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BODY RECOVERED

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GULF ANGLERS Snapper anglers have chance to offer input

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SPELLING BEE Radney holds 2nd annual team event

OPINION | PAGE 4

OUR VIEW October is national adopt a shelter dog month

New technology helps recovery body quickly after Friday suicide near Elkahatchee Bridge

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

FAITH | PAGE 6

GOOD DIRECTIONS Bro. Cowhick talks paying attention to signs, going down the right road

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Top: Members of the Alex City Rescue Squad search the waters of Lake Martin in the Elkahatchee Creek area. Above: Members of the squad assemble a sonar on the Elkahatchee Bridge to assist in the recovery of a body Friday morning.

Holloway sees great potential for Stephens Elementary

Stephens Elementary School first-year principal Dr. Mary Holloway watches as one of her students reviews her math facts Friday morning.

Holloway has many things she wants to accomplish for the school.

Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in a series profiling school principals in the Alexander City and Tallapoosa County School Systems.

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

The Alexander City Board of Education promoted Dr. Mary Holloway to become principal at Stephens Elementary School this past summer, making her the newest principal in the city school system. Despite still being fairly new to the role of running Stephens, Holloway is not taking her job lightly, instead jumping right in and doing what she can to make the school the See HOLLOWAY • Page 3

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A new sonar acquired by the Alexander City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad aided in the recovery of a suicide victim Friday on Lake Martin.

The Alexander City Police Department responded to a call of person near the Elkahatchee Bridge near Wind Creek State Park and the rescue squad quickly put its boats in the water. The boats are equipped with a small sonar and did initially locate him.

“They found him but when they turned around, they couldn’t find him again,” Alex City Rescue Squad’s Jerry Whetstone said.

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Obituaries Mr. Delorean Sands

Mr. Jermie Wright

Mr. Delorean Sands of Montgomery, Alabama (formerly of Dadeville, Alabama) passed away Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Mr. Jermie Wright of Alexander City, Alabama passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 in Alexander City, Alabama, Funeral arrangements will announced later by Wright’s Funeral Home.

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DEAR ABBY: My boyfriend and I are talking marriage soon, and I’m already stressing over who will walk me down the aisle.

I always planned for it to be my dad, but he passed away a month ago. Mom remarried when I was young, but I have never had a close relationship with my stepdad. He mentioned years ago that he’d like to walk me down the aisle one day, but I honestly would rather he didn’t. I don’t want to hurt his feelings or strain our relationship, but I also don’t want to feel like I am replacing Daddy, who I was very close with.

Is it taboo to walk down the aisle alone? Or must I just suck it up and walk with my stepdad for the sake of not hurting his feelings? -MARRIAGE IN MINNEAPOLIS DEAR MARRIAGE: Brides can (and should) walk down the aisle with the companion of their choice. When the bride’s father is deceased, the escort can be her mother or a close male relative. I have

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also heard of brides escorted down the aisle by their canine companion, which proves that although they say a dog is man’s best friend, it can also be a woman’s.

You are not obligated to have anyone walk you to the altar because the person asks.

If your stepfather repeats his request, tell him the truth -- that it would be too hurtful because it would feel like he was replacing your father, something no one can ever do. You should also know that these days some women feel being “given away” is an anachronistic custom, and make their way alone to join their groom at the altar.

DEAR ABBY: My husband and my mother had a good relationship before we

were married. But since our wedding two years ago, he complains about her nonstop while pointing out ways that I am like her. My brothers feed into it too. They often have long conversations together detailing her “many” negative qualities.

Recently, while we were visiting my parents’ home, Mom overheard my husband say very critical things about her. She got upset and kind of shut down emotionally and socially for the rest of the visit.

We both apologized to her separately, but she said she was tired of being criticized and tired of him being mean to me as well.

I have a history of depression. My husband and I have tried counseling multiple times, with no progress because he feels our problems are “my responsibility.” My husband is a good person, but it hurts me to see my mother upset and to have the two most important people in my life so at odds. Advice? -- TORN IN NEBRASKA

DEAR TORN: I’m glad to offer some, but first you will have to accept that “good” husbands don’t act like yours does. If there are things he doesn’t like about your mother, he should take them up with her directly, not behind her back the way he did. I don’t blame her for feeling hurt.

How else was she supposed to respond?

What your husband did was destructive, not helpful.

The same is true for the way he treats you. Counseling hasn’t worked because of his unwillingness to accept any responsibility for your problems as a couple. My advice is to talk to a licensed therapist on your own, which will help you to see your situation more clearly than you appear to do.

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Chit-Chatters, hitting deer and more

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he Chit-Chatters had a simply wonderful time last Thursday while enjoying good company with some of the best home-made tasting food out there. It was a dreary showery day, that was special in so many ways.

We ate at Southern Plate located in old downtown Sylacauga. This location is right on the main street, easy parking and serves a buffet style lunch. A salad bar, soup crock and hot dishes not only to delight the eyes, but will wake up everyone’s taste buds with three meats and many sides from which to choose.

So many places use so little seasoning, but Southern Plate is one of the few exceptions, and everything is cooked to perfection.

Plus, you can even get coffee afterwards to settle your lunch. You fill you own plates with as much as you can manage, for the inclusive price of $10.

Since Southern Plate does not serve a dessert during the weekday luncheon period, we stopped at the Dairy Queen before leaving town for a nice ice-cream. Two new neighbors were able to join the group Sharon Coffman, and Carole Kennedy. Each of these delightful ladies and husbands recently purchased the two large homes on Coosa County Road 14 close to the

ROSIE MORGAN Columnist corner of Highway 9 in Equality and are next-door neighbors. Mr. and Mrs. Coffman are completely remodeling their home, and Mrs. Coffman also teaches piano.

Other members of Chit-Chatters attending were: Janice Moses, Yvonne Myers, Lynda Moseley, Rachel Fuller, Pat Hipp, Jean Sims, Jackie Dean and Rosie Morgan.

The next time, Oct. 25, we shall be meeting at the Triple RRR Caf«, in Rockford. Do make plans to join us there at 11 a.m. Remember, they were voted to have the best fried chicken in Alabama.

Happy Birthday to Rowan Charles Ott, Pete and Peggie Sue’s great-grandson, as he reaches two years old Oct. 6 and Rowan’s daddy Cody Ott celebrates his day Oct 12. Dennis Nordlund gets another year better Oct. 10.

Last Wednesday Johnny and Janice Moses were on their way to Birmingham and shortly after entering Highway 280 hit a deer.

These animals are everywhere as so many land owners actually feed

them, also cut trees, then some deer are forced out to areas where otherwise they would not be seen.

Luckily, the Moses’ were not hurt, but the car was not drivable. It took two hours to sort all the paperwork and file reports. Then the Moses had to call for a ride.

Earlier in the year, Billy Brown who lives on Highway 259, hit a deer on Highway 9 through no fault of his own and the car was a total loss. Years ago, I was coming home from Rockford at just barely dark on Highway 18. After having stopped at the four-way stop and had just gotten going again when I has hit in the passenger side door by a trio of deer. There was no way I could have avoided this from happening.

What a thrill and a saving grace to get all the rains we have had this past week. It was a great help for the big trees and other growing things and saving our water bills.

Enjoy the changing season and remember to feed the pretty, wild birds that sing for you.

Until next week, keep smiling.

Rosie Morgan is a community columnist for The Outlook. She is a resident of Nixburg and she writes about the events and people of the Equality and Nixburg areas.

Police Reports Alexander City Police Department Oct. 4

• R.M. Crayton, 66, of Alexander City was arrested for receiving stolen property.

• Shakeithia Monique Harvey, 25, of Alexander City was arrested for failure to appear.

• Possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

• Leaving the scene of an accident was reported in Alexander City.

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported in Alexander City.

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• Carlton Lavelle Floyd, 27, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of

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• Devin Lee Caviness, 27, of Alexander City was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

• Selina Dawn Patterson, 38, of Alexander City was arrested for harassment.

• Julius Turrell Smith, 36, of Alexander City was arrested for harassing communications.

• John Alton Freeman, 28, of Alexander City was arrested for aggravated assault.

• Domestic violence was reported on North Central Avenue.

• Possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia was reported on Airport Boulevard.

• Burglary was reported on J Street.

• Possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana was reported on Airport Drive.

• Possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana was reported in Alexander City.

• Theft was reported on 12th Avenue.

• Criminal trespass was reported on Winters Street.

Oct. 2

• Harassment was reported in Alexander City.

• Domestic violence was reported on Watson Place.

• Theft was reported on McClellan Street.

• Possession of marijuana an possession of drug paraphernalia was reported in Alexander City.

Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Department Oct. 4

• Brandon Gantt of Notasulga Road was arrested for a grand jury indictment for domestic violence first.

Oct. 3

• A resident of Cobb Road in Notasulga filed a report for violation of a protection order.

• Matthew Yarbrough of Highway 280 in Alexander City was arrested for contempt of court.

Oct. 2

• Zachary Higman of Loft Circle in Dadeville was arrested on an outstanding warrant for domestic violence third.

• A resident of Warrior Lane in Dadeville filed a report for theft.

• Mary Taylor of Hicks Store Road in Tallassee was arrested on an out-

standing warrant for grand jury indictment receiving stolen property first.

Dadeville Police Department Oct. 2

• A report was filed for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle that occurred on Taylor Street.

Oct. 1

• A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on Highway 280.

Sept. 30

• A complaint was filed about found narcotics on Highway 280.

Sept. 29

• An Alexander City man, age 41, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

• A report was filed for theft of lost property that occurred on Highway 280.

• A report was filed for theft of property fourth that occurred on Grist Mill Court.

Sept. 28

• A Perry, Alabama woman, age 34, was arrested for assault third on Taylor Street.

• A Dadeville man, age 21, was arrested on four warrants for failure to appear.

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• A Talladega man, age 22, was arrested for reckless endangerment, attempting to elude and carrying brass knuckles on Highway 280.

• A one motor vehicle accident occurred on South Tallassee Street resulting in major property damage and no injuries.

• A report was filed for theft of property first that occurred on Horseshoe Bend Road.

Sept. 26

• An Alexander City woman, age 20, was arrested on a warrant for failure to appear.

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Radney holds second annual team spelling bee Friday

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

Radney Elementary School prepared for fall break Friday afternoon with the second annual team spelling bee competition, overseen by instructional coach Kenyatta Simmons.

“I think things went really well today,” Simmons said. “This is a good skill for all of our students to practice.”

The day began with five teams of fifth-graders, split into groups of three according to their respective reading teachers. After four rounds of words given to the fifth-grade teams, a winner was determined and awards handed out before three teams of sixth-graders took the stage in a five-round competition. The rules, according to Simmons, were each team had q1 minute to correctly spell their given word on a whiteboard and present it to the judges. The teams could ask Simmons to repeat the word if necessary and were also given a definition of the word to spell.

The winners of this year’s competition were Covy Young, Reagan Atkins and Jerly Barragan from Anna Foreman’s fifth-grade class, and Davis Barnett, Makenly Waters and Kazriene Revalde in Autumn Rager’s sixth-grade class.

Both the fifth- and sixth-grade competitions were fairly close, with Mrs. Foreman’s team edging out Tina Bell’s fifth-graders in the final round, while Rager’s students won in the sudden-death battle round over Karen Courtney’s class when they were able to properly spell “jettison” the fastest.

