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Baker permanent superintendent Board splits 4-3 on sudden vote

Trustee the Rev. Daryl McGhaney, left, emphatically petitions the board to hire Dr. Frank Baker, center, to permanently lead the school district.

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Dr. Frank Baker has been named the permanent superintendent by the Sumter School District Board of Trustees effective immediately, removing interim from his title and reversing a decision made by the

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The sudden move, made at the end of Tuesday night’s board meeting at Oakland Primary School, was approved by a 4-to-3 vote, with board chairman Keith Schultz reversing his vote on a similar SEE BAKER, PAGE A5

Toddler’s drowning accidental

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff’s investigators are continuing to gather information about how a toddler visiting his grandparents wound up drowning in a pond, while results from the coroner’s report have confirmed the boy’s death was accidental.

A forensics unit was at the scene of 2-year-old Byron Barr’s death Tuesday gathering evidence, including measuring the distance from the home where the child was staying to the pond, which is located several hundred yards from the house and on the opposite side of the BULLOCK street.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis said his office was continuing to gather information on the circumstances surrounding the 2-year-old’s death to determine if any charges will be filed against the adults who were watching the boy.

“Our findings will be forwarded to the solicitor’s office,” Dennis said.

An autopsy on the child was performed Tuesday morning in Newberry to confirm the cause of death as drowning. Coroner Harvin Bullock said the results ruled out any possibility the death was anything other than an accidental drowning.

“No signs of struggle, foul play or any kind of trauma,” Bullock said.

Pathologists were not able to determine how long the child was in the pond before his body was discovered, but it was estimated the child had been gone 20 or 30 minutes before the body was found.

The child was staying with his grandparents in the 100 block of Buckingham Boulevard on a visit from Rock Hill over Veterans Day weekend. His

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Annual shopping event kicks off season locally

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com Parades, food, dried leaves and football might be the first things that come to mind when people think about the holiday season, but for many, it’s all about the shopping.

While the shopping season seems to begin earlier and earlier each year, it doesn’t officially start locally until the Sumter Parade of Shops.

“It’s a great way to kick off the holiday season,” said Katherine Brogdon.

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Reports: Juvenile had gun at football game Sumter County Sheriff’s deputies working at the Crestwood High School football game Friday reportedly found a young boy at the stadium carrying an unloaded firearm.

Deputies were told a young man in a camouflage jacket was carrying a weapon at the game in the 4300 block of Peach Orchard Road. They found a juvenile, under the age of 17, matching that description and then located an H&R .22-caliber pistol with no ammunition in his waistband. He reportedly got the gun from the home of his grandmother.

The boy was released to his grandmother pending a petition to family court.

3 arrested in alleged purse-snatching ring Sumter police have charged three people with being part of an alleged purse-snatching ring.

The trio is charged with two counts each of purse snatching and conspiracy after two separate thefts in Sumter parking lots in September. Arrested were Stephen Andrew Dellinger, 34, of 1106 Kentwood Drive; Shannon Marie McLeod, 31, of 2290 Waterwheel Drive; and Evelyn Susanne Osborne, 30, of 32 Saratoga St. On Sept. 3, a woman was walking in a parking lot in the 1100 block of Broad Street when a man reportedly grabbed her purse and ran toward a white SUV driven by a woman, making his escape. Police located the owner of the car, and he reportedly said his ex-wife, Osborne, was driving it at the time.

Osborne was later arrested on unrelated charges and under questioning reportedly confessed to that snatching and a similar one Sept. 1 in the 400 block of North Guignard Drive.

Dellinger and McLeod were then also arrested.

Monthly luncheon ministers to pastors

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Carolyn Williams and her husband, Buddy, love to cook, and they love pastors.

So it was only natural that when they thought about showing appreciation for Sumter’s spiritual leadership, they would hold a pastor’s prayer luncheon.

“They’ve given their lives to serve,” Carolyn Sanders said. “The very least we can do is give them a meal once a month and say ‘Thank you for giving up your life for the furthering of the gospel in our community.’ We feel as though they are these big towers of strength, but you know what? They are human beings just like we are.”

She and the Rev. Diane Hodgson started discussing the project shortly after Hodgson was first ordained and started working with the Sumter Ministerial Alliance nearly five-and-a-half years ago.

“We don’t always know what all pastors do, the phone calls they answer at nighttime, going to the hospital and spending all that time at bedsides,”

12-HOUR PRAYER EVENT Inspired by the Williamses’ prayer luncheon, a 12-hour prayer event will be held starting at 6 p.m. Friday and going until 6 a.m. Saturday at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. The time was incorrectly listed in Sunday’s edition of The Item.

Light refreshments will be served in the first hour. Missionary Glenda Woolston will lead praise and worship.

The goal is to bring women in ministry together for a chance to fellowship and pray. They are invited to come for as long as they can stay.

For more information, email Diane Hodgson at dianehodgson24@yahoo.com.

Hodgson said. “We are trying to give them a word of encouragement. We have a lot of pastors in this city, and we count it as a privilege to have these men and women of God, of faith, who stand behind the pulpit and pour their heart out to people Sunday after Sunday. We thank God for them, that they have answered the call.”

It started as a small gathering in a back room of Bethesda Church of God, Williams said, and has now grown to being housed in the Swan Lake Visitor Center.

“It’s been a high honor for Buddy and I,” she said. “Some may think we take this lightly. We do not. We feel as though we are serving kings. We feel as though we serve the shepherds of this community, if you will.”

She said she is just pleased to see the relationships growing and being strengthened among the clergy.

“Pastors are forming friendships with one another,” Williams said. “I was sitting at the end of a table last Friday (Nov. 1), and I heard three pastors just networking. That was music to my ears.

They were just talking and telling one another things that worked, places to go, people to see for spiritual growth. This is what it’s all about.”

The Williamses do have more than 300 ministers on an email list that they contact every month, but if someone is not on that list, he or she can contact them at Pastors1stFridayFellowship@yahoo.com.

The group meets the first Friday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. at the Swan Lake Visitors Center, 822 W. Liberty St. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 7741250.

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ach community has a unique set of opportunities for ministry. In Sumter, we are blessed to minister to the men and women who serve at Shaw Air Force Base.

From the time they are stationed in our community, we are able to show them the love of the Almighty.

This past Monday on Veterans Day, our nation celebrated our local heroes and the sacrifices they make to help keep our nation safe. As I thanked God for these men and women currently serving our country overseas, I couldn’t help but think of the military spouses, who also serve but in a different capacity. Certainly the obvious target of our appreciation is aimed at those in military duty, but it is also their spouses that deserve to be recognized. Perhaps not just recognized but ministered to, especially when a military assignment forces them temporarily apart.

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stood the complexity of the needs of these men and women who are left stateside when their spouses are deployed. It became real to me this month when I had to shoulder the bulk of my family’s responsibilities because my husband is currently working out of town. All the laundry, all the bills, every dirty diaper (I should mention I have a 10-monthold), all the grocery shopping — it all falls to me. It’s a heavy load for one person who is accustomed to having help. I’m not one to back down from a challenge, but there have been a cou-

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ple of nights when I would confess worship. “Truly I tell you, whatever that it all seemed too much. It was you did for one of the least of these hard to find the motivation to do brothers and sisters of mine, you did much else beyond the minimum. for me.” Our military brothers and sisMy situation almost doesn’t comters could use our help. pare to the struggle In Sumter, we SEEKING LOCAL HEROES IN FAITH that many military have a great opporspouses endure. I tunity to mow yards I’m starting an occasional series in the Faith Matdon’t have to conin the name of our ters column that will focus on local heroes in faith. I sider the possibility faith or to alleviate a want your nominations of those who have been that harm could befinancial burden pillars of spiritual faith in your life or the lives of fall my husband at with an anonymous others or who have dedicated their lives to a faith the hands of our na- calling. They don’t have to be ordained, just faithdonation. You tion’s enemies. I might even provide ful. Please send me your nominations at faithmatenjoy a network of weekly for a military terssumter@gmail.com. When you send your nomination, please include the names and contact inforfamily members family. I hope your mation of three references. All entries are subject to that live just mincongregation takes review and approval by The Item newspaper staff. utes away. Most of the time to reach the military spouses out to these preI encounter do not have those two cious members of our community. If luxuries. not, now is a great time to start.

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These pumpkins seem to be begging to be decorated for the Sumter County Library’s Great Literary Pumpkin-Head Contest on Saturday.

Decorate your great pumpkins at the library

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Pumpkins are not just for Halloween any longer.

If you’ve got a favorite literary character, or just know of one whose head resembles a pumpkin (or will when you finish with it), you’ll want to enter the Sumter County Library’s “It’s the Great Pumpkin Program’s Great Literary Pumpkin-Head Contest” on Saturday.

The competition asks that children, by themselves or with their families or other groups, decorate a pumpkin in the image of a favorite book character, such as Clifford the Big Red Dog, Waldo, Harry Potter or even the missing head of the Headless Horseman, and so forth.

Ribbons will be awarded. The event will be

held from 3 to 4 p.m. at the downtown library, 111 N. Harvin St. In addition to the pumpkin competition, there will be a takehome craft project, music, dance, pumpkin history and lore, reading with Mr. Scarecrow and refreshments.

Entertaining at the program, in addition to Mr. Scarecrow, will be Penny Boyes Studio in the Loft Dancers, Carolina Dance Academy Cloggers from Manning, Kingsbury Choir with Michelle Blassengale and some pumpkin trivia. Parents are invited to bring their cameras for the photo opportunities with Mr. Scarecrow and the decorated pumpkins.

All activities are free, and the public is invited.

For more information, call the library at (803) 773-7273.

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The newspaper reported the project is included in the school’s budget request for next year being submitted to Gov. Nikki Haley.

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FROM STAFF REPORTS Typhoon Haiyan swept across the central Philippines on Friday, affecting 4.3 million people across 36 provinces. Philippine Red Cross volunteers throughout the region are reporting significant damage and a growing death toll, while the full extent of the devastation continues to unfold. Currently, 1,200 evacuation centers are housing more than 330,000 people left homeless by the storm.

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Council reconfigures Continental plant’s boundaries

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Continental Tire the Americas’ footprint in Sumter County is set to get a little bit larger after Sumter County Council voted to amend its agreement with the company.

The amendment was needed because a county ordinance set the perimeters of a multicounty industrial park on U.S. 521 South around the site and set a fee-in-lieu-of-tax agreement with the German tire manufacturer. “When this was first announced, we didn’t think Continental would own any property across the railroad tracks� which run behind the plant, said county attorney Johnathan Bryan.

But the design of the plant “rotated�

from how developers expected it to be laid out, and now a portion of land acquired by the company falls outside the boundaries set by the ordinance.

The amendment also reconfigures the boundary along unpaved St. Matthews Church Road, which was re-routed by the neighboring development.

The importance of including that land under the ordinance was summed up by Bryan when he proposed adding another existing company, EMS-Chemie, to a multicounty park beginning in 2014. “Twenty percent of their revenues (to the county) will go into the infrastructure fund,� he said, “and they get a jobs-tax credit on their state taxes.�

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In explaining his vote back in July, Schultz said, “I had some reservations about whether Dr. Baker was up for the job, whether he was going to be able motion in July, in which to do it. But he’s proven he voted to prohibit Baker beyond a shadow of a to be considered as a per- doubt that he’s the guy.� manent replacement for Voting against hiring former superintendent Baker were vice chairman Randolph Bynum. This Patty Wilson and trustees time, Schultz joined trust- the Rev. Ralph Canty and ees the Rev. Daryl McLarry Addison.

Ghaney, who made the Before the vote was surprise motion called, both Advehemently as THE TRUSTEES’ dison and the board disVOTES Canty raised cussed execuprocedural isFOR: tive session issues, arguing Keith Schultz sues, Karen Mithat because Karen Michalik chalik, who secMcGhaney had The Rev. Daryl onded the movoted against McGhaney tion, and Barba- Barbara Jackson the motion in AGAINST: ra Jackson.

July banning Patty Wilson “During the Baker from The Rev. Ralph Canty time Dr. Baker being hired in a Larry Addison has served as permanent cainterim superinpacity, he could tendent, he has proven to not make the motion to me beyond a shadow of a reconsider that decision. doubt that he can manMichalik responded by age folks and handle a arguing McGhaney’s mobudget. His education ex- tion was not a reconsiderperience is second to ation of the July vote but none, and I’ve been ecrather a new motion that static with the job he’s not only repealed the been doing,� Schultz said board’s previous decision, after the meeting. but also took the addi-

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RZ-13-13: Rezoning 6 acres at 7800 Myrtle Beach Highway from Agricultural Conservation to General Commercial RZ-13-15: Rezoning 2.6 acres at 3340 Hwy. 15 South from Agricultural Conservation to General Commercial OA-13-07: Amending the description of Heavy Industrial zoning to allow for Home Healthcare Services OA-13-08: Amending the description of Heavy Industrial zoning to allow for Physical Fitness Facilities 13-800: An ordinance giving a portion of a right-of-way off of Old Pocalla Road to Cheek Properties, LLC 13-803: An Ordinance To Place The Property Of EMS-Chemie (North America) Inc. In A Multi-County Industrial Park.

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Oct. 22: Approved unanimously

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Oct. 22: Approved unanimously

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13-804: Amendment to the fee-in-lieu-oftaxes agreement with Continental Tire.

Nov. 12: Approved unanimously

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13-800: An Ordinance Authorizing A Permanent Easement To Black River Electric Cooperative.

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tional step of hiring Baker.

After a few slightly heated exchanges between the two sides, during which Schultz offered to make the motion himself but ultimately did not, the vote was called, and immediately afterward the trustees adjourned.

There were no salary figures attached to the motion, which instead called for the board and Baker to enter into negotiations to finalize a contract.

