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Authorities still searching for Dadeville shooter By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
The gunman responsible for killing John Farrell Adamson, 27, of Jacksons Gap is still on the run after an early Thursday morning incident in
Dadeville. Dadeville Police Chief David Barbour said Friday afternoon investigators were still working the case and no suspect was in custody. Barbour was mum about a possible motive in the shooting that also
injured Jacksons Gap resident Gerald A. Haggerty, 37. Haggerty was airlifted to a Columbus, Georgia hospital Thursday morning. “He is still in stable condition,” Barbour said.
Adamson and Haggerty were shot on Jah Street in Dadeville early Thursday morning. 911 dispatch received several calls of shots fired in that area at 12:47
Alex City students being featured in art museum
Main Street prepares for Fall for Downtown
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Earlier this year, the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art sent out a call to schools all across Alabama, asking for submissions to be hung alongside the work of contemporary artist Frank Stella during the museum’s exhibition of some of Stella’s pieces. An abstractionist whose work spans over five decades, the art of Frank Stella has become renowned for its minimalism and use of geometric shapes and lines to evoke emotions from his audience. Following the judging process, six students from the Alexander City school system were selected to take part in the exhibition, including Russell Goree from Jim Pearson Elementary School, Tyler Carvin and Gamble Dennis from Stephens Elementary School and Brantley Calhoun, Andi Fox and Destiny Ray from Radney Elementary School. “It’s quite an honor to have them chosen for this,” said Karen Jennings in the city Board of Education office. “This shows we have good art programs in the city schools.” “This is a big deal. There is going to be a corridor in the museum just for student artwork,” Stephens Elementary Art Teacher Debra Griffith said. “The museum has an education department that does a number of outreach programs like this.” Between 50 and 60 Stellainspired artworks from students at the three schools were submitted
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Expanding on the fall festival held in Strand Park over the past several years, Main Street Alexander City is getting ready for this year’s Fall for Downtown event, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21. “We’re adding new events this year, like an Art Walk along with a number of vendors and artists,” Main Street Director Bre Smith said. “The Farmer’s See FALL • Page 9
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5K Dash to raise funds for Radney Elementary School By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Photos by Cliff Williams Benjamin Russell and Horseshoe Bend celebrated homecoming on Friday. Top, the Horseshoe Bend junior varsity cheerleading squad cheers “peace out, Bulldogs.” Above, youth football players take part in the BRHS homecoming parade. Left, the BRHS sophomore class cheers on its circus-themed float during the parade. For more photos, see Page 11 inside.
Radney Elementary School will be hosting the Radney Wildcat 5K Dash and 1-Mile Trick or Treat Fun Run Saturday, Oct. 28. A key fundraiser for the school, the event has grown since its inception. “This is our fourth annual 5K Wildcat Dash,” said sixth-grade teacher Lisa Dark. “The format has See RADNEY • Page 3
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One of the latest traveling exhibits from the Smithsonian Institute, “Water/Ways,” will be opening in the lobby of City Hall in Alexander City on Thursday, Oct. 5. Early Wednesday afternoon, a truck arrived in the parking lot, hauling 20 cases filled with the exhibit pieces to be put on display. “The cases just arrived, and are currently sitting in the lobby at city hall,” MainStreet Alexander City Director Bre Smith said. “The exhibit is still set to open on Oct. 5.” When the cases arrived, a number of the firefighters at Station No. 1 volunteered their time and effort in order to get the cases, many of which measured five feet tall and weighed around 200 pounds, off the truck and into city hall Wednesday afternoon. Submitted / The Outlook Assembly of the exhibit will take Members of the Alexander City Fire Department help wheel one of the 20 cases of exhibit material for the See SMITHSONIAN • Page 3 Smithsonian traveling exhibit “Water/Ways” into city hall Wednesday afternoon.
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DEAR ABBY: I’m a 55-year-old guy stranded in a tough marriage situation. My wife has had a serious falling-out with her father. After his wife of more than 50 years passed away, he immediately took up with an old flame and dumped his family in favor of his new lady’s family. My wife now treats me like garbage. Apparently, “all men are dogs,” and if she passes away, I “obviously already have a girl lined up to take her place,” and, oh yeah, I plan to abandon my children in favor of the new woman’s family. I’m being painted with a very broad brush, and it is destroying our relationship. My wife is angry and bitter all the time, and I feel abandoned. I love her dearly and don’t know what to do next, although I am thinking of punching out her father. Any thoughts are appreciated. -STRANDED IN CALIFORNIA DEAR STRANDED: Your wife is now an “orphan.” She’s
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Police Reports Alexander City Police Department September 28
• Fraudlent use of a credit/debit card was reported on Booker Street. • Unlawful breaking and entering was reported on Lonesome Road.
September 27
• Ryan Jarrell Russell, 23, of Dadeville was arrested for theft. • Jardasia Hunter, 20, of Goodwater was arrested for assault. • Douglas Deon King, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for assault. • Alecia Joyce Carter, 38, of Montgomery was arrested for drug paraphernalia. • Kevin Adam Ray, 33, of Wetumpka was arrested for drug paraphernalia. • Criminal mischief was reported on Highland Street. • Theft was reported on Smith Drive. • Unlawful breaking and entering a vehicle was reported on Court Square. • Possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on New Hope Church Road.
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• Domian Lashun Barber, 27, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • Norman Greer, 45, of Tallassee was arrested for leaving the scene of an accident. • Burglary was reported on Montgomery Street. • Fraudulent use
of a credit/debit card was reported on Court Square. • Unauthorized use of a vehicle was reported on Highway 280. • Leaving the scene of an accident was reported on K Street. • Assualt was reported in Alexander City.
September 25
• Marcus Lamar Neely, 26, of Equality was arrested for possession of a controlled substance, attempting to elude a police officer and tampering with physical evidence. • Jostavious Marnez Powell, 21, of Alexander City was arrested for two counts of possession of a controlled substance. • Breunika Cnae Benton, 24, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance. • Anthony Raymond Buchanan, 39, of Alexander City was arrested for domestic violence. • David Leonard Bozeman, 32, of Alexander City was arrested criminal mischief. • Latonya Rena Bowers, 41, of Alexander City was arrested for assault. • Rodney Trellis Banks, 47, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment. • Two counts of possession of a controlled substance was reported on N Street. • Possession of a controlled substance was reported on Old Kellyton Road. • Harassment was reported on Cole Street. • Domestic violence was reported on Elkahatchee Road. • Theft was reported on Court Square. • Domestic violence was reported on Highland Street.
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September 27
• A business on County Road 34 in Dadeville filed a report for property damage. • Timothy Burt of Obed Loop in Dadeville was arrested for domestic violence third assault. September 26 • Cyrus Stewart of Tallassee was arrested on a grand jury indictment for theft of property first while incarcerated in the county jail. • A resident of Coosa County Road 85 filed a report for violation of domestic violence protection act. • Christopher Thaxton of Scottsboro was arrested on a probation violation for theft first and was transported to the county jail. • Fransque Thomas of Birmingham was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for possession of marijuana first and was transported to the county jail. • Markale Hart of Camp Hill was arrested on two grand jury indictments for improper lane change and open container while incarcerated in the county jail. • Jeff Mann III of Dadeville was arrested on a warrant for probation violation for possession of marijuana first while incarcerated in the county jail. • Joey Gilbert of Alexander City was arrested on a failure to appear child support warrant and was transported to the county jail. • Nelson Norris of Kellyton was arrested on a failure to appear warrant for fishing without resident license while incarcerated in the county jail.
September 25
• A resident of Deer Path Drive in Dadeville filed a report for cruelty to animals. • A resident of Barrons Bridge Road in Dadeville rile a report for cruelty to animals. • Terry Thomas of Sylacauga was arrested on two warrants for failure to appear child support, burglary first degree, attempted murder and was transported
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• A report was filed for domestic violence on West Lafayette Street.
September 25
• A Dadeville man, age 29, was arrested for attempting to elude, domestic violence, and interference with a domestic violence call on East Cass Street.
September 24
• A Dadeville man, age 29, was arrested for driving under the influence and carrying a concealed weapon on East Columbus Street.
September 23
• A Dadeville man, age 40, was arrested for driving under the influence and tampering with physical evidence on North Oak Street.
September 22
• An Auburn man, age 20, was arrested for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, public intoxication, and minor in possession of alcohol on Legion Street. • A Dadeville man, age 27, was arrested on two charges of domestic violence on Jah Street. • A report was filed for domestic violence and interference with a domestic violence call that occurred on East Cass Street.
September 21
• A report was file for harassing communications that occurred on Lett Street. • A Kellyton man, age 39, was arrested on three warrants for failure to appear. • A report was filed for burglary that occurred on Main Street.
September 20
• A Jacksons Gap woman, age 21, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia on Highway 280. • A Tallassee man, age 25, was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia on Highway 280.
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approximately five and a half hours, and will take place on Oct. 3 and 4 to be ready for the display to be open on Oct. 5, running through Nov. 7, according to Smith. Even though the exhibit will not open for another week, Smith said she had already been hearing a lot of buzz going around town from people getting ready for it to open. “When we were unloading, several people going into city hall were asking questions about what was going on, and so were a handful of people driving by,” she said. “People are getting excited about getting to come and tour the exhibit.” As Alexander City City Hall prepares to host the month-long exhibition on water and the impact it has on everyday life, Smith wanted to thank the city for working with MainStreet Alexander City to bring the exhibit to town and the firefighters at Station No. 1 for helping get the cases off the truck and inside. “We really appreciate the city helping us get this exhibit, and we appreciate the firefighters’ volunteer efforts to get everything inside,” she said.
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Alexander City firefighters help get “Water/Ways” exhibit material cases off the transport truck while others wheel them into city hall Wednesday afternoon. Twenty cases sit in the lobby.
Radney always been the same overall, though we added the 1-mile fun run last year.” Open to runners and walkers alike, the 5K course begins in front of Radney, taking participants down the road behind Russell Medical Center, crossing Elkahatchee Road next to the former Russell Retail Store, down Airport Drive to the airport terminal before looping back and returning to the school. “Some have said it’s a bit of a difficult course with all the hills involved,” Dark said. The Alexander City Police Department would be on hand during the race, helping to direct traffic. Roads would not be blocked off, but when participants reach major intersections like Elkahatchee, they would be stopping traffic to allow participants to get across safely, according to Dark. In keeping with the Halloween theme of the run, participants in the Trick-or-Treat Fun Run will be able to collect candy along the route, essentially trick-ortreating during the race. “Several of our teachers have donated bags of candy for the race. During the run,
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there will be stops every quarter-mile where the runners will be able to trick-ortreat,” Dark said. Virtually every teacher at Radney will be at the race, helping with registration, working the refreshment table at the finish line or running in the event themselves. Teachers and administrators from others schools join in as well, including Jim Pearson Elementary School Principal Jamie Forbus, a racer Dark said many of the other participants are always looking to beat. Another new addition to the races will be a photo booth, where racers can have their photo taken with the Radney Wildcat. “We always enjoy it. It’s an easy, one-day fundraiser that doesn’t require the kids to get out and have to sell things from a catalog or anything like that,” Dark said. Growing steadily from the 25 racers who participated in the first Radney Wildcat 5K Dash, Dark said it would be great to see the race continue to expand each year. For those interested in running in either the Radney Wildcat 5K Dash or the 1-Mile
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shirt, they need to have their information in by Oct. 4 as well.” The 5K is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m. on Oct. 28, with the 1-Mile Fun Run to follow at 8:30 a.m. Participants can register by picking up a form at the Radney
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Community saddened A by end of Russell uniform production
he Russell brand is a huge part of our heritage in Alexander City. On Thursday, the immediate discontinuation of Russell Athletic & Activewear team uniform production was confirmed by Senior Vice-President for Brand Management Scott Greene. Greene said the discontinuation will give the company the ability to better develop and market products for retail customers. Though it may seem like a positive move for the company, our city is hurt. It would be easy to blame the Russells, but this wasn’t them. It’s just a sad sign of the times. This is the end of an era in Alexander City, as the Russell brand is the heart of our city to many. It paid salaries that put food on the table and clothed many for decades. Though there was no comment from company officials, 500 people in Alexander City are still employed by Russell Brands and it is believed that the distribution center here will not take any hits since the bulk of what the center currently handles is the retail line of products. Maybe it isn’t going to affect jobs, but it affects our community in a deeper way. Barney Watchtel, who served as president of Russell Athletic from 1991 to 2001, was nearly speechless when he learned the news. “That is a shock — I just can’t believe it,” Watchtel said in a telephone interview with the Outlook Thursday. Watchtel said the exit of Russell will be a big blow to small colleges and high schools who relied on Russell for quality, affordable uniforms. Our local school football players spend Friday nights in their Russell Athletic uniforms, and most of our community agrees that it is a shame to be forced to let the brand die. “Hate to hear it. Pride for our community for a long time,” Randy Lee Jr. said in a comment on the Outlook’s Facebook page. Steven L. Cotney said in a comment that it was so sad, and there was always a sense of pride in the Russell “R.” “It built the town and now removes itself from the town it built,” Cotney said. Our community, those who live here now and those who were raised here, can’t help but feel a sense of defeat that the Russell “R” will no longer be seen on the chests of athletes.
