Lee coach Larry Ware will welcome back former Lee greats Jimmy Perry and Spence McCracken on Thursday at Cramton Bowl. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(August 19, 2010)
Jim Perry last coached a high school football team in Montgomery 11 years ago. That’s when he left Robert E. Lee for a position on the staff of then-Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville.
Spence McCracken has been back since he last left Lee in 1994 but as the head coach of Opelika High School.
Both will be in Cramton Bowl on Thursday. One will be coaching his new team, while the other will get a chance to coach his old one.
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Staff Report
Here is the Robert E. Lee 2010 volleyball schedule. (Game times and dates are subject to change without notice)
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Lee coach Larry Ware welcomes several ninth graders to the Generals' first practice on Monday. Freshmen become part of city high school football programs this season. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(August 2, 2010)
The 2010 high school football season will be ushered in with pre-season drills this week. With it comes the usual heat, humidity and two-a-days.
For three Class 6A teams in Montgomery, it brings something new…. freshmen football players.
For the first time since the inception of the city junior high football program in the 1940s, three city high schools - Robert E. Lee, Jeff Davis and Sidney Lanier – will dress out a full complement of ninth graders for football practice (G.W. Carver already had access to junior high players through the link with its junior high school).
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Staff Report
(April 19, 2010)
Robert E. Lee High School has been removed from the AHSAA state baseball playoffs, according to a published report on the association’s website.
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Prattville shortstop Sam Chambliss tags out Steven Potter on a steal attempt in the Lions' win on Tuesday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(March 31, 2010)
Prattville baseball coach Tommy Goodson was happy and disgruntled at the same time.
His joy came from the Lions’ 3-1 victory over Robert E. Lee in a key Class 6A, Area 6 game at Pete Lee Field. The disappointment was from the lack of offense in the win.
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Staff Report
(March 9, 2010)
After falling behind in the seventh inning, Chris Thomas hit a bases-loaded double in the bottom of the inning to cap a four-run rally as LAMP defeated Robert E. Lee, 7-6, at Paterson Field... Alabama Christian Academy soccer won its eighth game of the season with a 8-0 shutout of Holtville High School Monday night...Mallory Garmon and Krystin had two hits and two RBIs each in Edgewood Academy’s 9-3 victory over Fort Dale Academy on Monday.
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Tallassee's Chris Adams (top) won the 145-pound weight class in last week's sectionals. (Photo contributed)
By Michael Butler
RRS Correspondent
(Feb. 11, 2010)
The Tallassee Tigers easily won their third straight Class 5A Section 1 title, qualifying 12 wrestlers for the state championships last weekend. Five Tallassee wrestlers won their weight classes. Nine reached the finals of their divisions.
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K.T. Harrell tries to drive past a Lee defender in the MLK Classic Monday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Jan. 19, 2010)
After a sound thrashing at the hands of Robert E. Lee on Monday, Brewbaker Tech head basketball coach Chauncey Shines didn’t bat an eye when asked if he was disappointed.
“We got just what we needed,” he said, almost with a smile.
The Rams struggled on both ends of the floor in an 84-67 loss to the Generals in the MLK Roundball Classic at the Alabama State Acadome. It was just the fourth loss of the season for Brew Tech, but maybe one of the most important games heading into the last stretch of the regular season.
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Anthony White goes up for two in Lee's win over Woodlawn on Monday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Dec. 29, 2009)
On Monday, the Generals opened the Dwight Madison Roundball Classic with an impressive 66-47 win over Woodlawn at Faulkner University’s Tine Davis Gym. After a slow start, the Generals outscored the Colonels 24-6 in the final quarter to pull away for their eighth win of the season (8-2).
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Lee running back Tavaris Whitlow takes off behind Lee blocking in the Generals' win over Lanier on Friday. (Photo by Chris Dunn)
Staff Report
(Oct. 24, 2009)
The Robert E. Lee Generals are headed back to the playoffs.
The Generals (4-5, 3-3) started slow but finished with a flurry in a 21-0 win over Sidney Lanier at Cramton Bowl on Friday. The win clinched the fourth seed in Class 6A, Region 4 and sets up a first-round date at top-ranked Auburn in two weeks.
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Jeff Davis receiver Marcus Brown fights for the ball with Lee's Christopher Cook during Lee's 14-8 win on Friday. (Photo by Mark Dunn)
Staff Report
(Oct. 10, 2009)
The Robert E. Lee Generals proved it could enjoy the lead and hold onto it in a 14-8 win over Jeff Davis. The win moved them closer to a playoff bid, which becomes official with a victory over either Sidney Lanier or Stanhope Elmore in the next two weeks.
