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Tallassee man leaves detention center
By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
Reports from the Alabama Department of Correction state that an inmate escaped from a nearby juvenile detention center who was also the same Tallassee man charged with setting fire to a downtown business years ago. At the time of the fire, Dylan Keith Carroll, was only 17, but according to past reports from The Tribune he was charged as an adult with arson in a fire
that was set in one business but spread to another. The details of the report state Carroll, 24, escaped from Frank Lee Work Release Center, a minimum security facility in Deatsville, around 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Media reports have emerged stating Carroll might have a weapon, however Bob Horton a public information manager with AL DOC said they could not speculate whether he was armed. He said a vehicle was stolen in the
vicinity of where the inmate escaped from yesterday, but they could not confirm if Carroll stole it. When asked whether a weapon was in the vehicle, Horton said the owner did say a weapon was in the vehicle but he said they did not have a description of the gun, and with no eyewitnesses, he said they could not attribute the incident to Carroll. Carroll was serving a 13 year sentence under multiple convictions, Horton said, among which the arson charge was but
one. Horton said Carroll had been released in 2015, but violated conditions of his parole and was returned to AL DOC custody. When asked about the details of his escape, Horton said only that Carroll walked off from Carroll the facility.
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WETUMPKA MAN INDICTED FOR MURDER Attorney says shooting was a ‘tragic accident’ By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor
A Wetumpka man was indicted on murder charges by a grand jury in a shooting incident earlier this year in Prattville where another Wetumpka man was killed, who was said to be his cousin. Few details were given by Prattville Police after the shooting in March according to earlier reports from The Herald, which stated the incident occurred around 8:55 p.m. Tuesday, March 3, near the 100 block of Jones Street. A 19-year-old Wetumpka man was arrested and as of Thursday James Rembert remains in Autuaga County Jail on a $350,000 bond. The grand jury convened earlier in September according to a prosecutor with the local District Attorney’s office. He confirmed the victim, who was not identified in earlier reports, to be Derrick Bowman, 20, also of Wetumpka. The assistant district attorney, Josh Cochran, said he did not yet want to comment on “the facts” of the case and said it was still too early to comment on any outcome he wanted. In a phone call Thursday, Rembert’s attorney, Corky Hawthorney, went over accounts detailed in the “discovery” reports of the case that included among other thing witness testimony and various reports. See MURDER • Page 9
After three days of intense interviews and study in downtown Wetumpka, the Alabama Main Street organization presented its recommendations to the local Main Street entity and interested citizens Thursday night at the Civic Center. During the presentation, speakers with the state group touched on each of the prongs of the Main Street Four Point Approach: Organization, Promotion, Economic Vitality and Design. After some introductory words regarding the team’s three-day efforts in Wetumpka by Main Street Alabama President/State Coordinator Mary Helmer, Main Street Alabama Field Services Specialist Trisha Black spoke to the assembled crowd regarding the organizational facet of the four-point approach. Black noted that the Wetumpka Downtown group performed a significant amount of work in order to get the city recognized as a Main Street program. Black spoke about several facets and recommendations for how the local entity should organize itself including that the local Main Street board See MAIN STREET • Page 6
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Scenes from the Wetumpka High School homecoming parade Thursday afternoon. The parade started at WHS and proceeded to Wetumpka Elementary before finishing at Wetumpka Middle School. At both the Elementary and the Middle School players greeted their young fans and the band performed several pieces from its halftime show.
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Hundreds of competitors will run, bike and paddle their way down miles of river and trails performing numerous physical challenges at stops along their way in a local “adventure race” that will see its 14th year in the area next weekend. Roughly 230 participants ranging from individuals, teams and even families will make their way through the Coosa River Challenge on October 1. The triathlon-style competition is made up of roughly 5 to 7 miles total worth of running, See COOSA • Page 3
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Obituaries Shauna “Janae” Touart
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Stanhope-Elmore Homecoming 2016 Juniors won the powder puff football tournament during homecoming week festivities at Stanhope Elmore High School.
Countywide cleanup day scheduled for Oct. 8 STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
The Elmore County Commission is pleased to announce the expansion of Countywide Clean Up Days will continue this year. Clean up days will be provided at two locations in the county on the second Saturday of every EVEN numbered month. The additional free clean up days are the result of an agreement reached between
the County Commission and Advanced Disposal, and are in addition to the ten clean up days that occur every odd numbered month. The next FREE Countywide Clean Up Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 8, from 9 a.m to 1 p.m or until the truck is loaded (whichever occurs first). The two locations selected for this event are the Old Highway Department Shop in Holtville and
the CEW&SA facility on Redland Road. Additional Countywide Clean Up dates, times and locations (including a map with directions and GPS coordinates) are listed on the Elmore County web page Calendar of Events at www.elmoreco.org. We hope all Elmore County residents will take advantage of this convenient opportunity to drop off household trash and yard trash free of charge. All tree limbs must be no longer than four feet and no more than six
inches in diameter. Items that will not be accepted include appliances, batteries, paints or thinners, oils, gases and tires. Sorry, no contractors as the cleanup is for residents only. For more information, please call Advanced Disposal 334-252-0458. Please help “Keep the Wave of the Future Clean” by bagging and sealing all household trash for regular pick up. Bagging and closing trash bags prevents “blow out” garbage on the roadside.
TOUART, Ms. Shauna “Janae”; a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama was born on May 30, 1978 in Sumter, South Carolina and passed away on Monday, September 19, 2016 at the age of 38. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 23, 2016 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home. Funeral services are Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ted Cogburn and Glen Hendrix officiating. Interment will follow at New Home Baptist Church Cemetery in Titus. Janae is survived by her mother, Patty (Robert) Murchison; father, Robert (Kim) Touart; brother, Bobby (Jessica) Touart; sisters, Katie (Katelyn) McAlister, Amanda Horton, and Taylor Ramsay; grandfather, Tommy Touart; grandparents, Martin and Katherine McNurlin; great-grandmother, Ruby Nelson; adoptive grandparents, Ken and Barbara Pugh; the brightest light in her life, her “children” nieces and nephews; along with a host of other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, George and Mary Brock; grandmother, Betty Touart; and grandparents, Nelson and Katherine Murchison. Pallbearers will be Bobby Touart, Danny Touart, Larry Matthews, Steve Green, Dave Spikes, Chandlier Bowling. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions may be made to the Turner Syndrome Society of the United States, 11250 West Road, Suite G, Houston, Texas 77065. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net
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ROWE, Mrs. Nellie Hoover; a resident of Wetumpka, Alabama was born on January 24, 1925 in Wetumpka and passed away on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at the age of 91. The family will receive friends on Sunday, September 25, 2016 from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home. Funeral services are Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bryce Cox officiating. Interment will follow at the Wetumpka City Cemetery. Mrs. Rowe is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Linda and Sam Spivey and Donna and Mike Bruner; daughter-in-law, Becky H. Rowe; six grandchildren, Wiley (Mendy) Rowe, Daniel (Jennifer) Rowe, Stephen Rowe, Michael Owens, Melissa (Ronnie) Westerberg, and Hannah Bruner; three great-grandchildren, Grayce Rowe, Noah Rowe, and Zane Rowe. She was preceded in death by her husband, James R. Rowe; son, James Kenneth “Kenny” Rowe; brothers and sisters, Johnny Hoover, Carl Hoover, Charles Hoover, Jackson Hoover, Edgar Hoover, Ruth Hoover Hall, and Susie Hoover Johnson; parents, James Kenady Hoover and Martha Virginia Hoover. Pallbearers will be Wiley Rowe, Daniel Rowe, Stephen Rowe, Michael Owens, Ronnie Westerberg, and Tom Hoover. Flowers will be accepted or memorial contributions are requested to the American Cancer Society, 3054 McGehee Road, Montgomery, AL 36111. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net
Wetumpka High School choir to hold fall concert By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor
The Wetumpka High School Choir has been working diligently the last several weeks as their gear up for their fall concert to be held October 2, at 3 p.m. at the school. Wetumpka High School Choir Director Brian Hodges said that the event will include four different classes/levels of students, who will perform a wide variety of compositions. “We have our beginning vocal class, an A cappella choir, a 35 member all girls ensemble and our SATB group which is mixed boy and girl,” Hodges said.