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s you all know, I’m not from Alexander City originally, but it has become my home. Even though I never worked a day at the mill for Russell and the company never put a meal on my table when I was a kid. Despite lacking the kind of deep ties most of the folks here have with the mill, I found myself feeling like a teenaged boy who had been turned down when asking a girl to the prom Thursday when I learned there will no longer be team uniforms with the Russell ‘R’ emblazoned on them. Why? The answer is twofold really, First, in about four years the people of this town have embraced me and made me feel like family. I hear the lunch table conversations about the days at the mill and how they talk with pride about what they did there. I see the twinkle in their eyes when they talk about the way they went over team wear with a fine tooth comb and made sure that every garment was perfect before it went out the door. I hear the stories about the company’s innovation, like the tear-away jerseys and new material blends that were state of the art. Secondly, Russell was a part of my life too. At North Clayton High School in College Park, Georgia, seniors on the football team were presented their jerseys to keep at the banquet each year. I still have mine folded in the bottom drawer of my
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dresser and the Russell ‘R’ is still there on the tag at the bottom on the jersey. It still looks as good as it did on Friday nights 38 years ago. When my kids were younger I coached them in softball. In trying to start a travel ball team we wanted to get the most bang for our buck and get as many good-looking uniforms as possible so that they would hold up over a 100-game season. We called Russell, placed an order and drove from Atlanta to Alexander City to pick them up to save money. My girls still have some of those uniforms saved away as keepsakes 20-plus years later. Over the years we bought basketball uniforms, jackets for cheerleading teams, baseball pants and tons and tons of softball uniforms. We always bought Russell because they looked good, felt good and they lasted forever. Or at least we thought they did. In today’s world, nothing lasts forever. That especially applies in big business. It would be easy to blame the Russells, company presidents or trade agreements brokered by Washington big wigs and foreign leaders. The truth is that a company led by a man with incredibly
deep pockets saw an opportunity to purchase a company that made a product far superior to their own and they figured if they could own the brand and make them overseas for cheap they would make all kinds of money. It didn’t quite work out that way. In today’s world, you have to be trendy and be first with new ideas that are edgy, especially in the uniform business. That’s why the Nikes and Under Armours of the industry were able to lure the customers away. If you look at the latest news involving a bribery scandal involving another shoemaker, it looks like they would even resort to bribery to get the business and the big-name athletes to wear their gear. Corporate raiders rarely look to be edgy and make the best. They look to cut corners, salaries and costs and push them out the back door just hoping that the customers don’t notice. But judging from the latest news, the customers did notice and the end of the Russell team line is the result. I heard the hurt in the voices of former company execs and workers when I told them what had happened. Barney Wachtel, who was the president of Russell Athletic in its heyday, was literally speechless. But all things come to an end, I just hate that it hurt the people of my hometown. They deserve better. Mitch Sneed is editor of The Outlook.
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Reconfigured Washington St. a safety hazard Dear Editor, Thank you for the article about the new striping on Washington Street. Add me to the list of those questioning the sanity of creating unnecessary and unusable turn lanes. The answer given was “it is just part of the feder-
al specs,” followed by “this is what they came up with.” Well, which one was it? Why not a standard fourlane street? You turn right from the right lane and left from the left lane with no more bouncing back and merging than happens on the thousands of miles of other four-lane streets in
Alabama. Here’s the problem. It is confusing. It makes no sense. It is like driving through a maze. It is a safety hazard. It is a city, county, state installed safety hazard. Tommie Simpson New Site
Reader: ‘Looks like pigs headed back to the trough’ Dear Editor, As time for the ending or renewal of the one-cent sales tax imposed by the three Democrats on the Tallapoosa County Commission to save the Democrat Joe Windle from having his county school system taken over by the state due to incompetent leadership, a tax increase again rears its ugly head. A 3 mil property tax has been proposed by the County Commission to replace the one-cent sales tax. Now the only problem I see is the property tax reassessment just carried out this year was an approximate 8 percent increase. People were not happy with this increase. Potentially there will be another property tax increase in the near future dictated by the state. So I don’t think you will ever get another property tax
increase approved on a ballot on top of this. Plus the reassessment increase will provide approximately $3.9 million in 2016 and $4.8 million in 2017 to the education budget. So is our buddy Joe Windle, in typical Democrat fashion, trying to double dip with another property tax hike on top of the one just experienced as a result of the reassessments? What are you doing with the money? The citizens of this county need to pay close attention to this issue. The sales tax in Alex City is 10 percent. People from out of town are dismayed at our tax rate. This impacts my sales every day. Neal Kelly said people had forgot about the sales tax. Neal you are dead wrong. People are reminded every day of the oppressive sales tax rate. Ask anyone in retail. We don’t bitch about it because it doesn’t do any good. But election time is
coming and we don’t forget. The rumor is Alex City wants to keep the one-cent sales tax no matter what. I guess that is to pay for the 17 acres bought on the Russell Campus by the city at an astonishing $21000 an acre. Land which should, according to all the Real Estate agents I spoke to in Alex City, should not be valued over $5,000 an acre. What the HELL! I thought the current administration was supposed to be more competent that the last. Doesn’t look like it. We the citizens continue to suffer from a complete lack of leadership. When will the madness end and the citizens elect someone who actually cares for the city and Lake Region. Thank you for your time. Woody Baird Alex City retailer De Opresso Liber
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This weekend is September 29-30, 2016 Today’s Events
FAMILY REUNION: The Germany family reunion is Saturday, Sept. 30 at 11 a.m. at the Daviston Community Center. All members of the Germany family are invited. Please bring a covered dish. GOSPEL SINGING: The Grace Fullness Baptist Church is hosting the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Resounding Gospel Singers Sept. 30 at 5:30 p.m. PASTORAL APPRECIATION: The New Home Missionary Baptist Church is holding a pastoral celebration Sept. 30 at 5 p.m. YARD SALE: “The Studio” fundraiser yard sale on Sept. 30 at 520 North Central Avenue from 6 a.m. to noon. CHEESE BALLS: The UMW of First United Methodist Church are taking orders for their annual cheese ball fundraiser through Sept. 30. Orders can be placed through the church office. Four varieties are being offered from $10 to $12 each. Pick up will be Nov. 7 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the First United Methodist Fellowship Hall.
Today’s Birthdays
Margaret Phillips, James Lane, Lindsey Kelly, Rowena Grant, Briasia Holley and Briasia Kelly are celebrating their birthdays today.
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Sunday’s Events
CHURCH HOMECOMING: New Elkahatchee Baptist Church is hosting homecoming services Oct. 1 at 10:30 a.m. with Diane Sherrell. SUNDAY DINNER: Duncan Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting Sunday dinner Sunday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. The free dinner will be served in the clubhouse building next to the church at 3997 Hillabee Road in Alexander City. The pastor of Duncan Memorial is Rev. Wayne Hicks. All are invited to this free, causal dinner. FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will be hosting its annual family and friends day Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker will be Rev. Jimmy Thomas, pastor of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Dadeville. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is pastor. COMEDY NIGHT: River of Life Worship Center is hosting Comedy Night with Joe Phillips Sunday, Oct. 1 at 6 p.m. CHOIR DAY: Mt. Lovely Baptist Church in Camp Hill will observed its annual Choir Day Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2 p.m. Rev. Michael Stiggers of Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church is the guest speaker. Rev. Bernard Harris is the pastor. PASTORAL APPRECIATION: St. James Holiness Church is holding
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the 5th Pastoral Appreciation Service honoring Pastor George and Brenda Dowdell Sunday, Oct. 1 at 2:30 p.m. Bishop Nolan of True Deliverance Holiness Church in Auburn will be the guest speaker. CHURCH HOMECOMING: Sandy Creek Baptist Church is hosting homecoming services Oct. 1 from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be no Sunday school and a potluck luncheon will follow the service.
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Michael and Yvette Hampton celebrate their anniversary Sunday.
Monday’s Birthdays
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HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Sarah Bliss Wright will present “Ida Quilt Project” to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Oct. 2 from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education Building at 375 Lee Street Alexander City.
Tuesday, October 3
NATIONAL NIGHT OUT: The 34th Annual National Night Out “Light Up the Night against Crime” will be Oct. 3 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Alexander City Sportplex. This will showcase various public safety and emergency response agencies that operate in the Alexander City and surrounding areas including state, county, EMA, businesses church groups. All events are free and there will be hotdogs and drinks while supplies last.
Wednesday, October 4
MONTHLY LUNCHEON: Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends in Millerville will have their Monthly Luncheon on Wednesday October 4 from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. Please bring a covered dish and a small donation.
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WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY: Haven Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting part two of it’s women’s Bible Study Battlefield of the Mind Oct. 5, 12, 19 and 26 from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m and 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Bring your lunch.
Saturday, October 7
HEALTH FAIR: Hatchett Spring’s Baptist Church YAM will be conducting their 3rd Annual Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the Goodwater Community Center from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event is free to the Goodwater Community and surrounding areas. We will kick off the day with our Heart walk/run at 8 a.m., followed by a CPR class at 9 a.m., registration required, and Health Fair from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be free health care supplies, health and vision screenings, college prep info., diabetes education, breast cancer aware-
life insurance, Sam’s Club, Zumba, kid’s fun, blood drive, motivational speakers, snacks, door prizes and so much more! For more information or to find out how you can become a part of this event, please contact 205-2406229 or 256-749-3223. CAR WASH: The BRHS NJROTC Unit will be hosting a Car Wash at Advance Auto Parts on Highway 280 on Saturday, Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. This unit fundraiser has a goal of raising $1,500 for the Unit Discretionary Fund in order to pay for 15 deserving cadets to attend a two-day Orientating Training Camp at Camp McDowell in northern Alabama on Dec. 1 and Dec. 2. This unique training opportunity is in preparation for the NJROTC Area 8 Orientating Championship at Oak Mountain State Park on Dec. 16. Come out and meet our outstanding cadets and get your car washed. All donations are greatly appreciated. Out of town that Saturday? Mail your donation to BRHS NJROTC UNIT, ATTN: CAPT Leahey, 225 Heard Blvd, Alexander City, AL 35010. Unit website: brhsnavyjrotc.weebly.com. CANCER WALK: Sistas for a Cause are hosting their 6th Annual Cancer Walk Oct. 7 at the Cooper Community Center. Registration fee is $10 and starts at 8 a.m with the walk at 9 a.m. For more information contact Valarie Oliver at 256-496-4684 or Nanette Stephens at 256-794-1439. CAR SHOW: The 4th annual Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Car Show is Oct. 7 in Millerville with 50/50 tickets, money tree, games and door Prizes. Car registration is from 8 a.m. to noon and the registration fee is $20. Spectators are welcome 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and is no charge for spectators. Breakfast items available. Catfish and chicken finger dinners as well as hot dogs and hamburgers will be available at lunch time. YARD SALE: GAP Fellowship Church at 721 Robinson Court is holding a yard sale Oct. 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. to benefit the church.
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THROWAWAY DAYS: Dumpsters will be provided for Throw Away Days Oct. 9-10 at the following locations. In District 1: Alex City Annex- 395 Lee St., District 2: Double BridgesHwy. 63, District 3: Alex City- 2975 Pearson Chapel Rd. and Jacksons Gap- Piedmont Dr. at Hwy. 280, District 4: Dadeville- Young’s Ferry Rd. at Mullican/ Gibson Rd., District 5: Union Community Center- 4191 Hwy. 50. The following items are not allowed: liquids (including paint, paint thinners, pesticides, etc.), appliances with compressors, tires, batteries, light bulbs, TVs, computers, propane tanks, hazardous/medical waste.