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Lee coach Larry Ware said the Generals needed to eliminate mistakes in Friday's loss to Wetumpka. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Oct. 3, 2009)
Jamal Golden may not have had the gaudy numbers on Friday against the Robert E. Lee Generals, but he had enough on one drive in the early portion of the second half to make the difference.
Golden, a junior, led the Wetumpka Indians on the only scoring drive of the game with Marquiz Buycks scoring the only points in the Indians’ 7-0 win over Lee at Cramton Bowl.
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Carver quarterback Reginald Aaron tries to escape the tackle of Lee's Andrew Belser during the Wolverines' win over the Generals on Friday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Sept. 26, 2009)
G.W. Carver defensive back London Pitts was playing hurt but his interception in the end zone may have saved the Wolverines on Friday.
The Wolverines held off pesky Robert E. Lee, 15-8, at Cramton Bowl. Pitts’ interception of a Cody Ellis pass with 38 seconds left preserved the win.
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Lee defenders pursue Baldwin County's Christopher Bush in the Tigers' 7-0 win on Thursday. (Photo by Mark Dunn)
Staff Report
(Sept. 11, 2009)
Nowhere.
It was the description of Robert E. Lee’s offense on Thursday by head coach Larry Ware. The Generals struggled with turnovers and was unable to capitalize on good field position in a 7-0 loss to visiting Baldwin County at Cramton Bowl.
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Staff Report
(Sept. 10, 2009)
Robert E. Lee coach Larry Ware did not enter last week's matchup against top-rated Prattville with any preconceived notions.
He understood the enormity well before his team stepped off the bus.
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Prattville's Cornelius Fenderson gets behind the Lee defenders to haul in a touchdown pass in the Lions' win on Friday. (Photo by Chris Dunn)
Staff Report
(Sept. 5, 2009)
Prattville head coach Jamey DuBose wasn’t looking for redemption for the Lions’ opening-season loss to North Gwinnett last Saturday.
He just wanted to see his team play a little bit better.
The Lions used their stifling defense to score twice and easily defeated Robert E. Lee, 38-6, in Friday’s regional opener for both teams at Cramton Bowl.
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Lee's Cody Ellis looks to pass in the Generals' 10-7 victory over Northview on Thursday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Aug. 28, 2009)
Cody Ellis wasn’t exactly pressed into the spotlight.
He at least had two days to prepare for his first start in two years at quarterback for the Robert E. Lee Generals.
“I found out on Tuesday,” Ellis said after leading Lee to a season-opening 10-7 victory over Northview on Thursday.
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Mitchell Reilly (47) and the Trinity Wildcats hope to continue their win streak against St. James on Thursday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Aug. 27, 2009)
Capsules with predictions of Thursday's top games in the River Region.
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Lee quarterback Rodriques Williams looks for running room in the Generals' scrmmage game against Troup County at Cramton Bowl on Thursday. (Staff Photo)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
(Aug. 21, 2009)
Larry Ware and the Lee Generals entered Thursday’s scrimmage game with Troup County (Ga.) High School without too many expectations for the offense.
After a 9-6 loss, there were few pleasant surprises and still work to do.
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Ware expects the Generals to face a stiff test in its jamboree game against Troup County, Ga. at Cramton Bowl on Thursday. (Staff Photo)
Staff Report
(Aug. 20, 2009)
When Larry Ware scheduled a scrimmage game for Robert E. Lee against Troup County (Ga.) High School, he was well aware of the Tigers’ potency.
If the Generals falter, that’s OK.
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Lee quarterback Breyuane Sanders will look for running room when given the chance. (Staff Photo)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor (Aug.15, 2009)
Drop by practices at Robert E. Lee and you might find coach Larry Ware gazing to the skies and wishing for a few more offensive linemen.
The school that produced the likes of college and pro standouts Lee Gross, Fred Weary and Antoine Caldwell is suddenly void of the players Keith Jackson used to affectionately call “big uglies.”
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Sealy is a three-sport star who has led the Lee Generals into the Class 6A baseball playoffs. Lee faces Enterprise on Friday in the first round. (Staff Photo)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Cody Sealy doesn’t know the definition of an off season.
The junior from Robert E. Lee High School is a three-sport star, four if you count the times he used to run the mile in junior high school.
But he doesn’t have time for track and field. Or basketball.
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Compiled by RRS Staff
Results for the Alabama High School Athletic Association state baseball playoffs first round. (River Region teams in bold.)
