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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 01, 1977

Page

7

UCLA Surges to No 2 in AP Basketball Poll

San Francisco remains No 1 after a 71-70 win over Santa Clara as UCLA climbs from eighth to second behind new top ranking. Kentucky, Nevada Las Vegas, and Wake Forest move up while Michigan falls after losses. Memphis State enters the Top 20 at No 20.

Associated Press Michigan Northwestern Alabama Kentucky North Carolina Wake Forest Clemson San Francisco Santa Clara Broncos Chubby Cox Dons UCLA Bruins Notre Dame Southern Cal Tennessee Mississippi Nevada-Las Vegas Appalachian State

Hall of Fame nods to Lopez Rusie Sewell by Veterans Committee

The Associated Press reports Baseball figures Lopez Amos Rusie and Joe Sewell were elected to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. In tennis news Seattle hosts a $100,000 women’s tourney first round where Kristien Shaw defeats Mary Carillo 6-4 2-6 6-2. In Arkansas Jiri Hrebec beats Pat Dupre in the opening round of a $50,000 men’s event.

New York AL Lopez Amos Rusie Joe Sewell Baseball Veteran's Committee Seattle Kristien Shaw San Diego Mary Carillo North Little Rock Ark Jiri Hrebec Czechoslovakia Pat Dupre

Scoreboard Highlights From Tuesday Sports Card

The sheet lists multiple NBA and college matchups with final scores and text of several exhibition results. Notable items include Kentucky 92 over Mississippi State and Marshall 82, Citadel 73, plus San Francisco State defeating Allen 55 and Furman 6 2 waggy. Also shows exhibition results and Tuesday night hockey and college games across teams like Buffalo, New York, Montreal, Boston, St Louis, and Colorado.

Cleve Atlanta Toronto Buffalo New York Islanders Montreal Cleveland Boston St Louis New York Rangers Colora

Eddie LeBaron May Become Atlanta Falcons General Manager

Eddie LeBaron, former NFL quarterback and Las Vegas attorney, travels to Atlanta for talks to become general manager of the Falcons. Owner Rankin Smith had a handshake agreement pending, with LeBaron needing to discuss with a law partner before final steps.

Eddie LeBaron New Falcon Atlanta Atlanta Falcons NFL LeBaron Rankin Smith Pat Peppler Falcons Marion Campbell Smith

USC Gamecocks defeat Rhode Island 64 54

South Carolina used a 12 point second half burst to pull away from Rhode Island for a 64 54 victory. Freshman Mike Doyle sparked the run with outside shots and free throws while Nate Davis Graziano and Karlton Hilton added key scores. The Gamecocks outrebounded the Rams and strong defense sealed the win.

Fode Island Lem Johnson South Carolinn Jim Graziano Mike Doyle Gamecocks R. V. Hight Columbia - South Carolina Rhode Island Rams South Carolina Nate Davis Karlton Hilton Gamecock Frank McGuire McGuire Nate Graziano Jack Kraft Kraft Sly Williams John Nelson Joey Williamson Stan Wright Randy Wilds Percy Davis Vic Soares Derek Groomes Willie Middlebrooks Ed Bednarcik Nate Davie Bill Gause

Gamecocks Top Rhode Island Behind Strong Rebounding

South Carolina outrebounded Rhode Island 46 34 led by Graziano with 20 boards Davis and Doyle each added eight and the Gamecocks claimed the win. Gause started for Gilloon with McGuire praising the backcourt as key to the victory. Rhode Island had two players score 18 and 10 while South Carolina guards managed 16 points.

Graziano Davis Doyle Rhode Island Billy Gause Jackie Gilloon Bill Gause McGuire Jackie Gilloon Gause Chuck Sherwood Gamecocks Richmond Sly Williams John Nelson Rams South Carolina Carolina Coliseum

John Ralston Resigns as Denver Bronco Coach

Denver veteran coach John Ralston quits with six weeks of new organization behind him. Offensive coach Red Miller from the Patriots is expected to be named Denver’s new head coach today, likely at a press conference.

Denver Robert Red" Miller New England Patriots Denver Broncos John Ralston Broncos Miller Detroit Atlanta Fred Gehrke Patriots NFL Ralston Stanford University Ralston Ralston Allan Phipps

Duck Davis Signs With Lenoir Rhyne

Leavelle McCampbell star Duck Davis signed a grant-in-aid with Lenoir Rhyne College after starring for the Shrine Bowl team that beat the North Carolina all-stars. The 60 160-pound senior from Graniteville chose Lenoir Rhyne over Wofford and plans to coach after graduation while playing multiple sports.

Davis Grant Duck Davis Leavelle McCampbell High Graniteville Lenoir Rhyne College Bill Smith R.V. Hight R. V. Hight Duck Davis Leavelle McCampbell High School Lenoir Rhyne Claude Brewer North Carolina All-Stars Wofford Leavelle McCampbell Bears Jack Huss Aiken

VMI Demolishes Furman as Citadel Falls to Marshall

VMI extended its 16 game win streak and 17 1 overall with a 99 86 victory over Furman keeping the Keydets atop the Southern Conference for a 740 league record. The Citadel dropped 82 73 to Marshall while Appalachian State lost 72 66 at East Tennessee.

M1a Charlie Schmaus Keydets Redhot Keydets Furman Paladins VMI Citadel Bulldogs Marshall Appalachian State Mountaineers East Tennessee

USC Aiken to Celebrate Homecoming Saturday Night

USC Aiken will celebrate homecoming Saturday night with basketball games at Aiken High beginning at 6 pm. The boys and girls teams host Coastal Carolina College, followed by men and women faculty alumni games of 30 to 40 minutes each. The homecoming queen will be crowned that night.

Usc-Aiken Coastal Carolina College Aiken High Usc-A

Aiken High JV Boys Ups Record With 54-39 Win

The Aiken High junior varsity boys improved to 11-2 after defeating North Augusta JV 54-39. Ben Thomas scored 19 points with 17 rebounds while Ernest Hill added 10 points.

Aiken High North Augusta Jayvees Ben Thomas Hornets Ernest Hill

Bowling High and Highs From 1992 Meet

Larry Bell tops men high game and series in scratch and handicap categories. Carol Carroll leads women in high game and series with a 417 high scratch series. Jerry Jenkins posted high handicap series and Carol Carroll-HIGH TEAM SCRATCH No 6 Misfits led team events with 636 and 418 in two formats.

Larry Bell Carol Carroll Jerry Jenkins

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