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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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