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DECEHBER^2, 1972 THE VOICE PAGE 7 1 i f TERRENCE MURCHISON, CO-CAPTAIN 72-73 By RONNIE ALLEN, VOICE Sports-Writer With the loss of Michael Sneed there can be only one man on the Bronco basket ball team that can possibly take his place. That man is Terrence Murchison. Murchison, a 6-6, 185 sen ior, will be playing in the forward position this year and alternating in the center spot along with Samuel Smith. Murchison is a graduate of E. E. Smith High School In Fay etteville where he played bas ketball and won All-City, All- Conference, and All - State honors. The giant leaper came to FSU and is continuing to show the Bronco fans that he can still get the job done. Majoring in Business Administration the 6-6 senior comment ed about the loss of Mike Sneed, “Sneed was a good player and he brought a lot of inspiration to the team, but I do not think the loss of Sneed will have any effect on us. It will hurt us some, but the next guy up, which is me, will just have to fill in this position.” Murchison says that before every game there is a lot of pressure and a lot of things that run through his minti. “The main thing about basketball, says Murchison, is that you have to keep your kool because a great deal of pressure is put on you by your opponents. They call me names such as, skinny and other such names, but this is only to throw me off and try to make me loose my kool. But really there is no way to describe the pressure that may be on me before a game, but it is there.” During the week of the game Murchison and his fellow play ers take a look at the strong and weak points of the game for that night should be played to get a Bronco win. Terrence “The Leaper” Murchison, going into his fourth season, says he hopes for a winning season and to win the CIAA crown and bring it to Fayetteville. Murchison is hoping for a pro-basketball career. He says he started watching pro ball on television when he was little and became interested in the game. This is his main goal and if he keeps on leaping. I’m sure Terrence Murchison will carry the name of Fayetteville State University far and wide. Voice Athlete Of The Month... «IAMES TYIJS -4 1^' Tyus The scrappy little guard from Greenbriar, Arkansas, 6-2 junior James Tyus, has been named the VOICE ATH LETE OF THE MONTH. “Tyus is a great little field- general and is capable of handling the team in any sit uation,” said head coach Thomas L. Reeves of his prize guard. It was the two points that the Arkansas guard sank a- gainst South Carolina State which won the third contest in a row for the Reeves-men. Also, Tyus was very instru mental in the Shaw University contest when he netted 24 points. (See Page 8) THE 1972-73 EDITION OF THE FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY BRONCO BASKETBALL TEAM - The FSU Broncos basketball squad, coached by Thomas L. Reeves, opened their season December 1 against the St. Augustine’s College Falcons at Raleigh for the beginning of a twenty-three regular season games. The. Broncos finished in the runners-up spot in the CIAA Tourney and the NAIA District 29 tournament. Head coach Thomas L. Reeves was named the “Most Outstanding Coach” of the CIAA Tourney last year and he has vowed to take “the whole thing” this year. Broncettes At It Again by WILLIAM MURPHY, Sports Writer The girls’ basketball team has all but been overlooked and even at times thought to be non-existent. But they are doing fine and have plans to take a championship. This year they have a harder and longer schedule than the one they had last year in which they posted a 5-1 record and were runner up in their Holiday tournament. The team this year is young and inexperienced. They only have four players returning from last year’s team; however, this lack of experience won’t stop the team. They have an ar ray of new talent with several of these girls making their all conference teams. The team is quite small but, has a lot of fight in them, enough fight to take them to the championship. The Broncettes open the*r season on December 2 at 3;00 against Shaw University. This cage event promises to be a thriller. The coach plans to play sophomore captain Linda Cot ton a native of Jackson, N.C., at 5-4 playing one of the guard she should spell doom for the Shaw Bears with her fantastic ball handling. Her partner at the other guard is Barbara Smith a freshman from Erwin, North Carolina.. At 5-1, don’t let her size fool you. This young lady has a most potent two-hand jump er that all the players on opposing teams better look out for. Co- captains Gail Cameron and Joallo Mosely, freshmen, both of Cameron, North Carolina will hold down the center and for ward spot. These young ladies are deadly on the boards and have a defense that would rival the varsity goys game. At the other forward spot we have Miiggie Edwards from Greenville, North Carolina. She will add the needed punch in scoring, re bounding to take the girl’s teams to the final and championship. The girls are coached by Miss Taylor. INSIDE BRONCO SPORTS WITH RONNIE ALLEN INTRAMURALS: Fayetteville State University's champion flag football team tangled with the champion flag football team of Fayetteville Technical Institute and beat them 14-6 on Alumni field Novem