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Page B2-The Chronicle, Thursday, November 8 ??? "?vii It iWKcy CU II 11UII OIK OlllC WOUK1 waltz to the Northern crown, Virginia State pulled the upset of the year in the CIAA, stopping the Spartans 17-14 in Petersburg. Meanwhile, Winston-Salem State continued to roll, thumping Elizabeth City 35-3. Jo Jo White took advantage of a weak Bowie State defense, becoming the CIAA's all-time career rushing leader with a 206-yard effort and carrying Livingstone to a 54-0 blowout of the hapless Bulldogs. w? ? * ' ?- ' - ? ' V' I- -. Standings _ Northern MvMm * Cl*m?M AM Norfolk State 5-1-0 8-1-0 Virginia State 4-2-0 5-44) Hampton Institute 3-2-1 4-3-2 Virginia Union 2-3-1 4-3-2 Elizabeth City 2-3-1 4-4-1 St. Paul's 0-6-0 3-6-0 Winston-Salem Stale 6-0-0 8-1-0 North Carolina Central 5-2-0 6-3-0 Fayetteville State 3-2-1 4-3-1 Livingstone 2-4-0 3-6-0 Johnson C. Smith 2-4-0 2-7-0 Bowie State 0-7-0 0-0-0 Saturday's Scot? CIAA Winston-Salem State 35, Elizabeth City 3 North Carolina Central 35, Johnson C. Smith 17 Livingstone 54, Bowie State 0 Sw ^ x Hampton Institute 14, St. Paul's 6 Virginia Union 16, South Carolina State 16 i Virginia State 17, Norfolk State 14 Fayetteville State 1,0, Univ. of D.C. 0 yntifr Univ. of Delaware' 76, Morgan ^ South Carolina State 16, Virginia Union 0 The All AC Delaware Stale, seeking a ranking in the Division I-AA pott and a possible playoff berth, pounded Howard 45-7. However, the rest of the ME AC Sured poorly. Morgan took it on the chin again, this time being humiliated by the University of Delaware 76-0. North Carolina A&T ventured into SWAC land and was pummelled 41-0 by Southern. Conference champion BethuneCookman was routed by pass-happy Tennessee State 41-8. Cowtof no AM *- ? 1 .. ...v., ~ ii i 't.j i .v i. ? i : I"" ... Bethune-Cookman 4-0-0 6-3-0 Delaware State 3-1-0 TSo~ South Carolina State 2-2-0 4-4-1 North Carolina AAT 1-3-0 2-0-0 Howard University 0-4-0 1-7-0 'Morgan State 0-8-0 Ineligible for ; :" ; This W?it's Ooiwi Elon College at Bowie State Virginia Union atEHzabeth Oty ||g Hampton institute at Virginia State Livingstone at Norfolk State North Carolina A&T at North Carolina Central Morris Brown at Bethune-Cookman I ^liberty Baptist at Delaware State f University of Maine at Howard Towson State at Morgan State : -V ^Ddtawrarc State OMch^Joe Puryeki^ on the half of the season, we've just dominated our opponents. We're coming on, while others are jus( hanging on. We don't only think we should be ranked, we think we are a playoff team.'*... # North Carolina AAT Coach Mo Forte, on th< Aggies'41-0 lose at Southern: "My kids deserved better."... Gene Lake of Delaware State set a new single season rushing record in the MEAC. With the 232 yards he gained against Howard, j^beeclipsed th< old mark of 1,193 yards set by Ricky Adams Lake's six-touchdown performance also tied tin MEAC record by Nate Rivers and Us 180 careei points broke the scoring record for runninj i . 1984 Sports t Scores, Standings, " Black College Sports Robinson won't top 'Bear' in'84 By BARRY COOPER ^ Syndicated Columnist Coming into this season, Grambling Coach Eddie Robinson needed 11 victories to surpass the late Bear Bryant and become the winningest college football coach of all time. The record will have to wait until next year, however. The Tigers are off to a 3-4 start, their worst ever. And Robinson has been perplexed by his team's play. "It's a situation that worries me," he said. "I "want to know^vfiat's happened to Eddie Robinson. We don't have the leadership we need." Chances are Robinson has been a little too critical of himself. Most of Grambling followers expect the Tigers to bounce back next season.... Mississippi Valley State continues to draw national attention. The Delta Devils' football team is unbeaten, averaging 64.1 points per game and drawing rave reviews from the nation's press. Nearly a dozen major newspapaers have sept writes to Itta Bena for stories on Valley. Among them: The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel, Washington Post, Dallas Morning News and Chicago Tribune.... Northwestern Coach Dennis Green is feeling the heat, and school officials have been quick to place more coals on the fire. When Northwestern (2-7) lost to Purdue recently, Wildcat Athletic Director Doug Single instructed r Qnnrtc I nf/>rmn?ir\n r\\ 41rt ^* upv/i ij i i vi 11 a 11 \j 11 l/II tv IU1 IT1INC I'tCIIIClll IU UC hard-hitting in his reports on the game. t4I want you to write that Northwestern played a ^ wretched game of football," Single fumed. It was only two years ago that Green, the first f Prep Spotlight Mustangs use big jj By SAM DAVIS a Chronicle Sports Editor I r Paced by Bernard Wright's 70-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 40-yard touchdown run by Reggie Moore, Parkland demolished crosstown rival West Forsyth 49-6 last Friday night k at West. The bad news for West was that it was totally dominated by the Mustangs, who completed their four-game sweep of local 4-A high school teams. [ The good news was that it could have been worse had two Parkland touchdowns not been called ~ back. ... ... - west, which started freshman quarterback Derf rick Byers against the Mustangs, had difficulty sustaining anything offensively. The Titans' inexft