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Tax notices cause confusion Software glitch apparently behind property address omission

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com An apparent glitch in the software used to print tax notices has caused confusion for many homeowners in Sumter County as they are receiving bills this week that do not include the address of the prop-

erty being taxed.

Placed in the mail on Monday by the Sumter County Auditor’s office, the recent tax bills are leaving property owners wondering whether they have received the correct tax notice.

“Ever since yesterday (Tuesday), we’ve had calls

coming in saying, ‘This is not my bill. What is this bill for,’” said Sumter County Auditor Lauretha McMcCANTS Cants, adding that her staff had to verify the addresses of about 500

notices on Wednesday.

According to McCants, her office used a new software program — which was not completely installed to handle the county’s real estate until last week — to print the bills.

In the process of converting from the old system to the new one, the number of lines

allowed for the property description was reduced from three to two. It was on this omitted third line that most of the actual property addresses — as opposed to the mailing address — were included.

Because of this, McCants SEE NOTICES, PAGE A8

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BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com

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oly Adam West, Sumter! Somebody’s been driving around town in a ’73 Lincoln Continental that’s been remodeled into an exact replica of the Batmobile from the 1960s Batman television show.

The Batman behind this Batmobile is Philip Latham, 51, a dermatologist with Dermatology & Skin Care on Broad Street. Latham was inspired to build the Batmobile not because he’s a fan of the classic television show, but because he loved the look of the car from the moment he saw it as a child.

“I always thought the show was really silly and campy,” said the Clemson graduate with a medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina. “I saw an opportunity after PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH / THE ITEM seeing some plans onDermatologist Philip Latham’s ’73 Lincoln Continental is an exact replica of the Batmobile line, and I thought that from the 1960s television show. maybe I could do that.”

People admire Latham’s Batmobile at Bilton Lincoln-Mercury on Wednesday. The car took seven years to finish.

There was only one real problem for Latham: He had no actual experience in engineering and lacked the necessary knowledge about cars. But he did have the willingness to learn, so he sought out help from Bruce Pate of Barnette’s Auto Parts for constructing the vehicle.

“I was called into my boss’ office one day, and there sat Philip Latham saying he would like some help on a project,” Pate said. “I myself am not a strong Batman fan, but the project was something really fun to do.”

Pate instructed Latham throughout the first steps of building the Batmobile, stripping the Lincoln Continental until nothing was left but the base. Andy Meschel of Sumter assisted in welding the car together, while both Glenn and John Coleman of OEM Auto Color handled the paint job.

“It was an incredibly overwhelming project,” Latham said. “There were a lot of long nights of those guys and volunteers from Central SEE BATMOBILE, PAGE A6

RAYMOND JENKINS ‘CHIC’ MATHIS Jr. ✦ 1920 — 2013

Sumter businessman was a ‘delightful and colorful individual’ Whatever he set out to do, Chic Mathis did well.

“He had a tremendous amount of get up and go,” said Ramon Schwartz Jr., a Sumter attorney who served as Speaker of the

House from 1980 to 1986.

“He just did a good job in anything he ever undertook.”

Raymond Jenkins “Chic” Mathis Jr. died Monday.

Born in Wedgefield in

1920, the 93-year-old businessman owned and operated the Manhattan Restaurant, Gamecock Packaging Stores, Central Distributing and Chic-A-Dee Restaurants through the

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“He worked very hard to be successful,” said Margaret Gowder, who worked with Mathis off and on for

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60 years. “He was like a father to me, and she (Irene Mathis, his wife of 65 years) was like a mother to me. My husband was in the SEE MATHIS, PAGE A8

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Moment of silence to mark when president was killed Sumter residents are being asked to observe the 50th anniversary of the death of John F. Kennedy this Friday.

At 12:15 p.m., churches are asked to ring their bells in remembrance of the slain president, and then all residents are asked to observe a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m. by a mayoral proclamation.

The proclamation issued

by Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen mirrors proclamations issued by mayors across the country at the request of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The remembrance will mark the exact moment Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.

Mile for a Meal will be held at mall Friday The Sumter Police Department is holding its third annual Mile for a Meal to raise awareness of hunger in the community and to collect nonperishable food items for local ministries.

Interested individuals may participate in the walk and drop off donations between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Friday at Sumter Mall, 1057 Broad St. Collections will continue through Nov. 26 and may be made in designated boxes in the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center at 107 E. Hampton St. or at Sumter-area Piggly Wiggly stores.

For more information on Mile for a Meal, contact the Sumter Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit at (803) 436-2723.

Hammond releases annual ‘Scrooges and Angels’ list COLUMBIA — South Carolina Secretary of State Mark Hammond has released his annual “Scrooges and Angels” list of what charities in the state give the most toward their goals.

Hammond names as “angels” those charities that use at ON THE NET least 80 percent of their See which donations groups for their made the charitable list at http://1.usa. purpose, gov/1diosG9. use volunteers and do not rely heavily on government grants or outside money.

On Wednesday, Hammond said the charity that spent the highest percentage of its money on program efforts was Fort Mill Care Center Inc., at nearly 98 percent.

Hammond also annually alerts residents to charities whose financial reports show they spend little on their stated purpose and a lot on professional solicitors. The organization with the lowest expenditure was the Sarasota, Fla.-based Law Enforcement Officers Relief Fund, at just under 1 percent.

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ABOVE: Firefighters with Sumter Fire Department work to extinguish a blaze on a conveyor system at Carolina Furniture Works on Wednesday. A mechanical issue was thought to be the cause of the fire on the conveyor, which will be inspected today by an electrician.

BELOW: Firefighters try to contain the blaze Wednesday. The company’s managers estimated the damage at more than $5,000.

Hours-long furniture factory fire contained

BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com An apparent mechanical issue involving the conveyor system at Carolina Furniture Works sparked a fire Wednesday, leaving the Sumter Fire Department fighting the fire for five to six hours.

The department responded with a single truck to a fire alarm from the factory at 11:15 a.m. and four minutes later called for additional help after learning the fire had spread through the factory’s two dust collectors.

The firefighters immediately attempted to gain access to the silo in order to flow water through the conveyor.

Because of the tight spaces within the conveyor, fire-

fighters weren’t able to gain complete control of the fire until about 12:58 p.m. Once the fire was contained, the firefighters stayed for several more hours to ensure the blaze had been extinguished.

“Once we gained access

and the water started flowing, it was basically just a waiting game to continue to soak it down because the sawdust is so combustible,” said Chief Joey Duggan of the Sumter Fire Department.

According to Duggan, no employees were around at

the time, so there were no injuries. The managers on site estimated that the damage will cost the company more than $5,000.

While the actual cause of the fire has yet to be determined, Duggan estimated that it could have involved anything from “a motor failing, a bearing going bad or a piece of metal coming through the conveyor system that caught on something and ignited a spark.”

An electrician will arrive at Carolina Furniture today to inspect what actually happened to the conveyor system. As a safety precaution, the fire department left water running through the conveyor overnight to ensure the sawdust did not smolder any further.

City takes step toward overhaul of Sumter’s landscaping standards

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com The city is moving forward with a plan that could set stricter standards for what Sumter will look like in the future.

Sumter City Council approved first reading Tuesday of an amended ordinance that would clarify what standards businesses and developers have to follow when planning a new construction.

Staff with the planning department have long wanted to tighten the standards they enforce. The language in the current landscaping ordinance uses ambiguous phrasing — calling on developers to “consider” landscaping, for example — but doesn’t specify how planners are to enforce them.

In many cases, individual planners are left to their own judgments of what constitutes adequate landscaping, with uneven results.

“We looked at the community, at established sites, and counted trees, and none of them were the same, per capita or per foot,” Planning Director George McGregor told council members in proposing a package of changes

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The revised ordinance would set a requirement for a minimum number of trees and shrubs to be planted in front of a commercial property, set setback requirements separating a commercial property from a neighboring property, especially if it’s a residence, and require landscaping “islands” inside parking lots to improve appearance and create shade for parked cars.

McGregor has previously proposed the amended standards to Sumter County Council through its land use committee for application in the unincorporated portions of the county but said he expects the standards will end up looking different after they’re reviewed by the different councils.

“The Planning Commission put forward one document, but I think the city will look at it with the characteristics of the city in mind, and the county will look at it with the characteristics of the county,” he said.

Councilwoman Ione Dwyer suggested one way she would like to see the city version changed, suggesting tighter safety standards for stormwater ponds.

“With some of these larger retention ponds, there should be a requirement they have some kind of fencing around them,” she said.

The proposed ordinance approaches retention ponds more from a beautification than a safety standpoint.

“The problem there is you have a lot of different sizes, and some of them look like actual ponds,” McGregor said.

“You don’t want to fence them in because people use them for recreation.”

McGregor said the planning department will add some safety language to the amendment before council takes its second and final vote. The public will have its chance to speak on the issue at the Dec. 3 council meeting.

The proposals have received some push back from property owners over the stricter standards, but McGregor told council that planning staff have done a lot of work on other communities’ land use standards to come up with the proposal.

“The Planning Commission spent over a year on this and had 12 different meetings or workshops on it,” he said.

“Some people may not like the outcome, but that’s not a reflection on the amount of work that went into it.”

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An architect’s conception of a planned new $35 million passenger cruise terminal for Charleston is seen.

U.S. Army Corps appealing cruise terminal ruling COLUMBIA (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers filed papers this week appealing a federal judge’s decision tossing out a permit for the agency’s planned $35 million cruise terminal in Charleston.

On Monday, attorneys for the Army Corps appealed that decision to the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. The Army Corps is opposing a September decision by U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel, who ruled that the agency didn’t adequately review the terminal’s effects on the city’s historic district, sending it back for further governmental review.

Gergel’s ruling was part of a lawsuit brought by environmental and neighborhood groups who argue that the Corps should have more extensively studied the harmful effects the terminal would have on the environment and city neighborhoods.

The Corps issued a permit allowing the authority to put additional pilings under an existing waterfront warehouse, which is planned to become a new cruise terminal for the city’s expanded industry. The plaintiffs have argued that allowing the warehouse to be used for a terminal is a different and more extensive use than what was permitted in the past.

Attorneys for the Corps have said that the permit only allows installing five clusters of pilings beneath a struc-

ture already permitted for maritime uses. But in court earlier this year, Gergel told attorneys for the Corps that a review of the impact of the entire project is required, not just the impacts of the new pilings. “I think you did an end run,� Gergel chastised attorneys. “You gave this permit a bum’s rush.�

The South Carolina State Ports Authority is also appealing Gergel’s decision. Both requests have been consolidated for the purposes of appeal, and briefs are due next month.

The case is one of three legal challenges to the terminal and the city’s expanded cruise industry. The state Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a dispute over whether the cruises are a public nuisance and violate city zoning ordinances.

The third case, in state administrative law court, challenges a state permit for the pier pilings. A hearing in that matter is scheduled for January.

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Greenville residents 1st in state to contact 911 with text mesasges GREENVILLE — Greenville County is setting up a new system that will allow people to contact 911 by sending a text message.

Sheriff Steve Loftis said his agency has become the first in the state to use such a system.

People with Verizon Wireless cellphones and service can now contact 911 via text message in Greenville County. Loftis said that other providers including AT&T, Sprint and TMobile have agreed to have such a system in place by May. Loftis said it’s still best to call 911 in an emergency. But he said using the text system makes it easier for people with speech or hearing problems, or anyone who might need to contact 911 but might be endangering themselves by making a phone call.

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Wilson Hall seventh-grade student Adam Torchia, who has been diagnosed with Burkitt’s lymphoma, serves as the honorary captain for the varsity football team recently. The school sponsored a Green Out Lymphoma at the game in Adam’s honor and raised $2,750 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.

COLUMBIA — The state treasurer’s office wants to pay the bank that holds South Carolina’s assets $2 million directly from public workers’ pension fund without getting budget approval from the Legislature.