Hodges said that the beginning group will open the concert and will perform the songs “500 miles,” “Budapest,” and “She Sings,” which Hodges said was a more traditional choral song. According the Hodges, the A cappella group performs songs in the style of the movie “Pitch Perfect” and that students come up with their own arrangements to perform. The ladies will be singing and assortment of songs including the song entitled “Letter from a Girl,” which Hodges described as a story about what it is like to be a girl in modern society. The ladies will also be accompanies at times by a piano and
two percussionists during their performance. Hodges was proud to announce that Joel Jones, retired Choral Director of Alabama State University and currently with the Alabama Shakespeare Festival will be the accompanist for the group. “We are so honored that he agreed to be part of our concert,” Hodges said. The SATB group will also perform a variety of songs including the song “Fields of Gold” by Sting and a number based upon a Bolivian folk song. Hodges said the students have put in a lot of work and long hours to get ready for the concert. “It takes about seven to nine weeks to get the music where it needs to be,” he said. “We are not only learning how to sing, we are also taking music tests every other week. The more foundation we have, the more
material we can learn and the better we can convey emotion in the songs.” Hodges said the event will last about 45 minutes to and hour from start to finish with all four groups performing. “It is a wonderful way to spend a Sunday,” he said. “Especially considering the time of day. This is the second year we have done a fall concert and having it on Sunday between church services is good I think.” The cost of the concert is only $2 and WHS Choir t-shirts will also be on sale at the event for $10. The concert is the first in a series of concerts and events that the choir intends to put on. Hodges said that there will also be a winter concert on December 6 at 7 p.m., a spring concert on March 14 at 7 p.m. and the WHS Choir Fish Fry on April 27 at 6 p.m.
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Coosa 8 miles of biking and 7 miles of paddling down the Coosa River. And the organizer of the event, Therese Carter, of Coosa River Adventures, said the racers would find added “challenges” along the course, the nature of the “challenges” she said was “secret” until the race. There are about six different categories of teams in the race consisting of male teams, female teams, coed teams, individual and even a family category, all of whom are competing for the coveted hand-painted paddles. In all Carter said she paints around 10 of the paddles, along with roughly 72 tiles for the runners-up. She said the race is meant to be fun and “low key” with an intensity level determined by the competitors themselves. “That’s one of the cool things about the race,” said Carter. However that intensity she said ranges from the “die-hards,” the “in it to win it,” types whose “competitive shoes will be smoking,” she said. “But the flip-side of it is, and our motto is,
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it’s a fun race and if you’re not having fun then it’s not a race for you,” Carter said. One division she said is a “personal challenge,” and with a number of repeat competitors, she said the race has served for some as the catalyst to get in better shape. There are roughly eight teams in the family category this year, she said. The division is made up of one adult and a child under 18, and along with the physical component Carter said there were other benefits to the competition for those that joined in as a family. “That’s kind of a cool thing because one, they’re getting their kids outside doing something and two when you’re training with that kid that’s serious one-on-one time, a lot of potential for a lot positive interaction right there,” Carter said. The race itself, she said, was born years ago by two Wetumpka residents who wanted to showcase all the areas natural characteristics through the mountain bike trail, the river and even the his-
toric downtown where the race ends. Carter gave a break down of the events, which are set to begin on Friday afternoon with a pre-race gathering where the competitors would pick up their race gear and drop off their boats and bikes. There they would have some “good food,” she said, catered by Wind Creek Casino, and then go over the race layout, getting details on all of the different challenges they would face the following day. Around 6 a.m., she said, they would pick up packets at Gold Star Park, followed by a mandatory meeting at 7 a.m. where they would get a climbing clip. That clip, she said, would hold the tokens, which they would collect after completing each challenge, if they did not however, they would be penalized with additional time. From there they would be loaded into school buses with drivers from Elmore County Schools and taken to Sway Back ridge where their bikes and boats await along the course.
The race itself will begin at 8:30 a.m. and would continue in waves, she said. First there will be a run, she said and then a challenge, as they make their way to Jordan Dam followed by biking, more running and yet more challenges. Ultimately the course leads down the river to an “orienteering challenge” at Corn Creek where the competitors would use a compass to navigate from point to point, she said. Ultimately the course returns to land at the Coosa River Adventure property, she said, and the finish line lies close by at Gold Star Park. Carter said she wanted visitors to any of those locations to be on the lookout for the competitors who should have completed the race altogether within roughly six hours. She also mentioned some of the sponsors and said Subaru of Montgomery was a major contributor to the event.
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egular readers of this column will know that I am never shy about sharing my opinion, no matter what it is. Generally, I only get the opportunity to share my opinion in the pages of the newspaper, but this week I actually got to hang out with the folks from Alabama Main Street and discuss my opinions of Wetumpka and what I think needs to happen with the Main Street program. I wanted to send a special thanks to local business owner and soon to be county commissioner Troy Stubbs for inviting me to participate and chat with the folks with Alabama Main Street. As I have stated before I am a supporter of the concept of Main Street and historic downtown revitalization. Until recently, Wetumpka was actually the first city I had lived in as a reporter that didn’t have a Main Street organization. During my interview with the Alabama folks, they asked quite a few questions regarding how other state Main Street programs worked in my opinion. Just like most things in life some are run well and others poor-
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ly, it depends on a variety of factors. The primary factor in my experience is the director. Currently Wetumpka Main Street is searching for a director. There is no more important position in the organization than the director. You can have area businesses and governmental officials who are very supportive of your program, but if your director isn’t up to the task, your program will go nowhere. Generally, I have worked with fairly good directors in the other four states I have lived in over the last few years. Some of course were better than others, but each of them at least had a passion for the job and a basic understanding of what their goals were. The better directors were of course far more successful than the merely adequate ones. So I cannot stress enough the importance of hiring an exceptional candidate to fill the post.
