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BOE talks financial report City school board superintendent says year ended ‘very positively’

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Things are looking good financially for the Alexander City School System after the board of education received the last financial report for the past fiscal year at Tuesday night’s meeting.

“It was a very positive year-end report,” superintendent Dr. Darrell Cooper said Thursday morning. “We finished the year very positively.”

The system was able to grow its reserve See BOE • Page 9

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10 horror movies to watch this Halloween

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series where Outlook staff members will write a Halloweenrelated editorial piece leading up to Oct. 31.

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Most of you know me as your friendly neighborhood sports editor. But in my spare time, I’m a closet horror movie buff. It doesn’t really matter what the movie is; if it’s scary, I’ll go see it. Even those lame B-movies that go straight to Netflix, I’ll eat it up.

So, when writing this column, it was really hard to narrow this list down to just 10 movies I recommend for you on Halloween. But here’s the best ones I’ve got.

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Current National Rifle Association president and retired Army Col. Oliver North spoke to the Tallapoosa County Republican Party Thursday. North also autographed books.

Above he greets Mark Spencer after his speech.

The Mill Two Eighty was packed Thursday night as the Tallapoosa County Republican Party welcomed retired Marine and current president of the National Rifle Association, Oliver North, to Alexander City.

County GOP Chair Denise Bates welcomed everyone to the event, while Woody Baird provided an introduction before North took the stage, sharing a few remarks about his experiences in the military and while hosting his show, “War Stories with Oliver North,” before talking some about where the country stands politically.

“It is a privilege to be welcomed up here tonight by a fellow warrior,” North said as he began his talk. “It’s great to be here with all of you.”

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Sports fans can support team through a smile thanks to new braces

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

With a grin, 11-year-old Camden McVey flashed something nobody else has – University of Alabama logos on his teeth.

The script ‘A’ logo brackets were installed by Alexander City orthodontist Dr. Bill Harrell Thursday morning and McVey isn’t worried about the semi-permanent declaration of his team.

“The Tide is my favorite team,” McVey said.

He is not worried about his allegiance See BRACES • Page 3

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Dr. Bill Harrell, left, shows the helmet and cleats his father used in 1941 while playing for the University of Alabama to Camden McVey and his mother Jamie Long.

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DEAR ABBY: I am wondering if anyone else has ever asked about this. I have had the same cleaning woman for three years. She does an excellent job and works hard.

I got her the last six or seven of her clients. However, she has made little changes in the past when I’m not home.

For example, she reorganized a kitchen drawer and laundry room cabinet without first clearing it with me. Yesterday, when I walked into my laundry room, I noticed two pictures had been removed from the wall and rehung in my living room.

Furthermore, she used three nails to hang them and left the first nail in the wall because she had made a mistake. I removed the pictures and returned them to their original spots. The three holes in the living room wall remain.

I live in an expensive penthouse. The holes are like bullet holes to me. This is not my apartment. I am a renter.

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My cleaning lady is very sensitive. When I asked her to let me know the night before if she needs to cancel, I almost lost her for good. I had to call repeatedly, and I’m walking on eggshells now. -- RENTER IN NEVADA DEAR RENTER: For your cleaning woman to have done what she did was wrong, and you need to explain it to her so nothing similar will happen again. Sometimes it isn’t what you say but how you say it.

Hang onto your temper while telling her she has created a problem for you. It’s the truth, and she needs to hear it. If her response is to punish you by not showing up, you are well rid of the woman.

By CARMEN RODGERS Staff Writer

With a chill in the air, it seems fall is finally here to stay and the folks at Good Hope Baptist Church in Eclectic are celebrating with a Fall Festival this Sunday beginning at 4 p.m.

There will inflatables, face painting, hayrides, a popcorn stand and much more for kids and adults alike.

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are seeking an alternative to traditional door-to-door trick-or-treat, there will a parking lot designated for trunk or treat. In addition, there will be a costume contest.

“Come dressed in your costume,” Red Hill Fire Department’s Chad Moore said. “It will be a great time for the entire family.”

Members of the Red Hill Fire Department are coordinating this event and they hope to include a dunking booth with a few special guests.

“We are asking local fire chiefs

to take part,” Moore said. “Right now we have Josh Dorminey, Eclectic’s fire chief, Eclectic police chief, Robert Head, Red Hill fire chief, Charles Chambers and a few other first responders.”

With plenty of fun scheduled and an opportunity to “dunk a chief,” this event should have something for everyone.

“This event is for everyone in the community and surrounding communities,” Moore said. “We hope everyone will come out and have a great time.”

Ongoing Events FEAST OF SHARING: Alexander City United Methodist Church and St. James Episcopal Church host a Feast of Sharing meal Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at the fellowship hall of the Methodist Church.

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on, a friendly visit from a hospice volunteer can brighten the lonely day of a patient and caregiver. Contact Sonya Bryan for more information at 256-329-0507.

OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS: Overeaters Anonymous meets at 6 p.m. on Thursdays at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church next to Russell Hospital. There are no dues, fees or weigh-ins.

Contact Lisa at 256-7490160 at ww.oa.org.

GRIEF SHARE: Sessions for Grief Share will be at the Trinity Campus of First United Methodist Church starting August 29 and will be held on Wednesdays through Nov. 14 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. the seminar is sponsored Radney Funeral Home and First United Methodist Church.

The group is designed to help rebuild your life after the loss of a spouse, child, family member or friend.

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DEAR ABBY: I’m a 58-year-old woman, divorced for three years. I was in a loveless marriage for almost 20 years. Over the last three years I have lost 45 pounds and have started going to online dating sites. I’m attractive, so I get lots of attention.

I post nice pictures of myself, nothing sexy. But the kind of attention I’m getting is not what I want. I’d like to meet a man and try to have a long-term relationship. Most of the men “say” that’s what they want, too. But to be honest about it, it’s not.

How can I come across as a woman who wants an

LTR and not a “friends with benefits” or a hook-up? I don’t sleep around, so those things just are not my cup of tea.

What do I do? -- LOST IN THE ONLINE DATING WORLD DEAR LOST: If someone wants to move your “relationship” to the next level before you are ready, you need to say you are not comfortable in moving so quickly. It’s straightforward and honest.

It occurs to me that there are many kinds of dating sites, and you may be on the wrong ones. If you have friends who are also in the dating world, ask them which they use. But if you have no luck there, consider meeting suitable men the old-fashioned way -- by being introduced by people you know and who know you well.

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FIRST SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP: Duncan United Methodist Church is hosting First Sunday Fellowship starting July 1.

There will be a meal filled with friendship, fellowship and lots of fun starting at 5 p.m. at the clubhouse adjoining the church.

Rev. Wayne Hicks is the pastor.

COMMUNITY CANCER SUPPORT GROUP: This group meets the first Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. at Trinity Campus FUMC next to Russell Medical. Meetings will resume in September. All cancer patients and family members are welcome. If you are interested, please contact Andrea Peacock 256-749-1134 or andreapeacock60@gmail.com.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: Red Ridge United Methodist Church in Dadeville hosts an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting every Sunday at 6 p.m.

DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS: The Bill Nichols Chapter 13 meets every

third Monday at 5:30 p.m. at the Charles T. “Bud” Porch Center in Alexander City.

Chapter Service Officers are available every second and fourth Wednesday from noon to 5 p.m. for claims assistance.

RECYCLING: The Alexander City Recycling Facility is located at the Public Works Department at 824 Railey Road. All materials should be dropped off behind the green storage shed on the Public Works lot. The facility is always open for unassisted drop off.

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to the Tide waning.

“I don’t plan on it,” McVey said.

Harrell saw university brackets for braces at a meeting and inquired about them.

“I saw ones for Arizona about three years ago,” Harrell said. “The company had the rights for them from the NCAA. I asked about ones for Alabama.”

Harrell was able to get orthodontists from Huntsville and Tuscaloosa to sign on too to make it easier for the manufacturer to get the proper licensing through the University of Alabama, but Harrell’s deal was to get the first ones available.

“I got them Oct. 1,” Harrell said. “It has taken about two years of preparation.”

Harrell has a personal interest in the University of Alabama, not only did he go to school there but his father Bill Harrell was a member of the 1941 national championship team there.

Harrell has established a scholarship to the University of Alabama in his father’s name and part of the proceeds for the logo brackets go to the fund.

“My dad lettered in baseball, track and football,” Harrell said.

Auburn fans don’t need to worry because Harrell also has AU logo brackets too and funds are directed to a scholarship named for Jimmy “Red” Phillips.

McVey is not too worried about Auburn fans and even jokes about Auburn fans and their selection of a team.

“Sorry for your loss,” he said.

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Dr. Bill Harrell, left, poses with Camden McVey after Harrell installed University Alabama logo brackets, right, for McVey’s braces Thursday morning.

Movies It’s just so bad, it’s good.

“Scream” is the quintessential bad horror flick. It’s one of those movies where you just want to scream at the television, “No! Don’t run up the stairs! Grab a weapon. Turn on the lights. Do something!”

But it’s so good, and it makes fun of itself. It knows it’s a bad horror movie, and that makes it even better.

9. “Halloween”

The newly-released remake? Not so great.

The original?

Amazing.

“Halloween” re-wrote the typical slasher movie script (which “Scream” piggybacked off). Those old horror movies are so genuinely scary, too. The acting was great. The creepiness factor was off the charts, and it’s amazing how we never — even 40 years later — really know the identity

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of Michael Myers.

8. “Psycho”

OK, this is mostly a shout out to Detective Arbogast, my favorite character in any movie ever. He’s also got a pretty amazing death.

But actually “Psycho” is one of those old horror movies, like “Halloween,” that will always be creepy and will never lose its appeal. Anthony Perkins’ acting is unmatched, and if you are going to watch this movie, make sure you shower first.

That shower scene will scare you into being unhygienic for days.

7. “The Others”

You would think after a movie like “The Sixth Sense,” no one would be fooled by trick endings in a film again. But “The Others” is brilliant. The setup is phenomenal, the premise is both heartbreaking and disturbing, and it’s one of the only

me more). The storyline is what interests me though, rather than the gore, and the intricacies of how everything fits together from movie to movie — that takes brilliant writing.

movies where you can’t yell, “Just open the blinds! Let some light in!”

3. “The Strangers”

I fell in love with Nicole Kidman after watching this movie as she handled the role with grace, care and authenticity.

6. “The Exorcist”

I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a big fan of sci-fi horror movies.

I don’t really do aliens or vampires; zombies aren’t so bad but also aren’t my first choice.

But being possessed by the devil? That I can handle.

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‘The Strangers’ and ‘The Shining’ are two horror movies sports editor Lizi Arbogast recommends.

Like “Halloween,” “The Exorcist” started a new genre of horror films, and, in many ways, started the “creepy kid” phenomenon. The

fact Linda Blair at just 14 years old could act the way she did in that movie is a whole new level of commitment.

Also, fun fact about “The Exorcist,” the famous stairs in the movie are in Washington, D.C. and at the bottom is an Exxon station.

5. “Silence of the Lambs”

When I was growing up, we had a crawl space in my house that was dank and dirty and cold, and it was called the Hannibal Lecter room. That was its name, like dining room or bedroom; that was the Hannibal Lecter room. Imagine me at 5 years old saying to my friend down the street, “Want to go play in the Hannibal Lecter room?”

Totally normal.

Imagine my surprise also when I was 14 years old and watched “Silence of the Lambs” for the first time. I asked my mom why we had a room in our house named that, and she replied, “That’s where I’d put Hannibal Lecter if he ever tried to attack us.” That dude is forever scary to me.

4. “Saw”

You’ll notice a lot of the movies on this list aren’t gruesome. I don’t need blood and guts to be scared. But the “Saw” movies are the epitome of blood and guts and I can’t get enough.

“Wanna play a game?”

At the time, it was a totally original concept, and it was a good enough one people kept lapping it up in the theaters for eight total movies (so far; please give

This movie is straight up scary because this could happen in real life.

The premise of “The Strangers” is simple: Three masked people come across a home out in the country and terrorize the people inside. It’s straightforward, uncomplicated and terrifying. The acting isn’t great in this movie, and it does have a lot of those typical “Don’t run up the stairs” moments. But it could happen anytime, anyplace to anyone, and that’s so scary.

2. “The Ring”

“The Ring” is one of my all-time favorite movies. It’s the opposite of “The Strangers” in that the premise is pretty unrealistic.

Watch a video tape (which who does anymore anyway?) and die in seven days. Probably not ever going to happen.

But the mystery of this movie is phenomenal, and it’s not one of those films that’s going to try to get you with the jump scares. It’s just intricately weird.

Plus, the main character is a journalist, and there’s a creepy kid.

What more could you need?

1. “The Shining”

An easy pick. “The Shining” is one of the scariest movies of all time, and it’s my favorite movie on the planet. Jack Nicholson is absolutely phenomenal in this film, and the directing by Stanley Kubrick is wonderful.

This movie has kept people talking for years and years, coming up with new theories and ideas about the meaning behind the film.

There’s so many weird things that happen, but ultimately it’s just so creepy because going stir crazy is a very real phenomenon and can lead to some scary things.

Honorable mentions:

“The Sixth Sense,” “Paranormal Activity,” “Carrie,” “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” “Rosemary’s Baby”

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When we were kids, we wanted to be outside — rain or shine — playing outdoors making mud cakes in the dirt, playing hopscotch or anything else we could find to do. If it was a stormy day, we were bored to tears sitting inside.

We complained about having to watch a movie or television show.

It didn’t matter if it was burning up or freezing; if it was daylight, we were outside doing something.

Today, most kids have tablets or iPads and spend their days watching “YouTube families” or whatever else they can find that entertains them.

They’d rather sit inside with a bright computer light shining on their faces than go outside and play.

Although loving technology is just part of being a kid in this generation, we can do our part to encourage children to get some fresh air and vitamin D by finding something outside to do.

Halloween is next week, and it’s a perfect time to be carving pumpkins.