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Robert E. Lee's Cody Sealy pitched a one-hit shutout in the Generals' 10-0 win over Sidney Lanier on Friday. (File Photo)
Combined Reports
Several teams from the River Region clinched Area titles on Friday, including Robert E. Lee, which defeated Sidney Lanier at Paterson Field.
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Staff Report
Local golf teams set for GMGC... Catholic beats weather, top teams in Cullman... Lee's Tatum signs
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Prattville's Chad Oates (12) slides in safely to score a run as Lee catcher Jesse Skaggs awaits the throw in the Lions' sweep of the Generals on Friday. (Staff Photo)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Prattville starting pitcher Tyler Norwood likes what he has seen lately.
The senior led the Lions a step closer to clinching Class 6A, Area 6 with a sweep of Robert E. Lee at Pete Lee Field on Friday. The 10-3 and 8-6 (12 innings) victories pushed Prattville to 15-9, 6-0 in area play.
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Staff Report
The annual Lagoon Park Showcase softball tournament is scheduled for this Friday… but only if the weather cooperates.
The tournament features 14 teams this year, most of which are from the River Region. But due to expected inclement weather, the tournament might be in jeopardy.
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Staff Report
Here are the recaps of the games from the FCA Jason Armstrong Memorial Tournament.
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By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Trinity head baseball coach Ken Whittle has watched baseball players come and go in his three decades of coaching. He can remember the names and their successes.
One of his players, Jason Armstrong, will have a special place in his heart, but not just because he tragically lost his life at a young age.
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Contributed
The St. James Lady Trojans earned a 3-2 win over LAMP on Tuesday.
LAMP won the boys’ game, 5-0.
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Lanier's Marquise Glaze goes for a layup but is fouled hard by Lee's Adrian Nelson, which led to the two players exchanging words in the fourth quarter of Lanier's 67-60 win.(Photo by Dennis Victory)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Sidney Lanier High School is going back to Birmingham.
The path taken looks a lot like last year.
The Poets (22-8) got 26 points from Marquise Glaze and a solid defensive effort in the second half provided all that was needed in a hard-fought 67-60 victory over Robert E. Lee in the Class 6A Central Regional final at the Alabama State Acadome on Saturday.
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Lanier's Jamie Washington looks for landing room during the Poets' two-point win over Murphy. They will play Robert E. Lee Saturday in the regional final. (Photo by Dennis Victory)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
Sidney Lanier was set up again to deal with another disappointing loss that included losing a big lead late.
Only this time, Marquise Glaze had other ideas.
The Poets survived a comeback by the Murphy Panthers to earn a 74-72 victory and advanced to the Class 6A Central Regional final on Saturday. Lanier will face Robert E. Lee for the second straight year in the regional final.
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Capsules of teams from River Region participating in this week's AHSAA regional tournaments at Alabama State and Troy
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Sidney Lanier's Marquise Glaze drives past two Lee defenders in the Poets' area win on Monday. Lanier earned home-court advantage in Friday's sub-regional round with the victory. (Staff Photo)
By Graham Dunn
RRS Editor
It's a good bet that Sidney Lanier senior forward Jeremy Hall slept well last night. He spent most of Monday evening chasing, leaning on and pressing on Robert E. Lee big man Adrian Nelson.
When the final seconds ticked off the clock, Hall and the Poets enjoyed a repeat performance from 2008, a Class 6A, Area 6 tournament championship on the floor of the Generals in front of a raucous crowd on Monday.
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Lee's Edwin Berry (in red) finished a surprising third last weekend in the sectionals in Auburn, despite this pin of Kimone Bates of Smiths Station. Berry hopes to improve his finish this weekend in the state tournament in Huntsville. (Staff photo)
Staff Report
It's been quite a while since Robert E. Lee High School has won a state title in wrestling. The last time it happened, Bill Clinton was newly sworn in to the White House.
Maybe the newest Democrat to take the oath of the presidency is a good omen for the Generals this weekend.
Lee will attempt to earn its first state title since 1992 this weekend in the Class 6A state wrestling tournament in Huntsville. The Generals will take eight wrestlers to the meet, which gives them a mathematical chance.
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River Region Sports invites all schools to send in information on each athlete who signs today during National Signing Day. Just send his name and where he will play college football next season. If you have one, send a photo with the information.
Send it to gmd@riverregionsports.com and we will publish it tomorrow.
Here is the RRS Dandy Dozen, the consensus top 12 football recruits from the state in 2008 (in alphabetical order) and where they will play next season.
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