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From staff reports
Pinson ElementarySchool has announced itsperfectattendanceforFeb-ruaryandMarch.Kindergarteners with
perfect attendance in Feb-ruary were Brayden Den-son, Samantha Hardwick,Leila McWillie, MelanieRamirez, Tidan Reymond,Ethan Johnson, KorbynRaymond,BaileyBeavers,Derick Devaughn, NadiaJohnson,KylaThomaspon,Justin Clark, CheyenneDeason, Lyla Odom, Te-resaRodriguez,BrooklynnSmith, Ka’Niyyah Mc-Intyre,DavidMoore,Mal-achiRocker,JosiahRubio,Disney Simon, ZacharySmith,AntonioStrickland,NahomiGonzalez,KarmynGriffin,AlexisHines, EllaManley, Alyssa Gilbreath,Bradley McClaney, Ed-win Quiroz, Jade Reyes,Kamiah Taylor, AlbertGalindo, Payton Shock-ley, Joe Kimani, BriannaBall, Barry Davis, AdayaMaclean, Terrence Ward,Dylan Cendejas, QuentonSlaughter,CalebHallmark,De’Corian Jenkins, OliviaKilgore,YaretzyMendoza,Kyntaivious Robinson,AdrienneStephensandJor-danTaylor.First-graders with per-
fectattendanceinFebruarywere Brian Greene,AlexaHurley, Alexander Hol-land, Julia Alcala, ValeriaDuarte, Brayden Duran,KarmenHall,HannahSta-
cey, Jonathan Farler, Jay-shaun Irby, Leon SandersIII, Joseline Flores, EmilyHernandez, Taylor John-son,Ansley Spitzer, Max-ius Tucker, Said Sanchez,KennethDuke,AdamTay-lor, Olivia Webb, CorbanBryars,JacksonMayo,Ri-ley O’neill, Gavin Craw-ford, Alejandro Pineda,Makayla Toney, BrayanAlverez, Abraham Clark,KevinHernandez,AaediinTriplett,CruzCunill,Bail-ee Davis, Maria Garcia,EdgarPonce,GarrettSimsandLacySmith.Second-graders with
perfect attendance in Feb-ruary were Robert Clem-ens, Joshua Hammond,Alfonso Lopez, BraydenRobbins, James Williams,Andrew Del Orbe, ToniEnriquez, Michael May,MaleahPliscofsky,TameyaRoss,MakaylaWard,Han-nah Lumpkin, KimberlyResendez, Jameria Sand-ers, Phillip Thomas, TomWadsworth,BreannaByrd,McKinnley Kuchman,Jorge Ramirez, BraydonSepeda,SavannahSkipper,Joydin Bishop, TreydenBishop, Simon Kimani,Joshua Box, Austin Con-er, Jason Evans, FreddyChavez, Matthew Con-ner,ShilohDavis,BrittanyFajardo, Kimberly Gonza-lez, Terry Lipscomb, Ari-anaThornton,IsabellaWat-wood,CarlosFord,BrendaGonzalez,MarioGonzalez,Ameera Robinson, KarmaFitzpatrick, Jailah Shep-
herd, Maddox Springer,Latonya Christian, Gabri-elle Lando, Yoselyn Lo-pez,JohnShepherd,AlexisVelazquez, Jacquelyn Ad-ams, Kari Flute, MalakhiHubbard, Amani McDan-iel,EmilyMolina,KamronPotts,HunterTriplett,Des-mondDoniver,ChristopherLopez, Aiden Stephens,Rasheed Akins, AaronBrown, Nicolas Carreno,Fatoumata Diakite, ElijahKelley, Samuel LeMaster,NoeSaldana,EvanSandersandAnnaTarpley.Multi-age students with
perfect attendance wereMekahi Long, MarleyRay, Layla Bonner, EthanChildersandEvanEllis.Kindergartenerswithper-
fectMarchattendancewereFaithBonner,AlexHuerta,DontaLenyard, LeilaMc-Willie, Melanie Ramirez,Denise Terrazas, AubrieAlmendarez, Justyce Bev-erly, Adrian Chavez, Ai-lynGales,MarissaGarcia,CheyenneMikula, DyonteAllen,BaileyBeavers,Sa-mantha Chaverri, Mem-phis Doss, Jayson Elliott,Nadia Johnson, JordanBailey, Cheyenne Deason,Jayla Feagins,Gustavo Ji-menez, Heyli Munguia,Teresa Rodriguez, Ray-mond Watts, AlexanderAlmanza, Kaylen Gealow,Ka’NiyyahMcIntyre,Gen-esisNapoles,YuselReyes,Nahomi Gonzalez, AlexisHines, Broderick Brown,ThaniaDiaz,CailyahFord,Alyssa Gilbreath, Amira
Islam, Jonathan Johnson,Bradley McClaney, Kai-tlyn Smith, Ryland West,Diana Wilbourn, QuinceyHarper, Darius Jackson,Keith Richmond, SimeonWatson, Olivia Hamil-ton, Keosha Bennett, JoelHernandez, Laila Perkins-Jones,GraceyHarris,Ada-yaMaclean,JasmineCart-er, Dylan Cendejas, Rea-gan Fox, Belinda Perez,Joy Tate, Ester Francisco,Yaretzy Mendoza, TrippAustin,SerenityMcDonaldandJadenStanely.First-graderswithperfect
attendance in March wereDarreunna Baldwin, Jack-sonConner,BrianGreene,Tristan Mullins, RyanPhelps, Karen Vargas, Ni-arial Ford, Oliver Gonza-lez, Julia Alcala, BraydenDuran, Yesenia Felipe,Dylan Moore, MasonNguyen, Hannah Stacey,LaylaAllen,JonathanFar-ler,RaquelOjeda,MaritzaPadilla, Quinziriya Wat-kins,PadraicDungan,Tay-lorJohnson,ZacharySim-mons,AnsleySpitzer,Max-ius Tucker, George Guer-rero, Bailey McLaughlin,JaimeWoods, JuanCarlosAlcaraz, Ashlyn Marsh,Jalen Stewart, Adam Tay-lor,Maxwell Bryant, Cor-ban Bryars, Jackson Cox,Riley O’neill, Jamarion
Thompson, Davin Wells,Parker Whisenant, Con-nor Byess, Marely Corne-lio, Hector Gonzalez, Na-hum Ontiveros, AlejandroPineda, Joshua Duncan,Kalynn Smith,HaleyWil-lie,AbrahamClark,KevinHernandez,Bri’AsiaJones,Nicholas Roddam, Nicho-lasSmith,AaediinTriplett,Cruz Cunill, Joseph DelToro, Logan Green, Nico-lasHerrera,MichaelaMa-hon,RyanSimmons,Alex-isCaballero,BaileeDavis,Salvador Gil-Duran, Jour-dinHawkins,GarrettSims,LacySmith,PeightonTylerandParkerZann.Second-graders with