This can be a fun activity for you to do with your children. Go to the store, grab a few pumpkins, sit on the porch, get messy and get to carving.

Don’t toss the “guts” from your jacko’-lantern before you save the seeds to make some tasty pumpkin seeds.

While that’s something seasonal to do, there are plenty of other things your kids can do outside.

ell, Halloween is a few days away and it’s time for me to get a stack of financial pledge cards ready and scare the daylights out of some church members. These folks will stare a monster down, laugh at the idea of witches and eat supper in a cemetery, but slink off like a beat dog when it comes to a tithe card. A few of them even cross themselves, hang garlic around their doors and stand near crucifixes when they see me coming. I feel like Boris Karloff’s and Bela Logisi’s younger brother.

This Halloween, I think I am going to try a new approach by taking advantage of all the costumes and I might be able to sneak up on a few of them. I’ve made a few false faces that ought to make these folks feel comfortable until I can get them cornered.

One of the faces is that of the man behind the counter at the golf course. There are a lot of men who smile at this guy every Sunday morning about the time church is starting. They aren’t afraid of him and hand over their money as though they had plenty of it.

They never even think about the amount or give it a second thought. After all, they gave their kid a quarter to put in the offering plate for the

GERALD HALLMARK Columnist entire family, that is, if Mama got up in time to drop them off at church.

I have a couple of other faces I can interchange as the need arises. These are of state university football coaches who some folks follow religiously. I’ve noticed there is never a compliant about the cost of season tickets, parking, eating out or any other expense associated with the big game. I ought to be able to catch these folks at home on Sunday morning during the Sunday School hour as they rest up from the previous day.

Another one of the faces I have is of a TV evangelist. There are quite a few folks around who have this fellow as their TV pastor and send him a check on a regular basis. Even though he has been arrested, has three wives and drinks like a fish, he is considered God’s man of the hour. The fact is he never preaches on the Biblical covenant with the local church, but his tirades on the end times have people enthralled. Some of his stuff

is scarier than my pledge cards and Halloween faces combined.

At Halloween, people put on false faces to represent something they are not and we all accept it in fun.

However, there are people who wear false faces all year because they have never been honest with God. And that, friend, is not funny. The Bible tells us a person without Christ is a person without hope. Putting on a false front never fools God because He sees the heart.

The greatest trick-or-treat that has ever been asked for is by Satan. He offers a treat, but tricks you with the belief you are all right and don’t need Christ. The truth is false faces and socially acceptable dressed up lives are as fake as a child’s Halloween costume. Only Christ can give us the treat of Heaven and remove the need to cover a false heart.

Oh well, the truth is most folks don’t come enough to know who their pastor is so they surely won’t recognize this old retired minister. So, I’ll just take a deacon along with me and that ought to be scary enough.

Dr. Gerald Hallmark is a retired minister living in Alexander City. His column appears here each Friday.

• Ride a bike or scooter.

• Grab some chalk and let them do their best artwork on your sidewalk.

• Take them to Strand Park and let them throw a football around or just have a picnic.

• Take them to play at the Imagination Station at the Sportplex.

• Let them wash your car. Nothing is more fun as a kid than playing with a water hose, right? Reward them with a few bucks or some ice cream.

• Initiate a scavenger hunt in your backyard or around town.

• Take them for a hike — there are plenty of places around the lake.

• Play “I Spy.” • Hunt four-leaf clovers.

• Bury some “treasure” somewhere and draw a map for them to find it.

• Lay on a blanket and find shapes in the clouds.

• Plant some seasonal flowers and teach your kids how to take care of them.

These are just a few things you can do to encourage your kids to have fun outside. Have fun with them and get them away from the computer screens for a whole day. We guarantee they’ll have a blast, and maybe they’ll want to do it more often.

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Communication with elected officials is the key to good government. To let your most local representatives know how you feel about state or local matters, contact any of the following.

Governor Kay Ivey represents the state of Alabama and its 67 counties. She was sworn into office on April 10, 2017, and can be reached at 334242-7100. Her office is located at the State Capitol at 600 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama.

Steve Marshall was appointed Alabama’s 50th Attorney General. He was appointed in 2017 and serves as the State’s chief law enforcement officer. He can be reached at 334-242-7300, and his office is located at 501 Washington Avenue, Montgomery.

Mark Tuggle (R) represents the 81st District covering Coosa, Chilton and Tallapoosa counties. He can be reached by phone at 256392-2006 or by email at tughd81@gmail.com. His office is located at 110 Calhoun Street, Suite 108, Alexander City.

Tom Whatley represents the 27th District covering Lee, Russell and Tallapoosa County. He was elected to the Alabama Senate on Nov. 2, 2010, and can be reached at 334-242-7865.

His office is located at 337 East Magnolia Drive, Auburn.

Clyde Chambliss Jr. represents Senate District 30, which includes portions of Elmore, Autauga, Chilton, Coosa and Tallapoosa counties.

He can be reached at 334-343-7883 or at clyde. chambliss@alsenate.gov

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“I find the harder I work, the more luck I seem to have.”

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Steve Marshall

Friday, October 26, 2018

Do you know anyone with ACA (Obamacare)? Do you know anyone who couldn’t get insurance because they had preexisting conditions? I do, and they finally were able to get healthcare. It was a blessing. Do you know that Rep. Mike Rogers voted against all the people who need healthcare? Do you know how many people have preexisting conditions – approximately 20 million! He voted against 20 million people! Does he care about us, the people? No. He votes with Trump against the poor, the elderly and the minorities.

Did you know the Republicans are getting ready or already trying to pass cuts to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid? Well, how many of you have parents, children or yourselves on these programs?

Many of our elderly are on a very limited budget and have to go to the food banks to get food so they can afford medi-

cines.

Is this right? No. And, why are they doing this? Because they gave the tax cuts to the one percent of Americans who don’t need it. Now Trump has stated that he is giving a tax cut to the middle class – nope.

Lies, lies, lies (Trump has lied over 4,000 times before May. Political fact). That won’t happen for a long time. Our deficit is going up, up, up and no one is concerned. I guess Republicans are waiting for Democrats to get in to fix the problems that they cause.

Has anyone thought Trump went bankrupt four or five times so maybe he is doing that to us now? Do Republicans think about these things? Not one I have talked with so far.

This state is Republican and wouldn’t allow Medicaid subsidies to help many people.

Several states have smart enough governors to know that for the betterment of their state, they needed to allow Medicaid help from the government. Guess what, we are in

the bottom again.

So far our state is in the bottom for education (which is a driving force to bring in companies), regressive taxes, high on crime, losing more species than most other states, one of the bottom states for prenatal care, but we are in the top percentage for STDs and we have some of the most natural resources and miles of rivers.

Let’s change Alabama for the betterment of our citizens.

We have so much to offer and I believe we could be at the top for everything. We have so many talented people, so many natural resources (for you money folks, can you imagine all the tourism from clean streams and lots of biodiversity), and have great schoolteachers, but they need the resources.

Let’s give them a chance, a change for something better.

Vote Democrat.

