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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1987
Page
9
ESPN airings list college games Austin Peay at Wichita State at 7 30 p m and Bradley at Memphis State at 9 30 p m with Wichita State and Memphis State hosting.
Today at ARC Aiken faces ARC in girls at 4 p.m and boys at 7 p.m. South Aiken competes with Josey in both girls at 5 30 p.m and boys at 7 p.m. Friday includes St Angela Academy at King Academy 7 p.m and USC Aiken men at Edward Waters 8 p.m.
Frank McGuire and his wife escaped unharmed from a blaze in a Columbia suburb that gutted their residence. Firefighters linked the fire to a gas leak likely sparked by a Christmas tree plug in the evening. McGuire, 74, praised their safety and recalled his long coaching career at North Carolina South Carolina and St. John’s. He noted he had his National Basketball Hall of Fame ring in his pocket.
Nashville Tenn ap reports Wendell Davis of Louisiana State is voted the SEC Player of the Year with 48 points. Alabama's Bob Humphrey finishes second, Florida's Emmitt Smith earns a first place vote and 13 points, and Auburn's Audray Bruce receives 16 points. Last year’s winner was Alabama’s Cornelius Bennett.
Midland Valley at Hephzibah in the third annual SERTOMA Christmas Classic sees the Mustangs led by Chris Gardner Mark Wright and Eric McCullough surge early and rally to lead, but Hephzibah pulls away 83 79 to advance to round two as Midland Valley drops to 0 4. Gonzales Jones nails late three point play sealing the Rebels win.
Midland Valley led 21 21 20 17 as Gardner 27 and Wright 18 paced the Mustang offense. Hephzibah's Ron Smith 25 and Gonzafee Jones 24 fueled a Rebels rally to seal an 83 79 win, with Jones drilling late free throws.
Midland Valley girls fall 84 51 in opening round as Hephzibah races to a 20 point edge after one quarter. The Mustangs fight back in the second half but suffer a fourth loss of the season. Coach Maggie Ward cites slow start and defense as key factors.
Midland Valley trailing 51 16 at halftime after Hephzibah dominated inside with Diwayna Jacobs scoring 22. Dana Rodriguez led MV with 17 points while Hephzibah had four players in double figures led by Jacobs and West. MV will play South Africa in a pre contest Jan 5 after Christmas break.
NC football coach Mack Brown says Tar Heels must build a program not a quick fix, seeking unity from fans as he takes over after Dick Crum. Brown arrives with Tulane turnaround experience and vows to improve UNC's fortunes while recruiting top high school talent.
South Carolina with a 5-0 start under second year coach George Felton heads to Philadelphia to face Temple, a top 10 foe. Felton stresses learning from outcomes and building toward Metro Conference goals while honoring past glory under Frank McGuire.
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