Newspapers / Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / Oct. 24, 2002, edition 1 / Page 16
Part of Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
A For the Week of Oct. 22 throuoh Oct. 28. 2002 r? HOT QBs IN DRIVER'S SEATS ' Morgan State Sports Ptf&lo BIG "LITTLE" MAN: 6-3,258 pound quarterback Bradshaiy Littlejohn has Morgan St. Bears on a roll. IT COACHES MAKE PICKS IN MEAC, SWAC HOOPS; BIG GAMES ON TAP UNDER THE BANNER WHAT'S GOING ON IN AND AROUND BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS BASKETBALL ROUNDUPS: Two time men's champion Hampton and last year's regular sea son women's champ Howard are the picks of the league's coaches and sports information directors to < win the 2002-2003 Mid Eastern Athletic Conference basketball titles. Hampton placed two players on the men's preseason all-confer ence team, sophomore guard Devin Green on the first team and swingman Isaac Jefferson on the second team but 6-6 Howard guard Kyle Williams, who aver aged 18 points per game a year Howard Sports Photo WILLIAMS: Howard guard picked as MEAC's top bailer. ago. was picked as the preseason player of the year. For the women. Howard forward Courtney Kirk was a first team selection while guard Asia Petty was selected to the second team. Five-six Hampton guard LaShondra Dixon was picked as preseason player of the year. MEN PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1) Hampton 2) Howard 3) South Carolina State 4) Delaware State 5) Florida A&M 6) Bethune-Cookman 7) North Carolina A&T 8) Norfolk State 9) Maryland-Eastern Shore 10) Coppin State 11) Morgan State ; PRESEASON FIRST TEAM Jermaine Hill. Sr.. C. Florida A&M. Newark. NJ : Richard Toussaint. Sr., F. Bethune-Cookman Tampa. FL " |ndre Matthews. Sr.. F, Delaware State, Seaford, DE Devin Green. So., G. Hampton. Columbus, OH Kyle Williams. Sr.. G. Howard. Burlington. NJ WOMEN PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH 1) Howard 2) South Carolina State 3) Hampton 4) Norfolk State 5) Coppin State 6) Bethune-Cookman 7) Delaware State 8) Maryland _ Eastern Shore *9) Florida A&M 10) North Carolina A&T 11) Morgan State PRESEASON FIRST TEAM Nicole Brathwaite. Jr., C, Hampton, Houston, TX Lauren Forsthoff. Jr., F, Bethune-Cookman, Lafayette. LA Courtney Kirk, Sr.. F, Howard, Fairfield, AL frcole Rhem. Jr., G, South Carolina State, Brooklyn, NY !LaShondra Dixon, Sr., G. Hampton, Sparta. GA .Alcorn State (men) and Alabama State (women) are the preseason choices of league coaches for the 2002-2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference basketball crowns. ;They also picked Grambling star forward Paul Haynes to i repeat as men's player of the year and Alabama State guard Shameka Jackson to take the women's award. 'HEN PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH ft Alcorn State 2) Alabama State 3) Mississippi Valley State 4) (?rambling State 5) Texas Southern 6) Alabama A&M 7) Jackson State B) Southern 9) Prairie View A&M 10) Arkansas-Pine Bluff RRESEASON FIRST TEAM Ra'Kim Hollis, Jr., G, Texas Southern, Tyler TX Gregory Burks. Sr., G. Prairie View A&M Flint. Ml [Paul Haynes. Jr., F. Grambling State. Auburn Hills. Ml .Cliff Walker. Sr.. F, Jackson State. Meridian. MS Alvin Pettway, Sr., C, Alabama State. Montgomery. AL WOMEN ; PREDICTED ORDER OF FINISH ? Alcorn State 2) Alabama State 3) Mississippi Valley State 4) Grambling State 5) Texas Southern 6) Alabama A&M 7) Jackson State '%) Southern 9) Prairie View A&M 10) Arkansas-Pine Bluff PRESEASON FIRST TEAM [Shrieka Evans. Sr.. G Grambling State, Lisbon, LA [Khadijah Haqq. So., G, Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Cleveland. OH 'Shameka Jackson. Sr., F. Alabama State. Saginaw, Ml 'Genina Johnson Sr.. F Jackson State. Jackson. MS Chovanique Kibble. Sr.. C.. Grambling State. Houston. TX rHE STAT CORNER VHO ARE THE BEST PERFORMERS IN BLACK COLLEGE SPORTS HOW THEY DID IT - BETHUNE-COOKMAN 21. S. C Slate 6 Bethune-Cookman QB Allen Suber rushed for 192 yards and a TD as the ?rtdefeated and BCSP top-ranked Wildcats (8-0. 