Judy Palfrey Dadeville

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North Having been involved with military actions such as the 1983 American invasion of Grenada, North said Thursday was the 35th anniversary of the beginning of the intervention. It was this action taken by President Ronald Reagan, North said, that marked the beginning of the end of the “Evil Empire,” the Soviet Union.

Since the invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and the beginning of U.S. involvement in Iraq in 2003, North said he was embedded with American units more than 60 times while doing work with his Fox News show. During his time with these forces on deployment, he asked many of them why they enlisted. Overwhelmingly, he said their response was to keep from having another attack like that seen on Sept. 11, 2001 from every happening again. North said he saw moments bringing out the best in those serving, including when a squad of Marines took a moment to pray over their unit’s bomb dog and handler before loading up onto helicopters and heading out on a mission. When a unit of Marines was ambushed on the road to Baghdad in 2003, he followed a young Navy corpsman carrying wounded Marines to a waiting helicopter. Along with the Marines, the Navy corpsman loaded up a wounded member of the Iraqi Republican Guard.

When asked why he did that by a news crew from

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Reuters, the corpsman replied rescuing wounded is what Americans do.

“They put themselves at risk,” North said. “My heroes wear combat boots, flight jackets and flak jackets. I’m blessed to have kept the company of heroes for my entire life.

“These young men and women are the best and brightest of their generation. They are carrying the most advanced weapons available to them and using them like they were an extension of their bodies.”

Along with this, North had some valuable advice to share with the audience.

“It is physically impossible to lead from behind,” he said. “If you want to set a standard for behavior, you have to set it yourself. You don’t have to be a boss to lead.”

North also had a few funny stories to share, including the time he was mistaken for Tom Brokaw at the airport in Indianapolis and being congratulated on one of his grandchildren, only to have his daughter ask the nurse why she was congratulating her father when she was the one carrying the baby to term.

As president of the NRA, North also encouraged those in the crowd who are not currently association members to look into joining, saying there is nothing like having a little piece of freedom by being a member of the NRA. He

also mentioned how the NRA supports a program called School Shield, which finds weaknesses in school security and recommends ways to rectify them. The NRA also provides funding for schools that want to take these recommended actions provided by School Shield but cannot afford to.

North wrapped up his message by speaking about how there are vile things the left has done in recent years, including inciting riots and protests, while also claiming the police are the enemy, among other things.

“I know if things go the wrong way, the life of my grandchildren will change,” he said. “This is the most sophisticated assault on American liberties,” adding funding is coming from some of the richest people in America.

“The good news is, our country was never supposed to be governed by oligarchs. We the people do not change things with bullets, we change them with ballots.”

Along with North, a number of candidates for state and local offices briefly spoke about their campaigns, encouraging those in attendance to get out and vote Nov. 6.

Tallapoosa County Commission District 3 candidate John McKelvey wanted to thank police officers and firefighters for all they do, while reminding the crowd, “If we want to keep our party

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Clyde Chambliss, left, speaks with Tom Whatley while candidates wait to speak at the Tallapoosa County Republican Party meeting where Col. Oliver North was the main speaker.

ahead, we have to go out and we have to vote red.”

Tal East said, “I want to thank you all for putting your trust in me. I won’t betray that trust.”

“Let’s keep this up until Nov. 6,” Alabama House District 81 candidate Ed Oliver said.

“Go to the polls and take someone with you.”

Senate District 30 candidate Clyde Chambliss said, “I look forward to the next four years. I’m proud to say we have had no prorations in education for the past two cycles, and that is huge. We have repaid every dollar we borrowed from the education trust fund.”

“Everything Clyde said is true,” Senate District 27 incumbent Tom Whatley said. “The most important thing is to get out and vote.”

State Attorney

General candidate Steve Marshall said, “I’ve been privileged to work with law enforcement, and I’m proud to have the NRA support. The state of Alabama has been good to me.”

State Board of Education hopeful Tracie West said she hoped to take the great things she has accomplished while on the Auburn City Board of Education to Montgomery, potential Public Service Commission place 1 officeholder Jeremy Oden said the GOP needed to get as many straight party votes as possible, Chief Justice of the state Supreme Court candidate Tom Parker said this is a pivotal time in the country, County Commission district 1 hopeful Mark Lamborne encouraged everyone to go to the polls and state

Republican Party chair Terry Latham said the Tallapoosa County slate of GOP candidates was some of the best she has ever seen in her more than four decades in politics.

As the event drew to a close, North received a standing ovation from the 400-plus attendees, showing off how much the county GOP enjoyed everything he had to say. Many of those in the crowd also lined up to purchase North’s book, “Under Fire,” then were ready to have it autographed while taking a photo with North. Bates said this was the largest crowd the county party had ever seen at a single event, far surpassing the crowd assembled to see Gov. Robert Bentley when he paid a visit to Alexander City two and a half years ago.

HANDS-ON TRAINING Photos by Cliff Williams / The Outlook

Patriots Point was the site of training for the Rope 1 class hosted by the Alexander City Fire Department this week. Firefighters used the rock formation to practice what they learned this week.

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FALL FESTIVAL: Russell Crossroads is hosting a fall family festival from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. There will be a working blacksmith and a grist mill, along with horseback rides, tons of games on the lawn, face and pumpkin panting, corn dogs, funnel cakes, nachos, boiled peanuts, lemonade and a pie and cake baking contest with cash prizes. Pumpkins will be $5 each and food will be $2. There is no charge to attend the event.

WILDCAT DASH: The 5th Annual Radney Elementary School Wildcat Dash is Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7:30 a.m. at Radney Elementary. The 5K starts at 7:30 a.m. and Fun Run starts at 8:30 a.m. Cost is $25 for the 5K and $15 for the Fun Run. Register by Sept.

7 to get a T-shirt.

Fun runners are encouraged to wear Halloween costumes.

FARM DAY: Meadows Farm is hosting a Farm Day Festival to benefit the Meadows Scholarship Funds for Tallapoosa County Schools, Mt. Carmel Baptist Youth and Tallapoosa County Crisis Center Saturday, Oct. 27 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. It costs $2 to enter and vendors are welcome to rent a space for $10. For more information email meadowsfarmal@gmail.com.

The farm is located at 3547 Dudleyville Road in Dadeville.

DRUG TAKE BACK: The Tallapoosa County Narcotics Task Force will be hosting a drug take back event at Walgreens in Alexander City Saturday, Oct. 27 starting at 10 a.m.

OLD FARM DAY: The Weogufka Center’s Annual Old Farm Day is Saturday, Oct. 27 from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will by syrup making, an antique car show and vendors.

Concessions will be sold and the museum will be open.

Admission is $5 per car.

CARNIVAL: A “Good Ole Days” Halloween Carnival will be at the Bibb Graves Community Center in Millerville, Saturday. Oct. 27 from 5 p.m. - until. There will be many booths like cake walk, roulette wheel, fish pond, ring toss, basketball throw, helium balloons, photo cut-out stands, dart board, bowling, bean-bag toss, duck pond, ping-the-pong, animal walk, bouncy house, bingo, face painting, football throw, palm reading, tattoo parlor and more. Children 12 and younger will receive 10 free tickets to selected booths. Food items include hamburgers, hot dogs, cotton candy, candied apples, popcorn, candy, chips and drinks.

