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No charges in toddler’s drowning

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com No charges will be filed against the relatives of a 2-year-old boy who drowned in Dubose Pond off U.S. 15 North on Monday.

Following an investigation by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office of the toddler’s death, Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III ruled out criminal charges in a letter to the sheriff Friday.

“We have reviewed the report filed by the investigators as well as photographs taken at the scene,” the letter reads in part. “Although tragic, this matter does not meet the requirement of criminal intent FINNEY necessary to prosecute in the court of general sessions.”

Byron Barr of Rock Hill was visiting his grandparents in Sumter during Veterans Day weekend when the toddler apparently left their Buckingham Boulevard home Monday and wandered into the pond.

The child’s grandparents as well as an aunt and uncle were present when they noticed the boy missing about 1 p.m. Sheriff’s deputies responded and within approximately 30 minutes located the boy in the pond 200 yards away. Attempts to revive him at the scene were unsuccessful.

Speaking to The Item, Finney said the relative speed with which the tragedy unfolded didn’t allow for any of the toddler’s guardians to be labeled criminally negligent.

“If this had been a situation where the child had been out of the house longer or gone farther, you could say there was a failure to regulate the child,” the solicitor said.

But the information uncovered by the investigation was ultimately not enough to go to court.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis likewise doesn’t think any crime occurred in the child’s death.

“I agree with him,” Dennis said of Finney’s decision. “An accident was the SEE DROWNING, PAGE A8

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013

The anniversary gift of a lifetime

MATT WALSH / THE ITEM

U.S. Air Force Col. Wayne Blanchette, left, embraces his father, retired Master Chief Sgt. Ray Blanchette, after surprising him and his mother, Betty Blanchette, during the couple’s surprise 50th wedding anniversary celebration on Friday at the Sumter Elks Lodge. Wayne Blanchette traveled from Kuwait, where he is currently stationed, and walked into the room after family and friends played a video of him wishing his parents a happy anniversary.

Son deployed to Kuwait travels thousands of miles to surprise parents celebrating 50 years of marriage

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etty and Ray Blanchette didn’t expect to be on the front page of The Item today.

That’s true of many people just before they appear in the paper, but the Blanchettes have a good reason. They didn’t expect friends and family to throw a surprise party for their

50th wedding anniversary. They didn’t expect their daughter to come all the way from Texas to attend. And they certainly didn’t expect the surprise guest who arrived a few minutes late.

Instead, they sat down to watch a video Friday night of their son, U.S. Air Force Col. Wayne Blanchette, wishing them a happy anniversary SEE 50 YEARS, PAGE A7

USC Sumter names 3 in dean search

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Reviewing the new list of finalists for the dean’s position at the University of South Carolina Sumter, the one thing you can’t

say is that the committee didn’t do a nationwide search.

Expected to start during the Spring 2014 semester, and even though some of them do have South Carolina ties, the school’s next dean will likely

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be from either Maine, Louisiana or Alaska, meaning the new school head will come from at least 786 miles away.

The candidates are: Dr. Leslie A. Cornick serves as the chairwoman of

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the environmental science department at Alaska Pacific University. Cornick also serves as a marine biology program director and professor at the Anchorage school.

She holds a Ph.D. in wild-

life ecology from Texas A&M University, as well as a master’s degree in physiology and behavioral biology from San Francisco State University.

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Wanted: 300 pounds of food for needy

BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

Our priorities should include more exercise

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s adults, we wear many different hats in our busy lives.

We get so busy with work and caring for kids, parents or even our spouse’s needs that it’s easy to forget about ourselves and find the time to care for our own health.

The moments we have to ourselves are very few and far between, but even when we do have those moments, we are too busy planning, cleaning or catching up with social media.

As adults, we tend to take our health for granted. Yet, the longer we go without taking care of our well-being, the more we put ourselves at risk for obesity and chronic diseases. It can be a long, challenging road to have to try to undo CORRIGAN what has been done, but this can be prevented if you make the time for exercise, starting today.

Exercising to stay healthy to raise your family should not make you feel guilty, yet many parents or caregivers report that they do. In order to keep up with the growing needs and demands of your family, exercise is important in GET OUT order to have THE DOOR the energy and strength • Exercise daily. for it. Plus, you are a good • Make it a family event.

• Seek out opportunities. role model to your family when you exercise. Include the family and go for a bike ride, walk the dog or play a game of tag in the backyard.

It’s also important for adults to set goals and have positive social experiences just like kids do. Partnering up with friends for group exercise can help keep you on track and hold you accountable.

Exercise does not mean that you have to go to a gym to work out.

However, if a facility is your preference, look for fitness centers that offer child care, or trade workout time with your spouse or a friend.

Don’t forget about the missed opportunities that you might have.

Often, parents spend a good bit of time waiting on their kids to finish with after-school sports and activities. If you find yourself sitting in the car with a good 10 to 20 minutes or more to spare, get out and go for a walk. You will feel better and have more energy.

Forget planning for holiday meals.

Some people in Sumter have to worry about where their next meal is coming from or when it will be.

“We’ve been giving a lot of food out, probably more than usual,” said Mark Champagne, executive director of United Ministries of Sumter County. “Food stamps have been reduced across the board. This time of year — end of October, beginning of November — we get very, very low.

We’re almost hand to mouth with food.”

Between January and September of this year, the nonprofit organization has provided food for 601 families valuing more than $26,000, he said.

The Sumter Police Department is coming to the rescue with its third-an-

nual Mile for ful,” said 3 WAYS TO HELP a Meal from Jean Wil9 a.m. to 1 liams, coorDonate nonperishable food items to p.m. Friday dinator for Mile for a Meal between 9 a.m. and at Sumter the Emman1 p.m. Friday at Sumter Mall, 1057 Mall, 1057 uel Soup Broad St. Donations can also be made Broad St. Kitchen. through Nov. 27 in the lobby of the People are “The first Sumter County Law Enforcement Cenencouraged time, they to come walk ter, 107 E. Hampton St., or at gave us so Sumter-area Piggly Wiggly stores in a mile to much that it designated boxes. raise awarelasted a Bring canned goods to United ness of hunwhole year.

Ministries of Sumter County, 36 S. ger in the But of Artillery Drive, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 community course, it dep.m. Monday to Thursday. Outside and to dopends on nate nonper- those hours, call (803) 775-0757 to how much coordinate donations. ishable food they get.”

For Emmanuel Soup Kitchen, call items to the Like (803) 773-1624 or (803) 773-7696. cause.

Champagne, Located at 421 S. Main St., the kitchen Last year, she has seen is usually open from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Mile for a an increase Monday to Saturday.

Meal collectin people ed 200 coming out pounds for for meals. local food banks. This The soup kitchen serves 70 year, the department to 80 people a day with hot hopes to collect 300 meals Monday through pounds of food to donate Friday and bagged lunches to United Ministries and on Saturday, Williams said.

Emmanuel Soup Kitchen.

Mile for a Meal dona“It has been very helptions can also be made up

to the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, in the lobby of the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton St., or at Sumter-area Piggly Wiggly stores in designated boxes.

But seven or eight months from now, don’t forget about the food pantries that serve this area.

“This kind of stuff tugs at your heart a little this time of year, and we’re thankful for the holidays,” Champagne said. “We are blessed with a great community, and we get a lot of donations from the schools and different clubs. But it’s quieter in June and July. We don’t get enough in November and December to carry us throughout the year.”

For more information on Mile for a Meal, contact the Sumter Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit at (803) 4362723.

SALUTING OUR MILITARY MEMBERS

ABOVE: Oakland Primary School kindergarten students salute the troops in attendance Tuesday at Sumter School District’s Board of Trustees meeting. Their dance recital was part of their tribute to America’s armed forces.

LEFT: The first-grade choir at the school performs a selection of patriotic songs during the meeting.

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In 1957, Sen. Kennedy visited the university to deliver the commencement address.

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The Hollings Library, accessible through the Thomas Cooper Library on the USC campus, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays. Its exhibits and displays are free and open to the community.

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LEVENTIS HONORED WITH THE ORDER OF THE PALMETTO

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Former South Carolina state Sen. Phil Leventis speaks with guests at a dinner Thursday night held in his honor at Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Center on South Main Street in downtown Sumter. During the event, the retired Brigadier General from the South Carolina Air National Guard was honored with the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest honor, for his distinguished service, which included serving 32 years in the Senate.

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Boy with leukemia becomes ‘Batkid’ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Dressed in a black Batman costume, his fists clenched as he took on foe after foe around San Francisco, a 5-year-old boy who has battled leukemia for years fulfilled his wish Friday to be his favorite superhero.

In the process, Miles Scott became a darling of social media and attracted thousands of fans across the country, including the White House. “When you have an illness, it’s very important to know you have a support system,� said Gina Futrell, a 51-yearold with multiple sclerosis, who was among a large crowd gathered at Union Square for a chance to see the “Bat-

kid� during his day of capers. “I have an extremely strong support system, and I hope he does, too.

He’s such a little hero.�

Batkid was called into service by Police Chief Greg Suhr and spent the day zooming from one “crime scene� to the next.

Accompanied by an adult Batman impersonator, Batkid rescued a damsel in distress from cable car tracks, captured the Riddler as he robbed a bank and saved the San Francisco Giants mascot — Lou Seal — from the Penguin’s clutches.

Miles, who is now in remission, was able to fulfill his wish through the Make-A-Wish Foundation, the city and volunteers who stepped forward to help.

19 years and counting: Help bring Thanksgiving to less fortunate

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com One of the largest Thanksgiving dinners to be served in Sumter will bring hundreds of people to the South Sumter Gym next Sunday, Nov. 24. While many of them will be eating or just there to enjoy the fellowship, one woman will be celebrating her 19th anniversary of feeding the hungry, and indeed, anyone who arrives between noon and 2 p.m.

Or, as Geraldine Singleton says each year, “until the food runs out.�

Last year, she said, “between 900 and 1,000 people got meals. I had 1,000 trays, so I can keep count.�

The 69-year-old Singleton has been preparing the meals with the help of volunteers for 19 years. She cooks 50 or 60 turkeys herself for the meal, and volunteers cook more, as well as accompaniments.

People sometimes drop

off desserts and other foods or beverages on the day of the dinner.

Each year, Singleton said, she considers retiring, but “when it gets close to Thanksgiving, I just start thinking about all the elderly at home who need the food so much. Volunteers who deliver their meals say they all are so grateful someone is thinking about them.�

She’s grateful herself, Singleton said, for all the donations from the community that allow her to spearhead the annual project, and she’s hoping they will continue to come in.

As of Thursday, she said, “The donations are starting to come in, but we need a lot more.

I’ve cooked eight turkeys so far.�

Also on the menu for Nov. 24 are mixed vegetables, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, rice, gravy, cake and drinks.

Donations of money or grocery store gift cards, as well as turkeys, vegetables and other foods,

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napkins, forks and cups are welcome. Prepared foods can be delivered to the gym starting at 8:30 a.m. the day of the dinner.

In addition to the meal, Singleton has found volunteers to bless the meal and provide words of encouragement. “Rev. Joshua Dupree and Rev. Mary Jane Ragin will be here, and we’ll have a gospel quartet,� she said.

