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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1987
Page
7
Connecticut visits Villanova at 7 30 p m on ESPN Sacramento plays Houston at 8 05 p m on WTBS West Virginia travels to Alabama Birmingham for a 9 30 p m ESPN telecast
Tonight Girls games start at 6 30 p m with boys following South Aiken visits North Augusta North visits Williston Elko Aiken at Silver Bluff Wagener Salley at Swansea Saluda at Ridge Spring Monetta Ninety Six hosts Strom Thurmond Friday December 11 North Augusta at South Aiken Williston Elko at Barnwell Aiken at Midland Valley Silver Bluff at Wagener Salley Ridge Spring Monetta at Batesburg Strom Thurmond at Ninety Six
Georgia Tech freshman guard Dennis Scott, from Oakton Virginia, was named ACC rookie of the week. He averaged 19.5 points in the first two weeks, including a 23 point performance in a 78 77 win over Georgia and five 3 pointers. Duke guard Kevin Strickland was named player of the week after two non conference wins.
John Huston fired a 1 over par 73 at Palm Coast Florida to claim medalist honors in the six round PGA Tour Qualifying School. Huston finished 11 under par 421, edging Jim Hallet by one stroke who also shot 73. Huston earned 15000 dollars with Hallet taking 10000. Jim Boros finished third, two back, while Bruce Zabriski and Bill Buttner tied for fourth, five behind Huston.
Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers earned the NHL Player of the Week honor after posting nine points in four games. He tallied five goals in Edmonton's 10-4 win over the Los Angeles Kings and added an assist for his seventh six point game.
Schofield Middle School basketball swept North Augusta Middle School. The boys won 53 to 39 while the girls triumphed 48 to 13. Anthony Carter led Schofield with 19 points, Charles Williams added 15 and Kelvin Wright 12. Celia Cromer led the girls with 11 points.
St Louis Billikens upset No 20 Memphis State 55 50 led by Anthony Bonner with 18 points and Monroe Douglass 12 as Rich Grawer noted the team honed smartness and clock control. Memphis State coach Larry Finch praised their defense and effort.
The Miami Dolphins beat the New York Jets 37 to 28 to move to 6-6, despite injuries hampering New York. Troy Stradford rushed 30 times for 120 yards and three touchdowns while Dan Marino passed for 293 yards. The game featured key injuries to Lance Mehl Russell Carter Freeman McNeil and Dwight Stephenson with Miami piling up 432 yards and a strong first half before a late Jets rally.
Pete Rose, Reds manager, officially retires after a 24 season playing career with 14 053 at bats 4 296 hits and 3 562 games. He says he will not bat again and will remain connected to baseball through management and the Hall of Fame ballot considerations.
USC football in 1987 earned national respect despite two early losses and a 20 16 defeat to the No 2 Miami Hurricanes. The season ends with a Gator Bowl appearance as Carolina aims to cap a strong finish.
The piece reflects on USC’s steady season, noting wins over Clemson and back-to-back shutouts, and compares 1987 and 1984 squads. It discusses losses to top teams on the road, near-misses in decisive drives, and LSU as a strong, favored opponent in the Gator Bowl with cautious odds from Danny Sheridan.
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