EASTERN STAR CELEBRATION: The 105th celebration for the Cottage Grove Chapter 313 Order of Eastern Star is 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 27 at the Morning Star District Center building on County Road 30 in the Cottage Grove Community.

Rev. Rosevelt Gregory is the speaker.

TRUNK OR TREAT: Kellyton United Methodist Church is hosting a Trunk or Treat Saturday, Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

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ANGEL TREE: The Salvation Army is taking applications for the Angel Tree Program Oct. 27 - Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at its office at 1725

Highway 22 West in Alexander City.

The Angel Tree program is designed to help families in need at Christmas.

Applications ar by appointment only, please call 256-215-3730 to schedule.

Sunday, Oct. 28

FOUNDERS DAY: GAP Fellowship Church is celebrating its 19th Annual Founder’s Day Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2:30 p.m. with special guest Rev. Robert Williams of Peace & Goodwill Baptist Church.

Lou Benson is pastor of Gap Fellowship.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Bradford United Methodist Church is hosting its annual homecoming celebration Sunday, Oct. 28 at 10:30 am.

The guest speaker will be Rev. Alex Beaube. Special music will be provided by “The Wilkes.” There will be a fellowship dinner following the service.

FALL FESTIVAL: First Baptist Church is hosting a fall festival Sunday, Oct. 28 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

It will be held in the Family Life Center and parking lot. Parking will be available behind the Family Life Center.

There will be games, fun and fellowship for everyone.

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church is holding its 149th Church Anniversary Celebration Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m.

Rev. David Coe is the guest minister.

Rev. Melvin Kelley Jr. is pastor of Mt. Olive.

WOMEN’S DAY: Kellyton Chapel United Methodist Church is hosting Women’s Day Sunday, Oct. 28 at 2 p.m. The guest speaker is ministress Shannon H. Peoples of Hutchinson Missionary Baptist Church in Montgomery.

Rev. Michael Strong is pastor of Kellyton Chapel.

MENS DAY: Bread of Life ACOP on Highway 280 in Kellyton is holding its 2nd Men’s Day program Sunday, Oct. 28 at 3 p.m. The speaker is Pastor Adnoia Thomas of Flint Hill Baptist Church. Pastor Bread of Life ACOP is Neverland Tuck.

Monday, Oct. 29

FALL FEST: First Baptist Church of Alexander City is hosting a Fall Fest from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Family Life Center.

The public is invited.

Tuesday, Oct. 30

MEDICARE CHECKUP: The Area Agency on Aging will be at the Chamber of Commerce from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the 2019 Medicare Checkup. There will be help to understand Medicare benefits, determine which Part D best fits needs, enrollment, file a claim or appeal and answer questions about health insurance.

No appointment is needed but help is first come, first serve. Be sure to bring your Medicare Card and list of medications with dosage and strength.

Wednesday, Oct. 31

TRUNK OR TREAT: Central Alabama Community College is hosting a trunk or treat Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the CACC baseball field. There will be games, candy and fun for children up to sixth grade.

VETERANS PROGRAM: The New Adka Community Development Center is hosting a Veterans Program Oct. 31 at 11 a.m. at 59 North Thornton Road in Dadeville. The speaker is Eugene Benford, U.S. Army Retired Commander CSO DAV Representative. Lyman Ward Military Academy and Avery Martin will be special guests. Everyone is invited.

For more information contact Evelyn Johnson at 256-896-2702 or Mary Greathouse at 256-896-2729.

FALL FESTIVAL: Family Worship Center is hosting a fall festival Oct. 31 at 5:30 p.m. There will be a trunk or treat, duck pond, coke toss, cake walk, fishing and bean bag toss.

Thursday, Nov. 1

LUNCH AND LEARN: VCCA is hosting a lunch and learn Thursday, Nov. 1 from noon to 1 p.m. with registered nurse Sandra Patten who will present “Tackling Getting Older.”

Bring a sack lunch and VCCA will provide dessert and tea. VCCA is located at 5030 Highway 280. Please call 256-234-0347 by noon Tuesday, Oct. 30 to reserve a space.

PLAY: The Benjamin Russell High School Drama team is presenting “Of Mice and Men” Thursday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5.

Sunday, Nov. 4

CHURCH ANNIVERSARY: New Harmony Missionary Baptist Church is hosting its 89th Church Anniversary Sunday, Nov. 4 at 2 p.m. Guest minister will be Pastor Tyrone Edwards of New Spirit Baptist Church in Opelika.

Rev. Melvin Kelley Jr. is pastor of New Harmony Baptist Church.

Tuesday, Nov. 6

MEDICARE CHECKUP: The Area Agency on Aging will be at the Chamber of Commerce from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the 2019 Medicare Checkup. There will be help to understand Medicare benefits, determine which Part D best fits needs, enrollment, file a claim or appeal and answer questions about health insurance.

No appointment is needed but help is first come, first serve. Be sure to bring your Medicare Card and list of medications with dosage and strength.

SOUP LUNCHEON: The First United Methodist Church UMW Election Day Soup Luncheon is Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall. The cost is $7 and includes vegetable beef soup, cornbread, drink and a dessert.

Thursday, Nov. 8

LUNCH AND LEARN: VCCA is hosting a lunch and learn Thursday, Nov. 8 from noon to 1 p.m. with River Bank and Trust’s Randy Dawkins who will talk about better banking practices and scams for seniors.

Bring a sack lunch and VCCA will provide dessert and tea. VCCA is located at 5030 Highway 280. Please call 256-234-0347 by noon Tuesday, Nov. 6 to reserve a space.

PURSES FOR A PURPOSE: Russell Medical will be raffling off designer handbags and focusing on women’s health Thursday, Nov. 8 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Mill Two Eighty in Alexander City.

Enjoy an Italian feast, and sip your favorite wine or beer provided by Ocie & Belle’s.

Tickets are $25 and are available in the Russell Medical marketing office at 115 Alison Drive across from Radney School or in the Russell Medical gift shop.

For more information, call 256-3297145.

Friday, Nov. 9

CHURCH SINGING: The McKameys will be performing at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 at the Family Worship Center at 1676 Sewell Street.

Tony Harris is the pastor of Family Worship Center.

Saturday, Nov. 10

SCHOOL REUNION: The Daviston School and Community Reunion will be Saturday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. at the Daviston Community Center.

HOLIDAY IN THE COUNTRY: Cancer Outreach and Community Hope (C.O.A.C.H.) is sponsoring the 5th Annual Holiday in the Country Nov. 10 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Stewartville Volunteer Fire Department and West Coosa Senior Center. There will be an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast starting 6 a.m. There will be arts, crafts, face painting, horse rides, vendors, kettle corn, kids corner, silent auction, food and more.

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Miscellaneous For Sale HOMEMADE QUILTS Variety of Pattern Quilts: Available in King, Queen, Full, Twin & Crib Call 256-234-4335 for more information.

