The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Nov. 22, 2021

17 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 2004

Lady Warriors 73, Meadowview 70: Ava Pate bombed away from past the three-point arch for six treys among her 23 points. Ashton Garner contributed a double double with 19 points and 14 rebounds and added a team high eight assists.
(Other standout players on Sparta’s girls team that year included Cody Godwin, Samantha Seaman, Preethi Covin and Erin Brock.)

Warriors 69, Meadowview 73: Despite 24 points by Eric Talbot, the Warriors dropped a tough one to the visiting Trojans out of Selma. Tony Raines netted 21 points while Carter Smith and Michael Campbell both tallied 11 points in the losing effort.
(Chase Brown was also among the standout Sparta players to take part in that game.)

Jags 38, J.F. Shields 34: Leading the Jags scoring was Jerry Jackson with nine points. Chris Hines added seven while Maurice Bradley chipped in with six points.
(Other standout players on Hillcrest’s boys team that season included Frank Williams and Dexter Rudolph. Tommy Dukes was head coach.)

Lady Jags 44, J.F. Shields 41: Ebony Nelson led the way to a season opening win over the Lady Panthers of Beatrice. Nelson tossed in 21 points while grabbing a dozen rebounds and claiming eight steals. Keisha Rudolph was next with eight points while Shannon Rudolph pitched in with seven points.
(Other standout players on Hillcrest’s girls team that year included Brittany Simpson and Chantel Patterson. Danny Covin was head coach.)

22 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1999

Sparta Academy plays host to Cottage Hill: The Sparta Academy Lady Warriors were the only team to come out on top when Cottage Hill came to Sparta Thurs., Nov. 18.
Lady Warriors 41, Cottage Hill 29: Leading scorer for the Lady Warriors was Ashley Hammonds with 15 points. Also putting points on the board were Katie Etheridge with nine points and Mary Robinson with six points. Rounding out the scoring were Sally Hartley and Jessica Bennett with four points each. Jessica Armuelles, two points, and Laura Wiggins, one point.
Cottage Hill 72, Warriors 45: Scoring in double figures for the Warriors were Jake Adams and Lee Booker with 11 points each and Kyle Johnston with 10 points. Rounding out the scoring were Justin Tranum with four points; Tyler Petrey, three points; Derek Faulkner, Derrick Williams and Jimmy Hyde with two points each.
Cottage Hill 51, JV Warriors 20: Leading scorer for the JV Warriors was Chris Garner with 10 points. Also scoring for the JV Warriors were Wiley Cobb with seven points; Thomas Nielsen, two points; and Cole Commander, one point.

Deer Season Opens: Sat., Nov. 20, was the magic day for deer hunters across the state – that’s the day Alabama gun deer season opened in most counties.
Estimated at 1.6 million, Alabama’s herd is among the largest in the nation.

36 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1985

Nell Stuart of Evergreen along with team members Claire Kyzar, Brenda Moyers and Judy Jefferies, all of Montgomery, placed third in the American Cancer Society’s National Golf Championship recently at Doral Country Club in Miami, Fla.

The Sparta Academy basketball team opened its 1985-86 season with a 69-55 win over Fort Deposit Academy in Fort Dale on Nov. 19. Sparta’s girls also raced to a 49-34 win.
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, Brad Watts and Lynn Ralls, two each.
Kim Searcy led the Sparta ladies with 14 points, 16 rebounds and two steals. Julie Johnson had 11 points, six rebounds and one steal. Carol 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.
(Players on Sparta’s junior varsity boys team included Craig Blackburn, Ted Robbins, Baxter Stinson, Chris Weaver, Richard Melton and Jerry Cotten.)

43 YEARS AGO
NOV. 23, 1978

Ronald Fantroy is battling for a starting post with the University of Montevallo Falcons. The 6-5 forward starred at Evergreen High School under Coach Charles Branum and for the last two years played outstanding ball for Alabama Christian College, Montgomery. The Falcons are the host team at the annual Montevallo Lions’ Club-University of Montevallo Tip-Off Tournament which begins this Friday night at Montevallo.

The Lyeffion Yellow Jackets opened their 1978-79 basketball season with a 54-46 victory over W.J. Jones High School of Pine Apple.
The Jackets were led by Adrian Woods who scored 35 points and pulled down 16 rebounds. James Riley added five points and 12 rebounds. Other scorers were Ricky Hall with nine, Ricky Johnson with four and Eric Finklea with three.
The Lyeffion team held a slim 19-17 lead at the half, but opened up a 15-point lead in the fourth quarter.
The Jacket B team also won their first contest, 32-24.
Both teams will travel to Repton to participate in a Tip-Off tourney and will return home Dec. 1 at 1 p.m. with Castleberry.

Evergreen Cub Scout Pack 40, Den 2, had a pack meeting and awards presentation ceremony on Nov. 7. Cub Scouts are Donald Jones Jr., Chris Jordan, Trent Elliott, Kenneth Varner, Daniel Wright, Johnny Brock, Scott Adams and Diane Wright, mascot.

56 YEARS AGO
NOV. 25, 1965

Repton downs Aggies 19-13: The Repton Bulldogs closed a successful season Thursday night by squeaking by Evergreen’s winless Aggies, 19-13.
Barry Blackwell, Repton quarterback, sneaked over for the winning TD with seven seconds left in the contest. Nickey Thompson capped Repton’s other scoring drives with scoring runs of 29 yards in the first and second quarters. Blackwell ran for Repton’s single PAT.
Bubba Faulkner led the Aggies offensively by passing 21 yards to John Brown for a score and plunging one yard for another in the second and fourth quarters, respectively. Faulkner, subbing at kicking duties for an injured Wayne Caylor, kicked the Aggies single extra point.
Terry Andrews, Repton tailback, ran wild much of the evening to set up Repton’s scores. Mike Moorer, Evergreen’s captain, played well from his defensive tackle slot.
This was the last game of the season for both teams and the records stand, Repton, 5-4-1, and Evergreen, 0-10.

Oland Robinson most outstanding for second week: Oland Robinson was selected by the Evergreen Jaycees as the Most Outstanding Player of the Week in the Aggies final game of the year last Thursday against Repton.
Robinson, listed on the program as a senior back, plays on both offense and defense. In addition to a good performance on offense, he turned in several particularly good tackles defensively.