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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1997
Page
8
In a region three AAAA game Orangeburg-Wilkinson overcame a 12 point deficit to beat North Augusta 19 to 18. The Yellow Jackets improved to 1-1 in the region and 3-3 overall after the tense Friday night bout.
Midland Valley trailed 7-3 at halftime and 14-3 after a botched punt set up Newberry’s second touchdown. Fullback Jermaine Harris led Newberry with 123 rushing yards and two scores. Midland Valley, 2-4 overall, 0-1 in Region 4-AAA, threatened late but stalled twice in Bulldog territory.
Lexington raced to a 7 0 lead on a 10 yard Hampton run and Billy Waters extra point, then sparked a 35 point unanswered run to beat Hampton 35 7. Strom Thurmond beat Eau Claire 31 14 as Josh Vance scored three times for the Rebels.
Fragmented report shows Thurmond Yonce and Jose Navarro involved in key plays with 30 and 38 points respectively. Hilary and Mats appear in passing and scoring exchanges amid mentions of EC and Tucker.
Auburn at 4-0 visits Williams Brice as Bowden weighs which Gamecocks will show up after two tough Big South matches. Auburn quarterback Dameyune Craig triggers an offense seeking Heisman chatter after boding 732 passing yards in two games. South Carolina, reeling from losses to Georgia and Mississippi State, eyes improvement and a stronger finish.
Clemson backup plans revolve around Nealon Greene's injured toe while UTEP relies on junior-college transfer Craig Strickland for a second start. If either quarterback falters the Tigers and Miners could lean on untested reserves as the teams meet at Clemson. Greene remains central to Clemson's offense despite toe injury and Strickland seeks better showing after a rough LSU debut.
A jumble of district scores lists numerous high school football results from South Carolina. Notable showings include Denmark-Olar 0 over Blackville Hilda 67, Chapman 41 over Ben Lupen 19, Dorman 35 over Bynes 7, Wade Hampton 21 over James Island 14, Greenwood 7 over Hilcrest 18, Laurens 47 over Latta 47, and Bamberg-Emard 12 over Hanahan 32. Several teams posted decisive wins and others suffered close losses, reflecting a busy week of prep action across multiple regions.
A long, garbled list shows college games with numerous errors and misreads. Teams such as New Hampshire at Massachusetts and West Virginia at Temple appear among many others, but figures, times, and venues are inconsistent and partially unreadable.
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