Saturday, October 14
CAR SHOW: The 37th Annual Custom Car Show at Oktoberfest will be Oct. 14 with registration from 8 a.m. to noon. It is an open show format with a money tree. All cars will be parked on asphalt. For more information contact Danny Pike at 256-496-0024 or danny.pike@ alexandercityal.gov. BBQ: The 26th Annual Waverly BBQ at the Waverly Community Center is Oct. 14 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Food will be served from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. BBQ sandwiches and chips will be $5 or two for $9. BBQ meat is $9 a pound. Whole Boston Butts are $30 with presales available for pickup after 9 a.m. A chicken or pork plate for $9. Stew for $9 a quart. There will also be a silent auction, live auction, quilt raffle, arts and crafts, barnyard bingo and more. For more information call 334-887-7288. USHER WORKSHOP: There will be an annual usher workshop at Great Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Saturday, Oct. 14 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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he other day I was in an can pray anywhere anytime. The most FCA meeting and one of the important thing is that we need to pray. students, Jared Glenn, raised 4. If we believe in prayer, how a question to all of us: Do we believe should we pray? in prayer? Do we pray? Immediately Matthew 6:5–15 (NIV) — (5) “And every head shook yes. But then he when you pray, do not be like the hypasked a few more questions. As I ocrites, for they love to pray standing write this I want to remind you that in the synagogues and on the street Bro. Wayne I have added the verses of scripture. corners to be seen by men. I tell you the Cowhick Let me go over these questions Alexander City truth, they have received their reward and I think you will be like me — in full. (6) But when you pray, go into Methodist impressed. your room, close the door and pray to Church 1. If we believe in prayer, when your Father, who is unseen. Then your should we pray? Father, who sees what is done in secret, Immediately hands went up. One person said will reward you. (7) And when you pray, do at meals. Someone else said during tests. Another not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think one said at night, and then someone said before they will be heard because of their many words. we get out of bed. All good answers but the (8) Do not be like them, for your Father knows Bible says: what you need before you ask him. (9) “This, 1 Thessalonians 5:16–17 (NIV) — (16) Be then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in joyful always; (17) pray continually. heaven, hallowed be your name, (10) your king2. If we believe in prayer, why should we dom come, your will be done on earth as it is in pray? heaven. (11) Give us today our daily bread. (12) Again, several answers were given: tests, Forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven temptations, trials, but then someone said, our debtors. (13) And lead us not into temptation, “Because God is Good! Look at what He has but deliver us from the evil one.’ (14) For if you done for all of us.” He has given us salvation, forgive men when they sin against you, your grace and mercy, as well as food, housing and heavenly Father will also forgive you. (15) But clothing. I thought to myself about all those if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father things going on in Texas, Florida, Mexico and will not forgive your sins. Puerto Rico. God is good all the time and all the As we were finishing up we were reminded time God is good! that we need to make it a habit to always be in 3. If we believe in prayer, where should we prayer. pray? The answers once again came: at home, at Bro. Wayne Cowhick is the minister of the church, at school, while we are driving, (with Alexander City Methodist Church and a faith our eyes open). Then it was mentioned that you columnist for The Outlook.
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Pleasant Grove Church of Christ 1819 Bay Pine Rd, Jackson’s Gap
Pleasant Valley Missionary Baptist 835 Valley Rd., Camp Hill 334-257-4442
Mt. Carmel Baptist 3610 Dudleyville Rd., Dadeville
Southview Church of Christ 2325 Dadeville Rd., Alex City 256-329-0212
Ridge Grove Missionary Baptist Alexander City, 256-234-6972
Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 63 South, Alex City 256-234-7748
Rocky Mt. Baptist New Site community
New Beginning Baptist 1076 Coley Creek Rd.
Seleeta Baptist Booker St., Alex City 256-329-2685 Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community
INDEPENDENT BAPTIST Liberty Baptist 1365 Hillabee St., Alex City 256-329-8830 New Life Baptist County Road 14, Alex City, 256-329-2635 Victory Baptist 280 By-Pass, Alex City
CHURCH OF GOD Alex City No. 2 A.C.O.P. Church of God Local Street, Alex City Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton
New Concord Baptist Off hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-5390
Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd. Alex City
New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942
The Great Bethel Missionary 520 Christian St., Alex City 256-234-5513
New Hope Baptist Lake Martin, off Hwy. 63 256-329-5218
Dadeville Church of God 425 Horseshoe Bend Rd. (Hwy. 49 N.) Dadeville 256-825-8820
Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City
New Life Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-6190 / 256-329-2635
Marshall Street Church of God 428 Marshall Street, Alex City 256-234-3180
New Pine Grove Baptist Off Hwy. 22, Perryville
New Faith Tabernacle A.C.O.P. Church of God “J” Street
Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville BAPTIST – SOUTHERN Bay Pine Baptist 1480 Bay Pine Rd. Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4433
West End Baptist Off 280 West, 256-234-2130
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New Providence Baptist Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City
New Harvest Ministries Church of God Hwy 280 & Coosa 28 256-329-2331
BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site
Bethany Baptist Church Bethany Road
New Rocky Mount Baptist 670 Peckerwood Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-794-3846
Cross Key Baptist Hackneyville, 256-329-9716
Bethel Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-5070
New Salem Road New Site Rd., New Site, 256-234-2932
Darian Missionary Baptist Church Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City 256-329-3865
Beulah Baptist Smith Mt. Rd., Jackson’s Gap 256-825-9882
Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville
The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696
Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873
Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street
Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171
CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941
Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City
Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989
Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville
Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224
Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243
Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811
Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater
Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236
Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814
Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327 Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048
Liberty Church 1034 Liberty Church Rd. Willow Point Alex City Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater
Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351
Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787
First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232
Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991
Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512
Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville
Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541
Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road)
Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town
Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055
Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408
Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends
Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street
Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton
Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City
Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City
Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564
Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590
Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend
The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City
CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631
METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284
CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494
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for judging, alongside around 200 other pieces from homeschooled students and those attending public and private schools from kindergarten to 12th grade. “We selected a wide range of pieces to be put on display. We have a number of paintings, sculptures, and we even have a needlepoint work,” the Montgomery Museum of Fine Art’s Assistant Curator of Education Elisabeth Palmer said. There were several criteria the museum used to judge submissions and determine the pieces to be selected, according to Palmer, including items being no larger than 24 inches by 24 inches while sculptures and 3-D pieces could be no deeper than 6 inches. At the same time, the museum allowed for not only paintings and sculptures to be submitted, but also photographs and other wide-ranging mediums. To celebrate the accomplishment of the students from around the state, the museum hosted a special reception Thursday evening for the young artists and their parents. “Whole Foods provided us with refreshments for the reception. The students were able to mingle with one another and look at all the artwork on display. We then recognized each student individually, bringing them up on stage, and we had a PowerPoint presentation of each student’s art as part of the recognition as well,” MMFA Education Secretary Brandy Morrison said. Griffith and Morrison agreed Thursday evening’s reception had been a huge success in featuring the artistic talents of students from all over Alabama. “It was a great success. The auditorium was completely full,” Morrison said. “These are great complementary examples of Stella’s work. The students took his methods and put it into their own views.” “As they were brought up on stage, the museum presented our students with Certificates of Excellence. It was a big deal, and was very impressive,” Griffith said. “I’m very proud of our students.” The Frank Stella exhibit at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts is scheduled to run until Oct. 29. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday, and admission is free.
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Fall Market will be moving to Strand Park for the day, just for that day.” While the group has added new events to the Fall for Downtown lineup, they have not forgotten the activities that made the fall festival such a great hit in previous years, including the pumpkin roll and carriage rides. Children will still be able to send their pumpkins speeding down Alabama Street and families can still take a leisurely journey through downtown on a horse-drawn carriage, just as they have before. “There is always a great deal of interest in the pumpkin roll and the carriage rides, and we plan on keeping with tradition,” Smith said. In addition to these events which made the Alexander City fall festival such a smash, there will be a bouncy house set up in the park, a pumpkin painting con-
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test and a demonstration from the students of the United Martial Arts Academy at 11 a.m. “There is a positive buzz circulating about the name and date,” Smith said. “Everyone has reacted well to the name change, the date and time for this.” A multitude of downtown area merchants have joined in as partners for the event, including JR’s, who will have lunch plates for sale during the event, and Fermenter’s Market, which will open at 11 a.m. that day and feature the Alabama-Tennessee game on its televisions. “All-America Party Rentals has been on board with us since day one,” Smith added. As a fundraiser, the Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area will be selling pumpkins during Fall for Downtown for those who want to participate in
Shooting a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28. Officers arrived shortly thereafter finding the two lying in Jah Street with gunshot wounds. They were transported to Lake Martin Community Hospital where Adamson passed away. While Barbour did not release any further details of the incident, residents on Jah Street recalled the shots from Thursday morning. Residents said they heard about six shots
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the pumpkin roll and the pumpkin painting contest while helping out a good cause at the same time. Smith said that, as of Wednesday afternoon, roughly a dozen vendors had signed up to be a part of Fall for Downtown, and there was still plenty of space for anyone interested in setting up in the park that Saturday. “I would love to see Strand Park filled up,” she said. “Anyone who wants to be a part of this can contact Main Street, but our cutoff date for vendor registration is Oct. 4.” Fall for Downtown is free to attend and is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Oct. 21, and while Smith said there is no set end time, she expects the festival to begin wrapping up between 2 and 2:30 p.m. “We are really looking forward to this,” Smith said.
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over a 10 second time frame. One resident said one of the victims could be seen running from the shooter almost running out of his clothes while seeking cover at a nearby home. Barbour would not comment specifically on if the incident was drug related, but said investigators are looking at all possibilities. “This case is still under investigation by the Dadeville
Police Department along with investigators from the Tallapoosa County Narcotics Taskforce,” Barbour said. “Anyone with any information on this case is asked to please call the Dadeville Police Department at 256-825-6212, the Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office Secret Witness Line at 256-827-2035 or email police@ dadevillepd.org.”
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Boy Scouts offer young men fun experiences outdoors
Girl Scouts offer young women a place to develop character, confidence
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the eighth in a series of profiles on the 28 agencies that receive funding through the Lake Martin Area United Way. Currently, the Lake Martin Area United Way is holding 9TS 2018 fundraising campaign, “Team United.” To learn how to help, contact the United Way at 256-329-3600 or at www. unitedwaylakemartin.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the seventh in a series of profiles on the 28 agencies that receive funding through the Lake Martin Area United Way. Currently, the Lake Martin Area United Way is holding its 2018 fundraising campaign, “Team United.” To learn how to help, contact the United Way at 256-329-3600 or at www.unitedwaylakemartin.org.
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
Founded in 1912, the Girl Scouts of the USA gives girls between the age of 5 and 17 the opportunity to develop into confident young women of character. Girl Scout troops in Tallapoosa and Coosa counties all under the jurisdiction of the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama, one of the many councils that oversee troops across the country. Led by Chief Executive Officer Karlyn B. Edmonds, the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama consists of 40 service units, each of which comprise several different local troops. “Girl Scouting builds girls of courage, confidence, and character, who make the world a better place,” said Meghan Cochrane, the director of marketing and communications for the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama. “At Girl Scouts, every girl, including at-risk girls, will unleash their inner G.I.R.L. (Go-getter, Innovator, Risk-taker, Leader) through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience (GLSE).” Cochrane listed some of the programs Girl Scout troops engage in on a regular basis, including exploring science and the outdoors, taking part in community service projects, earning badges and selling their iconic Girl Scout cookies. “Girls gain important skills in four areas that form the foundation of the Girl Scout Leadership Experience: Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); Outdoors; Life Skills; and Entrepreneurship,” Cochrane said. “While she may be exposed to these subjects at school, other youth programs, or even on her own, at Girl Scouts she’ll experience them in a unique way that puts her on a path to a lifetime of leadership, adventure, and success.” Cochrane added how appreciative the council was to be able to partner with the Lake Martin Area United Way, as the council receives funding through the United Way, as well as support at official Girl Scout events. “Because of their support, we are able to serve more than 400 girls, in Coosa and Tallapoosa counties, including those who are at-risk. Girls need our support now more than ever and we can’t thank the community and the LMUW enough for all the wonderful support they give us,” she said. Those wanting to learn more about the Girl Scouts of the USA and the Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Council can call 800239-6636, email them at customercare@girlscoutssa.org, or visit their website at www.girlscoutssa. org.
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Dianne Lemmond leads the crowd gathered at the United Way Breakfast in a cheer while the total of 30 percent is colored in on the goal meter below.
