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h., criCNfcn i, imi : ; I HE OUtULINA f (Mtft 9 -5 ' f 7 w UL 9 Eagles Fall To Virginia Union panthers RICHMOND, VA Two time NCAA Divi sion II quarterfinalist Virginia Union laid claim as a team to beat in the CIAA Northern Division with a 27-7 win over defending CIAA Champion . North Carolina Central. On. the surface the 27-7 score would indicate a game that was not close. However, a closer look indicates thai the Eagles were very generous literally giving the Pan thers three touchdowns. Late in the , first period 4 the Panthers blocked a Joey Day punt that was scooped up by Little All American William Dillon and returned 31 yards for a touchdown. Near the end of the period, NCCU freshman , quarterback Gerald Fraylon, seeing his first action of the season, had a pass' picked off by Dilton at the NCCU 43. The Panthers took 9 plays and marched in the touchdown consuming 4:41 upping their count to 13-0 with 11:45 left in the first half. Marlon Cowles went over from the one. The remainder of the first half was played in , Panther territory with i the Eagles allowing Va. Union to only reach their 18. Down by thirteen at half, the Eagles had held the Panthers to only 1 1 yard rushing. The third period saw the Panthers and Eagles trade - lon$ timev consuming . scoring drives. -The Panthers took the ball from their 11 with 11:39 left in the period and marched the length of the field 89 yards in 10 plays over 5 minutes and 3 seconds. Harry Mitchell, the Pan thers burly 6-0 230 fullback, went the final yard. The Eagles defense bottled up Mit chell, who rushed for 1009 yards last year, allowing him only 45 yards in 13 carries. Cen tral retaliated with a 66 yard drive of its own. They took the ball from their 34 marching the distance in 11 plays. They scored on the first ,1 5 play of the final period when freshman tailback Clifton Kersey went three yards. Joel Massey added the point after touohdown. The Eagles stopped, the Panthers on downs following the ensuing touchdown . They mar-; ched from their 30 with 13:42 left in the game to the VUU 46 before pun-, ting the ball on downs 'with 6:32 to go. j The Panthers mounted a 51 yard drive turning the ball back to the Eagles on the NCCU 22 on downs. Fraylon dropped back to pass but his pass was picked off by Clyde Williams at the 35 'who raced untouched to paydirt. The Eagles amassed 10 first downs to the Pan thers 9. Union, however, rack ed up 1 2 1 yards in 38 car 'ries and adding 98 more through the air. Central , was limited to 71 yards ' Wishing; 43 . passing. Keith Cathion led all rushers with 59 yards for the Panthers; Mitchell 45; Marlon Cowles, 41. Kersey paced the Eagles with 47 yards on 16 attempts. Fraylon," who was trapped at least eight times passing, had 32 yards. He completed 6 of 19 passes for 43 yards and was in tercepted 4 times, thret by Dillon. Ed Gates hit 5 of !' passes for Va. Union fo, 78 yds. Interesting enough, the Eagles had the ball 31 minutes and 58 seconds against Va. Union in the loss. In the win over Liv ingstone, the Eagles only had the ball for 25 minutes, 33 seconds. Eagles Must Prevent Mistakes Saturday Against WSSU F I M hVw. 1 '.MAW T rrr TmiS i JMHHMMMi iW v" wmmmms''' i n J I 1 I - ' - V . By B.Dawson N.C. Central Universi ty's football team will try to eliminate "costly mistakes in ordef to beat Winston-Salem State University's football team Saturday, accor ding to Eagle head foot ball coach Henry Lat-tnnore. The Eagles will, be in southern division win for Central would boost it's standing at 2-0. NCCU will be Winston-Salem's first conference oppo nent for the 1981 season. Freshman Gerald Aggie head football coach Jim McKinley said after the game that he considered Pitts one of Raally A Whopper , SEAN EDWARD STEELE, 9, of 1018 Brandon Street, caught this 3Vz pound trout over the weekend at Fort Macon, N.C. Pier. He is the son of Charles and Jan Steele and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. Stewart. . NCA&T Aggie nln yery good shape against the hjs m and Adrian Jerald (9), in last Saturday's contest which ended: AT 21, Winston-Salem 7. Photo by Dawson the Rams. Both teams experienced defeat last week and a CIAA McKinley a tremen and com- Dhwson's Sports Brief s NCCU' "coached "thi 1980 team which defeated WSSU 42-21. The Eagles and Rams will battle Saturday... .Jtrii McKinley; A&T; Aggie head coach, said, "S.C. State's team depth'.; will hurt many of the Bulldogs' opponents in 19$!.. ..N.C. State's freshman running back from Lexington, Joe Mcintosh was selected ACC Rookie of the Week. He gained 221 yards rushing against Wake Forest at ' junior Groves Stadium.... NCCU-WSSU overall record is Waymon 1 1-3.. ..Larry Williams will reteree the 60th Annual Southeastern Tennis Tournament; September 18, 19, 20 in Durham, i defeated -,cf I .. ( i , the MEAC, called Pitts dous athlete petitor". Winston-Salem will host N.C. Central University Saturday and Fraylon will start at quarterback for Central's no-huddle of fense. Freshman John Kersey will open at fullback beside 6'2" 230 lb. junior running back Benjamin Tate. Tate averaged 4.7 yards per carry last season. The Eagles offensive linemen average over 240 linebackers. They're senior Carlton Watson and junior Ham son Stokes. Defensively, Eagle All-CIAA linebackers Chris McKinstry and Louis Mclver will face WSSU's veer offensive attack spearheaded by Ram QB Karltori Watson. Coach Lattimore said biaaium vvnn win IhS . fVntrol'c Intarinr o.w. aiaie. Rams ' tn mon-t(,r . Qirncuii io aerena against," but added that "Central is prepared to stop WSSU's offensive attack." To beat the Winston Salem Rams, the Eagles squad must avoid mistakes and penalties and "we must play very consistent football", says Lattimore. Subscribe To - The Carolina-Times Call 682-2913 Today ii irr fit Return bime In '811 CT U September 29 VOLLEYBALL at McDougald Gym (if ready) or Old Gym 5:00 p.m. NCCU (1980 runnerups) vs Norfolk State, Shaw Univ. (No charge) By B. Dawson GREENSBORO North Carolina A&T's runningback Pitts scored two touchdowns and Senior Charlie Sutton added another score to lead the. Aggies to a 21-14 season opener win over Winston-Salem State Rams last Satur day. Pitts, who rushed for 136 yards on 30 carries, scored TD's from two and one yards. Sutton totaled 104 yards rushing on 20 carries against the Rams. His TD run was from 19 yards out. The Aggies jumped out to a 14-0 first quarter lead. A&T missed a 35-yard field goal at tempt with 3:45 remain ing in the second quarter. Neither team scored points during the third quarter. In the fourth period, after Pitts' one-yard run TD that pushed the Ag gies ahead , 21-0, Ram sophomore running back Alex Cowans scored Winston-Salem's first touchdown with 9:17 re maining in the football game. Cowans' TD made the score 21-7. Winston-Salem State forced the Aggies to punt on the next series, and the Rams began a rally which was stopped cold after their final touchdown. Second year Ram QB Karlton Wat son's 13-yard pass to Cowans with 6:45 left in the contest brought Winston-Salem closer aP 21-14. With only 1:45, the Rams again forced the Aggies to punt the foot ball after three downs, before the sellout crowd of approximately 20,000. Rams QB Watson, us ing a combination of passing and running,' managed to move the Rams to the Aggies' 14-yard line. With no time outs left, Winston--Salem failed to get into the Aggie end zone for a score in four pass at tempts, and was forced to turn the ball over to A&T with only :41 left in the gameA, You work & you play on hot summer days To quench your thirst Coke Is the way ii . DURHAM COCA COLA COTTUNQ CO.- SAT. SEPT. 19, 1981 lOam-Spm and UN. SEPT. 20. 1981 lpm -5pm Raindatos:Scpt. 26 and 27 OVER 200 CRAFTS AND ARTS BOOTHS AND TWO STAGES WITH JAZZ FOLK GOSPEL. DANCE WITH CHUCK DAVIS OF THE CHUCK DAVIS DANCE COMPANY. SPECIAL FEATURES IN THE CHILDREN'S AREA SATURDAY: EXPERIENCE THE GREAT PLAINS. ON SUNDAY: BUILD AN AFRICAN VILLAGE WITH CHUCK DAVIS artists, craftspeople, exotic food, performances, hot air balloon ..'J .j O '
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