Both Canty and Wilson quickly left after the meeting and were unavailable for comment, but Addison said he would abide by the outcome. “The board has spo-

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ken, and I’m going to support the decision of the board,� Addison said, although he did not want to discuss his reasons for opposing the move.

McGhaney said hiring Baker permanently was an obvious choice. “Dr. Baker has been on board for at least 90 days. I’ve seen consistency. I’ve seen continuity, stability. I even heard Dr. Baker giving us a projected fund balance of $4 million. I see high teacher morale again. I see our student-teacher ratio looks good. I’ve seen a whole lot of positive things within 90 days.

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intendent’s position? It’s the right thing to do,� McGhaney said.

Hiring Baker on a more permanent basis overshadowed the board’s decision to rename the Sumter County Career Center as the Sumter County Career and Technology Center, which was approved earlier in the meeting by a unanimous vote.

In recent months, Baker had publicly expressed a desire and willingness to take on the job in a permanent capacity but seemed genuinely shocked by the move made the board, adding that none of the trustees

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had spoken with him about the possibility of Monday’s vote. “You couldn’t look at my facial expressions and tell?,� Baker joked, saying while McGhaney was making the motion he was thinking to himself, “Where is this going here?�

As for a future direction, Baker said he would continue to reach out to the public for guidance, but for now the local public school system simply needed to “continue doing what we’re doing.� “The district’s moving along well,� Baker said.

Reach Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

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ccording to some estimates, there are more than 100 million traffic signals in the U.S., but whatever the number, how many of us would like Washington, in the name of public health and safety, to be in sole charge of their operation? Congress or a committee it authorizes would determine the position of traffic signals at intersections, the length of time the lights stay red, yellow and green, and what hours of the day they can be flashing red.

While you ponder that, how many Americans Walter would like WILLIAMS Washington to be in charge of managing the delivery of food and other items to the nation’s supermarkets? Today’s average well-stocked U.S. supermarket stocks 60,000 to 65,000 different items from all over the U.S. and the world. Congress or some congressionally created committee could organize the choice of products and their prices. Maybe there’d be some cost savings. After all, what says that we should have so many items from which to choose? Why wouldn’t 10,000 do?

You say, “Williams, those are ludicrous ideas whose implementation would spell disaster!” You’re right. Nobel laureate Friedrich Hayek, one of the greatest economists of the 20th century, said it is a fatal conceit for anyone to think that a single mind or group of minds, no matter how intelligent and well-meaning, could manage to do things better than the spontaneous, unstructured, complex and creative forces of the market. The biggest challenges in any system, whether it’s an economic, biological or ecological system, are information, communication and control. Congressmen’s taking over control of the nation’s traffic signals would require a massive amount of information that they are incapable of possessing, such as traffic flows at intersections, accident experiences, terrain patterns and peak and offpeak traffic flows.

The same information problem exists at supermarkets. Consider the challenge in organizing inputs in order to get 65,000 different items to a supermarket.

Also, consider how uncompromising supermarket customers are.

We don’t tell the supermarket manager in advance when we’re going to shop or what we’re going to buy and in what quantity, but if the store doesn’t have what we want when we want it, we’ll fire the manager by taking our business elsewhere. The supermarket manager does a fairly good job doing what’s necessary to meet that challenge.

You say, “C’mon, Williams, nobody’s proposing that Congress take over the nation’s traffic signals and supermarkets!” You’re right, at least for now, but Congress and the president are taking over an area of our lives infinitely more challenging and complex than the management of traffic signals and supermarkets, namely our health care system. Oblivious to the huge information problem in the allocation of resources, the people in Washington have great confidence that they can run our health care system better than we, our physicians and hospitals. Charles Darwin wisely noted more than a century and a half ago that “ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.” Congress exudes confidence.

Suggesting that Congress and the president are ignorant of the fact that knowledge is highly dispersed and decisions made locally produce the best outcomes might be overly generous. It could be that they know they really don’t know what they’re doing but just don’t give a hoot because it’s in their political interest to centralize health care decisionmaking. Just as one example, how can Congress know whether buying a $4,000 annual health insurance policy would be the best use of healthy 25-year-old Joe Sanders’ earnings?

Would he be better off purchasing a cheaper catastrophic health insurance policy and saving the rest of the money to put toward a business investment? Politicians really don’t care about what Joe thinks is best, because they arrogantly think they know what’s best and have the power to coerce.

Hayek said, “The curious task of economics is to illustrate to men how little they really know about what they imagine they can design.” We economists have failed miserably in that task.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2013 creators.com

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ASHINGTON — She who is about to become the most consequential woman in the history of American government will find it easier to be confirmed than it was to be nominated as the next chair of the Federal Reserve Board. Janet Yellen probably was the president’s second choice, but Senate Democrats demonstrated their intention and ability to reject Larry Summers.

Yellen, whose confirmation hearings are expected to begin Thursday, is suited to be the most important nomination of Barack Obama’s second term (unless there is another Supreme Court vacancy). She is experienced and accomplished, and she represents a broad swath of academic thinking about the power of monetary policy and the Fed’s proper role in wielding that power.

Yellen’s confirmation will warm the chilly heart of Wall Street, which fears “tapering” — slowing the $85 billion per month pace of buying bonds, aka printing money — even more than it seemed to fear the possibility of a default. She probably will continue, perhaps even longer than the departing Ben Bernanke would, the “quantitative easing” that is “trickle-down economics” as practiced by progressives: Very low interest rates drive investors into equities in search of higher yields. This supposedly produces a “wealth effect” whereby the 10 percent of Americans who own about 80 percent of stocks will feel flush enough to spend and invest, causing prosperity to trickle down to the other 90 percent. The fact that the recovery, now in its fifth year, is still limping in spite of quantitative easing is, of course, considered proof of the need for more such medicine.

Easing serves two Obama goals. It enables the growth of

government by deferring its costs with cheap borrowing.

And it redistributes wealth: By punishing savers, it effectively transfers wealth from them to borrowers.

Although Yellen’s convictions are honestly convenient for the current administration, members of the Senate Banking Committee should question her about what she considers appropriate — and inappropriate — relations between a Fed chair and government’s political officers.

The senators should read “Inside the Nixon Administration: The Secret Diary George of Arthur Burns, WILL 1969-1974,” and “How Richard Nixon Pressured Arthur Burns: Evidence from the Nixon Tapes,” by Burton A. Abrams in the Journal of Economic Perspectives (Fall 2006).

Various of Burns’ diary entries begin “President called and asked me to come over,” “The meeting at Camp David,” “President telephoned.” Although Burns insisted “there was never the slightest conflict between my doing what was right for the economy and my doing what served the political interests of RN,” RN took no chances. His speechwriter William Safire, in his memoir “Before the Fall,” recounts that Nixon planted negative media stories about Burns — e.g., saying Burns was requesting a large pay increase, whereas he actually suggested a pay cut — and threatened to weaken him by expanding the Fed’s Board of Governors.

In his memoir “Six Crises,” Nixon wrote that in March 1960 Burns, then a campaign adviser, called to warn about an economic slowdown before the November election and to advocate increased defense spending to counter this. Nixon never stopped treating Burns

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as a political asset. Nixon aide John Ehrlichman, in his memoir “Witness to Power,” described an Oct. 23, 1969, meeting between Nixon and Burns shortly after Burns’ nomination as Fed chairman. Nixon said: “’Arthur, I want you to come over and see me privately anytime. ... I know there’s the myth of the autonomous Fed ...’

Nixon barked a quick laugh. ‘... and when you go up for confirmation some senator may ask you about your friendship with the president. Appearances are going to be important, so you can call Ehrlichman to get messages to me, and he’ll call you.’”

According to Abrams, a University of Delaware economics professor, Oval Office tapes and monetary data suggest that Nixon “demanded and Arthur Burns supplied an expansionary monetary policy and a growing economy in the runup to the 1972 election.” Nixon carried 49 states.

There is no reason to doubt Yellen’s intellectual integrity; there is reason to wonder where she thinks the autonomous Fed now fits in the government. The Fed seems to be evolving into a central economic planner with a roving commission to right social wrongs such as unemployment. About this Yellen talks with a humane passion that speaks well of her but is more suited to a political official.

There is considerable congruence between Yellen’s economic theories and the policy preferences of the Democratic liberals who secured her nomination. They probably favor quantitative easing forever, and consider themselves her constituents. Is she prepared to disappoint them?

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Janie Copeland browses through the selection of cookware at Creative Cookery on Sunday during the Sumter Parade of Shops.

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come in. I really enjoy meeting new people and getting to know them.”

Abbott said another main focus of the event is familiarizing Sumterites with what’s available to them locally.

“It really helps in getting more traffic out here so people can see what Sumter has to offer,” he said. “So many people don’t seem to know about all the variety here.”

Norris said the energy from the event alone makes it worthwhile.

“There’s definitely an energy we all feel around this time of year,” she said. “Everyone seems to feed off it.”

Betsy Conner, president of the Elephant Ear artist co-op, echoed those sentiments.

“It’s the energy of the holiday season,” she said. “The busy rotation of customers makes this place come alive.”

For many of the shop owners and employees, having the event set on a Sunday adds to the mixture.

“We’re not usually open on weekends,” said Liza Cooper of Ages Antiques. “The relaxed atmosphere gives us a chance to really show what we have to offer here, such as our unique home décor items and upscale antiques.”

Some customers took advantage of the early November timing to plan for the upcoming season.

“I’ve always enjoyed coming down here for the Parade of Shops,” said Barbara Dinkins, her 7-month-old grandson, Bennett, resting in a sling across her chest.

“I couldn’t miss it. It always helps me gather ideas for Christmas, and I love seeing all the people.”

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SHOPPING from Page A1 “Everyone is so excited and friendly.”

Hundreds of area shoppers took to the streets on Sunday as dozens of local independent shops opened their doors for the open-house event, which featured food, entertainment and a first look at items available this holiday season.

Always a favorite among Parade-goers, Creative Cookery was well prepared for the occasion, said co-owner Eugene Ickes.

“We set up lots of refreshments for customers,” he said. “We’ve been super busy, too.

Everyone loves the food samples.”

Offering a little insight into his inventory, Ickes said the raspberry jalapeño jam — served over cream cheese — was really popular throughout the day. Another hot item was the silicone snowflake lid collection his store carries.

“We’re on our third order since September,” he said.

The self-sealing lids come in all kinds of sizes, offering the perfect oven- and microwave-friendly lid to accommodate all the holiday cooking to come in the next two months.

Many come to shop and munch on samples offered throughout the many stores involved in Parade of Shops. Others come for fellowship.

“We’ve known them for a long time,” said Chris Mitchum of Nicole Norris Design Studio Inc. “We’re good family friends, so we came out to see them.”

Randy Abbott, who’s been working with Nicole Norris for 15 years, said he’s always excited for the event.

“I love it,” he said.

“It’s so busy. As soon as we think we’re nearing a lull, more people

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USC’s focus solely on Gators

Clemson turns to future goals

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

SEC SHOWDOWN

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier knows his team’s chances of playing for the Southeastern Conference title depend on what happens in a game that should finish before the No. 11 Gamecocks kick off Saturday against Florida.

SPURRIER But Spurrier doesn’t plan to pay much attention to game between No. 25 Georgia and seventh-ranked Auburn.

WHO: Florida (4-5, 3-4 SEC) at (10) South Carolina (7-2, 5-2 SEC) WHEN: Saturday, 7 p.m.

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Instead, he wants his team to focus on beating the Gators for the third time in four years.

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ACC SHOWDOWN

CLEMSON — The list of goals No. 8 Clemson hoped to achieve this season became shorter this past weekend.

That doesn’t mean the Tigers don’t have anything to play for and head coach Dabo Swinney is pounding that message home.

SWINNEY Second-ranked Florida State wrapped up the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division and a spot in the league champion-

WHO: Georgia Tech (6-3, 5-2 ACC) at (8) Clemson (8-1, 6-1 ACC) WHEN: Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

WHERE: Memorial Stadium TV/RADIO: ESPN, WWBD-94.7

ship game, which took care of two of the five goals listed in the team meeting room.

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Gamecocks fall short against No. 23 Baylor

BY STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press WACO, Texas — South Carolina guard Sindarius Thornwell got off two desperate shots while trying to score a tying basket in the final 4 seconds at No. 23 Baylor.

Michael Carrera then grabbed a rebound and went back up, drawing contact — and a whistle — at the same time the buzzer sounded.

After a lengthy video review, officials determined that the game was over, and Baylor had a 66-64 victory over the Gamecocks on Tuesday.

“They say the contact took place when the red light was on,’’ South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. “Those guys did a great job. I haven’t

seen the play, but those guys manage games.’’

Even without the extra foul that would have sent Carrera to the line with a chance to force overtime — he was 6 of 6 on free throws in the game — the game was plagued by 55 fouls.

There were only 37 total field goals, none in the final 4 minutes.

The Gamecocks (1-1) didn’t score again after Thornwell, who finished with 20 points, penetrated around 7-foot-1 Isaiah Austin for a short floater with 4:20 left.

That tied the game at 64.

“I’m proud of my guys. Their resolve. The desire to go out there and believe in what we’ve been doing for ourselves in a place where it’s hard for opSEE GAMECOCKS, PAGE B2

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Ramero Rock (12) and the rest of the Sumter High defense look to slow down Mauldin’s high-powered offense on Friday when the two teams meet at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field in the first round of the 4A Division I state playoffs.

Defensive pressure Beating Mauldin means SHS must slow down high-powered Mavs offense

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com When Sumter High School defensive end Ramero Rock saw that he and his Gamecock teammates would be playing host to Mauldin in the first round of the 4A Division I football state playoffs, his thoughts went to the score in the Mavericks’ 13-point victory over Boiling Springs last Friday.

