Hornets Fall In Last-Minute Shootout At Hagood Stadium
Aiken High drops a 41-32 decision to Strom Thurmond as both teams unleash 800 yards of offense and 11 touchdowns. Coach Buck, initially wary of the open date, sees value in extra preparation time for Greenwood. Senior QB Ira leads Aiken in a high scoring, hard fought loss.
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Aiken High
Aiken
Eddie Buck
Strom Thurmond High
Hagood Stadium
Greenwood
Buck
Ira
Aiken High Hornets
Bedlam
Strom Thurmond
Hornets
Ginny Southworth
Hubert Morris
Butler
Augusta
North Augusta
Lee Day
Matthew Collins
Winnsboro
S. Aiken
South Aiken High
Gary Smallen
Jackson
Indians
Allendale-Fairfax
Cary Johnson
James Haffly
Earnest Boyd
Brother Robert
Hillary boosts Strom Thurmond in late rally win
Hillary starred for Strom Thurmond rushing 163 yards on 14 carries with two touchdowns and two point conversions and scored the final TD to tie the game then added the deciding extra point with 1:18 left. Arthur Jenkins and Lonnie Jones added scores for the Edgefield County visitors.
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Hillary
Strom Thurmond
Rebels
Thurmond
Edgefield County
Arthur Jenkins
George Rogers shines as South Carolina throttles Pacific 37 0
Duluth Georgia native George Rogers rushed for 153 yards and two touchdowns helping South Carolina defeat Pacific 37 0. Coach Jim Carlen mixed backs early, rotating Percy Reeves and Jeff Kendzierski, then rested Rogers in the second half. Wright returned from injury adding to the backfield punch as USC eyes Heisman hopes.
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Columbia
South Carolina
George Rogers
New York
Los Angeles
Rogers
Gamecocks
Pacific
Duluth
George
Jim Carlen
Carlen
Percy Reeves
Jeff Kendzierski
Johnny Wright
Southern California
Michigan
Wright
Fort Myers
Fla
Key Almost Turns Mustangs Against Richmond Academy
Midland Valley High star Carlos Key sparked a comeback bid in a 26-17 loss to Richmond Academy Augusta at Clearwater Field. Key caught a tipped pass for a 34 yard TD after Herbie Padgett’s throw, then Delvin Brown’s field goal and late drives kept MV hopeful before RA pulled away with Foster and Booker scoring late.
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Clearwater
Pittsburgh Steelers
Lynn Swann
Midland Valley High
Carlos Key
Swann
Mustangs
Richmond Academy of
Augusta
Bill Smith
Key
Richmond Academy
Keith Williams
Herbie Padgett
Clearwater Field
Delvin Brown
Brown
Musketeers
Midland Valley
Padgett
Steve Beard
Pat Perkins
Smith
Jo Jo Foster
Earnest Williams
Foster
Williams
Leon Booker
Reggie Dickerson
Midland
Ra—Frankie Hall
Tim Jones
Ra—Jo Jo Foster
Jones
Mv—Carlos
Herbie Ra—Booker
Ra—Foster
Friday Night Grid Games Leave Locals Scoreless in Week
Aiken County teams posted mixed results with Butler routing North Augusta 27-7 and Winnsboro defeating South Aiken 15-6. Elloree blanked St Angela 20-0, while Williston Elko beat Wagener Salley 34-0 and Saluda crushed Ridge Spring Monetta 28-0.
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South Aiken
St. Angela
Wagener-Salley
Ridge Spring-Monetta
Jackson
Ruffin
North Augusta
Augusta
Glenn Hills
Midland Valley
Keenan of Columbia
Clearwater
Aiken
Winnsboro
S. Aiken
Dunbar
Mack
SAE
Elloree
A-F Jackson
Gene Folk
Folk
AF Folk
Richard Williams
Af-Folk
AF -Williams
Joseph Brown
J-Ernest
James Haffly
Joey Greene
James
Dalton Wins Whiskey Road Race in 10K Thriller
Over 400 runners joined the Third Annual Whiskey Road Race sponsored by the Aiken Recreation Department and the Aiken Track Club. Rod Dalton of Columbia finished first in the 10 kilometer race with 32 08.4, while Susan Dillard led the women in 41 58.6, among a field of 245 men and many women and youth divisions.
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Rod Dalton
Columbia
Susan Dillard
Aiken Recreation Department
Aiken Track Club
Sateee
Robert Kendrick
Darrell Smith
Clint Davis
Michael Grogan
Kevin Wallace
Roger Workman
Bill Caldwell
Donnie Brown
Ken Srd
Randel Bingo
Water Crate
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Kiret
County Public Library
Glad
Greg Pius
Mac
Lonnie Jones
Thomas Gifford
Gifford
Greg Parker
Archie Adams
Allen Durant
Ira Hillary
Bill Jones
Ronnie Jones
Joe Thurmond
A—Gifford
Moses
St—Hillary
St—Jenkins
Aiken Thurmond
Rob Marwick
Aiken Standard
Et Ee Meee Academy
Aiken County
N.A
Yellow Jackets
Termission
Randy Driggers
St. Angela Academy
Saints
Joe Hill
Mike Baynham
James Hewitt
Williston- Elko
Derrick Young
Eric Brown
Blue Devils
Saluda
Ridge
Monetta
Andrew Williams
Butler NA
Usta
Trent Mercer
Mercer NA Lee Dey
Roosevelt Isom
Mercer
Johnny Rogers
Dalton
Whiskey
Sheri Irwin
Eleese Palmer
Kristie Martin
Kitty Glass
Amy Elkins
Judy Pellerin
Herndon
Kathleen Messura
Mary Lisko
Jeanette Houck
Susan Metts
Mary Borstad
Carol Sayers
Mary Lewis
Pat Dorsey
J.H. Weber
Margaret Wright
Jane Jennings
James Givens
James Smith
Mark Gregory
Peter O’leary
Jim Ingram
Kirk Glenn
Jim Oakes
Ken Akin
Ron Hudson
R.L. Howell
David Hayes
Whit Gibbons
Stu O’rear
E.H. Flynn
Ted Giard
Martha Williams
Felecia Roberts
Cathy
Vicki Chinchar
Barbara Cobb
Kathleen Maguire
Pat Revels
Judy Bailey
Sarah Moyers
Joyce Sanders
Ward
Lynne Katonak
Holly Murbach
Eloise Twombly
Joey Boyd
Jeremy Hill
Mitchell Quinn
Addison
Pat Hayes
Graig Gilden
Billy Rach
Keith Ward
Randall
Brian Bernard
Edward Giard
Chuck Jackson
Susan Hill
Laure Galloway
Caroline Herman
Yaun
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