Monday, November 29, 2021

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Nov. 29, 2021

Evergreen's Chris Hines.

11 YEARS AGO
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.

36 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."

61 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.

86 YEARS AGO
NOV. 28, 1935

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.

111 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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