Mauldin won 83-70.

“That’s a basketball score,” Rock said.

It will be the job of Rock and his defensive comrades to try and find a way to slow the Mavs down on Freddie Solomon Field at Sumter Memorial Stadium on Friday beginning at 7:30 p.m.

“That’s a lot of points,” said Rock, whose team is the ROCK seventh seed with a 6-5 record while Mauldin is the No. 10 seed with a 7-4 mark. “I don’t think they’re going to be able to do that on

us. I think our defense is going to do an excellent job if we just stay focused.”

Most of SHS’s defensive attention will be on Mavericks quarterback Dre Massey.

“It is their quarterback that makes their offense go,” O’CONNOR said Sumter defensive tackle Nate O’Connor. “He is really, really fast.”

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South Carolina’s Demetrius Henry (21) blocks the shot of Baylor’s Kenny Chery (1) as USC’s Tyrone Johnson (4) defends during Baylor’s 66-64 victory on Tuesday in Waco, Texas.

Second-ranked Spartans beat No. 1 Kentucky 78-74

BY NANCY ARMOUR The Associated Press CHICAGO — Experience trumps talent.

At least at this point in the year.

Branden Dawson tipped in a miss with less than six seconds left, and No. 2 Michigan State hung on for a 78-74 victory over top-ranked Kentucky and its latest cast of young phenoms in the first game of the Champions Classic on Tuesday night. As James Young missed a 3-pointer, the Michigan State fans _ including the Spartan in Chief, Magic Johnson, erupted. Gary Harris held up his index finger, indicating the No. 1 ranking the Spartans (2-0) are sure to have next week.

But this might not be the last these two teams see of each other. With four of the top five teams in the one-day tournament — Duke and Kansas

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Kentucky forward Willie Cauley-Stein (15) tries to block out Michigan State center Adreian Payne (5) as forward Alex Poythress watches during the second half of the Spartans’ 78-74 victory on Tuesday in Chicago.

played in the nightcap — it’s no stretch to imagine this as a sneak peek at the Final Four.

The Spartans’ Keith Appling came within two rebounds and two assists of a triple-double, finishing with 22

points, and eight rebounds and assists. Harris had 20 points and Adreian Payne had 15 points and four rebounds.

Julius Randle led the Wildcats (2-1) with 27 points — all but four in the second half — and 13 rebounds. Andrew Harrison had 11. But the Wildcats were hurt by early turnovers and they were just 20 of 36 from the free throw line.

This was the earliest 1 vs. 2 matchup, and first since Feb. 23, 2008, when Tennessee beat top-ranked Memphis.

The Tigers coach then? None other than John Calipari.

This game had even more hype, mostly because of the Kiddie Cats.

Much has been made of the youngsters, with good reason. The last time Calipari had a roster this star-studded, the Wildcats won a national title.

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VCU rallies past Virginia 59-56 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Treveon Graham scored 22 points, including a tie-breaking 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds to play, and No. 14 VCU beat No. 25 Virginia 59-56 on Tuesday night in front a sellout crowd at John Paul Jones Arena.

The Rams (2-0) trailed for almost all of the final 10 minutes until Graham’s steal and baseline jumper gave them a 56-55 lead with 1:18 left.

Malcolm Brogdon then hit just the second of two free throws with 9.7 seconds left for the Cavaliers (1-1), tying the game before the Rams called time out and set up the final play.

Rob Brandenburg brought the ball up, went around a screen and fired a pass back to Graham, who shot from the left side of the arc and swished it through for just the sixth 3-pointer of the game.

Joe Harris led Virginia with 18 points, but he missed two free throws with 3:58 to play and Virginia trying to extend a 53-49 lead. The Cavaliers scored just three points in the last 4:57.

(3) LOUISVILLE HOFSTRA

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Russ Smith scored 21 of his gamehigh 30 points in the first half and No. 3 Louisville made 12 3-pointers to set the tone for a 97-69 rout of Hofstra on Tuesday night.

The senior guard shot 12 of 22 from the field including 5 of 12 from beyond the arc. Wayne Blackshear made three straight 3s for nine points to help Louisville break the game open with a 26-2 second-half run.

Luke Hancock returned from an Achilles injury to hit a couple from long range as well as the Cardinals finished 12 of 31 from deep.

Louisville (2-0) shot 35 of 68 overall (51.5 percent. Chris Jones added 20 points with seven assists for Louisville,

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 3:15 p.m. -- International Soccer: World Cup Qualifying Match from Mexico City -- Mexico vs. New Zealand (ESPN).

6 p.m. -- Women’s College Volleyball: South Carolina at Florida (ESPNU).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Florida State at Central Florida (ESPNEWS).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Wright State at Georgetown (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. -- College Basketbakk: Abilene Christian at Maryland (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Delaware State at Clemson (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Boston (SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: New York at Atlanta (ESPN).

8 p.m. -- College Football: Ball State at Northern Illinois (ESPN2).

8 p.m. -- College Football: Miami (Ohio) at Kent State (ESPNU).

8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Pittsburgh (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. -- Professional Golf: PGA Tour of Australasia Australian Masters First Round from Cheltenham, Australia (GOLF).

10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Los Angeles Clippers (ESPN).

3 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Championship First Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

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Virginia Commonwealth guard Treveon Graham (21) launches a gamewinning 3-point shot over Virginia guard London Perrantes (23) during the Rams’ 59-56 victory on Tuesday in Charlottesville, Va.

Montrezl Harrell had 19.

(7) MICHIGAN SOUTH CAROLINA ST.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Caris LeVert made his first five 3-point attempts, and No. 7 Michigan had a terrific night from beyond the arc, breezing to a 93-59 victory over South Carolina State on Tuesday night.

LeVert finished with 24 points, going 6 of 7 from long distance. Nik Stauskas added 23 points — he was 5 of 6 from 3-point range. Both sophomores set career highs in scoring.

Jordan Smith scored 19 points for South Carolina State (1-2).

(9) SYRACUSE FORDHAM

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — C.J. Fair scored a career-high 26 points, Jerami Grant added 16 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 9 Syracuse beat Fordham 89-74 on Tuesday night.

The Orange had the game in hand by halftime, leading by 25 behind 15 points from Fair as the Syracuse defense clamped down from the opening tip.

Dajuan Coleman had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Syracuse.

(17) MARQUETTE GRAMBLING ST.

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MILWAUKEE — Chris Otule scored 17 points and Steve Taylor added 16 points and 11 rebounds to help No. 17 Marquette roll over Grambling State 114-71 on Tuesday night.

The last time Marquette (2-0) reached the century mark came in a 102-77 victory over Mississippi Valley State on Dec. 21, 2010.

Deonte Burton added 14 points, JuJuan Johnson 12 and Jamil Thomas, Juan Anderson and Jake Thomas each a had 11 for Marquette.

From wire reports

Top 25 Schedule

By The Associated Press Monday’s Games (6) Arizona 91, Long Beach State 57 (15) Gonzaga 93, Colorado State 61 (16) Wichita State 66, Western Kentucky 49 (19) UConn 80, Yale 62 Tuesday’s Games (1) Kentucky vs. (2) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.

(3) Louisville vs. Hofstra, 7 p.m.

(4) Duke vs. (5) Kansas, late (7) Michigan 93, South Carolina State 59 (8) Oklahoma State vs. Utah Valley, late (9) Syracuse vs. Fordham, 7:30 p.m.

(10) Ohio State vs. Ohio, late (11) Florida at (20) Wisconsin, late (14) VCU at (25) Virginia, 7 p.m.

(17) Marquette vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m.

(23) Baylor 66, South Carolina 64 (24) UCLA vs. Oakland, late Today’s Game (18) Oregon vs. Western Carolina, 11 p.m.

Thursday’s Games (6) Arizona at San Diego State, 10:05 p.m.

(13) Memphis vs. Austin Peay, 8 p.m.

(16) Wichita State vs. William & Mary, 8 p.m.

(19) UConn vs. Detroit, 7 p.m.

Friday’s Games (2) Michigan State vs. Columbia, 9 p.m.

(3) Louisville vs. Cornell, 7 p.m.

(4) Duke vs. Florida Atlantic, 7 p.m.

(8) Oklahoma State vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 8 p.m.

(12) North Carolina vs. Holy Cross, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s Games (9) Syracuse vs. Colgate, 4:30 p.m.

(10) Ohio State at (17) Marquette, 1 p.m.

(11) Florida vs. UALR, 4:30 p.m.

(14) VCU vs. Winthrop, 7 p.m.

(16) Wichita State vs. Tennessee State, 1 p.m.

(20) Wisconsin at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

(25) Virginia vs. Davidson at Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, N.C., Noon Sunday’s Games (1) Kentucky vs. Robert Morris, 7 p.m.

(7) Michigan at Iowa State, 5 p.m.

(12) North Carolina vs. Belmont, 4 p.m.

(15) Gonzaga vs. Oakland, 8 p.m.

(19) UConn vs. Boston University, Noon (21) Notre Dame vs. Indiana State, Noon (22) New Mexico vs. Charleston Southern, 6:05 p.m.

(23) Baylor vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 5 p.m.

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SPARTANS from Page B1 And this group might be even more impressive.

Six were McDonald’s All-Americans, and all are considered lottery picks in next summer’s NBA draft, with Randle a possibility for the overall No. 1. The youngsters did nothing to lessen the hype in their first two games, with Randle averaging 22.5 points and 15 rebounds, and the Harrison twins averaging in double figures. No wonder the game brought out scouts from almost every NBA team and celebrities including Nazr Mohammed and Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh. But the Spartans aren’t exactly slouches, returning six of their top seven scorers. Just as important, big-time games like this are nothing new to them, with coach Tom Izzo routinely

GAMECOCKS from Page B1 posing teams,’’ Martin said.

“Our resolve is good. We didn’t rebound it the way we needed to. Back-to-back free throw misses in the second half that led to Brady Heslip 3s. That went from us having a lead to us being down. It’s unfortunate. It’s 30 games, not two games. I like where we’re at.’’

Thornwell is one of seven freshmen for South Carolina, and Carrera is among five sophomores on the 15-man roster.

Heslip scored 18 points with five 3-pointers for Baylor (2-0), which held on without making a field goal in the final 7 minutes.

While Baylor shot only 54 percent from the free throw line (22 of 43), the difference was free throws by Royce O’Neale with 2:02 left and by Kenny Chery with 20 seconds left that set up that crazy final segment.

scheduling the likes of Connecticut, Duke, North Carolina and Kansas before Jan. 1.

The experience showed early, as the Spartans harassed Kentucky relentlessly on both ends of the court. But Kentucky has too much talent to stay down for long.

After trailing by 13 with 11:32 to play, the Wildcats came roaring back behind Randle, who left little doubt why coaches throughout the NBA covet him. He scored nine points in Kentucky’s 13-1 run, including a “How’d he do that?’’ off-balance jumper from behind a sea of green jerseys.

Andrew Harrison followed with a layup to cut Michigan State’s lead to 60-59 with 8:05 to play.

Andrew Harrison and Randle each made a pair of free throws, tying the game at 66 with 4:48 left.

But Appling drilled a 3, and Harris stripped Randle at the other end and took it in for a layup that put Michigan State back in front, 71-66.

“The good thing is free throw shooting is the one area that tends to get better throughout the season and the one thing we’ve practiced more this year,’’ Baylor coach Scott Drew said. “Free throws are the most mental thing in the game. It’s like someone gets a cold in your house. It spreads.’’

South Carolina had a chance to take the lead with 2:27 left when Tyrone Johnson had a steal and breakaway, but he missed the layup.

“Just no excuse. I missed the layup. I could say that I was running too fast, this and that, but there’s just no excuse,’’ said Johnson, who finished 1-of-7 shooting for eight points with eight assists. “As the point guard, as the leader, I’ve just got to come through and make the layup.’’

O’Neale’s free throw finally broke the 64-all tie. South Carolina then had a shot-clock violation, when Brenton Williams had to throw up a long shot and missed the rim after the ball had been knocked out of bounds with 4 seconds left on the shot clock.

Carrera blocked a shot by Cory Jefferson before Johnson missed another layup chance with 42 seconds left when Austin got a block.

Austin had 14 points for Baylor and Taurean Prince had eight points and 12 rebounds.

Early on, both teams seemingly couldn’t miss from the field. Baylor made its first six shots and the Gamecocks were 8 of 9 before missing consecutive shots, including a putback chance before a foul, less than 8 minutes into the game.

But with all the whistles that followed, neither team could get into much of a rhythm after that. Baylor finished shooting 39 percent from the field (19 of 49) and South Carolina was at 36 percent (18 of 50). “ I think coaches have really tried to do a good job keeping hands off. I think we’ll get better at coaching what are going to be called fouls, and I think officials will get better at calling what things are going to be called,’’ Drew said. “So I think probably the next month both of us will make improvements and keep getting better.’’

Top 25 Football Schedule

By The Associated Press Today (20) Northern Illinois vs. Ball State, 8 p.m.

Thursday (8) Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, 7:30 p.m.

Friday (13) UCLA vs. Washington, 9 p.m.

Saturday (1) Alabama at Mississippi State, 7:45 p.m.

(2) Florida State vs. Syracuse, 3:30 p.m.

(3) Ohio State at Illinois, Noon (4) Baylor vs. Texas Tech at Arlington, Texas, 7 p.m.

(5) Stanford at Southern Cal, 8 p.m.

(6) Oregon vs. Utah, 4 p.m.

(7) Auburn vs. (25) Georgia, 3:30 p.m.

(11) South Carolina vs. Florida, 7 p.m.

(12) Oklahoma State at (23) Texas, 3:30 p.m.

