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COLUMBIA, HERE WE COME

2005-12-02 / Front Page

BROTHERS QUINTON AND TRAVIS HEMPHILL BROTHERS QUINTON AND TRAVIS HEMPHILL ATA GLANCE

MATCHUP: Summerville (12-2) vs. Gaffney (11-3) for the Big 16 state title.

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday

WHERE: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia

TICKETS: Coach Phil Strickland said advance tickets will be available for $8 today from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. in front of the Gaffney High auditorium. Tickets at the gate are $10.

GAME TIME WEATHER: Partly cloudy, 57 degrees at kickoff.

WORTH MENTIONING:

— The Indians lost the coin toss and will be the visitors.

— Gates to Williams-Brice Stadium will open at 10 a.m.

— Gaffney will be seeking its 15th state championship and second in the past three years.

— Summerville has claimed 12 state championships, including 10 by coach John McKissick, the country’s all-time winningest prep coach.

— Summerville wide receiver A.J. Green has been compared to former Gaffney star Sidney Rice.

— Gaffney tailback Quinton Hemphill has emerged as the Indians’ go-to guy on offense.

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