Sports
Rams Roll Over CIAA Standings
N.C. Central 21-13
By Sam Davis
WSSU put on a brilliant display of power
football defeating last year’s CIAA
Southern Division champs N.C. Central
21-13 at Bowman Gray Stadium.
The Rams came out fired-up and seeking
revenge for a 37-17 thrashing they took
fron the Eagles on regional television last
year. The win put the Rams in first place
in the CIAA south.
Coach Bill Hayes was ecstatic over the
Rams win against his alma mater. “We’re
finally getting some breaks for a change,”
Hayes says. “Our new offense has helped
us some, but maturity is the key factor in
our 3-0 start.”
Offensive linemen Danny Moore, Aluin
Powell and Jonathon Nimmons led the
way for the Rams offensively. The trio
dominated the line of scrimmage and that
was the key for the Rams. Powell was
awarded player-of-the game honors for his
work in the trenches.
Early on, the Rams chance did not look
very good, as Gerald Fraylon led the
Eagles on a quick scoring drive to give the
Eagles a 7-0 lead. Fraylon, the Eagles
strong-armed and fleet flooted quarter
back, guided his team 80 yards for a score
in only 9 plays. Robert Clark, a freshman
wide receiver, took in a 44 yard bomb from
Fraylon to account for the Eagles early
lead.
But the Rams didn’t fold. With the help
of a 15-yard penalty on the ensuing kick-
off, the Rams took only 8 plays to reach
pay-dirt. Starting from the NCCU 49-yard
line, the Rams negotiated the real estate in
eight straight runnning plays, straight into
the heart of the Eagles defense. Freshman
Leonardo Horne got the Rams score on a
five yard touchdown, off an inside reverse
to knot the game at 7-7.
The Rams went on top 14-7 as a result of
a 13 yard scoring pass from Karlton Wat
son to tight end Bobby Clark. Clark grabb
ed the throw one yard deep in the end zone,
fighting off several Eagles defenders. The
score at halftime was 14-7.
N.C. Central came out strong in the se
cond half, but the pressure of the Rams on
Fraylon was too much. Fraylon was hur
ried on most of his passes as Eddie Sauls
and Darrell Hairston put constant
pressure on the Eagles signal-caller. Sauls
had three sacks of Fraylon, while Hairston
got to Fraylon 4 times.
Tmr
Conference
Ail games
Won
Lost
Tied
Won
Lost Tied
Virginia Union
3
1
0
4
1 0
Elizabeth City
2
1
0
3
2 0
Hampton Inst.
2
1
0
2
2 0
Norfolk State
1
1
0
3
1 0
St. Paul’s
1
2
0
3
2 0
Virginia State
0
4
0
1
4 0
SOUTH
Conference
All games
Won
Lost
Tied
Won
Lost Tied
Winston Salem State
1
0
0
3
1 0
N.C. Central
4
1
0
4
1 0
J.C. Smith
1
1
0
I
3 0
Livingstone
0
1
0
2
1 0
Fayetteville
0
2
0
0
4 0
Bowie State
0
2
0
0
5 0
Alvin Powell (L) and Jon Nimmons anchor a strong Ram offensive line.
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