The second most important thing is cooperation. When I met with the Alabama Main Street folks, their focus was on partnerships. Who could be a partner and what would that partnership entail. For myself, the most important partnership for a Main Street organization is right in its back yard. The Main Street director will need to work closely with the Chamber of Commerce and the Elmore County Economic Development Authority in order to ensure that the door remains open to business opportunities. One of the worst Main Street directors I dealt with was in Louisiana. She was generally acceptable as far as Main Street directors go, but she was always fighting with the Chamber of Commerce and the parish economic development folks. Generally it was over minor issues, but no one wanted to work with her, which of course made her job harder. Businesses that could have gone downtown actually went into other parts of town because the parish folks didn’t want to help her get anything downtown. My hope is
that Wetumpka will see teamwork as the only way to accomplish its stated goals and all of our constituent entities can work together toward a unified ideal. The other thing with the Main Street program is patience. Alabama Main Street President/ State Coordinator Mary Helmer said in a previous meeting regarding the program that acceptance into the state program wouldn’t be effectively a silver bullet to solve any and all issues. My experience is there is a lot of enthusiasm in the early stages of the process, but that this can wane over a period of time. Also, there will be successes and failures with the program. Some businesses will thrive downtown and others will not, it is just the economic reality. Weathering the storm is always the most important part of the journey. All in all the program is a good idea. Hopefully in the future other Elmore County communities will consider participating in the Main Street program. It can have significant impact on historic downtown areas if it is done correctly.
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there was one gentleman who fought for the North during the Civil War. The ultimate indication of their age was clear when they didn’t laugh at my Cool Whip bowl references. To them, there’s nothing funny about Cool Whip bowls. Cool Whip bowls are simply a way of life. When I walked in, the smell of salve almost knocked me on my fanny. One of the Golden Girls asked if I was the comedian. The salve was strong with this one. When I answered affirmatively, she said, “Well, I’ve never heard of you.” Well, outside of my family, friends, and Facebook, nobody has, and that’s ok. To her credit, she wasn’t being disrespectful. Like a kid, she was just being honest. Besides the unabashed
truth telling, children and the elderly have a lot in common. I see it often when I’m speaking or performing comedy. I learned long ago that the young and old alike don’t always get some of my jokes because of the age disparity, which is just fine with me. I wouldn’t get any Harry Potter jokes, so I’ve learned to tailor my set to the age of those in attendance. They also parallel each other with their restlessness. If you can get a kid to sit still for more than 90 seconds, you have achieved quite an accomplishment. Old people, on the other hand, have to get up and move around just for the sake of getting up to move around. Perhaps they’re looking for Circus Peanuts. Who knows? Loudness is their biggest similarity. Kids are kids, so they are going to be loud, which is why it’s never a good idea to bring a kid to an event where someone is speaking. Old people are going to be loud primarily because they can’t hear.
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with crater themed events. Jay Schlinsog spoke about economic vitality, specifically he referenced the city’s Downtown Riverfront Revitalization Plan, the entirety of which is available for review online at www.cityofwetumpka.com and spoke at length about how good the plan is. Schlinsog talked about the upcoming streetscape project and noted that while it will create significant disruption downtown, the city could use it as an opportunity to celebrate what the construction represents. He suggested that during non-working hours, the construction zone could become a fun place, where the city could host events and other activities. Schlinsog also spoke about parking issues downtown that he had observed. He noted that studies suggest that business parking places are worth some $30,000 to $90,000 in annual revenues and that empty storefronts are worth some $386,000 in lost revenues. He added that the city might consider using devices such as posters to fill empty storefront windows so that people will not be as cognizant of the space, while development occurs. Schlinsog noted that while attracting businesses is important, retention of current businesses is the most important role for Main Street. He also suggested that city leaders consider not only retail shopping downtown, but also professional and service based businesses to ensure balance. Randy Wilson, with Community Designs, who also serves as the Main Street architect for South Carolina also spoke at length about the city’s Revitalization Plan, calling it the “master plan” for downtown redevelopment. Wilson suggested the city add more destination-based signage, to help people find what they are looking for downtown as well as to direct them to the district. He suggested putting more signage at the intersection with Main Street and Commerce Street.
He then went point by point on several aspects of the city’s already existing plan, and added minor suggestions for filling space with green areas and for delineating spaces for pedestrian walkways. Helmer closed the meeting by noting that she and Black would be returning to Wetumpka in October to begin training local participants in the program.
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Murder Cochran would only verify a few basic details, primarily that the scene of the shooting involved four people and it was believed that there was a relation between Rembert and Bowman; that they were cousins. In a phone call on Thursday Hawthorne said he believed the incident was a tragic accident. He pointed heavily to their relationship as cousins, saying they lived at the same residence and even shared a room. Hawthorne described the scene of the incident in greater detail. The incident occurred in the victim’s vehicle, he said.
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The account was that Bowman had picked up a female acquaintance who was driving the vehicle. The victim, Bowman, was in the passenger seat, he said, while Rembert was in the back left seat, sitting beside someone, who Hawthorne described to be a friend of Rembert’s. His friend, he said, had the gun, and Rembert, Hawthorne said, had taken it from him. He also pointed to Rembert being left handed. At some point the gun discharged and according to Bowman’s injuries, Hawthorne said it lined up with the
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seating and what he believed to be the accidental nature of the shooting. He continued with the account that Rembert was taking the clip out of the gun, and the shell out of the chamber at some point around the time the shot was fired. Hawthorne read what he said was the female’s testimony stating she thought
Bowman was only joking about being shot and it was not until she found a wound on his left side that she knew he was. He said there were also no powder burns on Bowman. Rembert’s arraignment is scheduled for October 11, the DA’s office reported.
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Adullam House to host golf tourney By WILLIAM CARROLL and CORY DIAZ The Wetumpka Herald
Adullam House, the nonprofit organization devoted to caring for the children of incarcerated men and women, is hosting a charity golf tournament Oct. 6 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill in Prattville. Registration will begin at 8 a.m. and tee-off will be at 9 a.m. with lunch, contest winners, and door prize announcements following play. All proceeds will go toward the wing two project at Adullam House Christian Academy. According to a press release submitted by Adullam House, AHCA is an integral part of the work of Adullam House, as it helps to instill in students the understanding that the pains and horrors of the past do not dictate students’ future. The release further states that Adullam House has received a pledged matching grant up to $50,000 on everything the organization raises towards the project until the end of 2016. According to Adullam House Public/ Media Relations Director Phillip Powell the goal is to add a second wing, similar to the original structure to the school. “Basically it will be a duplication of the wing of classrooms we already have,” Powell said, noting that the new structure will consist of six classrooms and a library. “The original building was built with six classrooms and a library,” he said. “After our first year, we had to partition the library to add a classroom. After the second year we had to use the space for
eight classrooms so we kind of lost our library.” Powell said that the school currently has 118 students enrolled as well as a number of other students who are on a waiting list. “The advantage to adding classrooms is that currently a lot of our grades are combined, this will allow us to separate the grades out,” he said. AHCA goes from Pre-K all the way to senior students, although Powell noted that there are fewer students in the higher grades than in the lower grades. Powell said the school offers sports, including football as the school partners with Ezekiel Academy to field a team. “We focus on a Christian curriculum, it is very Biblically based,” he said. Powell added that the cost of construction for the new wing is estimated to be around $500,000 to $600,000. The school has received a matching grant of up to $50,000 on everything Adullam House raises toward the project until the end of 2016, meaning that the school could get up to $100,000 with the matching funds. According to the release, the event will feature cash prizes for the top two teams and an array of door prizes. The top prize is a pair of tickets to the Iron Bowl, followed by a Yeti cooler and other items. Every golfer registered to play in the tournament will be eligible to win and must be present at the time of the drawing. Contests for the event include longest drive, closest to the hole and a putting contest. Prizes for these events
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The Adullam House is hosting its secondaAnnual Golf Tournament on Oct. 6 at Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, Capitol Hill in Prattville.
include a Titleist driver, Cleveland wedge or TaylorMade putter. The tournament will include a holein-one contest sponsored by Collier Ford with the grand prize being a new F-150. Single player registration is $150. Foursome registration is $600. Deadline for registration is Oct. 3. There are also Sponsorship opportunities still available, deadline for those is Sept. 30. Powell said that last year’s event featured 23 teams and 87 players and the
event netted approximately $22,000 for the organization. The goal this year is to exceed 100 players. “The community is really getting behind us,” he said. “We have sponsorships flowing in, but more are available.” Visit www.adullamhouse.org/golf, email Philip@adullamhouse.org, or call 334-514-3070 for information.