Office attorney Bill Condon has sought agreement from the Retirement System Investment Commission and other agencies responsible for the fund. His letter said legislative approval is not necessary.

Former Sen. Greg Ryberg, the commission’s new chief operating officer, replied with a resounding no, calling it a shockingly nontransparent scheme.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Thurman McAuthur Harris, 29, of 1199 N. Lafayette Drive, Apt. 39, was arrested Monday and charged with possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine. At 4:15 p.m., Harris was approached while sitting in a car in the 900 block of North Main Street. Reportedly found inside was a pill bottle containing bags of suspected marijuana and cocaine.

Lonnie Matthew Thompson, 36, of 708 Boulevard Road, was arrested Sunday and charged with driving under suspension, second offense. At 7:01 p.m., Thompson was stopped after reportedly making an illegal turn from Main Street onto Calhoun Street.

DISCHARGING FIREARM:

A 21-year-old woman reportedly told law enforcement that a 21-year-old man punched holes in her walls, causing $200 in damage, about 11:40 p.m. Saturday in the second block of Somerset Drive. Several people removed the man and, according to the report, he went to an unknown vehicle outside and fired one round from a pistol into the air. A spent shell casing and an unused round were recovered at the scene.

Shortly after, another unknown black male reportedly broke down the front door, causing an additional $300 in damage, pulled out a pistol, said he was “looking for his boy� and then left before law enforcement arrived.

ASSAULT:

A 44-year-old woman reportedly told law enforcement that a 29-year-old man hit her with his fist in the left side of her face about 3:21 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of Eagle Road. According to the report, her face was swelling, and she requested EMS, which transported her to Tu-

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A 62-inch flatscreen TV, two silver necklaces and a gold ring were reported stolen from the 7400 block of Ned Weathers Lane in Rembert at 11:14 a.m. Monday.

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The Pinedale Neighborhood Association will meet at 4:30 p.m. today at South HOPE Center. Call (803) 968-4464.

The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will meet at 6:30 p.m. today at 430 W. Calhoun St. Meetings and workshops are designed to assist clubs and businesses conduct orderly, productive meetings through the correct use of parliamentary procedure.

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Contact Laura LeGrand at (803) 775-0830 or lauralegrand@sc.rr. com.

The Sumter Tea Party will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. Liberty St. AARP will hold a Driver Safety Course 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, at the Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, 24 Council St. Call (803) 7731944 to register. Cost: $12 for AARP members and $14 for all others.

Take a walk with the Sumter Police Department 9 a.m.-1 p.m.

Friday, Nov. 22, at the Sumter Mall, 1057 Broad St., to raise awareness about hunger in the community.

Bring a non-perishable food item for the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Mile for a Meal program.

Donations can also be made until Wednesday, Nov. 27, in the lobby of the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton St. or at Sumter Piggly Wiggly stores. Call (803) 4362723.

A South Carolina Cares Operation Santa Charity Car and Bike Show will be held 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at 844 Broad St. Admission: donation of a new, unwrapped gift. Event will help children in Sumter and surrounding areas have a brighter Christmas.

A business expo will be held 3-5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 23, at the Team Robinson MMA building, 262 S. Pike Road. Free admission to public. Call (803) 236-0803.

Hillcrest High School Class of 1974 will hold a reunion meeting at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 23, at the home of James and Shirley Lane, 1700 London Road. Call (803) 968-3238 for information. Call (803) 3726225 for directions. All class members are invited.

The Sumter Branch NAACP Annual Veterans Day Program will be held at 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 24, at First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St. Retired Lt. Col. and City Councilman Calvin Hastie will speak.

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Primaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; captures unadorned look at Kennedy

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH What were the Kennedys really like? Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get a more unadorned look at them, or their times, than in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primaryâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., TCM).

This 1960 documentary about that yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Wisconsin primary battle between Sens. John F. Kennedy and Hubert H. Humphrey was shot in a revolutionary style known as Direct Cinema or Cinema Verite. Employing newly developed portable cameras and sound equipment, filmmakers Robert Drew, Richard Leacock, Albert Maysles and D.A. Pennebaker were able to follow the candidates, their entourages and their families, as well as voters, in a relatively unobtrusive manner, gaining remarkable intimacy and immediacy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primaryâ&#x20AC;? could not be more bare bones. But art emerges from its insistent minimalism.

Cameras follow shoes as primary voters cast their ballots. We see Humphrey before farmers and mechanics and eavesdrop on his frustrations while going from one campaign stop to another accompanied only by a driver. The Kennedy campaign is better funded, and the candidateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wife stands out glamorously amid farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wives. But even the millionaire Kennedys are rather low-key by contemporary standards.

In fact, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primaryâ&#x20AC;? offers a remarkable window on the world of 1960, a time of cloth coats, men in hats and women wearing kerchiefs and scarves. People seem plainer, unburdened by the material wealth and physical corpulence that passes for â&#x20AC;&#x153;normalâ&#x20AC;? in 2013.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Primaryâ&#x20AC;? collaborator Albert Maysles went on to work with his brother, David, on similarly intimate works, chronicling Bible salesmen in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Salesmanâ&#x20AC;?

(1968) and The Rolling Stones in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gimme Shelterâ&#x20AC;? (1970). Their disturbing masterpiece, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grey Gardensâ&#x20AC;? (1976), captured the decaying mansion and unraveling minds of two East Hampton socialites who happened to be relatives of Jacqueline Kennedy.

This approach to documentary film clearly inspired television projects, including â&#x20AC;&#x153;An American Familyâ&#x20AC;? (1971) and MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Real World,â&#x20AC;? and what we have come to know as reality TV. Two other contemporary Kennedy documentaries, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adventures on the New Frontierâ&#x20AC;? (9:15 p.m.) and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crisisâ&#x20AC;? (10:30 p.m.), follow. â&#x20AC;˘ Apparently, we havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard the last word about the Kennedy assassination. â&#x20AC;&#x153;JFK: The Lost Tapesâ&#x20AC;? (7 p.m., Discovery, TV-14) revisits remastered audio recorded on Air Force One and within the Dallas Police Department headquarters that reveals the chaotic scramble for answers in the moments and hours after the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder.

Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Other Highlights â&#x20AC;˘ Live eliminations continue on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The X Factorâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Billy Joel tributes performed on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gleeâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m. Fox, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Ben worries about a casual conversation with Derek on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Greyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anatomyâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ The 1930s inspire fashions on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Project

Runway All Starsâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Lifetime, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ Camille attempts to pass as her own cousin on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Returnedâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Sundance, TV-MA). â&#x20AC;˘ Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents (Candice Bergen and Charles Grodin) descend for the holidays on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Michael J. Fox Showâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ A serial killer case creates a conflict with the police on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Elementaryâ&#x20AC;?

(10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Election Day becomes a teachable moment on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parenthoodâ&#x20AC;?

(10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ Damage control on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Scandalâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

Cult Choice A world-weary detective (Harrison Ford) terminates outmoded androids in director Ridley Scottâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1982 science-fiction mystery â&#x20AC;&#x153;Blade Runnerâ&#x20AC;? (6:30 p.m. and 10:15 p.m., Sundance).

pire Diariesâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Carolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s online dating site is bugged on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Millersâ&#x20AC;? (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * An office softball rivalry emerges on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Crazy Onesâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CBS, TV14) * Sean searches for an office snitch on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sean Saves the Worldâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Catherine takes drastic steps on Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reignâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Walden accepts Roseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s help on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Two and a Half Menâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

Late Night Tom Brokaw is booked on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Daily Show With Jon Stewartâ&#x20AC;?

(11 p.m., Comedy Central) * James Franco appears on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conanâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., TBS) * Moshe Kasher, Alice Wetterlund and Kurt Braunohler are booked on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chelsea Latelyâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., E!) * J.J. Abrams is on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Col-

bert Reportâ&#x20AC;? (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Rosie Perez and Yo Gotti featuring T.I. are booked on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arsenio Hall Showâ&#x20AC;? (syndicated, check local listings) * Jonah Hill and Chiwetel Ejiofor appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Show With David Lettermanâ&#x20AC;?

(11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jay Leno welcomes Kristen Bell, David Gregory and Julian Lennon on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Tracy Morgan, Chris Pratt and Pusha T appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;?

(11:35 p.m., ABC) * Liam Hemsworth, Bobby Moynihan and Sleigh Bells visit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night With Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;?

(12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts David Arquette and Krysten Ritter on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Late Late Showâ&#x20AC;? (12:35 a.m., CBS).

Copyright 2013, United Feature Syndicate

Series Notes The gang finds the perfect place for the holidays on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Big Bang Theoryâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * On two episodes of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parks and Recreationâ&#x20AC;? (NBC, TVPG): Leslieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bucket list (8 p.m.); Ron needs help (8:30 p.m.) * Jafar wants the skinny on Alice on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once Upon a Time in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Too busy to party on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Vam-

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To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail letters@theitem.com EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: NOV. 19

The Post and Courier of Charleston on curbing NSA’s data collection: When the National Security Agency’s routine collection of Americans’ telephone and electronic communication records became known last summer, President Obama defended the program and said the nation “is going to have to make some choices” about the balance between privacy and security.

But choosing overly intrusive security would create an insecurity all its own.

And though the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a petition challenging the NSA’s massive personal-records grab, the courts — and Congress — should still have more to say on this troubling issue.

Indeed, though that legal action by Electronic Privacy Information Center was turned back by the high court, the wording from that challenge is all too accurate — and chilling. It argued that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court “exceeded its statutory jurisdiction when it ordered production of millions of domestic telephone records that cannot plausibly be relevant to an authorized investigation.”

But that hasn’t stopped Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., chair of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, from pushing her bill, introduced along with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., to enshrine in law an NSA right to collect bulk electronic communications data in a potentially huge expansion of government domestic surveillance powers.

The 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was supposed to place constraints on NSA surveillance. It has not lived up to its billing. For example, the FISA court effectively rewrote the controversial Section 215 of the Patriot Act that required any seizure be relevant to an ongoing probe.

If Sen. Feinstein’s bill becomes law, law enforcement and intelligence agencies might be able to persuade courts that this dragnet principle should be extended to emails, tax records, credit card statements and bank accounts. In effect, the law could allow the government to sweep up data on every significant activity of every American as it willed.

Sen. Feinstein, the president and others have offered assurances that collecting the data isn’t the same as listening to and reading the per-

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sonal communications.

But that’s a distinction with precious little difference.

A better bill has been proposed by Rep. James Sensenbrenner, R-Wis., an author of the Patriot Act, and Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee. It would restore the original intent of Section 215 — that any government demand for data be “relevant” to an ongoing probe. That would at least stop the mindless bulk collection of sensitive data on all Americans.

NOV. 15

The Aiken Standard on how the climate change report needs consideration from lawmakers: A new report based on the expertise of more than 100 scientists and researchers offers a harsh reality for South Carolina’s climate future.

It was perhaps odd timing that the report — recently released as part of a Congressional mandated effort known as the National Climate Assessment — was distributed at a time when our state is experiencing bitterly cold weather.

However, the report offers insight about long-term trends related to global warming — projecting extreme weather, declines in air quality and even stresses on the water supply.

This climate variability — including extremely hot and cold weather, droughts and stronger and more frequent storms — will mean more intense weather patterns for the South.

Some argue that few, if any, realistic measures can be taken to curb global climate change, which is rooted in the release of heat-trapping gases such as carbon dioxide.

The United States, China and India are the leading contributors of such emissions, and while the U.S. can adopt domestic policies that are environmentallyfriendly, some question what influence we can exert internationally.

While the U.S. can’t control global decision making when it comes to climate change, it can certainly take a leadership role.

One of the most significant difficulties with bridging the gap between carbon-based fuels, such as coal, and renewable sources, such as solar, wind and biomass, is the lack of infrastructure.

As evident from the recent report, some level of change will have to implemented to reverse these negative trends. It may not be sweeping reforms, but the right steps will ensure a brighter outlook for the future.