(14) Michigan State at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m.

(15) UCF at Temple, Noon (17) Wisconsin vs. Indiana, Noon (19) Louisville vs. Houston, 7 p.m.

(21) Arizona State vs. Oregon State, 9:30 p.m.

(22) Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, Noon (24) Miami at Duke, 3:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 4 4 .500 – Boston 4 4 .500 – Toronto 3 5 .375 1 New York 2 4 .333 1 Brooklyn 2 4 .333 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 4 3 .571 – Miami 4 3 .571 – Charlotte 3 4 .429 1 Orlando 3 5 .375 11/2 Washington 2 4 .333 11/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 8 0 1.000 – Chicago 3 3 .500 4 Milwaukee 2 3 .400 41/2 Cleveland 3 5 .375 5 Detroit 2 4 .333 5 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 7 1 .875 – Houston 5 3 .625 2 Dallas 4 3 .571 21/2 New Orleans 3 4 .429 31/2 Memphis 3 4 .429 31/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 5 1 .833 – Portland 5 2 .714 1/2 Minnesota 5 3 .625 1 Denver 2 4 .333 3 Utah 0 8 .000 6 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Phoenix 5 2 .714 – L.A. Clippers 5 3 .625 1/2 Golden State 4 3 .571 1 L.A. Lakers 3 5 .375 21/2 Sacramento 1 5 .167 31/2 Monday’s Games San Antonio 109, Philadelphia 85 Indiana 95, Memphis 79 Atlanta 103, Charlotte 94 Boston 120, Orlando 105 Chicago 96, Cleveland 81 Houston 110, Toronto 104, 2 OT Denver 100, Utah 81 Portland 109, Detroit 103 L.A. Clippers 109, Minnesota 107 Tuesday’s Games Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

| New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Houston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m.

New York at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9 p.m.

New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Brooklyn at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Houston at New York, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 2 0 .778 234 175 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 169 231 Miami 4 5 0 .444 193 209 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 199 259 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 222 193 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 200 196 Houston 2 7 0 .222 170 248 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 115 291 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 234 186 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 172 197 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 188 189 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333 179 218 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 9 0 0 1.000 215 111 Denver 8 1 0 .889 371 238 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 212 202 Oakland 3 6 0 .333 166 223 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 258 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 252 244 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333 165 243 Washington 3 6 0 .333 230 287 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 265 163 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 214 115 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 186 251 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 146 209 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 6 3 0 .667 238 216 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 259 247 Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 245 212 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 220 279 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 9 1 0 .900 265 159 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 227 155 Arizona 5 4 0 .556 187 198 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 234 Thursday’s Game Minnesota 34, Washington 27 Sunday’s Games Detroit 21, Chicago 19 Philadelphia 27, Green Bay 13 Jacksonville 29, Tennessee 27 Baltimore 20, Cincinnati 17, OT St. Louis 38, Indianapolis 8 Seattle 33, Atlanta 10 N.Y. Giants 24, Oakland 20 Pittsburgh 23, Buffalo 10 Carolina 10, San Francisco 9 Denver 28, San Diego 20 Arizona 27, Houston 24 New Orleans 49, Dallas 17 Open: Cleveland, Kansas City, N.Y. Jets, New England Monday’s Game Tampa Bay 22, Miami 19 Thursday, Nov. 14 Indianapolis at Tennessee, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 17 Baltimore at Chicago, 1 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.

Detroit at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.

Arizona at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Miami, 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 4:25 p.m.

San Francisco at New Orleans, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Kansas City at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Dallas, St. Louis Monday, Nov. 18 New England at Carolina, 8:40 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 17 12 5 0 24 54 42 Boston 17 11 5 1 23 48 30 Toronto 17 11 6 0 22 51 40 Detroit 18 9 5 4 22 45 48 Montreal 18 9 8 1 19 48 40 Ottawa 17 7 6 4 18 53 51 Florida 18 3 11 4 10 37 64 Buffalo 19 3 15 1 7 33 61 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 17 11 6 0 22 50 40 Washington 18 9 8 1 19 57 52 N.Y. Rangers 17 9 8 0 18 39 46 Carolina 17 6 7 4 16 32 48 New Jersey 17 5 7 5 15 35 44 N.Y. Islanders 18 6 9 3 15 51 60 Columbus 16 6 10 0 12 41 46 Philadelphia 16 5 10 1 11 26 44 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Colorado 16 14 2 0 28 54 28 Chicago 18 12 2 4 28 66 49 St. Louis 15 11 2 2 24 52 34 Minnesota 18 10 4 4 24 48 40 Nashville 17 8 7 2 18 37 54 Dallas 17 8 7 2 18 46 52 Winnipeg 19 8 9 2 18 50 55 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 19 15 3 1 31 66 45 Phoenix 18 12 4 2 26 60 56 San Jose 17 10 2 5 25 63 41 Vancouver 20 11 7 2 24 54 54 Los Angeles 17 11 6 0 22 50 41 Calgary 17 6 9 2 14 47 61 Edmonton 19 4 13 2 10 48 75 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Boston 3, Tampa Bay 0 Tuesday’s Games Los Angeles at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Nashville at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Columbus at Washington, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Anaheim at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Toronto at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Calgary, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

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Sumter’s Daniel Tallon (22), Demarcus Harris (94) and the entire Gamecock defense will have their hands full on Friday containing Mauldin quarterback Dre Massy — a NorthSouth selection who accounted for 11 touchdowns last week against Boiling Springs.

SUMTER from Page B1 Massey, who has been selected to play in the North-South All-Star Football Game, has had a tremendous season.

Massey has rushed for 1,927 yards and 33 touchdowns while passing for over 2,400 yards and 26 touchdowns.

“They’ve got a great offense, and it is the quarterback that makes it go,” said Sumter head coach Reggie Kennedy.

“They’re a typical spread team. They don’t do anything out of the ordinary, but what they do, they do very well.”

Massey had a massive game against Boiling Springs, accounting for 11 of the Mavs’ 12 touchdowns. He ran for

354 yards and seven scores and passed for 210 yards and four more scores.

“He’s a big time playmaker,” Rock said of Massey, who’s also returned a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown this season.

Kennedy said his front seven is going to have to be disciplined against Massey.

“We’re going to need to get some pressure on him, but we’ve got to stay in our rushing lanes,” said Kennedy, who is in his first year at Sumter. “We can’t give him a lot of room to run.”

“I’ve got to keep my eyes on the quarterback,” O’Connor said. “I can’t just go straight after him.”

Kennedy said much of Mauldin’s passing game revolves around

screens. However, the Mavs use the screens to set up the big play.

“They do a really good job with their screen game,” Kennedy said. “They throw it and they draw you in, draw you in; they lull you to sleep, and then they’ll run a hitch and go on you and go deep. We’ve got to be aware of that.”

Sumter has allowed just 68 points in its last six games, five of them victories. Kennedy said part of the reason the defense has played so much better is because the Sumter offense has been more of a ballcontrol offense. He said continued play like that will help it against Mauldin.

“We need our offense to continue to set up our defense,” he said.

“That’s made a big difference.”

AREA SCOREBOARD ETC. SUMTER SPORTS HALL OF FAME

The Sumter Sports Hall of Fame will induct nine new members on Thursday, Nov. 21, at the Sumter High School auditorium.

The new inductees are Frank Galloway, Cleveland Pinkney, Katrina Anderson Sacoco, the late Robbie Evans, Tommy Player, the late Rudy Singleton, Dr. Arland Compton Jr,.

Terry Kinard, Jimmy Noonan and Henry Marshall.

The induction ceremony will be sponsored by The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club of Sumter.

The ceremony was originally scheduled for the SHS Commons Area, but will instead be held at the auditorium at the front of the school.

Doors will open at 6 p.m. with a chat and chew reception beginning at 6:30 in the lobby outside of the auditorium. The ceremony itself will begin at 7:15.

Tickets can be purchased on an individual basis for $25 per person.

While there will be no tables for the ceremony, special sections in the auditorium can be purchased. A Bronze Section with seating for four will cost $100, a 6-seat Silver Section is $200 and an 8-seat Gold Section is $300.

Those who are interested in attending can send checks by mail to the The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, P.O. Box 2229, Sumter, S.C., 29151, or contact the club at (803) 775-5006 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Individuals tickets can also be purchased at the door the night of the event. All purchases are tax-deductible.

BASKETBALL REC DEPARTMENT BASKETBALL

Registration for the Sumter County Recreation Department’s youth basketball leagues will run through Thursday.

The leagues are open to boys and girls ages 5-17 as of Sept. 1, 2013. The registration is $40 for 5-6 year olds and $45 for children ages 7-17.

No late registration will be taken. A coaches meeting will be held on

| Thursday at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth Street.

For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org.

YOUTH LEAGUE SPONSORS

The Sumter County Recreation Department is looking for sponsors for its upcoming youth basketball season.

A team sponsorship is $150.

For more information, call Christopher Williams at (803) 436-2248 or email him at cwilliams@sumtercountysc.org.

4A First Round Friday Division I (16) Wando at (1) Byrnes (9) Lexington at (8) Dorman (13) Spartanburg at (4) Spring Valley (12) Fort Dorchester at (5) Dutch Fork (15) Rock Hill at (2) Hillcrest (10) Maudlin at (7) Sumter (14) Ashley Ridge at (3) Summerville (11) Boiling Springs at (6) Gaffney Division II (16) Wade Hampton at (1) Goose Creek (9) Irmo at (8) South Pointe (13) Easley at (4) South Florence (12) Nation Ford at (5) Stratford (15) West Florence at (2) Northwestern (10) York at (7) Greenwood (14) Laurens at (3) North Augusta (11) Blythewood at (6) Beaufort 3A First Round Upper State (1) Greer 34, (4) Emerald 30 (2) Westwood 38, (3) Woodruff 10 (1) Daniel 40, (4) Pickens 3 (2) Clinton 55, (3) A.C. Flora 35 (4) Chapman 28, (1) Chapin 18 (3) Wren 70, (2) Greenville 61 (1) Broome 30, (4) Seneca 17 (2) Belton-Honea Path 20, (3) Blue Ridge 14 Lower State (1) Socastee 31, (4) Hilton Head Island 6 (2) Hartsville 24, (3) Midland Valley 0 (1) Hanahan 38, (4) Southside 7 (3) Marlboro County 42, (2) Swansea 14 (1) Crestwood 34, (4) Brookland-Cayce 20 (2) Myrtle Beach 35, (3) Berkeley 0 (1) Strom Thurmond 35, (4) Darlington 6 (3) North Myrtle Beach 52, (2) Orangeburg-Wilkinson 35 Second Round Upper State (2) Westwood at (1) Greer (2) Clinton at (1) Daniel (4) Chapman at (3) Wren (2) Belton-Honea Path at (1) Broome Lower State (2) Hartsville at (1) Socastee (3) Marlboro County at (1) Hanahan (2) Myrtle Beach at (1) Crestwood (3) North Myrtle Beach at (1) Strom Thurmond 2A Division I First Round Upper State (8) Columbia 18, (9) Indian Land 5 (5) Crescent 28, (12) Mid-Carolina 26 (7) Keenan 19, (10) Powdersville 15 (6) Newberry 36, (11) Carolina 14 Lower State (8) Wade Hampton 57, (9) Battery Creek 20 (12) Waccamaw 18, (5) Edisto 13 (7) Aynor 52, (10) Marion 26 (6) Ridgeland-Hardeeville 14, (11) Lake City 12 Second Round Upper State (8) Columbia at (1) Cheraw (5) Crescent at (4) Pelion (7) Keenan at (2) Fairfield Central (6) Newberry at (3) Pelion Lower State (8) Wade Hampton at (1) Dillon (12) Waccamaw at (4) Lake Marion (7) Aynor at (2) Timberland (6) Ridgeland-Hardeeville at (3) Loris 2A Division II First Round Upper State (9) Abbeville 21, (8) Saluda 0 (5) Chesterfield 49, (12) North Central 18 (7) Landrum 45, (10) Eau Claire 18 (6) Andrew Jackson 36, (11) Buford 20 Lower State (8) Barnwell 45, (9) North Charleston 20 (12) Kingstree 50, (5) Mullins 34 (7) Andrews 42, (10) Calhoun County 14

