Monday, October 11, 2021

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Oct. 11, 2021

SEVEN YEARS AGO
OCT. 9, 2014

Tuskegee, Nared improve to 3-2: The Tuskegee Golden Tigers improved to 3-2 on the season Saturday with a 35-28 win over Fort Valley State University at Cleve L. Abbott Stadium in Tuskegee.
Tuskegee quarterback Justin Nared completed three of eight pass attempts for 38 yards and an interception. His longest pass of the day went for 19 yards, and Fort Valley didn’t record a single sack against him the entire afternoon. Nared also ran the ball twice for a one-yard gain.
Nared has played in all five of Tuskegee’s games this season and has ran the ball 21 times for a 42-yard gain and a touchdown. He has completed 32 of 61 passes for 471 yards and three touchdowns against just one interception. His longest pass completion of the season, so far, went for 87 yards.

Jags blast Excel in road victory: Hillcrest High School picked up their first region win of the season by beating Excel, 40-26, Friday night at Panther Stadium in Excel.
(Top players for Hillcrest in that game included Javarious Betts, Mikyle Dees, Latreal McCreary, Dalarrish Richardson, Tyrell Riley and Keyshawn Roach.)

Sparta remains unbeaten in region play: Sparta Academy’s varsity football team improved to 5-1 on the season and to 3-0 in the region standings Friday night with a 41-30 win over region rival, Jackson Academy, at McCorquodale Stadium in Jackson.

32 YEARS AGO
OCT. 12, 1989

Hillcrest defeats Clarke County, still unbeaten: The Hillcrest High School Jaguars ran their record to 6-0 Friday night with a 33-6 win over the Clarke County High School Bulldogs in Grove Hill.
Offensively, 11 men carried the ball for Hillcrest, and they were led by Derrick Richardson with 72 yards on 10 carries and Keith Richardson with 42 yards on only two carries.
Defensively… Russell Meeks led the way once again with eight solos, two assists and two interceptions.
(Other top Hillcrest players in that game included Calvin Fluker, Cecil Gill, Russell Hammonds, Spencer Mixon, George Moncrease and Tyrone Sigler.)

Sparta spanks Stokes 42-24: The Sparta Academy Warriors celebrated homecoming Friday night with a 42-24 win over Stokes Academy of Pine Hill.
Jeff Brundage ran for two touchdowns, and Tim Salter ran for one and passed for another to pace Sparta.
(Other top Sparta players in that game included Jason Baker, Jeremy Baker, Craig Blackburn, Terry Conway, Jerry Cotton, Steven Gall, Bryant Robinson and Richard Weaver. Chuck Ledbetter was Sparta’s head coach.)

The senior girls in Sparta Academy’s homecoming court Friday night were escorted by their fathers: Kristi Atkins, Tommy Atkins; Monica Blair, Wayne Blair; Nancy Bolton, George Bolton; Jennifer Brown, Mike Brown; Kim Colvin, Charles Covin; Miss Homecoming Tracey Booker, Conrad Booker; Dee Dee Goodwin, Joe Goodwin; Stephanie Hooks, Edward Hooks; Shondale Worrell, Rodney Worrell; and Diane Wright, Nathan Wright.

\57 YEARS AGO
OCT. 8, 1964

These Evergreen High Aggies will open a four-game home stand here Friday night with Greenville High’s Tigers. They are coached by John Law Robinson and Henry Allman. The Aggies are Arlie “Ace” Phillips, Ronnie Shaver, Brent Thornley, Tommy Hartley, Bob Tanner, Mike Moorer, Calvin Smith, Harold Hamiter, Johnny Huggins, Kenny Harper, Alvin Dees, Jimmy Ellis, Ronnie Hayes, Scott Cook, Van Davis, Truett Sims, Jimmy Warren, Mike Fields, Paul Deason and Wayne Tolbert.

Repton, Lyeffion in scoreless tie: The underdog Lyeffion High Yellow Jackets battled to a scoreless tie with the undefeated Repton Bulldogs on a very wet field in Repton Friday night. In spite of the bad weather, a good crowd was on hand.
The battle was a defensive duel all the way with Repton having the best of it in the statistics. The Bulldogs penetrated as deep as the Lyeffion nine, but the Jackets held them there. Lyeffion’s strongest drive carried down to the Repton 20. Repton piled up 10 first downs to three for Lyeffion.

82 YEARS AGO

OCT. 12, 1939

Virgil Trucks Charged With Automobile Theft: Mobile, Ala., Oct. 10 – U.S. District Attorney Frank H. Inge Monday filed automobile theft charges against Virgil Trucks, young baseball pitcher, who set a new strikeout record while playing in the Alabama-Florida League in 1938.
Inge’s complaint charged Trucks was in possession of an automobile stole from Mrs. Martha A. Frazer of Mobile when he was arrested Sunday at Alexandria, La. Mrs. Frazer said her car had been missing since Saturday night.

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