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The Central Intercollegiate
Athletic Association announced
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Shalonda Carter and Audly
Wehner were named CIAA
Rookies of the Week for the
week ending Dec. 6 for their
accomplishments over the last
seven days. They were also
both named Crown Trophy
Athletes of the Week.
Carter, a freshman forward
on the Lady Ram basketball
team, led WS?U to a 1-0 record
on the week after posting 26
points, grabbing 16 rebounds,
and blocking three shots in a
victory over Mars Hill on Tues
day. She and the Lady Rams
were ready to hit the road and
travel to Jefferson City. Tenn.,
to face Carson-Newman, but
were forced to curtail their
plans due to adverse weather.
However, despite playing in
only one
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Carter's
efficien
cy earned
her
Rookie
of the
Week
honors
for the
second
Wehner tjme this
season,
as she was awarded the same
honor on Nov. 22.
Wehner is no siranger to the
CIAA spotlight either as he has
been awarded Rookie of the
Week honors for Ihe second
consecutive week. The Rams,
due in part to the play of Wehn
er, have mounted a seven-game
winning streak and are 7-1
overall (1-0 CIAA). Wehner
led the Rams to two wins this
past week as he averaged 17
points, five rebounds, and two
blocked shots as WSSU posted
victories over Mars Hill and
Glenville State.
His most impressive per
formance came against Mars
Hill on Dec. 2 when he went 7
of-10 from the field, and a per
fect 4-for-4 from the free-throw
line, for a total of 18 points. He
also added five rebounds, two
steals, and two blocked shots
for the Rams in the victory.
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rebounding, boxing out or
anything correct, fundamen
tally. That's pretty much what
I told them at halftime."
From the looks of the
Glenn turnaround, the speech
worked. The Bobcats came
out of the locker room with a
lot of energy. Glenn was able
to fight and scratch its way
b^ck into the game, especially
in the fourth quarter.
With East clinging to a 43
29 lead at the start of the final
quarter, Glenn and Gary
Mahatha began to light up the
scoreboard and make a run.
The Bobcats trailed by as
many as 15 points, and some
how found a way to come
back. The Eagles finally got a
grip and held the Bobcats off
for a three-point victory.
Steven Miller sealed the vic
tory after he hit two free
throws with 34 seconds
remaining in the game.
"I was very worried,"
Leonard said, "because our
best defenders were the guys
in foul trouble. And we
weren't running our offense
right. We run a spread offense,
which keeps the floor bal
anced. We didn't do a good
job of protecting the ball.
They would trap us and steal
the ball every time we got the
ball in the corner. I called
three timeouts just to try to
get us in the proper defense.
Bui I think we eventually got *
through our problems and
made a strong finish. I'm just *
happy to come away with the
win."
Munford added: "I com
mended my guys for the way
they played in the second half.
We simply didn't play well in
the first half. This is a really
tough stretch for us because
we've got three games in a
row. That's like an NBA ,
schedule. We've also got five ;
guys out with sickness. I'm ?
not trying to make any excus- !
es. We've got to play with
what we've got. I think we'll
be OK. and be a lot better.
Bottom line: We'll be back." ;
Both teams had a number ;
of players who finished with a ?
pretty good game. East (4-1) !
was led by Nofflel, followed
by Nick Corak (9 points),
Steven Miller and Justin Jor
dan. Glenn (2-2) was paced by
Chase Hawkins (19 points, ;
four assists, four rebounds), .
Terrance Crosby and Gary
Mahatha.
Footnote:
Glenn outpaced the Eagles
in the junior varsity girls
game earlier in the day. The ;
Bobcats won 42-32. Glenn
was paced by Melinda Colley
(10 points), Katie Eubanks (8
points) and Shawnda Glenn,
who finished with 7 points, all
in the final five minutes of the
fourth quarter.
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stay in touch with teammates.
That includes letting every
body know where they are
going and keeping each
other's cell phone numbers
programmed into the phones.
