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| Sparta's Jayden McKeough and Emily Rodgers in 2015. |
FIVE YEARS AGO
JAN. 22, 2015
Hillcrest High School’s
varsity boys basketball team improved to 15-2 on the season during the past
week thanks to big wins over Opp and Escambia County.
Hillcrest, ranked No. 7 in
3A, beat area opponent Opp, 57-28, Tuesday of last week in Evergreen and
blasted Escambia County, 53-36, Saturday night in Atmore.
(Top Hillcrest players in
that game included Tyler Fountain, Matt Likely, Tyrell Riley and Keyshawn
Roach.)
Sparta Academy’s varsity
girls beat Lowndes Academy, 58-53, in an overtime battle of ranked region
rivals Tuesday of last week in Evergreen.
Sparta’s Lady Warriors
entered that game ranked No. 6 among the state’s AISA girls teams, and Lowndes
entered the contest ranked No. 7.
Alex Etheridge led Sparta
with a double double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 12 rebounds. Half of her
points came from the free-throw line as she finished the game 10-for-10 from
the charity stripe. She also had three steals, three assists and a block.
(Other top Sparta players in
that game included Lauryn Bolton, Maggie Brock, Emily Deason, Abby Dunn,
Roberta Hall, Amber Kirksey, Jayden McKeough, Zoe Philyaw, Ashley Riley, Emily
Rodgers, Lisa Smith, Gaby Weaver and Reagan Wild.)
Jackson Conway, son of Terry
and Kristy Conway of Evergreen, killed this nice eight-point buck recently. He
is 11 years old and in the sixth grade at Sparta Academy.
30 YEARS AGO
JAN. 25, 1990
Richard Melton killed this
trophy buck Wednesday of last week. The deer weighed 170 pounds and had
10-point antlers with 17-1/2 inch spread.
55 YEARS AGO
JAN. 28, 1965
County High has county title
back after just a year: The Conecuh County basketball championship is back
where the Blue Devils apparently think it belongs at Conecuh County High
School. The Castleberry team won the 1965 crown in the tournament held at
Lyeffion to get the title back from Evergreen.
Last year, the Aggies won the
championship after the Blue Devils had held it for several years in a row. This
year the best they could do was finish second.
George Godwin netted 15
points to lead Castleberry to an easy 49-33 win over Evergreen in the finals.
They advanced into the finals with a close win over Lyeffion. The Aggies bumped
Repton to gain the finals. Larry Heaton added nine points for the winners; Ron
Jones and Don Sawyer, eight each; Don Janes, seven; and Jim Oliver, two.
Wayne Tolbert with 11 and
Mike Fields with 10 led the Aggies. Jim Warren had six; Bill Kendall, four; and
Steve Baggett, two.
From “Front Page, Upper Left
Corner” by Bob Bozeman: First, an apology to the fine Conecuh County High
School basketball team and their many supporters for failing, through an
oversight, to carry an account of their winning the county basketball championship.
Coach Wayne Pope’s crew lost title to the crown for only a year.
The Blue Devils again have
one of the better teams in this section and will be in the thick of the fight
for a berth in the state tournament. Conecuh High has dominated county basketball
about 10 years now.
Again, my apologies and
congratulations to the Blue Devils.
80 YEARS AGO
JAN. 25, 1940
Aggies Trip Red Level: A
fast-passing and true-shooting Evergreen High School team defeated a dangerous
Red Level five here Friday night to the tune of 24-15. The first half saw the
two teams battle on even terms, Evergreen leading 8-5 at the half. In the
second half the Aggies developed an eye for the hoop and salted the game away
in the fourth quarter. D. Moorer was outstanding scorer for the night with 10
points.
McKenzie Bows To Aggies: The
E.H.S. Aggies played host to the McKenzie High five here Tuesday night, Jan.
23, and walloped them to the tune of 34-19. High score honors for the night
went to Wiggins and D. Moorer, who scored 14 and 12 points respectively. This
apparently was one of the easiest wins of the season for the Aggie quint, who
have won six straight games since the holidays.
Brewton defeats Castleberry:
The Brewton Millers defeated the Conecuh County High School Panthers Tues.,
Jan. 16, by a 24-19 margin. Brawner Carr of Castleberry was the games leading
scorer, dropping 14 points through the hoop. Reid of Brewton followed with 10.
Castleberry Defeats Damascus:
The Castleberry Panthers defeated the Damascus High School Friday, Jan. 19, by
a 34-10 margin. Little Calvin Deuel was high scorer in the game with 15 points.
The Damascus five was led by Palmer who dropped eight points in the oval, the
remaining two points were scored by Evans. Castleberry’s individual scoring was
as follows: Gaston, four; C. Deuel, 15; G. Deuel, nine; H. Deuel, two; Carr,
four.
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