EA sinks Chambers with serves By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
Edgewood Academy regained the control it wants. After a couple of games of less then pleasing performances, the Wildcats started just about every point off right with quality serves as they routed Chambers Academy, 3-0, in straight sets Thursday at EA. As a team, Edgewood (8-3) had just eight service errors – five coming after the game had been put away – as it improved to 7-0 in Class A, Region 1, Area 1 play. “We kind of focused on not hitting the ball as hard as we can when we serve,” junior outside hitter Peyton Rodie, who led EA with three aces,
said. “Just put it on the other side of the court and letting them make the mistakes for us, and gaining points off of that.” Accurate serves applied pressure to Chambers and allowed the ‘Cats grab control and run away with each set. EA earned big leads every game, highlighted by winning the second, 25-3. “Whenever we jump out to big leads and then they call a timeout, they kind of slow the momentum down. Even though they’re the ones that don’t have the momentum, it kind of pushes them down more,” Rodie said. “We get more momentum when they call a timeout when we’re up big.” Rodie credited the play of senior setter Anna Barnes and
defensive specialists Kenzie Johnston, C.J. Weldon, among others that helped the offense, led by senior middle hitter Kevi Hansen and sophomore Avery Roberts, find a rhythm. Barnes finished the night with 30 assists to Hansen’s team-high eight kills, Roberts’ six kills, while senior middle Kaylee Gleen had three attacks and Rodie had one. “Our passes have gotten so much better. When you have a great pass, our (defensive specialists) do a great job of passing and our setters can get great sets to our hitters, like me, we can get a down ball out of it,” Rodie said. With the Region 1 tournament that Edgewood will host looming, Rodie said it was good for the team to get back
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The Edgewood Academy volleyball team laughs in a huddle between sets of its match against Chambers Academy Thursday at EA.
on track. “We feel a lot better on the way we played. We’ve not been playing our best these past couple of games and we had a long week of practice.
We just came out, showed what we can do and I hope we take it through the rest of the season.” EA returns to the court next Thursday at Eastwood.
Wetumpka falls short at Brew Tech By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor
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Wetumpka’s Sydney McKissick (25) and Anaya McCullum (18) try to block a shot from Benjamin Russell’s Abby Martin (19) during a match at WHS earlier this season.
Wetumpka fell to 1-2 in Class 6A, Area 6 play, losing at Benjamin Russell, 3-0 (12-25, 16-25, 19-25), Thursday. The Indians (4-12, 1-2) have already won an area road match, defeating Opelika in five sets on Sept. 13, but struggled to find their attack versus the Wildcats. Junior outside hitter Kasie Thomas managed six kills to lead the Tribe offense, while fellow junior Jordan Stewart added four kills. Middle Anaya McCullum bolstered Wetumpka’s defense at the net, a bright spot for the team, with five blocks, but Benjamin Russell junior Abby Martin, sophomore Jaaliyah Calwell and junior
Jatori Leonard proved too much, combining for 28 kills. Thomas added six digs and three blocks, while Stewart and setter Amber Sprayberry each collected three aces. The loss to BRHS came two days after the Tribe lost to Brew Tech, 3-0 (17-25, 18-25, 21-25), a team they had beaten earlier this season. Thomas paced Wetumpka with nine kills and Stewart garnered five. Libero Shamari Crenshaw contributed a multiple ways, digging up three balls, while adding two kills and two aces. Spraybetter ran the offense with 12 assists, and defensively, McCullum blocked five attacks. The Indians travel to rival Stanhope Elmore Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
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Generals use big third quarter to top Holtville By MITCH SNEED Editor
HOLTVILLE – Horseshoe Bend scored three third quarter touchdowns, taking advantage of four Holtville turnovers to break open what had been a tight game on the way to a 42-7 win Friday night. The lopsided win spoiled the Holtville Homecoming celebration where the stands were packed to capacity and alumni dating back 63 years were in attendance. The recipe for the Generals was simple. They ran the ball down the Bulldogs throats. Mitch Sneed / The Outlook Horseshoe Bend racked up 428 yards on the ground on 35 carries. The oneHorseshoe Bend’s Drew Hill rambled for a 66-yard first quarter touchdown as Holtville’s Peyton Johnson gives chase. Hill had another big night, finishing 236 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns for the Generals. See GENERALS • Page 3
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two punch of Drew Hill and Chase Meadows turned out to be deadly. Hill had another big night, finishing 236 yards on 19 carries and three touchdowns for the Generals. Meadows showed blazing speed and the ability to run through would-be tacklers. Meadows finished 123 yards on just nine carries and two touchdowns, the longest coming on a 45-yard scamper. “Anytime you can run for more than 400 yards and hold them to 50 yards you have to feel pretty good about the way you played,” Horseshoe Bend Coach Jason Franklin said. “As good as we played in the second half, we got off to a slow start and really shot ourselves in the foot with penalties early on. “But I like the way we recovered. We made some defensive adjustments at halftime and I thought that was a big difference in the game for us. We get four turnovers there in the third quarter and we were able to cash in. You always like to see that.” The Generals led just 16-7 at the half, getting a 66-yard first-quarter score from Hill and 5-yard TD from Meadows Mitch Sneed / The Outlook in the second quarter. Horseshoe Bend’s Chase Meadows finds plenty of running room on a jet sweep. Meadows finished 123 yards on just nine carries and two touchdowns in the Generals Holtville picked up what 42-7 win over Holtville Friday. turned out to be their only Holtville falls to 1-4 overscore of the game on a 2-yard scored on a 3-yard run with Horseshoe Bend onslaught did you’re not going to have all and faces the daunting a very good chance at all,” with 25-yard touchdown run 10:20 left in the third. Then touchdown run from Zach Weldon. That touchdown quarterback Cade Worthy hit with just 7:40 left in the Adams said. “Especially task of a road trip to face capped a 71-yard scoring Jarrett Jones on a 13-yard game to give the Generals the against a team that runs foot- Leeds next Friday night. Horseshoe Bend moves to ball the way they do. drive for the Bulldogs in the scoring pass with 6:20 left in final 35-point edge at 42-7. “We didn’t do a very good 3-2 on the season and the Holtville Coach Hunter the third period to make it a second quarter. Grant Tyler had a 29-yard 29-7 game. Hill scored on a Adams didn’t have much to job preparing them with all team face a tough test of their field goal near the end of the 27-yard run with 0:28 left in say following the dishearten- the distractions of homecom- own next week. Next up for ing week. We have to do the Generals is a matchup the third to put the Generals ing loss. first half for the Generals. “When you turn the ball better as a staff getting them in New Site with the 5-0 But the third quarter was up 35-7. LaFayette Bulldogs. Meadows capped the over as many times as we ready to play.” all Horseshoe Bend. Holt
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Montgomery-Catholic 28, Elmore County 6
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In one of the few bright spots for the Panthers Friday night, sophomore running back D.J. Patrick scores on an 81 yard touchdown run, which were the only points on the evening for Elmore County High School on homecoming night.
