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SEHS principal gets promotion

By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor

Stanhope Elmore High School Principal Jamey McGowin was unanimously approved by the Elmore County Board of Education to take over the position of Director of Secondary Education/ Student Services during a special called board meeting Wednesday afternoon. According to Elmore County

Schools Superintendent Dr. Andre Harrison, McGowin will be replacing Interim Assistant Superintendent Steve McKenzie who is being reassigned to supervise human resources and elementary education replacing Claire Moore, who resigned the position effective Sept. 23. According to information provided to board members during the meeting, five applicants applied for the position that

McGowin was elected to fill. Harrison said that the district posted the newly created SEHS opening Wednesday and that they would be accepting applications and interviewing potential candidates over the next two weeks. “I would like to have a recommendation to submit to the board by our next scheduled meeting,” Harrison said. The board’s next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 24.

McGowin’s promotion was voted on along with several other personnel actions that the board was asked to consider. During the presentation of information, board chair Larry Teel asked several questions about the recommendations and candidates. Specifically, Teel asked district staff to provide copies of resumes of those individuals recommended by

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Millbrook to build new conference center By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor

One of the many new projects planned for the city of Millbrook is a new conference center to be built at Legacy Park on the north end of the city. According to Millbrook Mayor Al Kelley, the new center was approved over a month ago by the city council and plans are that construction on the new structure will commence later this year. Kelley said the new facility will replace the current structure being used for public meetings and other gatherings at the park. “Right now we have a mobile office building at the park that we have been using for a number of years,” Kelley said. Kelley described the new facility as a smaller version of the Millbrook Civic Center. “We basically took the civic center and made it smaller,” he said. Project Manager and engineer with Landmark Engineering and Construction Stuart Peters said that the Legacy Park Conference Center, as the new building will be known, is a multi-purpose facility, which will include a lobby, kitchen area, storage and a large assembly area for a wide range of uses. The building will hold around 120 people and will be just short of 2,700 square

By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer Corey Arwood / The Herald

The city kicked off its Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s activities Friday with “The Pink Ribbon Walk.” A number of survivors and supporters gathered at the civic center at noon to begin a walk down to Gold Star Park where they had a ceremonial pink balloon release. Rebecca Buckalew, 39, a nurse practitioner at Ivy Creek Healthcare, gave a testimony of her fight against cancer. The event was planned in conjunction with Ivy Creek which will provide free breast exams this month. The Joy To Life Foundation was also at the event and will help provide mammograms with donations received from other events planned with the city.

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A Wetumpka family’s scholarship foundation for Elmore County students is nearing its application deadline to award two area seniors $1,000 each, all in the name of community betterment and to remember the woman who started it all. The director of the Lucille Wise Memorial Foundation Inc. said it was all done to continue the legacy of the mother of 11, who he said promoted education in her family first. “What we’re trying to do in the community is what our mother did for us,” said David Wise, of Stone Mountain, Georgia. Wise said he was one of the 11 who experienced Lucille Wise’s emphasis on education first hand. Recently he talked with The Herald after his successful efforts to get a previously segregated school in Wetumpka deemed a historical landmark. The historic landmark at Wetumpka Elementary School to mark its role as a segregated school from 1963 to 1970, then known as W.B. Doby High See SCHOLARSHIP • Page 3

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Barks & Rec brings pet boarding to Wetumpka By WILLIAM CARROLL Managing Editor

Barks & Rec is one of the newest business additions to Wetumpka, having been opened a couple of months ago by co-owners Stephanie McDaniel and Amy Myers at 42 Coosa River Parkway, Suite D. Dozens of area residents packed into the facility Thursday afternoon to enjoy a ribbon cutting ceremony and refreshments in honor of the new business. The ladies said that the idea to William Carroll / The Herald locate such a facility in Wetumpka came from their current clientele Wetumpka Mayor Jerry Willis (center) cuts the ribbon at Barks & Rec at River Region Vet Services in Thursday afternoon while co-owners Amy Myers (left blue shirt) and See PETS • Page 3 Stephanie McDaniel (right in green) look on.

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Wetumpka couple charged with chemical endangerment of child By COREY ARWOOD Staff Writer

A Wetumpka man and woman were charged with chemical endangerment of a child, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia said the Elmore County Sheriff’s Office and the local D.A.’s office. According to media reports, Tonya Michelle Blankenship, 23, and Wesley Todd Casey, 27, took their one-yearold to a Montgomery hospital where it was found to be under the influence of a drug. See ARREST • Page 3

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Obituaries Jerry Taylor

TAYLOR, Jerry Lee, a resident of Prattville, AL; passed away Thursday, October 6, 2016 at the age of 67. Funeral services will be held Sunday, October 9, 2016 at Gassett Funeral Home Chapel at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Gerald Wood officiating. Burial will follow at Mann Family Cemetery with Gassett Funeral Home of Wetumpka directing. Mr. Taylor is preceded in death by his parents, Willie Joe & Francis Langley Taylor, 2 grandchildren, 2 brothers, and 2 sister. He is survived by the mother of his children, Daisy Taylor, sons, Rodney (Amy) Taylor, Bruce (Jamie) Taylor, Brandon Taylor, brother, Billy Wayne Taylor, sister, Brenda Pierce, and 7 grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Rodney Taylor, Bruce Taylor, Brandon Taylor, Chris Taylor, Tryton Taylor, and Coby Taylor. Honorary pallbearer will be Billy Wayne Taylor. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 9, 2016 from 12:30 p.m. until service time at Gassett Funeral Home. Online Guest Book available at www.gassettfuneralhome.net William Carroll / The Herlad

WES Fest boasts class-act performances and fun Young clowns perform a dance for parents at Wetumpka Elementary School’s WES Fest Thursday evening. Below Wetumpka Elementary School teachers even got in the act, taking pies in the face as part of the many actiivities available to students at WES Fest.

HES Students of the month 2-4 grades Back row: Julian Haney, Aiziahlyn Kjelstrom, Shalom McCloud, Anna Rhodes, Jasmine Lucas, Ana Brown, Beau Miller, Reid Norton and Camdyn Willaims. Seated: Madison Guilliams, Briana Cole, Ashley Aldana, Laurie McGough, Chloe Elmore, Blake Irvin, Jacelyn Jewell, Laylin Graham, Ella Kersey and Emma Rhodes.

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feet. Peters said the focus of the structure will be its high durability. He noted that the building will be a brick structure, with attic space and high-quality plumbing and electrical fixtures and equipment. The architect on the project is D.L.M. Architects out of Montgomery and the builder will be Danny Webb of Webb Builders in Millbrook. “We put the project out for public bid and the bid came in at around $300,000,” Peters said. “We had fantastic interest in bidding on the project. We are anticipating startup in late November or Dec. 1.” Peters said the delay in the project was due to the fact that youth football practice was ongoing at the park in the area where some of the work will be conducted and they did not want to interfere with that. “In setting up this project we are looking to maximize space and efficiency,” Peters said. Peters noted that he sat down with the mayor and council members as well as Parks and Recreation Director Scott Davis to determine all of the city’s needs before moving forward with the design of the project. “They have had a temporary trailer up there for 15 years,” he said. “It is time to go with something permanent. It is going to be a fantastic facility.”