No matter whether a team won or lost,

Simmons provided each competitor a certificate of participation, while the winners were awarded a medal and a small trophy was given to the teacher. During each round, classmates cheered the teams on, while parents who came out to watch the competition provided further support.

Not only did Simmons congratulate the winners of the competition and recognize the effort put forth by each team, but other Radney administrators had similar things to say.

“Participants, thank you for all of your hard work,” Radney assistant principal Dr. Brittney Duncan said. “We also want to give a big hand to Ms. Simmons for all of her hard work in putting this competition together.”

Simmons also wanted to thank Tallapoosa County Commissioner T.C. Coley, Radney counselor Curtis Gay and math intervention teacher Rhonda Strickland for serving as the judges Friday afternoon. The three judges were also given certificates, thanking them for being a part of the competition.

While Simmons said the specific dates for school competitions like the spelling bee, the vocabulary bee and the math bee are sometimes up in the air, she wants to continue holding these events for the Radney student body to be a part of.

“We enjoy getting to do this,” Simmons said.

“We want to keep having competitions like these, because it’s good to have these kinds of competitions. It’s encouraging our students to practice their spelling skills, build their social skills, teach them competition and how to have good sportsmanship.”

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Top: Fifth-grade teacher Anna Foreman poses with her winning team of Covy Young, Reagan Atkins and Jerly Barragan after the fifth-grade team spelling bee at Radney Friday. Above: The winning sixth-grade team of Davs Barnett, Makenly Waters and Kazriene Revalde pose with teacher Autumn Rager after winning the sixth-grade team spelling bee.

Chamber to host startup competition info session STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Local startup businesses and entrepreneurs in Tallapoosa County will once again have the chance to compete for up to $50,000 as part of the Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad startup competition.

To help interested members of the community learn more, the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce will host the Auburn Regional team for an Information Session Tuesday from 2 to 3 p.m. at the Lake Martin Innovation Center.

“Auburn University and the City of Auburn are thought leaders in developing entrepreneurs, and it is exciting for

Alabama Launchpad to collaborate and learn from each other,” EDPA vice president Angela Wier. “The leadership in the Auburn region provides startups with a longer runway for mentoring and funding.

The regional startups get local support and practice pitching and are well prepared to compete then in the statewide Alabama Launchpad competition, which runs quarterly. Entrepreneurs need a predictable, steady drumbeat of support to help them start, stay and grow in Alabama.”

In last year’s inaugural Auburn Regional, two Alexander City-based startups entered the competition, Beyond Home Care led by founder and CEO Kelly Adams and JC Golf Info, a joint venture between WisePoint LLC and Dave Jennings, head

coach of the Central Alabama Community College men’s golf team. Both businesses advanced through the early stages and ultimately pitched their ideas to the panel of judges at the semifinal event with Beyond Home Care advancing to the final event.

“Last year was my first time to do a pitch competition, and it was a lot of work to prepare,” Adams said. “The process really pushed me outside of my comfort zone and was a great learning opportunity.”

“The Launchpad competition was a great experience even though we didn’t make the second cut,” Kirk added. “We had just started the concept phase of JC Golf Info when we learned of the competition but decided to try it anyway.

It really kicked our planning into overdrive

Holloway best it can be.

“I started in education in 2000 as a speech therapist in the Selma City School System,” Holloway said. “This is my fourth year of being an administrator. I was hired to be the new principal here on June 14, and I assumed this position on July 1.”

Prior to serving as the new principal at Stephens, Holloway was an administrator in Lee County and after serving as a teacher in Pelham while she completed her doctoral dissertation, was most recently the assistant principal at Radney Elementary School.

While the entire process of going from assistant principal at Radney to principal at Stephens went by quickly and is a bit of a blur to Holloway, she said it was a positive feeling to be named to the principal’s position.

“It means to me that they (the Alexander City Board of Education) trust me to make sound decisions to lead this school,” Holloway said. “They trust I’ll make an impact on the lives of our students. If I do that, I’ll make an impact on our students’ families and the community as a whole.”

When she first arrived at Stephens, Holloway said she felt the school needed some tender love and care. To help spruce up the school, she had the floors waxed and other similar maintenance tasks completed.

Along with wanting to make the school

and forced us to solidify concepts quickly and verify all of our research.”

Lucian Bifano, director of entrepreneurship strategy for Auburn University’s Harbert College of Business, will administer the business competition and be on hand at the Lake Martin Innovation Center to lead the information session. The university’s existing programs and infrastructure for startups will be utilized to support the young companies.

The information session on Oct. 9 is open to anyone who wants to learn more.

To RSVP or request more information, contact Jacob Meacham at the Alexander City Chamber of Commerce at 256-2343461 or by emailing jacob.meacham@ alexandercitychamber.com.

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a nicer place and a place where teachers would want to come and teach and students would want to come and learn, Holloway said a major goal for everyone at Stephens is to make sure students are prepared for graduation and they are college and career ready, no matter what each student chooses to do after finishing high school.

“We want to prepare them to be competitive in society, including for jobs that haven’t even been created yet,” Holloway said. “We want our students to be able to be self-sufficient, to be good citizens in their community and be able to manage and take care of their own homes.”

To accomplish this, one thing Holloway helped implement this year is a new school mantra, “Give a Wildcat High Five.”

This mantra is built around five specific rules teachers and administrators work to instill in their students every day. The rules include, “Learn and do your best,” “Be kind and nice to everyone,” “Follow instructions the first time,” “Keep your hands, feet, body and objects to yourself” and “Respect your things, the things of others and the things of the school.”

“Behaviors and grades do correlate with each other,” Holloway said. “We want them to commit to this, and I feel the kids are doing really well so far.”

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grasping everything with ease or if they are struggling with the material. These programs include Go Math!, a computer program which helps students practice their math facts, and targeting English Language Learners in four key areas (listening, speaking, reading and writing) to help them better grasp English.

Perhaps the most key issue Holloway sees currently facing the school is helping students overcome low test scores.

However, the school has put together a plan to try and work toward this end. Holloway said the school is looking at adding another computer lab dedicated solely to giving students another place to work on their reading and math lessons, while the standards for the Accelerated Reader program have been raised.

So far, these efforts appear to be paying off. While the school increased its standards on Accelerated Reader, Holloway said celebrations are held for students who meet the standards each nine weeks. The first such celebration was held Friday, with 231 students getting to take a special field trip to a local pumpkin patch in recognition of their achievements.

“We challenge our students to push themselves harder,” Holloway said. “We want to increase participation while still fostering a lifelong love of learning.”

Another issue facing the school is

raising funds for items like the computer lab Holloway would like to see come to fruition, while also obtaining a new sign to go in front of the school. However, Holloway said she has challenged the several focus committees made up of teachers and administrators to come up with ways to raise the money to accomplish these goals.

Along with these plans, other ideas Holloway said she is looking into include a sensory playground in the outdoor amphitheater area, giving students of all learning types the ability to play and discover in their own unique ways.

Even though there has been a more frequent principal turnover rate at Stephens in the past, Holloway said she is in this job for the long haul. There are still many goals she would like to see accomplished, but so far, Holloway believes the school is on the right track to becoming all it can be and more.

“While we’re still at the beginning, I feel things have been successful so far. We have a team here. We’re trying to nurture and mold us all into a family,” Holloway said. “While we are a city system, we are considered a rural school. I want our students to be competitive with students from other schools, no matter where they are. I feel we are making progress towards that end.”

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ave you been to the Lake Martin Animal Shelter lately?

It is chock full of dogs — of all ages — waiting for the day someone walks in, meets eyes with them and decides to take them home.

There are many reasons dogs wind up at an animal shelter. Many dogs have anxiety issues that owners may not have been ready for. All too often a puppy is adopted and once it grows out of the tiny, cute phase, people are ready to give it away.

Maybe the dog developed separation or storm anxiety and it was too much to deal with.

Maybe somebody got a puppy and didn’t want to be patient through the house training phase. Maybe the dog has health problems and the owner can’t afford its vet bills. Maybe the dog got old, and the owner decided to just give it up. Maybe the owners moved away and didn’t want to keep their dog when they moved.

You truly never know what a shelter dog has been through. With October being national adopt a shelter dog month, we’d like to take this time to encourage you to adopt a dog from LMAS. Adopting a dog can be quite fulfilling and rewarding. According to the ASPCA, studies show people who adopt a dog from a shelter are far more likely to feel good about their experience than those who purchase a pet from a pet store.

When you adopt a dog, who has been in a kennel for weeks or months — sometimes years — that dog is overjoyed to be your pet. It is thankful, and it is written all over its face, attitude and actions. That can make a person feel very good.

With that being said, if you are not ready to sign up to be the dog’s companion for the rest of its life, don’t bother adopting it. One of the worst things that can happen to a dog is to be adopted then returned to the shelter, and, believe us, that happens more often than you would think.

There are adorable puppies, loving senior dogs and all kind of adult dogs eagerly awaiting a home.

If you could use a loyal friend, consider adopting a dog. It’ll always appreciate you for it and be your friend for the rest of its days.

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t a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday, President Trump ridiculed Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony last week to the Senate Judiciary Committee. “’I had one beer,’” Trump said. “’How did you get home?’ ‘I don’t remember.’ ‘How’d you get there?’ ‘I don’t remember.’

‘Where is the place?’ ‘I don’t remember.’ ‘How many years ago was it?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ...

‘What neighborhood was it in?’ ‘I don’t know.’ ‘Where’s the house?’ ‘I don’t know.’

‘Upstairs, downstairs — where was it?’ ‘I don’t know — but I had one beer. That’s the only thing I remember.’” The crowd roared its approval.

How on earth does Trump think this is helping? None of those cheering will have a say as to whether Brett Kavanaugh is confirmed to the Supreme Court. Only a handful of people will determine Kavanaugh’s fate. They include Sens.

Susan Collins (R-MA), Lisa Murkowski, (R-AK) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). They were all justifiably appalled by Trump’s performance. Collins said, “The president’s comments were just plain wrong.” Murkowski said that they “were wholly inappropriate and in my view unacceptable.” Flake said, “To discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right. It’s just not right.”

All three are fair-minded legislators who will not hold Kavanaugh responsible for Trump’s toxic remarks. But the last thing Kavanaugh needs right now is for a man who admitted that when he sees beautiful women, “I just start kissing them” — and worse — to inject himself into the debate.

If Kavanaugh is confirmed, Trump will get the credit. Until then, Trump should keep his mouth shut.

But just as Kavanaugh should not be held accountable for Trump’s behavior, he should not be held responsible for all of our society’s ills. There is no doubt many women have

MARC THIESSEN Columnist been sexually assaulted and that much of it has gone unreported.

Just because Kavanaugh is a privileged white male does not make him guilty of sexual assault. Just because he wrote asinine things in his high school yearbook and joined a fraternity in college does not make him a sexual predator. And as many Americans can attest, just because he drank beer to the point of vomiting does not mean he ever blacked out.

There is no doubt Ford was a sympathetic witness. When senators look at her, they see their wives, sisters, daughters, friends. But being sympathetic is not the same as being truthful or credible. And Ford’s case against Kavanaugh is looking less credible by the day. First, Arizona sex crimes prosecutor Rachel Mitchell exposed serious inconsistencies in Ford’s testimony.