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he Affordable Care Act’s political position has deteriorated dramatically over the last week.” That, coming from longtime Obamacare cheerleader and Washington Post blogger Ezra Klein, was pretty strong language. And it was only Wednesday.

That was the day after the release of a devastating Quinnipiac national poll. It showed Barack Obama’s approval rating at 39 percent, with his disapproval rating at 54 percent — sharply down from 45 percent approval and 49 percent disapproval on Oct. 1, the day the government shutdown began and healthcare.gov went into (limited) operation.

Democrats hoped that Republicans would take a shellacking in public opinion for the Oct. 1-16 government shutdown. They did, briefly. But Quinnipiac’s survey, conducted three weeks after the shutdown ended, indicated that the Obamacare rollout inflicted much more damage on the Democratic brand — and the party’s leader.

Quinnipiac’s numbers on Obamacare were also exactly the same as their numbers on Obama: 49 percent favored the health care legislation, 55 percent were opposed. Moreover, a near-majority — 46 percent — said the president knowingly deceived them when he assured Americans over and over that they could keep their health insurance plans.

There are few names a president can be called that are more damaging than liar.

The numbers are particularly daunting when you look at the groups that Democratic pollster Stanley Greenberg identifies as major parts of “the big cultural and demographic wave that threatens to swamp the Republican party” — young voters and Hispanics.

Obama carried voters under 30 by 66 percent to 32 percent in 2008 and 60 percent to 37 percent in 2010. He carried older voters by 1 point in the first election and lost them to

Mitt Romney in the second.

Obama did even better with Hispanics: 67 percent to 31 percent in 2008 and 71 percent to 27 percent in 2012. This was one of the few demographic groups among which he ran stronger than four years earlier.

But that was then, and this is now. Quinnipiac shows young voters disapproving of Obama 54 percent to 36 percent and Hispanics disapproving 47 percent to 41 percent.

Both groups rate him negatively on the economy, the federal budget, immigration, foreign policy and health care.

Michael Bare majorities, BARONE 51 percent of both groups, say Obama cares about people like them.

Obamacare, popular among both groups in 2012, is now an Obama albatross. Young voters oppose it 51 percent to 42 percent and Hispanics 50 percent to 44 percent. Majorities of both groups give Obama negative ratings on health care.

One must note that this is just one poll and that opinions may change as events unfold.

But it looks very much like the astonishingly disastrous Obamacare rollout has moved opinion decisively against the president and his trademark policy.

And all those predictions — not just by Democrats — that the Republican Party faced extinction because of overwhelming opposition from Millennials and Hispanics look to be, like Mark Twain’s famous obituary, premature.

There’s one other interesting result from Quinnipiac.

Has the Obama administration “been competent in running the government”? Overall, 53 percent said no and only 43 percent said yes. Young voters (47 percent said yes, 46 percent said no) and Hispanics (51 percent said yes, 46 percent said no) were only slightly more positive.

The fiasco of the healthcare.

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gov website undoubtedly contributed to this. But perhaps Americans are also starting to notice that this president is not performing his constitutional duty to faithfully execute the law — and in this case, a law he and his party wrote.

The Obama administration announced last July that it is not enforcing Obamacare’s employer mandate. It has admitted that it cannot verify the eligibility of applicants for Obamacare subsidies.

It says it will provide subsidies for those buying insurance through the federal health care exchanges in 36 states — even though the legislation nowhere authorizes that.

And last Thursday, as congressional Democrats were panicking and supporting measures to allow people to keep their current health insurance policies, Obama announced that he would not impose penalties on policies that don’t comply with the law.

That was plainly a transparent attempt to fob off the blame for canceled policies on insurers and state regulators who complied with the law as written. It is a political ploy inconsistent with the rule of law.

Quinnipiac and other pollsters are not in the habit of asking Americans whether presidents are faithfully executing the law. The assumption has been that, unlike in Russia, they mostly are — or were.

The Framers of the Constitution regarded refusal to faithfully execute the law as tyranny. Barack Obama, with his Swiss cheese exceptions to Obamacare, seems to take a different view.

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MATHIS from Page A1 military. The first 10 years we were married, he was gone eight. He (Chic Mathis) was always there for me. He had my back.

I’d just tell him if I had a problem or anything, and he never, ever said a cross word to me. Now, he had a temper, but he never said a cross word to me.”

Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock described Mathis as not only a “very successful businessman,” but also “just a good guy.”

“He was a delightful and colorful individual,” Bullock said. “I’m nothing but complimentary when it comes to Chic.

He was a friend of mine and a supporter. I always appreciated that. I thoroughly enjoyed his company and his insights into things.”

Not everyone loved Chic Mathis right away, but he eventually won them over.

“We were not friends at first. We were competitors,” said Phil Leventis, former senator. “As highway commissioner, he did a remarkable job for Sumter. We got to be good friends and remained so the rest of his life. I was sad to hear about his passing.

“He was an independent kind of guy, and he worked hard to build the things that he had. He loved to be out and about meeting and getting to know people. He was always involved in things and liked to head things up. It was his nature.”

Mathis’ many memberships and awards included: serving his country in the Navy; serving as president of the S.C. Beer Association; recipient of the S.C. Beer Association

Hammer; Advocate, Benefactor and Friend of the University of South Carolina Sumter; serving as commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars for Sumter County Post 3039; Distinguished Service Award from USC; The Order of the Palmetto; past chairman of the Democrat Party; Sumter Area Tech Education Commission; Highway Commissioner of South Carolina; member of the American Legion for more than 60 years; member of the Board of Directors for the Sumter Merchants Association; member of the Mid Carolina Commission for Higher Education; and S.C. Highways and Public Transportation Service Award.

“He probably was the most outstanding chairman of the S.C. Highway Commission we ever had,” Schwartz said. “He was a good community servant (and) always willing to do his part in any undertaking he assumed.”

In fact, a bridge on Pinewood Road was named after him.

In addition to his wife, Mathis is survived by a son, Dr. Stephen Marcus Mathis of Canton, Ga., and a sister, Carolyn M. Kizer of Summerville.

A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. today in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Fr. Michael A. Platanis officiating. Entombment will follow at Sumter Cemetery with military honors.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

— Jade Anderson

NOTICES from Page A1 said her staff verified the tax notices. addresses for at least 500 In 2011, the Auditor’s notices on Wednesday office failed to send out alone and will continue more than 1,200 tax noto work with real estate tices worth nearly owners to ensure they $58,000 to area churchreceived the correct noes. In 2010, the office tices. billed 30,000 property “We can reprint them owners in Sumter School here with the system, but District 17 at an incorthere won’t be a reprint- rect millage rate, forcing ing of all the bills. But by the county to pay more request, we can reprint than $40,000 to resend the bills here and mail those bills. In 2009, inithem out from here with tial tax bills overcharged the new location,” Mcproperty owners at a rate Cants said. of about $8 Meanover on a while, the DO YOU HAVE $100,000 county’s THE RIGHT BILL? home, forcnew softing the auware is not Determine online if you’ve received ditor’s ofin place yet the right property tax bill: fice to abonline to 1) Go to the Sumter County website sorb the allow propat www.sumtercountysc.org. cost of that erty owners 2) Under the online services tab, rebilling. to pay their click on “Property cards.”

In 2012, bill, either 3) Enter the Parcel ID number from McCants — that secyour tax notice, which will bring up was retion of the the property card, which includes elected to sumterthe address. her third countysc.org term in ofwebsite has fice, runbeen removed — and ning unopposed in the there is no current time- general election after retable for that system to ceiving 66 percent of the be reinstated. vote in the Democratic Unfortunately, Mcprimary.

Cants said the recent Adding to the most problems were not unrecent problem, Mcexpected. “We knew. We Cants said she is already knew we weren’t going worried that the error to be … that not everycould be a problem in thing was going to be in 2014, as well. place. We knew that, but “Now that we see it we tried our very best to didn’t print out as it make sure that all t’s and should have, we’re going i’s were crossed,” Mcto have to massage (the Cants said. software) to get all this This is not the first together for the upcomtime in recent years ing year,” McCants said. there have been probReach Braden Bunch lems with the county’s at (803) 774-1201.

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Rams enjoying best season ever

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

TIMES AND DEMOCRAT

Wilson Hall senior running back Jay Goodson, left, is one of a handful of Barons players who lost to Hammond two years in the SCISA 3A state championship. They’ll get a chance to gain a measure of redemption on Saturday when the two schools meet for the title again at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia.

2-year redemption plan Wilson Hall seniors get another shot at Hammond, 3A state title

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS Friday SCHSL 4A Sumter at Hillcrest, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday SCISA 3A CHAMPIONSHIP Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, Columbia Hammond vs. Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m.

It was two years ago that Wilson Hall played for the SCISA 3A football state title against Hammond. The Barons went into the game with a 12-0 record, but fell 13-9 to the Skyhawks, who won their sixth straight state title.

“That wasn’t a good feeling,” said Jay Goodson, then a sopho-

more who started at outside linebacker. “To be that close and not win it, is something that has

stuck with us.”

Goodson and his teammates will get a chance to take care of that on Saturday when they face Hammond for the title at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia.

Wilson Hall will again come into the game with a 12-0 record. The Skyhawks are 10-3 SEE BARONS, PAGE B3

Regardless of the outcome in the quarterfinal game of the SCHSL 4A Division I football state playoffs between No. 2 seed Hillcrest High School and the seventh-seeded Sumter Gamecocks, both teams will have had successful seasons.

Hillcrest is experiencing the best season in PORTER school history with an 11-1 mark, capturing its first region title in the school’s 57-year history. The Rams are also riding a school record nine-game winning streak and have their first winning season since 1998.

“It’s such an honor and a humbling experience,” Hillcrest head coach Greg Porter said of the Rams’ success. “The community has celebrated us by coming out and show-

ing their love for the team, and because of that, the team plays hard for them.”

Sumter is 7-5 thanks to a 5-game winning streak and has already secured both its first winning season and playoff victory since 2009. “(SHS head) Coach (Reggie) Kennedy and his staff have got the players going in the right direction and were able to make it to the second round of the playoffs,” said Porter, in his fourth year at Hillcrest. “I don’t know too many coaches that can go to a new school and get their team to the playoffs.”

Porter saw back-toback 2-9 seasons then went 5-6 last year before this year’s turnaround. A big reason for the Rams’ success has been much like for Sumter — its defense.

Hillcrest has allowed just 161 points this year, allowing 14 or less in 10 of its games.

SEE RAMS, PAGE XX

SUMTER SPORTS HALL OF FAME

Football, Judo careers help Singleton Sr. earn Hall nod

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Football was the first sport the late Rudy Singleton Sr. grew to love.

Judo became his passion, however.

Singleton was named to three All-State teams during

his time playing for Sumter High School in the late 1950s, earning a selection in the Shrine Bowl in 1957.

He went on to play football in the United States Marine Corps before becoming involved with Judo — first as a participant and then as a teacher, setting up clubs all

over the world in a career that spanned more than two decades.

For his accomplishments, Singleton will be SINGLETON SR. one of 10 inductees into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame

today in a ceremony at the Sumter High School auditorium. The other inductees include Frank Galloway, Katrina Anderson Sacoco, Arland Compton Jr., Terry Kinard, Jimmy Noonan, Henry Marshall, Tommy Player, Cleveland Pinkney and the late Robbie Evans.

“(The family) was very excited to hear the news,” Singleton’s son, Rudy Jr., said of his father’s induction. “My daughter was actually the one who received notification and she told me. We were all very happy for dad.”

SEE SINGLETON, PAGE B5

Former SHS, P-15’s, Citadel standout Galloway glad to be in good company

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com The approach to the game of baseball isn’t what it used to be and former Citadel pitcher Frank Galloway is a great example.