(11) Garrett 14, (6) Lee Central 6 Second Round Upper State (9) Abbeville at (1) Chesnee (5) Chesterfield at (4) Ninety Six (7) Landrum at (2) Batesburg-Leesville (6) Andrew Jackson at (3) Pageland Central Lower State (8) Barnwell at (1) Silver Bluff (12) Kingstree at (4) Woodland (7) Andrews at (2) Bishop England (11) Garrett at (3) Bamberg-Ehrhardt 1A Division I First Round Upper State (1) Lamar 53, (8) Southside Christian 6 (5) St. Joseph’s 28, (4) Ware Shoals 14 (3) Williston-Elko 58, (6) C.A. Johnson 6 (2) Christ Church 66, (7) Lewisville 0 Lower State (1) Carvers Bay 48, (8) Baptist Hill 20 (5) Estill 26, (4) Johnsonville 7 (6) Hemingway 27, (3) St. John’s 12 (2) Allendale-Fairfax 14, (7) Latta 8 Second Round Upper State (5) St. Joseph’s at (1) Lamar (3) Williston-Elko at (2) Christ Church Lower State (5) Estill at (1) Carvers Bay (6) Hemingway at (2) Allendale-Fairfax 1A Division II First Round Upper State (1) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 22, (8) Blackville-Hilda 14 (4) McCormick 20, (5) Dixie 0 (6) Ridge Spring-Monetta 34, (3) Wagener-Salley 13 (2) Great Falls 29, (7) McBee 22 Lower State (1) Cross 69, (8) Lincoln 0 (4) Timmonsville 58, (5) Branchville 6 (3) Military Magnet 38, (6) Creek Bridge 12 (2) Lake View 36, (7) Denmark-Olar 24 Second Round Upper State (4) McCromick at (1) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler (6) Ridge Spring-Monetta at (2) Great Falls Lower State (4) Timmonsville at (1) Cross (3) Military Magnet at (2) Lake View SCISA PLAYOFFS 3A First Round (1) Wilson Hall 37, (8) Heathwood Hall 7 (4) Laurence Manning 30, (5) Cardinal Newman 27 (2) Orangeburg Prep 24, (7) Augusta Christian 6 (3) Hammond 49, (6) Porter-Gaud 28 Semifinals (4) Laurence Manning at (1) Wilson hall (3) Hammond at (2) Orangeburg Prep 2A (1) Florence Christian 53, (4) Thomas Heyward 28 (2) Northwood 42, (3) Spartanburg Christian 16 (1) Hilton Head Christian 43, (4) Thomas Sumter 28 (3) Palmetto Christian 54, (2) Calhoun Academy 39 Semifinals (2) Northwood at (1) Florence Christian (3) Palmetto Christian at (1) Hilton Head Christian 1A First Round (1) Colleton Prep 54, (At-Large) St. Andrew’s 16 (2) Dillon Christian 30, (3) Holly Hill 20 (1) Williamsburg 56, (4) Bible Baptist 30 (2) Dorchester 28, (3) Trinity-Byrnes 22 Semifinals (2) Dillon Christian at (1) Colleton Prep (2) Dorchest at (1) Williamsburg 8-Man First Round (4) Clarendon Hall 50, (1) James Island Christian 20 (2) W.W. King 46, (3) Beaufort Academy 20 (1) Carolina 56, (4) Cathedral 18 (3) Wardlaw 52, (2) Patrick Henry 28 Semifinals (4) Clarendon Hall at (2) W.W. King (3) Wardlaw at (1) Carolina

ROAD RACING TURKEY TROT

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The fee is $20 for a runner who registers by Nov. 25 and $10 for each additional family member. Late registration (Nov. 26-28) is $30 per individual and $15 for additional family members. The race is free for children ages 4-9.

There will be prizes for all participants and awards to the overall top three finishers. T-shirts are only guaranteed for the first 300 early registrants.

Check-in will be at 8 a.m. with the races starting at 9.

There will be special prizes and awards for the craziest hat, ugliest shots, most decorative water bottle, oldest and youngest finishers, first dog and first stroller across the finish line, the person that traveled the farthest and the Stan DuBose Award for the oldest finisher. To register online, go to www.ymcasumter.org. For more information,call (803) 774-1404 or go to www.facebook.com/SumterYmca.

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THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013

Florida QB Murphy ‘game-time decision’

BY MARK LONG The Associated Press GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida quarterback Tyler Murphy probably will be a game-time decision against No. 11 South Carolina.

Offensive coordinator Brent Pease said Tuesday that Murphy’s throwing shoulder is still sore and could keep him out against the Gamecocks on Saturday night.

Murphy sprained his right shoulder against LSU last month. He started the last three games — losses against Missouri, Georgia and Vanderbilt — and completed 55.7 percent of his passes for 479 yards, with one touchdown pass and four interceptions. He also was sacked 15 times.

Murphy said Monday he landed on his shoulder against the Commodores — he was sacked five times — and possibly made the injury worse.

He sat out practice Monday and Tuesday, and Pease said his availability will come down to “how well he can throw the ball with spin.’’

“He’s in a situation where he’s spending time in the training room getting healthy again,’’ Pease said. “I think it’s day to day

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Florida quarterback Tyler Murphy (3) will be a game-time decision for the Gators on Saturday when they travel to WilliamsBrice Stadium in Columbia to face No. 11 South Carolina.

based on what the trainers have to say.’’

Murphy threw a careerhigh three interceptions in the 34-17 loss to Vanderbilt, and the Commodores turned them into 21 points.

“I need all the practice I can get,’’ Murphy said. “It’s just frustrating being

banged up a little bit and having to sit out and try to get healthy. I’m just going to live in the training room and get healthy and try to get back out there as soon as possible.’’

Murphy declined to use the injury as an excuse, but he did acknowledge

that he has been “fighting a little bit of pain.’’

The Gators have been decimated by injuries this season. They have 10 players sidelined with seasonending injuries and several others who have missed significant time. The list includes quarterback Jeff Driskel, defensive tackle Dominique Easley, running back Matt Jones, kick returner Andre Debose, linebacker Antonio Morrison and three offensive linemen.

If Murphy can’t play, redshirt freshman Skyler Mornhinweg would make his first career start. Mornhinweg, the son of New York Jets offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, hasn’t played a down in two years.

“He’s ready to go,’’ Pease said. “The thing that’s tough on a kid in his situation is just experience. You hope you never really have to play with a redshirt freshman. Nothing against him because he’s a smart kid, he works hard. But in a developmental situation, you hope that you get into your sophomore and junior year before you’re in that situation, whether you’re competing for the job or in a backup role ready to play.’’

USC from Page B1 “No interest at all in that game. We have no control over it,’’ Spurrier said. “We’re just going to talk about trying to play our best this week. Whatever happens within the division happens.’’

Both Georgia and Missouri have to lose one more SEC game for the Gamecocks to win the SEC East. But the Gamecocks are still in a pretty good position. While the Bulldogs get an Auburn team with just one SEC loss, Missouri has a bye before facing Mississippi and No. 10 Texas A&M to end its season.

But a loss to the Gators would end just about any hopes of making to Atlanta for the SEC title game for just the second time in school history.

“We can’t win it this week, but we can lose it this week,’’ offensive lineman Ronald Patrick said.

Florida (4-5, 3-4 SEC) has dominated South Carolina (7-2, 5-2) since the Gamecocks joined the SEC in 1992.

But South Carolina broke a 14-game losing streak against the Gators in 2005 and won two in a row before Florida’s 44-11 win last season in a bizarre game.

The Gamecocks outgained the Gators 191 yards to 183 yards, but three fumbles and an interception doomed South Carolina. It was similar to Florida’s 34-17 loss last week to Vanderbilt, where the Gators outgained the Commodores, but turned the ball over four times.

“They clobbered us last year,’’ Spurrier said. “We fumbled it all over the place and got beat probably about as badly as we have in the last two or three years around here.’’

But that Florida team was ranked third in the country and was 6-0. This year’s Gators are 4-5 and in danger of their first losing season since 1979. Florida has the worst offense in the SEC at 336 yards a game, but the best defense, allowing just under 279 yards a game.

What has hurt Florida the most is injuries. The Gators have lost 10 players, including six starters, to seasonending injuries.

CLEMSON from Page B1 Still, Swinney the Tigers must stay locked onto what’s ahead and not the lost opportunities.

They have already accomplished the first goal on the list, winning the season opener (a 38-35 victory over Georgia) and have two left: win the state championship over rival South Carolina and win a bowl game.

“We have to stay zoom focused on having the best possible finish and creating the best postseason opportunity,’’ the coach said.

That starts Thursday night when Clemson (8-1, 6-1 ACC) closes the league season at home against Georgia Tech (6-3, 5-2).

The Yellow Jackets come into Death Valley atop the Coastal Division, one of four

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South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw (14) and the rest of the Gamecocks have to be focused on Florida, not what happens in the SEC East race, head coach Steve Spurrier said.

South Carolina has missed just one starter, center Cody Waldrop, and he may be back on the field Saturday, Spurrier said.

“Injury-wise and health-wise for our team, we’re probably as healthy as about any team in the country, I guess. We’ve been very fortunate there,’’ Spurrier said.

The Gamecocks were off last week, and Spurrier believes it helped a lot of players, especially starting quarterback Connor Shaw. The senior played the last two games in a knee brace, limiting his mobility. He was held to negative yards rushing in both games, something that has happened just three other times in the 39 games he played at South Carolina.

The Gamecocks converted just one of 11 third downs in a 34-16 win over Mississippi State and Spurrier said Shaw’s knee was part of the problem.

“He’d take off and run for them. We didn’t do that any in the last game,’’ Spurrier said.

South Carolina can also set a school record Saturday by winning its 16th straight home game.

two-loss teams in that half of the league. A month ago, Clemson fans were hopeful of a national TV, divisionclinching party at Georgia Tech’s expense.

Those dreams were blown apart in the Tigers last home game as the Seminoles registered the most points ever scored by the visitors in a 51-14 Death Valley dismantling of Clemson. It’s the second straight season that a loss to Florida State will keep Clemson out of the ACC championship game.

Swinney said the Tigers have rebounded well since the Oct. 19 defeat — “Heck, we’ve won two ball games since Florida State,’’ he said — and won’t be concerned with not getting a shot at the ACC title when they return home.

Defensive tackle DeShawn Williams expects a better effort out of the Tigers this week than last time at home.

“We’re going to give the fans more than we did against

Florida State,’’ he promised.

The Tigers had held out faint hopes of a Florida State stumble to open up a back door shot at the division title.

But the Seminoles didn’t slip, defeating North Carolina State, top-10 Miami and Wake Forest by a combined score of 149-34 top stay perfect in the ACC. Quarterback Tajh Boyd said there’s indeed disappointment at falling short at any of the five goals, but there’s much left to accomplish . Winning the state championship over rival South Carolina and a bowl game could be daunting challenges.

The 11th-ranked Gamecocks hold a 4-game win streak in a series Clemson had owned for several decades. Some bowl projections have Clemson as a BCS team in the Orange Bowl matched against high-speed Oregon.

Boyd said that’s too much to worry about right now.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press Tuesday MIDWEST Ohio at Bowling Green, late Buffalo at Toledo, late Today MIDWEST Miami (Ohio) (0-9) at Kent St. (2-8), 8 p.m.

Ball St. (9-1) at N. Illinois (9-0), 8 p.m.

Thursday SOUTH Georgia Tech (6-3) at Clemson (8-1), 7:30 p.m.

Morgan St. (4-6) at S.C. State (7-3), 7:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Marshall (6-3) at Tulsa (2-7), 7:30 p.m.

Friday FAR WEST Washington (6-3) at UCLA (7-2), 9 p.m.

Saturday EAST Monmouth (NJ) (5-5) at Bryant (4-6), Noon Richmond (4-6) at Delaware (7-3), Noon Penn (4-4) at Harvard (7-1), Noon Purdue (1-8) at Penn St. (5-4), Noon Sacred Heart (9-2) at Robert Morris (5-4), Noon Cincinnati (7-2) at Rutgers (5-3), Noon Wagner (2-8) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-5), Noon UCF (7-1) at Temple (1-8), Noon CCSU (4-6) at Duquesne (5-4), 12:10 p.m.

NC State (3-6) at Boston College (5-4), 12:30 p.m.

Dartmouth (4-4) at Brown (5-3), 12:30 p.m.

Rhode Island (3-8) at Maine (9-1), 12:30 p.m.

North Carolina (4-5) at Pittsburgh (5-4), 12:30 p.m.

Georgetown (1-8) at Bucknell (4-5), 1 p.m.

Lehigh (7-2) at Colgate (4-6), 1 p.m.

Columbia (0-8) at Cornell (1-7), 1 p.m.

Mercer (9-1) at Marist (7-3), 1 p.m.

Yale (5-3) at Princeton (7-1), 1 p.m.

Akron (3-7) at UMass (1-8), 1 p.m.

New Hampshire (5-4) at Albany (NY) (1-9), 3:30 p.m.

Fordham (10-0) at Lafayette (3-6), 3:30 p.m.

South Alabama (3-5) at Navy (5-4), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTH Troy (5-5) at Mississippi (6-3), Noon Kentucky (2-7) at Vanderbilt (5-4), 12:21 p.m.

FAU (3-6) at Southern Miss. (0-9), 12:30 p.m.

Maryland (5-4) at Virginia Tech (7-3), 12:30 p.m.

Presbyterian (3-6) at Coastal Carolina (9-1), 1 p.m.

UT-Martin (6-4) at E. Kentucky (6-4), 1 p.m.

Stetson (2-7) at Jacksonville (4-6), 1 p.m.

Butler (8-3) at Morehead St. (3-7), 1 p.m.

Savannah St. (1-10) at NC A&T (5-4), 1 p.m.

Campbell (2-8) at Old Dominion (7-3), 1 p.m.

VMI (2-8) at The Citadel (4-6), 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern (9-2) at Gardner-Webb (5-5), 1:30 p.m.

Towson (8-2) at William & Mary (7-3), 1:30 p.m.

Appalachian St. (2-8) at Wofford (5-4), 1:30 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-7) at Alabama A&M (3-7), 2 p.m.

SE Missouri (2-8) at Austin Peay (0-10), 2 p.m.

UAB (2-7) at East Carolina (7-2), 2 p.m.

Delaware St. (4-5) at Florida A&M (3-7), 2 p.m.

Louisiana-Lafayette (7-2) at Georgia St. (0-9), 2 p.m.

Alabama St. (6-4) at MVSU (2-8), 2 p.m.

Norfolk St. (3-7) at NC Central (4-6), 2 p.m.

Georgia Southern (5-4) at Elon (2-8), 3 p.m.

Alcorn St. (8-3) at Jackson St. (7-2), 3 p.m.

Chattanooga (8-2) at Samford (6-4), 3 p.m.

Murray St. (5-5) at Tennessee St. (8-3), 3 p.m.

Georgia (6-3) at Auburn (9-1), 3:30 p.m.

Miami (7-2) at Duke (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Syracuse (5-4) at Florida St. (9-0), 3:30 p.m.

Stony Brook (3-6) at James Madison (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Brevard (3-7) at Liberty (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Furman (5-5) at W. Carolina (2-8), 3:30 p.m.

