The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Oct. 19, 2020

Wayne Frazier

34 YEARS AGO
OCT. 16, 1986

The Sparta Academy Warriors blanked Crenshaw Academy 21-0 in Luverne Friday night.
Tim Wilson scored all three of Sparta’s touchdowns, two on runs and one on a pass from Jeff Walker.
Wilson picked up 85 yards on 21 carries and scored twice. Lee Wild had 27 yards on nine carries; Jeff Carrier, 24 on six; Kenny Bledsoe, 16 on two; Robbie Bolton, 4 on two; and Walker, 3 on four.
Lynn Ralls topped the tackle chart with seven solo hits and one assist.
(Other players on Sparta’s team that year included Johnny Brock, Chris Turner, Glynn Ralls, Shannon Kendall, Chris Davis, Scott Adams and Jeff Brundage.)

Friday night the Repton Bulldogs tamed the Tigers of McKenzie by a score of 42-0, giving the homecoming crowd another awesome display of both defense and offense.
John Thompson scored a touchdown in the first quarter and again on a four-yard run in the second quarter. Eddie Waters threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to Allen Nettles with 37 seconds left in the first half.
Carl Stanton scored three touchdowns on the night. His first came on a 48-yard run in the third quarter. He followed that with a 63-yard scoring run with 6:32 left in the game. His final touchdown came on a 94-yard run with 1:18 left in the game.
Repton kicker Spencer Day with perfect on the night, connecting on six of six extra points kicks.
(Other standout Repton players in that game included Russell Royster, Keith Baggett, Greg Rudolph, Chris Dukes, Ken Harter, David Welch, James Montgomery and Greg Mayo. Hugh Wilson was Repton’s head coach.)

49 YEARS AGO
OCT. 21, 1971

Brett Gearhart won second place in the district punt, pass and kick contest held Saturday in Atlanta. Earlier, Brett had won first place in the local contest and in the zone contest in Prattville in the 11-year-old division. The boy he lost out to in Atlanta was the national winner as a 10-year-old last year. Brett is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Gearhart. The PP&K contest is sponsored locally by Warren Ford Co., Inc. and coordinated by the Evergreen Jaycees.

The Evergreen Aggies suffered a 36-0 drubbing at the hands of the Luverne Tigers here in Brooks Stadium on Friday night.
The absence of starting quarterback Harold Rogers and tackle Ronnie Robinson due to injuries and the awesome running attack (by Luverne) combined to shutout the Aggies.
(Other Evergreen players that season included Wavie Ausby, Frank McMillan and Willie Paige.)

Mrs. Tommy Hartley doesn’t seem to be particularly enjoying the close of holding this big rattlesnake. The snake was five feet long and had six rattles and a button. Guy Hartley disposed of the rattler. His daughter-in-law claimed the snake for her Sparta Academy biology class to dissect.

64 YEARS AGO
OCT. 18, 1956

The Tigers from Greenville tallied three times in the first half and were held to six points in the last half as they took a grueling game from the Evergreen Aggies 25-6.
The lone Aggie score came in the last quarter, climaxing a 90-yard drive. The Aggies got the ball on the kickoff after a Greenie score and returned it to the 10. On the first play, Robert Ellington burst through the line for seven yards and then Robbie Boykin and Billy Grace each added two for the first down. In the next series, it seemed the drive was halted after two drives at the line netted one yard, but Grace drifted back and passed beautifully to Mickey Joyner for eight yards, and on a fourth down with only inches to go, Grace pushed forward for the first down.
The drive seemed stalled again at the Evergreen 48 and Wayne Frazier dropped back to kick. Instead of kicking, he ran, hard and fast, around right end for 30 yards to the Greenville 22 for the Aggies’ longest run of the night. Grace then passed to Joyner for the touchdown, from 22 yards out. The try for the point was blocked.

79 YEARS AGO
OCT. 16, 1941

The 1941-42 hunting season was ushered in Wednesday of this week when the ban was lifted on squirrels from Oct. 15 to Jan. 1, both dates inclusive. Those who went to the woods Wednesday report that there were plenty of nimrods on hand and a few squirrels. Bag limit on this specie of game is 10 per day.
The season on doves opens Dec. 1 and closes Jan. 11, bag limit 12. On quail the season opens Dec. 1 and closes Feb. 20, bag limit 12. Season on deer for this area opens Nov. 20 and closes Jan. 1, bag limit one pronged antler buck per day, three a season.
Turkeys, gobblers only, one a day, five a season, split season, Nov. 20 to Jan. 1; March 20 to April 15. Opossum and raccoon, no bag limit, Oct. 1 to Jan. 31; Rabbit, no bag limit, Oct. 1 to Feb. 20; Ducks, 10 a day in aggregate of all species including one wood duck, Nov. 2 to Dec. 31.
There are numerous other regulations which possibly have little importance to hunters of this area and aren’t published herewith, however, it would be well for those who are interested to investigate if they have any doubt as to any particular point.

94 YEARS AGO
OCT. 21, 1926

The Evergreen Aggies went down to defeat last Friday afternoon when the fast Brewton outfit came up and trounced them to the tune of 19 to 0.
The local boys went outplayed in particularly every department of the game. Although the visitors were light, they were fast and consistent players. They were able to gain much ground via the air and by means of deceiving passes and end runs.
The defeat of the Aggies was no doubt due largely to the fact that two of the best players weren’t able to play. Captain Northcutt and Dreaden were both on the sideline due to injuries received in practice.
Local fans are hoping for better luck next Friday when the Atmore team comes up and plays the Aggies on the local field. It is believed that both Northcutt and Dreaden will be in position to assume their respective positions when Coach Henderson says go.
All lovers of the game are reminded to be on hand next Friday afternoon at Gantt’s Field. It is freely predicted that there will be a better story to tell than was possible last Friday.