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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 2003
Page
11
Brandon Wallace led Silver Bluff with strong scoring to secure a 20 point victory over Allendale-Fairfax on the basketball page 3B.
The Lady Pacers of USC Aiken are projected to finish 16th in the Peach Belt Conference in the preseason coaches poll. North Florida leads with 99 points, while USC Aiken earned 23 points and UNC Pembroke sits last in the rankings.
Today features BUSC Aiken at Columbus State women at 530 pm and USC Aiken at Columbus State men at 730 pm. Also Ridge Spring Monetta Dixie at 6, Lakeside GA at North Augusta at 630, Aiken Technical College at Atlanta Metro at 7. Mockey Sta at Cok provides an additional entry.
A packed schedule features noon ESPN games including Georgia Tech at Duke and College of Charleston at Citadel, plus Fox Sports Net and ESPN2 telecasts through the afternoon. Rounds include LSU at Mississippi State, UCLA at California, Kentucky at Alabama, Oregon State at Washington women, and boxing matches Forrest vs Mayorga and Mitchell vs Wilches.
Orangeburg Wilikinson’s Bruinettes powered past Aiken High 65 to 34 as they forced 45 turnovers and jumped to an 11-2 lead. Coach Pompey lamented missing star players Monique Ewing and Jennifer Justice, noting OW’s depth and tenacity.
South Aiken High School upset Lexington 64-58 at The Stable ending an eight game drought in the series. Cameron Allen sank four late free throws including the clincher, while Bailey Harris praised his team's resilience and the win over a top rival.
South Aiken trailed late but used a late run to hold off Lexington 58-48 in Region 4 AAAA action. Ashley Duches led the Wildcats with rousing 22 points while Satoria Richardson poured in most of Lexington's 22 points in the second half.
Rainer Schuettler defeated Andy Roddick 7 5 26 63 63 to reach the Australian Open final against Andre Agassi. Roddick had earlier outlasted Younes El Aynaoui in a record fifth set, but injuries hampered him in the semifinal. Separately, Serena and Venus Williams won a doubles title, beating Virginia Ruano Pascual and Paola Suarez.
Aiken High School junior Whitney Simons is named Class AAAA golfer of the year at the SC Coaches Association of Women's Sports banquet. She won the Class AAAA state title last October with a 2 over 75 at Lancaster Country Club and led the Lady Hornets to runner-up again. She was chosen for the Scholastic All America team, one of 20 juniors nationwide.
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