"Those are the personal
things that they're telling us.
Keep the American Hag down
a little bit; tone it down."
Williams said.
Despite the-orders not to
display colors or logos.
Williams said it would be
tough for U.S. athletes not to
be conspicuous.
"Some of us are going to
look American. We're going
to have our Bermuda shorts on
and our white tennis shoes."
he said. "It's going to be hard
to do."
Williams likened the situa
tion in Athens to the 1968
Summer Games in Mexico
City, when the United States
was involved in war in Viet
nam. He said it adds to the
close scrutiny the team is
under.
"I feel like if all the play
ers make this team, we'll
probably be one of the greatest
Olympic teams that's probably
ever been assembled. But the
problem is that we've got a lot
of pressure on us. a lot of pres
sure." Williams said. "We've
got probably almost as much
pressure as the '68 team had
because we've got the same
things going on."
The William C. Sims Recreation Center has crowned a champion of the "Madden 2004"
Challenge. Tramaine Lindsey defeated Keddrick Braddy in the second annual "Madden
2004" tournament at Sims Center last Friday. Lindsey, a Parkland High student, had to
battle through a fierce, 30-person tournament, but he somehow picked enough plays,
scored enough touchdowns, and called the right defensive schemes to be named the
champion of the "Madden 2004" Challenge. The center is set to host the second annual
"NBA Live 2004" Challenge tomorrow. The tournament is set to start at 4:30 p.m. at the
Sims Center. The contest is open to anyone who can play "NBA Live 2004" for PlaySta
tion 2. For more information call Ben Piggott at 727-2837. The Sims Center is at 1201
Alder Street, across from Happy Hill Park.
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more than the average student as
well. Most student-athletes seem
to be more social than the aver
age student too, and basketball
players seem to be the most
social of ALL athletes.
You all know that basketball
players talk the most trash. Man.
I remember a guy who played JV
hoops with me. Sheriff Miles,
who had no jump shot or inside
game, but he would talk as much
trash as a first-team All-Ameri
can bailer. I can hear him now.
"Man. it's gonna be nothing but
bottoms when I hit the court,"
Sheriff would say. "Can't none of
y'all see me on this court." He
was a trip. But the more basket
ball I played, the more Sheriffs I
met. I'll always remember where
I met the first Sheriff: on my jun
ior varsity basketball team. I'll
also remember the fun times.
Sure, playing for a school
brought something genuine to the
game. It made it genuinely fun to
play. But playing junioPvarsity
hoops was also the last time that
we played for fun. After that, it
was all about the pursuit of state
and national championships.
finally, the BCS has shown its
weakness
The worst nightmare for
Bowl Championship Series coor
dinators has finally come to
fruition. The system has finally
been proven terribly wrong, after
it ranked Oklahoma the country's
top team in its (BCS) poll on Sun
day.
Some of you may he wonder
ing. "What's wrong with that?"
Well, the problem is that Okla
homa took a major butt-kicking
last Saturday. Despite getting
destroyed by Kansas State 35-7.
the Sooners will still take their
12-1 record to the Sugar Bowl
against LSU. which won the
Southeastern Conference cham
pionship by beating Georgia 34
13.
There'* still another problem:
The University of Southern Cali
fornia was chosen as the number
one team in both human polls.
This is the first time that the num
ber one ranked team won't play
in the national championship
game. Usually, the number two or
three team gets affected by BCS
rankings.
I don't think anyone will
know who the legitimate national
champion is unless all three
teams in consideration get the
opportunity to play one another.
LSU coach Nick Saban said dur
ing a television interview Sunday.
The winner in of the Sugar
Bowl (Jan. 4) will automatically
capture the coaches title under
the BCS format USC. which is
third in the BCS poll, could still
capture a share of the national
title (the AP Poll) by beating No.