perfect March attendancewere Jordan Colley, Trin-iti Jones, Alfonso Lopez,Brayden Robbins, KevinRomero, Jose Sandoval,Aaliyah Chapman, Ce-leste Cooper, Toni En-riquez, Brailyn McArthur,Maleah Pliscofsky, OwenShoemaker,Kevin Zapata,Kai Arnold, Julian Heck-man,PatrickIslas,HannahLumpkin, Phillip Thomas,Gracie Gardner, RhoadenHarris, Lauren Johnson,McKinnley Kuchman,Briea Maddox, SamuelMejia, Jorge Ramirez, Sa-vannah Skipper, FreddyCardona, Isabela Perianez,DanielPineda,AustinCon-
er, Jesus Santoyo, BlakeBurgess,AnjeloGonzalez,TerryLipscomb,ArielRo-driguez,IsabellaWatwood,Matthew Carter, LydiaChartier, Karla Escobar,Carlos Ford, BrendaGon-zalez, Mario Gonzalez,Dakayla Jackson, IsaacOntiveros, Aleah Beverly,Manuel Esparza, Key-wone Posey, Kelis Shoe-maker, Joselin Gonzalez,Olivia Humphreys, CailanKuchman, Gabriel Lando,Gabrielle Lando, CharlesMayer,MariahVasser,JoseCupido,ChristopherHolla-manII,EmilyMolina,Ka-mronPotts,HunterTriplett,CristopherAguilera, JesusCampos, Ta’Nya Carter,Star Coleman, AlexanderDiego, Grace Hamilton,Abbigale Johnson, Chris-topherLopez,KalajiaMo-stella, Daniela Munguia,Aiden Stephens, KeithStrickland,RasheedAkins,Aaron Brown, FatoumataDiakite, Elizabeth Harris,Ayden Jones, Elijah Kel-ley, Samuel LeMaster andJamiahWinston.Multi-age students with
perfect attendance werePaolaNunez,JaxonParker,MarleyRay,BrandonWat-son, Layla Bonner, JarvisHorton, Ryan Kiser andWilliamParker.
Pinson Elementary announces perfect attendance for February, March
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The kindergarteners
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The first-graders
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The second-graders
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Lastmonth,abipartisangroup of senatorsincluding presidentialhopeful Rand Paulintroduced a Senate billto re-classify medicinalmarijuana. Soundsridiculous, right? But tomany physicians and thescientific community, thisproposal may change thewaymanydoctorsmanagepatientcare.To give you a little
background, marijuana isclassified as a scheduleI narcotic. It’s right upthere, according to thefederal government,with heroin and LSDin terms of danger andpotential benefit. Cocaineis considered schedule IIalong with many of themore abused prescriptionmedicines such ashydrocodone. Schedule I
drugs are not allowed tobe researched legally byscientists in the UnitedStates.Until recently, cannabis
was considered a drugmany used recreationallybecause of THC, thechemical compound thatdelivers a “high.” Butonly in the last fewyearshave scientists begunto discover that otherchemical substances,known as canniboids,are effective in helpingwith all other types ofailments. Children whosuffer horrible seizuredisorders who are treatedwith low to no THC andjust the canniboidportionarehavingfewerseizures.Doctors who treat
Alzheimer’ssyndromearenoticing that the plaquesthat develop in the brain
that cause the disease aregreatlyreducedinpatientstreated with medicinalmarijuana.So why are we just
finding this out now?Some23stateshave lawspermitting medicinalcannabis. Before, no onewas able to see clinicalresults or do researchfor fear of prosecutionbecause of its drugschedule.Now,with lawsrelaxedandliftedinsomecases,scientistsarefreetoresearchandfindnewusesformedicinalmarijuana.One of the most
appealing qualities isthat the drug is muchless addictive than manyprescription drugs totreat these ailments.Prescription painkillersand many othermedications are highly
addictivewithsideeffects.Marijuana tends to haveveryfewofthesequalities.So why has it taken so
longforustofindthisout?Why now is marijuanabecoming accepted as aviable medication whenjust 20 years ago it wastaboo? There are manyconspiracy theoriesout there about bigpharmaceuticalcompaniesand lobbying dollarspushing politicians in the
opposite direction. Lawenforcement officials,they say, are against anychangesduetothefederalfunding they receive tofightthedrugwar.Idon’tknowifanyofthatistrue.I can say that if a personorgroupofpeoplesaythesame thing often enoughit is likely to becomeacceptedastrue.Andlet’sface it, up until now, themain group advocatingmarijuana legalizationwere recreationalsmokers. Now that thereis actual science to backup anecdotal evidence,we have to research thisfurther.I got turned around
on this a couple yearsago, when reading aboutthe many children whowent frommore than100seizuresaday to20, then
to none. I think we allshould open our mindsand remember that noteverything that we havebeen told about this drugis100percenttrue.For the record, I’m
not advocating at thistime full legalization ofanothersubstancethatcanalter one’s mental state,but I am most definitelyfor changing the drugclassification so thatfurther research can bedone, and helping thosewhoreallyneedhelp.
Dr. Zack Steele is a 2003 graduate of the UAB School of Optometry. His practice, Trussville Vision Care, is located on Chalkville Mountain Road in downtown Trussville.
Dr. Zack Steele, O.D.