Singleton’s daughter, Lauretha McGhaney,

assists each year with the meal, and Singleton said, “I’m encouraging her to step up so she can take over for me some day.�

She emphasized that while volunteers to prepare and serve plates on the day of the dinner are needed, many are also needed to help deliver meals for the homebound elderly. “I get names of people who get Meals on Wheels from Sumter Senior Services,� Singleton said. “They don’t

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The Sumter Elks Lodge 855 32nd Annual Turkey Shoot will be held 1 p.m. until sundown each Sunday through Dec. 29 at 1100 W. Liberty St. A Crafts for a Cure Craft Fair — Relay For Life Fundraiser will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. today at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. An AARP conducted Affordable Health Care informational seminar will be held 10 a.m.-noon today at Mt. Pisgah Baptist Church, Rembert.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10813 will host the District 2 meeting at 10 a.m. today at 610 Manning Ave. Mayewood High School Class of 1976 will meet at 10 a.m. today at Mayewood Middle School. If you cannot attend, email name and contact information to icycatz50@yahoo.com.

Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. today at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Call (803) 968-4464.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 202 Ballard-Palmer-Bates 202 will meet 3-4 p.m. today at 310 Palmetto St. Call (803) 795-3976.

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Clarendon Branch NAACP will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood.

Lincoln High School Alumni Association will meet at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at 24 Council St. Call (803) 506-2832.

The Westside Neighborhood Association will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Contact Jim at (678) 429-8150 or jtmccain@bellsouth.net.

The South Sumter Neighborhood Association will meet at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, at the Resource Center on Manning Avenue.

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Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Sandhills Medical Foundation, 425 N. Salem Ave. Call (803) 778-2442 or (803) 900-0702.

VFW Post 10813 Men’s Auxiliary will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 610 Manning Ave., followed by 6:30 p.m. general membership joint meeting and 7 p.m. regular meeting.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH

An Affordable Care Act informational session will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 17, at the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St.

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Can you dramatize science? Make rationality entertaining? “The Challenger Disaster�

(9 p.m. Saturday, Science, simulcast on Discovery) celebrates a scientist at work, transcending personal setbacks and political obstacles to ferret out the truth.

This is the first scripted movie for the Science Channel, and it is impressive. William Hurt brings his usual brand of cantankerous brio to his role as Nobel Prize-winning physicist Dr. Richard Feynman.

He was among the panel commissioned to investigate the Challenger disaster of 1986, joining a team of former astronauts and government insiders chaired by former Secretary of State William Rogers (Brian Dennehy). Feynman quickly befriends an Air Force officer (Bruce Greenwood) who at first seems to be a straight shooter from outside the Beltway orbit.

Feynman immediately bristles at a process that becomes more about protecting NASA than finding evidence.

He winces when he

hears President Ronald Reagan say that the Challenger crew “slipped the surly bonds of Earth to touch the face of God.� As a scientist who studied subatomic particles and helped his government build the first atomic bomb, he’s allergic to such political piety.

He died in 1988 and is seen here suffering from several forms of cancer that may have been the result of his work on the Manhattan Project. There, he describes with wistful nostalgia, his only protection against atomic radiation was a pair of sunglasses that he refused to wear. • Viewers who like their shows ludicrously violent and their volume pulverizing should not miss “Almost Humanâ€? (8 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-14). This futuristic cyber-cop thriller debuts over Sunday and Monday nights.

It’s set in 2048, when technology and gang violence have both run amok. To fight the rampaging bad guys, each police officer is assigned a robot buddy.

But not even that can save detective John Kennex (Karl Urban)

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The lone survivor of that clash, Kennex is seen years later with a robotic leg and a troubled mind. He’s greeted with suspicion upon his return to the force by human officers who blame him for losing his team. He doesn’t get along with the machines, either, and quickly jettisons his first robot minder.

As a replacement he chooses an oddity from the scrapheap of technology, an older version of a cyber-cop programmed with too much humanity. After a few bumps, Kennex and his quirky, new synthetic partner (Michael Ealy) get along famously. “Human� emphasizes gee-whiz special effects and explosions much more than character development.

That said, it’s often fun to behold. Created by J.J. Abrams (“Lost�) and J.H. Wyman (“Fringe�), “Human� wears its many references on its sleeve. It takes place in a rainy, ruined dystopia right out of “Blade Runner.� Technology floats in front of users, as in

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by Paul Verhoeven in 1990, a few years after he made “RoboCop,� another major influence on this series.

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Identical twins share breast cancer, rare surgery CHICAGO (AP) — Identical twins Kelly McCarthy and Kristen Maurer have shared a lot in their lives, so when one was diagnosed with breast cancer, she urged the other to get tested, too. “You just do everything together, don’t you,� the doctor told Maurer before delivering the bad news that she, too, had the disease.

Now the 34-year-old twins from Crown Point, Ind., are sharing a medical rarity: Maurer donated skin and fat tissue for McCarthy’s breast reconstruction. “It wasn’t a question, she didn’t have to ask me,� said Maurer, a college enrollment counselor. “Having a twin is very like having a child. You would do anything for them ... in a heartbeat.�

The first successful organ transplant was between identical twins in Boston in 1954 and involved a kidney.

Since then, identical twins have been involved in many other transplant operations, involving kidneys and other organs, bone marrow and stem cells. But breast recon-

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Kristen Maurer; her husband, Richard; and daughter Finley, at left; and Kristen’s identical twin sister Kelly McCarthy; her husband, Robert; and their son, Grey, are seen at Kelly’s mother-in-law’s house in Beecher, Ill. The 34-year-old twin sisters, both from Crown Point, Ind., who both had breast cancer are recovering after rare reconstruction surgery Nov. 12 at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

struction between identical twins has only been done a handful of times; Maurer and McCarthy, a nurse, are among the youngest patients.

Identical twins are ideal donors because their skin, tissue and organs are perfect genetic matches, explained Dr. David Song, chief of plastic and reconstructive surgery at

the University of Chicago Medical Center. And that eliminates the need for antirejection medicine, he said.

Song performed the twins’ surgeries on Tuesday, and both fared well.

Typically, breast reconstruction surgery involves implants and/or a woman’s own tissue, sometimes taken from

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JOHN T. DANIELS Sr. LEESVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Funeral services for John Thomas Daniels Sr., 67, will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at CaughmanHarman Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel.

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Surviving are daughters, Kathryn (Christine) Harmon of Lexington, Tammy Coon of Gilbert and Catherine Stone of Iowa; sons, John T. Daniels Jr. of Lexington and Kenny Daniels of Leesville; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, Joyce D. Shorter of Sumter. www.caughmanharmanfuneralhome.net DOROTHY S. SINCLAIR BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Services for Dorothy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dotâ&#x20AC;? Shoemake Sinclair, age 79, widow of Thomas Richardson Sinclair, will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Chapel of Norton Funeral Home in Bishopville.

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She was a daughter of the late George Washington and Bessie Lee Campbell Shoe-

make. She was a member of Wayside Baptist Church. Her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren fondly called her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dot Dot.â&#x20AC;?

Surviving are daughters, Vickie Sinclair (Allan) Thigpen of Sumter and Kathy Sinclair (Ronnie) Davis of Bishopville; sons, Robert (Kathleen) Sinclair of Darlington and Ralph Sinclair of Bishopville; sister, Ruby Boatright of Hartsville; brother, Kenneth Shoemake of Kannapolis, N.C.; grandchildren, Tommie Sue Slade, Taylor Purvis, Travis Sinclair, Jessica Davis Atkinson and Sarah Sinclair; and great-grandchildren, Jenny-Lynn Slade, Victoria Slade, Gavin Kuhl, Kirkland Atkinson, Connor Purvis and Landon Atkinson.

She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Stephen Sinclair; and numerous brothers and sisters.

Memorials may be made to the St. Judeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tribute Program, P.O. Box 1000, Department 142, Memphis, TN 38148. www.nortonfh.net

DORA JANE BROWN Dora Jane Brown, 88, departed this life on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

Born Dec. 14, 1924, in Lee County, she was the only daughter of the late Sophia Hickman, who died during childbirth, and granddaughter of the late James and Dora Hickmon. She was reared by her aunts, Katie Hickman, and later by Irene Hickman Prescott. She attended the public schools of Lee County.

Upon graduation, she enrolled in Morris College for one year. While a student at Morris, she became ill and returned home to Bishopville, where she stayed in the home of her aunt, Irene Hickman Prescott. When Ireneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health began to decline and she could no longer care for Dora

Jane, the family made the decision to place her in a longterm care facility, Tucker Nursing Facility, Columbia.

Dora Jane leaves to cherish her passing a host of cousins and family friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Barnettsville Baptist Church, 106 Manville-St. Charles Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Wayne Montgomery, pastor, eulogist.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of Patricia Stevens, 120 Morgan St., Bishopville.

The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family.

Burial will be in the Barnettsville Baptist Churchyard cemetery, Bishopville.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

EDWARD CANTY Edward Canty, 53, died Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born Oct. 23, 1960, in New York, N.Y., he was a son of Joe Louis and Bessie Adger Canty.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

WILLIE ARCHIE Jr. Willie Archie Jr., 67, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at his home.

Born Jan. 18, 1946, in Sumter County, he was a son of Willie Sr. and Fannie McLeod Archie.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of his sister, Fannie

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Robinson, 40 McLeod St., Rembert.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

STEPHEN M. ZIMMERMAN COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Stephen Michael Zimmerman, 90, of Columbia, entered into rest on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Born Wednesday, Nov. 7, 1923, in Trenton, N.J., he was a son of the late Joseph and Frances Zimmerman. A member of Shandon Baptist Church, Mr. Zimmerman served in the Navy/Air Force during World War II. He retired from the Crane Co. and pursued a hobby in homebuilding with his wife, Joyce, which later became a thriving business.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Harry.

Mr. Zimmerman is survived by his wife, Joyce A. (Gobble) Zimmerman, with whom he shared a devoted and blessed union of more than 30 years; children, Patricia Tulis, Dianne Brown, Stephen Zimmerman Jr. (Cindy) and Mark Zimmerman (Alice); stepchildren he raised as his own, Deborah Walsh, Tony Schumpert (Jimmie) and Steven Schumpert (Cindy); brother-in-law, Arnold Gobble; as well as many grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Shandon Baptist Church, 5250 Forest Drive, Columbia, SC 29206, with the Rev. Jerry Long officiating. Entombment with military rites will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park Mausoleum Chapel.

The family received friends Friday at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 845 Leesburg Road, Columbia, SC 29209.

Those desiring are invited to send memorial contribu-

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tions to Shandon Baptist Church at the address listed above.

Friends and relatives are invited to view this obituary and share condolences or memories with the family at www.greenlawnmemorialparkandfh.com.

FRANKLIN R. MYERS Franklin R. Myers, 85, widower of Janie Ester McMillian Myers, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at Agape Hospice House, Columbia.

Born June 27, 1928, in Lee County, he was a son of Mary Myers.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Willie Myers, 154 Mary McLeod Bethune Road, Mayesville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

ALTON RICHBURG MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Alton Richburg, 60, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

He was born March 16, 1953, in Manning, a son of the Revs. Drs. Cokley and Elizabeth Sweat Richburg.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Angela Richburg Dennis, 2018 Old Georgetown Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

SALLY R. MAY TAYLOR Sally R. May Taylor, 58, wife of James Taylor Jr., was born May 21, 1955, in Orangeburg.

She departed this life on Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at her residence.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 2454 Wedgefield Road, Sumter.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

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ette finished a 25-year Air Force career at Shaw Air Force Base in 1990.