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School, for its principal Welton Blanton Doby was held in March of this year. The Wise family was from Wetumpka’s Level Community, according to details from the foundation’s social media page. And this will be its first year back distributing the scholarships to local students since 2002 when Wise said they were unable to use their traditional location at the National Guard Armory to hold the ceremony because of what were then newly implemented security restrictions from the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The foundation itself, Wise said, was started Feb. 23, 1997, his mother’s birthday. Between 1998 and 2002, the foundation awarded 10 local students a total of $5,000 altogether, he said. Previously, he said they donated $500 per student. Wise said the money was to get them started on

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Prattville. Myers is the president and owner at River Region as well as a veterinarian. McDaniel also works as a practice manager at the Prattville facility. “We were getting a lot of feedback from our clients, some of them in Wetumpka wondering why we didn’t have something here,” McDaniel said. “River Region offers all of the same services that are offered here.” The services offered by Barks & Rec include pet boarding, grooming, general pet care and a day care option for pet owners. “The doggy day care is probably the biggest portion of our business, but we offer a variety or services,” McDaniel said. The facility includes not only space for pet boarding in the form of kennels but also “pet suites,” whole pet-sized rooms complete with televisions for dogs that might require such creature comforts. It also includes a large outdoor play area for dogs to burn off any excess energy. “We built the whole thing,” McDaniel said in reference to the outdoor facility.

“Our husbands helped us put it all together,” Myers said. According to McDaniel, the local facility is effectively run by employee Sarah Glenn. “She handles all of the day-to-day operations,” Myers added. Myers said that so far the response to the new business has been positive. “It has been really good, we’ve been pleased,” she said. “A lot of our customers are our vet patients but we have also had a lot of new people come in. We are the best facility you will ever find.” They said they are also the only facility in Wetumpka. “There was a need here for this,” McDaniel said. McDaniel noted that the first day of day care is free so that patrons can try out the services they provide. Those interested in learning more about the business may contact 334-312-0219 or check out their webpage, www.barksandrecwetumpka.com.

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Harrison. As part of the recommendations, the board also voted to hire Cacyce Davis as the district’s new Child Nutrition Program specialist. McKenzie presented the board with an update on potential supplements for those teachers and staff engaged in non-athletic activities within the school. McKenzie had previously brought an informal proposal before the board to consider the possibility of offering financial supplements to those teachers who perform work outside of the traditional classroom setting, such as teacher sponsors of clubs, groups and other activities. During Wednesday’s meeting McKenzie provided some suggestions to the board, starting with possible supplements at the four district high schools. McKenzie said the proposal would cost an additional $28,750 to the district. In other matters before the board: • Harrison informed the board that the average student population numbers for the district were 11,135 students, up some 146 students from the previous year. • Harrison also informed the board that he would be planning to bring up the district’s capital plan at the next regular board meeting.

the direction toward a college degree and now at $1,000, he said they want to continue to raise that amount through potential fund raising and contributors for the future. The deadline for the scholarships is Oct. 15, the winners are set to be announced Nov. 1. The scholarship banquet is scheduled for Feb. 4, 2017 at the Wetumpka Civic Center to coincide with Black History Month. According to a statement by Wise, it will be the first Black History Month event in Elmore County next year. Wise said that out of the 11 children five finished college and he said his mother always promoted education to them as a means to achieve their goals and dreams. He said that’s what they wanted to do for the community, by promoting education through scholarships and for those students to return and further benefit and better their communities.

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He said there was an ongoing investigation and it was being determined whether or not the couple was producing the drug out of their residence. The couple were said to have brought the 13-month-old to Baptist Medical East in Montgomery. It was reported that a nurse noticed the child was behaving unusually and later blood tests confirmed that it was under the influence of what was said to be a controlled substance. According to local media, the child was transported to a Birmingham hospital, and results of a toxicology report are expected to determine

more about the child’s condition, like what and how much of the substance was allegedly in its system. Both suspects have a moderate to extensive history in court. Todd, however, appeared to have the most incidents from domestic violence 3rd degree, burglary 3rd degree, harassment charges, and other lesser cases stemming back to 2009. Blankenship shows less of a history with a charge of harassing communication in 2011 with a guilty plea, other dismissed charges and otherwise mostly minor traffic violations.

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hile enthusiasm is not a prerequisite for a business owner, it can go a long way in seeing a project succeed. While not determinative on the issue of success or failure, without enthusiasm a project is generally doomed to failure. Recently I had the opportunity to meet with Bill Rinehart and Richard Bowen of Casa Napoli. For those of you who may be confused, I wrote the story about Casa Napoli, not Carmen Rodgers (strange things happen to stories from here to Alexander City where they are printed). And I was struck with the enthusiasm both men, but especially Richard Bowen, had regarding the upcoming return of a Wetumpka mainstay. During the interview,

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Bowen talked with a great deal of passion about what the restaurant used to be and what he hoped it could be again. Stories of late night visits by Tim Burton while he was in the area filming the movie “Big Fish” were just some of the interesting tales that Bowen told me about the restaurant in its prime. Bowen told so many tales in fact that there just wasn’t enough space in a newspaper story to tell them all. Just prior to their opening, I plan to go back and do a little follow up for our readers and perhaps I can incor-

porate a few more into the piece. My guess is Casa Napoli will succeed, not only because it did so before, but because both men had a very clear vision and the apparent drive to make it happen. Over the years I have done hundreds of business stories from small mom and pop retailers to large multibillion dollar corporations. The pattern I see most often from those who actually succeed is that they not only fully understand the business they are in but that they have the drive to succeed. Generally when I interview business owners for stories I always tell them one thing and it goes something like this: Sell your business to me and I will sell it to our readers. The best stories I have

written about businesses really have little to do with my skills, and more to do with the owners and their ability to sell their concept to a newspaper reporter. In fact, often I can tell which businesses will succeed or fail just based upon interviewing new owners about their projects. So far I have been around 98 percent accurate in my predictions as to who will make it and who will fail. Of course I also consider concepts like demographics, market saturation, general interest and the like, but often just talking with owners will tell you if their business ideas will work. In my opinion Casa Napoli has such a vision and I for one wish them the best.