f x Rams trounce Vikii I ' By SAM DAVIS D I Chronicle Sports Editor Realizing thi have to take t For the third straight week, come away with Winston-Salem State took to the pionship, Haye airways to get its dffense going have placed mo and the Rams responded with 28 on passing. First-half points in a 35-3 win "Our passin over Elizabeth City last Saturday tinuously im ft jlLEli^beth City. Hayes. "The he Rams, led by quarterback phasis we've pi; Mike Winbush and fullback Ed the reason why . Byers, churned out 385 yards of ball so well inJ tottiHofferi fre-~defense ~ -week s 7'L blanked the Vikings for most of While their n the game. _____ "It was a team win," said Ram ?w Coach Bill Hayes. "I thought we ^ executed exceptionally well." challenge. M The lopsided victory was even past them more impressive considering the championshl fact that the Rams had already says a lot ab clinched the CIAA Southern t6atn ba\ Division title. * "We responded well to the r| challenge," Hayes said. "We ??i h) didn't look past them to the tack got the CIAA championship. I think it Hayes went ba< [ says a lot about the type of team notch the win. Jjj we have." for 260 yards As in the past few weeks, the hard-running E |?- Rams were confronted with "He's really Bi eight- and nine-man defensive into his own," fronts and had to prove they former Parklai Jl could throw the football sue- "He's running II cessfully to get their running he did earlier IM | game going. worked hard tc fw \ M Teams have always felt that a of a slump." K | Bill Hayes-coached team can't While Byers fc throw the football," said Hayes. yards in hug? |:' I "They say that, if my teams are through the mi jll going to beat them, we're going defense, the R< Hi to have to do it with the pass." Please s Week ?" Columns, Features . 4 * ^ I I ft/iS A f 4 w & m^ f m v vM AL *^S J*. ^jfl William Commodore of West Forsytrf finds the gc game last Thursday at West. The Titans held on junior teams don't get much exposure, they will For a related story, see page B3 (photo by Jame i black head football coach in the Big Ten, was named the league's Coach of the Year. The Wildcats are 7-35 under his tutelage, not bad considering that Northwestern had won only three games in the five years prior to Green's arrival.... Their chances of winning are a billion to one, but despite those odds, two black colleges are pro- ; moting their quarterbacks for the Heisman Trophy. Mississippi Valley State is pushing Wmie Totten, who in seven games has passed for more tmjn 3,000 l plays to trample We perience proved costly against the senior-dominated \ Parkland defense. < "West has a lot of young,people," said Parkland Coach Homer Thompson. "It's hard for them to ] "We take pride in our defense. Our defense plays with a lot of emotion. They 1 just love to get after people. " ? Homer Thompson hang in there with the experienced people we have. "Game after game our defense has allowed us to do what we've done," said Thompson. "We take igs 35 -3, face St. Pai it his team will | 0 the to 1 the CIAA cham 1 Mil, iin n iiiii'i re an emphasis ^jm g game is consaid amount of em aced on passing is we've thrown the ^ he past couple of 'mi at??? * fed we// /o the fe didn't look ^Jl ;! h to the CIAA I it ^H|| < <;? * - i* l/iai trie iypt: uj * e." 1^ 11 ffr | I ? Bill Hayes | f Rams M9: to the to -M9 The Rams rushed .-KB: them by f m beginning come jifl said Hayes of the standout. Bl a lot quicker than M season. He's bring himself out was out BBBBHBHBBBm ? ! chunks running ddle of the Viking Ram senior quarterback Mike Wi im halfbacks were cess in recent games. Wimbush's ee page B5 this season (photo by James Pari ? ? ? . jl 'i itiin i &?- ~-1 * "**" 5 tta W ing tough against Reynolds in a junior varsity to post an 8-0 win over Reynolds. Though the be a big help to the local high school teams, s Parker). I/O rH c onrl AC\ A ^ D U .. ^ j u uj uuu "TV luuvuuunilJi nilU UVlllUllb*V.UUIMIiail is pushing its quarterback, Bernard Hawk. Hawk, who has thrown more than 2,000 yards this season, passed for 527 yards in one game earlier this year... Florida A&M is starting to feel a financial pinch. The Rattlers are fighting a sea of red ink, with an athletic department deficit that has exceeded $400,000. So severe are the money troubles that FAMU coaches have been told not to make out-ofPlease see page B5 st Forsyth 49-6 pride in our defense. Our defense plays with a lot of amotion. They just like to get after people." Although the Mustangs didn't appear particularly emotional before kickoff, they rose to the occasion throughout the game, turning in the big plays when they needed them. "It has to be workman-like when you get to the ninth and 10th games," said Thompson. "You have to come out and do the job when you get to this point." The Mustangs got a big boost from backup quarterback Tony Covington, who ran for 67 yards and scored on a one-yard plunge. He also threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Shelton Jones. Covington entered the game after starter Jeff Pace led Please see page B4 it's Saturday ^Ef nprv; gMjjSMj B^ "Sk~'" *<fcu^' I 4BHBK BuBfe**' ijBr m Bk!? 4;-^^ nbush has taken to the air with surprising sueplay has been a key factor in the Rams' success ker). >
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