Congress should reschedule medicinal marijuana
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At 11 a.m. on Saturday,May 16, the JosiahBrunson Chapter of theDaughtersoftheAmericanRevolution will hosta ceremony honoringRevolutionaryWarveteranJohnRoper.Amemorialmarkerwill
be installed at his gravesite in the Oak LevelUnited Methodist ChurchCemetery at Fruithurst inCleburneCounty.Roper resided in
Northampton County,N.C. He assisted inestablishing Americanindependencewhileactingin the capacity of private,
North Carolina Troops1780-1782. According toU.S.MilitaryPensionFileRecord S39145, Roperfought in the Battle ofCamdeninSouthCarolinainAugust1780.Hefoughtin the Battle of GuilfordCourthouse in NorthCarolina on March 15,1781, where he receiveda slight head wound. Hewas also attached to aunit guarding a militarymagazine in Yorktown,Va.,inOctober1782whenBritish Commander LordCornwallis surrenderedto General GeorgeWashington.Fifteenyearslater,atthe
age of 32, Roper married
his wife, Sarah Fincher.Over the next 16 yearstheyhad10children.SarahdiedinOakLevelin1849.Accordingtothe1850U.S.Census, Roper, 87 andblind, was living with hisson, Samuel, and hiswifeandchildren.Those children included
AsaB.,GeorgeW., SarahJane,andJamesB.Roper,whomigrated to JeffersonCounty. As a result,some of John and SarahRoper’s grandchildrensettled in Trussville, andthey and their familiesbecame important partsof its history. GeorgeWashington Roper aloneownedmorethan120acres
inTrussville.RoperHillwasthesiteof
twoRopersawmills,oneofwhich was active in 1901andpicturedin“TrussvilleThrough the Years” byCarol and Earl Massey.It was located just pastthe railroad tracks southof Main Street. GeorgeWashington Roper isshown in this photograph.The other sawmill waslocated behind SouthsideBaptistChurch.RobertandB.C. Roper donated thepropertyforthatchurch.Trussville Country Club
now occupies the site oftheoldRoperDairy.Inthe1940s, W.F. Vaughn andCharlesF.Roperowneda
general merchandise storeonMainStreetandthefirstTrussville City Hall wasbuiltonpropertyownedbyMatthew F. Roper. SarahFrances Roper Chandlerhelped manage herhusband’s store in Clay,whichisnowRoger’s,andBessieRopermarriedBobMabe of Mabe’s Garage,establishedinTrussvillein1921.The area in Trussville
known as Roper Hill wasand still is home tomanyJohn Roper descendants.Roper Road, Old RoperRoad,RoperTunnelRoadand Roper Station arewell-traveled roads andlandmarks. This family
established their homesandfarms,helpedbuildandsupport local businessesandchurches,andinvestedtheir lives and fortunesin the community. JohnRoperdiedJuly25,1852.Oak Level United
Methodist ChurchCemetery is at theIntersection of AlabamaCounty Road 55 andCounty Road 49 inFruithurst. Family, friendsandguestsarewelcometoattend the grave-markingceremony for Roper.There will be a receptionimmediately following.For more information,[email protected].
American Revolution patriot with ties to Trussville to be remembered
April22—28,2015|The Trussville Tribune Page11
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From staff reports
APainePrimarySchoolsecond-grader won theflag contest for the 2015Youth Art Month flagcompetition.Katelyn King won the
competition.Herflagwas sent to the
annual Youth Art Monthcompetition.Kingisalsoamemberof
the Paine Primary Schoolartteam.
The Clay City Councilnominatedandaccepteditsfinal Clay Library Boardmember at a relativelybriefmeetingMonday.Chris Walker, the
Clay-Chalkville MiddleSchool band director,was nominated andunanimously accepted tothe final position on thenew libraryboard.Walkerhaspreviouslychaired theClay School Committee.Walker’s termwill beoneyear.“Ididtalktohimtoday,
and he was excited aboutthe opportunity to serve,”Mayor Charles Webster
said. “He’s very willingand very excited to be ontheboard.”The new library board
consistsofChristySteeleyand Jane Anderton fillingthefour-yearterms,JimmiLynn Amick filling thethree-year position, andAndrea Self taking thetwo-yearterm.The previous library
committeewasdismantledand reformed at theApril6 council meeting due toa number of issues, CityManager Ronnie Dixonsaid. The new LibraryBoard will hold its firstmeetingTuesday,April28at6p.m.ThemeetingwillbeheldatClayCityHallintheconferenceroom.Newofficers will be elected at
thismeeting.April Wallace, the
director of the PinsonPublic Library, will behelping the city counciland the new library boarddetermine what otherchanges need to bemade.Under Wallace’s tenure,thePinsonlibraryhasbeenrecognized as one of themost successfulof its sizeanywhere.InotherClaynews,June
6isthedateofCampSmile-A-Mile’s funwalk aroundCosby Lake’s trails. Theeventbeginsat8a.m.andmarks the opening eventoftheannualfishingrodeoatthepark.Therodeowillbegin at 10 a.m. and willcontinue until around 1p.m.
Paine second-grader wins youth art flag competition
Clay completes Library BoardbyLeeWeyhrich
Staff Writer
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Katelyn King
The four Trussvilleschools collectedapproximately8,000booksfor theBirminghamReadsBookDriveChallenge.PainePrimaryandPaine
Intermediate schoolscombined to collect morethan 6,000 books. Hewitt-Trussville Middle School
collected 1,600 books andtheHewitt-TrussvilleHighSchoolServiceAssociationcollected several hundredbooks.The books will be
distributed to at-riskstudents through BetterBasics’ programs. Theparticipating school thatcollectsthemostbookswillwin$1,000,andtheschoolthatcollectsthemostbooksperpupilwillwin$500.
The Birmingham Readsproject is in its sixthyear and is a partnershipbetween Better Basicsand the Junior League ofBirmingham.For more information,
visitwww.betterbasics.org/birminghamreads.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
Trussville schools collect approximately 8,000 books for Birmingham Reads
From staff reports
ACTA Theater inTrussville will be havingauditions for its summermusical “The Wizard ofOz”April27-28.
Auditions will be at 7p.m.eachdayatthetheater,located at 225 ParkwayDriveinTrussville.ShowdateswillbeJuly
24-26, July 31 and Aug.1-2.
The show’s director isKimHutchens.For more information,
call205-655-3902orvisitwww.ACTATheater.com.
‘The Wizard of Oz’ auditions at ACTA April 27-28
byGaryLloyd
Editor
The Center Point Church of Christ would like to thank all who helped make our 1st Annual Spring Aca-Fest Concert/Gospel Meeting a
huge success either by providing services and/or donations.