And now a report this week from Real Clear Investigations has undermined another key claim Ford made before the committee. Ford testified under oath the reason she finally told a therapist in 2012 about the alleged assault three decades after she says it happened was because, during a renovation of her Palo Alto, California, home, she “insisted on a second front door,” and her husband disagreed. So, during marriage counseling, she testified, “in explaining why I wanted a second front door, I began to describe the assault in detail.” She confirmed to Sen. Dianne Feinstein, (D-CA), the reason for the second door was “claustrophobia.”

She also never said when the renovation took place, leaving the impression it coincided with the counseling.

But RealClear Investigations

uncovered real estate records and other documents that contradict Ford’s sworn testimony. Those records “reveal the door was installed years before as part of an addition, and has been used by renters and even a marriage counseling business.” RealClear quotes an attorney familiar with the investigation who said, “It appears the real plan for the second front door was to rent out a separate room.”

Additionally, building permits for Ford’s second home, in Santa Cruz, California — which she applied for in July, the month that she wrote to Feinstein about the alleged attack — include a front porch and decks, but not a second front door. Taken together with questions about her claims about her ability to fly to Washington to testify, about her familiarity with polygraph tests and about the therapist notes’ whereabouts, this revelation further calls into question Ford’s credibility.

The FBI has completed additional interviews for an expanded background investigation of Kavanaugh.

The senators were right to request it, and it should have been done earlier. But it is important to remember that the FBI gathers information — it does not make judgments about the information’s credibility.

That is the job of the Senate.

Perhaps, in the end, facts will prevail over feelings, due process will be honored and the principle one is innocent until proven guilty will stand.

We will soon find out, when the Senate votes on the Kavanaugh nomination.

Marc Thiessen writes a twice-weekly column for The Post and contributes to the PostPartisan blog. He is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and the former chief speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

His column is provided by The Washington Post News Service & Syndicate.

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feel very strongly about the damage that is being done to the environment in this administration. President Donald Trump signed a law allowing mining companies to release their mining waste into the waterways of the United States. Mining waste is very acidic which will cause all sorts of destruction to fish, plants,and aquatic creatures.

Is this all for money? It seems so. Industries know better. They have to file for an NPDES permit (National Permit Discharge Elimination System) and have to sample their discharges for pH, which determines the acid or base in chemistry tests. Here in Alabama, the pH of an industrial discharge is between 6 and 8.5.

Acids are below 7 (clean water is normally 7) and anything below 6 can stress and/or kill aquatic organisms. Why not get those miners jobs with clean energy? Is there a lot of money involved from the mining lobbyists?

Now, my next question is this: Why aren’t duck hunters and fishermen/women fighting this outrageous act? Why aren’t the Republican senators stopping this? Or are people ignorant of the happenings of the administration because of all the politics and anger from it all? Do people really think regulations are all that bad? Well, why don’t we just go back to the Cuyahoga River that caught fire or the air so polluted

JUDY PALFREY Guest columnist children died from not being able to breathe? Why not go back to discharging all the carcinogens into the water so everyone can get cancer and then we will wonder again, why?

I think it is time to read Rachael Carson’s book “Silent Spring” again and have it be required reading in our science classes. Oh, that is right, like a science fiction book I read long ago, let’s not believe in science and get rid of all books/internet items on science. Look at what is happening folks — we are going back into the dark ages.

The Trump administration is allowing oil companies to drill near our National Parks.

Presidents in the past had the foresight to see the benefit for all people to enjoy these parks and they sought to protect these parks for future generations.

This protection covered animals, plants and other things that need protection from humans. Why aren’t people stopping this abuse of our National Parks? Do you believe a bear stops at the park sign and says, “Oh, I cannot go any farther for food.” No, the reason these large tracts of land are protected is to help these animals migrate from one area to

another. It is their habitat and we have encroached on it. Now, place an oil well on a piece of property near or in the park. Or fracking, oh my goodness, I don’t want to even think about that!

Animals have a stopping point when they have cannot survive if they keep populating.

They have sense. Humans keep having children instead of adopting children that need adopting and, from what I gather, there are plenty of them out there. We have overpopulated Earth and now we are running out of natural resources.

Do people really think the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and the Endangered Species Act are hurting us? Maybe it hurts the bottom line of the industries that want to pollute, but when I was inspecting industries most told me they found it was cheaper to protect the environment, so what is the problem?

In conclusion, I went online and found some facts about our representative Mike Rogers. He has a zero on his rating for the environment. Mallory Hagan has a video out about her thoughts on the environment and I hope you all will look at it. It is time for change. Let’s do this. Let’s vote for someone who cares about us – the people as well as creatures big and small!

Judy Palfrey is a Dadeville resident and a guest columnist.

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This year’s derby will be held in conjunction with the city’s annual Fall Festival. Open to children ages 6-16, the derby begins at noon and will last until a champion has been crowned.

Registration for the derby is open until Sept. 22, but there is no registration fee for participants. For more information about the derby and car show, contact event organizer Marrell Ward at 256-496-0339.

COOKOUT: The Goodwater Class of 1972 and Hannah J. Mallory is sponsoring a cookout for Oct. 6 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Willie James Facility on Highway 280. All classmates and friends are welcome.

For more information contact Renell Bradford at 256-839-6915 or 256-786-2275, Bernice Gunn at 256839-5708 or 256-749-7011, Deborah Caldwell at 404-542-4353 or Willie James Gaddis at 256-861-6177.

CAR SHOW: The fifth annual Bibb Graves High School Alumni and Friends Car Show is Oct. 6 in Millerville. There will be 50/50 tickets, money tree, games, door prizes, music and more.

Car registration is from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and is $20 each. Spectators can come for free from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Call Billy Barnett at 256-839-5077 or 256-267-1525. There will be a pancake breakfast from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. for a $6 donation. Lunch items are a choice of fish or chicken finger plate for $10 and includes fries, hushpuppies or roll, slaw, tomatoes, onions, pickle spear, pepper, cake and tea.

Also available will be hamburgers, hotdogs, chips and candy.

MEETING: Holly Springs Baptist Church and Cemetery Association is holding a bi-annual meeting Saturday, Oct. 6 at 10 a.m. at the church. For more information contact Janice Reams at 256-252-6823.

YARD SALE: GAP Fellowship Church is hosting a yard sale, fish fry and BBQ Saturday, Oct. 6 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.

There will be deals on designer clothes, hats, shoes, household items, novelty gifts and baby items.

The church is located at 721 Robinson Court.

BOOK SALE: Friends of the Dadeville Public Library are hosting a book sale Saturday, Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the lower level of the library on West Street. Hardbacks are $1 and paperbacks are 50 cents. You can buy a bag of books for $5. Funds raised will support programs and activities of the library.

VOTER REGISTRATION: There will be a voter registration table at the Dadeville Fall Festival Saturday, Oct. 6.

Today’s Birthdays

Terrell Wheeles, Wilburn Ralston, Carley Blankenship, Amanda Johnson, Jacob Gilliland Ray Turner, Johnny Pritchard, John Thomas Harris, Pat McDow, Kim Walker and Annie P. Jones are celebrating birthdays today.

Today’s Anniversaries

Joey and Heather Vickers celebrate their anniversaries today.

Sunday’s Events

FAMILY AND FRIENDS DAY: Friendship Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating Family and Friends Day at 2 p.m. Oct. 7. The guest speaker will be Rev. Tracy Burton, pastor of Selecta Baptist Church. Rev. Roosevelt Gregory is the pastor of Friendship Missionary Baptist.

Everyone is welcome.

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Elkahatchee Baptist Church is holding a homecoming service Sunday, Oct. 7 at 10:30 a.m. There will be singing with Brian Cummings, Edwina Dye Jordan, Ronnie Betts, Reuben Prater and others. Lunch will follow.

Interim pastor is Reuben Prater.

FAMILY REUNION: The Dunham Family Reunion will be at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7 at the Hackneyville Community Center. Please bring a covered dish and all Dunham family members are invited.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: The Elder Congregational Church is celebrating homecoming at 10:30 a.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7. The guest speaker will be Jody Fuller.

A luncheon will be at noon and followed by gospel music from The Fellowship Quartet.

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Sunday’s Anniversaries

Jerry and Rhonda Lankford Jacob and Kristin Brown celebrate their anniversary Sunday.

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The New Site Senior Activity is holding its monthly game night at the center Friday, Oct. 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. Guests can play any of the games the center has and spend time with friends.

Tuesday, Oct. 9

INFORMATION SESSION: The Alexander City Chamber of Commerce is hosting an information for the Auburn Regional Alabama Launchpad Startup Competition Tuesday, Oct. 9 from 2 to 3 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 11

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The Learning Tree, Inc. is Accepting Applications for Housekeeper.

Applications can be picked up at: 101 S. Dubois Street Tallassee, AL 36078 Or contact Shatia Carr (334) 252-0025, Ext. 101 Email: Scarr@learning-tree.org

LUNCH AND LEARN: VCCA is hosting a lunch and learn Thursday, Oct. 11 from noon to 1 p.m. with Alexander City Police Captain James Orr who will talk about ways to protect yourself in an active shooter situation.

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 Wednesday, Oct. 9 to reserve a space.

Friday, Oct. 12

GAME NIGHT: The New Site Senior Activity Center is holding its monthly game night at the center Friday, Oct. 12 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Guests will be able to play any of the games the center has, while spending time with friends.

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HUNTER SAFETY CLASS: Alabama Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division is hosting a free hunter education class at Wind Creek State Park, Saturday, Oct. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a one hour lunch break. To register visit https://huntered. dcnr.alabama.gov/public/ or call 256242-3620.

SCHOLARSHIP DINNER: The Central Alabama Club of NANBPWC, Inc. “Paint the Town Red Scholarship Dinner” will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at the Cooper Community Center.

Advance tickets are $15 or $18 at the door. You can reserve tables of six.

There will be food, fun, music, vendors and games for more information call 256-329-1595, 256-215-3839 or 256215-6933.

OKTOBERFEST: Oktoberfest will be held Saturday, Oct. 13 at the

Sportplex in Alexander City. It is a day-long celebration for the whole family featuring local arts and crafts, dining, entertainment, kid-fest children’s activities, an antique car show and more. There will be performances from Nashville hit singer-songerwriters Ashton Shepherd, Ken Mellons and Kevin Denney with special guest Kevin Moon.

There ill also be a voter registration table.

CANCER AWARENESS LUNCHEON: New Adka Missionary Baptist Church is hosting a cancer awareness luncheon Saturday, Oct. 13 at noon. The speaker will be Alveta Resse of Tuskegee University. The luncheon is free but is a fundraiser for New Adka Our Journey of Hope cancer ministry.

If you cannot attend the luncheon, but would like to contributre please contact Mary Greathouse at 256-4962927.

Sunday, Oct. 14

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Kellyton Baptist Church is holding homecoming services Sunday, Oct. 14. Guest singers will be Paid in Full. Sunday School starts at 9:45 a.m., worship service starts at 10:30 a.m. and lunch at noon.

Everyone is welcome.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: B.B. Comer Memorial United Methodist Church is hosting homecoming services Sunday, Oct. 14 at 11 a.m.

Special music will be by Ronnie Betts and the special speaker is Pastor Josh Hickman. A fellowship lunch will follow.

David Sherrell is pastor of Comer Memorial and the church is located at 427 East Church Street.