ber 18. FTI was first to score in the contest. But the offense, led by quarterback Johnny Piggeese came back to take the lead and win the game. In 30 degree weather, both teams putting up a good fight. The FSU defense also played a superb game which kept the FTI offense from threatening to score throughout the contest. In the man and women’s fouls shooting contest, Pam Strayhorn, a sophomore physical education major, won the 1972 foul shoot ing contest. The winner of the men’s foul shooting contest was- James R. McPherson, a sophomore Business Administration ma jor sank twenty out of twenty-five shots to outdistance James Sanders and “Dine” Ruffin to win the coveted championship. In the men’s swimming competition, P.E. 201 section 2, in a down to the wire finish, squeaked out a narrow margin victory over P.E. 201 section 1. “Dine” Ruffin, again competing in more than one contest, swam as an independent and came in a close third. The final scores in these contests were Section 2, 22 points, section 1, 21 points, P.E. 200, 6 points, “Dine” Ruffin and George Redmond swam as individuals. Ruffin scoring 15 points to Redmond’s 2. JOHNSON-AUSTIN: POSSIBLE FUTURE COACHES Richard Johnson and Howard Austin are seeking to continue football careers. But if possible, they want to go back to their hometown and seek coaching careers. Johnson, a junior majoring in Physical Education, is a native of Wadesboro, N.C. and a graduate of Bowaman High School. A third year veteran on the Bronco team, Johnson has shown quite an improvement. His position of free safety puts a fear into the enemy quarterback. Howard “Scooter” Austin, a native of Yonkers, New York is also seeking a pro-career. However, he doubts playing pro ball because of his size, Austin, a graduate of Roosevelt High School, says if he cannot play pro-ball, he is going home and will seek a coaching career. Both men are good football players although we will be losing the services of William Austin, we will still have the magnetic hand of Richard Johnson for one more year. BASKETBALL 72-73 Last year the Broncos, under the leadership of Coach Tom Reeves had a season and finished second in the CIAA while ranking first in the Southern Division. Reeves says that there will not be much change in his game plans. However, he will do a lot more pressing, running, and using set patterns. The major thing Reeves says that he hopes to improve in the area of on getting the ball off the boards. Reeves and this year’s team has a good bunch of incoming cagers judging from the scrimmage game that is held annually. Even though Michael Sneed is gone it looks as if there is a chance for F.S.U. to go back to the CIAA tournament this year, t POSSIBLE ALL-STARS The men will porably be the spark that will keep us alive in this year’s conference schedule. The FSU cagers to keep close watch on are; Roy “Skip” Birch, 6’3” forward guard; Terrence Murchi son, 6’6 pivotman, Robert “Arkansas” Tyus, 6’2 guard, Sam Smith, 6’4 forward, Alton Cogdell, 6’3” forward, Rubin Ruffin a 6’2” guard who is steadily improving, TVcilien.... ;4U By RONNIE ALLEN Larry Walker, a senior guard from Richmond, Virginia be gan getting ready for the 1972 CIAA gridiron season since last July, Apparently it paid off for the 5-11, 235 pound History major. Walker was the lone member of the Bronco squad to be selected to the coveted All-CIAA offensive squad for the 1972 season. Walker, a graduate of Maggie Walker High School in Richmond says that he is very happy to be honored by the all CIAA offen sive squad, “I want to congratulate all my teammates for helping to make it possible for me to be on the All-CIAA offensive team. I know that football is a team effort and I share this honor with all of the fellows on the squad, ” said the likeable Walker. Head football coach Raymond McDougal has nothing but praise for Walker. "I think that Larry deserves the honor and I am very pleased that he was selected to the squad. He has shown leadership and was one of the tri-captains for the past season,” said the coach. Walker commented on the teams he has played against during his last four years at Fayetteville State University, “It seems as though when we have a game, the biggest man always gets in front of me,” smiled Walker. “The defensive linemen of Elizabeth City State and Johnson C. Smith gave me trouble because they seem to be well coached.” Walker feels that Johnson C. Smith is the toughest team he has played against during his four years at FSU. In describing the pressure on him, the offensive guard stated, “I have what you might call a nervous stomach and it is difficult for me to fall asleep, particulary just before a game,” Walker began, “On the morning of the game I am still somewhat ner vous and the pressure is still on me and I do not feel any better until the first contact is made in the game.” After the contact number sixty-three is ready to play ball. Although he is short for pro - standards. Walker would like to play pro ball. Walker sees a great future in athletics at FSU particularly in the area of football. “I think that we have a great coaching staff. I believe that the addition of Coach Ross will be a tremendous asset to the Broncos in the future.” v'
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