Bracket Buzz from Caraviello on UNC Duke Indiana Vandy
David Caraviello analyzes possible NCAA tournament seeding with North Carolina as a likely No. 1 seed in the East and Indiana and Arizona also shaping status. He predicts Duke and Vanderbilt as strong Southeast candidates while Kentucky fades and Florida State or Vanderbilt could emerge from the West. He notes Big Ten and ACC strength, with Nebraska and Oklahoma State as potential at large picks and Clemson looming in ACC debates.
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North Carolina
Tar Heels
Seton Hall
Pirates
Shawn Hackett
Larry Taylor
Muse
Indiana
Hoosiers
Michigan
Kansas
Jayhawks
Arizona
Wildcats
East Tennessee State
Utah
Florida State
Vanderbilt
New Orleans
S Dores
Kentucky
Tennessee
Auburn
Duke
Devils
Vandy
Iowa State
Nebraska
Oklahoma State
Oklahoma
Kansas State
Cowboys
OSU
Sooners
Big Ten
ACC
CBS
Purdue
Northwestern
Illinois
Minnesota
Michigan State
Iowa
Wake Forest
Virginia
Clemson Tigers
Tigers
N.C. State
Georgia Tech
Cliff Ellis
Sports TV Schedule Highlights March 4 5
Thursday and Friday prime slots feature Champions Cup Tennis Golf Doral Open Basketball matchups Hawks Pacers Florida State Georgia Tech and Arizona State at Stanford plus college games. Major events include American Sports Awards and NCAA hockey and baseball doubleheaders.
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Florida State
Georgia Tech
Hawks
Pacers
S. Florida
S. Mississippi
Arizona State
Stanford
Arizona
California
Penguins
Rangers
Spurs
Bulls
Jacobs resigns. Thomson hires Silver Bluff coach
Silver Bluff High School football coach Butch Jacobs steps down after guiding the Bulldogs to consecutive Class AA titles in 1990 and 1991 to take the head job at Thomson High School in Georgia. Al Young Sr. will leave Silver Bluff with Jacobs, joining as defensive coordinator at Thomson. Both men receive 30 percent salary increases as part of the package.
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Butch Jacobs
Silver Bluff High School
Jacobs
Guidin
Bulldogs
Thomson (Ga
Thomson
Silver Bluff
al Young, Sr
Young
Patriots Edge Pacers In Peach Belt Tourney Thriller
USC Aiken rallied from a 11 point deficit with 3:55 left to force overtime but fell 93 89 to Francis Marion in a Peach Belt tournament game Kei sha Smith led USC Aiken with a career high 27 points nine of which came in the second half and in overtime Smith shot 9 of 16 from the field including 4 of 7 from three point range Johnson called the finish positive noting the team’s effort despite the loss.
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Augusta
USC Aiken
Gail Johnson
Pacers
Francis Marion
Johnson
Keisha Smith
Smith
Seniors Lead USC Aiken Pacers to Peach Belt Regular Season Title
USC Aiken men’s basketball tops the Peach Belt with four seniors shaping the run to the program’s first regular season crown and No. 1 seed. Guard Sean Gunn, guard Shaw Blackmon, and forwards Dennis Towns and Steve Franklin propelled the league march, with Blackmon sealing the title clincher by sinking two late free throws.
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USC Aiken
Larry Epperly
Shaw Blackmon
Steve Franklin
Denny Towns
Sean Gunn
Pacers
Epperly
Gunn
George Washington High School
Danville
Blackmon
Winthrop
Northwestern High School
Rock Hill
Silver Bluff coach stars in four seasons with state titles
Highlights show a 42-10 record at Silver Bluff guiding the Bulldogs to back-to-back Class AA state championships in 1990 and 1991. He posted a 13-1 mark in 1990 and 12-2 in 1991, captured three Region 6-AA titles, and went 5-1 against Barnwell High School. He previously won 32 games in six seasons at Keenan High School before arriving at Silver Bluff.
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Silver Bluff
Bulldogs
Barnwell High School
Keenan High School
Wagener-Salley Triumphs 72 47 Over Lewisville in Playoffs
Wagener-Salley, ranked No. 1, rolled to a 72-47 second-round Class A state playoff win over Lewisville led by an 18-0 second-quarter surge. The War Eagles forced 25 turnovers and improved to 24 straight wins as coach Jim Gunter noted the balance of pace and pressure.
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Wagener — Lewisville High School
Wagener-Salley High School
Lady War Eagles
Lady Lions
Wagener-Salley
Lewisville
McBee High School
Blacksburg
McBee
Jim Gunter
Wagoner-Salley
Gunter
Robin Ginyard
Dawn Wolford
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