Cavaliers End Five Game Slide With 110 94 Win Over Nets
Cavaliers coach Bill Fitch praised rebound work and team effort after Cleveland halted a five game losing streak with a 110 94 victory over the New Jersey Nets. Fitch noted the trough was the roughest since 1969 70 and said two or three days off are needed to regroup.
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Thurmond Hires Keith McAlister as New Football Coach
Keith McAlister takes over as Thurmond High School head football coach replacing Preston Cox after five seasons of middling results. McAlister, a former Swansea assistant and Lower Richland alum, played at Newberry College Lexingon Lions and Oakland Raiders, and favors a 50 50 wing T style.
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Newberry College
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Howard Moody
Edgefield County
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Clemson Signs Six In 1977 Shrine Bowl Class
Clemson football coach Charley Pell announced signing six players to grants in aid. Shrine Bowl selections Perry Tuttle from Winston-Salem and Mark Caldwell from Asheville headline the class. Also signing were Gary Brown of Loudon Tennessee Brian Clark of Fort Myers Florida Dean Day of North Augusta South Carolina and Jeff Davis of Greensboro North Carolina.
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North Carolina
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Winston-Salem
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Asheville
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Gary Brown
Loudon
New Ellenton JH Beats Kennedy JH for First Time in Years
New Ellenton Junior High defeated Kennedy Junior High 41 to 33 in boys basketball. Kenneth Danforth led New Ellenton with 13 points, followed by Thomas Gifford with 12 and Allen Odom with 10. Melvin Fair scored 20 for Kennedy.
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Miller Named NFL Coach of the Year for Broncos
Red Miller led the Denver Broncos to their first playoff berth and a Super Bowl appearance after a 12-2 regular season. The AP named him Coach of the Year, with Don Shula and Leeman Bennett as runners up. The Broncos defeated the Steelers and Raiders en route to the title game.
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Davidson Coach Reappears from Hospital Absence
Davidson College basketball coach Dave Pritchett is back in a hospital two days after leaving Chapel Hill. His father told officials Pritchett is in another hospital under different care and unspecified condition. John Kochan will continue as acting head coach in his absence.
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Vilas Beats Connors In Masters Tennis Showdown
Guillermo Vilas def beats Jimmy Connors 6-4 3-6 7-5 in round two of the Grand Prix Masters at Madison Square Garden before 18 590 fans. Vilas seeks the $300 000 bonus for leading points on the 1977 circuit while Connors recovers from earlier temperament and retains a shot at the eight player event.
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