She played the crucial role of luring the couple to what they thought from in front of the U.S. would be a birthday embassy in Kuwait, party for their niece. where he is currently â&#x20AC;&#x153;It took three weeks stationed as the vice to notify everybody at chief of milithe church, tary cooperamake the invition. Col. ON THE NET tations, rent Blanchette out the lodge,â&#x20AC;? isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t supposed Watch the Sandy Blanchto finish his Blanchettesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ette said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For yearlong dereaction to the last 10 ployment to their sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surprise days, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s felt the Mideastern appearance. like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s countcountry until down time.â&#x20AC;? next summer. www.theitem.com Wayne Once the Blanchette video finished wanted to get playing, the colonel back for the party as a gave his parents their treat for his parents. He next big surprise of the credits his father with night when he strode inspiring his own miliinto the Sumter Elks tary career, and his Sumter on Thursday, Lodge in the door right commanding officer where he hid out at behind them. agreed to give him a 10- Aunt Sandyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much to day pass back to the Along the way, he be said,â&#x20AC;? a visibly overStates. picked whelmed Ray Blanchâ&#x20AC;&#x153;I did up his ette said after the last some reâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m overwhelmed. sister, surprise had been search Monica sprung. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We never exand Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very, very Zavala, pected this.â&#x20AC;? found who flew Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event got its only 7 special occasion to in from start a few weeks ago percent Texas while Wayne Blanchette of cousee everyone here, with her was out for a run. ples children â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was trying to think make it especially to see and the of some way I could tell to their Blanchmy parents to have a 50th anour great-grandson ettesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; happy 50th anniversaniversa1-yearry,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew my ry,â&#x20AC;? he from Texas.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; old aunt was planning a said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s greatparty, and I thought I one grandcould do a shout-out. point son But then ...â&#x20AC;? where Betty Blanchette Brantly.

Wayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aunt Sandy families â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Blanchette has lived in should will be Sumter almost as long all come together.â&#x20AC;? the first time theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve as her brother-in-law The colonel flew seen him,â&#x20AC;? Zavala said. and sister-in-law, who back into Washington, â&#x20AC;&#x153;We got together in retired here after Master D.C., on Wednesday Charleston, and he Chief Sgt. Ray Blanchand only arrived in drove us up in a Yukon.â&#x20AC;?

Betty Blanchette, left, and her husband, retired Master Chief Sgt. Ray Blanchette, celebrate Friday during a 50th wedding anniversary party held in their honor at the Sumter Elks Lodge.

Everything from the party itself to meeting their great-grandchild was a surprise planned for weeks.

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Friends Rainey and Rich Greenleaf donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t attend the Blanchettesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; church at St. Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and only got a note in their mailbox a couple weeks before the party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m so glad we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss it,â&#x20AC;? Rainey Greenleaf said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They definitely donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect this. Betty is going to fall out.â&#x20AC;?

Rich Greenleaf had other plans for the Blanchettes on Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was going to ask

them to play pinochle,â&#x20AC;? he said.

The Blanchettes seemed surprised enough when their friends greeted them with a shout, but when their son entered the room, Ray jumped up to hug him while Betty put her head in her hands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m overwhelmed,â&#x20AC;? said Betty Blanchette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very, very special occasion to see everyone here, especially to

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see our great-grandson from Texas.â&#x20AC;?

Neither of their children will be able to stay in Sumter through Thanksgiving, but since they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect them to be here, the Blanchettes had already made plans for next week. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We planned to spend a quiet 50th anniversary together,â&#x20AC;? Ray said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Hawaii.â&#x20AC;?

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DROWNING from Page A1 cause of death, based on our investigation.”

Investigators and forensics experts collected and pored over evidence from the scene with assistance from the State Law Enforcement Division, and all the adults present were interviewed. An autopsy report from the coroner’s office also ruled out foul play, labeling

the death an accidental drowning.

“If there had been any evidence of abuse, or of drugging the child or beating, we would have prosecuted the case vigorously,” Finney said. “But this child just got into a dangerous situation.”

Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

USC SUMTER from Page A1 Cornick earned her bachelor’s degree in biological anthropology from the University of California at San Diego.

Dr. Rick Simmons is the director of the Center for Academic and Professional Development at Louisiana Tech University. A professor of English at the university in Ruston, La., he specializes in Victorian literature and also serves as the director of the school’s honors program.

The Pawleys Island native received his doctorate from USC in 1997 and before that attended both Clemson University and Coastal Carolina University. He has published several books, including “Carolina Beach Music — The Classic Years” and “Defending South Carolina’s Coast: The Civil War from Georgetown to Little River.”

Dr. Michael Sonntag is the provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

He also serves on the board of trustees for the Maine School of Science and Mathematics.

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member in the Behavioral Sciences department at Lander University, Sonntag has both his doctorate and master’s degree from the University of Arkansas, as well as a bachelor’s degree from Baylor University.

On-campus interviews with the three finalists are scheduled to begin next week, marking the second time this year the school’s selection committee has sought someone to lead the school. Back in February, officials with the university’s main campus in Columbia announced three finalists for the Sumter position with hopes of naming a new dean by May. However, shortly after announcing the candidates, the process began to unravel, and eventually all three of the named finalists withdrew from the process.

Because of the delay, Lynwood Watts has been serving as the interim dean for the past year and a half, following the retirement of Les Carpenter.

Reach Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

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Haley: S.C. will support Boeing ISLE OF PALMS (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said Friday she feels bad for Washington Gov. Jay Inslee following this week’s union vote that left Boeing looking for other states to build its 777X. Haley said she has spoken to top company officials to assure them South Carolina, where the company already assembles its 787 Dreamliner, is supportive of Boeing. But Haley, speaking with reporters at a South Carolina Chamber of Commerce meeting, said it’s too early to talk about South Carolina putting together an incentive package to lure the 777X. However, some state lawmakers said South Carolina can compete for the plant despite published reports mentioning three other locations as likely sites for the work — Long Beach, Calif.; Salt Lake City; and Huntsville, Ala. South Carolina House Speaker Bobby Harrell told The Post and Courier of Charleston the union vote puts South Carolina in the mix. Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell told WCSC-TV

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he’s confident the state will make Boeing a competitive offer.

“I feel bad for the governor of Washington,” Haley told reporters. “It’s a terrible thing when you see great industry in your state that is trying to work, and you see unions go in and kill it, and that’s basically what happened.”

Haley, who has long opposed unions, added “what happened in Washington is precisely why I fight unions every day.”

Haley said she has been in contact with Boeing executives before and after the union vote. “That’s something they do by nature. That doesn’t mean anything,” she said.

She added she told Boeing “South Carolina is on standby and ready for you whenever you need them.”

Asked whether South Carolina would be putting together a 777X incentive package, Haley said, “I think it’s too premature to talk about that. I think we need to look at what their situation is and, like I said, the best thing we can do for Boeing right now is be supportive.”

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Clouds breaking, a shower possible; warm

Mostly sunny, breezy and cooler

Partly sunny and breezy

Winds: SSE 4-8 mph

Winds: W 7-14 mph

Winds: NE 10-20 mph

Winds: NE 10-20 mph

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Times of clouds and sun

Partly cloudy

Fog in the morning; variable clouds

Winds: NNE 4-8 mph

Winds: VAR 3-6 mph

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

Gaffney 66/49 Spartanburg 66/50

Temperature High ............................................... 62° Low ................................................ 34° Normal high ................................... 67° Normal low ..................................... 41° Record high ....................... 84° in 1955 Record low ......................... 22° in 1969

Greenville 66/51

Precipitation

Bishopville 68/51

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00" Month to date .............................. 0.60" Normal month to date .................. 1.41" Year to date ............................... 44.09" Normal year to date ................... 42.10"

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 354.51 -0.33 76.8 74.30 -0.02 75.5 74.12 -0.14 100 96.27 -0.22

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

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7 a.m. yest.

2.86 6.30 2.58 5.76 78.17 4.60

24-hr chg -0.02 none -0.02 +0.55 +0.98 -0.10

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Sunrise today .......................... 6:55 a.m.

Sunset tonight ......................... 5:17 p.m.

Moonrise today ....................... 4:49 p.m.

Moonset today ........................ 5:51 a.m.

Columbia 68/52 Today: Warmer with a blend of sunshine and clouds.

Sunday: A couple of showers; patchy fog in the morning.

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Sumter 68/52

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Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Aiken 70/51 Charleston 72/57

Today: Variable cloudiness. High 70 to 74.

Sunday: Variable cloudiness with a shower.

High 71 to 75.

The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

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Sun. Hi/Lo/W 63/59/c 63/56/sh 72/67/c 79/67/pc 73/62/t 74/64/sh 68/59/sh 64/56/sh 74/65/c 72/63/c

High Ht. 7:45 a.m.....3.6 8:06 p.m.....3.1 8:27 a.m.....3.6 8:48 p.m.....3.0

City Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low Ht. 2:04 a.m....-0.2 2:46 p.m.....0.2 2:48 a.m....-0.1 3:30 p.m.....0.2

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Sun. Hi/Lo/W 72/64/c 74/64/c 71/63/c 67/60/c 71/60/c 76/65/c 64/59/c 73/66/c 75/61/c 66/59/c

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Today Sun. Today Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 63/38/pc 59/36/pc Las Vegas 66/48/pc 64/49/pc Anchorage 25/13/s 21/8/s Los Angeles 68/56/sh 68/54/pc Atlanta 66/56/pc 69/59/sh Miami 84/76/c 84/72/c Baltimore 58/49/sh 65/61/c Minneapolis 52/41/r 47/25/sh Boston 58/45/pc 60/54/c New Orleans 76/69/c 80/68/t Charleston, WV 64/51/pc 71/49/sh New York 58/52/sh 64/61/c Charlotte 64/50/pc 67/59/c Oklahoma City 76/55/pc 73/38/s Chicago 59/56/r 64/36/t Omaha 64/43/c 51/27/c Cincinnati 64/55/pc 73/44/t Philadelphia 58/49/sh 67/61/c Dallas 78/64/pc 83/49/pc Phoenix 74/54/s 74/56/pc Denver 58/30/pc 47/28/pc Pittsburgh 60/50/pc 65/47/sh Des Moines 62/51/r 56/31/sh St. Louis 69/61/r 75/39/t Detroit 56/51/pc 65/42/r Salt Lake City 45/30/sn 45/32/pc Helena 36/19/sn 36/24/sn San Francisco 60/49/pc 59/48/s Honolulu 85/69/s 84/69/s Seattle 46/39/sh 50/42/sh Indianapolis 64/55/pc 70/40/t Topeka 70/49/pc 57/30/c Kansas City 70/51/sh 58/32/c Washington, DC 61/53/sh 67/62/c Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): ARIES (March 21-April 19): the last word in astrology Look at alternatives that Idle time will lead to are cost-effective and impulsive mistakes. Stay eugenia LAST conducive to pleasing, not active delving into a annoying, those you live or project that interests you work with. Keep the peace enough to stop you from if you want to finish what you start. doing something you may regret later.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put your heart into TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A personal change whatever you do. Pursue a dream or make will make you feel great about the way you plans to romance someone who makes you look. An emotional relationship looks good, feel passionate. However, a risky involvement and the things you’ve worked so hard to should be kept at arms length. accomplish will entice romance.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your ability to GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take a moment to take what you are given and work with it will think about the past. Revisit some of the be impressive and help you get past any issues problems you’ve had with partners and you that have been causing you grief or costing will realize changes you can make to avoid you money. making the same mistakes.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Social events CANCER (June 21-July 22): Travel should be should include colleagues. Your ability to geared toward pleasure and romantic impress people with savvy ambitious plans will encounters. Visit destinations or get involved be complemented by someone who wants to in community events that are culturally be a part of whatever you do. different from your own.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Problems while LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do your best not to traveling or having a debate with someone will neglect your duties or those who count on leave you in an awkward position. Strive for you. Set a new pattern that will help teach independence and you will gain respect. those you feel responsible for to do more for you in return.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participating in a joint venture will lead to a relationship with VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You deserve a break someone inspiring. Keeping partnerships equal and a chance to work on personal projects or will allow you to attain heights that have been a relationship you have with someone special. out of reach in the past.