Hampton (4-6) at Bethune-Cookman (8-2), 4 p.m.

Cent. Arkansas (5-5) at Nicholls St. (4-6), 4 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (8-2) at SE Louisiana (8-2), 4 p.m.

Houston (7-2) at Louisville (8-1), 7 p.m.

Florida (4-5) at South Carolina (7-2), 7 p.m.

Memphis (2-6) at South Florida (2-6), 7 p.m.

Clark Atlanta (3-6) at Southern U. (6-4), 7 p.m.

Alabama (9-0) at Mississippi St. (4-5), 7:45 p.m.

Northwestern St. (5-5) at McNeese St. (8-2), 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Ohio St. (9-0) at Illinois (3-6), Noon West Virginia (4-6) at Kansas (2-7), Noon Cent. Michigan (3-6) at W. Michigan (1-9), Noon Indiana (4-5) at Wisconsin (7-2), Noon Jacksonville St. (8-2) at E. Illinois (9-1), 1 p.m.

N. Iowa (5-5) at Missouri St. (5-6), 2 p.m.

S. Dakota St. (6-4) at South Dakota (4-6), 2 p.m.

Dayton (6-4) at Valparaiso (1-9), 2 p.m.

N. Dakota St. (9-0) at Youngstown St. (8-2), 2 p.m.

W. Illinois (3-7) at Indiana St. (1-9), 2:05 p.m.

Illinois St. (5-5) at S. Illinois (5-5), 3 p.m.

TCU (4-6) at Kansas St. (5-4), 3:30 p.m.

Michigan St. (8-1) at Nebraska (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Michigan (6-3) at Northwestern (4-5), 3:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Iowa St. (1-8) at Oklahoma (7-2), Noon Abilene Christian (5-5) at Prairie View (5-5), 2 p.m.

UConn (0-8) at SMU (3-5), 3 p.m.

Howard (4-6) at Texas Southern (2-8), 3 p.m.

Oklahoma St. (8-1) at Texas (7-2), 3:30 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (3-7) at Lamar (4-6), 7 p.m.

Louisiana Tech (4-5) at Rice (6-3), 7 p.m.

Texas St. (6-3) at Arkansas St. (5-4), 7:30 p.m.

Texas Tech (7-3) vs. Baylor (8-0) at Arlington, Texas, 8 p.m.

FIU (1-8) at UTEP (1-8), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST Weber St. (1-9) at Montana (8-2), 2 p.m.

Washington St. (4-5) at Arizona (6-3), 2 p.m.

Idaho St. (3-7) at BYU (6-3), 3 p.m.

E. Washington (8-2) at Cal Poly (5-5), 3:40 p.m.

Utah (4-5) at Oregon (8-1), 4 p.m.

Drake (6-4) at San Diego (7-3), 4 p.m.

Sacramento St. (4-6) at Portland St. (6-4), 4:05 p.m.

California (1-9) at Colorado (3-6), 5:30 p.m.

N. Colorado (1-9) at N. Arizona (7-2), 6 p.m.

S. Utah (7-3) at Montana St. (7-3), 6:05 p.m.

Colorado St. (5-5) at New Mexico (3-6), 7 p.m.

North Dakota (3-7) at UC Davis (3-7), 7 p.m.

Stanford (8-1) at Southern Cal (7-3), 8 p.m.

Oregon St. (6-3) at Arizona St. (7-2), 9:30 p.m.

Wyoming (4-5) at Boise St. (6-3), 10:15 p.m.

San Diego St. (5-4) at Hawaii (0-9), 10:30 p.m.

San Jose St. (5-4) at Nevada (3-7), 10:30 p.m.

When Clemson coaches talk about playing to a standard, Boyd said it’s really about what’s the best you can do at the moment.

“Our best now is we can potentially be 11-1, or 12-1 with a bowl,’’ Boyd said. “We just need to play to what we’re capable of doing.’’

Should Clemson win out the regular season, it would make the first back-to-back 11-win seasons in program history.

“We all know what’s at stake,’’ Swinney said.

Clemson has had its struggles through the years with Georgia Tech. The Yellow Jackets have won four of the past six games and ruined some of the Tigers biggest chances at taking significant steps forward in football.

Georgia Tech topped the Tigers 21-17 in 2008, Swinney’s first game at the team’s coach. The next season, the Yellow Jackets defeated Clemson twice, including a 39-34

win in that season’s ACC championship game.

In 2011, Georgia Tech ended Clemson’s 8-0 start with a 31-17 victory. A win by the Yellow Jackets this season would also dampen much of the enthusiasm built up through the early part of the season.

“Y’all won’t even remember that Georgia game,’’ Swinney said, smiling.

Georgia Tech coach Paul Johnson joked he might call on rival Georgia for a rundown of the Tigers. He believes his team has stood strong through the season to put itself in a position to challenge for the Coastal Division.

“We run the ball pretty good and defend the run pretty good. We’ve been in every game we’ve played. I think if we don’t turn the ball over and don’t commit a lot of penalties, we’re a tough out,’’ he said. “Will we win every game? I don’t know.

That’s why you play.’’

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2013

THE ITEM

Hurdle, Francona named top managers

BY MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Terry Francona of the Cleveland Indians and Clint Hurdle of the Pittsburgh Pirates won the Manager of the Year awards Tuesday after guiding their small-budget teams to charming turnarounds.

Francona edged John Farrell of the World Series champion Boston Red Sox for the American League honor 112 points to 96 in a close vote by the Baseball Writers’ AsFRANCONA sociation of America.

It was the first Manager of the Year honor for Francona, even though — in an interesting twist — he steered the Red Sox to World Series titles in 2004 and 2007. In his first season with the Indians, he directed them to a 24-win improvement and their first playoff berth in six years.

They lost the AL wild-card game to Tampa Bay, but voting is conducted before the postseason. “This was one of the funnest years I’ve ever had,’’ Francona said in an interview on MLB Network.

Hurdle was a runaway winner, selected first on 25 of 30 ballots by the NL panel after taking the Pirates to the playoffs in their first winning season since 1992.

Don Mattingly of the Los Angeles Dodgers came in second and Fredi Gonzalez of the Atlanta Braves finished third. “It’s a bit overwhelming, to tell you the truth,’’ Hurdle said.

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Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle, right, won the NL Manager of the Year award on Tuesday after guiding the Pirates to the playoffs in their first winning season since 1992.

“It’s humbling. It’s gratifying from an organizational standpoint.’’ It also was the first Manager of the Year honor for the 56-year-old Hurdle. His highest finish had been third in 2007, when he led the Colorado Rockies to the World Series.

The only other Pittsburgh manager to win the award was Jim Leyland in 1990 and 1992, the bookends to three consecutive division titles for the Pirates.

After that, they endured a record 20 straight losing seasons — the longest drought in any of the four major professional sports — before going 94-68 this year to capture an NL wild card. “I’m a realist, but I am an optimist,’’ said Hurdle, who has managed the Pirates for three seasons. “Everybody played a part.’’

Riding a wave of excitement from a rejuvenated fan base in a city finally enthralled by baseball again, Pittsburgh beat the Cincinnati Reds in the wild-card game before losing to league champion St. Louis in a division series that went the full five games. “I said it’s the greatest coaching opportunity in all of sports — the opportunity to be part of a select group of men and women that re-bond a city with a ballclub,’’ Hurdle said. “Three years almost to the day that I said it, it’s starting to happen.’’ Hurdle was chosen second on the other five ballots and was the only manager picked on every one. He had 140 points in the 5-3-1 scoring system to 68 points for Mattingly, who received two first-place votes after leading the Dodgers to the NL West title.

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Miles shot himself in arm, sheriff says COLUMBIA — Authorities say former South Carolina football player Kenny Miles shot himself in the arm last week and will be charged with filing a false police report.

Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday that he will not speculate why Miles shot himself in the upper arm Nov. 4 and then said he was robbed.

Lott says Miles is under a doctor’s care and will be charged when he recovers.

The sheriff says a gun found in Miles’ trunk matched the bullet fired into his arm. Miles initially told deputies he was shot by a man trying to take his champi- MILES onship rings and money.

Miles issued a statement through his lawyer saying he lied because he was scared. He says he was not involved in any criminal activity, but made things worse by not telling deputies the truth about shooting himself.

MAYOR: TURNER FIELD TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 2017

ATLANTA — Atlanta’s mayor said Tuesday that the city will demolish Turner Field after the Braves leave for a new stadium in the suburbs in 2017.

Mayor Kasim Reed said at a news conference that the stadium will not be left vacant after the team starts playing at a new field in Cobb County in three years.

The mayor said Atlanta had hoped to keep the team in the city but could not afford to do so. He says the city would have had to take on $150 million to $250 million in debt to make the improvements the Braves wanted at Turner Field.

The Braves unexpectedly announced Monday they are moving in 2017 to a new 42,000-seat, $672 million stadium about 10 miles from downtown in suburban Cobb County.

TEXANS RELEASE SAFETY ED REED; FOSTER ON IR

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans released 9-time Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed and put running back Arian Foster on injured reserve Tuesday, the latest blows in a disaster of a season.

Reed missed the first two games after hip surgery and was recently relegated to a backup role. On Friday, he expressed his displeasure at not starting. On Sunday he publicly criticized the team and said they had been outplayed and outcoached.

The 35-year-old Reed was signed to a 3-year, $15 million contract in the offseason after he spent his entire 11-year career with Baltimore.

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Buccaneers hold off embattled Dolphins 22-19 for 1st victory

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Miami quarterback Ryan Tannehill, center, is sacked by Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy (93) and defensive end Da’Quan Bowers (91) during the fourth quarter of the Buccaneers’ 22-19 victory on Monday in Tampa, Fla.

the second time in 15 games dating to last season. “But our guys bowed up and made some plays.’’ “It was rough. It was scary, I’m not going to lie,’’ linebacker Adam Heyward said, recalling the Bucs blew a 21-point lead before losing at Seattle

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So it was up to the defense to help them get their first win of the season.

Rookie Mike Glennon threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to tackle Donald Penn and led a long fourth-quarter TD drive to put the Buccaneers ahead for good in a 22-19 victory over the embattled Miami Dolphins on Monday night.

Bobby Rainey’s 1-yard run capped an 80-yard drive, and the Bucs held on the final 10 minutes to become the last team in the league to win this season.

Jacksonville beat Tennessee on Sunday, leaving Tampa Bay (1-8) as the league’s only winless team entering the game.

The Bucs held fourth-quarter leads in four of their eight losses, losing each time in the final 89 seconds of regulation or overtime. “It had the same feeling going down the stretch,’’ coach Greg Schiano said after his team won for only

Playing for the first time since a bullying scandal broke in the Dolphins locker room, Miami (4-5) started slowly before overcoming an early 15-0 deficit to lead 19-15 heading into the fourth quarter.

Ryan Tannehill threw touchdown passes of 6 and 19 yards to Rishard Matthews, but got no help from a running game that was limited to just 2 yards rushing.

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FERD E. ANDERSON Jr. WAHOO, Neb. — Ferd E. Anderson Jr. was born Feb. 27, 1925, and died Nov. 9, 2013.

Ferd was born in Wahoo and graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1946, serving 30 years, until retiring at the rank of colonel. He served in Korea, Vietnam, Philippines, Japan, the Pentagon, taught at the Army War College, and was involved in early nuclear testing. He is credited with writing the nation’s first Environmental Impact Statement in 1970.

After military service, he returned to Nebraska, serving with the NE Society of Professional Engineers. He enjoyed model trains and membership at Saint Marks on the Campus Episcopal Church.

He is survived by his wife, Jo of Lincoln; children, G. Victoria Anderson (Robert Bast) of Elizabethtown, Ky., Ferd E. (Monique) Anderson III of Windsor, Colo., Lori Anderson MD of

Washington, D.C., Saxby (Claudia) Anderson of West Palm Beach, Fla., Baker (Rebecca) Anderson of Danville, Pa., Helga (Mark) Reynolds of Lincoln; and grandchildren, Isabelita Anderson, Rachel (Hans) Seller, Isaac Anderson, Hannah Anderson, Will Anderson, Eli Anderson, Simeon Reynolds, Mary Reynolds.

Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church on the Campus, 1309 R. St., Lincoln.

Parking available at Larson Building (13th & Q).

Interment will follow at 2 p.m. at Sunrise Cemetery, Wahoo.

Military funeral honors by Wahoo VFW Post No. 4502 and Wahoo American Legion Post No. 82.

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tered eternal life on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, in Pinewood.

He was born July 6, 1949, in Pinewood, to Thelma Greene. He was a member of New Hope AME Church, Pinewood. He received his education in the public school system of Sumter County, where he graduated from Manchester High School in 1967. He received a bachelor of arts degree from Morris College. He lived in New York and worked at Houbigant Factory, the New York City Housing Authority, and was presently employed by the United States Postal Services in Brooklyn, N.Y. Survivors are his mother, Thelma Greene Hill; his twin brother, Jacob Greene; his sister, Alberta G. Stevenson; two additional brothers, Ashton (Rose Lee) Taylor and Calvin (Deborah) Taylor; two daughters, Barbara L. Thomas and Kelly Greene; brother-in-law, Edward Stevenson; two special

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nephews, Jermaine and Lamont Stevenson; step-grandmother, Annie Brown; two aunts, Doris Brown and Carolyn (the Rev. John) Johnson; two uncles, Larry (Barbara) Brown and Nathan (Cathy) Brown; 10 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at New Hope AME Church, Pinewood, with Pastor Benjamin K. Sims Sr. officiating.

Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@ sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

HELEN CHATMAN CHARLOTTE — Helen Chatman, 72, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, at Carolina Medical Center, 1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte.

