USC Aiken announces two guards signed for 1987
USC Aiken coach Glen DeHart announced the signing of guards Brady Murphy and Darryl Crooms from Baptist College. They will transfer and be eligible in spring 1987. Crooms is a 6-3 guard with All-City and All-State honors and averaged 22 points and nine rebounds. Murphy played at Lugoff Elk in High and helped Baptist reach national finals with part time starting duties.
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Miami
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Lugoff-Elgin High School
Camden
Baptist
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Pacers Aim for District 6 Playoff Supremacy
USC-Aiken Pacers, 18-1 in District 6 play, enter the double elimination tournament in Sumter as the top seed and favorite. They face Erskine at 4 p.m. with pitching depth highlighted by Eddie Clark Roberto Hernandez Russell Whittle and a capable bullpen.
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Francis Marion
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Winthrop
Eddie Clark
Roberto Hernandez
Russell Whittle
Richard Batchelor
Kelvin Thomas
Chris Graves
Charlie Loos
Mike Dropchinski
Tony Casas
Pacer
South Aiken Hosts Stall In Playoffs
South Aiken High meets Stall High in a state championship quarterfinal in a bid to reach a lower state best 2 of 3 and then the title. Coach Phil Strickland reflects on the program’s 18-0 start this season and the past rise from 9-8 to a potential state crown.
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South Aiken
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Aiken
Smith
Phil Strickland
Strickland
Qualifying Track Meets Begin With Some Setbacks
Qualifying track events start with Tilby sidelined by a pulled hamstring and Dortch facing in school suspension amid a season hampered by injuries. Five Aiken County schools advance to Upper and Lower State meets across four sites. top four in each event earn spots at next week’s state finals.
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Barry Dortch
Tilby
Midland Valley
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Dortch
Silver Bluff
Aiken County
Lakers and Rockets set for Western Conference showdown
The Lakers and Rockets won their second-round series to reach the Western Conference final area. Denver coach Doug Moe predicted Houston could win if they stay calm in late stages while L A surged past Dallas 120-107. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored 27 as Los Angeles built an early big lead before fending off Dallas.
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Mavs
Dallas Lakers rally to force tense playoff clash
Dallas trimmed a 91-89 gap late in the fourth as Mark Aguirre scored 14 of his 28 after an ankle injury kept him out. James Worthy and Magic Johnson carried L A with Worthy at 21 and Johnson 23, nine from the line in the fourth. Norm Sonja had labeled Dallas “downs” before tipoff. Houston’s Rockets beat Denver 126-122 in double OT as Lewis Lloyd and Rodney McCray delivered late jumpers to overcome foul trouble and Olajuwon.
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