UNITED WAY CAMPAIGN OFF TO GREAT START Officials say about 30 percent of $550,000 goal has been raised By MITCH SNEED Editor
Several representatives of Lake Martin Area United Way agencies and local businesses participating in the 2017 campaign gathered for breakfast Friday to hear an update on where the “Team United” campaign currently stands. Friday marked about a month since the campaign kicked off with a reception at the Betty Carol Graham Technology Center and disclosed this year’s campaign goal of $550,000. Currently, Lake Martin Area United Way, through local businesses and volunteers, has raised $165,811.24 toward that goal. That puts the campaign at 30 percent of the overall goal. “We’re off to a great start,” said Sharon Fuller, executive director of Lake Martin Area United Way. “We still have several local businesses that are either still in their campaigns or have yet to start them. We feel very good about what we’ve done so far and how the campaign will progress from here.” The breakfast was sponsored by River Bank and Trust and the cooking was done by Willie Garrett of The Lighthouse in Alexander City. In addition to the campaign update, Fuller pointed out several upcoming events that will benefit the campaign, including: • Downtown Showdown Fashion Show, Oct. 19, in the parking lot behind the United Way office. Tickets are $30 in advance and $35 at the door and include wine, beer, hors d’oeuvres and the chance to bid on fashions via a silent auction. Check with United Way for information on VIP tables; • A 100-hole Golf Marathon by Gabby Worthington of StillWaters Golf Club is set for Oct. 16. • Denim & Diamonds Charity Ball, Friday, Nov. 27 at 6 p.m. at the Lake Martin Event Center at the Rodeo Club (10268 County Road 34, Dadeville); Fuller then updated the group on the businesses that had completed or were in their campaigns and the amounts contributed. They included: • Alexander City Board of Education, $12,960 • Community Action Agency, $4,500 • Lake Martin Area United Way, $1,770 • Russell Brands is the pacesetter for this year’s campaign and raised $30,130. Other groups bringing in donations already
include: River Bank and Trust, Small Businesses of Alexander City, Red Feathers, Advance Givers, Hill Petroleum, Radiology and Imaging, Russell Lands, Medical Community, Tallapoosa County Commissioners, Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department, USAmeribank, Lake Martin Voice Reality, Coosa County BOE, Russell Medical, Diane Naler, The Medicine Shoppe, Bill’s Electric and many more campaign presentations are scheduled. President of the United Way of Lake Martin Board of Directors Diane Lemmond said this year’s theme “Team United” is perfect for this community. “We are a team and this year we are all going to win,” Lemmond said. “Each one of you are an important part of the team. It doesn’t matter if you are the quarterback, a linebacker or a tackle. It doesn’t matter if you are a cheerleader or in the band. We each have a very important role to play and together we can do anything. That’s what’s great about this community.” She then led those gathered in a team cheer. Fuller also extended an invitation for businesses in the community that may not be involved with the United Way campaign to do so and gave a shout out to the 28 United Way agencies. “The lives that were touched last year right here in our area by our United Way agencies totals more than 25,000 people,” Fuller said. “It’s just amazing the many ways that these agencies impact the lives of area residents. From helping find a missing swimmer to making sure families have what they need to survive or helping in times of disaster, our agencies fill a tremendous need.” For more information or to find out how to give to the Lake Martin Area United Way, call 256-329-3600, send email to admin@unitedwaylakemartin.org or visit them on the web at unitedwaylakemartin.org.
For boys and young men who have a love of the outdoors and want to experience the world around them in many different ways, the Boy Scouts of America provides such an opportunity. From camping trips to popcorn sales and a variety of learning experiences in between, Cub Scout packs and Boy Scout troops in the Lake Martin area fall under the administration of the Tukabatchee Council, headquartered in Montgomery. “The mission of the Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law,” said District Executive of the Tukabatchee Council’s Muskogee District Lacey Cooper. “We work with boys from first grade through 12th grade in Alexander City, Reeltown, Dadeville, New Site, and Rockford. We currently have over 300 youth in the program in Tallapoosa and Coosa counties. This includes 12 units comprised of seven packs and five troops.” During their time in the scouting organization, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts both have the chance to participate in a wide range of exciting activities, including summer day camp for Cub Scouts, weekend camping trips across the region, including an overnight trip to camp at Montgomery Riverwalk Stadium, and expeditions to both the Boy Scout National Jamboree (held every few years at a site in West Virginia) and Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. Along the way, boys learn valuable skills including first aid, environmental conservation, financial responsibility, personal fitness and being a good citizen of their community, country and world, among many other things. Like the other agencies that have engaged in a partnership with the Lake Martin Area United Way, the Tukabatchee Council and the Muskogee District are able to receive benefits similar to those enjoyed by the other 27 agencies. To learn more about the Boy Scouts of America and the Tukabatchee Council, the council’s website is www. tukabatcheebsa.org, their telephone number is 334262-2697 and Cooper’s email address is lacey.cooper@ scouting.org.
LAKE MARTIN AREA UNITED WAY HELPS SUPPORT THE FOLLOWING AGENCIES IN TALLAPOOSA AND COOSA COUNTIES: Alexander City Rescue Squad • Provides 24-hour emergency search and rescue services. • 256-329-8023 American Red Cross Central Alabama Chapter • Disaster services, preparedness, health and safety services and blood drives. • 256-234-3291 ARISE, Inc. • Provides curb to curb transportation service. • 256-329-8444 Boy Scouts of America Tukabatchee Area Council • Physical and mental fitness preparation for future leadership. • 800-977-2688 Boys & Girls Club of the Lake Martin Area • Summer and after school mentoring programs. • 256-234-4757
Camp ASCCA/Easter Seals • Recreational and educational opportunities for the disabled. • 256-825-9226 Camp Fire USA • Offers educational programs that teach life-long skills. • 256-496-3888 Coosa County Sheriff’s Reserve Places a certified uniformed officer on school campus. 256-377-1803 D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)/ S.A.F.E. (Safety Awareness For Everyone) -Alexander City Provides drug and alcohol awareness to sixth grade and other prevention programs to all school age children. 256-329-6763 D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse
Resistance Education)/ S.A.F.E. (Safety Awareness For Everyone) - Tallapoosa County Provides drug and alcohol awareness to sixth grade and other prevention programs to all school age children. 256-825-4264 Domestic Violence Intervention Center Provides a safe place from immediate domestic crisis. 334-749-1515 Food Bank of East Alabama Provides food to the hungry from donated and purchased food to approved agencies. 334-821-9006 Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama Helping girls develop leadership and social skills. 334-272-9164 Goodwater Head
Start/TCR Child Care Corporation Provides Early Head Start and Preschool Head Start. 256-362-1390 Habitat for Humanity Simple, decent and affordable houses are built and sold to deserving families in need at no profit and no interest. 256-749-0361 Head Start-Chambers/ Tallapoosa Preschool training in reading and education requirements. 256-825-4204 Lake Martin Laubach Literacy Council Provides education program to reach reading for adults. 256-215-4347 Meals on Wheels Provides hot meals to the approved elderly and disabled. 256-329-7382
Palmer Place Child Advocacy Center Helps physically abused children heal through therapy. 256-315-2662 Rape Counselors of East Alabama, Inc. Direct services for victims who have been sexually assaulted. 334-741-0707 Sav-A-Life Provides assistance to women experiencing an untimely or crisis pregnancy. 256-329-2273 TallaCoosa Aid To People (TAP) Provides assistance to those in crisis. 256-329-3500 Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Girls Ranch Providing a safe home and secure environment for abused, neglected and abandoned girls.
256-790-9669 The Learning Tree Educational, residential and support services for children with developmental disabilities. 334-252-0025 The Lighthouse of Tallapoosa County Residential substance abuse rehabilitation for males. 256-234-4894 The Salvation Army Provides social services to those in need. 256-215-3730 Tri-County Children’s Advocacy Center Helps physically abused children heal through therapy. 256-825-0094 Volunteer Connections of Central Alabama Provides free tax assistance and volunteer opportunities. 256-234-0347
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Top left: BRHS seniors Logan Johnson, left, Kristina Turner and Lucy Graves paint parts for the senior homecoming float Thursday evening. Above: The Horseshoe Bend cheerleaders lead a dance at the bonfire Thursday night. Left: BRHS seniors cheer as the captains for the night are announced at the homecoming pep rally. Bottom left: A Horseshoe Bend class float cheers to “lasso the Bulldogs.” Below: Benjamin Russell sophomores ride the class float in the homecoming parade.
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We must find more ways to build bridges
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n event has to be pretty powerful for me to be lost for words. As a born writer, putting my thoughts into words is cathartic. It’s a way for me to process and think about things in a way I hadn’t before. But for the most part, I’ve stayed silent about the events that took place last month in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mostly because, even as a writer, I couldn’t find the right words. There weren’t any words that felt good enough to explain what happened in my hometown. I was born and raised in Charlottesville, and until six weeks ago, not many had heard of the town. When people asked where I was from, I’d say “Charlottesville” and always add, “Where UVA is.” I don’t have to add that anymore. Charlottesville is now known as where the Nazis are. That’s not my town. I finally found inspiration and power to write about that awful day this past weekend when one of my favorite artists, Dave Matthews Band, who also hails from Charlottesville, organized a free concert in the hopes of healing our hometown. It wasn’t for a cause; it wasn’t a benefit. It was simply an act of kindness. It started as only a Dave Matthews concert, but it turned into a show featuring the likes of Pharrell Williams, Ariana Grande and Justin Timberlake. But what was most powerful for me was Stevie Wonder, an incredibly famous black man, got on stage with Dave Matthews, an incredibly famous white man, and the two joined hands. Prior to Wonder performing John Lennon’s “Imagine,” he gave a speech to the thousands of fans in attendance. The blind man spoke of how his mother hoped one day he would be able to see the faces of his friends of all colors, but instead he has seen people hating people. Then Wonder and Matthews performed “Superstition” together, and it seemingly, for just a moment, erased all boundaries. It didn’t matter one was black and one was white. It wouldn’t have mattered if one was male, one was female, one was gay, or Asian, or richer or poorer. Because music breaks all divides. There are only two things I’ve seen that truly have that power: Music and sports. And not just on the stage or on the field. Scott Hardy recently wrote a column about how when you put on that jersey, it doesn’t matter what color you are because you play for the same team. But also, when you don your favorite team’s gear or turn on the TV on Saturday for the Auburn game, it doesn’t matter your color, your sexuality or your political beliefs. It matters that you’re an Auburn fan, or a Benjamin Russell Wildcat. Same goes for music. Who cares if you’re black or white at a Dave Matthews concert? I’ve been to enough of them to know that all tailgaters are friendly, regardless of race or ethnicity. Music tells a story, and that story can speak to anyone and everyone. In a world where there’s been given a platform to neo-Nazis and white supremacists — because, be honest, these people existed during the Obama administration; they’re just now more comfortable coming out of the woodwork — we need to find more ways to build bridges and erase boundaries. We need to find more ways to say, “Hey, it doesn’t matter what color you are.” Hopefully, the concert in Charlottesville helped heal some hearts and mend some bruises. Dave Matthews said Sunday night, “We moved the needle a little bit in a good direction.” I hope he’s right. Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor of The Outlook.
SURGE TO VICTORY Benjamin Russell pulls out win over Opelika Bulldogs
By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor
Throughout the first two sets of Thursday’s match against Opelika, Benjamin Russell’s volleyball team seemed to be getting stronger and stronger. Then things took a turn for the worse. The Bulldogs opened the third set on a five-point run and pushed their lead out to as much as 10-2 before the Wildcats finally got themselves back together. With two long service runs by Tayla Stowes and Jayme Marbury, Benjamin Russell knotted the scoreboard at 12-12 and from there, the Wildcats were unstoppable. Makenzie Davis had three aces in the final four points, and BRHS defeated Opelika, 25-16 in the third set, to complete the sweep. The Wildcats won the opening two sets, 27-25 and 25-18. “It was a combination of things in that third match,” Benjamin Russell coach Pam Robinson said. “We missed our first serve, and you just can’t do that. If you don’t get it in, you have a chance to get on a roll. We missed that, and that kinda started it. Then we weren’t passing very good, and when you have weak passing, you are just giving it to the other team and giving them the opportunity to set it up and hit you.” But once the Wildcats pulled themselves up by their bootstraps, they looked like a whole new team, finishing the game on a 23-6 run. A’niah Ford, who has been a heavy hitter for BRHS all season long, was a force Thursday afternoon. She tallied 19 kills and had a total of five in the final set. But what was most impressive about the Wildcats in the victory was their defense. Opelika, which is an area rivalry, had a few strong hitters of its own. The Bulldogs switched things up and moved Clair Worth from the lone setter’s spot into an outside
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Benjamin Russell’s Tayla Stowes gets ready for a pass against Opelika on Thursday afternoon. The Wildcats won in straight sets.
hitter in a 6-2 offense. Makai Gagliano, Mattrice Harris and Lauren White also had big swings for Opelika. “Tayla Stowes did a great job on defense tonight, getting down and digging balls,” Robinson said. “Jayme Marbury was also very athletic and very quick, so she’s able to pick up a lot of balls. Makenzie Davis and Hayley Marbury both did a nice job on the back row. “Our kids are reading the hitters much, much better, and our blockers are doing a better job of taking away an area of the court so that we can read and get behind the hit.” One particular standout was sophomore
Bre Smith. Robinson was looking to move Shay Johnson from middle to outside, but that hinged on Smith being able to take over the middle position. She did it with flying colors and seemed to get more comfortable as the match went on. Smith finished with six kills and two blocks. “She’s come out and done much better, and the first half of the season, she really didn’t play much,” Robinsons aid. “I would see good stuff from her at practice, but then she’d get in a game and be a little timid. She stepped up and really did a good job tonight.” Benjamin Russell also beat Clay Central, 25-11, 25-16.