CHURCH HOMECOMING: Pearson Chapel Church is hosting its annual homecoming service Sunday, Oct. 14 at 9:20 a.m. Bro. Bennie Yates will preach and there will be special music by The Fellowship Quartet.

A covered dish luncheon will follow.

Everyone is invited to attend.

Oct. 15 - 16

THROW AWAY DAYS: The Middle Tallapoosa Clean Water Partnership and the Tallapoosa County Commission are holding Throw Away Days Oct. 15-16. Dumpster locations have not yet been determined and will be available at no charge to residents.

Oct. 15-18

UPWARD BASKETBALL AND CHEERLEADING: First Baptist Church is hosting Upward Basketball and Cheerleading. Registration is Oct. 15-18 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

For more information contact Chris Graham or Marie Parks at 256-2346351.

Monday, Oct. 15

HORIZONS UNLIMITED: Dr. Mark Conversino will be presenting to Horizons Unlimited Monday, Oct. 15 at 1:30 p.m. at the Alexander City Board of Education.

Registration starts at 1 p.m. and membership is $20 a person or $30 per couple for each semester.

Thursday, Oct. 18

FASHION SHOW: The Lake Martin Area United Way is hosting its 6th Annual Mardi Gras Downtown Showdown and Fashion Show, Thursday, Oct. 18 starting at 6 p.m.

The show features clothing from local merchants in the United Way Back Parking Lot of 17 Main Street Alex City. Tickets are $30 per person; VIP Tables are available at $500 per table. Hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, specialty cocktail, cash bar, local designers/merchants and a silent auction will be part of the evening, in addition to the fashion show. The event begins at 6 p.m. with the fashion show starting at 7 p.m.

All proceeds benefit the Lake Martin Area United Way. The event is sponsored by Emporium Wine and Spirits and Ocie & Belle’s. Tickets available at the United Way office. Call 256-329-3600 or email uw211@unitedwaylakemartin.org for any additional information.

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Matthew 7:13–14 (NIV) — (13) “Enter Things and roads change and if you through the narrow gate. For wide is the don’t upgrade the maps, you may find gate and broad is the road that leads to yourself on a road that does not exist. destruction, and many enter through it.

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Old Providence Baptist Off Hwy. 63 N., near Hackneyville

The Church of God 13th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1696

Elam Baptist Robertson Rd. Alex City

Calvary Baptist 819 Main St., Dadeville, 256-825-5989

Old Union Baptist 1106 Davis Circle 256-596-1873

Washington Street A.C.O.P. Church of God Washington Street

Orr Street Baptist 1000 “O” Street (Hwy. 63N) Alex City, 256-234-3171

CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY Church of God of Prophecy 303 Poplar Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6941

Flint Hill Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville

Calvary Heights Baptist Elkahatchee, Rd., Alex City 256-234-7224

Friendship Baptist Our Town Community, 256-329-5243

Camp Hill Baptist Downtown Camp Hill, 256-896-2811

Hollins Springs Baptist Hwy. 280, Goodwater

Comer Memorial 941 E. Church St., Alex City 256-234-2236

Jackson’s Gap Baptist Church 21 East Church St. 256-825-6814

Daviston Baptist Daviston, 395-4327

Macedonia Baptist Macedonia Circle, Goodwater 256-839-5793 Marietta Baptist Goodwater Miracle Missionary Baptist 1687 “I” Street 256-215-9788, 256-215-9787 Mt. Calvary Baptist 329 King St., Alex City, 256-234-5631 Mt. Olive Baptist Hwy. 280 & Jct. 49, Goodwater Mt. Sinai Baptist Fish Pond Rd., Coosa County 256-329-2337 Mt. Zion Baptist Hwy. 22, New Site Mt. Zion East StillWaters Dr., 256-825-4991 Mt. Zion West Our Town Community, 256-234-7748 New Elam Baptist Hwy. 9, Burtonville, 256-234-2037 New Bethel Baptist Rock St., Dadeville, 256-825-7726 Peace & Goodwill Baptist Cottage Grove Community Alexander City, 256-377-4634 Pine Grove Baptist Eagle Creek Rd., Dadeville

Eagle Creek Baptist Hwy. 49, Dadeville, 256-825-6048 Fellowship Baptist Buttston Community Fellowship Primitive Baptist Church on Claybrook Drive, Alex City 256-839-5339 First Baptist Court Square, Alex City 256-234-6351 First Baptist Tallassee St., Dadeville, 256-825-6232 Good News Baptist Church 10493 Hwy. 280, Jackson’s Gap 256-825-2555 Hackneyville Baptist Hwy. 63 N., Hackneyville Hillabee Baptist Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6798 Horseshoe Bend Baptist Hwy. 280, Dadeville Jackson’s Gap Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-825-4951 Kellyton Baptist Kellyton, 256-329-1512 Kendrick Baptist Church Nixburg Lake Martin Baptist Hwy 34, Dadeville 256-825-7434 Lake Pointe Baptist 8352 Hwy. 50W, Dadeville Lebanon Baptist Mt. Carmel Rd., Dadeville, 256-234-7541

Perryville Baptist Perryville, 256-234-3588 Pine Grove Baptist Camp Hill Ray Baptist Rockford Hwy., Alex City, 256-234-7609 River Road Baptist 148 Dean Rd., Alex City, 256-234-6971 Rocky Creek Baptist Samford Rd., Cowpens Community Rocky Mount Baptist Hwy. 22 E., Alex City, 256-329-2327 Rock Springs Baptist Jackson’s Gap, 256-839-6263 Russell Farm Baptist Hwy. 63 beyond Our Town

Hillabee Campground UMC 120 CC Road, Alex City Sunday School 10am Sunday Service 11am Kellyton U.M., Kellyton, 256-329-1681

New Site U.M. New Site, 256-234-7834 Pearson Chapel U.M. Pearson Chapel Rd., Alex City Red Ridge United Methodist 8091 County Road 34, Dadeville 256-825-9820

Pentecostal Church of God 163 Franklin Street, Alex City 256-215-4055

Sunnylevel United Methodist 3202 Hwy. 63N, Alex City 256-234-6877 Trinity United Methodist 280 By-pass, Alex City, 256-234-2455 Union United Methodist 4428 Hwy. 50, Dadeville 256-825-2241 METHODIST – INDEPENDENT Daviston Independent Methodist Daviston, 395-4207

CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 1515 Worthy Road, Alex City (Corner of Worthy Place and Dadeville Road) CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE Dadeville Church of the Nazarene Corner Hwy. 280 and 49, 256-825-8191

PRESBYTERIAN First Presbyterian 371 Jefferson St., Alex City 256-329-0524

EPISCOPAL Saint James Episcopal Church 121 South Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-4752

First Presbyterian Okefuske, Dadeville, 256-825-4081

HOLINESS Alex City Emmanuel Holiness Hillabee St., Alex City

Robinson Memorial Presbyterian Robinson Rd., Alex City UNITED PENTECOSTAL Alex City Apostolic 3708 Robinson Rd., Alexander City, 256-329-1573

House of Restoration Holiness 519 Slaughter Ave., Camp Hill, 256-749-2373, 256-896-2904

Sixth Street Baptist Sixth St., Alex City, 256-234-2408

Fellowship Revival Center Mission 316 6th Ave., Alex City 256-329-1510 weekends

Sunny Level Baptist Church Sunny Acres Subdivision Sewell Street

Kellyton Revival Center Co. Road 87 South Kellyton

Town Creek Baptist Camp Ground Rd., Alex City

Liberty Life Christian Center 321 “S” Street, Alex City

Wayside Baptist 21 Wayside Circle, Alex City 256-234-5564

Passion Church 3340 Hwy. 63 N., Alex City 256-409-9590

Zion Hill Baptist Hwy. 79, near Horseshoe Bend

The Family Worship Center 365 Scott Road, Alex City

CATHOLIC St. John the Apostle 454 N. Central Ave., Alex City 256-234-3631

METHODIST – UNITED Alexander City Methodist 11th Ave. N., Alex City 256-329-1284

CHURCH OF CHRIST Alex City Church of Christ 945 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-234-6494

Bradford Methodist Hwy. 9, Goodwater

INDEPENDENT Faith Temple Franklin Street, Alex City, 256-234-6421 Family Worship Center 1676 Sewell Street 256-839-6895 First Congregational Christian 11th Ave. South, Alex City GAP Fellowship Ministries P.O. Box 1571, Alex City God’s House 9334 Hwy 63N, Alex City Roger Green Sun. Service: 11:00 & 6:00 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 Jehovah-Jireh Ministries 252 Tallapoosa St., Alex City 256-215-4211 Leap of Faith Outreach Ministry 886 Terrance Drive, 256-234-7119

Comer Memorial U.M. 427 East Church St., 256-329-3467

New Bethel Fellowship Church 5474 Rock Springs Road Jackson’s Gap 256-825-3367 The Baha’I Faith 740 Newell Street, Camp Hill 256-896-4007

Duncan Memorial U.M. 3997 Hillabee Rd., Alex City 256-234-6708

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BAPTIST – MISSIONARY Bethlehem Baptist New Site

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Haven United Methodist 354 Christian St., Alex City 256-329-8394

Cedar Street Church of God 711 Martin Luther King Blvd.

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Early Rose Baptist 201 E Street, Alexander City

Goodwater U.M. Main St., Goodwater, 256-839-6661

Bread of Life A.C.O.P. Church of God Hwy. 280, Kellyton

New Elkahatchee Baptist Elkahatchee Rd., Alex City 256-329-9942

Zion Hill Missionary Baptist 583 S. Broadnax St., Dadeville

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Shady Grove Baptist Jackson’s Gap Community

Unity Baptist Robinson Rd., Alex City

First United Methodist 310 Green St., Alex City 256-234-6322 First United Methodist Dadeville, 256-825-4404

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PUZZLES & HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19) You know how to have a good time, yet you will feel the need to pitch in and do some work. Those who love your company might be disappointed by the fact that you are not available. A partner might try to lure you into joining him or her. Tonight: Don’t push yourself so hard.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Your creativity cannot be denied.

A friendship makes a substantial diɈerence in your plans. Sometimes this person is Ă…aky; other times, he or she inspires you. You never know which facet of this person’s personality will greet you. Tonight: Act like a teenager again.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) You could feel tested by various people. You might need to take a break from your usual entourage.

Do just that. Your imagination goes haywire, especially if left alone.

When you recover and have the energy, you might try out some of your ideas. Tonight: Happy at home.

CANCER (June 21-July 22) Speak your mind and get past an issue. You might decide to get feedback from a loved one or a dear friend. Once you understand where this person is coming from, you can have a more eɈective conversation.

Ultimately, you know what is best for you. Tonight: Let go of bygones.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) You might not be as clear about a money matter as you would like to be. This problem likely is the result of someone withholding important information. A partner might not relate everything that he or she knows. Make sure you get clariÄcation. Tonight: As you like it.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Your attitude deÄnes what can happen. A creative idea might be diɉcult to formalize and work with at this point. Be gracious in your interactions; that attitude will make a situation Åourish a lot more easily.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Visit a loved one who might not feel up to snuɈ. Your visit encourages you to rethink a decision with care.

You’ll learn more about a situation than you originally had anticipated.

