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Page SPORTING NEWS By Jeff McLeod The Centr9j Intercollegiate Athletic A?.:50clati0n will celebrate itsi Disirnoriiii Anniversai V in footbsJI beciinninoi this weekend All of the teams in the Cl aA Southern Division begin their seasons today. Savarmah State of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) visits the Broncos of Fayetteville State. Defending Southern Division champion V/inston SaJem State visits last yea; s cellar dweller Bov/ie State. Livingstone v/ill try to stop the aeriaJ assault of Earl "Air" Harvey a5 they visit North Carolir»a CeritrsJ. .Johnson C. Smith travels sjcroas the State to meet Elizak«eth City State Although tne ClAA is a taJent-laden conference, the spotlight v/iH focus on NCCU's Eatl Harvey. The junior from Fayettevillle's Dougla;3 Byrd High School ha;5 passed for well over 5,000 yaids in career but his heroics haven't been enough to stop Winston-SaJem from v/aJking away with the gold. The division kingpin, WSSU once again gets the not to win the Southern Division title. Four years running, the Rams have won the Southern Division but they have never defeated the Northern Divisions repre sentative to win the ClAA championship outright. If V/inston-SaJem has ^riother banner season this yea/, it won t be helped by a schedule that includes N.C. AScT, defending ClAA champ Virginia Union, Norfolk State, N.C. Central and” former national champion Central State fOhio). Earl Haivey is the big man on the NCCU campus but the big question this year is v/hether the Eagles will get a ground game to support the mari with the goIcJen arm The arisv/er to that lauestion i;:ould meaji the difference In a championship In lojses to AS(T, G rambling arid 'vVinrton-SaJem, the vaunted "Air" [Garvey never took oft. This season Ha/vey •■.'■•ill lead his oTtense against the best of the ME AC in N.C AS T arid Howard for opener.s A ticket on "Air" Har-'/ey is -an uncertain trip though, he only connected on 45 percent of his p-asses last sea.son. Who gets eKcitecJ over a 4-6 record? Johnson C. Smith did and most of that talent returns thi:5 sea.sn Sprits are high this yea/ at the Charlotte campus because the Golden Bulls returned to respectibility last year ••.•/ith only iiarrov/ defeats to Winston-o-3uem arid N.C. Central keeping them away from ClAA gold. + K-=.-s- t’-VC*. disappointinc? -i-e^a.sons unc^er Fiobert PuHiam bnt the Broncos hope to see the iigi’it at the encj of the tunne> •%vith 13 returning starters and a. nine class of -ecruils if the Broncos can avoid the injury toU'tj, •■.vhich haunted ttiem all »a,5t icsasori, they vtt pcij.^e-cJ to t:»rirryH .500 t'l/T trter first time in years. Bo\vie Stvte is on one at the loni3e:it downhill ride- in NCAA history .as their losing streak is '%vei! into the thirties. But with iiu returning starters, the Bulldogs hope to end that skici in's-. With the hiring of a rie'-.*.'' coath, renewed hopes and dreams come to Salisbury in the person of ■villiam Spencer. The new Livingstone coach, a former Bronco assistant, has his iob arread of him since an immediate o^'^'erhaul !S r.e;iecl for the Bears to climb out of the di''/ision ce ^ar. This coupon good for a ■ FREE Taco Bellgrande or Taco Light with purchase of same at any Fayetteville location. I Limit 1 per customer per order. • Cash value - 1/20th cei.it. Expires 12/31/88. Taam BATTER I E'S CABltS CHAHGFHS GRAHAM BATTERY COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN BATTERIES 610 PERSON STREET FAYETTEVILLE. NORTH CAROLINA 28301 Jimmy Graham 483-2161 President
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