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40 YEARS AGO
NOV. 24, 1977
The previously undefeated
Repton High School Bulldogs lost a 27-13 decision to the Brantley Bulldogs in
Brantley in quarterfinal action in the State Class A playoffs Friday night in
Brantley. Repton completed the season with an outstanding 11-1 record.
Repton fell victim to one of
the state’s top running backs, Larry Dorsey, who scored on runs of 51 and 22
yards. Dorsey has rushed for 2,049 yards and 25 touchdowns this year.
Quarterback Donnie Reed drove
one yard for a Repton score and passed to Fred Rudolph for 16 yards and the
other. Terry Wilson kicked the extra point for Repton.
Larry Fluker, president of
the Conecuh County Branch NAACP, presents a plaque from the Evergreen Chamber
of Commerce to Clint Jackson. Fluker presided over the Clint Jackson Awards
Dinner at the Holiday Inn on Saturday night, climaxing Clint Jackson Day
honoring Evergreen and Conecuh County’s first-ever member of an U.S. Olympics
team.
55 YEARS AGO
NOV. 22, 1962
Barbara Stinson, “Miss
Homecoming,” and Brenda Ellis, “Miss Football,” were the reigning royalty at
Evergreen High School during the annual homecoming held recently. Barbara was
chosen by the student body, and Brenda by the football team. Both are members of
the senior class and both are cheerleaders.
Miss Gayle Ryland was crowned
queen at homecoming festivities recently at Repton High School. She and her
attendants were featured in a parade during the afternoon when the high school
band also participated.
70 YEARS AGO
NOV. 27, 1947
Evergreen Battles Miller To A
Scoreless Standstill: The Evergreen High Aggies battled a favored Miller High
of Brewton team to a scoreless tie here Monday night to close the season on a
successful note. Around 1,500 fans witnessed the thrill filled contest that
featured wide-open football. Both teams drove deep into the others territory
but neither could muster that vital scoring punch.
Miller threw a scare into the
Evergreen fans late in the first quarter when Jernigan kicked out of bounds on
the Evergreen 9 and Logue’s kick was short and out of bounds on the 23.
Jernigan made two to the 21, Hanks broke through and blocked an attempted pass
and Ralls intercepted on the Evergreen 15 to end Miller’s most serious threat.
Early in the second quarter
Evergreen put together three first downs to move the ball to the Miller 42, but
two successive penalties ended this drive. Later two completed passes gave the
Aggies a first down on the Miller 32, but the half ended at this point to stop the
drive.
Late in the third quarter the
Aggies made their strongest threat. With the ball on the Evergreen 15, third
down and 16 to go Miller evidently expected a pass but Logue gave the ball to
McIntyre on a handoff and he dashed 45 yards to the Miller 40 almost getting
away for the distance. Ralls made two and then McIntyre took the ball again on
a handoff and went to the Miller 20 nearly getting away again with the last man
dropping him. McIntyre fumbled the handoff for no gain, Ralls made three and McIntyre
again was held for no gain. Ralls went to the Miller 14 on the fourth down and
the Tigers took over.
While there was no scoring it
was a nice game to watch. Both teams played wide-open ball tossing numerous
long passes with each side intercepting four times. The blocking was sharp and
the tackling hard as both teams fought hard for victory.
Leon, Martin, Benny Stokes
and Harry Taylor were defensive stars for the Tigers. Jernigan, Lynn and
Russell stood out in the rearworks.
Big Sammy Hanks was a wild man
in the Aggie line breaking through for tackles constantly. Brooks, Salter and
Johnson turned in sparkling performances. McIntyre, Ralls and Logue were
offensive stars. Ralls and Ryan deserve a lot of credit for their able assists
behind the line.
The game was as even in
statistics as in score. Miller had 10 first downs to Evergreen’s nine, but the
Aggies outgained the on the ground 117 yards to 92. Miller completed three of
23 passes for 60 yards with four interceptions. Evergreen had four completions
on 16 tosses with four interceptions. Evergreen had a total net gain of 159
yards to Miller’s 152. Jernigan kicked five times for an average of 24 yards
per kick and Logue averaged 27 on as many kicks.
This ended Coach Wendell
Hart’s second season as head coach at Evergreen High. The teams season record
was six won, one lost and two tied. Coach Hart’s two-year record is 12 won,
three lost and three tied. This year, the Aggies scored 160 points while
holding their opponents to 12.
Lyeffion Jr. Cagers Down North
Brewton 30-21: The Lyeffion Junior High basketball team opened their 1947-48
season Friday in North Brewton was a 30 to 21 victory over the Junior High
School team there. The Brewton team had a distinct advantage in height, but
couldn’t match the Lyeffion sharp shooters paced by Miller Dees.
The North Brewton team jumped
off to a quick lead which they lost shortly before the end of the first half.
The halftime score was 16 to 15. The Lyeffion team quickly widened the lead in
the final half and won going away.
Miller Dees, Lyeffion center,
led the scoring with 16 points. Gwyn Daniels, guard, sparked the Lyeffion team
with his floorwork and ball-hawking. Jernigan of East Brewton bagged 13 points.
Tuesday night the Lyeffion
Juniors slipped by the Annex cagers for a thrilling, 19-18 win. The game was
played in Lyeffion and filled with thrills from start to finish.
85 YEARS AGO
NOV. 24, 1932
M.A. Hansen attended the
Auburn-Georgia game in Columbus Saturday.
Messrs. B.E. Jones, L.W.
Price, Bayne Petrey and Frank Hagood are attending the Alabama-Vandy game in
Montgomery.
Alabama Meets Vandy In
Birmingham Today: University, Ala., Nov. 24 – Faced with meeting one of the
strongest teams in the South and admittedly the best at Vandy in a number of
years, the Alabama Crimsons are preparing to upset the dope bucket if possible
and send the Commodores back to Nashville on the short end of the score when
they clash Thanksgiving Day in Birmingham.
Alabama will enter the game
with several cripples. Since the Tennessee tilt last month the injury jinx has
persisted in pursuing the Tidesmen. Cain is slated to play but may not be his
old crashing self, due to his bad knee. Godfree, alternate captain and
aggressive leader in the line, may not play any more football for Alabama. His
knee, which held up during most of the season, seems to have definitely
collapsed. Don Hutsen, flashy sophomore end, is on crutches and out for the
rest of the season.
But in spite of these
injuries Tide fans are hoping that Alabama will be “right” on Turkey Days and
provide one of the season’s upsets by halting the rush of Vandy for conference
honors.
Vandy is undefeated this Fall
but has tied two contests. Only Alabama stands in its way to an undefeated
season.
Alabama, on the other hand,
has lost to both Tennessee and Georgia Tech. But the Tidesmen are determined to
show their backers that they can play football with the best of them, and if
they can show the stuff that they did against the Vols may surprise people on
next Thursday.
100 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1917
Miss Lucille Meadows was an
interested onlooker at the football game between the Auburn and Ohio teams in
the Capital city last week.
130 YEARS AGO
NOV. 24, 1887
Thanksgiving day passed very
quietly in Evergreen. The T.B. Long hunting and fishing club had their regular
barbecue at the club grounds. There was plenty to eat and a delightful day was
spent by the members of the club and their invited guests.
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