Rutland takes advantage of fall cobia bite By DAVID RAINER Alabama Dept. of Conservation and Natural Resources
Capt. Richard Rutland can no longer express disappointment about the fishing at a certain Exxon-Mobil petroleum platform just south of Dauphin Island. “I’ve never caught a fish off this rig, but I stop here every time,” Rutland said as he eased up to the rig to look for cobia lurking in the shadows of the rig structure. “There’s a fish,” he said, grabbing a fresh menhaden out of the livewell. The cobia, also known as ling and lemonfish, was inside the rig structure, forcing Rutland to make a pinpoint cast just to the edge of a series of brace pipes. The menhaden splashed down and in a flash, the cobia attacked. Rutland hesitated to make sure the bait had been inhaled, and then he loaded up the rod to let the modified circle hook do its work. When the rod bowed, he yelled, “Reverse, put the motor in reverse.” With the tension of the rod and the boat in reverse, Rutland kept the cobia from swimming back into the rig and its many
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Capt. Richard Rutland is taking advantage of a fall cobia bite on the Alabama Gulf Coast.
sharp, line-cutting edges. After a morning of catching undersized fish off the ships anchored outside the mouth of Mobile Bay, there was no doubt this fish would easily surpass the size limit of 33 inches fork length, measured from the fork of the tail to the tip of its snout. The daily creel limit for cobia is two fish per person. After a few minutes, the 25-pound cobia was flopping on the deck of Rutland’s bay boat, and the day would only get better. Normally, most anglers think
of cobia fishing as a spring endeavor when the fish are migrating along the upper Gulf Coast after spending the colder months in south Florida. The fish then hang around our area during the summer months to fatten up on the plentiful baitfish and crustaceans in Alabama waters. The cobia don’t head back south until the fall, and Rutland discovered a way to catch them a few years ago. “I guess it was about four years ago, a friend of mine just happened to catch one on a shallow reef in Mississippi Sound,” said Rutland, who specializes in inshore species like speckled trout and redfish. “I assumed cobia was kind of an offshore fish, so I decided to go look around one day. I started looking around channel marker buoys and rigs. I ended up catching three keepers the first time I tried it. It was in September.” Our next stop was at one of those channel marker buoys or “cans” if you wish. We spotted another keeper, and it didn’t hesitate to take the bait. This fish settled down fairly quickly after being hooked, and I reeled it slowly to the boat after a short
fight. “You gonna gaff him?” I asked. “He looks pretty green to me,” said Rutland, hesitating to throw a 35-pound cobia onto the front of his boat for it to thrash around. He decided to forgo his reticence and quickly yanked the fish in the boat as we kept our distance until the thrashing was over. “We’ve got one more platform I want to try before we head in,” he said. As he cut the throttle and hopped onto the bow of the boat to lower the trolling motor, he said, “Look at the fish.” A stream of cobia then swam between the boat and the structure as Rutland counted to nine. He picked out the largest one and tossed one of the few alewives that was in the livewell in front of the fish. The fish inhaled the bait as I threw the outboard into reverse. After the cobia made several trips around the boat, Rutland finally got it close enough for me to gaff the fish. As I was struggling to get the 40-pounder over the gunwale, Rutland gave a helping hand, and the largest fish of the day was soon added to the overstuffed fish bag.
Generals upset Elmore County on volleyball court STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Despite losing the first set, Horseshoe Bend’s volleyball team continued its hot streak with an upset of Elmore County on Wednesday evening. The Panthers came out on top in the first set, 25-21, but the Generals weren’t going down without a fight. Each of the next two sets were narrow victories in favor of Horseshoe Bend. It won the second set,
25-23, then captured the decisive third in extra points, 16-14. Defense was the name of the game for the Generals. Caly Carlisle racked up 11 digs, while Abby Cheatam had nine and Kate Lewis finished with four. “Caly was very consistent all night and played overall the best,” Horseshoe Bend coach Julie Turner said. “(Kate) attacked the ball well; she was the bright spot of the night. (Abby had) the best defensive outing
of the year for her.” Carlisle and Lewis each smacked two kills, and Carlisle had an ace. “It was an overall great game by the entire team,” Turner said. Horseshoe Bend is now 11-4 on the season.
Seahawks go 2-0
The Seahawks, an Alexander City 7- and 8-year old youth football squad, had a stellar week, picking up a pair of victories. They defeated the Raiders, 19-0, on
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FRIDAY NIGHT SCOREBOARD WITH GAME COVERAGE INSIDE Wetumpka 51, Greenville 14 ... Page 2 Oxford 20, Ben Russell 7 ... Page 4 Holtville 42, Horseshoe 35 ... Page 6
Stanhope 20, Charles Hen. 14 ... Page 7 Tallassee 33, T.R. Miller 29 ... Page 8 Cath. Montgomery 36, Elmore 0 ... Page 9
Valley 28, Dadeville 25 ... Page 10 Thorsby 54, Coosa 12 ... Page 11 Abbeville 27, Edgewood 22 ... Page 13
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Holtville’s Drake Baker (10) is wrapped by Parker Branch, of Horseshoe Bend, on Friday night. The Bulldogs pulled out a thrilling victory, 42-35.
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Wetumpka 51, Greenville 14
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Senior linebacker David Adams (10) combines for the tackle with Dvenio Davis (24).
Indians run all over Greenville, 51-14 By EVAN DUDLEY Herald Sports Editor
There was no love lost for Greenville on Friday night as the visiting Indians annihilated the home-standing Tigers with arguably the most potent rushing attack in all of Class 6A. Wetumpka outgained the Tigers in total yards 639164 and kept Greenville off the field all night, forcing seven punts. Wetumpka (6-0) throttled the Greenville Tigers (2-2) in an interclass matchup Friday, 51-14. The Indians
got a huge game from quarterback JD Martin, who rushed for more than 300 yards and scored five total touchdowns, and the defense held Greenville to 164 total yards and shut out the Tigers during the second and third quarters. Wetumpka received the opening kickoff and was held in check on a fourth down run by Kavosiey Smoke but forced a Greenville punt on the ensuing possession. The Indians marched 81 yards in six plays on their next drive with Martin scoring on a 34-yard pass to senior Keedrick Adams, who finished
with four catches for 74 yards and two scores. The Tigers responded on their next possession, driving 45 yards and tying the game on a 30-yard run from Arick Boggan. Robert LaPrade fumbled three plays later but the Tigers couldn’t capitalize and gave possession back to the Indians. “We knew coming in that Greenville was a well-coached football team and very athletic,” Tim Perry said. “We saw that on film and were impressed. We told our guys all week that this would
be one of the more talented teams we’d play this year.” During the second quarter, Wetumpka exploded for 20 points with Martin scoring on two long runs of 20 and 90 yards and Smoke tossing a 15-yard touchdown pass to Adams. The Indians clamped down on the Tiger offense and forced Greenville into four three-andouts in the quarter. The second half got uglier for the Tigers with the Indians extending their lead in the third quarter to 44-6. Martin See INDIANS • Page 3
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Indians added two more rushing scores of 10 and 30 yards and threw his second touchdown of the night to Smoke on a 34-yard catch-and-run from the senior running back. “We got focused because we know it’s close to the end of the season and close to playoff time, so we’ve been working harder at practice and just try to get the ‘W’ every time,” Martin said. “When everybody is on the same page, we can’t be stopped. That’s one thing we do and it’s get everybody involved.” Senior Deandre Ezell added another score in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard plunge following a 30-yard run to the goal line, but the damage was long done. Greenville cut into the lead with
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five minutes left in the half but the garbage-time touchdown was all for naught. Perry was pleased with the Indians’ effort and lauded his team for staying focused and not allowing emotions to get the best of them. “We had to get ready for a big game here, they have a lot of tradition and (I’m) just proud of our guys and coaches for making adjustments,” Perry said. “This team cares about each other and we have a real close group. They complement each other and pick each other up when they’re down.” Up next for the Indians is a return to region play and a trip to face the Pelham Panthers (3-3, 2-1), who were defeated 51-21 by Thompson.
Brian Tannehill / For The Herald
Top, Kavosiey Smoke (7) celebrates with quarterback Jadarious Martin (18) after they connected on a pass for a touchdown. Above, sophomore running back Terrance Thomas (22) runs to the right as wide receiver Jaleel Johnson (81) blocks.
Wetumpka 6 20 19 6 — 51 Greenville 6 0 0 8 — 14 First Quarter WET – Keedrick Adams 34 pass from JD Martin (kick failed), 2:45 GHS – Arick Boggan 30 run (2pt failed), 0:55 Second Quarter WET – Martin 20 run (kick failed), 7:02 WET – Martin 90 run (Stewart kick), 3:52 WET – Adams 15 pass from Kavosiey Smoke (Stewart kick), 2:13 Third Quarter WET – Martin 10 run (kick failed), 7:38 WET – Martin 30 run (Stewart kick), 4:25 WET – Smoke 34 pass from Martin (kick failed), 1:40 Fourth Quarter WET – Deandre Ezell 1 run (kick failed), 9:21 GHS – Diamantae Loveless 15 pass from Javion Posey (Boggan 2pt run), 5:31 Team Statistics WET GHS First downs 18 7 Rushes-yards 35-465 33-79 Passing 11-17-1 10-14-1 Passing yards 174 85 Total yards 639 164 Punts 0-0 7-33.1 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 2-20 2-20 Individual Statistics Rushing — WET: Martin 15-324, LaPrade 7-45, Smoke 8-25, Ezell 3-33, Thomas 1-25, Johnson 1-13. GHS: Boggan 21-75, Scott 5-24, Team 7-(-18). Passing — WET: Martin 8-11-146-0, Smoke 1-1-15-0, Ezell 1-4-13-1, Johnson 1-1-00. GHS: Posey 8-11-85-1, Boggan 2-3-0-0. Receiving — WET: Adams 4-74, LaPrade 3-48, Smoke 2-38, Ezell 1-14, Davis 1-0. GHS: Loveless 3-68, Jarvis Simpson 3-14, Haynes 2-3, Tyland Simpson 2-0. Interceptions –- WET: Nick Turner 1. GHS: Tyland Simpson 1.
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Wildcats suffer homecoming heartbreaker By MITCH SNEED Editor
Nickels and dimes add up to dollars. That works in piggy banks and football. The No. 3 Oxford Yellow Jackets used an efficient offense that picked up yardage in small chucks and a stifling defense to beat the Benjamin Russell Wildcats, 20-7 Friday night at the Charles E. Bailey Sportplex. The loss was the first of the season for the Wildcats who now fall to 4-1. Oxford remains unbeaten at 6-0. Benjamin Russell Coach Danny Horn said his team lost the battle at the line of scrimmage to a good football team. “We got beat by a good football team,” Horn said. “They out-physicalled us and controlled the line of scrimmage. It’s hard to win when you don’t control the line of scrimmage. That’s the way it is. Last week we controlled the line of scrimmage and did pretty well. Tonight we didn’t and they just whipped us.” Tyetus Smith Lindsey, who finished the night with 147 yards on 30 carries, got the Yellow Jackets on
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the board first. The shifty running back capped a 40-yard, 10-play drive for the Yellow Jackets when he bounced a dive play outside and scored from 4 yards out. The point after hit the left upright and fell to the ground no good. Still Oxford had a 6-0 lead with 9:32 left in the second quarter. Oxford quarterback Abram Peoples added a touchdown with 2:32 to play in the half. Abrams scored on a 2-yard sneak, capping a 10-play, 67-yard drive. Zane Barbao’s kick gave the Yellow Jackets a 13-0 lead. It may have been worse at intermission had Oxford not been flagged six times for 66 yards and the Wildcat defense recorded some key stops. Ben Hendrix, who left the game with what appeared to be an ankle injury later in the game, had two tackles for a loss. Jaikobee Gamble had an interception just before the half as Oxford was throwing for the end zone. An offense that had been dormant for a half, finally got a spark in the third quarter. Quarterback Landon Cotney faked the See WILDCATS • Page 5
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Oxford’s Kendall McCallum (23) puts pressure on Kiki Harvey, of Benjamin Russell.
