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Page B2-The Chronicle, Thursday, October 27, 1983 ■■ ■ - . ■■■ 'f -V/ A”t",', ' i-/. * The Aggies improved Holding On Howard quarterback Kenneth Jones struggles to break a tackle by A&T’s Brian Brooks their record to 3-4 with a 22-0 win (photo by Joe Daniels). This Week In The CIAA For Contenders, It’s Nitty-Gritty Time By ROBERT ELLER Sports Editor Gladys Knight and the Pips like talk about getting down to the “nitty gritty.” Well, that’s just what they’re doing in the CIAA as the season winds down and a number of teams re main in the running for division honors and a shot at the league title game Nov. 19. In weeks past, 1 have always picked out one or two games as keys each week. This week, however, each league game is key for teams try ing to keep their title hopes alive. In the South, WSSU entertains Johnson C. Smith for homecoming while holding a slim half-game lead over North Carolina Central. The Eagles, in the meantime, entertain Bowie State. Central’s only loss this season came at the hands of the Rams while Bowie has not won in seven outings. That should mean an all-out rout for the Eagles. But, as WSSU found out last week, barely getting by the league doormat, no team can be taken for granted. Still, if you think I’m predicting an upset here, you’re crazy. Central by 28. Though Livingstone’s Bears are all but out of the race for the Southern title, Mel Rose would like nothing better than an 8-2 season. Elizabeth City started off like gangbusters but has slumped to 3-4 and has only a remote chance at the Northern Division crown. This one is a toss-up but I’m putting my money on Jo Jo White and Rose’s coaching ability. Liv ingstone by 3. Virginia Union’s offense has been held in check only once this season, in its only loss, an upset by Hampton. Over the last two weeks, the Panthers have piled up 95 points and might get 50 Saturday against Virginia State unless George Moody used last week’s open date to find a cure for Bailey’s army of runners. Union by 21. In non-conference games, Norfolk State, loser of three of its last four games, travels to Howard to take on a team that has only one win in six outings. Dick Price is certainly glad to see this date arrive. Unless his team folds, as it did in the final weeks last year, it should take this one. Norfolk by 6. Dan Antolik and his young St. Paul’s team are the talk of the CIAA this season. After go ing 2-8 a year ago, the Tigers stand 5-2 this year with a mathematical chance of winning the divi sion crown. Knoxville College will be the next new believer in the resurgence of the Lawrenceville school’s football program. St. Paul’s by 6. And now for the big surprise. Hampton is leading the Northern Division race by virtue of its win over Virginia Union. The Pirates need only to win their last three league games to get into the conference title game. Fayetteville State, on the other hand, has won only one of seven games this season, a 42-0 thrashing of hapless Bowie. The Broncos are getting better every week and have been in every game they’ve played. Neither team is blessed with a super offense and Hampton is at home. Still, something tells me that this is Bill Head’s week to have the ball bounce his way. U-P-S-E-T. Fayetteville by 1. Part of the reason I’m cocky enough to predict Fayetteville to beat Hampton - on the Pirates’ homecoming, no less - may be my very first perfect score in last week’s picks. The 6-0 slate gives me a 40-10 mark for the season. Rams Struggle To Avert Bowlers Upset Bid By ROBERT ELLER Sports Editor Bowie State took advan tage of a week off prior to last Saturday’s game with Winston-Salem State to come up with a no-huddle offense that took the Rams completely by surprise. The ploy resulted in 10 first- quarter points for Bowie before a homecoming crowd in the first meeting ever between the two schools. But once the Ram defense got over the shock, and the WSSU offense came up with 16 first-half points itself, it made them hold up in a tougher-than- expected 16-10 CIAA Southern Division win. “Bowie played well and they were well-prepared for 'the game,” said Ram Coach Bill Hayes. “They went with a no-huddle of fense, something we hadn’t seen this year and we weren’t ready for it early in the game.’’ The winless Bulldogs scored the first time they had the ball on Lamont Mc Creary’s 31-yard field goal less than two minutes into the game. The Rams knot ted the score at the 8:29 mark as Ronald Bcthune matched McCreary’s distance with a three- pointer of his own. Bowie came back to take a 10-3 lead on the final play of the first quarter when Arthur Lee hit Rory Francis with a 10-yard scoring pass and McCreary added the point-after. Only Masha Paul’s block of another 31-yard field goal attempt by McCreary early in the second quarter kept the margin from get ting wider. “Bowie had the week off and Coach (John) Organ used it to come up with a well-conceived pass of fense,’’ Hayes said Mon day. “They only used one back in the backfield along with the no-huddle offense and we hadn’t seen any of it before.’’ The Rams were not con fused on offense, however - at least not in the first half. After Paul’s field goal block, the Ram running at tack took charge. A 20-yard run by quarterback Mike Winbush set up a 20-yard scoring burst off the left side by freshman sensation Leonardo Horn at the 5:01 mark. Bethune’s extra point tied the score. The Rams scored the win ning points on their next possession, going 67 yards in five plays, Horn covering the last 42 by skirting left end with 1:50 left in the half. There was no scoring in the second half, though both teams mounted threats. Interceptions by Derrick Beasley and Bruce Dunlap halted Bowie drives, while penalties (122 yards) and four fumbles foiled Ram scoring at tempts. “We moved the ball very well offensively,” said Hayes. “We had 411 yards total offense and should have scored at least 35 points, but mistakes, fumbles and flags stopped us.” Because of those miscues, the Rams found themselves in danger of losing the con test in the final minutes. Taking over at their 35-yard line, the Bulldogs used a pass interference penalty to move to the Ram 20 with 1:35 left. But on third down, freshman walk-on Darrell Hairston leveled Lee in his own backfield, causing a fumble. Eddie Sauls, the game’s defensive star with 16 tackles, fell on the ball to assure the win. “Our defense held them to five first downs in the se cond half and we dominated the game, but we had to rise to the occa- Please see page B4 You’ll find all the latest Sports News in the MTiiiston-Salem Glir'oiiicle . . . 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