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A brief listing notes football weekend events with location, ticket availability, and head coach details. Details are unclear in OCR but indicate upcoming games and key coaching figures.
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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1980
Page
15
A brief listing notes football weekend events with location, ticket availability, and head coach details. Details are unclear in OCR but indicate upcoming games and key coaching figures.
Tomorrow night at 10 30 in the Los Angeles Coliseum the Carolina Tar Heels face Southern Cal in a 11 dollar ticket game. Carolina led by George Rogers Johnnie Wright Garry Harper and Robert Perlette meets USC with Marcus Allen Gordon Adams Hoby Brenner Jeff Fisher and Eric Hipp in this first series meeting.
Jackson High quarterback James Haffly exploded for 22 points and 212 passing yards with 63 rushing in a 36 0 victory over Ruffin High. His performance boosted him to the county lead in scoring and passing as brother Robert added 81 receiving yards. Kenny Fair surged to the county rushing lead after 178 yards through two games.
Clemson led by coach Danny Ford brings a 10-4 team to Sanford Stadium in Athens to face Georgia under coach Vince Dooley. The series shows Georgia leading 32-13-3 with key players Homer Jordan Perry Tuttle and Herschel Walker among notable names. Observers watch Buck Burne and Lindsay Scott shaping the clash.
Tonight's slate lists South Carolina teams facing out of state opponents in East Rutherford New Jersey and various neutral sites. Presbyterian plays Mexico University at 3 00 pm Citadel meets Wake Forest Furman visits Western Carolina Wofford battles Lenoir Rhyne Gardner Webb hosts Newberry Aiken at Greenwood RS Monetta at S Aiken Hagood St John at North Augusta Midland Valley plays T L Hanna Mid Car Carolina at Wagener Valley All games start at 8 00 pm.
Television listings show NCAA regional coverage of Minnesota at Ohio State on Saturday and NFL regional games including Minnesota at Chicago and Green Bay at Los Angeles on Sunday. Multiple channels and Columbia and Augusta markets are listed with times across 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. windows.
USC Aiken faces a fresh start with six rookies on a 10 player roster as coach Johanna Gibbs believes enthusiasm can lift the team into the state top four. Freshmen Weeks Daniels Pagan join seniors and a few transfers in a schedule starting with College of Charleston and Francis Marion in early October.
Winter's Tale, a four year old gelding trained at Aiken by MacKenzie Miller for Rokeby Stable, will race against Spectacular Bid in the 27th Woodward Stakes at Belmont Park. The race airs on WRDW TV. Winter's Tale seeks the Fall Triple Crown's Belmont leg after winning the Marlboro Cup.
Southern Cal ranked fourth hosts South Carolina at the Los Angeles Coliseum as George Rogers tries to spark a strong start for the unbeaten Gamecocks. Coach John Robinson lauds Rogers as a potential pro, while USC carries a 1-0 mark and a closing field goal win over Tennessee.
Jackson High led 24 points in the first quarter and dominated Midland Valley High junior varsity 44-2. James Haffly scored on a 28 yard run and threw a 35 yard TD to Ernest Boyd with a two point conversion, then Wayne Bates added two rushing TDs. Jimmy Nealious contributed in the early action.
Aiken High swept South Aiken High in a volleyball doubleheader. Hornettes won 15 8 10 15 15 9. Aiken then triumphed 6 15 15 9 15 10 to move to 5 2.
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