A project or get-together could be laced with confusion. Tonight: Make it personal and private.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Zero in on friends and their plans. If you want to join them, say so. They might have thought you were too busy, or perhaps someone simply forgot to call you. Make plans that you will enjoy. A loved one or a new friend could act in an intriguing manner. Tonight: Don’t be alone.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Others look to you for advice, and frequently follow through on your suggestions. They might enjoy your playful ideas for the weekend. You could have quite a few friends surrounding you. Understand what is going on with a loved one. Tonight: You’re a force to be dealt with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Look beyond the obvious when resolving a diɈerence of opinion.

If you opt for a change of scenery, you’ll be much more content and easygoing. Your words might not be as clear as you would like, especially when dealing with a diɉcult person. Tonight: Follow the music.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) One-on-one relating draws you closer to those with whom you are speaking. You might wonder what needs to happen in order for you to connect to others on the level you would like. Do less thinking and more living. Throw yourself into the moment. Tonight: Out and about.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Defer to others. You might gather some interesting yet powerful suggestions. Note how diɈerent people handle the same situation and what their objectives are. The diɈerence might lie in their desired results.

Be more playful and open-minded.

Tonight: Go with the moment.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then they went and got the big sonar.â&#x20AC;?

Within moments of setting up the tripod-mounted sonar and lowering from the bridge into the 50 feet of water below, they had success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We saw something on the second scan,â&#x20AC;? Alex City Rescue Squadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ken Cowart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Usually they say you should be able to see something within five (scans).â&#x20AC;?

From there the boats marked the location and the dive team from the Alexander City Fire Department took a new boat funded by grants to the scene. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the time divers hit the water, we had him up in like four minutes,â&#x20AC;?

Whetstone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;From the time to the tripod hit the bottom to the time they called us to set a mark was less than five minutes. It took longer to set it up and put it off the bridge than to find him. It definitely sped things up.â&#x20AC;?

Unfortunately it was still a couple of hours after the victim jumped from the bridge.

Normally, the sonar is dropped in the water tethered to equipment in a boat or in this case on the bridge. The equipment can provide a 360-degree image from the sonar of things up to 300 feet away.

Operators can mark points of interest that are marked on a map with GPS coordinates for divers to take a look.

Similar technology was used a year ago to find Thomas Heulan Spence in August 2017 after he dove into the waters of Lake Martin and failed to resurface.

For six days, authorities searched with dive teams and even a cadaver dog was brought in to search. Finally, the Daphne Search and Rescue Team arrived with new sonar that changed the game. What seemed like minutes after arriving the team was able to locate Spenceâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body and rescuers recovered it providing relief to a waiting family.

The new sonar was just acquired through a grant with matching funds coming from the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Russell Lands, the City of Alexander City and the Tallapoosa County Commission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they had not come with the funds, we would not have it,â&#x20AC;? Tallapoosa County EMA director Jason Moran said.

Cowart and Whetstone said without the grant and matching funds the rescue squad would have raised the funds somehow. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would have gone door-to-door,â&#x20AC;?

Whetstone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But you can only go to the well so much before it becomes dry.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It costs money to keep things up and buy stuff,â&#x20AC;? Cowart said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community and surrounding area has helped us

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Members of the Alex City Rescue Squad search the waters of Lake Martin in the Elkahatchee Creek area.

out.â&#x20AC;?

A few things can complicate searches especially once divers get in the water. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once you hit the bottom it goes black,â&#x20AC;? Whetstone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You touch the silt and it goes everywhere.â&#x20AC;?

But a few clues can help speed a search. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speculation plays a big part in this,â&#x20AC;?

Whetstone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was some evidence that helped figure out where the body might be.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had plenty of people helping,â&#x20AC;?

Cowart said about Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recovery. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We all worked together, but it is also luck of the draw.â&#x20AC;?

Responding to Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s incident included personnel from Tallapoosa County EMA, the Alexander City Tallapoosa County Rescue Squad, staff from Wind Creek Park, the Alexander City Police Department, the Alexander City Fire Department, New Site Police Department, Jacksons Gap Police Department, ALEA Marine Patrol and Alabama Department of Transportation.

The rescue squad acquired the sonar last month and trained with it just 4 miles from the Elkahatchee Creek Bridge.

Cowart had hopes the new sonar would never have to be used for its intended purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were going to train Sunday, but

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Raising the Stanley Cup banner was a special moment

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know, I know. People around Tallapoosa County are tired of hearing about me talking about the Washington Capitals winning the Stanley Cup, or just me talking about hockey in general.

I can’t even count the amount of people who have said, “What is that?” in reference to my Stanley Cup champions hat.

That being said, I’m going to write about the Capitals winning the Stanley Cup again.

I’m honestly not sure what they do in other sports — mostly because none of the teams I root for in other sports have won a championship — but the Stanley Cup championship ceremony is something I can’t imagine being matched.

The trophy is one of a kind. The oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a pro sports team, its body is inscribed with all of the teams and people who have won it, and it’s the only trophy awarded in pro sports in this country that isn’t remade every year.

The winners each get to spend a day with the Cup: • I watched enthralled as Chandler Stephenson brought the Cup to Humboldt, Saskatchewan, which was the home of the Humboldt Broncos, whose team bus collided with a truck in April, killing 16 people.

• I tuned in amazed when Jay Beagle spent his day with the Cup at Alberta Children’s Hospital, allowing patients a photo with the trophy.

• I laughed at the photos of Alex Ovechkin spooning the Cup in the twin bed of his childhood apartment.

• I loved when the players took the Cup back to their homes, allowing their kids to eat cereal from the bowl or their dogs to pose inside it.

Then after a blissful summer with the most wonderful trophy in sports, the Stanley Cup is returned until the next team has a chance to hoist it. But just before the Cup is returned to where it is stored away until the next lucky group of guys, it is brought to the winners’ arena for one final hoorah.

Wednesday, the first-time defending Stanley Cup champions took the ice at Capital One Arena. Prior to the game, there was an unbelievable ceremony that sent chills down my spine. A montage of hoisting the Cup and those summer moments I mentioned above was played with “We Are The Champions” by Queen blaring in the background.

Then the banner, the Stanley Cup champions banner I never thought I’d see hanging from our rafters, was raised. During the raising, Ovechkin, the Capitals captain, called over his team for a photo that’ll go down as one of my favorites of all time. The red-clad team got together, each one’s face with the fullest of smiles, to pose under that elusive banner.

After the ceremony, Ovechkin took the Cup, kissed it one more time and sent it off. The ceremony was even more emotional for me knowing my brother was taking my 3-year-old niece to her first hockey game, and she got to be a part of that once-in-a-lifetime banner raising.

One of the most amazing parts of winning the Stanley Cup was seeing each of those players’ names engraved. I held back a tear seeing Olie Kolzig’s name — yes, he was engraved as Olie rather than Olaf. I have been rooting for Kolzig since I was a child. He has and always will be my favorite Capital. I got a chance to meet him once and I told him when I was young I wanted to marry him; he asked me jokingly, “What about now?”

Kolzig, along with all those players and staff, as well as the fanbase I’ve been more a part of than any other, has worked so hard and waited so long, and finally, we got to spend the best summer of our lives with the best trophy in sports.

I tweeted about the banner raising, and a friend asked me if I cried. I replied simply.

“I’ve been crying since June.”

Lizi Arbogast is the sports editor at The Outlook.

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ALL-STARS SELECTED Tagovailoa, Nix headline roster for Alabama-Mississippi game

STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Senior quarterbacks Taulia Tagovailoa, of Thompson, and Bo Nix, of Pinson Valley, headline the 2018 40-player all-star roster for Alabama for the upcoming 32nd annual Alabama-Mississippi Classic set to be played at 6:30 p.m.

Dec. 17 at Cramton Bowl.

The squad was announced

by Alabama High School Athletic Directors & Coaches Association (AHSADCA) Director Jamie Lee. The AHSADCA, in conjunction with the Mississippi Association of Coaches (MAC), administers the allstar game each year. Raycom Media will be televising the game live.

Alabama holds a 22-9 edge in the series, which began in 1988 at Ladd-Peebles Stadium. Mississippi won last year’s game at Hattiesburg 42-7, the largest margin of defeat for Alabama in the series history.

“We thank the selection committee for doing an outstanding job selecting this year’s team,” Lee said.

“We are excited about all the players chosen, but these two quarterbacks are special.”

Both quarterbacks have already committed to SEC schools. Tagovailoa has committed to Alabama, where his brother Tua is currently the starting quarterback. And Nix has committed to Auburn, where his dad and current coach Patrick Nix was a quarterback from 1992-95.

The team is comprised of 40 seniors selected by the AHSADCA All-Star Selection Committee, which has been meeting and studying players nominated for several months.

The team must have at least one player chosen from each of the AHSAA’s eight districts and at least one player from each of the seven AHSAA

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Wetumpka’s De’Angelo Jones (20) was selected for the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game in December.

classifications. Three players may be chosen from two AHSAA member schools, but no more than two players may be selected from any other member schools. Head coach is Josh Niblett of Hoover.

Tagovailoa has compiled an 18-1 record at Thompson since transferring prior to the 2017 season. He led the state in passing last season, going 287 of 435 for 3,820 yards and 36 touchdowns. He is off to an even faster start this season with 1,991 yards passing. Tagovailoa is 144 of 225 with 20 touchdowns and just two interceptions while leading the Warriors to a 5-0 record so far. He has passed for a career-high 507 yards in one game and has thrown for more than 400 yards in two other games.

Nix is 32-2 as a starter since his sophomore season.

He led Scottsboro to a 12-1 record in 2016 and guided Pinson Valley to a 15-0 season and the school’s first ever Class 6A state title last year as

a junior, during which he went 196-for-307 for 2,872 yards and 35 TDs. He was named Super 7 Class 6A MVP in the finals. This season, Nix is 82 of 156 for 1,194 yards and 13 touchdowns, including a 409yard performance.

Niblett, 197-50 overall with seven state titles to his credit, will be making his second head-coaching appearance in the All-Star Classic. He coached the Alabama team to a 21-13 win in 2009. The rest of his coaching staff includes Patrick Nix, Pinson Valley; Sam Adams, HillcrestTuscaloosa; Shawn Rainey, Spain Park; Pat Thompson, Sweet Water; Clifford Story, Lanett; Clinton Smith, Hillcrest-Tuscaloosa; Steve Mask, St. Paul’s Episcopal; and Jason Kervin, Hoover High School, who will serve as the scout coach.

Alabama’s All-Star team is loaded with players already committed to play in the SEC next season. Other current Auburn commitments selected

include George Pickens (Hoover, WR) and JA’Varrius Woolen-Johnson (HewittTrussville, WR). Alabama commits included Christian Williams (Daphne, DB); D.J. Dale (Clay-Chalkville, DL); Pierce Quick (HewittTrussville, OL); Amari Kight (Thompson, OL); and Will Reichard (Hoover, K).

Other major-college commitments are CentralPhenix City DB Ray Thornton and Jackson-Olin LB LaVonta Bentley (Clemson); Oxford LB Kendall McCallum (LSU); Jeff Davis LB Brandon Mack (Pittsburgh); Spanish Fort DB Desmond James (Mississippi State); James Clemens DL Daevion Davis (Vanderbilt); McGillToolen DL LaDarrius Cox (Tennessee); Montgomery Catholic DL Checardo Person (Indiana); Wetumpka DL Patrick Lucas (Ole Miss); Central-Phenix City RB Amontae Faison (Arkansas); and Lanett WR Trikweze Bridges (Oregon).

