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Newspaper

Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Jan 17, 1979

Page

14

Graniteville Rockettes Roll Over St Matthews 71 to 52

Graniteville improves to 7 1 with a 71 52 victory as Sarah Curry scores 33 and Sharon Gilmore 28. Grimes injures knee early leaving Rockettes short handed and Wanda Brown leads St Matthews with 12. Coach Jean Johnson praised team play and Curry drive to the basket.

ST. Matthews Sarah Curry Sharon Gilmore Graniteville High Rockettes Curry Gilmore Rockettes Carolyn Grimes Sarah Graniteville Jean Johnson Tine Ashley Karen Ginnery Chris Simmons Paulette Keller Sharon Goodwin Josephine Jones Sandra Jackson Sylvia Copley Kathryn Guiny Rosalyn Whitney

Graniteville Rocks Fall To St Matthews 78 57

St Matthews built a late lead to defeat Graniteville 78 to 57 as the Rocks shot 23 percent and endured a fourth quarter drought. Matt Weigle led Graniteville with 14 points while Earl Clinton and Duncan Hamilton added 12 each. Graniteville hosts Swansea Friday in the home setup.

ST. Matthews Graniteville High Rocks Chicago Matt Weigle Graniteville Earl Clinton Duncan Hamilton Rocks Swansea Sherman McKie Anthony Brown Gerard Thomas Mike Sanders Ken Johnson Alvin Howell Jerome Cunningham Arthur Hitt Russell Jones Id Bull David Lawrence Bill Murphy Stan Holman Stafford Smith Laverne Cater

Blackville Dominates Wagener-Salley Girls Basketball

Blackville beat Wagener-Salley 57 to 27 as coach Carol Wentworth lamented a flat performance and poor effort from her team in last night’s South Carolina high school girls basketball game.

Blackville Wagener-Salley High Carol Wentworth

Trojans rally for 22 straight to beat Ridge Spring Monetta

In a high tempo matchup Ridge Spring Monetta trailed St Angela 81-41 as the Trojans used a decisive 22-0 run early in the third to pull away. Key players included Harvey Lott and Stevie Nobles for Ridge and Chris Bethmann and Pete Moersen for St Angela as both teams exchanged leads and free throws.

Ridge Spring-Monetta Clarence Abney George Canard Cleveland Cyrus Theodore Hester Ricky Howard Henry Jeffery Harvey Lott Stevie Nobles John Odom Michael Martin Hammond Grover Sheldon Oakman Vasco Smith Arthur Whitt

Ridge Spring-Monetta and St Angela Girls Basketball Scoring

Ridge Spring Monetta and St Angela battled in a girls basketball game with Leaphart Grant and Williams leading for Ridge Spring Monetta and Grant Kennedy and Warren among scorers for St Angela The line scores show mixed shooting totals and a final spread reflecting a close contest.

Ridge Spring-Monetta Janie Leaphart Sallie Leaphart Donita Arender Tawanna Davis Lillian Maddox Patricia Williams Grenda Lott Geraldine Padgett Bertha Williams Shirley Jeffery

Blackville Warriors topple Wagener-Salley 75 to 61 in home win

Blackville's Hyman Williams and James Swedenburg scored 18 and 17 points as six War Eagles hit double figures to beat Wagener-Salley 75 61. Wagener-Salley coach Robbie Hunter said the team out rebounded and took more shots but failed to convert. Wagener-Salley drops to 4-6 ahead of Friday road trip to Wagener against Jackson.

Blackville Wagener-Salley High W-S Robbie Hunter Hyman Williams James Swedenburg War Eagles Wagener Jackson

Weeks Howell Lead Jackson To Easy Win

Jackson High girls beat Hunter Kinard 54 to 26 as Dawn Weeks scores 20 and Lynn Howell adds 12. Coach Cary Johnson criticizes sloppy play and missed smart decisions as Jackson improves to 6-2 and prepares to visit Wagener Salley.

Howell Jackson Jackson High Hunter- Kinard Dawn Weeks Indians Lynn Howell Cary Johnson

Jackson Boys Fall To H-K in Basketball Loss

Jackson High School fell to Hunter Kinard 78 to 57 in a frus trating game. Coach Cary Johnson lamented inconsistent four quarters while Johnny Stallings led Jackson with 14 points and Charlie Jackson added 13. The team faces Wagener Salley next in conference play.

Jackson Jackson High Hunter-Kinard Cary Johnson Johnny Stallings Indians Charlie Jackson Wagener Salley Stanley James Willie James Greg Bowers Joseph Robinson Ronnie Hallman Joe James Lynwood Perry Jimmy Walker al Lee Kim Steed Rudy Lindsay Steve Bates Casey Murray Mack Jones Danny Johnson Ricky Jackson Totals

Aiken ties Airport on late header in double overtime

Phillip Waters headed home about five minutes from regulation to force a 2-2 tie with Airport after two overtime periods. Aiken led 1-0 on Buddy Bacot’s first half goal. Airport answered twice in the second half before Waters equalized. Jayvee won 2-0. Coach Buzzy Griffith criticized the varsity play and praised Waters Mullins Crawford Smith and Henshaw who made 12 saves. Aiken now 1-4-1, next faces Greenwood.

Phillip Waters Aiken Airport David Mullins Waters Hornets Buddy Bacot Eagles Jayvee Jayvees Lamar Henshaw Greenwood

Hybrid Bass Tournament Set for Feb 24 at Clark Hill Reservoir

Edgefield hosts the first ever hybrid bass tournament by the American Bass Society with Hickory Knob State Park as HQ. Registration runs to 6 30 am on tournament day. prizes include 1000 dollars first place or 80 percent of entry fees with 10 dollar entries. World record bass weighed 20 pounds 6 ounces from the Savannah River.

Edgefield American Bass Society of Clark Hill Hickory Knob State Park Wise Marine Hutto’s Modoc Exxon Hwy Sullivan Marine Augusta Bass Society America Savannah River

Reversal of names in Aiken Standard sports photo

The Aiken Standard acknowledges errors in yesterday's sports page. John Boyle and Aiken High football coach Eddie Buck were misidentified in a photo. Wendell Moore’s stats were omitted: 17 receptions for 317 yards.

John Boyle Aiken High Eddie Buck Aiken Standard Wendell Moore Aiken

Aiken Jr High Dominates Paul Knox in Twin wins

Aiken Junior High varsity boys beat Paul Knox 48 to 32 behind 11 points from Alvin Lloyd and 10 each from Eric Thomas and Rodney Walter. Girls win 35 to 24 led by Laverne McKieve with 14. Both teams improve to 4 0 and prep for St Angela Academy JV Thursday at 6 30 at St Angela.

Aiken Junior High Paul Knox Alvin Lloyd Eric Thomas Rodney Walter Laverne McKieve Aiken St. Angela Academy St. Angela

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