4-0 MEAC) won a key ?tlEAC battle over S. C. State (5-2. 2-1 MEAC) in Orangeburg. The out put gives Suber 992 rushing yards on the season with four games left. - TUSKEGEE 19. Morehouse 14 Thskegee (6-1,4-1 SI AC) scored early and late to edge Morehouse (4-3. 2-2 SI AC) in the 67th Morehouse-Skeege Classic before 24.891 in Columbus. Ga. The Golden Tigers, who scored first to lead 7-0 and then fell behind 14-7 through three quarters, scored on a 7-yard run from Cortlandt Florence w ith 3:26 left to tie the score and won it on a 20-yard Travis Gumhs' field goal with seven seconds to play. A safety on the ^ensuing kickoff provided the final margin. - GRAMBLING 54. Ark.-Pine Bluff 15 Grambling (6-1. 3-0 SWAC W) got seven TD passes off 397 passing yards from QB Bruce Eugene in routing Arkansas-Pine Bluff (2-5. 1-4 SWAC W). r MORGAN STATE 38. Howard 20 Morgan State (3-4. 2-2 MEAC). who ruined NC A&T's homecoming last week, did the same at Howard (3-3. 1-2 MEAC) this past weekend. MSU RB T. J. Mailings ran 36 times for 206 yards and scored five TDs Stallings also hilt?two receptions for 61 yards and a 45-yard kickoff return - FAYETTEMLLE STATE 20. Virginia State 10 Fayetteville State (6-1. 4-0 CIAA W) and Virginia State (5-2. 3-1 CIAA battled on near even terms in the yardage statstFSli 379. VSU 377) for thfc game but three interceptions, including one returned by FSU DB Phil Crumb for a fourth quarter TD. proved to be the difference. ? ? 1 . CAZEEZ Communications. Inc VOL. IX. NO.1t SCORES OCTOBER 19 AlaC AAM 24. MVSU 13 Bacone 23. Langslon 21 B-Cookman2i SC Slate 6 Bow* Si 21 Elizabeth City S( 0 Edward Waters 7 AMen 2 Fayettevie St 20. Virgma Si 10 Flonda AAM 36 NC AST 28 Fori Valley St 15 Benedict 0 Grambkng 54 Ark Pine Bluff 15 Hampton 31, Norfolk S114 Kentucky Si 30 Albany St 27 Livingstone 37, J. C Srmih 19 Miles 34. Lane 32, 30T Morgan St 38. Howard 20 NWOk St 57 Lincoln (MO) 3 Pr View 22. Paul Q. 20 St Aug H4. St Paul s 13 Samford 34 Atom St 25 Sav. St 21 Morns Brown 20 Sheperd 40. West Va State 0 Stillman 35 Te* Southern 28 Tuskegee 19. Moretiouse 14 Virginia Union 32. Gannon 14 West Chester 56 Cheyney 0 W-Saiem St 23. NC Central 12 P|A A Central Intercollegiate Vl"n Athletic Association OIV ALL E DIVISION W L W L Bowie Slate 4 15 3 Virginia State 3 15 2 Virginia Union 3 15 2 Em City State 0 5 0 7 w. DIVISION FayetteviKe Slate 4 0 6 1 W-Salem State 3 2 3 4 N C Central 13 3 4 Livingstone 14 16 J C. Smith 0 5 16 St Augustine's 0 5 16 CIAA PLAYERS OF THE WEEK RECEIVER SEAN WILLIAMS. So . WR. NC Central ? 6 rec., 118 yds. including 64-yarder in loss to WSSU OFFENSIVE BACK JOE WARD. Jr.. QB. Livingstone - Threw for 263 yards in five TDs in win over JC Smith DEFENSIVE LINEMAN VIRGIN BURTON. Jr., LB. Virginia Union ? 