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114 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1903
W.A. McCreary was in
Montgomery Friday to see the University football team defeat the Auburn team.
70 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1948
UMS Ends Evergreen Win Streak
With Crushing 37 To 7 Defeat: A 12-cylinder University Military School grid
machine crushed the Evergreen High Aggies by a 37 to 7 score in Mobile’s Ladd
Memorial Stadium Thursday night. This brought to a halt a five-game winning
streak that Evergreen had started Sept. 17. The Cadets ground out more than
twice the number of points the Aggies had had scored on them in 14 previous
games.
The Cadets took the opening
kickoff and went 68 yards on 16 running plays and a penalty for their first
score, then came right back and marched 59 yards in seven plays for another to
make it 12-0 before the Aggies could muster a first down.
The Aggies got back in the
ball game early in the second quarter when John Greel Ralls, triple-threat
Aggie halfback, joined forces with left end Dickey Bozeman to score Evergreen’s
touchdown. Ralls threw a long pass down the middle to Bozeman for 36 yards to
move the ball to the UMS 24. Ralls made one yard in two running attempts and
passed incomplete. On the fourth down, Ralls tossed to Bozeman in the flat and
he raced over without a man touching him. Lee added the seventh point from
placement, and from then on it was all UMS.
Mobile has one of the finest
football plants in the South in Ladd Stadium. It is big and beautiful. While it
was many a mile from filled Thursday night a good high school crowd was
present. Several hundred Evergreen fans boosted the count to nearly 5,000.
Aggies Will Play Tigers in
Monroeville Tonight: The Aggies of Evergreen High School will seek to bounce
back with a win over the Tigers of Monroe County High School tonight after
losing to UMS last week. The game will be played in Monroeville and is a
feature of the Hog Festival being held there today.
Coach Wendell Hart’s crew
will be slight favorites in tonight’s contest. The Aggies have won five and
lost one in six starts this year. They will be spurred on by memories of the
6-0 licking they took at the hand of Monroeville. This loss spoiled the
Evergreen team’s record as it was the only one incurred last year.
For the second straight week,
Coach Hart must match wits with a Hanks. Coach LaVaughn Hanks of Monroeville is
a brother of Coach Erastus Hanks at UMS. Monroeville has found the going rough
this season losing three contests in six starts. According to the dopesters
this will be their fourth loss, but in this game past performances can be
forgotten. The Tigers always battle the Aggies off their feet.
The Dixie Fox Hunters
Association held their second annual Bench Show and Field Trials at Burnt Corn,
Ala. Oct. 19-22. One hundred and fifty-five hounds were entered in the event.
Sportsmen from all over South
Alabama and Northwestern Florida began to gather at the camping grounds early
Tuesday preparing their dogs for the Bench Show and Field Trials.
54 YEARS AGO
OCT. 24, 1963
Patricia Hart Is One of
Alabama’s 12 Crimson Girls: Seeking beauty, personality, charm and poise, the
University of Alabama named Evergreen’s Patricia Anne Hart one of its 12
Crimson Girls this year.
As a Crimson Girl, Patricia
will escort Crimson Tide football players and important guests at pep rallies
and games, including a bowl should Bama get a bid, and help foster school
spirit.
Patricia Anne was a popular
student at Evergreen High School where she graduated this year. She is the
daughter of Judge of Probate and Mrs. Lloyd G. Hart.
The powerful Pine Hill
Bulldogs downed the battling Lyeffion Yellow Jackets, 19-0, at Lyeffion Oct.
11.
Lyeffion Coach Shirley
Frazier thought all of his boys played well against this strong foe.
Frazier said the Lyeffion
offense was led by Don Garrett, who topped the ground gainers, and Ronnie
Golson and Harold Wilson.
Junior quarterback Joe Frank
Terrell amassed 185 yards of total offense Oct. 11 in Greenville as he led the
hometown Tigers to a 19-12 homecoming victory over the Evergreen Aggies.
Scott Cook’s passing was
practically the entire Aggie offense as he hit on seven of 14 for 121 yards and
two touchdowns. He also led the Aggie ground game with 31 yards in 10 carries.
(Other outstanding Evergreen
players in that game included Paul Deason and Bob Ivey.)
39 YEARS AGO
OCT. 26, 1978
Frances Brown was elected
Miss Homecoming and reigned over festivities at Evergreen High School that
climaxed Friday night.
Sparta Academy’s 1978
Homecoming Queen is Rosemary Ralls, escorted by Tommy Hutcheson who was playing
outstanding football for the Warriors before suffering a broken leg that
benched him for the rest of the season. Rosemary reigned over homecoming
festivities Friday.
The Sparta Academy Warriors
celebrated homecoming with a sweet 42-14 win over Thomasville Academy here
Friday night at Stuart-McGehee Field.
Coach Rob Kelly’s club is now
even for the season with four wins and four losses. Coach Kelly and Assistant
Bo Owens named Mike Raines the Lineman of the Week for his outstanding play and
leadership on both offense and defense.
(Other Sparta players in that
game included Scott Baggett, Tony Baggett, Bill Cope, Greg Crabtree, John Hall,
Jeff Hammonds, Jeff Johnson, Bobby Mason, Ronny McKenzie, Mike Mixon, Cook
Morrison, Bobby Padgett, Terry Peacock and Tony Raines.)
The Evergreen Aggies upped
their record to 5-3 this past Friday night by downing Southern Normal, 28-8.
(Outstanding Evergreen
players in that game included Michael Adams, David Crosby, Ernie Edeker, David
Floyd, Calvin Middleton, Sanford Moye, Wendell Parker, Mark Phillips, Keith
Rabb, Philander Rogers and James Steen.)
24 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1993
Miss Jennifer Wiggins, a
senior at Sparta Academy, was crowned Miss Homecoming during half time
ceremonies recently. Jennifer is flanked by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Johnny
Wiggins. Homecoming ceremonies were held Oct. 15 during the Sparta
Academy-Cathedral Academy game.
Miss Lisa Hall, daughter of
Phyllis Sessions and Terry Hall, was crowned the 1993 Homecoming Queen of
Hillcrest High School last Friday night during pregame ceremonies. She was
escorted by Brandon Garrett. Miss Shanetta Richardson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Curtis Richardson, was crowned Miss Football. She was escorted by Sederick
Fluker.
The Hillcrest High School
Jaguars pounded out 319 yards on the ground as they defeated the Jaguars of
Wilcox Central 20-6 last Friday night for a homecoming victory.
(Standout players for
Hillcrest in that game included Ryan Meeks, Don Ray Mixon, Anthony Richardson,
Derrick Rudolph, Roger Rudolph and Donald Williams. Dennis Anderson was
Hillcrest’s head coach.)
Sparta Academy drops close
one: It was a tall order for the Warriors of Sparta Academy to battle the
Jackson Academy Eagles. The visiting team came into the contest undefeated and
untied and almost fell victim to an upset at the hands of the home Warriors. A
late rally by the Eagles secured a 16-12 victory and put a damper on the
playoff picture for Sparta Academy.
(Standout Sparta players in
that game included Lyle Bell, Casey Grant, Joey Smith and Britt Ward. Mike
Bledsoe was Sparta’s head coach.)
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