Snapper anglers have chance to offer input

By DAVID RAINER Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Gulf anglers who are dedicated to catching Alabama’s most popular reef fish species — red snapper — will have an opportunity to share their opinions with the policy makers at the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting in Mobile later this month. During the meeting, members of the Gulf Council will continue discussions on a change in red snapper management that would give the individual Gulf States more flexibility in establishing the length of the fishing season within each state.

Alabama Marine Resources Division (MRD) Director Scott Bannon and MRD Chief Biologist Kevin Anson urge all anglers who want to see the individual states manage the reef fish fishery to become a part of the process when the Gulf Council meets Oct. 22-25 at the Renaissance Battle House in downtown Mobile.

The Reef Fish Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 23, to discuss Amendment 50, which deals with state management of red snapper.

The segment of the Gulf Council meeting Bannon and Anson highlight as the chance for the public to participate in the process is the comment period from 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Oct. 24.

“In this particular Council meeting, we really need to make some decisions on the

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Another large red snapper comes aboard one of the many Alabama-based charter boats.

state management plans that could come into effect after 2019,” Bannon said.

Alabama’s 2019 red snapper season remains under the exempted fishing permit (EFP) NOAA Fisheries granted for the 2018-2019 seasons. That EFP allowed the individual states to set seasons that would allow harvest of a specific number of pounds of red snapper as long as it did not exceed the overall quota.

Alabama anglers showed a renewed enthusiasm for red snapper fishing this past summer, and MRD officials were forced to close the snapper season early. The Marine Resources Division based its proposed 47-day 2018 season on the data gathered from the 2017 snapper season. That data included daily catch rate, size of the fish and the amount of angler effort (man-days fishing for snapper).

Alabama closely monitors the red snapper harvest through its red snapper reporting program, known as

Snapper Check. After the data came in July 8, MRD realized red snapper fishermen had taken advantage of near-ideal conditions to catch fish at such a rate that the quota of 984,291 pounds of red snapper would be exceeded unless the season was closed after 28 days.

“Everything that you would be concerned about as an angler wasn’t a concern,” Anson said. “When you go offshore, you have to make sure you have enough money to pay for fuel and supplies.

The economy is good. They didn’t have to worry about the weather, as winds and seas were great this year during the snapper season days for the most part. And, the fish are there and they’re easy to catch.”

Although the 2019 snapper season will still fall under the EFP, no plan is in place for 2020 and beyond. Without a new plan, the private recreational angler would revert to a federal season, which was ridiculously short

before the EFP was granted.

“If we go back to a federal season, that may not work out very well for private recreational anglers,” Bannon said. “There will be a lot of discussion on Amendment 50 at this Council meeting.”

Anson, who is MRD’s representative on the Gulf Council, said Amendment 50 is an alternative to the traditional federal form of fisheries management.

“Basically, it’s a form of management that apportions a percentage of the recreational quota to each state. Then the states set their seasons based on those available pounds,” Anson said. “Amendment 50 states that the Gulf states have a portion of the total recreational allocation, which may or may not include federal charter boats.”

Alabama’s charter-forhire fleet opted to abide by traditional federal management for the 2018 season, which gave them a 51-day season, fishing straight through from June 1 through July 21.

Anson said charter-forhire vessels are included in Amendment 50, although there is discussion to exclude them from the amendment.

Anson said several options are on the table in Amendment 50 to determine what each state’s apportionment would be, including traditional harvest data and a biomass estimate.

The biomass (number of red snapper in the Gulf) estimate may not bode well for Alabama’s share.

Oct. 6-7, 2018

ALABAMA’S BIGGEST WEEKLY HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL EDITION Stanhope 34, Wetumpka 28 ... Page 2 Opelika 29, Ben Russell 3 ... Page 5 Tallassee 23, Valley 0 ... Page 8 Mont. Acad. 37, Dadeville 26 ... Page 10

Holtville 23, Lincoln 21 ... Page 12 Statewide scoreboard ... Page 13 Handley 26, Elmore Co. 21 ... Page 14

Reeltown 34, Thorsby 26 ... Page 16 Vincent 29, Cent. Coosa 0 ... Page 18 Edgewood 42, Coosa Vall. 0 ... Page 18

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Benjamin Russell’s Za Stowes (11) eludes a tackle from Opelika’s Jaylen Stinson on Friday night.

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Stanhope Elmore 34, Wetumpka 28

Brian Tannehill / For Tallapoosa Publishers

Above: Kamryon Jackson (9) makes a tackle in Friday’s game against Stanhope Elmore. Below: Tyquan Rawls (6) launches a deep pass to wide reciever E.J. Rogers (8) in Wetumpka’s loss to Stanhope Elmore on Friday.

UPSET ALERT:

By CALEB TURRENTINE Sports Writer

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n Senior Night at FosheeHenderson Stadium, it was a Stanhope Elmore senior who made the play in the final minute of the game to give the Mustangs a win over the top-ranked team in Class 6A. With the Wetumpka offense closing in on the end zone, Marlon Hunt Jr. stripped Wetumpka’s Malik Davis and sprinted 85 yards down the sideline for a touchdown with 38 seconds to go in the game. The score gave Stanhope Elmore a 34-28 victory.

“I just have to give it all to my team,”

Hunt said. “They didn’t give up on the play so I didn’t either. Big time players step up in big time games.”

Stanhope Elmore (4-3, 3-0 Class 6A Region 3) was coming off back-to-back losses in non-region play. However, the Mustangs bounced back in a big way and not sit on top of the standings with two region games to go.

“We’ve got a great football team too,” Stanhope coach Brian Bradford.

“These kids have fought and fought but to lose the last two games the way we did and for them to win like this against our rival. This is the way football is supposed to be played. It was just a

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Wetumpka great win.”

Stanhope Elmore made a statement early in the night, showing the team would not roll over to its rivals. On Wetumpka’s first offensive snap, Stanhope’s T.J. Jackson ripped the ball from the running back’s hands and ran 38 yards into the end zone to give the Mustangs the first lead of the night.

“We had been preaching that all week — preaching turnovers and scoring on defense,” Bradford said. “not being satisfied about causing the turnovers but making a difference in the game.”

Stanhope finished the night with three takeaways, all of them coming on fumble recoveries. Wetumpka’s offense racked up 401 yards and scored four touchdowns on the ground but the turnovers made the difference.

“We’ve been pretty good with taking care of the ball until tonight and that was uncharacteristic of us,” Wetumpka coach Tim Perry said. “They just made the big plays and we didn’t.”

The two teams went back and forth throughout the night, both holding leads during the game. Wetumpka (6-1, 2-1) took its first lead of the game on a De’Angelo Jones touchdown in the first quarter.

Stanhope responded with a 13-play drive lasting almost six minutes. The drive was capped off by a touchdown pass from Kerenski McGhee to Blake Durham to give the Mustangs a 14-7 lead at halftime.

Tyquan Rawls made his first big impact on the night on the opening drive of the second half. His 21-yard touchdown run tied the game but the Mustangs quickly responded again.

Jeremy Powers split snaps at quarterback with McGhee for Stanhope. Powers threw the first of his two touchdown passes to Durham to put the Mustangs back on top.

Powers also threw a touchdown pass to Kadin Anderson, which gave the Mustangs a 28-21 lead in the fourth quarter. Powers finished the night with 112 passing yards and two touchdowns.

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Stanhope Elmore’s Derrick Butler (3) and Quentarius Edwards (21) converge to tackle a Wetumpka player.

body else and he threw it to Kadin. Just a great game.”

Jones scored his third touchdown of the night on Wetumpka’s next drive to even the game at 28 with less than five minutes to go. The Indians forced Stanhope to punt and looked like they would avoid the upset

before Hunt’s big play won the game.

“It shows the discipline that our team has,” Stanhope senior Derrick Butler said.

“We knew it would be a dogfight tonight so we came out with the mindset that we had to dominate in every aspect of the game.”

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Stanhope’s offense finished with just 231 yards of offense but the defense did its part to limit Wetumpka. The Mustangs allowed only four plays of 25 yards or more and finished with eight tackles for a loss as a team.

“That was the focus all week was to limit the big plays,” Bradford said. “We wanted to keep those as low as they could and try to score with them. That was the biggest challenge.”

Rawls finished with 269 yards of offense for the Indians. Jones rushed for 103 yards and three touchdowns on just 11 carries.

Wetumpka suffered a defeat during the regular season last season but still win the region title before making a run to the state championship game. Perry said the loss stings but he will not doubt his team’s ability to bounce back.

“We tell them that one game doesn’t define us,” Perry said. “This is something that is part of the game. We would have loved to gone undefeated but we didn’t so now we have to refocus. We got knocked down but these guys will get back up.”

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Photos by Brian Tannehill / For Tallapoosa Publishers

Top: Stanhope Elmore players and coaches storm the field after defeating the No. 1-ranked Weutmpka Indians Friday night. Left: Wetumpka’s Colton Adams (1) chases down Stanhope Elmore’s Dante Pernell (37) during Friday night’s outing. Below: Wetumpka quarterback Tyquan Rawls (6) throws one last pass with three seconds left in Friday’s game against Stanhope Elmore.

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Opelika 29, Benjamin Russell 3

’CATS CAN’T CATCH UP

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Benjamin Russell’s Brett Pitts (22), Kashari Ross (55) and Za Stowes (11) converge on Opelika’s O’Marion Holloway during Friday’s game.

Opelika overpowers Benjamin Russell in first half

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

A

fter the first half was said and done, Benjamin Russell’s football team really started to figure some things out Friday night. The Wildcats started to key in on Opelika’s ability to get to the perimeter in a hurry and began blocking better on their offensive line, giving their skill players time to set up.

But unfortunately for Benjamin Russell, by the time the first half was said and done, it was all but over. Opelika built up a 29-3 lead through the first two quarters and held on to the same advantage when the final seconds clicked off.

“The positive here is when we went into that

locker room, it was almost a flashback to Clay Central,” BRHS coach Kevin Smith said. “The difference was that wasn’t Clay Central. That’s a good defense, and (we) could’ve quit. I thought we didn’t. I thought we came out and played hard, so that’s what we’re going to try to build on. All we can do is try to come back.”

Benjamin Russell (4-3, 1-2 Class 6A Region 3), which seemed to doubt itself coming into Friday’s game, was behind the eight ball all night. From a bad kickoff return to start the game to Opelika (2-4, 2-1) scoring on its first play from scrimmage, the wind seemed to be immediately taken out of the Wildcats’ sails.

Although BRHS did force Opelika into a three and out, the Bulldogs didn’t take their feet off the See BRHS • Page 6

“I thought we came out and played hard, so that’s what we’re going to try to build on. All we can do is try to come back.”

— Kevin Smith Benjamin Russell coach

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BRHS gas offensively, as Cade Blackmon connected with Jaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Quavian Ross on a 34-yard touchdown pass on the Bulldogsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third drive to put Benjamin Russell down 14-0 just seven minutes into the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just getting the ball out in space is what we try do,â&#x20AC;? Opelika coach Erik Speakman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not very big up front this year, so early on in the game, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to try to get it out and use all 53 yards of the field. We did a good job of that tonight. Kevin and his group did a great job in the second half of shutting that down, so credit to him and his group.â&#x20AC;?

