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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 27, 1973

Page

11

Ridge Spring Monetta dominates North to stay perfect in 5 A tourney

Ridge Spring Monetta beat North 96 to 55 to advance to the 5 A Conference semifinal against Swansea. George Pope led RSM with 14 points while Edward Abner and David Strother added 12 and 10. North’s James Leysath and Alvin Jones scored in double figures for the Eagles.

Ridge Spring Swansea Trojan RSM David Barksdale Rs-M North George Pope Edward Abner David Strother Marvin Pope Trojans Milton Toby Frazier Polugh Ridge Monetta Albert Frazier Calvin Pough

Jackson Wins Openers In Lower Division Tourney

Jackson Indians shock league leader Barnwell 41 39 in opening round to reach Lower Division 4AA final against Allendale Fairfax. Wagener Salley beat Mid Carolina 46 45 in overtime while girls teams faltered. Allendale Fairfax edged Williston Elko in double OT and Barnwell beat Williston in girls.

Allendale Jackson High School Barnwell Indians Allendale Fairfax Graniteville Jackson Jackson Girls Wagener-Salley Mid-Carolina Wagener Boys Mid- Carolina War Horses Gary Cooper Willie Bates Steve Thomas Wagener - Salley Tim Tyler Tyler Wagener Williston - Elko Williston Wagener Salley Mid-Caroline Phil Baughman Ruben Benjamin Robert Corbett Louis Simms Gordon Eargle George Gailman Tony Williams Joey Ruff James Counts Wagener -Salsey Mac Babb Joel Jones Patrick Still Steve Walling Robert Buckman Larry Jones Jack Richardson

Wildcats tighten SEC race with win over Alabama

Kentucky beat Alabama 111-95 as Tennessee suffered a 78-74 upset by LSU. The results left Tennessee tied for the SEC lead with Kentucky a half game back, with a showdown looming March 8. Kansas State and Minnesota also won, boosting their conference standings.

Vols Kentucky Tennessee Wildcats Minnesota Indiana Northwestern Kansas Ray Mears Mears Alabama Kevin Grevey Wendell Hudson Kansas State Oklahoma State

Thompson Named ACC Player of the Week for Third Time

Sophomore David Thompson of North Carolina State repeated as ACC player of the week after scoring 31 points in a 74-50 win over Duke and 25 in a 100-64 victory against UNC Charlotte. He led the league with a 26.3 scoring average and had 10 rebounds in each game.

Greensboro N.C David Thompson N. C. State Thompson State Duke UNC Charlotte Blue Devils Shelby, N.C ACC

Racing Roundup From AP Highlights Weather Cancellations

Weather forced Suffolk Downs to cancel racing while jockey Angel Cordero Jr received a ten day suspension for careless riding at Hialeah. Other meets saw Mixer's neck win at Lincoln Downs, Mongo Pongo in Bowie, Count Casper at Hialeah, Smooth Dancer in New Orleans, and Noble Nova edging Nante Haute at Oaklawn Park for a $15,000 main event.

Associated Press Boston Suffolk Downs Miami Angel Cordero, Jr Hialeah Lincoln R. J Ramsey Brutus Hillsgrove Lincoln Downs Bowie Mongo Pongo Radu Montpelier Count Casper Christobal Son O Fun New Orleans Smooth Dancer New Orleans Fair Grounds Love the Breeze Hot Springs Ark Noble Nova Nante Haute Oaklawn Park

College Basketball Results from East Division Nets Wins

Dowling defeats Cathedral 78 to 56. Phila Textile tops Widener 52 to 62. Mansfield beats St. Petersburg 54 to 62. New Hampshire prevails over Dartmouth 77 to 66. Vermont outscores Norwich 74 to 47. S. Conn. shuts out Merrimack 112 to 85.

Phila. Textile Widener Mansfield St Shippensburg New Hampshire Dartmouth Vermont Norwich S. Conn Merrimack

College Scores Roundup From Weekend Slate

Mid Tennessee State 87 over Austin Peay 86. Mississippi 97 defeated Florida 80. Centenary 87 over Northwestern Louisiana 75. LSU 78 beat Tennessee 74. Kentucky 111 toppled Alabama 95. Eastern Kentucky 77 over Eastern Tennessee 72. Marshall 71 over Florida State 59. Mississippi State 72 over Georgia 68. Auburn 79 over Georgia Tech 69. Tennessee Tech 85 over Morehead 79. Old Dominion 67 over Madison 49. Georgia Southern 76 over Houston Baptist 62. SE Louisiana 69 over McNeese 86.

College basketball scores roundup from Midwest region

Northwestern Illinois 96 beat Michigan 89 while Wisconsin 71 defeated Purdue 63. Kansas State 91 topped Oklahoma State 67 and Michigan State 87 won over Ohio State 83. Illinois No. 86 edged Central Michigan 81 and Colorado 68 beat Oklahoma 78.

Colorado Oklahoma Minnesota Northwestern Ron Behagen Jim Brewer Clyde Turner Big Ten Wisconsin Purdue Boilermakers Leon Howard Kim Hughes Badgers Nick Weatherspoon Illinois Michigan Kansas Okla. St Mich Ohio No. Illinois Cent. Mich

College scores roundup from Texas teams beat Texas A I and more

A series of college basketball results show Houston defeating Samford 94 to 75 while Corpus Christi University beat Southern Mississippi 92 to 84. S F Austin lost to Texas A and M 79 to 82 and Louisiana Tech posted 105 to 83 over Arlington. Hardin Simmons defeated South Alabama 91 to 83.

East Carolina Eyes Conference Title Run After First Round

East Carolina enters the Southern Conference tournament in third with a 7-7 league mark and opens versus Richmond, the 1973 darkhorse, in Richmond. Davidson faces VMI, The Citadel meets William and Mary, Furman battles Appalachian State, with the winners advancing to Friday's semifinals and the title game set for Saturday at 8.

Richmond Tom Quinn East Carolina Pirates Davidson Wildcats Furman Paladins Quinn Darkhorse Aron Stewart Virginia Military Institute Citadel William and Mary Appalachian State Davidson-Vmi Citadel-William and Mary Appalachian

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