�e Trussville Tribune �e Blount CountianCornelius “�e Strong” Edwards Murs’ Adees CateringWood Fruitticher (Mark Waldon) Bailey Brother’s Music
Mike & Kathy Nguyen (Ken’s BBQ)Tinney Street Church of Christ (Bennett & Belinda Webb)
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Page12 April22—28,2015|The Trussville Tribune
Trussville City Board ofEducationmembersshookalotofhandsMonday.Asiscustomarywhenstudents
orteachersarerecognizedbytheboard, they move from left torightinfrontofthedais,shakingeachboardmember’shand.Theirhandsmaybetired.First to be recognized were
Hewitt-Trussville High Schoolscience and engineering fairsponsors Chris Walters andChrisBond.Winners of the 2015 Central
AlabamaRegionalIntelScienceand Engineering Fair at UABwere:• Topfouroverallwinner:TylerJackson andAustinNorwoodfor increased efficiency insolar energy for developingcountries(firstplace)
• Top four overall winner:Madison and MakenziePlymanforremovalofarsenicfrom contaminated drinkingwater using 3D beads (thirdplace)
• Firstplaceinmathematicsandcomputer sciences: JoshuaWalker for modeling a newdrugdeliverysysteminsilico
• First place in medicine andhealth sciences: CourtneyBradford and Katie Delaney
foracomparisonoffootstrike,striderateandkneeextensionangle for high school crosscountryrunners
• First place in physicalsciences: Michael Elridgefor examinations of visiblelight intensity given off byvariouscathoderaytubeswithdifferentanodes
• Second place in engineering:AbbyLewisandTiffanySalas-Lopez for budget assistanceappforgroceryshopping
• Third place in biology:Ashlynn Arnold and LaurenTinsley for an evaluation ofthe effects of vibrations onbacteriagrowth
• Third place in engineering:Alexis Jordan and JacobSpruiell for the developmentof a car seat system usingArduinoUno
• Honorablementioninbiology:MattDeHart andRyan Stackfor effect of insulin growthfactor-1onN98anchoryeast
• Honorable mention inengineering:VinceCoreyandJasonStricklandforincreaseddetectionofsearchandrescuemissions
• Honorable mention inenvironmental sciences:AshleeBurnsandLauraBethCurlee for the developmentof qualitative indication forvibrio bacteria in drinkingwater
•Honorable mention inenergy and transportation:TaylorElliottandEllynSartinfor alternative method oftransporting loads of womenindevelopingcountriesThere were also special
awardsearnedatthescienceandengineeringfair:• Best female project ingeoscientists went to AshleeBurnsandLauraBethCurlee
• Best in computer scienceswenttoJoshuaWalker
• Best in computer scienceswent to Abby Lewis andTiffanySalas-Lopez
• Outstanding achievement ininvitrobiologywent toMattDeHartandRyanStackIn the2015AlabamaScience
and Engineering Fair at theUniversity of Alabama atHuntsville, awards were alsopresented.Theyinclude:• Honorablemention in energyand transportation: TylerJackson andAustinNorwoodfor increased efficiency insolar energy for developingcountries
• Fourth place in mechanicaland electrical engineering:Alexis Jordan and JacobSpruiell for the developmentof a car seat system usingArduinoUno
• Third place in materials andbioengineering: AshlynnArnoldandLaurenTinsleyfor
anevaluationoftheeffectsofvibrationsonbacteriagrowth
• Fourthplace inmedicine andhealth sciences: CourtneyBradford and Katie Delaneyforacomparisonoffootstrike,striderateandkneeextensionangle for high school crosscountryrunners
• First place in physics andastronomy: Michael Elridgefor examinations of visiblelight intensity given off byvariouscathoderaytubeswithdifferentanodesSpecial awards at the UAH
fairwere:• Alabama Modeling andSimulations Council, thirdplace:DavidWalker
• Alpha Kappa Alpha, EpsilonGammaOmegaChapter, firstplace:MichaelElridge Association of Energy
Engineers Special Award:Ashlynn Arnold and LaurenTinsley• Huntsville Electro-OpticalSociety Outstanding ProjectHonorable Mention: MichaelElridge, Tyler Jackson andAustinNorwood
• Sigma Chi, HuntsvilleChapter, OutstandingResearch: Abby Lewis andTiffanySalas-Lopez
• U.S.AirForceAward,SeniorDivisionOutstandingProject:Abby Lewis and TiffanySalas-Lopez
• U.S. Army Top AwardHonorableMention:CourtneyBradford and Katie Delaney,andAbby Lewis and TiffanySalas-Lopez
• U.S.ArmyTopAward:AlexisJordanandJacobSpruiellThe teams of Tyler Jackson
and Austin Norwood, andMadisonPlymanandMakenziePlyman, will represent Hewitt-Trussville High School at theIntel International Science andEngineering Fair in Pittsburgh,Pa.Alsorecognizedbytheboard
were students who competedin the 2015 ElectrathonCompetition at BarberMotorsportsinLeeds.Sponsorsare Jason Dooley and ChrisBond.The first-place girls’ team
includes Emma Slay, EmmaBurford,KaitlinSilverwoodandAmanda Green. The second-place boys’ team includes A.J.Ward, Blake Hoggan, CodyWilcox, Bin Tran and TaylorHerrin. The students raced forone hour in the morning andanother hour in the afternoon.Therewere19teamscompetingin the race, including a teamfrom UAB and a professionaldriver.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
Hewitt-Trussville students recognized for science, engineering achievementsbyGaryLloyd
Editor
AstheworldturnsinAlabama politics,alothashappened
inthefirstthreemonthsof2015. After InaugurationDay, a federal judge inMobile ruled Alabama’sconstitutional amendmentbanningsame-sexmarriagewasn’tconstitutionalunderfederal law. In appeals totheU.S.SupremeCourt itwas obvious that the hightribunalconferredwiththelowercourtrulingandgaveevery indication that theywould render a final edicton the subject come June.By midsummer same-sexmarriagewillbethelawofthelandasdecreedbytheomnipotent U.S. SupremeCourt.There isn’t much our
stateleaders/politicianscando but bark at the moon,which is exactlywhat ourstalwart, religious, TenCommandments JudgeRoyMoorehasdonequitevaliantly and in vain.He has ridden his high
horse from Gallant again,much to the delight ofour religious state.Mooregallantly instructed theprobatejudgestorefusetoissue marriage licenses togay and lesbian couples.Hemadenationalnewsandfurtherendearedhimselftohisevangelicalbase.Unfortunately, itwill be
tonoavail.Asmostninthgradecivicsstudentsknow,federallawsupersedesstatelaw. Gov. Robert Bentleyexpressed his disapprovaland filed the proper legalappeals to the liberal
court ruling.However,hisprotestwas less overt andmoretempered.Duetothenationalexposurethestatewasabout to receive fromthe 50th anniversary oftheSelma toMontgomerymarch, Bentley probablyfeltlikeoneblackeyefromthe national spotlight wasenough.Longtime Mobile
Republican organizer andactivist Terry Lathan waselected chairwoman ofthe Alabama RepublicanParty in February. Shesucceeds Bill Armistead.She defeated former StateRep.MarySueMcClurkinofnorthernShelbyCountyinaclosevote.Eitherladywould have been a goodchoice for the dominantparty in the state. Lathanprevailed because ofher long years of toilingin the State Republicanvineyards. In addition, thedifference probably camedown to Bob Riley beingforMcClurkin.Theformer
governor’s endorsementwasthekissofdeath.Andalusia attorney
Tom Albritton has beennamed the new directorof the Alabama EthicsCommission. He followslongtime director JimSumner. Albritton hasbeen in private practicefor 23 years. He’s a peerand friend of AndalusiaState Rep. Mike Jones,who chairs the HouseJudiciary Committee. Hisfather is retired federaljudge Harold Albritton.Andalusiahasareputationfor having outstandingattorneysovertheyears.The Alabama Senate
unanimouslyapprovedoneofitsformercolleaguestothe Ethics Commission.Former State Sen. JerryFielding of Sylacaugawill be going on theEthics Commission.Prior to serving in theSenate, Fielding had adistinguished judicialcareer as a district and
circuitjudgeformorethan20years.Speaking of the State
Senate,itandtheAlabamaHouse of Representativeshave given a thumbsdown to Bentley’srevenue enhancementproposals. Most ofthese ultraconservativelegislators have taken ano-taxpledgeandaremoreloyal to Grover Norquistthan Bentley. They havethumbed their noses atthe governor and treatedhimandhisprogramswithcomplete disdain. Theyhave simply chosen tocontinue to kick the candown the road when itcomestofundingthebasicneedsof stategovernmentinprettymuchthesamewaytheDemocratsdidinyearspast. They have focusedtheir attention instead onpassing legislation sayingthat officials don’t haveto be forced to performceremonies to which theyhave religious objections
--bytheway,theyalreadyhavethisright;whethertoexecute prisoners with alethal injection or by theelectricchair;legislationtomake Lane cake the statecake;andhowmanyfeetacarhas tobeawayfromabicyclist.These measures are
popular with constituents.However, when the sameconstituentsdon’thaveanystate troopers to enforcethe 5-foot limit on carsand bicycles or any roadsto drive their cars andbicyclesontheymaylookback and think that thelegislature fiddled whileRomeburned.
