PAGE 10 Norfolk - 26, Rams rwfo . Kams loose again, ? but jyill / The Winston-Salem State Rams lost their third game in a row and second in as many weeks to a (T A A divisional leader as Norfolk defeat Sat. in Norfolk. State which lost to Northern Division leader Virginia Union last week took an Early 3-0 lead over the Northern Division leading Spartans when Chico Dunlap the . .......t-l i.1 A ^ I ixuma bUloaCK tOOK a handoff on the 33 and raced 55 yards before being dragged (town. The Rams then failed to move the ball - and Jerome McDaniel the Hams place kicker booted a 35 yard field goal. The I tains lead however was short lived as Spartan quarterback Steve (irapff -who hit 7 of 19 passes for 88 yds. and 3 T.D.'s moved Norfolk down the field and capped the drive by passing 18 Saturday Contest In Rams T The Winston-Salem State Rams , v . hope to rebound from 3 consecutive losses on Saturday a hen they take on the Livingstone Hears in Salisbury. I lie Rams after an opening game victory over Hampton University have lost to North Carolina Central. Vireinin Union ana n - V u UIIU Norfolk Slate on successive Saturdays. This week the Rams ace no easy task when they take :_?n the undefeated .Bears, ivingstone coming off an impressive 49-ft victory over Fort Bragg. Livingstone which finished last season with a 7-2-1 ecord and second place in the CI A A returns 5 starters from a defense that was number one in the conference last year limiting its opponents to 47.5 yards rusnmg and bv.4 yards passing A & T - 28, Smith - . A & T S Under the leadership of freshman quarterback Elsworth Turner, the Aggies of N.C. A&T amassed 377 yards total offense enroute to a 23-15 victory over non-conference rival Johnson C. Smith in Charlotte, N.C. 4 U1 1? ** minougn me tinal score indicates a 13 point differential, it was late in the fourth quarter when the Aggies took the lead for good. With less than four minutes remaining in the contest and the Aggies trailing 15-14, Turner dropped back and hit wide receiver Dexter Feaster who found an opening in the Golden Bull secondary. Feaster outraced two Johnson C. Smith defenders to complete the 73-yard pass run scoring play. I-ater in the quarter, defensive end Jearold Holland hit Smith . quarterback Luther. Carter and iv... 10 Ik Tops ^s^L^a ? wr. .. ^up^Vfl^p^^l^pdpilC go after Saturday. yards to Dwight Powell for the score the conversion gave the Spartans the lead which they never relinquished. Norfolk got its second score early in the ~ second quarter when Ffazief Lowrey the Hams punter fumbled the center snap on fourth clown and the ball was recovered on the Rams 12 yd. line, Grapff the CIAA's leadinpasser hit wide receiver Ror? Tillis t >r the T.D. on the next play giving the Spartan's a 14*3 edge. Still in the second quarter Norfolk took possession of the 1>all on their 49 yd. line and drove 51 yards with Grapff this time finding Robert Powell in the endzone with a pass covering 9 yards the half ended with the Spartans holding a 21-3 edge. In the 3rd period the Norfolk defense put 2 more points on the scoreboard when Ix>wery Salisbu^ry o Battle Li ~TiriruanH\ Offensively the Bears arc* also strong, in Andrey < oney they have the leagues best* place kicker. The line is excellent headed by- All-CIA A guard Frank Sawyer. Also in the told are co-captain I,arry Lee and John Miller center and guard respectively. Victor Nichols the Livingstone quarterback is a good passer who also can run. The Bears having an abundance ot excellent running backs in Kenneth Sifford, Michael William, and William Scales a native of Winston-Salem. This group was second in rushing in the CI A A last year with 1,649 yards. The Rams will counter with a strong defense led by Curtis Richardson their star linebacker who also plays guard on offense 15 u urge Drop caused a fumble. Ron Tuck, who played perhaps the N finest game of the season came up with the loose ball to set the stage for George Ragsdale's second touchdown run. "I was pleased with our offense in spois," said A&T Head Coach, Hornsby Howell. "We showed that we can move the ball when we have to." "We had some drives where we just ran it down their throats. We'll get better with practice." Turner, who got his first start in a 28-19 losing effort against Florida A&M, showed the same brilliance he demonstrated in the second half against the Rattlers, when he directed the Aggies to 19 points. . The poised freshman enjoyed another fine outing against Smith as he connected on 7 of 15 passes for 155 yards and one touchdown. ** * ^ WINSTON-SALEM CHRONICLE Rams in punt formation got a bad snap from center and his punt was blocked out nf thp end-zone later in the 3rd. period the Spartans drove inside the Ram 20 but the tarns held as Jerome M^Daniel ocked Grapff as he attempted to pass and the Spartans settled tor a 38 yd. field goal. With 0 minutes left in the game McDaniel who played a tremendous game defensively dropping the Spartan quarterback on several occasions I WIWi whiciTRam linebacker Quincey ? Crank recovered on the Norfolk 7 yard line. After a penalty against the Spff^ris Chico Dunlap who picked up 125 yds. on 18 carries for the day plunged over from the 2 McDaniels conversion ended the scoring as Norfolk won 26-10. The Rams were again hurt offensively as they were without the services of quarterback Ix>ndell McClary. Coach Cleo Wallace started freshman Walter Smith at quarterback who latepwas relieved by last weeks starter Franco Goode. Neither was able to do much against a Spartan' defense that had given up only 24 , points prior to Saturday. The Rams final passing stats showed only 4 completions in 15 attempts for 17 yds. The Ram veteran offensive lin$ of Nathaniel Goodson, Bennie Barbour, Bobby Weaks, Chitis Phiffer and Carson Ewings blocked well however as the 10 points put on the board were the most allowed this season by the"" Spartan defense. The loss dropped the Rams to 1-2 in the CIAA and 1-3 over all. The Rams hope to get back on the right track this week when they take on Salisbury, which is coached by former WSSI assistant Baxter Holman. 