With today’s starting pitchers asked to normally go no more than seven innings, pitch counts and the bullpen

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Former Sumter High infielder, Sumter P-15’s hitting coach and Item sports editor Robbie Evans, left, will be one of 10 people inducted into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame today at SHS.

Evans’ impact on baseball, sports journalism lands Hall selection

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Robbie Evans had a passion for the game of baseball.

“He loved to be on that baseball diamond,” said former Sumter American Legion P-15’s head coach Wallie Jones, who had Evans serve as his hitting coach for several years. “It was like his sanctuary.

He loved to be at the ball field; that’s where he wanted to be.”

As a player, Evans was a starting middle infielder at Sumter High School and with the P-15’s before moving on to do the same thing at

specialists at all levels of baseball, what Galloway did in 1979 would be considered dangerous to his right arm.

Galloway, the former GALLOWAY Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s standout, pitched 15 1/3 innings and al-

lowed just three hits against top-ranked Miami in a regional in the 1979 NCAA baseball tournment.

For his efforts on the diamond, Galloway he be inducted into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame today at the Sumter High School auditorium. He will go in with SEE GALLOWAY, PAGE B2

Shrine Bowl RB, longtime coach Noonan ‘humbled’ by induction

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

Wofford College. While serving as the P-15’s hitting coach, they won two Southeast Regional titles, allowing them to advance to the American Legion World Series in 2006 and ‘11.

Oh, and his day job for over two decades was sports editor of The Item. All of that led to Evans, who passed away in 2009 at the age of 53 after a long battle with cancer, to be selected for induction into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame.

He will be inducted today at the Sumter High School auditorium

Prior to his senior year of playing football for Sumter High School, Jimmy Noonan had played linebacker for two seasons. The decision was made to move him from linebacker to fullback for the 1987 season.

“I think (offensive coordinator) Mark Clifford said he had to have me at fullback,” Noonan said. “Or maybe (defensive coordinator) Johnny Martin said I was too slow to play linebacker for him.”

Whatever the reason, Noonan became a Shrine Bowl performer on an SHS team that won the 4A Division I state title. Because of that and his success as a high school head coach, Noonan has been selected as part of the incoming class of the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame.

SEE EVANS, PAGE B5

SEE NOONAN, PAGE B5

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Sumter High School Shrine Bowl running back and current Wando High head football coach Jimmy Noonan, front, will be one of 10 people inducted into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame today.

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USC women top Clemson 68-43 CLEMSON (AP) — Aleighsa Welch scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Wednesday night and three of her teammates also scored in double figures as No. 19 South Carolina handily defeated Clemson 68-43 to remain unbeaten.

Leading the Southeastern Conference with an average of 10.8 rebounds per game, Welch scored 11 points in the first half alone, and drained three 3-pointers in the contest. Tiffany Mitchell scored 14 points and had a game-high five assists, and Khadijah Sessions and Elem Ibiam each had 10 for the Gamecocks (5-0).

Clemson (2-2) scored the opening basket on a layup by Charmaine Tay, but after that it was all South Carolina. The Gamecocks built on their 27-15 halftime advantage to pull away in the second period and finished shooting 45.6 percent from the field compared with Clemson’s 29.2 percent.

Chelsea Lindsay led the Tigers with 12 points, including two 3-pointers, and Tay added 11 points.

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Clemson’s Charmaine Tay (1) defends as South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchell drives to the basket during the Lady Gamecocks’ 68-43 victory on Wednesday in Clemson.

AP source: Tigers, Texas to swap Fielder, Kinsler DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Tigers and Texas agreed to a blockbuster trade Wednesday night that would send slugger Prince Fielder to the Rangers for second baseman Ian Kinsler, according to a person with knowledge of the deal.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no announcement had been made.

Fielder signed a $214 million, nine-year contract with the Tigers before the 2012 season that includes a limited no-trade provision, and the big first baseman was set to approve the deal.

Kinsler just finished the first season of a $75 million, five-year contract.

The deal was first report-

ed by CBSSports.com.

It’s the first headlinegrabbing move of baseball’s offseason, and it involves two of the American League’s top teams. Detroit has won three consecutive AL Central titles and reached the World Series in 2012, while Texas FIELDER won the AL pennant in 2010 and 2011.

But neither team was about to stand pat. With stars like Fielder, Justin Verlander, Miguel Cabrera and Anibal Sanchez in the fold, Detroit’s payroll had become one of the game’s biggest, and although Fielder hit 55 home runs over the last two years

for the Tigers, his numbers dipped this season and he struggled in the playoffs.

The trade could give Detroit more financial flexibility, with Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer a year from free agency.

Fielder, however, is still only 29, and the Rangers would KINSLER be adding a big bat to the middle of their lineup while also resolving a logjam in the middle of their infield. Jurickson Profar, a highly touted 20-year-old prospect, appeared to be blocked by Kinsler and shortstop Elvis Andrus. Now Profar should have a chance to play regularly.

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Bobcats edge mistake-prone Nets 95-91 CHARLOTTE — Kemba Walker scored a season-high 31 points and the Charlotte Bobcats handed the turnoverprone Brooklyn Nets their sixth loss in their past seven games 95-91 on Wednesday night.

Walker was 12 of 20 from the field and knocked down four 3-pointers as the Bobcats (6-6) snapped a seven-game losing streak to the Nets. Walker hit two free throws with 6.1 seconds left to seal the win.

PACERS KNICKS

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NEW YORK — Paul George made three throws to tie it with 5.2 seconds left in regulation, then scored nine of his season-high 35 points in overtime as the Indiana Pacers pulled out a 103-96 victory over the New York Knicks.

George Hill added 23 points and eight rebounds for the Pacers. Carmelo Anthony had 30 points and 18 rebounds for the Knicks.

HEAT MAGIC

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ORLANDO, Fla. — LeBron James scored 21 points and handed out seven assists, Chris Bosh scored 18 points and the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 120-92 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight victory.

Michael Beasley scored 14 points and

GALLOWAY from Page B1 Cleveland Pinkney, Katrina Anderson Sacoco, the late Robbie Evans, Tommy Player, the late Rudy Singleton, Arland Compton Jr,. Terry Kinard, Jimmy Noonan and Henry Marshall.

“It puts me in some good company,” Galloway said of his induction. “Just the people that are going in this year like Terry Kinard, Henry Marshall, Robbie Evans and Jimmy Noonan – those are some of the ones I know. I don’t really know some of the others, but that’s good company right there to be in. I don’t know that I belong, but

Chris Andersen added 10 for the Heat, who opened the game on a 16-0 run.

WIZARDS CAVALIERS

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CLEVELAND — Bradley Beal scored 26 points and Nene added 24, leading the Washington Wizards to a 98-91 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.

RAPTORS 76ERS

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PHILADELPHIA — DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points and Rudy Gay had 18 to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 108-98 on Wednesday night.

COLLEGE (8) OHIO ST. AMERICAN U

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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Amir Williams scored a career-high 16 points and Shannon Scott added 13 to lead No. 8 Ohio State to a 63-52 victory over American University.

(20) BAYLOR CHARLESTON SOUTHERN

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WACO, Texas — Cory Jefferson had 16 points and 11 rebounds for his third double-double already this season and Isaiah Austin also scored 16 points as No. 20 Baylor beat Charleston Southern 69-64.

Will Saunders led the Buccaneers (2-3) with 16 points.

I’ll certainly take it.”

Galloway played baseball in the Sumter Kids In Baseball program.He graduated from Sumter High in 1975, and was the No. 1 pitcher in both his junior and senior seasons. He was also a standout pitcher for the P-15’s in ‘75-76.

“Sumter has always been a big baseball town,” Galloway said. “I really appreciate the fact they had Dixie Youth and had that all the way through Colt league. Sumter has always had a big American Legion following and is supportive of American Legion baseball. Playing American Legion was a big deal in Sumter, and all the kids that played ball, their goal was to play for the P-15’s.”

Galloway was recruited by

From wire reports

legendary Citadel head coach Chal Port and in ‘79 helped the Bulldogs win the Southern Conference title. The Bulldogs faced Miami, Clemson and Georgia Southern in the regional.

“I was more of a control pitcher, I didn’t walk a lot of guys,” Galloway said. “I think in that game (against Miami) I think walked way above my normal number. I was around the plate, got guys out, didn’t strike out a whole lot, but got a lot of ground balls and didn’t walk anybody; I could paint the black if I needed to.

“We were fortunate to be in with the mighty Hurricanes at the time,” he said. “We had our opportunities to win, but couldn’t pull off the squeeze play on a couple of occasions.

We just kept getting outs and

SCOREBOARD

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TV, RADIO

NFL STANDINGS

TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: South African Open Championship Firs Round from Dowerglen, South Africa (GOLF).

10:30 a.m. -- College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan -- Charlotte vs.

Kansas State (ESPNU).

12:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan -- Northeastern vs.

Georgetown (ESPNU).

1:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: CME Group Titleholders First Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF).

3 p.m. -- College Basketball: Charleston Classic Quarterfinal Game from Charleston -- Alabama-Birmingham vs. New Mexico (ESPNU).

5 p.m. -- College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan -- Long Beach State vs. Michigan (ESPN2).

5 p.m. -- College Basketball: Charleston Classic Quarterfinal Game from Charleston -- Georgia vs. Davidson (ESPNU).

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

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: 2K Sports Classic Semifinal Game from New York -- Connecticut vs. Boston College (ESPN2).

7:30 p.m. -- College Football: Rutgers at Central Florida (ESPN).

7:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Quarterfinal Game from San Juan -- Florida State vs.

Virginia Commonwealth (ESPNU).

7:30 p.m. -- College Football: Rice at Alabama-Birmingham (FOX SPORTS 1).

7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at Detroit (SPORTSOUTH).

7:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Charleston Classic Quarterfinal Game from Charleston -- Clemson vs.

Temple (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

8 p.m. -- College Basketball: New Hampshire at Marquette (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- NFL Football: New Orleans at Atlanta (NFL NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City (TNT).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: 2K Sports Classic Semifinal Game from New York -- Indiana vs. Washington (ESPN2).

9 p.m. -- PGA Golf: ISPS Handa World Cup of Golf Second Round from Victoria, Australia (GOLF).

9:30 p.m. -- College Football: Nevada-Las Vegas at Air Force (ESPNU).

10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Chicago at Denver (TNT).

12:30 a.m. -- College Water Polo: Southern California at UCLA (ESPNU).

By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 7 3 0 .700 254 199 N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 183 268 Miami 5 5 0 .500 213 225 Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 236 273 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 220 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 226 Houston 2 8 0 .200 193 276 Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 129 318 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 275 206 Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 216 245 Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 208 212 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 238 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 9 1 0 .900 398 255 Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 232 138 Oakland 4 6 0 .400 194 246 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 228 222 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 276 260 Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 258 N.Y. Giants 4 6 0 .400 192 256 Washington 3 7 0 .300 246 311 South W L T Pct PF PA New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 288 183 Carolina 7 3 0 .700 238 135 Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 187 237 Atlanta 2 8 0 .200 214 292 North W L T Pct PF PA Detroit 6 4 0 .600 265 253 Chicago 6 4 0 .600 282 267 Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 258 239 Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 240 320 West W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 10 1 0 .909 306 179 San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 247 178 Arizona 6 4 0 .600 214 212 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 234 Today’s Game New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.

San Diego at Kansas City, 1 p.m.

Chicago at St. Louis, 1 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 1 p.m.

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

Carolina at Miami, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Indianapolis at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 4:25 p.m.

Denver at New England, 8:30 p.m.