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Trussville Sons of Confederate Veterans meetingsNathan Bedford Forrest Camp 1435
meetings are the third Thursday eachmonth at FirstBaptistChurchTrussvillefrom7p.m.to8p.m.Meetingsareopento the public. Steven Baird and PhilCampbell will speak on preservation ofcemeteriesinPinsonandGreenStation.
Georgiana Davis Masonic Lodge meetingsGeorgiana Davis Masonic Lodge No.
338inTrussvillemeetingsareat7:30p.m.on the second and fourth Monday eachmonth.Practicenightsareonthefirstandthird Monday. Family nights are on thefifthMondayofthemonth.Thelodgeisat190BeechnutSt. inTrussville.Formoreinformation,callBryanStoverat205-706-5220.
Springville Military Order of the Purple Heart meetingsTheMilitaryOrderof thePurpleHeart
Chapter 2213, Springville, meets at theSmokinGrillat85PurpleHeartBoulevardon the first Tuesday of eachmonth at 6p.m.
Republican Women of Trussville meetingsRepublicWomenofTrussvillemeetings
areatSherry’sCafeonValleyRoadnearTrussville the first Thursday of eachmonth. Meet and greet is at 5:30 p.m.and the meeting follows at 6 p.m. TheMay 7 speaker is Alabama RepublicanPartyNationalCommitteeWomanVickyDrummond.TheJune4speakerisALGOPMinority Leader Philip Brown. There’sno Julymeeting and theAugust speakeris U.S. Rep. Gary Palmer. For moreinformation, visitwww.rwot.net or [email protected].
2015 Trussville City BOE meetingsUpcoming Trussville City Board of
Educationmeetings will beMay 18 andJune 15.TheMay 18meeting is at 8:45a.m. with a work session at 8 a.m. TheJune15meeting isat6p.m.witha4:30p.m.worksession.
Bargain Carousel in Hoover April 26-27The Junior League of Birmingham’s
BargainCarousel, a 1,000-family garage
sale, will be April 25-26 at 2467 JohnHawkinsParkwayinHoover.Thesalewillbe located in the old Princeton-Hooverlocation.Formoreinformationandticketprices, visit www.bargaincarousel.net orcall205-879-9861.
Eastern Women’s Committee of Fifty golf tournament April 30The Eastern Women’s Committee of
Fifty will sponsor a golf tournament atHighlandParkGolfClubonApril 30 tobenefittherenovationsandimprovementsto the birth suites and NICU at St.Vincent’s East. Corporate sponsorships,hole sponsorships and registration alongwith full tournament information areavailable at www.easternwomen.org. Toregisterforthetournament,[email protected].
Trussville City Fest May 2Trussville City Fest is Saturday, May
2 from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on The Mallin downtown Trussville. For moreinformation,visitwww.trussvillechamber.com.
5th annual Birmingham Bible Reading Marathon May 3The fifth annual Birmingham Bible
ReadingMarathonwillbeginat6p.m.onSunday,May3,andwillcontinuearoundthe clock until 11:30 a.m. on Thursday,May 7. People of all ages will read theBible (Genesis to Revelation) withoutcommentary. It will take place on thefront steps of Southside Baptist Church,located at 1016 19th St. S. on the southsideofdowntownBirmingham.Formoreinformation, visit www.libertypark.org/biblemarathon.
Pinson Education Foundation banquet May 4The Pinson Education Foundation
banquetisMay4at7p.m.atPalmerdaleUnitedMethodistChurch.Ticketsforthebanquetare$10andmaybepurchasedbyApril 30.Only200 tickets are available.BobbyHumphrey is scheduled tobe theguestspeaker.Formoreinformation,visitwww.pinsoneducationfoundation.org.
Pinson Elementary 2015-16 registration May 4-6Pinson Elementary School 2015-16
registration for kindergarten and newstudentswillbeMay4-6.Registrationisfrom 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.May 4, 9 a.m. to
2p.m. and5p.m. to7p.m.May5, and9 a.m. to 2 p.m.May 6.To download aregistration packet, visit www.pinsonel.jefcoed.com.
Health screenings in Trussville May 12The Trussville Civic Center will host
preventive health screenings May 12.Fivescreeningswillbeoffered that scanfor blocked arteries, abdominal aorticaneurysms, hardening of the arteries inthe legs, atrial fibrillation or irregularheartbeat, and a bone density screening.Allfivescreeningstake60to90minutestocomplete.Forcostinformation,call1-888-653-6441or visitwww.lifelinescreening.com/community-partners.
Relay for Life of East Jefferson Survivor Dinner May 14The Relay for Life of East Jefferson
SurvivorDinnerisscheduledforMay14at6:30p.m.attheTrussvilleCivicCenter.ThosewishingtoattendshouldRSVPbyMay7toeastjeffersonalrelay@gmail.comorcall205-918-3239.
Hewitt-Trussville High School graduationHewitt-Trussville High School’s Class
of 2015 graduation ceremony will beTuesday, May 19 at 7 p.m. at Hewitt-TrussvilleStadium.
Clay-Chalkville High School graduationClay-Chalkville High School’s Class
of 2015 graduation ceremony will beThursday, May 21 at 7 p.m. at CougarStadium.
Cahaba Springs photography show open through July 15“For the Beauty of the Earth, For the
GloryoftheSkies”photographyexhibitionwill be available for viewing at CahabaSpringsPresbyterianChurchinTrussvilleuntilJuly15.TheexhibitionisacollectionofphotographsbyKennethLambertand
RobertTaylor.Photos include landscape,seascape, and photographs of wildlifeseen in the Southeast, mostly in easternJefferson County, specifically Trussvilleand Argo. For more information, [email protected].
Pinson Valley High School graduationPinson Valley High School’s Class
of 2015 graduation ceremony will beThursday,May21.
