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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1979

Page

9

Eastern Conference Leaders Face Tight Playoff Race

The scoreboard shows Washington leading the Atlantic with 27 wins and a .692 percentage, followed by Philadelphia and New Jersey as strong contenders. In the Central and Pacific divisions, teams like San Antonio and Seattle push for top seeds while several matchups create late-season drama across the NBA schedule.

Washington Philadelphia New Jersey New York Boston San Antonio Houston Atlanta Cleveland New Orleans Detroit Kansas City Denver Chicago Milwaukee Indiana Seattle Phoenix Los Angeles Portland Golden State San Diego

Cowboys reach Super Bowl with 28-0 win over Rams

Dallas defense dominates as Charlie Waters and Rob Staubach lead a three interception second half. Cowboys force seven Rams turnovers and advance to face Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XIII on January 21 in Miami.

LOS Angeles Bob Breunig Dallas Cowboys Los Angeles Rams Rams Charlie Waters Cowboys Pittsburg Houston Miami Roger Staubach Breunig Pat Haden Randy White John Cappelletti Haden Tony Dorsett Waters Staubach Preston Pearson Scott Laidlaw Vince Ferragamo Willie Miller Dallas Cullen Bryant Harvey Martin Dorsett Billy Joe DuPree Thomas Henderson Tom Landry Frank Corral NFL Ray Malavasi Dallas News Atlanta Landry Pittsburgh

Irmo Booters Down Aiken 5-1 in Friday Soccer

Irmo defeated Aiken High 5-1 as Aiken suffered a third straight loss. Coach Buzzy Griffith praised the Hornets for improving and matching Irmo in the first half before the visitors pulled away with two quick goals. Aiken junior varsity also fell 3-1.

Aiken High Irmo Hornet Buzzy Griffith Irma Aiken David Mullins Yellow Jackets Brookland-Cayce Spartanburg Jayvee Irmo Jayvees

Graniteville Rockets roll past Edisto in conference opener

Graniteville High Rockettes push unbeaten streak to five with a 77 to 38 victory over Edisto High. Sarah Curry leads with 27 points as Graniteville jumps to a 23 8 first quarter lead and later 21 assists highlight team play. The Rocks face Bamberg Ehrhardt next.

Graniteville Graniteville High Rockettes Edisto High Jean Johnson Sarah Curry Sharon Gilmore Bamberg- Ehrhardt

Wagener Salley Falls to North in Cold Night

Wagener-Salley High suffered a 46 to 40 defeat at North High on Friday as both Melvin Ginyard and Danny Thomas scored 11 points each amid a cold shooting second half. The War Eagles slip to 2-5 and head to St Angela Academy next.

Wagener Wagener-Salley High North High W-S Robbie Hunter Melvin Ginyard Danny Thomas War Eagles St. Angela Academy NORTH H. Rivers K. Smith Colter Lugick Ransom T. Jenning C. Toland

Bally records show North West totals 168 18

In a fragmentary note, North West totals are listed as 168 at 18 for the game with 13 to 65 and Danny Thomas scoring 43 6 11.

Honolulu West Tamps Fla. USA Burg Danny Thomas

Wagener-Salley Girls Fall Short Against North High 62-52

Wagener-Salley girls battled hard but dropped to 0-7 in a 62-52 loss to North High. Wanda Brown led with 21 points as the War Eagles travel to St Angela next Tuesday seeking their first win.

Wagener Wagener- Salley High North High War Eagles Wanda Brown Wagener-Salley St. Angela NORTH B. Bradley S. Bradley W. Pough Hartley Brigg Pair Rosa Lee Brown Yvonne Davis Mary Ann Holmes Hattie Sammuels Lucinda Williams Lynn Williams

Basketball This Week Schedule Highlighting Local Games

The week features Aiken versus Lexington North Augusta at Brookland Cayce Graniteville facing Bamberg Ehrhardt Wagener Salley meeting St Angela RS M on Tuesday. USC A (Men) at Erskine and women at USC Spartanburg play Thursday evening. Friday brings Orangeburg at Aiken Irmo at North Augusta and other regional clashes. Coastal Carolina visits USC A in both men and women at 6 00.

Aiken Lexington North Augusta Brookland-Cayce Graniteville Bamberg-Ehrhardt Wagener-Salley St. Angela RS M Hunter-Kinard Usc-A Erskine Usc-Spartanburg Orangeburg Irmo North Augusta Batesburg-Leesville Jackson North St. Angela Williston-Elko Wagener-Salley Blackville RSM Branchville Coastal Carolina

Wrights Free Throws Win For L B C Boys

Wrights 37 points include two late free throws as Langley Bath Clearwater High edges Glenn Hills 70 69. Hightower adds 11 for L B C while Fabian Wright grabs 14 rebounds in the victory.

BATH Jimmy Wright Langley-Bath-Clearwater Glenn Hills Wright Lions L-B-C Daniel Hightower Fabian Wright Strom Thurmond Marty Wilkes Dewayne Jones Danny Jones Billy Prince Byron Knapper McKinley Harrison Charles Mealor Robert Williams Wilbur Sins Tim Davis Glenn Hillis

Foul Trouble Costs L BC In Loss To Glenn Hills

Glenn Hills tops L B C 49 48 after L B C foul trouble and a fourth quarter scoring drought. Diane Glover led L B C with 21 points before fouling out and Carolyn Hynes fouled out as Glenn Hills rallied from behind to win. L B C drops to 1 7 and next plays Strom Thurmond on January 16.

BATH Glenn Hills High Lions Carolyn Hynes Diane Glover Glenn Hills Glover Strom Thurmond Jackie Corley Mary Howard Pam Johnson Felicia Knapper Wanda Lowery Louise Albrow Karen Hightower Angela Hazel Lyn Williams Lawana Smith

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