Panthers drop homecoming game to Knights By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald
It was all smiles early at Elmore County High School in Eclectic Friday evening as the homecoming festivities got the home crowd going. The smiles quickly ended though once the game began as the Panthers struggled to contain the Montgomery Catholic Knights explosive running game and could not muster much offense of their own. Montgomery Catholic Started the scoring early, marching 65 yards from their own 35 yard line for the opening touchdown of the game. The drive would be a harbinger of things to come as the Panthers could not stop Knights junior running back and Edgewood transfer Tyler Price. Price had runs of 12, 14 and 8 yards before later scampering for a nine yard touchdown that put the Knights ahead 6-0. The Panthers would get the ball
next after a failed onside kick attempt, but as would become common throughout most of the game, could not move the ball on the Knights. After both teams traded punts, the Knights and Price again had the Panther’s number driving 52 yards, with the last 16 coming via Price as the Knights pulled ahead 12-0. The Panthers would again fail to move the ball and the Knight, starting at their own 49, drove deep into Panther territory before senior signal caller and safety Will Venable picked off an errant pass at the Panther one and returned it to the 14. The Panthers would again be forced to punt after failing to gain a first down. Later in the second quarter, Montgomery Catholic drove the ball from the ECHS 45, after a short Panther punt, and were able to get to the Panther 15, but a huge sack by sophomore Garrett Moseley, forced
the Knights to settle for a 42 yard field goal making the score 15-0. On the next drive, with time winding down in the half, Venable found fellow senior Tyric Belyeu on a couple of out routes and drove ECHS to the Knight 27, the drive however would stall with no ECHS points and it would remain 15-0 in favor of the Knights. In the second half, the Panthers offense was able to get on track with a drive that started at their own 36. Sophomore D.J. Patrick had several big carried, including a 34 yard run around right end that put the Panthers in business in Knight territory. The drive would make it as far as the Knight 10 yard line, but would eventually stall, with no points to show for the Panthers. On the next drive, Montgomery Catholic effectively put the game away with a time consuming 85 yard drive, again punctuated with several punishing runs from Price. The
Knights would finish the drive with a three yard touchdown run and put the score at 21-0 late in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter the Knights would add another touchdown before D.J. Patrick would give the Panther fans something to cheer about. On first and 15 from their own 19, Patrick took the handoff, ran around the left end and shot down the sideline for an 81 yard touchdown run. Patrick’s score would result in the final tally of 28-6 in favor of the Knights. Montgomery Catholic dominated the stats in the game with 25 first downs and 376 yards to the Panthers’ 188 yards on 9 first downs. Both teams made their money running the football as the Knights had 292 yards rushing to the Panthers 168 yards. The road does not get any easier for the 3-3- Panthers as they travel to face Munford in AHSAA Class 4A Region 3 action next Friday.
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Top: The Panthers had no answer for Montgomery Catholic tail back Tyler Price, who scored two touchdowns and provided a significant part of the Knights 292 yards on the ground. Above: Elmore County High School senior quarterback Will Venable didn’t have a great offensive night, but his did have this pass break up in the third quarter and a second quarter interception. Both plays prevented the Knights from scoring more points in the contest.
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Charles Henderson 21, Stanhope Elmore 14
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The Mustang quarterback, Tripper Warlick, scored one of the team’s two touchdowns in their homecoming game against Charles Henderson High School of Troy.
A close game, but the Mustangs fall By Corey Arwood The Wetumpka Herald
The game heated up as the clock wound down but there just was not enough time for the Stanhope Elmore Mustangs to bridge the divide created by the Charles Henderson Trojans in the first half of their Friday homecoming game. The final score was 21-14. The teams seemed evenly matched well into the first quarter and even at the top of the second, with both keeping the other off of their own territory and off of the scoreboard. But four minutes into the second quarter the shift began with a Trojan touchdown and extra point. The Mustangs were resilient and fought back quickly with a long return by Quinaz Turner to the Trojan 44-yard-line. But the drive ended in a punt. The defense in the form of Quincy Turner cut short one Trojan’s run with a mean tackle.
After the turnover SEHS’ quarterback made some substantial runs picking up 14 yards from one play, and two from another. But was later sacked for a 9 yard loss, and soon another punt was forced. Going into half time the score was 7-0. The Trojans returned to the field recharged and shortly into the third quarter drove the ball down to the Mustang 15-yard-line. Only 30 seconds later a 14-yard pass would secure them a greater lead with another touchdown and extra point. But Stanley Knight Jr. was on the return with a 35 yard run down to the 28 yard-line with 8:00 left in the third quarter. About 2-minutes later, Kareem Jackson got the first touchdown of the game for The Mustangs, and with the point the score came to 14-7 in the third quarter. The Trojans were back in no time
though and drove down the field for another CHHS touchdown and point after, making the score 21-7. The quarter switched from third to fourth with SEHS in possession on their fourth down, but they managed a first down. Their final points came from a series of drives, and a Tripper Warlick touchdown, bringing the score to the final 21-14 at 5:21 left in the fourth quarter. When asked about the close game Coach Mike Dean said, “It shouldn’t have been, no offense for Charles Henderson, but we’re supposed to win ball games like that and its another step back, we’re supposed to be making progress and making steps forward.” He said homecoming week could not be blamed, but he said it was a “battle” to keep the team focused. However with the trajectory of the game it seemed like SEHS could have turned things around had they only had more time.
Dean said, “It shouldn’t take that … you can’t wait til halftime, you can’t wait til the third quarter you can’t wait til the fourth it’s 48 minutes. But you do that by practicing all week long you focus you do things the right way and you come iout and the game’s easy,” And he concluded with, “They’re trying to do it backwards it’s just not how life works.” However Dean had a positive outlook for the team’s future and a pragmatic view of it’s present. for “I’ve been here 2 months, the reality is it’s not going to happen overnight but it’s each day,” Dean said. “You win next week your 2 and 1 in the region then you got a game at Carver at home you still control your destiny.” He later said, “…It’s whose playing the best football in late October November that’s all that matters.” Next Friday’s game is at Russell County High School
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Wildcats come up short in Oxford By DAVID GRANGER Outlook Staff Writer
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The Wildcats’Timmy Lawson, above, keeps running as Oxford’s Cross Davis grabs at his waist. Right, BRHS Coach Danny Horrn gives his team instructions on the sidelines against Oxford.
