Monday, November 12, 2018

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Nov. 12, 2018

Evergreen High School's Wendell Hart

12 YEARS AGO
NOV. 9, 2006

Brown is all-star: Sparta Academy senior halfback Chase Brown has been named to compete on the Alabama Independent School Association’s (AISA’s) West all-star team.
Seniors from the AISA’s member schools in all three classifications are selected each year to participate in the annual East-West all-star game to be held Nov. 24.
Brown rushed for 1,034 yards during the 2006 season to help the Warriors post a 5-5 record.

Hillcrest High School’s varsity boys will begin defense of the 2005-06 Class 4A state basketball championship Tuesday (against J.F. Shields in Evergreen).
“We’re optimistic that we’ll put another competitive team on the court this season,” said Hillcrest coach Tommy Dukes.
(Players on Hillcrest’s team that year included Curtis Richardson, P.K. Riley, Cleveland Knight, Blake Bryant, Brandon King, Justin Holder, Prentice Salter, Dereck Smith, Tony Watson, Leroy Herbest, Aaron Dees, Jeremy Thomas, Clarence Jackson and Quinton Lee.)

Michael Bridges, head coach of Hillcrest’s Lady Jaguars, is also excited about the 2006-07 season.
(Players on Hillcrest’s girls team that year included Iesha Dukes, Catorica Floyd, Kiara Ghee, Kiara Kyzer, Brittani Lee, Princess Manually, Charlotte Maye, Denise McMillian, Shateka Mims, Dayshawn Montgomery, Tyler North, Shantell Patterson, Bianca Richardson, Countess Rudolph, Courtney Simpson, Keiona Simpson, Brittany Smith and Kaylen Thomas.

37 YEARS AGO
NOV. 12, 1981

Sparta edges Catherine 28-24: Sparta Academy’s Warriors ended their 1981 football season by downing the Catherine Academy Colts, 28-24, in a “shoot out” Friday night at Catherine.
Sparta used a balanced attack to score four touchdowns and two-point conversions after two of those.
Ed Carrier led the rushing attack with 104 yards on 20 carries. Mike Mixon picked up 32 yards and two touchdowns on nine tries. Joe McInvale netted six on four and Dewan Salter three on five.
Salter had a super night passing as he completed six of 10 attempts, good for 92 yards and a touchdown. The ninth-grade quarterback also passed to Mike Mixon for both of the extra point conversions. Carrier caught two passes for 41 yards and a touchdown; Russ Raines, two for 30 yards; McInvale, one for 12; and Al Etheridge, one for nine.
Mixon scored on runs of nine and six yards, and Carrier on a 39-yard toss from Salter and on an 80-yard kickoff return.

Local All-Stars win tourney: The Evergreen All-Stars won the annual Laurel Hill Invitational Semi-Pro Basketball Tournament Saturday in Laurel Hill, Fla. The team defeated Eglin Air Force Base, 108-96; Troy (Ala.), 99-96; and a team from Florida.
Team members are David Carroll, Ronald Fantroy, Ernest Williams, David Thomas, John Smith Jr., Freddy Williams, John Nettles and Coach Willie J. Fair. This is their six straight tourney win without a defeat.

62 YEARS AGO
NOV. 8, 1956

Aggies Fall To Panthers 28-7 Last Friday Night: The Evergreen Aggies suffered their sixth defeat of the season last Friday night as the Milton Panthers spoiled their homecoming with a decisive 28 to 7 victory. The crippled Aggies managed their score on the last play of the game to keep it from being a shutout.
With Harper and Ellington grinding out the yards in short bursts and a 10-yard pass from Grace to English, the Aggies moved to their only score as time ran out. Ellington circled right end for the final four yards and the touchdown. Frazier booted the extra point.

Aggies Face Old Rival T.R. Miller Tigers In Brewton Friday Night: 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 (tomorrow) 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.
The Aggies have won over the Tigers for the past four straight years by decisive margins, so the Miller boys will be anxious to get back in the win column against Evergreen.

87 YEARS AGO
NOV. 12, 1931

Evergreen Smothers Castleberry 83-0: The Evergreen Aggies green wave rolled over Castleberry to the tune of 83 to 0 in the game played here Friday. From the first minute of play, the outcome of the game was never in doubt. In the first three minutes of play, Quarles, stellar backfield ace of Evergreen, made a beautiful run of 45 yards to account for the first touchdown and Goodson, Captain of the team, went over for the extra point.
The game was featured by beautiful runs, hard tackles and accurate passing. The Castleberry boys fought until the final whistle a courageous and uphill fight. The Evergreen backs ripped the line of Castleberry and their blocking was superb. Every man in Evergreen’s line played a good game, holding Castleberry to small gains.
At the end of the half, the score stood, 33-0, and at this time Coach McInnis sent in scrubs to replace the regulars, but still that green wave rolled on, adding points and game ended with the ball in Evergreen’s possession deep into Castleberry territory.
Evergreen’s team has greatly improved, and great things are expected of them in the future games on their schedule. Quarles, Goodson, Cargill and Hagood made up the backfield. Quarles was the hero of the game with his tackling and superb field running, although every man on the team was fighting and giving the best in him.
Much interest centers on the practice of this week for, on Friday, Evergreen’s Aggies venture to Red Level to play one of the hardest games on schedule. The team is preparing for a hard fight.

138 YEARS AGO
NOV. 11, 1880
THE CONECUH-ESCAMBIA STAR

We hear it rumored that there will be a squirrel barbecue near Turner Long’s at an early day.

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