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THE VOICE
HOOF PRINTS
KARATE BUFFS LOOKING AHEAD
By ROOS^:VELT McPHERSON
Ever try to use taekwondo in
a street fight and wind up being
knocked on your rear end or
worse? Well, Reginald Pickett,
a taekwondo instructor at Fay-
etteville State University ex
plains that this would hardly be
the situation if one had perfected
the basic techniques of this dead
ly and valuable hand-to-hand
combat, better known as karate.
“Most beginners fail to rea
lize that street fighting and the
sport of karate are entirely dif-
ferent,” said Pickett who has
earned a black belt. “Many feel
they can subdue anybody, simply
because they’ve mastered a few
basic moves.
“When using karate for self
defense in the street, one should
realize that a different approach
from that used in tournament
competition should be applied.”
The 5-foot-9 native of Wash
ington, D.C. instructs a class of
20 young men in self-defense
tactics every Tuesday and Thurs
day evenings on campus.
Drills, drills, and more drills
is the key to perfecting this hands
and feet art.
“You do it until it is drilled
into your mind,” said the karate
buff who has practiced it for the
past three years. “Actually, any
newcomers are welcome, and
could fit into the classwork with
no problems at all. The funda
mentals are repeated in every
class meeting.”
In Final
Smith Stops FSU 85-84
Twiggy Sanders, Johnson C.
Smith’s 6-8 string bean center,
made a clutch short hook of a
missed teammate’s shot with only
two seconds remaining in regu
lation play to enable Smith to tie
Fayetteville State 74-74, then
calmly dropped in both ends of
a one-and-one situation with six
seconds left in overtime to key
the Golden Bulls past the Bron
cos 85-84 in the final regular
season game of the year for
both teams.
Sanders’ play offset a brilliant
shooting performance by “City
John” Safford, whose soft jum-
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Track Roster
ADDERLEY,BRUCE FRESHMAN SHOT PUTTER
BLOUNT,JEFF FRESHMAN QUARTERM1LER
FAISON, EDGAR JUNtOR HALF-MILER
FISHER, LEE FRESHMAN POLE VAULTER
GODWIN, JAMES FRESHMAN S P R1 N T E R-BR O A D JUMPER
GR A HAM. MAURIC E SENIOR MILER
HERBIN , C ONNIE SOPHOMORE SPRINTER
HERRING, MARTIN FRESHMAN QU A R T E RMl L E R-HU RD L E
KELLY, SYLVAN1A FRESHMAN HALF-MILER
LUCAS, DONALD JUNIOR BROAD-TRIPLE JUMPER
MC LAURIN , T YRON E FRESHMAN 220
NEWKIRK. JAMES FRESHMAN 220 *
MCNEILL, GRANT SOPHOMORE QUARTERMILER
PERRIN. ARCHIE JUNIOR SPRINTER
PERRY.CHARLES FRESHMAN SPRINTER
PICKETT, REGINALD SOPHOMORE POLEVAULTER
POWELL, ALVIN JUNIOR QU A R T E RM I LE R-H UR D LE R
SMITH. ELDRIDGE FRESHMAN Ml L E R - T WO Ml L E R
TYRUS, JAMES SOPHOMORE M I LER-TWO Ml LER
COACHES, HAROLD SCOTT. WALTER JOHNSON
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Broncos ‘^“Somebody” Now
Students make the traditional
gesture of bowing, along with
meditation at the start of each
class period. Pickett, a former
track star, then commands the
groiflp through warm-up and body
stretching exercises.
“Then we go through the basic
blocks, one, two, and three step
sparing and other related drills,”
he explained.
“I stress form and art when
we perform the simulated at
tacks called katas. And all mo
tions are taugjit to be sharp and
distinct.”
Pickett, who enjoys art, has
ambition. “I would like to start
a karate school in the city (Fay
etteville) while continuing this
class too. Mr. (Bob) Wagoner,
our advisor, and I have been
thinking about proposing that this
class be incorporated into the
curriculum for credit.”
When an instructor is well
established, he usually gives an
open tournament “where others
may come and observe style
and compete for trophies.” Pic
kett, a 19-year-old sophomore
is scheduled to judge and fi^t
in an upcoming tournament in
Fayetteville,. Mar ch 5, Black
belts judge the lower belts, and
they usually are the last to fight
in a competition.
The belt system, in ascending
order, is white, yellow, green,
blue, red, brown, and black.
“But,” said Pickett, “winning a
black belt is just the beginning
in the art of karate.”
Throu^ the years Fayetteville
State’s athletic teams have not
been taken seriously by their fans
or their opposition. The Broncos
have gone along regularly taking
their lumps, although, occasion
ally, they have played the role of
“spoilers”.
“People have been taking us
for doormats.” basketball coach
Tom Reeves said before the sea
son began, “but all that’s going
to cease.” Then he set about the
task of making Fayetteville State
“somebody” in the eyes of foe
and friend.