She was born June 28, 1941, in Alcolu, a

daughter of the late Chester Sr. and Marie Johnson Chapman. She received her formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. After graduation, she moved to Brooklyn, N.Y., and continued her education, graduating from Adelphi School of Business. She worked several jobs and was a selfemployed childcare provider. She was a member of Bethelite Institutional Baptist Church and served on several ministries.

Survivors are her daughter, Yolanda C. Chatman; granddaughter, Shayla Kemp of Charlotte; one sister, Margaree Chatman of Brooklyn; four brothers, Perdy (Carolyn) Chatman and Willilam H. Chapman, both of Manning, and Willie (Muzelle) Chapman and King (Stella Kaufman) Chapman, both of Brooklyn; two additional sisters-inlaw, Margaret Chatman of Brooklyn and Betty

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Chapman of Charlotte; two aunts, Lucille Chapman of Tampa, Fla., and Phosey Johnson of Wilmington, N.C. Celebratory services for Ms. Chatman will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1260 Green Hill Church Road, Alcolu, with the Rev. Sam W. Whack Jr. officiating, the Rev. William J. Frierson Sr. presiding, and the Rev. David Woods Jr., the Rev. Delany K. Frierson, the Rev. Roosevelt McFadden and the Rev. Effie J. Hilton assisting.

Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Ms. Chatman will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Perdy and Carolyn Chatman, 1177 Loblolly Drive, Manning.

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NASCAR’s Bayne says he has multiple sclerosis

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Determined to learn exactly what caused his mystery illness in 2011, Trevor Bayne made repeated visits to the Mayo Clinic over the last two years, asking questions about his health and medical history.

The youngest winner in Daytona 500 history wasn’t sick and he wasn’t suffering from any of the symptoms — nausea, fatigue, double vision and numbness in his arm — that had sidelined Bayne for five races in 2011.

He just wanted an answer.

Bayne finally got it in June when doctors confirmed that the 22-year-old Bayne has multiple sclerosis, a diagnosis he revealed publicly Tuesday. “I think MS takes time to diagnose and, as a doctor, you don’t want to jump right in and give a diagnosis to somebody,’’ Bayne said. “I think a smart doctor is going to continue to do things. Obviously, it’s a different kind of condition than something where you can just see it immediately, so over time they just evaluate you and the doctors just run a bunch of different tests.’’ Bayne, who was 20 when he won the Daytona 500 two seasons ago, will compete as scheduled at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series finales. He will also run a full Nationwide schedule next season for Roush Fenway Racing and a partial Cup schedule for The Wood Brothers.

Bayne’s younger sister, Sarah, also has MS, but he said the disease wasn’t something doctors were particularly looking for when he was hospitalized in 2011.

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Trevor Bayne announced on Tuesday that he has multiple sclerosis and he does not expect it to impact his racing career. Bayne, who in 2011 became the youngest winner in Daytona 500 history, will still compete as scheduled at Homestead-Miami Speedway this weekend in the Nationwide and Sprint Cup Series finales.

Bayne’s younger sister, Sarah, also has multiple sclerosis.

“MS is not a hereditary or family kind of condition, so it’s something that is an individual basis,’’ he said. “They don’t connect them at all because it’s not a family kind of thing.’’ Bayne first felt numbness in his arm during a race at Texas in 2011, six weeks after his Daytona 500 victory. At the time, he assumed it was related to an insect bite on his elbow that had become irritated and developed a rash.

He was admitted to the Mayo Clinic three weeks later for nausea, fatigue and double vision. Bayne underwent a spinal tap, doctors ruled out Lyme disease, and ultimately discharged him with a diagnosis of an “inflammatory condition.’’ It was never made clear if it was related to the

insect bite, and Bayne said in later interviews he believed he was suffering from Lyme disease.

Now he’s not sure, and says the 2011 illness “is what led to my eventual diagnosis this year.’’ “Obviously, I’ve been going to the Mayo Clinic regularly for checkups and evaluations, and they started checking on me and researching,’’ he said. “We didn’t have a diagnosis then, so this is what has led to the diagnosis.’’ MS is a potentially disabling disease in which the immune system attacks the central nervous system, which includes the brain, spinal cord and optic nerves.

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MS is not technically hereditary, but having a relative such as a parent or sibling with MS can increase an individual’s risk of developing the disease over the general population. Studies have shown there is a higher prevalence of certain genes in populations with higher rates of MS, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.

Roush Fenway Racing President Steve Newmark said Bayne was dogged in his push for a definitive diagnosis. “I think that it was refreshing that he actually got a diagnosis because there had been some uncertainty about

what had unfolded previously, so I know it was comforting to him and that’s why he pursued it so strongly,’’ Newmark said. “The reality of it is if Trevor wasn’t a race car driver and didn’t have the means, he probably would never have been diagnosed at this point. It was through his determination of just regularly getting checked that it came to light.’’ Bayne, who competed in his first triathlon last December, said he’s not taking any medication and suffers no symptoms. He was diagnosed during a whirlwind three weeks in June in which he was married, making frequent trips to the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and won his only Nationwide race of the year at Iowa.

He said he needed time to accept and process the diagnosis, and chose now to go public with his disease because he’s doesn’t want to hide from it. Bayne is a devout Christian, and often gives motivational speeches. “I think anybody that gets a diagnosis is going to sit back and think about it, ‘What does this mean? What does it mean to my family?

What does it mean to me and my partners? Our team?’ The more and more I thought about it, and the more and more I realized that I was fine, the more and more it sunk in that everything is going to be OK,’’ Bayne said. “Why not help other people through their struggles and point them in the right direction? For me, I feel like that’s what I’m called to do, so why be silent about it and why just sit back on our heels and not do anything? I’m a race car driver, that’s what I do, but it’s not all of who I am.’’

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BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Mayesville’s most famous native, Mary McLeod Bethune overcame poverty to become a pioneer in education, civil rights and government. The story of her life is complex and inspiring, and her contributions to society enduring.

On Friday, the Sumter County Museum and Morris College will present an exhibit on Bethune titled “Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune: From Mayesville to National Hero.”

The museum’s executive director, Annie Rivers, said that not only was the exhibit made possible in part by the college, Morris senior history major Brandon Brown, who is serving as a museum intern, has been instrumental in assembling and mounting the exhibit in the Heritage Education Center.

A native of St. Stephen, Brown said he “knew a little about Mary McLeod Bethune – that she was the founder of the National Council of Negro

Women and worked for African-American rights and founded (what is now) Bethune-Cookman College in Florida.”

And that would be enough accomplishments for most to consider her a “national hero,” as Brown does.

However, Bethune achieved much more than that in her lifetime, as he and Rivers continue to discover in the process of setting up the exhibit.

“She really is fascinating,” Rivers said.

“Her beginnings were very humble. She grew up in a large, very poor family with few advantages.”

Bethune made the most of those advantages, she and Brown noted.

The exhibit at the museum is organized in six parts: Early Life, Early Career, Florida, Organizational Leader, Governmental Worker and Legacy.

Born in 1875, the 15th of 17 children of former slaves, Bethune spent her early years working cotton with her family. Hungry for knowledge, she attend-

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Sumter County Museum Executive Director Annie Rivers and intern Brandon Brown take a break from installing the exhibit to talk about the life and legacy of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune.

ed the Mayesville Presbyterian Mission School, where she excelled, then went on to study at Scotia Seminary and the Moody

Bible Institute. Her formal education complete, she determined to help others receive a good education, founding Daytona Normal

and Industrial Institute for Negro Girls. It later became Bethune-Cookman College.

From then on, Brown said, there was no stopping Bethune.

She became an adviser to presidents, close friend of Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt, special consultant to the U.S. Secretary of War, consultant at the charter conference of the United Nations and much more.

At the 6:15 p.m. at the Friday opening, Dr. Jacob E. Butler, chairman of the social sciences division at Morris College, will present a brief talk on Bethune’s legacy, expanding on the biography of one of the area’s greatest women.

Rivers described Bethune as a “truly phenomenal woman.” “‘Phenomenal’ is a strong word, but somehow, it feels almost woefully inadequate

when discussing the life of Dr. Bethune,” she wrote recently. “Her rise from the Mayesville cotton fields to the White House — and beyond — is a remarkable tale.”

The public is invited to the opening of the exhibit “Mary McLeod Bethune: From Mayesville to National Hero” from 6-7:15 p.m. Friday at the Heritage Education Center’s Ross S. McKenzie Hall. Admission is free; light refreshments will be served.

The Sumter County Museum is located at 122 North Washington St., with parking available at the Church Street entrance. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

For more information, call (803) 775-0908 or e-mail info@sumtercountymuseum.org. Or, visit the Museum on the Web at www.sumtercountymuseum.org.

Former slave’s saga topic at Genealogical Society FROM STAFF REPORTS Guest speaker S. Gary Graham of Pinewood will present a program on the life of Peter Henry Robards Martin at the Nov. 18 meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society. The 7:30 p.m. meeting at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church is open to the public.

Martin was born a slave at Limerick Plantation on the eastern branch of the Cooper River in what is now Berkeley County. He was 10 years old when northern troops arrived on the steps of Limerick Plantation and announced that all of the slaves were free. On that day, Martin was simply Henry, and he was owned by Isaac Ball, later known within his own family as “Isaac the Confederate.” On June 30, 1756, “Second Elias” Ball,the son of “Red Cap” (the first Elias Ball), made a trip into Charleston where, upon his arrival, he proceeded to buy at auction

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Peter Henry Robards Martin, center, and his relationship with the Ball family will be the topic at the Nov. 18 meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society. As an adult, Martin became a preacher and lived for a time in Pinewood. Gary Graham of Pinewood will be guest speaker for the meeting.

six slave children, including a 10-year-old girl named Pricilla, who was the great, great grandmother of Henry Martin.

These six children arrived in

the Port of Charleston as human cargo in the belly of the slave ship “The Hare.”

They had been captured in Sierra Leone. The children soon

found themselves in the rice fields of the Carolinas.

After the Civil War, Martin got a rudimentary education at the schools established for the freed slaves by postwar northerners. As an adult, he put his education into use as a preacher and teacher.

On Feb. 20, 1926, Henry wrote a letter to his old master, Isaac Ball. In this letter, Henry reminisces about his “fondness of days gone by.” He writes of his “sadness and regret” in learning that Isaac’s wife has died. Henry “thanks” Isaac for their “friendship,” and informs him, “I am up here preaching and teaching.” He signs his letter: “Yours obediently, P. Henry Martin, P.O. Box 38, Pinewood, South Carolina.”

Martin and Ball continued to exchange letters the last few years of their lives. These letters, along with the meticulous ledgers and plantation records kept by the Ball family for more than 160 years,

have allowed this AfricanAmerican family to trace their lineage some eight generations and through 250 years of American history.

Graham became interested in this story over a decade ago when he read the book, “Slaves in the Family” by Edward R. Ball. It was at that time that he recognized the connection between “Pricilla” and the Peter Henry Martin descendants of the Pinewood area of Sumter County.

The Sumter County Genealogical Society meets monthly from September through May at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church on the corner of Haynsworth Street and Bland Avenue. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend. Admission is free to the public, and refreshments will be served following the presentation. Call the Society’s Research Center for additional information at (803) 774-3901.

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Do-ahead mashed potatoes save time, sanity

BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press Writer One of the most stressful parts of hosting a large dinner party is figuring out how to time everything so all the food arrives at the table piping hot and at its prime.

This is especially true of Thanksgiving — the dinner party to end all dinner parties! Getting everything timed right is a crazy juggling act, even if you make good use of the turkey resting time (that 30-minute period between when the turkey comes out of the oven and when it is ready to be carved) to finish prepping the other dishes.

Traditional mashed potatoes pose a special problem.

You can try making them ahead of time, then reheating them at the last minute, but then they tend to taste stale.

Theoretically, you can make them from scratch as the clock ticks down, but good luck pulling that rabbit out of a hat while you’re simultaneously whipping up a pan gravy and finishing off your sides in a kitchen full of hovering relatives.

Here’s my solution — cook and mash the potatoes without any seasonings or dairy the day before, then pop them in the refrigerator.

When you’re ready to serve them, nuke them and add the dairy at the last minute.

Why does this work? Because it’s the reheated butter and milk or cream than causes the off flavors. Leave those out until the potatoes are already reheated and you’re good to go.

Which potato to use when making mashed potatoes?

Once upon a time there was only one answer: the russet, widely known as the “baking potato,” the most famous of which is the Idaho. It is high in starch and gets fluffy when cooked. In recent years, though, some folks have begun to swear by the Yukon gold, a medium-starch spud with a buttery hue.

In the spirit of rigorous open-mindedness, I tested them both for this recipe. and ended up going with the russet. I just liked the taste better. In the same spirit, I tested two different cooking methods — baked and boiled. And the baked version won hands-down. The flavor was just more potato-y.

Admittedly, baking takes longer than boiling, but you save time because there’s no peeling or dicing needed.

There are three tools for mashing a potato: the food mill, the potato masher and the potato ricer. Most home cooks don’t have a food mill, so we’ll ignore that. The masher produces lumpy

mashed potatoes, but some folks like them just fine that way. The ricer, designed like a potato-sized garlic press, is my favorite of the three. Of course, if you have none of these gadgets in your house, you can just use a fork.

But whatever you do, do not put the hot, cooked potatoes in a food processor, blender or mixer. You will end up with wallpaper paste.

In an effort to slim down this classic recipe, I have used low-fat milk in place of cream or whole milk, with just a touch of butter (you have to have some butter), and a cup of low-fat sour cream, which provides creamy texture and savory tang. It’s delicious, I promise.