Not only did Opelikaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offense walk all over the Wildcats, Benjamin Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offensive crew couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make much happen as the Bulldogs overpowered the Wildcats. Opelika racked up 10 tackles for a loss and four sacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the thing, every time the ball is snapped and (EJ Thomas) is sitting in your quarterbackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lap, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to pull the trigger on certain things,â&#x20AC;? Smith said.

Like Benjamin Russellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s defense, the offense also improved in the second half, working its way into enemy territory several times. But with the defensive prowess of Opelika, the Wildcats never could seem to finish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the best high school defensive tackle groups Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen definitely this year,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought (Tavian Brown) at Demopolis was about as good as they get, and (Opelika) had two of them. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve talked about being able to run between the tackles. When you go out there and have to throw and the other team knows thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what you have to do, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really hard to get them motivated.â&#x20AC;?

Speakman said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just gone back to the basics with what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done (defensively). We probably had some kids early on that we were asking to do too much, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just now gone back to just play fast.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our defense is just line up and play fast, so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been limiting

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WILDCATS REUNITE Wildcats honor 1953 football championship team

By LIZI ARBOGAST Sports Editor

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amburger steak.

Creamed mashed potatoes. Green beans.

It’s a football diet Benjamin Russell has become accustomed to, and it’s been around for a long time.

At least 65 years, that is.

Friday night prior to the Wildcats’ game against Opelika, the Benjamin Russell 1953 football championship team reunited at Jake’s and had a meal the players had once come to love.

“I talked to coach (Kevin) Smith at the quarterback club meeting earlier in the week, and he said it’s the same thing they’re still eating today,” said Ted Sanders, who was a member of the state championship team and helped organize the reunion.

Thirteen members of the 1953 team reunited at Jake’s for a reception and dinner prior to attending the Wildcats’ final home game of the season.

At the reception and dinner, each team member had a few moments to express his thoughts about being reunited with his former teammates.

“This is the third time we’ve gotten together over the years,” said Gerald McGill, who played both ways on the 1953 team and still resides in Alexander City. “We got together and celebrated our 60th anniversary, but this is probably the last time we’ll be able to get the group together.”

All of the remaining teammates are at least 80 years old.

But this reunion was particularly special because Jimmy Pemberton put together a small book for each of the team members that had an in-depth description of each game as well as a synopsis about where members were now. Pemberton said most of the descriptions of the game came from memories as well as collections of

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Members of the Benjamin Russell 1953 football state championship team reunited Friday night. Team members pictured are, front row, from left, Ed Johnson, Fletcher Adamson, Paul Farmer; back, Ted Sanders, Johnny Thompson, Donald Veazey and Jimmy Pemberton.

stories from The Outlook.

Because the season was so memorable, though, many of players could recall details easily.

“Definitely the Sidney Lanier game (sticks out) because we hadn’t beaten them since 1938 and we beat them 20-13 down in Montgomery our first game,” Pemberton said. “It was something else because they had twice as many players out as we did. I would say that was the highlight of the year.”

For McGill, it was capping off that first undefeated season.

“I think the most important or most vivid memory is Gordon Military College,” he said. “You could play there

“This is the third time we’ve gotten together over the years.

We got together and celebrated our 60th anniversary, but this is probably the last time we’ll be able to get the group together.”

— Gerald McGill Former Wildcat, current Alex City resident if you were in college but still met the high school age

limit, which was 19. I was 17. We were undefeated up to

that point, and that was the final game of the year. We beat them 14-6.”

In addition to being the first state championship for Benjamin Russell — at that time, the state championship was awarded by the Birmingham News — it was also a special season because expectations were so low.

“We were not supposed to have a very good team,” Pemberton said. “A lot of the players from the previous year had graduated. Starting off, the coaches weren’t too optimistic because we didn’t have too many lettermen back. The 1952 team was 6-4 and we followed them.

The consensus was we were going to have a pretty weak team.”

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Tallassee 23, Valley 0

SHUTOUT VICTORY

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Valley’s defense holds back the Tigers as D.J. Dunn tries to move the ball downfield during Friday night’s matchup between Tallassee and the Rams.

Tallassee imposes physicality against Valley in 23-0 win

By GRIFFIN PRITCHARD For Tallapoosa Publishers

For the better part of four homecoming quarters Friday night, Tallassee physically imposed its will upon the visiting Valley Rams en route to a 23-0 victory. The win evens the series between the two historic rivals and avenges a 54-7 2011 loss.

Playing in front of their largest home crowd of the season, the Tigers held the Rams to 93 yards of total offense and sent their opponents into the bye week with more questions than answers.

According to Rams coach Buster Daniel, next week is going to be spent “finding kids that want to play football. We’ve got to find some tough kids that want to play the game the right way and do the little things.”

Tallassee (4-2, 2-1 Class 5A Region 2) spent the first quarter of Friday’s affair focused and led by a defense that stood its ground and made the Rams

“We were eventually able to knock them back and get some runs out of the I (formation).”

— Mike Battles Tallassee coach offense an exercise in futility.

Darrell Dunn, who coach Tiger coach Mike Battles said was the key to the Valley offense, was rendered ineffective, amassing 36 yards on 13 carries.

Early in the first period, Dunn rattled off backto-back 12-yard runs. Beyond that, his longest was six yards.

“We knew from watching previous games that he was the man and when he went to the quarterback, you better know where he is,” Battles said.

“Our kids did a great job getting ready defensively. Our defense played lights out the whole game.

They didn’t give Valley an inch.”

With 5:30, Valley left in the opening stanza threatened and moved the ball within the Tallassee 20 but had to back up following a holding penalty.

On second and long, quarterback Eli Culpepper’s pass was tipped and intercepted by Trent Cochran-Gill, who had another pick in the third quarter.

“I just went out there and played,” Cochran-Gill said. “This was a big game. It was an area game and a long-time rival.”

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Tallassee Tallassee jumped ahead 6-0 in the second quarter.

Quarterback Kalvin Levett completed a pair of passes to Matt Justiss then scored on an 8-yard run up the middle.

“I had a lot of fun tonight,” Levett said. “We knew they were going to keep us from going outside. So we had to work to run the ball inside. But we could tell they were getting tired.”

The 6-0 mark stood through the half as both teams traded possessions.

“We had a plan coming in,” Battles said. “In that first quarter, we had a hard time running inside and they were not going to let us run outside. They had already dictated that to us. But we had a hard time blocking those big guys (in the middle) and getting them out the way. So we had to come back and run some misdirection. But we were eventually able to knock them back and get some runs out of the I (formation).

“At halftime, we were able to make some adjustments and were able to move the ball and get some sustained drives. But, when you have the defense playing like they were, you can take time and eventually something is going to work. We just had to figure out what it was.”

Tallassee came out of the intermission and immediately put the Rams (3-4, 1-3) on their heels. Quinton Jeter’s kickoff was mishandled by a Rams return man and recovered by Cody Kelley.

That led to a 21-yard Jeter field goal and a 9-0 Tallassee lead.

But the Tigers weren’t done there.

On the ensuing possession, CochranGill snatched a Culpepper pass out of the sky and returned it to the Valley 16.

“They didn’t do anything different tonight than what we’d seen on film,” Daniel said. “They just outplayed us.

They are a group of hardnosed kids who do things the right way. We didn’t do anything right. They didn’t take (Dunn) out of the game; it was everywhere. We didn’t block. We dropped passes. They came out in a Bear

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Above: Tallassee’s Kalvin Levett tries to power through Valley’s Tino Linson during Friday night’s game. Below: Tallassee Markevious Mathews tries to get by Valley’s DonReco Glaze on Friday night.

defense and that took us out of a lot of things we like to do.”

One play later, Markevious Mathews, who finished with 121 yards on 12 carries, scored on a 16-yard run.

“Our offensive line gets better every week,” Mathews said. “Coach Battles stays on them, but they get better. I love those guys. I couldn’t do anything without their work.”

Once Tallassee got the ground game going, they out-ran the Rams 217 yards to 43.

The Tigers added a final score in the fourth quarter when Matthews broke free on an 11-yard run for the score.

Jeter added the point after moving the tally to 23-0.

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Montgomery Academy 37, Dadeville 26

Dadeville fixes one problem but another arises, again

By CLIFF WILLIAMS Staff Writer

Dadeville was hoping to right the season in Montgomery on Friday night but problems on defense reared back up as it gave up 518 yards of offense to the Montgomery Academy Eagles in a 37-26 loss.

The Tigers secondary allowed 371 yards in the air as Eagles quarterback Daniel Lindsey connected with his favorite receiver, William Meacham, all night.

“I don’t know what we did,” Dadeville coach Richard White said.

“We scored some points but we had breakdowns in the secondary all night long; we couldn’t get any pressure on the quarterback and he starts to scrambling and checking off receivers.”

Lindsey found eight receivers with 15 receptions on 31 tries but it was tagging up with Meacham that hurt the Tigers. Lindsey threw at Meacham 11 times and the pair connected seven times for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Lindsey also ate up the Tiger secondary with other receivers garnering highlight catches of 35, 28, 28, 25 and 16 yards.

“It was a combination of that quarterback and receiver and our secondary not doing what we are supposed to be doing,” White said.

Dadeville (2-5, 1-3 Class 3A Region 3) also struggled in the first quarter stopping the Eagles’ (4-3, 2-2) running attack giving up 66 yards rushing.

Offensively the Tigers had difficulties in the first half, gaining only 61 yards to the Eagles’ 215 yards. Dadeville came out of the locker room down 10-0 at the half still struggling but found some life late in the third quarter when it went 60 yards on six plays finishing out the drive with a 1-yard dive by Josh Taylor into the end zone.

On the next Tiger drive, Dadeville quarterback Slade McCullers found Zander McClendon streaking down the field for a 80-yard touchdown reception. The two-point conversa-

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Montgomery Academy’s Eric Doh runs past Dadeville’s Russell Sapp (22)

tion was no good and the Tigers trailed 37-18 with 7:41 to go in the game, but the success was too late as the Eagles paced themselves through the rest of the final frame.

White told his team, they fixed issues weeks ago but they came back.

“Secondary, that was horrendous,” White told his squad after the game.

“I don’t know where you were. You got beat. We fix one problem but we have another. We fixed our defensive problems last week and here we go, we can’t do anything defensively

(this week).”

White warned his team next week will be more challenging especially for the faulty secondary.

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every down. We may have to put eight defensive backs on the field.”

White said the team will have to improve to get another win.

“All we can do is go back to work Monday,” he said.

“We just got to get back to the old white board and do it again.”

White also challenged his team and hopes the players have the character to continue to fight the remainder of the season.

“It is going to be easy to quit now,” he told the Tigers after the game. “It is going to be easy to lay down and not do nothing.

You are 2-5.

“The character of man is when he is knocked is going to lay there or is he going to get up?”

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Holtville 23, Lincoln 21

Holtville holds off Lincoln for home victory STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Holtville has a two-game winning streak for the first time since 2010 after Friday night’s 23-21 victory against Lincoln at home.

“For our guys to believe they can compete with these type of teams is tremendous,” Holtville coach Jason Franklin said. “We needed it to get back into the region.”

Lincoln entered the night undefeated in region play and jumped out to a 14-3 lead in the first half against the Bulldogs (4-2, 2-2 Class 4A Region 4). The Bears (4-2, 2-1) forced two turnovers which led to the two touchdowns in the opening 24 minutes.