15 t. 8 s, 3 ffs. 2 fr, 1 int., in win over Gannon. DEFENSIVE BACK PHIL CRUMB, Sr.. DB, Fayetteville St 12 tackles, one inl for a TD m win over VSU ROOKIE WILUAM KIRKLAND, II. Fr.. SS. Bowie State 2 mts . one for 44-yard TD, seven tackles in win overECSU MCAp M? Eastirn Athletic Conference CONf ALL W L W I Bethune-Cookman 4 0 8 0 Hampton 3 0 5 2 SC State 2 15 2 Florida AAM 3 2 5 3 Morgan State 2 2 3 4 Howard 12 3 3 NCAAT State 12 3 4 Delaware State 0 3 2 5 Norfolk State 0 4 2 4 MEAC PLAYERS Of THE WEEK OFFENSE ALLEN SUBER. Sr.. 06. Bethune-Cookman 25 car., 192 yds., including a 3-yard TD run, and passed lor 60 yards in win over SC Stale DEFENSE STEVE BAGGS. Jr.. LB. Bethune-Cookman Nine tackles, eight solos, one interception, one sack in win over SC Stale ROOKIE RASHARD POMPEY. Fr? RB. Florida AAM In wm over NC AAT. rushed tor 119 yards on 20 carries and had a 1-yard TD run. SPECIAL TEAMS E. J. COLLIER. Jr.. KR. Florida AAM Five returns tor 104 yards, including 35-yarder OFFENSIVE LINEMAN ERIK STEINER. Sr.. C. Hampton ? e Q| A ^ Southern Intercollegiati Athletic Conference CONF ALL W L W L Fort Valley State 6 0 6 2 Tuskegee 4161 Morehouse 2 2 4 3 Albany State 2 2 3 4 Lane 3 3 3 4 Miles 3 3 4 4 Kentucky State 13 2 5 Clark Atlanta 14 2 5 Benedict 15 16 SIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE ADAM LAMS. Sr.. OB. Morehouse ? Ran lor 130 yds., in 15 carries and passed lor 84 yds.. ? and 1 TO m loss to Tuskegee DEFENSE <1 JOSEPH KILUNS. Sr., LB. Miles ? 13 tackles 9 solos and an ml in 3 OT win over Lane NEWCOMER JERMAINE COLUNS. Fr.. DB. Albany State - 3 ints. 5 tackles. 5 pass br-ups in loss to KSU SPECIAL TEAMS TRAVIS QUMBS. So.. PK. Tuskegee ? Booted through a game-winning 20-yard field goal with 7 seconds left for wwi over Morehouse OFFENSIVE LINEMAN KENNETH TURNER, So.. C, Ft. Valley St. and LEONARO KYNER, Sr.. OG. Lane QWAP Southwestern wlinv Athletic Conference DIV ALL E. DIVISION W I W L Alabama MM 3 0 5 2 Alcorn State 3 15 2 Jackson State 2 13 3 Alabama Stale 2 2 5 2 Miss Valley St 0 3 2 5 W. DIVISION Grambling State 3 0 6 1 Southern 2 2 2 5 Texas Southern 2 2 2 5 Ark. Pine Bluff 14 2 5 Prairie View AAM 0 3 16 SWAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE BRUCE EUGENE. So.. OB. Grambling St ? 23-34 lor 374 yds.. 7 TDs, also rushed 11 times lor 54 yds., in 54-15 win over UAPB. DEFENSE DENMARK REED. Sr.. FS. Grambling SI ? 7 tackles, 5 solo, 5 pass br. ups. 2 interceptions and one fumble recovery in wm over UAPB. SPECIAL TEAMS AARON WALL. Sr.. P, Ark-Pine Bluff - Punted 10 times for 425 yds. 42 5 avg vs Grambling NEWCOMER O'KEEFE HENDERSON. Jr.. DB. Miss. Valley St. ? Had 99-yard int. return for a TD vs Alabama A&M, one TFL and one pass break-up. INDEPENDENTS W L Sttttman 6 2 Edward Waters 4 2 St Paul s 3 2 Shaw % 4 3 Paul Quinn ' 3 3 Lincoln (Mo) 2 4 Savannah State 1 5 W. Va. State 1 5 Morns Brown 1 6 Tennessee State 1 6 Allen 0 5 Cheyney 0 6 Langston 0 6 PLAYERS OF THE WEEK OFFENSE TYVUN GREEN. OB. Stillman - Passed lor 196 yards and four TDs as NCAA Div. Ill Stillman upset NCAA Div l-AA and SWAC member Texas Southern DEFENSE BRENDAN GIVAN, LB, Stillman Seven tackles, two tackles for loss | and one pass deflection m wm over Texas Southern. L_ L A V ? ' In the MEAC, quarterbacks running to glory ROSCOENANCE Special to the BCSP This has been the year of the quarter back in black college football, particularly ' at the Division l-AA level where several signal-callers in the MEAC and SWAC are having banner seasons. But they are using different methods to get the job done. Quarterbacks in the pass-happy SWAC are throwing the ball like there is no tomorrow while MEAC sig nal-callers are threats to run and throw. This is the first installment in a two-part series, "QBs in the Hot Seat." that looks at the top quarterbacks in the two confer ences. Quarterbacks who can run and throw are a defense's worst nightmare. That