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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1981
Page
9
USC Aiken defeats Lander in a tight NAIA clash at the Student Activities Center. The Pacers improve to 22 10 overall and 19 9 NAIA while holding off a late Allen stall in a 66 64 victory. Coach Larry Wall notes the slow start affected tempo and mindset.
USCA led by outside shooting from Don Hayes and Chuck Orr, with 15 and 14 points, as the Pacers rallied in the second half. Dennis Seiple hit key free throws, and Don Hayes and Seiple denied late inbounds plays to seal a 66 62 win for Allen.
David Pearson of Spartanburg won the $108,000 Sportsman 300 at Daytona International Speedway after leading with 10 laps to go and drafting past Morgan Shepherd the race included 19 lead changes and five cautions. Bob Ballantine was injured in a midrace crash and taken to Halifax Hospital in stable condition.
USC Aiken fifth ranked Lady Pacers defeated Columbia 96 72 on the road, improving to 17 6 and clinching the top seed for the NAIA State Tournament. Barbara Williams led with 21 points while Kim Thomas and Audrey Lewis added 10 each, with four freshmen contributing in relief.
Aiken moves to number four in Class AAAA with a 14-2 record, Midland Valley up to seven in AAAA at 14-2, and Ridge Spring-Monetta climbs to seven in Class A boys at 15-5. RSM travels to Williston-Elko as county games loom.
Sharon Gilmore of Midland Valley leads the girls scoring race at 21.6 points per game, edging Yvette Moore of Aiken who averages 21.1. In boys, Ricky Henderson of Ridge Spring Monetta remains at 21.8 points per game with Mike Rouse narrowing the gap to 0.8. Other listed players include Jimmy Lee Neahous, Jacob Cyrus, and Matt Weigle among the top scorers from area schools.
Northwestern Oklahoma leads the NAIA women's poll at 20 1 with Xavier of Louisiana second and Johnn Fisher third. The list includes Grand View Berry of Ga Belmont of North Carolina St Francis of Illinois Indiana Tech Hastings Carson-Newman Missouri Western and others with varied records.
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