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fund ever closer to four months of operating costs, and if capital expenditures the board approved throughout the year were not factored in, this number would be even higher. Cooper also said utility costs and utility usage were down across the board, even when factoring in a colder winter and hotter summer over the past year.

While chief schools financial officer Rhonda Blythe presented the upbeat report at Tuesday nightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, the board did not approve it, but Cooper said there was a valid explanation for this. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are waiting on data that has to be included from the state,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we get this information and included in the report, we will be approving the report at our meeting in October.â&#x20AC;?

The Alexander City Board of Education also handled the following matters: â&#x20AC;˘ Minutes from the Sep. 18 and Oct. 3 meeting were approved. â&#x20AC;˘ The board went into executive session to discuss two employee grievance appeals regarding the systemâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pay scale. After returning to the regular meeting, the board approved upholding Cooperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation and not approve the grievances. â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved the retirement of Alexander City Schools Education Foundation Executive Director Karen Jennings and Autumn Kinder, a special needs teacher at Stephens Elementary.

Mary Jewel Knox was approved as a long-term substitute to fill in on a Family Medical Leave Act request, while Jeannette Van NewKirk was approved to serve as a long-term substitute special needs teacher at Stephens until a full-time replacement could be hired. â&#x20AC;˘ A resolution recognizing October as Dyslexia Awareness Month was approved. â&#x20AC;˘ The board approved placing teachers Andrea Allen, Gail Brasell, Lisa Dark, Kenyatta Simmons and Kathy Talley on the sick leave bank committee. Cooper explained this is a way for teachers to â&#x20AC;&#x153;borrowâ&#x20AC;? sick time in case of emergency and pay it back after returning to action. â&#x20AC;˘ Two out-of-state and six overnight trip requests from the Benjamin Russell wrestling team to attend tournaments and weekend meets were approved.

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Gonzalez scores first TD in BRHS win

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

From the opening kickoff of last week’s game against Calera, Benjamin Russell’s defense was firing on all cylinders. The Wildcats looked hungry for a victory in a game that decided their playoff fate, and there was no one else who seemed to be in the right place at the right time more than Gonzalez outside linebacker Deshaun Gonzalez.

“I can always tell defensively when linebackers play well by when the whistle blows and the play is over, they’re in the right spot,” BRHS coach Kevin Smith said. “An outside linebacker is responsible for reverses, counters, anything tricky to the backside. I’ll usually sit and I’ll count how many plays went away from him and was he right, and he was 100 percent.

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Deshaun Gonzalez, Benjamin Russell Grade and position: Senior outside linebacker Measurements: 6-foot-0, 179 pounds Parents: Amy Gonzalez and John Cox Favorite team: Alabama Other interests: Deshaun also plays soccer for Benjamin Russell.

Statistics: Gonzalez had a pair of sacks and also scored a defensive touchdown in BRHS’ victory over Calera.

Game of the Week

Rebels host Ranburne in season finale

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Gearing up for the playoffs to begin in two weeks, Reeltown has one final task during the regular season, and it should be a good test for what’s to come in the postseason. The Rebels host Ranburne in a non-region matchup tonight, and the Bulldogs have been ranked as high as No. 10 in Class 2A, according to the Alabama Sports Writers Association.

“They’re a playoff team,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said. “They’re No. 2 in their region, so they’re a hosting playoff team. It’s going to be a good test for us going into the bye week before playoffs start.”

Although Ranburne and Reeltown are not in the same region this year, that hasn’t always been the case. In fact, for the last six years, the two have been in the same region and they’ve played a total of 12 times.

The Bulldogs lead the series,

RANBURNE VS. REELTOWN Game date: Ranburne Bulldogs at Reeltown Rebels ... Non-region game ...

Tonight, 7 p.m.

Media coverage: Check out the awardwinning Inside the Lines Line on the Outlook Facebook page beginning at 6 p.m. Follow @liziarbogast on Twitter for updates throughout the game.

Teams: Ranburne is 6-2 but is coming off a 28-0 loss to Ohatchee ... The Rebels (8-1) have won three in a row.

Series: Ranburne leads the series, 8-4, but has lost the last two in a row.

Outlook prediction: Reeltown 34, Ranburne 24.

8-4, but the Rebels have won the last two games. But these two teams have been known to battle with the last four meetings being decided by less than a touchdown.

“We’re going to see the same old Ranburne,” Johnson said.

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“They’re big, physical and they run the ball well. They’re similar to us in a lot of ways where they’re going to line up and run right at you. They’re doing a lot of option stuff that’s a little bit See REBELS • Page 12

Horseshoe Bend’s Dakota Hill wraps up a Thorsby player earlier this year. The Generals are looking for another strong defensive effort tonight when they host LaFayette.

One last chance for HBS Generals

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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Dadeville coach Richard White has been impressed by the play of his freshmen running backs Javuntae Holley, pictured, and Christian Nelson.

Tigers hoping to finish season with ‘W’

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Playoffs are out of the question for Dadeville’s football team. A winning season is off the table.

But as the Tigers wrap up their season Friday night at home, they’re playing for than just records. They’re playing for pride.

“With all that’s gone on this season, I think it’s important for us to go out on a winning note,” Dadeville coach Richard White said. “That can give us a little confidence going into the offseason and next year for these young kids to know that they can win a ballgame. It just leaves a better taste in your mouth when you win the last game than when you lose.”

Dadeville’s season finale will be against Prattville Christian, a

Class 3A Region 3 foe the Tigers have never faced on the gridiron.

PCA (3-5, 2-4) is in a similar boat as Dadeville (2-7, 1-5), having struggled through more downs than ups this season. The Panthers have won two of their last three, though.

“They run the spread,” White said. “Their running back runs hard, and their quarterback spreads the ball around offensively throwing to their receivers, but they’re more of a running team.

“Defensively, you’re going to get a four-man front. It’s more like a 4-3 but could be a 4-3-5.

You get a variation of things, depending on what we show them offensively.”

The biggest thing for the Tigers going into Friday night’s game will be finding that “killer instinct,” as White has called it

many times this season. Dadeville has had several opportunities to keep games close or even win them, but it just can’t seem to finish.

It’s gotten behind by two touchdowns early in at least three games this year, and last week against Beulah, the Tigers allowed the Bobcats to convert three fourth downs and a third and 12.

“We’ve had opportunities in a lot of games this year and we just cannot get over the hump with it,” White said. “We had three possessions that we didn’t score when we were inside the 25 (last week), and we came away with nothing, either due to we missed a field goal or just penalties. “They also had three fourth-down plays that they converted. It’s little old things like that that normally in See TIGERS • Page 12

There seems to still be a sliver of playoff hope for Horseshoe Bend’s football team, but it’s going to take a signature win tonight for the Generals to stay in the hunt.

According to coach Josh Averett, if the Generals were to beat LaFayette and Fayetteville defeats Vincent, Horseshoe Bend would earn the final playoff spot in Class 2A Region 4. But that’s a tall order for Horseshoe Bend, which sits at 2-6 (2-3), whereas LaFayette (5-3, 3-2) has been solid all year long.

“Technically, there’s a very slim small chance,” Averett said. “But we haven’t really talked about that though. We’re just trying to get better and build. We want to finish up the season as well as we can, so we have a little momentum for when spring ball comes around.”