Open: Buffalo, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Seattle Monday’s Game San Francisco at Washington, 8:40 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 5 7 .417 – Toronto 4 7 .364 1/2 Boston 4 8 .333 1 Brooklyn 3 7 .300 1 New York 3 7 .300 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 8 3 .727 – Atlanta 6 5 .545 2 Charlotte 5 6 .455 3 Orlando 4 6 .400 31/2 Washington 3 7 .300 41/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 9 1 .900 – Chicago 6 3 .667 21/2 Detroit 4 6 .400 5 Cleveland 4 7 .364 51/2 Milwaukee 2 7 .222 61/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 9 1 .900 – Houston 8 4 .667 2 Dallas 7 4 .636 21/2 Memphis 6 5 .545 31/2 New Orleans 4 6 .400 5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 9 2 .818 – Oklahoma City 7 3 .700 11/2 Minnesota 7 5 .583 21/2 Denver 4 6 .400 41/2 Utah 1 11 .083 81/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 8 3 .727 – L.A. Clippers 7 4 .636 1 Phoenix 5 5 .500 21/2 L.A. Lakers 5 7 .417 31/2 Sacramento 3 7 .300 41/2 Tuesday’s Games Washington 104, Minnesota 100 Miami 104, Atlanta 88 Detroit 92, New York 86 Houston 109, Boston 85 Sacramento 107, Phoenix 104 Wednesday’s Games Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Indiana at New York, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

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

Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

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

Today’s Games L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Utah at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Chicago at Portland, 10 p.m.

Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

played great defense. “We played small ball with great defense and played to get that 1-run lead because we had good pitching and good defense.”

The day after the loss to Miami, Georgia Southern and United States National team head coach Jack Stallings approached Galloway about playing in the Pan American Games.

“It all happened because of that game in Miami,” Galloway explained. “Coach Stallings, who was a tremendous coach, was watching the game and gave me that opportunity. I was tickled to death to be offered that opportunity.”

“That game caused me to be able to play in the Pan Am Games and was also the

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 21 14 6 1 29 59 38 Tampa Bay 21 14 7 0 28 66 55 Toronto 21 13 7 1 27 62 49 Detroit 22 9 6 7 25 54 62 Montreal 22 11 9 2 24 58 47 Ottawa 21 8 9 4 20 60 67 Florida 22 6 12 4 16 49 72 Buffalo 23 5 17 1 11 42 72 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 21 13 8 0 26 59 48 Washington 21 12 8 1 25 69 59 N.Y. Rangers 21 10 11 0 20 43 52 Carolina 21 8 9 4 20 40 59 New Jersey 20 7 8 5 19 42 49 N.Y. Islanders 22 8 11 3 19 63 73 Philadelphia 20 8 10 2 18 40 50 Columbus 21 7 11 3 17 52 64 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 22 14 4 4 32 79 66 St. Louis 20 14 3 3 31 70 47 Colorado 20 15 5 0 30 64 42 Minnesota 22 13 5 4 30 57 50 Dallas 20 11 7 2 24 58 56 Winnipeg 23 10 10 3 23 61 66 Nashville 21 10 9 2 22 48 63 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 23 15 6 2 32 72 59 San Jose 21 13 3 5 31 72 50 Phoenix 21 14 4 3 31 73 66 Los Angeles 22 15 6 1 31 63 48 Vancouver 23 11 8 4 26 58 61 Calgary 21 7 11 3 17 59 79 Edmonton 23 6 15 2 14 60 83 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Florida 3, Vancouver 2, SO St. Louis 4, Buffalo 1 Toronto 5, N.Y. Islanders 2 Philadelphia 5, Ottawa 2 Montreal 6, Minnesota 2 Nashville 2, Detroit 0 Boston 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Colorado 5, Chicago 1 Edmonton 7, Columbus 0 Los Angeles 5, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 10 p.m.

New Jersey at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Today’s Games St. Louis at Boston, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Colorado at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Florida at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

New Jersey at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

reason I got drafted,” he said. “A scout came up to me after the game and said we think we’re going to give you a shot and draft you. I was drafted about the 24th round and was tickled to death to get the opportunity.

They gave me a pair of spikes and a plane ticket.”

Galloway said he learned through hard work good things happen.

“It’s a big honor and I’m still in shock I was selected,” he said. “There have been a lot of good athletes that have come out of Sumter — Freddie Solomon, Bobby Richardson, Timmy Jones and, of course, Terry (Kinard) and Henry Marshall. I’m just honored to be in the company of some of those tremendous athletes.”

LOCAL SPORTS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013

THE ITEM

Mayewood, Bates to host basketball exhibitions Mayewood Middle School will be hosting a middle school basketball scrimmage on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m.

The scrimmages will be held at two sites, the Mayewood gymnasium and the R.E. Davis Elementary School gymnasium.

Play will begin at 9 at both sites.

SCHEDULE R.E. Davis Elementary School 9 a.m. Mayewood vs. W.G. Sanders (G) 10:15 a.m. Mayewood vs. W.G. Sanders (B) 11:30 a.m. Furman vs. Manning (G) 12:45 p.m. Furman vs. Manning (B) 2 p.m. Furman vs. W.J. Clark (G) 3:15 p.m. Bates vs. W.J. Clark (B) Mayewood Middle School 9 a.m. Bates vs. East Clarendon (B) 10:15 a.m. Alice Drive vs. W.J. Clark (B) 11:30 a.m. Hillcrest vs. W.J. Clark (G) 12:45 p.m. Alice Drive vs. East Clarendon (B) 2 p.m. Hillcrest vs. W.G. Sanders (G) 3:15 p.m. Furman vs. W.G. Sanders (B) 4:30 p.m. Mayewood vs. Manning (G) 5:45 p.m. Mayewood vs. Manning (B)

PREP FOOTBALL STATE PLAYOFFS

AREA ROUNDUP

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Admission is $3 per person.

SCHEDULE Game 1 -- Hillcrest vs Bates (girls), 1 p.m.

Game 2 -- Hillcrest vs. Bates (boys), 1:35 p.m.

Game 3 -- Alice Drive vs. Chestnut Oaks (girls), 2:10 p.m.

Game 4 --- Alice Drive vs. Chestnut Oaks (boys), 2:45 p.m.

Game 5 -- Ebenezer vs. Mayewood (girls), 3:15 p.m.

Game 6 -- Ebenezer vs. Mayewood (boys), 3:50 p.m.

Game 7 --Furman vs. Bates (girls), 4:20 p.m.

Game 8 -- Furman vs. Bates (boys), 4:50 p.m.

VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTIAN

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Sumter Christian School improved to 2-1 on the season with a 66-57 victory over North Myrtle Beach Christian on Tuesday at the SCS gymnasium.

Aaron Pekuri led the Bears with 10 points.

SUMTER MIDDLE SCHOOL JAMBOREE MONDAY

JUNIOR VARSITY BOYS BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CHRISTIAN

The Sumter Middle School Conference Basketball Jamboree will be on Monday at the Bates Middle School gymnasium beginning at 1 p.m.

Both the girls and boys teams from each of the seven middle schools will be playing.

Saquan Cole scored 18 points to lead Sumter Christian School to a 51-39 victory over North Myrtle Beach Christian on Tuesday at the SCS gymnasium.

Desmond Sigler added 15 points and Dontell Metz had 10 for the 2-0 Bears.

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BARONS from Page B1 and playing in their eighth straight state championship game. They will be trying to regain the state crown after losing to Augusta Christian last season.

Hammond started the season with a 2-3 record, but has reeled off eight straight victories. The most recent came last week in a 28-26 semifinal victory over Orangeburg Prep, avenging a 20-0 regular-season loss.

The Barons were the last team to beat the Skyhawks, winning 42-14 on Sept. 20. Goodson is not surprised at who the foe is on Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No sir, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprised that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing Hammond,â&#x20AC;? said Goodson, whose team beat Laurence Manning Academy 55-27 in the semifinals. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a different team in November. They know how to win.â&#x20AC;?

Barons quarterback William Kinney agrees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have a really good coaching staff and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got some really good players,â&#x20AC;? said Kinney, who started at linebacker two years ago and played some fullback in the championship game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re good at what they do, and they expect to win.â&#x20AC;?

Kinney said the biggest difference in Hammond in November as opposed to the one in September is in what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing defensively. The Skyhawks were in a 4-3 de-

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Wilson Hall quarterback William Kinney, left, looks to help lead the Barons to the SCISA 3A state championship on Saturday against Hammond at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia.

fense at the start of the season, but are now operating out of a 3-4. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a better defensive team now,â&#x20AC;? Kinney said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They run it very well, and their noseguard does a good job of handling the double teams.â&#x20AC;?

Wilson Hall will provide a big challenge to Hammond. The Barons are averaging 42 points a game, while rushing for 238 yards and passing for 166.

Goodson is the leading rusher with 1,097 yards and 17 touchdowns while Kinney has rushed for 817 yards and 14 TDs. Kinney has also completed 107 of 153 passes

RAMS from Page B1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Defensively weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re multiple and we run an attacking-style defense,â&#x20AC;?

Porter explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more of a 4-3 type of defense but you have to play close attention to it because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a hybrid.

We do more than just one thing out of it.â&#x20AC;?

Hillcrestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landon Sayegh has 140 tackles, four interceptions, six caused fumbles. The Rams also have a Shrine Bowl player in defensive back Isaiah Lewis, who has verbally committed to Georgia Southern.

Lewis also plays wide receiver and is a spark on special teams returning kicks.

The Rams offense has been impressive as well scoring 495 points, good for 45 a game. Porter said Hillcrest is a spread attack that likes to throw the ball and runs when it feels necessary. A big reason for the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s success has been NorthSouth selection and left tackle Ian Fabian.

Quarterback Collin Sneed has passed for 2,057 yards on 172 of 262 passing. He has 27 touchdowns to six inter-

ceptions. Ki-Jana Madden leads the team in receiving with 642 yards on 44 catches and 12 scores. He also has 137 yards passing and a TD, not to mention heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rushed for 197 yards on 54 carries and has 10 TDs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably the most overlooked athlete I have ever seen,â&#x20AC;? Porter said of Madden, who is verbally committed to College of Charleston for baseball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably the most explosive athlete Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever coached. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a leader and words canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t describe because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awesome kid and team player.â&#x20AC;?

The Rams have six players (Jarell Barksdale, Madden, Lewis, Grant Lawter, Kevin Eichelberger and Quintyn Reeder) who have at least 100 yards receiving.

The team is just as diverse on the ground with seven players having at least 100 yards rushing, accounting for 1,766 yards and 30 touchdowns on 359 carries. Reeder leads the

for 1,933 yards and 18 scores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think if we do the things weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to do, block the way weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re supposed to and run the plays properly weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be alright,â&#x20AC;?

Kinney said.

The Barons will play without running back Parker McDuffie, who broke his arm last week.

McDuffie has 596 yards and seven scores. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to miss him on the field, but I think that will be another emotional thing for us, winning for him,â&#x20AC;? Goodson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we know heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be there on the sidelines supporting us.â&#x20AC;?

team in rushing with 463 yards and three scores on 73 carries.

From what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gathered on film, Porter said Sumter has a tough defensive line with a lot of speed led by defensive end Ramero Rock and Shrine Bowl defensive back Erick Wright. Offensively, the HHS coach said the Gamecocks run a very physical style of offense which will be a challenge.

Offensively, quarterback James Barnes has thrown for 1,851 yards and 19 TDs to seven interceptions on 128 of 243 passing. Russell Jenkins leads in rushing with 662 yards on 148 carries and seven scores but Quintein Anderson has been hot of late having at least 100 yards rushing in his last three contests. He is second

on the team in rushing with 526 yards on 81 carries and two scores.

Kyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Jon Tyler leads the team in receiving with 1,004 yards and 14 scores on 57 catches.

