How High Can the A&T Aggies Fly?
It's that time of the year agail
If you listen closely as you drive by
Corbett Center you can hear the
sounds of chalk scribbling on black
boards. If you could see inside, you
would see darkened rooms with
silent pictures flashing across the
walls. These are the sights and
sounds of Aggie football.
With just over a month left
before the players return, the A&T
coaching staff is in the process of
watching film, designing plays and
preparing playbooks. It's a busy
time for the staff as they contem
plate the upcoming season.
Head coach Bill Hayes, in his
sixth season, knows he has a big
task facing him if the Aggies are to
maintain their place among the top
teams. The biggest task will be the
lough schedule facing the 1993
squad.
"This could perhaps be the
greatest season in Aggie football
history," said Hayes. "I don't know
if A&T has ever had a schedule as
tough as this." Hayes added. "We
are playing the very best in Division
I-AA and Division II. It's going to
be quite a challenge for us."
This year's schedule has the
Aggies facing five non-conference
opponents, three of which are road
games. A&T begins the year at
home against Southern Conference
foe Appalachian State on Sept. 4
and ends the regular season on the
road against MEAC rival South
Carolina State. .
In between, A AT travels to
three non-conference sites against
Western Carolina, Liberty and Win
ston-Salem. All of these encounters
will come before the Aggies open
their conference schedule against
Florida A&M on Oct. 9. If there is
an advantage to this tough schedule,
it is that the toughest part of the
schedule is at the beginning. The
other non-conference contestant is
Johnson C. Smith, scheduled for
Nov. 13.
"We have a brutal, non-confer
ence schedule that will test us early
in the season," said Hayes. Mlf we
can come out of our first four games
reasonably healthy, we should be
physically tough enough to go on
and have a good season. On the
other hand, if we lose any key peo
ple in thoie games, it could spell
doom for our football season."
"1 think this is going to be a
quality football team this year. We
have a lot of talent, a lot of letter
men returning, and I'm really excit
ed about that," said Hayes. "Overall,
this team may be as fine a team as
we ever had at A&T. But even
though we may be better, we play a
? lot better competition.
It's going to be a yeoman's task
to come out with as good a record
as we've had. While we have gotten
better, it may not reflect that in wins
and losses, because teams we are
playing are much better."
The theme for this year's foot
ball team, "A Winning Combina
lion," demonstrates the confidence
of the coaches and players alike.
Qaeofthc torn goals this year is4o
ihow that they can play a tough
schedule and win. At this point, the
coaches feel that they have the right
combination to do that.
"I'm excited about the 1993
season, and I think the team is excit
ed," said Hayes. "I consider ita per
sonal challenge to play the caliber
teams that we will face this year.
Well just hope for the best. I think
we have a very talented team, one
that can mstch up well with any
team."
In terms of how high the
Aggies can fly: "It depends on how
hard our players work this summer
to get themselves in shape," stated
Hayes. "We have to hit the ground
cunning with the kind of schedule
we have. The coaches are ready.
We have a great plan. We have
modified our offense and defense to
fit our talent. We're ready to fly, and
we think that we're gonna fly real
high this year."
The schedule for this season is
as follows: 9/4* Appalachian State,
-1:30; 9/1 1, at Winston-Salem, 7 pm;
9/25, at Western Carolina, 4:30;
10/2, at Liberty, 7 pm; 1(Y9, Florida
A&M, 1:30; 10/16, at Morgan
State, 2 pm; 10/23, Howard (HC),
1:30; 10/30, at Bethune-Cookman,
2 pm; 11/6, Delaware State, 1:30;
11/13, Johnson C. Smith, 1:30;
1 1/20, at South Carolina St, 1:30.
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Hanes Hosiery Hitmen Shut-out
Little Creek's Baseball Team, 20-0
The Hanes Hosiery Hitmen
skunked Little Creek 20-0 last
? week, with Aaron King pitching his
second no-hitter in, his second start
of the season.
Derek Spencer, Thomas Tuttle,
Tommy Woods, Ameer Ashley and
Jake Guarantano of the Hitmen
went three for three each at baL
Carl Potter had a three-run
homer for the Hitmen as they
pounded out 22 hits in two innings,
when the game was called.
Little Creek was simply over
powered by the Hitmen, and they
also were without four of their
starters who missed the game due to
summer schooL
The hosiery baseball teams are
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wood Styling Center.
"Hmm ... five months left
'til Christmas. This means
I gotta' be good for five
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son of Wayne Baskin Sr.
and Debbie Baskins
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