said, defensive units throughout the Mid Eastern Athletic Conference have had plenty of headaches this season because the conference is overrun with quarterbacks who can win games with their arms and legs. Quarterbacks Allen Suber of Bethune-Cookman. Reese McCamp-bell of South Carolina State and Brad Littlejohn of Morgan State were Nos. 1, 2 and 3 respectively in rushing through the first seven weeks of the season, and each was averaging at least 246 yards a game total offense. Perhaps even more impor tantly.'their respective teams are at or near the top of the conference race. Suber, a junior, heads the list of MEAC double-threat quarterbacks. Suber leads the conference in rushing, pissing and total offense and is fourth in all of I AA in rushing. He is a leading candidate for the Walter Payton Award, which goes to the best I-AA player each year. South Carolina State coach Buddy Rough says Suber. in his opinion, is the best player ever in l-AA. "I coached against Tracy Ham I when he played quarterback for Georgia Southern - Ham is now coach at Clark Atlanta I." Pough says, "and I thought he was the best guy to play in l-AA. I think he can do more things than Ham." He ought to know. Suber riddled Pough's Bulldogs this past weekend for 192 rushing yards on 25 carries while leading the undefeated Wildcats (8-0. 4-0 MEAC) to a 21-6 win. Suber's ability to throw the ball is what separates him from other double threat quarterbacks. He is not a running back that B-CC head coach Alvin Wyatt put .under center. He has always played quarterback, even in Pee Wee League. He threw for more than 2,400 yards as a senior in high school, where he was strictly a drop-back passer. "Even when you think about the great Oklahoma Wishbone quarterbacks, they couldn't really throw the ball,'' says Pough. "He can make all kinds of throws. He can throw the deep ball; he can throw the out ball, he can throw the read balls. The fact he can do all those things makes him a special guy." Suber became proficient at run ning Bethune-Cookman's Wyatt-bone option offense by watching Pa'Tell Troutman while he red-shirted during the 1999 season. Even though Suber has developed his running ability to the point where one of the great debates in Daytona Beach is who is better, him or Troutman. Suber still doesn't consider himself a running quarterback. "I consider myself a quarterback who can take advantage of what defenses give me," he says. "I can rush for 240 yards or throw for 250. I've always considered myself an athlete. I'm able to run well. I have good vision. I enjoy throwing a lot more. But at this point, whatever it takes I'll do. This is an option-based offense. We're having success. I have no complaints." Defenders have lots of complaints, however, every time Suber touches the ball. He has rushed for 992 yards (124.0 per game), passed for 1.206 (150.7 per game) and amassed 2,198 total yards (274.7 per game). He leads the MEAC with 15 rushing TDs, a total that ranks him third in scoring in all of I-AA football. He will be the first black college quarterback to run and throw for 1.000 yards in the same season since S. C. State's Marvin Marshall accomplished the feat in 1996. "It's like eating Jell-0 with an ice pick." Pough says. "You just can't hem him up. There are times when he will run the option -- and he reads the option great -- but if he misses the read he'll go back in the opposite direction and reverse the field, and maybe even throw the football. You don't ever know what you're going to get. It's easy to plan for a guy when you have some kind of feel for him. w hen every thing goes to plan. But you never know where this guy is going." Says Hampton coach Joe Taylor: "Suber is just an exceptional athlete. He's just awesome." At 6-3. 