A victory over LaFayette would certainly be a signature win for Horseshoe Bend, but the Bulldogs aren’t going to be easy.

Playing out of what looks like a 4-4 defense, LaFayette brings a lot of pressure to opposing offenses, and Horseshoe Bend has struggled quite a bit on the offensive line this year.

“They’re going to put a lot of people in the box and a lot of people on the line,” Averett said.

“They’re just trying to disrupt everything.”

Across the board, the Bulldogs have a lot of athletes.

“They’re very athletic,” Averett said. “They’re going to bring everybody up on defense and they’ll bring a big rush and try to get you uncomfortable.

It’s going to be a big test for us up front. They’ve got athletes everywhere.

They’re all built the same, run the same, and they can all hit and tackle.”

Horseshoe Bend is hoping for another big game from Stephon Buchanan, who sparked last week against Fayetteville. He finished with a pair of rushing touchdowns, had a kickoff returned for a score and also grabbed an interception. Jumall Buchanan and Stephon Buchanan split time at tailback, while Adrian Buchanan took up the role of fullback and lead blocker, which seemed to be a successful combination for the Generals.

“Stephon had a great game,” Averett said.

Despite being a freshman, Holt Tidwell stepped into the role of quarterback, as Cole Johnson was out with a concussion. Averett said he expects Tidwell to finish out the season as the starting quarterback, although Johnson has been cleared to play. “(Tidwell) looks good,” Averett said. “I don’t know if he’s ever played (quarterback) before and if he has, it hasn’t been much. He might’ve been out there on junior high, but not recently. He’s athletic though, so he can make some plays there.

He scrambled around and ran our first touchdown in for us.”

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Gonzalez

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Donta Daniel has been a standout for Central Coosa all season.

Coosa looks to be competitive vs.

Thorsby Rebels

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

Heading into tonight’s game against Thorsby, Central Coosa is going to try to channel the team that showed up against Reeltown, which was the Cougars’ most competitive game of the season.

Like Reeltown, the Thorsby Rebels have been dominating this season and should pose a big threat to Central Coosa.

But that seemed to be a recipe for success against Reeltown two weeks ago, as Reeltown seemed to get a bit complacent and Coosa came out on fire. This week, the Cougars will also be honoring their seniors, Tahj Robbins, TD Parker, Keonta Hines and JaMichael Chambliss, and hosting their final home game of the year.

“We just want to be competitive,” Central Coosa coach Brett Thomas said. “That’s what I explained to them is we just have to compete and don’t give up. I have to take my hat off to my guys though because they haven’t given up the whole year.

“Every week, I expect big, big changes as far as personnel, but they’ve stuck it out to the end. Donta (Daniel), Tahj, Levi (Krause) and JaMichael, they’re great leaders, so I take my hat off to them. They have a lot of integrity.”

And although Thorsby is the obvious favorite in this Class 2A Region 4 matchup, Central Coosa isn’t going to go down without a fight. The Rebels (7-1, 4-1) are led by quarterback Christian Fortner, who has a 69.6 completion percentage and has thrown for nearly 1,453 yards this season. His top receivers are Brody Barnett and Tyler Jackson, who each have at least 20 catches.

Cole Farris and Jacob Lockhart follow closely behind with 19 and 17 receptions, respectively, and 18 of Thorsby’s touchdowns this year have come through the air.

“They have a great quarterback and a great passing game,” Thomas said. “They pass the ball consistently, and they’re second in our region behind Reeltown. We just have to approach the game the same as with LaFayette and Reeltown.”

Central Coosa (0-8, 0-5) has been forced to make some changes in the secondary after a season-ending injury to Xavier Moon.

“We have two basically first-year players playing at cornerback in Xzavion McKinney and Dontaye Gilbert,” Thomas said. “We’ve had to make some adjustments to compensate for that.

Gilbert had an interception against Reeltown, and McKinney is very athletic. It just comes down to understanding the game and how to play it.”

Thomas is hoping for big things offensively from both Daniel and Chambliss as well as Jashaslin James. If the Cougars can score consistently, they may be able to keep up with Thorsby.

“Our practices always look good,” Thomas said. “As always, Donta and JaMichael have both looked good this week, and Jashaslin, for a ninthgrader, has really done well this year. He plays with more maturity than a ninth-grader. He plays like an upperclassman.”

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means his eyes are where they’re supposed to be.

He did a very good job of that.”

In addition to a few big quarterback sacks, Gonzalez also scored his first varsity touchdown with a fumble returned for a score, and he is the Outlook Player of the Week.

“Coach (Steve) Burkhalter (defensive coordinator) put in a good plan for us against their offense, and he was running a 4-2 defense and a 3-3 defense and he kept switching me and Kolby Ford back into the game,” Gonzalez said. “When they would run the ball, File / The Outlook we put a 4-3 defense in there then they like to pass Benjamin Russell’s Deshaun Gonzalez (14) is the Outlook Player of the Week after having one of more than they run, so he his best games Friday night at Calera. put back a 3-3.

“In the second half, I don’t like the people taught Gonzalez different it. coach Burkhalter told us around me, I still have important life lessons.

And as for Smith, he’s we were going to blitz to communicate with “Football has really seen consistent growth a lot more ’cause the them and let bygones be taught me how to really from Gonzalez throughout quarterback was dropping bygones.” not give up and to just this season. back. I saw the snap go Gonzalez is part of a keep on going in life,” “He and Lane (Rigby) over the quarterback’s defense that had a tall Gonzalez said. “Bro. both over the year are head, and I tried to just task at the beginning Wayne (Cowhick) and getting better,” Smith said. land on the ball, but I of the year in replacing coach Smith, they teach “That’s not to say they’re picked it up and scooped it heavily on that. Life is guys like Jaden Tuck necessarily dominating in for a touchdown.” and Benjamin Hendrix, going to be hard after because they’re undersized It was a 10-yard return. but Gonzalez thinks the high school; you have to linebackers in our scheme, Gonzalez has been Wildcats have lived up to go through college then a but they’ve been steady playing football since job, and you can’t just stop the expectations set before and gradual in their he was little and is also them. He said the players working at your job. growth. They’re trending a starter for Benjamin now looked up to Tuck “Soccer has taught upward, I should say, and Russell’s boys soccer and Hendrix back then, me to be better with Deshaun really peaked this team. Both sports have even if they didn’t know communication. Even if Friday.”

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the past, my teams have always risen and stopped the other team. We just seem to kind of shoot ourselves in the foot a lot.”

Although the Tigers have struggled throughout the season, there have been some high points. The defense has looked extremely strong at times, and quarterback Slade McCullers has had a solid season both on the ground and through the air. White is

also encouraged by the play of freshmen running backs Javuntae Holley and Christian Nelson.

“They’ve been doing good,” White said. “For freshmen, I’ve been pleasantly surprised.

They’ve gotten more confidence as the season has gone on. They’re running hard. The future looks good at running back with those two kids; we just gotta build some linemen around them.”

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factor for the Generals, and Averett is hoping the players are starting to understand what it takes to win.

