Irmo tops Aiken in rain-soaked regional showdown
Irmo High School’s Yellow Jackets beat Aiken High 74 73 as Aiken’s miscues and two late drives shaped a tight game. Aiken’s defense held Irmo to 109 yards but six first quarter penalties and two interceptions hampered the Hornets’ offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aiken High
Irma High
Yellow Jacketts
Hornets
Timo
Irmo
Neil Thompson
Aiken
Hornet
Buck
Bruce Reeves
Russ Parish
Steve Williams
Iimo
Ron Johnson
Yellow Jacket
Swift Carl Parker
Irme
Billy West
Aiken Standard Sports Page Feature October 11 1976
The Aiken Standard reports on regional sports happenings with game results player notes and upcoming matchups dated Monday October 11 1976. Key teams and local scores highlighted with brief summaries for the local audience.
Jackets Roll Over Brookland Cayce In Sixth Straight Win
North Augusta High breezed to its sixth consecutive victory beating Brookland Cayce 35 to 10. Sophomore QB Chris Conner threw two TD passes to Neal Kugler, including a 39 yard strike to Kugler, while Neal Kugler and Lenny Best scored on TDs and Ken Matthews, Billy Morgan, Mil Hamrick and Donnie Currie added points. Coach Hubert Morris praised the balanced effort and noted the danger as the schedule tightens with Irmo, Orangeburg Wilkinson, Lexington, and Aiken upcoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CAYCE
Old Man River
North Augusta High
Yellow Jackets
Jackets
Brookland-Cayce High
North Augusta
Hubert Morris
Chris Conner
Neal Kugler
Conner
Kugler
Lenny Best
Ken Matthews
Billy Morgan
Mil Hamrick
Donnie Currie
Best
Matthews
Morgan
Curry
Hamrick
Morris
Irmo
Orangeburg - Wilkinson
Lexington
Aiken
Donnie Curry
Russell Gaddy
Eddie Leopard
Leony Best
BC Leopard
NA Kugler
Jackson High Surges To 26 12 Victory Over RS Monetta
In a conference clash Jackson High rallied from a 6 0 halftime deficit to defeat Ridge Spring Monetta 26 12. Garry Briggs and Hut Arnold led the Indians with key runs and three touchdowns by Arnold. Williams starred for RS M with an 80 yard score, while Jackson blocked better in the second half to pull away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monetta
Jackson and
Ridge Spring
RSM
Jackson
Wayne Marchant
Rs-M
David Jones
Marchant
Jones
Garry Briggs
Hut Arnold
Indians
Briggs
Arnold
Saint Angela Falls to Hunter Kinard 22 17 in Tight Battle
St Angela Academy led late but Hunter Kinard High rallied in the fourth quarter to win 22 17. David Herndon scored two rushing TDs for St Angela while Joe Herrin added a 35 yard field goal and two extra points.
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Danny Johnson
Scott Weeks
Ricky Martin
Charles Williams
RSM
Martin
Williams
Rs-M
Jackson
North
Jones
Marchant
St. Angela
Kesler
David Herndon
Joe Herrin
Saints
Herndon
Herrin
Gilbert
Aiken High
Hagood Stadium
St Angela
Hunter - Kinard
Rocks Fall Short at Chapin in 30 6 Loss
Graniteville Rocks travel to Chapin and drop 30 to 6 after a controversial 99 yard return nullified by a penalty. Duck Davis scored on a late two yard run for Graniteville with 4 later chances, while Chapin built a 30 point halftime lead.
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Graniteville
Rocks
Chapin
Chapin High
Eagles
Bill Smith
Eagle
Henry Thomas
Smith
Duck Davis
the Rocks
Swansea
Graniteville Oo
Coantevele
Newberry Buries LBC Lions in Friday loss
Newberry High dominated L-B-C's Lions 31-0 as Thomas Turner scored twice and the Bulldogs sealed the win with strong defense after an early 21-point burst. L-B-C drops to 1-5 and travels to Jackson next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newberry
L-B-C High
Lions
Newberry High
Bulldogs
L-B-C
Tim Hulsebus
Thomas Turner
Hulsebus
Jody Clark
Herbie Hurst
Eddie Fulghum
Bill Hamilton
Tim Davis
Jackson
Wagener-Salley Edges Williston-Elko 8-6 In Defensive Battle
Wagener-Salley Eagles upset Williston-Elko 8-6 as defense dominates. A 34-yard Norris Sampson pass to Philip Gibson sparked the scoring, Ned Milhouse added the extra points, and Wade Abney Willie Ginyard Clem Scurry Kenny Felder Curtis Schofield highlighted the defensive effort. Williston-Elko returned a kickoff 91 yards by Jimmy Dunbar but the visitors held on for the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williston
Wagener-Salley High
War Eagles
Williston-Elko
Billy Freeman
Wagener-Salley
Eagles
Freeman
Wade Abney
Willie Ginyard
Clem Scurry
Kenny Felder
Curtis Schofield
Wade
Willie
Norris Sampson
Philip Gibson
Sampson
Ned Milhouse
Williston-Eko
Jimmy Dunbar
Cardinal Newman
Columbia
S C State and Newberry Run Weekend Wins
South Carolina State and Newberry posted weekend football victories with S C State routing Johnson C Smith 28 0 in Orangeburg as Jess Prather rushed for 100 plus yards and threw a TD Rufus Johnson scored late as Newberry beat Carson Newman 20 17 in Jefferson City Tenn Elon topped Wofford 14 0 in Burlington NC leaving Wofford and Presbyterian losers to North Carolina foes
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Associated Press
South Carolina State
Newberry
South Carolina
Wofford
Presbyterian
North Carolina
S.C. State
Jess Prather
Bulldogs
Johnson C. Smith
Orangeburg
Prather
Smith
Rufus Johnson
Carson Newman
Jefferson City
Tenn
Johnson
Richard Phillips
Carson-Newman
Indians
Eagles
Elon
Burlington
N.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eddie Buck
Reece
Tony Adams
Aiken Irmo
Irmo Bruce Reeves
Aiken Carl Parker
Rollin
NABC
Brookland-Cayce One
Jackson High
Rurst
Rsm Martin
Jackson Hitt Arnold
Jackson Arnold
Jackson Danny Johnson
Weeks
Elmo Roundtree
Malissa Kyle
Buzzy Griffith
Scott Hunter
Rocks Chapin
Newberry Buries
L-B-C’s Lions
Keys Wagener - Salley
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