The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Oct. 31, 2022

SEVEN YEARS AGO
OCT. 22, 2015

Bolton throws for three TDs: Tenth-ranked Sparta Academy’s varsity football team dropped to 7-3 overall and to 4-2 in region play Friday night after a 26-16 loss to South Choctaw Academy in Toxey.
Sparta quarterback Hunter Bolton led Sparta’s offense with 11 pass completions for 228 yards and three touchdowns. Lanse Robbins led Sparta’s defense with 12 tackles, and Ethan Tyree followed with seven stops.
(Other top Sparta players in that game included Austin Cain, Tyler Davis, Darin Draper, Taylor Kendrick, Zane Lambert, Peyton McCraney, Stone Riley and Griffin Weaver.)

King throws for 383 yards: Hillcrest High School’s varsity football team dropped to 5-4 on the season Friday night with a 43-21 loss to Saraland High School in Saraland.
Jamichael King led Hillcrest with 20 pass completions for 383 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for a touchdown in the game.
Rajos Smith and Latreal McCreary led the defense with one quarterback sack each, and (Tyrell) Riley added an interception.
(Other top Hillcrest players in that game included Javorious Betts, Mikyle Dees and Dallarrish Richardson.)

Kenny Heath won this 308 Tika T3 rifle by Sako during a recent fundraiser held by the Evergreen Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, and William C. Till of Georgiana won the drawing for a 65-quart Yeti cooler. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit the NWTF Chapter’s “Jakes Day” event, which is scheduled for Nov. 14, NWTF spokeswoman Kaye Hall said.

33 YEARS AGO
OCT. 25, 1990

Freshman strong safety Russel Meeks, six-foot-one, 195 pounds, of Evergreen is a member of the East Central Community College football squad for the 1990 season. The Warriors are coached by A.J. Kilpatrick (head coach), Tony Triplett and Brad Bradshaw. East Central is located in Decatur, Miss.

Sparta Warriors beat Grove Hill: The Sparta Academy Warriors defeated the Grove Hill Academy Rebels, 20-13, Friday night here at Stuart-McGehee Field.
(Top Sparta players in that game included Jeff Brundage, Steven Gall, Mike Riley, Tim Salter and Mark Watts.)

Hillcrest wins over Atmore 16-13: The Hillcrest Jaguars, behind the powerful running of John Gulley, ran their record to 5-2 with a come from behind win, over the Atmore Blue Devils by the score of 15-13.
John Gulley proved to be the difference as he rushed for 158 yards on 35 carries to key the win.
(Other top Hillcrest players in that game included Marcus Rogers and Bryant Richardson.)

Cynthia Pugh reigned as Miss Football at homecoming activities at Hillcrest High School Friday.

57 YEARS AGO
OCT. 28, 1965

Whippets wallop Evergreen 19-0: Frisco City’s talented backfield led the Whippets to a 19-0 win over Evergreen, now 0-6 for the season.
Bubba Faulkner, who replaced injured Glenn Bolton, passed with precision but couldn’t find anyone who would hang onto the ball. Lavon Tolbert, a sophomore halfback, came through with some nifty running to keep the Aggie offense alive.
On defense, Tommy Hartley, Bob Tanner and Jack White all but handled the Whippets by themselves. Roger Waller, a newcomer to the ranks, added several fine plays to the defensive effort and being only in junior high, seems to be a bright prospect.

Repton defeated by McKenzie, 26-20: The Repton Bulldogs were defeated Friday night by the McKenzie 11 at Repton by the score of 26-20.
Halfback Barry Backwell started the scoring for the Bulldogs with a touchdown in the first quarter. Fullback Larry Baggett made the PAT. McKenzie made a touchdown in the first quarter also.
Halfback Terry Andrews made a touchdown in the second quarter for the Bulldogs. McKenzie made a touchdown in the second quarter and completed the PAT.
There was no scoring made in the third quarter. Halfback Terry Andrews made a touchdown in the fourth quarter with Frank Watson making the PAT for the Bulldogs. McKenzie made two touchdowns in the fourth quarter with one PAT.
Repton’s homecoming is Friday night when they play Dozier.

82 YEARS AGO

OCT. 31, 1940

Here Is One Fish Tale Not To Be Scoffed At: Fish tales may come and fish tales may go, but there will never be another fish tale like this one, in fact, it is a record.
C.N. Stallworth, John Goodwin, J.H. Robison and Dr. R.W. Stallworth, all of Evergreen, put out from Bear Point Fishing Lodge south of Foley Wednesday morning in a boat piloted by Rufus Walker. The party made for the Gulf and in four hours of fishing Mr. Stallworth said they landed a total of 60 redfish weighing 1,300 pounds.
To satisfy the dubious, the party brought the evidence home with them and stored it in the local ice house. It took a truck to transport the fish from Foley to Evergreen.
“And,” adds Mr. Cal, “that day was said to have been a bad day for fishing.”

Local Band To Play In Blue-Gray Classic: The 43-piece Evergreen High School Band has accepted an invitation to participate in the annual Blue-Gray parade and football classic to be held in Montgomery on Dec. 28. The band is under the direction of Mr. George Printz and has made remarkable progress since their organization a year ago. The band anticipates buying new uniforms before their departure to the Capitol city and will truly be a credit to their school and to their town when they strut before the throngs that are expected to attend the classic.
The City of Evergreen has been formally invited to attend the event, and the Rotary Club, along with other civic organizations, are working towards preparing a float to enter the parade in Montgomery on that day. The float will be constructed to depict Evergreen’s slogan, “Evergreen Decorates America.”