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AAU 1 SUNDER The Central Y Carolina Horn,ets 13-and-under finished fourth in the 72-team field after losing to the last second 76-74 to Silver Springs, Md,;, in the consolation game. below MEAC Terry Mickens of FAMU went to Green Bay in the fifth round in the NFL Draft. below BASKETBALL Delayo Dodd averaged six points per game ; and four rebounds as a part-time varsity starter at . Carver High School, i below MEAC Continues To Cultivate Athletic Prowess The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) contin ? ued its vow to cultivate antldevelop its athletic-potential with another successful season in 1993-94. On May 20, Florida A&M became the first MEAC institution to compete in NCAA baseball post-season play.' FAMU earned the MEAC play-in berth by winning the league title in April. The Rattlers lost the play-in 6-2 and 1 1 10 to host Southeastern Louisiana. (Coppin State's Adrian Price was named the MEAC Player of the Year. Bethune Cookman's Marcia Berry and Catina Harvin were named to the (jTE Academic District 3 Softball Team. Jackson State wOri~ the Division I National Minority Golf Championship with 1;AMIJ second and South Car olina State third, FAMU's Robert Ames was low medalist runner-up and along with SC State's Scott Perry were named to the organization's All-Amer ieaTeam.- 1 Terry Mickens , FAMV drafted by Green Bay . In the Annual I;all Champi onships, Coppin vState won the men's and women's cross conn try titles an unprecedented, third straight year, and the Howard Lady Bison snared their seventh league volleyball i tournament crowns. They were led by All-MLAC selection Breshawn Harris and Most Outstanding Tournament Coach Linda Spencer. Harris ended the season ranked tenth nation ally in service aces with FAMU's Kaysoniee Watson and Tracy Parker first and second. In cross country, Coppin *s Annette Williams and Court ney Bennett were the outstanding performers alter capturing individual honors, ftieir mentor, Donald "Webster, was the? outstanding coach for -both men's and women's divisions for the third consecutive year. In football, Howard thundered to its first MEAC title and posted the-league's first unde feated season at 1 1 -0. The Bison Aggies went on to participate in the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Mar shall. South Carolina State, which tied Delaware State for sec ond in the MEAC, earned its way to Her itage Bowl III January I, where it dropped an 1 1-0 decision to South ern in a game watched by 36,000 fans. Specta tor attendance continued to boom as MEAC teams attracted nearly one million fans. In the final Sheri dan Black Cpffege Poll, Howard yas declared Ms ha Watson , N.C. A&T guard , ME AC Tournament MVP the naticVial champion. Linebacker Joe Montford of South Caroling State and quarterback Jay Walker of Howard were the MEAC defensive and offensive players of the year and See MEAC page 19 Hornets Finish Fourth A State champs ' ? i. ' j ' ' J - f _ I abuzz after high finish in AA U 13 under nationals , ' V ? * * ... ? V . ? . ? V r ? ? ? By JEROME RICHARD Chronicle Sports Writer j They went so far to come so close. The Central Y Carolina Hornets from Winston-Salem traveled to Mem phis, Tenn.* last week for the 13-and under national AAU basketball tourna ment, finishing fourth in the 72-team field after dropping a las^-second 76-74 [ decision to Silver Springs, Md., in the consolation game. "It was a great experience for everyone." said Hprnets head coach Walter Faye Jr., whose club finished the season with a 37-3 record. "The thing that got us there and enabled us ;o finish fourth was the will to win. It is just something we've instilled since day one." It took awhile for the Hornets to settle down and play like the tourna ment's number-three seed. "The guys who never played in a national tournament before were ner vous for the -first couple of games and out of svnch before getting their rhythm and getting into the games," Fave said. "Thev were in awe of the * * q ""sunuundings and the cvcre^- - t ? ? 1? ? J The Central Y Carolina Hornets finished fourth in the 13-and-under national AAU basketball tournament. Team mem - hers, front row from left , ar*: 7on Adams , 7>*v W illiams , /l. 7. Steele, Travis Holcomb-Faye , art*/ Derek Chisholm. Sec ond row: Rodmond Dunlap, Matt Livengood, Marcus Oliver , Mike Dames , Carter Williams , dim/ Robbie Atkinson . Third row: Trainer Alvin Steele , Jason Brown , Wz// Johnson , Head Coach Walter Faye Jr., Skeeter Powell , Qaid Rashid, Coach Donnie Harris. ' ' The Hornets weren't in awe of the number-one seeded Blue Devils of Sii-> ver Springs in the consolation game, fighting until the final buzzer before losing 7o-74 on July 3. Jason brown led the Hornets in scoring with 20 -poi-nn. ? A 1 Wfcb. points and Rodmond Dunlap had 13. Brown and Skeeter Powell combined for 22 rebounds. "The los<? to ihe Indianapolis Blaz ers took a loi out or us.1 Faye said of the previous da\'s semifinal loss. to the Indiana s|; nr rhnmpH m The Blazers jumped on the Hor nets early and never let up on the way to a 68-49 victory. The winners shot a sizzling 85 percent from the field while TtTe~~Horneis shot a stone -col HORNF.TS ?na? in IN DEBT Dodd is expected to help others as Mercer helped Mm By JEROME RICHARD . Chronicle Sports Writer Delayo Dodd is only 14-years-old and already in debt. Not to MasterCard, Visa or American Express, though some time^in the future the latter will probably be a Gold Card if Dodd fulfills the poten - tial he has shown on the basketball court. Dodd. who just completed his fresh man year at Carver High School where he averaged six points per game and four rebounds as a part-time varsity starter, is a rare physical specimen. A wiry 6' 5" teenager with man-like legs that give him prodigious jumping' ability, he has raw basketball ability that is just now being tapped. It is that potential that has gotten Dodd in hock. John Allen, an Amateur Athletic Union basketball enthusiast from Win ston-Salem, spotted D o d d ' s ' potential early. At last year's national AAL' tour nament in Winston Salem ' he arranged for Dodd to L talk with Ron Mercer. Delayo Dodd a top-five ranked college recruit from Good Pasture High School in Madison, Tennessee, who was playing for rhe Ten nessee Travelers. See DODD page 19 Delay o I) odd practices free -throw shooting ENTERTAINMENT The African -American Dance Ensemble will open the 18th'Annual North Carolina Black Leadership Caucus Conference. page 25 RELIGION New Bethel Baptist Church will host the 50th Pastoral Anniversary Banquet on Friday, July 17. . page 26 BUSINESS Fred Jones is the owner of McDonald's oh Waughtown Street, Martin Luther King Drive and Jonestown Road. page 24
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