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Jeff Byer shares a photo of a pelican flying over the water in search of fish to eat.

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12 down, 1 to go KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Sumter High’s Xzavion Burson (1) returns a kickoff past Mauldin’s Roy Nash (4) during the Gamecocks’ 41-27 victory over the Mavericks on Friday at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field.

SHS shuts down Mauldin 41-27 in 4A playoff upset

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

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Laurence Manning running back Rashae Bey (12) surges forward as Wilson Hall’s John Ballard (20), Jay Goodson (32) and John Wells Baker (21) wrap around him during the Barons’ 55-27 victory over the Swampcats on Friday at Spencer Field.

Barons top ’Cats 55-27, Injuries, penalties, advance to 3A title game miscues doom LMA

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Item Laurence Manning Academy couldn’t have asked for a better start to its SCISA 3A football state playoff semifinal game on Friday at Wilson Hall’s Spencer Field.

The Barons couldn’t have asked for a better finish.

The Swampcat defense held the Barons

on the game’s first drive as a penalty negated a Devin Singleton reception inside the LMA 5, then the offense went 80 yards in 12 plays for a score. Head coach Robbie Briggs then dipped into his bag of tricks and pulled a surprise onside kick that kicker Austin Stout recovered at the Wilson Hall 49. Three SEE BARONS, PAGE B2

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Injuries, penalties, turnovers.

Any one of the three can derail a team, especially in a playoff game, but all three combined are almost impossible to overcome.

The Laurence Manning Academy football team suffered

all three on Friday night at Spencer Field and the result was a 55-27 loss to Wilson Hall in the SCISA 3A semifiBRIGGS nals that ended the Swampcats’ season at 8-5.

SEE CATS, PAGE B2

The Sumter High School defense turned a Mauldin football team that put 83 points on the scoreboard a week ago into a ball-control offense in their 4A Division I first-round state playoff game on Friday.

The Gamecocks in turn took on the role of the big-play team.

The result was a 41-27 victory for SHS on Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field.

Sumter will advance to the second round and travel to Simpsonville next Friday to take on Hillcrest, a 41-14 winner over Rock Hill.

The 10th-seeded Mavericks defeated Boiling Springs 83-70 last week with quarterback Dre Massey leading the way with 324 yards rushing and seven

LOCAL PREP FOOTBALL SCORES SCHSL 4A Sumter 41, Mauldin 27 3A Myrtle Beach 31, Crestwood 27

SCISA 3A Wilson Hall 55, Laurence Manning 27 8-Man W.W. King 30, Clarendon Hall 20

touchdowns while throwing for over 200 yards and four scores.

MHS ran 93 offensive plays to just 45 for the Gamecocks, with 58 of them being passes.

However, SHS did a good job of taking the big play away from Massey.

“Defense is what wins championships and we played great on defense tonight,” said Sumter head coach Reggie Kennedy, whose team improved to SEE GAMECOCKS, PAGE B2

Knights fall to Myrtle Beach 31-27

Crestwood running back Ty’Son Williams (5) gets tackled by Myrtle Beach’s Corbin Singleton (31), Malik Pryor (7) and Calvin Vereen (12) during the Knights’ 31-27 loss to the Seahawks on Friday at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell.

BY COREY DAVIS Special To The Item DALZELL — Crestwood High School’s fine football season came to a disappointing end on Friday night at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell.

The Knights blew a 13point halftime lead as Myrtle Beach rallied in the second half to score 17 unanswered points,

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capped by sophomore quarterback Drayton Arnold’s game-winning 27yard touchdown pass to Malik Waring as the Seahawks prevailed 31-27 to advance to the third round of the 3A lower state playoffs.

Arnold, who went 12for-23 through the air for 293 yards and three touchdowns, was able to hit Waring for the winning score as he leaped

and snagged the ball over Knights’ defensive back Tyquan Albert towards the sidelines on blanket coverage. Although the Seahawks were down by double-digits at the half, Arnold explained Myrtle Beach continued to believe it could come back and win the game.

“We just stayed focus and kept fighting,” he SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B2

5 Keys to victory

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com By the time the football is placed on the tee at Williams-Brice Stadium today for the opening kickoff of the game between South Carolina and Florida, the Gamecocks and the 80,000-plus fans in the stands will either know or have a pretty good idea for what it is they are playing.

That’s because the Georgia-Auburn game should either be over or very, very close to done. Of course, what Gamecock Nation is wishing for is an Auburn victory. That would mean a USC victory over the Gators and a loss by Missouri to ei-

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Florida in Columbia 7 p.m. (ESPN2) ther Mississippi or Texas A&M over the next two weekends would give Carolina the Southeastern Conference’s Eastern Division title.

That would mean a trip to Atlanta for the SEC Championship Game to face the West champion, more than likely No. 1 Alabama. A Bulldog win would take South

Carolina out of the running for the East title and either UGA or Mizzou would be making the trek to Atlanta.

Even if that should happen, the Gamecocks still have plenty for which to play. Victories over Florida, Coastal Carolina and Clemson to close out the season would leave USC with a 10-2 and easily a spot in the top 10 in the BCS standings.

With a fan base hungry for a showcase game, that should make Carolina mighty enticing to the BCS bowls.

First things first though.

For any of the above to take place, South Carolina first has to beat Florida. While the SEE CAROLINA, PAGE B3

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South Carolina running back Mike Davis (28) hopes to play a big role in a Gamecock victory over Florida today at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

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BARONS from Page B1 plays later, the Barons were down 14-0.

After almost losing the ball on a fumbled exchange on the first play after the kickoff, the Barons regained their composure and scored two plays later on a 56-yard pass from William Kinney to Singleton, cutting the lead to 14-7 at the end of the first quarter.

That play would prove to be the opening of the floodgates for an opportunistic Wilson Hall offense that took advantage of countless miscues and miscalculations by the Swampcats as the Barons weathered the early storm and romped to a 55-27 victory.

With the win, Wilson Hall ran its record to 12-0 and moves on to the state championship game next Saturday against Hammond, a 28-26 winner over Orangeburg Prep.

“We know they’re a really good football team,” said Wilson Hall head coach Bruce Lane of the Swampcats, who finish the season 8-5, including two losses to the Barons.

“They had a good game plan. They were trying to shorten the game by running the clock, and up 14-0 that game plan looked really good. Our kids have been resilient.

We’ve had three ball games like that where we’ve fallen behind and we came back, and I’m just really proud of them.”

Rashae Bey and Tyshawn Epps were the catalysts on LMA’s first two scoring drives. Bey rushed 11 times for 80 yards, including a 3-yard run for the opening score and runs of 19 and 28 yards to set up quarterback Drake Hutson’s 2-yard run for the second score. Epps broke off a 56yard run to set up the first touchdown.

Lane said there were really no significant defensive adjustments made after the Swampcats’ early success.

“Coach (Kurt) Wilson and his staff have done a great job all year,” Lane said. “We gave them one (score), we felt, after the onside kick and after that I thought our guys settled down.”

Singleton, the Barons’ top receiver who was seeing his first action since a 27-20 Wilson Hall victory at Orangeburg Prep on Oct. 4, was a big difference maker against the Swampcats. While his first big reception of the night was negated, Singleton still ended the night with three receptions for 122 yards and a score.

“Our kids got a huge, huge lift getting Devin

Singleton back,” Lane said. “He caught some big passes, and William Kinney played really well.”

Briggs agreed that Singleton, who did not play two weeks ago when the Swampcats lost to the Barons 27-20, changed the game.

“No. 33 (Singleton) is a difference maker for them,” Briggs said. “He’s a guy that can stretch the field for them. And we had a couple of busted coverages that hurt us.”

Kinney, the Barons’ senior signal caller, led Wilson Hall’s offensive explosion after LMA’s fast start, completing nine of 12 passes for 215 yards and the one score to Singleton and adding 91 yards and three touchdowns on eight rushes. Kinney’s scoring runs were 23, 15 and 32 yards.

Wilson Hall’s other scores came on a John Patrick Sears fumble recovery in the end zone after a high snap on a Swampcat punt attempt, a 1-yard Jay Goodson run and a 41-yard interception return by John Ballard. Cody Hoover added field goals of 24 and 39 yards, and was true on all seven of his PAT attempts.

Wilson Hall’s victory did come at a severe cost as senior running back Parker McDuffie left the game with a broken arm after a 5-yard run on the Barons’ first possession of the second quarter.

“Obviously that’s a huge loss for a kid that has dedicated his life to be a part of this, and we just appreciate what he has done to get us to this point,” Lane said, “because if he doesn’t play like he’s played all year we don’t get to this point.”

Briggs said the Barons’ advantage in postseason experience was another key to their victory.

“In an atmosphere like this, you have to get used to it,” Briggs said. “This is the first time in a while that we’ve been in a semifinal game. I thought our kids handled it well early on, and then we had a little adversity, had two defensive misalignments and that turned into 14 points.”

Briggs was encouraged after his first season heading up the Swampcat program.

“At the beginning of the year, we wanted to be in the conversation at the end and we are, so I’m proud of the kids for that,” he said. “We have a lot of things we still have to improve on and we’ll start on that tomorrow. We’ve got a lot of kids coming back, so I’m looking forward to that.”

KNIGHTS from Page B1 said. “I just wanted to give my receiver a chance to make a play and things were able to work out for us. It’s great to advance to the next round and hopefully we can carry this momentum forward.”

It was a bitter loss for Crestwood, which finished 9-3 overall on the season and was looking to reach the third round of the playoffs for the first time since 2008.

The Knights led 27-14 at halftime while rolling up 255 yards on the ground.

However, Crestwood was shut out in the second half

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Clarendon Hall eliminated from playoffs BATESBURG — The Clarendon Hall football team saw its season come to an end on Friday with 30-20 loss to W. Wyman King Academy on Friday in the

SCISA 8-Man semifinal at the Knights’ field.

The Saints finished the season at 8-4 on the year while the Knights improved to 12-1. CH, a No. 4 seed,

CATS from Page B1 “We had a football game going into halftime, then our second-string quarterback went out with a slight concussion and then our secondstring center went down,” LMA first-year head coach Robbie Briggs said. “That’s not an excuse, that’s just the reality of the situation. (Wilson Hall) has a good football team and you can’t come into a game like this short-handed.”

The Swampcats could also ill afford penalties and turnovers, but they came as well.

LMA overcame two penalties on its first drive to score an opening touchdown, but could not do the same on its third drive — one of which negated a

upset top-seeded James Island Christian 50-20 last week to get to Friday’s semifinal contest.

W.W. King, a No. 2 seed, will face third-

35-yard run deep into Barons territory. Wilson Hall scored the tying touchdown on its next possession.