OXFORD – Too much Tyetus Lindsey, not quite enough Necolby Maxwell and one pass too many from Landon Cotney. Those three elements told the story here at Lamar Field Friday night as the undefeated Oxford Yellow Jackets, ranked No. 5 in Class 6A, defeated the Benjamin Russell Wildcats 29-21. Lindsey, Oxford’s talented sophomore running back, rushed for 260 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Yellow Jackets’ offensive attack. Maxwell, the Benjamin Russell workhorse senior, carried 29 times for 171 yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn’t enough. And it was sophomore quarterback Cotney’s lone errant pass, picked off by Oxford’s Brody Syer and returned 70 yards for the lone third-quarter touchdown, that began a string of 23 unanswered Oxford points that put the game away. “We played hard,” said Benjamin Russell head coach Danny Horn. “We just made a few mistakes here and there, but I’m proud of the boys. We just couldn’t really stop them much on the run. Offensively, we made some gains, I think. But every day our goal is to keep getting better and we’re going to get better.” Horn said his plans are to stick with Cotney, who played quarterback the entire game Friday night and completed seven of 16 passes for 84 yards, a touchdown and the interception, for the remainder of the season. “He’s our quarterback,” Horn said. “I thought he played pretty well tonight. He made one bad throw, but that’s football. He’s a 10th grader, he’ll get better, he’ll learn from his mistakes and we’re going to get better.” Benjamin Russell took a 13-6 lead to halftime, breaking a 6-6 tie with a 57-yard, 10-play drive capped by Maxwell’s 1-yard run with 4:40 left in the half. Earlier – on the second quarter’s second play – Maxwell had scored to pull Benjamin Russell to a 6-6 tie after the PAT was blocked by Oxford’s Desmond Cooley. Maxwell’s first score ended a 13-play, 74-yard drive. Oxford took the early lead driving 80 yards in seven See BRHS • Page 13
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Wetumpka 41, Greenville 19
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Wetumpka junior defensive end Travarris Bozeman (42) meets Greenville’s Dedric Owens (1) in the hole during the Indians’ homecoming win Friday at Hohenberg Field.
Tribe downs Tigers, dedicates victory to Perry By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald
“For Perry.” After a 41-19 homecoming route of Greenville Friday at Hohenberg Field, Wetumpka dedicated the win to its head football Tim Perry, who missed the game due to being with his father who had open heart surgery Wednesday in West Virginia. “I’m truly blessed,” interim head coach Christopher Raymond said after the game Friday. “Coach Perry gave me an opportunity to come and be a part of his staff. I’m blessed that he had the confidence in me to do this tonight. “The kids believed in me and the stepped up and did the things that we know they can do. I’m just honored, blessed to have this opportunity.”
Wetumpka (5-1) still couldn’t shake its season-long trend of sluggish starts at homecoming, with or without its head coach. On the game’s opening possession, Greenville (1-3) aired it out down the field, with senior quarterback Brandon Simmons starting 4-for-4 and senior running back Dedric Owens bolting his way into the end zone from 10 yards out, but a holding call nullified the score. Wetumpka’s defense woke up after the penalty, keeping the Tigers at bay for the next two plays. Greenville place kicker Joseph Price pushed a 30-yard field goal attempt wide right, keeping the game tied 0-0, where score sat after the first period, but not before Tribe sophomore linebacker Darren Nolen picked off a Javion Posey pass and returned it to the GHS 15. Two plays later, senior running back
DeAndre Williams punched in the first of his three short-yardage touchdowns for the game from 2 yards, giving WHS a 7-0 lead 40 seconds into the second quarter after a Tyler Loza PAT. After allowing more than 30 points the last two contests, the Indians’ defensive starters held the Tigers to one offensive score, coming with 3:38 left in the third quarter on a 4-yard rushing score by Owens, on the night. “It just brought a lot of hype to the whole team,” senior defensive tackle Trent Holley, who led the team in tackles-for-loss with five, said. “It got to where the defense was letting the team down a little bit, but we’re coming back and we’re strong now.” Greenville’s defense got its team on the board, after the offense had a three-and-out, on WHS’s next play from scrimmage. Opening the drive on the Tigers’ side of the 50, Indian soph-
omore quarterback Jadarious Martin fumbled the ball at the 30, where Tyland Simpson scooped it up and ran it 70 yards back for a touchdown. A failed PAT, saved the one-point advantage for Wetumpka, 7-6, at the 9:30 second period mark. Wetumpka lifted themselves back up after the fumble and punctuated its next four possessions with touchdowns, starting with Kavosiey Smoke cutting and sprinting from 22 yards out to the end zone. The junior running back ended the night with seven rushes for 81 yards. Martin capped a 72-yard drive with a 9-yard jaunt up the middle, putting WHS ahead, 21-6, 3:29 before halftime. Keedrick Adams returned the second-half opening kickoff down to the See PERRY, Page 9
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Left: Wetumpka senior running back DeAndre Williams (5) jukes a Greenville defender. Above: Defensive Coordinator Tyler Johnson talks to junior safety David Arrington (2) after a penalty. Below: Junior running back Kavosiey Smoke (7) splits Greenville defenders. Bottom left: Senior wide receiver Maurice Young eyes a pass to catch in the end zone.
Perry Greenville 4, where Williams plunged it in. After a three-and-out, junior quarterback DeAnde Ezell connected with senior wide receiver Maurice Young on a 29-yard touchdown pass, extending Wetumpka’s lead to 34-6 at the 7:14 third-period mark. Williams rounded out the scoring for the Indians with another 2-yard, putting to bed a 8:04 15-play drive and the game as the Tribe held a 41-12 lead with 7:26 left. Willliams carried the ball 21 times for 126 yards to pace
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WHS’s attack. “I’m proud of those guys because a lot of those guys played for me when they were in the ninth-grade. Like I told the guys, let’s just maintain and do what we did when coach Perry was here,” Raymond, who’s been on Perry’s staff four of his five years, said. “Everybody on this team, including the coaches, has the opportunity to get better, day-by-day. We’re going to take it one day at a time, one game at a time.”
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Coosa Central 58, Thorsby 7
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The Cougars’ Toney Davis and Jeremiah block against Thorsby as Coosa defeated Thorsby 58 - 7.
Cougars rain on homecoming in Thorsby with big win By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor
Central Coosa rained on Thorsby’s homecoming parade Friday with an overwhelming defeat of 58-7. The triumph brings the Cougars to an overall season record of 3-2 and 1-1 in the region. Leading the Cougars to victory was senior Tyius Evans, who rushed for five
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touchdowns. But the night began with Thorsby scoring the first touchdown of the game with 7:04 in the first quarter. With the PAT good, that brought the Rebels’ lead to 7-0. But it was a lead that didn’t last for long. And it was the only points Thorsby would put on the board. From then on the night belonged to Central Coosa as Evans answered back with Central Coosa’s first touchdown
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of the night with 5:52 left in the first. A successful 2-point conversion brought the Cougars’ lead to 8-7. Central Coosa never looked back. Evans followed up his first TD with another one within what seemed to be the blink of an eye as he rushed 32 yards for the score with 4:31 left in the first quarter bringing the score to 16-7, where it stayed through the first. The Cougars maintained their momentum into the second. The quarter barely
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started when senior Raymond Graham rushed 88 yards for a touchdown with 11:46 left. With the two-point conversion, Central Coosa’s lead rose to 24-7. Soon afterward it was Central Coosa’s JaMichael Chambliss’ turn to score from an interception and bringing it to a touchdown with 9:36 left in the second. The PAT sent the score to 31-7. Evans scored one more touchdown See COOSA • Page 13
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T.R. Miller 34, Tallassee 27
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Tallassee sophomore Eryn Cochran-Gill breaks free for running room during Friday night’s action.
