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Malcolm Long got the Christmas present he really wanted - another state championship. Long completed three touchdown passes and rushed for two more as the Indians captured their second straight Class 4A Division I state championship with a 45-0 victory over Irmo on Saturday. More ... For the first time this year, the Irmo Yellow Jackets used their two safeties to defend against the long pass. That was fine with Gaffney offensive coordinator Greg Lawson. "The game plan was to throw the ball," Lawson said. "But we changed that with the defense (Irmo) played. They did something they hadn't done all year and that's go to a cover 2 defense. More ... Somebody other than running back Mario Carter was going to have to make big plays for the Irmo Yellow Jackets in Saturday's Class 4A Division I state championship game. Gaffney linebacker J.B. Shippy made sure of that. Carter, who entered the game averaging 151 yards a game, was held to just 75 yards on 17 carries by the Shippy-led Indian defense. More ... Saturday's scores By The Associated Press Class AA State Championship Cheraw 28, Newberry 24 Class AAA State Championship Blythewood 23, Timberland 21 Class AAAA Division 1 State Championship Gaffney 45, Irmo 0 More ... Westlane's top bowlers Last Week's Top Scores MONDAY NIGHT MEN: Scratch Game 232 Phil McAbee, Scratch Series 623 Larry Scruggs. Handicap Game 271 Ken Taylor Sr. Handicap Series 717 Leonard Timson. WOMEN'S SUNSET: Scratch Game 181 Mot Wilson, Scratch Series 520 Mot Wilson, Handicap Game 223 Taffie Williams, Handicap Series 619 Taffie Williams. More ... Florida beat Michigan on Sunday in the only game that mattered. The Gators, who lobbied hard for this victory, were picked to play No. 1 Ohio State for college football's national championship, ending any chance for the Wolverines to get the rematch they so desired and thought they deserved. More ... Gaffney quarterback Malcolm Long displays his Burns Chevrolet Player of the Week Award for his peformance against Stratford in the lower bracket championship game. More ... EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Bill Parcells has never been crazy about kickers. Martin Gramatica may have changed the Dallas coach's opinion. Gramatica, signed last Monday after Parcells cut the enigmatic Mike Vanderjagt, kicked a 46-yard field goal with a second left Sunday to give the Dallas Cowboys a 23- 20 win over the New York Giants and a two-game lead in the NFC East. More ... Sports RSS feed |
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