'y. ivingstone "all CIAA tackle Bennie Barber and a super secondary which hopes to reBound from its poor showing last week in Norfolk. On offense the Hams will again be without quarterback Canriell McClary. Coach Cleo Wallace will go with either Sophomore Walter Goode or Freshman Bernard Smith at quarterback. Again in the Rams backfield will be Chico Dunlap who had his second 100 yd. game of the season last week and has rushed for 391 ycfs. in four games. His running mate will be big John Connally who is strong and blocks well. The Rams have a super receiver in George Macklin and an experienced offensive line. The Rams hope to return to their winning ways on Saturday as a loss would seriously injure their hopes for the CI A A crown. s Smith His favorite target was Feaster who caught three aerials for 93 yards. George Ragsdale had his finest day of the season as he raced in and around the Golden Bulls for 121 yards. The Aggie defense had another superb showing picking off two Johnson C. Smith passes and recovering two fumbles. John Hampton, a second team ALLMEAC pick last season intercepted both passes. This week the Aggies and their steadily improving veer offense will get a strong test from the undefeated Spartans of Norfolk State College. Norfolk will come into the game with an impressive 4-0 record. The Virginia team has an exploSlVe offense and a rugged defense. The game will be played at Greensboro's Memorial Stadium. I - \ ' accomplishments eveh more j spectacular was the fact that the Norfolk defense which is number one ill the - conference were keying on the senior Business Administration major. The 1 speedy Charlottean has a chance j to become the first Ram back in their history to rush for over 1,000 yards in a season. as he has . rushed for 371 yards in the first 4 ; games. Dunlap who with 4.5 : speed in the 40 has the quickness to hit the job inside and with a 9.9 I clocking, in the 100; can turn the 1 comer. He feels he can reach the 1,000 yard mark for the season. 1 Saturday was Chico's second ; 100+ yard game of the season ' having run for 132 yards against ; Hampton in the Rams opening ! game victory. Still Chico has not i been playing at full strength this i season. He has been bothered by < _neckT rib and knee injuries Chico started his football : career in junior high. He credits : his 6th grade teacher Kenneth * Downing with getting him started in football. "1 always wanted to < be a basketball player, but after Mr. Downing saw me play football he told me I might have a better chance at it because of my height." He credits his junior high school coach Joseph Green and hard work for his success, Coach Green taught me the basic techniques and fundamentals, after that it was up to me to work at it and develop my ability. Dunlaps ability developed fast, in his sophomore year at (iarringer High he ran for over '.HX) yards. In his junior year he was on his way to that 1000 yard ' v-5fv *w^MT* f * ' ^ * **' * % "SPECIAL STYI ?*&x*i OLD TO^t JHOiMART ^ 3619 REYNOU^^OAD , \ ; V WwWwWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW Ram Of 1 l I > By Robert EUer Chico Dunlap, Winston-Salem State University's stellar running back, has been named Ram of the Week for his performance against Norfolk 1 State on Saturday. Dunlap who is exceptionally small for a football player at 5'7", 170 lbs., ran over, under, around and through^ the Norfolk defense Saturday as he picked up 125 yards for the day carrying the ball on 18 occasions. OCTOBER 10, 1974 ************OOOO****** . lie Weekj ? v^-. ^jp** " '- '>* ^r^3j?#^jwrTBJP!R^ rHia> nuNi^p season when in the 4th game he suffered torn knee cartlage. Many felt he was out for the year * but he returned to lead his team to victory in the seasons final. During his senior year he missed the 1,000 yard mark by a mere 18 yards as his team finisted' 9-1-1 and lost the State playdffx on a yardage decision. "The final score was 14-14 but Olympic had the most yards so they won." Chico was named. to the all county teams and was highly recruiteddespitehis size by such , schools as Tennessee, Morgan State, Grambling, Tennessee State, Fisk and many others. He decided on State because of its closeness to home. In his first 3 years at WSSU Chico was the Rams leader in kickoff and punt returns (duties which he still handles). In each of his 3 previous years he has returned a kickoff for a touchdown and has been among the league leaders in that department. This season after playing in the shadow of Cornell Davis (now the Rams backfield coach) Chico has come into his own. Here's a world of advice for Ram opponents for the remainder of the season, watch out for Chico Dunlan hp'Q InrWTna r ..w ^ , for 1,000 yards. LES FOR YOU* - COHiOt PLAZA SHOtV cot LEGE PLAZA j;. 'j|?V.'* * V ,*" '' * v V '40^ * * "-? t4-V ? V t v* ~ ' -' "? * ' #

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