T.R. Miller takes out Tallassee on homecoming By Tim Horton For The Wetumpka Herald
The Tallassee Tigers hosted T.R. Miller High School for Homecoming 2016 in style. Tallassee was in a battle in more than one sense of the word. Last week the team committed six fumbles five of which were lost. The turnover bug was still making itself felt tonight as Tallassee turned the ball over four times in the first half, two by fumble and two by intercepted tipped passes. Tallassee ended T.R. Miller’s first possession by claiming a turnover themselves as Trent Cochran-Gill intercepted a tipped pass but their drive stalled deep in T.R. Miller territory. On Tallassee’s second drive they took the pigskin and marched
38 yards in 5 plays with Quarterback Casey Baynes running the final 12 yards for the first score of the game. The point after was no good and Tallassee led 6-0 with 4:41 left in the first quarter. T.R. Miller would return the ensuing kickoff to the Tallassee 40 yard line. Junior running back Michael Campbell would require only one play and twelve seconds to reach the end zone. Their point after was good and Tallassee now trailed T.R. Miller 7-6. TRM would score again on their next possession as their running game began to hum. They drove 39 yards on six plays carrying the rock on almost every play, finally scoring his second touchdown and thus giving TRM a 14-6 lead. TRM tried an onside kick but senior Thomas Jones signaled a fair
catch and was still clobbered by TRM. After the penalty Tallassee’s Casey Baynes only need three plays to score as he hit senior Logan Goodman with a 12 yard touchdown pass and then again threw to Goodman for the two point conversion (14-14). TRM got the ball back with 45 seconds left in the first half but went 64 yards in just three plays with quarterback Caleb Winton hitting Miller for 36 yards and then senior Joseph Booker with a 28 yard scoring strike. The PAT failed and the halftime score stood at 20-14 TRM. TRM would score on their opening possession of the third quarter with Michael Campbell again hauling the rock most of the way on a 69 yard drive in just three plays (2714 TRM). Tallassee would answer
right back when Baynes going the final yard in a determined 78 yard 7 play drive (27-21 TRM). T.R. Miller would score again on a 12 yard run by their quarterback to stretch lead to 34-21 late in the third quarter. Tallassee fought valiantly in the fourth quarter scoring on a Baynes to Kalvin Levett 13 yard TD pass. The point after was blocked (34-27 TRM). Tallassee took the ball one more time at 7:06 in the 4th quarter. They drove it with grit trying to win the game but fell a couple inched short on a 4th and 4 the TRM 7 yard line. TRM then ran the clock out. Tallassee fought like a champion does but those 1st half turnovers did the fatal damage. Tallassee falls to 4-2 (2-1) as they head to ace rival Dadeville next week.
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Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 34, Tuscaloosa County 7 Hokes Bluff 21, Glencoe 6 Holly Pond 55, Asbury 0 Horseshoe Bend 42, Holtville 7 Hueytown 24, Pleasant Grove 3 Huffman 22, McAdory 17 Huntsville 40, Columbia 21 Jackson 47, Thomasville 26 Jackson-Olin 38, Calera 14 James Clemens 28, ClayChalkville 6 John Carroll Catholic 13, Moody 7 Lamar County 21, Berry 6 Lawrence County 40, East Lawrence 12 Lee-Montgomery 46, CarverMontgomery 41 Linden 62, Washington County 14 Luverne 40, Brantley 33 Madison Academy 23, Tanner 18 Maplesville 52, Dallas County 14 Mars Hill Bible 50, Waterloo 14 McGill-Toolen 45, Blount 12 McKenzie 49, Barbour County 16 Mobile Christian 34, Marengo 6 Monroe County 32, CentralHayneville 16 Montevallo 37, Bibb County 27 Munford 27, Lincoln 10 Murphy 28, Saraland 21 North Sand Mountain 28, Ider 0 Ohatchee 54, Ashville 20 Oneonta 30, Susan Moore 14 Park Crossing 28, Gadsden City 14 Paul Bryant 23, CentralTuscaloosa 19 Pell City 49, Anniston 14 Phil Campbell 35, Phillips 20 Piedmont 29, Leeds 14 Pike County 27, Abbeville 6 Ragland 27, Tarrant 19 Randolph 48, Ardmore 13 Randolph County 33, Woodland 0 Red Bay 21, Belmont (Miss.) 13 Rogers 38, Lexington 14 Saks 37, St. Clair County 0 Sand Rock 34, Pisgah 14 Satsuma 33, Citronelle 26 Scottsboro 24, North Jackson 6 Selma 20, Sumter Central 6 Sheffield 42, Colbert Heights 14 South Lamar 14, Curry 0 Southern Choctaw 41, Millry 6 Southside-Gadsden 40, Fairley (Tenn.) 14 Southside-Selma 32, Keith 14 St. James 37, Marbury 22 Sumiton Christian 47, Vincent 13 Sylacauga 49, Childersburg 6 Sylvania 28, Crossville 14 T.R. Miller 34, Tallassee 27 Talladega County Central 30, B.B. Comer 8 Thompson 34, Pelham 14 Trinity Presbyterian 16, Montgomery Academy 7 Vestavia Hills 34, Helena 12 Wadley 43, Beulah 6 Walter Wellborn 14, Talladega 6 West Blocton 62, Verbena 41 West End 27, Pleasant Valley 25 West Limestone 47, Elkmont 0 West Morgan 63, Cherokee 32 Westbrook Christian 21, White Plains 19 Wetumpka 41, Greenville 19 Wicksburg 39, Rehobeth 28 Wilcox Central 58, Calhoun 0 Wilson 14, Lauderdale County
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A.L. Johnson 60, Ellwood Christian 0 Appalachian 49, Gaylesville 20 Decatur Heritage 42, Shoals Christian 22 Hubbertville 22, Hackleburg 14 Isabella 55, Holy Spirit Catholic 0 Jacksonville Christian 35, Alabama School for the Deaf 0 Lynn 34, Tharptown 14 Meek 46, Vina 12 Pleasant Home 62, McIntosh 32 R.A. Hubbard 46, Woodville 20 Red Level 55, J.F. Shields 8 Southeastern 38, Brilliant 8 Spring Garden 45, Donoho 23 Victory Christian 41, Coosa Christian 14
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Coosa Coach Barry Simmons gives his players instructions. The Cougars host Pike County next week as the stadium is renamed for Keith Ballard.
with 7:20 left in the half after rushing 67 yards for the score. With the PAT, the Cougars’ lead rose to 38-7. But Evans had more to give before the half was over, as he rushed 38 yards for Central Coosa’s score with 3:26 left in the second. With the PAT, the Cougars’ lead leaped to 45-7. Graham added another touchdown as the clock wound down on the half, rushing 62 yards for Central Coosa’s score. At 49.4 left in the first half, the Cougars lead went to a staggering 51-7, where it remained throughout the entire third quarter. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter that another score was made. And that was the final score of the night and for Central Coosa. The score came when senior Malik Holtzclaw recovered a Thorsby fumble, setting the Cougars up for a first down, where Evans rushed for his fifth touchown of the night. The PAT brough the final score to 58-7 Central Coosa. Next week Central Coosa will be seeking a win as the Cougars host Pike County. Kick off will be at 7 p.m. at what will be renamed Keith Ballard Stadium during halftime.