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don’t know what it is about fall that gets meet feeling nostalgic. As I sat on the tailgate of my truck last Sunday evening with the weather turning cool, I saw some neighborhood kids riding bikes and laughing as they played chase. That simple scene brought back so many incredible thoughts and memories from the past. • I remember my Grandmother and Mom peeling and slicing apples. Then they put them on window screens to dry in the yard so they could be put in gallon jars until that perfect day in January when they would add water and sugar and carefully bring them to a boil. From there they would be packed into sweetened biscuit dough and fried in Crisco until they were the most incredible treats ever made. • I miss the smell of moth balls. Remember how winter clothes smelled when you got them out during that first cold snap. Does anyone use them anymore? • I remember the dimmer switch for the headlights in my 1967 Buick Skylark being on the floor, just like it was in my Dad’s 1966 Chevy, the 1973 Ford and his 1964 Chevy Impala. I still haven’t figured out why they moved it to the column. For those of us who often drive one-handed, it was much easier to find that switch with your left foot in the dark than figure out

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which way to pull the lever on your turn signal lever. Just my opinion. • Remember when you knew it was time to go in at night because the porch light at your house was on? • I miss kickball. I can’t even estimate the hours we all spent playing with that big old pumpkin-colored ball, using lamp posts, bushes, water meter covers and newspapers for bases. I’ve seen adult kickball leagues in some parts of the country. I may be able to play that game without having oxygen available. Who’s up for a game? • I miss how good a Coke tasted in a 6-ounce glass bottle when you were 7 years old on a 90-degree day and had ridden your bike two miles to the store to get it. • As a kid, who tried to taste the honey out of a honeysuckle or rode their bike behind the mosquito spray truck? Did you ever put baseball cards in your spokes to make your bike rumble or pick up coke bottles to take to the store to buy candy? Ever smear the glowing stuff from a lightning bug on your finger to make it look like a ring? I’m guilty of all of the above. It’s a wonder I’m still alive. • Remember when

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Long division in society has no simple ‘fix’

reetings from the corner of Bridge and Bridge! It is a beautiful fall day in the neighborhood. Yes, I know it is supposed to be ninety degrees later today, but this morning was cool and crisp. That is typical October in central Alabama. We are more divided as a nation today than we have ever been. Have you heard this expression lately? It seems to surround us. Signs of division are indeed everywhere. Simple division is easy to understand. It is easy to figure out how far a pizza will go when there are only a few people sharing it. Adding more people and having the right amount of pizza on hand is not a simple matter of multiplication, however. The more people you add to the pizza party, the harder it is to predict

how much pizza it will take to feed everyone. The reason for this is simple enough. It’s complicated. There, that’s the reason. If there are three people sharing a large pizza, it does not matter so much if one person eats four pieces and another eats two. A large will provide enough for three folks so no one goes away hungry. When the number of folks eating is exponentially larger, things get complicated. Individual variations have a larger impact on the whole. While long division in the field of mathematics should be easy to grasp since it involves the exact same principles as simple division, the mere presence of larger numbers causes confusion. Simple division in society is easy to understand. Three people come together and there is a prob-

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lem to be solved. The solution is attainable, because the number of variables is small. Concession is seldom symmetrical; meaning that the three people rarely all agree to forego two thirds of their viewpoint in order to achieve harmony. Still, finding a solution everyone can deal with is manageable in a simple setting. Long division in society should also be easy to understand. The more players involved, the greater the number of variables present. Finding consensus for moving

forward increases in difficulty with the number of viewpoints at the table, but that does not make it unattainable. I am one who does not believe we are more divided as a nation than we have ever been before. On the contrary, my memory of American history is that we have always been highly divided in personal viewpoint as a people. What has changed, in my observation, is our means for solving our division problems. There is no simple “fix” to the long-standing divisions present in our nation. No election has the power or ability to solve our division, because no one person or viewpoint has the power or ability to create such lasting division. It is much more complicated and complex than that. Our system of government is

designed to be of the people and for the people. Whenever that is compromised, we all suffer. History has proven that, and it will continue to do so if we allow it. The way to overcome division is to come together, not divide and conquer. The core values of most Americans are very similar in nature, but they vary greatly in application. For instance, safety means something different to different people, but safety is a value held in common by most people. Insuring safety for everyone living in America is attainable, but only if all viewpoints come to the table willing to make concession in order to move forward. Do the math. There is no other solution. Rev. Jonathan Yarboro is the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Wetumpka

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Indians sweep Dawgs, steal area tourney 2-seed By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Wetumpka swept Opelika, 3-0, Tuesday, sealing the two-seed for the area tournament later this month. Benjamin Russell won the hosting duties and will hold the Class 6A, Area 6 tournament. Completing the regular season sweep, the Indians’ rousing victory over the Bulldogs was vastly different than their first over them. Winning a five-set nailbiter at Opelika earlier this season, junior outside hitter Kasie Thomas said the Tribe was beaming to match up with the Dawgs. “We were hyped, we had our crowd here behind us,” Thomas said. “We were so ready, and when everybody is on that same page, everybody’s doing what they’re supposed to do, I mean we get stuff done all the time.” Wetumpka jumped out to an 18-5 lead in the opening game, and gripped the momentum the whole match. Opelika’s lone lead came in the third set, up 22-21, but two kills from junior Jordan Stewart and one from junior Makaila Anthony sealed the victory for WHS. Offensively, Thomas led the Tribe with nine kills, while Stewart had five.

Junior Kayla Bowens hit seven aces and sophomore Caroline Tyler had six aces and helped pace the Wetumpka defense with six digs. Junior libero Shamari Crenshaw added six digs. Thomas credited the defense for the team’s solid performance as well as improved communication. “Sometimes we can get a little down on ourselves and quiet. We might’ve lost a couple of points, but we turned it around and picked it right back up,” Thomas said. “Kept that energy up and putting balls right back down.” The Indians will meet Opelika in the first round of the area tournament, where the winner will advance to Super Regionals as well as have a shot at the area championship against Ben Russell. Confident coming off the 3-0 win over the Bulldogs, Thomas said she and her teammates expect a battle. “I think that’s going to be tough because they have really good players. But so do we. That competitive level, it keeps rising, so it’s going to get tough,” Thomas said. Cory Diaz / The Herald “When you both want something really bad, it’s going to be crazy.” Wetumpka junior Makaila Anthony (14) spikes the ball against Holtville during a match Saturday at the WHS hosts rival Stanhope Elmore Elmore County High School Block Party Tournament. Monday at 5:30 p.m.

US Soccer stars coming to area By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

A pair of United States Olympians will pay a visit to the area next Monday. Through a corporate contest won by the Prattville-based Century 21 Southern Star office, U.S. Women’s National Team stars and World Cup champions Meghan Klingenberg and Christen Press will headline a free family soccer event held at the Willis Bradford YMCA Branch Oct. 24 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Local kids will get to meet and have an opportunity to put their own soccer skills up against Press and Klingenberg,

who will sign some balls and jerseys for fans. There will also be free raffles and a hot dog supper will be provided. Century 21 Southern Star will donate $1,000 to the Wetumpka chapter of the American Youth Soccer Organization, and the Prattville Y will also be donated money. Klingenberg While the instructional portion of the event will be centered toward 9-year-olds and below, anyone is encouraged to attend. The Willis Bradford branch is located at 972 McQueen Smith Road, Prattville, Alabama, 36066.

