Showdown Looms After Hornets Dominate Lexington
Aiken Hornets beat Lexington 69 to 50 to improve to 8-0 led by Leon Childs 18 points and strong rebounding from Donald McKie. Orangeburg-Wilkinson also won their game, extending an eight straight win run, setting a state AAAA showdown between two top 10 teams in the coming Friday matchup.
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Lexington
Aiken
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Hornets
Leon Childs
Orangeburg
Airport
Childs
Ernest Hill
Donald McKie
Cecil Atchley
McKie
Atchley
James Slater
Slater
Anthony Daniels
Chuck Beauknight
Kent Leaphart
Mike Baker
Daniel Bundrick
Woody Sans
Doug Strother
Glenn Snellgrove
Lexington Girls Handle Aiken With Second-Half Burst
Lexington, ranked atop Class AAAA girls basketball, used a full court press to steal 14 possessions and pull away from Aiken 77 to 47. Cynthia Austin led Lexington with 26 points, followed by 16 from Cindi Rawi and 16 from Candi Rawi, as four players reached double figures. Aiken was led by Yvette Moore with 11 and Norma Leaverette with nine.
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Lexington
Aiken
Hornettes
Cynthia Austin
Cindi
Candi Raw
Yvette Moore
Norma Leaverette
Barbara Garlinger
Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Candi Rawi
Sharon Rivers
Mary Austin
Cynthia Bishop
Jane Wakefield
Debbie Quattiebaum
Chandra Daniel
Wandra Daniel
Mindy Daniels
Laverne Simmons
Mary Catherine Phillip
Tammy Davis
Susan Perry
Late Rally Sends Wagener-Salley Past St Angela
Wagener-Salley defeats St Angela 67 to 64 after a 6 point fourth quarter swing. Wayne Cooper tied the game and Danny Thomas set the late score with 1 minute left. Mahoney led St Angela with 29 points while Melvin Ginyard and James Swedenburg added double digits for W-S.
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St. Angela Academy
Buddy King
Saints
Wagener-Salley High
St. Angela
War Eagles
Wayne Cooper
Danny Thomas
Wagener-Salley
Thomas
Melvin Ginyard
Tom Hennelly
W-S
Gilpin Washington
King
Mahoney
Steve Weinle
Weinle
James Swedenburg
Williston-Elko
Hunter-Kinard
Arthur Thompson
Giipin Washington
Landrie McClain
Saints Rally Past Wagener Salley 66 31
St. Angela Academy girls beat Wagener Salley 66 to 31 as all Saints players scored. Kelli Grant 12 points and Terry Dion 10 led a balanced attack while Robyn Weinle scored 17 second-half points to seal the win.
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St. Angela Academy
Wagener-Salley High
Saints
W-S
St. Angela
Bill Walsh
Kelli Grant
Terry Dion
Walsh
War Eagles
Robyn Weinle
Grant
Dion
Wanda Brown
Lynn Williams
Wagener-Salley
Rosa Lee Brown
Yvonne Davis
Mary Ann Holmes
Donna Prescott
Hattie Sammaers
Deidre Setties
Janice Tyler
Lucinda Williams
Lessie Wise
Judy Salley
Carol Kennedy
Carol Baxter
Linda Scott
Shawn Warren
Terri Dion
Janette Alexander
Beverly Scharfe
Robyn Weinler
Rose Ann Price
Caria Wingard
Graniteville Girls Fall at Bamberg-Ehrhardt on the Road
Graniteville High girls drop a 45 36 road loss to Bamberg-Ehrhardt in Conference 5 AA action. Led by Sarah Curry 17 points Graniteville's first defeat in six games. Bamberg-Ehrhardt built a 26 15 halftime edge as Charlotte McCants Marilyn Williams and Pam Williams fueled the visitors. Graniteville hosts Batesburg Leesville and North Augusta this weekend.
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Rockettes
Bamberg-Ehrhardt
Charlotte McCants
Marilyn Williams
Pam Williams
Bamberg
Sarah Curry
Graniteville
Batesburg-Leesville
North Augusta
Evelyn Bamberg
Jackie Mingcuit
Carolyn Grimes
Tina Ashley
Sharon Gilmore
Karen Ginnery
Alice Peterson
Chris Simmons
Graniteville High
Bamberg- Ehrhardt
J.P. Johnson
Sherman McKie
Pam Gates
Jackettes
Leigh Pagan
Irma
Brookland-Cayce Routs North Augusta Girls In Second Quarter
Brookland-Cayce outscored North Augusta High girls 22-7 in the second quarter and held on the rest of the game to post a decisive victory. The setback dropped North Augusta further in the region standings.
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North Augusta
Diane Shuler
CAYCE
North Augusta High
Brookland-Cayce
Aiken JV Prevails as Fair Sparks 14 Points
Melvin Fair scored 14 points to lead Aiken past Lexington in a junior varsity basketball game. Michael Robinson added 10 points and Russell Davenport collected 10 rebounds as the Hornets improved to 2-1. The team travels to Orangeburg Thursday with the girls at 6 30 p.m. In Jackson, Jackson High split with Paul Knox Junior High. Knox won the girls 23 14, Jackson took the boys 31 23 led by James Haffley’s 14 points and 5 rebounds.
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Norway
James
Ridge-Spring
Monetta High
Hunter-Kinard
Joe James
H-K
Trojans
Melvin Fair
Aiken
Lexington
Michael Robinson
Russell Davenport
Hornets
Orangeburg
Jackson
Jackson High
Paul Knox
James Haffley
NCAA May Toughen Standards For Entrance Tests
SAN FRANCISCO AP The NCAA moves to tighten academic entrance standards at its 73rd convention final session. A plan from the NCAA Council endorsed by the College Football Association would replace the 2.0 high school GPA with a triple option: 2.25 GPA or specified SAT or ACT scores.
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San Francisco
NCAA
Ncaa Council
College Football Association
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