Central Grabs 73-72 Win Mistakes Cost Pacers Down The Stretch
USC Aiken led by as many as seven in the second half but six turnovers in the final 4 30 doomed the Pacers as Central Wesleyan rallied to win 73 72 in the NAIA District 6 opener. Coach Lew Perkins retired after this game. Odis Rhodes tied the game late and Wil Storkhart put Central ahead with 2 52 remaining.
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Central
Usc-Aiken Pacers
Central Wesleyan
Odis Rhodes
Wil Storkhart
Warriors
Usc-Aiken
Usc-A
Perkins
Pacers
Walker
Seiple
Central Wesleyan Edges USCA In Tight 73 72 Shootout
In a close finish Central Wesleyan beat USCA 73 to 72. Steve Williams led Central with 22 points and Melvin Williams added 20, while Cleve Williams scored 22 for USCA and Zach Norris 18. Free throw woes hurt Central as they hit 3 of 19, but timely baskets and defense closed the game.
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Williams
Steve
Melvin
Central Wesleyan
Walker
Norris
Craig Drennon
Drennon
Tony Madden
Kenny Watson
John Galloway
Odis Rhodes
Keith Naylor
Steve Williams
Melvin Williams
Wil Strothhart
Usc-Aiken
Zach Norris
Cleve Williams
Dennis Seiple
Rob Matwick
Cleve
Central
Greg Pitts
Jackson
Dunbar
Weeks
OW Tops Aiken For Region Advancing To State Play
Orangeburg-Wilkinson beat Aiken 80-68 in the Region 3-AAAA final to earn a spot in the state tournament. Carr 15 and Collier 22 led OW, while Childs 24 paced Aiken. Both teams advance if they win opening games, with OW hosting Northwestern and Aiken at Byrnes on the first round.
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Orangeburg-Wilkinson
Bruins
Hornets
USC Aiken
Lexington
Airport
Sharon Rivers
Gaffney
Westside High
Anderson
Orangeburg
Ronnie Carr
Kirk Collier
Aiken
Carr
Collier
Cecil Atchley
Duncan
Byrnes High
Northwestern
Atchley
Byrnes
Spring Valley High
Dorman-Brookland Cayce
Leon Childs
Childs
Steve Simmons
Bruin
Mervin Brown
Ernest Hill
Anthony Daniels
Simmons
Robert Holland
Irma
James Slater
Eddie Daniels
Brookland Cayce
Kent Leaphart
Candi Rawl
Cynthia Austin
Mindy Daniels
North Augusta
Leigh Pagan
Phyllis Bibbs
Dottie Guinyard
Sandra Gilyard
Mavis Colston
Sherri Tynes
Melvin Brown
Victor Hargier
Joe Baker
Rusty Russell
Steve Lucas
James Hagin
Donald McKie
Leonard Perry
Wendall Moore
Tim Valentine
Jackson Girls win second straight Class A state berth
Jackson High girls defend title with 45 30 win over Williston Elko to clinch the conference 7 A crown and secure a fifth straight state tournament appearance in Williston at 4 30 p m facing St John s Dawn Weeks tops Jackson with 13 points Cheryl Dunbar 11 off the bench and Donna Weatherford 10 lead a balanced attack while Vanessa Stroman is limited by a box and one defense
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Williston
St. John’s
Williston- Elko
Indians
W-E
Jackson
Advant
Johnson
Vanessa Stroman
Dawn Weeks
Cheryl Dunbar
Donna Weatherford
Trojans Fall In OT Thriller For Conference Title
Ridge Spring Monetta and Hunter Kinard battled to a 65 64 overtime loss as Harvey Lott led the RSM offense with 10 points while Ricky Howard and Cleveland Cyrus totaled 19 and 18 respectively. Bowens paced the winners with 26 points in a tight game decided in the extra five minutes.
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Williston
Harvey Lott
Ridge Spring-Monetta High
Trojans
Hunter-Kinard
Lott
RSM
Henry Jeffery
Rs-M
H-K
Ricky Howard
Cleveland Cyrus
Greg Bowens
K-K
Howard
Cyrus
Bowens
Willie James
Williston- Elko High
Branchville
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Arthur Whitt
Steve Nobies
Vasco Smith
Theodore Hester
Joseph Robinson
Ronnie Hallman
Joe James
Stanley James
Sylvester Gleaton
Aiken Sweeps Junior High Tournament
North Augusta hosts a junior high basketball event with Aiken Junior High sweeping both boys and girls titles. In boys action Aiken beat North Augusta 52 36 after a 98 55 OT win over New Ellenton. Arthur Lloyd scored 20 for Aiken and Arthur Washington 11 plus Robert Boardwater 11. In girls action Aiken finished 16 0 by beating New Ellenton 39 27 with Joann Wakefield 20 and Debra Folks 12 leading.
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Aiken Junior High
Aiken
North Augusta Junior High
New Ellenton
Paul Knox
Kennedy
Jackets
Randy Counts
Arthur Lloyd
Arthur Washington
Robert Boardwater
Duncan Patterson
New Ellenton Junior High
Melissa Dean
Joann Wakefield
Debra Folks
Lisa Moody
Curry named MVP on 5-AA girls basketball team
Graniteville High senior forward Sarah Curry is named most valuable player of Conference 5-AA and leads the 10 player girls All-Conference squad. Tina Ashley also from Graniteville joins the lineup, with Pam Williams and Charlotte McCants among others from Bamberg-Ehrhardt Denmark-Olar Barnwell Swansea Batesburg-Leesville and St Mathews. On the boys side Graniteville junior guard J P Johnson earns a spot with Tony Washington of Denmark-Olar as MVP and teammates Henry Odom Ben Williams Floyd Creed Kenneth Martino Brooker Simmons Dennis Buckman Michael Kiett Stanley Hixon listed among other honorees.
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Graniteville High
Sarah Curry
Curry
Graniteville
Tina Ashley
Pam Williams
Charlotte McCants
Bamberg-Ehrhardt
Loresa Banks
Mildred Smith
Denmark-Olar
Vicki Jones
Jenni Jones
Barnwell
Sherry Sease
Swansea
Janice Wolf
Batesburg-Leesville
J.P. Johnson
Tony Washington
Denmark- Olar
Henry Odom
Ben Williams
Floyd Creed
Kenneth Martino
Brooker Simmons
Dennis Buckman
Michael Kiett
St. Mathews
Stanley Hixon
Edisto
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Keefe Walker
Strothhart
Greenwood Civic Center
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Tim Dominick
Jackson Girls
Jackson High
Williston-Elko
Blue Devils
Cary Johnson
Cheryl
Bowman
Marie White
Shirley Smalls
Lois Ashley
Vivian Reed
David Jones
Jones
Jeffery
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