“We played hard both sides of the ball (last) Friday,” he said. “Several of them came back to me Monday and said, ‘Coach, I couldn’t move on Saturday,’ and I said, ‘That’s the way it’s supposed to be.’ That means you played a good game.”

Horseshoe Bend is struggling with some injuries, though, as it is expected to dress only 21 players for tonight’s game.

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different than what they’ve done in the past, so that’ll be something to adjust to.”

Ranburne (6-2) returns its entire core from last season including quarterback Josh Ralston, who has thrown for 909 yards and 10 touchdowns this season to go along with 400 rushing yards and five scores.

The Bulldogs also bring back leading rusher Christian Smith, who has carried the ball 120 times this year for 749 yards and 11 touchdowns.

“Their quarterback does a real good job,” Johnson said. “Their running back is over 200 pounds; they’ve always got a big, physical running back. I’ve been real impressed with the two of them along with their offensive line.

(Brock Young) is their left tackle.

He’s about 6-foot-4, 270 or 280 (pounds), and he plays some defense too. He’s very physical.”

Defensively, Ranburne runs a three-man front but will change things up depending on what its opponent is showing.

The Bulldogs will have the task of slowing Reeltown running backs Cameron Faison and Keke Hughley,

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Cameron Faison (2) will hope to lead Reeltown to victory in the season finale tonight against Ranburne.

but the Rebels are still struggling with some injuries and are hoping to get through this week and into the bye week without any more.

And although this isn’t a region game and won’t change Reeltown’s fate in the postseason, Johnson said the mentality hasn’t changed in preparation for the Bulldogs.

“We approach every game the

same, and that’s every day to work on what we have to do,” he said.

“This week was a little bit different because of what they do offensively that we had to scheme some things up. But just scheme-wise, it’s been different. As far as mentality and attitude and all that, it’s no different than any other week.

ALABAMA SPORTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL POLL CLASS 7A Team (first-place); W-L; Pts 1. Central-Phenix City (25); 9-0; 309 2. Thompson (1); 7-1; 225 3. Auburn; 8-0; 202 4. Hoover; 6-2; 186 5. Hewitt-Trussville; 7-2; 157 6. Austin; 7-1; 129 7. Mountain Brook; 7-1; 99 8. McGill-Toolen; 6-2; 76 9. James Clemens; 6-2; 65 10. Theodore; 6-2; 17 Others receiving votes: Fairhope (6-2) 13, Bob Jones (5-4) 3, Vestavia Hills (4-4) 1.

CLASS 6A 1. Pinson Valley (23); 7-1; 303 2. Spanish Fort (1); 7-1; 220 3. Saraland (1); 8-0; 208 4. Clay-Chalkville; 7-1; 188 5. Hartselle (1); 8-0; 162 6. Wetumpka; 8-1; 128 7. Homewood; 7-1; 92 8. Jackson-Olin; 8-0; 83 9. Oxford; 6-2; 48

10. Muscle Shoals; 7-2; 21 Others receiving votes: Hueytown (7-1) 20, CarverMontgomery (8-1) 4, McAdory (8-1) 3, Opelika (4-4) 2.

CLASS 5A 1. Vigor (19); 8-0; 291 2. Etowah (7); 9-0; 253 3. Demopolis; 7-1; 189 4. Madison Aca.; 7-1; 162 5. Ramsay; 8-1; 147 6. Greenville; 7-1; 138 7. Mortimer Jordan; 8-1; 111 8. Briarwood; 6-2; 95 9. Jasper; 7-1; 43 10. East Limestone; 6-2; 20 Others receiving votes: Bibb Co. (6-2) 12, Tallassee (5-3) 7, Russellville (7-1) 6, CarrollOzark (4-3) 4, Center Point (5-3) 1, Charles Henderson (3-4) 1, Jackson (5-3) 1, Pleasant Grove (6-2) 1.

CLASS 4A 1. UMS-Wright (25); 8-0; 307

2. Hokes Bluff (1); 8-0; 228 3. Jacksonville; 9-0; 198 4. Fayette Co.; 7-1; 171 5. Brooks; 7-1; 155 6. American Chr.; 8-0; 137 7. North Jackson; 8-0; 129 8. Headland; 8-0; 68 9. Catholic-Montgomery; 7-2; 47 10. Northside; 7-1; 29 Others receiving votes: Good Hope (7-1) 3, Andalusia (5-4) 2, DAR (6-2) 2, Handley (4-4) 2, Lincoln (6-2) 2, Montevallo (7-1) 2.

CLASS 3A 1. Randolph Co. (14); 7-1; 270 2. Mobile Chr. (9); 6-1; 248 3. Winfield (2); 9-0; 191 4. Saks; 7-1; 177 5. Piedmont; 6-2; 160 6. Fultondale; 7-1; 129 7 (tie). Gordo; 6-2; 88 7 (tie). Westminster-Huntsville (1); 8-0; 88 9. Pike Co.; 7-1; 53 10. Thomasville; 6-2; 21

Others receiving votes: Geraldine (7-1) 15, Flomaton (6-2) 13, Providence Chr. (8-1) 13, Midfield (6-1) 11, St. James (7-1) 4, T.R. Miller (5-3) 1.

CLASS 2A 1. Fyffe (25); 8-0; 309 2. Ohatchee (1); 7-0; 232 3. Reeltown; 8-1; 202 4. Cottage Hill; 8-0; 173 5. Thorsby; 7-1; 141 6. Luverne; 7-1; 114 7. Aliceville; 7-1; 98 8. Highland Home; 7-1; 85 9. Abbeville; 7-1; 60 10. Collinsville; 7-1; 34 Others receiving votes: Addison (7-2) 9, LaFayette (5-3) 8, Ranburne (6-2) 6, Leroy (5-3) 5, Ariton (6-3) 4, North Sand Mountain (6-2) 2.

CLASS 1A 1. Lanett (19); 7-1; 289 2. Linden (6); 8-0; 248 3. Maplesville; 7-1; 193

4. St. Luke’s; 7-1; 161 5. South Lamar; 8-0; 154 6. Georgiana; 8-1; 144 7. Marengo; 8-1; 91 8. Falkville (1); 8-0; 88 9. Elba; 6-1; 59 10. Mars Hill Bible; 7-1; 42 Others receiving votes: Wadley (6-1) 11, Spring Garden (7-1) 2.

AISA 1. Autauga Aca. (22); 8-1; 300 2. Monroe Aca. (4); 10-0; 244 3. Chambers Aca.; 10-0; 203 4. Bessemer Aca.; 7-3; 172 5. Escambia Aca.; 7-2; 151 6. Morgan Aca.; 8-2; 133 7. Pike Liberal Arts; 9-1; 111 8. Crenshaw Chr.; 8-1; 81 9. Tuscaloosa Aca.; 6-3; 37 10. Macon-East; 7-2; 30 Others receiving votes: Wilcox Aca. (7-2) 10, Edgewood (6-3) 4, Glenwood (4-5) 2, South Choctaw Aca. (6-4) 2, Southern Aca. (6-2) 2.