The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Feb. 17, 2020

World Champion turkey caller Eddie Salter.

15 YEARS AGO

FEB. 17, 2005

Jags 76, Opp 26: Frank Williams bagged 14 points that included two three-point shots. Chris Hines matched his totals exactly, 14 points and hit two from behind the three-point arc.

(Other players on Hillcrest’s varsity boys team that season included Maurice Bradley, Nick Lovelace, Cleveland Knight, P.K. Riley and Jerry Jackson. Tommy Dukes was the team’s head coach.)

Patrician 58, Lady Warriors 51 OT: The Lady Warriors blistered the cords behind the hot shooting of Cody Godwin to race out to a 16-point lead in the opening period. Godwin scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the opening stanza as Sparta had its way with the Saints from Butler.

(Other players on Sparta’s girls team that year included Ashton Garner, Preethi Covin and Samantha Seaman.)

South Choctaw 75, Warriors 63: Topping the scoring and rebounding was Michael Campbell with a double double. He tallied 14 points and pulled down 12 rebounds.

(Other players on Sparta’s varsity boys team that year included Tony Raines, Will Ivey, Eric Talbot, Carter Smith and Chris Cinereski.)

Eddie Salter of Evergreen will appear on Turkey Call, a hunting series produced by the National Wild Turkey Federation. The show will air on The Outdoor Channel. The show will take viewers on a behind-the-scenes look at what pro-staff members do in the hunting industry and take a look at some of the country’s best known hunters.

30 YEARS AGO

FEB. 15, 1990

Conecuh County again has two Conservation Enforcement Officers. Steve Lawson, a four-year veteran with the State Conservation Department, Fish and Game Enforcement Division, joined Officer Tommy Atkins on Feb. 9. Officer Lawson has served four years in Choctaw County.

Lawson is a native of neighboring Covington County. He grew up in the Carolina community and is a graduate of Pleasant Home High School.

45 YEARS AGO

FEB. 20, 1975

The Castleberry Blue Devils visited the Georgiana Panthers Tuesday night, Feb. 11, and left amidst a hail of brick bats, the winners by a score of 63-61.

The victory came in the last nine seconds of the game when Sam McCreary hit a 25-foot jump shot to give the Devils the go ahead points,

Castleberry had five men in double figures with Bubba Moncrease and Larry Blackmon sharing top honors with 15 points apiece. They were followed closely by Melvin Moncrease with 13 and Sam McCreary and Kenny Gross with 10 apiece.

The Castleberry Blue Devils traveled to T.R. Miller Tiger Country on Feb. 4 to play its annual rivalry with the Miller Tigers. The Devils managed to defeat a scrappy Miller Five by the score of 61-51.

Scoring for the Blue Devils were McCreary with 22; Bubba Moncrease with 14; Melvin Moncrease had nine; (Kenny Gross), six; Lyons, two; and Blackmon had eight.

On Jan. 31, the Castleberry Blue Devils traveled to Lyeffion to meet the Lyeffion Yellow Jackets in what turned out to be quite a shoot out on the hardwood.

Scoring for the game went as follows: Sam McCreary had 16; Bubba Moncrease had 13; Melvin Moncrease had 12; Kenny Gross had nine; Pete Lyons had two; Moreno Philyaw, four; and Larry Blackmon, two.

Those scoring for the Yellow Jackets were high man for the game, Raymond Bruce with 17; Davis had 14; Kyser, 10; Mixson, five; Taylor, three; and Nevlous with three.

60 YEARS AGO

FEB. 18, 1960

Junior high basketball games scheduled for the week are as follows: Nichburg at Butterick, Mt. Rose at CCTS, Castleberry at Mt. Zion, Rabb at China, Lime Hill at Sandy Grove and Nymph.

Results of games played last week (those where scores were sent in) are as follows: Castleberry (girls) 26, Sandy Grove 10; Castleberry (boys) 45, Sandy Grove 40; CCTS (girls) 27, Rabb 16; CCTS (boys) 41, Rabb 10.

Tuesday night the Aggies played W.S. Neal. The final score was 66 to 44 in favor of W.S. Neal.

The Aggies overcome a 20-point, last quarter, deficit with a torrid scoring streak to slide by Repton, 44-43. Windham scored the winning point with seven seconds left to play. Bateman paced the Evergreen attack with 13 points. Sims led the Repton cagers with 17 points. At the end of the game there were only two of the Repton quints left on the court.

Evergreen met the Panther Five in an exciting game of skill. When the final horn blew, Georgiana took home the win by a score of 59 to 39. Bateman led the Aggies in scoring with 16 points.