NOV. 25, 2010
Drew Davis ‘tribute’ set for
Dec. 3: Sparta Academy will host a “Tribute to Drew Davis” on Dec. 3, according
to organizers of the event last week.
“Sparta Academy will honor
this Sparta alumnus for his many accomplishments while at the University of
Alabama and the resulting recognition that it has brought to Sparta and Conecuh
County,” organizer James Ansley said.
The tribute ceremony will
take place on Fri., Dec. 3, between Sparta’s varsity girls and varsity boys
basketball games against Fort Dale at Richard Brown Gymnasium in Evergreen.
Davis, a 2004 graduate of
Sparta Academy, is arguably one of the best football players Conecuh County has
ever produced. He started at right offensive tackle for the past two seasons at
the University of Alabama and closed out his college football career on Jan. 7
when Alabama claimed its 13th national championship with a 37-21 win
over Texas in the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena, Calif. Davis, 24,
is the 6-foot-7, 305-pound son of Scott and Joan Davis of Evergreen.
Hines sets career high for
blocks: Evergreen’s Chris Hines blocked a career high four shots against Seton
Hall Friday in the opening round of the Paradise Jam Tournament in St. Thomas
in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Alabama lost, 83-78.
Hines was in the starting
lineup against Seton Hall and logged 34 minutes of playing time. He finished
the game with four blocks, a team-high 11 rebounds, four points, three assists
and two steals.
35 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1985
Warrior cagers open with win:
The Sparta Academy basketball team opened its 1985-86 season with a 69-55 win
over Fort Deposit Academy in Fort Deposit on Nov. 19. Sparta’s girls also raced
to a 49-34 win and the Sparta JVs racked up a 36-15 victory.
Sparta’s varsity boys were
led by Scott Salter with 13 points and Jason West with 10 as 11 Warriors got in
on the scoring. Tim Brantley had eight points; Danny Reed and Mark Rigsby,
seven each; Brian Bybee, Brandon Salter and Glynn Ralls, six each; and John
Weaver, Bradd Watts and Lynn Ralls, two each, according to Sparta Sports
Information Director Byron Warren Jr.
Kim Searcy led the Sparta
ladies with 14 points. Julie Johnson had 11 points, six rebounds and one steal.
Carl Kendrick had eight points, four rebounds and seven steals; Tracy Holmes,
seven points, five rebounds and six steals; Susan Ward, six points, 12 rebounds
and four steals; and Leah Carrier, two points, three rebounds and two steals.
Craig Blackburn led the
Warrior JVs with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Ted Robbins had six points and 14
rebounds; Baxter Stinson six points and two rebounds; Chris Weaver, four points
and 12 rebounds; Richard Melton, two points and five rebounds; and Jerry
Cotten, two points and one rebound.
Shannon Sims and Stephen Ellenburg caught these two big catfish on Nov. 14. One weighed seven pounds and the other five pounds. Asked where they caught the fish, the boys replied, “In the mouth.”
60 YEARS AGO
NOV. 24, 1960
Eagles Win 20-7 Over Camden:
The Eagles of CCTS wrote “finis” to a winning grid campaign with a thrilling
20-7 victory over the Camden Academy Bulldogs. The first half of play was a
lackluster affair on the part of the Eagles who had earlier trounced the
Bulldogs, 31-7.
A severe tongue lashing at
the half-time period by Coach Mike Cheatham put the Eagles on the right track
and they came roaring back like an angry hurricane to topple Camden on this
their homecoming.
The Eagles were led by a
glue-fingered, rampaging end named John “Crazylegs” Grace. Crazylegs did
everything but hang the scores on the scoreboard. He made four solo key
tackles, recovered a fumble, intercepted an enemy pass, and, to cap success
with glory, was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes.
(Other top CCTS players in
that game included Billy Armstrong, Doug Evans and Andrew J. Hawkins.)
Lyeffion High Plans
Homecoming Saturday: Saturday will be “Homecoming” for all alumni, former
teachers and friends of Lyeffion High School, according to Mrs. W.C. Trawick,
program chairman of the PTA, sponsors of the event.
The second annual homecoming
program gets underway at 4 p.m. with a basketball game. A barbecue dinner will
be served from 5 to 7 p.m. in the lunchroom. A program will be held in the
school auditorium following the dinner.
Joe Weaver, now teaching at
Excel, and a former student at Lyeffion, will be master of ceremonies.
Aggies Won From Monroeville, 53-0: Evergreen’s
fighting Aggies defeated Monroeville by a score of 53-0 Wednesday afternoon on
Gantt Field, Coach Ripper Williams’ aggregation suddenly finding a scoring
punch and punching across seven touchdowns and making good on four conversions.
The heavy Evergreen line kept
the Monroeville team rocking on its heels, and the Aggie backs tore through the
visitors’ line for long gains almost at will. The locals were forced to punt
only one time during the game, and then only after a 15-yard holding penalty
had nullified “Tarzan” Brassell’s line bucking for practically the necessary
yardage, the penalty coming on fourth down.
Brassell and Cargill rammed
the line and ran Monroeville’s ends for long gains, with Cargill brining the
crowd a grand thrill when he took a punt on his own 35-yard line and scored
standing up for a 65-yard jaunt through the entire Monroeville team.
The line plunging of Tarzan
Brassell and Jim Lane stood out.
110 YEARS AGO
NOV. 23, 1910
James Fortner Meets Tragic
Death: The sad news of the tragic death of James Fortner, near Mt. Union on
Monday night, was learned here with deep regret.
In company with his three
little boys and two men, Mr. Fortner was in the woods hunting possums. He cut a
dead gum tree down and as it fell, the top struck another tree, breaking off
and the top falling back, the heavy piece striking Mr. Fortner, crushing his
head and breaking his back. He died instantly.
Mr. Fortner was a son of M.M.
Fortner, one of the best known and most prominent farmers of that section. He
was about 35 years of age and is survived by his devoted wife and eight small
children, to whom the sympathy of everybody goes in their great and distressing
bereavement.
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