It wasn’t easy. But the feat
was accomplished so conclus
ively that the Broncos not only
will be included in the Central
REGINALD PICKETT
pers from the key and perimeter
were dropping like falling rain,
Safford paced both teams in scor
ing 26 points, 18 coming in the
second half when the Broncos
playing catch-up.
Sanders did most of the dam
age for Smith, capturing 19 re-
bounds to go along with 24 points.
The skinny Raleigh boy did a
yeoman’s job on the offensive
boards, tipping in or following
missed shots, and keeping the
ball in play.
Johnson C. Smith was battl-
ing for its life, needing a win to
beat out Saint Augustine’s for
the last CIAA Tournament berth
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FALCONS SURROUND FSU’s McNeill. Broncos clinch tour
nament spot with 79-67 win.
in the Southern Division. Smith
now jumps out of the frying pan
to face Norfolk’s fire in a first
round game. FSU goes against
Elizateth City.
Mike Sneed, who has been nam
ed to the All-CIAA team for the
second year in a row, picked off
15 rebounds to pace the Broncos
in that department; A1 Cogell
had 12.
The Broncos had several chan
ces to cement the victory. A
questionable sideline violation
with only 16 seconds remaining
in regulation gave the Bulls a
final chance. Twiggy made sure
they took advantage of it.
Track Season In
The 1972 tract season has be
gun with the Broncos having par-
ticipated in two indoor meets.
James Godwin, a freshman, won
second place with a 25-feet, five
and half inches broad jump at the
second meet on Feb. 5 in the Re-
lays at Lexington, Va. In the first
meet of the season, Jan. 21,
Godwin placed third with a 25
feet, three inches broach jump at
the Chesterfield Jaycee Invita
tional in Richmond, Va. The
Bronco
Sports
The Fayetteville
State yoice
sprinter-broad jumper received
medals at both meets.
Before this season opened,
track members Edgar Fasion,
Sylvania Kelly and Eldridge Smith
took part in a cross-country meet
This year is the first time the
Broncos have ever participated
in a cross-country meet said
Coach Harold Scott.
“Our activity in the indoor
season will help us in the out
door meets,” Scott commented.
“We’re pretty optimistic about
the upcoming outdoor meets.”
Track competition comes to
Fayetteville State campus on Ap
ril 19. The final indoor meet of
the season is scheduled for March
4 with Lynchburg College, Lynch
burg, Va.
Trackmen for this season are
listed below and followed by the
1972 track schedule.
Intercollegiate Athletic Asso
ciation Basketball Tournament
for the first time since 1958,
but must be considered as le
gitimate contenders as welLWhat
brought this all about? Where did
the talent come from so sudden,
ly?
“We’ve had good talent all al
ong,” Reeves said. “We just de-
cided that we would get together
as a team. We decided that we
wanted to win.”
There were times when things
looked bleak, especially during
the early season, in the midst
of a six game loosing streak.
Included were losses to Win
ston-Salem, Elizabeth City,
Norfolk and Johnson C. Smith,
all league foes. To add insult
to injury, the Smith loss came
after blowing a 14 point half-
time lead.
“The hardest thing I had to do,”
Reeves said later of his team,
“was to get them to stop throw,
ing up all those long shots. We
were pressing shots and thro wing
the ball away. The turnovers were
killing us.”
So the tradition continued. In
dividuals looked good, making in
termittent brilliant plays. But
teamwork was spotty and, of
course, the losses continu^ to
mount. The individual stood a^
ove the team.
Then things began to change.
The Broncos played six games
in 10 days, four coming in suc
cession, and won them all. But
a funny thing happened in the
next. They took a team for gran
ted, something that good teams
seldom do, and lost, playing their
worst game of the year in the
process. But it seems to be a
loss well worth the price. A
“team” was born from the ash
es of that defeat and the Bron
cos haven’t stopped hustling
since. It took a while, but they
learned to live with victory.
The season ending has brought
another string of victories; this
time more sure, more convin
cing.
When the Broncos go into the
26th annual CIAA Tournament
in Greensboro next week, they go
“spoiling for the fight,” but not
as “spoilers”. Their pride is
showing, and their overall record
will be one of the best of any
team in the extravaganza. With
one game remaining they are
16-9 on the season, after a 3-6
beginning. Six of the losses came
in succession.
The team and its fans can hold
their heads hig^, and look any
body squarely in the eye. The
Broncos know where they are
going. The fans no longer mum
ble or look away when the team
is mentioned. They are vocal,
with a little swagger in their
st«ps.
It's been 14 years since the
Broncos last made the touma-
ment. They went out quietly, and
without fanfare to A^rginia State,
75.60 in the first round. They
vow it won’t happen again.
COACH TOM REEVES