NBC Gets Nod In TV Ratings
A subjective ranking puts NBC on top for overall TV ratings led by Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen with Al McGuire in college basketball. CBS trails ABC and ESPN as the observer cites Enberg’s Rose Bowl coverage and NBCs strong sports team across football, basketball, baseball, golf, and boxing.
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New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
ABC
NBC
CBS
ESPN
Irv Cross
Phyllis George
Brent Musburger
Musburger
Ara Parseghian
John Madden
Pat Summerall
Roger Staubach
Lindsay Nelson
Pat Haden
Steve Davis
Bill Russell
Billy Packer
Vin Scully
Jack Whitaker
Jim Lampley
Keith Jackson
Frank Broyles
al Michaels
Bill Fleming
Howard Cosell
Don Drysdale
Steve Stone
Cosell
Jim McKay
Dave Marr
McKay
Wide World of Sports
Howard
Jim Simpson
Bud Wilkinson
Dick Vitale
Vitale
Dick Enberg
Merle Olsen
John Brodie
Enberg
al McGuire
Bud Collins
Tom Seaver
Lynn Berman
Company
Merlin Olsen
Four Problems End Season For South Aiken
South Aiken High loses 75 to 57 to Columbia in the Conference 5-AAA first round. Freshman James Munlyn calls the defeat unfair after the Caps outscored 30 to 6 in the second quarter and drew 34 free throw attempts to South Aiken’s 14.
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South Aiken High
South Aiken
James Munlyn
Columbia High
Columbia
Thoroughbreds
Caps
Mike Roberts
South Africa
Arthur Brooks
Alvin Robinson
Leon Christian
Roberts
Reginald Jones
Arthur Caldwell
James Ross
Nate Hinton
John Smith
Leon Surginer
Clarence Eleazer
James McKenny
Billy McKay
Anthony Porter
Mike Josey
Wayne Grant
South
Richard Smith
Buck Robinson
Jerome Sims
Scott MacMurdo
Lady Thoroughbreds Triumph In Conference Tournament Opener
South Aiken High School’s Lady Thoroughbreds routed Columbia High 70 to 47 in the first round of Conference 5-AAA play. Mary Washington led with 25 points as the team built a 34-18 halftime margin and rolled to their 18th win of the season.
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Sharon Padgett
Toni Brooks
Lady Thoroughbreds
St Angela Upsets Gilbert 49-37 in Conference opener
Janet Johnson scored 21 points and grabbed 17 rebounds as St. Angela Academy defeated Gilbert High 49-37 to open Conference 6-A play. Johnson hit nine of ten free throws, aiding a 21 point free throw effort, while Robin Warren added 10. Gilbert’s Tracy Kovac led with 15 points. St. Angela advances to face Blackville Hilda next, while improving to 10-15.
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Warren
Tracy Kovac
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Blackville- Hilda
Williston
Carrie Joseph
Anne Hurley
Laura Weinle
Robin Warren
Janet Johnson
Mary Mosley
Laurie Heslewood
Wanda Sharpe
Amy Hite
Lisa Heslewood
Angie Addy
Pam Amick
Burno seals RS M Trojans win with late steal and free throws
Ridge Spring Monetta edged Ridge Spring Monetta 69 68 in double overtime as Angelo Burno stole the ball with 16 seconds left and scored two free throws. Burne and Reginald Lott led with 16 points each, while Marvin Stroman added 14. The Trojans next face Blackville Hilda in Williston as the Conference 6 A tournament advances.
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Burne
Reginald Lott
Marvin Stroman
Jody
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Norman Stevens
Angelo Burne
Jy A Padgett
Leon Leaphart
Jody Webb
Pelion
Clemmer
Brown
Lucas
Spires
Robeson
Charlend
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Brooks
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Stephanie
T. Halter
R. Bynum
C. Sinkler
M. Childs
W. Porter
B. Thomas
D.D. Mathis
Michelle Workman
Angie Breland
Mata Broadwater
Angie Ray
Stacey Milledge
Elnora Mazone
Carol Gwest
Geri Sarka
Tracey Coleman
Sharon Trowell
Vicki Curry
Burno
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