It was more of the same the rest of the quarter. The Swampcats had five penalties for 28 yards in the second quarter and had 10 for 52 in the game.

“Penalties like that get us off schedule and that’s what happened,” Briggs said. “We can’t afford second-and-20 and things like that.”

LMA also put the ball on the ground seven times, losing two of them, had a botched snap on a punt recovered in the end zone for a touchdown and had an interception returned for a score.

“When they’re putting up points that quickly, it’s tough because that’s not the way our offense is built right now,” Briggs said. “But you have to put it behind you and keep

grinding and keep playing.

“But give (Wilson Hall) a lot of credit because they played tremendously well on defense tonight.”

The Barons responded well from a rough first quarter. Behind Rashae Bey and Tyshawn Epps, LMA rushed for 160 yards and two scores. But the Swampcats managed just 153 yards on the ground the rest of the way.

“They were running up the middle and outside,” Wilson Hall defensive back William Creech said. “We just changed to two guys coming up the outside and stuffed it up the middle.”

The loss of quarterback Drake Hudson also hurt the LMA offense, Creech said.

“It took away from their passing game and we were able to read the ball better afterwards,” he said.

GAMECOCKS from Page B1 7-5 on the season with its fifth straight victory. “I really felt good about our defense going into the game with the way we had prepared.

Our front four played great; I would put it up against anybody’s in the state.

“We didn’t get up field too much. We did a good job of playing flat.”

Massey still had a strong game for the Mavs, who finish the year at 7-5. He completed 34 of 59 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns and rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown on 22 carries. Outside of a 66-yard scoring run in the second quarter and 18-yard run in the fourth quarter, Massey had no other runs over 10 yards.

Sumter kept him hemmed in by staying in its rushing lanes.

“We didn’t want to run up the field because that’s what they wanted us to do,” said defensive tackle Demarcus Harris. “If we did that, he would take off and run on us.

Our job was to stay flat and if he came our way, to hit him.”

Still, Mauldin jumped out to 14-0 lead against the sev-

and limited to 67 yards rushing.

Knights’ senior running back Jason McDaniel finished his last game of his Crestwood career rushing for 199 yards on 23 carries along with three touchdowns. But McDaniel was held to 15 yards on eight rushes after the break.

“They put more people down on the line of scrimmage and committed to keeping us from running up the middle,” McDaniel said.

“We just couldn’t get anything going offensively. We slacked off in the second half, and this is the consequences when you do that in the playoffs. But this was a great season and hopefully the guys coming back will continue to work hard and

enth-seeded Gamecocks. The Mavericks used a 13-play, 69yard drive capped by a 15-yard TD pass from Massey to tight end Beau Craft to go up 7-0 with 9:56 left in the second quarter.

Massey’s 66-yard scoring run straight up the middle of the field made it 14-0 with 4:27 left and the Gamecocks teetering on the edge of disaster. SHS went three downs and out on its next possession, but forced the Mavericks to do the same.

Massey used a quick kick for a punt on fourth down, but it was tipped. The ball went about 20 yards, taking a quick bounce into the hands of up man Charlie Miranda.

Starting at the Sumter 25-yard line, Miranda went down the left sideline for a 75yard touchdown.

Vincent Watkins’ extra point made it 14-7 with 2:21 left in the first half.

“I saw an alley I had and got some good blocks to get me out there,” Miranda said. “That ended up being a big play.”

The Gamecocks forced a quick three and out on the ensu-

maybe go further next season.”

After stopping the Seahawks on downs midway through the third quarter, Myrtle Beach was back in business offensively after a McDaniel fumble was recovered by Myrtle Beach. The Seahawks took advantage as sophomore halfback Brandon Sinclair’s 2-yard touchdown run cut the Knights’ lead to 27-21 with more than five minutes left in the third. The score was set up by junior wideout Kelton Greene, who caught six passes for 190 yards and a score. His 39-yard catch set up MBHS at the Knights’ 3-yard line.

Crestwood’s offense stayed out of sink and tried to use some trickery to

ing possession and took over at their 27.

Three plays later, Quientin Anderson went 56 yards for a game-tying touchdown with 52 seconds left.

The game was tied 14-14 at halftime — barely. Mauldin wide receiver CJ Thomas was tackled at the SHS 2 as time expired on a 29-yard completion. Thomas had 14 catches for 148 yards and Taz Richardson had 11 catches for 71 yards.

Sumter got the second-half kickoff and made sure it got the ball into the hands of Ky’Jon Tyler. He took the kick at the 10, went to his left toward the Sumter sideline, got a big block from Xzavion Burson and went 90 yards for a touchdown to put the Gamecocks up 21-14.

“We felt like we had the momentum going into halftime,” Kennedy said. “We just told the kids to go out and win the second half.”

Sumter forced MHS to punt on its next possession and took over at its 16.

Quarterback James Barnes went up top to Tyler for a 53-yard gain. He later fin-

kick-start the unit. Nonetheless, a fake punt from a throw was sniffed out by the Seahawks and led to a 27-yard field goal to trim the Knights’ advantage to 27-24 with about two minutes remaining in the quarter.

“We thought we could catch them off guard, but it didn’t work out for us,” Knights head coach Keith Crolley said. “I thought defensively we tightened up, but offensively we couldn’t get it going.”

With less than four minutes remaining, Crestwood’s defense finally couldn’t hold off the Seahawks’ comeback as a 6-play, 57-yard drive was capped by Waring’s 27yard score that gave Myrtle Beach the 4-point lead it

seeded Francis Hugh Wardlaw Academy next week for the state title. Wardlaw was a 44-28 winner over Carolina Academy.

ished the drive with a 26-yard TD pass to Tyler to make it 28-14 with 6:37 left.

Mauldin cut the lead to 28-21 early in the fourth quarter, but Tyler caught 35yard TD pass from Barnes to make it 35-21 with 10:22 left in the game.

After completing just 3 of 14 passes for 21 yards in the first half, Barnes was 6-for-6 in the second half for 142 yards.

Tyler had five catches for 133 yards, all in the second half.

“Our quarterback was a little nervous in the first half,” Tyler said. “He settled down in the second half and made some good throws.”

Maudlin didn’t go quietly. It cut the lead to 35-27 with 6;33 left in the game.

It got the ball back with over a minute left and drove to a first down at the SHS 29 with six seconds left. Massey dropped back to pass, but was hit by defensive end Cavazio Wells, forcing a fumble. He picked up the loose ball and rambled 66 yards for a touchdown on the final play.

“We came through with some big plays tonight,” Kennedy said. “This was a team effort.”

never relinquished. The Knights’ lost the ball on downs on their final offensive trip as senior running back Shamari Fakih was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-2 at the Knights’ 28-yard line.

“We kind of let one get away, and we didn’t play well offensively in the second half,” Crolley said. “We just made too many mistakes, and you can’t do that when you’re trying to move on in the playoffs. But I’m proud of our kids, and wouldn’t trade them for any other team. I’m not ashamed of them, and they fought hard in every game this season. Hopefully, the younger guys know what they’ve got to do to help us have a better season.”

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Swinney: Big ACC win has Clemson back on track

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Perhaps the biggest thing Clemson coach Dabo Swinney was happy about Thursday night was his team’s positive showing at home in the national spotlight.

Clemson dominated Georgia Tech 55-31 in the first Thursday night game at Death Valley since 2002.

A month ago, Clemson was poised for a nationally televised Atlantic Coast Conference showdown that turned into a 51-14 drubbing against Florida State, raising questions whether the Tigers were a team to take seriously in college football.

In that Thursday night game in 2002 against North Carolina State, a quarterback named Philip Rivers led the Wolfpack to a 38-6 victory against Clemson.

The Tigers rebounded against the Yellow Jackets behind QB Tajh Boyd, who passed for four touchdowns to overtake Rivers as the ACC’s career leader.

Even more important for Swinney was how Clemson quickly and confidently took control of the game against Georgia Tech.

“It was good to get back

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Clemson’s Sammy Watkins, right, and Sumter High alum Roderick McDowell celebrate Watkins’ touchdown during their 55-31 win over Georgia Tech on Thursday in Clemson.

on national TV in Death Valley since we played like dogs the last time” against Florida State, he said. “We did a great job of creating

CAROLINA from Page B1 Gators are struggling with a myriad of injuries, the Gamecocks can’t take them lightly.

Remember Tennessee?

Here are five things that would help USC to a victory.

1. TAKE CONTROL EARLY

This doesn’t necessarily mean put points on the board immediately, even though that is what any Carolina fan would like to see happen. Instead, South Carolina just needs to show that it is entirely focused on this game and plans to remain that way throughout the evening.

Florida is about as fragile as fragile can be.

Once a top 10 team, it is now 4-5 and in the throes of a 4-game losing streak. If the Gamecocks set the tone early, it shouldn’t be hard to get the Gators reeling.

That being said, Florida can still salvage its season to a degree with a win today. Just another reason for USC to be ready to roll.

2. STOP THE RUN

This might sound a bit inane since Florida is averaging only 146 rushing yards a game, just one more yard than what South Carolina is allowing. However, the Gamecocks don’t need this to be a breakout game for a Florida running game.

The fewer options quarterbacks Tyler Murphy, who will be a game time decision with a sprained knee, or Skyler Mornhinweg have, the better it is for USC. 3. BE SMART ON DEFENSE

The Carolina defense has improved by leaps and bounds from the beginning of the season, and part of that has had to do with its ability to pick its spots to make big plays defensively.

South Carolina doesn’t need to lose its

momentum at the beginning of the game.”

Clemson’s defense held Georgia Tech’s league-leading rushing

offense to three straight three-and-outs and without a first down until the second quarter. By the time, the Yellow Jackets got going, the Tigers were up 20-0 on Boyd’s accurate arm and his speedy wideouts Sammy Watkins and Martavis Bryant.

Watkins had TD catches of 41 and 44 yards while Bryant his a career-high 176 yards on five receptions, including a 76-yard scoring catch that moved Boyd past Rivers’ 95 career touchdowns.

Georgia Tech cut the lead to 27-17 on Robert Godhigh’s 65-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter. But Clemson answered with touchdowns on its next two possessions to take control for good.

“We came out and made a statement in the second half,” Watkins said.

The Tigers hope to make even a few more statements this season.

They close their home season next week against FCS opponent Citadel before facing state rival South Carolina, which has won the past four games in the series — something that does not sit well with Clemson fans no matter how many double-digit wins the Tigers get each season.

ORANGEBURG (AP) — Adrian Kollock ran for three touchdowns and threw for another as South Carolina State routed Morgan State 38-3 on Thursday.

Kollock propelled the Bulldogs (8-3, 7-1 Mid-Eastern Atlantic Conference) to a 21-0 first-quarter lead with runs of 3 and 2 yards and

4. BE OFFENSIVE AS POSSIBLE

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press

5. A GOOD COVERAGE GAME

This again goes back to the Gators’ offensive woes, but USC needs to be mindful to have no screwups in punt coverage or kickoff coverage.

Florida’s Solomon Patton is averaging 27.4 yards on 17 kickoff returns and took one back 100 yards for a score. As a team, Florida is averaging 10.6 yards on 21 punt returns, more than good numbers.

Kickoffs out of the end zone and non-returnable punts would no doubt suit Spurrier.

(8) Clemson 55, Georgia Tech31 South Carolina State 38, Morgan State 3 Today (11) South Carolina vs. Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN2).

VMI at Citadel, 1 p.m.

