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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1996
Page
10
Ken Griffey Jr. agreed to a four year contract with the Seattle Mariners worth 34 million dollars making him baseballs highest paid player. The deal secures Griffeys services for the next four seasons and solidifies his role as a cornerstone for the franchise.
Silver Bluff High School placed three players in double figures to defeat Batesburg Leesville 73-56. Mike Williamson led the Bull dogs with 24 points, Kevin Williamson and Rolando Williams added 18 each. The Batesburg Leesville girls beat Silver Bluff 60-50 as Genuine Williamson scored 17 and Yshameka McKie 10.
On Thursday February 1 calendar lists games at 5:30 pm including Aiken Middle vs Schofield Kennedy vs New Ellenton and Jackson vs LBC. South Aiken JV travels to North Augusta at 6:30 pm while Brookland Cayce JV plays at Aiken JV at 5:30 pm.
A guide lists broadcasts including Pebble Beach Pro-Am Boll at 4 p.m. on USA B7, Providence at Boston College basketball on ESPN at 5:30 p.m., Fort Wayne at Atlanta on SportSouth, Maryland at Virginia basketball on ESPN at 5:8 p.m., Massachusetts at Temple on ESPN2 at 9 p.m., and Kings at Sharks on ESPN2 at 10:30 p.m.
North Carolina erases an 18 point deficit and 17 point Duke lead to prevail 73 72 behind Dante Calabria's late tap in with 6.5 seconds left. Shammond Williams earlier hit a crucial 3 while Duke's Steve Wojciechowski and Chris Collins failed to seal the game.
USC Aiken overcame a late deficit to beat Armstrong State 72-58 in Peach Belt play at the Student Activities Center. The Pacers clamped down in the final five minutes, holding the Pirates scoreless as Jermaine Scott scored 24, lifting USC Aiken out of last place and keeping conference tournament hopes alive.
Kristi Parker scored the winning jumper for Armstrong State with one second left as USC Aiken fell 57 55 in Peach Belt play at the Student Activities Center. The Lady Pacers missed nine of 19 free throws and botched several open looks. Kenya Rogers and Christale Spain led USC Aiken late, but turnovers and cold shooting doomed the rally.
South Carolina overcame a slow start to rout Wofford 82 55 as BJ McKie scored 19 points and led a 30 4 second half surge after halftime Bud Johnson added 15 points and nine rebounds for the Gamecocks who improved to 12 5 Seth Chadwick led Wofford with 23 points as the Terriers built a 39 36 halftime lead The Gamecocks forced 19 turnovers and pressed the pace to pull away in Columbia on Wednesday night.
Clemson, ranked 24th, survived a late scare from Georgia Tech with a 73-70 victory. Tom Wideman said the win prevents real trouble as the Tigers slide through ACC play, still reeling from a rough stretch after a nine game start.
Clemson won 55 41 after Misfortune struck with Merl Code’s season ending knee injury. The Tigers, fresh from losses to Duke and Virginia, slowed sixth-ranked Wake Forest, while earlier revivals followed a Maryland defeat and a 64 61 home loss to North Carolina State, then last in the league.
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