Porter said he thought Sumter punter/ placekicker Vincent Watkins has been a valuable weapon. Watkins has made 70 percent of his field goal attempts with a long of 43 yards. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The kicker has really

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4A Division I Quarterfinals Friday (9) Lexington at (1) Byrnes (5) Dutch Fork at (4) Spring Valley (7) Sumter at (2) Hillcrest (11) Boiling Springs at (3) Summerville 4A Division II Quarterfinals Friday (8) South Pointe at (1) Goose Creek (5) Stratford at (4) South Florence (10) York at (2) Northwestern (6) Beaufort at (3) North Augusta 3A Quarterfinals Friday Upper State (1) Daniel at (1) Greer (4) Chapman at (2) Belton-Honea Path Lower State (3) Marlboro County at (1) Socastee (2) Myrtle Beach at (1) Strom Thurmond 2A Division I Quarterfinals Friday Upper State (4) Pelion at (1) Cheraw (6) Newberry at (2) Fairfield Central Lower State (4) Lake Marion at (1) Dillon (3) Loris at (2) Timberland 2A Division I Quarterfinals Friday Upper State (4) Ninety Six at (1) Chesnee (3) Pageland Central at (2) Batesburg-Leesville Lower State (4) Woodland at (1) Silver Bluff (3) Bamberg-Ehrhardt at (2) Bishop England 1A Division I Semifinals Friday Upper State (2) Christ Church at (1) Lamar Lower State (2) Allendale-Fairfax at (1) Carvers Bay 1A Division II Semifinals Friday Upper State (6) Ridge Spring-Monetta at (1) Hunter-Kinard-Tyler Lower State (4) Timmonsville at (2) Lake View SCISA PLAYOFFS 3A Championship Saturday (3) Hammond vs. (1) Wilson Hall 2A Championship Saturday (1) Hilton Head Christian vs. (1) Florence Christian 1A Championship Saturday (1) Colleton Prep vs. (1) Williamsburg 8-Man Championship Friday (3) Wardlaw vs. (2) W.W. King

impressed me the most,â&#x20AC;? Porter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That young man has done a tremendous job kicking the ball for them.â&#x20AC;?

Porter believes the game will come down to which offense executes best as well as special teams and field position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fundamen-

tally sound, play with great effort, love each other, then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatever the result is, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already exceeded expectations of anybody and everybody in this area. If the kids are still hungry and want more, the opportunity is right there for the taking.â&#x20AC;?

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THE ITEM

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina’s Victor Hampton (27) is one of three defensive standouts along with linemen Kelcy Quarles and Jadeveon Clowney who will likely opt for the NFL draft.

Trio of USC juniors might opt for NFL

BY RYAN WOOD Post and Courier COLUMBIA — Near the end of his junior season, South Carolina defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles has a decision to make.

It’s the same crossroads each player approaches when they’ve blossomed as a star before their eligibility expires. Quarles, who leads all SEC defensive tackles with seven sacks and 11 tackles for loss, will have the chance to enter into the NFL draft after the season.

Despite reports that he’s already made up his mind, Quarles said Tuesday his future hasn’t been decided.

“I don’t know. I don’t know,” Quarles said when asked if he’ll leave school early for the NFL. “Right now, I’m just focused on,

we’ve got a couple big games left.”

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier is prepared to lose potentially three defensive starters from his junior class to the NFL draft. Beyond star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, Spurrier said he’s spoken with Quarles and cornerQUARLES back Victor Hampton about being recognized with the senior class next week before USC’s final home game.

Spurrier said the conversations have been brief.

“Really not in great detail,” he said. “Just, ‘If you guys want to come out before the game, the last game of the season when

the seniors come out, that’d be fine. And if you decide to stay, then you can get introduced the next year also, the way Kenny Miles did.’”

Miles, a backup running back behind Marcus Lattimore, went through two senior day ceremonies.

The first came as a junior, when he was CLOWNEY considering turning pro early. Miles returned to school, and he got a chance to be honored with his senior class.

“We’ve had several players do that,” Spurrier said.

“It’s up to them, if they feel like they’re ready to go, and so forth.”

When asked if he’ll go through senior day cere-

monies before USC’s game against Clemson on Nov. 30, Quarles said he’s unsure. He said Spurrier and defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward told him it’s his decision to make.

“They’re leaving it all up to me,” Quarles said. “So I might, I might not. I don’t know yet.”

Hampton also was noncommittal when the topic of his future was broached after Tuesday’s practice.

“I’m considering it, but right now I’m still focusing on Gamecock football,” said Hampton, who’s second on his team with two interceptions this fall. “Right now, I still have hopefully three to four games here, and I’m going to focus on every game here before I can worry about going to the next level.”

Venables has Clemson D turned around

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — Across the board, Brent Venables can relax. His job is not done, but by most measures he’s done his job.

Clemson’s defense endured some serious growing pains last year, most of which were covered up by a record-setting offense powering the Tigers to 11 wins.

In 2013, with a 9-1 record and three games to go, one thing is certain to Clemson’s defensive coordinator.

“We haven’t just been outscoring people,” Venables said. “I VENABLES think (our defense) has played a big part as well, or an equal part with our offense, finding a way to win our ball games.”

Brought in from Oklahoma coming into the 2012 season, Venables has now had nearly two full years to craft a persistently effective defense up front and in the back end. This past offseason was huge for evaluation and development of rising stars who hadn’t fulfilled their potential.

Having sewn up identical 7-1 conference records in each season, the beforeand-after shot looks pretty attractive. The

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In his second season, Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables has helped turn Quandon Christian, center, and the rest of the Tigers defense into a solid unit.

Tigers shed an average of 6.4 points and 57 yards per ACC game, while becoming even stingier on third downs and upticking their takeaways and tackles for loss.

Even the big plays, Clemson’s bugaboo under Venables, have decreased.

The Tigers yielded 47 gains of 20 yards or more in eight 2012 ACC games; that number was shaved to 37 this year.

“When the game’s on the line, I think we’ve shown the ability to get a

stop, to make a play, and play consistently,” Venables said. “You feel that week in and week out, outside of the Florida State game, we’ve played relatively well and made moderate improvement from a year ago.”

Only two teams — Clemson and Ohio State — have collected an interception in every game this year. The Tigers’ 13-game interception streak going back to last year is the longest in the country.

By The Associated Press (Subject to change) Today SOUTH Nicholls St. (4-7) at SE Louisiana (9-2), 7 p.m.

Rice (7-3) at UAB (2-8), 7:30 p.m.

Rutgers (5-4) at UCF (8-1), 7:30 p.m.

FAR WEST UNLV (5-5) at Air Force (2-8), 9:30 p.m.

Friday FAR WEST Navy (6-4) at San Jose St. (5-5), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday EAST Duquesne (6-4) at Monmouth (NJ) (6-5), Noon Maine (10-1) at New Hampshire (6-4), Noon Robert Morris (5-5) at St. Francis (Pa.) (4-6), Noon Harvard (8-1) at Yale (5-4), Noon Georgetown (1-9) at Holy Cross (3-8), 12:30 p.m.

Lafayette (4-6) at Lehigh (8-2), 12:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh (5-5) at Syracuse (5-5), 12:30 p.m.

Bryant (4-7) at CCSU (4-7), 1 p.m.

Fordham (10-1) at Colgate (4-7), 1 p.m.

Cornell (2-7) at Penn (4-5), 1 p.m.

Albany (NY) (1-10) at Stony Brook (4-6), 1 p.m.

Brown (5-4) at Columbia (0-9), 1:30 p.m.

Princeton (8-1) at Dartmouth (5-4), 1:30 p.m.

Nebraska (7-3) at Penn St. (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

James Madison (6-5) at Towson (9-2), 3:30 p.m.

Delaware (7-4) vs. Villanova (5-5) at Chester, Pa., 3:30 p.m.

UConn (0-9) at Temple (1-9), 7 p.m.

SOUTH Liberty (7-4) at Charleston Southern (9-3), 11 a.m.

The Citadel (5-6) at Clemson (9-1), Noon Wofford (5-5) at Furman (6-5), Noon Memphis (3-6) at Louisville (9-1), Noon Virginia (2-8) at Miami (7-3), Noon Old Dominion (8-3) at North Carolina (5-5), Noon Duke (8-2) at Wake Forest (4-6), Noon East Carolina (8-2) at NC State (3-7), 12:30 p.m.

Campbell (2-9) at Davidson (0-10), 1 p.m.

Howard (5-6) at Hampton (4-7), 1 p.m.

Charlotte (4-6) at Morehead St. (3-8), 1 p.m.

E. Kentucky (6-5) at Murray St. (5-6), 1 p.m.

NC Central (5-6) at NC A&T (6-4), 1 p.m.

SC State (8-3) at Norfolk St. (3-8), 1 p.m.

Gardner-Webb (6-5) at Presbyterian (3-7), 1 p.m.

Coastal Carolina (10-1) at South Carolina (8-2), 1 p.m.

Alabama A&M (4-7) at Georgia Tech (6-4), 1:30 p.m.

Bucknell (5-5) at VMI (2-9), 1:30 p.m.

Chattanooga (8-3) at Alabama (10-0), 2 p.m.

Morgan St. (4-7) at Delaware St. (5-5), 2 p.m.

Georgia Southern (6-4) at Florida (4-6), 2 p.m.

Bethune-Cookman (9-2) vs. Florida A&M (3-8) at Orlando, Fla., 2 p.m.

Stephen F. Austin (3-8) at Northwestern St. (5-6), 2 p.m.

E. Illinois (10-1) at UT-Martin (7-4), 2 p.m.

Austin Peay (0-11) at Tennessee Tech (4-7), 2:30 p.m.

New Mexico St. (1-9) at FAU (4-6), 3 p.m.

W. Carolina (2-9) at Appalachian St. (3-8), 3:30 p.m.

Idaho (1-9) at Florida St. (10-0), 3:30 p.m.

Texas A&M (8-2) at LSU (7-3), 3:30 p.m.

Boston College (6-4) at Maryland (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Middle Tennessee (6-4) at Southern Miss. (0-10), 3:30 p.m.

UTEP (2-8) at Tulane (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

SE Missouri (3-8) at Jacksonville St. (8-3), 4 p.m.

Stetson (2-8) at Mercer (9-2), 4 p.m.

William & Mary (7-4) at Richmond (5-6), 4 p.m.

Elon (2-9) at Samford (7-4), 4 p.m.

Marshall (7-3) at FIU (1-9), 6 p.m.

Kentucky (2-8) at Georgia (6-4), 7 p.m.

Tulsa (2-8) at Louisiana Tech (4-6), 7 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe (5-5) at South Alabama (3-6), 7 p.m.

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

Vanderbilt (6-4) at Tennessee (4-6), 7 p.m.

Missouri (9-1) at Mississippi (7-3), 7:45 p.m.

MIDWEST Michigan (7-3) at Iowa (6-4), Noon Oklahoma (8-2) at Kansas St. (6-4), Noon Michigan St. (9-1) at Northwestern (4-6), Noon Illinois (3-7) at Purdue (1-9), Noon UMass (1-9) at Cent. Michigan (4-6), 1 p.m.

Bowling Green (7-3) at E. Michigan (2-8), 1 p.m.

S. Dakota St. (7-4) at Youngstown St. (8-3), 2 p.m.

S. Illinois (6-5) at Indiana St. (1-10), 2:05 p.m.

Wisconsin (8-2) at Minnesota (8-2), 3:30 p.m.

South Dakota (4-7) at N. Dakota St. (10-0), 3:30 p.m.

BYU (7-3) at Notre Dame (7-3), 3:30 p.m.

Indiana (4-6) at Ohio St. (10-0), 3:30 p.m.

W. Illinois (4-7) at N. Iowa (6-5), 5 p.m.

Kansas (3-7) at Iowa St. (1-9), 8 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Cincinnati (8-2) at Houston (7-3), Noon Mississippi St. (4-6) at Arkansas (3-7), 12:21 p.m.

Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-8) at Prairie View (5-6), 2 p.m.

Georgia St. (0-10) at Arkansas St. (6-4), 3 p.m.

UTSA (5-5) at North Texas (7-3), 3:30 p.m.

Sam Houston St. (8-3) at Cent. Arkansas (6-5), 4 p.m.

McNeese St. (9-2) at Lamar (5-6), 7 p.m.

