The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Jan. 18, 2021

Gene Stallings

SIX YEARS AGO
JAN. 15, 2015

Jags mangle Monroe by 12: Hillcrest High School’s varsity boys basketball team, ranked No. 4 in Class 3A, improved to 13-2 on the season Saturday night by beating Monroe County High School, 74-62, in Monroeville.
Four Jaguars scored in double figures with Tyrell Riley leading the way with 18 points, four rebounds and five steals.
(Other top Hillcrest players in that game included Kobe Bradley, Tyler Fountain and Keyshawn Roach. Chris Hines was Hillcrest’s head coach.)

Warriors outgun Jackson by 18: Sparta Academy’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 9-9 overall and to 2-1 in region play during the past week thanks to a 73-51 win over Jackson Academy Tuesday of last week in Jackson.
Nathan Pipkin led Sparta with 19 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two assists.
(Other top Sparta players in that game included Taylor Bledsoe, Tayler Chavers, Tyler Davis, Zane Lambert, Peyton McCraney, J.J. McKeough, Stone Riley, Dakota Stokes, Ethan Tyree and Griffin Weaver.)

Lady Jags defeat Monroe: Hillcrest High School’s girls basketball team picked up their eighth win of the season Saturday night when they posted a 17-point win over Monroe County High School, beating the Lady Tigers, 49-32, at Tiger Gym in Monroeville.
Tyesha Rudolph led Hillcrest with 14 points. NaaJah Richardson and Shanyia Grace followed with 12 points each.

31 YEARS AGO
JAN. 18, 1990

Thomas (Tommy) Ellis Bolton, a resident of Evergreen and Holtville, killed this trophy buck Dec. 29 at the Buck Creek Hunting Club near Skinnerton. The deer weighed 190 pounds and its nine-point antlers had a spread of 19 inches.

From “The Colyum” by Bob Bozeman: Give credit to Alabama Athletic Director Cecil (Hootie) Ingram for his prompt and skillful naming of a new head coach for the Crimson Tide. Hootie moved quickly, but did take time to get input from the ‘Bama family, particularly former players. He chose from a list recommended by former players and coaches the name of Coach Gene Stallings, one of Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant’s favorites.
Coach Stallings was one of the 27 who survived the summer camp at Junction that preceded Coach Bryant’s first season at Texas A&M. He was an outstanding player for the Aggies and when Coach Bryant came home to Alabama in 1958, he brought Stallings along as an assistant. Stallings was named head coach at Texas A&M at the youthful age of 29 primarily on Coach Bryant’s recommendation.
I like what I have seen thus far of Coach Stallings. I think he is doing and saying those things that will bring the ‘Bama family back together and unify them in support of the University. He is quickly putting together a staff, and I’m sure Tide fans applaud his naming of Mal Moore as the first member. Mal is from Dozier and was also one of Coach Bryant’s favorites. He served as offensive coordinator for Coach Bryant during the fabulous 1970s when Alabama dominated the state, the SEC and the nation in football.

56 YEARS AGO
JAN. 21, 1965

Repton High wins News grid trophy – By Jerry Bryan, Assistant Sports Editor, The Birmingham News: Repton High’s Bulldogs cashed in their best season for The Birmingham News Division 1-A football trophy in 1964.
Often walking the tight rope but falling only once, the ‘Dogs posted an unusual 5-1-3 record.
With Class A teams in The News’ first division having tough sledding generally, most of them having to make up their schedules with larger schools, Repton got home with nobody breaking down their neck. It was a rough season for the small schools along the southern border.
Repton got into a deadlock groove after the second game and ran through three no-decision contests in a row.
It started on a stormy night with Lyeffion in a scoreless tie and the next week it continued with Coffeeville in a no-score game. Then the following week with AA Red Level, the scores came but so did Red Level’s, and that one ended 12-12.
The loss was to McKenzie the next week, 13-6, with a Bulldog back swinging and heading for home from the two-yard line late in the game only to drop the leather.
It was coach Gene Madison’s first year at Repton. He moved over from Atmore Junior High for his first senior high coaching assignment. He picked up the reins at Repton following a 2-6-1 season in 1963.
(Top players at Repton that season included Nicky Thompson, Robert Lowery, Dwight Jerkins, Jimmy Bradley and Glenn Baggett.)

81 YEARS AGO
JAN. 18, 1940

REPTON: Basketball game between Uriah and Repton teams at Uriah indoor court resulted in victory for Uriah. Lillian Dunn, Billie Stallworth and Yvonne Hicks attended it chaperoned by the teachers.

CASTLEBERRY: Something to look forward to on a date in the near future: the lady teachers of Holly Grove and Castleberry schools will play a game of basketball on the indoor court in the high school building. Proceeds will go to the PTA.

Aggies Defeat Georgiana: Displaying a dazzling burst of offensive power in the second and third quarters, the Evergreen High Aggies defeated the Georgiana High quintet here Friday night by a 25-17 count. Georgiana took command of the court the first quarter, leading 4-2 when the first period ended, but the Aggies snatched the lead from them in the second period and kept it in the remainder of the game.
This was the third straight win for the Aggies this season, having already defeated Greenville, 29-18, and winning from Brewton by a 20-16 score.
Wiggins led in the scoring parade against Georgiana, sinking a total of nine points, followed by D. Moorer and Fountain with five each. Stallworth was high score man for Georgiana with six points followed by Hugghins who tallied four.

The Castleberry Panthers met defeat at the hands of a strong Lyeffion quintet Friday night in Lyeffion by a 46-16 score.