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Test drives to raise money for WHS football, cheerleading By CORY DIAZ Sports Editor

Test driving Ford vehicles can accelerate raising money for the Wetumpka High School football team and cheerleading squad next Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Oct. 15, a fleet of Ford cars and trucks will be on hand in the WHS parking lot, as each test drive will generate a $20 donation from Ford to support the athletic teams through Ford’s Drive 4 Ur School program. After the initial drive, if

someone test drives a new 2017 Ford Escape, the motor company will give an additional $10. Wetumpka Quarterback Club president Scott Angus said the club’s goal for the event is to get 300 people to test drive vehicles, bringing potential fundraising to $8,000 that will be equally split between the football and cheerleading teams. “Jay Collier and Collier Ford have been huge supporters of the programs and really fought hard to get Ford to allow us to have this event,” Angus said.

VOLLEYBALL ROUNDUP HHS, EA, SEHS all earn big wins

Holtville sophomore setter Beth Railey (8) looks to pass a ball earlier this season.

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Holtville saved its best game of the year for the last one. Down two sets to Dadeville at home Thursday night, the Bulldogs (2-12, 1-5) stormed back to take the next three to win its first Class 4A, Area 5 match of the season in its regular season finale. “We finally came together as the team that we have been waiting for all season,” HHS volleyball coach Libby Collier said. “Communication stayed strong and all of the girls played very hard.” Holtville was short-handed, missing

top offensive hitter sophomore Kaylyn Dismukes and senior middle blocker Haley Mann due to injuries, making the come-from-behind victory more impressive, Collier said. “Everyone stepped up and did their job tonight. I’m very proud of them,” she said. “They were down two games, but never gave up. They fought hard to the end.” Edgewood 25, 25, 25 Glenwood 17, 20, 14 Kevi Hansen’s 16 kills carried Edgewood Academy in its 3-0 win at No. 4 Glenwood Thursday.

The senior middle hitter had 11 more kills than any of her teammates and senior middle Kaylee Glenn had five as the Wildcats, ranked No. 8 in the latest Alabama Sports Writers Association Poll, have now won eight straight matches. Senior setter Anna Barnes had 14 assists. Junior hitter Peyton Rodie garnered a team-high five aces while sophomore defensive specialist C.J. Weldon had five digs. EA will host the Class A Region 1 tournament, beginning Tuesday. Stanhope Elmore 25, 25, 25 Selma 10, 18, 17

Stanhope Elmore completed the regular season sweep of Selma with a 3-0 win at home Thursday on Senior Night. Junior middle hitter Jayla Thomas paced the offense with nine attacks, while setters Dauson Alexander and Natalie Taake combined for 12 assists. Defensively, Alexis Robinson led the way with seven digs, as the Mustangs locked up the No. 2 seed for the Class 6A, Area 5 tournament held at Chilton County High School Oct. 18. SEHS will play Selma in the first round at 4:30 for a chance to advance to Super Regionals for the first time in four years.

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Elmore County sophomore running back D.J. Patrick (4) leaps over a several players during Friday’s game versus region rival Dadeville.

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Minor 56, BRHS 22

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Benjamin Russell’s Timmy Lawson brings down Minor’s Jeffery Lee in the first half.

BRHS runs out of steam and falls to Minor

By CATHY HIGGINS Outlook Sports Editor

Despite a strong start, the Benjamin Russell Wildcats just couldn’t make their home-field contest against undefeated Minor work to their advantage. Instead, they fell to the Tigers, ranked sixth in Class 6A by the Alabama Sports Writers Association, 56-22. Things looked hopeful for the Wildcats, who were the only team to score in the first quarter when senior Necolby Maxwell scored a goal-line rush with 6:26 left in the quarter. With Dylan Moncus’ kick for the extra point, Benjamin Russell

led 7-0 for the rest of the quarter. “At the start of the game we had them right where we wanted them,” Benjamin Russell head coach Danny Horn said. Maxwell was the leading force behind the Wildcats’ efforts by scoring all three touchdowns. He also rushed for 244 yards on 32 carries. But that wasn’t enough. Like a predator slowly sizing up its prey, Minor gave the Wildcats a taste of what was to come as the second quarter got under way when a Tiger TD with 10:50 left in the quarter and 2-point conversion shifted the lead to Minor 8-7. Benjamin Russell answered the chal-

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from Ben Russell when NiJiel Broom intercepted a Wildcat pass. This set things up for Jackson, who sent a 32-yard TD pass to Delonte’ Evans with just 8.7 seconds left, followed by another 2-point conversion — this time by Larry Ellis III. This barrage of plays brought the Tigers’ lead to 30-14 at the half. “With good teams you’ve got to play a near-perfect game to win,” Horn said. “At the beginning we were playing well. But we threw a key interception down there and after that the bottom fell out.” That summation wasn’t so obvious when the second half started like the See BRHS • Page 3

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lenge with another touchdown from the goal line with 7:43 left in the second, followed by a kick from Moncus, shifting control back to the Wildcats with a 14-8 lead. But before the first half was over Minor would pounce with three more touchdowns First playmaker Jacure’ Jackson sent a 20-yard TD pass to Jaylond Adams with 6:09 for a temporary 14-14 tie. Next a fake punt gave Jeffery Lee the chance to make a jaw-dropping 95-yard TD rush, with Adams topping it off with a 2-point conversion. Finally, with the clock winding down on the half, Minor snatched possession

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Benjamin Russell’s JaKove Graham, above left,brings down Minor’s Jaylond Adams in the second quarter while Minor’s Joshua Ivory, top right, stops the Wildcats Kraige Abercrumbie on the sideline. Below, BRHS’s NelColby Maxwell is stopped by Minor’s Joshua Ivory.

first, with Ben Russell scoring on Maxwell’s 5-yard touchdown with 8:52 left in the third quarter. Adding the 2-point conversion narrowed Minor’s lead to 30-22. Unfortunately, that’s the last score the Wildcats would make for the night. But the Tigers were just getting started. They scored two more times in the third quarter with Adams. First came his 54-yard rushing touchdown with 7:58 left in the quarter. Then came his TD from the goal line with 1:16 left, along with his 2-point conversion for good measure, bringing the Tigers’ lead to 44-22 at the end of the third. The Tigers’ put their stamp

on the night in the fourth quarter with a pair of touchdowns with 8:25 and 5:22 left in the game. That last score came when Lee returned a punt 70 yards for the TD, bringing the final score to 56-22 and keeping the Tigers’ undefeated streak intact. Speed and teamwork are what made the Tigers roar Thursday night. Adams led the charge with three touchdowns, five catches and 84 total receiving yards. “He’s really good,” Horn said. “We practiced for him all week long but it’s just speed. He’s pretty good and we just didn’t have an answer for him.” While Minor did bring it Thursday night, Horn said Benjamin Russell’s loss boiled

down to mistakes from the young Wildcats. “We let them on special teams fake two punts,” he said. “They’ve got a lot of speed and the speed hurts. We missed a lot of tackles.” “The special teams were terrible,” Horn said. “You try to give people a chance to play but we just don’t have enough athletes to compete with them.” Thursday’s loss brings Benjamin Russell to 3-4 and 3-1 in the region. Next week the Wildcats return to a Friday schedule by hosting Helena for a regional match up in Ben Russell’s final home game of the season.