Trussville Area Chamber of Commerce luncheon May 21The Trussville Area Chamber of
commerceMayluncheonisscheduledforMay21attheTrussvilleCivicCenterfrom11:30a.m.to1p.m.Formoreinformation,visitwww.trussvillechamber.com.
Panic at the Preserve Zombie Run June 13The Panic at the Preserve Zombie
Run will be June 13 at Turkey CreekNature Preserve in Pinson. The runwillbea5K.The run isacollaborationwithwww.alabamahauntersalliance.com.Moredetailswillbe releasedas thedateapproaches.
Calendar
TrussvilleThe 2015 Trussville City Council
meetingswillbeApril28,May12,May26, June 9, June 23, July 14, July 28,Aug.11,Aug.25,Sept.8,Sept.22,Oct.13,Oct. 27,Nov. 10,Nov. 19,Dec. 8andDec.17.Allmeetingsareat6p.m.atTrussvilleCityHallonMainStreet.
ClayThe2015ClayCityCouncilmeetings
arescheduledforMay4,May18,June
1,June15,July6,July20,Aug.3,Aug.17, Sept. 7, Sept. 21, Oct. 5, Oct. 19,Nov.2,Nov.16,Dec.7andDec.21.Allmeetingsareat6:30p.m.atClayCityHallonOldSpringvilleRoad.
PinsonThe Pinson City Council typically
meets the first and third Thursday ofeachmonthat6:30p.m.ThemeetingsareatPinsonCityHall,locatedat4410MainSt.inPinson.
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Hewitt-Trussville hasits new varsity basketballcoach.The Trussville City
Board of Education onMonday approved JimSandersonasthenewheadcoach.Sandersonmet the team
Tuesday and his firstofficialdaywillbeMay1.Sanderson was the
head coach at FaulknerUniversity for 24 years,compiling a record of481-296. He retired inSeptember2014.His2001teamwon the university’sfirst-ever NAIA nationalchampionship in anysport. Sanderson’s teamswon threeSouthernStatesAthletic Conferenceregular season titles,four SSAC tournamentchampionships and madeeight trips to the nationaltournament.
In addition to winningthenationalchampionship,FaulknermadeappearancesintheSweet16,EliteEightand Fab Four rounds ofthe national tournament.His 481 victories ranks10th among active NAIAcoaches.Sanderson, the son
of former University ofAlabama head basketballcoach Wimp Sanderson,playedcollegebasketballatBrewer State CommunityCollege before earning
his bachelor’s degree inphysical education fromAlabamain1982.He’salsocoached at GuntersvilleandCurryhighschools.Sanderson said he likes
an up-tempo, aggressivestyle.“I’m just looking
forward to the challenge,”hesaid.Sandersonsaidtobuilda
program, he’s “got tofind
someguysIcangetinthefoxholewith.”“We’ve got to get some
guyswhoarewillingtogoa little further than whatthey’ve been used to,” hesaid. “You’ve got to beuncomfortable in order togetbetter.”MikeDuttonresignedas
boys’basketballcoachaftertwo seasons. Sandersonmakes the fourth Hewitt-
Trussvilleboys’basketballcoachsincethe2011-2012season. Tim Reeves wasthe coach for the 2011-2012 season, and ZaneArnold spent the 2012-2013 season at Hewitt-Trussville.Duttonwas thecoachthepasttwoyears.
Erik Harris contributed to this story.
Contact Gary Lloyd at [email protected] and follow him on Twitter @GaryALloyd.
Hewitt-Trussville hires new boys’ hoops coachbyGaryLloyd
Editor
Scan this QR code with your smartphone to watch an interview with new Hewitt-Trussville varsity boys’ head basketball coach Jim Sanderson.
The Hewitt-Trussvilleboys’ golf teams were inactionlastweek.The varsity squad won
the Tom Bell Memorialat Limestone Springsin Oneonta. With thetournament shortened to
27 holes, the team shot440 toholdoffdefendingchampion MountainBrook by a single shot.Senior Logan Archerfinished fifth overall tomake the all-tournamentteam.Other varsity team
members include CardenMcCay, Charley Parvin,ReedLoveandB.J.Scott.
The junior varsity teamhad similar success,winning theBertMcGriffInvitational in Cullman.The team shot 328 towin its division. NickRomano, Zane Hood,Noah Dennis, DawsonAtkinson and LoganMcCracken competed inthetournament.
Hewitt-Trussville wins Tom Bell MemorialbyKyleParmley
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Coaches DiAngeloPerry and Eugene Dallashave received coachingpromotions at Clay-ChalkvilleHighSchool.Perry has agreed to
replaceScottRobertsonasthevarsitywrestlingcoach.Dallas, who served as anassistant on the Cougars’ninth-grade football teamlast year, will now takeover as head coach of the
team.Perry has served as the
Clay-Chalkville MiddleSchool wrestling coachfor three years, each ofwhich the Cougars sawimprovement from thepreviousseason.Inhisfirstyearcoaching
at Clay-ChalkvilleMiddleSchool, Perry’s teamplaced fifth in the Metrodivision. The followingyear theyplaced thirdandwon the Jefferson CountyTournament, which theysuccessfully defended last
seasonwhilefinishingNo.2intheMetrodivision.“Ithinkwedidverywell
inthosethreeyears,”Perrysaid.The first-year coach
might have a new jobtitle, but he hardly feelslike he’s starting over.Perrywillhavethe luxuryof acquiring a team builtprimarily by athletes he’salready coached at themiddleschoollevel.“Beingabletoseethose
kids from middle schooluptohighschoolhasbeen
abigadvantage,becauseIknow those kids and theyknowmeandIknowwhattheycandoandtheyknowwhatIexpectoutofthem,”Perrysaid.Carryingoverthesuccess
heachievedduringthelastthreeyearsand translatingittovictoriesatthevarsitylevel is something Perryexpects.“Within the next couple
ofyearsIlooktotrytowina state championship,” hesaid.“That’sourgoal,istowinastatechampionship.”
On the football field,Dallascoachedninth-gradelinebackers and offensivelinemeninhisloneseasonwith the Cougars. HebringswithhimabevyofexperiencecoachingunderMike Battles at HandleyHighSchool.Under Battles, Dallas
became familiar with thepower running game,but had to transition hiscoaching style tofitClay-Chalkville’s spread, zone-blocking scheme uponarrivallastseason.
“There’s been a lot oflearning,butI’vepickeditup pretty quickly,” Dallassaid.Fans can expect “a
physical, fast, high-powered football team”when watching the ninth-grade Cougars movingforward.“We use the same
terminology, sameconcepts(asthevarsity),sooncetheygettotheJVandvarsity level, they alreadyknowour basepackages,”Dallassaid.
Clay-Chalkville has new varsity wrestling, freshman football coachbyErikHarris
Sports Editor
The Alabama Sports WritersAssociation last week releasedits final baseball and softballrankings of the regular season,and both Hewitt-Trussvilleprogramsmadethecut.