W. Kentucky (6-4) at Texas St. (6-4), 7 p.m.

Baylor (9-0) at Oklahoma St. (9-1), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST Oregon (9-1) at Arizona (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Hawaii (0-10) at Wyoming (4-6), 2 p.m.

Montana (9-2) at Montana St. (7-4), 2:05 p.m.

Cal Poly (5-6) at N. Colorado (1-10), 2:05 p.m.

Idaho St. (3-8) at Weber St. (1-10), 3 p.m.

N. Arizona (8-2) at S. Utah (8-3), 3:05 p.m.

Colorado St. (6-5) at Utah St. (6-4), 3:30 p.m.

Utah (4-6) at Washington St. (5-5), 3:30 p.m.

New Mexico (3-7) at Fresno St. (9-0), 4 p.m.

California (1-10) at Stanford (8-2), 4 p.m.

Portland St. (6-5) at E. Washington (9-2), 5:45 p.m.

UC Davis (4-7) at Sacramento St. (5-6), 6:30 p.m.

Several talented QBs wrapping up careers in SEC

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas — SEC fans should enjoy all the topnotch quarterbacks while they can because many of the great signal callers in the league won’t be around for long.

A.J. McCarron, James Franklin, Aaron Murray, Connor Shaw and Zach Mettenberger are wrap-

ping up their careers, and this could also be the last month to see Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel play in college.

Alabama’s McCarron is in MANZIEL the final stretch of a perhaps one of the best careers by a quarterback in SEC history. McCarron has

helped the top-ranked Crimson Tide to two national titles and is Alabama’s leader in career yards passing and touchdowns. His 35-2 career record gives him a SHAW .946 winning percentage, the best for a quarterback in SEC history.

Franklin has thrown

for 1,577 yards and 14 touchdowns in six games this season. He’s missed the last four games with an injured shoulder but will return this week. This season is MCCARRON his third straight with at least 1,500 yards passing and 10 touchdown passes.

Murray has been a

model of consistency for Georgia, and hasn’t missed a start in his four-year career. He’s 108 yards shy of his fourth straight 3,000yard passing season and has thrown at least 20 touchdown passes in each of his four years.

Shaw has helped No. 12 South Carolina to an 8-2 record by throwing for 1,868 yards and a career-high 19 touchdowns this season in his third

year as a starter. Shaw has thrown just one interception this season.

Mettenberger has thrown for 2,733 yards and 20 touchdowns this season for the 18thranked Tigers. .

Manziel has followed up on his Heisman Trophy-winning freshman season to throw for 3,313 yards and 31 touchdowns this year for the ninth-ranked Aggies.

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Carolina wide receiver Ted Ginn Jr. (19) has rejuvenated his NFL career this season with the Panthers. He caught the game-winning touchdown pass on Monday against New England.

Ginn Jr. rejuvenating career in Carolina

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Ted Ginn Jr. is rejuvenating his career with the Carolina Panthers.

Ginn, who was an afterthought the last three seasons on offense with the San Francisco 49ers, has emerged as a valuable receiving threat — as well as a returner — for the surging Panthers (7-3), who have won six straight games.

Ginn has 24 receptions for 411 yards and three touchdowns, including the winning 25-yard TD catch from Cam Newton with 59 seconds left in Carolina’s 24-20 win over the New England Patriots on Monday night.

The seven-year NFL veteran has nearly as many receptions this year as he did in his three combined seasons in San Francisco (31).

And his three TD receptions this season already

stand as a career best.

Ginn said coming to Carolina has been a “blessing’’ and there’s little doubt he has fit in well as Carolina’s No. 3 receiver behind starters Steve Smith and Brandon LaFell. Newton has been spreading the ball around and six Carolina receivers have at least 15 receptions.

“It’s good when everyone is eating,’’ Ginn said with a laugh.

He didn’t eat much last year.

Ginn caught two passes for 1 yard in 2012 for the 49ers, used primarily as a returner by coach Jim Harbaugh.

Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said Ginn arrived in Charlotte ready to prove he could do more than just field punts and kickoffs.

“He was kind of that stigma special teams All-American,’’ Newton said. He comes here very hungry

NOONAN from Page B1 Noonan will be inducted today along with Arland Compton Jr., the late Robbie Evans, Frank Galloway, Terry Kinard, Henry Marshall, Cleveland Pinkney, Tommy Player, Katrina Anderson Sacoco and the late Rudy Singleton Sr. “I’m entirely humbled to even be considered for this,” said Noonan, who is currently the head coach at Wando High School in Mt. Pleasant.

“I think of my teammates, some of whom are already in (the hall). I guess this shows that there is a place for role players as well.”

As a sophomore, Noonan was part of a team that went 5-5 in the regular season, but made a run to the state

EVANS from Page B1 along with the late Rudy Singleton Sr., Katrina Anderson Sacoco, Tommy Player, Cleveland Pinkney, Jimmy Noonan, Henry Marshall, Terry Kinard, Frank Galloway and Arland Compton Jr. Jones said his nephew, Richard Jones, who played for him with the P-15’s and later went on to star at The Citadel and play professionally for a few years, once told him that Evans was the best hitting coach he ever had.

Richard said Robbie just didn’t tell you what he thought and expected you to do it,” Wallie Jones said. “He

trying to learn from Steve Smith and those guys and they’re all feeding off each other.’’

Coach Ron Rivera has raved about Ginn’s speed, saying he’s a player who can “blow the top off the defense.’’

Ginn’s other two TD receptions this season went for 40 and 47 yards after he got behind the defenders.

Cornerback Captain Munnerlyn said he was shocked when Ginn told him before the season how little he’d been used in the passing game in San Francisco.

“Man, I couldn’t believe it,’’ said Munnerlyn, who faces Ginn daily in practice.

“I feel like he’s the complete package. He can run by you. He can run great routes. And he can catch the ball. It’s scary to go against a guy like that who is so fast.’’

On Sunday Ginn will make his return to Miami to

championship game. That set the stage for what was to come in two years.

“We had that success, then the next year we lost to Summerville in the lower state championship game,” Noonan said. “That just added gasoline to the fire for us. We were not going to be denied winning that state championship.

“We had confidence; that’s all we talked about, that we were going to win a state championship. My playing days at Sumter were very, very special.”

Noonan went to The Citadel to play football, but was limited by injuries.

However, he still had the hunger for football though and decided he wanted to go into coaching. That caused him to change his major from engineering to education to give him the chance to get into coaching.

Noonan has been a head coach for

would sit down, watch you and ask you questions. Richard also said he was smart enough to leave you alone if you were being successful.”

Jones also said Evans enjoyed the meetings when the P-15’s coaching staff would get together and share notes after a day of scouting at a tournament.

“We would all be scouting, focusing on different things,” Jones said. “We would gather together and discuss what we had learned. Those were fun times and Robbie was right in the middle of it.”

Evans’ attention to detail as a coach more than likely came from his time as a player, said Hugh Betchman, who coached Evans with the P-15’s in the mid 1970s..

“He was a student of the

face the Dolphins, the team that drafted him in the first round in 2007 and traded him away three years later.

It’s his second homecoming game in three weeks.

He avoided questions about his return to San Francisco, where there were differing opinions on how he should be used on offense. As for the Dolphins, Ginn said there are “no hard feelings.’’

“It was for the betterment of both situations,’’ Ginn said of his departure from South Florida. “I had my time there and enjoyed it and it started me off.’’

Now he’s trying to start over.

Ginn signed a one-year, $1.1 million contract with the Panthers, so he’s playing for a future contract.

He’d like to remain in Carolina where he’s found a role on offense he didn’t have in San Francisco and the quarterback stability he lacked in Miami.

14 years. He was at Spring Valley for eight years, spent one season at Wilson Hall and just completed his fifth season at Wando. He picked up his 100th career victory this season.

“We’ve been able to do some good things over that time,” he said. “We haven’t won a state title, but we’ve played for two lower state titles and won six region titles.”

Noonan figures coaching had to be in his blood because his father, Bill, was the head coach at Sumter High.

He also said his experience playing football in Sumter had an affect on him wanting to become a coach and help young men.

“From youth football, to middle school football at Alice Drive with Rick Avins, to playing under Coach (Tom) Lewis at Sumter High and all of those coaches, it was a great experience,” he said. “I think that moved me toward what I’m doing now.”

game,” Betchman said. “Everything he did was fundamentally correct because that’s the way he was. He meant to do it right. If he made a mistake, something bad happened because he was a fundamentally sound player.

“He worked as hard as any player I ever coached,” Betchman said. “He was a very dedicated player. He was a team leader, but not the rahrah type. He was a leader because he did what he was supposed to do.”

After his playing days were done, Evans moved on to a career in journalism. He started working at The Item as a sports writer in 1978 and soon became the sports editor. He remained in that position for 20-plus years before

eventually becoming the paper’s assistant managing editor and managing editor.

Hubert Osteen, editor and chairman of The Item, talked of how conscientious Evans was in whatever position he held with the paper. He also said Evans had a special way with the written word.

“He was a real wordsmith,” Osteen said of Evans. “There were not many who wrote as elegantly, as forcefully as Robbie did.”

Evans was also the writer of “Major Hoople.” That was a weekly column that ran for years in The Item that made prognostications on local high school football games.

Evans turned it into his own little playground though, often to the ire of the readers.

“Many people had written

Most Sumterites will likely remember Singleton from his days on Sumter County Council, but he was as standout on the gridiron, especially his Shrine Bowl season of 1957. He was selected as the best blocking back on the SHS team and voted most athletic that season. He made the Associated Press All-State team as well.

Singleton also boxed for the Sumter Optimist Boxing Club in 1954.

But he took his love of football into the Marines, playing from 1960-70 until the USMC abandoned football. He played on three championship teams during his time.

“I remember being on the sideline with my mother and brother and sister watching him play,” Singleton Jr. said. “Football was definitely sort of his first sport that he really cared about, but Judo really became his passion.”

Singleton Sr. was introduced to the sport while he was stationed in Japan. He was on the first American team that took the flag from Japan in amateur sumo wrestling in Iwakuni, Japan, in 1966.

“He was sort of always interested in it, and he kind of picked up as a hobby there,” Singleton Jr. said. “But he was able to study under some very wellknown senseis there and with Takahiko Ishikawa in Philadelphia while we were living in Pennsylvania.”

Singleton Sr. became very good as his new craft. In 1977 he was the world-wide All-Marine Judo Champion in the heavyweight class, making the Commandants All-Marine Judo team. He placed third overall representing the USMC in the St. Louis National Judo Championships that year as well.

In between competing, Singleton Sr. also started up and taught in more Judo clubs that his son can even remember, teaching more than 3,000 youths in his career which lasted even after he left the Marines. He organized and taught five of the largest military Judo clubs around the world and was recognized as a fifth-degree black belt by the United State Judo Association.

“Every new place we stopped, he’d start up a Judo club,” Singleton Jr. said. “I remember him teaching Judo four or five nights a week in Jacksonville, Fla. There would be at least a hundred people at each one.

“He was good instructor. He taught me. He taught us. He was tough, but fair.”

While most people relate martial arts with punching and kicking, Singleton Jr. said Judo was not like that, and that’s part of the reason his father was so drawn to it.

“Judo means ‘Gentle Way’ and it’s a way of expanding yourself,” Singleton Jr. said. “It’s a way to make better decisions and take control of your decisions and your life and things of that nature based on the teachings.”

‘Major Hoople’ over the years, but Robbie really had a lot of fun with it,” Osteen said.

“Some of the readers didn’t have that much fun with it.

He wrote things tongue in cheek, just trying to be funny, but people took it very seriously.

“He was just trying to be humorous.”

All three men mentioned Evans’ courageous battle against cancer and how you seldom heard a complaint out of him, never skipping work or practices at Riley Park.

“He would be so humble and so proud of this honor,” Betchman said. “Most people in this town do not appreciate what he’d done for this town and the way he represented it.”

