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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1996
Page
8
In a 81 73 victory over Villanova Connecticut remained undefeated as a South Carolina native tallied 29 points and 11 rebounds. See story on Page 9.
Gainesville AP reports Steve Spurrier, after listening to an NFL bid from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, chose college football over pro football. He said he belongs at Florida, ending speculation that he would coach in the NFL. The Bucs’ package reportedly included about $2 million per year and partial team ownership.
The Atlantic Coast Conference contest between Maryland and No. 23 Clemson was postponed due to travel disruptions from a blizzard. Maryland could not depart the Baltimore-Washington area, and the game was moved to February 7 at the same venue.
Schofield Middle School swept Jackson Middle School in a pair of games on Monday night. In the boys game Schofield improved to 5-0 with a 41 to 40 victory. The Schofield girls won 40 to 31 to go to 4-1 led by Jennifer Justice with 16 points. Schofield travels to Kennedy Middle School on Thursday.
Calendar notes show January events with Francis Marion at USC Aiken women and men 6 30 p m, Midland Valley JV at Aiken JV 6 30 p m, plus Schofield at Kenned Aiken Middle at New, Ninety Six at Strom Thurmond and ton times. The readable items mark basketball matchups across institutions and schools with tentative times.
On Wednesday January 10 ESPN features Wake Forest at Duke at 7 pm with basketball. ESPN 2 airs Purdue at Northwestern at 7 30 pm and Arizona State at Arizona at 10 30 pm. SportSouth shows UCinanone at Lou ai e at 7 30 pm and Arizona State at Arizona at 10 30 pm. TBS carries Seattle SuperSonics versus Chicago Bulls at 8 pm. ESPN at 9 pm presents North Carolina at Georgia Tech. ESPN2 broadcasts Hartford Whalers at Calgary Flames at 9 30 pm.
Aiken Technical College held off Brewton Parker JV 83-74 to notch their sixth straight victory, led by William Dicks with 18 points. Ceaser Grant added 17, Willie Buggs 15, while ATC squandered a large lead before sealing the win with 8 free throws in the final 58 seconds. Brewton Parker staged a late surge, scoring 17 unanswered points to pull within four before the Knights sealed it.
Aiken High School girls, led by Tameisha Perry with 16, raced to an 62 20 win over Midland Valley to run their record to 10 2 and extend their region win streak. Coach Aubrey Pompey praised defense and improved execution as the Lady Hornets shut down the Mustangs, who managed only seven field goals. Nikki Moss and Kim Cue also contributed for Aiken in this Region 3 AAAA clash.
Midland Valley High School upset Aiken 54-46 in a Region 3-AAAA game as Rod Leaverette and Calvin Hynes led with 15 points each. Jamal Reynolds scored 18 for Aiken but fouled out late as Midland Valley pulled away behind a full-court press and key first-half burst.
USC Aiken men and Francis Marion clash as both sides ride rough patches. Coach Larry Epperly laments fundamental errors and low morale after a four game skid while Gail Johnson's women seek to end a nine game drought and continue a 3-0 Peach Belt start.
CBS dismissed Ben Wright after eight months of denials about alleged remarks describing lesbians in golf. Wright apologized through his agent noting regret for any hurt caused and pledged to be more thoughtful in the future. CBS had previously advised on-air discrediting of Valerie Helmbreck related to the controversy.
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