MAKE-AHEAD LIGHT MASHED POTATOES Start to finish: 1 day plus 1 hour and 20 minutes (20 minutes active) Servings: 10 10 small to medium russet potatoes (about 5 pounds) 1 to 1 1/2 cups low-fat milk 1 cup reduced-fat sour cream 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 8 chunks Salt and ground black pepper, to taste Heat the oven to 400 F. Use a paring knife to prick the potatoes in several places. Place the potatoes on a rimmed baking sheet and bake on the oven’s middle shelf until a knife goes through with no resistance, about 45 to 50 minutes. After they are baked, cut the potatoes in half lengthwise and set aside to cool for 5 minutes.

Use a spoon to scoop out the pulp from each potato half and transfer it, in batches, to a ricer or a food mill fitted with the finest blade.

Force the potatoes through the ricer or mill into a microwave-safe bowl. Let cool, then cover and refrigerate overnight.

Just before serving, microwave the potatoes, covered loosely with plastic wrap, for 2 minutes. Stir and heat for another minute. Repeat the procedure until the potatoes are hot. Stir in 1 cup of the milk, the sour cream, the butter, and salt and pepper to taste, then heat for another minute, or until hot. Thin with additional milk if you prefer a lighter softer texture.

Serve immediately.

Nutrition information per serving: 230 calories; 50 calories from fat (22 percent of total calories); 4 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 40 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 5 g protein; 230 mg sodium.

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If you aren’t in a hurry, Melted Leek Mashed Potatoes are well worth the time.

A little addition makes big difference

BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Writer Like onions, leeks develop a rich, savory flavor when cooked slowly. And when cooked this way, they make an excellent addition to a creamy mound of mashed potatoes.

Rather than caramelize the leeks, which requires a bit more hands on cooking, we decided to melt them. It’s actually a braise, but the result is meltingly good. And braising requires only an occasional stir. The

leeks are thinly sliced, then slowly simmered in broth or stock until extremely tender, then the whole mixture is stirred into the potatoes.

The easiest way to clean leeks is to cut them up first. Trim off the ends, cut them in half lengthwise, then thinly slice them.

Place the slices in a large bowl of cool water and toss well, separating the layers, to rinse away any dirt. Allow the dirt to fall to the bottom of the bowl, then use a slotted spoon to scoop out the floating leeks.

MELTED LEEK MASHED POTATOES Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 8 3 pounds Yukon gold potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks Salt 3 tablespoons unsalted butter 3 cups thinly sliced and cleaned leeks 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth 1/2 cup half-and-half 3 tablespoons chopped fresh chives Place the potatoes in a large stockpot. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Set over high heat and bring to a boil. Cook until tender, about 20 minutes.

While the potatoes cook, prepare the leeks. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter. Add the leeks and broth and cover. Bring to a simmer, then reduce heat to maintain the temperature and cook, stirring occasionally, until the leeks are extremely tender, about 30 minutes.

When the potatoes are cooked, drain and return to the pot. Add the half-and-half, then mash until smooth. Season with salt, then stir in the melted leeks — along with any liquid in the pan — and the chives.

Nutrition information per serving: 210 calories; 50 calories from fat (24 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 37 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 5 g protein; 140 mg sodium.

Dress up Brussels sprouts with Gruyere cheese

BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Writer Whatever you do this Thanksgiving, don’t spoil your spread with underdressed vegetables.

Sure, well-dressed produce — such as green beans adorned with bacon or carrots swimming in butter — are less healthy than those that are simply steamed and seasoned.

But they also taste a heck of a lot better. And since this is Thanksgiving, why not live a little?

To get you in the

mood, we dressed our roasted Brussels sprouts with Gruyere cheese, pumpkin seeds and dates. Sweet, cheesy, caramelized deliciousness.

GRUYERE ROASTED BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH PEPITAS AND DATES Start to finish: 1 hour (20 minutes active) Servings: 6 2 pounds Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved 1 tablespoon olive oil Salt and ground black

pepper 1 cup shredded Gruyere cheese 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (also called pepitas), toasted 1/2 cup chopped dates Heat the oven to 400 F. Spread the Brussels sprouts on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat. Season with salt and pepper.

Roast for 30 to 40 minutes, or until tender and well browned.

Sprinkle with the shredded cheese and return to

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Gruyere Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pepitas and Dates are sweet and cheesy.

the oven for 10 minutes.

Transfer to a serving dish and sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds and dates.

Nutrition information per serving: 250 calories; 110 calories from fat (44 percent of total calories); 13 g fat

(4.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 26 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 13 g sugar; 14 g protein; 260 mg sodium.

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Beets put fresh spin on squash

BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Writer Roasted squash is so been-there-done-that.

Not that it isn’t delicious.

But how many times can you get excited by tossing butternut chunks in oil and seasonings, then roasting?

Still, Thanksgiving is about tradition, so we didn’t want to go too far astray from that. Instead, we looked at two ways to jazz up your otherwise basic roasted squash — by giving it a partner and by giving it a dressing.

Let’s start with the former. Potatoes would be out of place, particularly because they usually show up mashed, too.

Plus, we didn’t want something so starchy.

Beets were the answer.

They have a wonderful, gentle sweetness that plays really well with the natural sweetness of the squash.

For the dressing, we went with garlic. Garlic can be a difficult flavor at the Thanksgiving table.

The danger is that it can overpower the other flavors and dishes. So we mellow it with a long, slow simmer in heavy cream, then we puree it.

The result is a savory, rich sauce to drizzle over your roasted vegetables.

Nothing been-there about this Thanksgiving side.

ROASTED SQUASH AND BEETS WITH CREAMED GARLIC Start to finish: 1 hour 15 minutes Servings: 8 1 medium butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups) 4 large beets, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch cubes (about 4 cups) 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and ground black pepper 3/4 cup heavy cream 2 heads garlic (or 24 cloves), peeled 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme Heat the oven to 400 F. Spread the squash and beets on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with the olive oil and toss to coat.

Season with salt and black pepper. Roast for 40 minutes, or until tender and browned, stirring every so often.

Meanwhile, make the creamed garlic. In a small

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saucepan over medium heat, combine the cream and the garlic. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat to just below a simmer.

There should be just occasional bubbles in the cream. Cook for 45 to 50 minutes, or until the garlic is very tender. Mash the garlic with a fork in the cream, or transfer everything to a blender and puree until smooth. Stir in the thyme and season with salt and black pepper.

Serve the roasted squash and beets drizzled with the garlic cream.

Nutrition information per serving: 180 calories; 110 calories from fat (61 percent of total calories); 12 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 30 mg cholesterol; 19 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 3 g protein; 190 mg sodium.

Try Roasted Squash and Beets With Creamed Garlic this Thanksgiving.

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Thursday, Nov. 14, at 36 W. Liberty St. Contact O.J. Papucci at (803) 775-7381, extension 379, or opapucci@slcog.org.

The Shepherd’s Center will offer a public information class 11-11:50 a.m.

Thursday, Nov. 14, at 24 Council St. Mayor Joe McElveen will speak.

One More Effort Federated Club will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. The group is accepting new members.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m.

Friday, Nov. 15, at South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited.

The Lincoln High School Alumni Association will hold a barbecue turkey and barbecue chicken dinner fundraiser 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at 24 Council St. Cost: $6 per dinner and includes your choice of barbecue turkey or chicken, seasoned rice, green beans, roll and tea.

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Saturday, Nov. 16, at 610 Manning Ave. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 16, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

An informational session on the Affordable Care Act will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. The Westside Neighborhood Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Contact Jim McCain at (678) 4298150 or jtmccain@ bellsouth.net.

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Tonight’s Other Highlights • Miles and the gang scheme to escape on “Revolutionâ€? (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • The hopefuls perform on “The X Factorâ€? (8 p.m., Fox, TV14). • Lyla is lost in Moscow on “Arrowâ€? (8 p.m., CW, TV-14). • A case involves rape in the military on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unitâ€? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Claire and Phil prepare anniversary surprises on “Modern Familyâ€? (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • A pet peeve proves fatal on “CSIâ€? (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Teddy’s wedding plans upset Maddie on “Nashvilleâ€? (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• The girls encounter a dark entity on “American Horror Story: Covenâ€? (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

Series Notes Another contestant is voted off “Survivor�

(8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Four paws and a big heart on “The Middle�

(8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Sensitivity training on “Back in the Game�

(8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Return to sender on “Criminal Minds�

(9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Russell and Stephen spot a kindred soul on “The Tomorrow People� (9 p.m., CW, TV14) * Molly Shannon guest-stars on “Super Fun Night� (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

Boys of Alabama perform on “The Colbert Report� (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Matthews appear on “Late Show With David Letterman�

(11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jay Leno welcomes Bill Cosby and Chris Pratt on “The Tonight Show� (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Ray Romano, Eddie Cibrian and The Killers appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live�

(11:35 p.m., ABC) * Ice-T and Thomas Rhett visit “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon�

(12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Kaley Cuoco and Kellie Pickler on “The Late Late Show� (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele are scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart� (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Will Arnett, Jim Gaffigan and M.I.A. appear on “Conan� (11 p.m., TBS) * James Davis, Heather McDonald and Matt Braunger are booked on “Chelsea Lately�

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Burt Lancaster plays a power-hungry gossip columnist in “Sweet Smell of Success�

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olidays are a time filled with family, friends and — perhaps most importantly - feasts. Traditional holiday menu items have the power to evoke warm memories of holidays past while continuing to bring people together year after year. For many, the center of that coveted holiday table would not be complete without a sweet and savory spiral-sliced ham.

But what kind of holiday spread would it be without a plethora of delicious side dishes to accompany and complement the meal? Whether you prefer ham with notes of honey, nuts or fruit, make sure your dinner table boasts a variety of options that enhance its delectable flavor. Look for recipes that incorporate both traditional and unexpected ingredients for a holiday menu makeover. Doing so will keep guests pleased with familiar favorites, yet pleasantly surprised with the new variations.

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flavors of the season, butternut squash is an excellent choice.

White Beans with Bacon and Butternut Squash is a perfect blend of savory, sweet and salty. Serve it alongside your favorite Smithfield ham — Honey, Caramel Apple or Pecan Praline glazed — for a true taste of tradition.

For more great recipes, visit www.smithfield.com.

A potato dish is also a must for many holiday spreads. Break away from mundane mashed potatoes and gravy with this recipe for Smashed Bacon Ranch Potatoes. Family and friends will line up for seconds when they get a taste of the ranch dressing and smoky bacon combination. Or, try this recipe for Green Bean Corn Casserole for another new twist on a classic holiday favorite.

3 WAYS TO MAKE HAM LEFTOVERS DELECTABLE

For many, the best part of the holiday meal awaits them in the fridge the next day. If you find yourself with a kitchen still stocked for a holiday feast, here are some easy ways to turn deli-

cious ham into a flavorful meal with just a few extra ingredients: Pizza: Nothing pleases a child — or a parent for that matter — more than pizza. Simply place marinara sauce, cheese and cubed ham atop broiled French bread or English muffins for a crunchy post-holiday lunch.

Pasta salad: Whip up a cool classic you can nibble on all week long. Prepare your favorite whole-wheat noodles, then mix in cubed ham, your favorite cheeses, diced tomatoes, spinach and a generous pour of creamy Italian dressing. It’s an easy meal in just minutes.

Sandwiches: Take standard ham and cheese sandwiches to new levels with uneaten goodies from your cheese platter. Fill leftover artisan rolls from your holiday fare with sliced ham.

Experiment with your favorite cheeses — Gouda, Gruyere or Roquefort — and place on the grill for a gooey, crunchy bite.

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Cook time: 50 minutes Yield: 8 servings 1 bag frozen French-style green beans 1 cup celery, chopped 1/2 cup sour cream 1 can cream of celery soup 1 can corn, drained 1 green pepper, chopped 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated (or more) 1 sleeve butter crackers, finely crushed 3 tablespoons melted butter Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large mixing bowl, combine first 7 ingredients and place in prepared 13-inch by 9-inch casserole dish. Combine crushed butter crackers and melted butter and spread over top of casserole. Bake for 45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

Note: Add 1 cup diced ham and 1 cup shredded cooked chicken to this recipe to make it a main dish.

HOLIDAY SPIRAL SLICED HAM WITH HONEY GLAZE

Cook time: 10 to 12 minutes per pound Yield: 14 servings 1 Smithfield Spiral Sliced Ham with Honey Glaze Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Remove packaging; reserve liquid. Place ham cut-side down on large sheet of foil in roasting pan, pour reserved liquid over ham and wrap completely with foil. Warm ham in oven for 10 to 12 minutes per pound. Do not overheat. After removing from oven, let sit for 5 minutes before glazing. Heat glaze packet for 15 seconds in microwave. Glaze is hot, so be careful when opening packet. Holding packet with towel or oven mitt, cut corner off packet and pour glaze into bowl. Stir well and spoon over ham. Let glazed ham sit for 5 minutes before serving to allow glaze to melt over ham.

WHITE BEANS WITH BACON AND BUTTERNUT SQUASH

Cook time: 30 minutes Yield: 4 servings 2 tablespoons olive oil 4 slices Smithfield bacon, chopped 1 pound diced butternut squash 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon curry powder 1/2 cup chicken stock 2 cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed 2 cups fresh spinach, stems removed and chopped Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat. Add bacon to skillet and cook for 5 to 7 minutes or until crumbly; remove from skillet, drain on paper towels and reserve 2 tablespoons of drippings in skillet. Add butternut squash, onion, salt, pepper, nutmeg and curry powder to the skillet; saute for 5 minutes; add chicken broth to the skillet, reduce heat to medium low, cover and cook for 5 additional minutes or until butternut squash is tender. Add beans and spinach to the skillet and cook for 3 minutes or until all vegetables are heated through. Sprinkle with reserved bacon.