Onthesoftballfield,theLadyHuskies had constructed a 28-6overall record as of last weekto tab them No. 3 in the state.HeadcoachJeffMauldinandthebaseballprogram(18-9)finishedtheregularseasonrankedeighth.Pinson Valley, who ranked
10th in the previous week’sClass 6Abaseball poll, dropped
outofthetop10aftersplittingaweekendserieswiththeHuskiestoendtheirregularseasonwithamarkof26-12.The final Class 7A baseball
rankings: No. 1 Vestavia Hills(21-11), No. 2Mountain Brook(27-5),No.3Thompson(28-12),No.4Auburn(24-8),No.5SpainPark(18-11),No.6Hoover(25-
12),No.7Theodore(26-5),No.8Hewitt-Trussville(18-9),No.9Central-Phenix City (25-9) andNo.10Baker(18-9).The final Class 7A softball
rankings: No. 1 Sparkman (27-8), No. 2 Spain Park (25-5-2),No. 3 Hewitt-Trussville (28-6), No. 4 Central-Phenix City(27-8-4), No. 5 Baker (33-6-
1), No. 6 Huntsville (18-10),No.7Thompson (23-11),No.8Buckhorn (22-6), No. 9 JamesClemens (21-7-2) and No. 10TuscaloosaCounty(12-10).TheHewitt-Trussville softball
team will begin the Area 6tournament at Spain Park onTuesday,April30.
Hewitt-Trussville makes final baseball, softball rankingsbyErikHarris
Sports Editor
April22—28,2015|The Trussville Tribune Page15
Pinson Valley risingsenior cornerback JayWoods has become apopularguy.The 2016 prospect
recentlybaggedhiseighthand ninth offers fromMiddle Tennessee andArmy. He already heldoffersfromNorthCarolinaat Charlotte, ArkansasState, Appalachian State,Wake Forest, NorthernArizona, Louisiana TechandJacksonvilleState.“I love what I’ve been
through with all thecollege coaches and, youknow,Ilovethem,”Woods
said. “It’s been a greatexperience.”Jacksonville State was
the first in-state programto extendWoods an offer,and he took to Twitter tocelebrate.“I’m thanking God for
picking up an offer from(Jacksonville State),”Woods wrote. “Feelsgood to get in-state love#staycocky.”With a full year of
high school eligibilityremaining, the love won’tlikely stop with thoseseven programs. Not withhis long arms and press-coverageability.Accordingto Woods, his wingspanhas been measured at 75inches, and that’s what
makeshimsoattractivetocollegecoaches.As a junior, he used
every inch to breakup20passes. He also notched30 tackles, four forcedfumbles, twointerceptionsand a touchdown offhis own blocked punt.Woods achieved all thatwhile maintaining a 3.4grade-point average in theclassroom.Woods attended Nike
Football’sregionalcamp–The Opening—in Atlantain March. He expectsthat offers from Troy andSouthern Mississippicould be on the horizon.
Mississippi State, OleMiss, Georgia andKentucky have all showninterest in the Indians’returningstarter.Defensive back is
where Woods feels mostcomfortableandexpectstoplay at the next level, butthat won’t stop him fromexperimentingontheothersideoftheballasasenior.Hewould like to help histeam by taking snaps atwidereceiver.Woods would like to
makehispledgebeforethe2015seasonkicksoffAug.21againstHartselle.
Pinson Valley’s Jay Woods ‘loves’ recruitmentbyErikHarris
Sports Editor
photo courtesy of Jay Woods
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Clay-Chalkville got itspostseason run startedat Gardendale but wasunabletofindoffenseinatwo-gamesweepSaturday.Thehometeamwonthe
opener16-1infiveinningsbefore grinding out a 5-3decision in the decisive10-inning finale. CougarsheadcoachBubbaRobertsendshissecondyearwiththeprogram13-19overall.“Record-wise,wasn’tas
good as last year, but wedid make the playoffs,”Roberts said. “Us notmaking the playoffs lastyear,wewereatleastabletogetinthisyearsothat’salwaysaplus.”Gardendale (27-9) put
thefirstgameoutofreachearly.While running four
different arms out to themound, Clay-Chalkvillesurrendered runs in eachofthefirstthreeframes.Sophomore Blake Petty
got the start for Robertsand allowed one run topass in the bottom of thefirst when Drew Lovegrounded an RBI singleintoleft.Petty found himself
in more trouble in thesecond, when the Area11 champions extendedthe lead to 6-1. Four hitsand two errors fueled thescoring outburst, whichpaled in comparison toGardendale’s 10-run thirdinning.“I was very pleased,
becausewewereattackingit, we had some good at-bats and hit some ballshard,” said GardendaleheadcoachPatKeedy.The rain began to
pour when Petty handedthe ball to his bullpen.Christian Crawford andColton Friday combinedtostrugglethroughathirdframethatsawtheRocketsbatallthewaythroughtheorder.Right-hander Dayne
Edwards laterwent to themoundfortheCougarsandput a stop to the scoring,but thegamewas alreadyoutofrangeat16-1.“It seemed like thefirst
gameeverythingwethrewupthereovertheplatetheyhit it, and rather or nottheyhitithard,itfoundahole,”Robertssaid.Clay-Chalkville’s lone
run came in the thirdwhen Matthew Calvertdrovealinedriveintoleftfield,buttheinningneverreacheditspotentialasthevisitors left two runnersstranded.
Gardendale recorded12hits. Right-hander JacobHallmark logged fiveinningsofhitlessworkforthehometeam.Hefinishedwith five strikeouts andthreewalks.Behind a hard-fought
effort from Calvert,Clay-Chalkville battledGardendalefor10inningsin the second game, butwas unable to matchGardendale’s three-run 10th in the decisivecontest.“Matthew (Calvert)
threw great and thatwas probably his bestperformance of the year,”Roberts said. “He battledhis rear end off and dideverything he could tokeepusinthemix.”After a passedball sent
AndyMcDuffeeacrossforthego-aheadrun,Rockets’right fielder Zach Cupps
pulleda1-2breakingballintotheleftfieldgrassfora two-run single that puthis team ahead 5-2 goinginto the home half of thefinalframe.TheCougarsdidmanage
to plate a run in the10th off a Wesley Meiergroundout,but5-3wasascloseastheywouldget.Calvert threw 9
2/3 innings for Clay-Chalkville, allowing tworuns, 10 strikeouts and asinglewalk.Gardendale’sgo-ahead, 10th-inningruns came directly aftertheUABsigneegavewayto right-hander ChandlerParker.“I really trusted my
off-speed stuff and mycurveball was a little ontoday and my changeupwas on,” Calvert said. “Ijust got themout in frontalittlebit.”
