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Thompson Sensational David Thompson of North Carolina State has retained his lead in the East but speedster guard Maurice Harper of St. Mary's (Calif.) hustled past a basket full of more heralded senior performers to take the West voting lead as balloting for the fourth annual Pizza Hut Basketball Classic reached the halfway mark. The top eight votegetters on each squad are extended automatic invitations to participate in the NCAA and NAIA-sanctioned charity contest to be played April 15 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. The other two performers on each squad are named as at large selections by a national panel which includes 1975 game coaches Norm Sloan of NC State and Mary Harshman of Washington. Thompson, who has held the East lead since balloting began, has amassed 56,821 votes to lead the nation. His nearest com petitors are Steve Green of No. 1 ranked Indiana (49,783), John Garrett of Purdue ((44,504), Kevin Grevey of Kentucky (39,839) and Joe Meriweather of Southern Illinois (36,460). The second five in the East consist of Thompson teammate Monte Towe ((33,965), Bowling Green rebounding specialist Cornelius Cash%(31,893), Notre Dame quarterback Dwight Clay (30,315), Indiana's John Laskowski (29,775), and Michigan center C.J. Kupec (28,219). In the West, UCLA's David The Ar Flawless I as flawless< AEGEAN When your love is reall most special way-with Diamond. The most bea diamonds. ___D~dOND tops Pizza I Meyers topped the pack for the first portion of the voting period with Tulsa's Grasshopper Smith and Kansas' Roger Morningstar his closest rivals. But the past two weeks have-seen Maurice Harper, a 6-foot product of Berkeley, Calif., Wrestlers b Davidson heavyweight Jack Summe, squirming for his life against USC ace Ike Houck, eluded several potential pins and enabled the Wildcats to slip away with a thrilling 26-25 wrestling win on Friday night. For awhile, however, it didn't appear as if it would go down to the one-point nail-biter. Charlie Parker's Wildcats, a well-drilled, disciplined crew, started as if they would claw Booker T. Washington gym to shreds as they waltzed through the Gamecock ranks by scoring pins or lopsided decisions. Phil McKee (134), however, dumped a little sugar in the Davidson gas tank by downing Glenn Ballard, 14-12. But Davidson continued to roll and took pins in the 126, 150, and 158. Carolina was aided by a late forfeit which set the stage for the Summe-Houck finale. The USC captain, red-hot all year, wasted little time in dominating his op ponent. Houck surged to a 7-1 lead ,arved iamond DEVOTION s your love y special, say so in the an ArtCarved Flawless utiful and precious of u ~ .~I 21.1211 a red rs n.a lut voting move from the middle of the candidates to annex the top spot with 56,309 votes. Meyers (53,726), Smith (41,840) and Morningstar (37,919) hold positions two through four with newcomer Jimmy Moore of Utah State fifth at 33,658. .aten 26-25 in the first period, and only the buzzer saved the gasping Summe from being nailed. The margin swelled to 11-2 at the end of two. Summe revived somewhat in the third period, but once again, the relentless Houck claimed the advantage and continued to drive. As the final seconds ticked away, with spectators screaming wildly, Summe miraculously hung on. Houck won a convincing 14-5 decision, but the pin was incredibly elusive. sculptures by Rebecca Kam Sculptor-in-residei Project TAP S.C. Arts Commis& Feb.10-28 9-5 Russell House Gall presented by Unive HE] INCO2 Voluntoers fneedi returns for the < provided by I.R. at the Humaniti at various comn Clinic coordi Swimmers los4 The men's .nd women's swimming team. ooth went down to the last event in their meets as the women downed Georgia Southern 71-60 and the men were beaten 63-50 by 15th ranked Auburn Tigers. The women's team ended their season on a happy note downing Southern and giving themselves a 9-0 record for the swifn season. Nancy Grim was a double winner for the Chicks as she captured both the 200 and 400 yard freestyle events. Both of the Chicks relay teams were victorious and they qualified for the nationals in both events. The men's meet was a different story though as the Gamecocks lost in the final event and with that loss dropped the meet. The deciding event was won by 75 one hundredths of a second. The Carolina divers kept the InR Sylvia Wade Dobson ice dlon ery rsity Union Fine Arts LP WANT] 4E TAX CLI ad to help fill out in lisadvantaged. Instr S. Feb. 18-20, 6:30-9: Les 416. Clinic to sta: munity locations. iformation call 7774 Tfice of Volunteer Services nate by Volunteer Action at Auburn Gamecocks in the meet as they took first and second place in both diving events. For this per formance Ray Klitzke and James Tingen were - both ' voted Gamecocks of the meet. The only other first place the Gamecodks could take was the victory in the 200 yard backstroke. Team cap tain Casey Clafin won the event and then qualified for the NCAA's in his leg of the relay event. Assistant coach Gary Weatherhold said, "The Auburn pool wasn't very fast so the times weren't very fast. The meet was close all the way and we stayed in it by taking seconds and thirds and our divers doing so well." The Gamecocks, now 6-3 on the season, have their final home meet against Florida State Feb. 22 at 4 p.m. following the Marquette basketball. game. :trospect I liked being a sculptor because I fili big, like Ican do anXthin ED NIC come tax uiction 30 p.m., rt March 4th ~780 Council