If you take a close look at the Sparta Academy basketball
results for this week, you might notice something unusual that doesn’t happen
every day. In fact, I’ve been writing basketball stories for over 16 years, and
I can’t ever remember seeing this exact situation arise before.
On Tuesday of last week, Sparta’s varsity and junior varsity
teams traveled to Montgomery for four games against Eastwood Christian School.
In three of those games, three siblings led Sparta in scoring, a rare situation
to say the least.
Grayson Weaver, the youngest of the Weaver kids at Sparta,
led Sparta’s JV boys against Eastwood with a team-high 13 points. In the
varsity girls game that followed, Grayson’s older sister, Gaby Weaver, led the
Lady Warriors in scoring with a team-best 25 total points. Later that night, in
the varsity boys game against Eastwood, the oldest of the Weaver kids, Griffin
Weaver, led the Warriors in scoring with a team-high 20 points.
It’s somewhat unusual to have three siblings on three
different teams at the same time at Sparta, but it’s a rare day indeed when
three siblings lead three different teams in scoring on the same night. I think
it’s also worth pointing out that all three of the Weaver kids accounted for a
combined 41 percent of the total scoring in all three of those games.
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Our annual ESPN College Football Pick ‘Em Contest came to a
close on Saturday, and we now officially have a new “Mr. Football.” When the
dust settled after Saturday’s slate of games, the final standings showed that
local football expert Drew Skipper was in sole possession of the No. 1 spot.
In all, Skipper bested 40 other local contestants by
correctly picking the outcomes of 98 percent of the games over a 14-week period
during the college football season. If you see Skipper out on the street this
week be sure to congratulate him on his performance in the contest. He’s got
bragging rights for one whole year, and I hope he decides to defend his title
next season.
Steve Stacey finished in the second place, just seven points
behind Skipper. Past Champion Ricky Taylor finished in third place, and Courant
Publisher Robert Bozeman came in fourth.
Justin Chandler and Travis Presley tied for the fifth-place
spot. Past Champion Hunter Norris finished in seventh place, and I came in
eighth. Casey Grant finished in the No. 9 spot, and Eric Talbot rounded out the
Top 10.
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Auburn fans in the reading audience will be interested to
know that today – Dec. 8 – is the 31st birthday of Major League
Baseball third baseman Josh Donaldson, who was born on this day in 1985 in
Pensacola, Fla.
Donaldson graduated from Faith Academy in Mobile and went on
to play baseball at Auburn University. As a Major Leaguer, he has played for the
Oakland Athletics and the Toronto Blue Jays and was named the American League
MVP in 2015.
I don’t know if it’ll ever happen, but I’d love to see
Donaldson in a Braves uniform because after last season they need all the help
they can get.
Peacock.....you blew this one
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