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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1997
Page
9
Javier Lopez agreed Friday to a one year contract worth 2 025 000 dollars. The deal doubles as a pay raise from last season's 290 000 dollars.
Dusty Triplett, a former Aiken High coach and current Brookland Cayce coach, is picked as one of four assistant coaches for the North South all star football game. Jim Rich and Jewell McLaurin named head coaches for the event.
The lineup lists Aiken Technical College at Brevard College for 3 p.m. and Augusta State at USC Aiken men at 7 30 p.m. Also Florida at von Aiken in a doubleheader.
A midday slate features Gargoyles sur auto racing on WROW and college basketball games on ESPN Fox Sports South and WJBF, including George Washington at Xavier Virginia at Clemson and South Carolina at Cincinnati. Basketball highlights include Tennessee at Western Carolina, North Carolina at Georgia Tech, Vanderbilt at Auburn, Duke at Florida State, plus a hockey Penguins at Flyers and a figure skating event on WBF.
USC Aiken hosts Augusta State in a Peach Belt doubleheader with the men aiming to stay in the top six and the women seeking a play in bid. Both squads look to rebound after recent losses as Kerry Ansbro plans to return for the women.
Orangeburg Wilkinson guard Phillip Williams hit a 13 footer with 0.8 seconds left to lift the Bruins 56 55 over South Aiken. South Aiken had led 55 54 after Bo McCullough’s leaner with 6.3 seconds remaining but Williams blocked James Williams shot and grabbed the rebound to seal the victory.
Silver Bluff defeats Bamberg Ehrhardt 71 to 44 to seize the Region 6-AA boys crown, with Jasper County edging Wade Hampton 74-71 to clinch the regular-season top seed. Coach Hoover Johnson praised the team's third-quarter surge after a slow start, led by Rolando Williams with 16 points and Lamass Barefield 14.
Orangeburg-Wilkinson Bruinettes rout South Aiken 60 to 24 to affirm their No. 1 AAAA status. Ashanti Guinyard scored 20 points, holding South Aiken to five second half points as OW improves to 18-2 and 9-0 in Region I-AAAA.
Dale Jarrett and Dale Earnhardt, perennial rivals, headline Daytona 500 front-row hopes after dominating Thursday 125 mile qualifiers. Jarrett seeks his third win in the Winston Cup opener amid new rules designed to curb passing, while Earnhardt, 45, aims for a record eighth title and his first win in NASCAR’s premier race.
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