With the game knottedat 2-all down the stretch,Calvertworkedhiswayoutofmultiplejams,strandinggo-ahead runners aboardin theseventh,eighthandninthinnings.“Hethrewoutstanding,”
Keedy said. “He got thefastball away from us,changed speeds good andI’m not sure how manypitcheshethrew,butitfeltlike he was out there foraboutsixhours.”Shortstop Tyler Duke
got the Cougars on theboard first. He tripled tostart the game and foundhis way home on anAndrewBlountgroundout.A suicide squeeze gavetheRocketstheirfirstleadof the game at 2-1 in thefourth,butdrewthescoreeven on a bases-loadedhit-by-pitch two inningslater.
Clay-Chalkville swept out of playoffsbyErikHarris
Sports Editor
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TheIndians live tofightanother weekend thisseason.Pinson Valley (28-
12) defeated Walker byidentical 3-2 scores tosweep the first roundClass 6A baseball stateplayoff series. After aweek of fighting horribleweather and playing fieldconditions, the teamstraveled to ThompsonHigh School on Saturdaytoplaythepairofgames.“We haven’t played in
a week. We haven’t seenlivepitchinginaweek.Wehaven’t really practicedin aweek,” PinsonValleyheadcoachShaneChappellsaid. “Everybody in thestateisthesameway.”Neither team scored
more than a single runin any inning throughoutthe day. Pinson Valley’spitching held up and the
Indianscamethroughwithjust enough clutch hits tosecurethewins.“Our guys did a good
job of handling someadversity,” Chappell said.“When they would score,we would answer backwith one and keep it towhere we felt like thegamewasn’t getting awayfromus.Andourpitchingjustdidareallygoodjob.”Senior pitcher Brett
Jordan set the tone earlyfor the Indians, hurling acomplete game victory inthefirstgame.Hescatteredsix hits throughout hisseven innings and alsowalked and struck outthreebattersapiece.“Just throw strikes and
set them down,” Jordansaidwhenaskedofhisplancoming into the game. “(Ihave) to keep practicingandworkinghard.”HunterDavidsonrefused
to be outmatched in thesecond game, also tossingthe total seven innings.
Davidson only allowedthree hits, struck out ninehitters anddidnot issue awalk.Pinson Valley has
allowedfourorfewerrunsin30outof the40gamesit has played this season.Greateffortsonthemoundhavecometobeexpected.“It’s almost to the point
where we’re not shockedanymore,” Chappell said.“Not just from those two,but from our pitchingstaff in general. Brett andHunterdidexactlywhatweneeded them to do. Theydidareallygoodjob.”Inthefirstgame,Pinson
Valley tooktheearlyedgewith a run in the secondinning,thankstoafieldingerror by the shortstopthat allowed Jody Gravesto score and extend theinning.TheVikingstiedthescore
in the next half inning, asJames Tidwell ripped adoubletolefttodriveinarun. PinsonValleywasted
no time taking the leadback in the bottom of thethird,asaDestinDavidsonbuntturnedintoacarnivaloferrors.Thethrowtofirstsailed into right field andasDavidsonmadehiswaytowardthird,anotherthrowinto leftfieldallowedhimtojoghomesafely.Walker scored on
an infield single in thesixth to tie the game at2, but the Indians onceagain countered with thegame-winning run. RuddMauldin ledoff the framewith a double but waspromptly picked off. ButtheIndiansstartedanotherrally with two outs viaconsecutive hit batters.Destin Davidson camethroughagainwithanRBIsingle up the middle toplateRaulTafoya.Bryant Atkins toed the
rubberfortheVikings,andpitchedallsixinnings.Heallowedfivehitsandstruckout three batters, andwassaddledwiththeloss.
The second gamemirrored the first inmanyways, as neither teamled bymore than a singlerun.Walker took the leadin the second with a run-scoring triple from JohnReed. Pinson Valley tiedthe game in the fourth ona Gage Farley fielder’schoice.The Indians captured
the2-1advantagethenextinning thanks to a bloopsingle into shallow centerfield from Blake Sisson,butthatwouldnotlastlong.Walker tied thegameat2in the bottom half of thefifth, as Atkins groundedouttoscoreReed.Sissoncamethroughbig
againintheseventhinning,lifting the game-winningsacrificefly tocenterfieldto score Destin Davidson,wholedofftheinningwitha triple. Hunter Davidsonleft second base too soonon theplayandwas ruledout on the appeal, but theIndianswere still credited
withtherun.Tidwell got the start on
the mound for Walker,pitching six innings andgiving up two runs andseven hits with eightstrikeouts.Itwasoriginallythought
thattheIndianswouldhostGardendale in a secondround series to beginThursday, April 23. ButtheAlabama High SchoolAthletic Associationhas confirmed that thespring sports handbookwas incorrect, and thatPinson Valley will traveltoGardendale,who sweptClay-Chalkville in its firstroundseries.“They have a really
athletic club (throughoutthelineup)andhaveaboutthree or four pitchersthat can really throw it,”Chappellsaid.“Weexpecta three-game series, tightballgames every game.Wejustneedtogobacktoworkthisweek.”
Pinson Valley sweeps Walker, advances to second round
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Clay-Chalkville senior pointguardHasanAbdullahsignedhisnationalletterofintentwiththeNavalAcademylastWednesday.Hetookmorethan16minutes
to thank coaches, friends, fam-ily and everyone attending theceremony on theCougars’ bas-ketballfloor.Abdullah verbally committed
totheMidshipmeninSeptember2014 and never wavered from
hispledge,despiteotheroppor-tunities.“Iwouldfindoutaboutother
programsthatwouldcontacttheNavalAcademy to seewhere Iwas,butthatneverwaveredmeor changedmy thoughtprocessonanything Ihad saidbefore,”Abdullahsaid.Asasenior,heaveraged17.4
pointspergame,4.6assists,4.2rebounds and 2.3 steals. Thatstat lineearnedAbdullahaseaton theAlabama SportsWritersAssociation’sClass6AAll-Statesecondteam.
He credits his family for hissuccessonandoffthecourt.“I wouldn’t be here where I
amwithoutmysupportsystem,”Abdullah said. “Iwould take abulletformymom.”The point man also received
an invite to represent his statein the 25th annual Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Game inMarch, but suffered an injurythat prevented him from play-ing.Abdullah doesn’t pride him-
selfonbeingaflashyguy.Therewere no signing day surprises
like the ones often seen onESPN.Therewas only one hatsitting on the table, and it wasnavyblue.TheMidshipmencanexpectto
getateam-firstplayerinAbdul-lah. That mentality won’t nec-essarily slow the new signee’sscoringatthenextlevel.He stolemany shows inhigh
schoolwithhisability toget totherimandpullupfrombeyondthearc,butdon’taskhimabouthis numbers. He’s “not exactlysure.”
Cougars’ Abdullah gives thanks, signs basketball scholarship
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Hasan Abdullah
