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Monday Prep Playoff Scoreboard

By Associated Press

Monday’s Scores By The Associated Press GIRLS’ BASKETBALL Class AAAA Quarterfinal Upper State Rock Hill 45, Ridge View 44 Spring Valley 95, Dorman 46 Lower State Lexington 45, Sumter 40 North Augusta 45, Goose Creek 43 Class AAA Quarterfinal Upper State Dreher 62, Eastside 33 Wren 59, Lancaster 54 Lower State Myrtle Beach 39, Crestwood 36 Wilson 50, Midland Valley…

Eaves Leads SC State Past Howard 71-63

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gabriel McCray made all three of his 3-point attempts and scored 18 points on Monday night to lead South Carolina State over Howard 71-63. Eric Eaves led the Bulldogs with 19 points and scored the last five points in the final 17 seconds with a 3-point play and a dunk that capped a 10-2 spurt to close…

Coates Helps Gamecocks Top Tide 66-46

By USC SID

TUSCALOOSA, AL (USC SID) — Junior Alaina Coates grabbed a career-high 18 rebounds and No. 3/2 South Carolina held Alabama to 28.6 percent shooting on its way to a 66-46 win over the Crimson Tide on Monday night at Foster Auditorium. The victory moved the Gamecocks to 26-1 overall and helped them remain perfect in SEC play at 14-0 with…

Vols’ Punter Likely Out For USC Game

By Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee guard Kevin Punter Jr. has a stress fracture in his right foot, which likely will force the Volunteers to continue playing without their top scorer. Volunteers coach Rick Barnes announced the severity of Punter’s injury Monday and described his status as “day to day.” Barnes said he doesn’t expect Punter to play Wednesday at South…

Gamecocks Get Right Back At It

By USC SID

South Carolina (3-0) vs. Appalachian State (0-3) LIVE COVERAGE Radio:          Gamecock Radio Network/flagship 107.5 FM “The Game” (Andy Demetra & Tommy Moody) Broadcast:      SEC Network Plus (Derek Scott & Trey Dyson) Internet:               Additional coverage on Instagram & Twitter @GamecockBasebll PROBABLE PITCHING ROTATION South Carolina   – Adam Hill (Fr….

Page A Candidate For Senior CLASS Award

By USC SID

COLUMBIA, S.C. (USC SID) — Gamecock All-American left fielder Alaynie Page ranked as one of 30 candidates for the Senior CLASS Award. A first-team All-American a year ago, Page set new Gamecock records for on-base percentage, slugging percentage and home runs while leading the team offensively in nearly every major category. The Boiling Springs, S.C., native also stood among the…

Quick Rewind: Tigers & Jackets Go Again

Clemson Athletic Communications

GAME SETUP CLEMSON (16-11, 9-6 ACC) vs. GEORGIA TECH (15-12, 5-9 ACC) Date: Tuesday, February 23 Tipoff: 7 p.m. ET Arena: McCamish Pavilion (8,600) Radio: CTSN (Tony Castricone-pbp; Tim Bourret-color) TV: RSN (Wes Durham-pbp; Mike Gminski-color) • Clemson is in search of its first season sweep of 2015-16, and of its fifth in six seasons against Georgia Tech. The Tigers won on February 13 in…

South Carolina’s Athletic Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Inductees

By: SCAHOF

COLUMBIA, SC (SCAHOF) — Barnwell’s Troy Brown, who collected three Super Bowl rings with the New England Patriots, Clemson’s Greg Buckner, who spent 11 seasons in the NBA, and South Carolina basketball standouts Art Whisnant, B.J. McKie and Martha Parker Hester highlight the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame’s Class of 2016. The Class of 2016 also consists of Citadel…