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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1987
Page
6
ESPN and USA Network present a busy night of sports with Philadelphia Flyers at New York Islanders at 8 p.m. on ESPN. Kansas battles Iowa State on USA Network at 8 p.m. followed by Arizona at Southern Cal on ESPN at 11 p.m.
Local girls games start at 6 30 p m with boys to follow Tonight Dreher visits South Aiken Wilson Gray at Wagener Valley North Augusta travels to Orangeburg Silver Bluff meets Denmark Olav Aiken plays A C Flora Greenwood visits Midland Valley Strom Thurmond hosts Keenan RSM visits Williston Elko College Basketball USC Aiken hosts USC S USC A 8 p m Feb 18 USC S at USC A Feb 19 USC A at Coker DH 6 p m College Baseball Sat Feb 21 Georgia College at USC A 2 p m
Horace Grant of Clemson earned ACC player of the week after averaging 20.7 points and 9.0 rebounds. He scored 23 points at NC State and 29 points in overtime at Virginia, totaling 52 points in two road wins. A committee of the ACC Sports Writers Association made the selection.
Sam Ivy of Wake Forest and Tevon McCoy of Maryland earn Atlantic Coast Conference rookie honors after strong weeks. Ivy posted 18 points and 12 rebounds in a win over Charlotte and added 17 points with 10 boards in a loss to North Carolina. McCoy began with 18 points in a loss to Georgia Tech and added 11 in a later setback to North Carolina. The same report notes Al Groh joining the Atlanta Falcons as assistant coach in charge of special teams and tight ends following his Wake Forest coaching stint.
Francis Marion overcame an early deficit to push USC Aiken to the limit before the Patriots pulled away 74 63 in a District 6 women’s basketball game. Alice Creed led FM with 13 points while Gwen Redditt and Sandra Scott paced USCA with 14 and 12.
Francis Marion defeats USC Aiken 74 63 as Murdock scores 20 points and Linton adds 12. USC Aiken led 35 28 at halftime but Marion rallied in the second half to pull away and reach 74 points.
UNLV holds top spot with 50 of 65 first place votes and 1,279 points after a 3-0 week in the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. Indiana stays No 2 after a 21-2 record and a rugged run that included three overtimes to beat Wisconsin 86-85.
The USC Gamecocks dropped a 71-69 decision to Virginia Tech at home, marking their third straight Metro loss. Freshman guard Bimbo Coles sparked a late run for Tech, while USC squandered a late lead despite Terry Dozier’s late free throws.
Maxie Baugham notes potential is the key for USC Aiken baseball as the fourth ranked Pacers rely on two proven starters Richard Batche lor and Pat Tilmon. The rest of the staff, including Chris Donah Ronnie Perry Rodney Martin Jimmy Tiller and freshmen, are young prospects with uncertain timelines to maturity.
Gilmore says USCA can be better than last year’s World Series team though less experience. He cites Tilmon Batchelor and Rich ard as key pitchers and stresses changing speeds, with Batchelor needing major league arm strength next year and Richard proving himself this season. Warrick notes potential exists but must translate to performance.
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