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Oxford 20, Benjamin Russell 7 Oxford 0 13 0 7 — 20 Benjamin Russell 0 0 7 0—7 Second Quarter O — Tyetus Smith Lindsey 4 run, (kick failed) 9:32 O — Abram Peoples 2 run, (Zane Barbao kick) 2:32 Third Quarter BR — Zae Stowes 67 pass from Landon Cotney (Moncus kick), 7:22 Fourth Quarter O — Prentice Fomby 13 interception return (Barbao kick), 9:00 Team Statistics Away Home First downs 10 5 Rushes-yards 28-219 3 0-50 Passing 2-6 2-7 Passing yards 39 76 Total yards 248 126 Punts 5-27 6-35.3 Fumbles-lost 3-0 4-1 Penalties-yards 8-91 5-50 Individual Statistics Rushing — Oxford: Smith Lindsey 30-147, Gabriel Webb 9-41, Peoples 6-27, Richard Cantrell 1-4, Trey Higgins 2-0. Benjamin Russell: Kiki Harvey 8-36, Davede Herron 8-23, Keedon Young 5-(-1), Hezekiah Hunter 5-(-7), Landon Cotney 4-(-5). Passing — Oxford: Peoples 2-5-0-1 39, Higgins 0-1-0-0 0 yards. Benjamin Russell: Cotney 2-7-1-1 76 yards. Receiving — Oxford: Tacorrie Russell 2-39. Benjamin Russell: STowes 1-67-1 TD, McGhee 1-9 Kenneth Boone / The Outlook
Benjamin Russell’s A.J. Thompson (5) picks up what appeared to be a fumble against Oxford but the play was whistled dead.
dive and hit Zae Stowes on a quick slant route. The sophomore receiver broke a tackle and raced into the secondary. One defender had a shot at Stowes at about the 30, but he broke that tackle and went on for a 67-yard touchdown. Dylan Moncus was perfect on the PAT after a penalty call and the Wildcats were back in at 13-7 with 7:22 left in the third quarter. That seemed to bring the Wildcats to life. But after forcing the Yellow Jackets to go three and out after Jayden Tuck and a host of Wildcat
tacklers stuffed Smith Lindsey for a loss and an incomplete pass, Benjamin Russell took over at its own 7-yard line after a punt. One play later Cotney threw to the flats, but Oxford’s Prentice Fomby stepped in front of the intended target and rambled 13 yards for a pick-six touchdown to make it 20-7 with 9:00 left in the game. The Wildcats weren’t able to threaten the rest of the way. The Yellow Jackets didn’t have a single play of more
than 17 yards, but rolled up 219 yards rushing on 48 carries. The Wildcats had just 50 yards rushing on 30 carries, with Kiki Harvey leading the way with 36 yards, most coming after Davede Herron left the game with what appeared to be a shoulder injury. “We had some get banged up but that’s part of it,” Horn said. “We’ll see how those shake out in the next day or two. Other than that we’ll get back to work and work on the things that hurt us tonight.”
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Benjamin Russell’s Jaikobee Gamble (22) attempts to avoid a tackle from Dave Russell, of Oxford, on Friday night.
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Holtville 42, Horseshoe Bend 35
Holtville posts thrilling comeback over Generals By LIZI ARBOGAST Managing Sports Editor
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Horseshoe Bend’s Trace Meadows (23) leaps over a Holtville defender during Friday night’s game.
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With time rapidly running out for Holtville’s football team, the Bulldogs looked methodical as they moved the ball down field on their final drive. But it still didn’t seem likely. After trailing by 19 points at halftime, it seemed like Holtville would need a miracle to defeat Horseshoe Bend and claim its first win of the season. But miracles come in all shapes and sizes. On Friday night, one came for Holtville, as quarterback Drake Baker completed three of four passes on the final drive and found an easy hole for a 1-yard score with 2.7 seconds left to earn a 42-35 victory over the Generals. “We wanted to come back and show that the offense still had something,” Baker said. “With our new coach (Jason Franklin), he bought into the passing game. Last year, we didn’t pass that much, but it’s working out pretty good.” Baker’s arm was on fire Friday, as he went 22-for-34 for 307 yards. Although all but one of Holtville’s touchdowns came on the ground, it was clear that was the biggest difference maker in the game. Horseshoe Bend brought the pressure defensively, grabbing five sacks totaling 36 yards, but it just wasn’t enough to make a difference in the end. Parker Branch had two sacks and Nalijah Heard contributed two. “Those are the leaders of the
defense,” Generals coach Josh Averett said. “They play hard every Friday night and give you everything they’ve got. It shows in their stats and in their effort on film. We struggled with the pass a little more than usual tonight. I thought if we could make them throw the ball, we’d be all right but they throw really well.” Horseshoe Bend (2-3) seemingly had a stranglehold on the game from the get-go. The Generals scored three touchdowns in the opening 10 minutes of the game. Although Holtville cut the deficit to two scores early in the second quarter, Horseshoe Bend tacked on two field goals to take a 26-7 lead into the locker room. But when top running back Trace Meadows left the game midway through the second quarter with an injury, the Generals’ offense stalled. “Joe (Railey) is a good back, too, but we just struggled running the ball tonight,” Averett said. “They brought a lot of pressure, and we struggled blocking up front. They have some good guys up front. We threw the ball well early, but in the second half, we had several drops.” Horseshoe Bend looked like it was just going to continue to build upon its lead with a safety by Heard in the opening minute of the third quarter, but with an offense that totaled less than 100 yards in the second half, there wasn’t much the Generals could do. It was a completely different See GENERALS • Page 16
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Stanhope Elmore 20, Charles Henderson 14
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Stanhope Elmore’s Quantarius Daniels celebrates with Willie Burks after a score against Charles Henderson.
Mustangs get midseason win against Trojans, 20-14 By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer
Stanhope Elmore wrecked a week of homecoming celebrations at Charles Henderson High School with a 20-14 win in a game that took off in the second quarter, picked up steam in the third and never let up. It was the second wrecked Homecoming, and up next on their
schedule is their own homecoming against Russell County High School. “We just want to keep getting better every game,” said Coach Brian Bradford. “Those first couple of games were brutal on us, you know playing those great football teams and still trying to find ourselves. Now that we’re getting used to each other, me getting used to the kids and what they can do and you know them getting used to me and other coaches every week is going
to help us out.” He said they have hopes for the playoffs. “We’re going to take it one week at a time and continue to get better and continue to keep this winning streak going,” Bradford said. In Troy the teams seemed evenly matched on the field, though their schedules said otherwise. It was midseason game and going into Friday’s match up against Charles
Henderson the Mustangs had a 3-1 season, while the Trojans on the other hand were 2-4. On the field however, the Mustangs yielded nothing to CHHS and from the outset proved the dominant force both on offense and defense throughout the game. “The defense did a great outstanding job all night long and then the offenSee MUSTANGS • Page 15
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Tallassee 32, T.R. Miller 29
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Tallassee quarterback Casey Baynes tries to stave off a T.R. Miller defender during Friday night’s game.
Tallassee flips the script in defeat of T.R. Miller By TRAVIS TESSANDORI The Brewton Standard
It was a tale of two halves for both T.R. Miller High School and Tallassee High School when they squared off Friday in Brewton. Ultimately, three onside kick recoveries for Tallassee in the second half highlighted a huge comeback. Trailing by 22 at one point, Tallassee flipped the script and pulled out a 33-29 road victory. After both teams swapped punts on their first drives of the game, Tallassee got on the board first. A big run by Eyrn Cochran-Gill set Tallassee up for a 23-yard touchdown pass from Casey Baynes to Kalvin Levett. Quinton Jeter tacked on the extra point to give Tallassee a 7-0 lead late in the first quarter.
TRM answered back with a big drive of its own, capped off by a 1-yard draw to Demarquis McMillan that found paydirt. A missed PAT left Tallassee in the lead, 7-6. This was the beginning to 29 unanswered TRM points. A Tallassee three-and-out led to a punt that placed TRM at its own 39-yard line. It took only one play to find the end zone, as quarterback Joshua Jolly went around the left end and found space for a 61-yard touchdown. TRM converted a two-point conversion to go up 14-7 halfway through the second quarter. TRM got the ball back, but was forced to punt. The punt was muffed by Baynes and recovered by TRM’s Orlando Gandy at Tallassee’s 39-yard See TIGERS • Page 15
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Tallasee’s Kalvin Levett (1) eludes a T.R. Miller defender on Friday night.
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Montgomery Catholic 36, Elmore County 0
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Elmore County High School’s Lapatrick Brown tries to hold back Montgomery Catholic High School’s defense during Friday night’s game between the Panthers and the Knights.
Too much Price, stingy Knight defense spell doom for Panthers By DAVID GRANGER Managing Editor
It was too much Tyler Price and a stingy Montgomery Catholic defense that led the homestanding Knights to a 36-0 whitewashing of the Elmore County Panthers Friday night at Catholic Field. Price rushed 28 times for 246
yards and two touchdowns and the Montgomery Catholic defense held the Panthers to just 85 yards of total offense on the night, a large chunk of that coming on Shakwan Bickley’s 50-yard fourth-quarter run. The Knights’ win in the non-region contest pushed their season record to 4-1. The Panthers’ loss dropped them to 1-5 and marked their worst start to a season since a 1-7 beginning in 2000
when they finished the year at 2-8. “It’s like a broken record,” said Elmore County head coach Norman Dean. “Turnovers, turnovers early put us in a hole and we just couldn’t climb out of the hole. Here again, we’re young. We’ve only got two senior starters, but that’s no excuse for this kind of play.” The Panthers may have lost more
than Friday night’s game. One of the senior starters, quarterback Terrence Head, went down with an injury and did not return to action in the second half. “He’ll see the trainer tomorrow and we’ll know more about him later,” Dean said. Just two weeks removed from a victory over defending 4A state champion See PANTHERS • Page 13
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Valley 28, Dadeville 25
Glenn shines in Tiger loss By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer
Dadeville mistakes clouded another stellar performance by the Tigers’ Kadore Glenn. Valley defeated Dadeville 28-25 in a game that featured Glenn rushing for more than 300 yards and four scores but the Tigers were held back by 15 penalties for 112 yards. Tiger Coach Richard White was proud of his team’s efforts but disappointed in its ability to finish. “You played hard guys,” White told his kneeling team after the loss. “It is one of the best games you’ve played. It all came back to turnovers, not finishing things. Those little things got in the way.” Glenn proved his 21 carry, 307-yard showing last week against Holtville was not a fluke by following up against the Rams with 20 carries for another 307 yards and four scores against Valley. “Kadore is a hard-nosed ball player,” White said. “We just got to keep feeding him the ball.” Glenn’s four touchdown runs, two coming in the first quarter were for 12 and 47 yards while the third and fourth came in the fourth period at 36 and 4 yards. Glenn credits the success to waiting for blocks. “It comes from just being patient,” Glenn said. The Tigers surged to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter with Glenn and Qua Tucker running from the Wildcat position. But much of that production stopped in the second quarter, something the Tigers adjusted for at halftime. “We tried to run some traps and misdirection off the toss sweep,” White said. “We busted one.” Tucker went out in the fourth quarter. He fumbled the ball and injured his left shoulder trying to recover the ball. Tucker finished the night with 14 carries for 102 yards. White was not pleased with play of his defense, especially the secondary as they gave up six receptions and 123 yards along with several holding calls that extended Valley drives. And the Rams Brandon Smith racked up 151 yards on 23 carries while Darrell Dunn Jr. carried the ball nine times for 74 yards. Smith also had two receptions for 15 yards. “I don’t know what is going on in the secondary,” White said. “We can’t cover these people. We can’t cover anybody. We are not tackling good. It has got to stop.” A holding penalty also took away a 68-yard touchdown run by Tucker in the second quarter.
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Dadeville’s Qua Tucker is brought down by Valley’s Ke’Auntea Holloway and Bralon Marshall.
Dadeville lost one of three fumbles. The one lost fumble could have proven deadly as it was on a kickoff and Valley recovered the ball at the 27-yard line but the Tiger defense stood up the Rams with a sack and forced the Rams to quick kick in the third quarter. White was frustrated at the lack of a passing game. The Tigers have been without a starting quarterback since Jeff Rice was injured earlier in the season. Friday against the Rams the Tigers were one-dimensional with all 400
yards of offense coming on the ground while going 0-for-5 in the air, something White knows his team has got to work with Tallassee coming up. “We got to work on it,” White said of the Tigers passing game. “Maybe spread ‘em out a little. I don’t know.” White’s frustrations continue over penalties. “We just got to keep working on them,” White said. “It is a mental game once you get on the field. We got to know how to fix that.”
Glenn hopes the Tigers are able to overcome the small, mental mistakes next week. “We just have to come out and work hard,” Glenn said. “Hopefully we come out with the ‘W.’” White is expecting a similar game from Tallasee next week. “It will be the same type game there we had tonight,” White said. “They are going to put the ball on the ground and pass it a little, probably run it down your throat.”
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Thorsby 54, Central Coosa 12
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Central Coosa’s Jashaslin James (33) is taken down by Koby Davis, of Thorsby, on Friday night.