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Tallassee 48, Holtville 7

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Tallassee scored early and often against Holtville Friday night as this score by senior Troy Nabors demonstrates. The Tigers raced out to a 41-0 lead before halftime and cruised to a 48-7 final score.

Tigers sink Bulldogs with dominant first half By Corey Arwood The Wetumpka Herald

Tallassee took away a big win against Holtville High School 48-7 with most of the action happening in the first half of a game that was on its way to being a shutout if not for a third quarter Holtville touchdown. The Tigers seemed to encounter little resistance straight into the game and quickly dominated both the field and the scoreboard running the score to 41-0 in the first half. The second half held to a slower pace, but proved just as detrimental to The Bulldogs. Late in the third quarter a game play injury sent a #15 Dajon Reeves to Baptist South in Montgomery, along with coach Hunter Adams who said he traveled along with Reeves. The trajectory of the game was set in the first quarter as The Tigers closed it out 13-0. The most action-packed quarter overall was easily the second which

saw the bulk of the THS touchdowns, as well as the HHS missteps that cost them heavily early in the game. Going into the second quarter, The Bulldog defense managed to hold The Tigers in place for a short time, stopping their return at the 40-yard line. The Tigers quickly slipped out of The Bulldog defense’s grasp, and in two plays made their way deep into Bulldog territory with a long run by Brady Hancock. Holtville lost another 20 yards to the Tallassee offense, and in one more play they would be down by three touchdowns at 19-0. The last Tiger touchdown seemed to spell the end of any hope Holtville had going into halftime. As the remaining minutes wound down, the more the plays became disastrous and the Bulldogs seemed to fall further into disarray as the Tallassee lead grew. A bad Bulldog reception stopped them at their own 15-yard line, but a

long pass to Drew Nobles took them almost to midfield, stopping 5-yards short at the 45-yard line. But that was the singular high note. Tallassee nearly intercepted a pass attempt, and with the very next HHS pass, The Tigers’ Jake Burton picked a pass out of the air and strolled into the end zone. And with an extra point the Tallassee lead was extended to 26-0 with 8:30 left in the quarter. More of the same was to follow. A bad HHS return followed by a blocked punt, and before the Bulldogs could get oriented, the Tigers were once more at their door. And only about two short minutes since their previous score, Casey Baynes waded through The Bulldog defense into the end zone. With a successful 2-point conversion The Tigers brought the score to 34-0, with plenty of time left for more abuse, which would arrive in the form of another Baynes rush into

the end zone. The second half saw little change but The Bulldogs did manage to get 7 points on the scoreboard Coach Hunter Adams would not talk about Reeves’ condition and declined to comment on the game in light of the incident, he said. Even THS Coach Mike Battles prefaced his winning statement with a word on injury. “We’re glad to win the ball game, any time you see a young man out on a high school football field that’s injured you know it always concerns you and you know our thoughts are with their football team and him and if he’s ok then we’ll be excited,” said Battles. “But it was a good win for us, we needed to get back on the winning side of things, and I thought our kids played hard and they’ve played hard every week we just haven’t been able to pull out a victory the past couple of weeks, but this gets us set up so now we can have a lot of momentum going into play Leeds.”

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Carver-Montgomery 40, Stanhope Elmore 33

Stanhope loses in slugfest against Carver By William Carroll The Wetumpka Herald

Stanhope Elmore lost a hard fought slugfest against Carver Montgomery Friday night that was marred by a number of turnovers and some questionable officiating. The game started off with Carver driving 65 yards in ten plays to take an early 7-0 lead. As would become a common theme all night, the Mustangs would have trouble stopping Wolverine quarterback senior Duke Harris. Harris made several key plays including an 18 yard scamper that helped get the Wolverines into Mustang territory. Not to be outdone, the Mustangs had a big kickoff return from senior Quinaz Turner that put them near midfield at their own 48 yard line. Helped in part by a Wolverine’s roughing the passer penalty, the Mustangs got the ball deep into Carver territory and capped off the drive with an option pitch play that senior running back Kareem Jackson took in from 13 yards out. After missing the PAT, the Mustangs still trailed 7-6. For the next several drives, the game became a defensive struggle including a turnover by each team and a gutsy goal line stand by the Mustangs. Eventually the Mustangs would drive from their own four yard line to the Carver 14, but a fumble by senior quarterback Tripper Warlick gave the Wolverines the ball back at their own 17. The Wolverines then went 83 yards in only five plays capped by a 23 yard touchdown pass to take a 14-6 lead. SEHS would then take the ball on the ensuing drive and move the ball 65 yards down the field for a touchdown. A two point conversion pass from Warlick to senior wideout Zech Byrd appeared to have been caught, but officials called the pass incomplete, causing the SEHS sideline to erupt and resulting in a 15 yard penalty on the Mustangs. The half though

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Senior running back Kareem Jackson had some big plays Friday night including a couple of scores to keep Stanhope Elmore in the game against Carver-Montgomery.

ended with Carver still leading 14-12. In the second half, Stanhope wasted no time in taking the lead. On the first play from scrimmage, Jackson rumbled 74 yards through the Carver defense to give the Mustangs a 19-14 lead. SEHS’ defense held the Wolverines and were able to get the ball back after a fake Carver punt at the Carver 40 yard line, but another costly turnover gave the ball back to Wolverines at their own 36. Nine plays later Carver had regained the lead 22-19. Another SEHS fumble on the kickoff gave the Wolverines the ball at the Mustangs’ 23, but the defense held the Wolverines out of the end zone, forcing them to settle for a 33 yard

field goal and a 25-19 lead. On the next drive, the Mustangs would strike for a big play as Jackson ran 58 yards to give the Mustangs a first and goal at the six. 3 plays later Jackson hit paydirt again and the Mustangs led 26-25. Carver though would strike with a big play of their own when Wolverine wideout Jerquameian Howard took the ball around right end and scored from 62 yards out to give the Wolverines a 32-26 lead. Tragedy again would strike the SEHS offense when a pass by Warlick was intercepted and returned 43 yards for a Wolverine touchdown and a 40-26 lead. The Mustangs were not quite done yet, however, On the next drive they went 80

yards, including a gutsy 4th down and 2 play that resulted in a 50 yard touchdown pass to Turner. With the extra point, Stanhope trailed 40-33 with over seen minutes remaining in the game. SEHS’ defense held and the Mustangs got the ball back after a punt at their own 22 yard line with time enough to get a tying or winning score. On the final drive they were able to move the ball as far as the Carter 35, but another interception thrown by Warlick sealed the loss for the Mustangs who are now 2-5 on the season and next will

travel to Dothan for another AHSAA Class 6A Region 2 game.