However, Holtville made adjustments and rallied back to cut into the deficit before halftime. Sophomore Braxton Buck connected with JaDarius Carter for a 20-yard touchdown in the second quarter to cut Lincoln’s lead to 14-10 at the break.

“We made some adjustments to what they were doing,” Franklin said. “It takes a few series to get those kinks worked out to give us the upper hand.”

Buck was back at it in the third quarter, leading a touchdown drive to take the lead on the opening possession of the second half. He connected with Dajon Reeves for another 20-yard touchdown pass to put the Bulldogs up 16-14.

Holtville’s offense was not done though as Buck found a third different receiver in the end zone. Chappal Washam caught the 29-yard touchdown pass to give Holtville its biggest lead of the night.

Lincoln were on the comeback trail and cut into the lead in the fourth quarter. The Bears had one final chance but Matthew Luster recovered a fumble in the final minute to secure the win for Holtville.

“We made some costly errors tonight but our guys kept fighting,” Franklin said. “When we do make a mistake, it has been big. When you’re in too big of a hole like that, it’s not going to work out for you every game. Those things can be improved.”

Buck completed 11 of his 20 pass attempts for 157 yards and the three scores. Carter was the team’s leading receiver, finishing with 73 yards on three receptions. Alex Gibbons led the rushing attack and ran for 81 yards on 20 carries.

Holtville will return to the gridiron next week when the Bulldogs travel to Leeds for a pivotal region matchup.

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Lincoln’s Javion Surles is tackled by Holtville’s Peyton Cox, Kelandre Baker and Matthew Luster.

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Handley 26, Elmore County 21

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Dadeville’s Josh Taylor is stopped by Elmore County’s Hayden Bass in a game earlier this season. The Panthers fell to Handley on Friday night, 26-21.

Panthers come up short on road against Handley

By DAVID D. GOODWIN For Tallapoosa Publishers

H

andley’s tight pass defense and a quick-strike touchdown kept the Elmore County High Panthers from holding a late lead, as they fell in a Class 4A Region 4 battle, 26-21.

The Panthers took their first lead of the game late in the third quarter, with a 14-play, 86-yard scoring drive. Quarterback Austin Downey found Hayden Holton over the middle for a 15-yard touchdown, which Holton fought to take into the end zone.

But after trading possessions through the fourth quarter, Handley quarterback Quondarius Lyons found Nicholas Kimble on first down for a 44-yard touchdown play with just three minutes left in the game.

Elmore County (4-2, 2-2) assembled a promising final drive, including a 23-yard firstdown run by Antwan Cooks and another key completion to Holton for 21 yards. But four straight attempts by Downey from the 17-yard line all bounced to the Roanoke turf as the Panthers came up short.

“We faced a really good football team and just didn’t make See PANTHERS • Page 15

“We faced a really good football team and just didn’t make plays when we needed to. We’ve got a group that works hard and plays hard, and they do too. But they came away with the victory tonight.”

— Jordan Cantrell Elmore County coach

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plays when we needed to,” ECHS coach Jordan Cantrell said. “We’ve got a group that works hard and plays hard, and they do too. But they came away with the victory tonight.”

Downey completed nine passes in 24 attempts for 110 yards, one touchdown and an interception in what Cantrell called an “improving” performance. Holton caught five passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. DJ Patrick carried the ball 26 times for 144 yards and two touchdowns.

The Panthers found themselves in an early hole, as Downey was intercepted on their first possession.

Lyons made it count with a 45-yard touchdown run. The Tigers (3-3, 2-1) followed up on their next possession, with Lyons hitting junior running back Devonte Houston with a screen pass Houston zig-zagged into the end zone for a 53-yard score.

But Patrick answered back with

his own 53-yard touchdown scamper. Joseph Stockman’s perfect extra-point streak continued through the game, though he missed a 34-yard field goal attempt to close the first half.

Patrick found the end zone again midway through the second quarter with an 18-yard touchdown run. The short field was secured when Lyons fumbled deep in his own territory and Parker Watts recovered the ball.

“We were just playing hard, playing assignment football,” Cantrell said. “But we blew some assignments offensively at the end, and when you make mistakes it’s hard to win the game.”

The Panthers face another region foe in the Childersburg Tigers next week.

“It’s kind of a mixed-up region right now, who’s beaten who, and all that,” Cantrell said, noting Childersburg knocked off the Tigers in the teams’ region opener.

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Reeltown 34, Thorsby 26

MAKING A COMEBACK

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Above: Reeltown’s coaching staff speaks to its players during a break. Below: Fans had signs in support of the Rebels as they won 34-26 over Thorsby on Friday night.

Reeltown outlasts Thorsby in duel of the Rebels

By DONALD CAMPBELL Staff Writer

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pair of long offensive snaps in the second half and a handful of strong defensive stands proved to be just what the Reeltown Rebels needed to outlast the Thorsby Rebels in a crucial Class 2A Region 4 matchup Friday night as Reeltown celebrated its homecoming.

“We got out-physicaled last week, so that was a challenge we challenged them on Monday and they really rose to the test,” Reeltown coach Matt Johnson said.

“We had probably the most physical practice we’ve had all year Monday and that was the message all week long. We’ve got to win the battle up front and be physical,

and our guys, they didn’t leave anything out here, and I’m super proud of them.”

On the first play from scrimmage after Thorsby (6-1, 3-1) took back the lead, 18-14, Khoner Davis found Cameron Faison open on a pass that went 73 yards for a score to give the advantage over to Reeltown (6-1, 3-1) again, 21-18.

After Thorsby downed a punt at the Reeltown 1-yard line with 5:19 to go in the game, Faison took the ball out to the 6 before Keke Hughley took the next snap 94 yards to the house to put Reeltown up 34-26.

Thorsby attempted to mount a comeback drive with just over four minutes to go, but a pass from quarterback Christian Fortner was picked off when Rhasheed See REELTOWN • Page 17

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Reeltown Wilson nailed the intended receiver.

The ball then went straight up into the air and landed safely in the arms of Jordan Whitlow.

While Wilson’s hit to allow Whitlow to pick Fortner off late in the fourth quarter was arguably the biggest stop of the game, there were three other key defensive stops which made a big difference when all was said and done. After all four of Thorsby’s touchdowns in the game, the visiting Rebels lined up to go for two-point conversions. On three of the four attempts, Reeltown’s defense locked down and left Thorsby having to settle for tacking on six points onto the board.

“That’s another defensive play,” Johnson said. “That’s been no secret.

They have some great two-point plays. They’ve been doing it all year long and that was a challenge for us actually. They’ve got some great stuff in their two-point offense, so our guys just finished the job and I just can’t say enough about them.”

Early on, it looked like Reeltown’s defense would make it a long night for the Thorsby offense, recording a tackle for a loss and a sack on Thorsby’s first drive of the night, but the visitors recovered and put the first points of the night on the board on a 16-yard touchdown pass from Fortner to Jacob Lockhart.

Although Reeltown’s offense was stopped short on a fourth down attempt on its first drive of the night, the defense came out roaring again, forcing a Thorsby three-and-out before the Reeltown offense took its first lead of the night when Davis connected with Eric Shaw on a 9-yard pass. Whitlow bulldozed his way into the end zone in the second quarter to give Reeltown a 14-6 lead going into the half.

Fortner proved to be a dual threat to Reeltown’s defense, getting it done through the air and on the ground, as he was involved in all four of Thorsby’s scores, two through the air and two when he called his own number and forced his way into the end zone. However, while he mounted two successful rushes and found Cole Farris open twice to get the ball down to the Reeltown 21-yard line, Fortner’s only interception of the night was key to the Reeltown victory.

White Thorsby stopped Reeltown’s offense after the interception, the visiting Rebels got the ball back with a mere 15 seconds left. Fortner tried three times to find an open receiver, but failed on all three attempts, sealing the victory for Reeltown.

“We just told them to just play our game,” Johnson said. “We were in a man-free coverage, it was just ‘be disciplined and let’s finish this.’”

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Edgewood 42, Coosa Valley 0

Vincent 29, Central Coosa 0

Wildcats clinch playoff spot on senior night STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Edgewood celebrated its final regular season home game of the season in style Friday night. The Wildcats defeated Coosa Valley 42-0 to secure a spot in the postseason. With the win, Edgewood improved to 5-2 on the season and 3-0 in region play.

“I think, to date, this was probably our most complete game,” Edgewood coach Darryl Free said. “Both sides of the ball played really well, played aggressive and to the football.”

The Wildcats were celebrating homecoming and senior night this week and used that excitement to fuel a fast start to the game.

Edgewood jumped out to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter behind two rushing touchdowns from Kolby Potts and a touchdown pass from Alex Johnson to Kaleb Varner.

“They knew that this could be the last time these two seniors played on this field,” Free said. “And they really wanted to give the best effort they could for them. That’s just a testament to how much respect they have for Tyler (Abernathy) and Hunter (Bowdoin) and what they mean to the program.”

Abernathy was the next one to get on the board for the Wildcats. His 39-yard touchdown run gave the hosts a 28-0 lead in the second

quarter. He finished with 73 yards on four carries and was also the leading tackler for Edgewood.

“Getting Tyler into the end zone is always a good thing but it was extra special tonight for it being homecoming and senior year,” Free said. “He played a great game and it was really nice to see him perform out there tonight.”

Johnson finished with 120 passing yards and two touchdowns on just eight attempts.

Both touchdowns were to Varner, who had two catches for 85 yards.

Potts capped off the scoring with an interception return for a touchdown in the fourth quarter. On the offensive side of the ball, he finished with 102 rushing yards on 14 carries.

The Wildcats currently sit at second in the region, behind the Autauga Academy Generals who are No. 1 in AISA. However, before those two teams meet, Edgewood will travel to Lakeside next week to try to secure a home playoff game.

“It’s amazing to see the improvement these guys have made since June,” Free said.

“Being able to play postseason football is an amazing thing. Now we have an opportunity to play Lakeside and if we’re fortunate enough to get a victory there, we’re hosting a game. So that’s the next step.”

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Central Coosa’s Noel Jones (21) attempts to bring down Vincent’s LaDonte McGregor on Friday night.

Central Coosa falters against Vincent STAFF REPORT TPI Staff

Central Coosa coach Brett Thomas explained the Cougars’ 29-0 loss to Vincent in just a few simple words.

“It’s just the same thing,” Thomas said with a sigh.

Although the Cougars once again showed hints of promise, Thomas said a bad thing here or there happened and it all went downhill.

“All our momentum was killed by turnovers,” he said. “We had momentum at the beginning of the game. We had actually stopped them, but then we had two errant snaps that totaled about 30 yards. From then on, it just doesn’t take much to deflate a team who’s already struggling. The attitude just changed, and our line struggled

both offensively and defensively.”

The biggest bright spot was, as usual, Donta Daniel, who Thomas said led the Cougars offensively.

There were several times when Daniel turned a bad snap into a 25- or 30-yard gain, but the Cougars couldn’t sustain any momentum.

According to Thomas, they also struggled stopping Vincent running back Christopher Hardie, who is known to run over teams at will.

“We couldn’t stop him at all,” Thomas said. “They didn’t have to do anything but run the ball up the middle.”

With the loss, Central Coosa drops to 0-6 with an 0-3 record in Class 2A Region 4.

Vincent is now 2-4 (1-2) and is in a threeway tie for fourth place in the region with Fayetteville and Horseshoe Bend.

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