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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1987
Page
5
College basketball feature St. John’s faces Georgetown in a late evening game on ESPN at 10 p.m. An ESPN segment previews teams and keys to the matchup.
The schedule lists Thursday January 8 games St. Angela at Thornwell and Friday January 9 matchups Gilbert at Wagener-Valley North Augusta at Greenwood Evans at Aiken Jeff Davis at St. Angela Midland Valley at Lexington Pelion at RSM Williston-Elko at Will Lou Gray USC Aiken Schedule Tonight USC Aiken at Newberry USC Aiken at USC Spartanburg Saturday January 10 Voorhees at Lady Pacers at 6 p.m. Voorhees at USC A Men at 8 p.m.
Clemson center Horace Grant and guard Gray Son Marshall will not start against North Carolina State due to missing curfew after the Hawaii Pacific Tournament win. Tim Kincaid also missed curfew. Grant and Marshall will play in the ACC opener at Littlejohn Coliseum.
Columbia AP - South Carolina football coach Joe Morrison says he has not been contacted by Arizona and is not interested in any Arizona position. Morrison, in his fourth year with the Gamecocks after a 3-6-2 season, dismisses reports he is a candidate as unfounded. Arizona's Larry Smith resigned to take a USC post.
Ron Harper of the Cleveland Cavaliers, the league rookie scoring leader and 16th overall pick, was named NBA Rookie of the Month for December. The 6 foot 4 guard from Miami University of Ohio averaged 22.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.2 assists, and two steals per game as Cleveland played 32 games with him in double figures.
The NCAA committee will study a national major college football championship playoff with possible action by January 1989. A Postseason Football Committee subcommittee was assigned to review formats and report to chairman George S. King. If approved, the playoff could begin January 1989.
New Orleans AP reports ex Tulane guard David Dominique avoided a felony trial by pleading guilty to a lesser misdemeanor theft tied to a point shaving scandal that ended the university's men's basketball program.
The Yellow Jackets rallied past Aiken 59-48 in North Augusta as Kevin Mims and Roosevelt Curry provided key plays down the stretch. Curry scored 19 points to lead North Augusta while Aiken’s Reggie Kennion had 13 and Brian Allen added outside scoring. Coach Rhodes lamented the late collapse as the Jackets maintained a 3-2 record.
In a high scoring regional game North Augusta defeated Aiken 59 to 48. Roosevelt Curry led North Augusta with 19 points while Charles Graham added 18. Aiken’s Chris Coleman paced his team with 30 points as Reggie Kennion contributed 13 and Joey Watts 11.
Australia IV defeats Kookaburra III by 24 seconds in the final semifinal race of the America's Cup to take 83 points against 70 for Kookaburra III. Beashel led the windy 24.5 mile course off Fremantle as pro test questions linger over a new gennaker sail used by Australia IV.
Eddie Fogler earned his biggest win as Wichita State head coach by guiding the Shockers to a 54 49 victory over Kansas at Henry Levitt Arena. Wichita State slowed the tempo with a tight zone, limiting Danny Manning and handing Kansas its third loss in four games.
This column blends a critique of Area 1 school district plans aimed at balancing enrollment with a note on South Carolina high school realignment, followed by a bowl review praising Penn State coach Joe Paterno's strategy against Miami in the Fiesta Bowl and commentary on the late moments of the game.
The column argues Vera Testaverde will be the top NFL draft pick and praises Pa terno as a desirable coach for any team. It critiques conferences inclining toward the SEC over the overrated SWC and previews a Giants Browns Super Bowl matchup while debating pro wrestling as sport and noting Rowdy Roddy Piper and King Kong Bundy as stylish figures.
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