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Coosa 39, B.B. Comer 14

Graham leads Coosa over Comer with 243 yards rushing By SHANE DUNAWAY The Daily Home

SYLACAUGA – B.B. Comer’s high school football team collapsed under the weight of 27 second-half points by Central Coosa in a 39-14 loss at Legion Stadium on Friday. The Tigers struggled to contain Cougars quarterback Raymond Graham, who rushed for 243 yards on 23 carries with three touchdowns. He also threw a 61-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Tyius Evans early in the third quarter that kick-started Central Coosa’s second-half barrage. In the fourth, Evans added a 55-yard touchdown run on a reverse in the game’s closing minutes. “You make your own breaks, and we didn’t make any,” said Tigers head coach Mike Battles. “They came out there, took control of the ballgame and won. We make our own trouble a lot

of times. They did a good job, they came out and wanted to win, and they did win.” The Cougars had struggles of their own containing Tigers quarterback Houston Ford, who rushed for 240 yards on 23 carries with a pair of first-quarter touchdowns. But he accounted for three of Comer’s five turnovers, including a backwards pass that missed Ford’s intended target and was returned 45 yards by the Cougars defense for a touchdown. “We got out there and put some points on the board, but a lot of times, our points don’t matter because they get so far ahead, you sort of lose track of that right there,” Battles said. “We can’t hold a lead. Of course, we very seldom ever get a lead. So it’s just been one of those kind of years.” Comer piled up 396 yards of total offense in the game, and Ford and Graham traded touchdowns in the first half.

Ford scored first on a 15-yard run to give the Tigers a 6-0 lead with just over two minutes left in the first quarter. Less than a minute later, Graham answered back with a 46-yard touchdown run to tie the game at 6-all. With under a minute left in the first, Ford broke away from the Cougars with a 65-yard touchdown run. A successful two-point conversion by running back Jacoby Kelley gave the Tigers a 14-6 lead. It took just over a full quarter for the Cougars to reach the end zone courtesy of a 1-yard run by Graham. A failed two-point conversion put the Cougars behind the Tigers to close out the half, 14-12. Graham scored his third rushing touchdown from 45 yards out with 4:26 left in the third quarter. “He’s a tough, hard-nosed player who does a really good job for us,” Cougars head coach

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B.B. Comer’s Jacoby Kelley stiff arms Coosa Central’s Tyius Evans Friday night in Sylacauga.

Barry Simmons said of Graham. “I’m real proud of his effort. Really, our effort in the first half wasn’t very good at all. I thought we came out flat and didn’t play very well at all … We did a better job in second half.”

Both teams will travel south next week as Comer (0-7, 0-4) still seeks its first win of the season at Prattville Christian, while Central Coosa (4-3, 2-2) tries to keep its Class 3A, Region 3 playoff hopes alive at Montgomery Academy.

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Dadeville 42, Elmore County 14

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Dadeville’s Jalen Sullivan (6) and Margarius Buchanan (1) breaks up a pass to Elmore County senior wide receiver Tyric Belyeu (2) during Friday night’s game at Burt-Haynie Field.

Tigers nix Panthers’ tricks in road region win By Cory Diaz The Wetumpka Herald

Dadeville caught Elmore County reaching in its bag of tricks early and often enough to hold them down for the 42-14 victory Friday at BurtHaynie Field. The Panthers opened the game with an onside kick, faked a punt on its first offensive possession and went for it on 4th-and-5 at Dadeville’s 46 on its next drive, but the Tigers snuffed all three chances. For the game, ECHS attempted to convert on fourth down eight times, but only converted twice. “We needed to (practice fourth down defense) this week,” Tigers head coach Richard White said. “We gave up five last weekend against Tallassee, so we’ve got to get off the field. That’s the thing, you’ve got to get off the field on third and fourth down.” Facing off against a plethora of

Tiger athletes, headlined by senior quarterback Margarius Buchanan, Elmore County head coach Norman Dean knew his team needed to take chances, but couldn’t execute. “Early in the game we faked a punt, we didn’t execute that,” Dean said. “Later in the game, we had a chance when the score was tight, we didn’t make the play. They’re No. 1 (Buchanan) is just a great athlete. A lot of times in high school football, athletes beat schemes.” Buchanan and company found success against the Panthers’ defensive gameplan, racking up 592 total yards -- 495 rushing yards -- with the signal caller leading the way accounting for three scores. Dadeville went 50 yards on three plays to start the contest, with Phillip Russell finding the end zone from 12 yards out. Elmore County sophomore safety Kwan Bickley intercepted a Buchanan

pass at the ECHS 3 on DHS’s next possession, but after the Panthers’ second straight failed fourth down attempt, the quarterback scored the first of consecutive touchdowns on a 29-yard touchdown run, as Dadeville led, 21-0, with 6:50 remaining in the first half. The Panthers cut the lead to 21-7 with 2:38 to go before the break, capping a 15-play, 73-yard drive with a 24-yard touchdown pitch-and-catch from senior quarterback Will Venable to senior wide out Tyric Belyeu. But a 61-yard touchdown scamper from Kadore Glenn with 37 ticks before halftime, stopped any sign of ECHS momentum. “With them, it’s pick your poison. We’ve got to try to keep No. 1 bottled up, so try to be sound to keep him bottled up, then somebody else pops one,” Dean said. “Ain’t too many people stopped No. 1. And when you scheme up to beat him, that leaves someone else.”

Down 28-7, ECHS drove down to the Dadeville 9 to start the third quarter, but sophomore running back D.J. Patrick fell short on 4th-and-2. The Panthers defense forced consecutive turnovers on the Tigers’ first two possessions, a Dalton Odom pick in the end zone and a Sam Grigsby fumble recovery, but their offense couldn’t capitalize. Venable finished 12-for-32 for 181 yards with a touchdowns and two interceptions. Belyeu caught four passes for 102 yards, while. Patrick had 162 yards and a late touchdown on 25 carries for Elmore County. Buchanan connected with Corbin Holston on a 75-yard touchdown pass and Russell rounded out the scoring with a 13-yard scoring run. “I thought our bunch played hard. We played sloppy at times, but I’m happy. When you get a win on this field, you’ve done something,” White said. “This is a tough place to play.”

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Above left: Elmore County senior quarterback Will Venable looks downfield for an open receiver. Above right: Dadeville sophomore tackle D.J. Foster (58) blocks for senior quarterback Margarius Buchanan (1) while Hayden Bass (58) looks to apply pressure. Below: Sophomore safety Kwan Bickley (9) jumps up to intercept a pass Friday night.

