The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Oct. 25, 2021

SIX YEARS AGO
OCT. 22, 2015

Ebony Floyd was named “Miss Football” during halftime festivities Friday night at Brooks Memorial Stadium in Evergreen. Floyd was presented with a silver football, flowers and a special sash by Hillcrest Principal Rodney Drish, and she was escorted by her father, Terry Floyd.

Hillcrest blasts Cottage Hill, 54-0: Hillcrest High School’s varsity football team improved to 5-3 overall and to 3-3 in region play Friday night with a 54-0 homecoming win over region opponent Cottage Hill at Brooks Memorial Stadium in Evergreen.
Senior quarterback Jamichael King led the offense with 12 pass completions for 185 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran the ball once for a one-yard gain.
Latreal McCreary was Hillcrest’s top rusher. He ran the ball four times for 78 yards and one touchdown.
Semaj McKenzie led the defense with eight total tackles, including four solos and four assists.
(Other top Hillcrest players in that game included Corey Andrews, Cortez Betts, Javarious Betts, Kobe Bradley, Rodney Bright, Corinthian Cunningham, Jeremy Dees, Mikyle Dees, Tyrell Jackson, Darius Lane, Tyrese Lopez, Tyler Meeks, Desmond Mitchell, Derrick Nelson, Ron’darius Poindexter, Andray Pope, Dalarrish Richardson, Tyrell Riley, Brandon Rudolph, Rajos Smith, Davis Spears, Mydarius Trujillo and Ladarrius Williams.)

31 YEARS AGO
OCT. 24, 1991

Steven Gall explodes for four touchdowns to lead Sparta to 49-26 victory: Steven Gall placed his name in the Sparta Academy record books again, becoming the only Warrior to score four touchdowns in two different ball games. Gall accounted for 273 all-purpose yards in the Warriors 49-26 victory over Grove Hill Academy last Friday in Grove Hill.
Gall’s four touchdown were split: two on offense and two on special team’s play. His first score came via a 29-yard pass from quarterback Jason Williams. His second score came on an 80-yard kickoff return. He later had a 75-yard kickoff return and caught a 20-yard scoring pass from Williams.
Earlier this season, Gall scored four touchdowns against South Montgomery Academy to become only the second Warrior in the school’s 20-year gridiron history to accomplish such a feat.
(Other top Sparta players in the Grove Hill Academy game included Greg Atkins, Terry Conway, Casey Grant, Jeremy Jones, Bryant Robinson, Kelvin Salter, Mark Watts and Richard Weaver.)

Jaguars shut out by Blue Devils 24-0: The Atmore Blue Devils took advantage of Hillcrest miscues and scored every possession in the first half to defeat the Hillcrest Jaguars by the score of 24-0.
The Hillcrest offense never threatened except the first drive of the night when they got to Atmore’s 13-yard-line, covering 58 yards on the drive. Hillcrest’s record falls to 4-3 on the season as they lose their second game in a row. They will close out the season at home as their last three games are at home with T.R. Miller coming in to start the homestand.

55 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1966

Aggies wallop Whippets 39-6 for homecoming: The Evergreen High Aggies saved up their finest offensive performance of recent years to blast Frisco City’s Whippets, 39-6, here Friday night and sent a homecoming crowd home happy. It was the highest scoring game run up by the locals in several years.
For the third straight game Evergreen scored the first time it got control of the ball, and the issue was never in doubt against Frisco City.
(Top players for Evergreen in that game included Jimmy Bell, Glenn Bolton, Wayne Caylor, Ronald Halford, Harold Hamiter, Homer Faulkner, Bubba Mininger, Elliot Quarles, Forrest Simpson, George Stinson, Lavon Tolbert, Hollis Tranum, Larry Windham and Jack White.)

Homecoming royalty at Evergreen High School were featured in the parade Friday afternoon and at pre-game festivities that night. Chan Fendley was named Miss Homecoming by the student body. Faye Cook was named Miss Football by the Aggie squad. Knud Nielsen III escorted Faye while Chan was escorted by Joey Pate.

Lyeffion High sets h’coming Nov. 5; will play Uriah: Lyeffion High School will observe its annual homecoming on Sat., Nov. 5, under sponsorship of the PTA. Featured event of the day’s activities will be the football game at 7:30 that night with the Yellow Jackets meeting powerful Uriah.

80 YEARS AGO

OCT. 23, 1941

The Courant is in receipt of a note from George Carleton, publisher of the Clarke County Democrat, asking that notice be given of a big football game, which is to be staged in Grove Hill Wednesday night, Nov. 5, between Tuskegee Institute and State Teachers College. As an added attraction for this event, the Tuskegee Institute Band will perform between halves and during the game. The band also will appear in Thomasville and Jackson during the afternoon Wednesday. No doubt a number of citizens from this county will be on hand to see this game.

Cullman’s big-game hunters, Bill Drinkard and Dr. Leo Tucker, killed an 824-pound brown bear in the wilds of Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming. The bear’s hide weighed 104 pounds. The hunters were so busy felling the bear by rifle fires, they had no time for fright until the bear lay dead. They also killed an Elk, some deer and antelope. Cullman papers used a picture of the hunters and the bear hide.