4 Michigan in the Rose Bowl.
"I'm not an expert on this, but
if the No. I team at the end of the
regular season wins its bowl
game, how are they not the No. I
team outright '" USC receiver
Mike Williams asked the Associ
ated Press. "But we don't play
LSU or we don't play Oklahoma.
so you'll never know.
USC head coach Pete Carroll
added: "The No. I team is not
playing in the game that they re
billing as the championship
game" Something didn't come
out right."'
If you ask me. USC got off a
little easy. OK. USC is the No. 1
team in both polls. USC didn t
have to face the second- or third
ranked team. The USC Spartans
get to face the No. 4 Michigan
Wolverines, and the Spartans get
to play them on their home turt.
How lucky is that'.' It may not be
as lucky or as good as it may
seem for the Spartans, though,
think Michigan will beat them,
and the BCS will be saved yet
another time. It will probably
play out as the 2000-01 season
did when Oklahoma beat Florida
State in the 2001 Orange Bowl,
keeping Miami from winning the
title after Miami beat Nebraska in
the Rose Bowl that year. Miami
defeated FSU earlier thai season
and was still kept from the title
game.
The BCS contract expires
after the 2005 season, and a one
game championship might he
' instituted after the bowls. Too bad
we can't start that process this
year.
Big East Commissioner Mike
Tranghese. who also coordinates
the BCS. added: "What we have
are three very deserving Wants,
and only two of them are in the
game. I'm glad we're bringing
the No. 1 and 2 teams in the B( S
together. But 1 have empathy for
USC. It's hard to sit here and do
cartwheels If we didn't have the
(BCS) system, the top three
teams would be playing in three
different bowl games.
Wow. that's true. I think LSU
would he in the Sugar Bowl.
Oklahoma would he playing in
the Orange Bowl, while USC
would still he in the Rose Bowl. I
don't mind seeing LSU play
Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl. My
only problem comes with allow
ing a team that didn't even win its
conference in the national title
game. There was talk two years
ago. when Nebraska made the
title game without winning the
Big 12, about making winning a
conference a requirement to
make the championship game.
Now. it should definitely be one
of the many changes done with
the BCS.
"With the events this year,
we'd be foolish if we didn't look
at it again in the spring." Trangh
ese concluded.
Coach Croom, how 's
Mississippi Stale treating you?
Talk about having a horrible
start to an era. Sylvester Croom
and Mississippi State received an
official letter of inquiry from the
NCAA that detailed specific
Croom
^charges qf rules violations by the
school's football program,
according to a Sunday newspaper
report.
The university has three
months to respond to the NCAA's
allegations. Mississippi State also
received a preliminary letter of
inquiry last March that said the
NCAA was investigating allega
tions of improper inducements to
and contacts with prospects by
coaches and boosters, unethical
conduct by staff members and a
lack of institutional control from
1998-2002.
One of the allegations the
NCAA was looking into was an
accusation of payments made to a
former Brandon High School
football player. Kenneth Griffith,
who never signed with Mississip
pi State and is now in junior col
lege, told the NCAA that he was
given $8(X) by a former assistant
coach to pay for a summer school
course. The accused coach
denied any wrongdoing.
Mississippi State's football
program was found guilty of
major NCAA infractions in 1996
and received one year of proba
tion and a loss of scholarships.
The NCAA also could deal with
the university as a repeat violator,
and that would lead to harsher
penalties.
Mississippi State hired
Croom last week to replace coach
Jackie Sherrill, who retired after
13 seasons as Bulldogs coach.
Croom said he discussed the
NCAA issues with the school's
athletics director before accept
ing the job and becoming the first
black head football coach in
Southeastern Conference history.
I'm just not sure how much
detail the Mississippi State A.D.
went into when he discussed the
job and situation with Croom. It
kind of looks like he got suckered
into taking a job for a school on
its way down. Let's hope not.
Anthony Hill is the sports edi
tor for The Chronicle. He can he
reached at 722-8624 (ext. III) or
ahill@wschronicle.com.
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