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Russell Christian 46, Lyman Ward 20

Rangers come up short at homecoming By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor

As the clock wound down on Lyman Ward’s homecoming game against Meridian, Miss.-based Russell Christian, emotions ran high and tempers flared in the contest that ended with the Rangers losing to the Warriors 46-22. The trouble started when Lyman Ward’s James Adcocks and a player from the Warriors got in a brief altercation late in the fourth, causing a dead-ball personal foul on both teams. At that point Russell Christian had claimed the victory with a 40-22 score. But with literally no time left on the clock, the Warriors added insult to injury by making one more touchdown. With that, Lyman Ward head coach Keith Elliott led his Rangers to bypass the traditional post-game handshake and instead head straight into the fieldhouse. “The tensions were high in the last three minutes of the game and I felt like we would be better off going straight to the locker room,” Elliott said. While it wasn’t that final Warriors TD that prompted the coach’s decision, he still wasn’t happy with how Russell Christian head coach Nate Ballard decided to end the game. “He’s a good coach,” Elliott said. “If he can sleep with it, that’s up to him. But I disagreed with it and didn’t think it showed much class.” The night started with a grapple back and forth for domination. Russell’s Drew Taylor threw a pass to Chris Walk for a touchdown with 8:43 left in the first quarter. Within the blink of an eye the Rangers answered with a score of their own by Corey Coleman with 8:23 left in the quarter. But the Warriors pushed back with 1:06 left in the first with a TD from

the goal line, bringing their lead to 14-6 after a 2-point conversion. Both teams would score once more in the second quarter. Russell’s came with 7:15 left, followed by a 2-point conversion. Lyman Ward’s hit as the first half closed and Coleman made his second touchdown of the night with 13.7 seconds on the clock. This narrowed Russell’s lead to 22-12 at the half. The Warriors would continue their attack by laying down two touchdowns in the third quarter. The first was a 45-yard rush by Logan Sayers with 8:41 left in the quarter. The second was by Taylor with a 9-yard rush with 31.1 seconds on the clock. The third quarter closed with the Warriors leading 34-12. The Rangers made one last stand in the fourth quarter as Trey Webb rushed 50 yards for the score with 10:26 left. But the Warriors were determined to dominate, rushing 15 yards for the score with 5:14 left in the fourth and then casting that final blow at 0.0 for the 46-22 defeat. The game’s conclusion cast a pall on Lyman Ward’s homecoming activities, which included honoring the 50th anniversary of the Lyman Ward Class of 1966 football team, which had an 8-1 season, losing only to Eclectic High — a record that still stands today. Recognized were Class of 1966 Rangers team members Ray “Dog” Blackburn, Jimmy Brittain, Eddie Pope and coach J.D. Gooden. The festivities also included the crowning of Homecoming Queen Morgan Gray of Tallahassee, Fla. The 17-year-old represented Bravo Company and was escorted by Cadet Brody Gerrell. LTC Jared Norrell, vice president of Lyman Ward, crowned the queen. Next Lyman Ward heads on the road to play Ezekiel. Kickoff is 7 p.m. Friday.

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The Rangers’ Trey Webb, above, is stopped by Russell Christian’s Caleb Turner Friday night. Left, Morgan Gray of Tallahassee, Fla. was named homecoming queen. Gray was escorted by Cadet Brody Gerrell.

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Wetumpka 28, Helena 21

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Wetumpka senior wide receiver Maurice Young (11) looks for running room. The Indians held off a late fourth quarter surge from Helena to win 28-21 on Friday.

Wetumpka hangs on at Helena By Graham Brooks For The Wetumpka Herald

HELENA – Despite scoring three fourth quarter touchdowns, the Helena offense couldn’t get things going the first 36 minutes of the game and a comeback bid fell short as Wetumpka held on to defeat Helena 28-21 at Husky Stadium Friday. After three quarters, it looked as though the Indians would win going away as Wetumpka raced out to a 28-0 lead. The Indians scored two first quarter touchdowns; the first being a 1-yard touchdown run by running back Kavosiey Smoke and the second came on a 9-yard touchdown

run by Keedrick Adams on a reverse around left end on fourth-and-3 to jump out to a 14-0 lead at the end of the first quarter. Less than 20 seconds into the second quarter the Indians got on the scoreboard again after DeAndre Williams burst through the line for a 40-yard touchdown run to extend Wetumpka’s lead to 21-0. The Indians tacked on another touchdown late in the third quarter and the final 12 minutes of the game are where things began to get interesting. Down 28-0, Helena finally got on the board with 9:17 left in the game as Helena quarterback Riley Davis orchestrated a 10-play, 51-yard drive

capped off with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Dionte Tolbert to make it 28-7. Davis returned from an injury that sidelined him the last two games and finished the game with two touchdowns. A few possessions later, Helena found the end zone once again after Huskies running back Devan Walker scored from nine yards out to make it 28-14 with 3:01 left in the game. Helena successfully converted an onside kick and on the first offensive play, Davis through a 49-yard touchdown pass to a wide open Jake Busby to cut Wetumpka’s lead to 28-21 with 2:46 remaining. A second onside kick was unsuccessful and Wetumpka drove the ball

to Helena’s goal line to run out the clock and preserve a win and halt a furious comeback by the Huskies. After the game, Helena head coach Watt Parker said the first half struggles are what hurt Helena. “We just couldn’t get anything going in the first half offensively,” said Parker. “Our defense started to figure it out and it took a little while to pick up speed in the game but I’m glad we fought hard until the end and we’ll see what we can do next week.” With the loss, Helena dropped to 2-5 on the season and 1-3 in region play. Wetumpka locked up a playoff spot with the win and improved to 7-1 on the season.

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Horseshoe Bend 42, Vincent 21

Generals get win at Vincent, still alive for playoffs By CATHY HIGGINS Sports Editor

Horseshoe Bend’s road trip to Vincent’s Legion Stadium ended with a Generals win over the Yellow Jackets 42-21. Leading Horseshoe Bend was Drew Hill who scored 4 touchdowns and rushed 190 yards with 18 carries. But he had help from Trace Meadows and Brandon Heard, who each scored a touchdown. “Trace rushed at least 100 yards himself,” said Horseshoe Bend head coach Jason Franklin. Plus, Meadows made at least 12 tackles Friday night. The Generals proved they came to play right from the start with a touchdown each in the first quarter from Brandon Heard and Drew Hill. The Yellow Jackets also scored in the quarter. The quarter ended with Horseshoe Bend leading 12-6. The half ended with the Generals increasing their lead with another score from Hill in the second quarter. The 2-point conversion took the score to 20-6. Hill didn’t skip a beat as the second half began. He scored his third and fourth touchdowns of the night in the third. Meadows joined the fun by adding the Generals’ final touchdown of the night in the third quarter, bringing Horseshoe Bend’s lead to 42-6 in the third. But the Yellow Jackets made a field goal, narrowing that lead to 42-9 in the quarter. The fourth quarter gave the Yellow Jackets a chance to rally. “We put in subs and didn’t put our starters back in,” Franklin said. That enabled Vincent to score two more touchdowns in the final quarter. It narrowed Horseshoe Bend’s final-

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Horseshoe Bend’s Drew Hill rushes the ball. Hill rushed for 190 yards on 18 carries for 4 touchdowns at Vincent.

score lead to 42-21. Franklin was understandably pleased with the outcome of Friday’s contest. “Overall, I thought we played well,” he said. The region win brings Horseshoe

Bend to 4-3 overall and 2-3 in the region. “It means we’re still in the running for post-season,” Franklin said. “But we’ve got to win the next two.” Next week Horseshoe Bend hosts Fayetteville for a region game at

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Lafayette 58, Reeltown 8

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The Rebels’ Mitchell Flurry tries to bring down Lafayette quarterback Jatarvious Whitlow.

