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| Coach Wendell Hart |
12 YEARS AGO
OCT. 25, 2007
BREWTON – You could say that Friday night’s Hillcrest-T.R.
Miller game was special.
In fact, you could say that it was triple special.
T.R. Miller won the game, 43-25, during its annual homecoming
game here at Brewton Municipal Stadium, but the Jags kept the Tigers on their
toes thanks to three touchdowns on three separate special teams plays.
The Jags scored on an 85-yard kickoff return by Malcolm
Rudolph, a 24-yard punt return by Aaron Dees and a 67-yard run on a fake punt
by William Ferguson.
(Other top Hillcrest players in that game included John
Dees, Malcom Jackson, Justin Nared, Quienton Nettles, Jimmy Peters and Neil
Presley.)
You could argue that Friday night’s Sparta-Southern game was
a pretty close case of an unstoppable force meeting an immovable object.
Sparta Academy entered Friday’s home game against Southern
Academy with the No. 2-ranked team defense in the AISA, while Southern entered
the game with the AISA’s No. 1-ranked offense and defense.
Sparta lost the game, 47-0, but managed to hold Southern to
less than 50 points, a rare feat for most of Southern’s opponents this season.
Friday night against Southern, Taylor Brown, a 6-foot-3,
155-pound junior, led Sparta’s offense with six pass completions for 31 yards.
Peyton Thompson, a 6-1, 185-pound senior, led Sparta’s defense with four solo
tackles and 11 assists, including a tackle of Southern’s punter.
37 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1982
The Evergreen Aggies completed a successful homecoming
celebration by defeating the Choctaw County Tigers 21-7 last Friday night in
Brooks Memorial Stadium.
Leading the way on offense for Evergreen was quarterback
Tracey Hawsey with 99 yards rushing on just nine carries. On defense, the Aggies
were led by Fredrick Middleton with five solos and seven assists.
(Other standout Evergreen players in that game included Mark
Bell, DeWayne Booker, Don Jackson, Frank Likely, Marion Oliver, Ben Rigsby,
Ricky Stallworth and Deatrich Wise.)
The Sparta Academy Warriors made homecoming happy for their
fellow students and their fans as they beat Thomasville Academy 21-6 here
Friday night.
Sparta used a powerful rushing game to push past the
visiting Panthers. Joey Johnson netted 149 yards and a touchdown, and Ed
Carrier, the other half of the running tandem, collected 120 yards on 17
carries and a touchdown.
(Other standout Sparta players in that game included Chris
Blatz, Russ Brown, Wes Brown, Trent Carrier, Al Etheridge, Charles Floyd,
Scotty Grace, Don Langham, Joe McInvale, Britt McNeill, Tom Reed, Dewan Salter,
Scott Smith and Mike Wilson. Richard Brown was Sparta’s head coach.)
Lyeffion High School will celebrate its 1982-83 homecoming
Saturday night, Oct. 30, at the Mabry L. Covin Football Field. Kickoff begins
at 7:30 p.m. when Lyeffion meets J.U. Blacksher High School.
62 YEARS AGO
OCT. 24, 1957
Aggies Rip McKenzie, Spoil Homecoming With 27 To 0 Victory:
The Evergreen Aggies played the role of spoilers at McKenzie High School’s
annual homecoming celebration Friday night.
Flashing their strongest offense of the season, the
Evergreens rolled to a convincing 27 to 0 win over the Tigers. The Aggies
punched across one score in the first period, two in the second and a final
tally in the third quarter.
Quarterback Billy Grace donned starting robes for the
contest as he sparked the Evergreen club to its second win in four starts. Grace
scored once and passed for another touchdown.
(Other top Evergreen players in that game included Robert
Ellington, Robbie Boykin, Robert Daniels and Howard Claybrook. Wendell Hart was
Evergreen’s head coach, and Jeff Moorer was assistant coach.)
City turns golf links over to club members: At a meeting
Monday night the Evergreen City Council officially turned the municipally-owned
Evergreen Golf Course over to the Evergreen Golf Club.
The council met with members of the golf club and worked out
the transfer Monday night. The golfers will also have charge of and be
responsible for the clubhouse at the course some four miles north of town on
U.S. 31.
Repton High School will hold its annual homecoming Friday.
Feature of the celebration will be the homecoming game at 7:30 tomorrow night.
Beatrice will be the Bulldogs’ opponent in the game.
87 YEARS AGO
OCT. 27, 1932
Conecuh High Wins Again Over Brooklyn: Castleberry, Ala.,
Oct. 20 – Meeting Brooklyn for the second time this year, Conecuh High School
won again Friday, 38-0.
Carter was the principal figure in the first four
touchdowns. He threw passes to Weaver and Barfield for two of them, carried one
over himself and placed the ball within striking distance of the goal line for
the fourth touchdown with a 15-yard run.
Jay Quimby pulled the most spectacular play of the day. He
caught a Brooklyn punt on his own 35-yard line and, after picking his way
through a group of Brooklyn players, raced the remaining 65 yards for a
touchdown. The line plunging of Wilson Walters featured the Brooklyn attack.
The visitors showed the effect of the absence of Graham Jones, their star back,
who was on the sidelines with an injured knee.
The line-ups: Brooklyn – C. Finlay, left end; Pate, left
tackle; Blair, left guard; B. Finlay, center; M. Finlay, right guard; McCreary,
right tackle; Aycock, right end; W. Walters, quarterback; Uptografft, left
halfback; R. King, right halfback; Robinson, fullback; sub, S. Walters.
Castleberry – Barfield, left end; Barlow, left tackle;
Phillips, left guard; Nealy, center; Smith, right guard; Oliver, right tackle;
Stapleton, right end; Carter, quarterback; G. King, right halfback; J.C.
Quimby, left halfback; Weaver, fullback; subs, W. Quimby, Brewton, G. Ellis,
Finlay, P. Ellis, Suddith, N. Walters, Boling.
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