Connie Jo Evans - Daily Journal
Oct 5, 2019
She was born on July 5, 1951 in Bloomington, Indiana to James and Wanda (Wray) McClary. She married Charlie Evans who lovingly survives. She is also survived by her mother, Wanda McClary; daughter, Jennifer Torrance (Jeff); granddaughters, Brittany Smythe (Levi) and Brooke Powers; great-grandchildren, Blake, Brynna and Brody Smythe; siblings, Linda Liden (Keith), Sandy McClary (Ron), Mike McClary (Vanessa) and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in passing by her father, James. Connie was a 1969 graduate of Bloomington High School. She was employed by the Indiana Masonic Home from 1976 to 2016, retiring after forty-one years of dedicated service. Connie was a member of Turning Point Church in Franklin. She loved spending time with her family. Connie was a devoted mother, grandmother and friend. Connie was a quiet strength and always supportive of her family and friends. A Celebration of Connie’s life will be held on Monday, September 16, at 10:00 a.m. at Flinn and Maguire Funeral Home, 2898 North Morton Street, (U.S. 31 North) in Franklin. Friends may call on Sunday, September 15 from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Bridge Church of Christ Cemetery in Bloomington, Indiana. Memorial contributions may be made to the Amyloidosis Fund, 7151 N. Main Street, Suite 2, Clarkston, Michigan 48346. Expressions of caring and kindness may be received at www.flinnmaguire.net...
Football: Braswell claims first-ever road win at Frisco Memorial - Denton Record Chronicle
Oct 5, 2019
The Bengals are averaging 43.5 points per game through the first four contests.During Friday night’s road matchup with Frisco Memorial, Braswell amassed 656 yards of offense while overwhelming the Warriors in a 56-27 victory.The win marks the first time in program history that the Bengals (2-2, 1-1 in District 7-5A) have won away from Denton.Quarterback Greyson Thompson completed 31 of 43 passes for 377 yards and five touchdowns while spreading the ball around to eight different receivers on the night.Standout receiver Cam Smith reeled in six catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns, the second one on a 45-yard bomb from Thompson to put the Bengals up 28-13 in the third quarter.“I felt like we played pretty well on both sides of the ball,” Braswell coach Cody Moore said. “I thought we executed really good on offense. We talked about being explosive on offense this week and that’s what we did, but we really need to start cleaning up our penalties. That hurt us a few times.”The Bengals also rushed for a season-high 268 yards and averaged 6.5 yards per carry. Cameron Lara led all players with 92 yards rushing and a touchdown, while Ifesimi Yessuff added 82 yards on seven carries.Defensively, the Bengals shut down the Frisco Memorial run game. The Warriors failed to gain a single yard throughout the entire game and even had -3 rushing yards at the half.The defensive front, led by Braylen Butler, controlled the line of scrimmage throughout the night and even pressured the Warriors’ quarterbacks to throw two interceptions in the second half.Linebacker Chatavies Johnson and defensive back Des Bowman wound up with the first two interceptions on the season for Braswell“Our defensive line is the strength of our defense,” Moore said. “We did some things this week that would allow them to make more plays. I thought moving them the way that we did and some of the different looks we showed really paid off for us.”However, when Frisco Memorial quarterbacks Ethan Lollar and Charlie Flowers did get time to throw, they made the Braswell defensive backs pay.Lollar an...