Thorsby gets Homecoming revenge on Coosa By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer
During the 2016 football season, the Central Coosa Cougars traveled to Thorsby and spoiled the Rebels’ Homecoming game. Thorsby returned the favor Friday night, trouncing the Cougars 54-12 on Homecoming night and keeping the Cougars winless on the
season. “We still have a long way to go,” Coosa coach Shane Rary said. “We still have a lot of missed assignments, but at the same time, running the ball is what we came into the game to do, and we did that pretty well tonight. We have some tweaks to make still.” Coosa returned to a formation it utilized earlier in the season, returning Donta Daniel to the running back posi-
tion while putting JaMichael Chambliss back under center. This did prove somewhat effective against the Rebels, as Daniel gained 97 rushing yards while sharing much of the load with Tadarius Parker and Jashaslin James. “We’re gonna keep working with what we’ve got at this point. I think this is the most effective we’ve been offensively all year,” Rary said. “Little things to fix here and there, but I think especial-
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ly offensively, I think we’re gonna keep doing what we do.” Rary said he felt good about the way his players reacted to the attitude of a number of Rebels players after talking with some of the teams Thorsby had played earlier in the season. “I liked the way our guys fought through and did not let this get out of See COUGARS • Page 14
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STATEWIDE SCOREBOARD Interclass Alabama Chr. 52, Prattville Chr. 14 Albertville 49, Boaz 13 American Chr. 47, Holt 6 Andalusia 47, Opp 7 Anniston 20, Pell City 14 Athens 27, East Limestone 9 B.T. Washington 34, Bullock Co. 6 Baldwin Co. 21, Alma Bryant 14 Beauregard 42, Northview 13 Bibb Co. 42, Montevallo 21 Billingsley 46, Autaugaville 14 Bob Jones 55, Florence 31 Brewer 35, Arab 7 Brindlee Mountain 25, Douglas 6 Buckhorn 16, Mae JemisonHuntsville 13 (OT) Carbon Hill 38, Marion Co. 13 Carroll 26, W.S. Neal 13 Carver-Birmingham 41, Cherokee Co. 13 Cedar Bluff 35, Collinsville 21 Central-Phenix City 46, Opelika 19 Choctaw Co. 32, Fruitdale 29 Clarke Co. 41, Leroy 6 Clay-Chalkville 28, James Clemens 0 Colbert Heights 35, Sheffield 0 Cordova 20, Oakman 15 Corner 26, Oak Grove 0 Cottage Hill Chr. 33, Chickasaw 13 Cullman 37, Fayette Co. 34 Dale Co. 35, Slocomb 17 Danville 41, Hatton 26 DAR 19, Geraldine 7 Decatur 14, Lee-Huntsville 7 Deshler 35, Colbert Co. 20
Dora 49, Winston Co. 21 Elba 34, Daleville 28 Etowah 27, Fort Payne 24 Fairview 34, Priceville 14 Fultondale 37, Hale Co. 13 Fyffe 43, Plainview 19 Geneva 21, Samson 7 Good Hope 34, Cold Springs 0 Gordo 49, Sipsey Valley 6 Goshen 37, Houston Acad. 13 Grayson (Ga.) 42, Ramsay 16 Greene Co. 42, Francis Marion 0 Gulf Shores 31, Faith Acad. 30 Guntersville 35, Madison Co. 13 Hartselle 51, Russellville 0 Hewitt-Trussville 59, Center Point 0 Highland Home 59, Geneva Co. 50 Hillcrest-Evergreen 40, Escambia Co. 8 Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa 26, Tuscaloosa Co. 6 Hokes Bluff 41, Glencoe 21 Holly Pond 54, Asbury 6 Holtville 42, Horseshoe Bend 35 Houston Co. 23. Ashford 20 Hueytown 35, Pleasant Grove 14 Huffman 20, McAdory 14 J.B. Pennington 42, Cleveland 10 J.U. Blacksher 17, Excel 14 Jackson-Olin 33, Calera 13 Jacksonville 38, Loachapoka 10 Kinston 56, Zion Chapel 22 Lamar Co. 49, Berry 19 Lanett 29, Handley 7 Lawrence Co. 58, East Lawrence 7 Linden 49, Washington Co. 34 Luverne 28, Brantley 25
Maplesville 56, Dallas Co. 0 McGill-Toolen 22, Blount 7 Midfield 42, Fairfield 39 Mobile Chr. 26, Marengo 0 Monroe Co. 40, CentralHayneville 30 Montgomery Acad. 45, Trinity Presbyterian 18 Moody 17, John Carroll Catholic 6 Munford 40, Lincoln 9 North Sand Mountain 34, Ider 28 (OT) Northside 49, Brookwood 21 Ohatchee 30, Ashville 0 Oneonta 62, Susan Moore 25 Park Crossing 65, Gadsden City 21 Phillips 33, Phil Campbell 21 Pickens Co. 6, Aliceville 0 Piedmont 41, Leeds 19 Pike Co. 20, Abbeville 8 Providence Chr. 35, Headland 14 Randolph 28, Ardmore 0 Randolph Co. 49, Woodland 0 Rogers 28, Lexington 0 Saks 30, St. Clair Co. 20 Sand Rock 48, Pisgah 20 Saraland 25, Murphy 21 Satsuma 20, Citronelle 19 Scottsboro 56, North Jackson 27 Selma 55, Sumter Central 24 Sidney Lanier 34, Jeff Davis 20 South Lamar 14, Curry 8 Southern Choctaw 24, Millry 22 Southside-Selma 40, Keith 32 Sparkman 20, Hazel Green 14 St. James 40, Marbury 19 Stanhope Elmore 20, Charles Henderson 14 Sylacauga 38, Childersburg 14
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Maggie Daniel, left, receives a hug from Darby Hines after being named the Homecoming Queen of Benjamin Russell on Friday night. Hines was the 2016 Homecoming Queen.
Sylvania 42, Crossville 28 Talladega 41, Walter Wellborn 30 Talladega Co. Central 47, B.B. Comer 0 Tallassee 33, T.R. Miller 29 Tarrant 32, Ragland 7 Thomasville 28, Jackson 22 Thompson 51, Pelham 21 Thorsby 54, Central-Coosa 12 Valley 28, Dadeville 25 Vestavia Hills 14, Helena 0 Vigor 12, LeFlore 6 Vincent 41, Sumiton Chr. 20 Vinemont 28, Addison 22 Wadley 40, Beulah 7 Wenonah 12, Bessemer City 7 West Blocton 33, Verbena 6 West Limestone 42, Elkmont 14 West Morgan 35, Cherokee 7 Westbrook Chr. 16, White Plains 14 Westminster Chr. 66, Hayden 36 Wetumpka 51, Greenville 29 Wicksburg 42, Rehobeth 35 Wilcox Central 51, Calhoun 0 Williamson 15, B.C. Rain 0 Wilson 28, Lauderdale Co. 7 Winfield 21, Sulligent 7 Winterboro 37, Fayetteville 7 Class 7A Auburn 66, Mary G. Montgomery 7 Theodore 39, Enterprise 0 Class 6A Chilton Co. 20, Russell Co. 19 Gardendale 41, Chelsea 28 Jasper 21, Northridge 19 Oxford 20, Benjamin Russell 7
Pinson Valley 28, Shades Valley 27 Class 5A Alexandria 51, Cleburne Co. 28 Briarwood Chr. 25, Mortimer Jordan 17 Shelby Co. 18, Springville 15 Class 4A Hamilton 46, Central-Florence 20 Montgomery Catholic 36, Elmore Co. 0 Class 3A Clements 40, Hanceville 6 Weaver 41, Locust Fork 21 Class 2A Ranburne 39, Gaston 12 New Brockton 28, G.W. Long 7 Class 1A A.L. Johnson 38, Ellwood Chr. 6 Alabama School for the Deaf 1, Jacksonville Chr. 0 Appalachian 35, Gaylesville 6 Decatur Heritage 55, Shoals Chr. 24 Florala 41, St. Michael Catholic 27 Hackleburg 22, Hubbertville 6 Isabella 40, Holy Spirit Catholic 13 J.F. Shields 22, Red Level 15 Lynn 39, Tharptown 0 Meek 47, Vina 14 Pleasant Home 48, McIntosh 30 Southeastern 41, Brilliant 21 Spring Garden 34, Donoho 14 Victory Chr. 38, Coosa Chr. 27 Woodville 21, R.A. Hubbard 20
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Central Coosa’s Breonna Hutchins was named Homecoming Queen for the Cougars on Friday night.
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Abbeville Christian 27, Edgewood 22
Edgewood responds with courage in 27-22 loss to Abbeville STAFF REPORT TPI Staff
Following a 53-0 shellacking at the hands of Monroe Academy last week, a loss of confidence would not be a surprise to most fans. But the Edgewood Wildcats (1-5, 0-2), bruised and battered, picked themselves off the turf and put forth a gritty effort in a 27-22 loss to the Abbeville Christian Academy Generals (3-3, 1-0) Friday night in the final contest of a tough threegame road stretch. Edgewood struck first with a 27-yard field goal by Kam Burleson but Abbeville retook the lead, 6-3, on a 32-yard run midway through the first quarter. The Generals added three touchdowns in the second quarter – with a 4-yard touchdown run by Edgewood quarterback Christian Ivey in-between Abbeville scores – and led 27-9 at intermission. The Wildcats bowed up in the second half and held the
Abbeville Christian 27, Edgewood 22
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Edgewood Academy’s Mitchell Boyd (7) brings down a ball carrier earlier in the season. Edgewood traveled to face Abbeville Christian Friday night.
Generals scoreless over the final 24 minutes – managing to score 13 fourth-quarter points to pull within five – but couldn’t finish off the Generals in the waning moments of the
game. Edgewood returns back home this week to face the Glenwood Academy Gators (3-3, 0-2) in a regional matchup.
Panthers Handley, the Panthers looked nothing like that team in the first half, managing only two first downs, those coming on consecutive plays in their first drive in the game. But the drive stalled at midfield and the Panthers were forced to punt the first of seven times in the game. They also two lost fumbles and had a turnover on downs end possessions on the night. Montgomery Catholic, on the other hand, while far from mistake free (the Knights were flagged for 11 penalties that totaled 98 yards and lost two fumbles of their own, one of which went out of the end zone and earned the Panthers a touchback), got their offense rolling early, largely on the running of Price. The Knights marched 79 yards in 11 plays with their first possession before Price scored from three yards out over right tackle. The PAT attempt failed and Montgomery Catholic led 6-0 with 2:37 left in the opening quarter. Then came the first of several big mistakes for the Panthers. The Knights’ Braxton Rogers sky-kicked the ensuing kickoff and recovered it himself at Catholic’s 46. Quarterback
Edgewood 3 6 0 13 — 22 Abbeville 6 21 0 0 — 27 First Quarter EA – Kam Burleson 27 field goal, 7:26 ACA – 32 run (kick failed), 3:14 Second Quarter ACA – 20 run (kick good), 8:50 EA – Christian Ivey 4 run (kick failed), 2:34 ACA – 20 pass (kick good), 1:47 ACA – 20 pass (kick good), 0:02 Fourth Quarter EA – 8 run (Burleson kick), 10:33 EA – Korey Dawson fumble recovery (2pt failed), 7:58 Team Statistics Edgewood Abbeville First downs 22 13 Rushes-yards 53-255 27-216 Passing 4-20-4 6-22-2 Passing yards 48 87 Total yards 303 303 Punts 4-40 5-27.4 Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-2 Penalties-yards 7-55 10-100 Individual Statistics Rushing — EA: Ivey 26-134, Potts 12-43, Team 3-(-3). Passing — EA: Ivey 4-12-48-2, Johnson 0-8-0-2. Receiving — EA: Williams 1-11, Johnson 1-9, Burleson 1-7. Interceptions — EA: Mitchell Boyd 1, Desmond Adam 1.
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Montgomery Catholic 36, Elmore County 0
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Elmore County High School’s DJ Patrick tries to find room to run the football downfield during Friday night’s game.
Daniel Ferrall passed for 11 yards to DJ Carter then Price took it in over left tackle for a 35-yard touchdown. The extra point put the Knights up 13-0 with 1:59 left in the first. A D.J. Patrick fumble was recovered by the Knights at the Eclectic 28 to set up Catholic’s third score, a 3-yard run over center by Ferrall that, with the PAT, put the Knights up 20-0 with 4:36 to go in the half. On its next possession Catholic drove 81 yards on eight plays an Ferrall’s pass to Rogers and the PAT gave the Knights a 27-0 halftime lead.
After a scoreless third, the Knights hit paydirt on the first play of the fourth on Cephus Cleveland’s 20-yard pass to Charlie Ryan. The Knights closed out the scoring when they blocked Elmore County’s Joseph Stockman’s punt out of his own end zone with 6:13 left. Elmore County hosts region foe Munford (4-1, 3-0), who played Lincoln Friday night, next week in its Homecoming game. Montgomery Catholic hosts Dale County (5-1, 2-1), a 35-17 winner over Slocomb on Friday, in a Class 4A Region 2 contest.
