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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1997
Page
6
Cleveland guard Bobby Phills scored 13 points and restricted Chicago star Michael Jordan to 7 of 25 shooting in a 73 70 Cavaliers victory on Thursday.
Midland Valley boys travel to Clover High School tonight for the first ever Class AAA playoff game after finishing Region 4 AAA tied for third and dropping to fourth with a 73-62 loss. Also, Midland Valley hosts the 1st Annual Mustang Classic softball tournament with South Aiken Aiken and Silver Bluff.
Baseball Greenwood versus Lakeside at Midland Valley 430 p m. Strom Thurmond at Midland Vale 700 pm. Basketball South Aiken at Aiken 630 pm Ridge Spring Monetta at Jonesville 700 pm. Edisto at Silver Bluff in Class AA playoffs 700 pm. Belmont Abbey at USC Aiken 230 pm. South Aiken versus Aiken at Midland Valley 500 pm. Silver Bluff at Midland Valley 730 pm. Tennis Lenoir Rhyne at USC Aiken men and women 200 pm. Midland Valley Invitational 1000 am. USC Aiken at Wingate softball 100 pm. USC Aiken men at Lander 100 pm.
TV listings show 2 30 pm Pontiac 400 qualifying auto racing on ESPN2 followed by Southern Conference Tournament basketball at 2 50 pm on Fox SportSouth. Later Nissan Open at 7 pm on GoHn with 8 pm Sonics at Heat on TNT SportSouth at 9 30 pm.
South Aiken High School hosts Aiken High in a pivotal Region 3-AAAA clash with a Class AAA playoff berth at stake for South Aiken. A win would push South Aiken into a two way tie for the final spot, while a loss would end the Thoroughbreds’ playoff hopes and leave Aiken seeking a season finale upset to close out the year.
South Aiken High School jumped to a five run lead in the first three innings and defeated Silver Bluff High 8-3 in the Midland Valley Invitational. John Swindler pitched five innings for the Thoroughbreds who earned their first win of the tournament. Coach Mike Hicks praised the early pressure and solid pitching as key to the win.
Silver Bluff High School coach Hoover Johnson stresses focusing on Edisto in the Class AA first round tonight at 7 p.m. The winner advances to face Jasper County or Calhoun County, with potential rematches and a five step plan toward the state title.
Aiken High School junior varsity boys defeated South Aiken 39 27 led by Leon Gordon and Aubrey Pompey with 10 points each. Aiken JV girls beat South Aiken 35 27 to finish season with 8 wins in 10. Kenya Gramblin led the girls with 15 points while Kristin Flynn added 13 for Aiken.
Atlanta manager Bobby Cox urged fans and media to ease the drumbeat on Jeff Blauser who has battled injuries and uneven defense over three seasons. Cox noted Blauser played through pain and hinted at his own frustration with the ongoing boos as spring workouts opened against Georgia Tech. The Braves also updated health notes on McGriff Grissom and Jones while announcing contracts for Dye and Byrd and outlining pitching plans with Neagle starting Friday.
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