travels to the
Birmingham area this Friday to take on Region 4 champion Briarwood Christian
Academy, 9-1 on the season, in the opening round of the playoffs.”
28 YEARS AGO
NOV. 13, 1986
“Bulldogs advance in state playoffs: The Repton Bulldogs
won the rematch against the Coffeeville Panthers in the Class A, Region 1
playoffs by a score of 41-8.
“John Thompson led the offense with his three touchdowns
and 165 yards on 18 carries. Carl Stanton had one touchdown and 110 yards.
Allen Nettles had a touchdown reception of 12 yards. Quarterback Eddie Waters
had seven yards rushing and threw one completion out of five. Brian Nelms had
40 yards in one try. Russell Royster ran 32 yards in six tries. Keith Baggett
ran eight yards in one attempt.
“Defensively, Greg Rudolph had four solo tackles and 11
assists. Keith Baggett had four solos and four assists. Carl Stanton made a solo
and three assists. Chris ‘Shoat’ Dukes had three solos and one assist. James
Montgomery had four solos and three assists. Robert Douglas had three solos,
four assists and a sack for minus seven yards. John Thompson had four solos and
one assist. Michael Crosby had two solos and two assists, plus a sack for minus
nine yards.
“Next week Repton goes to far away Sweet Water for the
second round of the championship playoffs at 7:30 p.m.”
“Mike Bledsoe plays for Maryville College: A Maryville
College freshman from Evergreen is playing football for the Maryville College
Fighting Scotts this season.
“Mike Bledsoe, son of Mike and Becky Bledsoe, is a 5-10,
180-pound wide receiver. Prior to entering MC, Bledsoe played football at
Lyeffion High School.”
43 YEARS AGO
NOV. 11, 1971
“The Evergreen Aggies
impotent offense once again caused them to go down in defeat, this time a 43-0
whitewash at the hands of the Andalusia Bulldogs. The Aggies playing without
the services of star flanker Anthony Armstrong, could not produce enough
offense to put any points on the scoreboard.”
Standout Evergreen players in
that game included Billy Booker, Frank McMillan and Willie Paige.
“Sparta Academy’s Miss
Football, Miss Martha Gaines, was presented her gold football and bouquet prior
to the game Friday night by the Warriors’ co-captains Karl Baggett and Dwight
Watson.”
“Lyeffion Jackets end season
Friday here vs. Red Level: Fresh off a solid homecoming victory over Highland
Home, the Lyeffion High Yellow Jackets will end their season tomorrow night,
meeting the Red Level Tigers at Lyeffion. Kickoff will be 7:30.
“Coach Danny Covin’s Jackets
racked up a big, 30-0 win over Highland Home last Friday night to climax a
successful homecoming. They will be out to close the season victoriously.”
“Miss Homecoming, Miss Helen
Hendrix, and Miss Football, Miss Laura Oakley, were presented at the homecoming
game at Lyeffion High School Friday night. Members of the homecoming court were
Vicki Robinson, Lynn Oakley, Laura Oakley, Helen Hendrix, Sylvia Booker, Sharon
Boykins and Dottie Chavers.”
58 YEARS AGO
NOV. 8, 1956
“Aggies Fall To Milton 28 to
7: The Evergreen Aggies dropped their homecoming game to the Milton, Fla.
Panthers. Milton, one of the powers of the Alabama-Florida league, fielded a very
strong team. They held the Aggies scoreless until the last quarter when Robert
Ellington went over from the three while scoring four TDs themselves. Wayne
Frazier turned out his usual fine performance for the Aggies while being aided
defensively by Paul Pace, Bert Cook, George Bolton and many others.”
“Aggies Face Old Rival T.R.
Miller Tigers In Brewton Friday Nite: Without any let up from a rugged schedule
and the constant presence of an injury jinx, Coach Wendell Hart’s ‘Cripples’
will limp to Brewton to do battle with arch-rival T.R. Miller this Friday
night.
“Miller, once a mighty power
in South Alabama football, but one of the lesser lights for the past several
seasons, has returned to a prominent position with an outstanding record this
season. They will rule as a definite favorite due to comparative records of the
two teams. Miller handed Frisco City their first defeat of the season, 14-7, a
few weeks back, and Frisco in turn walloped the Aggies to the tune of 28-13,
which makes Miller mathematically a 22-point favorite over the Aggies.
“However, past records mean
little or nothing when these two ancient rivals meet and an upset has often
been the result. Miller usually feels that it is a successful season when they
beat Evergreen and the Aggies had probably rather take Miller than any other
opponent except the Greenville Tigers.”
73 YEARS AGO
NOV. 13, 1941
“Mrs. Rube Millsap Jr., Mrs.
Gaynor St. John Turner, Temple Millsap and Robert Kelly spent the weekend in
New Orleans and attended the Alabama-Tulane football game there Saturday.”
“It Takes Teamwork In LAW
ENFORCEMENT, Too: BEHIND the record of every great football 11 you’ll find
charging linesmen and blocking backs. THAT’S WHY the brewing industry is
running interference for Alabama’s aggressive ABC Board in its drive to keep
all retail beer outlets clean and inviting. That’s teamwork, too.
“But you, the public, can do
more than sit in the grandstand. WE WANT YOU TO PLAY ON THE TEAM.
“Do this by reporting
‘offside’ retailers to our Committee and confine your patronage to reputable
outlets when you drink beer – the beverage of moderation.
“BREWERS AND ALABAMA BEER
DISTRIBUTORS COMMITTEE, David E. Dunn, State Director, 215 Gunter Building,
Montgomery, Ala., Published In Cooperation With The United Brewers Industrial
Foundation.”
“Ira Williams – member of
Walker Board of Revenue – is a great hunter and mounts many of his trophies. He
has deer heads, a fox, squirrels, owls, hawks, crows and many other specimens.”
88 YEARS AGO
NOV. 10, 1926
“Mr. and Mrs. W.N. Rushton
and daughter, Kathryn, attended the Evergreen-Andalusia football game Friday
afternoon.”
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