Trap And Mags Baffle Bulldogs In Classic Finals
Aiken High Hornets upset Silver Bluff Bulldogs 72 to 53 in the Aiken County Basketball Classic final at Midland Valley gym. Marion Mays led with 29 points aided by Bernard Carter 17 as Aiken used a stifling half court trap to pull away in the second half. Turner led Silver Bluff with 13 points, while Jeff Jones earned All-Tourney honors.
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Langley
Hornets
Aiken High
Silver Bluff Bulldogs
Aiken
Silver Bluff
Marion Mays
Mays
Mark Crawford
Marion
Crawford
Bulldogs
Carter
Bernard
Turner
Jeff Jones
Mark Stevens
Stevens
Jay Stallings
Brian Turner
Brian Katonak
Phil Jones
Cheryl Douse
Betty Wade
Midland Valley
All-Tournament Teams Picked in Aiken County Classic
Midland Valley's Deneen Dicks and Dina Baker lead the girls on the all-tournament team with top two finishes. Aiken High's Marion Mays and Mark Stevens headline the boys lineup alongside Midland Valley, North Augusta, Silver Bluff, and Ridge Spring Monetta players across 1A-2A and 3A-4A divisions.
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Langley
Deneen Dicks
Dina Baker
Midland Valley
Marion Mays
Mark Stevens
Aiken High
Baker
Debra Folks
Aiken
Debra Johnson
North Augusta
Toni Brooks
South Aiken
Connie Glover
Faye Jones
Silver Bluff
Janet Anderson
Ridge Spring- Monetta
Lilly Scurry
Wagener- Salley
Janet Johnson
St. Angela
Anderson
Mays
Stevens
Rodney Geter
Darin Swearingen
Alvin Robinson
South Africa
Brian Turner
Jeff Jones
Mike Sheehan
Darrell Davis
Wagener-Salley
Angelo Burne
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Lady Mustangs win third straight to capture Aiken County Classic
Midland Valley High girls basketball routs Silver Bluff 64 to 29 to take the tournament crown for the second year in a row. Deneen Dicks and Dina Baker lead with 16 points each as coach Jean Johnson praises shared scoring and aggressive defense in a team effort.
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Langley
Midland Valley High
Lady Mustangs
Silver Bluff
Midland Valley
Lady Mustang
Jean Johnson
Johnson
Aiken
Lady Bulldogs
Bulldog
Tearsa Wright
Jack’s
Beanstalk
Deneen Dicks
Dina Baker
Susan Purcell
Wright
Big Guns
Pam Timmerman
Sharon Gilmore
Vonnie Eubanks
Eubanks
Connie Glover
Paulette Bing
Fay Jones
BLUFF
Pam Ingram
Cheryl Douse
Latricia Barefield
Audrey Bates
Cheryl Johnson
Michelle Canty
Denese Bryant
Sonya Hickson
Bear Bryant retires after Liberty Bowl win over Illinois
Alabama coach Bear Bryant ends a 323 win 85 loss 17 tie career with a 21-15 victory over Illinois in the Liberty Bowl. Tony Eason threw for 423 yards as Illinois set a bowl record, but Castille and Jones key plays helped Alabama seal Bryant's farewell.
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Memphis
Illinois
Tony Eason
Jesse Bendross
Alabama
Bryant
Walter Lewis
Jeremiah Castille
Castille
Bear
Notre Dame
Robbie Jones
Ricky Moore
Craig Turner
Eason
Mike White
Bear Bryant
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Trap
Mags
Aiken S. Bluff
Paulette Hazel
Ernestine Gaines
Debbie Swearingen
Sheena Harris
Carrie Davis
Candi Scott
Lisa Bell
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