Elmore County 0 0 0 0—0 Montgomery Catholic 13 14 0 9—36 First Quarter Montgomery Catholic — Tyler Price 3 run (kick failed), 2:37 Montgomery Catholic — Price 35 run (kick good), 1:59 Second Quarter Montgomery Catholic — Daniel Ferrall 3 run (Kyriacos Phillippou kick), 4:36 Montgomery Catholic — Braxton Rogers 3 pass from Ferrall (Phillippou kick), 0:12 Fourth Quarter Montgomery Catholic — Charlie Ryan 20 pass from Cephus Cleveland (Phillippou kick), 11:52 Montgomery Catholic — Joseph Stockman’s punt blocked out of end zone, 6:13 Team Statistics EC MC First downs 4 17 Rushes-yards 31-57 44-376 Passing 4-6-0 9-14-0 Passing yards 33 112 Total yards 90 488 Punts 6-29.5 2-30.5 Fumbles-lost 2-2 2-2 Penalties-yards 5-43 11-98 Individual Statistics Rushing — Montgomery Catholic: Tyler Price 28-246, Daniel Ferrall 4-52, Kamryn Jackson 3-44, DJ Carter 2-20, Darrell Gibson, 4-14, BJ Barker 1-1, Cephus Cleveland 1-(-1). Elmore County: Shakwan Bickley 3-49, DJ Patrick 21-25, Ladarius Jenkins 1-1, LaPatrick Brown 1-(-1), Terrence Head 2-(-8), DeAngelo Splunge 3-(-9). Passing — Montgomery Catholic: Daniel Ferrall 8-13-92, Cephus Cleveland 1-1-20. Elmore County: Terrence Head 2-3-21, Shakwan Bickley 1-2-10, DeAngelo Splunge 1-3-2. Interceptions — None.
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Cougars hand,” he said. “As far as the penalties and things go, I can’t be prouder. You look back years and years, many Coosa players would have been ejected, the way things went tonight. No one was and we take pride in that.” Although the Cougars did manage to keep their cool and gave up only 47 yards of penalties to the Rebels’ 130, they couldn’t keep Thorsby out of the end zone, allowing 351 yards of offense, much of that coming through the air on the arm of Thorsby quarterback Christian Fortner. “We just saw more film and wanted to work on our passing, felt like that was to our advantage, so that’s what we worked on and took advantage of what they were giving us,” Thorsby coach James Davis said. All three of the Rebels’ first quarter touchdowns came via the pass. Their first drive lasted one play, as Fortner found wide receiver Tyler Jackson for a 59-yard score. Despite a holding penalty that set it back a considerable distance, a couple of long passes and a penalty against the
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Cougars gave Thorsby a first and goal from the 6-yard line, where Fortner found Brody Barnett in the end zone. A bad punt from Coosa gave the Rebels the ball at the Cougars’ 44-yard line, and on first down, Fortner hit Grayson Bice to give Thorsby a 21-0 lead after the first frame. Coosa’s defenders began to turn up the intensity as Thorsby’s first drive of the second quarter ended when Timothy Birchfield lost a fumble on the Cougars’ 4. Birchfield redeemed himself on the next drive with a 5-yard score, then Fortner found Barnett once again for a 57-yard score. The Cougars ended their scoring drought late in the first half, when Daniel took the handoff from his own 17, made a few Thorsby defenders miss, then raced 83 yards into the end zone, cutting the deficit to 34-6. The Rebels quickly responded, as Fortner found Bice once again on an 11-yard strike less than two minutes later. Coosa made a push late in the first half, but the drive came up empty-handed when Jacob
Lockhart intercepted Chambliss’ pass and took it 90 yards to the house, making the halftime score 47-6. The teams agreed to play the second half on a running clock, but Thorsby hit paydirt immediately when Cain Niece returned the opening kickoff 85 yards for a touchdown. The Cougars scored again as the clock ran out on the third quarter on a 55-yard run from Tadarius Parker, leading to the final score of 54-12. Both defenses had their strong moments as well, with Thorsby’s Brian Belk recording 2.5 sacks on Chambliss, Daniel recording a tackle for loss which set back another promising Rebels drive, and each team recovering a fumble. “We’ve just gotta keep working. We’ve been focusing with our team so much on not getting beat on the ground,” Rary said. “I think this week we didn’t get beat on the ground finally, and now it’s our passing defense that needs work. So now that we can correct that, we know where to go.”
Thorsby 21 26 7 0—54 Central Coosa 0 6 6 0—12 First Quarter Thor—Tyler Jackson 59 pass from Christian Fortner (Jackson kick), 9:35 Thor—Brody Barnett 6 pass from Fortner (Jackson kick), 5:22 Thor—Grayson Bice 44 pass from Fortner (Jackson kick), 1:40 Second Quarter Thor—Timothy Birchfield 5 rush (Jackson kick), 7:43 Thor—Jackson 57 pass from Fortner (kick failed), 5:28 CC—Donta Daniel 83 rush (run failed), 4:24 Thor—Bice 11 pass from Fortner (kick blocked), 3:21 Thor—Jacob Lockhart 90 interception return (Jackson kick), 0:06 Third Quarter Thor—Cain Niece 85 kickoff return (Jackson kick), 11:46 CC—Tadarius Parker 55 rush (run failed), 0:00 Team Statistics Thor CC First Downs 9 5 Rushes-Yards 16-113 36-162 Passing 8-11-0 1-5-1 Passing Yards 238 1 Total Yards 351 163 Punts 0-0.0 6-26.3 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-Yards 14-130 7-47 Individual Statistics Rushing—Thor: Fortner 1-36, Bice 1-23, Niece 1-14, Birchfield 2-13, Brent Jones 4-12, Lockhart 2-10, Barnett 4-4, Bailey Cleckler 1-1; CC: Daniel 19-97, Parker 5-71, JaMichael Chambliss 8-2, Drake Catchings 1-(-3), Jashaslin James 3-(-5). Passing—Thor: Fortner 8-10-238-0, Barnett 0-1-0-0; CC: Chambliss 1-3-1-0, Dawson Duncan 0-1-0-1. Receiving—Thor: Jackson 2-116, Bice 2-55, Cole Farris 2-41, Barnett 2-26; CC: James 1-1. Interceptions—Thor: Lockhart 1
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Mustangs offensive line … those two would be definitely the two that I would call out as you know the extra this week they helped us out because,” Bradford said. The Mustangs struck first with a quarterback sneak by Johnny Montgomery who broke through the Trojans defense with a 10-yard run at 4:42 in the second quarter. It wasn’t until well into the third quarter that they let the Trojans down field into Mustang territory. And, it was not until half way through the same, that a quarterback sneak brought on a short lived tie that proved pivotal the rest of the game. Only about two minutes later there was a major play by the Mustangs when senior Logan Swindle returned a Montgomery pass for a 58-yard reception from the SEHS 42-yard line, bringing the score to 13-7. After the kickoff the Trojans advanced into Mustang territory once
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more, and on a first down play with about 2 minutes left in the third quarter had their pass intercepted by SEHS’ Jeremy Thompson. Thompson ran a roughly 70-yard touchdown off the interception, widening the gap to 20-7 with a clear Mustang lead. But Charles Henderson had not given up, about three minutes into the final quarter a four-yard touchdown pass and a converted PAT brought the game close once more, 20-14. But the Mustang defense ground the Trojans to a halt in the fourth quarter and the game ended as the clock ran down. Bradford said he had anticipated the game to be that intense. “It was a game I tell ya,” said Bradford. “They’ve got a good football team. I was hoping that we’d be able to get on them early and put it away early but you know we didn’t…we should’ve scored a little more than we did in the first half.”
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Stanhope Elmore’s Travasia Duncan runs against Charles Henderson’s Martavious Cummings.
Tigers line. Michael Campbell took the first play from the 39 to the end zone. Another two-point conversion gave Miller a 22-7 lead heading into halftime. TRM rode that momentum into the third quarter, scoring on its first drive after a third and 16 turned into a 77-yard touchdown run for McMillan, his second score of the game. The extra point made it 29-7, TRM with 10 minutes left in the third quarter. Tallassee needed to find a way to turn the game around, and Baynes stepped up in a big way to do just that. Tallassee’s Jalen Johnson returned the ensuing kickoff 55 yards to the TRM 35-yard line. A fourth down conversion and a third-andlong conversion led to a 26-yard bullet from Baynes to Cochran-gill that found the mark for a touchdown. The extra point was good and Tallassee cut T.R. Miller’s lead to 29-14 with 4:20
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remaining in the third quarter. Tallassee then recovered an onside kick on the TRM 39. Not long after, Baynes took a quarterback keeper around left end for his third touchdown of the game. The TRM lead was cut to 29-20 after the PAT was blocked by Gandy. Tallassee lined up for another onside kick, and again recovered. This drive ended in a punt. Possibly the play of the game came on the ensuing TRM drive, when Tallassee forced a fumble on fourth and three and recovered the ball at the TRM 37 with 8:09 left in the fourth quarter. A few plays later, Baynes connected with Levett for the second time, this one a 19-yard touchdown. The extra point trimmed the Miller lead to 29-27 with 7:08 left in the game. A sneaky onside kick by Tallassee caught TRM off guard and was again recovered by Tallassee, this time at
the 50-yard line. A quick Tallassee attack set up a 7-yard touchdown run by Markevious Mathews, and gave his team the lead, 33-29 after a failed two-point conversion. The teams swapped punts, which set up the TRM offense with 1:51 remaining to try to win the game. Miller chipped away, getting catches from Ricky Samuel and Matt Smith and a horse-collar call that set up the final play of the game at Tallassee’s 11-yard line. With eight seconds left, Jolly dropped back to pass. Pressure forced him to roll around to the right side as he heaved a pass into the end zone, which was broken up by Baynes as time expired. The 33-29 final marked the first time Tallassee has defeated TRM in the teams seven meetings. Tallassee moves to 5-1 on the year and will take on Dadeville next week at home.
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Tallassee’s Eyrn Cochran-Gill makes a catch on Friday night.
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story for the Bulldogs (1-4), who had just 126 total offensive yards in the first half and finished with 388 on the game. “There are two halves to every ball game,” Franklin said. “They beat us in the first half, but we had to come in the second half and play like we’re capable of playing. We didn’t play real well. We gave them a ball on the 1 on a bad snap, we muffed a punt and gave them the ball on the 15. We had to get better field position, and score and score fast.” Holtville did just that. Austin Gay ran in a 14-yard touchdown and six minutes later, Baker tacked one on from 2 yards out to make it 28-21 in favor of the Generals at the end of the third. It went back and forth from there, as Baker scored another to tie it up, and Railey answered on the ensuing drive to take back a lead. With three minutes left, Baker found Tyler Richardson about 6 yards out and Richardson took a host of Generals on his back into the end zone to make it 35-35. A costly interception gave Holtville the ball back with 1:22 left, and the Bulldogs delivered the final blow to win their first game of the season and give Franklin, the former Horseshoe Bend coach, his first win with the team. “Thirty-five points in the second half — I mean, what can you say about our offense?” Franklin said. “Our defense got stops in the second half, and our guys played
Holtville 0 7 14 21 — 42 Horseshoe Bend 20 6 2 7—35 First Quarter HBS — Trace Meadows 5 run (kick failed), 7:14 HBS — Cade Worthy 2 run (Meadows run), 4:02 HBS — Luke Yarbrough 10 pass from Worthy (run failed), 2:03 Second Quarter Holt — Austin Gay 16 run (Colton Autrey kick), 8:46 HBS — Grant Taylor 31 field goal, 5:42 HBS — Taylor 38 field goal, 2:05 Third Quarter HBS — Safety, Nalijah Heard tackled Drake Baker in end zone, 11:22 Holt — Gay 14 run (Autrey kick), 8:36 Holt — Baker 2 run (Autrey kick), 2:26 Fourth Quarter Holt — Baker 13 run (Autrey kick), 10:05 HBS — Joe Railey 2 run (Taylor kick), 7:31 Holt — Tyler Richardson 39 pass from Baker (Autrey kick), 3:07 Holt — Baker 1 run (Autrey kick), 0:02 Team Statistics Holt HBS First downs 22 10 Rushes-yards 28-72 35-81 Passing 11-24-1 22-34-0 Passing yards 169 307 Total yards 241 388 Punts 5-30.8 3-34.7 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-yards 5-45 6-52 Individual Statistics Rushing — Holtville: Gay 11-51, Alexander Gibbons 6-36, Baker 17-22, Team 1-(-28); Horseshoe Bend: Meadows 10-29, Railey 12-26, Nalijah Heard 1-16, Yarbrough 1-2, Worthy 4-(-1). Passing — Holtville: Baker 22-34-307-0; Horseshoe Bend: Worthy 11-24-169-1. Receiving — Holtville: Jaderick Carter 6-172, Richardson 5-62, Jadarius Carter 4-27, Dajon Reeves 4-44, Gay 3-48; Horseshoe Bend: Heard 4-72, Yarbrough 3-52, Leevontae Robinson 2-44, Corbin Shivers 1-1, Railey 1-0. Interceptions — Holtville: Michael Watson.
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Monea Brooks is crowned Homecoming Queen at Horseshoe Bend on Friday night.
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lot to me. I spent a long time here, and they fought their tails off too. This was a great game.”
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Holtville’s Benjamin Buck, left, attempts to take down Cade Worthy, of Horseshoe Bend.