Appalachian State at Wofford, 1:30 p.m.

Furman at Western Carolina, 3:30 p.m.

Presbyterian at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m.

Charleston Southern at Gardner-Webb, 1:30 p.m.

North Greenville at Newberry, 1 p.m.

ACC Today (2) Florida State vs. Syracuse, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (24) Miami at Duke, 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) North Carolina State at Boston College, 12:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Maryland at Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m.

North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 12:30 p.m. (WACH 57)

SEC Today (1) Alabama at Mississippi State, 7:45 p.m. (ESPN) (7) Auburn vs. (25) Georgia, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) Troy at Mississippi, noon (ESPNU) Kentucky at Vanderbilt, 12:21 p.m. (WOLO 25)

TOP 25 Wednesday (20) Northern Illinois 48, Ball State 27 Friday (13) UCLA vs. Washington, late Today (3) Ohio State at Illinois, noon (ESPN) (4) Baylor vs. Texas Tech, 7 p.m. (WACH 57) (5) Stanford at Southern Cal, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (6) Oregon vs. Utah, 4 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (12) Oklahoma State at (23) Texas, 3:30 p.m. (WACH 57) (14) Michigan State at Nebraska, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (15) Central Florida at Temple, noon (17) Wisconsin vs. Indiana, noon (ESPN2) (19) Louisville vs. Houston, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) (21) Arizona State vs. Oregon State, 9:30 p.m.

(22) Oklahoma vs. Iowa State, noon (FOX SPORTS 1)

S.C. State downs Morgan State in 38-3 rout

aggressiveness defensively against Florida, but it just needs to be smart about what it is doing. The ineptitude of the Gator offense is well documented and it could be even worse without Murphy. The Gamecocks don’t need to be taking chances that can lead to big plays and help out Florida.

The USC offense has had its ups and downs the last few weeks, and part of that can be attributed to the ongoing injury issues of quarterback Connor Shaw.

While Dylan Thompson is a perfectly fine college QB, Shaw simply brings more to the table with his quick feet and speed — when healthy — and with the way he has thrown the football this year.

Head coach Steve Spurrier needs to try and let Shaw be Shaw as much as the knee injury will allow. When he is clicking, the Carolina offense is extremely potent.

Florida still has a difficult defense to deal with, and South Carolina needs to have as many options available as possible.

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a 37-yard scoring pass to Dennis Rowe. Combined, he and starting QB Richard Cue threw for 260 yards and the Bulldogs generated 442 yards of total offense.

Tough defensive plays held the Bears (4-7, 4-4) to 85 yards rushing and 49 yards passing, including five sacks.

Trailing 24-0 at halftime, the Bears’ lone score came in the third quarter on a 40-yard field goal by Chris Moller.

The Bulldogs responded with a 15-yard TD pass from Cue to Tyler McDonald in the third quarter and a 1-yard scoring run

by Kollock in the fourth.

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Charleston Southern still in it for title, playoffs COLUMBIA — Charleston Southern head football coach Jamey Chadwell doesn’t care to lobby for a Football Championship Subdivision playoff bid because if the Buccaneers beat Gardner-Webb today, they are still in line for a Big South Conference title and an automatic berth.

Charleston Southern upset Coastal Carolina 31-26 last week, leading some to wonder if the Buccaneers could make the playoffs even if they trip up in their final two games against the Bulldogs and then Liberty.

“If we take care of business I don’t have to worry about it. If we don’t, then we’ll answer those questions when they come up,” Chadwell said.

In Boiling Springs, N.C., Charleston Southern (10-1, 3-0 Big South) will try to take another step toward that first playoff bid against GardnerWebb (5-5, 0-3).

The attention has been building for Charleston Southern all season long, but Chadwell said his team is now the one everyone is gunning for after the Buccaneers beat Coastal Carolina.

Chadwell told his team at practice this week to stop puffing their chests out.

“We started early yesterday in our meeting to make sure we took that air out of that chest as much as we could. There

are some things we could have done better in that game too,” Chadwell said.

PC AT COASTAL CAROLINA

In Conway, Coastal Carolina (9-1, 3-1 Big South) still has plenty to play for, as long as the Chanticleers beat Presbyterian (3-6, 1-2).

Today’s game is the last conference game for Coastal Carolina, so with a win, the Chanticleers could share the conference title if Charleston Southern slips up. Liberty also has just one Big South loss, so if the Flames beat the Buccaneers on the last day of the season and the league ended in a 3-way tie, Coastal Carolina would likely get the automatic FCS playoff through the league’s complicated tiebreaker.

Last week’s defeat at Charleston Southern was the first regular-season loss since October 2012 for the Chanticleers. But Coastal Carolina also has several big wins that likely mean a bid to the playoffs even if Charleston Southern wins out.

VMI AT CITADEL

In Charleston, it is back to an annual battle for the Silver Shako as The Citadel (4-6) takes on VMI (2-8).

The Keydets are leaving the Big South Conference for the Southern Conference next season, so the games will go on without delay.

The winner gets to keep the Silver Shako for

the year, a trophy shaped like the formal military hats with the feather on the front worn by cadets at both schools. The Citadel has won six in a row, and because of a 3-year break in the rivalry, VMI hasn’t won since 2002.

APPALACHIAN STATE AT WOFFORD

In Spartanburg, Wofford (5-4, 4-2 Southern Conference) has its back against the wall as it plays Appalachian State (2-8, 2-4).

The Terriers need to win to have any chance of making it to the FCS playoffs for a fifth time in seven seasons. Wofford head coach Mike Ayers said he needs to coach better to gets his team back on track.

“These lulls we have been going with in the last month have made it really tough. We could easily have two or three more losses,” Ayers said.

Wofford is having an atypical year protecting

the football. The Terriers have 20 turnovers this season, and Ayers said any team that gives the football away more than it takes the football away is going to struggle.

FURMAN AT WESTERN CAROLINA

In Cullowhee, N.C., Furman (5-5, 4-2 SoCon) will try to continue its late season resurgence against Western Carolina (2-8, 1-5).

The Paladins have won three of their last four, with the only loss coming to LSU. The late season run also has kept Furman in the race for the conference title. The Paladins would share the title by beating the Catamounts and Wofford and having Chattanooga lose to Samford this weekend.

Furman also has a small chance at the league’s automatic playoff bid, but they need just the right results in five football games over the next two weeks.

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5 things to know as Colts rally, beat Titans 30-27

BY TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Indianapolis Colts know they have to stop falling behind early.

It’s just a hard habit to break when they keep rallying for victories.

The Colts trailed 14-0 before Andrew Luck and the offense scored 20 straight points and turned a 17-6 halftime deficit into a 30-27 win over the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night.

“That’s how we make our living,” Colts coach Chuck Pagano said. “It caught up with us two games ago. We have got to try to make things a little easier on ourselves.”

The Colts (7-3) have been outscored 35-0 in the first quarter in their past three games — two of them victories. They also have trailed in six games after the first quarter this season.

“There is no panic,” Colts safety Antoine Bethea said.

“We always talk about it’s going to come down to the last 2 minutes of the game, and this year that is what it has been.”

Indianapolis is in firm control of the AFC South having beaten all three division opponents on the road this season. The Colts have beaten the Titans four straight and nine of the last 10.

The Titans (4-6) know only too well about the final 2 minutes. They scored late for a second straight game and couldn’t recover an onside kick. Now Tennessee has lost five of six, and the Titans will play four of their final six on the road.

“We knew the Colts were a good second-half team, and we didn’t finish the game out,” Titans defensive end Derrick

Morgan said. “We are losing close games that we think that we should have won. We haven’t been finishing games.

We are who we are.”

Here are five things to know about the Colts taking control of the AFC South against the Titans: COLTS CAN RUN

The Colts have been struggling to protect Luck and open holes in the run game. Indianapolis had just 14 yards in last week’s embarrassing 38-8 loss to St. Louis. But the Titans sacked Luck only once, and Donald Brown ran for 80 yards and two touchdowns, including the clincher with 3:01 left.

The Colts ran 10 times on an 11-play drive before Brown scored his second TD. “They had a point to prove,” Pagano said.

AGELESS WONDER

Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri isn’t slowing down with age. Vinatieri, who will turn 41 on Dec. 28, made all three of his field-goal attempts and improved to 20 of 23 this season. His field goals Thursday included a 48-yarder and a 50-yarder. He has made each of his last four attempts from at least 50 yards out, matching his career-best from that distance.

RECEIVING HELP

The Colts have been looking for someone other than T.Y. Hilton to help out Luck by catching passes since Reggie Wayne tore his ACL. Well, they found a few options against the Titans. Coby Fleener had a career-high eight catches for 107 yards with a long of 39, and Trent Richardson caught five passes for 31 yards. They still need more from their other receivers, who combined to catch only three passes, and Darri-

Miami’s Martin breaks silence, meets counsel

BY RICK FREEMAN The Associated Press NEW YORK — Miami Dolphins lineman Jonathan Martin has met with the NFL counsel investigating the team’s bullying scandal.

On Friday, Martin and a companion arrived at lawyer Ted Wells’ Manhattan office building and later, he addressed a throng of reporters outside.

“I do not intend this discuss this matter publicly,” Martin said.

MARTIN “This is the right way to handle the situation.”

He then turned around and went back into the office.

The league is trying to gather information about the harassment Martin says he was subjected to by teammate Richie Incognito.

Some six hours after the arrival, the gathering of media had grown to more than 30, and the meeting was still ongoing.

And since the office is in a tourist part of town, there were several passers-by and day-trippers who stopped to wait for a glimpse, as well. Even hop-hop artist Rick Ross walked across the street and stood with reporters, waiting for Martin.

Incognito has been suspended by the Dolphins. He filed a grievance Thursday against the team over his suspension, and has said his conduct was part of the normal locker-room environment.

Dolphins owner Stephen Ross also plans to meet with Martin. On Monday, he said two committees would examine the locker-room culture. Players have been virtually unanimous in saying it doesn’t need to be changed.

At practice on Friday in Miami, long snapper John Denney, the team’s players’ union representative, was asked about locker room problems.

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Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck (12) scores a touchdown on an 11-yard run as Tennessee defensive end Derrick Morgan (91) chases him during the Colts’ 30-27 victory on Thursday in Nashville, Tenn.

us Heyward-Bey didn’t finish after hurting an ankle.

SPECIAL TEAMS GAFFE

The Titans are on their third kick returner this season in Devon Wylie. Darius Reynaud was cut last month after his latest mistake, and Damian Williams was sidelined by an injured hip. So Wylie, who hadn’t returned a kick or

punt this season, filled in. His first return of the third quarter popped out when he ran into the back of teammate Craig Stevens, and the Colts scored to take a lead they never surrendered.

“It’s unfortunate,” Wylie said. “It was very big.”

FINISHING

The Titans have lost two

straight games in the span of five days when they scored late but couldn’t recover the onside kick. This time, Rob Bironas’ kick didn’t even cover the 10 yards necessary before the Titans could recover it without touching any of the Colts. The ball rolled right to Colts linebacker Pat Angerer.

Hornish: No interest in replacing Franchitti

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Sam Hornish Jr. crossed off every goal in IndyCar before leaving the series for NASCAR. With three championships and an Indianapolis 500 victory, he felt there was nothing left for him to achieve.

Now, with one of the best seats in the series suddenly HORNISH open, Hornish hasn’t changed his mind.