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Benjamin Russell’s Nye’qwez Johnson catches a throw in the crook of his arm during the second quarter. The Wildcats lost 29-21 and hosts Chilton County next week.
plays – all runs, all but one carries by Lindsey – with the opening kickoff. Lindsey scored from five yards out at the 9:15 mark in the first and the extra point attempt sailed wide. Syer’s pick and touchdown return of Cotney’s pass started the second half scoring at the 10:20 mark in the third quarter. On their next possession, the Yellow Jackets drove 88 yards on 15 plays to set up Thomas Borrelli’s 19-yard field goal and the Yellow Jackets finally regained the lead at 15-13. Oxford then drove 60 yards on its next possession, scoring on Lindsey’s 1-yard plunge with 7:56 left in the game. The Jackets added
one more score on a 66-yard pass from Abram Peoples to Demetris McClendon with just 4:09 left. Both extra points were good and Oxford led 29-13. Benjamin Russell got its sole score of the second half with just 2:39 left when Cotney hit Da’Vede Herron with an 18-yard touchdown strike. The Wildcats’ attempt at an onside kick failed and Oxford exhausted the game clock. Benjamin Russell falls to 2-3 and hosts Chilton County in a region game next week. Oxford improves to 6-0 and plays at Southside Gadsden next Friday.
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Dadeville 30, Valley 10
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Dadeville’s Kenneth Abernathy, right, and Branterro Banks combine to stop Valley’s Taylor McDonald. Below, Dadeville’s Phillip Russell scores against Valley.
Defense, Buchanan lead Dadeville to win over Rams By NATHAN KING Opelika-Auburn News
It was another night at the office for Dadeville’s Margaruis Buchanan and a big night for the Tigers’ defense. On the other side of the field, it was a night trending with mistakes, miscommunication and sloppy offense started early for the Valley Rams. On a third-and-long on their first possession of the game, Valley quarterback Taylor McDonald handed off to Lagarian Hutchinson on a slow-developing run over right end, who was swallowed up in the end zone for a safety. It was the first of numerous negative plays by the Rams offense, who amassed 95 total yards of offense in a 30-10 loss to Dadeville at the Valley Sportsplex on Friday night. Dadeville’s defensive line was ferocious from the getgo. They sacked McDonald nine times, none of which were sympathetic. In the first half, the Tigers recorded five of those sacks, dismantling McDonald’s rush yardage to a total of minus-45. They stifled the Rams rushing attack again and again, forcing six three-and-outs on the night, and holding Valley leading
rusher Jahleel Flournory to 56 yards on 17 carries. The Tigers’ offensive scheme on the other hand, worked to perfection. That
scouting report most likely read “Give the ball to No. 1.” Margarius Buchanan was an unstoppable force, who consistently met a very moveable
object in the Valley defense. Other than the first quarter safety, all of Dadeville’s scoring came from the senior quarterback. All of his touch-
down runs were short runs, coming from 3, 2, 2 and 9 yards out. However, his quickness in the open field See TIGERS • Page 15
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Dadeville’s Donquavious Tucker, above left, breaks the tackle of a Valley defender. Above right, Dadeville’s Margarius Buchanan looks to pass. Right, the Tigers’ Branterro Banks and Matthew McClendon combine to stop Valley’s Taylor McDonald.
prior to red zone was what ultimately fueled the offense. Buchanan’s final stat line was 24 carries for 191 yards and four touchdowns. His most impressive scamper came in the third quarter, when Buchanan was all but wrapped up on the near sideline. He squirted out of the pile, reversed field, broke the tackles of about seven different Rams, was eventually pushed out of bounds inside the Valley 10-yard line, after a 22-yard carry. That sequence of events also summarized the Rams’ night. “I can see that some of us grew up tonight,” Valley first-year head coach Bradley
Lowe said. “It doesn’t take much for some of us to leave it all on the field, because that’s what we’re used to. We don’t need to the scoreboard to want to play, and some of them did that tonight, and I’m proud of them for it.” After some clutch defensive stops, Valley got to within a single score midway through the third quarter, when Daniel Etherton converted a field goal to cut the deficit to 17-10. This came after a fumble by Dadeville, and after the score, the Rams bench and crowd were lively and hopeful for the first time all night. All of Valley’s points came off of
Dadeville’s two lost fumbles. That optimism didn’t last long however, as Buchanan widened the gap on the next drive, capping off the possession by walking into a wide open end zone for the score. Valley went three and out, the fourth quarter started, and Buchanan tallied another trip for six. All of a sudden, it was a three score hole. The disappointment bled over until the clock hit zeros. “Where we are in our program, there’s a lot of reasons to doubt, we’ve gotten accustomed to losing,” Lowe said. “I didn’t see that in some of our guys tonight though, and that was the first time.”
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Monroe 27, Edgewood 0
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Edgewood Academy takes the field for its season-opening game versus Morgan Academy earlier this season.
Monroe mows down Edgewood, 27-0 By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald
Monroe Academy scored on its first four possessions en route to blanking Edgewood Academy, 27-0, at Charles P. Storrs Field Friday. The No. 3-ranked Volunteers (5-1) joined the party of previous teams that had lost to Edgewood over the last six seasons, as they poured on all 27 points over the Wildcats (0-6) in the opening quarter. Young offensively and defensively, EA head football coach Eric Folmar said Friday night’s was about
more than the scoreboard. “(The message) was the same as its been all year: go out, compete your hardest and let the chips fall where they may,” Folmar said. “We had a guy come in and speak to our team. We really tried to drill into the guys this week about leaving a legacy and leaving an impression on people. What will the other team, what will the people in the stadium say about you after the game ends? Our guys did that. “They really got after it tonight, played a really good ballgame.” Sophomore running back Tyler
Abernathy led Edgewood’s groundand-pound attack with 111 yards on 15 carries. “Tyler’s a really good football player -- even before all this happened, he was one of the strongest kids on the team. He’s good in the weight room, works as hard as any kid I’ve been around,” Folmar said. “On Saturday’s he’s up at the field getting work in or he’s calling me about wanting to get into the weight room. He’s a good worker, has a positive attitude and does a really good job of what we ask him to do on Friday nights.”
Eighth-grade varstiy starting quarterback Drez Crawford managed 51 yards on 18 rushes. Behind a varsity offensive line containing three eighth-graders, the ‘Cats only threatened to score once in the game late in the fourth quarter, but Crawford couldn’t complete a pass and the team ran out of time. “Our run game is our bread-andbutter, and it’s tough for us to throw the ball with an eighth-grader at quarterback and three eighth-graders blocking for him,” Folmar said. “We tried at the end of the game to stick one in.”