Rebels unable to contain Dawgs for homecoming By DAVID GRANGER Staff Writer

REELTOWN – Jatarvious Whitlow, fourth-ranked LaFayette’s all-everything quarterback, showed why he is one of the most soughtafter prospects in the state of Alabama at Nix-WebsterO’Neal Stadium Friday night. The Bulldog quarterback whirled, ducked, dodged and heaved, but mostly simply outran the Reeltown defense all night to lead the visitors to a 58-8 win over the homestanding Rebels. Whitlow, who played all of the offensive series for LaFayette though the game was in little doubt by halftime, rushed for 211 yards and four touchdowns on just 11 carries, passed for 128 yards and two more scores and returned three punts for 172 yards and another touchdown. The punt return touchdown capped the Bulldogs’ scoring with just 4:17 left to play. Asked if there was too much Whitlow, Reeltown first-year

head coach Matt Johnson responded, “There was a lot of him. He’s a good ball player. We made him look really good.” While Whitlow ran over, around and through the Rebels, Reeltown could do little when it had the ball, managing just 51 yards on offense in the first half. The Rebels finally got on track in the second half, gaining 222 offensive yards, but it was too little too late. “We just stayed behind the sticks all night and, with a team like that, you can’t play behind the sticks. We just couldn’t get anything going. We were flat. We let them dictate a lot of what we did. We weren’t picking up blitzes, which they do a lot of, and you can’t do that against a good team.” Whitlow’s first big play came with 4:42 left in the first quarter when he hit Shabasken Holloway with 23-yard touchdown pass. Whitlow ran for the 2-point conversion and the Bulldogs led 8-0 until the senior quarterback bowled over from the Rebels’ 1 to

put LaFayette up 14-0 after the pass attempt for two fell incomplete. LaFayette would score twice in the next nine plays to deflate the Rebels and put the game out of reach. Whitlow hit Jamarious Beatty with a 32-yard touchdown pass to cap a four-play, 62-yard drive with 7:38 left in the half and, following a Reeltown punt, would find himself in the end zone again, this time after trying the middle, spinning out of a tackle then heading to and down the right sideline for a 31-yard score. The Bulldogs were 1-for2 on two-point conversion attempts and led 28-0 at halftime. Reeltown took the secondhalf kick and held the ball 15 plays before bogging down at their own 46 after quarterback Cole Flurry was sacked by My’Kale Trammell. Two plays later it was that man again – Whitlow – scampering around right end for 58 yards and the touchdown with 3:49 See REBELS • Page 15

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Reeltown High School senior Paige King poses for photographs after being named homecoming queen as her father Richard King looks on.

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Reeltown’s Montez Brooks, above, left, leaps over a teammate in the first half as he looks for room to run against Lafayette. Top right, the Rebels’ Eric Shaw stops Lafayette’s Shabsken Holloway. Below, Reeltown’s John Derrick Hammonds waits for a block against Lafayette.

left in the third quarter. LaFayette scored twice more to go up 50-0 before the Rebels found paydirt. Robert Houston Jr. ran left, reversed his field and scooted down the right sideline for 55 yards and a touchdown with 11:35 remaining. Whitlow took a similar route to the end zone with 7:30 left following Xavier Holloway’s interception of an Eric Shaw pass. Whitlow passed to Houston to convert both tries for two. Finally, Reeltown put together a four-play, 79-yard scoring drive. Trakevon Hughley, who finished the night with 149 yards (132 in the second half) on 20 carries, got eight on first down, then

Faison got six more. After an offsides penalty on LaFayette and a sack of backup Rebel quarterback Shaw netted a yard, Hughley burst through the line at left tackle and went 66 yards for the score. Faison ran in the two-point conversion. Whitlow closed out the night’s scoring with his puntreturn touchdown. Reeltown falls to 3-4 overall and 3-2 in Class 2A Region 5 and hosts Vincent (1-5, 1-3) next week. With the win, LaFayette improves to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the region and hosts region foe Ranburne (1-6, 1-4 and a 55-7 loser to Lanett on Friday) next week.

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2016 SPORTS EXTRA

OCTOBER 8-9, 2016

Glenwood 49, Edgewood 6

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Edgewood Academy eighth-grade quarterback Drez Crawford (3) runs the ball earlier this season.

Glenwood bounces Edgewood on big plays By Ronald Frazier For The Wetumpka Herald

Glenwood did what it had to do and came back from two straight non-region losses to hand Edgewood Academy a 49-6 loss Thursday night at Sammy Howard field. The win improved the Gators record to 5-2 overall and 3-0 in AISA Region 1 play while Edgewood fell to 0-8 for the year and 0-4 in the region. This also was the Gators’ first win over the Wildcats in their last eight contests. “Edgewood is a young team — I think they have only one senior on the roster and they played with a lot of heart out there,” Glenwood coach Jason Gibson said. “We wanted to

execute on offense and defense and not let anyone get hurt.” The Gators were without the services of two senior starters for the contest, Johnathon Caldwell and Carson Allison, but no other players went down against Edgewood. Glenwood jumped to a 14-0 firstquarter lead by using a short field. Latavious Calhoun returned a Wildcat punt 61 yards to set up a first-and-10 on the 20 and Christian Clausell’s interception set up a 20-yard oneplay drive for the second score. Trailing by the two scores, Edgewood put together its only scoring drive of the night, going 80 yards on 16 running plays with quarterback Cooper James scoring on a 1-yard sneak to make it 14-6.

It took one offensive play for the Gators to respond as Edgewood attempted an onside kick and Jacob Harper caught the ball at the 50. Fullback John Burnett burst up the middle and went 50 yards for Glenwood’s third touchdown and the Wildcats could not respond after that. In fact, Edgewood collected only four more first downs in the contest and two of those were be Glenwood penalties. Boatner ensured that it would be a running clock when Glenwood scored in the first minute of the third quarter, this one on a 46-yard run that made the score 35-6. Sophomore Lawrence Vinson came in and rushed five times in the

second half and scored twice, including 34 yards the first time he touched the ball. “Our young guys really stepped up in the second half, Trevor Cisco, Scott Anderson, Jake Melton and Bryce Newman did a great job out there and Vinson is only a sophomore,” Gibson said. Now the Gators will travel to Bessemer to play the No. 2 ranked Rebels for first place in the region. The win against Edgewood did secure Glenwood a spot in the first round of the AISA playoffs. “The game (next) Friday will be for first place and it’s probably been a long time that Glenwood has played for first place this late in the year,” Gibson said.