Hornish said Friday he has no interest in returning to IndyCar to replace Dario Franchitti at Target Chip Ganassi Racing. Hornish said the team reached out to his representatives this week when Franchitti was told by doctors he can no longer race because of the risk of injury is too great.

“I expressed I was very grateful even for the call,” Hornish said. “A door opens and the reason still stands to not do it. It’s just any time I’ve had a thought or thought about that at all, it’s been like very minimal.”

The No. 10 is one of the best seats in IndyCar, and

Franchitti won 12 races and three consecutive titles when he joined Ganassi in 2008 after a brief stint in NASCAR. Franchitti and Hornish practically crossed paths as Hornish made the full-time jump to NASCAR that same year.

He isn’t looking back, even though he heads into Saturday’s final Nationwide Series race of the season with no job lined up for 2014.

Could he change his mind?

“If I’m sitting at home for a while and I just got to go hop into a race car like, I’m beating myself up, I don’t know,” he said. “I’ve said it a million times: I did everything over there that I wanted to do, and way more. The only goal I had when I started racing was to go to the Indianapolis 500. I look at that as a chapter in my life.

“I also have the responsibility to do the best I can to take care of my wife and kids. If I had a huge mortgage or amount of debt I had to pay off, I might think about it. But the situation I’m in financially, it allows me to be able to wait and try to make something work over here.”

Kenseth pole winner at Homestead for finale

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Matt Kenseth has won the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway for Sunday’s season-ending and championship-deciding race.

KENSETH It was a massive turnaround for Kenseth following his

worst performance of the season last week at Phoenix. He finished 23rd to fall 28 points behind championship leader Jimmie Johnson leading into the finale.

Now he’s got his third pole of the season and will start in front of Johnson Sunday.

Johnson qualified seventh. But he needs only to finish 23rd or higher to win his sixth championship.

FORD ECOBOOST 400 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 177.667 mph.

2. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 177.445.

3. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 177.282.

4. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 177.061.

5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 176.846.

6. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 176.655.

7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 176.598.

8. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 176.436.

9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 176.436.

10. (55) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 176.413.

11. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 176.355.

12. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 176.355.

13. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 176.304.

14. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 175.747.

15. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 175.73.

16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 175.69.

17. (21) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 175.507.

18. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 175.433.

19. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 175.376.

20. (51) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 175.353.

21. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 175.347.

22. (14) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 175.273.

23. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 175.109.

24. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 175.092.

25. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 174.78.

26. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 174.61.

27. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 174.537.

28. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 174.329.

29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 174.317.

30. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 173.171.

31. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 173.099.

32. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 172.563.

33. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 172.287.

34. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 172.26.

35. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 172.046.

36. (47) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 171.734.

37. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

38. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

39. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

40. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, Owner Points.

41. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, Owner Points.

42. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, Owner Points.

43. (40) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

Helton stands by NASCAR’s Richmond decisions

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press HOMESTEAD, Fla. — NASCAR President Mike Helton believes the series took appropriate action against those involved in a cheating scandal before the start of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

The penalties levied after the Sept. 7 race at Richmond, where NASCAR said Michael Waltrip Racing deliberately manipulated the

race to get Martin Truex Jr. into the Chase, sent a clear message to the garage, he said: No more orders to benefit a teammate.

“It was a defining moment,” Helton said Friday at HomesteadMiami Speedway.

The 10-race Chase concludes with SunHELTON day’s season finale and the Richmond mess almost forgotten.

“One of the tough things about our sport is the length of the season, but it’s also an asset at times, and so you move on fairly quickly,” Helton said. “In the case of Richmond this year in September, I suspect that that moment will be reflected on for many years to come, but the decisions that we made, the reaction in the industry that self polices itself is indicative of our environment, and we’ve kind of moved on from that.”

SPORTS

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Stadler had rounds of 67 and 63 in a 34hole day. He birdied five of the last seven holes in the second round.

STENSON LEADS IN DUBAI

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Robert Karlsson plays a shot from the rough on the first hole during Friday’s second round of the OHL Classic.

Monday through Friday.

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KARLSSON, STADLER LEAD OHL

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Robert Karlsson and Kevin Stadler topped the OHL Classic lead-

erboard at 12 under Friday when secondround play was suspended because of darkness.

Karlsson played 36 holes Friday, shooting an 8-under 63 in the rain-delayed first round and adding a 67 in the afternoon on Mayakoba Resort’s El Camaleon course.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Henrik Stenson moved a step closer to capturing the European money title, shooting an 8-under 64 Friday for a onestroke lead after two rounds at the seasonending World Tour Championship.

He is looking to become only the second Swede in 76 years to win the European title. He was five shots ahead of his Race to Dubai rivals. Countryman Robert Karlsson in 2008 won the European Order of Merit.

“They are chasing me as good as they can, and I know neither one of the guys are going to back down,” Stenson said.

“So it is better I keep my foot down and my head down and try and keep the momentum going.”

Stenson had eight birdies in a bogeyfree round to move to 12-under 132 halfway through this event at Jumeirah Estates.

Spain’s Alejandro Canizares (67) was at 133. At 136 were France’s Victor Dubuisson (66), last week’s Turkish Open champion, and Australia’s Marcus Fraser (69).

Louisville routs Cornell 99-54 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Kevin Ware scored quickly in his return for No. 3 Louisville and the defending NCAA champion Cardinals posted their school-record 19th straight win, beating Cornell 99-54 Friday night.

Ware shattered his leg during last season’s Midwest Regional final. He played in an exhibition this season, then sat out the first two games for the Cardinals (3-0).

Ware had five points and two rebounds in 13 minutes.

He scored just 16 seconds after checking in with 14:05 left in the first half, splitting defenders on a drive to cap a 20-point run that put Louisville ahead 22-2.

NCAA BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

(4) DUKE FLORIDA ATLANTIC

COLUMBIA — Asia Dozier scored 16 points as No.21 South Carolina got past the College of Charleston 81-54 on Thursday night.

Dozier was just 6-of-12 from the field, but made four of her six 3-pointers for the Gamecocks (3-0). Aleighsa Welch scored 12 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds. South Carolina domi-

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DURHAM, N.C. — Rodney Hood scored a career-high 28 points, Jabari Parker added 21 and No. 4 Duke routed Florida Atlantic 97-64 on Friday night.

Parker had his third straight 20-point performance and also got 10 rebounds. He became the first freshman in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s 34

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seasons at Duke to begin his career with three consecutive 20-point games.

Andre Dawkins had 17 points with his first five 3-pointers of the season for Duke.

The Blue Devils (2-1) shot 55 percent, made 12 3s and never trailed. They bounced back from a 94-83 loss to No. 5 Kansas by making quick work of the outmanned Owls.

Pablo Bertone had 17 points to lead FAU (1-2), which shot 37 percent and lost its second straight.

nated the paint, outrebounding Charleston 62-38. The Gamecocks attempted 42 free throws, making 22 of them, while Charleston managed just 18 attempts.

Afreyea Tolbert scored 14 points, on 5-of-15 shooting, and Charleston (1-2) made just 30.9 percent of its shots.

The Cougars trailed 46-34 at the half, but were outscored 35-20 the rest of the way.

Alyssa Frye, averaging 17 points per game coming in, made just two shots in 12 attempts.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (21) SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

(1) CONNECTICUT (8) MARYLAND

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Perhaps by the end of the season, Maryland will improve enough to make a run at beating Connecticut.

At this point, the eighthranked Terrapins aren’t even close — in terms of talent, depth or quickness.

Breanna Stewart scored 26 points, and top-ranked Connecticut pulled away to a 72-55 victory on Friday night.

NBA ROUNDUP

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Bobcats top Cavaliers in Cleveland 86-80 CLEVELAND — Michael Kidd-Gilchrist scored 16 points and the Charlotte Bobcats used a strong fourth quarter to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers 86-80 on Friday night.

The Bobcats outscored the Cavaliers 29-22 in the final period to win for only the second time in 16 games at Quicken Loans Arena.

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ATLANTA — Jeff Teague had a career-high 33 points and 10 assists, Al Horford added 20 points and the Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadel-

phia 76ers 113-103 on Friday night.

DeMarre Carroll finished with a career-high 21 points for Atlanta, which has won three of four.

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MIAMI — LeBron James scored 39 points, Dwyane Wade had 17 points, eight assists and a career-best eight steals, and the Miami Heat held off the Dallas Mavericks 110-104 Friday night.

James made 14 of 18 shots for the Heat (6-3), while Chris Bosh scored 14 points. Norris

Cole and Rashard Lewis each added 11 for Miami, which has topped the 100-point mark in every game this season.

BLAZERS CELTICS

SCOREBOARD TODAY 10 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Tour Championship, Dubai Third Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

Noon — College Football: Kentucky at Vanderbilt (WOLO 25).

Noon — College Football: Ohio State at Illinois (ESPN).

Noon — College Football: Indiana at Wisconsin (ESPN2).

Noon — College Football: Cincinnati at Rutgers (ESPNEWS).

Noon — College Football: Troy at Mississippi (ESPNU).

Noon — College Football: Iowa State at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon — College Football: Pennsylvania at Harvard (NBC SPORTS NETWORK) Noon — College Football: West Virginia at Kansas (SPORTSOUTH).

12:30 p.m. — College Football: North Carolna at Pittsburgh (WACH 57).

12:30 p.m. — College Football: North Carolina State at Boston College (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

1 p.m. — Formula One Racing: U.S. Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Austin, Texas (CNBC).

1 p.m. — College Football: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Championship Game from Winston-Salem, N.C. — Virginia State vs.

Winston-Salem State (WIS3 TIME WARNER 122).

1 p.m. — College Football: Virginia Military Institute at The Citadel (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXYAM 1240).

2 p.m. — PGA Golf: OHL Classic at Mayakoba Third Round from Riviera Maya, Mexico (GOLF).

2:30 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Tomasz Adamek vs. Vyacheslav Glaskov in a Heavyweight Bout and Karl Dargan vs. Michael Brooks in a Lightweight Bout from Verona, N.Y. (WIS 10).

3 p.m. — College Football: Idaho State at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

3 p.m. — Professional Baseball: Arizona Fall League Championship Game from Scottsdale, Ariz. — Mesa vs. Surprise (MLB NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Georgia at Auburn (WLTX 19).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Syracuse at Florida State (WOLO 25).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Michigan State at Nebraska (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Miami at Duke (ESPNU).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Oklahoma State at Texas (WACH 57).

3:30 p.m. — International Athletics: U.S. Olympic Trials from Fargo, N.D. — Men’s Curling Trials (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. — College Football: Texas Christian at Kansas State (SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. — College Football: Utah at Oregon (FOX SPORTS 1).

4:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Ford EcoBoost 300 from Homestead, Fla. (ESPN, WEGX-FM 92.9).

4:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Colgate at Syracuse (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

6:30 p.m. — Formula One Racing: U.S. Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Austin, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. — College Football: Baylor vs. Texas Tech from Arlington, Texas (WACH 57).

7 p.m. — College Football: Florida at South Carolina (ESPN2, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WPUB-FM 102.7, WNKT-FM 107.5).

7 p.m. — College Football: Houston at Louisville (ESPNU).

7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Miami at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH).

7:45 p.m. — College Football: Alabama at Mississippi State (ESPN).

8 p.m. — College Football: Stanford at Southern California (WOLO 25).

8 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Carolina at St. Louis (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. — International Athletics: U.S. Olympic Trials from Fargo, N.D. — Women’s Curling Trials (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Indiana at Chicago (WGN).