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NANCY M. NELLIGAN WEDGEFIELD — Nancy Lee Mayfield Nelligan, age 77, beloved wife of Nelson E. Nelligan, died on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at her residence.

Born in Danville, Ill., she was a daughter of the late NELLIGAN Carroll Wesley and Margaret Felicia Boushey Mayfield. Nancy was a spiritual and devoted Catholic. Her children remember her as very pretty and knowledgeable. She was a dependable and protective mother. Nancy was always supportive to those in need. She was a friend of Bill W for more than 30 years. Nancy loved her family and will be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She was a faithful member of the Sumter Catholic community.

Surviving in addition to her husband are four sons, Patrick E. Nelligan and his wife, Lisa, of Borden, David P. Nelligan and his wife, Leslie, of Island Lake, Ill., Mark S. Nelligan and his wife, Saymar, of Miami Lakes, Fla., and John A. Nelligan of Columbia; one aunt, Jean Boushey of Danville, Ill.; daughterin-law, Nina Nelligan of Columbia; two brothers, Vincent P. Mayfield and his wife, Irene, of Destin, Fla., and Dennis Mayfield and his wife, Joanne, of Bloomington, Ind.; two sisters, Julie Mayfield of DeFuniak Springs, Fla., and Theresa Mayfield Nitzel and her husband, Mark, of Eagle River, Wis.; eight grandchildren, Christina, Tiffany, Adrienne, Rebecca, David, Kelly, Aubrea and Alessa; and three great-grandchildren.

In addition to her parents, Nancy was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Ann Liming.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Charles Donovan, C.Ss.R. officiating. Burial will follow at 2 p.m. at Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

The family will re-

ceive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sister’s of St. Mary of Namur, 241 Lafayette Ave., Buffalo, N.Y. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

JULIA M. BENJAMIN Julia McCleary Benjamin, 89, widow of Willie Benjamin, passed on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at her residence in Sumter.

Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late BENJAMIN Sam and Bina Bradford McCleary. Mrs. Benjamin was raised and educated in the public schools of Sumter County. In later years, she joined St, Luke AME Church and served on the women’s missionary society and the lay organization.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, Willie Jr. and Rodney Benjamin; one sister, Ethel M. Gentry; and a brother, Dr. J. Earl Vaughn.

Surviving are a son, Gerard (Beverly) Benjamin of Sumter; one sister, Lucille Battle of Sumter; two daughtersin-law, Mable Benjamin of Jacksonville, Fla., and Yvette Benjamin of Brooklyn, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a special cousin, Amelia Geddis-Porter; and a host of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at St. Luke AME Church, 2355 St. Paul Church Road, Sumter, with the Rev. E. Robert Thomas officiating.

Mrs. Benjamin will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. for public viewing until the hour of service. Interment will follow in the St. Luke AME Church cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Benjamin residence, 868 Club Lane, Sumter.

Please leave a condolence for the family on their memorial website found at palmemorialchapel.com.

JOHN DUBOSE Jr. John Henry Sherick Dubose Jr. was born Nov.16, 2013, the infant son of John Dubose and Tasha Williams. He died Nov. 18, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland.

Graveside service will be held at noon today in the Manning Cemetery.

Service are entrusted to Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

HATTIE J. BANISTER Hattie J. Banister, of Linden, N.J., entered into eternal rest on Nov. 17, 2013.

She was born March 5, 1905, in Clarendon County, to the late Benjamin and Miriah Johnson.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at her home, Columbia Street, Pinewood.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced

by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

ANNETTE T. CEASAR Annette Tomlin Ceasar, 59, widow of the Rev. Jimmy Leroy Ceasar, departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born Aug. 18, 1954, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Aaron Sr. and Mattie Perry Tomlin.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 6325 Skinner Road, Gable, SC 29051.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

LILLIE ANN SCOTT MANNING — Lillie Ann Scott, 55, wife of Maurice Rolle, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

She was born Oct. 10, 1958, in New York, a daughter of Odessa Frazier Scott and the late David Scott.

The family is receiving friends at the resi-

dence, 1133 Cox Road, Manning.

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

MARY LOWERY Mary Louise Wilson Lowery, 62, widow of James Lowery, departed this life on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born May 13, 1951, in Lee County, a daughter of the late Harmon and Rachel Cato Wilson.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Pamela (Bernard) White, 270 Alexander Place, Sumter.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

LUELEATHA S. CONYERS SUMMERTON — Lueleatha “Loxie” Singleton Conyers, 79, widow of James Edward “Jay” Conyers, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning.

She was born Aug. 12, 1934, in Summerton, a daughter of the late Alexander “Sink” and Willie Mae Georgia Singleton. She attended the public schools of Clarendon County School District 1 and graduated from Scott’s Branch High School in 1953. In her youth, she joined Taw Caw Baptist Church. After marriage, she joined Spring Hill AME Church in Summerton, where she served on the steward board, stewardess board, missionary, kitchen committee, YPDs and as junior choir president for many years. She also served as secretary for Spring Hill Cemetery.

She was employed with and retired from Clarendon County School District 1, Summerton, where she worked as a food service technician.

Survivors are one daughter, Rebecca Conyers of Baltimore, Md.; two sons, James “Van” (Daisy) Conyers of Summerton and Harold (Sandra) Conyers of Irmo; nephew reared as a son, Nehemiah (Bernice) Conyers of Valley Stream, N.Y.; three

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brothers, Alexander (Geraldine) Singleton of Cleveland, Ohio, George (Geradine) Singleton and John P. Singleton, both of Baltimore; five sisters, Pearl Bacon of Columbia, Md., Arlene Benbow, Margie (John) White and Glodine Johnson, all of Baltimore, and Hessie (Willie) Jones of Owings Mills, Md.; four sistersin-law; three brothersin-law; five grandchildren; and three greatgrandchildren.

Wake services will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning.

Celebratory services for Mrs. Conyers will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Spring Hill AME Church, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton, with the Rev. Emma Mellerson, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Harold E. Conyers, eulogist, and the Rev. Franklin McCants assisting. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Mrs. Conyers will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2689 Springhill Road, Summerton.

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

DONG THI COOPER DALZELL — Dong Thi Cooper, 67, wife of Cleve M. Cooper, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born Oct. 15, 1946, in My Tho Town, Vietnam, she was a daughter of the late Phan Van Vang and Nguyen Thi Truöc.

Survivors include her husband of 41 years; three children, Johnnie Cooper (Julie) of Denver, Colo., Lynda Marshall (Chad) of Sumter and Ellen Cooper of Sumter; and three grandchildren, Clay Marshall, Brandon Marshall and Micheal Cooper.

Services will be private.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

TINA D. WEATHERLY Dorothy Artina “Tina” DeSain Evans Weatherly, 58, wife of James P. “Jim” Weatherly, died Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Arthur DeSain and Dorothy Fowler DeSain Jeffords. She was a member of Smithville Evangelical Baptist Church and retired from Tuomey Healthcare System after 28 years of service. She loved the ocean, the sound of the ocean, the sand and the sun. She enjoyed life, her family, and friends.

She loved her friends as though they were family.

Survivors include her husband of Sumter; two sons, Tommy Evans Jr. (Jackie) and Michael Evans, both of Sumter; a granddaughter, Logan Evans; and numerous friends.

She was also preceded in death by her stepfather, Charles Jeffords.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Ronnie Morris officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jimmy Baker, Jim Baker, Tim Baker, Dallas Baker Jr., Josh Kelly and Dustin Baker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Carl Simms, Debbie Jo Bramlette, Donna Baker, Mike and Pam Newman Smith, Richard and Jackie Norris, and Freida Dunn.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Tommy and Jackie Evans.

Memorials may be made to Smithville Evangelical Baptist Church, c/o Jimmy Baker, 225 Pinecrest Drive, Sumter, SC 29153 or to the American Diabetes Association, 107 Westpark Blvd., Suite 220, Columbia, SC 29210.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Rodriguez walks out of own grievance hearing NEW YORK — Alex Rodriguez walked out of his grievance hearing Wednesday after arbitrator Fredric Horowitz refused to order baseball Commissioner Bud Selig to testify.

Horowitz was in the midst of the 11th day of hearings on the grievance filed by the players’ association to overturn the 211-game suspension given to Rodriguez by Major League Baseball last summer for alleged violations of the sport’s drug agreement and labor contract.

“I’m done. I don’t have a chance. You let the arbiter decide whatever he decides,’’ RodriRODRIGUEZ guez said during an interview on WFAN radio. “My position doesn’t change. I didn’t do it.’’

A person familiar with the session said that after Horowitz made his ruling, the New York Yankees third baseman slammed a table, uttered a profanity at MLB Chief Operating Officer Rob Manfred and left. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because what takes place at the hearing is supposed to be confidential.

“I am disgusted with this abusive process, designed to ensure that the player fails,’’ Rodriguez said in a statement. “I have sat through 10 days of

testimony by felons and liars, sitting quietly through every minute, trying to respect the league and the process.

“This morning, after Bud Selig refused to come in and testify about his rationale for the unprecedented and totally baseless punishment he hit me with, the arbitrator selected by MLB and the players’ association refused to order Selig to come in and face me. The absurdity and injustice just became too much. I walked out and will not participate any further in this farce.’’

Rodriguez’s legal team remains involved in the proceeding. Rodriguez said he had planned to testify later this week but was warned by the union he could face additional discipline if he did.

PANTHERS DE JOHNSON HAS SPRAINED KNEE

CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says an MRI on defensive end Charles Johnson’s right knee revealed no torn ligaments.

Johnson has a sprained knee.

Rivera said Wednesday that Johnson is really sore, but “we’re very fortunate.

We really are. ... It’s about getting the soreness out more than anything else.’’

Rivera isn’t sure if Johnson will play Sunday when the Panthers visit the Miami Dolphins. He will be reevaluated Friday to determine how he’s reacting to treatment.

Johnson has 8 1/2 sacks this season and 21 in the last 23 games.

JOHNSON, PADRES FINALIZE $8M, 1-YEAR CONTRACT

SAN DIEGO — Josh Johnson was looking for a team close to his Las Vegas home, and the San Diego Padres were looking for a top-of-the rotation pitcher.

The sides quickly agreed on an $8 million, one-year contract that was finalized on Wednesday.

The Padres, coming off a second straight finish of 76-86, hope they’re getting the Johnson who was an AllStar with Miami in 2009 and 2010 and not the one slowed by injuries last year while with Toronto.

Johnson, who had bone spurs removed from his right elbow on Oct. 1, was 2-8 with a 6.20 ERA 16 appearances this season.

Johnson led the NL with a 2.30 ERA in 2010. He has a career record of 58-45 with a 3.40 ERA. REDSKINS’ RG3 CLEARS AIR WITH MOSS, COACHES

ASHBURN, Va. — Robert Griffin III has met with receiver Santana Moss and the coaching staff to explain the quarterback’s comments after the Washington Redskins’ latest loss.

Griffin said Wednesday that everyone is “on the same page.’’ He also took unequivocal blame for his interception in the final seconds of Sunday’s 24-16

loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.

Moss said on 106.7 The Fan on Tuesday that: “Regardless of the outcome, good or bad, you have to at some point, stand up and say ‘me’ or ‘I.’’’ Moss clarified his comments Wednesday, saying there were meant as a message to all players that it’s best to take responsibility.

Griffin also says that his postgame comments about the Eagles’ scheme weren’t meant was a slight toward the Redskins coaching staff.

LAWYER CRITICAL OF POLICE IN WINSTON CASE

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The attorney representing the alleged victim in a sexual assault investigation involving Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston says her client never said she did not want to press charges.

Patricia Carroll said Wednesday it’s not true that the case about the alleged December 2012 assault was placed on hold because the victim did not want to prosecute, as a Tallahassee official told city commissioners in an email.

Carroll says the alleged victim was trying to get on with her life after it became apparent the Tallahassee Police Department was not seriously investigating the case. TPD did not respond to calls seeking comment.

From wire reports

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