The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Oct. 3, 2022

31 YEARS AGO
OCT. 3, 1991

The Jackson Academy Eagles rushed and out-passed the Sparta Academy Warriors last Friday night. They were ahead of the Warriors in every category of the game, except for one. The Warriors outscored the Eagles, 13-9.
Sparta Academy’s two scores came from the defense as Steven Gall returned an intercepted pass 50 yards for a touchdown, and Mark Watts picked up an Eagle fumble and raced 65 yards for another score. Watts added the PAT on the fumble recovery/touchdown to give the Warriors their fourth win in as many times this season.
(Other standout Sparta players in that game included Kelvin Salter, Richard Weaver and Jason Williams.)

The Hillcrest Jaguars lost their first game of the 1991 season when they fell to the Andalusia Bulldogs by the score of 16-14.
Hillcrest got their first points on the board after a 69-yard drive with Cecil Gill capping it off with a four-yard run with 1:35 to go in the third stanza. Marcus Bruce tacked on the two-point conversion, and Hillcrest had cut the lead in the half, 16-8.
Hillcrest’s offense put together a determined 74-yard drive to try to tie the game. The drive ended with Bryant Richardson scoring from four yards out on second and goal with 2:56 to go in the game. On the two-point conversion… the pass was incomplete in the end zone and the score was 16-14.

35 YEARS AGO
OCT. 1, 1987

The Sparta Academy Warriors recorded their second win of the season defeating South Montgomery Academy 14-7 here Friday night at Stuart-McGehee Field. Robbie Bolton scored on a five-yard run, and Jeff Carrier ran in from four yards out. Jamie Deason placekicked both extra points.
Carrier led the Sparta attack with 65 yards on 13 carries. Bolton had 41 yards on 14 carries. Bledsoe completed one of two passes for 31 yards.
(Other standout Sparta players in that game included Lee Wild, Brad Watts and Jeff Brundage.)

The Evergreen Aggies lost their third game in a row last week to the Alba Sharks by the score of 21-3.
Evergreen got their only points of the night when Patrick Atkins returned a fumble 61 yards to the Alba four-yard line, and Evergreen had to settle for a 21-yard field goal by Russell Meeks with 2:47 left in the third quarter to cut the Alba lead to 7-3.

Sparta Academy’s Junior Varsity Cheerleaders this year are Kimberly Griffin, captain; Becky Yancey, Stacey White, Michelle Pate, Kaye Salter, Kristie Kirksey and Lark Phillipi.

45 YEARS AGO
OCT. 6, 1977

Miss Marsha Grace reigned as Miss Homecoming at Lyeffion High School this past Saturday night. Pat Chavers was crowned Miss Football. At the left is Miss Football of 1976-77, Peggy Booker, and on the right is Miss Football of 1976-77, Diane Burt.

The China Superstars had an excellent (softball) season this year. The record was 25 of 28. The Superstars lost one regular season game and two tournament games in Boykins and Evergreen tournaments. For the first time, the Superstars held a tournament at China School and won first place. The Superstars will strive to make it a better season next year. Kneeling, left to right, Debra lee, Carolyn Maxwell, Bertha Sumpter, Shelia Evans and Rhonda Salter; standing, left to right, Voncile Grace, Joyce Sumpter, Charlene Boykin, Brenda Riley and Manager Earl Evans. Not shown are Mary Rankin, Vera Stinson, Christine Taylor, Alfreda Lee, Trena Taylor, Jane Roger, Linda and Darlene McMillian, Assistant Manager Benny Nevlous and Coach Andrew Maxwell.

Gamecocks slip past Devils, 3-0: The Conecuh County Blue Devil defense came thru when called upon Friday night and kept the New Brockton Gamecocks offense from making a TD.
Outstanding defensive players were Johnny McIntyre, Anthony Tripp, Richard Terry, Ricky Reeves, Henry Sanders and Robert Taylor.
The only score of the game was in the third quarter when New Brockton kicked a field goal to win, 3-0.

59 YEARS AGO
OCT. 3, 1963

Coach Shirley Frazier’s Lyeffion High Yellow Jackets brought their season record to exactly .500 with an upset win over the McKenzie High Tigers Friday night.
Hard running full back Harold Wilson paced the Jackets as he scored twice to lead the upending of a highly favored Tiger team. The game was played in McKenzie on a wet field with rain falling off and on throughout the game.

Rained out last Friday and Saturday, defeated by Blue Devils and Bulldogs, the Evergreen High Aggies will try to get back on victory road here Friday night. The powerful Blue Eagles of W.S. Neal, East Brewton, will furnish the opposition in the title with the kickoff set for 8 p.m.
Coach John Robinson and assistant Henry Allman will be trying to get their Aggies back in the groove they found in defeating Lyeffion in the season opener. A large crowd is anticipated.

Mr. and Mrs. Billy Mims, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kelly and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ryals attended the Alabama-Tulane ball game in Mobile Saturday night.

The Evergreen Athletic Boosters Club will meet tonight at seven o’clock at Evergreen High School, according to Howard Fore, a former president of the club, who is now at the reigns since Ed Raines resigned as president at the close of last week’s meeting.
The Boosters will also complete plans and begin pushing their project of a color TV to be given away at the T.R. Miller game.

72 YEARS AGO
OCT. 5, 1950

The Evergreen Aggies cashed in on their breaks to edge the Andalusia High Bulldogs, 13-12, in Andalusia Friday night. The win was Evergreen’s second of the year and extended their unbeaten string to 12 straight.
The running of Bobby (Pistol Pete) Wells was the brightest spot in the Evergreen offense. The 123-pound Aggie halfbacks ran as hard as any man on the field and picked his holes well. Billy Mudge Lee was on the credit side of the ledger with his play before going out shortly before the half with an injury. Gillis Morgan passed nicely with his receivers doing a good job.

The Evergreen Aggies defeated Andalusia 13-12 Friday night for their second win of the year, but the victory was expensive. Billy Mudge Lee, star left halfback, was lost for the season with a broken vertebra.
Lee sustained the injury when he tackled an Andalusia back in the second quarter. He played on for four or five minutes before going out of the game. He came out of the game only a few plays before the end of the first half and went back in to kick that vital extra point that extended Evergreen’s undefeated string to 12-straight.
Billy Mudge was X-rayed at Stabler’s Hospital in Greenville Saturday and the pictures showed a clean break in the third vertebra.

The undefeated but often-injured Evergreen High Aggies will put their perfect record on the line Friday night in Brooks Stadium when they meet Frisco City in the first home game.