9:30 p.m. — Professional Golf: PGA Tour of Australasia Talisker Masters Final Round from Melbourne, Austalia (GOLF).

10 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Andre Ward vs.

Edwin Rodriguez for the WBA Super Middleweight Title from Ontario, Calif. (HBO).

10:15 p.m. — College Football: Wyoming at Boise State (ESPN2).

10:30 p.m. — College Football: San Jose State at Nevada (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Brooklyn at Los Angeles Clippers (NBA TV).

2:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour DP World Tour Championship, Dubai Final Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

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BOSTON — LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and added 12 rebounds to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 109-96 victory over the Celtics on Friday night, their first victory in Boston since 2004.

Mo Williams scored 18 with eight assists for Portland, which earned its fifth consecutive victory.

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 2 0 .778 234 N.Y. Jets 5 4 0 .556 169 Miami 4 5 0 .444 193 Buffalo 3 7 0 .300 199 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 Houston 2 7 0 .222 170 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 115 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 6 4 0 .600 234 Cleveland 4 5 0 .444 172 Baltimore 4 5 0 .444 188 Pittsburgh 3 6 0 .333 179 West W L T Pct PF Kansas City 9 0 0 1.000 215 Denver 8 1 0 .889 371 San Diego 4 5 0 .444 212 Oakland 3 6 0 .333 166 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 Philadelphia 5 5 0 .500 252 N.Y. Giants 3 6 0 .333 165 Washington 3 6 0 .333 230 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 7 2 0 .778 265 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 214 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 186 Tampa Bay 1 8 0 .111 146 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 6 3 0 .667 238 Chicago 5 4 0 .556 259 Green Bay 5 4 0 .556 245 Minnesota 2 7 0 .222 220 West W L T Pct PF Seattle 9 1 0 .900 265 San Francisco 6 3 0 .667 227 Arizona 5 4 0 .556 187 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 Thursday’s Game Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 27 Sunday’s Games 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.

Monday’s Game New England at Carolina, 8:40 p.m.

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By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 5 4 .556 – Boston 4 5 .444 1 Toronto 4 5 .444 1 New York 3 5 .375 11/2 Brooklyn 2 5 .286 2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 5 3 .625 – Atlanta 4 4 .500 1 Charlotte 4 4 .500 1 Orlando 4 5 .444 11/2 Washington 2 6 .250 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 8 0 1.000 – Chicago 3 3 .500 4 Cleveland 3 6 .333 51/2 Detroit 2 5 .286 51/2 Milwaukee 2 5 .286 51/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 8 1 .889 – Dallas 5 3 .625 21/2 Houston 6 4 .600 21/2 Memphis 3 5 .375 41/2 New Orleans 3 6 .333 5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 6 2 .750 – Minnesota 6 3 .667 1/2 Oklahoma City 5 3 .625 1 Denver 3 4 .429 21/2 Utah 1 8 .111 51/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 6 3 .667 – L.A. Clippers 6 3 .667 – Phoenix 5 3 .625 1/2 L.A. Lakers 4 6 .400 21/2 Sacramento 2 5 .286 3 Thursday’s Games Houston 109, New York 106 Golden State 116, Oklahoma City 115 Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Portland at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Utah, 9 p.m.

Memphis at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Detroit at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

Today’s Games Dallas at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Denver at Houston, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m.

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

Brooklyn at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Portland at Toronto, 1 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 6 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

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By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 19 14 5 0 28 61 44 Boston 18 12 5 1 25 51 32 Toronto 18 11 6 1 23 52 42 Detroit 19 9 5 5 23 47 51 Montreal 19 9 8 2 20 49 42 Ottawa 18 7 7 4 18 53 56 Florida 19 4 11 4 12 40 66 Buffalo 20 4 15 1 9 36 63 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 18 11 7 0 22 51 42 Washington 19 10 8 1 21 61 55 N.Y. Rangers 18 9 9 0 18 41 49 Carolina 18 7 7 4 18 34 49 New Jersey 18 6 7 5 17 38 46 N.Y. Islanders 20 7 10 3 17 56 64 Philadelphia 18 7 10 1 15 33 45 Columbus 18 6 10 2 14 46 53 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 19 13 2 4 30 71 53 Colorado 18 14 4 0 28 58 37 St. Louis 17 12 2 3 27 61 40 Minnesota 19 11 4 4 26 50 41 Dallas 19 10 7 2 22 56 55 Winnipeg 20 9 9 2 20 53 57 Nashville 18 8 8 2 18 38 57 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 21 15 5 1 31 69 53 San Jose 19 12 2 5 29 68 44 Phoenix 20 13 4 3 29 67 63 Los Angeles 19 12 6 1 25 55 46 Vancouver 21 11 7 3 25 55 56 Calgary 19 6 10 3 15 52 71 Edmonton 20 4 14 2 10 48 78 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games Chicago 5, Phoenix 4, SO Boston 3, Columbus 2, OT Los Angeles 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Tampa Bay 5, Anaheim 1 St. Louis 7, Colorado 3 Dallas 7, Calgary 3 San Jose 2, Vancouver 1, OT Friday’s Games Toronto at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Anaheim at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Boston at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Florida at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 10 p.m.

Today’s Games Buffalo at Toronto, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Carolina at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Phoenix, 8 p.m.

Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Columbus at Ottawa, 1 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 6 p.m.

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

San Jose at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Winnipeg at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Vancouver, 8 p.m.

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Want to Buy Golden Kernel Pecan Company 1214 S. Guignard Dr. Sumter, SC 803-968-9432 We buy pecans, We sell Pecan halves & Pieces, Chocolate, Sugarfree Chocolate, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spiced, Prailine, Honey Glazed, English Toffee Gift Packages available, Fruit Cake mix

Farm Products Business Opportunities

SALE: Car Lot, Body Shop & Junk Yard.

Call 803-840-3904 or 778-1083.

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Flowers Farm Produce 2037 Summerton Hwy 1 mile N of Summerton on Hwy 15 Mon-Fri 9-5 Sat 9-3 Homegrown fresh vegetables. U pick tomatoes. Last Day Nov. 16th

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Crafts for a Cure Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St. 40 vendors, Sat. Nov. 16th, 9 am - 2 pm. Indoor, no admission charge.

1015 Morris Way Sat 7 - 12. dishes, chairs, TVs, children's, adult clothes, & lots more!

121 Lindley Dr Fri & Sat 7-12 Designer jeans, clothes, tools , hshld items & more 2008 Charleston Ave Sat 8-3 Moving- Everything For Sale!

Antiques, Furniture, Collectibles, (budweiser & coca cola) NASCAR, Tools, Sale will be inside.

Moving Sale: 2660 Fossil Ln., Sat 8AM-2PM. Tools, toys, hunting equipment, upright freezer, small furniture, and lots, more.

YARD SALE 13 Thomas Dr. Saturday, 8:00 am - 12:00 pm.

Household items, furniture, exercise equipment, etc.

Multi-family moving sale.

2560 Nicholson Dr. Sat. 7 am - 2 pm. All types of furn., household goods, toys, clothes, A/G pool, swing set, patio set, other misc.

Lawn Service Chad's Lawn Care Service.

Professional work at affordable prices. 803-236-8646

Multi-family Yard Sale: 831 Holiday Dr. (Past Chestnut Oaks School). Sat. &:30AM. Furn., clothes, hshld items.

Newman's Lawn & Tree Service Fall clean-up, leaf removal, pinestraw, mulch bedding, clean up jobs, Free estimate 803-316-0128

866 Whatley St Huge Family Sale Sat 7:30-? coffee tables, bed, med.cabinet, clothes, knick knacks Too much to list!

1345 Cowboy Ln.(off blvd Rd) Sat 8-2 No early birds. Huge Multi Family Name brand Clothing, New Shoes, Choir Church Robes, Marble top table w/4 chairs, beds, dressers, computer equip., new christmas decor, electr. & more!

3570 Green View Pkwy., Sat. 8-1. Furn., (leather loveseat), toys, clothes, Christmas decor.

2590 Edmunds Dr Sat 7-? Closet clean out/multi family Small kit. island, bistro set, childrens' clothing, new bedding sets & more!

131 Radcliff Dr Sat 8-? Furniture, twin bkcse hdbrd, twin white iron hdbrd, queen bdrm set,

3175 Charles Jackson St. Dalzell, Sat 8-? Variety of items including infant - 2T clothes.

35 Reese St Sat 8-? Furniture, kids clothing, curtains, kitch items, Lots more!

4005 Nazarene Church Rd Sat 8-? Kids items, toys, hshld little bit of everything!

Sat Nov. 16th 7-11:30 Small appl., Crafts items, lots of jewelry, clothing, linens, curtains, some furniture & much more!

Palmetto Towers, behind Kmart

For Sale or Trade Piles of wet oak firewood with kindling, $30 a pile. 5500 Old Camden Rd. 666-8078.

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

2942 Bayside Dr Fri 11-4 & Sat 8-1 kids items, furniture, home decor, christmas, puzzles & more!

530 Sierra St Sat 8-? Big Sale!

Ent. Center, Couch, flowers, Dinette Table set St. James Luthern School will be having their annual craft fair November 23rd from 8 am - 2 pm.We are now accepting vendors. $10.00 per table plus a donated door prize. To reserve a table or for more information call 934-8727. We are located at 1137-A Alice Drive, Sumter.

2390 Mt. Vernon Dr. Fri/Sat. 8AM. Too many to list. Stove, Frig, dish, sink, microwave, & more

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Junk Cars = CASH Junk Batteries $8 & up!

Call Gene 934-6734 Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves.

Guaranteed. 803-464-5439 BIG AL, The man with the plan.

The Sweet Potato Man. Call 803-464-6337.

300+ Landscaping bricks, 75+ flat stones 16"x16", $1 ea. Lg rotary tiller $75. 499-4786.

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Multi-family sale, 365 W. Wesmark Blvd (Sumter Eye Ctr), Sat., 7 a.m.-? Lots of good stuff.

6434 Sweet Olive Ct Sat 8-12 baby items, clothes, holiday decor, hshld items & other misc.

Lots of stuff!

Moving Sale: 922 Trailmore Cir. Sat. 7AM-Noon. Generator, tools, bass fish equip., work bench, clothes, furn., DR table w/leaf, six chairs & 2 bar stools $500 exc. cond. kitchen items, & misc items.

$25 off Holiday Special R & R Cleaning Service Call 803-316-1887

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Help Wanted Full-Time 1st Franklin Financial is currently seeking Field Reps for our Sumter office. Exp preferred but not required. Position entails phone and field work involved with collecting consumer loans & requires good interpersonal skills.

Excellent benefits package including health insurance, 401K & performance bonus w/ well established, 60+yr old dynamic company. Must be able to work flexible hrs & enjoy working in a team environment. Please send resume to Attn: Br. Mgr. P.O. Box 1693, Sumter,S.C. 29151. Or fax to 803-905-3577. Applicants for employment will be required to undergo a drug screening test prior to being considered for employment. EOE Ricky's Tree Service in search of certified bucket truck operator & power line trimmer.

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Bookkeeper needed for local established CPA office. Professional, detailed, outgoing, confidential, & client-oriented. Must know and understand acctg and have experience in PR, Bkpg, & GL. Tax experience a plus. Send resume and references to: P-Box 344 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Pilgrims We are currently seeking an experienced and proven CDL Driver.

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