258 pounds, Littlejohn is another exceptional athlete. He played quarterback, linebacker and running back in high school in Gaffney. S.C. He signed with Michigan State out of high school. The Spartans penciled him in as a linebacker and fullback, but Littlejohn saw himself as a quar terback. albeit an oversized one. and transferred to Morgan State. His con siderable running ability - he's averag ing 81 yards per game on the ground - has been instrumental in the Bears' improvement this season. "Anytime you have a quarterback who can run. he causes chaos for the defense." says Morgan State coach Donald Hill-Elev. who says he goes into each game with at least six run ning plays for Littlejohn. "At 258 pounds he can stand some pounding." MeCampbell, like Littlejohn. isn't the polished passer that Suber is. But his running ability has helped the Bulldogs, who are operating out of a spread formation that features four and five receiver sets, to average almost 30 points a game. McCampbell is averag ing 85.9 rushing yards per game. "If you can run from the spread look, it really helps you," says South Carolina State's Pough. "He's a hell of a runner. He doesn't have a clue when the throws sometimes. But when you add in his running, you've got something pret ty." Coaches throughout the MEAC agree that running quarterbacks are a sign of the times. They say that coaches at all levels are looking for mobile sig nal-callers. But North Carolina A&T coach Bill Hayes says it's nothing new. "Actually football has gone back 40 years," Hayes says. "What has hap pened is people have taken the old Single Wing and are using some wide receivers instead all of those running backs. Actually the quarterback is the tailback in some of these offenses. That's why he's running the ball so much. He's just a glorified tailback who can throw the football." Suber says the way teams play defense in the MEAC makes it essential that quarterbacks are able to ran. "This conference is not a confer ence where defenses sit back and play zone and don't blitz." he says. "It's built on speed. I don't see a pocket passer being successful. Teams put DBs up in bump man coverage and blitz. Sometimes you have to be able to get outside the pocket and make plays on your own." MEAC Photo "SUBERMAN": Elusive B-CC quarterback Allen Suber (7) eludes S. C. State defender en route to 192-yard rushing performance that felled Bulldogs, 21-6 Saturday. Suber is fourth in l-AA in rushing at 124 ypg. and has 15 touch downs for the undefeated (8-0) Wildcats. MSU Photo SCSU Photo "THE BIG SHOW": Morgan State QB Bradshaw "The Big Show" Littlejohn (7), all 258 pounds of him, has helped lead a resurgenoe for the 3-4 Bears running for 81 yards per game. South Carolina State s Reese McCampbell's (3) 85.9 rushing yards per contest are second only to Suber's in conference stats and have been instru mental in the 5-2 Bulldogs rise into the upper echelon of the MEAC. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2002 Bloomsburg vs. Cheyney in Bloomsburg, PA 1:00pm Ft. Valley St. vs. Tuskegee in Fort Valley, GA 7:00pm Howard vs. N.C. A&T in Washington, DC 12:00pm J. C. Smith vs. Fayetteville State in Charlotte, NC 1:30pm Kentucky State vs. Benedict in Frankfort, KY 7:00pm Norfolk State vs. Florida A&M in Norfolk. VA 7:00pm N.C. Central vs. Virginia Union in Durham,. NC 1:30pm Paul Quinn vs Ranger in Dallas. TX 2:00pm S. C. State vs. Hampton in Orangeburg, SC 1:30pm St. Aug's vs. Shaw in Raleigh, NC 1 30pm St. Paul's vs. Edward Waters in Lawrenceville. VA 1:30pm Prairie View A&M vs. Southern in Houston, TX 7:00pm Texas S'thern vs. Miss Valley St. in Houston, TX 7:00pm Virginia State vs. WSSU in Petersburg, VA 1 30pm W. Virginia St vs. Concord in Institute, WV 1:00pm HOMECOMINGS Langston vs. Lincoln (MO) in Guthrie. OK 2:00pm Livingstone vs. Eliz. City St. in Salisbury, NC 2:00pm Morehouse vs. Lane in Atlanta. GA 2:00pm Morgan St. vs. Delaware State in Baltimore. MD 1:00pm Morris Brown vs. Samford in Atlanta. GA 1:00pm Tenn State vs. UT-J4artin in Nashville, TN 6:00pm TV GAMES 61st Magic City Classic (On BET) Alab. St. vs. Alab A&M in B'ham. AL (Tape 6 pm) 3.00pm (On MBC Network) - Albany State vs. Clark Atlanta in Albany. GA 1 30pm Grambling vs Jackson St. in Grambling, LA (Tape 7:30pm)1:30pm Magic City Classic highlights schedule LUT WILLIAMS BCSP Editor A couple of key SWAC matchups highlight the last weekend of the October black college football schedule. The annual battle for Alabama black college foot ball supremacy, Birmingham's 61st Magic City Classic at historic Legion Field matching Alabama A&M against Alabama State, should bring out a great crowd and has added spice this year as both teams are in the running for the SWAC E. Div. title. Alabama State (5-2, 2-2 SWAC E) and head coach L. C Cole took a big step to get back into contention with a 24-20 win over then division co-leader Jackson State at the Oct. 12 Gulf Coast Classic in Mobile. ASU will come in well rested after an open date last weekend. A&M (5-2, 3-0 SWAC E). under first-year head coach Anthony Jones, is the surprise leader in the divi sion though the real meat of its schedule lies ahead. After Alabama State the Bulldogs play at Jackson. State (Nov. 9) and host Alcorn State (Nov. 16), their nearest pursuers in the division. < PREDICTION: With two weeks to prepare, look out for the Cole brothers. ASU 31, A&M 20. SWAC W. Div. leader C,rambling (6-1,3-0 SWAC W) hosts Jackson State (3-3. 2-1 SWAC E) in a game that counts on both teams' divisional records. Grambling will likely follow Alabama State's blueprint to victory. 1 BETHUNE-COOKMAN 8-0) Beat then BCSP *2 S C State 21-6 NEXT Me 2 GRAMBLING (6-1) - Throttled Ark-Pine BMt 54-15 NEXT Hosts Jackson State 3. S.C. STATE (5-2)-lost at home toll B-CC.21-6 NEXT Hosting Hampton 4. ALCORN STATE (5-2) - Fel to Samtord. 34-25 NEXT ids 5. HAMPTON (5-2) ? Knocked off Norfolk State 31-14 NEXT At S C. State 6 ALABAMA AAM (5-2) - Beat MVSU. 24-13 NEXT: Mags City vs Alabama Stale 7. FORT VALLEY ST. (6-2) ? Shutout Benedct 154 NEXT: Hosting Tuskegee 8. ALABAMA STATE (5-2) - kle NEXT: Alabama A&M m Birmingham 9. TUSKEGEE (6-1) - Edged Morehouse 19-14 NEXT At Fort VMey State 10. FAYETTEV1LLE STATE (6-1) ? Beat Virginia State. 20-10 NEXT At J C Smith constant pressure on JSU QB Robert Kent. GSU 32, JSU 30. In the ME AC. with top gun and BCSP # I Bethune Cookman idle. S.C. State (5-2. 2-1 MEAC) hosts q Hampton (5-2. 3-0 MEAC) with second place in the conference on the line. Hampton wins 23-20. Tuskegee (6-1.4-1 SIAC) is at SIAC front-runner Fort Valley State (6-2.6-OSIAC).Look for another nail biter with FVSU prevailing. 24-18. Fayetteville State (6-1.4-0 C1AA W) should clinch its first W. Div. title with a 23-10 win over J. C. Smith.
Winston-Salem Chronicle (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 24, 2002, edition 1
16
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75